Screenland (Nov 1935-Apr 1936)

for January 1936 "His home-life is that of a sophisticated but conservative bachelor. He entertains moderately. Recently he purchased a new place in Beverly. So far none of us have seen it. He'll likely have a dinner for ten or twelve of us soon. "Tennis is his mania. He indulges every day and his favorite stunt is to invite a group over in the afternoon to play on his court. Then they stay on for supper. "Ronnie may seem excessively mysterious to Americans, but to his fellow Englishmen his characteristics are only natural. He hates 'scenes.' He is insensible to what doesn't particularly attract him. He's not forward and doesn't care for those who are. "Actually, he's of Scottish blood. Perhaps that's why he has never been a stockmarket plunger ! He resisted the getrich-quick salesmen a few years ago and so doesn't have to moan over gambles that didn't win. "He is endowed with an appealing humor without being the village wit. Music stirs him deeply and he regrets that he cannot play the organ. He doesn't enjoy dancing, but he does want to take in all of the major sports events. I mean, the tennis matches, the inter-collegiate football games, and the boxing frays. We went over to Pomona once to watch the circus rehearse, so you can see he's open for larks ! "Frequently I've wondered if he has been hurt by someone in the past. He never confesses. The essence of courtesy, a genial companion, he can also be silent for hours. His friends are given to copying him, rather than he their ways. Although he's well-dressed on all occasions, he isn't fussy about his clothes. Often he walks into a shop and picks out ready-made things. "He seems to have a definite philosophy and it might be summed up as 'Don't Wail !' He calmly secures what he wants, but never is bitter or unkind in his references to others. His chief fear is of being tied down." I asked Elizabeth, then, what she presumed about his romantic side. Having a husband of her own, her relationship with Ronald Colman is strictly one of friendship, of course. Still, she must have observed a little how he behaves. "He's still a puzzle in that regard!" she exclaimed. "He hardly ever has single dates, almost always accompanying some of the crowd — the Barthelmesses, the Clive Brooks, Bill Powell, Herbert Marshall, and a few others who get along well together. Ronnie is as handsome in person as on the screen and women here are keen about him. But if he has had any heart interests since I've known him he's been superbly discreet." Since newcomers seldom crash through into Colman's' circle I wondered how Elizabeth managed the feat. "Luckily we had many mutual friends. So when I was introduced to him he wasn't thinking of me as a stranger. It was 'Liz' and Ronnie from the start. But it's odd that I've come to know him. I was always a fan of his and I was seemingly as distant from him as could be ! Ten years ago, by merest chance, I met his sister. I was a school-girl in a village in the north of England. She was married to a doctor and they came to the seashore. They stayed with us for awhile. I was all agog. "But then I hadn't the faintest idea of becoming an actress or of getting to Hollywood^ Or of acting opposite Mr. Colman. But life's funny. It's continually amazing us, don't you think? I won that dramatic scholarship. Went on the stage. Then on the screen and on to Hollywood." _ Elizabeth pinched herself. 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