Screenland (May–Oct 1927)

SCREENLAND Ruth Miller her opening — ■ a chance in they know. And that's not all. "Camille". I could go on, and on, and on. But June Mathis pulled for the unknown by now you are sold on Pull. Pull and the young Italian, Rudolph Valentino, until he world pulls with you — and for you. If was given the lead in "The Four Horse you don't believe it after all these examples, men". As for Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and try it over on your own taffy. And I Francis X. Bushman, Jr., — ask their dads; hope you stick to it. At the Hollywood Jazzerie {Continued from page 21) 9? beautiful wife. It was such a blow to Patsy to find out that Don was married! We all danced in the big, charming living room, — except Joseph Schildkraut, who The Duncans are famous for their joyous jazzeries. The house had been quite cleared of furniture except for some comfortable chairs came, but who sat on the stairway and and solas and there was a room at the top gazed with a look of tolerant amusement of the cottage, made mostly of glass and on us foolish beings stepping about below! screens, and fitted with curtains, which can Elise Bartlett, his beautiful young wife, who be used as a sleeping porch or a sun parlor. The Duncans were using it that afternoon for a sort of lounging room, where guests looks so much like Norma Shearer, and who has just gone into pictures following a long stage experience, was there too, but were served^ delicious punch, and they had was more democratic, and danced once or twice. But they left early, as "Peppy," (her pet name for her husband) had to work next day. Johnny Hines did a very funny dance for us, after which he put a napkin over his arm, brought us a plate of food, and explained in his own funny, kidding way, — "I get $5" extra for doing this!" Billie Dove looked just too decorative in a long, white, filmy gown with many tiny ruffles, sitting in a great easy chair beneath the soft light of a tall lamp. even installed a soda-fountain for the occasion! "A dream of my childhood come true!" exclaimed Gertrude Olmsted, who had come with Robert Leonard, her husband. "I always thought, when I was little, how wonderful it would be to have your own sodafountain right in your front parlor! And I remember making a small boy who said he was in love with me promise to put a soda-fountain in our house before I would consent to be engaged to marry him." In the afternoon a lot of the guests went swimming, hopping right off the end of the Vivian Duncan, who has just finished wharf belonging to the Duncan house. Betty playing Little Eva in "Topsy and Eva," was there with her fiance, Nils Asther, but Rosetta Duncan, her sister, who played Topsy in the film, was ill, so she couldn't come. But anyway, Vivian played the piano, and Vernon Rickard, who used to play on the stage with Vivian and Rosetta, sang. Edwin Carewe, Mary, his wife, and his Blythe and Mabel Normand looked so nice in their bathing suits that everybody declared they should live in them. At seven everybody was hungry, and a buffet .supper was served to each guest, wherever he or she chanced to be, whether in the house or out on the little wharf, which is furnished with comfortable wicker daughter by his former marriage, Rita chairs and settees. After supper, there was Carewe, were all there, Rita looking very charming in a long, blue, tight-bodied and floating-tulle-effect skirt. She had been ill, and Dolores Del Rio had taken her to the seaside for a few days. Victor Varconi brought his charming little Hungarian wife, and he danced a lot, but she did not, as she is still suffering from heart trouble. Harry Crocker as usual did not let the party sag for a moment. He and Vivian Duncan and Johnny Hines put on some funny little sketches, mostly impromptu, which brought down the house, so to speak. Only Johnny would improvise lines which broke up Harry and Vivian so they hardly could work. Harry danced a lot with Betty Morrison, to whom he was once reported engaged, and we all wondered if they had made up again. Dolores Del Rio danced for us, — one of those unearthly, beautiful, exquisitely graceful Spanish dances which she learned in Spain, while one of the Spanish guests played the mandolin for her. When Patsy and I left, Patsy declared she never in her life had had her hand kissed so often in one evening. "But thank goodness, I remembered to put some of my very best perfume on my hands!" she exclaimed. "Imagine owning your own little private wharf, right in front of your own little private beach house!" exclaimed Patsy. 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