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Good Talking Point vy i 5 '1 Rfl AH I 'sll-i illliifi Jl' Sunday. April 18. 195 WINONA SUNDAY NEWS No Star Image Barbara Negative But Nice Barbara Stanwyck is a "do nothing" type and she says it's her favorite role. "I'm probably exactly the opposite to what fans expect, she explains. "I really don't do anything but read." Far from being the extrovert, blustery character that she has portrayed in many roles, she is a fragile looking pretty wisp of a woman, 5 feet 4, with silver hued hair.

Her list of do-nots include these: She doesn't travel. She doesn't like a lot of people around her. She doesn't go to big parties. She doesn't eat fattening foods. She doesn't exercise or weigh herself.

She doesn't permit fan clubs. She doesn't do much entertaining. She doesn't dye her hair. (It started coming in gray and I said "what the She doesn't have any hobbies. "IF I HAVE A hobby at all it is sitting outside in th.

garden and reading," she explained recently in New York, a stop on a tour that was to take her to Boston, Philadelphia, Canada. Her size-8 slimness is a contrast to the robust appearance she usually gives on screen. It may be due to a bug that she picked up in a foreign country years ago. She can't gain weight, but she is healthy, she says. She takes vitamins and thinks her weight is around 110 pounds.

"I live such a quiet life, I can't bear the noise of big cities any more," she explains. "I find that I go to the window during the night at slight distractions." As a matter of fact her sister who still lives in Brooklyn where Barbara was born Ruby Stevens in 1907, tried to persuade her to return for a visit on this trip since it was just a subway ride. "ALL YOU MUST DO, she told me, is walk down Flat-bush Avenue and let the people see you," says Barbara, "but I haven't been back since 1953 and can't make it this time.1 She loves her Cape Cod style house in Beverly Hills where she lives quietly with a housekeeper and a swimming pool. "It's just right, comfortable, modern, decorated by Nancy Sinatra's sister, Tina Michael," she says. She doesn't want movie contracts anymore, just works when a good picture comes along.

Her current movie, "The Night Walker," a psychological thriller, co-stars ex-husband, Robert Taylor. "IT WAS WILLIAM CASTLE'S idea. He said "What would you think about Robert Taylor in this part? So I said fine, ask him. He's a pretty even-dispositioned character." If she has a favorite movie role, it probably is Stella Dallas, she says. She has made so many movies that she sometimes forgets the names of the pictures and is always startled when a fan asks about one.

"I made that," she says incredulously, and even when the plot is recounted, she is likely to still not remember it. She is superstitious and was wearing a tiny diamond four-leaf clover around her neck. She has a number of amulets on a charm bracelet, including religious symbols. "I'm not taking any chances," she says with a chuckle. "I've got them, all." Ministers at Marineland By Bonnie and Reba Churchill you have trouble making yourself heard? (( If so, here are some ways to sound-off pleasantly and with added volume.

Repeat a sentence, consistently louder with each repetition. Check if pitch stays level or if it becomes shrill and higher. As recording star Carol Connors demonstrates, one way to test progress is to speak into a paper cup. The sound bounces back and provides a faint idea of your vocal "impact." Remember, your voice sounds much louder to you than it does to others. AS YOU LEARN to speak up.

avoid breathiness. These short gasps of air create a nervous impression. Eliminate this tendency by speaking on the exhalation, letting the air gradually escape like a slowly deflating balloon. When Carol, seen in the Howard Hawks production. "Redline 7000," reads aloud, she uses the punctuation to guide her breath control.

Such a technique prevents a weak or winded delivery. 1 in his stomach." Gwynne kept careful count of the balls thrown during the two-day taping of the show, and when he got into the big tank he avoided the moray eels and the sleepy turtles. "The turtles can really nip," says Fred. "It's their only defense against porpoises who dive bomb them for a little fun." While talking about the underwater marvels the swim fin inventor idly fingered a large chunk of redwood sitting on a nearby table. Mr.

Gwynne also sculpts when he has time. "I think this is going to be a hawk," he said, "but I haven't made up my mind yet. Sculptors keep pieces of wood around a long time to see what they want to make out of the material. I've only had this about three months, but I see a hawk in it." Other Gwynne masterpieces include a bronze baboon riding a hippo, a barn owl, a free type of sea bird and a frog. The Gwynne Fin has cut into moments for artistic efforts, but money takes precedence.

(Continued from Page 7) through would seem appropriate." Water loving Gwynne is a great admirer of the dolphin, the only mammal that might be smarter than man, but he frowns on the newest fad of being able to buy dolphins at around $400 for family use. "I don't know whether I like the idea of having a dolphin stable," he says. "If your pet turns out to be smarter than you are there could be trouble. I don't care to play around with the idea until it is out in the open." GWYNNE, WHO prefers to be master of his own kingdom, has other dissents on his mind. "I must say this litterbugging on the moon bothers me.

But what really gets me down is the tossing of rubber balls to whales and dolphins in the big Marineland tanks. The mammals swallow 'them occasionally and die. They did an autopsy on a whale recently and found a couple of balls WHENEVER POSSIBLE, rehearse vocal exercises on a tape recorder. A routine, used by many Hollywood coaches, consists of repeating "Ah, 00" into a microphone. Groove the tongue behind the lower teeth and really speak out as you repeat the "Ah" sound.

Place the finger on the Adam's apple and feel the throat vibrate. As the authorities explain, "The grooved tongue creates an 'open lowering the larynx, putting the diaphragm in correct position and allowing an adequate intake of air." Play back the tape at the end of each exercise period and notice the na a.