sons In shooting) Bing Crosby bestowing a set of highball glasses on Girl” of w. c. Fields, who is “on the wagon” in Meets Keeps a Garbo’s Loss Weight “Boy Portrait of Comic at Work | Pasadena Hospital ... Loretta Young giving Fiance Eddie Sutherland a of candid camera Arltne Judge get- Its Wealth Laughter Held Harmful to Looks ting her son a motor scooter—so the can use her own ... Marlene Dietrich cabled her business BY SHEILAH GRAHAM. manager to pur« Lives to Abbott’s chase Christmas presents in Holly- at National Up December 22 (N.A.N.A.).—Patricia Ziegfeld, daughter Company wood for her California gift list of Billie Burke and the late Florenz Ziegfeld, is secretly engaged to Roberts Excellent in Ginger Rogers is giving herself, In the Promise—Ray John "Nip” Haggan, aon of Ben All Haggan, the noted artist.... Ac- shape of a miniature Mary of Scot- HOLLYWOOD,cording to Intimates, Greta Garbo lost 30 pounds on her non-protein land, to a chosen few—including her Major Role. diet—and has lost most of her looks as a result. Mrs. John Barrymore’s latest masculine companion. Allan new mink fur coat is the envy of all the lady stars in Hollywood. BY JAY CARMODY. Lane, T. C. U. foot Player A major studio has offered ex-King Edward $1,000,000 to make a pic- Robert always have said that no one can rib the movies so well as the movies Taylor gifting Barbara Stan- YOU ture, and $1,500,000 If Mrs. Simpson will appear as his leading lady... Ann rib themselves, down to the National this week to see “Boy Meets wyck with a ring watch instead of an can drop Harding makes her London stages ►-—-- will find that are Meets Girl” is engagement diamond. Girl.'’ You you absolutely right. “Boy debut in “Candida.” Henry IF is not a movie, of course. It is a hilarious ribbing of Hollywood, however, ample weekly stipend allowed from her Daniell had his nose bobbed because written two of the film world's more Bella and salary—primarily on clothes. and it was by witty scenarists, he was tired of * good and play* Samuel Spewack. big viuain parts., • Those Spewacks! What a gift of laughter they have! From the mo- And his first :: Elisabeth Young (Mrs. Joe Mankie- National a ment they raise tne curtain on tne.; screen assign- wicz) declined the leading role in |l Niihta, Me to r«.7S. Wed. office of the Studios’ No. 1 Mat.. SSete ts. Sat. Royal “yes resultant flood of mirth a wholesome- ment following i “Twenty-three and One-half Hours ti Mat* man” until It descends some two hours instead to SSe te MM (lae. tax.) ness that is singularly appealing. the operation was I by Air,” preferring return to later on the same scene, Meets *A GUKt AIKKT PRODUCTION* “Boy Arne Lundborg contributed the set- to play the bad. j New York stock companies to learn the Girl” is unadulterated laughter. It is baron secret of tings to the second edition of “Boy bad ini acting. “Just think. I'll but it is never offen- soon not always purse, Meets Girl.” They, like other features •‘Camille.” 1 be 33 years old,” groaned Cary sive. At the worst, it is and Grant at a MYMEETS GIW mildly of the work, keep the faith with a pe- recent party. “Don’t worry," indelicate. Charlie VttlU^SKMOIL SPtWACH biologically culiar effectiveness. Chap- soothed Bob Riskin, “In nine years* lin's memory time you'll be able to Oable In view of the fact that the play The whole thing is extremely amus- play Next Week Be*. Mea. Beale Thar. is getting worse has been running for a year in New ing and very handsome. You wiU be parts." American rsEMiesE^ionoa stage boob with the York, it probably is thoroughly under- pleasantly surprised at how wrong you years. B.A.MEyER CPxm*utr He now forgets What the stars are | j stood that the Spewacks wrote them- can be in calculating the merit of road giving each the names of his other for selves a sure-fire success. The major companies as somewhat below that of j Christmas From Gary closest friends question about the current production the Broadway brand. | Cooper to Mrs. Cooper—a fur coat * * * when Introducing ... Claudette Is how well is it played by the road •Mill Graham. Colbert is presenting them. “The • «nr drau MMWMIlt WlluT company. The answer to that major Carter Barron, Loew's division man- mate Dr. Joel Pressman with a spe- /jr miti * Green Pastures" is a "stand- is his annual party for the having cially fitted medical bag .. Fred Mac- JtttiMfmitkrJerd question "perfectly.” ager, staged | ELINA EARLE FRANCK ing-room-only” success in England, Murray will Santa to his wife George Abbott, producer, personally lads and lass (singular) of the drama play which has always been extremely sym- via an armful of Carole selected the local cast. More than one departments yesterday, starting shortly Jewels MIRAMOVAUUUMOftETOfUl toward the race. /•'JOHN HAVO IN after noon and on and on. pathetic Negro Lombard, running true to reputation ytrftJ who had seen the play in New York going Barrie and her business man- as a I.CALTHROS Every one had such a good time that Wendy practical Joker, Is giving Clark looked skeptically aside when Abbott NMee. SSe te M.1S. there won’t be times ager have parted because Wendy in- Gable complete Mata Wed. declared the road company as good as probably any good hunting equipment sisted on spending more than the (maybe Clark will now take some les- _»a^»»U»S«t«*t_teilne_toil__ that which has played Broadway so left for* other citizens during the holi- Mr. Barron long. Yet he was as nearly right as days. spoke briefly, being that kind of a host. Miss It Is given producers to be in this world. Betty Hynes spoke briefly, as did Messrs. Kelley, C" ■ Bell and Craig, all being that kind of ■W'd^ CP Oppo«il« ~D> S. Arthur Treacher is the young man surrounded by all the pulchritude. He has become sur- VI Treasury xj« lift St T> OY ROBERTS, formerly of the guests. There was peace on earth and ^B rounded for the purpose of adding humor to a sequence in Laiurence Tibbett’s new film, “Under Steve Cochran's stock nice presents,-too. Gene Ford played. company, Your Spell.” which comes to the Rialto Christmas day. combines with Owen Martin to make Andy Kelley played. Two amateurs TOMORROW! danced an Gene Ford as delirious a pair of screen writers Irish jig. Mrs. did not nor did dance an and Mias Russell Is Invariably startling and almost al- Tfa idscd oMrocttoa far as the stage ever has seen. Marie play, she Irish especially good “RENDEZVOUS” REVIVED comical. “If I Had a Million’’ Brown, the girl the boy meets, could jig. She and Irene Weber were too the dumber she gets. ways ia ynnr Christmas Holidays Miss Binnie Barnes also is on hand a trick, but a good one.—R. B, Jr. be no more inane—it almost breaks lousy being co-hostesses P„ to Is BOBBY BREEN * * * * TO PLAY LITTLE THEATER bring Happlns— and she is as she your heart while it is splitting your very pleasant drops who are neither "bulbous nor a final or two. All of these is her* and will ■ides—if she were born into the role. /"JIRLS g people again Zing... go First National's words William Powell and Boaalind Bus- and their talents have been blended That is saying a lot, but there is such a bumpy,” fn, firm >m. Itutm lbs strings of tout heart... the won* for Director William K. !§ lot to be said. Fleming Ward is the it, comprise the ensemble of the sell Seen in Fast Comedy- together by Howard. —H. M. dor that won in Let 8 movie company executive who turns “Gold Diggers of 1937.” However, be- boy you Sing Melodrama. from lion to mouse at the sound of his ing neither bulbous nor bumpy, the Again" echoes the heart of a current of Gold Diggers ought to master's voice through radio loud crop cinema manifestation of the IF I HAD A MILLION” Dixie in a stirring human speaker on his desk. Then there is be encouraging to women having talents of Bella and Samuel Spe- I gH LAST J DAYS as Toms, the cow- waist line difficulties. Those coming whose Meets drama of the Southland! Byron Shores, Larry wack. comedy. "Boy IS REVIVED AT RIALTO JOE E. BROWN boy hero of the film-going masses. to the Earle Theater on Friday average Girl." last night at the Na- B opened -- In «'<•« Bw 3 heavier than the 1933 har- CSf Mr. Shores takes all the movie cow- pounds tional. may be seen this week at the Since there are no adult boys, rolls them into one. and delivers vest of Gold Diggers. It just hap- Little Theater, where "Rendezvous” is virtually dance director, males who have not at one time or ^ "POIOJOE" to the National audience the biggest pened, Busby Berkeley, being revived. They are two of the another in a en- IIJTII or Christmas explains. indulged fantasy fi USEPIlir sap of this, any other, four authors credited with the screen A«i Othr* A*t« into titled "If I Had a Million.” the pic- season. Getting actual figures, weight play of the William Powell film about of the latest ladies of ture by that name is most properly In making all these mountains of figures course, spies and intrigue and love and en- the ensemble are revealed to be well revived at the Rialto Theater at characterization out of the molehills ciphering and deciphering and gun- Cot»M FnJf.