Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-08-02

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That's one type Of Hollywood tragedy.
There's q Jean Sorel in Hollywood.
The name somehow evokeS the per-
fume of that other Sorel, the divine
Cecile of contemporary history :. Neil
Hamilton has sold his boat in favor
of q tennis court and pool at home.
But Gary Cooper, who has had these
things, Is looking boatwards, If the
prices come down this Fall.
Stars are beginning to complain of
the tactics Of fan magazine racketeers.
One writer Of fan. stories has a fan
club" trust, which he organized and
controls, which has fans write in to
studios about the stars they favor The
star whose club it sand who has had
nothing to do with forming the club,
must come through with SIS month
for stamps and stationery to the head
of the trust, or else Another fan
magazine enthusiast always does a fol-
low-up on the stories written. The fol-
low-up generally consists of broad hints
on what would be welcome.
Is Claudia Morgan having trouble
about that double of hers? =. Some OF
the portrait stills taken by strike-break-
ing cameramen are SO terrible that even
the victims had to burst into uncon-
trollable, IL somewhat hollow. laugh
ter Shirt-sleeve eating places are
getting the trade these hot noontimes.
But some of our higher class beaneries
keep a file of coats on hand and slip
them to the boys who come IN with
out Kidnap threats have been re-
vived again and this time Helen Hayes
is terrorized about the safety Of small
Mary Macarthur.
The citizenry put over truly chic
fashion note on the professional colony
when beauties of the most exclusive
local beach clubs land a movie can I
get the well known nose through the
portals appeared on the sands with
white japanese socks with these digl-
tated toes, instead of espadrilles.
The Lionel Barrymores threw a party
in the new white house that Billy
Haines decorated for them. A guest
described it to me as pretty sad, what
with the way the boys dropped cigarette
stubs (still burning on the priceless
glasses sweat on the pale blue satin
recamier touches which make the blue
and white hall something to think
about Then as the evening grew
apace and some of the noisy mariners
proved that they had no sea legs at
all unspeakable tragedies took place
which turned the exquisite white house
into q shambles. Well . sometimes
that's a Hollywood party. Then again
you can see some that are quite as con-
trolled as big parties in any part OF
the world.
Now that the eighteenth amendment
seems to be close to history, there is
deal of tomato juicing and ginger
aling-without- choice. And by
weeks CT guzzling and then we'll set
tie down to finding out some new way
Of spending our money.
If you want to see an imitation, see
Mae West initiating Mae Murray .
Verna Hillie-one of those panther
women of Paramounts-was badly
burned when a beauty parlor attendant
dropped some ammonia on her j..
Sylvia Sidney had cyst cut OF her
throat Evelyn Venable couldn't
come to Hollywood until she got the
type Of story she thought would be good
for her Clara Bow will play the
part of hula dancer in q story OF
carnival nfe-swell idea.
A very. very pretty little secretary
was on the lot where a certain come
dian star was aware Of his reputation
as a Don Juan. When he asked her
out, she smilingly accepted and when
he suggested she name the place and
tell him what kind OF flowers she
wanted she said: The Coconut Grove
and always take orchids" It sounded
good to the comic They had lovely
evening and. on the way home. he asked
If he could see her again the next
night. The little beauty said yes, and