Putnam patriot., 1925-03-06

Los Angeles, Jan. '. fJz5--h there Ia one spot in all the vast and ever growing sections of Los Angeles that inc traveller from the East will re ,oerober most pleasantly it is the Peetaurant Victor Hugo. If one. is in Paris there are dozens of restaufants where one may wine and dine accord ing to the individual offerings of each establishment. The same is very true of other foreign cities. But in America. the rule has too long been, for the traveller, hope of a decent meal at prices not too out rageous and with service that IS aae- auate. But we have mentioned De fore that food in the West is a some what different matter than in the East. Restaurants and hotels are ex- eeIlent and food Is not too expensive At the Victor Hugo we found the very acme of restaurants in the West and ve could not be SO unjust to Los 1 Angeies aa not to mention it. Did vor ever feel the desire for perfect dinner. not meal of great propor- tiona and infinite variety, but of one of two things delieiousiy cooked anu w.II served2 Then go to the Victor unoo-anvone in Los Angeles will teli you where it is We did not like Los Angeles but we did like the Victor Hugo very much indeed.
 The Hollywood Theatre
 And while we are speaking of restaurants we cannot allow the word to pass without mentioning an expe- dition which we made last night to Hollywood A charming lady told us that in the daytime Hollywood was too busy to be colorful and so we had found it. She advised us to 20 in the evening and dine at the Cafe Montmartre. There we were sure to see all of the movie world en fete.. So again we took an expensive taxi and rolled out to that long avenue that marks the boundary between what is Los Angeles and what is Hollywood It was early evening and the jazz bond of the Montmartre was just swinging into action. We found it restaurant not unlike hundred others in New York and the menu card carefully informed us that Mantmastre was pronounced "Aone- Mart But as for the picturesque ladies and gentlemen of the screen we saw none. Montmartre was as eN- citing as a Child's restaurant during the theatre hour
 Following the same ladv's advice. after dinner. we went to the famous Fgvntian Theatre SO frequently de- seribed in the moving picture journals as one of the wonders of Hoilvwood
 II fascinated us. A bit of thea trieal extravaeanza. the EgyBtiou Theatre really holds the palm among the institutions of the American stage One enters the theatre through a lane that possibly may represent Hollvwood's idea of Ksrnak. On he roof of the great block.iike struc- ture. actors in Egyptian costume nace back and forth in the glare Of color cd lights Within. eomelv young women in the costumes of tieopeira show patrons To their seats while snotlights play on them. The visitor finds himself in q huge auditorium. EWyntion in every detail with the gcntieman's coat room, for instance deliehtfullv indicated by sign lead inc to "The Rosetta Coat Court. while another sign leading 10 the soda water fonntain indicates the "Luxor
 
 very seriously. But the performance Is excellent. It happened that the picture we saw last night was "Ro- r,ola" with the sad eyed Miss Lillian Gish and her sister in the leading roles.-a matter of genuine Floren- tine scenery with much posing about and one or the other of the Gishs run ming madly through the film from time to time Prior Co the perform ance there was a long urogram of ballet dancing. songs of Italy and an amazing dance by a bakers dozen of tall young ladies carrying taners and wearing angels wings. How ever. m saudience of some three thousand eni0ved the show even though the visitor from the East mieht have theueht it odd that so much pretention was put in a moving picture house Of no very great in- nortance. Rut. at that We found the Fevntian Theatre by m odds the most different thine in Hollywood,
 Lovely Pasadena
 Yesterday mornlng we went hv electric train ont to Pasadena which lies almost at the rates of Los Ange- les and vet Is SO delightfullv different. Pasadena. says the Californian, IS entirely Eastern. Re that as it may. 1 it is charming and delightful re- lief from the bomhastie nrogressive- ness of Los Angeles. Here Is the i Ioveliest and most orderly of little cities covering small tableland at the very foot of the mountains. Wide streets with handsome homes. lovely lawns and beautiful trees are the rule. One understands in a single short motor ride why the Fasterner comes to Pasadena by the thousands | to enjoy the deliehts of the winter season We lunehei with Windham County friends at the Hotel Mary Hand n fine house with lovely gardens and lawns all it's own. Then our host | took ns for a motor ride through the b.a,t4ff,tf fontbfffs af fha mountains