Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-03-06 | Page 10 | Bubble Dance and Strip Act Sequences Mark Film Assignment for Martha O'Driscoll

Bubble Bubble Dance ance and Strip Act Sequences Mark Film Assignment for Martha Q By Dy PAUL HARRISON HOLLYWOOD NEA Virt Virtually Vir Vir- t on the eve of long sought dramatic stardom in the movies blond Martha got back into a set of sequins today and became a dancer again Only this time she became a bubble dancer the the first one that Hollywood has seen in a long while Her dancing bubble though isI is I just an incident in the new picture called My Heart Belongs to Dad Dad- dy A huge poster of her will adorn a burlesque theater lobby lobby- and when Professor Richard Carlson Carlson Carl Carl- son comes in search of his errant sweetheart he learns the horrifying horrifying horrify horrify- ing truth Though this brief part turned out to be a little disappointing scenically the subsequent action ton on the sound stage was something else eise again Back in conventional clothing and resuming her role as asan asan an unwelcome guest stranded by a storm in the fine home of some uppity people Miss proceeded proceeded pro pro- to do a strip There was nothing teasing or languorous about it though Frances Gifford daughter of the I house made a resentful comment about Miss wearing her clothes In a fine fury the blond actress thereupon unzipped the dress stepped out of it and threw it in Miss Giffords Gifford's face As her ungracious hostess fled Miss took off her shoes and threw them too c During several rehearsals and a couple of actual tales takes this bit of action was fun to watch Tulsa born Miss was given dancing lessons from the age of 3 When she was 9 the family moved to Phoenix Ariz and there she attained such precocious precocious pre pre- physical development that Hollywood was quite willing to accept accept ac ac- her age as 18 when she and her mother came here in 1935 For nearly a year when only 14 she dancer in all the musicals at Paramount and then accepted a contract at Universal After a few small parts and a considerable interval in which she finished high school the career took an upturn in 40 1939 then faltered again Now just turning 20 she's back at Para Para- mount Her parts in Pacific Blackout and Reap the Wild Wind led to her rediscovery and now she's established as one of the towns town's most fetching feminine leads