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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1943)
Warners’ Scout Tells X)f Pinds/ ’ Experiences By MARGIE ROBINSON Christopher Columbus had nothing on “Solly” Baiano. Columbus discovered only America, but Baiano discovered Lana Turner. The beauteous blond cinemactress is only one of innum emable stars brought before the public eye after being spot ted as Hollywood “raw material" by the talent scout. Repre sen Ling vvarner rsrotners studios, Baiano looked over some of the campus talent at the University yesterday and described his work in both amusing and practical terms. % Screen Tests Supplied with an inexhaustible ® >re of narratives and anecdotes about his travels from the Pa cific coast to Chicago in search of talent, the Warner Brothers scout briefly. described the type of person for which he was look ing. “'Leading men and women are the types I seek primarily,” he said in an interview. He named personality and physical attrac tiveness as important determin ing factors in his selecting any person for a screen test. “Night Shift” Most of Baiano-’s time is spent in Los Angeles, where he inter views other agents “with actors or actresses they’ve picked up some place.” In addition he su pervises all casting of children for Warner Brothers. “We’re now interviewing kids A r ‘Night Shift,’ with Ida Lu pino,” he said, telling how last weekend he talked to 250 chil dren trying out for only 3 parts. Found Lana Turner On his trips to find stars Baiano goes to little theaters, night clubs, and other entertain ments, inviting those “with pos sibilities” to come to the studio personally for a reading if they live in or near Los Angeles. He attends poor as well as good per formances with the hope that he “might locate somebody inter esting.” Baiano seldom recommends anybody for pictures who is be low 20 years, most of his discov eries ranging in the early 20’s. An exception was Lana Turner, a mere 16-year-old when he ^ugned her up. Since Baiano has ^Psen a talent scout for eight years, and he “found” Miss Tur ner "right off the bat,” it isn’t hard to estimate her age. 20-year-olds However, he regards those out of their teens as better material because they have more poise and maturity, and “it is easier to pic ture them carrying a play.” The scout has met many tal ented young performers under very odd circumstances. For in stance: “I was standing on the corner of Hollywood and Vine one day,” he began, “and a very cute trick walked by in a fur coat.” Noticing the young lady’s ex cellent profile and striking ap pearance,_ Baiano wanted to in troduce himself and tell her she fright “click” in pictures, but just as he started to hand her his card, she disappeared into a bank. Discouraged, the talent scout went back to his studio, where he went into the projection room to see some screen tests. Cagney as a Boy “That’s the girl,” he yelled, springing to his feet as the first full-face picture flashed on the screen. The girl (Mary McGuire, Australian actress) had been un der contract at Warner Brothers for nine months, Baiano learned to his surprise. On another occasion he had been searching for weeks for Somebody to play James Cagney ^is a boy in “Angels with Dirty Faces.” Driving in a poor section of Los Angeles, Baiano saw a (Continued from page seven) if a Buddy (Continued from page two) EARL, R. SCOTT, ’42 . . . . . . who was recently graduated from reserve officers’ class at the marine base, Quantico, Va. class of student officers and avia tion cadets to be graduated soon from the air force advanced fly ing school at Stockton field, Cali fornia. They will be commissioned sec ond lieutenants in the air force reserve and placed on active duty. While on the campus, Slustrop was. a member of Kappa Sigma and Rohwer was a member of Phi Kappa Psi. Dewitt C. Rucker, ex-’40-’41, a former University athlete, has won promotion in the marine corps from private first class to corporal, according to word from Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Cal ifornia, where he is stationed. While at Oregon, Rucker played football and was on the track squad. He is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. ly graduated from reserve offi Earl R. Scott, ’42, was recent cers’ class at the marine base, Quantico, Virginia, climaxing six months of intensive instruction. He entered the corps last Sep tember as an officer candidate, winning his commission 10 weeks later. He was assigned to re serve officers’ class immediately thereafter and has been training there since. Lt. William B. Hilton Jr., ex ’40-41, was graduated Wednesday from Blackland flying school also with hundreds of other fighter and bomber pilots in Class 43-B of Randolph field, Texas, head quarters of the army air forces gulf coast training center. Lt. Hilton was assistant managing editor of the Emerald, fall, 1041. Between the Lines (Continued from page two) speeding for second. The two runners collide, and are knocked cold. Two out. “And Green steps up to the plate to bat for the Polecats. The Polecats have a colorful team. Here’s the pitch. It’s a wild one. It catches the ump between the eyes, and he calls the game on account of darkness.” * * * Like I said—everybody went home for the weekend. WAAC Relates (Continued from page one) only been recently, through the efforts of Generalissimo and Ma dame Chiang Kai-Shek, that a student could be athletic along with his scholarliness,” she said. Mildred Wilson Spies (Continued from page tzvo) Donald proved she could advance on her own ticket by going- to South America where she became affiliated with the United Press. Work in Alaska for the Cordova Times—while Mr. MacDonald was working- for the biological survey—broadened her travel ex perience to the north. However, the most exciting years were spent in the Mediter ranean region and on the conti nent, where moves from Egypt to Brussels, Belgium—sojourns in Budapest, Hungary—and as signments of covering little Tur kish wars were quite in order. In 1931 Mrs. McDonald wrote an entertaining chatty letter to Old Oregon, alumni magazine, in which she reported, ‘‘Every coun try out in the Near East has some hard luck story—Turkey can’t pay its Ottoman debt; Iraq couldn’t sell its wheat crop; Egypt couldn’t sell its cotton crop; Palestine had its Arab Jewish troubles. Trouble makes news, so opt in Istanbul it was a splendid year from that point of view. We had quite a Kurdish revolt last summer, plus a new political party and a near-finan cial panic. After I left they kept right on, staged some riots and when Mac was in Turkey two weeks ago they had a necktie party for something like twenty seven indiscreet gentlemen.” Good Food Scarce However she mourned, “If there were decent hotels in Ana tolia people would find some re gions enchanting. But who wants to hunt Hittite ruins and Selju kian mosques if he has to sub sist cn rice soaked in olive oil, greasy mutton and cucumbers served with sour cream?” Not the least of Mrs. McDon ald’s attainments is her success in the field of authoring chil dren’s books. Her first book, “Dick in the Spice Cupboard” presented the saga of spices as told for a. child'. Her second “Gi ants with Four Arms” was fol lowed by a fanciful “The Llama That Wouldn’t Get Up,” and she wrote a unique volume on pre cious stones. Internal European combustion has made the United States a bit more pleasant place to live and Mrs. McDonald is now residing in Seattle, where she keeps house for her children, Richard and Carol, and as usual indulges in a little journalism on the side. Wherein lies a story. Her posi tion is on the copy desk of the Seattle Times—one of the papers that considers that a woman’s place is definitely not on the copy desk. Forced, by the sheer power of her qualifications, to back down in the matter of giv ing her this ^position they weren’t willing to go the entire way. As a result Mrs. McDonald is not a member of the traditional horse shoe ring. She has her own little copy desk to the side of the 100 per cent masculine array. Mrs. Herring is serving as a recruiting agent for the WAACs because they do not have enough personnel already in the service to do recruiting. “I am just one of the many asked to do recruit ing while I waited for my call,” she said, ‘‘and although I only enlisted on January 25, I have al ready been called.” She will leave Portland February 26 for Des Moines, where she will take her four weeks basic training. Hopes for Recruits Mrs. Herring expressed the hope that there would be many recruits coming out of the Uni versity within the next few months. Extremely pleased with Eugene, she said that it was one of the most hospitable cities in which she had ever been. “And I especially like this wonderful sun shine,” she added. iiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiuiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiHiiniiiiiiiuutB Odeon Program Set Here The University of Oregon presents the First Annual Odeon, a movement to stimulate creative arts among students at Oregon, at the school of music auditorium, at 8 n.m Mon day-, February 22. Dahlberg, Faculty Chairman of Introduction I Professor Walfred A ODEON . II Dr. Robert D. Horn .. Ill Music Group I L’Histoire. Adagio. Rondo. Verne Sell in, Violin The Journey (short story) . IV V .Introduction of Guest Critics .v Barbara Crisp (Composer) Elizabeth Walker (Composer) .Barbara Crisp (Composer) Phyllis Taylor, Piano G. Duncan Wimpress (Author) VI VII VIII IX _ Read by Gordon Cochran Poems ( The audience will please refrain from applause until the con clusion of the poetic contributions) Calypso. Who Dreams Above. Read by Beth Harader In Memoriam.. Read by Marshall F. Gilchrist Pagans. I Must Go Alone. Read by E. Claudine Biggs Stalingrad. Parting at the Station. Martyr. Read by Louise Rossman 1 he Master’s Servant. „ , . Read by Frank Watkins Etching. Forsythia...... , Read by Marjorie Major V e re So Sorry, Dr. Kuo (an essay) . ,r . „ Read by Marjorie Major Music Group II s Heart.Eugene Bennett (Composer) jC‘4 Ca 111.Eugene Bennett (Composer) -.r F'Av;;.VTi' V.Eugene Bennett (Composer) '^a»p x"?1K ,a ’ , Soprano Ruth Baker, Accompanist 106iu by Barbara M. Hampsou In^rniission . . .. . (Five Minutes) AMIR Y PORIRAITS (a one-act play) .THE"cVSTVir8inia LiPPman (Playwright) Amui^Kent‘ ...Marie Hewett Anne Kent. Norma Baker .Poggy Overland .Peggy Overland .. G. Duncan Wimpress .E. Claudine Biggs .E. Claudine Biggs .Mildred Wilson .Mildred Wilson .Mildred Wilson . Cecil Clayton Sargent . Marjorie Major -.Marjorie Major .Marjorie Major Phillip Mr. Blomni. Cousin Lucinda ..... Alan Foster .James Bronson Llelen Johnson X XI XII XIII Stage Designs.James Bronson, Donald Shirley, Marellen Wilbur * * * * * Stage Manager.Elaine Lakefish Property Manager.Katherine Korn Electrician...Yolande Pouteau Directed by Horace W. Robinson, Division of Speech and Dramatic Arts Journalism. (Contributions from the U. of O. Daily Emerald) War ot Nerves (an editorial).Ray Schrick (Author) Are University Students lops? (feature article) ’ Poet E. G. Moll Scores New Hit (feature article) ^afSen (Author) Kuf bed (feature column) .Charles Politz (Author) cm , J °Vrn,allsm selections read by Arliss Boone and Robert Gillen Shadow Jockey (air essay) .Sue St. Pierre (Author) Redd by Marjorie Quigley The Crest of the Flood (an essay) .Ray Dickson (Author) . Read by Ray Dickson Fashion Show (designed by the student models) Pajamas— Dresses— Mary Evalyn Campbell Lois Clause Genevieve Graves Ruth Grettie Skirts Nancy Riesch Sue Sawyer Mary Jane Terry Mary Pearson Music by— Edith Moxley Phyllis Taylor, Pianist C°atp ,1, k „ tj Irene Clark' Cellist Eatl«! Sutton Barger John Cole, Violinist I ve Never Stopped Looking (a short story) .p-V-rTT Barbara M. Hampson (Author) Read by Dr. Robert D. Horn Music Group III Adagio Cantabile...Barbara Crisp (Composer) T n Concert Trio. .••••••-•.Barbara Crisp (Composer) vw?hllT?°-n Yl?hu , Dorothy Lenhart, Viola ' Barbara Crisp, Piano XVI Divided River (a poem) .Barbara M. Hampson (Author) Read by Barbara M. Hampson internmston . .....(Ten Minutes) lhe ODEON Committee requests that at this time the audience pro ceed to Gerlinger Hall to view the modern dance and the art exhibit Refreshments will be served at Gerlinger Hall. XVIII Modern Dance Exhibition * L“,^ctus ,.j"c.v Margaret Murphy (Choreographer) lliose who are defiant are beaten down. Those who think not are of no use. Those of the middle way are unconquerable.” Music—Phyllis Taylor. Pianist The Irish Pancer .Wanda Burch (Choreographer) • Ich am of Irelaunde, And of the hofi land Of Irlaunde. Gode Sire, pray ich the, For of Sainte Charite. Com and dance with me In Irlaunde.” Giound Base -•..Elise Older (Choreographer) Music-—Phyllis Taylor. Pianist WSS?KS&».Barb‘r*Sco" 1. Lonesome Blues 2. Weary Blues 3. Natural Blues XIV XV XVII II III IV XIX XX xvimsu-—jcvugeue Dennett, riamst V Dreary to Dizzy.Margaret Brinkley, Helen Barklow t'i ,r . TT , (Choreographer) Dancers: Maxine Hughes, IU.se Older, Margaret Brinkley, Helen Barklow, Charlotte Older, Mary Alderson, Altha Paul Margaret Murphy, Barbara Scott, Wanda Burch. All costumes for dance—Merlin G. Dow The Art Exhibit (Sunporch, Gerlinger Hall) Student exhibitors whose work has been placed on display are: Neil Koch Clayton Lewis, Dorothy Elliugsworth, Robert Bannister, Janet Silvertooth' B. Zeutnor, Robert horsyth, Merlm Dow, Allen Wong, HoBy Peake. Nelson Sandgren, Barbara Scott Don Shirley, Nelda Christenson, Edith Onthank, . Gralapp, Wanda Burch, M. Ott, Marijane Eaton, Nancy Scott, Marguerite Weigant, Donald Hoffman, Margueritte Campbell, Malcolm Almack. Phil Cil more, Charles Colburn, and Frank Tobie. Supplementary Literature and Journalism Displays . .... (Sunporch, Gerlinger Hall) Literary; Kay Clark Dickson, Marjorie Major, Merlin Dow, Ruth Kay Collins, Sally Clarke, Mildred Wilson, Bert Moore, Mary Arkley, E. Claudine Biggs Peggy Overland, Darlene Pederson, Margaret Rayburn, Cecil Clayton Sargent! Marjorie Curtis, Barbara M. Harapson, Mary Louise Vincent, and Helen S. Dunaway. Journalism; Fred Beckwith, Mildred Wilson, John J. Mathews, Roy Paul Wesley Sullivan. lack Billings, Rollic Gabel, Ray Schrtck, G. Duncan Wimpress, and Ted Goodwin.