Screenland (May-Oct 1931)

for August 1931 U3 Lois Talks About Gloria and Ruth!— Continued from page n they talk well on any subject. Rutli reads two newspapers through every morning at breakfast, whereas Gloria depends on 'Time' to keep her posted." We recognize the obvious fact that both Ruth and Gloria are women of great determination and individuality. Left to shift for themselves at the age when the average girl is being protected by her family, they had to develop their own characters. "Neither of them ever flinches," Lois testifies. "They are wonderful sports. Gameness is their god. Playing square against big odds is their meat. "I don't suppose most people would believe it, but both of them are honestly shy when they meet strangers. Their sophisticated, calm manner is a cover-up." Gloria is Lois' longest-known friend. They have been pals ever since they worked together at Paramount in those by-gone days when Gloria was a clotheshorse and Lois the eternal ingenue. Remember how we used to rationalize the wild things we heard about Gloria with the fact that Lois approved of her? We were right, too. Lois says in explaining this side of Gloria. "She is the more impulsive of the two, but she is not as gay as her screen roles. Gloria is not flamboyant in person. Her publicity has played up the colorful angle. All of the 'wild' rumors about her have been built up around her fictitious screen character. In real life she is as normal as anyone else." When Chatterton came to Hollywood to enter pictures, Lois was one of the first film people she met. Immediately a great friendship arose. Lois spends half her time at Ruth's cottage at Malibu nowadays. "Because Ruth's past in the theatre has been dignified, due to the inherent differences between the legitimate and the movies, people are apt to jump to the conclusion that Ruth is a perfect lady and Gloria a mere engaging poseur. "Actually, Ruth is not Bostonian in her Jill Esmond, British beauty and star of numerous stage successes on both sides of the Atlantic, has signed a contract with RKO. tastes and Gloria is not at all the amateur in the art of gentility. Both of them can, and do act like ladies when they feel so inclined. But their dignity is a mask which they drop whenever they feel in the mood to cut up, caper, and laugh. "What I like is the grand sense of humor each has. It enables them to see through the tinsel and false glamor which inevitably surrounds a movie star. And it makes life a gallant battle. Whether they win or lose in each problem that confronts them, they are sure to have fun facing the working-out of the dilemma. "Women do not like Ruth or Gloria as well as men do. This is due to the fact," says Lois in analyzing them, "that they are essentially men's women. Men flock to them. Their male admirers are legion and are sincere and true. Women are jealous of their vitality and charm. The few girl friends they have, however, are terribly loyal." Which one can well believe after consulting Lois ! As regards acting, Gloria and Ruth take an equally intense interest in heir productions, sitting in on the writing most of the time. They will go to infinite pains to see that every detail is correct. Both of them are musical, having studied voice and possessing fine singing voices. Emotionally, Ruth and Gloria love with the passion one would expect from them. Behind the glitter they have each known heartbreak, but both are too proud ever to refer to the past. What is done is to be forgotten, they think. Their best friend vouches for their similarity. But whoever would have thought that Regal Ruth and Glorious Gloria could double for each other? B ef ore you light the Beech-Nut Gum MAKES THE NEXT SMOKE TASTE BETTER! Buy a package of Beech -Nut Gum when you buy cigarettes or cigars. Chew it between smokes ... It has the same effect as a good meal because it stimulates your taste sense . . . makes each smoke taste as good as the first one after breakfast. .. makes your smoking always enjoyable. REMEMBER, there is no other gum quite so good as Beech-Nut. Made by Beech-Nut Packing Company — Also makers of Beech-Nut Fruit Drops Also in Spearmint and Wintergreen flavors When you write to advertisers please mention SCREEXLAND.