Picture Play Magazine (Sep 1927 - Feb 1928)

32 Over the Teacups Photo by Ho33er Shirley Mason is being co-featured ivitli her sister, Viola Dana, in "So This Is Love. " Winton have become expert players, so expert that instead of using the college players who had been hired as their doubles, Sam Wood made them play in the big scene against a crack professional team. Nothing in pictures will ever seem strenuous to Marion after that, unless som.e one has the idea of putting her into a prize-fight picture. "Marion has a delightful sense of comedy, and it is working at its best in this picture. She even sacrifices her chance to look smart and trim by wearing a big, bulky sweat shirt. Jane Winton wears a very tight-fitting suit for contrast and — well, I don't need to remind }-ou that Jane's figure is something to send all well-fed women to a diet of lamb chops and pineapple. "Jane hates to think of this engagement ever coming to an end. It is so much fun to work in Marion's company, and then there are always the big parties at Marion's beach house on Sunday, when the company gather together and make merry, belying any suspicion that they might be a little fed up with each other after working together all week. "The calendar says that fall and winter are hard upon us, but California will be in a summer daze for some time to come. It really is funny to sit on the beach in a scorching sun and watch Sally O'Neil, Marie Prevost, and a lot of others frolicking around in abbreviated costumes while they talk about their winter wardrobes. "So far as I am concerned, all honors for the most piquant and becoming beach costume of the season go to Viola Dana. Over a brightly striped suit she wears an oilskin windbreaker and a tiny sou'wester hat. "Viola and her sister, Shirley Mason, are going to make a picture together soon. It's to be called 'So This Is Love.' It's high time some one gave them a chance to appear together in a film — they are so cunning together. "As a result of her late matrimonial difficulties, Viola might have some invaluable comments to make on the subject of 'So This Is Love' but unfortunately the story is not hers, but a scenarist's. However, if you must delve into the private lives of your friends, let me assure )-ou that Vi is the most loyal and devoted young person I've ever known, and I'm sure her troubles with 'Lefty' Flvnn will all be forgiven and forgotten." I could hardly resist the temptation to ciy "Hear, hear!" when Fann}^ suddenly shed her speech-making manner and rambled on more naturally. "You know, Vi has changed less than any other star in pictures. She was such a kid when she started, and she still seems like just a pert little girl. I wonder if there aren't a lot of fans who have the same tmdying devotion to Y\ that I've always had." I thought that by whistling"Should auld acquaintance be forgot," I might be able to snap Fanny out of her saccharine mood, but it had no effect. Not that I don't like Vi Dana. I do, but I didn't see the need of growing maudlin on the subject. Then, I thought that perhaps mention of parties might switch the trend of Fanny's conversation. It did. "Louis B. Mayer gave the loveliest party in honor of Irving Thalberg and Norma Shearer," she exclaimed. "Chinese lanterns m" e r e festooned on the beach, Jane Winton's figure m "The Fair Co-ed" is something to inspire all well fed ivomen to i?o on a diet.