Hollywood (Jan - Mar 1943)

trod the boards until they screamed for mercy. She finished high school, went to the University of Oklahoma for two years, and spent most of her time there painting preps and shifting scenery. Then she came out to California and joined the Pasadena Playhouse. She was at Pasadena for four years, playing everything from the ancient grandmother to the heroine's little sister. Her last years were spent doing a series of plays that director Gilmore Brown produced just for her— The Little Foxes, Dinner at Eight, The Merchant oj Venice. After that, she felt she was ready to accept a contract in Hollywood. The scouts had been out before, but Allbritton wouldn't sign. From all this, Louise may sound like a pretty calculating gal. And, if getting what you want in the best possible way is calculating, then she is. But, going into a tough racket with all the experience and education you can secure shows plenty of intelligence. She has more poise than most of the young players in Hollywood. Nothing can faze her. For she knows now that she has done what she could to make .her chance a successful one. and she is going about it in a purely business-like way. For Allbritton, there will be none of the adjustment which so many youngsters go through before they eventually reach stardom. Off the screen, she's wacky — and totally delightful. For, while she may have restraint about her acting and the business end of her work, she's one of the "all or nothing" girls off-screen. When she buys clothes, she goes mad. When she loses her temper, it is with such force that bystanders are shocked silent. Her temper is the blight of her life. It's one of the explosive kind — whooom, and five minutes later all is sweetness and Light. She lost it just once on the set. "It was the first time I blew a line out here," she explained. "We had changed a scene so much that, while I knew the speeches, I didn't know their sequence. And we had only run over the final draft once. "When I blew, the dialogue director said, 'I told them they didn't know the scene!' and I let him have it. It was all over in a minute, you know, but ghastly while it lasted. I said I was sorry immediately, and the people around began to breathe again. But, we both apologized profusely for the next five days! I don't know which of us was more embarrassed!" She's human, but she's also pretty amazing. She can read a script three times and memorize not only her lines but all cf the others. Once, at Pasadena, she leapt into the lead of a production of Kiss the Boys Goodbye with exactly two rehearsals. The girl playing the part fell ill the day before the opening, and Louise took over. That's trouping. She can ride a horse like a Valkyrie, swim like a mermaid, and photographs, as someone at Universal put it — "like 'class'!" No wonder the boys there are salaaming. You will be. too. after seeing Pittsburgh. ■ HERE'S WHY CHAPPED HANDS HEAL SO MUCH FASTER with medicated NOXZEMA Badly chapped, red, rough hands are a form of skin irritation. Painful tiny cuts and cracks appear — especially in the knuckle areas. IF you have red, rough, irritated chapped hands — make this simple test. Apply Noxzema frequently day and evening. Notice how soothing it feels. Next day . . . see how much better your hands look — how much better they feel! Noxzema is so effective because it's not just a cosmetic cream. It's a medicated formula that not only soothes the burning, stinging soreness — but aids in healing the tiny skin Cuts — helps soften the dry, rough skin and helps restore normal, soft, white loveliness. Surveys show that scores of Doctors and Nurses {who bare trouble with their hands from frequent washings) use Noxzema themselves and recommend it to their patients. Noxzema is snow-white, greaseless, non-sticky. On sale at drug and cosmetic counters everywhere. 35f<— 50e— $1.00. • MEN IN THE SERVICE WANT NOXZEMA — use it for chapped hands, face and lips — for chafing, sunburn, windburn, tired, burning feet — and especially for cool, soothing shaves! Makes shaving easier even in cold water. -V ^ #m *£^f t» s<*& ***J"£T«&» *""* Jfrr-. >y\ .>*£ \*hf~ YOUR OWN NAME ON YOUR POWDER PUFFS Just Like ttm/u,e Jcrfr&tjs AND OTHER FAMOUS MOVIE ACTRESSES Be the envy of your friends! Imagine the thrill when they see you using a powder puff with your own name on it. It's new! It's intimate! It's excitingly individual! Get this lovely, colorful, transparent, gift box filled with nine full size soft PERSONALITY PUFFS— with your own name in gold on, the ribbon of each puff. To.foil PoV,d?' PAve Sept Fr Please «nd .",,, Puffs «ith ">> ' nine P""0"^ 1. enclose $1.°°puff tor "h.ch POWDER PUFFS BY PARFAIT at leading eti Me and Beauty Shops Nine Parfait Personality Puffs witf I your name in gold, packed in a lovel) | gift box. So completely personal — I It's the Perfect Gift to give or getl 53