Screenland (May-Oct 1930)

112 SCREENLAND Next do two hundred bends. This is just the old stunt of stooping with knees unbent until the finger tips touch the floor. This is a nice exercise to do with your wife, or your brother or sister. Make a game out of it and see who beats. And now for breakfast. My own is of crumbled bran, mixed with some other cereal, orange juice or half a grapefruit and a cup of coffee. But you can have an egg if you like. One soft boiled egg, two minutes; or one scrambled egg, soft; or a one egg omelet. And you can substitute tea for coffee, but you must not take any cream or sugar. That comes hard at first, but later, you'll get to like it. During the summer, to vary your breakfast diet, you can have some sliced fresh fruit on your cereal. But be sure you use skim milk over it, not cream. Now for lunch. A cup of hot, fresh spinach soup, one slice of rye bread or whole wheat bread, one glass of buttermilk, and asparagus on toast. You may vary this, however, with fresh tomato soup, made with skim milk, and a small salad of lettuce, parsley and olives, or you can take one cup of chicken broth, cottage cheese, hearts of lettuce, but remembering only to eat one slice of rye bread (not fresh) with any of these three sample luncheons. If you feel you must have meat, take one piece of calf's liver, not too well cooked, one-half of a tomato sliced, one piece of toast, and one cup of tea. Or if you prefer, .sweetbreads, broiled on toast, lettuce with French dressing, one slice of whole wheat bread, and one cup of tea. Of course, by dinner time, you'll be pretty hungry. But we must keep this meal down if we want to keep the good old waist line down. I should suggest, one cup of chicken broth, stewed chicken boiled with onions, parsley, celery and peppers, chopped very fine, fruit salad, consisting of sliced apples and pears and almonds, and one slice of whole wheat bread. If this doesn't appeal to you, try in its place one cup of beef broth, one thin small slice medium rare roast beef, with creamed onions, fresh spinach, hearts of lettuce, and a fruit dessert, sliced pineapples, sliced oranges or sliced grapefruit. Should this not hit the spot, try instead a cup of asparagus broth, one broiled lamb chop, two if small, green peas, hearts of lettuce, toast, sliced peaches or strawberries, raspberries or blackberries, according to the season. Perhaps, though, you'd like a little fish for a change. If so, it's all right to have a piece of broiled or boiled fish, sprinkled with lemon, and served variously with either clam broth or green vegetable soup. With the fish you may also have cauliflower, watercress and egg salad, and fruit dessert. In this connection, it is unnecessary for me to add that no alcohol nor ice cream, cakes, white bread, butter, or pies, are allowed. Health has always been my one study, from the time I started out boxing in a barn to the day in 1905 when I won the light heavyweight championship of the world, through the exciting period when I became the first American to win the middle and heavyweight championship of England, clear up until today. Four things I have found indispensable to happiness and well-being. They are: exercise, rest, care in eating and cheerfulness. Of course, there are people who will eat a half-pound of candy and gain two pounds. These are those unfortunate ones who have glandular disturbances. I am neither a doctor nor a scientist. I do not claim to be an expert on pituitary or any other kinds of glands. But this much I have learned: overaction of the glands can be cured by moderate, persistent exercise. In a way, the same is true of heart trouble. There are, naturally, a few cases of organic heart trouble which nothing can cure. But there are many kinds which are greatly benefited by gentle, consistent, passive exercise. I can not give general directions for people suffering from these two ailments but if you will write me or come to see me, .1 shall be only too glad to advise you regarding your condition, and, to let you have the benefit of my thirty-five years' experience. Health and beauty like most screen stars have, are both within the reach of nearly every person. It is up to you, however, whether you are willing to undergo the necessary work and restraint obligatory upon the permanent possession of a beautiful figure like Alice White or Joan Crawford or Nancy Carroll. WHAT HAPPENED TO BARRY Continued from page 93 I am sure he was very lonely in Hollywood before his 'break.' Few unsuccessful persons are accepted or even noticed among the cliques of the film colony. An Argentine boy would be entirely out of place. Naturally, when people did recognize him, Barry Norton quickly accepted their friendship. In any large community in the world there are certain persons who attempt to attach themselves to the young and successful. These 'friends' have their jobs down to such perfection that they can take everything from a celebrity, give nothing in return and make the celebrity feel grateful. Some of these people were at Barry's apartment eating his dinners, driving his car and letting him pay the bills at night clubs. And Barry liked the companionship and gaiety because he had seen none for so long. About that time, the gossips began to tell of Hollywood's new playboy. One famous reporter wrote a syndicated article about Barry Norton saying that he interviewed the star in jail when he was there on a speeding charge. He branded the boy as 'wild.' The writer said that five minutes after he was out, Barry was again speeding at fifty miles an hour. It made a good story at Norton's expense. The truth is that Barry Norton never has been arrested for speeding. He has had traffic tags. Yes, but who hasn't? But he received them because he didn't know the regulations and rules of North American traffic. His tags were for double parking and not stopping at boulevard stops. He was in the police department just once for ten minutes when he forgot to carry his driving card. And he wasn't interviewed in jail. Barry went from one picture to another. He was featured in "Mother Knows Best" and "Four Devils." Paramount thought enough of him to borrow him for "The Legion of the Condemned" and "Sins of the Fathers." He continued playing the same abandoned youth — a wild 'mother's boy.' He didn't like the parts but he was happy to play any featured role after his fight for extra parts. After the advent of talking pictures, Fox let Norton's contract expire without renewing the option. And where was Barry Norton? Paramount didn't rush to grab his services. Neither did any other studio. For four months he was out of work. During that time Barry became acquainted with Ramon Pereda. When Paramount made "The Benson Murder Case" in Spanish, Pereda was selected for the part played by William Powell in the English version. One day when Barry was helping Pereda by translating the English script into Spanish and explaining the situations, an assistant executive of Paramount's foreign department came to Pereda's house. The assistant noticed Norton's excellent knowledge of Spanish and suggested that he try for the part of Mohler in the foreign version. Barry was given a test. Besides testing in Spanish, Barry asked if he could do a scene in English. He did one of Second Lieutenant Raleigh's scenes from "Journey's End." B. P. Schulberg, general manager of Paramount west coast production, saw the test and not only authorized Norton for the part but gave him a longterm contract. By the new agreement, Norton can appear in English, French and Spanish pictures. One reads about the reformation of this actor and that actress in Hollywood. But this is not the reformation of Barry Norton. Barry has struck his feet down to hard rock. There isn't going to be any transformation. He is showing and has been showing for the last four months what sort of a person he really is. He has courage and persistence. These are the qualities which are helping him now. Barry Norton has learned a lot of things in the last few years — about Hollywood and life in particular. Many things have happened in the four months he waited for work. He has few friends now. He doesn't need them. He goes to shows alone. He swims and rides horseback alone. But don't think that Barry is lonely these days. He's having the best time of his life. Nothing is allowed to stand in the way of his career. He hasn't been assigned to an English-speaking part as yet. But he's waiting for the part to come. And it will be a very safe bet that his performance will be one of the best of the year.