Evening star., 1930-03-23

who has been exposed for any length of time
to its dazzling limelight and remained as totally
unchanged as Greta Garbo. The first day she
arrived at the station, three years ago. she
modeStly asked the pepole from the studio who
came to meet her for a small room in a private
family Metro -Goldwyn-May officials had en-
gagged luxurious suite at the Ambassador for
her, so the foreign star went there until she
could look about.
Within few days she had found a quiet.
restful spot near the ocean at Santa Monica,
where she has remained ever since
The hotel she selected was an old-fashiOned
one, with porches and spacious grounds over
looking the sea. Greta Garbo never appeared
in the public dining room, but had her meals
served in her room. Recently she moved to
the newly-built hotel annex, where there are
apartments with kitchenette. Here she lives
alone with a housekeeper.
The telephone is in the housekeeper's name.
It Is never answered except when she is there.
No one knows when Greta Garbo slips away
to Palm Springs the mountains for a rest
between pictures at which time she ignores
demands on her time from studio or friends
The Garbo explains her desire for somber
reflextion and quiet in "The Story of NV I.ifeS
which appeared in prominent picture plbli-
cation. Personally, the writer doubts that she
expressed herself as freely as she is quoted.
However, this is what is credited to her:
II always have been moody. When was
just little child, as early as can remember,
don't like many people. used to crawl into
corner and sit and think, think things over
When wasn't thinking, wasn't wondering what
1t was all about, this living was dreaming,
dreaming how could become player
II always went away alone. That is what
hke-to go away far into the country alone
An old couple to cook for you look after your
things for you. But there are not so many
places in America where you can be alone It
is so wonderful alone in our country. In the
HirIcNfVxN
open. The little noises of the country, the won-
derful air-ah, it gets you!
Here there are always the people; I miss it.
Some people need to be with people. need to
be alone always.
L am nervous and restless when 1 am maxi
ing picture. That is why never want people
to see me while I am acting. I do not let
people on the set. And stay by myself all 1 can
while am making picture. sit in one cor
ner alone or walk outside by myself while the
others are working. I cannot stand it for some
one to come up and say. What do you think
Of the foot ball game?' as they do here in
America. cannot get back on the track I
cannot do my best work then. It is the same
with every picture tremble inside, all over"
A T the studio, Greta Garbo does not come in
contact with the usual employees The hair
dressers who could tell many good tales about
the temperamental stars they have coiffed and
curled, have never touched the Garbo's pale
SSAiOW AAahs x1Sf own n1AlQ taxes care OF It.
She eats alone in her own little port able
dressing room, except two rare occasions
during the making Of Anna Christie" when
she lunched with Marie Dressler in the studio
cafe. Yet by following her own whimsical tastes
and having the courage to live life lust as she
sees it and it pleases her Grete strangely
enough arouses no antagoniSm If she makes
lew friends she makes fewer enemies
Lilyan Tashman. King Vidor, Eleanor Board
man and John Gilbert are the only members OF
the film colony who have come close to her.
The whole world knows that Jack GilbertS
passion for Greta Garbo was not confined to
the screen. But just how much the Swedish
sphinx cared for the dashing, black-haired Lo-
thariO that is Gilbert no one will ever know.
Members of the same company when the
famous pair OF flm lovers were making . pic
ture on location, told me that they frequently
played together like children.
Then again. others have related an Incident
occurring when Greta Garbo and John Gilbert
were guests on yachting party. 1t seems
that Gilbert imbibed q little too freely Of
spiked" tea. Plunging into Catalina Bay in
his bathing suit, he visited another yacht an
chored nearby. When he prolonged his visit
way into the afternoon, the CARLOS fury was
unleaShed; she is said to have bued the air
with her peculiar brand Of profanity
At the time Jack Gilbert eloped with Ina
Claire it was not known what the status OF
his affair was with Greta. His friends say that
undoubtedly he once wished to marry her But
that If he had done 50, this Swedish girl would
have remained always q mystery to him. Re-
pressed, reserved, strangely fascinating the ir-
represSble Jack never would have understood
her, never have known her.
The only time this reporter ever saw the two
together was ct the premiere of their co-star-
ring picture, Flesh and the Devil" On that
night their joint appearance created a near
riot in the brilliant audience and was consid-
cred Of sufficient Importance to the downtown
papers to get out extras.
When the suotliOht that TickS o,lt he efaru