Screenland (Nov 1935-Apr 1936)

for April 1936 91 would ask her to get repetitions of them for him. Am sure when he returned to Hollywood with those presents he proved a surprise with his knowledge and taste of what the well-dressed girls were wearing. Some of the stars take their sight-seeing seriously and go systematically through the art galleries and palaces. To others they are just a lot of old houses full of old pictures. As one of the bright young stars said, "I like Rubens sandwiches better than his pictures." Of course the most fun and interest is to be with the stars on their first visit when Paris bursts new to their visions. Years ago one boat load brought Norma and Constance Talmadge, Dorothy Gish, Jack Pickford and Olive Thomas. Then, in a few days came Anita Loos and Marjorie Rambeau. Peg Talmadge and Natalie had come a few weeks earlier. It was then that I started the habit of showing Paris. That bunch was a scream and every night I would crawl into bed my face aching from laughing". Later when I read "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" it amused me to recall where Anita got so many of her ideas. » Richard Barthelmess was fantastically and deeply interesting on his first trip. Like his chums, Bill Powell and Ronnie Colman, the old and the new appealed to him equally. He was much impressed by the Grotto of Apollo at Versailles. One night at a late party, Dorothy Gish happened to be there. Dick noticed she hzA long hair (it was the time of the shortest bobs). He dragged poor Dorothy literally by the hair of her head from the party. Grabbed a taxi and headed for Versailles. Once there he awakened a puzzled guardian and by flashing a bit of coin of the realm was allowed to enter the gardens. To the charmed Grotto he strode and made Dorothy leap about in the November dawn with MOMENT OF ALL Is it Love, or thought transference? Anyway, here's Warren William and Be+te Davis in a scene for a new mystery drama. her blond hair waving behind her. It was a great show, but Dorothy's evening gown, slippers and stockings had had their last outing. Fit only for the rag-bag were they. Another time Dick and Jessie (whom he later married) were at the Market Place and suddenly decided to drive home with one of the farmers. So the chill dawn saw them jogging out through the gates of Paris. Dick was driving, Jessie was waving the whip and the farmer sound asleep in the back of his wagon. Pearl White, of the long ago serial fame, and the Dolly Sisters for years have kept open houses in Paris which were great gathering places of visiting stars. The Dolly Twins now live in America and Pearl spends most of her time in Egypt. When Constance Bennett comes to town she is among old surroundings for she went to school here. I doubt if Constance ever did what one calls sight seeing except that done with the classes at school. Sisters Barbara and Joan also were in school here. Joan has not been over since her school days and Barbara came over once to dance with the late Maurice. Robert Montgomery was here for a few hectic days last summer. "Private Lives" was being played in French at the Theatre Michel. Noel Coward, the author was here at the time and so they arranged a gala. Noel and Bob attended the performance and appeared on the stage afterwards. Noel, used to the stage, and Bob, with his glib personality, carried the affair off to a great success. Might add that before the gala one of the big Paris newspapers gave a cocktail party which of course, caused all fears of personal appearances to vanish. Ruth Chatterton with her knowledge of French is always interested in the theatres and sees all the plays with the idea of findmaterial for adaptation. Saw her alone on the first trip — the next was with Ralph Forbes, her husband ; the last trip was with second husband George Brent. Am wondering if on her next trip she will be alone or with another husband ! 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