How It Felt To Play
Scarlett O'Hara Role
FEELING OF CONFUSION
Vivien Leigh Lived Part of
Scarlett During Months
of Filming
WAS A LONG, HARD JOB
By VIVIEN LEIGH
A year has gone by since the
night we stood watching the first
scenes being made for "Gone
with the Wind." It was an awe
some spectacle—whole blocks of
sets being consumed by flames as
buildings in old Atlanta burned,
and I was a little confused by the
grandeur of it and by what seem
ed to be a frightening confusion.
That was the night I met Mr.
David O. Selznick, the man who
was producing "Gone with the
Wind," and who had yet to se
lect a Scarlett O'Hara for the
film.
In retrospect, it seems to me
that the fantastic quality of that
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"Scarlett O'Hara"
Practically unknown until
she was given the part as
"Scarlett O'Hara" in "Gone
With the Wind," Vivien Leigh,
above, rose to fame in the pic
ture which plays here at the
Lyric Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
tremendous fire, the confusion I
felt and the feeling of loneliness
in the midst of hundreds of peo
ple, was indicative of what was
to come. I could not know then,
of course, what lay ahead —and if
someone had ventured to predict
it, I probably would have passed
it off as nonsense.
The unexpected happened; it
made me, for these months at
least, and whether I wished it so
or not, into the character known
as Scarlett O'Hara. Now the dif
ficulty is to view that character
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA
objectively. That it was a great
role for any actress was obvious,
yet I can truthfully say that I
looked on Mr. Selznick's request
that I take a test for Scarlett as
something of a joke. There were
dozens of girls testing, and I did
not seriously consider the likeli
hood of actually playing the part.
Yet once it was decided upon I
discovered that there was no
joking about playing Scarlett.
Prom then on, I was swept along
as though by a powerful wave—
it was Scarlett, Scarlett, Scarlett,
night and day, month after
month.
Perhaps the hardest days I
spent, hard that is from the point
of actual physical exertion, were
during the time we made the
scene where Scarlett struggles
through the populace as it evac
uates Atlanta.
Naturally this could not be
done in one continuous "take,"
and so for what seemed an
eternity I dodged through the
maze of traffic on Peachtree
Street, timing myself to avoid
galloping horses and thundering
wagons.
And between each shot," the
makeup man—he seemed to be
everywhere at once—came run
ning to wash my face, then dirty
it up again to just the right
shade of Georgia clay dust. I
think he washed my face about
twenty times in one day, and
dusted me over with red dust
after each washing.
Oddly enough, the scenes of
physical strain were not so wear
ing as the emotional ones. One
night we worked at the studio
until about eleven o'clock, then
went out to the country for a
shot against the sunrise, when
Scarlett falls to her knees in the
run down fields of Tara and vows
she'll never be hungry again. The
sun rose shortly after two am.
and I could not sleep, although I
had a dressing room in a trailer.
We made the shot and I arrived
at home about 4:30 a.m., yet I do
not recall that I was so terribly
tired.
Instead, I think of the day that
Scarlett shoots the deserter, and
I recall that after that nerve
wracking episode, both Olivia de
Haviland, the wonderful Melanie
of the film, and myself were on
the verge of hysterics—not alone
from the tenseness of the scene,
but from the too realistic fall as
the "dead" man went down the
stairs before us.
Yet when the day came that
meant the film was completed, I
could not help feeling some little
regret that our parts were done
and that the cast and the crew—
who were all so thoughtful and
kind throughout—were breaking
up. Clark Gable, Leslie Howard,
Olivia de Havilland, Tom Mitch
ell, Barbara O'Neill —fine players
all. We should see each other
again, of course—but never again
would we have the experience of
playing in "Gone with the Wind"!
Fickle
"And now that I've told you
that I am going to marry Mary,
there's one thing I want to get
off my chest, Doctor."
"You just tell me about it, my
boy."
"A tattooed heart surrounding
the name Mabel."
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Fritßtft saiflt "Toor I
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THERE were dark
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He felt "jittery" at
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should see him to
day. Eyes clear,
keen - he's nervous
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Cope land Lodge Makes Great
Progress
Editor The Tribune:
In the beginning of the year
1935 the outlook for Copeland
Lodge No. 390 A. F. & A. M., was
very discouraging. The member
ship had dwindled to such a low
ebb and the lodge had gotten so
deeply in debt they were almost
ready to surrender the charter.
But a few of the faithful mem
bers met one evening and decided
to carry on a while longer, which
important decision was the spark
that kindled a flame which has
produced wonders in the annals
of Masonry.
During the year 1935 the lodge
began to meet regularly and the
renewed interest spread through
out our jurisdiction influencing
young men to petition for the de
grees and before the end of the
year eight petitions were receiv
ed (one of which was the writer
of this item).
The degrees were impressively
conferred, with the assistance of
members of Pilot Lodge No. 493
of Pilot Mountain and Granite
Lodge No. 322 of Mount Airy,
which instilled in the hearts and
minds of the new members the
beauties of masonry, causing
further interest. And more peti
tions came pouring in. From
that time to the present, we have
had an increase of forty-five
members; paid all indebtedness;
remodeled our lodge room; pur
chased new furniture and fix
tures; installed electric lights and
a new heating system, making a
very comfortable and attractive
lodge room.
Under the proficient and cap
able teacher, Brother J. F. Mar
quette, assistant grand lecturer,
who has lectured our lodge five
weeks during the past five years,
we are now able to confer all the
degrees in a very creditable man
ner. We have three members
who can give the first degree lec
ture, three the second and one
the third.
The present officers are young
and active leaders who are in
terested in masonry. They are
Floyd E. Bass, master; John G.
Llewellyn, senior warden; Robert
S. Burrus, junior warden; Festus
E. Layne, treasurer; Jobie H.
Collins, secretary; Kermit W.
Lawrence, senior deacon; Warren
F. Alberty, junior deacon; J.
Archie Venable and Marshall
Jones, stewards; Martin Simpson,
tyler; Arthur F. Graham, chap
lain, and W. Howard Hardy,
coach.
Under the capable leadership
of these officers we expect an
other progressive year.
W. H. HARDY,
Chairman Publicity Com.
BETHEL
Rev. R. J. Pardue, the pastor,
delivered excellent sermons at the
two services held here at Bethel
last Sunday, to good congrga
tions. We were led to think that
many were interested in God and
His works.
Those attending the funeral of
Mrs. J. M. Crater, held at Zion
church, from here, were: Millard
Pardue, Colonel Green, Mrs. J.
Green and little granddaughter,
Glayds Green, Miss Alice Pardue,
and Mrs. W. H. Jones.
Prof, and Mrs. M. F. Bumgarn
er and children, of Millers Creek,
spent a while here last Sunday,
visiting Mrs* Bumgarner's broth
er and family, Mr. M. B. Pardue.
Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Gilley and
children attended a home-com
ing service at New Hope church,
near Mountain Park, last Sunday,
and visited Mrs. Gilley's mother.
Mrs. W. N. Weatherman of
Jonesville, and Mr. and Mrs. Fe
lex Swaim of Cycle, were the
week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
J. F. Mathis and family.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Stroud and
sons, Kenneth and Thomas, spent
Sunday afternoon visiting their
son, Mr. Wayne Stroud and Mrs.
Stroud, at Arlington, who moved
into their attractive new home
there last week.
D. S. Gilliam, with his quartet,
went to Asheboro last Sunday to
sing, at a church service there.
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith of
Elkin, were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. N. E. Burchette here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Vanhoy of
near State Road, spent Mother's
Day here with her mother and
family, Mrs. W. A. Pardue.
Mrs. C. W. Gilliam and Mr. and
Mrs. D. S. Gilliam had as their
guests for dinner Mother's Day
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Stroud and
son, Ray, of Wilkesboro, Mr. and
Mrs. C. W. Gilliam, Jr., and
children, Charlie and Mary, Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Ferlazzo and lit
tle son, Eddie, of Winston-Salem.
Mrs. Lelia Harris and children
attended a dinner given in honor
of her mother, Mrs. Vestal, of the
Fall Creek community, last Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Mcßrlde
and son, Billy, of Jonesville, were
the guests of Mr. Mcßride's par
ents here last Sunday, and ac
companied them to attend servi
ces here at the church.
Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Melton had
as their Mother's Day guest 6, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Melton and Mr.
and Mrs. Wiley Cox of El kin.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ingram
and daughter, Alene, were the
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. W.
T. Morrison and family last Shn
•day.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas T. Jones
visited Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Mc-
Bride last Sunday afternoon, at
their home on the Swan Creek
road, near Jonesville.
Rev. Bradley Mathis, a veteran
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by fire
insurance-
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forget Him '
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