Show U l eMP f i Looking at HOLLYWOOD WHAT HAT a n heritage for Rita Hay Day Dayworth's Hayworth's ay worth's baby I Everybody knows of course that little Rebeccas Rebecca's Rebec- Rebec Rebecca's Rebeccas Rebeccas Rebecca's cas ca's mother is one of the most successful suc suc- successful success cess ul and most popular of all our feminine stars and that her father Orson Welles is a remarkable young I man too remarkable sometimes in many fields writing fields writing acting producing pro pro- But Rebeccas Rebecca's heritage is a matter of generations famous in inthe inthe inthe the theater That baby's great-grandfather great on the distaff side is the great Antonio Cansino one of the famous dancers of all aU time The story of his life and of the 16 children he begot and of his grandchildren is one of the fascinating fas fas- fascinating fascinating sagas of the theater Nearly 70 years ago a year old boy was left an orphan in fn a little Spanish village His father had been beena a well-to-do well land owner but there were crooked lawyers in n Spain even then as everywhere else and the boy found himself done out of his inheritance and left penniless to face the world That boy was An An- Antonio Antonio Antonio tonio Cansino Out on His Own Antonio set out for tor Seville and there he found himself a job as helper to a blacksmith Little An- An Antonio Antonio tonio liked to dance and to play the guitar g itar When night came Antonio struck out for the water front cafes and there he danced again for again for pen pen- nies At that time the famous Imperia and her rival La were having their heyday and there was a popular male dancer Fer Fer- Fernando Fernando Fernando nando Feliz Young Antonio sneaked into the wings to watch their performances and in time made their acquaintance He had hadan hadan hadan an ingratiating ingrati ting manner and before long he was having lessons from all three of them Starting Staring Up the Ladder So at 15 Antonio said goodby to his forge A theater manager had seen him dance and had recognized a rising star Within a year Antonio was famous throughout Spain He had a house of his own otin servants and a carriage At 17 he married At 18 he was a father A London producer happened to be visiting Spain and watched Antonio Cansino at a performance in Madrid He offered a contract for a months month's engagement in London at a figure that couldn't be turned down The month was extended to a year and by that time Antonio was reap reap- reaping reaping reaping ing a fortune Paris followed and then tours of Europe and South America As the Cansino fortune grew the family was growing too At the age of 35 Antonio had no less than 10 children He was rich and his wife and children wanted him at home To the chagrin of theatrical managers he announced his retire retire- retirement retirement retirement ment from the stage Never N ever Too Young All of the Cansino children were taught to dance by their father al al- almost almost al- al almost most as soon as they could walk Young dancers begged Cansino for instruction so he opened a school in Madrid When ley took the Ballet Russe to the Spanish capital several of the stars took lessons from Cansino among them Leon Leon- Leonide ide Massine l The Cansino children all enjoyed great success They toured Europe Africa North and South America Australia Edouardo Rita Hay- Hay Hayworth's Hayworth's Hayworth's worth's father took Latin America by storm Antonio II was a sensation sensa sensa- sensation sensation tion in Europe and Australia Jose Angel Paco Elissa and the others all had their share of triumphs California Here We Come When Rita was 16 she came to California with her parents the Edouardo The movie bug got her but good She danced and played bit parts in dozens of pic pic- pictures pictures tures tares and then came her big chance in Blood and Sand opposite Ty Ty- Tyrone Tyrone Ty- Ty Tyrone rone Power You know the rest of that story Her father and mother have been retired from the stage for some years and Ritas Rita's father is isnow isnow isnow now working at Douglas because he has two sons at the front And now the first Antonio the pa pa- patriarch patriarch patriarch of them all is here He lost house and fortune fortURe during the Span Span- Spanish Spanish Spanish ish revolution And do you know what hes he's looking look look- looking looking ing forward to You guessed it its it-it's its it's the day when little Rebecca is big enough to take her first dancing g glesson lesson from her great Did I say that baby has a heri heri- heritage heritage heritage tage And did I say theres there's a n movie in inthe inthe in inthe the Cansino All right I leave it to you and to the first smart producer that gets the same idea And Why Not When Joe E. 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