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Evening star., 1939-06-18
Starvation and Stardom
In Saga of Robert Donat

were supremely happy-for three
days. The play had a mixed recep-
ton, and at the end of the third
day we were Mortified to see a
weeks notice posted on the board.
During the months that followed
my luck was out. I went from one
failure to another, and at last, know
ing our f1rst-born was expected, !
became desperate in my desire to
earn a regular income. I developed
miserable inferiority complex
Having been trained for business
in school, and being a competent
shorthand typist, I was ready to
admit defeat, chuck 1t all, and take
a place in some dull Office. which
would have one important COM
pensation, a steady salary. My wife
was determined that I should not
get too serious on the subject
Spurred on by her determination, I
had the nerve to persuade Mr.. Ken
meth Barnes of the Royal Academy
OF Dramatic Art, that I was a born
teacher.
He gave me the job OF producing
Macbeth" for two Of his Junior
classes. This lasted nine weeks and
saved the Donat family from finan-
cial disaster.
AT Christmas, we had a four shil-
ling turkey, purchased from Smith
field Market, where we often went
for cheap joint on Saturday night.
No Christmas turkey ever tasted so
good.
On the last night Of 1880, packet
came. 1t was the script of Precious
Bane" The part of Gideon Sarn
was the fulfillment of an actors
dream, and to have the chance of
playing it on the London stage
seemed too good to be true. It
remains one of my favorite parts.
BY the dawn Of the new year-we
stayed up all night had the role
letter perfect.
Right on top of it came the most
surprising offer from the late Irving
G. Thalberg. He wanted me to play
opposite Norma Shearer in "Smilin'
Through for Metro Goodwin
Mayer. But Precious Bane" seemed
assured Of success. so I was reluctant
to give it up and go to Hollywood
I cabled Thalberg polite refusal.
And. such is the turn of fate, no
sooner had I decided to refuse the
Hollywood opportunity than Pre-
cious Bane" folded.
Weeks Of unemployment followed
and I couldn't help bitterly regret
ting that 1 had turned down Hol-
lywood. I found my position very
depressing. 1t appeared impossible
to get stage work, and it was equally
impossible to get an interview with
any of the film people of i'm
portance.
For two years, intermittently. I
had been having unsuccessful screen
tests, which earned me the nickname
OF TESTS Donat.' My work in these
tests was laughed at, and one COM
pany's report went so far as to say
that I was not photogenic and too
romantic"
Through an agent I eventually
managed an interview with Alex
ander Korda. 1t was brief, and to
the point. To this day his words are
engraved on my memory. Il hear
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Keovy
Continued From First Page.)

are only two pictures: One Of her
husband, the other of bowl of
flowers. There was no photograph
in view of Annabellas daughter by
one of her previous marriages.
If you've ever wondered what
might be found on a movie stars
night table, here's what is on one: !:
A moderniStic cruciflX. telephone,
a pad with Joan Blondell's phone
number) and a sheaf of clippings
from French newspapers about her
recent marriage
A mirrored dressing room, with a
white fur rug, connects the Powers
bedrooms. She didn't know whether
she ought to show Tvs room with
out his permission.
Il wish he were here" I said.
I'D like to see it-and him."
But he is here-he's down in
the old garage playing with his
trains" She laughed a little at the
explanation she gave as though she
might think toy railroading isn't a
serious and worthwhile hobby, which
it certainly is. Whereupon we went
for a walk and, sure enough, Ty
and his secretary, Bill Gallagher,
were in the old garage perspiringly
trying to keep new miniature from
jumping at the switches.
He said, sure" when we asked
about seeing his room, but there
isn't much to see" We looked in
later. 1t is severely plain. The bed
and dresser and deck are of heavy
wood finished in a white dubbed
paint" effect. A coat thrown across
the bed, hat on the back of a
chair and bath towel hanging
carelessly identified the owner.
When Annabella saw the towel, she
clicked her tongue, wife-like.
But we live outside as much as we
can. Come and see why" said
Annabella leading the way to the
garden.
Outside" is three acres, mostly
IN flowers planted willy-nilly. She
had to point out her own garden, a
dlmlnutlve plot she personally
nurses attired in a brief white sun
suit and rubber gloves. She had
planted only zinnias and had fenced
them with sticks and string. The
keeper OF this tiny space had, the
day before, gathered all the snails.
She put them in basket and
counted 148. The gardener dis-
posed of them.
The clubhouse" at the swimming
pool, the Powers felt, was kind of
stiff" They put in bamboo furni-
ture. installed a bar and pin-ball
game. 1t will be ready for whoopee
when they get around to stocking
the bar.
In corner of the entrance hall
opposite the biShop-the new owners
built-in phonograph that has some
uncommon features. 1t is concealed
behind a disappearing panel. 1t
plays 20 records, then turns them
over and plays the other sides. Nearly
two hours of music. But, better
still, Ty had it fixed so that it can
be heard and controlled from either
the den, the sun porch, the SWIM
ming pool or Annabella's bedroom
Mrs. Power thinks it is the last note
In moderniza ton.
Yes, it is a nice house." agrees
the lady whose playhouse it is. But
Ia like 1t even If it did have pink
SATIN and Straight.backed chairs"
And no chintz?
Evening star., 1939-06-18

OF older years, who realizes the
American way is not the way of
force, of dictatorship, of brute power
that prohibits difference of opin-
ion, thought and action Between
these two ideologies are the citizens
OF the town, who must, when they
are forced to fight back, to strike
against the paternal despot, choose
one or the other for always.
So there is conflict as the citi-
zens are led far to the right, and
some far to the left, and the story
tells of what happens then. And
it is not pretty story, except
that it does come out all right. Its
solution is so simple-as are all
difficult things once they have been
solved-but nevertheless the solu-
ton, too, is provoking.
Simply it says: BE fair. Labor
must give little; capital must
give a little. Neither side is en-
tirely right; both are guilty of the
crime of ignorance.
sit down, both of you" it says,
around a conference table and tell
your side of the problem. Tell it
honestly and then listen to the
other side. Without recourse to vio-
lence, settle your disputes then and
there"
Our Leading Citizen" like the
rest of the Americana films, is
strictly for Americans. Can you
imagine a Continental film studio
manufacturing a movie like it?
They just couldn't, for they wouldn't
know the first thing about the sub
ject. 1t proves, too, that Hollywood
has confidence in these films. for
each of them is in the Million
dollar class.
Evening star., 1939-06-18

vel's Mother Goose Suite" and Gold
marks Rustic Wedding Symphony"
3:30-WRC, The World Is Yours deals with the
fishing industry.
6:30-WMAL. The Bagman's Uncle" adapted
from Dickens "Pckwick Papers," is the
Radio Guild Offering
7:00-WMAL, Erich Leinsdorf conducts the
N. B. c. Symphony in Bizets "LArle-
sienne Suite" and Beethoven's SYM
phony in D Major that composers Sec
ond symphonic work
7:O0-WOL, Senators Thomas of Utah and
Reynolds of North Carolina debate The
Alien Bills"
Evening star., 1939-06-18
When Bins Croons,
Then Look Out

Bing Crosby, whose new Para
mount picture, The Star Maker" :"
inspired by the life and songs of
Gus Edwards, has inspired Edwards
latest song.
Visiting The Star Maker set, Ed
wards told Bing that he's just writ
ten a number entitled When Crosby
Croons a Tune" One of the lines
in the song is, Music hath charms
to soothe the savage beast, but any
thing can happend when Crosby
croons a tune"
Bing is singing many of Edwards
song hits of the past Is years, among
them School Days" In My Merry
Oldsmobile, and "Sunbonnet Sue" F."
all being featured in The Star
Maker" He told Edwards, however,
that this new item of Gus positively
will not be used in the picture.
Evening star., 1939-06-18
tContinued From First Page.)

peephole, elbowed me out Of the
way and Whistled his immediate
understanding and approval.
At the close of the performance,
her card came around. I was hope
lessly embarrassed and confused
and turned to my brother for ad-
vice. He suggested that I should
occupy myself by taking of my
makeup while he escorted her home
regret to say that he did.
In spite of this brotherly rebuff
even then had a queer sort of
feeling that this was the girl I was
fated to marry.
During the next few years we met
only occasionally. We were both
tremendously keen on our carers.
She had chosen dancing and had
formed her own school in Glasgow.
This fact meant at least one yearly
meeting, because the Benson COM
pany toured Scotland every autumn.
But 1t was not for many years
that I finally proposed to her.
I was engaged in the international
season at Huddersfield. One evening
Ella Annesley Voysey, for that was
her name, motored over from Man.
chester to see the performance and
waited for me after the show. She
shared my theatrical supper with
me and we then went for a walk
along the street car route.
1t was while walking along the
Huddersfield pavements that I pro-
posed to her and was accepted.
An incident remains in my mind
connected with that eventful eve
ming. Unknown to us, the overhead
wires were being repaired. Locked
arme in arm and holding hands. Ella
and I were strolling along the rails
when a voice that seemed to come
from heaven murmured, in exquisite
Yorkshire dialect, Il shouldn't be
surprised If you two was courting.
We looked up and far overhead,
hanging over the topmost platform,
we beheld a beaming face smiling
down at us.
Ella and I were married in August,
1929. at WllmsloW, Cheshire. To-
gether, we got an engagement at the
Festival Theater, Cambridge.
Truly, 1t was wonderful world.
London is not a particularly pleas
ant place in which to starve, espe-
cially during the winter months.
The summer is infinitely better,
when it is possible to do without
electric light. gas for heating and
warm overcoats. and shoes with
holes in them are not so bad. We
would, of course, choose October.
1880, for the beginning of our London
adventure.
We had fl20 saved, which made
us very brave, and the offer of a job
in "Knave and Queen" at the AM
bassador Theater with Mary Ellis.
at the magnificent salary of ELS a
week, semed too good to pass up.
Rumor had it that Alec Rea. who
was presenting the show, always
kept play on for at least six weeks.
Therefore, We blissfully counted on
earning minimum of f90. BY
the time we had moved into our
fiat and paid the usual deposits on
light, gas cooker and linoleum. there
was little left of our f120. But we
Evening star., 1939-06-18
the Philippine Insurrection Just
after the Spanish War

the Philippine Insurrection Just
after the Spanish-American War.
They danced slow, rhythmic
waltzes in those days and Director
Henry Hathaway had every reason
to believe his extras were competent
to dance it. But as the scene pro-
gressed hips began to. sway from
the strict perpendicular, knees got
rubbery and toes commenced draw
ing designs on the rug. The sac
rilege of rug-cutting had crept into
the waltz.
The scene was cut short and a
hastily imported dance director came
on the job. He spent an hour or
so with mental monkey-Wrench
Tightening up wandering joints and
in the end the stately waltz won
over swing and Mr.. Goldwyn's pic
ture went on to its inevitable
DESTINY.
Evening star., 1939-06-18
De Mile Signs

Cecil B. De Mile has signed a
new contract with Paramount that
will keep him at that studio for
another four years. Conclusion of
the new contract came months be-
fore expiration of De Mile current
agreement with Paramount. under
which he is committed to two pic
lures following his recently released
Union Pacific"
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Sisrid Signs

AS result of her performance in
THE Forgotten Woman" her cur
rent production, Sigrid Gurie has
been signed to flve-year contract
by Universal. The actress will make
two pictures year for the Uni
versal organization and, under her
agreement. may make one or more
films per year for other companies.
Evening star., 1939-06-18

IN tne cOllectlOn may be found
pictures of every nature-musical,
drama, comedy and dramatic tale
with situation comedy.
First opinions as to the cause of
the new cycle-the supposed vanish
ing foreign market-cannot be ac-
cepted as the sole cause for the
strictly American films In the first
place, the foreign market has suf-
fered some losses, but not the
staggering amount some commenta-
tors have ventured as opinions. New
fields, like South and Central Amer
lea, South Africa. and increased
revenue from those Continental
nations still showing Hollywood
product. make the foreign market a
still fertile and remunerative field.
The reason. apparently, is simply
that the movie makers have learned
that Americans are vitality interested
in these United States, past and
present.
Consider, if you will, Goth Century,
Fox's Young Mr.. Lincoln" Colum-
bias "Mr. Smith Goes to WASH
ington." M-G-Ms Northwest Pas
sage" Warmers The World Moves
On" (being the account of the
United States of America in those
astonishing days when it was wrong
to take a drink-legally, that isl.
And there's R-K-O Radios ABE
Lincoln in Illinois" and Paramount's S
Our Leading Citizen
And, too. there are the nostalgia
musicals-"The Star Maker star
ring Bing Crosby; Rose of Wash
ington Square" starring Al Jolson,
Alice Faye, and the recent STORY OF
Irene and Vernon Castle" starring
Astaire and Rogers.
Many more might be listed but this
group should suffice to be convincing
of the new cycle of Americana.
1t is interesting to speculate on
the reception the public will give
each of the respective films. The
various producers are confident:
each will tell you emphatically that
his respective picture will break box
office records.
But one amongst them appears
certain to be provoking of interest.
1t is Our Leading Citizen story OF
America and contemporary Amer
lean problems that pertain only to
the people of this Nation A new Bob
Burns, mellower. philosophical, ag-
gressive (the word is used in the
sense of a leading citizen of city
aware of its multifold problems), 4,
Burns is enacting the leading role.
Certainly no more probing pic
ture than Our Leading Citizen" has
been turned out by Hollywood in
long. long time 1t is not usuai
picture. 1t tells of labor and cap
ital, of conflict of opinion between
the two groups, of strife and blood
shed resulting from the vis-a-vis
opinions 1t presents a problem, a
labor situation that each of us
knows either distantly or intimately,
and it offers a concrete solution to
that problem. In this fact alone.
forgetting all the other ways this
movie is different. it veers sharply
and abruptly from the beaten cinema
path.
1t tells of an enormously wealthy
man who. with the passing of years,
comes practically to own a Mid
western city in the United States
He is paternal despot, a ruthless
man whose sole desire is to con-
troll the city. the State.
And opposing him and all his
PHILOSOPHERS is an attorney, man
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Todoy's High Lights
(Au times Pm. unless indicated, }

and Moss Hart are guests of Author,
Author!
1:O0-WJSV, functions of the Federal Gov
ernment in- breaking down barriers to
trade is theme of Democracy in Action
program.
l:00-WMAL, Eugene Ormandy conducts the
Philadelphia Summer Symphony with
Soprano Muriel Dickson and Baritone
Conrad Thibault as soloists.
2:OO-WJSV, Howard Barlow conducts the Col
umbia Broadcasting Symphony in Ra-
Evening star., 1939-06-18
CAPITALS RADIO PROGRAM
49,

IL am-WMAL. Soprano Jean Tennyson is
heard with Radio City Music Hall Or
chestra
Fine Kleine Nachtmusk" "----- Mozart
Orchestra.
Ave Maria From "Otheo" Verdi
SONGS My Mother Taught Dvorak
Miss Tennyson.
Air de Ballet" Herbert
"Gosslps --------- Dubensky
Orchestra
Piano Concerto in G Minor" Mendelssohn
.. Henrietta Schumann.
Two Lyric Pieces Grieg
Orchestra
11:3C am.-WRC, THE Place of Radio in a
Democracy" is the subject of University
of Chicago Round Table discussion
12:30-WOL. Playwrights George S. Kaufman
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Two Join Sandy

Jack Oakie and Shirley Ross have
been signed by Universal to appear
with Sandy, new baby sensation, and
Mischa Auer in the production ten
tatively titled Sandy Takes a Bow"
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Hollywood Also Examines
These United States
HOLLYWOOD.


More luminous every Hollywood meeting
the challenge of foreign delvng
native
field Of storytelling
Sharp emphasis the down-to-earth
keeny Americas
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26

GET TODAY'S RENTAL LIST
HENRY UPHOLT
113 No. 9Th st. Ell Centro
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26

HOUSEKEEPER for family of 3.
Prefer middle aged lady. Phone
Brawley 8707-J-2. 1927
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26

FOR RENT Nov 1st. Modern well
furnished flat. Inquire 500 Olive.
10-20tf
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE is hereby given, that 5.
P. ROBBINS, of 300 IMPERIAL
AVENUE, Ell CENTRIC, CAL1FOR-
MIA, owner of the stock of mer-
chandise and certain fixtures, now
at 300 IMPERIAL AVENUE, Ell
CENTRIC, CALIFORNIA, formerly
known as KNIGHT AND W1LLETT
intends and is about to sell the
said stock of merchandise and GER
tain fixtures to B. B. WILLETT OF
300 IMPERIAL AVENUE, Ell CEN
TRIO, CALIFORNIA.
That the sale of the said stock
in trade and certain fixtures will
be consummated on the Goth day
of November. 1899, at the hour Of
1000 am. at the office of the
ALFRED M. LEWIS, INC, 1882
Main Street, Riverside, California.
Dated at El Centro, California,
this the 23rd day of October 1899.
S. P. ROBBINS,
Owner.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
W anted to Rent

WANTED-4-room furnished house
for family of 3. Permanently 10
Gated. Can pay $50 a month year
around. Call 70 before II noon.
l0-26tf
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26

WANTED = Unincumbered house.
keeper for country home, to stay
nights. Modern conveniences.
Phone Calipatria 79R4. 1923
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
ID Apartments for Rent

3 ROOM Furnished Apt Private
bath, electric stove and refriger-
ator. Also small furnished Apt
TAO So. 7th st. 1923
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
Trade For Better Car Now! See These Bargains!
2 Country PrOperty-Sale
A TOE HOLD

About year ago l sold farmer
30 acres and this year I sold him
100 more. He made the remark
to me that he was going to try
and own 1000 acres of Imperial
Valley land within ten years. He
has a toe hold now and I believe
he can make it.
WHEN YOU CAN BUY 100 acres
of good land with a nice home,
lots of shade and a dandy loca-
ton for 500 per acre OR 100
acres near Ell Centro that has
been in alfalfa for six years and
should lease for at least $25 per
acre for the same price :. You
are making good buys.
c. E. SPROUSE
Licensed Real Estate Broker
SOB Main st. Phone 45-W
80 ACRES good land. Good house.
Fine for dairy, $4,000 terms.
HENRY UPHOLT
l13 North 9th Phone $50
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
Z2 Situations Wanted

SITUATION WANTED. Experience
ed Asst Bookkeeper and General
Office. Pref. Insurance. Box All
1927
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26

WELL FURNISHED house for rent.
Inquire ATS Sandalwood. 10-16tf
2-BEDROOM house. Apply El Cen
tro Hatchery. 1923
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
y City Property Sale

ATTRACTIVE INVESTMENTS
room dwelling, located South part
of City. 2 bedrooms and sleeping
room. Rented at $35 per month.
Price S2250. $500 cash, balance
easy payments.
5 room dwelling, $50 Orange Ave.
Owned by Estate of B. E. Parks,
Deceased. Rented at $50 per
month. Appraised at $500. Sale
subject to confirmation of Su-
perior Court.
20 acres 2la miles South of Ell Cen
tro. Fair house, tractor, disc and
implements. Price $4,000. Terms.
NUFFER LAND CO.
508 Main Phone 45W
TODAY'S BARGAINS
House, No. side, $1,000
House, So. side, $1,000
10 Houses, So. side, between $1,000
and $4,000.
2 Fine Homes, $3250 each
Some very easy terms
HENRY UPHOLT
lib No. 9Th st. Phone $50
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-01
PEN MAR NEARING CLOSE
OF SUCCESSFUL SEASON

Pen Mar Park is coming near
the close Of another successful
season in which there were many
Sunday School and industrial or
ganization picnics, along with fam
lily reunions held in the spacious
convention hall Especially over
the holidays and week-ends did
the old park remind one of the
days when the steam and electric
cars brought thousands to this
popular mountain resort. A large
attendance is expected on Labor
Day, September 4.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-01
VOTING TO-DAY

Farmers OF Carroll and Freder-
lex Counties. whose farms drain
into the Monocacy river and tribu-
taries, are voting today as to
whether or not they are in favor
of the creation of the proposed
Monocacy Soil Conservation Dis
trict.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-01
Welded AT FAIR

approximately 5000 persons
witnessed the public wedding GER
emory of Miss Frances Buarline,
Westminster and Frank Fogle, of
Union Bridge, at the Carroll Coun-
ty F'air( Taneytown. The cere-
mony, which took place before the
grand stand, was performed by a
Baltimore minister.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-01
ANNUAL CONVENTION

The 18th annual convention of
the Luther League of the Evan
gelical Lutheran Synod of Mary
land will be held September and
at Gettysburg College. The first
session will be on Saturday night.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-01

Each year apple growers spend
about $17,50O,OOO in controlling the
codling moth which is said to be
the greatest amount spent for con
trolling any one crop pest in the
country.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-01

Pecans can be removed whole
from the shell if the entire nut is
first covered with boiling water
and alleged to stand until cold be-
fore it is cracked.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-09-01

With the exception of two years
1882 and 1888. the wheat crop in
Maryland this year is expected to
be the smallest since 1875.
The Washington times., 1939-01-10
PETIT POINT
By Igor CASSln1

first unfortunate cheek at hand a
hasty peck and retreats hurriedly
from the scene of activity. The
SAILOR, the TAXI DRIVER and the
NEWSPAPER4IAN belong to this
class.
THE CONFUSER (MiGtor Rerum)
really has no definite plan of attack
=. The main thing about him is that
he never gets anything accomplished,
and generally, if he grabs girl, gets
the wrong one. He many times di-
rects the assault in the wrong place
and then realizes (when he touches
his cheek, vividly red after a hard
slap), that there was no mistletoe in
sight at all. . In this very special
category you can include THE ABB
SENT-MINDED PROFESSOR, the
ARTIST and the POLITICIAN.
THE SHY OPERATOR Operator
Timidus) has to be pushed under the
mistletoe by flock of giggling COM
rades before he can bring himself to
the point He bushes violently dur
ing action, and his touch is extremely
quick and delicate. This class is rep
resented by the HIGH SCHOOL BOY,
the SOLDIER and the HUSKY ATH-
LETE.
THE GREAT LOVER (Amator
Magnus Woo WooN takes himself
more seriously than any other species
When under the mistletoe, he for
gets everyone except himself and the
girl friend and lets go in a long,
lingering kiss. . The MOVIE STAR,
the BUTCHER and the BOY WHO
LIVES IN THE APARTMENT UP
STAIRS.
THE CAVE MAN (Homo Caber-
nae), generally supposed to be a