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Evening star., 1941-07-06
Films From France

Richard de Rochemont, managing
editor of the March of Time, has
returned to New York via the Dixie
Clipper after six weeks in unoccu-
pied France.
While in France de Rochemont
spent a good deal of time in Vichy
and in travelling throughout the
unoccupied area, photographing life
in France today for the March of
Time. He shot more than 10000
feet of unusual film. and was able
to bring back to America much of
the footage undeveloped, thereby
escaping official censorship.
Before the war he had been sta
toned in Paris for more than 10
years as foreign correspondent,
and was in charge of March of
Times European staff from the
time the film series was started six
years ago until the occupation of
Paris by the Germans.
Evening star., 1941-07-06
Bergen's
Family
Increases
Two 'Clucks' Join
Ventriloquist's
Encourage
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD.
1t would have been nice to have
met Maisie and Matilda the way
the professional gadabouts do. :.
Something like this: Edgar Ber-
gems dressing room the other tea
time, Whaddya think? Met
Maisie and Matilda just the
four of us but it wasn't much
fun because M. and NJ are a couple
of clucks but veddy dumb
biddies. ...
1t was a conventional meeting.
Bergen thought Maisie and her sis
ter were in a grip. but they were
behind table Maisie and Matilda
are the newest additions to the
Bergen family. They are carica-
lures of two hens. one young and
skittish, the other old and eX-
perienced.
They were to have made their
debut in a night club but, with
their humor edited to conform to
Hays Office standards. they will be
seen and heard first in a movie.
They were developed, said Edgar, to
meet a need-something for night
club encore, but he has been too
busy to make the night club circuit.
He picked hens because:
Il have a cackle quality in one
of my voices. A yentriloquist must
fit his characters to his voices. And
| then ne must tailor his humor to
fit his characters. Charlie Is wise,
! he knows all the answers, he can
talk about anything, ANYTIME.
Mortimer Snerd is dumb and he has
! all the features and characteristics OF
a dumb guy-buck teeth, receding
forehead, sloping nose, slanting
chm.
"Maisie and Matilda you'd think
Bergen was talking about two per-
sons. not things. Just as he speaks
of Charlie) give me an oppor-
tunity TO kid the women. intended
to use them as a night club encore
letting them tell a few off-colol
stories. You know how women II
night club are after they've har
few drinks-Well, they can hr
kidded pretty thoroughly. Thesr
girls are going to talk about rooster
they've known. girdles they've vOTI
troubles they've had-just like E
couple of women talking over
back fence
NJ. and NJ. are made Of plastic
unlike Charlie and Mortimer, VII
are carved of wood. One fits oyt
each of Bergens hands and, i
Look Who's Talking" the hand
will not be seen. Bergen will b
behind the fence. Bergen can spea
for both of them and proved i
but in the movie a girl will voiC
double for one of the hens. Afte
a few months practice, Bergen v
! speak for both Of his new characte!
Evening star., 1941-07-06

before he went on as Claudia's hus-
band that Donald Cook must be a
delightful connubial companian.
Acts Only on Stage.
He definitely does not have that
ego which is said to put actors way
down on the list of choices for sue
cessful domesticity.
He shows no indications of being
fascinated by his own profile, which
is right nice. He confines his act
ing to the stage. In real life you
might guess him to be bond sales
man or an attorney, or even an
aviator.
He said not a word about his
art He called it play pretend
ing" He doesn't. even think that
he'll always be an actor.
AN actor" he says. has too
many crutches first the author
writes his lines and then a direc-
tor tells him how to deliver them.
I'll get into something else
eventually, maybe directing or writ
ing"
Cook was born and reared in
Oregon. inaugurated his theatrical
career at the Little Theater in Port
! land and was graduated from the
University of oregon.
Too Stage Struck.
At one time he toured the West
in a song and patter act.
Evening star., 1941-07-06

collect his own pay check. His
agent will do it for him. or mes
senger will deliver it to him. He
doesn't have to write checks or or
der groceries or take his car down
to the corner to be creased. He
employs somebody to do these me-
nial tasks.
Don't Waste Sympathy.
C"Acting," opines Raymond WAL
burn, lis hard work only at certain
times of the year: In spring, when
the fish are biting; in summer, when
it's vacation time; in the fall, when
the hunting'S good-and in the VIM
ter, when you're tired from working
all the rest of the year,
So don't waste too much sympa-
thy on successful actors. They are
paid well for what they do-and
they like doing it. Not one in SO
ever intends to do anything else.
But most of them accept the stu
dio-fostered idea that they work
harder than the average citizen.
Evening star., 1941-07-06

Me Not" which took her to London
She returned for a small part In
Page Miss Glory" in 1884. Then
George Abbott cast her in a series
of productions on Broadway and on
the road: Three Men on a Horse, }"
Boy Meets Girl" Room Service" :"
What Life" and The Primrose
Path"
Hollywood made repeated offers,
which she declined until the spring
of 1899, when Paramount filmed
What a Life" The play made the
Aldrich family famous, and Betty
went West to play her original part
of Henry Aldrich's girl friend.
Came East to Forget.
Her versatility was proved when
she Immediately stepped into the
role of the sultry farm girl in the
scTeen version of John Steinbeck's
of Mice and Men; then. she
played the youthful vamp in "Sev-
enteen." But no sooner was that
role completed than she returned to
New York for 1.-TWO on an Island
Next in Hollywood came Vic
tory" with Fredric March, which
she still considers one OF her less
successful efforts. Even my best
friends admitted I was pretty ter
rible in it." she smiles. She prompt
" put it out of her mind by engag-
ing in several weeks of Eastern sum-
mer stock. After that Paramount
sent her on an eight-week location
trip to Big Bear Lake in the San
Bernardino Mountains to play the
Ozark Mountain heroine, Sammy
Lane. in the technicolor picturiza-
ton of the Harold Bell Wright clas-
sic. "The Shepherd of the Hills"
She was appearing in Elmer Rlce's
Flight to the West" on. Broadway,
when a print of The Shepherd OF
the Hills" arrived at Paramount
New York office. Harry Carey, one
of her two co-stars in the picture
John Wayne being the other), had
Just closed in Heavenly Express"
He attended projection room
screening of this picture and tried
to persuade Betty to accompany
him, but she could not get away
from the theater.
BEST Thing You've Done"
No sooner had the film been run
off than he dashed over to the thea
ter and waited backstage to sing her
praises. Its your picture" he as
sured her. You're magnificent. It's
the best thing you've ever done"
She has been tested for the role
Evening star., 1941-07-06

W live p1CtulcS d veal dllu Cdl IL II olil
100000 up. Mainly up. Tyrone
Power and Clark Gable and Enrol
Flynn make no more than four
pictures a year. They are away up.
To film the average picture re-
ouires four to eight weeks. This
means that if the star appears in
four pictures. he is on call for no
more than 80 weeks a year. The
clerk, the grocer, the stenographer
and the milkman consider them
selves fortunate to get two weeks
vacation.
Easy at These Prices"
But the star, who is employed
on a 30 weeks contract, probably
actually works no more than half.
the year, so part of his vacation is
with pay. He has at least II weeks
when he isn't paid-unleSS he goes
on tour during his payless period
to exhibit himself for handsome
sums to palpitating populace.
c'Acting doesn't compare for phy-
sical effort with sax footing, car
pentering and door-to-door selling"
says Fred MacMurray, who's done
all three. Acting is easy. Who
wouldn't think so at these priceS?'0
The actor has days off between
scenes. long week ends, unexpected
days of freedom when his script is
being rewritten. He then is eX-
cused from duty and may run over
to Arizona to get married, for in
stance, if that's on his mind.
Almost everything has been made
easy for the star. If woman, the
clothes she is to use are made and
fitted over a form which CORE
spends exactly to her measure
ments. She tries them on once be-
fore going in front of the camera.
Her hair is dressed, her manicuring
Is done and her makeup applied
for her in comfortable quarters.
Slightly Less Attention.
("Acting" says Virginia Bruce,
sis hard work mentally.D
If she falls asleep in her dress
ing room on the set, her fellow
workers tiptoe past. She can bring
her dog or her parrot or her hus-
band to her set to watch her work.
Less impotant players can't do this.
She is pampered, spoiled.
The male star gets only Slightly
less attention.
1t is true that players must some
times report for makeup before
dawn and there are occasions when
they must work at night. But these
are the exceptions. The average
actor, from star to extra. seldom is
in the studio before o'clock and
generally is home at 6.
cOf course, acting is hard work"
says Loretta Young. Il have a
suspicion that any one who says
acting is easy is showing off,
The star doesn't even have to
Evening star., 1941-07-06
By Vesta Keeling,
Associated Press Staff Writer.
NTr7ITT UODU


At the moment Actor Donald
Cook admits to having five wives.
Now, don't get ahead of the
There's Claudia. . He is luxuri-
ating on Broadway this season in
being her dear and perfect spouse
in this hit production, so under
standing you can hardly believe
your ears.
In three weekly soap operas he
is a far less perfect mate, role
more familiar because, as he puts
it himself. he has been making him.
self obnoxious matrimonially in the
theater for years. :. Because I'm
the dark type
Rushing from wife to wife and
microphone to microphone all day
long. he winds up in the evening in
a seraphic mood as the mate of
Dorothy Mcguire. who plays Clau-
dia. Then he goes home to his real
and second wife, the former Prin-
cess Giovanna Mastro- Giovanni
| Tasca di Cuto, with whom he re-
sides on Long Island.
Naturally one couldn't ask, but
it is our own opinion, garnered from
tete-a-tete in his dressing room
Evening star., 1941-07-06

not far removed from those of the
Messrs. A. and c.
And There Is Lahr.
To burlesque too is the movie
public indebted for one OF the
truly fine comedy performances OF
recent years-that of Bert Lahr
as the Cowardly Lion in The Wiz
ard of o." 1t was something
straight from entertainments old
est corn patch in its every gesture,
but it was precisely what the in
depreciation required and Lahr
knew it well.
There was an ironic aftermath
to Lahr's performance in that role
which is not generally known. After
two seasons in Hollywood playing
unsatisfactory parts, it established
him as a very funny fellow If only
his style could be fitted to the char
acter. Every studio was willing to
take a whirl at such, tailoring OPP
Grafton then and there. Unfor-
tunately Lahr was committed to a
return to Broadway.
But Abbott and Costello are not
And won't be.
Evening star., 1941-07-06
Script in Archives

The shooting script of Sergeant
York" and all the research material
collected by Warner Bros. to assure
the authenticity of the production
will be sent to the York Institute
Jamestown, Tenn, to become part
of it's permanent archives. The mo-
ton picture is based on the career
of the institutes founder, Alvin C.
York. greatest American hero of the
first World War.
Sergeant York" stars Gary
cooner and Joan Leslie.
Evening star., 1941-07-06
Enigma or Just Hard>Working Actress!
Betty Field Has Been Called Hermit by Hollywood
But She Vehemently Denies the Charge

of Maria in Hemingway's For
Whom the Bell Tolls" and freely
confesses that she'd give an eye
tooth to play the part. TITS the
best on the current market. I know
I could look the part Id be happy
to cut my hair off to get it." Be-
fore that, however, she will 60 on
loan to Warren's to star in Hot
Nocturne";; she is wanted also for
the role of Louise in Kings Row.
She herself wants TO be back in New
York for the fall season.
Hermit or not, Betty Field Is more
in demand than any of Hollywood S
gadabouts.
Evening star., 1941-07-06

To most of Hollywood, Betty Field
is a complete enigma.
That any girl as attractive as
Betty should be so thoroughly i'm
mersed in her art that she should
choose to live practically the life
of hermit, seems inconcelvable to
her feilow-Workers.
Betty herself vehemently denies
that she's any hermit. She simply
lives alone and likes it and keeps
occupied with film and play scripts,
she explains. Her contract With
Paramount provides that she may
return to the New York stage for
six months of the year, So the
committing keeps her pretty busy,
too.
Whatever the reaction to her
private life, Miss Field is definitely
an actors actress in the sense
that Bette Davis. Barbara STAN
wyck and, more recently, Ida Lu-
pino and Ginger Rogers have be-
come recognized as serious dra-
matte actresses. There are not very
many of them among the younger
group.
Unlike most of the stage players
who win a place in the film sun.
she still remains loyal to her first
love and frankly admits that she
considers the stage far superior
medium because it gives you op-
portunity for a sustained charac-
| terization. Pictures are done by
bits and pieces and are a directors
medium. You're lucky if you can
remember what the role is about
when they shoot snatches of it here
and there and completely out of
continuity. But pictures do reach
much wider audience and the
change in technique Is good for
anybody
The Abbott Path.
This loyalty to the stage can be
traced to the thorough training
| which Betty enjoyed before her film
debut. A native of Boston, she
made her first professional appear
ance with the Edwards Stock Co.
in Newark while still high school
girl, appearing as a Chinese in "The
Shanghai Gesture" with Florence
Reed Completely absorbed by the
theater, she left high school to en-
roll in the American Academy of
| Dramatic Arts in New York City,
but had a Broadway job as an un-
derstudy before graduation day.
She followed that with a part ir
| the Princeton comedy, "She Loves
Evening star., 1941-07-06
HOLLYWOOD.

HOIIYWOOD.
To most of Hollywood, Betty Field
is a complete enigma.
Evening star., 1941-07-06
1t Isn't Really Hard Work,
Some Actors Will Admit
However, They Go on Vacations, Too,
In the Summer, Though You May
Ask, Vacations From What?'
By Hubbard Keavy,
Associated Press staff Writer.
HOLLYWOOD.


This Is time
need acting of them S
But don't feel for the poor
enough but teachers
who longer hours mental physical effort
and complain less,
tAllen jenkins exception Acting cnch he)
list They we'll paid make
Evening star., 1941-07-06

TWIN GIFT TO HOLLYWOOD-The Ryan tcins Margaret
Elizabeth graduates of Dunbarton College and eknoUn
patrons seuera local night clubs hee they hare danced
happieSt uacatons Washington this month"; When
they returned from Hollywood to DiS their tathe H. Edn
Printing Office prootreader they returned
Nth film contracts In their handbags reDard for their dancing
contributions to the forthcoming Fred Astareo HayWoh
film you'll Never Get Rich"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-07

that theater for a three day enc gagement.
 The new picture stars Humphrey Eogart, master of menace and ob- ject of praise from all quarters for his brilliant work in High Sierra; Joan Leslie, the sixteen-year-old starlet who also appeared with Bo- gart in High Sierra; Eddie Albert, whose insouciant charm has made him one of the screens top leading men: and Sylvia Sidney, dramatic star, who makes 6 welcome return to the screen after @ years absence
 Briefly, the picture tells the story of a group of people who live on wheels, nomads of the night, living by their own strange code. Bogart. as the tough hard-boiled owner Of the carnival, fighting desperately to keep 1t out of the red, is the ruler absolute of his little troupe.
 His most trusted aide is his girl friend, the fortune teller, played by Sylvia Sidney. When his tempera- mental lion tanner gets drunk once too often, Bogart replaces him with a youngster, played by Eddie Albert, whom they picked up in one Of their one-night stands.
 And on the same show Is Flight From Destiny" with Geraldine F4tz- gerald, Thomas Mitchell, Jeffrey
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-07
M The Local
 The0terS
STATE

Good news for waterburyl Tn the Navy, the laugh riot that all Waterbury is praislng to the skies, co-stalring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello will be held over by popu- lar demand at Warmers State thea- ter for an extended engagement of three days or until final perform ances Tuesday night,
 If you haven't seen "In the Navy" be sure to do 50 today or you'll never forgive yourself; those of you who have seen 1t, see 1t the second time because its a cinch you didn't get all the laughs the first time.
 In addition to Abbott and Costello the talented cast boasts such Holly wood luminarieS aS Dick Powell, the Andrews Sisters, creators of boogie. woogie rhythm, who also appeared with the sensational team in Buck PrivateS," Claire Dodd, Butch and Buddy and the Condos Brothers.
 Among the selections rendered by the Andrews Sisters are "Were in the Navy," Hull -Ba-Lu," "Gimmie Some Skin" and many others that will have you singing and swinging for months to come.
 So, if you want to forget your blues and laugh loud and long, be sure to see Abbott and Costello in their latest laugh riot "In the Navy"
 It's e panic.
 On the same biz show Is another comedy hit titled "The Man Who Lost Himself" with Brian Aherne and Kay Francis in co-starring leads.
 Aherne plays 6 dual role and is seen as two characters, Evans and Scott, and when Evans is consist ently and consistently mistaken for Scott, even by Mrs, Scott, the com- edy begins. Kay Francis takes the part of Mrs. Scott,
 Others in the cast include Henry Stephenson, s. z. Sakall, Nils As- ther, Sig Runan and Sara Padden.
 Coming to the State on Wednes- day is the fast-paced comedy "one Night in Lisbon" with Fred Mac- Murray and Madeleine Carroll being co-starred with e big cast includ- ing Patricia Morrison, Billie Burke, Reginald Denny and others. The second big hit of the program will be There's Magic in Music" with Allan Jones, Susanna Foster, Mar garet Lindsay and Lynne Overmaii.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-07
MOVieS Playing
 Today
PoLI'S

Tn "piood and Sand" 90th Gen. tury FoxS latest technical produc. ton, which opened c four-day en. gagement today ct the Lcew POA theater, the blazing pageantry Of Spain provides c colorftil back ground for Tyrone Powerb role. Critics have labeled "Blood and Sand" truly magnificent as well as the most tenseiy exciting iiim to come out of Hollywood this season. Featured at the head of Q support ing name cast are lovelieg Rita Hay worth and Linda parneli.
 The story deals with . fearless, death-defying riatador who ig torn between love of his beautiful wife, played by Linda Darnell, and the fatal charm of an alluring temptresy in the person of fiery Rita Hay worth. With such stars in the key roles, the enthralling story unfoldg in Q colorful panorama that Stuxls, excites and grips.
 The Inatador forgetS his own love. iy wife when he suddenly rises to fame, to fail for the wiles of Q heartless siren who, after . wilirl. wind friendship, digcards him. On the same program iS another smash hit, For Beauty'S 9ake," with Ted North and Marjorie Weaver.
 An Early Bird Show will be given at the Loew Poli on Tuesday morn. ing at i0:l5 o'clock, the program being comprised of our double fea- ture bill, oil ct no raise in prices. This show is given each week to accommodate the thousands of per- sons who otherwise never get 9 chance to attend the fnovieg-being unable to make the regular matinee or evening performance.
 A city-wide championship Conge contest will be held on the stage of the Loew Poll on Wednesday eve. ming, June 18th. Anyone wishing to enter this contest may fill out an entry blank either at the box.ofnce or Managers office. Tn addition to the contest there will be on all-star stage show featuring New Works Harvest Moon dance winners and stars of the stage and radio. Be sure to be herel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-07
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-07
HatUaii To Greet
 Waterbury OUer
 WATR Tonight

Radio greetings direct from Hawaii t0 the Brass City will be heard over WATR and . coast-to-coast Mutual hook-up tonight at e;S0 when "Hawaii Calls" salutes the local Mutual station and Waterbury.
 The story of Waterbury, It's people and It's industries, will be told to An audience of millions during the half hour broadcast from the beach at Honolulu. In- formation to be used on the Waterbury salute was flown to Hawaii by Clipper plane early this week.
 It Is expected that a visitor to Hawaii from Waterbury or a nearby town will be heard on the broadcast, extending greet ings to the folks back home. A flower lei will be sent by clipper express to . friend or relative designated by this special guest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-07
STRAND

Performances this evening ct Warmers Strand theater mark your final opportunity of seeing the tech- nicolor production ''That Night in Rio" with Alice Faye, Don Ameche and Carmen Miranda; also "Tobacco Road" with Charley 0rapewin and Marjorie Ramheau,
 Thrills galore will be in the ofiing for Strand patrons tomorrow with the four star spine-tingler '"The Wagons Roll at Night" arrives at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-07

Lynn and James Stephenson.
 Don't forget "zlegfeld Girl" with James Stewart, Hedy Lamar, Lana Turner, Judy Garland, Jackie Cooper and @ score of other Holly wood luminaries ig coming to the Strand on Wednesday. Put this show on your must" list.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-07
DRAMATIC REALISM

A stirring drama for Q mans fight for power and political con- trol and the grim consequences of that fight, is absorbingly told in Orson Welles' initial screen vehicle, "Citi7en Kane." Welles' Mercury Players enact most of the important nArtS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-07
CHESS MEN

Brian Aherne and Tan Hunter play chess in several of their scenes in "smilin' Through" Neither one knew the game before the film Now they're 50 interested they're hired e chess expert to teach them the fine points and cant be pried loose from the chesS-board when away from the camera.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-07
HELTUAr PRODUCER

Worlds only operating plant for hellum production is at Amarillo. Tex. Production recently reached an ll-year total of 100, 00O.O00 cubic feet. Once valued at s2,5OO q cubic foot, the gas now is produced for less than 1-2 cents 6 cubic foot.