Evening star., 1937-08-24

place out here, will not act unless you
rub perfume on their tawny tummies.
Without the perfume, and they are
using an expensive variety at R-K-O,
q leopard is a leopard With the fra
GRANGE of jasmine, mimosa or what's
in the other bottle in its nostrils a
leopard is lamb. 1t will do almost
anything for you and nothing to you.
There is a big and important differ
ence, point that needs no ampliflca-
ton.
The pliabilty of l-perfumed
leopard being what it is, the one at
R-K-O studios is being kept heavily
scented. 1t is not acting these days.
Rather it is getting the hang of things
tthings being prop men, actors, lights
and the like) in readiness for the day
when Miss Hepburn returns. 1t actu-
ally is given the run of the sound stage
upon which it soon will be working.
It goes around with bland, satisfied
look on its face looking at this corner,
smelling that one and discovering no
one and no thing is. going to hurt it..
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woman in charge of the leopard, says
1t Is quite important that a leopard
realize its environment is friendly.
The seriousness with which she makes
the point rather gives one the impress
sion that no one is going to be tenn
peramental in the course of making
Bringing Up Baby" The leopard
might not understand, even If the
woman in charge was standing there
blowing a whole atomizer of perfume
IN its face.
When the leopard first came around
to R-K-O every one gave it wide
berth. For the first few hours it might
have felt like Maine and Vermont for
all the company it had. At the end
of the first day, however, it was vir-
tually participating in the conferences
of technicians who are busy with the
sets upon which it is going to work.
Now, even visiting critics-girls from
Oklahoma and places like that-walk
fearlessly up to 1t and scratch its
head. 1t smells sweet and it is sweet.
JUST as matter OF faithfully re-
cording the comparative sensation
the leopard has created. a great deal
OF interest attaches to the fact that
1t Is to work with Miss Hepburn.
Don't ask us why. The implications
Of the interest seem to to be that what
Is coming is sister act. There even
are rumors around the place that some
one has said that in the event of
trouble between the stars in the pic
ture, certain film executive Cor
something) has offered to "spot the
leopard the first two bites and still
bet on Hepburn" 1t is not nice
way to talk but when people talk
that way, reporters can only set it
down in spirit Of deep detection
that the world is so constituted.
Sometime before the picture is due
TO start shooting. Miss Hepburn and
the leopard are going to work out to-
gether in a rehearsal number which
might be called Cant We Be
Friends?" If it should develop that
they are allergic to each other, it
would create no end Of CONSERVATION
on the R-K-O lot. and probably even
IN Hardie Meakin's Office They are
hoping, however, that Miss Hepburn
and the leopard will be calling each
other mice Kitty from the moment
Of their introduction
Next to the leopard and its future,
the most interesting thing on the
premises at R-K-O is E. de S. Melcher
CHATS all wrong about him shortening
his pen name to just Eddie). Mr..
Melcher who used to come out here
Just like us and write about animals,
actors, actresses and the abalone you
can get down at the shore, is back in
town after a vacation in Taos. For
the benefit of Jimmy Mitchell, Pete
Macias, Barnee (and his banO, it can
be set down that Mr.. Melcher is in
excruciatingly excellent health.
After the preliminaries. which con-
sist of unloading the cargo of greet
tngs we brought to Mr.. Melcher from
Washington (including Betsy Cas-
wells and Lii Winje's). and picking up
q new cargo of greetings from Melcher
70 Washington. The Stars former
Hollywood correspondent takes charge
Of The Stars present one.
Have We seen Maxine Doyle? We
must see Maxine Doyle So we see
Maxine Doyle, who used to be mistress
Of ceremonies at the Earle and who
now Is getting her best part in a new
picture. Miss Doyle has been con-
centrating OF late upon Westerns, a
fate that seems to befall Washington
girls out here since the same thing
happened to Marsha Hunt It does
not seem to make sense, this CONVEX
sion Of Washington beauties into cow
girls, but apparently 1t makes success
ful pictures and that Is what Holly
wood lives for.
In conversation with Maxine you
discover that she still gets lonely for
Washington, that she likes Hollywood,
that she would like to say hello to
Arthur Godfrey, Johnny Payette, Guy
Wonders, Frank La Falce, Dan Ter
fell and ever 50 many other people.
You also discover that she Is prettier
than ever, which is very pretty, in
deed. CThis latter bit Of knowledge
Is gained by looking at Maxine out of
the corner Of one eye because your
mother told you it was not nice to
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