The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-10
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Neel Folks
BY ANDREW R.KEllEY


and the Zukor Company fumed when Warner Bros
stole her away with staggering salary offer Not real
hit picture did she make for the brothers Warner Many
flop They glad to see her contract fulfilled.
Some trace the trouble to the fact that Ruth Chatteron
permitted to pick her stories Stars notor
ousy bad pckers Invariably they fascinated by yarns
that have fat and luscious role themselves As
ample Gloria Swansons life savings vanished in Queen
Kelly story she produced herself with Won Stroheim
director It reached the for Won Stroheim
spent most of the fortune creating continental bawdy
house Of staggering luxury which every in the land
would have cut to atoms 1t had great role for Gloria
Ruth Chatterons affected speech and cupid bow mouth
for all roles helped kill her popularity Her scheme of lv
ing which called for husband exhousand around the
house also raised eyebrows with thought was
of the intelligent stars With Columbia she will have
to do things the Coin way It's been very successful way
to date. Will the magic charm work with Ruth Chatter
ton?
If leading lady in Hollywood think would
run far away from contract with Charlie Chaplin They
star with this pantaoon and nothing heard OF them
again on the movie Figure it out for yourself
His last four leading women Edna Purviance Georgia
Hale Myrna Kennedy and Virginia Cherill The new one
in Modern Times'' is Paulee Goddard hope she has
better luck but you can't stay away from the three
years and have popularity survive. Not unless you're
Chaplin.
Myrna 10y picked bad time to lay down the law to
Metro GodwynMayer At the time she walked off the lot
they had Rosalind Russell an in the hole for the
roles that 10y would ordinarily play
Rosaind happens to look like lady who knows how to
all the forks and has the polish of sophisticate
role that Myrna 10y turned down. Now NI-G-M is
Rainier conscious and Myrna 10y forced talk FAST
The way to starom seemed buttered for Maxine Doyle
but the little "Thank You girl has taken her first Holly
wood tumble. When Warner Bros passed up her option
it must have been bitter blow. think she is too smart
girl and too for to be thumbed out through
failure
As matter of fact blame her failure on lack of drec-
ton. She certainly didn't get good direction in Student
Tour and seemed to be neglected in her best chance lead
ing lady for Joe E. Brown. In Paramount's Quest for
Beauty she victim Of the cuttingroom scissors and
in "The Key" the whiting down process eliminated her
only important with William Powell.
So, the record stands, little Maxnes best work was
shown short comedy with Leon Errol which
mostly hocus pocus fun.
Maxine Doyle hasn't yet acquired the knack of speaking
lines. This is something that can't be acquired in minute,
but experience the legitimate stage stock companies
certainly helps Maxnes experience the Earle vau-
able only for the Hollywood it provided for the
friends she made who will probably help her oppor
tunity in the studios
take em as find 'em. And never found Katharine
Hepburn wearing high hat Yes know she ran down the
other platform the Union State avoid Washington
paper and photographers who had been invited by her
managers to come down and welcome the STAR just didn't
happen to be among the also rams that day.
did Katharine Hepburn in her dressing at the
National Theater and spent agreeable half
hour met gracious star She answered every
of impertinent and prying questions and added
little bit to the
However, they say Hollywood that Katharine been
applying the chilly shoulder and the cebox to all
writers.
There have been many complaints that finally Radio
that Miss Hepburn has decided to submit to the in
conveniences attendant on being in the public eye
She will help out the studio still photographers and submit
patiently to the fan magazine writer's who want to
such questions "What Kind of Man Will You Marry,
You Marry Agan3 or Glove and Career-Can One Have
Both?'
Personally think Hepburn could survive without the pub
cy provided her pictures ring the bell She is think
Of the great Hollywood stars and might become the greatest
Why toll requiem because "Break Of Hearts, flop.
Or because she couldn't turn bad play"The Lake'-into
box-office Katharine Cornell would have fopped
with the play.
Katharine little odd. So most who have within
them the divine spark.
Not but number have suggested that the readers
of Hollywood Parade have special in which
they might opinions the movie paradea
tributors' column.
This is excellent idea. tried it before and
abandoned the policy because too many communications
arrived unsigned Those who severely critical APP
peared to want the protection Of anonymity. just can't
understand why.
If you want to take waop at critic or a it is
okay all around. But sign the letter. If you don't want
your published, then mention the fact and the
identity will be concealed under pseudonym.