Contracts Put Beauties Into Pictures Not Always In Motion
Hollywood stock girls, known as Jeg art, pose for publicity and stunt photos while awaiting real acting chances. Toby Wing exemplified stock fame, appearing widely in print and touring before moving to vaudeville. The piece contrasts glamorous contracts with the unlikely path to stardom and notes the grind behind the scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toby Wing
Hollywood
Paramount
Miss Wing
Pinky Tomlin
Murder in a Slum Party Shapes a Hidden Motive
Detective narration follows Wally Foxcroft and Harley as they untangle a tangle of art theft, murder, and a daughter’s possible inheritance. Suspects include Griswold, Lardeau, and Nola Morin while a forged silver rod weapon and missing Montieth painting loom over Zurich connections and a looming confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Forrest Place
Mentith
Howard Griswold
Art Fastrecter
Tee
Laréen
Bravman
Harlan Stevenson
Nola Morin
Stevenscom
Nola
Wally Foxcroft
Stternes
Griswold
Montieth
Bis Mroe
Nola Lutzmann
Zurich
Switzerland
America
Dauhter
Lutsmann
Prof. Lardens
Cove Road
Gerard
Galahads
Sally
Wally
Harley
Greatport
Tordeau
Colton
Egyptee Beers
Nnti Griswold
Lardeault
Lardeau
Harper
Kingsbury
Davison
Warrentons
Wilmington
Wall
Morin
Wilbur Fellows
Foxcroft
Stars Knit Between Shots Amid Stage Rest
A Hollywood sound stage survey finds screen players knitting and solving puzzles during downtime with knitting edging other off stage hobbies. The piece notes a Dickens guillotine scene rehearsal moment with Katharine Hepburn and others and warns it was rest time. London road accidents cost hospitals about 1 million dollars yearly with less than 10 percent recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Katharine Hepburn
Fay Bainter
Estelle Winwood
Florence Lake
Helene Grant
London
1937 Worst Showings and Public Missteps in New York
A list of 1937 Worsts across categories in New York includes Worst Pun in a stage line, Worst Play titled Don't Look Now, Worst Song The Music Goes Round and Around, Worst Boxing Contest featuring Louis versus Sharkey, Worst Legislation banning street barrel organ players, and Worst Art Demonstration showing ultra modern kitchenette-inspired figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
NEA
Fifth Avenue
Lord and Taylor
Macy
Joe Louis
Jack Sharkey
Manhattan
Knee Length Skirt Revival Tied to Coronation
Hollywood designer Walter Plunkett says only the forthcoming coronation of England’s king can stop the fashion push to knee length skirts seen in 1929. He argues royal and courtly audiences in floor length gowns would force designers to abandon the knee length and preserve elegance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Walter Plunkett
Hollywood
Plunkett
Hollywood’s Newest Stars Embrace Natural Beauty
Actresss born in 1036 embody simplicity as beauty's keynote. The wholesome schoolgirl look remains preferred over vampish glamour, with Bimane Simon cited as a standout who blends slender charm and restrained appeal without heavy makeup or hair styling.
The Women play unveils unscrupulous women in New York
A NEA report notes Clara Boothe’s The Women on Broadway excludes men and exposes women as scheming, gold digging, and unfaithful. The cast centers on thirty eight women and one child, with plots at salons, clubs, and hospitals. Three Canadian banks control 70 percent of resources, another bank holds 27 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vic
Phil
New York
Judge Wentworth
Nora Lutzmann
Grilda
Moria
George Boss
Nea
Clara Boothe
Max Gordon
Broadway
Miss Boothe
Milady
Hann San Iens
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Paul Marrison
Jollywood
Miss Zildhworth
Cinderalla
Holywood
Ailchworth
Tweron
Allehworth
Twerp
Yaeo
Toby
Police
Schwarz
Terry Walker
Geneva Sawyer
Film-Land
Bill Robinson
Shirley Temple
By Lewis Alrown
Lily
Lily Pons
Aligia Hart
NEA Berries Fil
Theda Bara
Bimane Simon
Simone Simon
Luise Rainer
Olivia de Havillland
Warner Bros
Ley
Wormer Bree
Victor
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Lee Dixon
Osgood Perkins
Osalind Marquis
Lloyd Bacon
Harry Warren
al Dubin
Harold Arion
E.¥. Harburg
Busby Berkeley
Warner Broz
Mort H. Singer Theatre
Gene Autry
Aly
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