Arizona Republic from Phoenix, Arizona • Page 44

All EDITIONS- Barbara Kept Faith Won if fim s-: jsav sfc: S' y-y -P YYiYlsYiYY: iiil- Y' Y-. Xi -YSSO. YiY. i fYSYYiSY' ifMSifrfi YYYYvS-YYy Y' -Y Yj YY: YS I yy.y-.YyY, yy: I '''-V ''1 'V'. Ht the fact remains that I not only could walk again, but I regained all of the-other requisites of good health.

I am sure that it was my faith and faith alone that performed the miracle." Broke, and with a staggering pile of medical bills, Barbara turned to club singing. Her only vocal lessons were self-taught, and she relied upon her piano accompanist to pick the right key and pitch for her numbers. In a matter of months she acquired the professional skill that brought her steady employment as a vocalist in the San Francisco and Portland areas. After that came a successful career in TV followed by a starring contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. So besides faith, Barbara Lang also had courage and the drive to work to get her where she wanted.

She's new exciting ihe's lovely! Her name is Barbara Lang. Born in Hollywood, Barbara Lang attended the Eagle Rock High School and began her study of dramatics. She supplemented her school studies with experience in little theater work in the film capital. She was enthusiastic over her studies and excited over her small dramatic beginning then the blow struck! Stricken with polio, she was confined to a hospital bed for a long time. When she failed to respond to the standard polio treatment, doctors stated that she might never walk again.

Never losing hope, though suffering painfully, Barbara turned to the Bible for solace. "I'm afraid I never was strong on religion," she. declares, "but Barbara Lang-Plalinum Blonde And Eyes Of Brown vcr -I Sect ainmen ion Sunday, September 22, 1937 (Section 5) Page 1 The Arizona Republic ini iiii Hf jnifiifiimiiynwi ifj lL I'm "niniiUPfliT 'igif nf She's Doll With Eyes That Dance A dainty little Japanese doll with dancing eyes will soon be showing American women a sample of the'love and devotion that has attracted more then 30,000 Americans to marry Japanese women. She is Miyoshi Umeki, 23-year-old pixie who costars as Red Buttons's wife, Katsumi, in "Sayonara." Although Miss Umeki is making her American film debut in this movie, she first visited the United States two years ago, after a skyrocket rise to fame in her native Japan as a band' vocalist and recording star. Miyoshi had no trouble shifting to the motion picture medium.

After her first few scenes, director Joshua Logan predicted that she would completely captivate film audiences with her performance. Star Marlon Brando echoes these sentiments. ''This girl is an excellent performer In any medium," he said "She adds a lot to the entire film." sk ft If 'Vr miiiiMiiMiiiiiwi mi inn' v'i infri i 'in' tir vmmmmiVln Miyodii Umeki Singer And Actress Scene From Repertory Theater's 'Claudia Edith Lang, Left, Madge Champie And Charles Christakis Repertory To Give 'Claudia () 2 f'it -j--3 Jy fi J- I. urn mmm i rr.i,..irjXiiSiS aW? fc iir 1 The opportunity to play one of the most dramatic scenes in the modern theater has fallen to Charles Christakis, who has the' role of David, the patient and understanding husband of the child-like Claudia in the comedy-drama called "Claudia," coming -to the Woman's Club of Phoenix next Thursday. In conversation on a telephone, and alone on the stage, this scene is uncommon, in its dramatic intensity, according to Christakis.

"I play the part of a man whose girlish wife is strongly attached to her mother," he explained during a break in rehearsals. "In fact, Claudia's devotion to her mother is such that it is doubtful that she would have the strength to live without her. "So, in this telephone conversation I have in one of the later scenes in the play, I learn from her mother that she's been told she hasn't long to live and I must assure her that I will keep the news from Claudia. The writing in that scene is so compelling I'm sure the audience will feel that they can almost hear what Claudia's mother is telling me on the other end of the wire. It's a powerful scene!" Edith Lang, who plays the title role, sat patiently by absorbing all that she really knew, but giving off such a sweet scatterbrained smile tbat you had the feeling she was hearing all this for the first time.

In real life Edith is not at all like Claudia but does such' a convincing job of the part that by the end of the first scene you too have fallen for her charm. Madge Champie, kind and devoted as the mother, worried in an opposite corner about her knitting which goes on throughout the play. Also seen in the Arizona Repertory Theater production, for the Maricopa County Club of the Blind will be Ken Drisko, Betty Heisley, Miriam Root and Jim and Trudy Hurley. The play will be presented for three nights. Sept.

2fi, 27 and 28. Tickets may be purchased frem the Linde Box Office rt Pilol Sclie.Iule.1 To Open At Ci nema Pari Wednesday John Wayne flays American Flier And Janet Leigh Portrays Russian Ace.