Movie Classic (Mar-Aug 1936)

"HER LIPS WERE REALLY ALLURING' SAID WARREN WILLIAM WARREN WILLIAM makes tha lipstick test on the set of "The Gentleman from Big Bend ", a Warner Brothers Production. Read why this well known movie star picked the girl with the Tangee Lips • We presented Mr. William to three lovely girls ...One wore the ordinary lipstick . . . one, no lipstick . . . and the third used Tangee. Almost at once he chose the Tangee girl. "I like lips that are not paintedlips that have natural beauty!" Tangee can't give you that "painted look" — because Tangee isn't paint ! Instead by its magic color change principle, Tangee changes from orange in the stick to the one shade of blush rose to suit your complexion. Try Tangee. It comes in two sizes, 39c and $1.10. Or for a quick trial send 10c for the Special 4Piece Miracle Make-Up Set offered below. • BEWARE OF SUBSTITUTES . . . when vou buy Don't let some sharp sales person switch you to an imitation . . . there is only one Tangee. But when you ask tor Tangee . . .he sure to ask for tangee natural. There is another shade called Tangee Theatrical, but it is intended only for those who insist on vivid color and for professional use. HHHB World's Most Famous Lipstick m*%% • 4-PIECE MIRACLE MAKE-UP SET THE GEORGE W. LUFT COMPANY F56 417 Fifth Avenue, New York City Rush Miracle Make-Up Set of miniature Tangee Lipstick, Rouge Compact, Creme Rouge, Face Powder. I enclose 1 0i (stamps or coin) . 1 5i< in Canada. Shade □ Hesh □ Rachel □ Light Rachel Name , Address City Stall Behind-the-scenc news and gossip about Filmland's pictures and stars— an up-tothe-minute report of the latest happenings TALKING with Jeanette MacDonald the other day, I discovered that she has the unique distinction of having rejected an offer from the Metropolitan Grand Opera Company. And that, in the case of Jeanette, is irony ! For years, her one steadfast goal has been grand opera. To that end she has studied French, Italian, Spanish and German. To that end she has acquired one of the most comprehensive repertoires imaginable. To that end she has devoted hours every day in practice . . . practice . . . practice. And, then when the gentlemen who rule the Metropolitan finally recognized her ability and invited her to sing La Boheme, she found that her picture contracts would not permit her to accept. Having finished Rose Marie (and what a honey of a picture it is!), she was forced to start work almost immediately on San Francisco. When that is finished, another assignment is waiting for her. But this year, after all, is only one year of many. It's a safe bet that Jeanette will be singing across the Metropolitan footlights next season. A Prima Donna's Anniversary Speaking of opera stars reminds 12 Jeanette MacDonald with the doll sent her by young admirers in Paris, France. The doll is dressed in a replica of one of Jeanette's Naughty Marietta costumes Movie Classic for May, 1936 By Eric Ergenbright me that Grace Moore is vacationing in her villa at Cannes, France. On the fourth of June, she is scheduled to sing in London's Covent Garden and she writes me that that great theatre has been sold out for her performance for more than six months. She's even more popular in England than she is here. By the way, did you know that she and Valentin Parera, her Spanish husband, spend every wedding anniversary in the same Venetian palace where they spent their honeymoon? A Bonny Rivalry It seems, at this writing, that Bette Davis and Katherine Hepburn, who have vied with one another for two successive years for Academy "best actress" awards, will be co-stars in Radio's soon-to-be-made Mary of Scotland. Katherine is already set for the role of Mary and Bette is being strongly considered for the role of Queen Elizabeth. What a battle of genius those two will stage . . . and how Hollywood's gossips will watch for the first sign of friction ! Tibbett Returns I've just learned, by listening in on the old party line, that Lawrence Tibbett is going to be starred in The Mark of Zorro. Remember when Doug Fairbanks, the Elder, made screen history with that story? This time, however, it's going to be an operetta, with Tibbett sending his baritone booming over the walls that Doug hurdled. And it seems that they're having trouble casting a likely girl for the feminine lead, so there's an elegant opportunity awaiting someone . . . [Continued on page 14]