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they said it just like that when referring to their female acquaintances. They wallowed by day in the making of their primitive movie melodramas and slap-sticks ; by night in their equally primitive, but spontaneous, forms of amusement. Then they started going to Europe. Fairbanks was entertained by English peers of the realm and royal blood was annexed in the matrimonial market. It was time for the movie colony to adopt an English accent, a Parisian pose — and go society.
Various degrees of respectability are represented by the seven main cliques into which Hollywood society divided itself. In some cases it is even genuine respectability.
The largest (if the hangers-on to its fringe are included), the most exclusive (in point of those actually on the inside), and the most aspired to is the Marion Davies clique. With her numerous estates and unlimited wealth, Marion can do things on a bigger scale than anybody— and she does. There is probably not an actor or actress in Hollywood who would not give a month's salary for an invitation to stay at the enormous ranch near San Francisco, where Marion is said to entertain her friends on a scale unequalled since the gay days of the Roman Empire. The inner circle of the Davies clique consists of Charlie Chaplin, Harry Crocker (Chaplin's lieutenant), George K. Arthur, Harry D'Arrast, the director; William Haines and Seena Owen. Those who are in and out, often figuring on the Davies invitation list but never becoming quite one of the gang, include Gloria Swanson, -v Frances Marion and Agnes Christine Johnston
^l (scenario writers), Sam Gold wyn, Lloyd Pan
' tages, Louise Brooks, Bebe Daniels, Elinor Glyn,
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Dorothy Mackaill and Adolphe Menjou.
The Davies clique, in so far as its superficial activities are concerned, stands for nice, clean, wholesome fun. The boys and girls belonging to it get together and while away the long evenings with a pleasant game of charades or a screamingly funny kissing game in which the innocent victim waiting blindfolded for an
osculation gets instead a plateful of ice-cream on the beezer. Any amount of healthy enjoyment is obtained from this sort of thing, which may take place either at one of the numerous Davies houses, or at the ranch, or on the yacht, or in Marion's studio bungalow.
The Respectability Ring
HThe most respectable clique of all is made up of Conrad *■ Nagel, Lois Wilson, May McAvoy, Fred Niblo and Enid Bennett, Antonio Moreno, and Sidney Franklin. This little party stands for religion, convention and all that sort of thing. Most of its members are Christian Scientists. A party where any or all of these are to be present is hall-marked strictly formal, and only nice people will be invited. Best manners must be brought along — and (Continued on page 84)
The Harold Lloyd League
The Young American Group
The Kiddy Klique
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