The Washington times., 1938-06-24

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COOL AND COLLECTED
A remarkable child. Regard.
less of age, have never seen
q movie star more assured,
more gracious and with such an
uncanny ability to say the right
thing.
How" said your reporter"
should I look for this picture,
You direct me. because you
know how. And will you be my
Charlie Mccarthy and sit on
my knee"
Quick as a flash Shirley re-
torted: I'm no blockhead."
"You just look at the camera
and I guess that will be all
right"
So Shirley fixed her pleated
f1ounces just so, gathered up
her two dolls, Marshall Field
and Susie Blockhead," and
submitted to popping flashlight
bulbs for Is minutes. In be-
tween camera shots she carried
on a running conversation with
a group of inquiring reporters,
and others meeting her for the
first time.
Shirley chats naturally and
is completely at ease. Her
father and mother. and studio
publicity director, Harry Brand,
just leave her alone. She can
handle the press with all the
professional skill of a Roose-
Velt.
Since they left Hollywood on
May 81 she has submitted cheer
fully to the Fourth Estate at
each stop, in fact she likes these
contacts and handled situations
that develop from them with
real cleverness.
TALKS NATURALLY
For instance, one of the fem
inine scribes offered her doll a
cigarette. The Baby Duse looked
surprised, then said: My Susie
has no bad habits"
The Temples have travelled
$500 miles by the speedometer
since they checked out from Cal
tfornia and Papa George says
he doesn't know whether he or
Shirley has learned the most
about geography.
What did you see today on
your ride that you iked?" I
inquire Of Twentieth Century
Fox's little movie queen.
"I saw fireflies for the first
time. They look like flying
sparks to me-" replies the young
Ster.
Il have three dolls on my trip
but my other one has yellow
jaundice," said Shirley, who is
still very doll conscious. But
she'll get BETTER" she adds with
q cute wink.
Actually it is a real vacation
for the little acting genius.
There is no school teacher
along. She's keeping q daily
diary Of her impressions of the
places she visits and she's tax
ing colored movies Of the trip
with her own eight-millimeter
camera.
This vacation is a reward for
having completed two pictures,
ready for release three months
apart. They are Little Miss
Broadway" and Lucky Penny"
They have another month to
play around and the youngster
who has worked up to the amaE-
ing salary Of $4,000 a week, not
to mention royalties for outside
advertising novelties-is relish
ing every minute of the time
away from the studio.
LIKED THE BIG HOLE
While the tiny Box Office
Queen No. l was shaking her
blond curls and answering
myriad questions, I inquired Of
Mrs. Shirley what were the real
highlights of their cross-country
travel.
II think" said shirley's
mamma, that Boulder Dam
and the Grand Canyon made
her marvel most. She thought
the Grand Canyon was the
most wonderful hole in the
ground she ever saw.
Shirley has never played in
real snow and our visit to
Pixies Peak where the drifts
were six and seven feet deep
gave her a wonderful thrill.
Coming over Berthold Pass into
Denver, Col. she saw her first
snow furry"
In Chicago she was so de-
lighted with the elevated trains
that they let Shirley get into
the motorman's booth and run
the train for 48 miles all over
the city. She still talks about
that. My goodness, cars run
ming on sticks, isn't that Won
derful," is her description.
They spent a night in a
tourist camp at Craig, Colo,
and stopped in Hays, Kans.,
Kansas City and St. Louis be-
fore reaching Chicago.
Everywhere they stop crowds
gather quickly. But they are
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