The Washington times., 1938-03-26
HOLLYWOOD
By ED SULLIVAN

ED SULLIVAN
HOLLYWOOD, CAL, March 5000 A. M.-Awake e.
H luctantly. The Jack Pearls farewell party the night
before gone morning your correspondent
YEARLY crawls of bed. stiff breeze is ruffng the
and sending the clouds scuddng the sky The
wind, however, has effect the bimp which waddes
Beverly Hills its pointed toward the lattcework
Of the oil wells that like sennels against the horizon
10 A. M-Teephone calls from Fred Macurray Olivia De
Haviand. Sam Godwyns secretary calls confirm date.
very welcome letter from old friend Dr. Ken Grden
Jules Levey of RKO wants know we'll go the prevew
at the Pantages Joy Of Living with Irene Dunno and Doug
Fairbanks, jr
II Mn the office of Sam Godwyn. So many stories
have been invented about his dialect and twisted meta
phor that you constantly surprised when he talks easily
and convincingly. You remark upon this and Goldwyn
laughs: twenty-five years in this business entte me
less kidding but learned early argue with
only wish the boys would stop saddling
with the authorship of those bum diaectician gags
asked him to the actor and actress who %
year span had impressed him most Geraldine Farrar and
the late Thomas Meighan, he said instantly I tell you
story about Geraldine Farrar that will illustrate her
generosity She tore contract calling for $250000 when
her first picture failed click This contract may en-
barrass SAM she said and ripped up Do you
any other woman or man. who forfeit cool quarter of
million dollars like that to relieve a friend?"
II 80 A. NAT the Goth CenturyFox commssary Jackie
Fields the former welterweght scrapper approaches ev
Ed he says ibid you tell Don Ameche that told you
something bad about him?" In the background Ameche
Tyrone Power, Sammy Lederer and others signal
to say eyes," but after few minutes tell Jackie that
he's being ribbed.
Always remember the night at Chicago when Jackie Fields
fought Jack Thompson and riot started One fight
fans killed that night in fall from the balcony the
brother Of Director Sidney Laned Now Lanfield and
Fields work on the lot
N00N-Luncheon with Sonia Henie. "You know how
long I've been trying to meet you" she says. You'll
know how much appreciated that story you wrote"
in off
she picked her record-breakng tour of Chicago
Detroit, Miami, Cleveland, Boston, and New York.
The interview reveals the Norwegian eyeful the most
unusual glamour girl in Hollywood the the Great
look easy, but skating actually requires lot of physical
effort On this recent tour playing Sc shows lost about
IL pounds In Olympic championship I'd lose eight to
ten pounds To skate you've got to eat heavily Ordi-
narily, she weighs ITO pounds without skates.
1890 p NAT the moment however, Sonia is eating a
steak day give her strength look for house Mother
and at BeAr yesterday she recalled ''but
they're asking 1900 month";
3P. M-Drivng down Sunset Cary Grant, his coat and
hair flying in the wind, pounced upon by autograph
hunters as he waits for a red light at Fairfax
$3.50 p M.-The prevew of "Buebeard's Eighth Wife"
at the downtown Paramount Theater Gary Cooper
and Caudee Colbert romp through this gay directed
by Ernst Lubtsch and the Lubch touch finds expression
in Of clever hghlghts The CooperColbert combna-
ton is definite box office.
M1DN1GHT-The Glover Club jammed with ceebs. Jimmy
Stewart in earnest conversation with Mrs Jock Whitney.
The Jack Pearls the Jack Bennys Burns and Allen Sol Wurt
eel and his missus the Jules Levey the Harry Rites Phil
Baker Ned Depine the Hal Reaches Grace Mencken Lye
the Harry Brands Milton Bren, Frank Ross Jon Hall Mrs
ig of jmt