The New Movie Magazine (Jan-Sep 1935)

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That Mad SHEARER/ Norma's "The Barretts of Wimpole Street" established an all-time record at the Capitol Theater in New York. Much of her success is due to the guiding genius of her husband, Irving Thalberg. IF Norma only knew it, she could have her present servants for half she is paying them, for nothing ever would entice them to leave her. The excitement of facing each day, never knowing what will happen, keeps them in a state of delighted animation. When Norma is going out in the evening, she may tell her maid she will wear her yellow taffeta gown, to have it pressed and all accessories ready. While Norma slips on the yellow dress, the maid is already on her way to the closet for the white satin. Before Norma gets into the white satin, which she surely will, the maid is racking her mind to think just what shoes Norma will wear with the blue chiffon as that will likely be tried on, too, before the final decision is made. At the time the Thalbergs decided to build their present, beautiful home at the beach, both Norma and Mr. Thalberg were very busy — she right in the midst of a picture, and he burdened with many productions. As a result, they thought least of all about the house. The architect was told the general plan, how many bedrooms, That's what Norma — who saves her dignity for the screen — is to her friends By MAUDE LATHEM baths and closets, with a few other details, but many items were omitted. So, when Norma first entered the house, she discovered she had a beautiful bedroom . . . but all doors and no windows. At least it looked so to her, as the French windows extended all the way to the floor and seemed just like doors. So she set about tearing the windows out and placing doors where there were windows and vice versa. "I felt just like a goldfish in a glass bowl," she said. But what she did in the house is nothing to what she does in the yard. A flower garden at the beach is a problem at any time, but Norma must have her flowers. The yard is not large, but always beautiful ... a lovely well-kept lawn, surrounded on all sides by bright flowers. Occasionally Mr. Thalberg stumbles over something at night when he comes across the lawn. He picks himself up with a smile, for well he knows that Norma has changed the flower beds again. Just as soon as the sun or ocean winds blight the flowers, the gardener removes the entire bed and immediately transplants full-grown blooming plants of another kind. "Those flowers are almost as necessary to me as food," she says. "As a matter of fact, I never think of food and sometimes go an entire day without realizing that I have missed a meal until I get a weak feeling in the pit of my stomach. On the other hand, every time they bring me food on the set, I eat it. I don't seem able to resist the dainty little sandwiches." Speaking of food reminds me of a party that Norma recently gave for Helen Hayes. As you perhaps know, Helen is one of Norma's very dearest friends. So when Helen came to the Coast, after such a successful engagement on Broadway, Norma wanted to entertain for her. First she planned to have a small dinner party — perhaps twelve. Then they could eat in the dining-room. After thinking more about it, she decided it was too bad to cheat Helen's many other friends out of seeing her, so Norma decided to have a large party. This meant having the dinner on the big porch. It is all enclosed with beautiful, heavy awnings so you would hardly be aware that you were not indoors except for the colorful porch furniture. But Norma thought it might begin to get cold later in the evening, so she said "I will have to build a fireplace on the porch today." And a fireplace she had ! The architect was called out and, inside of twenty-four hours, a huge fireplace was built, right on the porch, at the back of the chimney already in her living-room. And it was painted white so that the brick matched in with the balance of the chimney and guests had to look twice to discover what it was that made the place look so different from (Please turn to page 52) The Neiv Movie Magazine, January, 1935