The Washington times., 1929-03-06
TELLS
DOROTHY IT'S
A JOKE
BY DOROTHY HERZOG

Tuesday, with plenty of balm and
totsy with spring. And so to NJ.
@. NJ. through the gate and
headed In the general direction OF
the lunch room where a Lon
CLANCY sandwich is tomato and
bacon on whole wheat bread.
Strolling toward We scribe, with
head bowed and eyes engrossed in
script was lone other than
Marion Davies. She looked up
suddenly. We exchanged stares.
The moment pulsed with dramatic
possibilities. Had not Miss Dawes
and yours-of-t -the.sixth inst. IN.
dulged in paragraphical pyrotech.
MICS via the lnclosure of this
colyum?
Suddenly, Marion's eyes lighted.
She smiled. Then chortled and
held out her hand.
''How've you been" quoth she.
"Er-yes."
You received my letters?." We
were now en- route to her bunga-
low.
Certainly. Your replies were
elgant."
And If we talked truce over
cup OF COILeef
Wed be wasting time. For
heavens sake, didn't you know
1t was all a kid?'
did you?" grinning.
Sure, you midget idjit."
We shook hands. And that
was that.
Marion, incidentally. has started
work on her initial NJ. G. M. out
loud yclept Mariana" Direction
Robert u. Leonard, with Oscar
Shaw, the hero. The entire first
reel will he in French. Marion
parleZ.vous' this language ala
native. In the remainder of the
flicker she will speak broken
English.
Some months ago, when Miss
Davies was in Europe, she CHANGED
to be spending a little time at the
Lido in Italy. Usually a visiting
u. $. A.-er discovers" person
b able film type on the other side.
Marion, however, discovered an
American. Playing in, the hotel
orchestra. Investigation proved
him to be an erstwhile college lad
seeing Europe via his musical
ability. Marion suggested he try
pictures and recommended the lad
to Louis B. Mayer. Mr.. Mayer saw
him on a recent trip to Washing
ton and promptly signed him to a
five year contract without bother
ing to make a screen test.
The boy is Scott Kolk and will
celluloid debut in Miss Davies
Mariana" M. G. NJ. is enthusias-
tic over a singing test made of his
voice and in due course you will
hear from this youth. AS matter
Of fact, rival Hollywood producer
listened to him sing at a party and
offered him a contract. But-too
late. He also shakes a mean foot
and jazzes a ditto uke.
Hollywood's expression for a
leading man who's acting the part
at a social gathering: Hes living
up 10 his fan mailr'
Betty Bronson approves of the
furless coat for semi-sport and
street wear. The latest addition TO
her wardrobe is an all-enveloping
coat of reversible blue WOODEN
material interviewer with gold
thread. The cuffs. pocket incursta-
tions, and scarf are made Of the
wrong side of the material. which
Ia not only darker in tone, but
high.lighted with the metal
threads.
Screenalities
BUDDY ROGERS pleasant
countenance has gone Latin with
a whiskered vengeance. Seems
Buddy is about to begin The
Fighting Coward direction Doro-
thy Arzner and needs the elon-
gated side-burns in his business.
RecolIect the flick when Jimmy
Cruze directed it with Cullin
Lands in the title role? 'TwPs
the w. K. Lulu. EDDIE
LOWE celebrated his birthday
last Sunday and better half
LILYAN EASTMAN gave him a
perfectly grand amber cigarette
holder with sapphires sparkling
at the bottom. BESS
MEREDITH Knocked off seem
ario-ing at high noon and entered
the lunchroom to partake Of
nourishment. And what hap
pened? Her elbow investigated
the mayanaise and gooed. real
colorfuI liket The Robert
Y. Leonard's GERTRUDE OLM.
STEAD trekked to their Malibou
Beach house for the weekend.
They returned to find their Hol-
lywood house rifled and several
thousand dollars worth of jewels
and clothes gone A. w. o. L.
MRS. PAUL SLOANE,
wife of him who directed that
swell sinema. Hearts in Dixie,
has been coaching BESSIE LOVE