The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-10
L Cover HOuy WOOd
BY LLOYD PANTAGES
Copyright. 1885. by King Features
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Syndicate. Inc.
HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 11.-One
thing certain, there is nothing
languid about Miss Greta Gustaff-
son. Invited to a select dinner
party by David o. Selznick, she
selected the guests. La Carlo de-
cided after dinner that a little
tennis would be all the go. They
looked in the ladies' locker, but
there were no shoes big enough
for Greta. They looked in the
gentlemen's locker, and all the
tennis shoes were too large. SO,
with aplomb, she played in her
stocking feet. attired in an eve
ming gown. What's more. she beat
Cedric Gibbons. one of the best
players in town, 90, and Mr..
Selznick, who is no SLOUGH himself,
Glove. They are still in a slow
burn Of defeat.
Helen Kane is currently hos
pitalized for an expression change
she recently had effected. AS a
matter Of fact the result is more
boop-boop-a-doop than before.
That, coupled with the fact the
lady has been losing dozens Of
pounds and taking straight sing
ing lessons on the side for screen
comeback, entities her to produc-
ers' recognition . Marion Davies
set sail on the Rex. last night for
Naples, where she will disembark.
see VesuviuS, Pompei, Padua. Scr
rento and a few other way sta
tions, before she goes to the Lido
for a months complete rest.
For 1.-THE Plough and the Stars"
at RKO. John Ford has the strang-
est baby actor conceivable. 1t is
twins, both playing the same role,
standing in for each other, Judith
Kirchner, twin number one, weeps
at the sight of camera, while
Jean gurgleS with glee. So when
they want sorrow, they use Judith,
and when laughter, Jean. How
ever, since no one but their mother
can tell them apart, they may have
trouble yet. At this reading, they
are the youngest sister act in town.
aged II months
Lii Pons arrived on the scene
minus any South American mid
get tigers. which is a cueery note
to her friends, whose automobile
upholstery had to cope with the
jaguar she brought out last time
. Katharine Hepburn's vaca-
ton plans have been slightly nip
ped in the bud, as it were AS
soon as she finishes Portrait Of
Rebel" she will step right into
Quality Street." and then to New
York for the Theater Guild pro-
duction of Jane Eyre" Let us
hope it is better than The Lake"
Try to get a private telephone
number in Hollywoo and you will
go mad. And so do the actors,
changing their numbers from time
to time to keep from being pes
tered. Carole Lombard has had
her phone number changed seven
times since she moved into her
new house. C. B. DeMille has IS
phones in his office, four of which
connect directly with his own
house in Laughlin Park, where
there is a phone in every
room. At the end of each produc-
ton, he has all these numbers
changed. What is more, he has
his own exchange on the lot, and
at his home. Harold Lloyd has 81
phones on his estate, which is
about as large as a small town any,
way, with his own switchboard,
footmen to manage it, and a tele-
phone directory for the domain
alone.
To even matters up, William
Powell has had the same phone
number for years, which he has
guarded so secretly that very, few
people have caught onto it. Carlo
is absolutely unreachable by phone.
BY process of elimination, you go