The Washington times., 1936-05-30

ton of Johnny Broderick.
But Johnny refuses even to
see the picture. He is bitter.
The reason? The Johnny Blake
of the picture downs an Occa-
siOnal schooner of beer-and
OkeS cigars. "I've never had
q drink in my life, I never
smoke, don't go to night clubs,
l don't hang around with wOm-
en-" protests BrOderick. I've
got two daughters-what do you
think they're going 20 think of
me if they see this picture
where 1 drink beer and smoke
cigars?"
Miss Harriet billiards film ca
reer, it appears, is temporarily dis
rupted. Miss billiard. gloriously
beautiful and talented, was to
have been featured n the forth
coming Lew Brown musical for
F.. K. o. Instead, I received word
from Hollywood, Miss Frances
Longford will step into the role.
Not that Miss billiard is made
quate-but because Miss billiard
has decided she will not be avail
able. Miss Harriet billiard, who
in private life is Mrs. Ozzie Mel
son. is to be blessed with an "act
of God" The Ozzie Nelson's are
threeing, in other words-and the
movie career can go hang!
Commenting upon Miss Myrna
Logs Memory Lane" Charles A.
Rossi has this to say by way of
constructive protest: If anyone
can show me any present-day star
who is more deserving of the sue
cess that has befallen her than
Myrna 10y I'll buy him a new hat.
but If Miss 10y wrote that column,
she evidently forgets or ignores
the days of her struggle as an ex-
ira in the Warner studios where
she often played unimportant bits
for quite some time and then later
graduated into small unimportant
leads and then gradually was fea-
tured in several independent pro
auctions and was to my knowledge
a free-lance actress until her role
in "Prizefighter and the Lady"
It was only after her portrayal Of
this role that she was blessed with
bigger and better parts until she
became the star she now is. Miss
10y didn' get anywhere in those
early days on the Warner lot be-
cause, in view of her unimpor-
lance, she never was photog-
raphed advantageously by the
cameramen and, if I recall, long
shots of her do not add to her
physical beauty. Il think it was
the legs) but since her Prize
fighter and the Lady" she has
been given every Photographic
break-and she deserves it-for
she's the tops"
Suggested slogan for current
safety campaign: "Speed is a
hOrrid word"
Arthur Murray was rebuking one
of the newer dramatists for his
careleSsness in attire.
you look like a hick," he told
him. you've only got that one
suit, and you're wearing it to
death"
you're right" replied the play
wright, "but wait until my new
play is produced and I'll have
plenty of suits"
IT know" retorted Murray, "but
I'm not talking about that kind"
ITO me-" murmurs Joe Lewis,
"hors d'Ouvre is only herring
with a press AGENT"
The midnight hour at Jack and
Charles is usually productive of
the type of frothy copy which l.;
the warp and woof-woof of Broad
way columns. Tuesday night
found Irving Berlin and Joseph
Schenck in a serious huddle, which
may or may not have something
to do with a forthcoming Berlin
project. Sir Robert Throckmor-
ton was affectionately disposed
toward the social Miss ClemenJe
Ballen. and the quite social Betty
Shevlin Smith was occupied with
the young and not unhandsome
Duke Of Verdura. The blonde Miss
Laura La Plante, now Mrs. Irving
Asher, and the young Adam Gin
bells did nothing untoward to ex-
cite a reporters pencil. Standing
next to us at the bar was a dis