The Washington times., 1929-03-09
eater Guild, Dorothy Gish and Noted ReUlUul
PROPERTY MAN
MAKES GOOD
AS ACTOR
By DOROTHY HERzOG

A AlUK
BY DOROTHY HERzOG
Copyright. 1899. Premier Syndicate
HOLLYWOOD. March S--A
Hollywood divorce apoI-
ogies to Eugene o'Neill-nay be
termed the strange interlude.
LITTLE PAL"
When Al Jolson learned that
his wife, Ruby Keeler. no sooner
arrived in New York than she
was "tooken" with appendicitis.
he wanted to chuck his outloud
and hop a train on the double
quick. But Ruby quieted to con-
tinus camera activities. Jolson
takes q marked makeup de-
parture in Little Pal" He dons
grease paint during the first few
scenes, but will play the rest
Of the cinema minus artificial
complexion and lips.
WOTTA BREAK
There's lad on the First
National lot named Sammy Ddge
who for the last seven years has
been q property man. He
propped on Corinne Griffith's last
four flicks and was doing ditto
for Alice White and Broadway
Babies" when he got his break.
Seems Sammy has hankered to
en1ote, Seems the actor who
was to property man in "B. B."
failed to answer his call. Sammy
volunteered. Didn't he know
the whyfores and howcomes OF
such q Job? Director Mervyn
Leroy decided to give him q
chance. Sammy made good.
And camera worked for several
weeks, earning a salary that
pleased him nightly. Reckon
he'll return to propping If act
ing jobs don't replenish the cup
board.
RAMBLINGS
Espied: Zasu Pitts disguised
q Ia woman Of go. Zasu plays
such a role in Tommy Meighan's
initial Warner talky. Her facial
makeup is superb. Ernie West
more, the student Of evolution.
whose makeup skill has aided
umpty ump players to give ex.
celIent screen performances, Is
responsible for Zasu's leap to the
sixties. Takes an hour to put the
wrinkles into Zasu's otherwise
wrinkles countenance.
Soon as Tommy Meighan fin.
fishes his talky, he and his wife
ctug back to their home in Great
Neck, L. I. Time was when
Meighan slaved in as many as
10 pictures year. He's indepen'
dent today, however, and migrates
from Florida and golf to Great
Neck and contract bridge to an
occasional flicker in Hollywood.
SCREENALITIEs
Mrs. Jack Warner arriving at
Hollywood modiste shop in her tan
Eolls-Royce.
II there's one hard. working chap
n the colony, it's DR.. Paul Fejos,
he who is nlegaphoning BROAD
way" DIR. Fejos has been averag-
ing three hours sleep for the past
few weeks. working night and day
in a herculean effort to have the
tai = version of this flicker ready
for April release. as scheduled. A
gallant soldier. this DIR. Fejos.
Louella o. Parsons. W. k. screen
scribe, departed for the East last
evening aboard the Chief. accom-.
panied by her daughter. A going.
away party was chucked in her
honor at Ye Ambassador. Among
those present: Bebe Daniels and
Ben Lyon; Evelyn Brent and Harry
d. Edwards: Bess Meredyth and
Michael Curtiz; Lowell Sherman
and Betty Francisco; Lily Hayward
and Joe, Willicombe; Don Lee;
Ralph Ince; Constance Talmadge
and r. Netcher; Mr.. and Mrs. Billy
Sunday: Mickey" Loew and Bus
ter Collier: Corinne Griffith and
Walter Morosco, ct al.
Have you heard Lowell Sher-
mans story about the American
house guest Of a titled English
man? Seemed the American went
on fox hunt and for the rest OF
the day was sighted by his host.
Finally, he went up to him and
asked IL he had offended him in
any way. The Englishman said
yes. ''We English" quoth he,
stake our fox hunting seriously.
When we espy fox we rise in our
stirrups and cry: HE, no, the fox!
not There he goes, the son-of-a'