The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-10
INAYOBRACELET,
. HOLLYWOOD
MYSTERY
Bought for Society Girl by
Film Star, But Banned
BY Her Mother.
BY DAY STONE,
Cosmopolitan News Service.

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Copyright. 1924, by Cosmopolitan News
Service.l
HOLLYWOOD, CAL, April TO-
Bracelet bracelet, who has the
Frank Mayo. recently parted from
Dagnar Godowslxy, bought an ex.
quisite diamond bracelet as q Christ.
mas present and prenuptial gift for
an eighteen.year-old- Los Angeles 30.
ciety girl, Hollywood hears. The
mother firmly announced, however,
that she had not raised her daugh-
ter to wed an actor.
Now that the society girl herself
is confiding the tragedy Of 1t all
to her Hollywood chums, the girls
with whom Frank dimes and dances
are being watched to see who will
fall heir to the diamond bracelet.
Barbara LAMAR departed for New
York this week to make all Of her
future pictures. Her friends say
Barbara will never return to Holly
wood. Barbara becomes quite an
noyed every time she gets married,
her friends declare, because the Los
Angeles newspapers tell that she
used to be Retha Watson, the, girl
who was characterized by, Judge
as too beautiful for a big city"
and sent to the juvenile hall.
Well, as Lew Cody, the male
vampire, might say in his whimsical
way, Hollywood's loss is the New
York reporters gain.
How quickly glory fades. saw
Monroe Salisbury, once big money.
making star for Universal, standing
disconsolately in front Of small
Everybody thought Monroe would
Chicago Cudahys, after poor Jack
ended his life because Of unwise
film investments. Mrs. Cudahy
still lives in Hollywood, but none
Of US see Monroe with her nova
days.
Barbara La MARI is obeying ex.
plicitly her lawyers advice to sepa-
rate from Jack Daugherty, husband
No. Tor Is 1t No. 81 until the legal
tty Of the marriage can be deter.
mined. Barbara has been dining
and dancing extensively in the Co
coanut Grove at the Amba ssador
Hotel and In the Montmartre with
the youthful Ben Lyon, former New
York actor, who is playing opposite
Eleanor Boardman in King Vidor's
Mary the Third"
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.. seems to
be having some difficulty effecting
new finn affiliation after his one
picture with Famous Players. His
mother, Mrs Evans, is said to be
holding out for stipulations which
the film producers are not inclined
to concede. Since her separation
some months ago, Mrs. Evans is
said to prefer to be introduced as
Mrs. Beth Sully Fairbanks"
Barbara La Mari was the hon
ored guest at a table of forty film
personages in the Fiesta ball room
at the Ambassador Hotel the week
end. Paul Berne, Lasky writer and
director, was the host. Berne was
one of the film men who became
righteously indignant when their
names were used by Herman Roth,
Hollywood lawyer, when he tried to
blackmail Barbara and for which
he was sent to prison.
Viola Dana's favorite prize fighter,
frankie Grandetta, "sheik of the
four-rounders. was knocked out
twice last week, Tuesday night at
the Vernon arena and Friday night
at the American Legion pavilion in
Hollywood.
Consolation note: frankie Gran
delta was dinner guest Of vi Dana
at the Montmartre cafe Saturday
night.
'Vickey" Ford-Mix, wife Of the
popular Tom Mix, left last Friday
with her bobbed hair and her new
nose for Europe.