Friday, March 31, 1914 THE TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL Page $ These Charming Old New York Customs Lots of Kissing, Petticoats, and Hol Beer The extensive researching endeavor# which converged upon “Knickerbocker Holiday,” the romantic comedy with music, produced and directed by Harry Joe Brown as the first offering ot Producers’ Corporation of America for United Artists release, playing this week at the Esquire Theatre, churned up some Manhattan memorabilia under the 17th century dateline which should prove highly pleasing to those Girl Friend of a Pvt affected with nostalgia for the Eddy Enjoys His Punishment past. Some of these felicitous cus- torns of the old New Amster* darners could, in fact, elicit a By ETHEL VINE pang of envy from more mod­ ern-minded individuals. As a bit of social naivete, for example, Hedy Lamarr, who has prob­ rather than clotheshorse parts, kissing was unreservedly termed ably won more collegiate popu­ and she doesn’t like to pose in a gesture of friendship, whicli larity-poll sweepstakes than any giddy make-up or dress; she'd earned the otherwise staid Man­ other Hollywood actress, and much rather be photographed in hattanites the appellation of who is California's number one overalls in her garden. MW. “Kissing Dutchmen.” Hot beer exponent of the Viennese tradi­ Just an adolescent school girl as the popular beverage, and tion, again appears opposite with large, bright, staring eyes petticoats dotting the scene, debonair William Powell in “The when she first visited a picture were two other earmarks oi thia Heavenly Body,’’ coming to the set in suburban Vienna, Miss generous era. Loew’s Valentine Theatre. Lamarr was caught up by for­ As for the petticoats—fretting In the new role, one of the tune in one of those Cinderella- over the time-consuming task of most unusual of her movie like transformations that some­ enveloping her young form in a "'S ' - career, Miss Lamarr blends a gay times outshine the most imagi­ dozen of them, a lass of the peri­ • X*4"'A" w sense of comedy antics with her native movie press agent. l A - 'ir* z od would be reminded sharply magnetic allure. She appears as After her first bit role came by her mother that the greater the “astrology-hepped’’ wife of “Man Br^ucht Kein Geld” the family affluence, the greater Powell, who is himself a noted (Money Isn’t Everything) in the number of petticoats. A rich astronomer, with little respect which she registered still more. young lady didn’t dare upset for the practice of forecasting From this picture, “Ecstasy,” this ration, that is. appear oil events through the position of and other European efforts to the street without sufficient the heavenly bodies. The sup­ “Algiers,” and again Hedy made bouffancy at the hips. la porting cast of the new picture it with shining colors. And now “Knickerbocker Holiday,” flax­ includes James Craig, Fay Bain- if they’ll keep the banner label en-haired Tina Tienhoven (Con­ ter, Spring Byington, and Con­ ed “glamour girl” in the othe stance Dowling) grumbles, but, nie Gilchrist. Alexander Hall, corner of the sound stage, she'll as a member of a well-to-do who made “My Sister Eileen,’’ is be perfectly happy. f'l' family, she dutifully dons four­ the director. Among Miss Lamarr’s most teen petticoats. Raven-haired Miss ' Lamarr, popular vehicles, since she came zASSf ** Whatever may be said against whose chief hobby is puttering to this country under an M-G-M this undergarment as a deter­ about her acre-and-ahalf Cali­ contract, are “Boom Town,” minant of social philosophy, it fornia ranch, has a special dis­ “Come Live With Me”, “Zieg- had its aesthetic place. The pet­ like for the phrase, “glamour field Girl,” “H. M. Pulham Esq.” ticoat hemlines, tumbling into girl.” She has a strong prefer­ “Tortilla Flat” and “White place as a young lady gracefully ence for good comedy roles Cargo.” curtsied, made a pretty sight. And when the lovely Tina sheds Donna Reed is the sweetheart of no other than. “See Here, all fourteen of hers, and stand# Private Hargrove,” MG.M’s forthcoming screen version of the Two Amateur Photographers stripped to her pantaloons (des­ life and times of that irrepressible army “boot,” habille 1647 vintage) she is still a few garments upon the aver­ age female of the winter of 1943. In an era when mink and sa- ble were raiment reserved for fabulous potentates, another item—the unclaborate manner in which a lady acquired a fur coat—is something which should have a distinctly utopian ring to female ears. The female of the By TED TAYLOR species was exhorted by preach­ ers to uphold decency by re­ fraining from curlirig her fair riuLiu'i vVOOD, March 27 (FP)—Business leaders here have tresses, but as for sporting a organized Civilian Servicemen to visit wounded veterans and give couple of fur coats, there was no them bedside chats about the bright new postwar world industry stigma. In fact, with as little is planning. The intention is to interest discharged soldiers in provocation as a request for his training for technical positions in television, plastics, transporta­ wife, a spouse in 1647 or there­ tion, food processing and other r/" abouts, if he were any kind of a industries. the businessmen’s project, de­ Nelson Eddy never knew being in stocks could be so much fun as he receives a tender man, was expected to remove “We want servicemen to know spite the undoubted purpose to kiss from Constance Bowling. Charles Coburn watches a little grumpily and Johnny “Scat” Davis the shotgun from the mantle, sow seeds of business philosophy. make for the woods, and return they are considered by business­ Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman compare their personal stands by his pal. All these hijinks take place in “Knickerbocker Holiday,” hit comedy now play­ men as an integral part of our Might be smajt for unions to snapshots on the set between scenes at the MGM studio during home with a fur coat tucked tri­ ing at the Esquire Theatre through United Artists release. total life,” explains Henry Gins- hand put some rehabilitation the filming of ^Gaslight,” their latest production. umphantly under his arm. berg, Paramount studio exec, ideas too. one of the prime movers. MEDALS FOR BIGGIES. Maj. ©us studio choice for the wife’s Spring Dyington, Woman of World, 1.0! W’S George Shellenberger, Mer- Gen. Joseph Fagen of the ma­ Wanted to Act, role. rines told 20th-Fox studio execu­ Doors chants & Manufacturers Assn. Hails From Smoky City exec, is another leader, andi a tives that war chiefs recognize William Powell t-cr Mird on Valuable Hints Open men out of uniform are helping Born in Pittsburgh, Powell at­ 11 A. M. varied roster of business offi­ A fairly good dress worn with grace and poise is more chic cials and technical experts has win the war. “Many decorations Wrote His Aunt tended the theatre no more fre­ quently than the average school­ than a really good dress worn simply as a covering or because it started visiting the army and will be bestowed on you men in In addition to his highly re­ happens to be the last word in fashion. boy and showed no serious in­ navy hospitals in this area. motion pictures who have done munerative work as an actor, And it takes a long time—years in fact—for a woman to learn Civilian Servicemen would such a meritorius job,” he said. William Powell has done a bit terest in activities behind the footlights until his senior year to choose and wear her clothes_to greatest advantage. Perhaps give the vets “insight into all of writing. He admits the most that’s why some of the best- types of industry, broaden their successful thing he ever wrote, in high school. After playing a is at a loss about her hands, then leading role in “The Rivals,’’ he dressed women in this and other knowledge while they are hos­ however, was a 23-page letter to countries are not debutantes and she should smoke or hold some­ pitalized and occupy their minds a wealthy aunt in Pennsylvania, decided he wanted to go in for thing. an acting career. young brides, but women of ma­ through discussions among the explaining why he needed a ture years. Poise, that most important at­ tribute. should be cultivated as­ men themselves.” loan of $1400 for a two years' After the first year of study This about sums up the atti­ Doctors, nurses, chaplains will course of dramatic study in New in New York, young Powell was siduously. A good beginning is tude towards clothes of one of to slow up; not to rush places, be urged to encourage conversa­ York. The letter brought him more broke than ever, but de­ the most elegant ladies of the tion on business topics between $700 and enabled him to embark termined now that nothing but to move slowly enough to be in9 would interfere with his deci­ screen. Spring Byington, who sure where one is going and just the beds. on a career that was to prove has a featured role with Hedy sion to pursue a stage career. how. There is nothing quite as Presumably the businessmen one of the most colorful in Hol­ Lamarr and William Powell in Vlith will have an easier time getting He managed to keep going, un­ unwoman-of-the-world-1 ike as lywood. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s “T h e permission to conduct bedside der great financial stress, until tripping over something because In his latest M-G-M picture, “Heavenly Body.” Despite fre­ seminars than some unions the end of his course.