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-'rEANETTE LOFF delighting the Universal studio with I her charming singing voice.
Mary Pickford having her hair waved at Jim's and lunchng at the Brown Derby, all in one day. Bebe Daniels advising a newspaper man to learn contract Viiridge and quit working for a living.
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THE faux pas interview of the month concerns a reporter who went to interview John McCormack. "\Miat do you think of John Boles's voice, Mr. McCorfttmack?"
The genial Irish tenor replied that he thought Mr. Boles's jvoice was delightful.
i"And Laurence Tibbett.'" pried on the reporter. Another compliment from McCormack. . On and on went the reporter, mentioning ever>' singer oi the screen. "Listen," interrupted the great concert tsinger after about an hour of this, "did you ever hear of iHjohn McCormack.^ I think he's pretty good, too."
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A COUPLE of film newlyweds were stopped on the Boulevard by our leading hand-kissing sheik, who i spent the best part of the ten-minute chat rolling his eyes tat the pretty bride and telling her how charming she was. y The husband stood on one foot and then the other. But
the little bride rather liked it. he As the dashing Lothario finally tipped his hat and moved »on his way, the young bride said: "Oh, I like him so vmuch. He says the nicest things."
•f "The nicest thing he said," grunted the groom, "was 'good-bye.'"
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Kitty-\ti\: from Mr. Ziegfeld'i Hall of Fame steps Claudia Dell (above), whose eyes and whose ways are the current attraction of Hollywood — and of "Sweet Kitty Bellain"
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LILY AN TASHMAN in vivid cerise at the premiere of ^ "Song of My Heart."
Charles Farrell with a small, but decorative, mustache.
Eddie Lowe was billed as master of ceremonies for this one but he didn't get a chance to do his stuff — there weren't any ceremonies.
Sid Grauman reported slated for management of Roxy (Fox) Theater, New York, if — or when — Roxy goes with RKO and affiliated radio companies.
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BETTY COMPSON has actually filed divorce proceedings against James Cruze. This is their second separation for apparently the same reason — too many Hollywood parties.
Betty's first rebellion took place about a year ago when she moved out of Jim's Flintridge home, taking her elaborate bedroom suite with her. When she and Jim eventually patched things up, Betty moved back; but she didn't bring the bedroom suite. She must have had her doubts all along about Jim's reform as a host.
Now it's definite. Jim will continue to give his parties, but Betty and the bedroom suite won't be there.
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JOHN GILBERT wanted very much to play the title r6le in "Billy, The Kid," but for some reason or other the studio saw fit to give the part to Johnny Mack Brown.
No longer are the studios under the sway of the star reign. With the advent of the talkies, stars, no matter how starry, are just actors to their home teams.
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