The Washington times., 1936-05-02

Thus, there sat o famed pro-
ducer ct one table while across
the room never looking at him
sat . lovely star The town
knows the two are madIy in love
with each other but she is
married and he is married-and
both are convinced no one knows
the love each has in the heart
for the other. "A famous Skat-
ing star, Sonia Henie, sat, .
smile decorating her pretty face,
Is she listened to q young gen
tleman next to her Charles
Dunn, her SuitOr. :. In New
York, the man who cOurted her
for many months, Jeff Dickson,
bROOdS and Is ready to sue for
the return Of the gems he gave
her. Tall, beautiful Claire
Windsor Of the perennially un-
ruffIed cOuntenance is here
still exciting the enviOus WhiS-
perS Of younger beauties who
wonder how she maintains her
youthful puIchritude. .. Blonde
MaRgot Grahame fits past. "A
brilliant young composer, Johnny
Green, was reported to have
been the object Of her affection
but something has evidently
happened, for MargOt started
toward New York, thence to
England-back to her estranged
husband. "A French bea uty,
Ketti GaIIian, sits alone. Holly
wood seemed ready to wash up
with her-but her persistency
won Out-She Ii back in the pic
tureS-a vividly beautiful crea-
ture who changed her cOiffure
from flowing hair to neatly
brushed and done mp arrange
ment which changes her entire
personality. Ruby Keeler, SIM
ply clad, IL Mrs. Seymour Felix's
table companion. Dozens Of
others each has his or her story
both O'Hara and Watts are
correct There is excitement
here-and the people are excit-
ing. There is synthetic glamOr
here and the activities are CLAM.
Orous. "A waiter may love the
pretty caShier-and both being
wed-keep their secret to them.
selves. Unfortunately, . rO-
nance between q married waiter
and Q married cashier b not
glomOrous from the current
standards Of sOciety-but If the
waiter becomes . picture star
and Is duly pubIicized, then it is
exciting and acceptable scandal.
A surprise foursome at the
Trocadero comprised the JacA
Warmers and the Irving (Norns
Shearer) Thalbergs. From riva
cannpS-and the film colony won
derS If something is in the air
aside from a social get-togethel
:. .20th Century-Fox had a pri
vate preview showing of "Undel
Two Flags Tuesday night at its
studio. Two Of the four stars
failed to attend-Claudette Col
bert having gone off to the Sto
koWski concert instead-and Col
man not being in Hollywood . .
Victor McLaglen sat in a real
row-and occasionally wept at 9
touching scene. Rosalind Rus
sell sat In the very first row.
and did not weep. They've done
q good job with this old standby
but for once in her life, the
Colbert lass is not up to snuff
and makes an unconvincing char
acter OF the firebrand, Cigarette
:. And McLaglen, too, shows lit
tie Of the fellow who proved sC
great as '"The Informer" 9. Fol
the first time in three years
since their parting, Grace Haye:
and Charles Foy were togethei
Tuesday mite at the Troc-TeC
Healy playing Cupid. And, al
If In refutation Of the many
rumorS, Ginger Rogers and Lev
Ayres danced together most oi
the night. Marian Marsh was
again with al Scotland Nor
man Krasna with Ann Sotherr
:. .Groucto Marx in evenin &
clothes sat placidly putting away
at an odorous pipe.
Over at the Casanova, Joan
Abbot, who completed her en-
gagement at the Century to
make way for little Nancy Kelly
and Grace Saxon, Is jubilant-
having just been signed by
R-K-O for o picture starring
George OBrien. Red headed
Terry LawlOr wanders in-she,
too, has brought her engage
ment at the Glover Club to an
end, Sheila Barrett replacing
her. Donald Ogden Stewart
has answered Gene FowIer's
open letter. But, in a serious
vein, In contrast to FOwIer's flip
pancies. 'This industry" he
asserts, 'fS not papier-mache,
nor iS it a rOOkery. It IL q very
solid structure, the foundations
Of which are not the money and
power of the producers, but the
individual and united efforts of
the writers, directors, actors and
technicians. These are the men
upon whom the producers must
depend in the final analysis, and
these men will never sink the
industry.
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