The Washington times., 1938-03-12
HIQll MOOD
BY ED SULLIVAN
Men and Maids
HOLLYWOOD, March II.

HOLLYWOOD, March II.
A the testimonial dinner to Louis B. Mayer, retiring
"A after seven constructive years head of the Pro-
ducer Association Shearer takes the play from
the men on the da with very cute and charming ex-
preston of appreciation.
She recalls Irving Thalberg lauds Mayer and then in
Quoting Director Woody Van Dyke, employs word
Master of Ceremonies George Jessel fast the trigger
steps to the microphone and says soemny For the benefit
of those who heard Miss Sharer that Sophie
Tucker speaking Miss Shearer her face crimson gasps
"Was the air. breathcs sigh of sincere relief when
Jcssel in the negative Mayer summing up the
advances the industry since 1907, strikes nostalgia note
by introducing his first star of the silent pictures Anita
Stewart and then goes to himself abest speaker
at his own banquet.
Director Henry King on the "Aexanders Ragme Band"
set wearing tiny pair of leather boxing gloves in his coat
lapel present from Alice Faye Tyrone Power Don on
Ameche Jack Haley, Seymour Felix and Alice Faye all
swollen in pocketbook the result of the Santa Anita vic
tory Alice Faye the fly which paid $37 for 50 wager
The fily was named for the star by Director Dave
Butler Dixie Dunbar takes off her shoes and rests be-
tween dance sequences with Way Vernon Carole Lom-
bard scratching her in autograph book at the ven
dome Earl Sande and his mssus going into theaer to
see the filming of the Santa Anita Derby, by Sandes
stagehand Fred Asaire reading the reports Of Joe Joe
Louis thirdround K O.. of Nathan Mann Evidently the
Hollywood whirl did Louis lot of good
NTORNA SIIEARER and Joseph Schildkraut emoting in
~ marie Antonete with to shut them off from
the rest the Joan Crawford buying three grapefruit
at one of the roadside fruit markets Claire Dodd with
rum in her stocking that she doesn't anything about
. George Raft walking along Sunset fippng coin the
trick that established him a movie favorte Edmund
Lowe buying American Legion miniature flag from vet
eran William Powell and Benny Thau in huddle
Pat OBren the only guy out here who still cap
Basil Ratbone Phillip Reed and Rhea Gable figuring out the
racerack charts Martha Rave powdering her nose in
front of gum machine Joe E. Brown in shoe shine
paror.
Louise B. Mayer chatting with Governor Merriam of Cali
forna before the producers dinner to Mayer Mary
C,,ir loo Feldman
good for mornngafter headache Edgar (Slow-Burny)
Kennedy takes off his hat and mops his brow in familiar
gesture but this time it's the heat Regular spring weather
at the moment although the snowpeaked mountains lend an
incongruous note to the bamy breezes Nate Blumberg,
Universal president who will put his company in the
black this year by fitting the income and scing the over
head Virginia Bruce Ruben and her little daughter one
of the cute youngsters out here Director Chuck Re1sner
who turned from time directing to author grand book
for children called "nchigh People" Katharine Hep
burn in sacks and with scarf tied her hair bowling
along Hollywood Boulevard in roadster
TTAL ROACH beaming the preview of "erry We Live"
IL at the Chinese Director Norman Taurog accepting
congras at the prevew of Deanna Durbns "Mad About
Music" What bad pictures this week? Mrs Jock
Whitney entering the NJ commssary the extras stare
her Adoph Zukor the Ambassador drums the table
with his fingers in time with Eddy Duchins music Duchin
incidentally cracking records Phil Regan, who flat
tened Guy Lombardo in Broadway refuses to talk
about at the Brown Derby Edgar Bergen and Ken Muir
ray buying flashy neckes that Charlie Mccarthy
wouldn't Robert Taylor and Barbara Sanwyck look
ing for parking space outside the Bank of America Tom
Gallery the promoter pointing out the Hollywood to
the ski champs who have arrived for the Coliseum spectacle
Iceskang Joe Moore from New York confides that by
from the Holland Tunnel in New York to Beverly Hills
is exactly 3400 miles Arizona he says offered the most
thrilling scenery George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
making their boat reservations for the trip to New
York (theyI occupy their time the boat by penning
show Hugh Herbert getting laughs with his story of
Lady Astor and the admiral Gregory La Cava, who d
rected Sage Door, entering the Glover Club Shirley
Ross who sends cute
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