Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-10-10
The Heart of
Hollywood
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By THAYER WALDO
O. Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
WNU Service

oth uclOle the picture
woud begin; thirty minutes more
OF glare and blare and oabble. then
another Garnheim's Arabian theater
premiere would be history. | stood
on the fringe of the crowd, watch.
Ing and listening to 1t all.
Out In front OF the forecourt
there was suddenly a commotion.
Into the hanging microphone the
voice of the announcer near me
cried:
Here 1t is, ladies and gentlemen
the big moment everyone's been
waiting for. Miss Sylvia Malvern,
the lovely star OF tonight's picture,
is just arriving. In a minute we'll
have her here to say a few words
to you"
Up the narrow cleared passage
from the curb Sylvia made her gilt
tering way. Jewels, fur, and her
flashing smile created a picture of
dazzling, II o~verdone, charm. AS
she passed a few feet from me |
became aware Of someone at my ell
bow, squirming and pushing for
ward. | glanced sideways with a
scowl-and hardly stifled an explo-
sion Of mirth at what | saw.
There beside me stood q short,
squat man whose face was the
most absurd c~oncoction OF features
] have ever looked upon.
I'd just gotten the full startling
impression when, to my further
establishment, he grinned and waved
at Sylvia Malvern. Moreover, she
returned 1t with a gracious nod.
Gosh" he exclaimed In a CUR.
Cling voice. "Ain't she grand?"
Sure is" | agreed heartily. "Do
you know herr"
He bobbed assent, and the pop
eyes rolled happily.
"Oh, %yeah-she's my best friend.
really. Course | only met her cou-
pie o. weeks ago. but now 1t seems
almost like we'd known each other
always"
The perfect satisfaction In bis
tone decided me. | told him:
THAT'S certainly fine rye wished
for years | could meet her myself.
How did you manage it,"
swell, guess | was just kinda
lucky. But 1t was awful important
to me: maybe that helped. I think
v get most anythin' " want bad
enough.
@Y' see, she was the first person
TO ever make me feel real happy.
Back when | went to school, all the
other kids used to laugh and point
at me and holler 'Funny-facel So
| got kinda In the habit of stayin'
by myself. Sometimes / was pretty
lonesome, too, and-but aw, shucks,
that sounds like | was feelin' sorry
for myself; I didn't mean 1t that
away.
II went to movies a lot, cause II
was dark In the theayters and
well, | liked 'em. One day bout o
year ago | first saw Sylvia-Miss
Malvern, that ls-and right off !
was crazy about her. Her face was
SO pretty and sweet and-and kind
lookin'.
After an instant's pause he went
on more eagerly than ever:
"Then long some time last win
ter | got the Idea how swell it'd be
If | could see her myself. And maybe
even talk to her. SO | just up and
sold some land my folks had left
me and come straight out here from
Cedar Hollow - that's my home
town In Ioway.
II didn't have much notion what
TO do, but | found Zenith studio {
and hung around the gate. One day {
the mar In uniform there asked me |
what | wanted and | told him, and
he called somebody else. First thing
| knowed they was takin' me right
into the place. | waited In some
office just a few minutes, and then
they told me where to find Sylvia.
We'll, 1t all turned out like
hoped for. We was alone, on the
stage where she's been actin for
this pitcher. | don't remember Just |
what / said; maybe some of IL was |
kinda foolish, on account of | was |
so nuts about her. But 1t don't mat.
ter now-all | care about Is thinkin'
how swell she was to me. amt /
never gunna forget that, and I'll 4:
never mind no more when other peo- /
pie make fun Of me. All a fella !
needs Is n real friend" /
Suddenly he noticed many of the |
drifting toward the theater !
entrance and sprang up.
"Gollyi" he cried. 81 gotta go:
might miss some of 1t. Well, hope
you meet her some time, too. G.
bye"
Before | could summon polse to :
move or speak, he was gone. | was .
still sitting there, bordering the 4
tale and its strangely touching tell. Il
er, when a crisp voice came to me !
from beyond the palms-the an. =
nouncer signing of. Quite idly
listened.
And finally. ladies and gentle
men," he said, @let me urge you to >
attend this truly great picture soon. :.
saw 1t In prevlew just last night, :