The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-04
HOLLYWOOD.
CLOSEUPS
BIZ DOROTHY HERzOC

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HOLLYWOOD, Cal. June 49,
Lionel Barrymore Is one Of those
VINO Is greatly interested IN the
development OF sound pictures.
SO much so, In fact, that he has
rendered his services to one Of
the big companies to instruct
screen players In the use Of their
soices. His years Of stage slIc-
cess qualify him eninentIy for
this task. III you doubt IT watch
the way he walks off with the
z picture in the Nitapllone sequences
Of "The Lion and the Mouse"
Barrymore was one OF the
guests at q dinner party given by
Edmund Lowe and his wife, Iii.
van Eastman, who are also en-.
thusiastic over the 4'speakies.y
This couple is one of the most
popular in Hollywood, and one OF
the most interesting. Lilyan 10
considered the best dressed woman
in the movies. Besides Barry.
more, their guests included Mr..
: and Mrs. b. II. Warner, Mary
Aiken Carewe, and Mr.. and Mrs..
Henry King.
Patsy Ruth Miller threw party
the other evening for some rs
pe0ple OF stage, screen and press.
Among the throng I noticed Paul.
Inc Garon, Edmund Lowe, Ben
Lyon. Skeets Gallagher, Lilyan
Tashman, Helen Klumph, Ralph
Forbes. Louella Forbes. Louella
PARSONS. Patsy II working in
Take It From Me''over on the
Universal lot. Glenn Tryon is the
boy -
Yesterday Bebe Daniels mother
celebrated another birthday. Bebe
and Marion Davies are great
friends, so Marion suggested the
party be chucked at her beach
home. 1t was. Eddie Sutherland
was there with Anita Page. Anita
IL the very beautiful blonde
brought West by Harry Thaw and
signed to an M. G. NJ. contract.
Eddie considers her a WOW. As
he and his wife. Louise Brooks,
are getting that W. K. divorce,
Eddie can express himself freely
about the weaker vessels" The
Abe Lehrs, the Barney Glaters,
and others were among those at
Mrs. Daniels birthday party.
Bebe had a beautiful yellow iced
cake made for the occasion. In
brown icing was .scribed: ITO
my darling mother, happy birth
day. am lucky to have you and
you are lucky. too. olivia The
Olivia signature was mutually
understood gag.
First National will be without
a big boss for a few days. Presi-
dent Clifford w. Hawley is on
his way east, and Richard Row
land, Vice-president, general and
production manager, will remain
in New York until he arrives.
Then Mr.. Rowland will hurry
back to the Burbank lot to keen
an eagle eye on the production
= schedule.
Myrtle Stedmans little boy
Lincoln has been signed for the
FOX Film The Farmers
Daughter and left the other
day for location at Santa Cruz.
Margaret Beebe is the girl, and
after she completes this one she
Is ECUSAhiCd lOt Tic TOlC
in Paint a story adapted for
the screen by FREDDIE Sager.
The title will be changed.
Hugh Trevor rounds out his
first year in pictures by signing
to appear with Martha Sleeper
and Chester Conklin In Marshall
NeiIans' special Taxi Thirteen"
/ IL Hugh makes as much progress
in his second film year as he
has in the first. he should be
near the top of the heap by
1929.
Director Edmund goulding gives
further proof of his versatility by
writing two plays which will he
presented this fall. One is a
decentralization Of the novel Fury"
of which he Ii the author And
the second is THE Virago'' In
J which FIerencs Reed will star.