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Evening star., 1940-05-12
Five Prove They Are Not Finished Yet
Once.Great Theater Personalities in Brief Film Bow
In the New Bng CrosbyG Gloria Jean Picture

and do another Of those soft-shoe
dances that have been cheered by
theater audiences throughout the
world for 40 years.
Trixie's Still Gay.
Grace La Rue, in the picture, Is
told by Bing that he remembers
how she looked in that red hat"
and Grace replies. That's how I
want you to remember me-" She
has been living quietly in Holly
wood with her husband. Hale Ham,
ilton, the actor, whose brother is
John D. M. Hamilton, chairman Of
the Republican National Committee.
And Trixie Friganza! She's 10
now, but that gay smile and hearty
laugh still make her the grand
duchess of comedy" Since retiring
from stage and screen few years
ago Trixie has lived in a little cot
tage at Palm Springs.
But they keep digging me up"
she complains gaily. I'm glad to
be back for little bow, in If I
Had My Way but as far as I'm
concerned it's the last time. I had
a grand time working with Bing
and Gloria, but didn't get stage
struck again. My back yard gar
Evening star., 1940-05-12

The only time you're finished" Is
when you think SO yourself.
And there are at least five once
great figures Of the theater world
who are still going strong and prove
1t by returning to the bright lights
for q brief bow in Universal's new
Bing Crosby Gloria Jean picture,
If I had My Way" next attraction
at R-K-O Keith's Theater.
They are Eddie Leonard, great
est of all the minstrel men; Grace
La Rue, "the girl in the big red
hat; Trixie Friganza" and her bag
of tricks; Julian Eltinge, most IA
nous of all the impersonators of
women, and Blanche Ring of THE
Yankee Girl" and many another
stage success Of the past genera
ton.
Left . Hospital Bed.
All of these former celebrities
appear on the screen as they are
in real life today-hale and hearty
and happy.
Eddie Leonard. "a years young, got
out Of q hospital bed in New York
five weeks after undergoing major
operation to hurry to Hollywood
and sing his famous song. ida"
Evening star., 1940-05-12
WoIfert
Continued From First Page.)

and the old maid is In his arms and
he is in her house.
Following the medicine man come
the Okie and his brood, who have
been busted out of their farm back
home. They are accompanied by q
novelist, who might be John Stein.
beck, and lady photographer, who
might be Margaret Bourke-Wh
These two annoy the Okies by think
ing about them, and Mr.. Saroyan
has some broad fun about their
thinking and finally gets rid Of them
by marrying them on to each other.
His Private Cure.
The Okies move into the house
as they moved into California. They
ruin the romance, refuse to work,
appropriate everything in the house
and finally burn the place down in
their moronic shiftlessness. Well,
if that is the portrait Of the inva-
sion of California by the Okies that
Mr.. Saroyan wants to make clear,
he also has his own private cure
for it. At the end, the Greek wrest-
Ter, with headlocks, armlocks and
full nelson's, makes of the Okies,
the medicine man and the old maid
one big happy family, all loving
each other very much and eager
for their prosperous new life to-
gether.
The high point Of the play and
the one that shows Mr.. Saroyan's
talent at its best has nothing to
do with the play at all. A mo-
ment after the medicine man has
moved into the old maids house, a
Greek arrives to NOW the lawn. He
is an engaging little man, but his
lawn mower and his habit Of growl-
ing at a stone lion make q racket
and the medicine man bids him be
of. II am an American citizen"
he replies. "The grass don't need
cutting" says the medicine man.
Have you got FIRST or second pa
pers?" The Greek says he has his
first papers and will have his Sec
ond papers next month and the
grass does need cutting. Come back
next month with your first papers,"
says the medicine man. rs that
ofdcial?" The answer Is yes, 50 the
Greek goes OF happily.
The whole thing has been done
beautifully by the Theater Guild
and Eddie Bowling and the large
cast-led by Walter Huston, Jessie
Royce Lands and q talented un-
Evening star., 1940-05-12

ding the publicity campaign for
"Hell's Angels" jeans debut pic
ture, was coiner Of both phrases.
During the World War days. when
he typified the Prussian villain in
so many war pictures, Eric Won
Stroheim became THE man you love
to hate" Theater patrons loved
that slogan, but certainly hated the
man who wore it. After paying
their way in great numbers at the
wicket. they gave vent to Kisses
as his face turned up on the
screen-which was all right with the
producers. Les Mason was the pub
licist who got up that paradoxical
fan teaser. While 1t made thou
sands of dollars for Universal, 1t
netted its originator exactly $50.
The late Lon Chaney's many
amazing exploits in makeup brought
him the widely advertised express
sion, THE man of a thousand
faces" It brought its author, Clar-
ence LOGAN, a box Of cigars from
CLANCY and a nod of approval from
the head of his department.
The great profile" came to John
Barrymore shortly after landing in
Hollywood, and no one knows quite
who is responsible for this money
getter. Barrymore himself reveled
in 1t.
There's Another Side.
Unfortunately, there's a dark side
to this slogan business also. Studio
publicists have to be mighty careful
or a well-meant catch phrase will
boomerang and slap a pretty fair
actor into oblivion. For instance:
Twenty years ago Eugene OBrien
was going great guns as q romantic
idol. Then some overzealous press
agent tackled 'The great lover" onto
his name. That was curtains for
O'Brien. He lasted only one picture
after that ridiculous designation.
Then there was the case of the
late Lew Cody. who was getting along
all right until he began a series OF
man-about-town characterizations-
and the publicity department naively
bill-boarded him as "The butterfly
man." Cody was incensed-and
rightly so-for the expression prac-
tically ridiculed him of the screen.
And Buddy Rogers, with his good
looks, personality and musical tall
ents, might have remained a head
liner today had it not been for
the slogan plastered on him at
Paramount. When Buddy became
Americas boy friend" America
twittered. Buddy's crosses dropped
at once. The studio attempted to
retrieve the error, but it was no
use. This was a million dollar
catch-line mistake.
(Released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc.)
Evening star., 1940-05-12
After Scarlett WHAT Is Vivien Leighs Big Problem Now

poison to the more pertinent aims
and ambitions of her career. Miss
Leigh says quite frankly that she
would rather not be remembered as
Scarlett.
II feel" she said, that the
danger is one every actor breads.
It is being typed. Nothing could be
more fatal. I cannot deny that
playing Scarlet was a great per-
sonal satisfaction. I am not un-
aware of my good fortune and I am
sincerely appreciative of my re-
ception by American audiences. But
If am to be remembered only as
Scarlet I shall regard myself as
having been q failure. It is variety
that keeps an actor interesting.
Besides I am always most keenly
interested in whatever I am doing
at the moment. The past can take
care of itself"
To Prove She's No TYPE"
To combat the Scarlet threat,
Miss Leigh has deliberately set out
to prove that as q type she isn't
any more Scarlet than are the
Marx brothers. That is why she
plunged full tilt into Waterloo
Evening star., 1940-05-12

den is good enough for me from
now on!"
Blanche Ring Sings.
Julian Eltinge, smiling and mod
est man of medium height. is seen
on the screen just as his friends
know him. The famous Eltinge
wardrobe of feminine flnery on
which he spent fortunes for his
stage appearances was left at home.
Eltinge has been running a guest
ranch in nearby San Diego County
for several years, but he still likes
to take an occasional fling before
the footlights.
Blanche Rings name has been
linked with I'm the Good Old Sum-
mertime" and Rings On My
Fingers" and she sings the latter
tune in IF Had My Way" Blanche
has been retired for several years,
living in a Manhatten hotel, where
she keeps in contact with her FAM
lily. One sister is the widow Of
Thomas Meighan, and another sis
ter is the mother of A. Edward
Sutherland, Hollywood director, who
is filming "The Boys From Syra-
cuse" at Universal studios. A
brother, Cyril Ring, also works in
pictures.
Evening star., 1940-05-12

nick and others. But she, herself,
gives the palm to Sydney Carroll,
the London producer who took
chance on her in MASK of Virtue"
That was really her start.
AS for Juliet, she is labor of
love with Miss Leigh. She has done
much Shakespeare, although this is
her first Juliet. The Leigh Olivier
romance had its inception at the
Shakespeare festival in Denmark in
1887. where she played Ophelia to
Olivier's Hamlet in a four hour,
uncut version of the classic. Too,
she is eager to maintain her contact
with the theater, fearing that she
will become begged down in Holly
wood II she doesn't seize every op-
portunity to do play. But mostly,
she hopes the result Of her activities
will have one definite result, to break
up the prevalent impression tnat
Vivien Leigh and Scarlet O'Hara
are synonymous.
Evening star., 1940-05-12

Bridge" working many nights and
Sundays to finish the picture in
time to go right into Romeo and
Juliet"
For those who remember the
Sherwood stage play, it will be
evident that Miss Leigh has not
entirely escaped being cinematically
naughty.
All Of the Scarlet and unknown
actress ballyhoo has piqued Miss
Leigh bit in humorous way,
since she had already become one of
England's most-sought-after young
actresses when she made "The Side
walks of London with Charles
Laughton in 1888. Perhaps her most
impressive triumph UP until the
time of Scarlet was on the London
stage in MASK of Virtue" a play
that ran for five months and labeled
her definite find"
Names Her 'Discoverer."
Scarlet has brought her a long
list of "discoverers," who now claim
her for their own. Laughton has
been given the credit, so have Selz-
Evening star., 1940-05-12
Coming Attractions

EARLE-Typhoon" with Dorothy wait cast
waSou island there be discovered later
by Robert Preston Friday Lynn Overman Mr. Prestons
companion discovery and there terrific torrenta
typhoon show will be headed by Red Skelton
naming for q second week
CAP1TOL-T Adventures" presenting Zorina
accomplished jewel thief and Richard Greene the nice lad
whose path Of righteousness shady arrives
Friday Stage show head1ner will be Giovanni that master
pckpocket could take watch while looking
what time 1t is.
METROPOLITAN Man With Nine Lives" with Boris Karon
again employing science the business Of soaring the dayshs
out Of people, scheduled open Friday and
Roger Pryor Of the people fghtens with frozen
sleep"
KEITHs-If My Way" the musical combining
OF Bing Crosby and Jean, pair
will follow Primrose Path" a
Evening star., 1940-05-12

whose life has been a subject Of ex-
tensive research by Farrow.
I'D always wanted q baby"
Maureen sums up, "and I'm ever 80
happy now that he's here. He takes
all my spare time. but he's worth
1t. As long as I must work-and
must now-much of his care is
his nurses. But as long as I can
have two or three hours q day with
him even when I'm working, don't
believe raising him will be much
of a problem"
But nurses and governesses are
out so far as Joan Blondell is con-
cerned. She's tried them. discharged
the last governess when she admitted
the reason she came to work was
that she heard Joan and Husband
Dick Powell were planning to tour
Europe.
Norman, I, son of Cameraman
George Barnes, and Ellen, not quite
2, Dicks daughter. are being brought
up little differently from other chill
dren in town. The Powells scorn
the current fashion of rambling
homes over the Hollywood hills in
San Fernando Valley.
After ALL" Joan says with logic,
IF we took them into the country
they'd never get to see q S and TO-"
Joan's mother keeps an eye on
them If both parents are at work.
Norman is taught the value of
money, getting a few pennies when
enough gold stars are pasted on his
behavior chart. He goes to a pri-
vate academy, but as soon as Ellen
is old enough both will enter a public
school.
Private Property.
He's devoted to his sister, as wit
ness this story:
Dick and I went East recently
without the children" Joan starts,
"but we were no more than there
when I got homesick for the young
sters. We didn't think it wise to
bring Ellen East, but my mother and
Norman piled on a train.
He had no more than stepped
into the apartment when he saw
Ellen's pictures. He sat down and
cried. There was only one thing to
do-he and caught the first train
home"
You don't hear much about some
of Hollywood's other youngsters
Joan Bennett's daughters, Diana, IL,
and Melinda, 6; Margaret Sullavan's
two daughters, not quite 3 and just
past l. or Virginia Bruce's Susan
Ann, 7, daughter of the late John
Gilbert. They feel, for the most
part, that their children are private
property, separate from their screen
lives. And they keep them that way.
There are those who say Marlene
Dietrich's 15-year-old Maria stays in
the background in difference to her
mothers glamour roles But Diet
rich herself says she feels Maria is
at the age where publicity might be
harmful.
If there are those who are reticent
about their children's lives, Come
dienne Joan Davis Is not among
them. Every few days she shows up
at Twentieth Century-F Fox studio to
regale her friends with some new
incident in the life of 6-year-old
Beverly. The latest:
Mother" remarked Beverly, II
stuck up for you at school today"
That's fine, honey, thanks. How
did it happen?"
well, one of the kids said: Your
mothers not as funny as she used
to be- and I said: Well, she's not as
young as she used to be, either"
Evening star., 1940-05-12
H0II.YWOQD

It was inevitable that the girl
who played Scarlet O'Hara would
be branded with the characteristics
of Margaret Mitchell's tempestuous
heroine. Many an actress IN a
similar spot would have been con-
tent to bask In the reflected lime
light of such overwhelming adula-
ton until 1t flickered out.
In contrast, Vivien Leigh has
come to regard the Scarlet stamp,
unless she can erase 1t, as slow
Evening star., 1940-05-12

children, even though their friends
tell Of unending devotion. A few
consider offspring "deglamourizing. I"
Others fear the publicity may re-
vive kidnap scares of q few years
ago. Still others feel they may be
accused of trading on the press no.
tices given their children.
Yet If there is an unspoken rule
against parenthood for the glamor-
Gus, there are enough exceptions to
prove it. The list of top-rankers
includes Norma Shearer, Maureen
O'Sullivan, Marlene Dietrich, Mar
garet SULLIVAN, Virginia Bruce, Irene
Hervey and three Joans-Bennett,
Blondell and Davis.
Miss Shearer's few pictures allow
her considerable time with Irving
Thalberg, jr., 8, and Katharine, 60
ing on S. When she is working,
all her available spare time is theirs.
II she goes out for an evening, she
tries to delay her departure until
they are in bed. Recently, at q
dinner given by Merle Oberon,
Norma left the guests at 8, drove
to Santa Monica, kissed the chill
dren good night and returned to
the party an hour later.
Attends Public School.
She taught both to swim and
swims with them in the pool at
their home and in the surf in front
Of their beach house.
She sends Irving to a public
school, where Katharine will follow
in year or so. She attends par
ent-teacher association meetings
every few weeks. A recent one
brought up the matter of child
guidanc and control Norma Joined
in the discussion and talked for 10
minutes on how she kept her two
out of mischief
The conversation was continuing
as she left the building, too en-
crossed to notice in the center of
the schoolyard a cloud of dust from
which flying arms and legs emerged
occasionally.
One of her companions finally
nudged her, asked:
isn't that Irving?"
It was, with a black eye and
ripped shirt.
Gosh, mother" he complained
as she led him away, II mighta had
him in another minute"
Dark-haired Maureen O'Sullivan
Is one Of the newer screen mothers.
Michael Damien Farrow, whose di-
rector-father is In the Canadian
Navy. is just past 10 months. He
has his fathers fair hair and his
mothers round blue eyes. Says
Maureen on the subject of his up
bringing:
"I've just finished my first pic
ture since he was born, and think
I'm closer to him than when it
started. We were used to each
other then, now it's more of treat
for him when I come home.
IT spoil him a little, I'm afraid,
but the nurse has all day to do the
disciplining. In the morning we're
both up and dressed about $50,
and that gives me an hour with him
before I go to the studio. I'm always
home little after in the evening,
which permits another hour or two
together"
No Nurses for Joan.
When the time comes, Michael
will start at a parochial school. He
was named, incidentally, after the
famed Father Damien, Catholic
MISSIONARY to the lepers Of Molokai,
Evening star., 1940-05-12
Another for Hugh

Hugh Herbert will star next for
Universal in Slightly Tempted"
modern comedy with a small-town
locale
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-07-04
Locust Grove Fans
Enjoy Baseball Games

LOCUST GROVE-M. v. Heb
erlein, Fred Simmelink, Elrie and
Ralph Stafford made a trip to Yak
ina Wednesday, evening to attend
the baseball game between Yakima
and Spokane. The evening before
part of the party witnessed the first
game and it being so very interest
ing, the second party was planned.
Mrs. Roscoe Richmond and Mrs.
Paul Richmond were Benton City
visitors Friday at the p. G. Rich
mond home.
The Locust Grove Sagebrush Six
All club is constructing a float for
the Locus. Grove Grange for the
Fourth parade.
Roscoe Richmond and Gene Pruitt
made a trip to Echo. Oregon on
Sunday, bringing back some rodeo
stock from the Tony Vey ranch.
Miss Ruth Simmelink returned
on Saturday from Yakima, where
she attended the grand assembly of
Rainbow Girls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Nicoson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Smith were
Umatilla visitors Sunday.
r. K. Stafford was a Spokane Wis
itor Friday and Saturday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-07-04

Bordeaux, France-The provision
al Petain Government Of France ac-
copied both the Nazi and italian
terms for an arnistice ending &C
tive warfare in Continental France
These terms, which remain in force
until a peace treaty is signed, re-
duced France to practical vaSSalage.
They close her entire Atlantic sea-
board, most of her Mediterranean
coast and call for the surrender Of
her armies, fleet and air corps. Her
industries are placed under German
control, including more than half
of her European territory, now oc-
cupied by Nazi troops to be support
ed by French funds. France has
virtually ceased to exist as an Eu-
ropean power, with neither port nor
exports to support her people.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-07-04
France Conceals Treason


Paris, France-The mass of
French people are still to learn
fully of the complete debacle Of
their once-impregnihle army and
system of defense. Newspapers are
concealing the treason of the Com
munist Fifth Columns" under
Premier Blum and the Popular
Front" regimes; and it is freely
discussed in European Army cir
cles that Great Britain, also, has
an army scandal yet to be barred in
the series of events leading up to
the sudden dismissal of Hore-Be-
lisha as War Secretary in the dis
credited Chamberlain cabinet. It is
said that both nations went into
the war miserably unprepared, be-
trayed by incompetent leadership,
and completely uniformed by the
of both diplomatic and
services. While Hitler
crashed his new mechanical army
through the streets of Berlin, Allied
diplomats were ~lulled into the be-
lief that it was all for parade pur-
poses.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-07-04
FIRST ENGLISH LUTHERAN
Second and Auburn Streets
Rev. Carl e. L. Lucky. Minister

Divine services at Ills.
Sermon theme: Beyond the
Reach of Want" based on Psalm %.
Your attention is called to the
current issue of Lutheran Lights"
in which a statement is made on
the local status of the Centennial
Appeal. The response to this ap-
peal throughout the United States
and Canada has been splendid. Let
us keep on top by paying up now
the few delinquent pledges that we
have.
Through the fine contributions
in this appeal the entire indebted
ness of the church which reached
about a quarter of a million dollars
from 1917 to 1929, has been wiped
out, and fine start has been made
on the funds for the new Seminary
Library building in st. Paul and
there is promise of a fine fund
also for the pensions Of pastors and
pastors widows.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-07-04
Massachusetts Family
Guests on Highlands

HIGHLANDS-MrS. N. E. Rob-
bins has as her guests since Mon
day night. Mr.. and Mrs. Myron c.
Hamer and children, Marian, Eliza
beth and Myron jr., who drove here
from Boston. Mass. Mr.. Hamer Is
Mrs. Robbins brother.
Miss Jane Nagley left Monday
for Walla Walla. where she has a
position.
Miss Verdine Foraker accompan-
led Mrs. Ralph Reed to Yakima on
Friday to attend grand assembly Of
Rainbow Girls at which time she
was initiated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Hummel and
children of ToppeniSh visited Sum-
day at the home Of his sister and
family, Mrs. Ed Lape.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-07-04
Miss Griffith WEEDS
Yakima Man Sunday

RICHLAND - Richland friends
will be interested to know that Miss
Neva Griffith, Oldest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. P. L. Griffith of Rich
land, became the bride of Stanley
France OF Yakima. The wedding
took place in Yakima Sunday morn
ing, June q. The young couple
plan to make their home in Yaki-
ma.
Graveside services were held on
Tuesday morning at the Richland
cemetery for the infant daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Brainard Murray.
The baby was born Monday morning
and lived just few minutes.
Louis Sloan returned Monday
from weeks vacation spent at
Corvallis and along the Oregon
coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Doyle Mowery and
children left Wednesday, morning
for the coast, where they will spend
a few days visiting relatives. Wanda
Petit, who has been visiting at the
home of her grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. E. Mowery for the past four
months, accompanied them.
A crew of men have been busy
this week threshing seed peas on
the Handy ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adams of White
Bluffs are spending the weekend
at the Snively ranch.
Thad Grosscup jr and Lee Perry
spent Sunday at the Coulee Dam.
Clarence Haueisen of Portland is
visiting at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Henry Hartung.
Mr.. and Mrs. Works and daugh-
ter of Sunnyside visited Sunday at
the c. Cheyne home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Gray enter
tanned Sunday for Mr.. and Mrs.
George Krohling, who leave We'd
nesday for Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs. William McLaugn-
lin and daughters of Walla Walla
were visitors Sunday at the home of
McLaughlin's parents, MIR. and Mrs.
G. N. Mclaughlin.
Grant Roberts, who has been
visiting at the home of his mother,
Mrs. Dam, left Wednesday morning
for his home in Omaha, Nebraska.