The Washington times., 1936-02-29

working for Sheehan already"
AL Jolson, sitting next to us,
with Ruby Keeler at his side,
whispers: This is the kind OF
stuff go for-I bet half a
dozen people will go out right
away and try to adopt few
kids" Outside, crowd gathers
as Marlene Dietrich poses for the
cameramen, flanked by two pretty
little girls-one her own daugh-
ter, the other the daughter Of
Leatrice Joy and the late John
Gilbert. Barbara Stanwyck was
there with Robert Taylor. and
Jean Harlow sat alone. Louis B.
Mayer, Walter Wanger, Mervyn
Leroy were a few Of the rival
producers present. The glggle
to an outsider is the way every
body crowded about Zanuck and
slapped him on the back and
shouted his praises. . 1t might
have been on the level. of course,
and in this case the fellow rates
the applause, but there's so much
of insincerity in this town that
it takes q keen observer to de-
tect the simon-pure from the
phoney.
Adele Astaire Lady Caven-
dish) may remain in Holly
wood after aI-having taken
q test, I've been given to un-
derstand. Walter ChrySler has
been making the mite spots
here, usually with a dozen peO-
ple in tow. Harry Fitzgerald,
LeO's brother, was taken down
with o stroke and is in q Seri-
Gus condition. Ketti Gallian is
lneart-free again, and Dorothy
AppIeby is not only heartfree
but eager to return to New
York for a Iegit production.
Joe Penner may be signed by
R.K-O any day now John
Steinberg, who manages the
TrOcaderO and the VendOme, is
known here as Jackie COOper's
adopted papa-the two are in.
separable when the kids in
town.
The Trocadero is dickering for
Lou Holtz as its next attraction
"A shivery spectacle in the
Metro commissary yesty after
noon. F.. Clark Gable came in, his
face a mass of bruises ano blood
streaked, his clothes grimy and
torn T.. A few seconds later Spen-
Ger Tracy entered-his face was
bloody, too. Both had just
rushed off the earthquake set in
"san~ Francisco" in realistic
makeup.
Interesting character is Prof.
william Strunk of Cornell, re-
puted to be an outstanding
authority ON Shakespeare and
things ShakeSpearean. He wan
dered about the cOmmiSSary
looking like a lost Pilgrim, his
spectacIes halfway down his
nOse--a mild-mannered, bewil-
dered-looking middle.aged gen.
tIeman mad extremely popular
on the MertO lot. Lured from
his Cornell post for a two
weeks stay-he has been here
six months and may have to
stay longer But his weekly
salary Ii almost as much as
he earned in three months at
the university. The big Shake
speare moment at this writing
is "RomeO and Juliet" and
while it wasn't our good for
tune yesty to see either Norma
Shearer or Leslie Howard in aC-
tiOn as the famous lovers, we
did spot Basil RathbOne in an
undershirt summing himself on
the stops of the Capulet Castle,
Reginald Denny in multi-hued
tights, Robert Warwick in q
flowing green robe. and Ralph
Forbes looking particularly
handsome in 18th Century dress
and heavy brown locks that
haven't felt the BARRIERS shears
in months. One of the extras
is Mike Cantwel, formerly Max
Baer'S trainer.
Dozens of wires went out of
Hollywood when the news came
I'M that Freddie Bartholomew was
i'll in New York. They have a
deep affection for the boy out
here q. This has been a sour sea-
son for Bing Crosby-none of
his six prize nags having won a
race-but the fellow insists he
will keep on trying The cops
here are among the politest in
the country, but they slap a
ticket on you for the most minor
infractions, without giving you
a warning-and you can't talk
them out Of it, no matter how
many official documents you
carry, or police badges. In spite
of their efficiency, the traffic
suarls are the worst on the Conti-
nent, and they average more &C.
cidents because of careless drivers
than any other spot . You take
your life in your hands every
time you start out in a car, and
the women (now listen to the
squawks) are the most flagrant