The New Movie Magazine (Dec 1929-May 1930)

Al the News of the Famous Motion Picture Betty Compson: With her husband famous for hospitality at Flintridge, was lunching with Mrs. Barney Glazer, both in severe black, which is Ina Claire Gilbert's favorite for both daytime and evening. Marion Davies was present with her sisters, Rose and Renee. Mrs. Basil Rathbone, with Mrs. Lawrence Tibbett and Lillian Kemble Cooper, of stage fame. Dorothy Dalton (now Mrs. Oscar Hammerstein II) with some friends, and Dorothy Mackaill, the only woman at the famous Bachelors Table, where any day you will find Barney Glaze, Herman Mankiewiez, Gene Markey, Harry d'Arrast, George Fitzmaurice, John McCormick, Carey Wilson, and Al Hall. When you see "Hell's Angels" you will be looking at something which cost $33,333.33 for every minute you watch it. ]V/|R and Mrs. Frank Borzage — Frank directed 1V1 "geventu Heaven" and other successes — had a farewell dinner party for Mr. and Mrs. John McCormack, just before the famous Irish tenor and his wife and daughter, Gwendolyn, left for Ireland. The Borzage house was decorated in green, and the centerpiece on the dinner table was a huge Irish harp, in reality a cake. After dinner there was dancing, bridge and music. The guests included Mary Lewis, Virginia Valli, Fania Maranoff, Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Lowe (Lily an Tashman) Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Torrence, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Dwan, Mr. and Mrs. Lydell Peck (Janet Gaynor), Mr. and Mrs. Warner Baxter, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hovey, Edmund Goulding, Eddie Sutherland, Charlie Chaplin, Charles Farrell, and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Quigley. Trained mice get two dollars a day in Hollywood. "V[0 party ever -L ^ given in the Hollywood folk colony could rival the house warming of Mr. and Mrs. John McCormick, for charm, interest and beauty, as well as for distinguished guests. Mrs. McCormick, of course, is Colleen Moore, and, while she doesn't have time to do a great deal of entertaining, when she does she is a charming hostess. 20 The new home of the McCormicks in Bel-Air is remarkably well suited to entertaining, with its big drawing-room and .stately hall, its gay sun porches and balconied dining-room. Almost a hundred guests were there on this special Kundajr evening, and small card tables were placed all over the house in most attractive fashion, without giving *an air of crowding. After dinner, Colleen presented a marionette show in her own little theater — a show personally directed and supervised by the star herself. Little acts had been specially written for the occasion by Carey Wilson, and included humorous incidents about many of the guests present, including Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gilbert, Charles Farrell and Virginia Valli, Elsie Janis and her mother, and Sam Harris, the New York stage producer. These efforts were greeted with loud cheers by the audience and the subjects of the gay jests seemed to enjoy them as much as anybody present. The skits were entitled "The Private Life of Jack Gilbert and Ina Claire," "Seventh Heaven as Charlie Farrell would have played it with Virginia Valli instead of Janet Gaynor as Diane," "Elsie and Ma." and "Sam Harris Goes Hollywood." It is doubtful if anything cleverer has ever been presented in a private home anywhere. The house was brilliant with great jars of early spring flowers, arranged to match the color schemes of the rooms. The most effective gown of the evening was worn by Hedda Hopper, a stunning affair of gold and blue and henna brocade which trailed for several feet on the floor, and was held in place over the arms and at the waist with heavy, jeweled chains. Colleen herself was in a simple frock of printed chiffon in green and beige. Mr. and Mrs. George Hill (Frances Marion), Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hammerstein II (Dorothy Dalton), Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lloyd, Mr. and Mrs. Mervyn LeRoy (Edna Murphy), Mr. and Mrs. George Fitzmaurice, Bebe Daniels, Carey Wilson and Carmelite Gerharghty, Mr. and Mrs. George Archainbaud. Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Lehr, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Quigley, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gilbert (Ina Claire), Harold Grieve and Julianne Johnston, Blanche Sweet, Elsie Janis, Mrs. Janis, Virginia Valli and Charlie Farrell, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Harris, Paul Bern, Mr. and Mrs. Barney Glazer, Mr. and Mrs. William Seiter (Laura La Plante), Ben Lyon, Dr. and Mrs. Harry Martin (Louella Parsons), Dorothy Mackaill, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Morosco (Corinne Griffith), Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hobert (Olive 'Tell), and many others. Jack Oakie's legal name is Lewis D. Offield. T3EBE DANIELS ■*-* opened her big beach house one day last month to entertain for a group of her old friends from New York — Julian Bach, Everett Jacobs and