Screenland (Nov 1934-Apr 1935)

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for January 1935 97 second fades in comparison with Crosby's renown. This second trio-member, Harry Barris, recently opened a night club in Hollywood. Now, opening a club in the film city is one thing; making a success of that club is something else entirely. Night clubs spring up like mushrooms in Hollywood, and they often die out as quickly. Knowing this to be true, Crosby proffered Barris a helping hand; he offered to make a personal appearance at Harry's Club on opening night. Of course, this news spread like wildfire, and when premiere-night arrived, the club was packed to the rafters. Now you may say, "That wasn't so much to do — just going to a pal's night club and singing a few songs." But consider this : Crosby had been offered fifteen hundred dollars a night to make similar appearances at the Chicago World's Fair — -and he rejected the offer. In stone-cold truth, Bing really gave his old friend, Barris, the same services that a Chicago night club valued at fifteen hundred dollars. Incidentally, following that very successful opening night, Barris' club has enjoyed a nourishing business. News of Crosby's generosity apparently has reached the ears of every beggar and hand-out bum in California. A few weeks ago they began to congregate by the score near the garage where Bing customarily parked his automobile when he went to the studio. Matters reached a point where big-hearted Crosby was giving away an average man's weekly salary, every day. He might still be doing it if his business manager hadn't intervened. As the begging situation became more and more acute, the b. m. went to studio executives and argued them into breaking a rigid rule against motor-cars of the stars being driven onto the lot. The b. m. fixed it so that Crosby now drives right into the studio and to his dressing-room door. Everett Crosby, Bing's brother and manager, told me that after publication of stories that Bing had helped Sennett out of financial trouble, hundreds of begging letters began to arrive at the studio. Such letters go unanswered, Everett says, for several reasons, of which these are most important : Nine begging letters out of every ten are from professional alms-seekers, and there is no way to distinguish the one bona fide letter from the nine fakes. To respond to the pleas of all who write begging letters would cost Bing several thousand dollars weekly — more than he earns. Letters soliciting alms are never delivered to Crosby, but are side-tracked by secretaries. This is because Bing's managers know his soft-heartedness ; they know he would soon go broke trying to respond to the pleas of all. So persons who are contemplating begging-letters to Crosby are herewith advised against such a futile act. Your letters will only get as far as the Crooner's secretaries. Those secretaries are placed there by Bing's managers to protect Bing against his own over-generosity! And if your letters asking for help are not answered, do not blame Bing. It's a ten to one bet that if he received your letters personally, he'd answer. Just outside the automobile gate of the Paramount studio, a tiny girl — never too comfortably . dressed — sells flowers to those stars who are not too preoccupied to stop and buy. Crosby never passes her up. In all the months she has been there, whenever the Crooner is working or is at the studio for any purpose, he pauses to smile at the tot, and .to purchase a bouquet of violets. Sometimes he keeps the flowers ; other times he returns them to his tiny friend so she may re-sell them. One evening Bing left the studio in a great rush, his mind weighted with the problem of a new contract. He raced through the studio gate and headed for home. Not until he had traveled halfway to his Toluca Lake house did he remember the little flower girl. Now, he might have tossed aside his neglect, promising himself that he would remember her double the next time. Most people would have done that. Not Bing. He turned at the next corner, returned to the studio, and made his regular purchase of violets. In October, the California climate turned chilly this year, and winds from the Pacific ocean swept through Hollywood and around corners of Paramount buildings. The little flower girl trembled in scant clothes for the first few days, but one morning she appeared in a nice, warm overcoat. Little was ever said about the matter, but Bing Crosby's money bought the coat. A chap by the name of Leo Lynn is Crosby's studio stand-in. Prior to the start of the Crooner's new picture, Lynn had his appendix removed. The picture's starting date was moved up two weeks, and Lynn, anxious to hold his job, got out of his bed to report at the studio. But Bing wouldn't hear of him working so soon after the operation. He gave Leo three weeks' pay and told him to take things easy. There was a young golf professional (his name is better omitted) who encountered a series of misfortunes. His wife and child were simultaneously ill, and the golfer lost most of his money when a local business entered bankruptcy. This professional had a fine opportunity to take part in a tournament far from Los Angeles, and he believed that if he could get there, he_ might be able to win at least one of the big money prizes. How to get to the tournament was his problem, because he was flat broke. Bing heard the story in a roundabout way, and he connived a plan by which to help. He was certain that the "pro," who is a gentlemanly sort of fellow, would not accept a gift or even a loan. So Crosby invited him to play. The Crooner arranged a small bet for the first hole — and lost. He doubled the bet on the second hole — and lost. 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