The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-05

was crocheting. She seemed to
be so expert that one of the extras, a
local girl, asked if she'd teach her.
The pretty crocheter was most af-
fable about it; when the director,
Edward H. Griffith, called the play
ers together at last the pupil thanked
her. 'By the way" she said,
whats your manner" The crocheter
replied ''Call me Madeleine-Made-
leine Carroll"
Maybe this is bribery-but Direc.
tor Mitchell Lessen has told Ray Mil
land and Claudette Colbert, co-stars
of his picture, "Arise My Love-"
that if they complete their roles
ahead of schedule he will buy each
Of them a tailored suit. Director Sam
Wood also became cl0thes-cOnsciOus
and sent little Betty Brewer two
sweaters and a plaid skirt for being
such a good girl when Clandette's
husband, DR.. Joel J. FRESHMAN, took
her tonsils out. Not to be outdone
by all this generosity, Claudette is
working between scenes on a blanket
which will be a gift for the Ray
Milland heir, little David Daniel.
Paulette Goddard danced three
numbers with Fred Astaire for
scenes in Paramount's Second
Chorus" and set record that prob
ably won't be broken in Hollywood
for many years to come. Though
she has never danced for films be-
fore, she did it so well that every
dance photographed perfectly in one
take, thanks to working like a dog
at rehearsals.
Frank Capra seeks realism in his
pictures. When Gary Cooper had to
protest a decision to a baseball UNI
pire in "Meet John Doe" Capra
asked Pat Flaherty, former major
league pitcher, what players usually
say in such a case.
you've never seen it printed,
have your" asked Flaherty. Capra
shook his head. "Then you wouldn't
want to use it in the picture, would
you?"
So the protest will just sound like
an angry speech by Donald Duck.
''The one, the only, the original
Professor Quiz" who recently cele-
brated his 200th consecutive week on
the air, has been broadcasting for
four years-during that time he's
received almost 1000, 900 letters, con-
tanning more than $4,000, 900 ques-
tions-and has paid out more than
5000 in prize money. He's not
superstitious, but he refuses to go
on the air without the battered old
felt hat from which the questions
are selected at the broadcast-it was
borrowed years ago from a station
manager in Charlotte, N. c., and is
looked upon as the good luck charm
of the show.
Donna Woods fine soprano voice
was going to waste in a mediocre
girl trio, and the "Collegians" were
a male trio that wasn't getting the
breaks, not so long ago. But when
they joined talents and became the
"Smarties" things began to happen
they auditioned successfully on a
Boston station, won several shows,
then Horace Heidi heard them, hired
them-and now they're known as
"Donna and Her Don Juans," and
featured with the Musical Knights
ON the Pot o. Gold and Treasure
Chest programs.
ODDS AND ENDS Warner Broth.
ers get under the tDire first tUith film,
about conscripnon-"You're in the Army
NoD" At that same studio, World
Dar hero Sergeant AlUin c. York is acting
as technical adviser on "The Amazing
Story of Sergeant York" Rochester
Jack Benny's screen Ualet has Ualef Of
his oton on the set Of "Loue Thy Neigh
bor"-caIls him Saturday" >. With the
recent discovery OF TOO more missing
heirs, radios Court of Missing Heirs pro
gram has found claimants to quarter Of
a million dollars in thirty-t,Oo sOeeks
Florence Rice recently travelled 720 mile,
to speak dozen lines OF dialogue in
Cherokee Strip" in Which she appears