Modern Screen (Dec 1938 - Nov 1939 (assorted issues))

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Your hands never even touch the Tampax. Accepted for advertising by the Journal of the American Medical Association. TAMPAX INCORPORATED MM-99 New Brunswick, N. J. Please send me in plain wrapper the new trial package of Tampax. I enclose 10$ (stamps or silver) to cover cost of mailing. Size is checked below: ( ) REGULAR TAMPAX ( ) JUNIOR TAMPAX Name. Address. City. . — Show Stealers ($5.00 prize letter) I'm becoming impatient with the expression "show stealer." Ordinarily it is applied to someone brought into a dull sequence of a picture, who, by some deft trick, speeds the tempo of the show and keeps the audience from walking out. As a rule he leaves the hard-working star struggling bravely to cover his chagrin, is boosted to stardom where he continues relying on his bag of tricks until a long-suffering public cries, "Help!" Orchids to Geraldine Fitzgerald. She has no bag of tricks. Her work exudes artistry and intelligence of the highest order. In "Wuthering Heights" she had a role with which many actresses would have stolen the show. Though she played it flawlessly, subtly, lifting a play, which already topped the stratosphere, into the stars, her acting left no reflection upon the sincere work of Miss Oberon or Mr. Olivier. In "Dark Victory" she gave Miss Davis rhythmic cooperation toward the greatest performance that lady has ever done, and left us all wondering if life couldn't be much different with such a friend as Geraldine portrayed. All filmdom will do well to study Geraldine. Quietly and intelligently she casts aside the opportunity to grab off laurels for herself to work toward the perfection of the play. — Mrs. D. Benton, Rochester, Minn. .State. Glamor ($2.00 prize letter) A few years ago, Hollywood^ added a new word to its vocabulary — "glamor." It is such an all-encompassing word that it is now used to describe nearly every star. It has become so trite that its original significance has been lost and its only connotation to Hollywood is sex appeal. I think it might be well to remember the true meaning of the word "glamor" and to apply it only to those who truly possess this elusive quality. The dictionary definition is "a charm on the eyes, fascination, witchery." It is more subtle than sex appeal; it can be truly applied only to those stars who give such sxcellent and inspired performances that we are carried above and beyond ourselves into a magic realm of the imagination. A star need not be physically beautiful to be glamorous — the creation of a mood is much more important. Obviously physical beauty does not constitute authentic glamor, for there are many so-called glamorous players who are merely insipidly beautiful and never advance beyond featured roles in inferior B productions because they lack ability. Stop dubbing everyone "glamorous," Hollywood, and the word will once again assume significance. As it stands now, all it means to us is that a new personality is being given a trite build-up. — Shirley Campbell, Crescent City, Cal. Young Mr. Lincoln ($2.00 prize poem) Upon the screen he lived for us once more, More human and more real than ere before. And as we watched, we felt that quiet power That made men chose him in their darkest hour To guide them safely on their dangerous way, To lead them through the darkness into day. Here Lincoln ceased to be a man apart, Became a neighbor with a kindly heart, A trusted friend whom everybody knew. And we who watched became his neighbors, too. Thanks, Henry Fonda, for the best portrayal yet, A Lincoln that we never shall forget. — L. P. Roberts, Salt Lake City, Utah Bobby Breen ($1.00 prize letter) What's all this about Bobby Breen? Slams to the right of him; slams to the left of him! It seems that Master Breen, through no fault of his own, is being made the target of movie columnists. Such publicity is ruining the future of a very promising singer. Who says he is a "sissy?" Just because he has the fortune to possess a shy smile, and a refined sweet face is surely no reason why he will not eventually outgrow these "handicaps." Has no ■ one noticed the marked improvement in his voice? Surely a child with his talents cannot be overlooked just because he doesn't happen to possess a "Dead End" personality. I say let's have more pictures starring Bobby Breen and his golden voice! — Pat Mahoney, St. Petersburg, Florida. HP MUNI-' Who Was It? ($1.00 prize letter) We who find it impossible to keep unscrambled in our minds the names of a 16