Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-27

ing him ever, said, "Johnny's COM
ing. Ny. but you're prettyl"
Collier added that Anne had told
him the news I'm going 20 do
a column on her, too-ton ght. Am
invited to dlnner with you?"
Well. I'd rather not have you,
ian said with n grin, but I sup
pose YOU can come"
Paul appealed To Anne. His
hands were busy with the shaker
and he assured with his head IL
ask you, Anne, III he isn't a tough
guy 10 get along wi.h?" And Anne
laughed and said tina she thought
he might be.
Got any swell pictures OF your
self. Anne?" Paul asked. You
know, 10 40 with the story. what's
Grand United cote"
Anne said the publicity depart
ment at Grand United had a few.
And I've had some new ones made
at Preston Runcan's."
SWELL Eow's Mona and Eva?'
"Oh. al right. Eva's rather down
IN the mouth. though" Anne look
ed a little troubled.
= Collier said that was too bad.
What's the matter. can't she find
anything?" and Anne shook her
head.
You know" said Dan. swinging
one leg across the table corner, III
think Eva ought 70 change her
name and talked with a Polish ac-
cent or something He frowned.
mo kidding You know what ]
mean? II Eva had come from War
saw or Berlin or some place. in
stead OF New Orleans. some OF
these producers would be jumping
all over themselves 10 give her y
JOB.
"A foreign accent wouldn't help
a whole lot IN talking pictures.
Collier reminded him. and Dan
smiled ruefully.
That's true, too. I guess I'm
all wet, as usual. Only. Eva Just
just misses, somehow. When you
look AZ her YOU sort OF expect her
TO be something else than she ~
But ! still think II she had a for
eign label on her she's do bett- r
She might try IL" Collier said
but ii wouldn't be ANYTHING new
Evervthing's been tried in Holly
wood
And he began a story about n
Young girl who had come TO Hollv-
wood and had had little or no
success as an extra. II became
necessary for her 10 90 to a hos
pltal for an operation. and while
there she decided that she would
emerge from the hospital with Y
new name and a new personality.
SO when she came out or the
eiher she was Sonia or OLGA some
thlng-Or-other-I forget tha aetna
name now. She put on a swell Rus
sian accent. and she got bv: com
pletelv fooled n producer and he
gave her plenty % work. But the
producer went broke. and then she
tell In love with some guy and went
back . New York. l euess Holly
woods lost track OF her now.
Eva Harley. Paul added might
try that. Put I think n would BE-
pretty hard to put over now"
They went n dinner then. anr
shortly after they returned % the
apartment JOHNNY Riddle carne IN
Hi. folks" he greeted. What's
all the SHOOTING for?"
III tel you said Dan. who
was AZ the teleDhone "as soon Ms
I nut in this lone distance call ~
Tulsa What's the number. Anne7"
Anne went over 10 stand beside
Nim, and when he hrr~ I'D she told
Fiddle about her offer.
Johnny said. ccoliv. How mnch9'
End when Anne informed him. n
shook his head.
Not enough" he said noeifivplv
II YOU have anv luck AZ I'll vorT'
re- worth four ar five times the
much maybe and thev'1l hav- vor
tel w for three vear-."
Re begar - nama actresses ~
note who had found themselves ~
similar rredicamprtS and had be
r~omeinvnlved I'm lawsuits.