Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16

- PRIMO has come to Hollywood
Every garden Is q riot of natural
color. The robins are taking theft
sound tests, The local collector
of internal revenue has just had
his annual field day, studying the In
come tax returns of his favorfte stars.
The collector, be 1t said, is an omnlyor-
Gus reader of fiction.
Spring isn't such big event In the
Citadel Of the Cinema, which Is semi
tropical and therefore relatively uncon-
scious of the progress of the seasons.
Unconscious. In fact, Of the progress Of
civilization.
When you have flowers In abundance
all the year round 1t isn't possible TO
work up much enthusiasm over the APP
pearance of the first crocus. AS Marion
Davies has probably remarked: Spring
may come and Spring may go-but or
chids go on forever.
Spring, however, isn't merely q mat
ter of buds and birds. It is proverbially
the period for the awakening of love.
In that respect, too, Hollywood differs
materially from the rest of the world.
For love among the celluloid celebrities
Is Independent of the calendar, Just as
1t Is Independent of the clock. The
stars don't have to wait for atmospheric
conditions to promote that romantic
feeling. They wait for their press
agents to suggest that it's time to an
nounce another engagement.
or course, now and then some of the
young people violate all the canons OF
good taste by terminating their en-
gagements in actual marriage Grant
WttherS and Loretta Young did that,
but they are being forgiven in view of
the fact that they contriyed matters so
that their union made the front page.
The ideal romanceS continue to be
those OF Clara Bow and Harry Richman
and Gary Cooper and Lupe Velez. These
are lovers after Hollywood's heart. They
provide cause for innumerable snappy
rumors, without which Hollywood
would be sorry place indeed.
OF course, there are those who say
that Hollywood is a sorry place even
with rumors, but this is destructive
criticism and no one ever pays any
attention to 1t.
HOLLYWOOD isn't the place it once
L = was It has lost some of its old
individuality. This change is due to
the enormous number of immigrants
from Broadway who have lately swarmed
in. They have settled down and some
Of them have intermarried with the ma
tives and before long they will own the
place-unless the old-time silent film
hu 1A1uA 6A4tAI1 dIlO uL1Hc
the foreigners out.
These aliens are a curious lot They
sit around and talk about dear old New
York and how they're going back there
as soon as this contract is up: and when
they do get back, they're going to be
artists again and act Hamlet" or
maybe write it. as the case may be.
When the contract is due to expire,
however. all Of them may be found in
Mr.. Thalbergs or Mr.. Schulberg'S or
Mr.. Sheehan'S office saying, "Yes-yes-
yes" and agreeing, If Mr.. Thalberg or
Mr. Schulberg or Mr.. Sheehan will per-
NIT them, to remain on the West Coast
a while longer and postpone their return
to artistry.
After the new contract is formally
signed and notaried the hatred of
Hollywood is resumed. The immigrants
again get homesick for Broadway, where
lntellectualism flourishes and where the
gin Is better and cheaper, even though
there are relatively few swimming pools
This alien element is a serious one.
It breeds dissatisfaction and discomfort.
1t is poisoning community life In the
all-talking Athens of America.
THERE'S going to be a big premiere
in Hollywood before long, when
Universal will present that ample
maestro, Paul Whiteman. in 1.-THE
Prince of Jazz" All the social leaders