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i MAY 9, 1936. PART I. 2tagclesiimcs SATURDAY MORNING. Eleanor Powell Planning Career for Her Adopted Daughter, Betty Meyer UNIQUE STAGE DRAMA TO BE UNFOLDED Around and About in Hollywood Dancing Star Will BY READ KENDALL One turn deserves another, sacred portals of Hollywood go Return to Film Work No one knows this better than: to London. San Francisco for speeding whlla en route to Vancouver Frank Freeman opens his new Kit Kat Cafe tonight Nancy Kelly, Henry "Curly" Twifford, disabled 4 This was the seemingly paradoxi Mt 1 war veteran.

A good deed is pay Ik, inc him huec dividends in the cal advice yesterday of Mary Boland, veteran of the stage and screen now playing for the tenth time r1 motion picture business. His story was told yesterday at opposite Charlie Ruggles in Para- mount's "Early to Bed." Raft Placed Opposite Gladys Swarthout in "Opera Vt.rus Fritz Leiber Gets Big Role in "Beneath the Seas" BY EDWIN SC1IALLERT Second generation in Eleanor Powell's family Is to carry on In the artistic field. Whether It will be dancing or designing Is 'a question, but anyway, Eleanor, who has an adopted daughter, Betty Meyer, of 12 years, is seeing to It that the youngster acquires a knowledge of stepping, even despite that ner goal seems, at her present tender age, to be art de A year in London, Miss Boland says, is the world's best prelude to and it goes something like this: Some months ago Twifford operated a garage on Melrose avenue and was going to lose it on account of lack of business. On a rainy after a film career. She bases her view upon the fact that she believes noon he received a call to start a Hollywood has a sneaking reverence for English trained players.

It is the best place in which to cultivate the proper English accent signing. If that ambition remains set, Eleanor will send Betty Meyer to stalled automobile and went to the address on North Van Ness avenue. Paris to study in a few years. who was appearing at the Century Club, got homesick and went bacls to Chicago The Henry Hathaways and the Grover Joneses are off to New York for a vacation Phyllis Loughton, dramatic coach at Paramount, down with a heavy cold Patricia Ellis and Bill Henry at the Red Barn together again Myrna Loy Is an artist at eating spaghetti Gloria Stuart knitting a sweater for her daughter between the scenes Agnes Ayres plans to introduce her daughter, Maria, 9, to the screen Although he was born on the Mlssippi River, Roger Imhof never learned to swim Olln Howland imports his tulip and dahlia bulbs from Holland Alma Lloyd places her winning race horse, Flashing Colors, in pasture until the next Santa Anita meet Jeanette MacDonald playing tennis at Palm Springs with Mrs. Harold Lloyd.

While working on the car ne Anyway, the star, who has been bara Stanwyck for the femfnine and diction for both stage and heard a whine and went to a buildlne under construction where lead. screen. In retirement at her home in Crest he discovered a Boston bull dog John Ford, director, and Dudley wood, N. has been spending her The comedienne, who spent seven years as John Drew's leading lady, Nichols, scenarioist, as well as with a litter of puppies. Two of them were dead.

He took the mother evenings with her mother, grand is an exjonent what she terms, Joseph August, cameraman, and Edward Donahue, assistant direc mother, grandfather and her adopt "Seaboard English. Tins, she ex and the four remaining puppies back to his garage, fed them and plains, is not just an Oxford Eng ed child. Monday she leaves by air lish or a London accent but a com tor, will go on a cruise on Ford's boat. "Araner" Monday, to prepare for the feature. They will probably placed them in a warm place.

They blnatlon of the best features of both lived. travel to the Panama Canal. Twifford kept one which he calls combined with American clarity. Soueezit. He trained the dog to NEIGHBORS DESCRIBE do tricks and to work with a love Mary Boland in 4 )t.

4 i -I i 4 -V" fj bird. ACTOR AS NUISANCE "Son Gomes Home" The little pup is now earning his It was a toss-up whether James plane for Hollywood. "Easy to Love" Is the first Powell picture, and Frank Morgan was yesterday assigned to that, while there Is some thought of placing Allan Jones in the masculine lead. Definitely he will be with Miss Powell in "Broadway Melody of 1937." That will be her third picture, per present plan, as she will appear in "Great Guns" before that. Not much chance of her returning to the stage under such hectic circumstances as forecast.

living working on the screen. Yes Urgency to get pictures in work at Paramount continues to cause all Stewart, new leading man would give up his house in West terday Squeezlt was playing the part of Owen Davis, pet in wood or his flute lessons. His neighbors presented him with a pe His Majesty, Bunker Bean" at $25 per day. sorts of changes in casting. For instance, yesterday it was Mary Boland who was selected to replace Alice Brady in "A Son Comes Home." It is a mother role, light in His owner says he averages about tition asking him to curb his musical ambitions after 10 p.m.

nine days per month at this figure Stewart wants to learn how to and that Squeezlt is becoming more play this instrument as quickly as and more in demand. Miss Brady Is still engaged at possible because of a forthcoming George Raft in "Opera Versus Jazz" Universal on the picturization of A 'My Man Godfrey," with William BLASTS RUMORS film role so he is rearching for a house without neighbors. already plays the piano, accordion and banjo. OF NEW ROMANCE WUUanv Powell and Carole Lombard, which is the main reason for the change. Straightening out the George Raft program is a matter of some moment, as it was temporarily upset when he left Adrienne Ames has not been seen in romantic company with anyone since her recent return from New i i irincess "A Son Comes Home," as well as "Count of Arizona," with Francis Lederer, Fred Stone and Ann Soth-ern, will be started Monday, while "Lady Be Careful," "Murder With Pictures," "Hideaway Girl" and York.

First this means that all possibility of a reconcilliation with Barbara Barondess and Carla Laemmle play leading roles in the oriental play, "Her Majesty the Prince," which will open tomorrow evening at the Music Box Theater. The production will follow the Chinese method of footlight expression. comes Across." i' 1 A recapitulation Bruce Cabot is off. ft may, tnereiore, Yesterday Miss Ames made a pub be in order. Raft is work California's Robin Hood, YOUNGSTER ROUTS MOTHER FROM BED Joan Blondell's day starts out at 6 a.m.

no matter what time she goes to bed the night before. All because her young son Normie has a mad passion for airplanes. At that hour, the husky 2-year-old romps into her bedroom, rousts her from bed and hardly gives her time to dress. The two climb into the car and Joan drives to Grand Central or United Airport where ng in 'Yours for WS. BRADFORD "Wilderness" are to begin shooting the following Monday.

Probably all this burst of activity is indicative of the new set-up with Adolph Zukor and Joseph P. Kennedy, adviser, acting as a the Asking, lic appearance with a strange, handsome young man. His name was found to be Walter McClure. When Miss Ames was quizzed as to his identity it developed he is her brother. Her maiden name was Virginia McClure.

and now very Disney's Little Wolves Hits Film Stars Not Always "in Money" interestingly it has been set tied that he will play oppo- BY EDWIV SCIIALLERT Adventure and mystery mingle their separate allures on the double film program at Grauman's Chinese they sit for an hour watching the planes. Then they go home for The Pageant of the Film World 1 1 Gladys WORLD Swarthout i Notables Remember breakfast. SUGGESTION FOR EMBRYO STARS If you would successfully crash Fred Astalre will augment his PREmiERE? "Opera Versus George Raft Jazz." Also Jack Oakie will be in that picture, to film activities with radio as a reg ular thing this fall, when he begins to head a big show series ODD AND INTERESTING HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP Ross Alexander's two pet goats, Minnie and Maude, are on an ex HHTACFS HOUYWOOD TUES. VC. MAY 12th :30.m.

1 Back to Days of Menial Jobs That girl who brought you your dinner, tnat man who came to your a riotously laughable event, especially when the wolf is put through the wolf-quieting machine by the Pigs. Stage Farce Wins Praise Tomorrow night will complete the first week's engagement of Gladys George in the comedy, "Personal Appearance," at the Belasco Gala Cinema Frank Forest, the singer, will make his screen debut in "The Big Broad tart June 1. Meanwhile "Champagne Waltz." which will recall "Bolero" and "Rumba," Raft's dancing features, is being prepared for the screen by Patterson McNutt and Sceena Owen. cast of 1937." and Loew's State theaters. "Robin Hood of Eldorado," pretentiously conceived, and widely serialized, necessarily tops the feature bill in no uncertain way.

While it lacks perfection in actual purpose of story, it is carried out in an expansive manner, and even with stunning effects in photography that are totally different. Also it offers Warner Baxter a chance to -r -r elusive cigar diet which costs him VPT1 I Ol three boxes of stogies per day J- Vllt Mohr and Evelyn Venable visit- clusive cigar diet which costs him lis Wendy Barrie, the Paramount star, is being sought for "Ticket to ing the Continental cocktail lounge km "Show Boat" mil Open Paradise" by Republic, others in the cast being Roger Pryor and Claude Gillingwater, while Aubrey Scotto at Sardi's Pat O'Brien wears the heaviest application of make-up of any actor at Warner Tuesday Aight door trying to sell you a tie, mat girl who wrapped your packages at the shoe or that man who tried to sell you a new hair brush several years ago, might be your film favorite of today. Perhaps some one remembers William Powell as the man who tried to sell him a hand-painted tie in New York. When things were going badly for the actor, he and an artist! is directing. Brothers Addison Randall Herman Bing has been given a return to a character of Latin American derivation which many And even though it does take a With one of Hollywood's most long term contract at Columbia.

and Carole Lombard, a new twosome, dining at the Brown Derby Maxine Jennings tagged near brilliant premiere audiences as playful poke at Hollywood, though He played a comedy role in The who remember his Cisco Kid por trayals will respond to. always in a gesture of comedy, it has Leiber Chosen for Beneath the Seas" Because of his very superior work John Ericsson, builder of the Monitor, in "The Glory Parade," Fritz Leiber, who liked that particular, part very much, is returning to the Republic for "Beneath the Seas," He will have the outstanding character role in that a patriarch among the people engaged in the sponge-fishing industry off the coast of Florida. Most of these King Steps Out," with Grace Moore and Fanchot Tone, which impressed. Great is the new Wralt Disney received highest praise. sured, most of the 3000 seats at the Pantages-Hollywood Theater have been sold for the gala opening next Tuesday evening at Universal's color cartoon, "Three Little Wolves," friend put their last $2 together and Claudette Colbert, who witnessed the original production in New bought a batch of cheap white ties.

i "Show Boat." York, said of the comedy: "Mar. The artist painted horse's heads on the ties and Powell went from door Wells Predicts Life of Leisure About half of he huge theater designed to be a sort of sequel to 'Three Little Pigs." It was greeted with acclaim. BOWL BACKGROUND The other picture is "Moonlight velous! Grand! And all the other 1 W.tJhaLaw to door selling them. superlatives. The funniest play I've has been reserved by stars and film executives and numerous events Many will recall Billie Cassln, who seen." waited on table in Kansas City, Murder." It is a routine who-done-it- A life of leisure will reign in the To accommodate audiences, there will be special Sunday night per so that she could earn her tuition year 2036, according to H.

G. Wells's for another term in school. Today formances of the play during its en lh rr, Y. S' UAN i 0 i VlCKtS.1 WiNKINGER 1 AlftUoBES0 prediction in "Things to Come," now 7 Jtti at the Four Star Theater. have been planned for the outside lobby just before the start of the picture.

Following the premiere, "Show Boat" will start regular runs at the Pantages and Starred In "Show Boat" are Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Paul Robeson, Charles Winninger, Helen Morgan and Helen Westley. On the same program will be the new edition of "The March of Time." fishermen are Greeks, and Leiber will be an inspirational force in their midst. He will be required to play the part in a wheel chair, as he is supposed to have suffered injuries while engaged in the work of the community. Russell Hardie, Ann Rutherford nd Vince Barnett are so far assigned to "Beneath the Seas," with the cameras to grind Monday. Lewis D.

Collins will direct. gagement here. Variety Keynote of New-Program At that time Wells feels that a person will have to work only two that waitress is none other than Joan Crawford. BRASS POLISHER Robert Montgomery making love to the screen's fair ones might bring sighs of envy from many people-But life wasn't always thus for the star of "Suicide Club." He once worked on the oil tanker Caddo, melodrama, embellished very fortunately with grand opera, and having its setting in the Hollywood Bowl. This distinguishes it from the herd of similar tales, which are by this time legion.

Furthermore Leo Carrillo gives a very picturesque performance as the two-timing tenor, Toni Adams. The two-timing has nothing to do with his tempos, but with the ladies as Impersonated by Benlta Hume and Katherine Alexander. Chester Mor 1 1' 1 --aaffis- I i i 'y i ei ft hours a day and will have all the necessities of life. It is this situ Comedy, romance and melodrama are combined in the two feature atlon which will cause world-wide unrest and the cry for more work. Although Wells anticipates great things in the future world of science he feels that there will be little screen attractions showing this week at Warner Brothers Hollywood and ris as a fast-talking cub investiga Downtown "Brides Are Like That" and "Man Hunt" are the photoplays showing.

txJUal In Person! Eleanor STEWART E5 IONITE ANN WCLDOM L0RING NEYBQRH Ery MaliiMtl MGM Alt Showt Bickford Sought for "Plough and Stars" Charles Bickford no doubt about the suitability of that choice is one of the actors sought as a principal in "Plough and the Stars." Necotlation.1 are reported on right change in human nature. "Things to Come" covers the events from the year 1940 to 2036 Ross Alexander, Anita Louis, scrubbing brass and the decks all the way from New York to San Pedro. And when he was "resting," he had to chip paint. The case of Clark Gable Is similar. The actor worked from eight to twelve hours, a day in the oil fields, sleeping on boards, for a bed and eating whatever came to hand.

Wallace Beery played nursemaid to a herd of elephants and later Was engaged as a "butcher," one who Z.Jitl:'". MnTtl 1171. 1 Joseph Cawthorn, Gene and Kath and is one of the few pictures to Ieen Lockhart and Richard Purcell appear in the leading roles of ever attempt to show the world of tor, Madfte Evans as heroine, Frank McIIugh supplying his usual spirited line of comedy, Grant Mitchell in a quiet portrayal, and J. Carrol Naish in a hectic one are others who figure in the somewhat tortuous plot. Also H.

B. Warner very confidently impersonates an opera conductor. "Robin Hood of Eldorado" is a California epic, that Just misses a little of completely "ep-ing." You Tonite, 8:30 now. And, of course, there's Bar the future. Brides Are Like That, an adapta tion of Barry Conners'3 romantic comedy, "Applesauce." Ricardo Cortez, Marguerite sells candy and fruit on a railroad train.

Like Montgomery, he also (Actress Tells How to Be Happy Though Married El HOES AGAIN AS ML'IKifTAl A EJ fCAHB9l 9 1 Churchill. Charles (Chic) Sale and William Gargan head the cast In spent several months acting as a KVV Colorful wiper" in a round house. Man Hunt." in Black Napoleo Greta Garbo once sold hats in DORADO of 50 Y' fm at Hollrwood Cast Stockholm, Sweden, before she received her first role in a European tl 'ANN lORINO IRUCI CAIOr A KINO IRUCI CAIOr 1 not generalize on this that if a HOLLYWOOD Orchestra Playhouse eM, wi. st. Mti.

picture. movie star marries a doctor she has Charles Laughton was a desk clerk in a small London hotel, while his Postman's Holiday Postmen may be accused of taking long walks on their day off and sailors rowboat siestas, but, according to Isabel Jewell, that doesn't mean they're wise hombres. On her first day off In over six weeks re fellow-countryman, Louis Hayward Ocatcrs Spoken Drama acted as a shipping clerk in the same city. EX-PROPERTY MAN cium urn cently Miss Jewell was inveigled into appearing in a sorority benefit 1311 1 BJl! M-G-M WAIT BUNIT'I PHILHARMONIC 0928 CIVIC LIGHT OPERA PREMIERE WEEK Fred MacMurray used to get glasses of water and run errands for show. fVENINO NIWS k.ti w-rNct tlTTll flGS" cant quite sympathize with the portrayal of the early Americans, who all appear to be renegades.

Furthermore Baxter as Joaquin Murrietta stops a little short of the entire villainy which might be desired in his case. There is ever an alibi for his action. All of which is, perhaps, understandable from the desire of the studio to preserve the hero of the picture free from blemish to a certain extent, but difficult to accept as dramatic in the full sense of that word. BEAUTIFUL SCENERY The picture glories in outdoor backgrounds of the highest scenic cnthrallment, and the gathering of Murrietta's followers and their magnificent ride down a curved (really a relief) map of the State is a powerful technical effect. In fact, it is so outstanding as almost to deserve an academy award.

In the cast Margo, who dies early, gives a very telling interpretation. Bruce Cabot lends definite TALENT Last 2 Performance Today A Tonight "Three LITTLE To See Self Olln Howland will "catch" his QUEST HELEN AH AG AN WOLVES" SEE wt if IN COIOK "Th Wid latest picture effort in "Case of the Velvet Claws" in New York when it ew erry tn EOT Your Last Chance for this Crand Revival! is released. The comedian is vacationing at his farm in Connecticut. his fellow-players when he was a property man at the studio where he is now a star. When Janet Gaynor was barely tall enough to see over the top of the counter in a San FrancLsco shoe she was employed to wrap packages for the customers.

hero in "Small Town Girl," Robert Taylor, used to be an usher in a theater during his boyhood days. Stuart Erwin used to attend his country school two hours before the rest of the pupils so he could light Birr a in Mallnre Today RWt Orrhmtra 8al at SI. 1ft inoo Seat! at 5.e and Me. OPENING NEXT MON. NIGHT GALA HOMECOMING FRANCIA WHITE in "NAUCHTY MARIETTA" a 50 per cent start on compatabil-ity," concluded the lady who, not so long ago, told this writer in New York she was just as sure actresses were better off married to actors or others connected with the industry.

EX HER FRIEND Following the custom of present-day divorce, Miss Colbert counts among her close friends Husband No. 1 and his wife, Sally Blane. "Someone told me Norman was going to direct a picture. I'm I always used to tell him that he should give up playing screen heroes, for which he's not particularly adapted, and be a character actor or director-especially a director. Norman is fitted for that above everything else.

He is an experienced playwright, a quality very necessary for a director, who Is usually called upon in the middle of shooting a "picture to rewrite several scenes. And he also has an Instinctive sense of what constitutes picture entertainment." Miss Colbert laughed when the discussion touched on the imminent arrival of the Foster-Blane baby. "In a newspaper column giving the list pf the baby's relatives, jZOpemia Matinee Today 2:30, the stove, sweep the floors and clean M. G. mm up the yard.

BY SHEILAII GRAHAM Oopyrliht. 193S. br th North American Nwpaprr AHinnce, Inc. There Is only one way to be happy though married, according to Claudette Colbert live under the tame roof as your husband. This statement is not as stupid as It appears at first reading.

When Miss Colbert married Actor Norman Foster during the London stage production of "The Barker," they made a solemn pledge to live in separate establishments till divorce did them part "I was so young then," the actress explained. "In those days, I was sure that too close proximity was the reason why so many marriages failed. I know better, now. When husband and wife live apart, their partnership Is almost sure to end In divorce." The Colbert-Foster nuptials were dissolved, via a Mexican decree, everal years after their separation-marriage. "Now that I'm no longer a child.

I realize that husband and wife must live together to give their marriage a sporting chance of success," continued Miss Colbert. FORMULA FOR BLISS As a further insurance for marital bliss, all film actresses at present, without a husband are advised by Vie brunette film star to marry medical men. "Have you ever thought how similar are the lives of doctors and film people?" Miss Colbert demanded. "They both work and sleep at irregular hours: both are vitally interested in their careers, and both are busy for the major part of twenty-four hours a day. Of course, if a couple are ideally suited to each other.

It doesn't matter whether the man is a plumber or a painter, but I still think although one can But Virginia Bruce is very glad that she had the menial Job of de livering dresses for her aunt, for strength with his portrayal. J. Carrol Naish is splendid. Praise also for Eric Linden. Others to be noted are Ann Lor-ing, the feminine lead, who is attractive; Carlos de Valdez, Soledad Jimlncz, Edgar Kennedy, Charles Trowbridge, George Rigas and others.

William Wellman directed. Really rounding out a marathonlc program is "Three Little Wolves," ZIEOFEU) during one of these trips she was "discovered" by a director's wife and given a screen test. New Assignment As soon as June Brewster com pletes her featured role In "Spend 'FUNNIEST PLAY SHAVE EVER SEEN' HG. WELLS' SU thrift" which Walter Wanger Is producing, she will move to Paramount for a similar assignment in a Henry Henigson production. Says Charlottt Greenwood, 9 i a 1 a mm TTuT was mentioned as Norman's ex-wife.

I wonder what relation that makes me to the baby?" Miss Colbert recently returned from a trip to New York to buy eighteenth century English furniture for her new home. "I would like to appear on Broadway at least once a year," she said. The New York stage ambition is a long way from realization, however, because of the many stories lined up at the Paramount Studio for the star of the Academy winner. "It Happened One Night." Her next screen assignment, the role of Peggy Shipman in "Benedict Arnold," gets under way soon. I ft ff ffn I i i ill 1 ITU I li i I 1 i 1481b WEEK AND STILL THE Fl.NMl SI I'LAi O.N fcArfia Bat.bett nightly-e- fcEW OLIO ACTS filf RMHMLhIS HARDIfSG Two Complete Show Tonight JoMtumGARAy TT ((I SCHNITZLERS VltoaM lmt waittft limm A Melo-Rtvue BaNr.iNQ ABU WILSHiRt liBSEA WB 8310 PR0DDCT10S AlEXANDEE KOBDA Jt 1221 n.

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