Evening star., 1940-05-14

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thoroughly grown up. decided to
return to the movies. The only Job
open as a starter was that $33 one
as Miss Hutchison's stand-in. She
took it and counts upon it to lead
to better things.
Another interesting person among
the $33 group whose jobs mean
doing the preliminary posing while
cameras and lights are being ar
ranged, is Ruby Wood. Miss Wood
is something much more than q girl
who keeps Marie Wilson from
getting klieg eyes or tired muscles
from too much standing? She and
her husband are circus supphers,
which is not to say they sell needed
meats and things to circuses but
that they dig up the right kind of
tent show when one Is needed by
the movies. Miss Wood became q
circus expert when she ran away
with one at the age Of II to become
an aerialist. ~
Let movie producer just give her
ring on the telephone, Miss Wood
will supply him with any size circus
he may want, complete with ami
mails, aerial acts, clowns, horses, etc.
Then there is Thelma Woodruff
As the wife Of a man who owns
chain Of drugstores, Miss Woodruff
could get along without the $33 .
week which she earns by standing
in for Wendy Barrie. She has am
bitions, however, to become movie
actress and it occurs to her that
one way to meet the right people Is
to work with them. She had her.
self beauty analyzed and made over
recently, spending a lot more than
her professional salary for the treat
ment. She got her first small part
as result. She's pretty sure there
will be others.
Turbans, dark makeup, crystal
balls and a far-away look in the eye
may have something to do with
reading the future, turning 1t into
an open book, so to speak. But
among the various impressive things
about Leo, the Troikas peerer
through times wells, is that he goes
In for none of the standard props.
For all the glibness with which
he speaks of things to come, he
looks and dresses quite like the
person to whom the things are to
come; more succinctly, the Gus
toner. A quiet, dignified, we'll
dressed person, Leo has the further
advantage over many another In his
business that he gets along beauti-
fully with the English language. Out
Of his charts and other parapher-
malta he derives a tale to be told
in terms not at all like those one
usually hears when he sets out In
pursuit of the future.
Accuracy? Well, If his prophecies
are as good as his estimates OF ones
weaknesses. he'll be amazing.
That will be another story. Quick.
too, because Leo does not deal in
futures so far away they are likely
to be unrecognized when they be-
come the present.
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Sooner or later in their investi-
cations OF the romance of aviation.
not to mention the romances of
aviators, the movies were bound to
get around to the drama of an air.
line hostess life. Warmers start
it with Flight Angels" starring
Virginia Bruce and Dennis Morgan,
he last seen in Three Cheers for
the Irish" It is one of three at
fractions lined up for the Metro
politan, the other two being "The
Man With Nine Lives (who else
but Boris KarloffO and Twenty
one Days Together" The stars of
the latter are Vivien Leigh and
Laurence Olivier. We almost said
Romeo and Juliet"
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John Ford's fascination with the
Abbey Players, as who should not
be fascinated with them, has re-
united brothers Arthur Shields and
Barry Fitzgerald in 1.-THE Long Voy-
age Home" The. difference in
professional names is one Of those
things done to avoid confusion :.
Arthur also is a Fitzgerald, but his
was the name that was changed
because he is the younger. =. j.. Most
enthusiastic estimate of the merits
OF Harvest" which has earned
third week at the Little, is that Of
Andre Maurois Olympian is
what Maurois' praise positively is.
-. Aside to the cast of Family
Portrait" King-Smith production:
Thanks for that invitation and If we
don't make Fridays performance.