The Washington times., 1936-05-14

Miss Sheila Barrett, of the
tragic eyes, the emotional soul
and the rare sense Of humor, is
something of a sensation in Hol-
lywood now, and even as this Is
being written may be signing
contract with Paramount. She
told us one story before we left
which we have just dug out OF
our notebook. Two hoboeS sitting
around their fire watched steak
cook. You're sure" inquired one
obviously, "that dare steak is
from cow"
Sure replied the other.
"The guy wOt guy 1t to me says
1t guy the best milk"
"That'S SWELL" said the first,
''because IL II was steak from
q hoss don't think could eat.
My StOmach's too gentle"
There was . brief silence.
"Come to think Of it," said
, the second hobo, "wca the guy
told me was that is delivered
the best milk"
The legsotic Miss Marlene Die
trich. as we reported in one OF
our columns from the Coast, has
decided she would like to make
two pictures q year-no more.
She would like to receive in return
for those two pictures, $500, 600.
Whether her terms were met, no
one knows exactly except the
studio gentlemen who negotiated
with her. There is some talk that
she will get at least $200,000 for
making 1.-THE Garden Of Allah"
the picture from which she man
aged to ease Merle Oberon out OF
the lead. On the other hand. Miss
Eugenia Woods is no Marlene
Dietrich, but in her time she was
considered some punkins as q sex
appeal gal. While working at one
of the ancient studios in YonkerS
during the silent days, Miss Woods
was asked to cross q wire Sus-
pended Is feet high, between two
buildings, dash in front Of horse
and conclude with { tender love
Scene-all for $3.50 a day with
lunch thrown in free. Miss Woods
rebelled and was finally given So
with dessert added to lunch. Miss
Woods also worked with Rudolph
Valentino in Beau Brummel."
The late Mr.. Valentino, Miss
Woods, and the rest Of the COM
pany waited all day for lunch
boxes which had been promised |
but never appeared. Finally, in |
desperation, everyone went to a
hamburger stand. There was
quite a fuss about this later-and |
even threats of strike, but moth
ing came of that. Miss Dietrich, |
however, it may be said, does not
approve Of lunch boxes and ham
burger makes her sick. |
presume much has already
been written about the con-
tagiOus Swing" song, 'T'se
a-Muggin'." After the few
lines Of lyric, you begin count
ing. Every time you reach q
seven, you sing "uh-uh."
Every time q ten, "wOOf-wOOf."
All Of which cannot possibly be
new to you by nOw-althOugh
it had just reached Hollywood,
brought there by Frances Faye,
when / left: However, what does
occur to me, is that the song
is based on the old game we
played as kidS-'BuZZ-BuZz." 1t
was q simple game but it pro-
vided many moments Of hilar-
1ty. Every time you came to .
seven or to number divided
be seven, you said "buzZ-buzZ."
II you failed, you suffered some
sort Of penalty.
A number of the young mem.
berS Of the crew Of the linden
burg, headed by Knut Eckener,
son Of Adviser" Eckener, sat at |
the Hollywood Restaurant Sun
day highland beamed their en-
joyment. Even when occasionally
in the shows routine there was a
jibe at Hitler, did they continue
to beam. That may have been
because they did not quite under
stand. They had what you might
call IN more refined circles one
helluva time, these Nazi boys.
When the show was over, young
Eckener on behalf of the others
thanked Proprietor Joe Moss,
StresSing how much they enjoyed
not only the very pretty girls but
the fine comedy of Mr.. Jack Wal.
dron and the fine singing of Mr..
Benny Fields. Young Eckener
conveyed the hope that some day
maybe Mr.. Joe Moss would come
to Berlin and how nice it would
be If Mr.. Waldron and Mr.. Benny
Fields would come, too. Berlin
would appreciate such splendid
hospitality as shown by Mr.. Moss
and such fine entertainment as
offered by Mr.. Waldron and Mr..
Fields.
MesSrS. Moss. WaldrOn and
Fields, all in good standing
at their respective synagOgues,
have not booked passage for
Berlin as this is being written,
That former Mayor John P.
O'Brien is definitely out Of poll
tics is indicated by the fact that
he is moving from his rather un-
pretentiouS abode up around One
Hundred and Fifth Street, off
Broadway, to a mansion on 40
2. Seventy-fifth st., formerly the
home Of the ex-president Of the