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"FLORA"

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GIRLS, GET INTO THE HABIT

OF CHANGING THE

Hollywood beauties have

n habit of changing the colour of their hair as fre- quently ан they change their minds and for as many reasons.

cause

Occasionally it's done to fit the character they're portraying in a certain film. Some dye for their art be- the new colour is more photogenic. And, of course, there are some who do it because it seems like a good idea at the time.

However, Irene Dunne is one star who has never altered the colour of her hair. Whenever a role re- different shade, quires Irene always wears a wig, such as the long blonde hair she had as the Norwegian mother in "I Remember Mamu."

COLOUR

OF YOUR HAIR

Says MELROSE GOWER

balr' is cut stylishly Dunne's short, but it's natural chestnut

affected her

Alexis was a redhend in an-

plelure, "The Story of a Divorce," this was accomplished through? faciäl makeup and clever!

her and

hair re- coiffuring mained ungrayed.

Brunette Grable

Blondo Betty Grable wears a black wig in the Creole musical other picture, but in "The De- number in 20th Century-Fox's shade.

cision of Christopher Blake" she "Call Me Mister." Patricia Neal

a blonde and But what about the girls who had to be both

used to bleach her hair but let to her return to dye their hair?

brunette, She reverted

Its natural warm Take

CUBO history of natural the

hair shade to portray brown shade for "Raton Pass. the blonde and as the brunette she has kept that way for Alexis Smith, for example,

When Alexis, who is a natural wore a wig.

"Operation Pacific" and every- blonde, had to dye her hair red.

much "When I appeared on the lot body agrees that it is for a role with Errol Flynh in a

as a brunette," Alexis says, "I more becoming than the blonde Warner Bros. picture, the

whistles shade. chalked up a dozen flaming locks so

before I had walked a block and

When Lucille Ball was origin- husband that he began taking a half. But maybe it was that ally under contract to RKO her

out more often, He also her showered her with more flowers tight black dress I was wearing. I hair was a golden blonde. Six do know, though, that for every years later when she returned und candy than ho had since

to the same studio to appear in their honeymoori. Male heads compliment I received. craned more often, too,

her hair was a blonde I got two as a brunette "Easy Living"

She had changed reported, when she strolled the or redhead. This was very dis- flaming red.

she found studio streets.

couraging because I like myself the shade because best as a

that sho blonde,"

photographed better, Redheads have poise Well, Alexis Smith is happy especially in Technicolour, with

"There's something about a now because In her latest pie red hair.

Universal-International's

who is Ginger Rogers, red-haired woman that induces ture,

has run a second look from men," Alexis "Undercover Girl," she will be natural blonde, As a sophisticated New York

there's something seen with her own, natural

gamut of shades from song writer who falls in love sald, "and

blonde to reddish blonde during with a cowboy (Fred MacMur- about being a redhead that gives shade of hair.

new life

Bette Davis has refused to her career. Jane Russell, and Radio's a woman roy, no less) in RKO

a Dull Moment," Miss surance."

lamper with her hair since she will soon be seen in "His Kind first came to Hollywood, of "Never

Woman,"

n," has never found "bleached her locks to platinum

to change recessary to

the colour and found that it didn't help of her dark hair, though sho her

wig in some career a bit. Whenever a wears a blonde

11

RISING

YOUNG STAR

Alexis

DS-

Joan Evans, who is starred in "Our Very Own," is one of Hollywood's fastest rising young stars. Samuel Goldwyn discovered Joan in New York, and though she was without any previous dramatic experience, he signed her to play the title role in "Roseanna McCoy."

Judy Garland

says

"Let me grow up

From EVELYN WEBBER: New York,

ever down, as ordered by the studio, Nothing unhappy

or settle happens to Judy Garland in save her marriages,

her arguments with the studio

her ash

23

D

the

pale

who

role requires a certain colour sequences of "Montana Belle." of hair, Bette covers

So there you are. If anything blonde hair with a wig, which has been proved it must be that

she prefers to be red.

gentlemen

prefer blondes, While Bette ages in her latest brunettes and redheads.

Alec Guinness at the danger signal

SATURDAY SHOW TALK

{by HAROLD CONWAY}

When 36-year-old Alec Guinness begins rehearsals for his Festival appearance as Hamlet in the West End -the peak of his career to date he may well be a rather tired man.

He should also be a fair. ly rich one-unless the tax people have been too do manding.

Recognise hm? ALEC QUIN» NESS, who never looks the sante in tog roles, da a bank oglalat.

opic,

Sir Laurence Olivier has not his wife's advantage. He comes entirely now to the roles of Mark Antony and Caesar.

Vivien Leigh will be the first

10

the play

season. "The c

that £1,200,000 Alm world circles never to have seen Caesar and Cleopatrn." A few years ago Guinness

Vivien Leigh, who was the was just emerging out of atar, tells me I was wrong. She the small-part stage. Last has not seen it either, two years Christmas. New. York's and more of work on the pro-

duction were enough for her. critics, with a fine disregard Miss Leigh, however, thinks of the Hollywood publicity the time has arrived for her to Since machine, picked afm as the she has undertaken to play two

Jock A private Showing. actor of the year.

the Shaw'son

West End stage Now this quiet-spoken pub Cleopatras Shakespeare's and licity-shunning actor who never this spring there may be a few looks the same In two roles tips she can pick up from her running-is оп the way to screen performance. being Britain's big star of 1051.

To come Sull to come after four Alms a film. She has only to sing authorities. and troubles melt like Says Judy: "I missed the and a play in quick succession →→

maturing experiences in the Gulness middle-aged actress lemon-drops away above the gentle

most girls have. I was born at bank oficial in "The Lavender Cleopatras in one chimney-tops.

uge of 12 on a Metro Hill Mob and the 20-years- has never been anyone previous- younger part he is now playing ly who could tackle both parts," Now, at 28, the girl who Goldwyn-Mayer lot,"

a minor research chemist, with he husband told me proudly.

Ballet dancer-actor Robert has made millions want to At 10 the eloped with band-bottle-washing duties. In "The

Sull" He Helpmann will be joining the

the other

the Oliviers in THE NICEST LITTLE dance and sing is getting leader David Rose. The mar-Man in the White

St James's went from one role to

season-as Apollodorus in the THEATRE IN TOWN her second divorce. This ringe Insted four years.

the without a day's interval, time from husband Vin-

I estimate that the small-part Shaw play (Stewart Granger's married.

actor of a few years back has role on the screen) and Octavius carned approximately 280,000 Caesar in Shakespeare. eta in the past 18 months from fil:s When she was a chila "And," she added, "by one of her best friends

was alone.

Soon he hopes to have. the time I go to London in Deanm Durbin who has just the rest of this year free from the studios-to concentrate on Hamlet in London and New April to sing I'm Always married her third husband,

York. Chasing Rainbows,” it will THOSE DAYS... bo all over."

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A few months ago, I sug- gested a full-scale revival of Hassanone of the most im pressive stage creations of this I hope he achieves his wish. century-for the Festival season too So I am glad to hear from Says Judy Thoen days, be. It would be a pity to have The disposal of that pink catio of my amazing memory, much Guinness, much as I ad- Tom Arnold that he is to pre

new production of the A stucco palace on Bunset Bound I was known on the tot asamire his versatile work. And sent

this star has reached that dan play by Basil Dean In the West vard has been · arranged. 90 one-take girl--two at the most.

gerous stage which others have End shortly. Godfrey Tearls will has custody of their four-year-

before do reached "I've always triod, to

him when play the pastry cook who gets old daughter Liza.

what people expected of me, managers and producers would mixed up with the despalle the role created, by Henry than I am. Now I know I'm giril."-

Ainley.. Guinness, living quietly n never going to be placid and on an even heel 7 feel wo should And just to complete her Hammersmith with his wife and call things of" tagad vi din ng third · Emb to Bild". Laift; | Improving his talent as an neter.

Hollywood the Into marry 10-year-old son wants to go on Hassan should be a now

ence perience for most)

of today. It was first I think his Hamlet will establish Delfur's incidental musioeight: He was decently divorced by him as a stogo star in the year after the young - author, millions for her studio and her betress Lynn Bari, She said in Glemit Olivier class.

Bekken, James Elroy Flecker, had died, self. But no amount of success count that her marrings to him Vivien Leigh, too There has been no production luxdry and sleeping-pills-have

since then. been able to cure, Judy Garlandy Won eight your arory #ph insamisla, jkben her waight fLondon ! Express › Barotce),

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