The Washington times., 1936-02-28

We wander to Stage S, where
Ralph Murphy Is directing 9
couple of heavy gents through
an hilarious wrestling bit-tht
picture is FLORIDA Special" anc
much of the dialogue has beer
furnished by our own Broadway
comic, Pat c. Flick, who ha'
turned writer, and Eddie WEIGH
Jack Oakie hovers near and Bot
Perry-tough old Bob Perry comes
over-Perry is the colorful gen
we met two years ago at Damon
Runyon's shack in Miami to
gether with Primo Camera wher
Camera was still world cham
pion. We end our rapid survey
of the lot with a visit to the sci
where Bill Howard is directing
"The Princess Comes Across.
this is the picture George Raft
stepped out Of, to be succeeded
by Fred MacMurray. .CarolC
Lombard lounges in a seat. look
ing a trifle bored and over ir
a corner they pose Ted Tetzloft
for q series Of stills. why. no
body seems to know. for Tetzloft
is the cameraman over whom the
Raft argument started
The RKO cOmmiSSary, Kath-
arine Hepburn seats herself at
an end table and engages half
a dozen gentlemen, including
Producer Cliff Reed and Fl. NJ.
AyIesworth in conversation .
Deac AyleSwOrth, chairman Of
the RKO board, arrived here
last Friday and is remaining on
a mission on which he is nOn-
cOmmittal. nevertheless. there
must be something brewing for
all the RKO high executives
have come into town and there
are d ally huddleS. inciden-
tally, little Anita COunihan.
rechristened Anita Colby by the
astute publicity chief, Howard
Benedict. who still maintains
his skill as a poker player,
joins uS-elated because al
though she's only been here a
few days. they've showed her
into q nice role in the new
Hepburn picture, 'Mary Queen
Of Scots" She made a fetch
ing looking little wren in her
period dress. Anita Is among
the luckier imports most Of
the other little gals who sign
those three-m0nth contracts
wait around here, day after
day. drawing their salary. it is
true, but getting NJ nearer to
an assignment in a picture
than the gate guards at the
studios.
Bill Powell comes over "Yo
know how long it is since I've beel
back there?-all of five years a
least I'd like to go to New Yor
and splurge around for mont
or two and see the plays and tn
clubs. might as well they tax
most of your money away fror
you here The income taxes E.
Listen, worked 10 weeks in "Th
Great ziegfeld" and the way I fiji
ure it out, I got paid for about
week and a half the first eigh
weeks salary went to the Cover
ment and half Of the next week!
What's the use Of killing you,
self" Powell is still making hi
squawk as the cameraman pose
us for still.
MaxeyA ROSenbIOOm, coming
out of the Brown Derby is sur.
rounded by the kids seeking his
autograph. "HOw you want it,"
he demands, "as an actOr-Or as
q fighter" Young Tom Brown
and his honey, Ida LupinO,
blonde and beautiful. stop in the
lobby to chat with George Raft
.. Charlie Tannen has been
signed by goth Century, Fox as a
writer-actOr. will work with
his papa, Julius Tannen who has
become mild and more tolerant
since met him over here last
year. Dance Director Dave
Gold halts me in the Beverly
Wiltshire to show me q wire from
Eleanor Powell in which she
hints she will be back here early
next month, evidently fully re.
covered. incidentally, I hear
that Mitzi Mayfair who sue.
ceeded her in cat Home Abroad
is turning in a stellar perform
ance. Mack "KiIler" GraX
Rats miId-mannered man-Fri-
day who walked off the Para
mount set when Raft did, ex.
planned. what difference-fOr
four reels they had ne knocking
at a dOOr-and never let me in
once. However, he's back on
the set again today.
Word comes to me that Lev
Brown may be heading back her
next month on a new assignmen
but before he does, he and hi
parted bride are to rewed. {.
At least, that's my information. {.
The so-called British colony her
which includes Basil Rathbone
Ronald Colman, Herbert Marshall
Frank Lawton (now in Manhat
tam, Leslie Howard and Warne
Baxter (an American-and
ringer) has a semi-weekly stu,
poker session, alternating at eael
others homes. Baxter, tn
ringer, usually gets hooked. TIL
stakes range anywhere from 81 t,