Screenland (Nov 1950-Oct 1951)

When Doris Day started her new picture, "On Moonlight Bay," her agenthubby Marty Meleher sent her some flowers Doris didn't mention anything about .them, and finally he just up and asked her if she'd noticed anything different in her dressing room that morning. She allowed that ii looked just the same to her. So. the next morning there were the flowers, only slightly wilted from the 24-hour delay. All the confusion about whether Maria Toren had or had not been dating Ingrid Bergman's ex. Dr. Peter Lindstrom, finally got cleared tip and, apparently, she hadn't been seeing him. This was all very mystifying to her real heart. Lars Nordenien, and nearly caused a rift between them. But it's a happy ending — the Swedish beauty convinced him that the rumor was only a rumor. * # # It will be nice to see the wonderful stage actress Helen Hayes back on the screen. She's doing a picture for Paramount called "My Son, John." Her son John is a guy named Bob Walker. * #• # Musical bedrooms seems to be the game they're playing in "Lightning Strikes Twice." Warners leased the North Verde Ranch at Victorville for the picture and not only used it for sets, but housed the company, too. So it seems that Ruth Roman's bedroom was used for a scene in which she meets up with Richard Todd. Todd's room in the picture becomes the bedroom of Mercedes McCambridge. Now. if you're still with us — and we aren't sure where we are — the bedroom where Mercedes McCambridge sleeps doubles in the picture for Ruth Roman's bedroom. Oh, to heck with the whole thing. * * * In case you're worried about Ava Gardner getting hump shouldered from carrying around her costume for "Scaramouche" — don't. It only weighs two ounces. It's a pair of tights. * # '* Fred MacMurray was so crazy about the script of a radio show he did for the Suspense program called "Windy City Six," that he bought the story and will star in the movie version. It mixes gangsters, musicians and a pretty gal up into some scarey scenes. Not only that, Fred will play the sax in the picture. That's the way the boy got his start, playing a sax. * * # Cute Tommy Farrell, Glenda's son. is really off to a good start in his movie career. His first good part was in "At War With the Army," next came "Strangers On A Train," and now he's doing a picture for MGM called "The Strip." His famous mom is so busy doing television shows in New York that she hasn't seen her granddaughter, Tommy's first child. * * * Hollywood is still agape with admiration for Irene Dunne, who raised $135,000 for St. John's Hospital at the premiere of "The Mudlark." This is the largest take on a charity event that we can remember hearing about, and, alii though Missy Dunne had a lot of help and the stars and producers really kicked through, she did more than her share in putting the event over with such a wallop. * * * Nomination for the all-time high in claustrophobia is in the picture "Submarine Command." Bill Holden and fifteen of the crew have been working in the submarine "Steelhead's" conning tower, a space about eight by sixteen feet. When anybody has to move, they all move around in the circle until they're in the right places. There's not even room to bend a knee and it's all highly nervewracking. * * * The ten-year-old French boy, Jacky Gencel, who is making his American debut in the Bing Crosby picture, "Here Comes The Groom," has gone thoroughly Western. He flipped Cros by appearing for work one morning done up in a outstandingly complete including, as it does, dram-size perfume Purser, Muguet des Bois perfume in three sizes, toilet water in two sizes without an atomizer and one size with — talcum and dusting powder, sachet ( to perfume lingerie and clothes closet) and even Coty "Air-Spun" Face Powder in eleven different complexion shades. NO ONE is going to contradict the Official Hair Fashion Committee of the National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association when they say that no one — but no one — can whip up as flattering a hairdo for you, with the same practiced skill, as a professional hairdresser. What you're probably more interested in hearing is news of what the new hair styles are, according to these experts. The trend is for more waves, in soft, smooth, classic lines. Getting your hair shaped and shortened — the waves properly placed — is where you most desperately need professional help. Sculptured smoothness is infinitely more difficult to achieve than the curly bob you've been used to getting with pin curls. Since the ideal shape of a face is oval, new hairdos strive to counteract nature's vagaries and make your face look as nearly oval as possible. The model in the photograph has a round face, so the Committee designed a style for her that has a center part and soft diagonal waves. For a heart-shaped face the Committee used a side part, more waves, and the hair was left a bit longer so that it could be turned up at the ends in back. Another hairdo, also designed by the Committee, was for a slightly fuller face. In this one (side parted) the hair adds height by having a section of the bangs at the side-front curled upward. At the temples, and sweeping backward, the hair was simply sculptured in large waves. The back was left smooth and un Hopalong Cassidy suit, complete with guns, holster, spurs and a western hat which was a gift from his father, a hatmaker in Paris. Mitzi Gaynor, cute 20th actress, entertains somewhat on the grand scale. For a party recently, she had twenty pounds of Hungarian apple strudel flown out from Chicago especially for the shindig. Seems she got quite fond of the strudel when she was on a personal appearance tour and hasn't found any to compare with the Windy City variety in Hollywood. * # * Jane Wyman's busy being a picture painter, but her art has taken an unusual twist. She uses nothing but the paint, straight from the tube, and her fingers. Oh, well, to get technical — she does use a canvas, too. Jane learned the technique when Marlene Dietrich introduced her to artist Alex Leiberman in New York. waved except for the ends of the hair which were curled upward. WOODBURY has a welcome newdebutante to help build the kind of demure prettiness that is the look you want for current fashions. Because they've named it "Sunny Drearh," it shouldn't be too hard to visualize the peach-bloom delicacy of the coloring. "Sunny Dream" is the newest addition to the range of Woodbury "Dream Stuff" shades. We hope it's safe to assume that you know by this time that "Dream Stuff" is a make-up consisting of foundation and face powder combined. Neither greasy nor drying — not even spillable — it travels conveniently in a handbag for any necessarj' retouching during the day. With the subtle femininity of "Sunny Dream" as a complexion tone, you can wear the clear accent of Woodbury's Red Pepper lipstick — a true red without any touches of this or that to subdue its cheerful youthfulness. DOROTHY GRAY'S Nosegay Trousseau Series is very, very new, and, quite obviously, for brides. However, we can't for the life of us think of a fragrance more pleasing than the utter freshness of this blend of the perfumes from a Springtime garden. So— why wouldn't it also make a most welcome Mother's Day gift? The packages are a lovely silvery blue, with an all-over design of silver lace. They're trimmed attractively with ribbons and flowers. The Nosegay perfume comes in a bottle shaped like a vase (so does the cologne) to add decided decorative value to a dressing table. There are identically scented Nosegay Dusting Powder, Bubbling Bath Salts in a gift bottle, even Nosegay Soap ( three cakes in a box). PRINTED IN THE U. S. A. BY THE CUNEO PRESS. INC. Looking Ahead Continued from page 52