Evening Star Newspaper, November 29, 1930, Page 19

“AND WHEN HE TASTED HER FIRST MEAL HE WENT OUT AND DOUBLED HIS LIFE INSURANCE.” ‘MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE BY MOLLIE MERRICK. \ HOLLYWOOD, Calif., November 29 (N.AN.A).—A few good prices are be- ing paid for plays these days. “Strictly Dishonorabls " $150,000, I am told, and was bought by no less a person than the youngest mogul the movie world, Carl JLaemmle, jr., has been the goal of all Mproducers for some time past. ‘When it comes to paying large sums, Laemmle, jr., is right there. He went for '.l}e play “Broadway” lock, stock and There was a nasty little clause | about production date. The news leaked out that Junior had bought “Broadway” and every lot in the place neatly skipped about the story using the main feat: of it until it was riddled, so fa elty was concerned. Nothing of that sort will happen to Junior Laemmle again. With the rec- ord of “All Quiet” behind him, he goes « about the business of buying successes unruffied. Jesse Lasky wanted the Preston Sturges play for Maurice Che- | walier. Perhaps that's one reason why tle bidding ran so high. At any rate, failing to get the vehicle | which swung Tullio Carminati into fame as a Broadway light, Lasky has retained Preston Sturges to write the next Chevalier vehicle, and Lubitsch will direct it. Lubitsch does better with Chevalier than other directors. Expensive as it may seem, the idea of getting a fine playwright for Cheva- «, lYer is a necessary one. He needs Lu- bitsch's direction also. If the sensa- tional success which he has enjoyed is to be ktpt alive, good stories are im- rative. Many a Chevalier fan found 1f yawning during “The Little Cafe.” The French comedian is de- lightful, but not versatile enough to %/ enchant an audience during an evening unless the vehicle presents some novel | turns or some fascinating angles. Along the roadways leading to_the| sea mctorists rushing to dinner in Bev-| erly Hills passed great fields of poin- settias—scarlet seas of blooms. Huge buckets of cut flowers were ys. which brought | ranged along the highway's edge. A sign was tacked up, “Fifty Cents the Bunch. Drop Money Here.” Business was lively, although there was nobody about and the entire trans- action was a matter of honor. Anthony Burke spied Norman Kerry dropping a dollar bill in the box and loading & couple of huge bunches into the rumble of his car. | “Hay there, Norman! Such honesty is a delight!” ‘Don’t worry, Tony,” was the re- joinder. “I'm siipping back to rifie the box when the afternoon’s business makes it worth my trouble!” And along the main street we have huge conventionalized Christmas trees of tin—gleaming tin cones, simulating trimmed trees in gay colors. The effect is fantastic and modernly humorous. | Hollywood generally puts on a lively show at Christmas time, Merchanis this year will doubtless |send the aerial Santa Claus up with his load of synthetic snow, as in former seasons. Reopening of Warner Bros.’ studio | and First National brings about a lot | of cheer. - Overcoats will be taken out of hock and a good many lads who had to consult the clock in the Town Hall tower will be able to glance at the wrist or swing something more than keys from ' the good old watch chain again. By the way, 1 understand this is the |1ast” time Warners intend suspending activities during the Winter months. They will make pictures continuously, | if on & less intense schedulé. | (Copyright, 1930. by North American News- paper Alliance.) | | Black “Fags” for Women. ZLondon society women have adopted | the new fad of smoking black cigarettes with gold tips at the theater. Another riovelty is a cigarette more than a foot long and about an inch in diamster, which is being sold at large charity bazaars. Daily Cross-Word Puzzle . Woody plant. . Summer (in French). . Peruvian plants. . Be indebted to. . Blush. . Swell (rise high). . Most_destitute. 44. Duplicate of a record (law). 46. Mistake. 47. Vegetable caterpillar of New Zea- 49. South American macaw. . Bird's home. MAMI .’; 31]35] N . Sturgeon’s roe. . Southern European country (abbr.). . Awhomunt church denomination (abbr.). . Happening. . A holy day. . Articles of furniture. . Famous opera by Puceinl. . Compass point (abbr.). . Clip. . Famous general. . Part of head. 11. Composition for three instruments. . Ardor, . Since (Scot.). . One who fails. . Relinquish. . Pire balls which fall to earth. . Grows old. American Revolutionary 3 oun. . Substance found in muscle tissue. weed. . Basin for holy water. . Repetition. 3 gonul.ntnc the elements of. stron- Point of . Point of compass. . Agitate. . Poured out. . Apartments. . Descendants. . Prosted. . Part of a church. tations. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1930. time like that And gl ];spg?';;n year. Au Revoir. 11 MY JeF 8o Fn"uu He Must Be Going Roller Skating. Leave It to the Judge! The Children Meet Santa. [ GENE BYRNES g e . By SLMUNTLEY Evidently Pa Got to the Right Game All Right. X CALIFORNIA ! TRIFLED WITH G | Bowwowski | Is on Goofy's ALL AGAWN, EH, AunE? THEY TELL ME THEM THINGS IS ALMOST AS 7 EXPENSIVE To RUN AS [ A POCKET LIGHTER! &5 ’ T/ BuT SHe BURNS UP A LeT DON'T WORRY = 1M PRETTY LEVEL HERDED N My FINANCIAL DEALS: 1M GOING To BET THAT DoueH RIGHT BRa< ON THE NEXT HORSE ROUGHHOUSE RIDES GET A LOAD OF THIS BANK ACCOUNT, Junce' THREE THOUSAND BucKs' SOME * BALANCE ! gipvirdng 'T DOESN'T MRAKE You LOSE YOUR SON-IN- LAW, MR. 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