The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-21
With Some
Movie Folk
By Dan Thomas
NEA Service Writer

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AVALON, Catalina Island Aug. 81.
About twenty-five miles off the
coast of southern California lies Ca
talina Island-the playground of
William Wrigley, Jr., Chicago gum
king, and the weekend mecca of
ncrve-wracked cinema folk. Catalina
advertisements read 'in all the world
no trip like this" I would say in
all the world no water like this. The
blueness of the Pacific together with
its crystalline clearness belongs
alone to these waters surrounding
Catalina Island
Tiny white dots grow larger and
take on the semblance of yachts
sloops, yawls, schooners and power
cruisers-as the steamer draws near
er. Zane Gray's three master stands
out prominently. Then there is the
200-foot steam cruiser that is the
pride of E. l.. Doheny, oil king. Hal
Roach's and Wallace Berry's crafts
ride at anchor side by side. Dick
Barrymore, just back from Honolulu,
must be entertaining aboard his
schooner, Mariner I hear radio mu-
sic carried this way by the breeze.
$50
Here and there about Catalina:
Bess Moreno, daughter of Antonio,
chatting with three boys. she's
brown as a Mexican. . must have
been here for some time. -. the china
bathing girl model with a mosquito
netting suit in a store window.
if a girl appeared on the beach in
such costume the riot squad would
have to be called. and she would
go to Jail.
Lita Gary Chaplin playing in the
sand with Charley, Jr. three
little girls about eight years old who
meet every boat and attempt to
single out newlyweds and then give
them the ''razzberry" they're
pretty good guessers but
sometimes they go wrong as when
they did pick me for a recently ac-
quired benedict. Hal Roach
coming out of the Tuna CLUB E.
this is indeed a favorite spot for i'm
migrants from heart-break village
d.. the Boy Scout camp of fifty
odd pup" tents persons
standing outside a church -.
wonder. how many churches are
filled to capacity these days. =.
Betty Bronson buying an ice
cream cone and inviting me to join
her .l. she TOO is just here for
the weekend Z. there goes
George Daul hot-footing it up the
street he has been dubbed
mayor of Avalon" by William Wrig-
ley. e. George is always busy
his Island Villa and Villa
Park are regular tent villages in
themselves. =. Zane Gray sup
erintending the mounting of a giant
swordfish he just got a group
of tourists talking excitedly :.
bet they're discussing the whale we
sighted on the trip over
ballyhooer shouting the wonders of
glass bottom boat trip it is
a great sight to view the ocean bot
tom from these boats. =. Wrig.
leys magnificent home atop a hill
overlooking the harbor an
automobile stopping to let a man
pass in front of it in Holly.
wood the pedestrian waits for the
auto to pass ~. chimes pealing
out six o'clock.
Colleen Moore recently received a
letter from an ardent but apparently
insane admirer asking for money to
support his 1000 wives.
The story is told Of an extra who
was overheard by the studio man.
ager complaining about his wages.
Studio Manager-What's the mat.
ter, my good man?
Extra-For ten days now I have
been getting S4 day for being
kicked off this porch. Now they
want to. throw me out of that win
dow over the porch and only want
to give me so cents day more.
ask you, is that fair?