Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-09
MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE
BY MoLLIE MERRICK.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, September 9
|(N.AN.A.).-The hottest spell in so
years In movieland caused the temporary
abandonment Of sound stages that cine
mates might seek the cool of the sea-
side.
Beach clubs were damned with cellu
1oid gods and goddesses. A hot fog
settled its sitting deeces low over the
water, dimming the outlines of the
bathers and blending the gay colors Of
beach pajamas to the soft, blurry beauty
Of a canvas.
H. q. Warner, quite regardless of the
admiring signs Of a gallery Of lovely
ladies, sprawled alone beneath a vivid
orange umbrella. He wore plain white
knitted suit, which intensified his ripe
bronze. Since the days Of Alias Jimmy
Valentine" Warner has had some big
picture roles, both In silent and talkie.
His Is personality which doesn't fade.
Joan Crawford Fairbanks wore one of
the most unusual sports suits to be
found IN an unusual colony and an un-
usual season.
Red and white Jersey knit sweater,
geometrically divided into diamond
shapes of red, which fell about the
shoulders and left the hips In the plain
white. A white box-pleated skirt and
red and white sports shoes completed
the costume.
Joan drove her open car, tiny flivver
which Doug, IT,, gave her for Monday
present. They were married Of a Mon
day, might add, and Joan and Doug
dine alone every Monday night and give
each other gift by way Of celebration.
Larger anniversaries are appropriately
celebrated by gifts Of greater tmpor-
lance. Thus 1t Is that Doug, jr., re-
ceived handsome sports phaeton when
they were three months wed. He re-
taliated with some jewels-we are that
way In raovieland.
Agnes Ayres. slim and still lovely, sat
ct . nearby luncheon table with her
glorious day in silent films. She lost
interest In q career when she found an
absorbing interest in marriage and es-
tahlishing a home.
Marriage failed her, and for bit she
seemed to lose interest in life itself
But life had not lost interest in her,
for besuty remained. She is beginning
to resume activities Of professional life
not an easy thing when an art is as
changing as motion picture making GER
tainly Is and when you've been away
from it for long time.
The beach houses of Malibu. sprawled
along the lazy oceans edge, held little
groups Of the famous, gathered together
to cheat the prevailing torrid tempera-
ture. =
Karl Dane sprawled on his back. gaz-
ing unfiinchingly at the binding sky
q comedian who holds his own with
changing times and techniques.
CaTlotta King, blond and beautiful
and with an enviable singing voice, pre-
sided beneath the beach umbrellas Of
her lovely little gray-gabled house.
Liiyan Tashman frightened the dull
sand stretches with the bizarre blend
ings Of her gay pajamas. Agnes Chris
tine johnson was like Jolly little dark
gypsy IN red swimming suit. red rubber
sandals and gay-patterned pajama
trousers.
A lovely unknown in q faded tour
quoise blue suit, body bronze and warmly
rounded, hair the metallic sheen Of q
turkey wing-in q world of professional
beauties she stood out, slim as goddess
and with the exquisite poise of sheer
INCONSISTENCIES Of her arreting lovelf-
ness. sfa5 e sy,.
She watched the water o moment
from. beneath level brows, then with o
swift rush like an azure arrow she sped
to meet the open sea. Cinema ladies
watched her O bit wistfully from be-