The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-03


tive heart" to whom paragraph
ers have been calling attention, is
really her husband, Jimmy Town
send, the agent. Howard Lang,
also one Of the agents here, is still
mystified at the sudden walkout OF
his bride, Gwen Heller, and her
current suit for divorce. Agent
Lou Irwin comes into town with
the three Ritz brothers and Agent
Louis Shurr is scheduled to arrive
here any day, planning to invade
Hollywood field. Canary Eileen
Allen motored in yeSty-all Broad
ways chillun is flocking into town.
(PleaSe cancel my reservation on
that train back-I'm staying
awhile).
We sat in the Warner Brothers
commisSary yesty noon with Ed G.
Robinson and Pat OBrien. q. Fiji
teen minutes previously we had
watched while Robinson socked a
big bruiser on the button in a Sc
quence for Bullets or Ballots"
Now he was eating some pineapple
covered with cream cheese and
sour cream. ct gotta sock two
other mugs this afternoon-ThiS
dish gives me pep" .O'Brien rem
iniScent about the less opulent
days Of 10 or IL years ago when he
and Robert Armstrong and Frank
McHugh roomed together in lit
tie hall chamber over Tony's speak
easy. Tony was a tolerant and
understanding landlord, never
pressing for the rent-and hand
ing out free gin when the rent was
paid occasionally. =. last week he
arrived in town here with his bride
and as a reward for past ge1er-
osity, OBrien and Armstrong
Cloth in the same picture now,
public Enemy's Wife"D took him
out to the studio and let him
watch them work.. O'Brien, Incl
dentally, who scores heavily in
'''The Doctors Wife," which you
should be seeing shortly Cts
''Main Street" under another tag),
will next appear opposite Little
Sybil Jason in "Everybody's Sweet
heart" (Changed from "The Max
ing of OMalley') -.
The Four Yacht Club Boys
and Harold Arlen and Zip Har-
burg are still feuding over the
authorship Of II Wanna Singa"
and "My How This Country
Has Changed" Winnie Shee-
han Is back in town and now
the industry here waits for
some sort Of an announce"
ment as to his future plans.
Mary Rogers has turned to
Ed Granger again-and the
duel for this fetching DIR. Of
the late Will Rogers Is on
with Owen Davis, jr., the. al
.ternate escort. Dietrich and
Merle OberOn now cut one
another cold when they see
each Other-the peeve being
intensified since Marlene talked
herself into the Garden of
Allah" role for which OberOn
was set Donald Friede should
arrive any day nOw-the pub
Usher has omit his ~ssOciatiOn
with Covici-and is expected
to join one Of the studios here
+. Understand Milton Berle
scored heavily on his return
engagement at the Paradise.
Little Dixie Dunbar gets an
other break-She's to have the
lead in Twentieth Century-FOx's
.."Once Every Year" Martin
Mooney has caught he Holly.
wood flavor with a zing-he
wears GauchO shirts, Odd-cOl-
sOred stacks. tinted glasses and
extends invitations to dinner.
/ I hear Barbara Smiths settle
rnent from Arthur Loew was 100
gees flat. George Jessel is ex'
pected here today. Joe E. Brown
seems to be the only one who
hasn't the yearn to take another
fling at the Broadway stage.
"Me, I'm satisfied with this Cali
fornia sunshine-and especially
these Hollyw God salaries" :.
Sunny O'Dea is bedded with
the flu. The Paul Levitons
lJean Meagher) will build here
making Hollywood their perma"
nent residence e.. The final airing
Of Sylvia Sidney's break-off suit
against Bennett Cert is scheduled
here for April 9-the New York
publisher will interpose no objec-
tons. They're still holding vii.
liam Selmour's bridal suit here
but the bets are, Of course. that
when he arrives it will be without
Mary Kirk Brown. Melva Cor
nell is torching all over town for
her Marc Lachmann !. Nick Foran
has now Joined the list of those
who phone frantically each night
to Paula Stone.
After brief interlude, Con-
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