Evening Star Newspaper, May 10, 1930, Page 24

MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE BY MOLLIE MERRICK. HOLLYWOOD, Calif, May 10 (N.A. N.A).—They say comedy is to be the big thing in the Summer and Fall of 1930. ‘That being the case, one understands perfectly the arrival of Pelnam Gren- ville Wodehouse from England. This gentie is the highest priced writer of | nonsense on earth. But it is nonsense | with a flair, In the days when he was making the | reputation which now has made him | the “highest-priced writer of short | stories on earth” (the village will sup- ply all sorts of competitors for this title, for methinks I have heard this tag before), P. G. Wodehouse lived in San Rafael, Calif., on a charming little estate with a steep path which led up from the ocean. How do I know so much about #? I once picked wild forget-me-nots on said estate blissfully not knowing that I was poaching on the preserves of the great. Just one of those days when the Spring- time spirit made a girl forget her back- ground. ‘Writing laughs for a village so full of wise- cracks as to give the person with a sense of humor a somewhat healthy pain s no sinecure. Jokes are things to be whisper in Hollywood. The remark clever is something to be written on the secret files and sprung when it will make the most amount of money. ‘Will Rogers’ conversation is said to be the most jerky of any of the Hollywood wits. When he feels a goof nifty coming forth, Rogers swallows, hard and substi- tutes something else. He knows his Hollywood lads. Jesse James and Joaquin Murrietta were amateurs com- pared to them, Edna Purviance can't keep out of the headlines. Today they are searching a ship from the Hawaiian Islands for suspects supposed to have stolen $20,000 ‘worth of jewels from the famous blond, who is given credit for once reigning over Charles Spencer Chaplin's heart. The jewels were stolen after a party given by Miss Purviance in the land where okohoelehoe is served non- chalantly. If you've ever been to Hono- lulu and if you've ever tasted the famous ‘“oke” of that land, you need no_tfurther explanation. If you haven’t landed in this end of the globe, may I explain that vodka and mesca] are soft drinks compared to it. . And when a famous Wilshire gam- bling rendezvous was raided yesterday | bediamonded ladies and genties with | the most expensive and futuristic cuts in evening clothes were found to be among those present. | Roulette a day keeps the money away. Jean Bennett is now a star. She is now also the lady most in favor in John Considine’s fancy, according to village rumor. And John Considine is the United | Artist exccutive who was engaged to Carmen Pantages at the time the the- atrical family ran afoul of the courts and became the most headlined house in | 1ocal mistory. Joan Bennett's beauty is rare. Deli- cate and blonde, she has the faery charm which La Gish once spelled for | cinema. But she has a quality outside | the concept of the Gish. ’ Her voice work has improved more than any girl's in cinema circles since | her debut in “Bulldog Drummond.” As Ronald Colman’s lead at that time;her voice seemed harsh and hoarse. But | since then the Bennett tone has found | favor with the mikes. | (Copyright, 1930, by North American News- | baper Alliance.) Australia Studied From Air. Penetration by an airplane into parts of Australia never before invaded by | man has revealed valuable information | for the Royal Geographic Society. The theory that the waters of half the con- tinent drained into the Lake Eyre has been disapproved. A remarkable forma- tion of parallel lines of red sand hills, without signs of life, was discovered. Lake Eyre consists of about 5,000 square miles of dry flat plain, and the aviators belleve that at no time was it covered with more than a few inches of water. THE CHEERFUL CHERUB The pansies in m ytf::l are Full 4 Of” mischief and of g]ec“ When once they rustled in a breeze T saw one wink at me . ~m‘e~fiv¢« ORN- AL\ CATCW S A NCHK- BCHE = Story— He'’s Stuck With It.. q it (24 KENKLING 1S NOW THE CWNER OF A WELL~ LOCATED PAWNSHOP |N THE CITY: MR. Jake HESSEN FOOFER, THE IATE OWNER, HAS PROMISED TO MovE OUT To DAY, AND i3 B! WHAT A PRETTY SIgHT THAT SHOP 13, AND TO THINK L OWN T — ITS ALL MINE TLL TAKE POSSESSION MONDAY, AND TLL SHOW TH' REST OF THESE PAWNBROKERS HOoW JO RUN A HookSHOP OUR HERO M™MOVES N MONDAY ! \F \ HAD A BELT COULD PULL \T LP - \'WE GOTTA STOP SOME PLACE SOON AN TRM YO _GET SOMETW\W YO ENT-GEE, \ COULD EAT & RUBBER BOOT 7 AN LIKE \X = S0 WINDY THINKS HIS FIANCEE THE COUNTESS IS A CINCH To CoP THIS BEAUTY CONTEST, €H? wWely, TLL SEE THAT LITTLE SHEILR GREE GETS MORE VOTES |F T HRVE To SPEND MY LAST DIME BUYING NEWSPAPERS ! ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS CUT THE COUPON RAND MAIL IT IN — THERE'LL BE o S\ PLENTY OF WORK RR |lp g THE POST MAN SN ¢ WHEN 1M FINISHED Wives Only 18 Cents Each. That he and his former friend ob- tained a wife for 18 cents each, was the testimony at Hull, England, recently, of a man who accused the friend of as- sault. “We advertised for a wife,” he said. “It cost us 36 cents. We got re- plies from two women who lived in the same house and married them. One was a widowed mother and the other her daughter. He obtained the mother and | doesn’t like it because I got the younger . HAVEN'T ALREADY . VOTED POR YoUR FRVORITE IN THE BEAUTY CONTEST, CUT OUT ABOVE COUPON AND MAIL To WINDY RILEY CRARE OF THIS PRPER. BIG DOINGS MAY RESULT FROM THE OUTCOME OF THIS CONTEST, SO = = ) BE SURE To VOTE ERRLY AND OFTEN == % and better wife.” . Contrived or planned. . Tree cutters. . Taking one's ease. . Synopses. Feminine name. . Screen behind an altar, . Masculine nickname. . Acquires a coat of sunburn. . Before. . Behalf. . Famous volcano. . A planet, . Allowance for waste. . Weights and measures inspector. Arrange the plumage of. 5. Game of cards. . Easy task: coll. Dash. Struck off. . Pronoun: old form. Annoy. | ANSWER TO YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE. 9. Seabird. Rough bark of certain trees, Narrow inlet. Venetian magistrate. Frost. Low shoe. . Rim or edge. . In artillery, long iron bolts. . Desecrate. . Show great interest. . Properties. 5. Saharans. . Most precious. Down. . Elves. 2. Notched. . Exclamation of praise t. God. . Small reptile. . Al ;kun glacter. xty geographical miles, Means of ascent. . Hodge-podge. . Ship's boats. Go to the right, . Trap. . Repossessed. . Six-line stanzas. . Go wrong. . Sorties. . Soaked. . Promise to wed. Have recourse, . Cycle of time. . River, in Spanish, . Barred. . Pertaining to the seal tribe. . Take umbrage at. . Elongated at the poles. Locomotives, . Profoundest. . Come up. . Elide, . For fear that. . Gaelic. . Council of bishops. . 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