Picture-Play Magazine (Sep 1928 - Feb 1929)

46 Over the Teacups jinx may have teen routed. She's not up to anything grand and glorious, from all accounts. Just a picture for Columbia, but that is better than resting between film tests. "The very newest free-lance player is starting out auspiciously. Marian Nixon got a release from her contract with Universal, and was signed right away to play opposite Richard Barthelmess in 'Out of the Ruins.' She is a lovely child. Every time I see her I like her better, even if it is a shock to hear such a fragile child talk so knowingly about the stock market. Photo by Hesser Lupe Velez is Fanny's favorite for the coming year. "Marian is one of those lucky individuals who doesn't have to work any more unless she wants to. She has invested very wisely and has a good, steady income from her coupons. "The old criticism that motion-picture players could talk about nothing but movies can now be disposed of. On sets nowadays they talk about nothing -but the stock market. Tickers will have to be installed in studios soon, in order to keep players on the set. Some day, when there is a terrific drop in the market, great reputations will be made for tragic performances." While Fanny's mind was apparently on serious things, her eyes were not. They were roving around Montmartre, taking in the details of the costumes there. Evelyn Brent, just returned from a trip to New York, looked even smarter than usual, and Pauline Garon was a childish figure in a shell-pink sports outfit. Estelle Taylor was hostess at a large luncheon — and dominated it by virtue of a huge pansy-colored hat, bought, no doubt, to match the new Rolls-Royce touring car which was a present from her husband. Or perhaps she got Photo by Bichee Lois Moran will costar with Edmund Lowe, in "Making the Grade." the car to match the hat. Carmelita Geraghty was there in a chic sports outfit, Hedda Hopper in one of those perishable, summery dresses with a big hat, and Julanne Johnstone looking more like New York than a New Yorker. "Julanne has a big part in Colleen Moore's new picture, 'Oh Kay,' " Fanny fairly burst with enthusiasm. "She is going to be utterly lovely in it. She has some charming costumes. And speaking of costumes — who do you suppose designed Colleen's?" Knowing Colleen's charitable tendencies, I was prepared to suspect any one from the night watchman to some fan in Timbuktu. But this, it appears, was not one of her charitable impulses, but a lucky break for Colleen. "Diana Kane Fitzmaurice designed them. You know, long ago, before Diana went into pictures, she used to design her own clothes. Well, since she married George Fitzmaurice, she has had nothing to do but run a big house, entertain a lot of guests, and play tennis four or five hours a day. So, when' Colleen started wailing about her difficulties in getting original costumes for 'Oh Kay,' Diana sat down and designed some for her. Colleen spends all her spare time, if any, visiting other sets in the studio, proudly displaying Diana's creations. "Incidentally, Colleen appeared at the studio the other day in an authentic Russian costume that was so adorable, it will have to be written into one of her pictures. It was brought to her by Lucita Squier, who used to write some of Mickey Neilan's scenarios, but who has been living in Russia the last few years." In Hollywood, any mention of Russia brings to mind a disaster that hit all our hearts, to say nothing of the less romantic portions of our anatomy. The Russian