Radio stars (Oct 1937-Sept 1938)

RADIO STARS I "Don't take life so seriously. Les," rinned Jack. "Keep j our tongue in your 'leek. Laugh it off." And life, that had appeared such a I •rious matter to the ten-year-old boy. who ■ anted to be a preacher in Oklalinma, ii"\v j,sumed a more gay and carefree aipeci. I'e made his first appearance on a netw ork liow in Campana's Fn Maiichu. He bought ' s first dress suit, and received five lillars tor a personal appearance in Milj aukee. ' At last, at a salary, he was engaged as mouncer on the Bniidcson show on WLS. 1 1934 he bought a '29 Studebaker. He ul a job, a car, a best friend. The only ling he lacked was sleep, since he still ■ose at four o'clock every morning to get I rehearsals on time. ; And then he found the girl. He met her hen he was making a per.vonal appearance ith a road show in Indiana. Romance shuuled between Chicago and idiana on the gallant tires of the '29 ludebaker. One rainy Friday morning es had a feeling that Anne wanted to see m. He wa? free nntil Sunday night, he was due to play the lead in a comedy. Wliat are five hundred and a slippery highway, when you \enty-two and courting? He drove speed to her home, took the piirch TWO at a time. The shades were ,. — and when the door finally opened r.ix'i mother stood there, looking like a '•-.valker. There was the odor of flowers. z^as dead! A as the middle of the night w hen :umbied up the stairs to Jack Doty's • -ent in Chicago. Tack had been through everything. If Jack would have no words for this sorrow, at least he would give him silence and understanding. Les walked into Jack's bedroom, called his name. Jack did not answer. He was uni on<cinns and running a high fever. On ."-atnrda\ he died. It was Les Tremayne's l irthday and in two days he had lost his sweetheart and liis best friend. Siinda\' night tile actor. Tremayne. functioned autrmiaiically in the gay lead of the frothy C(.inied\ . The words of his kindly, understanding. cMiical friend. Jack, echoed in hi> ears : "Don't take it so seriously, kid. Life ts a oriof show. Lrani to laugh at the gags — ,!ud o,s tlic sad parts — 'well, it's only a .<•'' y, i;.'" Perliaii Le> had to learn through traged} how to take the world lightly. Hard Work helped him over the empty day^ that followed. The studio called him at his home c>ne afternoon and told him that he was to impersonate Roosevelt on the air the next morning. •■Wlio's Roosevelt?" asked Les. "Pre-ident Roosevelt, you dope!" said tlie program director. Roose\ elt was scheduled to give a threeminute speech that evening. Les sat down lieside the radio and talked along with the President. The following morning he pla>'ed Franklin Delano Roosevelt and tied for first place in a contest to find the Pre^ii'.tnt'^ impersonator. Xow he was in demand on dozens of programs. He played villains and worried because his voice dropped like a fallen arch. He played leading men and his voice returned to normal. He stepped info Don .^meche's shoes on Grand Hotel, Betty and Bob, First Nighter. "Some people think I sound like him," he said. "I am not copying him. Why should I ? I admire him tremendously, but it is suicidal for one actor to attempt to imitate another." Today Les has learned to play. His favorite sport, of course, is still his work. It's fun to awake in the morning and know that you are going to entertain millions of people. It's fun to look forward to the next day. He lives at home with his family and spends his vacations motoring across country with his brother and kid sister He love t1\ing :rA<] radio, the two most modern th.inl:. in the vo>rld today. He likes cars, clotlie-. travel. >culpturc. swimming, and huriches. He hjoks forward to television and a plane of his own. As for love — "Well." says Les. "I guess I'm too analytical to fall in love again. Whatever I do. I concentrate on completely. With me. it has to be either love or work, so I keep away from love. "I keep my nose to the grindstone, but of course that doesn't keep my eye from roving over the landscape and admiring all the ladiei, -hort and tall, dark and blonde, shm and phiniii." Grand //:>/. ,' went ^'t'f the air in .\pril On .\ugust Juth Tremaxne left the Betty and Bob pro^r.un, C' iiiceiitrating on The First Xif/Jitcr. for which he has a threeyear contract, for fiity-fwo weeks in the year. So you'll be hearing him for some time yet. And some day, maybe, you'll be seeing him in the movies, too. ^ soys, I CHOOSE YOir^ MAKEUP BY THE COLOR OF YOUR YOUR EYES are the key to your tru> personality, says thi> fasrinatinu star. And your eyes are ihe key to right makeup! For you really can be lovelier when yon wear.. . MAKEUP THAT MATCHES . . . harmonizing face powder, rouge, lipstick, eye shadow and mascara, in scientific color harmony. And it's... MAKEUP THAT MATCHES YOU. for Marvelous Eye-Matched .Makeup is keyed to your personality color, the color of your eves! 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