Screenland (May–Oct 1927)

SCREENLAND 101 The Fascinating Marian Nixon (Continued from page 33) position that he can turn the clock back at strange things will, he added, j'A girl with eyes like yours couldn't have been late." If Marian had been a character in fiction she would have stiffened with lofty scorn at this caddish display of personal favoritism and told the fellow, in pompous language, to go fly a kite. But she was just a regular working girl to whom a dollar was a dollar, so she smiled and said, "Thank you." "Do you dance, Miss Nixon?" he wanted to know. "No, I never do." "Do you like the theatre?" "It's against my religion," she replied disdainfully. "Do you — now don't try to tell me you never eat," he challenged, holding up a forefinger in fair warning: She thought she heard one of the girls behind her whisper. 'Sickenin'!" "Yes, I sometimes eat," she admitted. "How about to-night?" "Can't. My mother is down from Superior visiting me for a few days." 'Superior? Is that where you're from?" "Yes. I was born and raised there." "Just come down here this summer?" "No. I've been here for some time. I've been going to High School in Minneapolis." The floorwalker leaned forward, his elbows resting on the counter. His broad smile broadened and his face lighted triumphantly with a forthcoming wisecrack. However, there are limits even to the strange acts of actors, and the floorwalker was not prepared for the thing that this actor did. He seemed to be less interested in chiffon than he pretended to be, and more interested in the pretty saleslady than the floorwalker was willing that he should be. All the time he fingered the flimsey material a spirited conversation was going on between the customer and the girl behind the counter. She was bubbling over. "Oh, yes! I just KNOW I could!" she replied to one of his questions. The floorwalker could not hear what the actor said next, but his face wilted like a leaking hot water bottle when Marian Nixon replied eagerly, "Oh, I just LOVE the theatre!" She had just gotten through telling him that for her the theatre was taboo. It was more than he could bear, but a moment later he was called upon to bear more. The showman asked her another question and she trembled with eagerness as she exclaimed, "Dance? Why, I do nothing BUT dance.' The glossy haired young executive could endure it no longer. His youthful springiness was gone as he turned into one of the side aisles and dragged himself out of the picture. When he returned a few minutes later the show people had left. Marian looked But the remark that was destined to be the happy — hence approachable. He leaned most brilliant lady killing nifty in the floorwalker's young life was never made, for just as he was about to speak a rough voice at his elbow said, "Here's the chiffon". He of the varnished hair turned disgustedly and gave way to the chiffon buying male who was crowding him out. The man, who was accompanied by two attractive women, was perfectly groomed, but perhaps a trifle overdressed. He carried himself with the peculiar flair of a showman. The good looking young women with him were likewise covered with the theatric aura. Ten to one they were with a show of some sort. It no longer seemed funny that the man should be buying chiffon. Actors were strange people and they did ' Anne Cornwall in Educational' Christie Comedies. toward her as before and started in where he had left off. "Well then, how about next week?" "I'm afraid I won't be here next week," she replied, "I'm going on the stage." "No!" "Yes. With Paisley Noon and Company in vaudeville. It's a dancing act on the Pantages Circuit. You know I have already done some prologue dancing in the theatres here in Minneapolis. Oh, isn't it WONderful!" So Marian Nixon became a full fledged trouper. Her vaudeville tour, in which she became noted as a toe, ballet, eccentric and ballroom dancer brought her to California. She fell in love with the Coast country and decided to remain permanently. Curiosity brought her to Hollywood, where she was seen by a motion picture official who gave her a small role. When the finished picture was screened, her small bit stood out so well that she was given better parts and soon she made an enviable name for herself in the film colony. Now she is under a five year contract with Universal. She appeared in the leading feminine role opposite Bert Lytell in "Sporting Life", in support of Reginald Denny in "Where Was I," "I'll Show You The Town," "What Happened to Jones" and "Rolling Home." She then co-starred in "Spangles" with Pat O'Malley and followed this with the great laugh hit, "Taxi Taxi." with Edward Everett Horton. Miss Nixon is an excellent barijoiste and often regales her friends at home on that instrument. 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