The Washington times., 1932-08-24
Ronald CoIeman's S
Beach Empire
Is Isolated
BY HARRISON CARROLL
copyright. 1882. King Features
syndicate, Incl

copyright. 1892. King Features
Syndicate. Inc.D
HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Aug. "a.
The first hint that Ronald Col
man is planning to retire some
time in the future has emerged.
For almost two years, the Reti-
cent Ronald has been secret
owner of stretch of Sea Girt
empire south of Carmel on the
wild Big Sur coast line.
Here he has bought several
hundred acres, with a half-mile
of beach, protected from the
winds by headland. The coun.
try is full of game, with quail,
deer, wildcats, mountain lions
on it.
So remote from civilization and
tourists is the Colman estate that
the star will have to build his
own road to it, at an estimated
cost of $4,000.
Ronald is building a tennis
court near his home site. With
the surf and deep-sea fishing, he
will have vent for his favorite
recreations. A bay on his beach
is ideal for yacht moorings. His
beach is named Wreck Beach
from the number of ships that
have gone ashore there.
This country is filled with
relics of the old California coast
Indians, favorite heroes of Robin.
son JefferS, the poet, who lives
a few miles north. Overlooking
Colman's land are the cedar
groves in which Harry Leon Will
son hid away to write "RuggleS
of Red Gap"
Although remote from civiliza-
ton, it has been a favorite re-
treat for the artists and mriters
of Carmel, SO or so miles north.
When the new convict built
coast road is through, Ronald
will be able to drive there from
Hollywood in few hours. That
is, if his option with Sam Gold
Wyn is renewed at the end of the
year and he doesn't give himself
completely to those proposed Ions
stage Schows.
After Colman finishes IT Have
Been Faithful" the screen version
of "Cynara," he still has another
picture to do for Goldwyn. Moth
ing further that that has been
decided, but it is likely he will
devote himself intensively to the
developement of his secluded, sea-
washed empire.
Just so years ago, Lionel Bel
more made his first London stage
appearance, with Sir Henry Irv-
ing. He celebrated the day by
lying on a couch. surrounded by
palm-waving slaves, clad as a
Roman partician for De Miles
The Sign of the Cross"
Boulevard chatter: Boris Kar-
loft is worrying whether his
Chinese fans will object to his
British accent in "The Mask of
Flu Manchu". Conrad Nagle is
enjoying his first full-grown beard
Saw Eddie Cantor feeding ap-
Piles to the bulls in his new pic
ture. After some Spanish visitors
saw the rushes they said it should
be called The Kid From Portu-
gal". Seen at the Cocoanut4
Grove: Dolores Del Rio with
Cedric Gibbons dancing to the
new organ. She led the kissing, /.
which is the Latin form of ap-
plause. Lewis, Milestone, Chester
Erskine and Mrs. Jules Glaenzer
in a party. .EStelle Taylor and
Lyle Talbot out together again.
Josephine McKim, the Olympic |
water venus, with Joe Mankie-
wicz; it looks serious. Jerry Hor-
win Tipping toe with Mary
Carlisle. Bruce Cabot with San
dra Shaw, Cedric Gibbons niece.
It's Hollywood's newest romance
. The Marquis in a party with
out Constance Bennett. Bill
Boyd and the Mrs. dorothy
also enjoying jamie
organ dance music.
A face absent from the screen
for several months reappears with
the signing of Jason RobardS for
a part in THE ConquerorS, the
Ann Harding Richard Dix picture.
Ern Westmore left the K-K-O lot
for Sacramento last week to age
Ann Harding by makeup. He took
with him several photographs of
Dix's father, E. C. Brimmer, for
a guide in his task of making
Richard look so years older.
Did you know: Ethel Barry
mores Czarina costume in "Ras-
putin" weighs more than 20
pounds?