Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-30
Creta CARLOS Private Life
Work Is Begun on Love" but Illness of Star Holds
Up Production for Six Weeks.
Masritz StiIer Goes Home.
BY RnLA PAGE PALMBoRG.


Hollywood was keenly interested whsr
q was announced that Greta GaTbo ar1c
John Gilbert we're starting work or
sic Anna Karenina" While Grets
vas working on this picture she began
% protest against interviews
"TnteTviewsl" she exclaimed. How
hate therni When / am a big star
viii never give another"
GsTbos pictures all called for the
exotic. clingtng garments Of siren
She hated TO stand for dress fittings
She took no interest in her clothes
she was the despair Of the wardrobe
department.
Dresses I wish they were all bags
and all alike, 70 Jump into quick" she
said.
1T is tlifncult TO dress Greta Carlo -
said Andre Ami, studio designer. "She
has foreign ideas about clothes that dc
not go well In American pictures. She
wants short skirts when she should
have long ones. She has many cisiikes.
she viii wear nothing with fur on it.
81 she can have her way. She wants
neither lace nor velvet garments. She
goes In for Haunting. bizarre collars and
c1ffs. And her figare-it is difiicult to
dress"
Studio Found Double.
The new picture, Love" called for
many beautiful gowns When Greta
baked at the long hours necessary for
FITTINGS the studio began to look about
Tor double.
The blonde Geraldine de Vorak, an
IRxtra, had the same physical measure
fments as Carlo. Even her face was
shaped like the Swedish stars. There
vas decided resemblance in their
Books.
: II WIS Geraldines duty TO have
F5arbo's gowns fitted on her. She also
stood in" for rehearsals while IL was
Figured out where the star should stand
in each scene, where she should sit or
walk.
/ Occasionally. in long shots. when her
1ace could not be seen. she was used
k5n the picture. 1t was her business to
save CARLOS energy whenever she could
"Gottl She looks like me-" exclaimed
Greta the first time she saw Geraldine
modelling gowns.
Never did any girl enjoy her work
more than the double OF Greta Carlo.
All day long she sat close to the star
studying her every movement. All day
long she imagined what it would be
ike TO be the great Greta Carlo.
Girl Enjoyed Work.
0tAEuOEn DOIeQ AfdTDO, ana Wnen the
days work was done she left its glitter
ing dazzling garments at the studio
Then Geraldine picked them up and
put them on. With her hair Slicked
back from her face like CARLOS, wear
ing the clinging, exotic garments OF the
Carlo Of the screen, Geraldine would
sit at the table in a gay night club,
looking more like Carlo than Carlo
herself, while Carlo, in rough tweed
coat. with SLOUGH felt hat pulled
down over her eyes, hurried home to
quiet and peace.
Life at the studio was much easier
Gor Carlo after her double came.
She found her gowns for each scene
ready and waiting to be slipped over
her head by the maid the studio had
engaged to wait on her while she was
working.
All the movements and positions of
the star In each scene had been figured
out before her arrival. The focusing of
the big arc lights and the spotlightS
had all been arranged.
But even so. Carlo was often late
Many times she held up the shooting"
rs director. cameraman and other mem
bers OF the company sat about waiting
for her arrival.
Had Them All Afraid.
Ever since she got her way with her
new contract, she has had the big
head" said young man who was play
ing extra. But II she can get away
with 1t, more power to her." he laughed.
Shes got them all scared around
here" said another. They don't dare