The Washington times., 1936-03-27

the Hearst -Metrotone filming
and you'll be chilled and tn
pictorial recording Of the disa'
Doris Dudley wires she never
made definite statement confirm
ing her merger to Sidney Kingsley
Even II were," she advises, I'VE
could not announce 1t until the 90
days after my annulment were UP,
I now find that win be May 4. Sid
and 7 have never made O definite
statement confirming 1t to any
body. I find myself in an em.
barrassing spot. namely, that ]
must openly insist to young lady
of whom I am very fond that she
did make the definite statement to
me and that she was aware 1t was
to appear in this department the
following morning. That she
made no denial after the statement
Appeared and. that when pressed
for an exact date, she said, ut
might be February a." "Remem-
ber I said the second week In Febrl-
ary".. 70, you mean SC. Valen-
tines Day?"'. well, remember ]
didn't say positively" Where
did the ceremony take place?". =.
20, I can't tell you that-not just
now" Or maybe it was three
other gels.
On the huge billboard at the
Universal lot where always ap-
peared Carl Laemmle'S pet slO-
gan, 'It can be DONE" there has
been added the parting message
of the veteran movie king, "This
is my goodbye message to you,
our loyal Universal employees.
My heartfelt thanks to an Of yOu.
Continue to give the company all
that is In You. - you always have
done. with your help, Universal
win always Be . leader. Carl
Laemmle."
A blonde, pretty girl In white
slacks stops near the administrar
ton offices on the Metro lots to
talk to q curly-haired fellow. &.
Jean Harlow, blonde again-but
not platinum :. She wears her hair
differently and her entire facial
personality seems to have changed
:. On the Suicide Club" set,
Robert Montgomery approaches us
during a lull to ask il we think
he has sufficient chest expansion
.. He wears q uniform bIrdened
with medals and decorations
"I've got to keep my chest out or
I'll topple over under this weight
=. Director Ed Marin is handling
the difficult square dance routine
at the studio where Speed is be
ing filmed.
A number Of familiar faces IN
the cast Una Merkel, Pat
Honey Chile" Wilder Cher first
screen assignment1; Jimmy Stew
art. Ralph Morgan. Ted Healy-
and among the leading principals,
Wendy Barrie, who also draws her
first real important screen role. E.
But real interest centerS about the
extraS-the obscure young and old
chiefly the old-for among them
you recognize the faces Of Flora
Finch, one Of the earliest of our
screen comedienneS, Florence Law
renee, the original Biograph girl.
and Naomi Childers, who at one
time drew as high as So, 800 q week
:. "A number Of these famous stars
are now working On these SO to
SIS a day jobs-more than ever
before, for the heads of some Of
the studios here give them prefer
ence when there's q chance.
It may be my imagination but
1t appears to me that some Of our
present-day stars aren't quite as
Snooty and aloof as they were a
year or two ago .. Rubbing Shoul-
derS with these actors and
actresses, who were on top at one
time and observing what has hap
pened to them, must be giving the
current top-notchers a great deal
to think about :. Charles Ray
was in some sort Of court trouble
here only the other day, over a
small bill Of a few hundred dol
lars Mack Sennett is said to
have lost his entire fortune .
Harry Meyers, oncc earning be-
tween ST. 400 and $500 q week,
is just an extra And there are
dozens Of others in a similar fix
.. Plenty Of object lessons in this
town.
George Raft dropped all en-
gagements for the day to drive
down to San BernardinO to pick
up the returning Virginia Pine
-. Marion SapOrtac is back In
Hollywood Run into Irving
Berlin sitting with Jerome Kern
at the Beverly Brown Derby 70.
'T not only respect him as one
Of our greatest composers" re-
marked Berlins later, "but / love
him as o genuine friend. /
could sic and talk with him ror.
hOurs'' :. Just az Dick Merrill
Is BrOadway's mCsS popular air.
man, out here It T., Eddie Bel
andB o.. When movie stars or
execS or prominent Hollywood
personages want to make a
flight, they tr~ to make 1t with
BeIande A nex ruling here
Is that a woman must be present
when girls are being interviewed
ut studios for chorus jobs =.
Olympia I3Fadna finally gets her
break She's 60 gO into tsThree