SHIRLEY IS NOW SEVEN

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 194, 14 May 1936, Page 14

SHIRLEY IS NOW SEVEN

Tot Who Earns £lOOO a Week Shirley Temple, the world’s most popular juvenile film star, celebrated her seventh birthday a week or two ago. She is a very busy little soul, and adores her work. At the same time she let it be known at the studios that she expected a day off to celebrate the day of days —and to cut a tasty cake that someone had, in an unguarded moment let it be known was waiting for her.

pROBABLY no child has ever occupied such a place in the affections of millions of film-goers, of all ages from seven to seventy, as this little fair-haired girl with the peaches and cream complexion, who headed the 1935 box office poll, and is included among the ten “best sellers” of the film world. Who wouldn't be Shirley Temple’s parents? In consequence of tempting offers made to her parents by a rival film company, the 20th Century—Fox Corporation voluntarily gave her a rise in salary, and her weekly pay cheque is now close on 5000 dollars (£1000). Shirley is blissfully ignorant of the amount of her pay enveloi>e, but she will doubtless be gratified when she conies of age and finds a fortune waiting for her. Under Californian law. the earnings of a minor go to a trust fund—as was the ease with Jackie Coogan. Shirley is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Temple, of Santa Monica. Although she works very hard, she has plenty of fun, and is completely yuspoiled—or so say her parents. She rises every morning at seven,

aud is allowed five minutes for stretching herself, and two minutes for cleaning her teeth. Then another eight minutes is occupied in what she describes as “a thorough job of washing myself.” Iler breakfast usually consists of sliced orange, toast, and a large glass of milk. After breakfast she dresses her doll for the day, and then gets dressed herself. That takes her half an hour. At S o’clock she leaves for the film studio, where she works for 90 minutes, and then rests until noon in a little bungalow specially built for her in the studio grounds. She enjoys a big lunch, and then she is ready for another hour’s work at the studio. During the afternoon she goes to school at the studio. An hour later she gets half an hour off to play, after which her presence is again required in the studio until 6 o’clock. Her evenings at home are her own! She often spends them sitting on her father’s knee, looking at picture books. Iler long day ends at 8.15, when her mother packs her off to bed.

TN a production sweeping with song X and scented with romance, Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, those celebrated co-stars of M.G.M.’s "Naughty Marietta” come to the screen in the well-known characters of the light opera, "Rose Marie.” Under their magic spell the full beauty of “The Indian Love Call,” “Rose Marie, I Love You,” “Song of the Mouuties,” and other classics from the Herbert Strofh-art-Rudolf Friinl score live again.

Af ARLENE DIETRICH will make her home in London and Paris until next September, when she will return to Hollywood. During her vacation abroad she will make a picture in England.

T2RITISH EMPIRE FILMS will shortly release "King of the Castle,” a most amusing comedy featuring Billy Milton, Claude Dampier and June Clyde. The film is typically English, and one of its main features apart from the acting of the stars, is the beautiful English scenery.

THE rollicking story of “It .Had To Happen,” the 20th Century picture to be released by Fox Film Corporation, was adapted from an original story by Rupert Hughes, the famous screen writer. It co-stars George Raft and glamorous Rosalind Russell, and features Leo Carrillo in his funniest role.