Helen Hayes is told she and her husband are going to get thrown out of the theater if she doesn’t stop interrupting her own film.

>When [Helen Hayes](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Promotional_photograph_of_Helen_Hayes.jpg) and her husband attended the premiere of *The Sin of Madelon Claudet* (1931), in which she starred, they were so disappointed in her performance (though it won her an Oscar) that they emitted one groan after another as the picture proceeded. Finally someone sitting behind them leaned forward and threatened to have them thrown out of the place if they didn’t shut up. ___________________________ **Source:** Boller, Paul F., and Ronald L. Davis. "Theaters and Audiences." *Hollywood Anecdotes*. New York: Morrow, 1987. 401. Print. **Original Source Listed:** Kenneth Barrow, *Helen Hayes: First Lady of the American Theatre* (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1985), p. 105. ___________________________ **Further Reading:** [Helen Hayes MacArthur (née Brown)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Hayes) [The Sin of Madelon Claudet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sin_of_Madelon_Claudet)