Show L S E E avi 0 B by y VIRGINIA GINIA VALE released Relea aed by western newspaper union ELLEN DREW lj L much good as a waitress when she w worked at browns confectionery in hollywood but ashes worth her weight in gold to the place now as an advertisement for it for instance practically everyone who comes in wants a cinderella special a note on the menu announces that its named for her if you sit in booth 6 5 see a sign saying at this booth a customer t omer offered ellen drew the screen test that has taken her to stardom shed been working in a dime store in englewood ill when she won a beauty contest conducted by the american legion and went to hollywood she expedited expected a film contract to follow but it in two months she learned not to expect ever to get one but she made the test and a contract followed she is starred in three paramount pictures awaiting V 1 1 ELLEN DREW release ID D 0 A A date with destiny and texas rangers ride again and also in christmas in july now being shown charles grapewin who was grandpa joad in the screen version ot of the grapes of wrath has been named to play jeeter lester in century foxs coxs production of tobacco road henry ford will direct and johnson Jo linson who did the script for the grapes grap ea of wrath will have the task of fixing up tobacco road so that it will pass the censors joan crawford looking very stunning indeed went to the national horse show in new york on the first night and easily outshone most of the ladies ot of the cites four hundred she presented the cup for or one of the special events its doubtful whether she saw much of the show because there was always such a mob of autograph seekers around her that she was kept busy signing programs and odd bits of paper IN bette davis has shown once again that ashes not afraid of competition rhes glad to have mary blary astor play the second feminine lead in far horizon though she says herself that the role Is equal in importance to her ber own incidentally warner brothers have taken up an option on a long term contract tor for miss bliss astor keep your eye on phillip philip dorn a young actor from holland who plays dr ditten in escape his next appearance will be as hedy la marrs husband in girl the latest word Is that charlie chaplins ChIl ns next picture will be a musical of the london music halls in the nineties the place and time where he himself got his start toward fame and fortune it will be in technicolor and he be will return to the character which made him famous radio has one married couple W with ith a record tor for anyone to shoot at the uncle ezra and cecilla cecilia of 0 f the air mr and mrs pat barrett to in private life lifland and they met when she was nora cuneen touring the west with a musical comedy one night the companas comp anys comedian show up and pat barrett stepped steppe d into the role and into her life as well always worked as a team before making their radio debut 10 years ago they toured in vaudeville even then they were doing character parts similar to their roles on the uncle ezra program ODDS AND ENDS lames james stuwart is 11 quati qualifying lying last fast lor for the avia ana tion lion service berrice ler rice he now has almost enough hours M in the air to qualify for or a transport license icci ue entitling him to a commission in the air corps the th bing crosby program is to have more music and less conversation front from n now on the conversation bring being what anade it is unique george carroll carrell considered one ol of americas most beadi beautiful of models will be one ol of the alors glorified ed show now girls in Af metros elros girl lo 10 joan benness Benitt tt withdrew irom from topper R returns because she anno to 10 compete with the role of a daa ghost played by carol lan lundn |