Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1947)

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For amazing enlightening new Booklet containing frank discussion of intimate physical facts, recently published — mail this coupon to Zonite Products, Dept. PP-68, 370 Lexington Ave., New York 17, N. Y. Name Address State Oh Those Hollywood Parties (Continued from page 45) china so her fine things would not be broken. And she called Mike Romanoff most likely, to cater a huge buffet, including, usually, one hot dish. Always the menu was both lavish and familiar. Recently, however, this has changed. The stars have taken to planning their parties with the very imagination, flair and joy of living that make them stars. Currently, therefore, Saturday nights witness parties of all kinds and descriptions in the film colony. When the intellectuals foregather the group is kept small for the sake of argument. Recently the Arthur Hornblows gave such a party with John Gunther, Claire Booth Luce, Norman Corwin, Rouben Mamoulian and the Charles Vidors as guests. Charles and his wife crossed verbal swords when Claire Luce led off with “Freud was a fraud.” And the argument lasted until three a. m. with several persons not speaking to one another as a result. Ginger Rogers, this past season, gave a party for the cast of the Ballet Russe and ran all of her old dancing films for them. Usually, however, the intellectuals and the stars do not intermingle. Artur Rubinstein is the only musician who mixes with the Hollywood film set, really. However, to dine with Artur is to enjoy a most stimulating musical evening, with the other guests, likely enough, Stravinsky, one of the greatest composers alive, Jascha Heifitz and any visiting musicians. Or if the ballet is in town, Sol Hurok, the great impresario, will be there and Markova and Dolin. And stars like Bette Davis and Adolphe Menjou. Outstanding among this season’s parties was the dinner dance Joan Crawford gave for Noel Coward. It was brilliant. Better still, it was fun. Joan took over the elegant Papillon, lock, stock and barrel. And Billy Haines, in charge of the decorations, arranged for the Papillon to be a bower of pink gardenias. They dripped from the walls and ceiling and their scent mingling with many perfumes made an exotic bouquet. Joan at the head table wearing an exquisite white gown and her famous diamonds, and flanked by Greg Bautzer and Noel Coward, did full justice to the scene. Joan’s guest list read like a “Who’s Who” in the film colony. Irene Dunne and Doctor Frank Griffin; Ginger Rogers and Jack Briggs; Dorothy Lamour, who used to go with Greg Bautzer, and William Howard; Celeste Holm and her husband, Schuyler Dunning; Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor; Loretta Young and Tom Lewis; Marlene Dietrich; Jane Wyman; Gene Tierney; the Ray Millands; the Zachary Scotts; Clifton Webb and, as usual, his mother, Mabel; David Niven and his bride; Claudette Colbert and Doctor Joel Pressman; Anne Baxter and John Hodiak; Gertrude Lawrence and Graham Payne; Dick Powell and June Allyson; Lord and Lady Sefton; Joan’s two ex-husbands, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Franchot Tone, with their wives. Philip Terry, Joan’s most recent ex, however, was not present at this party. This soiree continues a conversation piece, not only in Hollywood, but in New York and even London. For Lord and Lady Sefton, visiting the Douglas Fairbanks Jrs. at the time, were among Joan’s guests. Lord Sefton, who owns half of Turn to page 89 for Photoplay Fashions in Color