Screenland (Nov 1935-Apr 1936)

for April 1936 73 Maureen among the lilies! And may all the harbingers of Spring be as lovely and kind to the eyes as the comely O'Sullivan lass is in this picture. visited, I guess, every night-club in New York, and I do need a vacation after all this vacation !" The trip, according to this very stunning young girl — one of the prettiest Hollywood ever invited into its midst — was productive of some advice that Adrienne believes will enable her to get the kind of screen assignments she wants to do — which are not simply a succession of hussies who go about taking the heroine's husband away and then dropping him by the wayside at her convenience or whim. It's all a matter of voice, an agent in New York told her — that was his analysis of why the Hollywood casting directors couldn't see Adrienne as anything but a rubber-stamp type. There may be something to what that agent said. Her voice is pleasant, excitinglike the girl herself, but there is a deep throat}' quality, with very crisp, clear diction and a firmness of tone that does cany a certain finality with it. All the time Adrienne was in town the Broadway columns were talking about how, why, and when theje would be a reconciliation between this beauteous brunette and Bruce Cabot. The divorce will not become final until summer. "All I can tell you about that," was the reply to my question about the rumors, "is that whatever is done will be for the best of both Bruce and myself. Nothing has been decided. I will say he is trying very earnestly now to be what I always knew he could be, and when two people love each other — well, there's always hope ! If and when we remarry it will be when a really successful marriage based on a real partnership is assured. If we do not remarry, then it will be because that is the best way for both of us." Adrienne Ames, the girl with the electric, vibrant manner of speech and manner, the haunting big blue eyes and strikingly pretty face, minces no words. The lady knows her own mind, is tremendously ambitious to succeed as an actress. She has a style and dash that Hollywood interprets as the perfect expression of the "other woman" type in the eternal triangle dramatic pattern, Adrienne will get on to higher reaches in the pictures if determination and fiery resolve mean a thing in Hollywood. Two kinds of business — no, the other one is not monkey business — brought Ben Lyon, cup of rice and cook for 25 minutes still covered. Gail, slim and tall, stood before the big fireplace, a lovely contrast to the colors of the room in her stunning brunette beauty. "The andirons came from home," she pointed out, "and so did this wood hamper with the carved top. We keep eucalyptus wood in it and a supply of big pine cones. I like the fragrance. Whenever I can I run up to Lake Arrowhead and come back with the back of the car piled with cones. "Do come and see the patio. I'm sold on it. You see it's all white, with white iron furniture and white flagstones and white pots for flowers, and even white dishes for serving afternoon tea. The color out here will be supplied by gay umbrellas and the flowers and the women's dresses. Only no doubt they'll all wear slacks ! "Speaking of tea, everyone accuses me of being English because I'm always serving it. I've taught half Hollywood to take it the way I like it — with slices of orange and spoonfuls of sugar crushed together in your old friend of the pictures, to New York. Ben is not through with pictures or professional life — he's being seen now in a film called "Dancing Feet," and he and wife Bebe Daniels are just concluding a personal appearance tour as well as some radio engagements. But the Lyons, Ben and Bebe, and the Gallaghers, Skeets and Pauline, are now involved in big business. It's the business of fashions for ladies, designed by Bebe and Pauline, and manufactured in Hollywood for the department stores and dress shops of the whole country. We saw him at the headquarters of the company in New York — a suite of rooms at a mid-town hotel. The place was rigged up with spotlights and several girls were on hand to model the dresses fashioned for milady by these screen celebrities. Lyon can turn from talk about pictures Inside the Stars' Homes Continued from page 15 the bottom of the cup before you pour the tea on them. "Another reason they think I'm English is because I always serve some sort of preserves or jelly with every meal. I'm fond of cherry or raspberry preserves. Gilly fixes these in the usual way, I suppose — same quantity of sugar to berries or cherries. She lets them stay over-night in a preserving kettle, then next morning brings them slowly to a boil and cooks them until they are thick — and the smell is heavenly ! Then she puts them in jars and I eat them as quickly as possible." We were going upstairs now, a white stair with a slim dark rail crowning the white banisters. "I used to plan these rooms on nights when I couldn't sleep," confessed Gail. "I didn't know what shape the rooms would be, but I knew I was going to have my guest room in navy blue and white. Navy blue congoleum on the floor with small white scatter rugs, white furniture, draperies in navy blue and white print, a blue spread with white trim and white covers with blue trim on dressing-table and bedstand. to a very professional discussion of fabrics, styles, sizes — and prices — which are matters of high concern to the visiting buyers. "This is developing into a tremendous business," he kept saying. "We are selling these articles to the finest stores throughout the country. Take a' look at this number — " and we looked and saw a right pretty girl wearing a smart looking rig which M. Lyon, the old fashion expert, assured us was for early summer wear and incorporated the newest in fashionable dress for the ladies. Well, we'll take his word for it, not knowing anything about the fashion business— and besides, the infectious manner of Ben Lyon, that good-natured, unassuming, and smiling manner that made him one of the most popular actors on the screen, makes it easy to take his word for whatever he says. "My own room is in my favorite colors — burgundy and old ivory — burgundy broadloom carpet, ivory spread with burgundy relief, and drapes in the same material. I use burgundy scarves on my dressing-table because my toilet set is old ivory. "I'm one who loves flowers around the house. I'm hoping to grow scarlet poppies to put in my navy-blue and white guest room, and masses of pretty things for this one. Oh, did I show you the jasmine tree I'm trying to start just beyond the patio? "Did you ever try individual upside-down cakes?" asked Gail, as we returned to the living-room. "If I get very daring I may serve them for my first party. But not if there's a crowd, for Gilly would never get them done. You bake them in muffin tins, which are, of course, well buttered. Sprinkle the buttered tin with brown sugar and in the center place a walnut or pecan meat, topside down: over this a half apricot, or peach or slice of pineapple, cavity down, (if it has a cavity). Cover with a cake batter, bake in a moderate oven, and serve right side up with whipped cream."