Friday, April 4, 1947 Colombian Jews Dedicate Center the producers could think of no one else but Sylvia Sidney for all slum-girl roles. She played in the movies for 17 years as a rag-and-tatter crea- ture; her ability to cry easily came in so handily that Miss Sidney forged her movie career on that alone. She became so used to the role that when she came to the movie lot to report for work, she automatically put on her worst dress, disarrayed her hair and poured mud and water on her face. "In one picture," she recalls, "my entire wardrobe consisted of a prison uniform and I wore it for 10 weeks straight—the same dress, eight hours a day, every day for 10 weeks." As a result, Miss Sidney was consistently nominated the worst- dressed actress on the screen. Finally, it got on her nerves to such an extent that she ran from Hollywood back to New York. Hard Luck Girl of the Films Sylvia Sidney Suffered Bad Breaks By GLORIA B. ROMAN QYLVIA SIDNEY, star of stage, " screen and radio is one of the original hard luck gals. The pint-sized, red-haired actress, va- riously described in screen pub- CALI, COLOMBIA — Latin- licity releases as five feet four, American Jewry's newest Jewish dark-haired, brown eyed, or five communal structure, the $150,000 feet one, auburn-haired and blue three-story Jewish Community eyed, has had. a run of tough qcater of the Sociedad Hebrea des luck since she graduated from the Socorros, was officially dedicated Theater Guild School when she recently. was 15. Originally established for the Miss Sidney the daughter of a use of the 150 families of the dentist who worked in the Bronx, Ashkenazi community, the center New York, was born Aug. 8, 1910, is also being utilized by the 50 according to her film biography. Sephardic Jewish families and the Her father was a Jew of Ro- 80 German-Jewish families. manian extraction and her mother The Sephardic center, which of Russian descent. Very early, previously served the Sephardic Miss Sidney and her parents de- community as synagogue, library, social hall and youth center and cided on a histrionic career. So Sylvia went to the Theater canteen, will now be utilized largely as a Sephardic Synagogue. Guild Scnool. Here, her career The new Jewish Community was envied and admired by the Center, which is one of 40 in other students. She could cry so Latin-America to be served by easily that even the teachers re- the World Federation of YM- spected her ability. But this abil- YWHAs and Jewish Community ity to weep copiously became sec- Centers, through its field repre- ond nature. In her first big play; "The Chal- sentative, Harold Blum, includes lenge of Youth," on the second the following facilities: Theatre and auditorium accom- night of her tryout in Washing- modating 800 persons; conference ton, in the middle of the first fainted. hall with a seating capacity of act, Miss Sidney • • • 1,000; synagogue seating 550; a school, recognized by the Colom- MORE BAD LUCK ANOTHER GIRL played her bian government, with 70 children and four teachers; banquet hall role in Washington that week. and roof garden; library housing But, just when she thought she 3,200 volumes; a kosher kitchen had recovered, Miss Sidney dis- and restaurant; administrative covered that her faint h a d wrenched a ligament in her right offices. . - Arnaldo Borgenricht, president side. As a result, when the play of the Sociedad Hebrea des Soc- hit New York and was success- orros, who is of East European ful, the tiny starlet was back in origin, is the leader of the 1,000 a hospital in Washington. Her second chance to try for Jews in Cali. Eduardo Moreno thespian honors came with a play heads the Sephardic Center. The German-Austrian Jews have "That Old-Fashioned Girl." Dur- an organization called the Union ing the run, Miss Sidney, in a Cultural Israelita whose president particular romantic bit, slipped is Leopold Jacobson. Call also has and broke her ankle. She corn- the only rabbi in Colombia, Rabbi Brecher. ■■ 3-Story Structure Is Erected in Cali V MINS•• The Stockholm 457 W. FORT ST. • Passover Greetings Buy and Sell Dealers in Band Instruments 565 Michigan Ave. • RA. 5175 Detroit 26 Passover Greetings NORTHWESTERN CARPET CLEANING COMPANY 1563 National Bank Bldg. CHerry 5756—CHerry 8494 HO. 3100 4515 COLLINGWOOD Res. UN. 1.8576 ••• CITY SCRAP IRON AND METAL CO. 2715 W. 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Her success in the role was so phenomenal that for years •11114 INTERSTATE Brief td Record Co. • I NEW TREATMENT THE STAGE TREATED her with respect. "Angel Street" and "Jane Eyre" were borne of her starring vehicles. Her roles also brought her a new husband, Luther Adler of the acting Adler clan, whom she recently divorced to remarry. But when Miss Sid- ney got a chance to do a picture where she had six gowns in her SYLVIA SIDNEY • • • pleted the run of the play in a cast which hindered her move- ments and limited her talents. Her chance to do films came when she was asked to replace Clara Bow, the 'It girl,' in "City Streets." But she and the director came to a parting of the ways when they disagreed on the way the role should be played, and shortly after that Miss Sidney re- turned to New York. • • • • Passover Greetings wardrobe, and a lavish set of suits and dresses the lure proved too great. Back she came to Hollywood to do "Blood on the Sun," for the Cagneys. 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