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Picture Show Annual 143 takes place in the grounds of his home in the hills, and afterwards the guests usually adjourn to the house, which simply breathes “ hominess ” and comfort, where, in the cosy music-room, they listen to Debussy or Chopin. The Beerys are one of the most hospitable couples in Hollywood, which is saying a lot; and big, cheery Noah grows most perturbed if you do not pay ample attention to the refreshments. Pola Negri is often among the guests here, and is usually the centre of the conversation, which is brilliant, witty, and stimulating, touching lightly and yet with knowledge upon every conceivable subject under the sun. A similar conversational atmosphere prevails in her own home, where all kinds of bizarre persons collect. The mediocrity is not tolerated here. He who bores Pola sounds his own doom. No further invitation is forthcoming. who are doing the same as themselves, and drift out again. Popular Hostesses M arion Davies is one of Hollywood’s most popular hostesses. She entertains widely, as do the Talmadges, who are in return widely entertained. The couple who do the least entertaining are—perhaps because of this—the most consistently sought after to attend social functions. They stand at the head of the movies’ social ladder—and Hollywood is noted for its cliques—and live very quietly indeed in their lovely Beverly Hills home, with its sixteen acres of grounds. TTieir names ? Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. Holl)rwood home life, as a matter of fact, is not so different, after all, from the home life anywhere else. There is one drawback to it—lack of privacy. W. B. Highbrows of the Screen A nother definitely intellectual home is Nazimova’s, where can be found a large sprinkling of celebrities—writers, i>ainters, poets, and modern intellectuals—among the guests who crowd her beautiful drawing-room. Milton Sills is another whose tastes are highbrow. They are also, by the way, horticultural, for he is one of the most successful amateur gar- deners in Gilifomia. For music the homes to go to are those of Ernest Torrence, Q>nrad Nagel, and G>nway ,Tearle, who also usually entertains any stage celebrity who happens to visit Los Angeles. Charles Ray specialises in swimming parties in the grounds of his beautiful home, while Patsy Ruth Miller’s place is a regular Liberty Hall at week-ends, when all her friends ,and acquaintances, including most of the younger set of screen players, have standing invitations to come along. They drift in, have a sett at tennis or a swim in the pool, consume a sandwich or so at the buffet, gossip with the others Tom Mix, the cowboy king, has a den to himself, in which he souvenirs of his cowboy days. This simple bungalow satisfies the utuasuming Richard Dix.