Screenland (Nov 1950-Oct 1951)

Don't you believe it. She may have been living a life that is unequalled in this day and age for pomp and ceremony. She may have traveled far since she left Hollywood. Perhaps she's no longer used to hard work. Nor early hours. It has been a long time since anyone told Rita what she had to do, and what time to do it. But don't you believe she has changed. She'll report to Columbia as soon as a script is ready for her. She'll be, as she has always been in the past, the first star on the set, the last to leave. She'll have her lines letter-perfect. She may not grant interviews (after all, the Rita of old didn't either; she has always said she was not good at interviews) , but you can bet your bobby-sox she will be talking to the electricians and grips. She will be docile with her director. She will pose tirelessly in the gallery for special art for magazines, billboards and advertising. She'll do a job. If the story is right, and with brilliant Virginia Van Upp writing it, it will be right, Rita will come home to us with a smash hit that will remind us how much we have missed her. This time, though, we'll have the added knowledge that the glamour isn't something she puts on just for the camera. We'll know her glamour is real, 24-karat, the best. According to those in the upper social strata all over Europe, she has captured an entire continent. She won't have to capture America's heart again. It has always been hers for the taking. Lovable Rebel Continued from page 41 Mrs. Merrill is not a woman to dispute a point with her husband. She simply transferred her "Pack pajamas and robe" note to a list headed "To Buy In London." Another interesting fact about Gary is that he considers the working and relaxing hours of Hollywood people "normal." He considers abnormal the hours necessarily kept by workers in the flesh and blood theatre. This is a refreshing attitude, because most transfers from Broadway to Brentwood spend many an hour bemoaning the studio system which requires them to arise between five and six a.m. in order to be made up and on the set ready for the cameras to roll at nine. And that isn't all. People accustomed to checking Toots Shor's or The Stork at three a.m. are appalled by the total lack of real night life in California. In wicked Hollywood, bars close at two and at three target practice could be held on Wilshire Boulevard without untoward incident. Gary has only pity for slugabeds. "All cities are beautiful early in the morning," he insists. "The air is fresh, the light is vivid, the odors are clean, and the gradually increasing tempo of activity is fascinating." Here is Perfection Preparation makes for perfection, with famous dancing lines . . . and in the making of that everso-tasty, chewy and chocolaty TOOTSIE ROLL. Enjoy the show by enjoying a TOOTSIE ROLL. Buy it — at all candy counters and in vending machines. FREDERICK'S OF HOLLYWOOD DATE DRESSES <Al< ALLURING TAFFETA Catch his eye and ear with rustling rayon Taffeta that molds every curve! Both styles are TWO-PIECE M SIZES: /) 10 to 18 4 1 Our copy of a Paris creation ! Sexy suit dress has triple peplum daring neckline, slim skirt. Cuff accents bust; unusual back details. Royal Blue, Kelly Green, Black. Draped scarf forms bolero or take it off to show shoulders while dancing. Bustle bow back, velvet-y trim, draped bust. Midnight Green, Black, Purple. FREDERICK'S OF HOLLYWOOD Dept. 145 4742 W.Washington Blvd. Los Angeles 16, Calif \M $18.98 Size 1st Color 2nd 2nd 0. D. El $19.98 Size 1st ColorBust measure inches; waist— □ I enclose payment. □ Send C Send FREE Gift Address City & Zone 1 I I II II 1 1 1 .State.