Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1935)

PHOTOPLAY MAGAZINE FOR MAY. 1935 101 v Most Amazing House in the World [continued from page 71 I Bight effects, with the exception of the ■tehting in the garden, is indirect, with lan 400 small-watt bulbs utilized in the a wiring plan that required months of )rjnd experimentation. lei tanks on turrets and in the dungeons I re fountains in the kitchen, garden and h poms. Operated by an electrically-run tr|igal pump, the tanks, on emptying, play ulul chimes in the steeples. This is done ntically every ten minutes. irh lavender-glass tree in the Garden of dp is perched a magic, feathered nightin : hich sings in full-throated, joyful tones. . ly fairy princess, mistress of this castle, I liches high (this is done by diminishing through an ancient illusion) will appear garden grotto where she will sing, dance swer questions! •e are eleven rooms in the Doll's House ! Aladdin's magic garden and Noah's ze hall. The furnishings throughout nt years of effort in collecting in every the world. They are rigidly in scale of h to one foot. Many of the objects are efss, although the entire house has been i|l against loss and damage to the extent ;-p.ooo. /Be on tour, the house will require the 4s of seven persons. John Hewlett will B manager of the tour, while Mr. and Mrs. .: s Morrison, Colleen's mother and father, e in direct charge. Mrs. Morrison's I will be to see that all the furniture and ' bjects are in perfect order, while Mr. r;on, assisted by three mechanics, will :he house in working order. The young ii, who will enact the Fairy Princess in .ision, is the other member of the party. INSTRUCTED under the supervision of (llleen's father, all of the actual mechanical lnvas done in Glendale, California, workThe salaries of the more than 700 workit artists and master craftsmen totaled 100. xplaining her hobby, Miss Moore said: le people collect old masters and spend es on Rembrandts, and snuff boxes, 1 others buy yachts and rare gems. My travagance just happened to be a doll's The collection of furniture has been rplished since I was two years old — when jther made my first doll house out of a pox. pw that the house is completed, I would Jer myself selfish not to do some good t. Under the present plan, local charities h community where the house is shown derive the proceeds. We shall ask local iittees of city and state officials to select lost worthy institutions of this type as ciary." p copper-domed library ceiling depicts j'nstellations in sea-blue and white. The 'ice is cast as a fish net which, sweeping 'he depths of the ocean, catches in its an amused old Father Neptune and the t of the mermaids. Andirons are bronze rs. Ship's capstans support the fire box, ich tiny magic logs burn merrily. floor, done in inlaid colored wood of 1 hues, embeds the signs of the Zodiac in gold from an ancient design. Over the MEET THE STAR OF SMOKING COMFORT! hay-dees and Gen-tel-men! We offer an all-star feeture ! ! The tobacco is choice Turkish and domestic. It's mildly mentholated to give your throat a most deelightful, a most ree-freshing coolness. There are cork tips. And — finally — the B & W coupon in each pack is good for handsome nationally advertised merchandise (offer good in U. S. A. only). Buy a pack or carton. Have the time of your smoking lives !1 Write today for FREE illustrated premium booklet. SAVE COUPONS FOR HANDSOME PREMIUMS Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., Louisville, Ky. RY B & W COUPONS