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THE LITTLE MINISTER
(Continued from Last: Weck)
When Babble reached the vill- age she put the minister out et her mind, for this was a ticklish situation, and she was resolved to lead the enraged weavers out of trouble. It was not so easy as the counted on for she. found, Gavin opposing her. He begged his parishioners to submit to the law in an orderly fashion, but Babble won them over Her im pudent defiance of him met the temper of the crowd and they followed her out from the public square. brandishing pikes and other homemad: weapons at the
who had umazed soldiers. pected a surprise raid and quick
success.
how, where a single light was - burning.
*
This is where I live," Gavin said. "And that's my mother's, lamp
"Only your mother." "Only It you're caught.
wont
it be discovered that I helped you to escape, that I let you pass yourselt of as my wife? It's not the punishment · from men I'm afraid of, but my con- science. No that's not
true. I do fear exposure, but for my mother's sake. She has had such trials
ex-
of. in
Babble nad hoped to be able to get back into the castle before morning, but she found her way barred by the small detachments of soldiers wh were scouring the dress countryside. Her gypsy would have giver her away im- mediately. but she was fortunare to find an officer's cape which she draped around her, and bid- ed her chance behind one of the sentries.
the Seeing Gavin come, cow. path from the castic, she made a quick plan as she realized he would be challenged by the sol- dier on guara
When ..the redcoat cried: "Halt!" and Gavin paused, she stepped quietly up beside him + The soldier's, threatening at- titude changed as he recognized the clerical attire "Oh, it's you. Mr. Dishart.”
Babble drew her arm througn Gavin's, and stilled sweetls.
and you lady" continued the soldier.
Babble sald elegantly: "You have't found the gypsy, yet?**
"No, ma'am, but we've got her closed in. We'll have her soon home now," but you'd best go ma'am. It is no scene for Tady. Your husband has... did. you speak sl27"
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"Yes!* Gavin almost stutter- ed. "I'must inform you....
as you cannot know She has loved me, believed me, stood by me while I trained for my calling: And now she is happy at last. the mis- tress of Auld Licht Manse. My congregation will tura us out. when they know the truth of this night."
Babble had left him. She was walking back toward the soldiers. "Where are you going" Gavin called after her,
To fe myself up. Don't be alarmed; I will clear you."
"Not Stop, wait in the Manse garden till the way is free.
Babbie felt the tears come to her eyes. She spoke impulsively. "You are a good man. "I like you."
·
His next speech, provoked her to devilment again. He said, in genuine horror, "Don't say that!" the and then tried to soften effect of the exclamation with a thought for her comfort; "There is a seat in the summer house... where you can sit while you wait."
Babara had a long wait sit- ting quietly in the garden, She saw the lights go out in the little Manse, and she began to wonder about the two people who lived there a life so allen to anything, she had known. It was a new world opening out to her,
This morning she had walked in Caddam Wood thinking, only of herself. Since then, she had come to know a man who lived
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"All roads." the theatrical world finds. "tead to Hollywood." One new production employed three Russians. une Spaniard, two Poles, one German, two Swiss, one native of the Isle of Man, and Americans from bright-lighted Broadway to cattle-hustling Texas.
In this particular Alm, an Ame- rican women's college graduate temporary forgot her fashion- able, diction to become a klicher helper; a former member of the British Intelligence Service de- picted a Polish farmer; a thrice wounded while a German leutenant. during the World War stood facing a woman who is an expert on early American. history.
man
The picture is "The Wedding Night," a Samuel Goldwyn pro- duction starring Gary Cooper and Anna Sten, released through United Artists. Goldwyn, like o her Hollywood producers, dis- regards nationalities, race and history. being concerned solely with what a person can contri- bute to the film.
n
It is a popular contention in Hollywood that the international flavour thus given to American Etures accounts in part for their remarkable and continued success In other nations. Except in Eng- land, most foreign film companies are staffed mainly with sons and daughters. Hollywood lalone does not care where
actor was born. A brief check of persons employed in production of "The Wedding Night" illust- rates the point.
native
For instarice, Cooper was born in Montana and educated in Eng- land and lowa; Miss Sten was born in Russia, trained in Ger- many and France, and has been in the United States only two and a half years. He's dark-hair- ed and typically American;" she is blonde and Blayle in appear-
ance.
POLISH BACKGROUND
The featured players are Helen Vinson, Ralph Bellamy and Sieg- fried Rumann. Miss Vinson is a Southerner," from Texas, and Bel- lamy ran away from home in Chicago to join a Shakespearen company. Rumana. a native of Germany, a lieutenant during the World War, came to the United
only 2,000 at the most, have found
jobs.
More important than all, while the hope for stardom is the balt. that lures them there, not more than a dozen girls have graduated from the chorus to permanent acting contracts.
That will come as chishearten-
States after the Armistice being news for the countless girls cause two friendly American off- cers in charge of the camp in which he was confined as a milit- ary prisoner had told him of the opportunities there,
The two Swiss players are the youthful Miss Hedi Shope." of Zu- rich, and Milla Davenport... sixty. years old, once a vaudeville trou- per and a veteran of the films for twenty-five years,
Hilda Vaughn, the college grad- uste, became a kitchen helper: and Robert Louis Stevenson, ne- phew of the late famous poet and novelist, played a foreign-born, farmer because his experience as a language expert in the British Intelligence Service during the war made him expert in the use of dialect. Stevenson is a native of the Isle of Man.
As the film has a Polish back- ground Goldwyn employed sever- al Poles. Lewis Lubitsch Was technical assistant to King Vidor, the director and a Texan; Count W.
D. Sobieski, reputed descen- dant of the last King of Poland, and Harold T. Zulawinski, once head of a'Warsaw dancing acade..... my, alded in providing authen- Sicity in sets, costumes and man- ner 'of speech.
"THE BAIT THAT LURES"
the
If you have ever envied glorified chorus girls you see in Hollywood musical films, just He ten to this: '
One year is the average screen life of a Hollywood chorus girl. More than 50,000 chorines have applied at the studios during the five years of screen musicals, but
with rhythmic. feet who look to Hollywood for their future. The figures were carefully compiled by Dave Gould, one of Hollywood's
directors, leading dance
who staged the ensembles for "Folies Bergere."
After half-an-hour's delibera- tion. Gould could enumerate only nine girls who have gone from the screen chorus to prominence in the acting ranks. They are: Vir- ginia Bruce, Marion Marah, Betty Grable, Jean Howard, Toby Wing, Ruth Hall, Barbara Weeks and Paulette Goddard. Only the Arst two mentioned have attained any outstanding degree of success, While Paulette Goddard has yet. to prove herself under Charlie Chaplin's sponsorship.
JUST ONE YEAR
In stating these facts. Gould made it clear that he is not re- ferring to girls who come from the Broadway chorus. with film contracts. The number of these who have made good is much
·larger.
As proof of the statement that the average life of a dancing girl in aims is one year, Gould recited his experiences in selecting the chorus for "Folles Bergere."?.
A year ago.
he came from Broadway to score a hit by stag ing the dances for Flying Down to Rio." Yet he could locate only four the dancers from that pic- ture to appear in the Chevaller musical! And of his dancers in "The Gay Divorcee," made six months ago. just a dozen were available. Most of them marry, become, stenographers and wait reases, etc. by the time they have danced a year in Hollywood, says Gould
af
Katharine Hepburn, in the role of the tempestuous and loving « Babbie, in "The Little Minister" renounces the love of Gavin to protect him and turns to Lord Entone played by Frank Coveoy, in R.K.O.-Radio's picturization of Sir James M. Bar- rie's classic.
Babble broke in: "My dear. I quite agree with you, so we need- n't detain the sergeant. I know the gypsy never slip through his fingers.".
Cavin
tried to insist: geant, I must...
"Ber-
You must indeed, dear." Bab- ble said Armly. "for you are very sired. Come, love."
So they walked on past the sentry post. toward the castle and Barbara could give way to the laughter that had been near- ly choking her: "Oh, it beautiful!" she cried, and laughed again when she saw his face.
was
"It was iniquitous!" he ex- ploded. "And I the minister."
It is not yet too late," she taurled him. "Why don't you. shout to them?
He was no longer the stern man of God, only, a bewildered: boy. I don't understand you," he and sadly. On the hill, you spoke as broadly as any woman of Thrums, and now you fling a coat over your shoulders and become a fine lady.
this She was softened by change. "Surely wela part friends?"
"No! his anger surged back "I hope never to see your face again!'"
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"I can't help your not ilking my face, she flung at him as she ran off. But she was back in a moment real fear besetting her: "There are soldiers at the top feld. I can't escape that way! Won't you help me?"
They had neared the Manse by.
only for others; a man who feel- ing the charm she had "delibe- to rately exercised, had meant ignore it, as something that might conceivably come between him and his work. Yet he had been too tender to let her give herself to the soldiers. And with it all, he was so young.
Barbara's curiousity was-arous-...
ed. her interest piqued. That morning, she had resolved to destroy her gypsy dress, to roam no more as Babble the Gypsy, to accept the carefree luxurious. Ute planned for her. Now, she was not so zure.
After that, the gypsy Babble was often seen in the country-.. side, for she hoped, she had to admit it, that she might meet Gavin again. She heard of bim constantly, for he was idolized by "the villagers their "Little: Minister" but Heaven helpáry- one else who belittled him beside themselves.
When next she saw him, he was again on an erfand-of-mercy, visiting old naravy. In her tiny cottage from which Nanny would have to go to the poorhouse. Gavin had come to try to make her leavtaking the easter,
Deeply toué led by the proud old woman's misery, Babbie pro- mised to provide her with the money: necessary to let her, re- main in her home As an after-- thought, she made the Little Minister undertake to meet her every week at the Old MIN." Only If he came himself, would zhe give him the morey for old Nanny, and Gavin promised Juctantly
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