Picture Play Magazine (Mar-Jul 1929)

59 1 1 *g^l/% I j m » ■ » w mm -m. ■ • ■ Edwin a^iElza Schatlert ■ • ■ nightgowns, pajamas, teddies, or some synonymous garment. Here are the outstanding items : green-satin teddy, with green-velvet negligee ; black chiffon-and-lace pajamas, with black-velvet, fur-trimmed jacket ; abbreviated, skirtless dance costume of black sequins and diamonds, body-fitting and with one shoulder strap ; peach satin-and-lace undies, and blue satin-and-lace of the same species, and one blue-satin nightgown. In addition ta this she wore a sports costume, a college outfit of skirt and sweater, a travel costume and an evening gown. Maybe the old saying that one spends more than half of his life abed is true after all. Or possibly the abundance of boudoir costumes in Clara's picture wardrobe would indicate that the modern soothsayers are not always right, and that the flapper is much more a home body than they would have us believe. When Smoke of Battle Clears It came at last ! The much-prognosticated break between Gloria Swanson and Erich von Stroheim. Edmund Goulding is finishing "Oueen Kelly." Studio announcements simply said that Von Stroheim had finished the silent version of the film, and that Goulding had taken over the talkie portion, as planned from the beginning. However, the little birds of . Hollywood were not to be denied their chance to twitter. They made it known that while Goulding was ostensibly doing only the dialogue sequences, he also wound up some of the silent parts. This means that Von has not finished a film since "The Devil's Pass Key," his second production. But then each one with which he has been associated has borne the unmistakable evidences of his individuality. . Even if he never made another picture he would have added a wealth of artistry to screen history. By the way, he almost finished "The Merry Widow," but some of the final cutting was done by the studio. Rival for Aimee Rheba Crawford, the evangelist, sometimes known as "The Angel of Broadway," has cast her eye over filmland, and decided to set up a church there. Blond and eloquent, she enjoyed a large following in New York before coming to the Coast. "Hollywood is really not at all The FBO sign is replaced by RKO, which stands for the new RadioKeith-Orpheum corporation, with Sally Blane officiating at the rechristening. wicked," she said. "The colony may play truant from Sunday school, but their hearts are good. They are just folks who are fighting hard to earn their salaries, and are so industrious that they don't have time to be bothered about sin and evil." Reassuring news, certainly. Yes — Very Exotic Exotic, even to the name, are the roles that are falling to the lot of Myrna Loy this year. Having finished the part of a gypsy called Nubi, in "The Squall," she has been essaying an East Indian girl, Yasmini, in "King, of the Khyber Rifles." Both are important leads, so Myrna is getting along famously. Those who wax facetious about "The Squall," which was a crazy-quilt stage play, often refer to the role of Nubi as "Nudi." It is like that. Out on the Briny Deep "Ship Ahoy!" may be shouted at four popular leading men, with every expectation of an echoing answer. The men in question are Ramon Novarro, who plays a naval officer in "The Flying Fleet" ; William Haines, who is starring in "The Gob" ; Ronald Colman, a gun runner in "The Rescue" ; and John Gilbert is scheduled to do "The Way of a Sailor" as his first production under his new contract. The story for the Gilbert film was written by Lawrence S tailings, coauthor of "What Price Glory." Doubtlessly because a well-known writer is connected with it, they are calling it an epic. A Check on Facts Tell everything but your age and your right name, and you will enjoy a flourishing career in the movies. Once this was the admonition to all bright newcomers who toddled their first steps toward fame. But it doesn't mean anything any more — at least for a little girl in her teens. She has to make her age and real name a matter of court record when she is signing a contract. Also she can't bluff one little bit about the size of her salary. Anita Page is among those who had to tell all recently, and here it is. Her real name is Anita Pomares. She was known as Anita Rivers when she first came to Hollywood. Her age is eighteen. Her salary for her first year is $400 per week, and increases up to $1,500 in her fourth year. Internationalizing Talkies The invasion progresses. Meaning, naturally, the invasion of the movies by stage players. And assuredly it becomes something to talk about when it brings such a charming star as Irene Bordoni. It has been difficult to foresee a future for some of the many footlight celebrities who have been lured into the studios by high salaries and opportunities in talking pictures. But if anybody should be able to qualify for the., film -speakies it is the whimsical