Photoplay (Jan - Jun 1933)

Photoplay Magazine for March, 1933 109 Of all the routes to eternal destruction, the unhallowed stage was easily the most direct, according to his traditionally New England conscience. A certain amount of that same conscience made it quite impossible for Dody to continue accepting father's support when she was embarking on a career so opposed to his conceptions. BY the time she told us the news she had already found a thoroughly chaperoned "club," maintained near the theater for girls who earned twenty-five dollars a week or less, and there she decided to live. The child had gone — she had suddenly become "Ann Harding" — but the characteristics of the child remained, and brought her through the difficult years to come, triumphant. Dorothy Gatley has now renamed herself Ann Harding and faces the first crisis of her life. Next month Edith Gatley Nash tells of Ann's first stage appearance, her break with her father, her grinding years in stock and the second grim crisis in her career Bless You, My Children ! [ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 71 ] years one of the most popular stars who has ever appeared on the screen. Alec says that in the old silent days she always spoke her lines under her breath. "The rest of us would find it pretty difficult to follow her," he remembers, "and so we wouldn't know just when to take our cues. On the other hand, some of the old-time actors, who had played in stock for years, would act at the top of their voices and even when the director called 'Cut ! ' they wouldn't stop. They would just keep on going until they had finished the speech." ALEC thinks that Constance Cummings is the most promising young woman screen personality whom he has appeared with recently, though Garbo stands out among his recollections as the greatest personality of all. Though she was not actually his screen daughter, he was her fatherly counselor in "Mata Hari," the man who defended her when she was accused as a spy and sentenced to die. "Garbo has the most expressive personality of anybody at present on the screen," he will tell you. " She is truly a great artist who can convey more with one look, one word, or one touch of the hand than most actresses can get across in a whole reel of film. "She is neither reticent nor solitary when one gets to know her, but utterly charming. However, she is very particular about who gets to know her." WHEN Alec was ill Garbo sent a bouquet of roses which he says was the biggest he has ever seen. "I hadn't known her long then, either," he said appreciatively, "but it just goes to show how essentially human Garbo is. On the set she puts up with a lot from other people — t:iir>'.rs that I wouldn't put up with for five minutes myself. "Although die has been studying English for a comparative*;,' short time, she can detect any imperfection of feeling, any false note, quicker even than the person who wrote the lines. "That's how strong the dramatic instinct is within her. And she is never at rest while working, but paces back and forth, forth and back on the set muttering her lines to herself all day.'* The real test of a Laxative! Is it mild enough for little children? ONE of the important requirements of a laxative is gentleness in action. Violence has no place in a laxative for a person of any age — harsh cathartics often do more harm than good! Many a grown-up friend of Ex-Lax first learned of its gentle yet effective action after giving it to a child in the family. But Ex-Lax is not merely a children's laxative. To get "results" without harmful after-effects is just as important to grown-ups as to little children. And so, gradually and surely, Ex-Lax became the all-family laxative in millions of homes. Ex-Lax— when Nature fails! Ex-Lax is mildness itself! Ex-Lax merely gives the intestines a gentle nudge, stimulating them to action without violence. It doesn't disturb digestion. It does not gripe. It isn't habit-forming. You can take Ex -Lax with perfect confidence. At all drug stores, 10c, 25c, 50c. Or write for free sample to Ex -Lax, Inc., Dept. A33, P. O. Box 170, Times Plaza Station, Brooklyn, N. Y. \ceeP regular *ith EXLAX THE CHOCOLATED LAXATIVE A WORD OF CAUTION! Success breeds envy! Beware of imitations of Ex-Lax ! The names of some such imitations sound like Ex-Lax. But there is only one genuine Ex-Lax. Watch for the exact spelling — E-X-L-A-X. Insist on getting Ex-Lax to make sure of getting Ex-Lax results I