Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-01


ield giris; a MR.. PICKERING
mules; some sledgee dogs: Esl
and Moe, two penguins (only one
ever to 60 TO the Arctic, becaus
Penguins come from the Antarcti
and these were taken north as
publicity stunt for some fir
don't remember); MARY
he only trained rhinncerns; Clarl
Cables clothes; a troupe Of mario
nets; model of the ship used i
'Mutiny on the Bounty" Tarzans
another chimp, and Reptana, a bo
constructor. and Hi, a waite
buffalo. Hi ate only straw, an
was the most frugal bit Of pub
licity ever to come out of Holly
wood, city which isn't impresse,
by frugaiity.
Out OF all these wacky v
troupes, the snake, the model
ship and Clark Cables clothes
were the biggest surprises They
offered prize for the best copy
Of the model ship, expecting n
couple of hundred models; in
stead. they got 10000, including
40 from Detroit, and 1t took
three months to pick the winner.
Reptana. the boa. instead of
soaring people, became very
popular, especially with news
paper editors who enjoyed being
photographed with a boa con-
strictor--if boas seem nice to
editors, you can guess how tough
an editors life In.
And the clothes that Clarl
Gable wore in Gone with tn
Wind"-women went crazy, ant
Phifer had 10 have a detective oil
guard every minute of the day
doing nothing but see that womel
didn't steal, rip or cry over TIT
suit Of clothes. This doesn
sound sensible, but it's the wa.
the world is. .Goofy. In fact
the world probably would be
very dull place if it were no
Ngoofy.
As 10 goodness, Warren Slee
recOHects that tUomen also 1Uent
stdrry-eyed oUer the mdrionet
troupe Which had model of
Nelson Eddu. They Just hung
around rafting 10 see Nelson
Eddy" Siee SAID, until finally
the puppeteers i0oitld shoW them
the puppet. Wheth cir they
thought Eddy i0ouid be there, or
iChdt they expected, l0e'u neuer
knoac." (Ahce Gorham, t0ho
also sees life as IL exposes At
self to a press agent. says that
- tlcttS yttftt tdUD uTUT7Tr tuctt t10rS
Of movie houses wanting TO see
Mickey Mouse. p'istakirg shGdow
for substants.)
I asked Phifer whether h
thought movie stars were reall,
happy or whether they were dis
illusioned when they reache'
stardom. -~
"They love It." he said. what
ever they say, they love II. Any
OF the big ones could retire now
and be independent for life, but
they keep on working until
they're forced out-when the
public doesn't want them any
more.
Extras, too--most OF them
don't get over 500 I'm any one
month. Friends invite them In
for dinners, and they get along.
They wouldn't leave IL for any
thing"
Odd-he's also spent some
time talking 10 the bindle-stiffs,
the hOboes who inhabit the
lonely desert roads. Many, he
said, are college men. They just
seem to like loneliness, and
wandering, and the desert.
They're glad 10 have you stop
and talk for few minutes"
Phifer said. TELL them the
days news, and so on. But
offer them a ride? No, they're
going the same direction, but
they don't want 10 get any
where. They don't want ride"
That's the difference betwee
people, no doubt. Phifer is alway
going somewhere and doing some
thing. and he loves ii. Even I'll
time c. c. Bur thought he coul
make a million with a film base
on the controversy over Darwin
theory. Bostonians wouldn't le
the film Cor Phiferi or anythin
else) in town. They invoked