Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-20

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, August 20.--
The tale Ronald Colnan is now making
with Ann Harding for leading LADY,
called for a ring-tailed monkey. The
simian actor was motivating point IN
the story.
A ring tailed type was finally discov,
cred after a difficult search. He proved
an efficient actor and emerged from his
first scenes with an excellent record.
Packed in his box, he was fed and put
away for the shots the following day.
Imagine the CONSERVATION when Jocko
was next brought forth with his plumed
tail gone.
It looked like a hoax. Some one had
taken a garden variety Of monk and
made him up to resemble the rare spe-
cies. Strange, but such things have
been done in this village. A search OF
the cage, however, revealed the fact that
his nibs had entertained himself by
pulling out the Finged. hand-worked
tail, leaving himself as slick as q Mexi-
can hairless.
The studio makeup man was called
and a smartly- patterned ring tail glued
on. But Jocko became as tempera-
mental as any 10000-a-week star. The
glue began to draw and he got the
screaming meemieS.
All of which is in the days work
while making talkie. If the monkey
doesn't go Hollywood, one Of the leads
in movieland.
Speaking of studio animals the latest
find is dog which has been taught to
play a simple air on the piano with his
paw. He is one of an all-dog cast which
Zion Myers, brother of Carmel, is direct
ing. The dogs are a troupe recruited
from vaudeville act. The most dlfn-
cult part of making an all-dog talkie
with them Is elimination Of the spoken
commands they are accustomed to in
their routine.
While Frank Borsage is on the way
from Hollywood to ireland and the
making of the Mccormack picture, some
new songs for the picture are being
grounded out In Hollywood, where the
single factories now run night and day
full man-power.
Here's the latest for Mccormack"
said the composinr. rushing into the
producers office and laying down an
unintelligible sheet Of word and music
script on the producers desk.
This doesn't mean anything to me"
said the producer, cycling the script du-
biously. IT have it-get Jack Richard
son in to sing it and I'll listen to the
playback"
Jack Richardson sang the Mccormack
song. The playback was heard in the
studio and the strip of film, with its
sound track, sent on to Frank Borsage
for the Irish tenor'S approval.
Every day in every way Hollywood
finds new method Of doing things.
Frank Borsage is the gentle who has
Just finished Will Rogers picture.
When the last line was spoken Borsage
sat down to look for new gray hairs.
Rogers comedy flowers on the spur of
the moment. He just can't be funny in
a routine way. And this quality is UNI
doubtedly the secret of the spontaneous
laughter which comes from his audi
ences.
AS the scene was being shot Rogers
would think of priceless line. The
movie players, unaccustomed to his
ways, would either be completely routed
or absolutely convulsed. But it was
always great line So the order would
come: "Retake and leave the line in"
BY this time the indefatigable Rogers
would have thought of still another gag
to top of his original line.
Spontaneity, thy name Is combustion
in movie factory.
Just as the Western stars Of Holly
wood diSpersed--Jack Holt to society
roles, Tom Mix to q circus career and