Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-30


ing the place Of Jane Darwell.
stricken suddenly by Influenza
When the play opens Sunday
ut the Wilson, II will he Miss
Pitts second venture on the
legitimate stage, not counting
benefit shows and personal APP
pearances.
Her first play was an un-
distinguished connection called
"Her First Murder" and people
went to see IL apparently for the
sole purpose OF seeing Miss
Pitts, forgiving the rest of II.
This time. she has play that
already has won its spurs. And.
after this one. she hopes 10 do a
/ comedy without any murders or
mysteries In II.
twenty-five years and 500
pictures in Hollywood" said
Miss Pitts. "but I'm just a be-
ginner at this"
Her film experience. naturally,
gives her the stage presence and
acting skill that she needs, but
she admits.
AT first was afraid
wouldn't he able 10 memorize a
whole part, but when l tried II.
I could"
She learned and rehearsed her
-rofc IN The Bar IN three weeks,
which is par for the course in
anybody's theatcr.
What brings her 10 the legiti-
mate stage II the same thing
that has moved other film
notableS 10 do it-pArtly the
Searning 10 act for real people
instead of n camera, and partly
10 prove that she can do 10.
Those were the reasons that
persuaded VIII Rogers 10 play
in "Ah, Wilderness" He did 30
for the same producer. Duffy,
who recollects that Rogers ac-
Cepted that play although II
meant canCelling chance 10
pick up a guaranteed $3.50, 900 i'm
other appearances. To him, max
Ing good i'm the play meant more
than the money.
The same goes for Miss Pitts
She Is a tong way from starving.
owning one Of the handSomeSt
houses IN Brentwood, thanked on
either side by the homes Of
Shirley Temple and Claudette
Colbert.
Meeting Miss Pitts face 10
face, YOU find her looking just
\ the way YOU expect her 10 look
|and. to certain extent. she
sounds the same. hut with one
thing missing.
She doesn't have that helpless
quaVer in her voice and she
doesn't make those pathetic
gestures with her fingers.
She twiddles her fingers
some. but no more than does
any average person who l. OBJ
Viously rather shy. And Miss
Pitts iS-world famous on the
screen. she still Is shy about
meeting people, and she apollo
giZed:
They say I'm not very good
for interviews"
But even though she is shy
and-well. nice is about the only
word for it-She always comes
right 10 the point, and never
beefS.
IF we asked her 10 rehearSe
at s In the morning. she would
do u, with No complaints and no
questions asked" said Duffy.
In short. the lady is trouper.
NOTES AROUND TOWN:
Scene for somebody's scrap book
"A Highlander In kits swinging
down the street with his lady
friend In Stacks.
Glen FOrcier. the Crosse
Pointe Farms Lad, aged :, who
was one Of the gallant $4,000"
In the bond drive, finished his
campaign with $1,000 worth Of
bonds sold.
Most of IL was I'm small bonds,
although he hit the jackpot
when he wandered into a small
tool shop on Heidelberg near
Gratiot, and the employees, to-
gether, took $1,000 worth. The
biggest sale was TO one Of them,
William j. Webber. a lathe hand,
!. who took n $1,000 bond.
Add pastimes: Watching for
INFLUENTIAL people who are con-
tent to get along with A cards
for their cars. Walter thinner
Is one. And Al Clancy, the
banker and son OF Gen g., goes
TO work In share-the-rid pool.
Tip 10 the picture editor: To
fake the place Of the first robin
pictures, how about n picture Of
the first Victory gardener who
finds one of his plants COM
ing up?
John p. Frazer, the builder.
has worn n white carnation in
his lapel every day for 80 years.