My Past(Warner Bros.) (1931)

Warner Bros. of the most unusual stories ever brought to the screen by BEBE A WARNER BROS. & VITAPHONE PICTURE When a man makes a mis-step it is forgotten. Dora Macy asks, “Must the world remem ber a girl’s mistakes forever?” with BEN LYON and LEWIS STONE = JOAN BLONDELL — NATALIE MOOREHEAD Cut No. 6—Cut 40c, Mat 10c (Feature) WHEN BEBE DANIELS PLAYS HOSTESS AS MRS. BEN LYON Bebe Daniels, Featured with Her Husband, Ben Lyon, in Warner Bros. “My Past,’’ Now at the.... Theatre, Offers Two of Her Best Recipes (Plant This Feature on the Woman’s Page) Bebe Daniels, now featured at the .... Theatre in “My Past,” the Warner Bros. and Vitaphone screen version of the sensational Present “MY PAST”—A Vitaphone Picture (Feature ) FOOTLIGHTS HAVE ALWAYS Joan Blondell Fast Becomes Screen Favorite AIDED FEMININE. APPEAL puittle Joan Blondell, who is seen “My Past,” the Warner Bros. Picture Featuring Bebe Daniels, Portrays the Fascinating Wiles of One of the World’s Great Actresses (Woman’s Page Feature) Actressand coryphee-struck youth has been a phenomenon of the stage probably since the first theatrical women played a_ part. exhibition in which Being seen upon the stage—and in these The story of DORA MACY’S past! Her lovejlived for a moment— Her past forever. days, upon the screen—gives to woman an added allure, a special charm, for men; adds to her desirability. The stage-door Johnny, the chorus-girl smitten broker, the ditto scion of wealthy families, play as large a part in actual life as they do in novels, plays and pictures. “In “My Past,” Warner Bros. new Vitaphone picture made from the best seller novel of that titlk—and now at the... . Theatre—in which Bebe Daniels has the feminine role, with Ben Lyon, Lewis Stone, Albert Gran, Joan Blondell, Natalie Moorehead and others in the support, two business men, partners, fall in love with a charming actress; each wins her favor; each wants to marry her. One is already married, incompatibly, and seeks a divorce after meeting the actress. What is the secret of the allure that a woman of the stage has upon the masculine fancy and heart? Let Lewis Stone, the elderly lover of ww yi the actress in “My Past,” explain. eu) ye h ) “Vanity is without doubt the chief S cause why men surrender so readily Z to the charms of actresses and chorus = girls,” says Mr. Stone. “A woman of 2 the stage is in the limelight; popular v4 attention, often adulation, is heaped| 7 upon her. The man that wins her] / love, or even liking and friendship, basks in a glory reflected from her conspicuousness in the public eye. His vanity is fed by the fact that he has won a girl that many men have coveted. “Of course there are other reasons why women of the stage have an especial allure for men. They are trained in the expression of emotion by their profession; a portion of this ease and proficiency of expression is carried over into private life, so that the actress seems more responsive and expressive to the men who meet her. “Stage women have a very real advantage over their non-professional sisters. Perhaps it would be better to call it artificial advantage that seems very real to men. The actress is seen upon the stage when she is playing a part which has been written by an experienced playwright, often directed by a man who tells her what to do! and how to do it. The playwright gives her bright and sparkling lines to speak, filled with wit or humor, or vivid with emotion. Seeing her before the footlights, her masculine admirers endow her with the gifts of the play Until Joan Blondell was twelve RIVOLI LEWIS.STONE 4 novel of the same name, is—as everybody knows—the wife of Ben Lyon, also featured in the picture. The bewitching bride of the fair hero is not only adept at tennis, horseback riding and swimming, but at the even more delectable art of cooking. Here are three of the decoctions with which she tempts big Ben’s appetite when the culinary mood takes possession of her. PUMPKIN PIE 1% cupfuls of cooked and strained pumpkin 34 cupful of brown sugar ¥ teaspoonful of ginger ¥% teaspoonful of cinnamon 2 eggs 11% cupfuls of milk ¥, teaspoonful of salt 1% cupful of cream Stir the ingredients together in the order listed. Bake in one crust for approximately 40 minutes. To set the crust, a hot oven (800 degrees) is used for the first 10 minutes of the baking, then the heat is reduced to 825 degrees for the rest of the cooking. Chill before serving. APPLE-AND-LETTUCE SALAD 1 cupful of sugar 1 cupful of water Y, cupful of red cinnamon candies 6 rather tart apples Lettuce 1% cupful of mayonnaise Make a syrup of the sugar and water and add the candies. Stir until the candies are dissolved. Pare and core the apples and cook them whole in the red syrup. The cooking needs to be gentle so the apples will not break. Baste them frequently. When cooked the apples are covered with a lovely red glaze. Cool thoroughly. Cook them the day before they are to be used.. Serve on nests of lettuce topped with fluffy mayonnaise. A little cheese pushed through a sieve may be stuffed into the cavities in the chilled apples. wright, while she, but parrot-wise, repeats his words and makes them seem life-like by her histrionic gift. She wins vicarious excellencies and charms which in her own person she may possess only in a rudimentary form, if at all. But nevertheless it all adds to her charm and allure for her masculine admirers. It brings men of all sorts and conditions flocking around the women of the stage and the screen. When man’s vanity is added to the artificial but seemingly real feminine allure that reaches out across the footlight, the fascination of women of the stage for men becomes easily understandable.” Husband and Wife Act Ben Lyon and his wife, Bebe Daniels, are co-featured with Lewis Stone in “My Past,” latest Warner Bros. production, now showing at the _... Theatre. It is rather unusual for husband and wife to be cast in the same picture, but the success of this venture is reason for the belief that many more instances may follow. years old she never enjoyed a birthday in the same country. The petite blonde actress, who appears in “My Past,” latest Warner Bros. and Vitaphone production featuring Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon and Lewis Stone, now at the.... Theatre, was born in New York on August 30, 1909. Her father, Eddie Blondell, is known as the original “Katzenjammer Kid,” and has been on the stage for more than forty years. Her mother is Katheryne Kane, who is also a noted actress. Miss Blondell has a brother and sister several years her senior, both of whom appear in @ vaudeville act with their parents. It was in this act that Joan made her first stage appearance, introduced by her father when only a few months old, much in the same manner in which the late Eddie Foy, Sr., brought his children into an act. It so happened that the Blondells were in some foreign country whenever Joan had a birthday. They were in Sydney, Australia, when she reached her twelfth. She remained in that country for six years, during is week with Bebe Daniels in “My Past,” has played in more pictures for Warner Bros. recently than any other player on their roster. Executives of Warner Bros. have found Joan quite versatile and she can enact both comedy and dramatic roles with equal expertness. Ben Lyon, Lewis Stone and Natalie Moorehead are also in the cast of “My Past,” which is a Vag Bros. and Vitaphone producion. y ih BEBE. ’ DANIELS BEN LYON: and = A WARNER BROS. & VITAPHONE PICTURE Cut No. 11—Cut 40c, Mat 10c (Biographical Feature) VIVACIOUS JOAN BLONDELL AS HARD-BOILED CUPID which time she developed into a beautiful and accomplished singing and dancing comedienne. She returned to America with her family, but soon left the family act to join a stock company in Dallas, Texas. She remained there for several months, later moving to New York where she played in “TI arnish” at the Provincetown Theatre. This was followed by a season in the “Follies.” She then appeared in the “Trial of Mary Dugan” with Ann Harding; “My Girl Friday,” “Maggie the Magnificent,” “Sporting Blood” and “Penny Arcade.” It was while playing in the latter that she was signed by Warner Bros. to enact the same role in the screen version of “Sinners’ Holiday”; at the same time, James Cagney, who also played an important role in this production, was put under contract by Warner Bros. Miss Blondell like the talkies and is very fond of Hollywood. She is five feet four inches tall, weighs one hundred and eighteen pounds and has ash-blonde hair and gray eyes. Her favorite sports are swimming and tennis, at both of which she excels.