Evening star., 1941-03-16

came TO America on Lfe same boat
as I did. Her looks somehow de-
creased on the boat. but only little.
You see, there were some other girls
on the boat, very attractive girls.
In New York, the French girl man
aged to survive the competition, but
only just, Then she came to Holly
woodland that was the end of the
French girl She was outclassed in
looks, and by comparison was al
rnos0 homely.
I'm other words, Hollywood is the
city of the most beautiful girls in
the world. If there is lovely wait
ress In Cairo she comes to Holly
wood. If there is beautiful tele-
phone operator in Canada, she
comes to Hollywood. The place is
jam-packed with beautiful women.
And they are naturally eager to be
taken out.
1t Isn't Conceit.
"It's hard to express myself on
this particular subject because I
could so easily be misinterpreted.
But in Hollywood person like me,
who hates to make dates until the
last moment-Franchot Tone is diff
ferent-he plans his dates days
ahead. I leave it to the last min
ute-and can in Hollywood. Because
there are so many girls hoping the
telephone will ring and a masculine
voice will say, What are you doing
this evening? Would YOU like to
have dinner?"
Mr.. Meredith is not being con-
eeited. Nor is he eXaggerating the
situation. Alice Faye recently gave
out an interview in which she
stated, "It's mighty hard to find a
man in Hollywood. Mostly they're
already taken. If they're not, they're
dated up for weeks in advance. So
you get mighty lonesome at home
waiting for something to happen"
An here's another example of an
attractive girl who was practically
dateless until she left HOLLYWOOD
Alice Marble. In FINLAND Alice
Is one of many pretty pebbles on
the local beach. The only time
her telephone rings is when some
one wants to play tennis with her.
She seems shy in Hollywood and
lacks the confidence that comes with
much masculine attention. A
couple of months ago I saw her in
New York and hardly recognized
her. She was followed into. the
restaurant by a troop of males, all
of whom obviously adored and were
proud of being seen with her. She
was well-dressed, well-coiffured and
absolutely radiant.
Those Phony Standards.
To return to Mr.. Meredith. He
makes a statement that should prove
comforting to the lonely females
here. There are almost as many
single men in Hollywood as there
are women" This sounds interest
ing. and I beg him to continue.
"Oh, yes" he says, there are
lots of oilmen, brokers, business
men, writers and artists who would
like to make life less lonely for
the girls here if they (the girls
didn't have such phony standards
on what they want from a man.
Because the film actresses are rich
successful and good looking, they
want a man who is rich, successful
and good looking. And that's not SO
easy. Girls like Bette Davis and
Jane Bryan married the man they
loved without caring at all for the
phony standards of success andlo
good looks. I went to school with
Arthur FarnSworth miss Davis
mate). He is quiet and unobtruslve-
just the sort of man to make hel
happy"
On one point, and an important
one, the successful lady stars here
are at a disadvantage to some one
like, let's say-Burgess Meredith
And the lad himself names it
"Because of their financial indie
pendence. says Burgess, they have
q masculine outlook. But If they
want to go out with a man, the!