Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-29
By RILLA PAGE PALMBoRG.


After 1.-THE Temptress" the studio an
nounced that Greta Carlo and Jack
Gilbert were to play the leads in
Flesh and the Devil"
At that time Gilbert was one Of the
screens most popular heroes. THE
Big Parade" in which Jack played the
part of Jim Apperson, American dough-
boy, stamped him as a truly fine actor.
Here was Gilbert. tempeStuouS per-
son. gay and daring. his tall, slender
figure, coal-black hair, black eyes and
flashing white teeth q striking con-
trast TO the tall, slender blonde Greta,
cool and serene as an iceberg.
These strange personalities, Jack
Gilbert and Greta Carlo, were drawn
to one another from the start.
Realism Was Impressive.
The beginning of Flesh and the
Devil" plunged them into scenes of pas
were casual acquaintance. The next
they were holding each other in close
Soon after they started work on the
picture Hollywood scented a romance
Carlo and Gilbert were playing love
scenes with a realism that impressed
all who saw them.
Gilbert's fervor swept Carlo from
her calm retirement. HIS flashing
smile, blunt speech and emotional ma
ture stirred her out of her pasSiveneSs.
Instead of retiring to the corner of the
set by herself between scenes. she
laughed and joked with Gilbert and the
others working on the picture.
Instead Of hurrying home from her
work at the studio, seeing only Maui
ritz Stiller, she now began to go out
with Jack. They were seen iunching
at q restaurant in Hollywood Jack,
who had Just completed home back Of
Beverly Hills, invited friends in to dine
with him and Carlo.
Eecentricities Described.
Hollywood heard many tales of the
Swedish stars eccentricities. It was
said that Mt these parties Carlo sell
dom appeared In evening gowns, even
when the others came in formal dress.
would kick on her slippers and sit in
stocking feet.
Carlo was now spending much Of
her leisure at Jacks home, swimming
In the pool or resting on the broad
veranda that looked out over Beverley
Hills.
There was no doubt that Jack was
deeply fond Of the Swedish actress
He was always talking about her.
ing creature you have ever seen. Ca
PRECIOUS as the devil, whisical, tenn
peramental and fascinating.
"One day she is childlike, naive, in
genious, q girl of 10. The next day
she is a mysterious woman q thou
sand years old, knowing everything,
banning, deep. Carlo has more sides
to her personality than any one I
have ever met"
Romance Goes Wrong.
Meanwhile Mauritz Stiller was di-
recting Pola Negri In Hotel Imperial"
Lars Hanson once said that when
Stiller was working on q picture he
would see no one, not ever Carlo.
Possibly because of that, Carlo was
only amusing herself with Jack while
Stiller was busy At any rate when
Stiller finished Hotel Imperial" he
and Carlo were occasionally seen to-
gether again.
AS soon as Flesh and the Devil"
was finished Jack rushed on to New
York on q vacation. Something had
gone wrong with the Garbo-G Gilbert
romance.
When asked in an interview if he
was in love with Carlo he answered
briefly: She is q wonderful girl. we
are merely good pals"
Flesh and the Devil" was a sensa-
ton. Wherever 1t was shown crowds
formed in line in front Of the theaters,
waiting to see the realistic making
Of the two celebrities.
Soon after Jack returned from New
York the interrupted romance was on
again in full force. 1t was rumored
that Jack had bought the wedding ring
and that before long he would marry
Greta. Later there was q persistent
rumor that these two had stolen out
OF town secretly and married
Merely Went Home.
I About this time the report got out
| that Carlo was demanding a higher
| salary. She knew that Flesh and the