Evening star., 1937-10-17

telK untlI tney 8et WNe 70 IsSI. !
remember how she drove Hugh Herbert
nearly crazy with 1t one day. She's
10 sweet and lovely to every one. Bob
Burns is another f&vorite of mine
He's completely natura! all the time.
He's himself and nobody else, and what
fund Of stories he has and can make
up! He never runs out OF them, but
he isn't the kind Of q person who
innicts stories on you. People love
to hear him tell them. I remember
once we all sat on the floor around
him until o'clock in the morning,
listening to his yarns"
That sense of humor Of Audrey
Sieber's is, it seems, always CROP
ping up-even onstage. There was,
for example, the time that Lulu
Mcconnell, during bit Of dramatizing,
had to take q drink from q glass
that stood on the table ready. Audrey
conceived the bright idea of running
a bit of limburger cheese around the
rim OF the glass. Poor Lulu had no
choice but to drink, once she raised
the glass to her lips before the
audience, and her expression of panied
surprise, mingled with q decided lack
Of appreciation for limburger cheese,
sent Audrey and the others backstage
into gales Of hilarity. 1t was all the
mistress Of ceremonies could do to
gather herself together for the next
announcement.
80 many funny things 60 on that
the audience never Sees" says Audrey,
And when We come out fairly bursting
with laughter they don't, naturally,
know what it's all about. We had a
juggler here once who used to throw
an apple into the air and each time
it descended, take bite out Of it, in
midair. One night, Just for 4 lark,
We substituted tomato. If you ever
tried to bite tomato in midair, you
know what happened.
TITS lots Of fun always when Edgar
Bergen is around with Charlie Nc
Carthy. That little dummy is 80
real it's hard to believe he isn't alive.
l really got a shock the first time I
saw him hanging in Edgar Bergen's
dressing room. It's awful to see him
with his head on You feel as If you
ought to send flowers. OF course,
Edgar Bergen is responsible for the
reality of Charlie He always has
Charlie say good night to all of us
backstage. Bergen takes him seriously,
too. I remember once when he was
planning to get new head for
Charlie, with eyes that rolled more
and a more expressive mouth and he
asked US all If we thought the
public would object to Charles new
head or find it unfamiliar"
A UDREY'S favorite orchestra con-
ductor is Hal Kemp; her favorite
singer is Marjorie Gainsworth of the
Chicago Opera Company. Marjorie's
picture hangs in her dressing room.
That's what I'd like to do best Of all, +"
declares Miss Sieber. looking at the
picture Of her friend, I'D like to be
a singer. I'd love to have a fine voice.
Besides" she adds, with that ire
pressible twinkle in her eyes. Its no
work you have to work too hard
to be dancer. When you're a singer
you just stand up and sing"
Miss Sieber's favorite dancer is
Mrs. Roosevelt's friend, Mayris Chaney.
Last time Miss CLANCY was on our
bill" says Audrey, Mrs. Roosevelt
visited her backstage. I remembered
how she came up in that old freight
elevator to the dressing room and
walked all around backstage and talked
with every one in her friendly fashion. !"
Miss Sieber is the Official opener
upper" IS she calls it. of the Warner
theaters. Once she drove 372 miles,
had dinner. said is words Of introduce
ton to open new theater in Lexine-
ton, Va. and drove back 372 miles.
Tarzan, the stage cat, arched her
back against my ankle to attract
attention, 1T is my opinion" observed
Tarzan in her proud fashion. That
that young lady will 60 on flooring
them hereabouts for a long while to
come" And I, for one, agree heartily
with Tarzan.