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MUTT AND JEFF .
HA-HA-I HAD THES FUNNIEST DREAM WHILE YOU WERE AWAY, MUTT!
YOU DID?. WHAT WAS IT ABOUT, MILOVE?
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HUSBANDS!
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MY WORD!
You COULD GET A CLARK GABLE FOR $5,000, AND VERY NICE LOOKING ONES FOR AS LOW
AS $1,000!
AHEM-DID YOU SEE ANY LIKE ME, M'LOVE?
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[THE DAILY SHORT STORY
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PATIENT
WHEN Brian Wilbur landed in Holly-
wood he went straight to Nor bert's rooming house, because he knew that the people who lived there either worked in the movies or would like to work in the movies, and that was the kind of atmosphere he wanted to get into. He was a tall, laughing, mer- ry-eyed youth, with an air of assurance about him that amounted to almost a swagger. The gang at Norbert's had seen his type before and they felt sor ry for him.
WAITING
was certainly relieved when Brian quit his job as a receptionist.
"I'm going to be an assistant in the hand prop building at Grand Pacific.” he confided.
"I_thought," said Jennifer coldly, "that you were a singer ?"
to
"Sure I'm a singer," Brian grinned, Ray Verne was contemptuous when he heard about Brian's new job. After all, there was no point in being sorry for a chap like that. The thing to do was snub the man, an accomplishment at which Ray was a past master. Jennifer Ross, who had lived at Nor- Brian stayed in the prop department bert's for ten months and knew all the ten days. Then he got a chance angles because she had played bit work with a designer on stage sets. parts in five major studio releases, felt While there, he met an assistant direc 30 sorry for Brian that she decided to tor who knew of a director who would set him right.
need a new assistant in a week or so. "It's a tough game, mister, One Brían contacted the director and got of the toughest in the world. It the job; during the shooting of a musi breaks spirits like breaking sticks." cal, one of the chorus boys, scheduled
"Why?" asked Brian, smiling.
to do a solo, was taken sick on the Jennifer signed. Try and catch set, and Brian offered to substitute. on," she sighed. "It'll make it easier The director thought he was pretty for you later. Try and adjust yourself good, and when the picture was com- to the job of sitting around waiting fo: pleted he asked Brian if he'd like to the phone to ring, and hoping when it
does it'll be for you, and discovering
it isn't. Try and get used to the fact that there are hundreds and hundreds of singers in Hollywood, many of them better than you, all waiting for the same break.”
"That," agreed Mr. Wilbur brightly, "is certainly going to be hard to get used to.".
By Richard
Hill Wilkinson
A week passed_and_Brian_received-do-a-number-in-his-next-musical-
no telephone calls. The gang at Nor-
"Sure," said Brian, "you bet ?
bert's were smugly triumphant, though would!" most of them still felt sorry for him So the following month Brian quit because he continued to give the im- his assistant pression' that he thought he was good two solos in a musical that proved to director's, job and did and it was only a matter of minutes be a smash hit. Brian was offered » before some producer would dangle a three months' contract, with options. contract before his nose.
When it came time to take up the op-
On Monday of the second week tions he was offered a longer contract Brian came home and announced to at a more attractive salary. He unap. Jennifer that he had found a spot for bed it up. himself playing the piang in a night
That night Brian had a date with club. Jennifer was aghast.
Jennifer. The Norbert gang was in "Night club? Oh, you idiot! Don't the living-room when he got to the you realize that night club work never boarding house. gets you anywhere?"
"Of all the fool luck," Ray. Verna
"Why?" said Brian,
said; "you certainly fell in head over
"
Jennifer was patient. "Because heals,” ' night spots don't pay anything, and "Yeah," Brian grinned. "Guess I did. what if you were to get a studio call Ready, Jen?"
er.
and you weren't here to take it? Any- Jen was ready. They went out and how, you're a singer, Hot a piano play- Brian drove down to the beach and The thing to do is to resign your parked. "Might as well get this over self to patient waiting, like the rest of with," he said. "I suppose I should resign myself to patient waiting, but
us."
+
But Brian decided to play the piano it seems I can't get used to it. I mean, in the night club just the same: They would you like to marry me, Jen? To- paid him $5 a week and his dinners, night?"
The third week he told Jennifer hé Jennifer started to say something. was quitting the night club.
She changed her mind. She felt it was her duty to put him right about cer- rtain things. But then what can you do with a man like Brian, who won't listen to your advice, even though you know the angles.
"I've got a job as a receptionist at Grand Pacific Studios," he told her. met a man at the club who had studio connections."
cars..
Jennifer couldn't believe her "Receptionist! Oh, you poor boy! To think you don't know any better. For goodness sake, don't breathe a word of this to the gang. They'll': forgive you. What if you get a studio call ?"
never
Tell 'em they can find me at Grand Pacific," Brian said.
"You bet your life I will!" she said. (Copyright 1988) -··
EXCHEQUER RETURNS
It leaked out that Brian was work- ing as a receptionist at Grand Pacific. Norbert's gang was disgusted, but they certainly felt sorry for a man who didn't know any better.
London, To-day. Poor Jennifer, who, in spite of everything,
Exchequer returns show a total was spending a good deal of time with ordinary revenue of 199,663,737 Brian, much to the annoyance of Ray against $106,825,915 a year ago. Verne, the dramatic actor who was duo Total expenditure, less self- for a break any second now because of balancing items, was £179,809,822 his versatility and who had sense en ough to resign himself to waiting, had against £162,914,506 British to, take a great deal of abuse.. She Wireless.
THE CHINA MAIL, JUNĖ 8, 1938