Screenland (Nov 1934-Apr 1935)

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Send stamp for postage and pacting to A. H. LEWIS CO., Desk 149-BZ, St. Louis. Mo. relaxes beautifully. Perfect repose. Its the secret all trained athletes must master. Complete relaxation is necessary for concentrated effort. "What do you feel is most responsible for your success ?" "Know when to stop," he answers without hesitation. "That's the important thing. A dance may be great up to a certain point. Thirty seconds longer and the audience is wondering when you're going to stop. Quit while they're still anxious for more. Two minutes is my limit at any one time." This inviolate rule, according to Fred, can be applied just as well to any other form of artistic expression. Time your effects. Enough is too much. "As a matter of fact, when I first started in picture work I was dubious about the whole thing. I've always been a rabid movie fan. And I hated to see the story interrupted by some specialty act which had nothing to do with the plot; resented it. I thought the audience would resent me in just the same way. I didn't want to stay on for over a mmute but they made me stretch it out." Of course Fred does more than dance. He's an accomplished actor. Back in 1923 he and Adele starred as actors in "For Goodness Sake," interspersed, of course, with their inimitable foot work. In his last show, "The Gay Divorce," which recently finished a long run in New York and London, Fred was the principal lead. He has a flair for comedy. He lends a_ wholesome atmosphere to a sophisticated role. Youthful zip makes it human as well as gay. "But believe me, I suffer ! Whenever I'm doing anything I think I'm awful. It's always like that. Can't get over it. But whenever I finish a scene I can tell by the expression of those around me whether I o-ot over or not. What a relief when those Mercolized Wax Keeps Skin Young Absorb blemishes and discolorations using Mercolized Wax daily, as directed. 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Large parties, Fred insists, are the invention of the devil. Personally terrified by a room full of people, he doubts if anyone really enjoys himself in a social gathering of over a dozen. One thing, figuratively speaking, makes him froth at the mouth. Asking him to perform. Impossible ! He freezes up. He simply can't do his stuff. In front of a camera or on the stage it's different. "What do you mean, then, that street dances and carnivals should come back into vogue? That community dancing would help everyone to be happy?" "There's all the difference in the world. A difference in spirit. One of them is manufactured entertainment. In the other each person has a good time. People dance. It's a tonic. Buoyant spirits are infectious. You discover that happiness doesn't depend upon the stock market going up or down. It's entirely in the way you feel. "If everyone would dance ten minutes a day this would be a different country inside of a year. Get a partner and try to concoct something new. Put a record on the phonograph. Turn on the radio. Cut loose. Get serious about it. Don't abandon one dance until you are proficient at it. If possible get a good instructor or join some school. Spend weeks on some difficult step. Lick it. It gives you that bodily poise which means confidence and ease of mind. Sing with your feet!" One More Lawton Continued from page 36 U. S. Government Jobs Start $1260 to $2100 Year Railway Postal Clerks — Mail Carriers —Clerks — Clerks at Washington — Liquor Gaugers. Men, women IS to 50. Write immediately for free list of Government positions. Many Winter examinations. FRANKLIN INSTITUTE, Dept. L299, Rochester, N.V. "On the opening night, the sketch went over very well, and it got good notices from the critics. I was terribly happy. But the next night, when I reported to the theatre, I was informed that the leading man had decided he'd like to play that very funny scene, and it was taken away from me." It just wasn't cricket (by the way, Lawton does play cricket), and that experience made him decide to try the legitimate theatre, where a "bit," well-performed, could not be absorbed by the "lead." He obtained a part in "The Last of Mrs. Cheyney," then "was very lucky and got a part in 'Interference,' then was very lucky again and got the lead in 'Young Woodley.' "Young Woodley" played for two years, and was made into a British movie, with Lawton the screen hero. Followed more English movies, and the American-made "Calvacade." Then, last fall, he appeared in a singing and dancing part with Beatrice Lillie in "Please," a Chariot revue. An appendicitis operation forced him to leave the cast of "Please." No more dancing for a while, but a straight part was possible. When the lead in "The Wind and the Rain" was offered him, Lawton took the first boat to New York. Singularly for an actor, he refused all fanfare and advance publicity. "If they like me," he said, "111 get plenty of publicity after the show opens. If they don't I'll go quietly home." He got the publicity. Asked if, because of the same pronunciation of the name, he was ever confused with Charles ("Henry VIII") Laughton, Lawton said, "Occasionally. As a matter of fact, my family name is really Laughton. Father, with the eternal optimism of the actor, thought Lawton would look better in lights, so he changed it, but I think Charles Laughton looks very well indeed! "A funny thing happened the other night at a dinner party. I was introduced to a middle-aged gentleman, who shook hands with me and said, 'Lawton? How is it spelled— as in Charles, or in Frank?' "A few years ago, Charles Laughton and I were playing in London at the same time. He was playing the title role in 'The Man with Red Hair,' while at a nearby theatre I plaved the title role in 'Young Woodley.' Mr. Laughton was simply marvelous as the madman, and wore a gruesome and terrifying make-up. As Woodley, I was a schoolboy, a voung-man-who-worries-about-life. One evening, after the performance, the stage manager came back to my dressingroom and gave me my most cherished compliment. He told me about two elderly ladies who had just left the theatre. Shaking her head with amazement, one of them had said to the other, 'My, that young man's clever. It's only the other day that I saw him in "The Man with Red Hair !" ' " Well, now that Hollywood has two Laughtons, or rather, one Laughton and one Lawton, all sorts of filmgoers_ should • be happy ! And after advance views of Frank in "David Copperfield" we've made a vow to keep you informed of his progress in prctureland ; and if that rumored romance with lovely Evelyn Laye ever leads to the altar, you may be sure we'll tell you about that, too ! . _