The Washington times., 1928-08-28

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HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 27.--June
in Hollywood wasn't so conspicu-
Gus for the number of its brides,
but these past few days the girls
seem to have succeeded in making
IN their minds. The latest. Lena
Malena, who is working with
Ieatrice Joy in "Tropic Madness"
takes time out to announce
that she will marry Manford Noa.
the German director. as soon as
her film is finished. Lena plans to
commit matrimony in Berlin where
she goes to make some pictures.
Manfred nearly lost out with his
fiancee when another romance
khreatened after her rescue of Mel
bourne Spur, the photographer, in
Y1ear-drowning incident. The
company for which Lena. will work
in Berlin is the same which is max
ing pictures with the famous
Chinese flapper. Anna May Wong.
In addition to this romance,
Jacqueline Logan has just sur
prised her friends by becoming
Mrs. Priscilla Bonner
will take the step in a day or so
Lima Basquette and Pew
Marley are as much in evidence
az ever 49, Alice Mills will
be Mrs. Bill Dhvey before the
year is up Even Clara
Bow is reported listening to cupid
in the person Of a popular young
physician.
They'd better keep Fannie Brice
busy il they hope to keep her in
Hollywood. All is okeh when
Broadway's sweetheart is on the
job at the studio, but loafing be-
tween pictures gives Fannie the
Brooklyn blues. She has mace
several Vitaphone numbers for the
Warmers, and they do say that
projection room showing resulted
in all studio officials rolling about
the floor in commissions of laugh
ter, Her line in Camille" about
'I'm an awful bad girl but such
good company" and the one in
MRS. Cohen at the Seashore"
about Come Able, dig a grave
for papa are household words
in Hollywood.
Hear that Paul Whiteman may
come out soon with a Fox con-
tract in his pocket. Also that
Tommy Lyman is almost on his
way. And Tex Guinan is due
any minute now. Looks like the
line of the old song, Gee, But
Amt This a Lonesome Town, will
soon apply to New York. Even
Win Rogers is reported scheduled
to do a "yellie" for Paramount.
The contracts of both Jack Gill
bert and Richard Barthelmess ex-
pire in December. 1t looks like
John will renew with Metro. But
hear tell that perhaps Dick
will go over to Paramount, where
IAN American Tragedy is still
on the shelf waiting for him to
do it.
A group OF people who know"
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Lima Basquette for the misfit
role in "The Goddess Girl" and
some one spoke up to say that
originally the story had nothing
to do with any religious issue. but
dealt with the dissemination Of
Soviet propaganda. This idea. so
twas said, was effectively squelched
by government, and the religious
question hastily submitted. Lima,
of course. would be ideal as a
tense, emotional and courageous
beauty stepped in political revolu-
ton.
The role that John Barrymore
was supposed to play in The
Last of Mrs. Cheyney." has been
given to Ralph Forbes, the young
Briton, who. incidentally has a
background of Cambridge Univer.
sity. Ralph, as you know, is Mr..
Ruth Chatterton, off screen, or at
least Ruth is Mrs. Ralph Forbes.
Both are doing nicely in the
Noon pitchers.
Doris Anderson, pretty enough
to star in films instead of writing
them, is the author of "Rodeo
Romance" which is the tentative
title of the third picture in which
Fay Wray and Gary Cooper will
be featured. 1t will be the first
of Fay's pictures since she be-
came Mrs. John Monk Saunders.