The Washington times., 1937-02-08
THE VOICE OF
BFO8dWa aY
BY Louis SObOI-
Weekend Odd-Ends!


Marjorie Logan, the society gal
who turned chanteuSe, will wed
Richard Chapman OF Green en-,
amateur golf champ E. With only
2 hrs. to go, Lois Long took her
first drink in a month. thereby
sacrificing 5000, the 500 pledges
put up by nine others who had
vowed not to drink for a month
Lois was the only one who
survived-but rather than take the
dough. deliberately gulped a mar
TIM at the Stork-while the nine
potential losers Cheered A 5000
drink! CinemadanCe Director
Dave Gould. whose merger with
Frances Paxton lasted one Wk., is
already wooing Carol Lands ).
Ann St. George will elope with
young Alex Thompson, heir to the
Thompson millions, on March 5 at
Thomasville, Ga The final
blow after all these years! The
New Amsterdam Theatre, stepped
in the most glorious traditions, is
to become a burleSque houSe-bye,
bye 42nd ST.!
The Vivian Duncan.James
Rennie blaze is a-cracklin' high,
lii IedS and gels Twenty
Ones Jack Kriendler'S chief eX-
citement is Muriel Oxford,
French Casino beauty, whose
papa Is q lofty British official
Jack Oakie'S latest brain
storm for the well-dreSSed man
is q red shirt, brown pants. vel
low scarf and a bright blue top
coat aside to Voice of
Experience: Thank for the
check for the flood sufferers.
When Herbert Marshall was in
England. he bought an estate for
his estranged frau, Edna Best, and
established a trust fund for her
>. According to intimateS he
said: Hold on to these -. for
it won't be long before III be COM
ing back to England and to you"
-. In the meantime the romance
between Marshall and Gloria
Swanson has fizzled. . Eleanor
Tennis, the tiny danseuse, has
been assigned a leading role in
the Rodgers and Hart forthcom-
ing musical, BABES in Arms" -.
MitN Green, who is also scheduled
to carry an important role in the
play, has been chosen Queen Of
the New York State Outdoor
Speed Skating championships, to
be held at the Laurel Country
Club, Feb. 81 -. Irony: Paul
Whiteman, with a free date on
his hands, offered his services to
the Mayor of Memphis in an
effort to raise funds for the flood
sufferers .. His manager, calling
to make arrangements for the
concert, was told: IT'S grand
but we can't take advantage Of
the otfer-the only available hall
of any size is the Municipal
Auditorium-and at present that's
jammed with 5000 cots for the
refugees" :. Thanks to Joe Moss
and Hollywood for raising $3.50
for the flood SuffererS-the check
was handed to this reporter to
give to the Red Cross ...
Best story from the Coast
Just arrives. Daryl Zanuck
was trying to check rumOrS
that his writing ace, Gene
Fowler, had had words with a
movie producer the other night
%. "Is it true, Gene" he asked,
"yOu had words with that fel-
low?" "Yes," admitted FOw-
ler, emphatically, "One-SyllabIe
words" =. Nils T. Granlund
wants to help the unemplOy-
ment situation He n eedS
about a dozen pretty gals-but
pretty-fOr his new unit -. Her
bert Clyde Lewis, N. Y. Ameri-
can re-write man. has sold his
1st novel to Viking-"Gentle-
man Overheard" Most i'm
pressive electric sign on Broad
way-the blazing cluster Of
lights advertising Good Earth"
showing fiery red dragon puff
ing what appears to be real
smoke through its nOStrilS 80.
oldest charm bracelet is worn
by Mrs. William Hamilton-the
charms are medals given to her
husband by various governments
.. 1t was fashioned for her by
Tom Kirkpatrick of London-Who
was her first husband!
Clap CallOuSed MittS for Glen
POpe'S magic smoke trick at the
Versailles (the eyeful who
stOOgeS for him is his sister, -.
Tea Green's fascinating piece
on "Nick the Greek" in Frank
Menke'S current "All Sports"
mag The pretty gels who
decorate the Snappy revue at
the Ball Club LuiSe Rainer's
moving performance of a faith.
full drudge in Good Earth" J..
But what happened to Paul
Muni'S Chinese makeup in the
latter part of the picture?
Philip Guadella'S comprehensive
tome, The Hundred Years"
summing up the events Of the
past century doubleday, Do.
RAM Rea Twins pen-and.
ink satire on Hollywood pre-
views in current N'Yawker
Here's how I picture them as