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December 13, 1935

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Lights From Shadowland

Strictly Confidential

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had found his proper niche. In two
years he had a complete under-
standing of the innermost work-
ings of the film industry and
Man of Iron .... and Sentiment
Laemmle took him to Universal
City
as "right hand man."
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following. Is one of • wilco of ElnEwilihica
Laemmle wanted to make a trip
bketchwt of outwtawnling loam' Jewish leaders which will he. PIE .
liohrd weekly In The Detivil Jco1.11 l'h rookie.
to Europe and he was anxious that
studio affairs be placed in first
class shape. he watched Thalberg
T IS ONLY writers — whose; Libby Ellenstein, Mrs. J. H. attack studio problems with dy-
business these things are—who (Kate) Levitt, Mrs. Moritz Roth. namic energy and bring order out
noto such incongruities as,' The last was the first large donor of chaos.
"Flowers and Desert Air"; "Gems! to the institution. She was, too,
At 19 Thalberg was made gen-
and Dark, Unfathomed Caves."1 the mother-in-law of Mr. Grant. eral manager of Universal Studios,
Normal folk take more for grant- 1 And the Home and its welfare and Laemmle sailed abroad.
ed.
Thalberg was too young to sign
occupy a large part of his time
checks, but not too young to make
Across the far-flung canvas— I and endeavors.
acres in extent—where Doremus' I Married; his wife, Edna (Roth) good pictures out of bad ones.
Ave. dead-ends at Buffalo Blvd., Grant, is the daughter of Mr. and Handicaps became stepping stones
a giant brush has painted a dour, Mrs. Moritz Roth, pioneers. The, as he poured new ideas into the
hard, unromantic scene. Moun- Roth marriage took place here, in I producing centre. He astounded
tains of twisted metals, gray be- the old Shaarey Zedek synagogue! Hollywood with his pictures.
This ambitious Jewish youth felt
neath a film of dust. Parallel on Congress St., in 1865.
his progress at Universal was
tracks, winding between. Gar-
Today
gantuan shapes — cross-girdered
The Grants have one daughter, limited so he accepted a chance to
giant cranes—move lumberingly Claire. She is 20, a gifted musi- join forces with Louis B. Mayer,
over the stark landscape; creak cian and singer. Harry Grant, a then an independent film producer.
harshly; trail mammoth, magnetic lover of music in all its forms— Later when the Metro-Goldwyn-
disks across the piles of scrap; from opera to a good dance band Mayer Studio consolidation took
place, Thalberg aligned himself in
partnership with Mayer in the
operation Of the studios. At the
age of 24 Thalberg became produc-
tion head at M. G. M.
Since that time he has supervised
production of hundreds of the most
successful pictures shown on the
screen, built stars to tremendous
magnitudes; guided directors to
new heights of achievement; sup-
plied millions of people with enter-
tainment they have demanded—the
real secret of a film executive's

trary, Sylvia Sidney has definitely
split with her husband, publisher
Bennett Cerf ... She's going to
London to make a picture for Gau-
rrsont-British ... Observers at the
Astor Theatre in New York, where
the Palestine flicker, "The Land of
Promise" is still showing, have
noticed among the patrons, Baptist
and Presbyterian ministers, Chris-
tian missionaries and Negro cul-
tists ... Claudette Colbert is about
to disqualify herself in Germany
... Her fiance, Dr. Joel J. Press-
man, is non-Aryan . Al Jolson
and George Jessel are both plan-
ning to produce their own pictures
next year . . . l'aul Muni's next
role will be the lead in "The Life
of Louis Pasteur" ... Scheduled
for stardom next year is June
Travis, who is none other than
June Grabiner, daughter of the
Chicago White Sox vice-president
. . . Eugene Meyer's daughter,
Florence, will make her theatrical
debut in Meyer Weisgal's produc-
tion of Max Ileinhardt's spectacle,
"The Eternal Road" . . . Franz
Werfel's "Forty Days of Musa
Dagh" will be filmed after all,
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer having de-
cided to disregard diplomatic pres-
sure on the part of the Turkish
government ... Emma Redell, one
of the finest singers in this country,
is the editor-in-chief of a new musi-
cal publication called "Aria."

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One night Thalberg visited a
feighborhood movie house. He saw
a flash of youth on the screen. She
was Norma Shearer. He induced
her to come to Hollywood. Three
years after that Thalberg ventured
his first "date" with Miss Norma
Shearer. In 1928 they were mar-
ried. Two children have gladdened
the union, Irving Thalberg, Jr.
born in 1930, and Katharine, born
in 1935.
The advent of talking pictues in
1929 threw the film industry into
turmoil. While others were caught
in the maelstrom, Thalberg's atti-
tude was watchful waiting. After
I considering all angles, he produced
his first sound picture. It smashed
records throughout the world. Ile
followed this with a long line of
successful productions, constantly
building new personalities, and
was the first to introduce two or
more stars in one film, climaxing
his history-making efforts in this
I direction when he screened "Grand
Hotel" with an all-star cast.

meeting of the Federation will be
held at 4 p. m. on Sunday, Feb.
16, and will be followed by the
annual dinner and program of the
Detroit Service Group.
Mr. Peiser stated that the vari-
ous Federation agencies will meet
in groups of three and four on the
evenings of Sundays, Feb. 9 and
23 and March 1. The agencies sel-
ected for meetings on these eve-
nings, their chairmen, secretaries
and sponsors will be. announced
next week.

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lift and transport-30 tons at a —was thrilled, not so long ago,
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time—,the tortured ribbons and when, as a surprise feature of
grotesquely sheared by-products the affair at which the Grants en- Harry R. Solomon, Mrs. Abe
of huge die and stamping mill ; tertained several hundred of their Srere, Morris Steinberg, George
shift strings of gondolas—a dozen friends, Claire sang, and beauti- M. Stutz, Melville S. Welt, Henry
at a time from one end to the fully, in duet with her maestro, !Wineman, Mrs. Henry Wineman.
other of the immense yard.
George Galvani.
The program committee of the
At the entrance to all this, a
An avid, though erratic golfer; I Detroit Service Group, of which
tiny—by comparison—clap-board- his score fluctuates from the low I Lewis J. Weitzman is chairman,
ed office building. On it a sign: 80's to a temperamental middle- has already met upon two occa-
"Grant Iron & Metal Co."
90. Member of the board of sions. Members of this commit-
That was how it looked, early Franklin Hills; belongs also to tee include: Gabriel N. Alexander,
this week; a bleak, chill Decem- Knollwood. Ile is a lover of horse- Mrs. Sidney J. Allen, Mrs. Edward
ber morning, when your reporter flesh; enjoys a race from the club- A. Atlas, Mrs. Harry Becker, Mrs.
drove by the corner of Doremus house out at the Fair Grounds. A. L. Bernstein, Mrs. Abe Cooper,
and Buffalo to get a little color Travels much and widely on the Mrs. Joseph H. Ehrlich, Rabbi
Leon Fram, Sylvester S. Groaner,
for this piece; a mental picture- American continent.
Mrs. Hy. E. Jacob, Mrs. A. Max
frame for the subject of this
Synthesis
Kohn,
Walter Laib, Mrs.
sketch. And, was surprised.
The Standard Club—see above Henry Mrs.
Levitt, Mrs. Arthur S.
"This," we mused, "can't be the —is just a little over a year old.
daily scene of operations of the As a club it is unique. We noted Purdy, Mrs. Charles Rubiner, Mrs.
Harry Grant, the tailored-by-Soot- in passing one peculiarity of std Gerald R. Sandorf, Alex Schrei-
Smitt Harry Grant, whom we have by-laws. It is worth more extend- ber, Mrs. Bert Smokier, Harvey L.
Vehon, Dr. Benjamin D. Welling.
known for all these years! This ed comment.
strident, caucus, freezing back-
"To become a member, one must
drop surely isn't the one against be a decent citizen." And the Rabbi and Mrs. Bengis Now
which, for many hours each day, definition of a decent citizen, ac-
in New York
is projected the quiet, soft-spoken, cording to the interpretation of
warm and cordial Harry Grant!" the board is "one who is ■ com-
Rabbi and Mrs .A. Bengis, who
But it is.
munally minded citizen. And a were in Modus, Conn., for a few
The harry Grant who founded, communally minded citizen is one months, are now residing at 1185
was first president—and has been who contributes, in proportion to Lebanon St., Bronx, N. Y,
re-elected to office—of the Stand- hi. income, to the Allied Jewish
Mrs. Esther Bengis' "I Am a
ard Club (where prerequisite for Campaign and the Community Rabbi's Wife" is available from
membership is that the candidate Fund. And is an active worker them at this new address.
be a subscriber to both the Com- in all community causes."
The proceeds of this volume
munity Fund and the Allied Jew-
Harry Grant ig one of the men have helped Mrs. Bengis and Rabbi
ish Campaign) is the Harry Grant who wrote that into the constitu- Bengis to carry on the latter's
whose metal business is one of tion of the Club. Its membership struggle to regain his health.
the largest in the country. The is Jewish; the half dozen founders
governor of the Jewish Welfare have grown to many times that
Federation and director of the number; it is growing larger, It is a source of pride to the Jews
Detroit Service Group is the man daily.
of this city that among Detroit
who, during the War, was one of
It should be a source of pride Jews was born the inspiration to
the seven members of the Ameri- to the Jewish community that such an organization. And that
can Board of Scrap Iron Dealers many have been found worthy of among them should be Harry
chosen to prevent profiteering; belonging to the Standard Club. Grant. —G. B. S.
who was N. R. A. chairman of this
district for his industry. The
Harry Grant who is • director of
the Jewish Old Folks' Home; who,
this year, was a member of the
Special Gifts Committee in the (CONCLUDED Oen% EDITORIAL PACE) Mark Twain while he and his fam-
recent Community Fund Drive;
ily resided in Vienna. "Slovenly
is the Harry Grant who, three dead in the United States," that Peter," a translation of "Der
years ago, was one of the 20 "it has had a revival under the Struwwelpeter," (Harper & Bros.,
leaders invited to meet President stimulus of the depression and the $1.60), was written for the amuse-
Hoover in Washington.
German example.' His conclusion ment of Mark Twain's children AO
The Man of Iron is a Man of is: "In 1935, we may still say that • time when things were not going
Sentiment also.
on the whole the future of Jewry well with the family and the great
He deals in the harsh realities in America, though it has its dan- humorist was searching for a way
of earth's most pragmatic product gers and weaknesses, still seems of amusing the children at Christ-
as a vocation; brings the breadth sound and hopeful."
mas time and to introduce a cheer-
of his business experience to bear
Dr. Levinger's history is valu- ful spirit in • time of depression.
upon the problems of philan- able as • gift and belongs to the It is a fortunate thing that this set
thropy, as an avocation.
type of Jewish book that should be of stories was discovered in its
Looking Backward
in every Jewish library.
English translation so that all chil-
Born in Russia, in 1879; edu-
dren may Enjoy it and be amused
"Cileno," Third Volume
cated at the gymnasium; speaks,
As a combination of the prac- by it.
Dr. Hoffman's illustrations which
reads and writes several lan--sages tical, attractive and instructive,
fluently. Came to Detroit at 16, there is nothing finer than "Gilenu accompany these happy tales and
just as America was shedding the Primer" ("The Play Way to Heb- funny stories, adopted from the
shackles of the panic of '93. rew"). Aside from the fact that rare first edition by Fritz Kredel,
Learned English in a few months. this book by Dr. Emanuel Gamoran are in themselves worth double the
Engaged in the usual odd jobs of and A. H. Friedland offers an easy price of the book. Seldom is one
Immigrant Youth Getting a Foot- way of teaching Hebrew, it also treated to such a beautiful collec-
hold. Entered the employ of the presents a modern method of in- tion of pictures no fascinatingly
old firm of R. L. Ginsburg, within troducing the child to what would designed to describe the published
■ short time. Has been in the otherwise be ■ difficult way of story.
"Slovenly Peter" is prefaced by
same line of business, as an iron- teaching him Hebrew. The book
was published by the Union of an article by Clara Clemens (Mrs.
master, ever since.
Ossip Gabrilowitsch), on "How My
The field in which he works is American Hebrew Congregations.
This volume is • companian Father Mark Twain Translated
one where the stakes are large.
for his Children."
Transactions run into stagger- volume to the first two volumes of Struwwelpeter
Not only doeo the eminent humor-
ing sums. Gains are commen- "Gilenu." The method used is aimed ist'.
daughter describe the family's
to
stimulate
interest
by
having
surate—but so are losses. It is a
hardships, the father's sudden
business where deals are made by children play games, recite jingles, change in fortunes when he begins
a nod, committment by word of tell stories. When the young boy to receive invitations from numer-
mouth. And one's word must be or girl has finished with the primer ous quarters for addresses, culmi-
one's bond. His is He has been he has acquired ■ fair Hebrew nating in a demand that his family
a very wealthy man; and has vocabulary sufficient to Introduce move to more pretentious quarters,
taken it "on the chin" for ter- him to an advanced study of Heb- but she gives details of how Samuel
rific amounts, in turn. Money to rew.
Clemens dramatized some of the
"Gileau" is an educational tales for his children and how he
him is just a counter. To Harry
Grant it represents only the achievement by two able Jewish kept the secret of his translation
things that can be done with it. scholars. As • gift this volume is until the night of Christmao.
Prominently in Harry Grant's excellent for its fascinating method
Here is a great book by • great
philanthropies is the Jewish Old of encouraging Hebrew study and man. certain to make the children
Folks' Home. And, naturally. teaching in the home.
happy. As • gift by Jews to their
When the original Home on Win- Mark Twain's "Slovenly Peter" non-Jewish friends this is a moot
The holiday season also presents appropriate selection — and the
der and Brush Sta opened its
doors for the first time, May 21, • great And in the form of the non-Jewish children could not pos-
1907, three Detroit Jewish women newly-discovered children's book s ibly be made happier by another
were primarily responsible; Mrs. I translated from the German by g ift-

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