Evening star., 1943-11-07

the USO and the various other sery-
Ice organizations, have come the
promoters eager to supply more
sensational and money catching
features. The main stem of Holly
wood, as result, is more garish and
frontier in its appearance than any
of the scenes 1t has been showing in
celluloid action-operas for many
years.
Windows of shops that once pur-
veyed luxury raiment to film no.
tables, and served course dinners by
shaded lights. now blazon forth the
lure of cheap drinks and rowdy en-
tertainment via panes of glass COW
cred with vivid painted pictures and
advertisements. One tired old build
ing over on Sunset near Cover
Gulch, the film cowboys locale, has
been given a shot in the arm, its
roof propped up,. and is now con-
verted into a full-blast burlesque
joint.
Peep shows, picture galleries, all
the cheap penny attractions of the
beach resorts, have moved to town
to join forces with the burlesque
shows, operating along Hollywood
boulevard in shops from which the
store fronts have been taken. Stands
full of trays with cheap souvenirs,
colored postcards showing the
houses of stars Gin which they
haven't lived for years. occupy some
Of these.
New Kind of Teller.
A bank, not solid enough to go
through the depression, now dis
penses highballs and cocktails at 1C
cents apiece. The lobby of the ole
Montmartre, once Hollywood's No
l safe, in the days of Valen-
tino and Alma Rubens, is now a
red-lit cocktail bar. Streets are
filled with litter from the crowds
which overflow the sidewalks into
the streets after nightfall. Satur-
day nights, and after midnight. pre-
sent a picture of bedlam undreameo
Of in the preWar days when Holly
wood was known as a spot where
they pulled the sidewalks in at 1C
and New Workers complained there
was no night life.
This is the film capitals foretaste
OF the prosperity promised by Gov
Earl Warren this week, in predicting
a future that will dwarf by com
parison the days of the gold rush
Of 40" Hollywood, which has hac
a private gold rush of it's own fol
the past 25 years. views with dismay
the tidal wave about to engulf it!
landmarks.
Plastics, Head to, Toe.
Nils ASther, aging 10 years TO,
his role in The Man in Half Moor
Street" as the dissolute scientist
who thinks he has discovered 9
criminal means of preserving his
youth only to face failure, has ar
amazing makeup for the part. II
covers not only his face, but his
clothes and his posture.
Soft plastic was applied to Asther's
neck and chin, to simulate sagging
muscles, and his eyes were made to
appear sunken by the use of the
same plastic underneath them, tc
produce pouches and wrinkles
Shadows painted below his cheek
bones created a drawn Sunken look
His own hair line was made to recede
bV the use of a false forehead built
of plastic along the temples and
forehead.
A dropping posture accentuateG
the effect, and the removal of all
shoulder padding and the use of a
limp bow tie, also devoid of padding
completed very haggard and de
pressing ensemble for the really
handsome actor.
Day for Imports.
The loan Of Turhan Bey. young
Turkish actor, TO play a role oppo-
site Katharine Hepburn in Dragon
Seed ICONS him to prominence as
next foreign actor to get the stardon
buildup.
In times past, few men of foreign
birth, with the exception of those
from the British Isles, have achieved
star billings. Valentino. an italian
Charles Boyer, Jean Cabin anc
Maurice Chevalier, from France
Emil Jannings. for Germany; Jear
Hersholt, for Denmark: Lars Han.
sen, killed in the middle OF star.
ring career in Hollywood, 70,
Sweden; Paul Lukas, for Hungary
these about make up the list o
those who arrived as full-fegec
stars. Obviously the percentage i
not large.