Choice as "Scarlett"
The American Institutes of Public French Club Dance For two reasons the French Dinner Dance next urday will be something in the evening. One rea on is that this will be the first appearance of the n French Club dance orchestra under the direction of N replace the pres who are leaving to fulfil ment in Singapore.
Opinion, which; has been "spading" the national mind as though it were a potato patch, has come around at lest to the Scarlett O'Hara question. And its latest survey the results of which were recently published, shows that, by and large, America is philosophically resigned to Miss Vivien Leigh as the heroine of Selznick International's Alm of The entertainment held an audition of practical! available orchestra, they believe that they have been successful in securing not only the best lance band but also the finest class sical orchestra in town.
The second reason is that for next Saturday, a very fine entertainment Margaret Mitchell's best seller, "Gone With the Wind."
Miss Leigh's selection proved satis factory to 35 per cent. of the insti-ute's cross-sectional voting list, which in this case (since it was a motion-picture poll) included youngsters of 13. Sixteen per cent were anti-Leigh, 20 per cent, had not made up their minds and 2 per cent. admitted they hadn't even heard of Miss Leigh's capturing the prize feminine role of the year.
Botore the casting of Miss Leigh, Bette Davis had been the public's favourite for the role. The question asked was: "Which actress was your choice for Scarlett?" First choice was Miss Davis, with 43 per cent. of ihe vote. Second was Katharine Hepburn, with 14 per cent. Norma Shearer was third, with 12 per cent.; Miriam Hopkins fourth, with 6 per and Miss Leigh, Paulette God-and a dozen others shared the scattering of 25 per cent.
These figures, the institute explained, were the result of polling readers of the book. But the percentages were about the same among the non-readers.
Seroff and Manjelei These talented tonight in the Russian Light Opera's latest production.
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