Show Sunda Morning June 61937 WMt ' j ) the v3t3l I Do t ro cf tfio films doesn't seem to bo very prescient Hollywood Aoet of Use bigwig ere looking sliced eagerly id the time when L J they can quit and realize their own private Michael was a piano 12 She still practices and wonders if she might not eventually give concerts Gertrud prodigy Eleanor Powell fe- - dares she’ll keep on at that when he retires and go to the French-Rivier- a spend all the rest of his days Just basking in the sun Bill he’ll Powell says - dancing until she's 60 rather be a director than an actor and already Elissa Landi is just about the only established has megaphoned one picture litterateur in the screen-actin- g business Five rather-than Irene novels of been has for her Dunne decided have — and home sixth a a published that he acknowledged is on the way a career especially since the adoption of could go right on acting her Groucho Marx also expects to write whea Doesn’t know daughter for pictures as long as he when she’ll quit he retires He has done several magazine archose But he doesn’t ticles and a book and with Norman Krasng choose In three and a AKING a lot of money in the movies wrote “The King and the Chorus Girl” half years he’s going to has altered the ambitions of most of the Harpo Marx probably will write too The college probably Harsilent stars goblin of the movies actually is by far vard Yale or Princeton the most intellectual and articulate of the trio Virginia Bruce for example never vill be Thinks he’ll take’ law Chico expects to direct musicals on the stage a nurse now nor Rochelle Hudson a ballet but admits he may return Joan Crawford hopes Bette Davis whose earlier ambition was to dancer Myrna Loy and Simone Simon aren’t to Hollywood afterward to graduate to grand be a secret service operative now" is determined Rooto and ever likely His pal Mickey paihl or sculp professionally opera 1 6 has lasted with the screen or stage She’s not remain to doubts Power he’d be that satiswho ever Tyrone at ney ‘ fied as a newspaper photographer one to dread the day when studio executives kid than far most longer Ann Sheridan But Gertrude Michael a piano prodigy at haltingly suggest that maybe she’d better do actors is determined to wants to teach physical 12 who later studied at the Cincinnati Concharacter parts be a director by the time training when she quits "I’ll stick in the limelight as long as po still wonders 21 he’s and regularly servatory practices the films ut whether she might reach the concert stage sible” she after that there’ll be Dick Powell has de- lesser roles In fact quite lately Elizabeth Allan once wanted to teach school cided to leave the screen interesting I’ve offered to do several smaller parts in big and now she believes that some day she may There are two reasons for waitthan the next fellow but he definitely doesn't in five years teach because I liked them But War-thinks 'dramatics little Nelson By so like Hollywood AVhat he wants is a cow a have to productions ‘Til save long: Eddy enough money ing ners didn’t care to ' have me do them And so that I can afford ranch in Arizona” a HOLLYWOOD almost anything wistfully of his thwarted wish to study mediplace for cine but the chances are that when he leaves I like even after that yoo’ll be able to find me in Also it will take about five years for for some stars all too soon entertaining sportsmart’ friends be which some Little Theater project most likely as an within Powell of a simmer For nervous been down to Hollywood William baa couple the Expiration time lor every talking my may temperament Right years will instructor” it be I’m the off but now to return to for of to wants concert and he And gradyears itching around quitting stage always comes activity finally taper acting Robert Taylor never did know what lie restless When I’m keeps me from getting then usually there is a new contract — ually $0 that he Can grow accustomed to leisure - From - now on wanted “toeTandthere’s only bunk in the smoothed out enough totake it easy I’ll prob- - — to make fewer and complete with dotted line- 'pLAUDETTE COLBERT won’t name a often-tolhis latent ambition when that he to take travel Travel and fewer that the of insists aelot is ably story And pictures pictures Breathes not a star but who with pen poised year for retirement but she has an idea become will a Mr the French that done of last five is is one now” figures psychiatrist to andor directing stage plays Young for he Taylor hobby my Photography or go fresh two only writing commitment above a nice Ann Sheridan has an odd idea — she wants to Riviera and spend all the rest of his days justj Jack Haley perhaps is the only other acting is a pretty good business and he hasn’t or seven years holds a little soliloquy with " who has definite ideas about quit teach physical training Fitness is almost an 'given "a thought To thedate of his retirement basking in the sun himself that the he has ranch obsession Rochelle wholf a Hudson relatives with actress on but she expects to teach her chance" Bar"It now It is (near except All only ting: depends to quit my entirely Some think: “Now’s my bara Stanwyck’s) where he can live then I can retire dramatics eventually If they don’t -name a date for her departure from the screen they retireI have to do is lay down this pen and say I’ll have to keep on working" Victor McLaglcn is another health enthuand that’s 1943 She expects to be married Hollywood is full of future farmers Robert ‘Aw the heck with ill I’ve got money and has his 300-acr- e You’d then there's be the siast and he already maintains a Sports Censmall number Montgomery of : although now place in Put surprised by nobody definitely by Ive been squawking for more freedom nam County New York and already is manin sight He incidental romances of late mostly ter in Hollywood and various corps of gayly players who’ll admit that there’s anything Oh well I’ll give it just one more whirl" have been with brass buttons — several aviators “Is there uniformed troopers' nurses and juvenile auxthey’d jrathcr be than movie stars so they still aging to spend about three months there each And others think: “Ah-h- a Wallace Beery has a large acreage in iliaries These will receive all of “Colonel” and a ship's officer anything eas'ier?” asked Humphrey Bogart year want met I’m not washed up after all But 1 Idaho and has been acquiring game preserves Said Michael Whalen: "Sure I’ll quit In "If there is and 1 can make a living at it McLaglen’s time as soon as he is able to en- wonder if this is the l?st contract I'll be sign- 1 942-wh- en —then that’s what-I’- d dow ihemJn perpetuity rather do" — — time maybe they’ll offer me character-par- ts ing-Nmy contract expires —Most likely againsttheday vvhenJie leavesthe flickers Edmund Lowe raises cattle on a ranch in the Movie acting never was the height of Errol I’ll try to‘wtite it would be more fun than Gloria Stuart is determined to own and and then I’ll quit" Santa Cruz mountains and Spencer Tracy has He’d much rather wnt$ and h Flynn’s ambition Most of the movie players honmanage a newspaper Loretta Young expects acting and a lot less confining” a horse ranch travel or even merely write to be a wife and mother — and not an actresa Up to now hf estly don’t know just when they‘11 retire but has One book one scenario and k few' maga- knows about Shirley Temple’ Every time Claude Rams finishes a picture as a side line the important thing is that nearly all of them NOBODY and catches a train for his farm near PhilaMrs George zme articles to his credit and he’d trade his There are just a 'few troupers of the never--' do have retirement plans They don't subscribe just turned 8 delphia be thinks he’ll retire from acting and traditions of ‘stage and there are mostly peoplace on the list of stars for a berth in the say-di- e emple is not at all confident that the Wondei to the fine old never-say-dpersuasion become a country squire "But the mood only But before he Tot will have more than two or three more scenario department' any time ple from the stage— old Fred Stone Lionel trouping and they seem to have vowed never ' lasts a few weeks" he said “I get fidgety and retires to a Jife of scribbling or g Barrymore to experience the humiliation of dimmed fame May Robson Sophie Tucker starring years Yet there are optimists at the Mrs Rams can’t endure me So back we come Basil Rathbone Paul Muni and Kay Francis studio who expect Shirley to play tight through Flynn figures he may as yell lay up a snug The movies are different somehow few playto Hollywood" little fortune the gangling period of 12 13 and 14 and on Helen Broderick swear thry’ll nevei quit ers ever seem to grow to love the scrcrti J There’s Clark Gable who wants to quit and- - -- into ingenue stardom -- if special stories can be life Joan £rawford admits she’d like to graduate — And with them you wants he YVHEN Jean Harlow bows out of the to opera and hopes she 'may be able to do'it found or written for her Eleanor Powell who declares she’ll keep doesn't mind saying so Almost certainly die talkies she wants to write after three more years of training John Boles It’s different with Freddie Bartholomew He "on dancing till she’s 60 Look 'at Bill Robindate will be 1941 when his present contract Anyway ” she’ll finish the novel she started years ago It isn’t that Gable likes acting Jess son: he’s doing all right at 54 was 13 on March 28 and it is pretty generally longs for the concert stage Lew Ayres would expires - (left) said--“B- Paul Harrison to-do h SLOWLY he-ho- pes d v 27-ac- re rt f ext V top-notc- ’ ie globe-trottin- -- - no-ot- " (Copyright 1937 by JEvoryWtelc Magazine) can-"cla- ss |