The Washington times., 1929-04-08
MINNIEHOKUS,
SHE TELLS
LOTS MORE
By MINNIEHOKUS
And
DOROTHY HERZOG

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, April 3.
Miniehokus was late. She was
an hour late, TO be accurate.
No copy. The mere thought Of
having to write a column ex.
hausted. But a column had 70
be written, else one threadba
scribe would be On her ear.
Exatcly two hours late, Minnie
hOkus arrived, as scrambly a por.
ton of half.baked papoose as eyer
Uttered up an apartment.
How" quoth she. unperturbed.
Nothing disturbs her. The notn.
ing includes herself.
Where in the name Of thre
asterisks have you been?'"
'Heap big night: tonelessly.
Ringing doorbells?' suspi.
ciously.
Tommy cat alleging"
WOt HO. Lita!
''You look it" observing her
facial wreckage.
Ugh, no copy"
"Whatv'
Head hurt. No can write"
why you"
Me TELL" interrupting. "YOu
writum."
Enter the typewriter surround.
ed by dust. Eenter three secre-
taries carrying embossed copy
empty handed.
See Lita Grey Chaplin" Min.
niehokus dictated. she with
brave name Murray Geller. Have
shoe store. Mebby New York.
Darcy. See 'em pass each other
in car. No speak. Somebody say
Geller nice brave but gotta stick
pins in him keepum awake.
See Alice White. Alice weigh
9S pounds. Look swell. Say she
eat what she please. Get massage
every moFnin' at $50. Ina Claire
have same massager. Say she
want her $50. Send word Alice
she givum lesson dramatic work
If Alice let her have her that time.
Alice send word no. All same she
swap. lesson. Give Ina screen les.
son for dramatic lesson!
Wanted-Secret Sorrow
"Alice say she want secret sor.
row. Secret sorrow guy you no
can have but want all time. Bime
by mebbe Alice find um. Like me,
Minniehokus got secret sorrow.
"See Anita Stewart. Anita gone
now. Go Chicago. Makum per.
sonaI appearance with fillum. An
ita ask audience what they want
know bout Hollywood. She say
they want know most all bout
Greta Garbo. Say Greta most pop
ular star. Greta no do mucn.
Play tennis John Gilbert's, house.
Swim John Gilbert's house. No
go out much. She qhiet. Like
friends. Like friends in house'not
out public. AZ -
Audience want know If Norma
Talmadge and Gilbert Roland
rarry. Hard say. Norma still
married Joe Schenck. No divorce
palaver. Norma deny divorce
many time. She and Joe heap
good friend. All same she all
time with Gilbert.
Audience want know bout
Billie Dove. She happily married
Irwin WilIat. All time keep same
weight. Like dance when not
work fillum. Like good book.
Like write impression this AMI
that. No play tennis or golf or
sport any kind. No like cards
either. Billie easy get along with.
No get annoyed when some one
ask her sign autograph or
scndum pitshur. Never pull lotta
temperament.
Mary and Doug
Audience wanter know bout
Mary Pickford and Doug. Fair
banks. If they happy. Plenty
happy. Doug work hard. Crazy
for golf. Takin' up wrestlin' now
Sprain back wrestlin' but it we'll
now. He gone back to mat.
Doug all time Keep fit. Got
young body. Swell athalete. Swell
mind. Like talk big people. All
thing interest him. No eat regu-
lar. Doug say people slave 10
food He say animal have right
idea. He learn from animal. Eat
when he hungry. Sometime never
have lunch. Just apple or what
he want like that.
Mary work hard, too. She DO
plenty charity.