Photoplay (Jan - Jun 1926)

This odd looking headdress was sent to Norma Shearer by a fan in Japan. It is a Japanese silk scarf colored tomato red and pink. Norma wears it with a canary yellow sports costume, and says it is ideal for keeping her long hair in place while driving to the studio Whoever said that bobbed hair would cramp the style of individual hairdressing didn't know the movie girls. Aileen Pringle's is the most startling to date. The coiffed Glyn heroine has disappeared completely. Bangs are the most distinctive part of this cut her sometime ago. It read: "Metro-GoldwynMayer are now shooting a story called 'The Reason Why.' They bought the film rights of the book of that name by me from Selznick, who owned them, and Mr. Carey Wilson has written the story under that title. I feel that if it is good, which it very well may be, he should receive the credit of it and not I, as I had nothing to do with it. On the other hand I feel that I should not be blamed if the picture is bad." This note was received about the time this production first started. "pi. IVOR usually supervises all her produc-'-'tions, but there was a mix-up and Elinor cancelled her contract with Metro and renounced all claim to her story which was changed to the above mentioned title. Why? No one knows. It's just one of the many peculiar incidents that happen on all studio lots. Since the completion and release of this picture, Metro and Elinor have patched up their differences and Miss Glyn is now working on the scenario and will personally supervise the production of another of her novels, "Love's Blindness." (~*\F course it's utterly impossible to tell for ^-'two minutes on end whether either one of them is serious or not, so we give you this only for what it may be worth. But there are certainly signs of a budding romance between Bebe Daniels and that coming young director, Eddie Sutherland. Of course it is nothing to see a whole flock of men in Bebc's train, but of late Eddie has had her here and there all to himself, and that begins to look suspicious. They both declare that anything might happen, so don't Le surprised if some day they get married. On the other hand, don't be surprised if they don't. TN addition to being a great show-*rnan, a wizard at the ultra in theatrical presentation and the owner of the world's most unruly wavy hair, Sid Grauman has a sense of humor. Witness: Warner Brothers are planning a huge picture palace in Hollywood, several blocks from where Grauman plies his trade. The other day all the Warner boys with the entire Warner force of stars, directors, scenarists, secretaries, clerks and office boys attended the upturning of the first shovelful of dirt which was ceremoniously performed by Motley Flint with a golden spade. Just as the ceremony was at its height, along the street at funereal pace came a hearse bearing the signs: "Success to Warner Brothers. Sid Grauman." It was followed by two professional mourners in blackest crepe. But the Warner Brothers are not lacking in humor and they soon had a dummy on display which was placarded thusly: "Here lies King Sid Grauman. Your hair will wave no "DOLA'S going to watch her clocks hereafter. * The other evening as she went about her Beverly Hills home winding the clocks and putting out the cat, she discovered that one of her most treasured clocks had disappeared. Pola was grieved. Pola wept. Pola stormed. Pola swore — revenge. The clock was from a "very dear friend." It had a sentimental value. So the officers of the law galloped forth to apprehend the thief, who proved to be a onetime dinner guest at the Negri home and who was a handsome but hungry young Russian. The young chap was haled into court and Pola was summoned to testify against him, but Pola, feeling compunctious and full of sorrow for the lad's misdemeanor, said she was "so sorry" and "wasn't there some away she could help him?" So the suit was dismissed, and the youth was forgiven, and Pola left the courtroom amid admiring gazes. But Pola's going to watch her clocks hereafter. TAURING her cinematic career -*-^Virginia Valli has been mistaken for Alice Joyce, Florence Vidor and other feminine stars o note. Virginia said she did wince when she was mistaken for those people, but at the opening of "The Merry Widow" she threatened to throw her highheeled pumps at a bimbo who said she had eyes like Strongheart. AXXA Q. XILSSOX has a most dreadful yen for mimicking the nobility. When Sam Rork made "Ponjola" and chose Anna Q. for the heroine who masquerades as a young lad, she dashed out and had her hair cut a la the Prince of Wales. The haircut, abetted by her tailored men's attire, made her look like a replica of the royal scion. And then the other day at Lake Arrowhead she fell from her horse! But it really was no laughing matter and poor Anna Q. was laid up for several weeks with a dislocated vertebra and some nasty bruises and abrasions. GRETA XISSEX is touchy. She became hysterical the other day over nothing at all. Greta was playing the feminine lead with [ CONTINUED ON PAGE 86 ] 51