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138 Picture Show Annual ttfik & HOLLYWOOD HOW THE STARS AMUSE THEM- SELVES WHEN WORK IS DONE WE hear and read a good deal about " wild "night life in Hollywood ; but when you live in the film town it does not take long to find out that this " wild life " dods not exist, save in very rare cases. Hollywood is gay at night in its own peculiar way ; but it is not half as gay as Broadway, Piccadilly or the boulevards of Paris. And if there is any wildness, or any of those " orgies " that are so much paragraphed, all I can say is that they are most successfully hidden. The night life of Hollywood is jolly and sociable, but it finishes rather early, as a rule. The reason for the early- to-bed attitude in Hollywood is that all the screen players, directors, and studio staff people have to be up, dressed, and feeling very fit to start a hard day s work by 8.30, or even earlier, every morning—so what is the use of staying up late ? Besides, appearance means everything By cMARGARET CHUTE to a screen player, of either sex, and everyone knows that hectic parties and late hours are the surest wrinkle- bringers and age-developers in the world. So Hollywood is wisely moderate in its night life. It struck me that the existence of most people who live there can be divided, after 6 p.m. in the following groups : Private house entertaining, which is extensive ; dancing and dining at night clubs or restaurants ; dancing, dining, and swimming at Beach clubs ; and seeing films, plays, or boxing matches at the various estab- lishments that provide such amusements. There is no doubt that private entertaining forms the bulk of Hollywood's night life, and a very attractive way of spending the evening it is. All the big stars know each other well enough to be perfectly candid about going to bed at a reasonable hour. So they dine fairly