Evening star., 1943-08-18
The Interview Broke Down

but it was impossible. They simply
sabotaged the interview.
X X x X
Il wanted girl TO begin with and
tiny baby" says the actress who
in private life is Mrs. Brisson, wife
OF Capt. Fred Brisson of the Air
Corps. Il only gained IA pounds
in all and I told the doctor the
baby would be small. So what hap
pens, get a boy and he weighs 81
pounds. And /"
How interesting says this re-
porter, who has listened only vague
ly to the foregoing conversation.
"Wendy-who, you understand, is a
girl-weighed only 6 pounds at
birth"
How much does she weigh now?"
demands Miss Russell. Miss West
brook is still a comparative light
weight at 1912 pounds. Assimilating
this information, Roz boasts.
Lance is going to be huge! I wish
you could see the shoulders on him
like a prize fighter. At 3
months he's Is pounds. And eat!
Does that boy eat! He likes food
so much that he cries unless he can
watch me eat. Last night had him
on my lap while I had my dinner.
This Is how he watched me-" and
Miss Russell brings her face close to
mine. widens her eyes, crosses them
slightly and emits some peculiar
noises. A customer in the restau-
rant passing our table. stops, stares
and hurries quickly by.
How does your baby sleep?" in
quires this reporter craftilv. Miss
Westbrook. I would have you know,
may not be such a good eater-it
takes two adults standing on their
heads TO get her moderately inter-
ested in her cereal-but she sleeps
beautifully, particularly at night.
Like a log" states Roz simply.
In the daytime we put him in his
klddy-coop on the porch, and he
sleeps like a log there" She has
bathed the baby herself everv
morning since he was l month
old. "As 1 told YOU" she continues.
I had wanted a girl, but I'm now
very satisfied with what I have. In
two years time I'm going to have
twins, a girl and boy-I hope.
There are two sets of twins in nv
family. Mother and Dad had nine
children, and my brother and sister
each have twins"
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Miss Russell's earlier desire for a
girl was based on the illusion that
they mind better" I did not de-
strov her dream.
Have l told you about the red
headed Woman?" she demands sud-
denly. Well" she continues. we
bring up my son Lance to be a
good boy, polite to his elders and SO
1orth. At he goes to school
When he comes home 1 reprimand
MIN Tor something and he comes
back with: 'Sez your He goes to
college. He gets kicked out of COL
lege. He doesn't want to work. He
gets kicked out of home. Two
years later he comes back. He has
redheaded woman with him
Don't tell me- l tell him, I can
guess Mother says Lance, meet
the future wife Hello, mom,' she
says in one breath, and with the
next. hand over those War bonds
you've been holding back from us.
l need them for our first child"
The Interview has now dissolved
into hysterical laughter. But if you
really would like to know a few
details about Miss Russelrs picture
work, here they are briefly: She has
started work in Ten Per Cent
Woman" She is what is known in
the trade as "a flesh peddler," in
other words, an agent for film talent
I'm one of the few people who
believe in them" she tells me
Have they helped you?" I want
to know. NO" says Roz, whose
husband before the war was an
agent.
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