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Pace 10 Eugene Register-Guard, Sunday, Atiftitt 13, 1M4 Fan nrn If Omm HatMlfMtii Again st the Heilig: SNOW WHITE ' Six yean ago "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" came to Eu gene for one of the longest runs ever played here by motion pic ture. Today it returns, to make more money, yes but mainly be cause people have loved its story for centuries and consider this Technicolor transcription faithful ' enough to the original, and with enough originality of its own, to be called a masterpiece. The animated picture is based on two favorite fairy stories, 'Snow White and Rose Red" and 'The Sleeping Beauty." The hero ine Snow White is loved in every land, in Germany as Schr.eewel schen, in Italy as Nevolina, in France as Blanch Neige, in the Latin countries as Blanca Nieve. She is a beautiful princess with "skin white as snow, lips red as a rose, hair black as ebony," and a voice as refreshing as the spring time. And because of this she is hated by her stepmother, the Queen, whose mirror will not lie. To deprive the castle of Snow White, the Queen orders her death at the hands of the palace hunts man. The hunter finds himself unable to commit the deed, and warns Snow White she must run away Into the forest and never return. So Snow White goes, and discovers the world where animals and birds live, unafraid because there is nothing more dangerous or more lovely than flowers and trees. They become friends and together the girl, rabbits, deer, turtles, and birds discover the home of the dwarfs who are so busy working that they have no time to clean house. At this point "Snow White" rises to the level of the comic master piece that it is: A curious little chipmunk wipes the dirty win dowglass and peers into the topsy turvy cottage. The uninvited guests enter. House cleaning be- gins, wun enow wnue in cnarge. The squirrels use their tails as brooms, sweeping some of the dust under the rugs. The birds hang clothes on the line. Everybody helps, pumping water, stacking dishes. And the droll tortoise even lends his corrugated under side for a washboardl ' Far away In the woods, the dwarfs are completing their work in the mine of precious (and oc casionally counterfeit!) gems. With glmpy little Dopey kite-tailing onto the rear of their string, they file happily home, singing, "Heigh ho, heigh ho, it's home from work we go." There's an echo of "The Three Bears" here as they discov er, first, the sanitary rearrange ments of the interloper and her friends and then, when indignation has reached its peak, the inter-1 loper herself asleep. Though habit rebels, they can find In themselves nothing but affection for Snow White. It would take a Solomon to decide who develops the most ardent ardent attachment for her Hap py, Bashful, Sneezy, Doc, Sleepy, or the adorable and adoring Dopey. Life in the cottage becomes more than existence. There are icrubbings of place and persons followed by tasty meals, and there Is music that flows out spontaneously from throat and pipe. The cottage has a mistress. And because unselfish love Is the most rewarding of all emotions, there Is happiness. When the Queen discovers the huntsman's deceit, she turns into n Wicked Witch and tries to feed the "fairest of them all" a poison ed apple. Breath leaves Snow White and the spell Is broken only on the kiss of her first love, the Prince who sang to her long ago as she stood on the parapet of the castle and watched the doves. . A picture such as this has hap pened only once in any of our lives, and one so good in its own make-believe way may never come again. On the screen it lasts only a little more than an hour, but it consists of more than 290.000 drawings by 870 artists. Counting all preliminary sketches, and that each was re-drawn three or four times, it is estimated that more than a million drawings were made. The artists of animated cartoons have not yet learned to make human beings move exactly as they actually do, but they created character, some of it im mortal for the screen. Having viewed this picture of "never forgets." no one ever for- I gets Dopey. Shy, sly, bubbling ; with mischief, he Is the least in telligent of the dwarfs. He wears a too-big cap, which furls down around his big ears but dues not hide his impish eyes and each of their three high-pointed lashes. He walks with an ambling step, which skips Irregularly every three steps or so. And It l he, when Snow White says goodhys, who turm his bald dome for her , to kiss, blushes, then sneaks Into ! line sgHin to that, perhaps, she will repeat the favor. The music Is provided by an orchestra of 80, playing one of the best-known scores In motion pic ture history. One man, to do all the work which went Into this film, working eight hours a day for 50 weeks a year, would be krpt busy for 230 years a fact which isn't important except that It il- I lustrates the sum of the labor and artlbtry. But the big news Is that "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" Is back, out of the pages of Grimm and ontn our talking, singing, ' playing American screens. Whe ther she will seem as sweet and wonderful as once she did Is an answer which we will find, not In the picture, but in ourselves. Be cause, if she does not. It Is we who have changed. Snow White still draws water from the well, sings and hears an answer from a blue bird, washes the sugar from Grumpy'a coffee cup, and lightens the hearts of the young. She is youth which lasts forever; for that reason only is she unreal, but for that very reason she will always be whether called Blanca Nieve, Blanche Niege, Nevolina. Schnee wtiwhaa or Snow White. Cover Girl In 'Indiana' At McDonald "Keep your eye on that auburn haired colleen, Jeanne Craln." That's the word out of Holly wood unanimous among pre view critics who saw Miss Grain's performance In "Home in Indi ana," 20th Century-Fox's Techni color picture based on the Satur day Evening Post serial, "The Phantom Filly," by George Agnew Chamberlain. Jeanne, though new to motion pictures. Is right at home before the cameras. Voted the "Camera Girl of 1942" at the annual beau ty contest held at Long Beach, the beautiful Californian she's five feet, 414 inches tall, weighs 114 pounds has a long record as a professional model and was the 'cover girl" for several popular national magazines. Now appearing in "Home In Indiana," which opens today at the McDonald theater, the slen der, serious-minded newcomer to films is featured with Academy-Award-winner Walter Brerman, Lon McCallister, Charlotte Green wood, Ward Bond and Charlee Dingle. Her performance in the picture directed by Henry Hath away and produced-by Andre Da ven augers a stellar career for Miss Craln, and the studio has already made important plans for Us "star of tomorrow." Others In the cast of "Home In Indiana" are Robert Condon, Charles Saggau, Willie Best and George Reed. The screen play for the film was written by Win ston Miller. MTU SNOW WHITE BACK Shown above Is one of tbe many well mnemhered scenes from "Snow White and tbe Seven Dwarfs," which. doe to public demand, will be reshown at tbe Heilig theater start ing today. ' 'How To Become An Actress' Miss Jones Tells All HOLLYWOOD When young girls write Jo actresses for advice about the best way to achieve their own acting ambitions, they mean: "What Is the quickest way to be come famous?" At least, that was what I meant, aged 17, when I found the courage to write Katharine Cornell. I had never mt nor even seen her, but she answered my letter. She urged me to go to college before I .went to dramatic school. I had hoped she would say: "You can't start studying dra matics too soon." But my father and mother convinced me it was sound advice, and off to college I went. After a year I persuaded them I should wait no longer for dramatic school. In my Impa tience, I threw Katharine Cor nell's counsel to the winds. Now other young girls are writ ing to me, with the same ques tions, and I huve to admit that I am not so sure of the formula as I was at 17. I am not even sure now that there is a formula. There seems to be a popular belief that Jennifer Jones became an actress overnight with "Ber nadette." I can understand why people like to believe the story. It's one that makes it easier for them to dream. Unfortunately, It isn't true. It took me six years to become an actress, and I still have to pinch myself occasionally to make sure that I really did sur vive the struggle, and that 1 did have the luck to be In the right place at the right time when the right role came along. Tho only way I know of be coming an actress is to work hard and everlastingly. It takes more than a presentable appearance, or a flair for mimicry, or a firm be lief among .relatives and friends that "you ought to be in the mov ies." It takes more than the money to go to dramatic school, or the funds to lay siege to Hollywood or Broadway. It takes more than Introductions to influential people, i naa all tnose, five years ago and they weren't enough. Holly wood didn't want me, and nei ther did Broadway. Someone once said to me: "There's only one way to become an actress, and that Is never give up trying to be one." I've never forgotten the advice. EVELYN ANKERS and Alan Curtis are frightened by the Invisible Man (Jon Hall) In "The Invisible Man's Revenge," now at the Heilig along with Olsen and Johnson's comedy, "The Ghost Catchers." Charles Coburn Says He Enjoys Work In Films By CHARLES COBURN HOLLYWOOD It has been my observation that one of three things usually happens to an acad emy award winner: (1) he promptly finds himself out of work, (2) people start wondering when he is going to retire, or (3) he runs the danger of becoming as dignified as a museum piece. Fortunately, I have some com mitments ahead: I won't be out "of a Job for a while, anyway, Also, I n not setting out to raise the ante on Coburn s services, be Folstaff in the afternoon, and Macbeth in the evening. And do ing the bumps as in "The More the Merrier" singing - and other comedy stunts aren't a knack I have recently acquired. I once did comic opera. The oid schools of acting, name ly road companies and stock com panies, 'ate mostly gone. But one of my ambitions is to give today's youngsters a place to learn act ing. I'm campaigning for colleges to endow dramatic courses, taught by successful actors. . . In "Wilson" 1 sing. When I ask ed Director Henry King how I should sing,- he said, "As if you're enjoying yourself." I told him that would be easy. To sing as I sing, and get paid fur it what could Down Front The first royal license for t , Th theater in England was issued in Mrs. ri undon in lyWILiadUr This Week IN HOLLYWOOD Motion pictures "Wilson" and "Heavenly Days" have been ban ned from army camp screens here and overseas because they are said by the war department to contain election-time propagan da. . . . Paramount will start shooting "Duffy's Tavern" soon, based on the famed radio show. . . . Don Ameche is reported forming his own independent pro ducing company. On the Warner Bros, lot things are coming along nicely on "Hollywood Canteen," with Ida Luoino Just cast as another guest star, and more than 80 more guests left to go. International pictures has "It's a Pleasure," with sonja nemo and Michael O'Shea, In produc tion. . . . "Rurales" will be next r n rwMfll nroduction. with technicolor camera crew heading for Mexico soon to snooi oacn- ground shots. . . . "tasanova Brown," Gary Cooper-Teresa Wright starrer, will be premiered simultaneously In 16 theaters in Vn Hnnjw . Pother Fernandez. Latin American favorite, has re turned to Mexico City following completion of "Two Years' Before the Mast" for Paramount witli Alan Ladd. vi t , tVia war Tfnffh Herbert comedies will begin shooting to morrow at Columbia with Harry Edwards directing. The pic ture is as yet untitled. Paulette Goddard will co-star with Bob Hope in "Girls' Town" uiilno rnmnlptinn of "Kitty" at Paramount. Paulette's part will be that of the girl in a town of 8,000 defense workers wno wins the only man in the vicinity, namely, Robert Hope. Bob will finish "Duffy's Tavern" assign ment before "Girls' Town." cm? The day after the awards, peo- i he more enioyable? pie began reading auguries uuo the fact that I was then playing a retired professor in "Wilson." Did I plan to retire now in real life? My answer was, and will be: "II be miserable if I retired." Then people heard that I had plans to play Henry the Eighth on Broadway in the Don Marquis play, "Master of the Revels." Did my return to the stage mean that I secretly preferred stage to screen and which did I like better? I have a stock answer to that one too: "Which do you like better coffee or tea?" The stage and screen are Just as different in their appeal, Sometime you want one, sometimes the other. This will be my first trip back to the stage : since I entered films, six years and 36 pictures ago. I intend to avoid becoming a, museum-piece. The more varied the characters . I play, the happier I'll be. Some i people wonder how U s possible to play a madman today and a Jovial foxy grandpa tomorrow. The ans wer Is simple. I played Shakes peare for years. It was nothing to 'Lorraine' Now On Rex Screen "The Cross of Larraine," a thrilling drama of the French un derground, will be offered today and Monday at the Rex theatre I on one of its fine double bill programs, Second hit is "The Crime Doc tor's Strange Case," starring Warner Baxter in the role of the crime doctor. I'LAYMom: THEATRE SprlnafieW, Or. NOW PLAYING "Broadway Rhythm" with (ieorre Murphy, Glnnr Slmnu and Charles Wlnnlnirr Matinee Sunday at i p. m. The HOLLAND DINE & DANCE Presents LARRY SHARPE And Ills All-Mtar Night Club and Recording Artists PLUS. A Great Floor Show WALLY AND FRANCIS America's Favorite Comedy Nit-Wits Elalna & Rusty COLMAN Comedy Singing and Dancing Stars BILLY HAMILTON Mad Musician of Mirth GEORGE WRIGHT Master Musical Novelist Phone 4080 for Reservations This Is The Age of Specialists The art of doing one thing well and often and doing It better. Then add ability. Integrity and quality with long experience and research and yon hare the secret of eur success ever a period of several decades. VISUAL SATISFACTION and eomfort adds much to the Joy of living. You ran see and appreciate the better phases of life and living more dearly they take en a keener, more optimistic hue. for physical well being has much to do with eur mental poise and success In life. A Complete and Successful Optical Service ' In Eugene since 115 (IX SfWianYIilootuj 38 East Broadway TeJephon 312 Mayflower Also Gets 'Snow White' Anticipating large crowds at the first re-showing locally of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," the management of the Heilig theater has made arrangements to move the picture to the Mayflower for five days, Thursday through Mon day. The Walt Disney feature length r,ir.ii,i.o hac hpen seen bv more people than any other film yet produced. . The word Alaska Is believed to ntlnn nf a native term. A-oy-ek-sa, meaning "The Great Land." Hooray! Hooray! fxV.. l W-.lf ' V I Hi - V m0 A INiOlel aVWaslfJassssssssssssW- V7 m . ) M - HI .tanamK Ut m m m DARING ERROL Errol Flynn ffe V Jt I WSS to pictured here in the Mountie I Fttijgfrfl I . yl tWsc .foSW WPl uniform he wears in "Northern , ttfWSB iat CffiW f I Pursuit," eo-billed with "Jane W '4 Wjft . W ' Eyre" at the State theater Sun- 1 lx0ll,fe day through Wednesday. 7m V mtiw X'tO 1 NOW PLAYINGI gwf&CK JWrj . ' jn il1 : : rr TO , Sri' f Ipiiii ssf fK ' . 10th Century-Fox Wmntr WUk WfJ'ZJS, jf fl WALTER BRINNAN LON McALLISTII v4 " t I jL '- JEANNE CHAIN JUNE HAVOC X l -f ' ' CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD II fl I il I. f ,' "v rif g r-t.uirtrAA - -l2S;Sr". K-VTJT- 'if- -S WiVA l Continuous ' ? ' f 6 XVbW run r, lJ 11 BETTER PICTURES DUD -"a ICTURES'PERFECT SOUMlN S 1 VW1 1 f in' pi man u im 'mm m mm mm mrjm m rvi w -zi STARTTY I l-L C!
