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Evening star., 1943-03-07
ASSOCIATED preSs.l

HOLLYWOOD.
Well, the tumult and the shouting
has died. A couple Of captains and
few of the kings have departed.
And Jimmy Cagney didn't believe
he was going to win. He did, Of
course.
The academy dinner was charac-
terized by its usual dullness. The
speeches were too long, particularly
by these who were tied up with gov
ernmental affairs. There was also
definite dash of international re-
letions, as exemplified by the head
Of the Russian motion picture film
industry and by the Mexican Con-
sui, who gave an award to Arturo
de Cordova for his performance In
THE Count Of Monte Cristo," made
in Mexico.
Bob Hope saved the day, as usual,
bringing in a snatch of his custom
ary brilliant dialogue when it was
sorely needed. The speeches previous
to Hopes had caused a publicity
man to turn around and remark,
They pile climax upon anti
climax"
1t was all very thrilling-except
for the significant fact that every
body knew very well who was going
to win the awards. Jimmy Cagney
and Greer Carson were a cinch.
That's the story.
One comparatively outstanding
thing was special award to Charles
Boyer for his French Research
Foundation" the object of which is
to preserve the French culture. COM
paratively few people in Hollywood
have even heard OF this organiza-
ticn, but Boyer for three years has
been accumulating the great works
of French literature, art, architec-
ture and knowledge.
He is one man who believes that
despite Nazi occupation, France will
continue as world power. He is
doing his part. SO that, when the
conflict Is over, his native land may
arise again.
Another special award was given
for the series known to the Ameri-
can public as THE Hardy Family"
There are now three members of
the Sanders family in pictures. Be-
sides George and his brother. Tom
Conway, the father of the. clan is
about to put on makeup. The IA
year-old retired businessman will
play Georges father, oddly enough,
in Appointment in Berlin"
Walter Pidgeon is growing a beard
in Madame Curie," but don't let
that scare you. l managed glimpse
of him yesterday on the set, and he
is liable to bring back the whisker.
On him, they look good I can
never understand how it's possible
for one director to take over an
others picture. I should think the
details would swamp the man, and
the finished film would be . rad.
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Wide World Photos.

finished one at Paramount. These
may be her last, for long time, at
least. She wants to be near her
husband, Maj. Tom Lewis, sta
toned in the East. Loretta has
been committing often.
Another war problem wife at Doth
Century-F Is Gene Tierney.
Genes husband, Oleg Cassini, is
stationed at comparatively far-away
Fort Riley, Kans. Gene is fire.
Quent visitor. Altogether too fre-
quent, the studio maintains, be-
cause she had been AWOL from
film work on several occasions.
Gene took an apartment near her
husbands camp q short time ago
and, with . trusty cook book in
her hand, began to whip up special
dishes for him. Result was that she
burned her hand seriously, holding
up production several days-~on~sa
movie, Heaven Can Wait" Heaven
could, perhaps, but the studip
couldn't-so Gene was Threatened
With suspension II she repeated
that runaway. - III
Mary Pickfofds case isn't td6ioa
Of course, but 1t is nonetheless =
problem to her and to Charles
Buddy Rogers Of the Air Farce.
Mary, q factor In United Artists,
had planned to 60 Into film pfosa1c-
ton In q major way. She isn't sur
rendering so much as her younger
sisters, because Mary has q fortune
tucked away, but nevertheless she's
through with films until Buddy
comes home. Meanwhile. Mary says
(see HEFFERNAN, Page ED
Evening star., 1943-03-07
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Evening star., 1943-03-07
It Was Hunger Goaded'
Elder Barrymore
To Acting Career
, BY Kate Holiday.
By Kate HolI

By the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD.
I'm like Walt Whitman" Lionel
Barrymore said. Il love everything.
The birds, the bees, the fishes-even
acting!
"Any one can act If he's put to it.
Whole lives are spent in magnificent
performances which never set a
stage. When men tell their wives
where they've been, for instance.
Why, dear, I met an old friend from
Detroit he was hit by q hack
and I had to take him to the hos
pital. ). Poor fellow. he's badly on
That's a portrayal worthy of
Booth!"
According to Barrymore, he, too,
was put to acting. He had to make
living.
He tried not to follow the foot
steps Of dozens of his relatives. He
went to Paris and studied art.
But acting was the only sure way
I knew OF getting salt and pepper to
put In water to make believe 1t was
SOUP" ~.
After delivering himself of this,
Barrymore told me of his profess
sional beginning.
The name Barrymore" didn't help
at the start. Directors didn't care.
Finally, his grandmother, Mrs. John
Drew, gave him bit in her pro-
duction of "The Rivals"
The bit was in the prologue of the
play, portion which is usually
skipped entirely. Lionel and an
other man went through one Of
those burlesque routines in which
two men glance at one another in
passing, and spend the next five
minutes on opposite sides of the
stage wondering about each others
identity. It's pretty gruelling for all
concerned.
"The audience gave tongue"
Barrymore said. He played it once.
Inspiration From Hunger.
But he still had to eat. Hunger
eventually triumphed over inexperi-
ence. He got parts. He found he
could act. He was . great success.
I looked up my family once" he
told me. II found, among others,
that I was descended from the
original 'yes-man.'
"He was q henchman of King
Canute's. One day when Canute sat
on the shores of Devon as the tide
was rising, he said something about
moving back from the water. The
lackey bowed and murmured, But
even the sea wouldn't dare touch
you, o, great king!'
"Canute probably hung the guy.
And that dumb jerk was an ancestor
of mine!"
The dumbness seems to have been
bred out of the family. Lionel, for
instance, is one of the most ac-
complished men in the theater. He
is also one of the most charming.
Evening star., 1943-03-07
HOLLYWOOD.

k1OllLx WOOO.
An astonishing Transformation is
getting under way on stage a at
Warner Bros, and the central fig
ure is the beautiful Swedish blond,
Ingrid Bergman. Only now Ingrid
is a brunet-and stunning one.
She's starting the aim version Of
Edna Ferber's Saratoga Trunk" !"
and for the role Of Clio Dulaine,
mercurial French Creole heroine. is
wearing = black wig over her own
closely cropped blond hair.
One surprise is quickly followed by
another. As Director Sam Wood
calls for action Bergman steps back
through . French window leading
onto . balcony and emerges sing
ing! She has q rather sweet-toned
soprano voice, but it's plain she's
very nervous. The words Of the
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Saroyan Had Point
Won for Him
LAssociated Press.)
HOLLYWOOD

The advertising man at MGM
wanted to bill It: William Saroyan's
The Huna4n Comedy" Saroyans
name. he argued. meant . great
deal to the movie.
"Naw," said Edward Mannix, who
rules on such matters. III. maybe.
that story WAS book Of the month.
then we'd put sAroyan's name
first
Look" said the advertising man.
gleefully, displAyinG = telegram
which sid that Haxoyan1 story
''noyeliz6 efter h wrote the screen
play" had bean clieeon q : current
book Of The month
saroyan gsts TOP Killing.
Evening star., 1943-03-07

He Is the sort of man you In
stinctively call "Sir." For, beneath
the gruffness Of his humor, there is
q sincerity and deep sensittvity
which is immediately obvious. He
is kind. He is simple. He Is
courageous.
Unknown to most people, Lionel
Barrymore has been In constant pain
for years. Five years ago he fell
and broke his hip. This, for q man
then GA, was serious. But the break
healed. He went to London and did
picture.
Shortly after his return some one
inadvertently pushed him on q
Hollywood set. He lost his balance
and the hip was broken again. He
Evening star., 1943-03-07
The Movies Grand Old Man Looks Back
Surprisingly Enough,
Lionel Is Even Fond
OF Gillespie Roles

in one, but 1t was tl1ought TO
be more maneuverable than his
crutches. Now the chair has be.
come part Of the role.
Yet, despite all this, BARRYMORE
has not only kept up his work but
his outside interests.
He has continued to write music.
for instance. His compositions
range from hve-part orchestral
tone poem. 'Tableaux Russes," to Q
vocal arrangement Of . Bach pre.
lude.
He IN n1rdest about his compos.
ing. Some people play solitaire"
he says, u write music"
He also knows art. His etchings
have been exhibited all over this
country. Their beauty is the result
OF painataking and intent work.
muck ct which has been done in his
dressing rocu1 during his lunch hour.
K1ndly Fellow, Tee.
] have also said that Barrymore
was kind. He is. particularly to
children. ] watched an infant
actress say good-by to him after
finishing her part. The child had re-
hearsed painful little speech. But
he heard her out with the same
Difference he would extend to Sister
Kenny. And when young Susan
Peters was not quite getting q difa.
cult scene he asked her to wheel
him to q corner Of the set. There,
out of earshot Of the others, he out
lined what he would suggest she do.
The scene went perfectly the next
time.
Right now he is working with
small Margaret OBrien. He thinks
she Is amazing.
IF she'd been born 200 years ago
she would have been burned q .
witch!" he says.
asked him II he minded the
many limitations that are done Of
him.
do ! really sound like that?" he
answered, his eyebrows crawling up
into his scalp. "Oh, I don't mind
them. I suppose" He laughed. I'm
like Walt Whitman, remember. I
love everything!"
He even likes working away from
pictures. He's just finished three
months Of Government broadcasts
and weekly radio show OF his own.
He goes regularly to the Hollywood
Canteen, and was much embar-
rassed wi1en the orchestra there
played three Of his arrangements
Of MacD0EellB piano music. He
thought that was q little heavy for
the boys. The boys had other ideas.
He lesrns his lines by reading
them over and over. He enjoys the
long waits between scenes even more
than the actual shooting. His good
humor never fails.
| How long does he want to 70 ON
playing 'Dr. Gillespie?
| II hope" said the eldest Of the
Barrymores fervently, until hen
| freezes overi"
Evening star., 1943-03-07


has been on crutches ever since. He
y only now beginning to feel like
himself. s
Origin ef 4 Series.
When he could hardly navigate he
was found ct the studio one day,
weakly making his way to . sound
stage. His only statement was that
he had promised to make q test
with . young boy. He had to be
there. II the kid didn't get a con-
tract he would always think It
might have been ause of him.
He didn't even know ..ie boys name.
The famous wheel chair In the
"Dr. Gillespie" pictures was also an
outcome OF his illness. He has
never actually been forced to cruise
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Helen Hayes Is There But Hardly Play
By John Ferris.
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
Helen Hayes, whose followers and
admirers are legion, returned to
Broadway Wednesday night In the
long awaited historical drama "Har-
riet" which Florence Ryerson and
Colin Clements based on the life Of
the author Of "Uncle Toms Cabin" !"
A Hayes first night, especially one
under the banner of Gilbert Miller,
is always a sumptuous affair, and
not even war can diminish its glitter.
In calico and silks Miss Hayes
moves brilliantly through the three
act drama, which, however, seemed
to me far less than her great talents
deserve.
The play rambles and at times is
dull and windy; but Miss Hayes, who
once effectively brought Victoria
Regina to life. does the same service
for the shade of Harriet Beecher
Stowe.
Mrs. Stoves life and those Of the
fabulous Beechers surrounding her
offer excellent material for q fine
bAO6A dRAAANdA O4 dAld. x9At, tklC 90e
thors may thank Miss Hayes and
her supporting cast for what vitality
the work possesses.
Rhys Williams portrays HarrietS
scholarly. absent minded husband In
good style. Sydney Smith gives an
excellent Characterization as Henry
Ward Bcecher Others whose per-
formances were distinctive included
Jane Seymour, Seth Arnold, Betty
and Lenore. Wade, Joan Tetzel, Jack
Manning and william Woodson.
The play was staged by Ella Kazan
with settings by Lenuel Ayers and
costumes by Aline Bernstein.
The last time Helen Hayes ap-
peared on Broadway was in October,
1941, in Maxwell Anderson's Candle
in the Wind" an ineffective drama
about the Nazi terror.
The new play, despite the tremen-
(9AA RUy0nYa RA0W1W.0l
Evening star., 1943-03-07
A Thought on Comedians.
Coming Attractions
Screen.

CAPITOIIhe Crystal with paulette
Mlland; starting Thursday
COLUMHIA-"The World" Priscilla Lane:
second street week, starting Thursday.
EARIE"Star spaneled Rhythm" with nnumerahle people
KEITHS-.Shadow Wright ind Joseph
Cotton: starting Thursday
1ITIE"Ow Town." with Martha Scott and Thomas MITCHELL
revival run, starting Wednesday s55s8
PAIACE-Ihe Sergeant" with Thomas Mitchell
Fonda and Malreen O11ara.
Up BABY" Katherine Hepburn Cary Grant:
revival run, starting Wednesday.
Evening star., 1943-03-07
The Dog Of Auer
Is a Homebody Now
ASSOCIATED Press.)

HOLLYWOOD.
Mischa Auer has q great Dane,
and the adjective fits. The dog is
enormous.
Auer claims the thing Is friendly
as . kitten. but his neighbors are
| not 50 sure.
When the beast came to call Gas
it often did, inasmuch as there is
no fence around the Auer property
its hosts began to complain.
Mischa finally gave firecrackers to
each Of the surrounding house.
holders. He knew that the crackers
were too tiny to injure his pet, but
that Glamour Eyes. that's It's
nameD hated them. The neighbors
were to throw the things In the dogs
direction.
It worked. Glamour is home
body now
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Transformation Of 1ngrid
From Wait Of Spain's Civil War
Miss Bergman Becomes Mercurial Lady

song are in Creole French, and she
hilrries them slightly.
Director Wood tells her to slow
the tempo. "You can also be louder
and happier" he adds.
T can be happier when this is
over" says Bergman and the chuckle
that follows seems to ease her ten
sion. She steps out onto the bal
cony trilling '.Dansez codAine, dan
sez codaine, c'est macaque qua pc
joue violon." She sounds happy
and she looks radiant Is she trips
down the steps to q. fagstoned
courtyard. The scene over, Berg
man sits down and talks.
The Drunef ChAnteuse.
MY flrst scene and T have to
sing for the first time" abe says
sadly. Opening scenes always
seem to be 50 difdcult. When !
started For Whom the Bell Tolls
1t was to make over scenes began
by another actress. When I started
'Casablanca' the first thing did
was 4 love scene with Humphrey
Bogart. Why, I had Just met him
only few minutes before that. We
were both very nervous =
In 46aratoga Trunk Bergman
will play her love scenes with Gary
Cooper. She knows him very well,
via .FWTBT." There win be lots
Of them. says Director Wood with
. sly grin.
"lts . case of love at flrst sight,' -
he adds. "and they don't waste any
time In prelin1inaries."
We ask Bergman II that br,met
makes her feel different.
7 haven't had time to md out. !"
she answers. "I've been too busy
working On my songs and my accent.
But I love the period gowns, even
the bustles.''
The period Is 1885, and II the gown
she's wearing is q fair sample, the
styles OF the era are . perfect com.
plement to the Bergman lines. AZ
for the dark hair, we'll, we have 4
hunch that after seeing "Saratoga
Trunk" = lot Of gentlemen are going
70 prefer blond brunetS
Stirring Last Words. !.
The hostages" In Paramount'x
pdctslrisation OF the Stefan Heym
best-seller are lined up against the
courtyard wall, ready TO be shot by
0estapo. There's Z tense atmos-
phere On the ret, for this Is the
climActic point Of the story. Paul
Lukas. - Reinhardt, the Naxi COM
missioner Of police. is about to give
the order for their mass execution.
Troopers step forward with tommy
guns and the hostages huddle to-
gether, some fearfully, some defi-
antly. Now comes q slight delay in
figuring the camera angle. Tech
nicianS gather around and start
peering through the finder and
measuring with tapes. The actors
are told to relax for = minute or
two.
q do any OF you condemned people
have any last requests 10 makes"
asks Director Frank Tuttle With q
smile.
Oscar Homolka, the czech ooal
lsse HlEsol an. Pass 1-3J
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Qualifications
Still Necessary
For Movie Entry
Yet Most Aspiranfs
Mention Only Hopes
In applications
ASSOCIATED press.)
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLY WOOO.
Since revelations about the dearth
Of leading men in Hollywood, the
place has been deluged with letters
from Seattle to Miami. Reports
suggested that if fellow was 4-F
over feet and 10 and photogenic
he had a chance in pictures.
Mothers have written about their
sons, wives about their husbands
high school kids about themselves.
All of these people wanted some
thing done about getting some one
in pictures.
But talent scouting is a full-time
Job as 1t is.
Nearly every letter mentions that
''they say he should be in the
movies" But rarely, If ever, does
the writer mention any concrete
theatrical experience. This expert
ence. oddly enough, interests Holly
wood more than physical beauty or a
low draft status The industry is
looking for talent, but that talent
must have been proven in some
way-in radio, little theater OF
with a band.
Practically none of the letters cal
attention to any familiarity with
show business as whole. with the
angles of the racket.
1t is necessary for the would-be
actor to know the ins and outs OF
his profession Who is on top, how
you see him, when shows are being
cast: what to do with or without
an agent. These are things which
are important. whether you are
Barrymore or Joe Doakes. Because
of a lack of this knowledge many
fine actors have nearly missed the
boat.
Rosalind Russell, for instance
once had contract with MGM
Supposedly. she was set. But SHIT
didn't get parts. For the simple
reason that she didn't know how
Finally. couple of years later. sh'
began to catch on. She played th'
game as show business plays it ant
became a star.
And how do you acquire sucl
knowledge? BY work. in and aroun6
the theater. Perhaps as secretary
Perhaps as a sceneshifter. Perhaps
as an amateur actor or. if you car
make it, Broadway bit player.
In this business there are thre;
elements. In the order Of their i'm.
portance, they are: Proven talent
familiarity with the angles anc
physical attractiveness. If yol
don't believe that the last come.
last, take a look at Bill Bendix anc
Edward G. Robinson. 4
Evening star., 1943-03-07

cially tie person Of Lou Hoats, they
manifested themselves = sineus
slarly smug citizens, content to main.
tain the status quo, be It repre.
sented bT joke Of whatever aee,
It probably Is unjust to single out
Mr.. Holtz for the faults Of many
other comedians as wen q himself,
but he happens to be the most con.
venient symbol Of what No aro
thinking.
What We are thinking, 10 be more
specific, is that the life Of comedy
material Is not what funny men
think 1t Is and, fs.f-asher, that there
must be q lot Of writer's who would
be glad to undertake its replacement
at q modest fee.
Mr.. Benny Is Smarter.
The latter part Of the above state.
ment has been made conspicuously
clear by, say, Jack Benny, not
abnormally funny fellow, who has
created the reverse impression By
hiring whatever talent he needed
to make him appear clever and
comic. It has been even better IL
lustrated BY the much more talented
Fred Allen, who Is his own writer.
or ad nbber, as the situation may
demand. Lesser men should not
aspire to be as funny Is Mr.. Allen,
Of course, but they would at much
better into . brave new world Of
the theater II they buried. instead
OF cherished. the laughs they used
to get. -,
The comedians, to be judicial
about 1t, are not entirely to blame
for taking the attitude OF feudal
squires. "A too sentimental public
has encouraged them by laughing
only little less loudly and slightly
more hollowly when it might have
been better not to laugh at all.
The comedian will tell you that
it is his style, Or maybe his style
plus the public's affection for him.
That's partly true, as any dispas.
sionate observer viii agree, but It IL
more true that the few top-notchers
owe their placo to new and con.
stantly changing material,
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Around Went the Oscars
A Ringside Report on the Dinner
Which Had Much Talk, Few Surprises
By Kate Holiday.

house. But Charles Vidor recently
whipped back from New York to
grab the reins Of Attack by Night
when Dorothy Armer became Ill.
And, when I was on the set, every
thing was too calm and collected for
words. Anybody who says there
aren't gremlins in Hollywood Is
mildly insane,
Evening star., 1943-03-07
sign of the Times

In Blonde Buys Horse" Penny
Singleton (Blondie) hires two men
to wax her floors. They appear In
overalls imprinted AL cleaners
However, the AL" Is crossed out
and over 1t is written F."
Evening star., 1943-03-07
Mickey Gets Hardest Role
q He Will Play Lead in Test Case
of Actor Part in the War
, Ry JaysC CmnsOdv.

Il Hoyxoods rspsyine bsass fruit y be that Mickey
The fe Of the actor M be whether
moton picture ss are more vaahas g effort
W more fellows Hnfofm With
e surface and ten angsp1 Holood swts