The Washington times., 1936-05-15

right now, I'd fight you and
The most discussed romance
on the COaSt-that of william
Powell and Jean Harlow (sOme
have even married them Off
seems to have been cooling
lately Report, too, that the
T. Townsend Netchers (COn-
stance Talmadge) are drifting
in the amicable fashion Miss
Louise Sherry, occasional pretty
companion of genial young cine
magun James Dunn, has q fancy
shiner-but you should see the
other guy! 1t happened on
w. 55th st. early the other
mOrning-abOut 4. Someone
stepped out Of a doorway and
pulled her in Miss Sherry
emerged victor but with the
scars Of battle Les Clarke,
Frances Williams ex-spOuse,
elopes shortly with Kea Rea,
chanting eyeful now under con-
tract to United Artists One
Of the singers in our night clubs,
according to Abner Silver, has
them all talking-when she
sings!
Sylvia Sidney has finally given
ground-snd consented to have
Robert Donat co-starred with her
in the British Gaumont pic, 1.-THE
Hidden Tower" Together, the
pair will draw $275,O00 from the
English company for approx
mately eight weeks work -. The
Writers-Producers' feud in film
land is enriching both the daily
Hollywood Reporter and Variety,
for each day sees from one to
four solid pages of advertising by
one writer nr another explaining
why he is with the Guild or agin
it :. i. Interesting Broadway group
in front of Lindy's-all talking
at one time and nobody listening
to the other: Reading from left
to right, they were Eddie Can
tor, ParkyakarkaS, George Jessel,
Richard Himber and Lou Holtz
Cantor babbled on about his
precocious prodigy, Bobby Breen
-. every time I see him I feel
like going home and stabbinS my
five 1girls-they don't bring me
in a penny" Parkyakarkas
fretted because he couldn't get
pants that would hold the crease
.Jessel was worried that Broad
way was fading and dulling :.
Himber gloated because he was
following Rudy Vallee into the
Aston Three and a half years
ago Himber worked for Vallee
and in one instance was instru-
mental in having Vallee booked
into the Aston . =. Now Vallee has
booked Himber to follow him in
.. Holtz was in haste to get to
the Versailles ct think I'll
hand them the Maharajah one
first tonight" Hynie BuShel
flew out to Maine and instructed
Rudy Vallee not to defend Fay
Webb's suit against him.
Dan Healy's boy, Tony, and his
brand-new bride, leave for the
Coast next week Outstanding
beauty among all the French i'm
ports in the French Casino show
is still Estelle of the dancing team
of Estelle and Leroy Said our
neighbor Monday night, as she
studied the beauty Of the gal:
There's no use talking-when a
French girl is beautiful, there is
no girl from any other country
who can match her" Which
will probably hand Estelle litter
for the honey is really Estelle
Essex. graduate of the Paradise
and George White shows Vallee
and Fay Webb having come to
some agreement which is to lead
to the divorce, the path is cleared
for the crooner'S return to Holly
wood which he has been lodging
T.. He will probably take the role
in "Stagc Struck" originally
scheduled for Dick Powell
Powell's throat affection will keer
him out of the pictures another
two or three months Gregory
Ratoff should be getting into town
today or tomorrow i. Originally
planning to spend a month with
Eugene Leontovich in London, the
dialetic star was summoned back
by Daryl Zanuck on the very day
he arrived in Europe Some
pals, observes Arthur Murray, are
always ready to say a good wore
for you-on your tombstone :
Versailles is trying to lure JoC
Lewis from the Coast for brie.
engagement here between pictures
:. And Louis Prima may be bacl
next month. In the PlaZs
Lounge bar, Monday mite, the ont
gentleman of Broadway who in
Sists Hollywood will never be able
to lure him again-George M
Cohen At another table, MAJ
Gordon who now divides his pro
ducit1g activities between Holly
wood and Broadway, ErskinC