The Washington times., 1936-04-15

TfOcaderO, studying patrons and
dancers with the not unhand-
some Miss Smith, of the type
writer dynasty as his COM
paniOn The recently un-
shackled Lillian Emerson finds
some sort Of cOntentment with
Phillip Reed Mingling with
the tourist at the TrOc, is the
puIchritUdinOuS June Lang
Brian DOnleavy settles in rear
corner brOOding over the breach
that has arisen with Marjorie
Lane who, only q few days ago,
was revealed in loving cIOSeneSs
to him in pictures in the papers
with news story to the effect
that they admitted they were
betr0thed Little Oracle
Barrie and her mama are pres
emit. Oracle is here for a few
days to take her Universal test
Alice Faye is with Vic Or
satti, Frances LangfOrd cIings to
Tony Martin. Junior Laemmie
with Libby Young just in from
Honolulu where she found her
self wOoed by the arden Latin,
Arturo Ramos Billy VIII
kerSOn is back from London and
reports some Of his difficulties
in endeavOring to establish the
London Reported Which,
in its third week, is already be-
y0nd the limit in circulation set
by WilkerSOn.
Broadway continues to pile into
Hollywood by train, by boat and by
plane Bob Taplinger and Mel
son Hess made the rounds last
night Frances Faye joins the
colony next week, opening at the
Century Club Gilbert Gabriel
is expected here by the end Of the
month Young Jim Blakely
was at the airport to meet Mary
Carlisle when she flew in from up
North Lionel Barrymore does
his most impressive piece Of char
acter work in the picture now be-
ing readied, labeled Witch Of
Timbucktu," in which he appears
as an aged, wrinkled bag Owen
Davis, jr., appears to have dropped
out of the contest for Mary Rogers,
leaving the field clear to Ed
Granger Anita Counihan has
beaten the flu but Paula Stone is
still bedded Ed Robinson leaves
for Manhattan soon for a few
days visit with his mama .
Sorry I can't be back in town for
the annual Front Page Ball OF
the New York Newspaper Women's
Club I hear they have some
novel stunts planned.
Broadway, at least, has had
the opportunity Of viewing 'The
Great ZiegfeId" before Holly
wood The premiere here
isn't until tonight i. Ted Healy,
Jimmy Stewart and Weldon
Hepburn are the current three
musketeers Of filmdOm
GiggIe. The bulletin board at
the Ambassador under the head
ing weather report Two news
paper clippings-One covering
the recent flood in the East
the other, the tOrnadOes in the
South Vera King arrived in
New York only to land in the
hospital, poor gal A new
twist: Helene Deverell, native
born Hollywood gal, flies to New
YOrk-and don't laff-fOr what?
To take a test for Educational
Pictures She's plenty beau
tiful!
>Cy Bartlett is crowding other
suitorS of Anita Colby (Couni-
han) out of the picture. The
Ritz brothers have had their
option at the Clover Club picked
up. The boys are a panic here
and doomed to stay in Hollywood
for a long time in this reporters
opinion for what is Sneeringly
referred to as a motion picture
contract is bound to fall into
their laps. Madeline arroll
and George Brent were in a
Swooning mood at Lamaze'S and
for the first time since we've
been here we failed to run into
Jackie Fields, former weller.
weight champ. The fellow has
an uncanny knack of turning up
wherever we go-he has tagged
himself our official haunter. {. .
Lou Twins Sepian chauffeur
Jerome, has quit him cold. -.
"Ah'm des as nervous as he is, ,
he complained, "day amt no use
two nervous men like we is ridin'
togedder in de same car-so ali
quit first" >. AS result, Irwin is
now being chauffeured by Arthur
(Street Singer Tracy. We run
into Archie Selwyn Friday night
Look me over" he chirpS
'Tm a dead man-ever see a
healthier looking dead man?".
He refers to various paragraph
ers who have had him dying
lately.
Al Woods sits with Walter
PidgeOn and Delma Byron at
the Roosevelt Grill. reminiscing
"YOu talk about poker
You're pikerS We're on the
train-Sam GOldwyn, AdOlph
ZukOr, a couple others and my
self We're playing stud +. i
have two pairs ZukOr has an
ace showing and GOldwyn, pair