The Washington times., 1936-02-27


them fighting for choice posit
Oldtimers asserted (some oi
whom are still active participants
in film activities) include e
Charles Murray, Cecil B. DeMille
Jesse Lasky, j. Stuart Blackton
Hobart BoSworth-a grand look
ing old gent now with snow white
hair and muStache-May Robson
King Baggott, Grace Cunard
The newer group starred Irene
Barnes, the British importation
Sunny O'Dea, Jean Rogers (Jim
my Wallington's honey, Buster
Crabbe, now the Flash Gordon OF
the screen: Otto Kruger, Jane
Wyatt, Bella LugoSi seated with
the two fragrant Glorias-Holden
and Stuart, and five or six dozen
others These luncheons are
annual affairs dedicated to Laem
mle-but this, marking the 30th
year Of his affiliation with the in
dustry, may be the last since he
has indicated that he plans to 60
into retirement. =.
Something Of q slight feud
has arisen between Ginger
Rogers and Katharine Hepburn
because Of the tOmbOy gals
playful gesture last week
Ginger, arriving in q brand-new
mink coat, started to display it
around the studio, whereupOn
the Hepburn lass grabbed a
bucket Of water and drenched it
-. "NOw we'll see, darling" she
purred, whether it's genuine
mink"
I've received word that Lu
cienne Boyer has panicked them
again at the Versailles, vindicatine
the judgment Of the management
IN bringing her back for a return
engagement -. Also information
that Harry Reichenbach's widow
has come Unexpectedly into q
windfall. Among other things at
his death she was left a stock
certificate of 1000 shares in a con,
Germ called the International
Vitamine Co.. 1t was supposed
to be worthless, but she never got
around to tossing it away. . Last
week the shares came out on the
New York Curb at value Of $40
:. In other words, she is now
$4,000 richer.
The other week Owney Mad
den slipped in to watch the
shooting of "San Francisco"
Ted HeaIy and some of the
Broadway locals in the pic kept
referring to him as o. M. It
was o. M. this and 0. M. that
:. Finally, Clark Gables curl
Osity got the better Of him.
els that" he asked, 20. o. Nc
Intyre?" On the way out to the
Santa Anita track, you pass
over the span known as Suicide
Bridge. The sinister faScina-
tiOn of this lofty elevation for
respondents who want to erase
themselves cannot be explained
any more than anyone has been
able to explain the series OF
suicides several years ago from
the structure at 10th St..
Now the authorities are rigging
up q high barrier fence along
the bridge in the hope Of check
ing the deaths .HOllywOOd's
next hotel, I've been given to
understand, will be erected by
Millionaire jay Paley at West
Sunset and will be the largest
hosiery in these parts, the eSt1-
mated cost being close to five
millions.
Jean snowden (now Mrs. Paul
I,eyiton) dancing with her new
groom found herself humping into
her ex-spouse, Bob Herndon, dane
ing with little Dixie Dunbar at the
Trocadero the other night. In
cidentally, the little Dunbar girl
graduate of the Paradise, is con
Sidered one Of the most promising
of the current crop Of fledgelings
Barbara Stanwyck again made
her appearance at the Troc with
Robert Taylor, who now, appar
emily, has shelved Irene Hervey-
or vice versa. Bert Lytell and his
bride, Grace Menken, stop by. :.
"We've got the most terrific story
about Helen CMenken) You'll die
when you hear it,. >. But before
they can get started, some one
pulls them away-and we'll have
to postpone the dying until we see
them again Standing at Holly
wood and Vine at noon is Torben
Meyer, the Scandinavian character
actor-in the warm sun-wearine
white gloves. On screen or of
screen, this fellow always wears
these white gloves Another who
indulges in this peculiar glove
fetish is william Dieterle, the di
rector. Charlie Winninger has
closed his New York apartment
and tells me he plans to make Hol
lywood his permanent home A
gibble They tried to impress
Charles Murray with the import
ance of a visiting Broadway col
umnist. Murray wasn't i'm
pressed. They repeated the name
"Oh," exclaimed Murray, this
time with even less enthusiasm
"Sure-You're the guy who acts al
Loew's-I saw you there Yeah
I saw you there" Mr.. Murray, il
was quite evident, did not think
much Of the columniSt as an actor
June Brewster will play the
lead femme role in "The Night