Hollywood (1942)

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privilege of belonging to myself. I have yet to see a star who does. They belong to their careers. They are slaves to glamour. ''When I go into a picture I have one concern," Irene continued. "I have a part and I want to do it well. I don't carry the burden of the production on my shoulders, nor do I have to worry about the story, the direction, the costuming, or how the other roles are cast. If the picture is good, then, I am fortunately in a wellreceived production. If it is bad, then my responsibility ceases with my share in it. "But a star is judged or misjudged not by her own accomplishments, but by the whole. She may have given a magnificent performance, she may have done the very best possible with the material at her disposal, but if the picture is bad, it is her personal failure. Give a star three bad pictures and her star status is usually damaged beyond repair. "It is no tragedy if I should happen to photograph badly. It doesn't slow up my career if I happen to look older in a scene or two. But a star faces danger if she is shown at a bad angle. You can almost hear audiences murmur — 'Gee, she's showing her age.' I should hate to be in a position where a wrinkle or a line would be a catastrophe. "Frankly, I wouldn't like having to organize my entire life around a single purpose — which would be the maintenance of stardom. I couldn't stand the tension. Or the results related to my personal life. "I want to be in pictures for a long time. I love acting. In the past six years I've been free-lancing, doing anywhere from four to six pictures a year. And I have liked the privilege of accepting or refusing a role. I signed a long-term contract with Universal because I still retain that freedom. "To me, the only sort of life worth living is a relaxed, easy-going one. I don't like ostentation. I like simplicity. I have yet to see a star who can live as she wants to live. I want to enjoy my work and my private life, even though I am an actress. "Frequently I have been asked for the secret of my happy marriage. There is no secret to it. But I believe I know the reason for it." As she spoke, her eyes wandered often into the garden, where her husband, Allan Jones, was tinkering with his scooterbike, which he uses now to ride to the studio. The two children were having a tea-party for the small fry of the neighborhood. She continued. "Women are essentially monogamous. A woman can either be married to a job or to a husband and a home. You can't be married to both. I've heard actresses say that it is possible to handle a big job with the right hand and their marriage with the left. But I don't think you can give either of them an even break that way. You have to short-change one or the other. I certainly wouldn't take the chance of setting up competition between my marriage and my career. "Being Mrs. Allan Jones is a pretty important job to me. I want to keep it forever." ■ "I was a single wife" HOW A YOUNG MARRIED WOMAN OVERCAME THE "ONE NEGLECT" THAT OFTEN WRECKS ROMANCE I. Ours was Iho Perfect Marriage ... at first. But slowly, gradually, a strangeness grew up between us. I couldn't believe Jim's love had cooled so fast! 2. One day. Miss R.., a nurse from my home town, found me crying and wormed the whole thing out of me. "Don't be offended, darling," she began, shyly, "I've seen this happen before. Many wives have lost their husbands' love through their neglect of feminine hygiene (intimate -personal cleanliness)." 3. Then she told what she'd heard a doctor advise. Lysol disinfectant. "You see," she went on, "Lysol won't harm sensitive vaginal tissues— just follow the easy directions. Lysol cleanses thoroughly and deodorizes. No wonder this famous germicide is the mainsfciy of thousands of women for feminine hygiene." 4, Ever since, I've used Lysol. It's so economical, so easy to use, gives me such a wonderful feeling of personal daintiness. And — here's the most wonderful thing — Jim and I are once again happy as doves. Check this with your Doctor Lysol is NON-CAUSTIC— gentle and efficient in proper dilution. Contains no free alkali. It is not carbolic acid. EFF'ECTlVE-a powerful germicide, active in presence of organic matter (such as mucus, serum, etc.). SPREADING— Lysol solutions spread and thus virtually search out germs in deep crevices. ECONOMICAL— small bottle makes almost 4 gallons of solution for feminine hygiene. CLEANLY ODOR— disappears after use. LASTING — Lysol keeps full strength indefinitely, no matter how often it is uncorked. Copr., 1942, by Lehn & Fink Products Corp gJ^F* For now FREE booklet (in plain wrapper) about Feminine Hygiene, send postcard or letter lor Booklet H. 1242, Address: Lehn & Fink, Bloomfield, N. J. 45