The Washington times., 1934-10-23

VINO nave gone nlgh nat.
This high hat" disease runs
with success. once the germ set
ties in the blood there is no STOP
ping its ravageS 1t makes super
cyclists out of persons once the
very acme of humility and, worst
of all, it has wrecked more great
careers than any other single
factor.
Hollywood has been fighting
this high hat" business for some
time, fighting it as desperately
as it would plague or a move.
ment to abolish films. Yet the
disease persists in attacking the
vulnerable spots of many young.
sters who can't seem to realize
that "going Hollywood" is a symp.
tom of ruin rather than a diver
sion.
There have been players who
were able to resist this sinister
influence, and high among them
as anyone in Hollywood will agree
is that tall and spare figure, Gary
Cooper, who is the same Shy and
awkwardly abashed groWn-up boy
he was 10 years ago.
Although Bing Crosby was sky
rocketing to fame at a dizzy
speed, he has always remained
level-headed. It is not an un'
usual sight to see him lunching
with studio electricians.
Pat O'Brien is another who likes
to get out and mix around with
the boys.
The list of good fellows who
never wore high hats suffered a
severe loss some months ago with
the death of Marie Dressler. Marie
was one of the most unassumine
persons who ever made a name fol-
herself in Hollywood.
These players who have earned
the respect of their fellows woulc
like to give warning to the i'm
pressionable youngster who thinks
it is fun going Hollywood"
"DOnt!" they chorus. "Stay
as you are. If you can't become
a star acting as yourself, you'll
never make it wearing a high
hat"
And will the youth of Hollywood
take advice? They will not!
Abner Silver twists out one
about the Hollywood gold digger
Whenever she has a new sugar
daddy, she always introduces him
to her pals as her new buy
friend"
Little Shirley Temple picked a
beastly day Git was raining cats
and dogs to DODGE the sight
seers at the Brown Derby. Aside
from an elegant dish of ice cream,
she got her picture on the walls
with all the other drawings (there
are 46O hanging now of the cine
ma notables. Whether you care
or not, Cary Grants BACHELO OR
apartment now sports a rug that
is VIOLENTLY Yellow. e.
Peaches Jackson has gone air
mined these October days. She
and Jayne Shadduck are taking
lessons together. Jack Henry
bounces in with a CCOOP-Greta
Carlo, with Salka Veirtel, actually
WAITED IS minutes for her linn
CUISINE at 7th Ave. and Broadway,
the worlds busiest corner, the
other afternoon! White-visored
and blue-slacked La Carlo hid
patiently behind Mrs. Viertel and
picked fallen hairs off her friends
shoulder to pass away the time.
Recognized several times, the silent
Swede blushed violently, but held
her ground. Sonia Lee, one of
the more popular fan magazine
scribblers, has skipped off to New
York to talk it over with Eastern
publishers.
Enric Madriguera writes from
the swanky Weylin that when an
average actor says he's keeping
you in mind - imagine h o W
SMALL that makes you!
The Man With Load of Movie
Mischief Saw Mae West pull,
ing a Dietrict" t'other day when
she dashed into the beauty parlor
in STACKS. The other very
sunny Sunday Edgar Selwyn
cracked out with an impromptu
swimming party and dinner to in
troduce his new and quite LAVISH