The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-04-03


experimental films until 1884, when
he went to work for the March Of
Time, becoming their chief Euro
pean cameraman. His tact and ex-
perience In working with diplomats
and important government leaders
and his amazing news sense make
him a notable figure In his line of
work.
The other day Claudette Colbert
ran over to the pioneer Woman"
set between scenes of her own pic
ture, "Skylark," being made on a
neighboring stage at Paramount.
She wanted to deliver weIl-wishes to
her friend, Barbara Stanwyck. She
passed right by little old lady sit
ting in front of a portable dressing
room, but the little old lady said
Hello, Claudette"-it was Barbara,
all made up for her Characterization
of a one hundred year old woman.
Almost every set at Metro at pres
ent has q dog of its own who's a
member of the cast. The ritzieSt is
Buttons, a member of the Lady Be
Good" troupe; half beagle, half fox
terrier, he's very important-he
does tap dance with Eleanor Pow
ell. So he rates a portable dress
ing room.
On the 'sBilly the Kid" set there's
an old farm collie who is supposed
to follow Ian Hunter around; he just
gets a rug to lie on between shots.
The two little terriers In Blossoms
In the Dust" have to be taken while
walking when they're not working
they're true camera hounds; want
to be playing on the set whether
they're scheduled to or not.
With more aspirants than tried to
play Scarlet" the coveted role Of
"Marge" In the popular CHS radio
serial, ''Myrt and Marge," has final
Iy been filed. 1t was given to Helen
Mack, whom you've seen in many
a film and heard on evening radio
shows. She had just returned from
Hollywood, where she played impor-
tant roles in C0lumbia's "His Girl
Friday" and Paramount's Power
Dive" She takes the place of Mrs.
Donna Flick, who died recently, who
had for years been ''Marge," her
mother playing "Myrt."
After playing dramatic roles In 81
pictures, Robert Young viii become
a song and dance man In Lady Be
Good" the Metro musical N which
he'll star with Ann Sothern and
Eleanor Powell. It viii be the first
time that he has sung on the screen;
he'll do duet with Ann and a dance
with Eleanor.
ODDS AND ENDS-Fibber MCGEE and
MoIly's RKO picture co-staTing Edgar
Bergen and Charlie Mccarthy sciH hare
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz as It's roman
tic leads :. Warner Bros. siH co-sfar
Err0t Flynn ana joan LeStse IN ne Con-
slant Nymph" -. Baby Sandy, soho is nolr
three years old, begins her third year IN
tfIus tUith a nesU Universal confracf /.
Shirley Temples Iong-oloaited return TO
the screen gets under uoy soon, s0hen she
begins soork in Mefro's Babes on Broad
pay" RKO sCiu co-star Lupe Velez, fhe
fiery Latin, in three major films, sifh Leon
Enrol of the rubber knees Ben Bernie's
son, Jason, volunteered for the u. S. signal
corps and is nos1 IN training.
The sounds of enthusiasm that
come to you over the air as an ac-
compartment to Benny Goodman's
music on the whats New pro-
gram are genuine. A few weeks ago
the band began doing its broadcasts
In Manhattan Center IN New York,
which has accommodations for 3 600
dancing couples. The band begins
playing an hour before the program
goes on the air, and dancing is per-
mitted during the broadcast It's a
new wrinkle Ii radio-gives the
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