Evening star., 1938-10-03

Maybe by the next time I come to
Washington"
From the Cockney maid, whose To-
Gale is Londons Hyde Park, Miss
Bowan jumps all the way to Hollywood.
She says she would like to make
pictures. She might be making them
today but for one of those mishaps
which are peculiar to that particular
center of entertainment.
1t happened while she was doing
her impressions around the town,
from the Trocadero to benefits" as
she describes the circuit.
Audiences liked me-" she says. 80
did big shot from one OF the studios.
He offered me contract, gave me a
screen test. Then 1 had to 60 away
for week. When 1 returned, they'd
fired the big shot. What's more, they
never had heard of me. So didn't
get into the movies"
Miss BoWan did not seem sad about
it. In fact, vivacity is her more or
less constant attitude as it is that
of one of the women she is supposed
to look like, the Duchess of Windsor.
X X X X
A NY one in mood to stock up on
lore about The Birth of A
Baby" which comes to the Rialto on
Wednesday for its first local public
showing, ought to know the anecdote
about Miss Eleanor King. Miss King,
a Broadway actress, plays the part OF
the baby's mother, so to speak.
Like many another girl with stage
training, Miss King always had a
notion she would like to do a bit of
screen acting. Firt time any one else
ever had the same notion was when
they were selecting a cast for The
Birth of A Baby" Miss King was
offered the role. She did not think
much Of it, but accepted the oppor-
tunity with the resigned comment
III play it, but nobody will see me.
It's Just an educational picture"
You may write your own tag line.
X X X X
M1SCELLANEOUS intelligence: To
the country's 14-year-old girls
Shirley Temple is just little 9-year-
Old girl, cute. sweet and all that, but
their more favorite child player is
Deanna Durbin. The magazine,
Young America. found that out by
conducting a survey Boys, as you
might expect. are less loyal to their
age IN selecting favorites. Mickey
Rooney, Freddie Bartholomew, not
even the Dead End" kids, got in the
f1rst 10 on their list. Gary Cooper
was tops, Enrol Flynn next. Both
Shirley and Deanna were chosen
A letter from Oscar Doob, Loew
publicist, says that if this department
misses the screening of The Citadew
THIS department is crazy. Telling us,
eh? Sande Williams, who with
Barnee always has been among the
most obliging band leaders We know.
has promised to provide the towns
Noel Coward fans with Where Are
the Songs We Sung" before autumn
is many days older And pretty
Dale Sherman will sing it at the
Shar-Zad room Antonio Moreno.
VINO caused them to swoon when pic
lures were silent, is coming back in
hollywood He will be in Gladys
next, and last, one hears,
picture, Ambush" -. Miss Swarthout
Is gong back to her first loves, opera
and concert stages Asides: To
MRS. Phyllis B. George: Those players
were Raymond Hatton and Frank Nc
Giynn. And we agree with your judg-
ment And to Ida L. Larkin:
1here,s still no settlement on that
play Tor Franchot Tone in New York
TINS fall. The negative still follows
the positive one with regularity too
monotonous for us to retain our in
terest. We shall duly report the first
bit OF definite news on the subject.