Darla Hood, screen ingenue and star of the 'Our Gang' comedies, which have been shown around the world, appeared at the Kozy Theatre in Granite Tuesday evening (the 1st) in a personal appearance. The house was filled to capacity.
Miss Hood was introduced by C. E. Hill, president of the Granite Chamber of Commerce, who declared her to be the nation's young sweetheart. Darla, dressed in an ivory crepe empire frock, completely captivated the large audience with her song and dance number. She climaxed her short appearance with "Three Little Fishes."
The young screen star arrived in Granite Tuesday evening with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claud Hood, of Hollywood, California.
Darla is interested in her work, which is a lot of fun she declared. She began her career in pictures at the age of four years. Formerly a dance student of Kathryn Duffy School of Dancing, Oklahoma City, she was given a contract for a role in "Our Gang" comedies, after a four month's appearance in New York City.
She is intensely interested in every thing connected with her career in pictures. She receives fan mail from all parts of the world. The juvenile star goes to school on the set several hours each day, and she proudly stated that she was in the 3B class.
She is quite fond of the other members of the cast of "Our Gang" comedies. Alfalfa she declared to be a tease, with Spanky always in the role of the superior member. Buckwheat's mother has her private distress, trying to keep his hair in shape.
All of her pictures are marked by her attractive clothes, which are designed by Mrs. Hood, who is constantly with her daughter on the set. Darla has appeared in 42 pictures.
Darla appears much younger than she looks in pictures. She has a beautiful complexion, dark grey eyes, and brown curls. She is interesting in conversation, and is gifted with adult perceptibility with childish whimsicality.
Mr. and Mrs. Melville Danner, owners of the Kozy Theatre, expressed their appreciation for the response and cooperation given them by the public. So large was the crowd that attended the theatre for a glimpse of the young star, that she made the second appearance. A large crowd of out-of-town people were present from Hobart, Leedy, Sayre, Mangum, Brinkman, Willow and Altus."