The Washington times., 1930-03-25
FLU LAYS LOW
HOLLYWOOD
FOLKS
By ROROTHY HERZOG

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, March
25.-sick list: Benny Rubin, flu;
Luara Hope Crewes (head fem
of Gloria Swanson productions)
flu with a pneumonia threat
The weather is a bit treacherous
these pippy March days.
Dorothy Dalton (Mrs. Arthur
Hammerstein' end Blanche Sweet
lunching at the Assistants League
Mrs. Benjamin GlaZer waiting on
table. This department boldly re
! ports that Mrs. Glazer remon
Strated with her victims because
they demanded much service.
| Whereupon, in due course
Evelyn Brent, Vivienne Seegal
and Rita Mickey Flynn marched
in and sat down at another OF
Mrs. Glazer's tables. Alice mrs
g. importuned them to order q
plate luncheon. Indeed, such an
eloquent sales talk this scribbleT
has yet to hear equaled. The
secret leaked q few. minutes
later. Mrs. Abe Lehr, now In
charge of the Assistants Leagues
restaurant, said 1t was easier tC
serve the plate luncheon than in
dependent orders. 1t was then
tactfully suggested by Miss Seegal
that Mrs. Lehr fire Alice, but
Ann was cautious. She must
confer with her lawyer first to
learn If a volunteer waitress can
be fired. The plot will thicken
next Thursday.
Buster West rises to explain he
has gone five-reel because I'll
gives me chance to talk more
West was assigned a part ir
Gloria Swanson's picture, What
a Widow!" I heard the assign
ment was cancelled.
Leave it to Murphy" Frank
Murphy. The unsung hero oi
the Warner lot, Whenever any
thing electrical or microphonit
goes wrong, the lot yells for Muir
ply. And Murphy fixes it. He;
a young chap. Modest. Uncom
Portable when praised. Years
ago. when Sam Warner started
making short talkie subjects anC
handed Broadway its first laugh
(Sam and his brothers relisheo
the last laugh, Murphy was given
the job Of head man. Murphy Is
reckoned to be q born electrical
engineer genius. He's no uni
verSity graduate. He doesn't draw
blue prints. He can't read 'em
He goes ahead and does it prontc
when the experts opine it'll take
months. Other companies have
offered Murphy more money and
more flaunty title. He isn't
interested. In addition to his
other unusual traits, Murphy hap
pens to be loyal.
Louise Fazenda tricks to sani
torium in Santa Barbara today
Idea: To get lii rest. That
Fazenda dame would be a busy
flickite if she were triplets.
Now that Louis B. Mayors
daughter Edythe has married Bill
Goetz, interesting human stories
drift from the wedding party
The one that impressed this de.
partment most was the Mayors
invited their butler and their
cook (they've been with the
family for years. to the wedding
They were guests and they had
lovely time.
Perhaps the greatest fun hit
made in a flick in a decade was
scored by Joe E. Brown in the
local premier of Hold Every.
thing" Joe tucked that musiker
into his vest pocket and took it
into headlines. The prize fight
sequence is guaranteed to throw
the most hard-boiled into such
convulSions of laughter that hic
coughs threaten.
Joe was accompanied to the
premier by Ralph Ince and his
two sons, Donald and Robert q
Think Mrs. Brown was unable
to come as she is convaleSclne
from recent operation.
After the picture was ended, on
the way out, Beulah Livingstone
remarked to one of the boys:
Wasn't your father Splendid
The lad nodded solemnly. Il
thought he was real Keen"
Mrs. Bob Armstrong may be
traipsing into the flicks bime by
'Tother day, she took a test at
Tiffany.
II a studio, going at full pro
duction blast, was to use city
electrical current exclusively, the
city itself would be in total dark
ness. Provided twas night. Can't
imagine why this was mentioned
Mebbe because anything'S liable
to be brought up on Tuesday
Or in this colyum.
Well, I'll be seeing you.
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