Show STARS IN THE SPOTLIGHT I BY ETHEL VINE when ka thryn grayson was twelve years old she gave her first audition although she real ize he it at the time she was living with her family in st louis and because they loved music she was F 9 often taken to the outdoor amphitheater of the st louis municipal a 1 opera house one afternoon i she sh e arrived early and in a moment of childish self dramatization walked upon the stage and sang an aria nahl which ch she knew by heart her only listener was an elderly porter who w was a 9 dusting u s d n g 0 off the s seats e he e ca lh taeg aits ihn s stopped t p p d w alien I 1 i e n a she e began a n to a sing g and leaning on his broom 11 listened entranced at the end of the number he applauded heartily little kathryn waz was delighted at her a sue lie cost cess s and says it r really eally started her on her career she smiles when she tells this story however because KATHRYN GRAYSON she learned afterwards that the porter was stone deaf finds sponsor two years later frances marshall a star with the chicago civic opera comp company any I 1 heard d ka kathryn tr sing g 8 and nd was as so 0 presed impressed in li by the lovely quality u all t of h her r vo voice car e th that a 8 she he c coached 0 3 0 e d her er personally e r 1 n a for a 4 time subsequently q quent bet ly y tam the h family 11 y moved to hollywood california f r la where here she enrolled in M manual nu I 1 A arts rt U high g h sch school 1 I S ig a at t a party el ii r t id on one e evening e 1 she caught th the attention of a representative v of one of t the I 1 film stud studios ios and soon afterwards was offered a screen t test t she pa passed the te test t an and d was signed to a contract by M G M she did not appear in a picture until some time later for the studio first drat put her through a rigid course of training in dramatics at the same time she kept up her singing lessans her first film role was in andy hardys private secretary from the start she succeeded her voice recording beautifully on the screen and her acting showing up surprisingly well leading lady in her second picture the vanishing virginian starring frank morian morgan she fulfilled the hopes the studio had for or her and she is now playing her most important part that of leading lady in the new musical rio rita with abbott and costello john carroll pat dane barry nelson and others miss grayson who was married to john shelton in july of last year has a home near hollywood for recreation she goes in tor for sports hiking hikin horseback and g golf 0 and she also does a little painting and drawing drawing she says a career and n d running a home can go together she sha expects to do both for some time to tome come |