Evening Star Newspaper, August 28, 1930, Page 37

“SOMETHING'S WRONG. I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND YOU!” THE EVENING ST WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28 1930. MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE BY MOLLIE MERRICK. ILLYWOOD, August 28 (N.AN.A). “The strain of talkie making tells far (;A me‘hym than the labor of the company off on location for Star,” the filmization of Lorna story of a fishing village, had to days ago when Wallace \ppeared. These interruptions, ,not necessarily WBonsequential, are nevertheless irritat- to producers and actors alike. They d up the progress of the studlo where | 54, $e studio, left a deep mark on the ’ | consciousness of his fellow workers was | evidenced on the lots Tuesday, where a are constantly in d contracts. ‘We are turning out talking pictures &t such a rate that only an fron consti- Sution can keep up the strain in the of featured or character players. star may choose to do three or four even fewer pictures a year, but the actor or featured playes goes ffrom one story to another, and feels that fl{”ut-up is a sign of falling popu- Because of these things there are con- btant crises to be met by players who ust choose between keeping camera- B¢t or saving their health. ‘When doctors put that little problem tp to Mary Astor she chose to take on sufficient weight to safeguard her life. Her husband had met with a sudden and mg:ndum by airplane, and her constitution was not sufficiently robust to stand thed ouble strain of sorrow and ‘work. Marie Prevost has come out of her d is at work again. But Lila 1l off in Arizona, fighting to the strength she needs as one ‘women: in’ g el ven than actors. They problems and responsibilities away studio at night which are arduous than i Olga Baclanova, Hollywood's tiger of yesterday, is today :lnying a role. A nine-pound heir to . In addition to. 8. Coarse cotton fabric. . Grain. , Speak imj fectly. . Muse of lyric poetry. . Run away from. 7. Exaggerated. . Insect. . Infers, . Baves. . Situation. . Preposition. . Declares. . Muscles, . Rents. . Row of shrubs. 3. Large. . Wooden pin. . The yellow bugle. . Capable of union. . Brushed l{l-\mt. #3. Primary division of the animal m kingdom. E.Hmnmxm-chxnn. PBNSWER TO YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE. [PIRIC/PIICTHOWINO[PT!1 IC] L[] [VERIRIODEMF ORICIE] jolVIERIMAP EDIF RIEE'S [PENTANEMGAI TERS] JACEH ENCIE] ITIAC!I TIMBIAS T/ | IN|ADIO] [EWHEILA AVIONINS! L |A AR el ADAP'T Bt AL AIVIEDJNP A MARIR FEU:’AU%}!‘D AIGIA | NJITE RNOILE o FENSEMER | CHMROILE] [E1D/GIE D OIAT ERKE YIS the Nicholas Soussanins has wrought the metamorphosis. ‘The Baclanova led off as one of the most prized stars during the end of the silent regime, but with the increase of foreign movie making i1 Hollywood it | is fair to prophesy that she will have a splendid feld opened to her here in the near future, ‘That Lon Chaney, who seldlom went to Hollywood parties and who lived & life of practical retirement when out- pall hung over every one, due to the actor's passing. Few figures of the screen have en- Jjoyed such widespread and pop- Were Sntsipuca oy His AmAsing chatac were intrigued by - terizations. A special teleiznne ra- tor had to be installed on studio lot when word that he was taking blood transfusions spread through Hollywood. ‘Thousands of calls each day kept the special line constantly busy, and offers of blood from donors innumerable in the event of needing more were made with prayerful sincerity. Mrs, Leslie Carter, wea & white turban wound carelessly ut her flaming hair, and with a chalk-white face, in strange contrast to the tanned countenances about her, was a dra- matic figure at a recent Hollywood gar- den party. Since coming out to this Coast—and, by the way, she announced at the time of her arrival that she was coming out to die—she has coached Norma Tal- madge in her version of Du Barry. (Copyrizht, 1930, b 930, by North American News- Packages. 7,000 Miles to Wedding. Three bridesmaids recently made a 7,000-mile dash from Buenos Alres to London to attend Miss Ivy #ranklin of Buenos Aires, when she became the bride of T. B. Alston, son of the late Sir Beilby and Alston, at St. Paul's. The three were neighbors and friends of the bride. They arrived just in time for the wedding and returned home almost immediately afterward. Heavy Overhead. . English river, . Rodents. . Wreath. . Preceding act: rare. . Alr: prefix. . Half circle, Chief. . As if eaten away. . Periods of time. . Watering places. Bump of . Evergreen trees. . Dislikes intensely. . Rubs out. . Hindu juggler, ted. . Outrage, . To treat figuratively, Abound. . Oceans. . . Picture book. . Pish net. . Genus of water herbs, . Wanderer. . Soldiers: English slang. Hurry. . Large seafish. Son of Moza. . A tonic herb. . Looks briefly. . Hindu weight. . Order of web-footed birds. . Commend. . Projections on & wheel. . Measure of land. M’fiy group. . Wipe up, By HOWARD FREEMAN Knowledge. 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