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It is the spectacular, not the small-time incidents, that excite the most amusement and arouse the most comment, and that people never quit talking about.
One such happened at the wedding of Rod La Rocque an< Vilma Banky, an event that will always be looked hack to as one of the red-letter days in the picture world, what with the ceremony being very late and the arrival of Tom Mix in his horse-drawn equipage.
The wedding reception was the scene of a happening of unforgetable mirthfulness, when one of the guests attempted to spear a turkey, and found that it was playing only the role of a pro]) in the festal banquet. Somebody with moviesque ideas had conceived thenotion of arranging the buffet with scenic embellishments in which turkeys, geese and chickens, apparently nicely roasted, were conspicuous. But after the ineffectual attempts of the guest to procure a slice, a vigilant servitor was placed on duty to induce others to become interested rather
Artificial food was displayed at the BankyLa Rocque wedding.
in chicken salad, olive-and-nut sandwiches, molded ice cream, and other dainties. Samuel Goldwyn staged the wedding, and a his shrewd insight in business matters was widely recognized, coupled with certain statements he had made denouncing newspaper people for demanding too much hospitality, the incident of the turkeys immediately became a Silas Marnerish titbit, widely recited, and will perhaps go on forever. Actually it might have been just a bit of clever scene setting that went awry when hungry guests started an attack on the edibles.
Another incident of an entirely different character took place at a dinner of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at which prizes are awarded for the best work of the year to movie folk. Janet (iaynor was the principal in this affair.
.Miss (iaynor was being honored for her work in "Seventh Heaven." and in the preamble of the speech that he made before the prize was given. William DeMille, as master of ceremonies, laid emphasis on the fact that the >tar did not belong to the organization, even goin far as to say, "I don't know why she doesn't, but perhaps she will become a member now." Janet ro^e. came forward to get the prize, and took her bow to large applause. Everybody was looking for her to whisper, at least, into Mr. DeM die's ear that she would lie pleased to become one of the august assemblage to which only the more noted stars belong. It would have been the appropriate gesture.
But she only took the bow and retired, and her name isn't yet listed on the roster. Perhaps it was the Stage fright that prevented her from saying anything, and she forgot .about it later. Still, the question has been raised more than once, in the inner circle, as to why she did not do something about it. It was recognized, of course, that Janet's way to
Ronald Colman is selfcontained in everything.