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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-14
New Hardships Of Crashing Hollywood

sut the gateman stopped him. And he van
shed very quickly before the hremen found
out who had caused them their unnecessary run.
ANY number of persons have tried putting
on makeup and then attempting to slip through
studio gates along with other players who are
returning from lunch. But few ever have sue
ceeded. Most of the studio gatemen seem to
have intuition as to who should and who
shouldn't be allowed on the lot
One girl managed to get lift in studio
car that was returning from location and as
it neared the studio she was seized with FITS of
fainting. The driver took her direct to the
studio hospital and when 1t was discovered that
there really was nothing wrong with her, she
was escorted through the gate again.
Just as q contrast TO show what happens
to the real and the fake, Richard Arlens start
in pictures was made in the hospital Of the
Paramount Studio. While riding past the
studio on q motor cycle Dick was struck by
an automobile and suffered q broken leg. He
was carried into the studio hospital and while
there was seen by William Wellman, who signed
him for one of the important roles in wings"
Occasionally, Of course, such things do hap
pen. Arlen got lucky "break"-N the pun
is permissible. A few others, too, have stepped
into fortune overnight. Sometimes, oddly
enough, they do not have to go through any of
these ingenious stunts to win attention and
get the chance they desire.
Richard Cromwell, for instance, was young
that 'Tol'able David" was being cast ct q
Hollywood studio, hurried over to the Columbia
office, registered, got screen test-and was
given the leading role.
VIRGINIA CHERRnL. playing opposite
Charlie Chaplin in "City Lights also
had luck. She was not in the movies at all,
and did not expect to be, when she sat next
to Chaplin at dinner party. Struck by her
beauty, he invited her to visit his studio and
have test made. She did so -and was
promptly given the leading feminine role in
his new picture.
Carmen Barnes likewise sprang to glory over
night. At 18 she had won fame for her novels,
and she went to Hollywood to write for the
movies. Producers saw that she was extremely
attractive gave her a screen test-and decided
to start her In the perturbation Of one of her
own novels!
Many have tried the old gag of walking into
the front office of a studio and, claiming to be
the relative Of some actor or actress on the
lot asking to see them. There was q time
when this would work and the person would
be escorted to the actors dressing room. But
that day has passed and the stunt doesn't
work now.
Too many players have bothersome relatives
whom they don't want TO see during working
hours. so they have issued orders that nobody
is to be allowed in to see them. Another similar
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widely as a prominent Danish actress who had
just arrived in Hollywood to try her luck in
American films. How such an actress could
have escaped any notice whatever in passing
through New York upon her arrival from Den
mark never occurred to Hollywood. She looked
foreign, and during her three months in the
hospital had developed perfect accent.
So she was accepted Parties were given in
her honor. The highest film stars and execu-
tives invited her to their homes and studios.
Newspaper and magazine writers docked around,
falling over each other in their haste to get
stories from this beautiful foreigner. And final
ly Cecil B. De Mile signed her to long term
contract at huge salary.
But Sonas luck wasn't lasting. Only q
few days after signing her contract she was
recognized by q girl who had been in the
FollieS with her and exposed as just plain Jean
Williams. Confronted by these facts, she con-
feSsed That was her undoing.
A THOUGH she had contract and the
studio had to pay her salary until the
option fell due six months hence, she never
was given q chance to step in front Of .
camera. The fact that she had been good
enough actress to fool all Hollywood made no
difference. AS soon as 1t was learned that she
wasn't actually Danish. studio of1cials declared
that she wasn't the right type.
The great" De Mile had been fooled and
he couldn't take it on the chin by backing up
his original judgment and giving the girl the
chance she deserved She would have made
good, too.
Fiji Dorsay pulled q similar stunt In order
to make her entrance into pictures Although
born in Montreal, and having been in vaudeville
in this country for several years. she imne-
diately changed her birthplace to Paris when
she learned that the Fox Studio was looking
for a real French girl to play with WIN Rogers
in They Had to See Paris"
Both Of her parents being French, who never
spoke any other language. Fiji naturally had
the necessary accent And she was lucky.
She wasn't found out until after her first pic
ture had been released and she made such o
hit in it that the studio had to keep her.
Another stunt was pulled by four extras two
men and two girls. Dressed in evening clothes,
they dashed up to the R-K-O studio in taxi,
piled out and started to rush past the gate
man shouting, Cant stop. just received
hurry-up call for Lowell Sherman's picture
Hold on q minute" replied the gateman,
mr.. Sherman finished shooting 10 days ago."
The quartet wasn't in such a hurry as it
walked home again to plan some other means
of getting inside q studio so that they could
attract directors attention.
ONE man turned in fire alarm from box
- near studio and when the fire trucks
dashed up from all directions he tried to slip
through the studio gate during the excitement.
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I ATTN AMERICA, and Cuba particularly.
l. leads as market for American manufac-
turers of hosiery. So great has been the in
crease in the use of American hosiery that
manufacturing companies have sprung up in
some of the countries, which, aided by the
tariff, are making strong bid for the market.
Germany and Japan lead as sources of cotton
hosiery Great Britain for wool and France for
silk. The exports last year were well over
$500 900 dozen pairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-14
BY DAN THOMAS.

NE of the chief outdoor sports
around the movie village. more
commonly known as Hollywood,
is trying to crash" the movies.
And while you're at 1t, you might
as well list it among the indoor
sports along with ping pong, checkers and
post oface, too-since most of the planning
and some of the actual work are done indoors.
From all parts of the world the movie crazed
are lured to this hamlet of film factories, which
bear the more dignifed names Of motion pic.
ture sudioS. For some reason persons Of all
ages seem to dream of themselves as glittering
0lm stars. So they migrate toward Hollywood
10 make those dreams become realities.
possible explanation Of this desire to be-
come afaliated with the silver screen Is that
many persons look upon screen celebrities as a
species of gods instead of real human beings,
and they also want to be regarded as gods.
Another explanation is the stories that are told
Of the enormous salaries which are paid in
hollywood.
Whatever the reason, they come. And they
try every conceivable means Of getting inside
Che sacred" portals that are so well guarded
by studio policemen, believing that once inside
the mere act of getting job win be q simple
matter.
Some give up after one or two unsuccessful
attempts. Others, more persistent, try so often
that they become known to studio gatemen
and consequently have no chance OF getting
This racket Of trying to crash studio gates
has been going on for so long now that it has
become practically impossible to pull anything
In the way of new stunt. In fact so difficult
has it become to try anything never before at
tempted that personally would be in favor of
giving job to any sufficiently ingenious
10 concoct a brand new method OF procedure.
Anybody with brains enough to do that must be
clever.
THE various gate-clashing stunts aren't re-
- sorted to only by newcomers in the cellu-
lOid hamlet, either Extras, who have been
here for years, but who have been unable I'd
get jobs probably use them more than any one
eIseH@And then there are the few who Spurn
extra jobs but try to create sufficient interest
in themselves to make the producers invite
them to the studios for screens and voice tests
Outstanding among the latter class was the
Feat of Jean Williams Jean, former Zieg-
field Follies chorus girl decided to quit the stage
and go to Hollywood to try her hand at the
movies. But fortune wasn't with her.
For months she tried, but couldn't get a job.
Then she became ill and was in a hospital for
three months When she emerged Jean VIII
Hams had vanished and in her place was the
dazzling Sonia HARLOW, noted Danish actress.
Sonia engaged an agent who exploited her
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act Ia the bringing of fake letters Of introduce
ton to some one in the studio. This doesn't
work, either-even some persons with authentic
letters being refused admittance, much to their
annoyance.
Wealthy parents who would like to see their
children in pictures often manage in some
manner to secure Sntroductions to q studio
executive or director. This executive or di-
rector then is wined and dined, during which
efforts are made to interest him in the child
as a screen possibility.
There was another case Of Aim aspirant
who hadn't been able to get to first base.
Almost desperate, she decided that If she
should be struck by the automobile Of di-
rector she would be noticed and given job.
One morning she waited outside studio gate
until q director was about to drive in. Then
she deliberately stepped in front Of his car
and was knocked down.
Fortunately. the car was moving slowly and
she wasn't seriously injured. The director sent
her to his doctor-but didn't give her job.
CLIMBING over fences inclosing studios used
to be common practice among those
who didn't care much how they got into q
studio as long. as they got there. However.
that was stopped by stringing barbed wire for
two or three feet above the fence.
Another common practice used to be to dress
up as delivery boy and attempt to deliver q
box, apparently containing shoes or some other
article to star. That used to work Occa-
sionally If the boy was sufficiently insistent
that he had explicit orders to deliver the pack
age personally. 1t doesn't go any more, though.
No matter what argument delivery boy,
genuine or otherwise, puts up he must leave
his package at the studio information desk
and it is delivered to the star by studio page.
Although there doesn't seem to be any less
desire on the part of the movie-cra7ed to get
inside studio walls, gatemen don't have the
trouble they used to in keeping out those who
have no legitimate business. What the reason
may be none of them seems to know, although
the general opinion is that gate-crashing has
stopped largely because word has been widely
spread that no matter what stunt Is attempted
the result will be unsuccessful.
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ACROSS.

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9. Persian monarch.
10. Kind of jacket.
IA. Wearies.
10. Exalt.
20. Kind CT nut.
81. Masculine.
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2sResidence.
24.Afdrmative votes.
IS. Carrie ge for dead.
&c. LaSSo.
81. Frantic.
%. Crown.
80. AsteriSk.
30. Roman poet.
"a. Ignited.
IS. Puts before.
80. Son of Seth.
40. Riddles.
AZ. Employ.
43. Kind of soap.
As. japanese coin.
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81. To make proud.
SO. Scandinavian leg
ends.
81. Exclamation ex-
pressing grief.
SO. Trigons.
60. Bestowed.
81. A dog.
So. Rare bird.
Ga. Vibration.
IS. Species of poplars.
81. Diocese.
68. Covet.
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u. Enrolled.
"a. Mute.
rs. Classics.
rs. The Luckwheat
tree.
T9'Those who injure.
50. Bobbin for thread.
IS. P e r t lining TO
Spring.
30. The arm pit.
80. Works into a
mass.
%. Gathered.
"a. Wrath.
95. A notch.
81. Auction.
%. Odd.
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fixed to a staff in
music.
100. Fertile spots in
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Sunday Morning Among the Gross Words

desert.
102. Scotch costumes.
104. Force; Latin.
los. Large closed box.
106. Nothing.
108. Ear wax.
ITO. Monastic brother.
Ill. Binds with twigS.
lis. Challenge.
116. Induration Of cell
lular tissues.
121. Japanese sash.
122. A layman.
124. Circular motion.
126. French river.
127. Cut off.
1913. Semi diameterS OF
a circle.
100. Wise.
q 1872. Italian coin.
1874. Prophets.
1856. A pole.
: 1877. Stepped on.
1913. Part of the eye.
40 Delete
14O. Lamprey fisher
man
141. Murder.
142. Beaks.
143. Prongs.
DOWN.
/. Bite impatiently.
2. Pertaining to q
lobe.
3. Positive pole.
4. Piece of turf.
S. Exact.
6. Shaft Of q coll
umn.
Z. Small coasting
vessel.
8. Beverages.
9. HurrieS.
10. Throw into con-
fusion.
IL. japanese porgy.
IL. Combining form
of oil.
10. Steel.
IA. Golf terms.
is. Mineral contain
ing metal.
16. Sphere.
II. Entities.
l8. Stations.
20. Chopping tool.
81. Poker stakes.
80. Those in power.
50. BuStle.
81. To be niggardlE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-14

80. Products Of snelt-
ing.
Al. A biting insect.
A. Troubles.
As. Russian stockade.
Al. Paint used on the
face; obs.
48. A bitter plant.
40. Resinous ub-
stances.
SO. River In York
shire.
So. A happening.
81. Pith CT the mat
ter.
SIS. West African tree.
Sc. First principal.
So. Trembling deli
rum.
90 Mistakes
81. InvigoraSe.
"a. Barter.
IS. In the rear.
sc. Situated: obs.
SO. Mountain In Asia
Minor.
II. Before.
73. Knights title.
rs. Smash.
II. Part of garment.
70. Lower part of wall.
30. Lambs pen name.
81. Winnowing in
Struments.
80. Pertaining to an
old Frank law
excluding females
from the throne.
"a. Species of juniper.
Sc. A light green
colcr.
81. Land measures.
'88. Departed.
81. Taken out.
90. A foot-like organ.
90. Probe.
90. Exact Illegal in
terest.
90. A lake f1Sh.
1O1. More foolish.
1O3. Fatal event.
los. A fire basket.
lot. Meadow.
ZOE. A species of hawk.
no. Soar.
Ill. Inferior.
112. Lessen.
113. Pertaining to the
tides.
ia. Suspensions o I
proceedings; Scot.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05

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The Washington times., 1931-05-05
DEAN |NGE SEES
BRITAIN DYING

LONDON. May 5.-Dean Inge,
the Gloomy Dean" of St. Paul's,
Is becoming more gloomy than
ever. He now believes that democ
recy has failed and the British
Empire is falling to pieces.
Speaking on the decay of democ-
racy before gathering of
Friends of Economy, the dean said
that the world was making up
its mind that democracy was no
longer safe and there was a gen.
eral trend towards the system of
government by few. or by even
only one person. He added:
Democracy is an instrument
for destroying privileges. In Eng
land we are witnessing an Or
ganized plunder of minOritieS
which is producing disastrous re-
suits.
THE country is divided into
two clasSes-the takers and the
taxed.
"AS a result, our financial re-
serves are so completely gone
that we could not go to war
again even if we were slapped in
the face; our naval supremacy
has vanished, and our Empire
has fallen to pieces. There is
no confidence and no enterprise.
What we do see is a vast and
ever-increasing army of para
sites who are paid by the state
not to work"
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
NeW York States
History Compiled

NEW YORK, May 5.-Under
the auspices of the New York
state Historical Association and
the editorship of DR.. Alexander c.
Flick, state historian, and with
the commendation of Governor
Roosevelt, DR.. Nicholas Murray
Butler an dother notables, the
first of five volumes of complete
history of the State will be issued
next January.
According to an announcement
yesterday by Prof. Dixon Ryan
Fox, of Columbia University, preSi-
dent of the association, the enter
prise in scopeand character will
resemble The Commonwealth
History of Massachusetts," re.
Gently compiled under Prof. Al
bert Bushnell Hart, of Harvard.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05

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The Washington times., 1931-05-05

For the District NJ Columbua-ln-
creasing cloudiness, followed by show
ers beginning this afternoon or tonight :
tomorrow showers and cooler moderat te
southeast or south winds, shifting TO
northwest tomorrow.
For aryland-Increasing CloudineSs,
followed by showers beginning this ar
ternoon or night; tomorrow showers
and cooler: moderate southeast or
south winds, shifting to northwest to-
morrow.
For Nirgtnia-Cl0udy, followed ny
showers this afternoon and night ana
tomorrow; cooler tomorrow in the IN
terror: increasing southeast and south
winds. shifting to northwest tom borrow.
RIVER CONDITIONS
Potomac River slightly cloudy: Shen-
andOah clear at Harper's Ferry.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
II SEEK PAPERS

Twelve Would-be American citi-
Zens we're at Rockville. Md, yes
terday to petition for their final
citizenship papers. They were
heard by Mrs. Clare T. Wilson.
United States naturalization ex
aminer. Department of Labor.
The petitioners will be heard by
Judge Robert B. Peter in August.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
HER LEG HEALED
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The Washington times., 1931-05-05
HORSE SHOW READY

The annual Herndon horse
show will be held on the fair
grounds at Herndon, Va.
Wednesday, A number of entries
have already been received, the
entry list remaining open until
tomorrow noon.
The Washington times., 1931-05-05
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Nogales international., 1931-08-15
BIRTHDAY PARTY

Charles Smith celebrated his sew
enth birthday anniversary by en-
tertaining about forty of his friends
Tuesday afternoon at the home of
his parents, DR.. and Mrs. Charles
Smith, on Crawford street.
Among those present were Palen
Henry and Jean Hudgin, Barbara
Macdonald, Audley and Walter
Holm, Mary Allen Smith, Billy,
Buddy and Peggy Titcomb, Peter
and Alan Houle, Buddy Burns, Dick
and Ralph Lester, Mary Lester, Ed
ward Mansfield, Buddy, Alice, Mary
and Clara Edwards, Lois and
Eleanor Middleton, George Krough,
Frank Mcknight, Rebecca, Olga,
and Della Holler, Robert Howell,
Colin, Earloyde and Munro Edmon-
son, William Young, Betty and
Dickie Wooddell, Robert Yist, Kiki,
Nina, Feba, Socke Saba, Ida, Gene
va and Carmen Chapman.
*A**********
MRS. JONES HOSTESS
Mrs. Amy Jones was hostess
Tuesday to the Crawford Street
Bridge Club.
Those playing were Mrs. w, G.
Vinegar, Mrs. Charles E. Hardy,
Mrs. j. E. Wise, Mrs. A. L. Lewis,
Mrs. A. l.. Gustetter, Mrs. l.. Fl.
Watkins, Mrs. w. E. Jackson, Mrs.
Emma Bulge, Mrs. E. Titcomb,
Mrs. E. A. Titcomb, Mrs. E.. K.
Cumming and the hostess.
Nogales international., 1931-08-15
international Sunday School Lesson
for august 10
SOWING AND REAPING
Galatians o:1-1O
Req. Samuel d. Price, DID.

This quarterly temperance lesson
also suggests a profitable study for
these summer days. One of the epis-
ties of Paul furnishes the lesson text.
Search out all the thirteen or fourteen
letters that he wrote and relate them
to the historical account in the Acts
Moral problems faced the people in
that day and these letters deal. very
directly with human affairs. Since
the same difficulties are with us today
we find even greater help in these
same writings for Paul. Read the en-
tire letter and note ihow the grace of
God was superseding the hard and
fast laws under which the Old Testa-
ment of Hebrew sought to live.
Everybody makes mistakes and the
apostle tells that those who are MAX
ing the fewest mistakes should be
most. kindly disposed toward those who
sin to a greater extent. There are
certain burdens that we must bear for
ourselves, such as the kit that the
traveller or soldier carries for his
daily necessities.
The Golden Text is just plain COM
mon sense as we'll as spiritual truth:
Whatsoever a man soweth THAT
shall he also reap" That is certain
in the material world and not the less
positive in the spiritual realm. Wild
oats take nourishment from the soil
and produce their own crop. Alcoholic
liquor is habit forming and death deal
ing, no matter how slowly the poison
may work. A single glass has its effect
on the brain cells and lessons the
power of self-direction. Turn. to the
newspapers for this week to get more
illustrations than can be presented dur
ing the class session. Big business will
have nothing to do with it. Alcohol
takes away personal liberty and is
destructive of body and soul.