Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-13
HOLLYWOOD

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RoSalind Russell is home in
Hollywood after sos perform
ances and $3.5 million worth OF
box-oface jingle in Wonder
full Town." the New York mu-
steal version of my Sister
Eileen"-with 100000 in her
own bank. plus another $780,
900, to date, from her movie,
Never Wave at a WAC"
And this is the girl the crit
les said was through after her
big fiopperoo in Mourning Be-
comes Electra!
There's no such thing as
being through-if you work"
said ROE, who practically
worked herself into q beanpole
with the dances and numbers
for Wonderful Town" But
the movie I'm making now.
Girl Rush. is a musical, and
I'll sing and dance to Martin
and Blaine music-the best"
She Likes Fame
Fame in New York." con-
tinued Miss Russell, in private
life Mrs. Fred Brisson-Fred
is also her movie company
partner in Independent Artists
pictures-"is wonderful. There
were well-behaved, big crowds
outside the stage door every
night. And I got every award
from the New York critics,
the Tony. everything"
And ROE very nearly didn't
take the "Wonderful Town
offer.
ST fought for two years not
to do it," she recalled. Just
goes to show how much you
know what's good for you.
went East to say mo- I'm not
for a musical, I told them. I'm
not the girl you want. But Joe
Fields talked me into it. He
saw me Glowing at q party. I
was singing and dancing; you
should pardon the expression.
So I signed-and made q for
tune for what I'd been doing
all my life for Free"
This girl is a collector. When
ROE returned here she brought
q trunks and crates, fve bar.
rels packed with bric-a-brac.
16 suitcases, and o loaded auto
driven here by q pal. II went
for two weeks and stayed two
years." she explained.
She Trimmed Down
I was worried when I saw
ROE in Wonderful Town" Her
performance was great, but
she was so thin. 81 was never
as skinny as every one said"
remarked ROE. who was tossed
around on the stage in the
most strenuous conga ever
seen behind footlights. But 4
guess I was thin all right-at
the beginning Of the play. EVE
johnson came backstage and
told me the same thing. So I
said, what do I do?' Get
some vitamin B shots, she told
me. I did, and that gave me an
appetite. Yes. it was quite q
job. You couldn't do it II you
didn't love 1t. Now I miss being
at the theater. I get restless
around 8 in the evening. And
I miss all the people back
there-215 connected with the
play"
Roz might consider touring
with the musical for 10 weeks
on the road after she COM
pletes Girl Rush"-'but only
in big halls and concert audi
forums. You can bring In
$4,000 q week." of which Miss
RuSSell'S share would be 10
per cent Of the gross and 10
per cent Of the profits. "And
] also collect on the three or
four road companies we're
sending out, and from the
show in England-'Wonderful
Town opens there In Septem-
ber."
Mrs. Brisson will also be In
the chips from 1.-THE Pajama
Came" latest Broadway mu-
steal success. produced by her
husband. "I lived with that
play during the rehearsals and
the out-of-town tryout. /
stood at the back Of the thea.
ter with the wiveS-tougheSt
role I ever played. Just
CHASTITY"
A Divided Life
Hollywood loses Rosalind
for six months Of each year
for the next two years. "Our
son Lance attends q school he
loves in New York." she exc
planned. $50 we're keeping our
hotel suite there" Lance is
now IL and win return to the
BrisSons' Beverly Hills home
for the summer vacation.
"He has a pool. but he also
has a paper route"
ROE won't start Girl Rush,
until August. The dance and
song rehearsals will last 10
weeks. The picture will be
shot in the newest big screen
DANCING.