The Washington times., 1929-07-13
TALKIES Ar E
GOOD TO
WILMA

WILMA
BY DOROTHY HERZOG
tcopyriEht. 1919 Premisr syndicats)
HOLLYWOOD, July 13.-Tho
taIlies certainly haven't hurt
Wilma Banlxy. Her new contract
with Sam Goldwyn Is said TO net
the Hungarian rhapsody $4,000 a
week.
Jack Gilbert planned to speed
from the village DULY Is. He has
booked passage aboard the Mates
tic, plowing out of New York's
harbor August 8. With him,
naturally. goes /. c. Gilbert Una
Claire) The jaunt abroad cele-
brates Jacks European debut and
matrimonial holiday.
Into the smooth scheme OF
things, however. wriggles a flaw.
Not all flaws wriggle, to be sure,
but verify this one does. Gilbert has
been summoned to do rs.takes
for "Redemption. Said re.takes
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The angle is, if he meets with the
same luck with Olympia. Z his
later sinema, where will the
August 3 sailing date be?
Ouch!
They're teliin' this 'un on George
Jessel. George was ambling across
the Fox lot when suddenly some.
body whammed him first on the
right and then on. the left shoul-
der. Furious, Jessel swung
around:
Say. what's the big idea?"
The whammer flushed. II beg
your pardon. / thought you were
Epstein"
George glared. "And what Of
IT? Even If / was Epstein you
needn't hit me on the back"
aOh. yeah? What do you care
what / do to Epstein?"
O. U Fiji
Fiji Dorsay Is a liz French
mamselIe traipsing with VIII Rog-
ers In "They Had to See Paris"
direction. Now, Fiji is brunette
and she's slim, but like most fenns
she packs mean meal. The COM
pany is working at Fox's West.
wood studio. To get on a sound
stage there is next to impossible.
One feels duty bound to recite fam
lily and ancestral history and offer
finger prints in the bargain. Once
he gets inside a sound stage he
finds it difficult to get out.
It so chances that Miss Dorsay
Is beset with a ravishing hunger
inside sound stage. mot intended
pun-ishly). So great is Her crave
for nourishment that a member
of the company commented upon
1t. Director Borzage unclamped
teeth from pipe long enough to
enlighten:
Don't blame the little girl.
She's feeding six tapeworms!'
Fiji, by the by, came to this
country from Paris umpty ump
years ago. She found the stage no
cinch, so she corraled steno.
graphic job. In time, she left the
keys for grease-paint, voodvil-ing,
chorusing, etc. Movietone has
her now.
I. Sound Stuff
Pretty soon, Howard Hughes Is
going to start reshooting the story
proper for his two miIlion-dollar
aeronautic flick, tT1elrs Angels"
1 hear tell that Ben Lyon and
James Hall will be in this outloud
version, even as they were in the
silent. The only difference is the
leading fem. Greta Nissen heroined
originally, but Greta today Is back
East somewhere, playing with a
stock company. Mr.. Hughes better
nab child actress so in the event
of any more postponements he
won't have to do retakes in a
wheel chair.
Screenalities
Lily Hayward. W. k. scenarist,
has signed a Warner contract and
Is busy working on story for
Dolores Costello yclept Fame"
Ashton Stevens, one Of the best
known dramatic critiks In the
COOhLAy VINO uOCS Ills SIuIl LOE Tie
Chicago Herald Examiner, is visit.
ing ye colony. 'Tother noon he
traipsed into the Brown Derby for
luncheon. Wilson Miner and Mr..
Stevens are friends Of years stand
ing. Hence, Mr.. Stevens decided
to get Wilson's goat. No sooner
was he seated than he dragged
small box of corn flakes from his
coat pocket. ''Open this" he d.
rected the waiter. The waiter,
flabbergasted, obliged. Later, he
told Mr.. Miner
Mr.. Miner asked for Mr.. Ste
vens' check and wrote on it: For
opening box OF corn flakes25
cents Whereupon Mr.. Stevens hit
the ceiling, but he paid the 25
cents!
The colony is a bit startled by
the Clara Bow.Harry Richman
engagement. With customary
spirit, bets are being offered as
to whether or not the pair reach
the altar. All, us wits. Anyway,
knotted Bow-even though it
be to Harry Richman--doesn't
seem flaming-youthishly right.
Paul Whiteman is not go.
ing to diet and reduce for his
Universal flick. Nope, we're gonna