Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-21
EChs Daily Movie Magazine
CONNIE TALMADCE
WINS OYER REAL
PRINCE TO DANCING
ssNElsTrR McCLOsKEY.

"MlSTER McCLOSkE1, suppose
AV1 you get the Prince to give little
boxing exhibition. just to snow how you
keep him in trim. Miss Talmadge Is
keen to see how you do 1t. She's heard
oil about what a clever boxer he is"
Nix. Nothing doing. :. The Primes
wouldn't stand for II. ] wouldn't mind
for my own part. though
Mr.. Louis t'Blink'O McCloskey,
the distinguished foreigner who was
viserd by the British Government as
Ills Royal lIighness, Prince Moham-
med All 1brahin,' twenty two years
old and said to he the millionaire cousin
Of the Khedive Of Egypt, looked pain
fully dignifed. He was adamant.
Il was an extremely tense moment.
For Prince lbrahim. who is giving
Broadway and America tho 'once
over" wns experiencing his first real
big thrill since landing on the shores Of
the L. s. A.. planting himself with a
retinue of six rctaincrs in royal suite
at the Biltmorc and settling down to the
business Of thoroughly enjoying few
months Of life IN America on his widely
advertised S2OO. .OO-a-ypar income.
The Prince. you see, was having his
first meeting with an honest to good :
rcss American picture star. One OF the
chief objects Of his visit To this country
was to meet American film stars. who
had won his great admiration IN Egypt
BY their work on the screen. The
long looked. for opportunity had come!
Some one had tipped of Blink that
Constance Talmadge was In town be.
tween pictures. having recently com =
rleted ''The Primitive Lover" Tint
settled it. And so. through. n third
person. meeting between the Prince
and Miss Talmadge was arranged.
Which leads us to that tense moment,
Wednesday afternoon March 15. 1927
in the old Talmadge studios at 31S East
Forty eighth street. where Connie was
showing her royal visitor around.
The persistent gentleman, failing in
his overturcs to Blink" took advnn :
tage of an opportune moment to sug-
gest to the Prince that II would be real
jolly II he and Mr.. McCloskey would
demonstrate a few Of their pet boxing
tricks for Miss Talmadge, who is o
great sport enthusiast.
Thanks, but no." firmly refused the
Prince. his good naturcd smile reveal =
ing a fine set Of flashing white teeth.
I'm just here to pay social call. to
see the studio and to express my ad
mirntion of Miss Talmadge's fine work
on the screen. am sure she would not
be interested.
The persistent one was quite down.
hearted. but. refusing to give up. re-
turned to the heavyweight trainer of the
roynl boxing devotre. mister Blink
or McCoskey. mean-the Prince Is n
good sport, and I'm sure you can get
him to entertain Miss Talmadge with q
few of those neat fighting positions and
jabs of his, All you've got to do is
say the word"
Say. listen. brother" replied Me-
Closkey. his muscles bulging In his neat
blue serge suit as he folded his arms
fire flashing from his deep.sct little
eyes. II know what side my bread Is
buttered on. The Prince wouldn't stand
for 1t. He don't want to be a movie
actor. He wants to see one"
But" hopelessly. wouldn't he dc
. 1t il Miss Talmadse asked him?"
oh The moon like McCloskey