Evening star., 1934-05-30

Those three muSKeteerS OF nImOOHl
Bill Powell, Ronald Colman and
Richard Barthelmess-are planning a
yachting trip down the Mexican Coast
When Wally Beery gets through
with Treasure Island" he tells me,
he is heading for Jacksons Hole in the
High Sierras for a rest The lat
est fad in Hollywood is the friendship
garden Each one of your friends
contributes a tree or plant. Polly
Moran sends 'em all poison ivy.
Bill Farnum, who was getting
$4,000 a week in 1925. will have a
part in The Count of Monte Cristo.
A severe illness terminated his stellar
career-then talkies came in-and a
long time of idleness and recuperation.
He will play Capt. Leclerc q. If you
ever saw Peter LORE in M" the ia
nous German-made film, you'd con-
gratulate Harry Cohn on signing him
to make pictures in Hollywood. He is
genius material Hazel Forbes, ex-
Follies girl, runs beauty accessory
business after hours in the studio.
She is worth we'll over a million, it
seems, and considers work in the
studio mere play.
Famous quotes: "You pay a ter
rible price for fame" Katharine Hep
burn they're calling them mad
musicals" in Hollywood now :.
There Is an epidemic Of Irish sweep
stakes stories about to be released d.
Carole Lombard has the cutest bar
room in Hollywood; although Charles
Brabin is pretty proud of that Dick
ensian bar he designed all by himself
May Robson gives her movie age
as 81 Hollywood isn't taking Ger
trude Lawrence's published age at
face value either :. Charles Laugh
ton said the academy's gesture in
giving him a gold statue award was
very sporting"
The most Hollywood scene I've
witnessed in many months was in the
window of one of our famous local
dress designers, where very slim,
graceful and blondined youth, with
a mouthful of pins, was draping
piece of watermelon chiffon into
little coatie on very slim, languish-
ing lady with a mouthful of gum.
Irving Thalberg's favorite tipple
is sauer kraut juice >. Frank Capra,
Hollywood's ace director, is very lit
tie over feet :. Gloria SWanson's
initial luncheon appearance in the
village startled natives because of
her trick hat-a sailor about l inch
tall, with Understanding Alsatian
bow on the front Dry sack is TAX
ing the place of cocktails in this land
of sunshine at the luncheon hour.
New arrivals in films will be Leo
Bulgakov. director, who just finished
Come What May" with Hal Skelly,
in New York IneZ Courtenay,
comedienne, late of Hold Your
Horses" with Joe Cook and John
Buckler, a favorite lead of the stage
Robert Allen, long considered
one of the handsomest men in Amer
lea in advertising work, who also has
done stage work, is coming to Colum-
bia The ex-fiance of Barbara
Hutton, James Blakeley, will try his
luck in pictures.
Head of the class goes to Louis
Calhearn for his slick, satisfying por-
trayal of Vance in THE Man With
Two Faces" . Edward Robinson, the
star, goes to the head of his class
for one of his own best portrayals-
a pretty high standard .. Every time
I see a bit of "As the Earth Turns"
in a movie theater, while waiting for
the preview to come on, bless Jake
Wilk for choosing this bit Of Amer
lean genre Katie Hepburn ha5
cut her hair in old-fashioned Japa-
nese bangs, which keeps the ball of
comment rolling.
Every one is looking forward to Elsa
Lanchester's work in Marie An
toinette" She will play the countess
Gabrielle de Polignac D.. when Maui