Page Four CLic:a'o Sunday Tribune Looking at Hollywood with Ed Sullivan e x q u I sit e gem of technical Suggestion to Academy: strength. He gave it undertones and overtones that brought a baffled king to full life on the screen. It is manifestly illogical New Acting Standard to make him enter into competi- tion with a gangster character By ED SUWVAN who covers up the fiaws of his HoZZywood. and grab himself a gun and performance by shooting down T IS interesting to glance shoot down his confreres and a score of cops, but under the back at the five characters, score a hit. There is nothing so present system this is the type Im a Ie, who reached the very difficult about it. Some of of thing that happens out here finals of the Academy award the poorest actors from the yearly. balloting this season, because I Broadway and Chicago stages • e • think that they are fairly indica- have become big stars out here. tive of your current trend in because they were fortunate What I am trying to rlrive entertainment. A priest, two enough to be cast as gangsters home is that the Academy must gangsters, a doctor, and a or menaces, the actorproof compile a new standard if it is pseudo- scientist r e a c h e d the roles of Hollywood. to fulfill the high purpose which animated its organization. Let Academy finals. The priest was e e e Spencer Tracy, who brought there be a class for comedians, Father Flanagan to the screen Mind you, I'm not running and an award for them; let there in " Boys Town." The gangsters down the histrionic ability of be a class for dramatic actors, and an award for them; let there were Charles Boyer in" Algiers" Jimmy C a g n e y or belittling Another ganll8ter winDer- Jame. and James Cagney in ••Angels what he did in "Angels with be a class for gangsters, and an Cagney in •.Angela with Dirty with Dirty Faces." The doctor Dirty Faces." He did what he award for them; but in the name Fac••••• was Robert Donat in ••The Cita- had to do exceptionally well. of all that's holy let's get away del." The pseudo-scienttst was Yet I do say that any good actor, from t his competitive hash, Hartnett was superior to Hank Leslie Howard in "Pygmalion," given the same role, would have which produces a winner in de- Greenberg. Just as there would So it goes to show that 1939's scored a tremendous hit in it, fiance of all the laws of per- be no common meeting ground streamlined, sophisticated audio because melodramatic b I 0 0 d· formance. on either of these two queries, ences haven't changed a great and-thunder always is eiTectlve. Under the present system we so there is no common meeting deal from audiences of earlier It seems to this. reporter that have a situation analogous to ground out here where perform- years, because gangsters and the Academy of Motion Picture that which would obtain if you ers of all classifications are com- doctors and men of the cloth were asked to decide whether pared. Man 0' War, Bill Tilden, or Babe What the Academy needs is always have been screen and At left: Charles' Boyer (right) bida Le.li. Howard and Wendy Hiller in Ruth were the greater perform- a revised edition of dramatic stage favorites. adieu to Hedy Lamarr in hit vote- ..Pyqmaliol1," the role that won You can go beyond that deduc- getting ganglter role in .. Algiers." an Academy liating. er-or if you were called upon weights and measures. At least tion and state with some author- to determine whether Gabby that is one man's opinion. ity that actors who play gang- Arts and Sciences, if it Wished, might persuade many that it s tel' re>les or priestly roles should have a special statuette was superior. The fact that should not be allowed to com- for the best gangster rOle of the Lionel Barrymore's magnificent pete on even terms with other season, and perhaps a special performance in " You Can't Take performers. They have an ad- statuette for the best clerical It with You" didn't even get Two Stars in Color vantage, the one melodramatic, characterization of the year. Academy recognition indicates the other spiritual, that puts Clearly they should not be al- the point that is at issue. He • Color photographs of these movie stars other actors at a decided disad- lowed in competition with pure had no chance at all against appear on page one of today's Picture Section. vantage. dramatic etrorts. How. for In- gangsters, a priest, a doctor, and It has been this department's stance, would you obtain a corn- a speech connoisseur. Yet Bar-, • BETTE DAVIS, really Ruth • CLAUDE'ITE COLBERT was contention for some years that mon denominator in trying to rymore's projection of the toler- Elizabeth Davis, was born on April born Claudette Chauchoin In Paris. the easiest of all roles is that rate Paul Muni's Zola with a ant grandfather required great- 5, 1908, In Lowell, Mass. She short- France, Sept. 13, 1905. Shortly of the gangster. If you'll search g a n g s t e r characterization? er expertness, because the rOle ened her name to Bette when she after she entered show business was 12 years old to avoid confusion she took her grandmother's name. back through your memory I Muni's performance, from the itself lacked spectacular quall- In the Davis household. Her When she was 6 years old her doubt strongly that you can re- standpoint of technique, would ties. mother's name Is Ruth. Educated family moved to New York. where call one gangster on the screen be infinitely superior in every Along the same lines, the per- at Newton High school and Cush- she studied fashion designing at who failed to make a hit, Even detail, but the blood-and-thunder formance of Robert Morley in Ing academy she enrolled In John the Art Students' league. She was a poor actor can put on a snarl aspects of the gangster rOle " Marie Antoinette" was an Murray Anderson's dramatic school fired from her first job. however, In New York. George Cukor en- and taught French as a side line. gaged her In his stock company In One of her pupils Introduced her Rochester, N. Y. While playing in to Ann Morrison, playWright, who stock at the Cape Cod Playhouse gave her a three-llne part In ••The she was given a leading rOle In a Wild Westcotts." It wasn't long production on Broadway. She was before she met Brock Pemberton, signed by Warner Brothers and the producer, who gave her the scored In her first picture, ••The leading rOle In "The Marionette Man Who Played God," opposite Man." After appearing in many George Arllss. Miss Davis is 5 feet stage successes she went to Holly. 3* Inches tall and weighs 106 wood and movie stardom. She won pounds. She recently finished the 1934 Academy award for her By MARY MEADE work In ••Dark Victory," with performance In ••It Happened One HE CRAZE for Mexican cheese, and bake at 375 degrees George Brent, and In ••Juarez," Night." She Is the wife of a Los pottery and woven table- for 45 minutes. opposite Paul Munl and Brian Angeles physician, Dr. Joel Press- Tcloths has brought with With such a spicy main dish Aherne. man. it a renewed interest in Mexi· serve hot muffins, plenty of can foods. Chicken and tamale crisp relishes, French tried po- pie is a Mexican dish which tatoes, and fruit tor dessert. will make your reputation as Spinach ring with creamed Voice of the Movie Fan a cook once you serve it to salmon is a simpler Sunday (or Letter« publi.lt.tl in tlti. tl.pcrrtmcnt .ltoultl b. writt.n on on. .itl. guests at Sun day supper. other) night food whose con- of tit. pGp"'" If you wi.1t 41per~n4l1 r.ply pl.41•• inclo•• Bake it in individual Mexican trast in color is sufficient deco- a "41mpetl, •• If-41tltlr•••• tl .nll.lope. pottery casseroles and top it ration for any table. with a thick coating of Parme- SPINACHRING Dear Miss T1n~: We have just stars, but In this movie. ••Nancy seen an ••unimportant" picture Drew, Detective," was a young san cheese. 2 tabl •• poon. mlnc.d onion KITCHEN 2 tabl •• poon. butter with some supposedly mediocre man who we think Is the only child MEXICANCHICKENAND 3 cup. cook.d, dretned. and act 0 r In Hollywood - Frankie fRESH TAMALEPIE chopped •.ph.ech Thomas. Y2 cup bread crum. IS THE 1 or 2 cen. tameJee 2 cup. white •.auc. Frankie Isn't just a personality 1 pound e\lced cblcken, 2 ••••••.• pant.d who fiaunts himself all over the braa.t. preferred Salt, pepper 8ESTI 1 cup canned tomato .auc. screen, kissing every girl In sight, Y2 cup chill .auc. Brown the onion in butter. but he is a boy who can act so 1 cup whol. kernel corn Make white sauce, using ~ well that he takes an unimportant 2 tabl •• poon. .u.ar cup butter, 5 tablespoons flour, rOle and makes It the outstanding Creamed salmon in a bright green Ipinach ring ill a .imple dish but a 2 table.poon. chicken fat, part of the movie. colorfulone. a. good to look at a. to eat. bacon fat, or butter and 2 cups milk. Combine Y2 cup .cald.d and chopped sauce, onion, spinach. crums, This Is the first time we have ral •.lo. seen him sin c e ••Wednesday's and egg yolks, which have been Chlid," and we would llke to see Remove husks from tamales, beaten. Season to taste and Hollywood give him a better break. cut them into thick slices, and fold in stiffiy b eat e n egg By that we mean more and better So You TRINK ALL GOOD arrange in the bottom of a but- whites. Bake in buttered ring pictures, since we believe that we 4 Served at ,It, Prlc, of J tered casserole. Place sliced mold in a pan of hot water for can appreciate real acting ability. When You Make CHOP SUEY chicken 0 vel' the tamales. 45 minutes or until set. The To start our seeing more of him. CREESE MUST BE IMPORTED Combine all other ingredients oven temperature should be could you possibly squeeze a pic- or CHOW MEIN at Home to make a sauce. Add more 375 degrees. Unmold and ture of him In with this letter? Compare the eest of makillq ) seasoning if needed. Pour over serve on a hot platter. Fill Best of luck to your column and Chop Sue,. or Chow Neill at chicken and tamales, sprinkle center of ring with creamed FRANKIETHOMAS to Frankie Thomas. Sincerely, holU with a trip out and YOU JOHN SCANLAN and have another qood reasoll for thickly with grated Parmesan salmon. followingthi. week'. recipe. RUSSELL WAGNER. Editor's note: I hope Frankie FINE CHOP SUEY sees your letter! It would give him 1 No.2 "aa run CHOP SUIT such a Hit. Thanks for your good VEGETABLES(-U