The Washington times., 1936-02-25

HoA 0hO 111N A"SSA
Jack Kriendler Of Jack and
Charles enters with Airline Judge
(Mrs. Wesley Ruggles) and spends
twenty minutes describing the
tortuous air trip he had with Bill
CorIm. :. L settle down with Elsa
Maxwell who shows me an offer
she has received to follow Beatrice
Lille into the Montmartre in
Manhattan on March 15th-at 2
gees per week 81 don't know
whether I ought to take it or not
but how can one turn down all
that money. All my life I've
never cared for money-everybody
knows that-but $4,000 a week
I've simply got to take it-and
make good" . Gloria Swanson in
q chic tiny hat, purple with what
appears to be three pheasant
feathers dripping helplesSly from
the rear, waits patiently with Her
bert Marshall for a table. Others
strewn around the place are Gwen
Heller, now Mrs. Howard Lang,
Walter Wanger, Joseph Santley.
John O'Hara, Mike Bartlett and
Joe LewiS-Joe flashes police lieu
tenants badge, the size of a
crusaders shield. . Incidentally, it
was the late machine-gun Jack
McGurn who arranged for Joe'S
cutting UP years ago. And later
apologized and explained that it
was an error, after which, accord
ing 70 Joe, they became, if not
bosom pals, at least friendly nod
ding acCuaintanceS -. Funny"
murmurs Joe, ST should have been
dead after they maSsacred me
and inStead-well, you read the
papers, too. And me, I'm doing
all right - going into a picture
next month";.
Junior Laemmle and the ha-
rum sc8rum adventurous dance
director, LIE Roy Prinz, escort
us around the Universal lot to
inspect rehearsals for the forth
coming "ShOw Boat" pic. The
few rusheS / was permitted to
see inspire me to q prediction
that this will be one Of the great
pictures Of the year-if Cor moth
ing else, the Paul Robson
chants and the three new songs
inserted by MesSrs. jerome Kern
and Oscar ID. HammerStein lin
CidentaIIy, he dropped the "Sec-
Ond" after his n1me) These
three are "Gallivantin' Around"
which Irene Dunno will carol in
black face; "Ah Still Suites Me-"
which Paul Robson will sing,
and 81 Have the Room Above"
which will provide a duet Sc
auence between Irene Dunno
" and Alan Jones. PrinZ'S dance
rOutineSz rate the accOlade and
since the fellow who has been
in exile here for more than five
wears seems to be hOmeSick for
BrOadway, this department
would suggest that some of the
producers back home have q
chance to pull themselves a win
ner by Turing him back home. :.
Driving out of the Universal lot,
we are confronted by . huge
sign bearing this message from
Carl Laemmle:
Here. ."USe the Brains God
Gave You and You Will Surely
Come Out Ahead"
For q time, they thought out
here that Shirley Temple was go
ing the way of most Hollywood
flesh-revealing temperament. y.
For days, Jack Haskell struggled
with the baby star trying to train
her to do "Truckin'" steps, but
the usually alert and receptive
youngster seemed unable to grasp
the steps-at least, to execute
them. While they were tearing
their hair around the studio, Bill
Robinson dropped in and they
confided their woes to him. He
, took the kid aside. Who's a
malta wit you. chile?" he rebuked,
show come you can't do that
don't you remember I taught them
truckin' steps to you last timer"
The baby giggled. e. Sure. I
did-but I wasn't going to give
away your secrets.
We invade a Chinese resort in
the heart Of Los Angeles
block away from the little
church in which they held the
funeral services for poor little
Alice 'Lupe" AnthOn, formerly
of the Hollywood and Paradise
The restaurant bears the re.
veaIing name of its owner,
"Tuey Far Low" and here eight
of us gorge ourselves on Oriental
tidbitS and subStantiaIS with q
few drinks thrown in-fOr
which the staggering bill Of
$500 is presented Vera Cor.
don, famous mother Of "HumOr-
esque," now has the satisfaction
of seeing her name on huge "a
, Whaaka all over town. blazing