Evening star., 1939-10-22
SinOneS Simon
Back With
Us Again
French Star Tries
Comeback on
Broadway
By Marx Barron,
Associated Press Stat Writer,
NEW YORK

NEW YORK.
Simone Simon (you sing the
name) is back with US and this
time-hooray!-She brought mama
Today the elk-like. ebullient
French girl who was quite the over
night toast of Hollywood when she
starred in Seventh Heaven" and
Love and Kisses" is beginning her
comeback on these shores in the
leading role Of play with inciden-
tai songs. -.-. .-...--..
The Gibson Girls is the play
and it is from the pen of Guy Boil
ton, an author who usually is con-
cerned with musical comedies but
this has been made "a play with
music because Mile. Simon wants
to do the serious drama.
When 1 was in Hollywood I re-
ceived the roles for which I do
not think I was suited and L think
I have proved my point since I
went back to France" she said in
her gold and green apartment which
overlooks New York's Fifth avenue
Il think my best performances
are in serious, perhaps heavy roles.
The Hollywood producers thought I
should do only the gay, frivolous
things.
Il was not mad at them for
thinking so. but I thought it best
that go back home and start
again. So back went and made
two pictures and one, The Beast,
realized my dream. for it is a very
dramatic picture and gives for me
a heavy role that is just the type
for which I think 1 am suited.
But, alas, it can do me no good
here for it is far from the cream
puff type of stuff that I did before.
1t is so lusty and serious and So
phisticated that the censors will not
allow it to be shown over here.
In Hollywood I did not show
temperament as they sometimes said.
I didn't like the roles they were
giving me. I don't think was being
bad girl to protest against them
I like to play strong women or bad
women, such siren woman as I
was in The Beast"
The slight, svelte lass who was
introduced to Hollywood when she
was 81 by the late George Gersh-
win, will sing in her new play and
perhaps may dance, but she won't
do both at the same time.
Singing is complete job in itself
and so is dancing" she said. so I
just do one at q time, for if you
have to worry about what your feet
and hips are doing you can't keep
your mind on what your voice is
singing.
Il am glad to come back to Broad
way and to bring my mother. When
the war began 1 wasn't working and
we were in Deauville, so we went
to Genoa and found boat there.
My mother now is learning to speak
English. Already she can say eight
or ten words"
Mama Giocelli, much more the
glamor girl than is Simone with her
saucy nose and baby mouth, looks as
young as her daughter, has a Sc
ductive shade of blond hair, a golden
fair complexion and mysterious
smile.
She was born in Italy and speaks
French with an Italian accent. When
Simone was S, she was married a Sec
ond time to a mining engineer who
took them to live in Madagascar of
the coast of East Africa.
Nine. Giocelli didn't like NADIA
gascar. So they soon resumed their
travels, moving on to Poland, Ger
many and then France where
Simone began to study art.
Mama wanted me to study art
and then settle down and be the
good housewife" Simone said. Il
didn't want to settle down so I went
on the stage.
Mama was Mortified at first, but
I knew better. 1 still have to be her
guardian. She is very pretty and
needs protection, so must think for
her. My mama likes handsome men
like the cinema heroes. like them
homely."
Mile. Simon said she isn't in love.
If had been in love I would
have stayed in Europe despite the
war;" she said.
Peace. it's VoudArful