Hollywood (1942)

stepped forward, out of place. "You have my name wrong," she reproved them, "It's Marie McDonald" — and she spelled it out carefully before stepping back to the end of the line. She became Miss New York. Seeking a job as a Powers model, on a bet, she found herself being ignored by Mr. Powers, who would wander through a roomful of waiting beauties, pensively snapping a thumbnail across his teeth, only to pick some other potential model. Marie decided to take over — so she started telling the other girls stories — with gestures. Some of the illustrative action somehow placed her so that when she somehow tripped she fell against the door into Powers' office. The idea was that the noise would bring him to the door, where he would find this crumpled flower bewildered and bruised. But he didn't even have to get up. The door was not latched and Marie plunged headlong into his office, where she landed in a wild sprawl at his feet. He hired her. From modeling she moved into the chorus of George White's Scandals of 1939. By dint of noise and impersonations backstage she was shortly understudy to most of the women in the show. She came to Hollywood with the show and stayed to sing and dance at Earl Carroll's. Then one night she was sitting in the Palladium with James Craig and some others when Tommy Dorsey came to the table. She greeted him casually, for she was suddenly caught up by the music. It stirred her to sing, gently at first, then with more and more volume — until Dorsey could surely hear her. He did, liked the sound, said so, and hired her to sing with his band. The movies, however, ignored her, which is the one typical Hollywood part of her biography. So she went east, sang at Leon and Eddie's in New York and with the orchestras of Johnny Long and Charlie Barnett. Here she was noticed by a Universal executive and given a screen test. Superfluous noise made it a success, she believes. "I ad libbed in the screen test — ■ so they signed me." The first thing they discovered about her was that she was getting a lot of publicity as "America's typical brunette." Naturally, this meant that she must dye her hair blond. Since then she has gone through eleven different shades of hair. It is a widely publicized fact that budding starlets live quiet lives, knitting, working in the garden, cooking, going to bed early,, getting up early, playing bridge and soaking themselves in classical music and literature. Particularly Shakespeare. They go to night clubs only because urgent writers must have colorful copy — but really, you know, they prefer the genteel atmosphere of a cultured home and the company of a loving, thoroughbred mutt. Well, Marie does have a dog. As for the rest: "I hate knitting, I hate quiet, diets, cooking, gardens, make-up, and beautyparlors, though I own one. I refuse to learn to play bridge — or gin rummy. I detest classical music, particularly the 'Moonlight Sonata.' I hate to go to bed and I can't stand getting up. I hate Shakespeare— I have to read him for my diction. And I can't stand penthouses — it takes too long to get downstairs to a nightclub. "On the other hand, I love spinach." fg CONSTANCE LU FT HUHN ALL YOU'VE EVER LONGED FOR IN A LIPSTICK HEAD OF THE HOUSE OF TANGEE Makers of the WotIiFs Most Famous Lipsticks WE are constantly seeking to give our Tangee Lipsticks exactly those qualities you tell us you want most. That is how our new and exclusive satin-finish was created. You demanded a lipstick that would give your lips a softer, glossier sheen . . . with a texture not too moist, yet not too dry... that really stays on without smearing or smudging. In bringing you our new satin-finish we have made, we believe, the most important cosmetic advance of the past 20 years. Here is all you've ever longed for in a lipstick — a combination of Tangee's wonderfully flattering shades, Tangee's soothing and protective pure cream base, and the flawless grooming of Tangee's exclusive satin-finish. WITH THE NEW SATIN-FINISH LOVELY TANGEE SHADES TANGEE RED-RED. . ."Rarest, Loveliest Red of Them All !". . . harmonizes with all fashion colors. TANGEE THEATRICAL RED . . ."The Brilliant Scarlet Lipstick Shade". . . alwavs flattering. TANGEE NATURAL. . .Orange in the stick, changes to produce your own most becoming shade of blush rose on the lips. A t A If SEND FOR COMPLETE MAKE-UP KIT The Geo. W. Luft Co.. Distributors ' 417 Fifth Ave.. New York City Send "Miracle Make-Up Kit" of sample Tangee Lipstick, matching rouge and face powder. LIPSTICK & ROUGE: CHECK ONE D NATURAL □ THEATRICAL RED G RED-RED FACE POWDER: CHECK ONE D Peach D Light Rachel D Flesh C Rachel a Dark Rachel QTan I enclose \0c (stamps or coin). (I5C in Canada.) Name , StreetCity [Pleaso Print! 45