Picture Play Magazine (1938)

Srtiali-i Which is the greater artist, Grace Moore or Jeanette MacDonald? Gladys Meaney's letter from England tells why she thinks the Tennessee mockingbird has it all over Jeanette. Sour Grapes. A last a few letters in favor of Miss Grace Moore have been printed. So much has been said about the EddyMacDonald pair that I was beginning to think the) had a financial interest in sonic of the fan magazines, e h ilh Anne O'Brien in challenging Norbert Lusk's statement that Grace Moore must take second place to Jeanette MacDonald. That's impossible. She never has and never will as far as singing is concerned, Cracc Moon is billed Hiss Grace Moore because she was a prima donna <>l the Metropolitan ( )pera before she even thought of films. She i> one of the greatest artists, and should nol be confused with other film actresses with voices made pleasant h\ studio mechanism. WHAT THE FANS THINK What happened to Miss MacDonald when the MacDonald-Chevalier team broke up? She has to be grateful to Mi— Moore for popularizing singing films, for it was not until after '"One Night of Love" had achieved such success, that Miss MacDonald began making films again. But instead of going on, from where she left off, with such light musicals as "The Love Parade"' et cetera, for which she was suited, she tried to emulate the opera singers and in my opinion that was ridiculous. \ ou can't convince me that Miss MacDonald refused an offer to sing at the Metropolitan. That's just a case of sour grapes. I suppose if Caruso were in films to-day he wouldn't stand a chance against Bing Crosby! Gladys Meaney. 14 Norfolk Boad, Shirley, Southampton, England. Tyrone's Dying-duck Expression. JV/TAY I present a '"bird" to that very arrogant person, namely, Tyrone Power. How can any man possess so much conceit and yet live! What has he done to rate so much ballyhoo? This greenhorn actor probabl) doesn't know himself what it is all about. Who is Tyrone Power, Sr., anyhow, that bis son can ride to glory on his coat tails? I never heard of him before Junior's million-dollar publicity campaign began. Why should he, a supposedly great Shakespearean actor play second fiddle to a foreign skating champion? Why? Because he doesn't stand up to anything his press agents claim. His acting is just ordinary, or would you even consider it acting? As for looks, his Charlie McCarthy profile would take the seriousness out of any part he portrays. \\ hat about the he-man attributes our leading men are supposed to possess? Mr. Power is absolutely huking in virility, physique and personality. The best tailor couldn't make a man out of him. His <l\ ing-duck expression gives me the jitters. The publicity men who think the) are being good to him would do well to put him under a doctor's care, for the poor bo) looks as though he couldn l hold out much longer! Maybe it is his guilty conscience in knowing that he has been forced upon the public. It's news to no one that we cannot bu) a magazine without Mr. Power being in it from cover to cover. Say whit \oii like. I think he is positivel) unbearable. More power to magazines who give us less Power! Pat Ellison. I 122 Jordan. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stop Applauding Kids. I \\ IMI somebod) would explain to me the reason for all the furor oxer Deanna Durbin as a screen star. She is a very pretty, and apparently sweet little girl, and what of it? She has a \cr\ clear, high voice, that will probably make her a lot of mone) as a star, but why not wait till she is grown up? Good heavens, who is (Continued on page 61