The Washington times., 1929-05-13
JACKGILBERT'S
WEDDING A
SURPRISE
By DOROTHY HERzOG

BY DOROTHY HERZOG
Copyright. 1899. Premier syndIcateD
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, May H.
or course the whole town still
buzzes over the surprise marriage
of the year: Jack Gilbert and
Ina Claire. The news of their
nuptial departure for Las Vegas,
Nevada, leaked at the premier Of
"The Black Watch" Victor Nc
Laglen's new celluloijer. The
Carthay Circle Theater vibrated
with the news. as nearer" after
"hearer" passed it on to his
neighbor.
But 1 didn't know"
But they've only known each
other for two weeks
But. But. But. So "but" II
happened.
Miss Claire and Mr.. Gilbert met
at a dinner party in Marion
Davies beach home. It must
have Ssen a spontaneous COM
bustion case.
Local opinion still consensus-ed
that Jack and Greta Garbo might
wed. Jack telephoned her a num-
ber of times while she was visit.
ing the home folks in Sweden.
Only a month ago, when she re-
turned to New York enroute to
Hollywood, Jack sent her Amer
lean Beauties daily. He met her
at the train.
What transpiped then belongs
to them. Suffice it to say, their
friendship seemed to have chilled.
And then, Jack met Ina Claire.
She has been in Hollywood some
three weeks, here to make two
talkies for Pathe, the first being
The Awful Truth" Jack is busy
with Redemption
Immediately following the wed.
ding breakfast at his Bev Hills
home. he departed for the studio
to resume. camera activities. Miss
Claire's lot is five blocks from
NJ. G. NJ. in Culver City, so
probably the two will drive to
work mornings.
CO.. SIR lHCAE AGBtlGu
Hollywood for the verbal gasps.
The evening they departed for
Las Vegas, Miss Garbo was
aboard yacht anchored outside
Catalina. She returns from this
loca ton jaunt for her new cellu-
loider, THE Single Standard" !"
either today or Monday. 1t is to
be expected she will refuse to
comment on Mr.. GilbeFt's mar
riage. The Swedish fire-eater has
never been given to comments,
not even when the papers re-
ported her socializing with a
prince of the royal Swedish family.
The Garbo may not be exclusive,
but she certainly violates the
belief that the female of the
species must talk to live.
Here to Say
Hollywood has made another
legit conquest in Ann Harding.
Miss Harding is entrance with
the outlouds and inasmuch as
the Pathe exeks enthusiastically
acclaim her work in Paris
Bound" a sensation, she'll be
silver-sheeted for yahs to come.
Miss Harding is tall and rhyth-
mically slender. Laura Jean
Libbey would have called her
features patrician. I don't savvy
much about patrician features but
Laura Jean would be right. She
we're back to Ann, now--has
silky blond hair parted in the
middle, drawn over her ears and
lo0ped at the nape of the neck
This, in itself. is a fragrant de-
parture from heralded flicker
stipulations which have done so
much to ga-ga the blond.
Miss Harding isn't moviesque.
Picturesque. perhaps. She has a
palpitant gift for drama and any
time that pen floods her dark
blue eyes with that suffering ex.
preston, you reach for a hand.
kerchief-and not nopchalantIy.
Away from the exigencies of
salary requirements, Ann Harding
is three other people. She pos
sesses an aeronautic wit. 1t takes to
attitudes and to ground technique,
She has poise and depth. Indeed,
she's the tlind of person you're
downright glad to meet, either
accidentally or by the clock.
In private life, Miss Harding is
Mrs. Harry Bannister. He is
appearing in the Theater Guilds
local production of Strange
Interlude." They have become
housed and settled, and to stage
troupers, accustomed to "road
work" and hotels, being settled
borders on elysium. The boss oil
the family-paragrap phing dowr
to what is none of our business
is Jane, aged 10 or more m0nths
shes very decided in heI
ideas" Miss Harding admits, "ever
though it is difficult to interpret
I them"