Close Up (Oct 1920 - Aug 1923)

“Not So Good — In Hollywood” (With Apologies to No One) By OBSERVATUS * * * Why the very idea of Dorothy Manners, film girl, suing Sally Bosse for the exclusive right to the name of Dorothy Manners! A1 St. John, Fox comedian, used to make $18 per week. The question is: What does he make now ? Ivan Moskovin is a Russian comedian. Any guy with a name like that ought to be funny. Edward Martindel’s light-green makeup is all O. K. And now the five Olsen sisters, Eve, Edith, Elsie, Violet and Dolly, have come out with some yellow makeup for street wear. Yes, Grace Darmond did look nice on the witness stand. She is truly a very good actress. Did you notice the head-lines? Vera Stedman, former Christie comedy leading lady, is suing her husband, Jackie Taylor, orchestra leader, for divorce. Money matters is one of the reasons for the suit. Cullen Landis wants to fight at the Hollywood Stadium. Seems as though leading ladies have no lure for this young screen actor. Irving M. Lesser got a divorce on a cruelty plea. Mental cruelty, it was. This is good! Most of us are wondering why Jackie Coogan’s father will direct the young star, when there are plenty of good directors out of a job. Gloria Swanson’s mother got her $75,000 all right! Hollywood just WILL be a clean city, that’s all. A number of film notables have just financed a new laundry. Bessie Eyton, star of the stage and screen, and former wife of Charles Eyton, is suing her husband, Clark B. Coffey, film actor, for divorce. Sid Grauman has non-slipping sidewalks at his new Metropolitan Theater. He should also have pillows to fall on after hearing the opening night prices. Walter Forde, the “British Charlie Chaplin,’’ is in town. He did not bring any wise-cracks with him, however. Helene Chadwick, Goldwyn actress, has separated from her husband, William A. Wellman. There was a large party at the wedding of Walter Hiers and “Peaches” McWilliams. He was it. Carter de Haven is appealing the suit which turned against him for $625 in favor of a landscape gardener. Edna Pennington says she likes real estate selling best of all. Yes, there certainly are some handsome salesmen in the game. Wanda Hawley received some nice publicity by having her sister get passports to Europe. Does she intend to use this passport? So Juanita Hansen blames the rich men. Well, you know, money talks. So Hollywood was fooled for once. Lois Weber got by with her divorce for seven months and not a soul knew it. Well, where were all the clever scandal guys? Dagmar Godowsky, wife of Frank Mayo, may have to go to jail for speeding on Western avenue. J. Herbert Frank, an actor, faces a battery and drug charge. This sounds interesting. For once an actor has won a suit from a casting office. George Hackathorne won his suit from the Artists’ Booking Exchange. Eva Novak, Lasky actress, was attracted by bats as she entered a cave. This was a “batty” idea in the first place. Now that Pola Negri is taking her vacation, Charley Chaplin should get some more publicity by being seen with her. Jimmy Starr is the author of three new burlesques entitled “When Moonshine was In Sour,” “Bess of the Wrong Cemetery,” and “To Grab and to Get.” Max Handscheigl won his suit which Famous Players-Lasky started against him in a film color argument. So Viora Daniel has been married for three months and none of our clever “nose for news” guys found it out. Penryhn Stanlaus has realized by this time that saying mean things about the stars does not get one any jobs. Somebody tried to kidnap Grace. Darmond. Well, you can’t blame them. Remember, she said she wanted to marry a “real he-man.” Mae Busch was ordered freed from bankruptcy. What does this mean? Monty Banks, comedian, received a threatening letter. If he’s a comedian he ought to be able to “laugh that off.”