The Washington times., 1929-06-07
LUCK SMILES
ON BLONDE
VIRGINIA
BY DOROTHY HERZOG


Copyright. 1a2s. Premier syndicate),
HOLLYWOOD, june 6.-Her
name is Virginia Bruce. She's
very blonde, very young. and very
attractive.
About four months ago she ar.
rived to enroll at the University
of Southern California, she hav.
ing Just graduated from high
school in her home town-Fargo.
N. d. The dean, however, sug-
gested Virginia wait and enroll
next semester. She consented.
One evening at friends house..
conversation settled on. the Tiff.
culties OF crashing motion pic.
lures. Miss Bruce, with the
courage of ignorance and the
blitheness OF youth, pooh.poohed
the difficulties. A wager was SUBJ
sequently made to the effect she
couldn't make the grade.
Virginia started forth to make
IT. And was Lady Luck in q good
humor! The tickle wench was
positively grinning. So Virginia
corraled job In. cabaret scene
at Famous Players.
Came time to cast a fem in the
role Of nurse in "Woman Trap"
wherein Evelyn Brent, Chester
Morris, Hal Skelly, and Leslie
Fenton are featured, direction
Billy Wellman. Casting Director
Fred Datig suggested a test be
made Of Virginia Bruce, Her
beauty. 1t appears, scintillated
even amongst umpty ump extras
In that cabaret scene.
A test was made. Virginia got
the part. She got home. She at
.tached her signature to a a,long
term contract in the bargain.
And now, to be sure. this 49,
year-old youngster is quite sure
It's a simple matter to crash the
movies; but hers may be the aged
old story: Then who has. gifts"
If I'm wrong. the boss will fire
me.
Appropos Of Evelyn Brent, she
has a maid who has been with
her nigh onto six years, one
Helen Brown. Helen Joined the
Brent encourage shortly after
Betty steamed into town to make
cinemas. Be that as 1t may.
Helen has been fired more than
any hundred maids put together
/ was present at one such scene
1t transpired about year ago
whilst Miss Brent was location.
ing at Guarulepe--a town. not an
epithet-making scenes for Beau
Sabreur." Something went wrong
Helen forgot some trifle or other
Betty hit the ceiling. Yessir. she
exploded like keg of T N T
4, Desert locationing isn't good for
city nerves, at best, especially
when there are hordes of cud.
chewing camels. Came1s chew so
disguistingly.
Yes. Betty hit the ceiling and
whilst still there fired Helen!
Helen said nary a word. Not
peep outta her. Betty Gained
down. The next thing / heard
she had indirectly apologized 10
Helen. AS q matter of fact. ]
don't think Helen would con-
slider being fired for a moment.
She'd obey the instructions on the
envelope: Return In five days"
and enjoy lilliputian vacation.
Bebe Daniels has a maid who
has been with her for years. She
watches over Bebe like a. hen
does its chick. AZ the time Bebe
was grinding out five and more
comedies for Famous a year, her
nerves were none too steady. She
held them in control by sheer,
gritty willpower. And did that
maid protect her from visitors and
business callers!
. Hedda Hopper was her Dagmar.
Dagmar is a domestic treasure
What she can do to such greinary
things as strawberries would have
brought joy to the most fastidious
Roman epicure. And how she
~ let's a voice over the telephone.
You must ask If Miss Hopper il
in and dagmar calls your name.
That Is what Salaam as an art.
Screenalities
Billy Wellman is one mega
phoner who always plays a bit
in one of his flicks. He's got a
pip in his present one. Um, plays
an off-stage groan in the hos
pitaL sequence! :. Jack Bu-
chanan, London stage Idol, who
was seen in this country in
"Charlot's Revue" has arrived
in town to make a flick for
First National. He hits home.
then, to take charge of his own
thedter.
Give Brook and his wife are
due back from a jaunt to Eng
land the end of the week. Give
made personal appearances in his
home town. Dolores Del Rio
has one of the blacklist tans of
the Malibou contingent -. Carl
Van Vechten would think he was
in Harlem If he came out at this
time of the year Discovered: