The Washington times., 1922-05-31
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Producer Feels His Star
Should Wait Before Becom-
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NEW YORK, May 81
Marilyn Miller's engagement TO
Jack Pickford is not at all to the
liking Of Florenz Ziegfeld jr., who
has a strong interest in Miss
Miller's affairs so long as she
remains the star in Sally" now
playing in Boston.
',-.' Ziegfeld Talks.
Mr.. Ziegfeld took enough time
off from his arduous labors Of pre-
pairing for the next "Follies" pro
duction today to express his opinion
on the Subject.
Having heard that Miss Miller
had announced her engagement in
Boston, he called her to New York
Sunday and gave her piece of his
mind.
= She went back and told reporter"
that. while the engagement still
stood, the wedding would be "a
ong time off"
al didn't attempt to tell Miss
Miller whom or when she should
harry" thu husband of Billy Burke
Vas careful to point out.
i A"But certainly don't like the
pa of her marrying Pickford, or
" one else who virtually betrayed
/ country's trust during the woIld
.PJust listen to this a minute,
he went on, picking up a carefully
marked copy Of Sunday newspa-
pr and reading:
1.-the official records OF the
United States navy show that Jack
Fyckford was discharged atte" u
ccsirtmartial. in which he turned
- - -
the graft and bribery ring in the
Third naval district. The records
show that Pickford had acted as
Tgo-between for rich slackers who
fought bombproof berths in the
naval reserve
Now" continued Mr.. Ziegfeld.
r'regardless of my feelings about
Pickford, believe Miss Miller
should think twice before marrying
any one just now.
''She is the highest paid musical
comedy star in America. and prob
ably will be so for years. She Is
very young and has plenty Of time
ahead Of her for marriage and mar
ried life.
Another Little Worry.
80, after I had a little talk with
her, Miss Miller returned to Bos-
ton, and l hope she will not act
precipitately about a matter so i'm
portsnt to her career and her fu-
ture."
Having disposed OF that. Mr..
Ziegfeld took up another Of his Bos.
ton troubles, the case OF seventeen
year-old Geneva Mitchell. formerly
Of the Follies. but since her brief
but sensational dip into matrimony
with the penniless scion Of million
slre family, one of the fest ures of
sally" on tour.
IT also saw Miss Mitchell" he
said, ION Sunday. She came here
after l had taken her out of the cast
Of Sally" because OF that reported
boisterous racket in her home at Bos
ton. have learned the affair WAS
not at her home, and l doubt II she
was as much to blame as has been
said.
II think the men are mostly to
blame in such cases. Miss Mitchell
left the party when 1t was getting
rough, understand"
will she go back to her part in
the show"
And Back to Work.
81 am making a thorough investi.
cation" said Ziegfeld, and If am
was not to blame for what occurred,
I don't doubt but what matters can
be adjusted satisfactorily"
Mr.. Ziegfeld brushed back his alis-
tocratic white hair and rushed back
q the new "Follies' reheaTsalS
But at the Commodore, where Miss
Mitchell and her mother-herself
once a "Follies" star-are staying,
indignation reigned.
This is all Miss Miller's Going"
they declared last night. She want.
ed her sister, Claire. who has been
Geneva's understudy, to get her part
in the show. The story of the Back
Bay affair is a conspiracy.
The party was right In our house
and there was nothing rough about
II. II was a quiet. orderly party,
with few drinks, of course, but Miss
Mitchell never drinks. so that's tnat.
And as for the other two girls, ladies'
OF the chorus, they came there and
went away with two men about !
In the morning.
"One Of them did fall downstairs,
but what Of It? She didn't hurt her.
self And IL they got hurt with
those men, 1t wasn't at our party.
1t must have been afterward. when
they went out with those men.
Il nave engaged lawyers here and
In Boston" said Miss Mitchell's
properly indignant mother, ito
sIraighten this. thing out and sec
that my daughters spotless reputa.
ton is cleared As for Mr.. Ziegfeld,
we don't care what he does. We're
through with him.
You can tell him we've got sew.
eral flattering offers already. one Of
them to star in London in a musical
comedy company. which we're con.
sidering seriously.
mo more Sally for Geneva, in.
deed! Miss Miller can play with her
sister or with Mr.. Pickford or Mary