The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-08
Hollywood News and Gossip - = Color, Romance, SCANDAL! You Can Find All These At Brilliant Hollywood Premiere
BY DAN THOMAS NEA Service Stan Correspondent


 Hollywood-It's the opening night of "A Midsummer Nights Dream"
 Hollywood's first glittering premiere in more than a year .. and it's being staged with all the trimmings lights galore send their white beams dancing across the darkened sky ermine wraps and stovepipe hats are out of mothballS for the first time this fall and making no secret of 1t.
 Loud blasts from horns as sleek limousineS crawl slowly through the 2OOO spectators to the theater en- trance chauffeurs, attired in their best uniforms with chin straps and all that, acting almost as proud as their important pas- sengers. Irwin s. Cobb among the early arrivals and prompt- ly hauled over to the mike" to say few words. "Stratford on Avon should feel very proud to- night with Shakespeare gettign al- most equal billing with Max Rein hardt."
 Dolores Del Rio and Cedric Gib- bons stop to pose for photographers the cops are going to have trouble with that crowd before the evenings over. Marion Davies and George Brent entering the the. ater together, Marion looking very lovely in a flowing silver cape. |. Gail Patrick next up to the mi- crophone q certainly am glad to be here this AFTERNOON" :. and it's now nearly 10 o'clock :. Anita Louise wearing cream col- ored velvet wrap with hood that makes it resemble a monks cos tune.
 Reunion in Hollywood
 Most of those coming in seem to be the Warner Brothers crowd :. :. not many stars from other studios could be coaxe dout even for this big event oh, there's one . Louise Rainer all decked out in a white fox cape, but with her brown tresseS as unused as ever many surprised looks being cast at Joan Blondell as she breez- es in with George Barnes, her ex- husband of 8 few weeks and Adrienne Ames with Bruce Cabot this seems to be reunion night for the divorced.
 The crowd is getting more un- ruly and putting terrific strain on the slender rope that holds it back little Freddie Barthol- omew in 8 new Elton suit proudly escorting his aunt and Constance Collier. Joe E. Brown and his wife among the struggling late ar rivals, Joe beaming with pride and when Joe beams it's something there goes the rope |. and the spectators start surging right into the lobby half dozen firemen rush to the cops aid and finally succeed in showing the on- lockers back to the sidewalk occurrences of this nature were largely responsible for bringing an end to Hollywood premieres. Only Name Remains
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 According to reports now circu- ltaing around town, Sid Grammar once Hollywood's leading snowman is virtually broke. The Chinese the ater, which he built, still carries his name, but he no longer has any part in its operation.
 Stay Up and Get Thin If you want to remain slender, stay up until all hours of the night. That, at least, is Carole Lombard's recipe. On the Hands Across the Table" set, Carole was munhcing a huge chocolate bar. Aren't you afraid that1l make you fat?" Ethel Norman inquired.
 "Not at all," Carole replied ''You'n never gain weight if you stay up late at night. I do-every night"
 Hollywood Curious
 odd facts about the movies Tha f0ta1 worId investment II