Show Esther Howard Real I Laugh Producer I like to laugh myself and I 1 love to tomake tomake make others laugh born that way IgUess I guess says Esther Howard the the talented talented Sweetheart young oung comedienne of The Shop which opened a a. three da days days' s en engagement engagement en- en at the e Salt Lake ake theatre Mon Mon- Monday Monday day with a matinee tomorrow I I tried once to pia play an I made madea a a. character study out of or her and th the character was an unexpected comedy hit Its It's a a. curious thing but It is always alwa's the queer things about people that I see Bee first Queer clothes queer mannerisms Ive I've followed a a. woman for blocks on the street Just to see some queer trick she had with her hands or the way she walked or something about her dress that tha was out of ot the ordinary For or one thing I it Interests me mc and for another I wanted I Ito to make a mental note of or It for future use In my business you never can tell when something of that sort will come In handy hand F for r instance the awkward use of my hands and arms in my mv first dance In The Sweetheart Shop When I 1 IVal was Val a a. little who lived nEx next door dool Girl Irl a 8 young oung woman tous us always did that when she came to a dance and many a boxing of ot the ear Ive I've gotten otten from my mother for Imitating Imitating- her My Iy mother was Vas afraid Id I'd offend her but I guess my merriment was Justified Judging judgIng Judg judg- ing from the way the audience laughs laughs laughs-at at my imitation atlon Ive I've got a n lot of things like that stored away in my memory and im I'm always alwa's on the lookout for tor new ones onel I I A never use the same mannerisms twice The m mistake stake I think that m many many ny character character char char- acter actresses make male Is allowing themselves themselves them them- selves to acquire mannerisms of their own One actor or actress creates a part and some peculiar grimace or wink or tone of ot voice Just suits that part and makes a hit with the audience Probably the next role roJe is quite different but he goes OE on on using using that I same amo funny trick and I repeats it lit until It finally becomes a part of ot fines fine's self sel and nd it isn't at all funny tunny to tho the audience any more My Idea is to use all the mannerisms you can but other peoples people's not your own I After p playing the lead leading In role in a half halt dozen Western pictures with Will Rogers Irene Rich b became Fame so BO accustomed to the rugged atmosphere atmosphere atmos atmos- phere phero that she is now Play Playing n a role of a a. similar type with Harr Barry Carey In his Universal feature Christmas Eve o at Pilot Butte Miss Rich though born in New Y York rk state Is a real Westerner having lived for years In Idaho where her father tather owned t rl I |