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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.