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...epigram. Her first venture in Hollywood was an undistinguished effort for Pathe called The Awful Truth. Her next was a marriage with John Gilbert which resulted in such frantic publicity for the last celebrated lover of the silent cinema that it made Actress Claire look a little foolish. Her contract with Pathé abruptly terminated. Actress Claire was signed by Paramount and given an opportunity to star in one of the best pictures of 1930, The Royal Family. Last winter she accepted a five-year contract with Samuel Goldwyn who rented her back to RKO-Pathe to translate Rebound into...
...Those who will not be interested in me after my marriage will be insignificant in number. ... It wasn't sex appeal over the radio, it was just musical ability. . . . I've just signed a $150,000 contract for the coming year. Does that look like lessened popularity...
...Last week the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics estimated that the ship will be 19,000 to 20,000 Ib. overweight. The exact figure cannot be determined until after the final strips of covering are applied to the envelope and the ship is "weighed off" with lifting gas. By its contract with...
Greater than usual must have been Producer Ziegfeld's sense of relief to know this show was "over." He has a profit sharing contract with William Randolph Hearst, owner of the Ziegfeld theatre. Publisher Kobler of the Mirror is supposed to have a "slice" of the production; so is Ticket Broker Joe Leblang's widow. Working for others, Ziggy felt he must be surer than ever of success. Accordingly he aimed pointblank at the middle-aged male who is the basic support of all girl shows, by having shapely Faith Bacon open the proceedings with nothing on at all. Gladys...
...need for a universal system since 90% of U. S. bridge players already used the Culbertson system. Further, he offered to play, either with his wife as partner or with any partner of Lenz's choice, Expert Lenz and any partner Expert Lenz might select, 200 rubbers of contract bridge, bet $5,000 to $1,000 that he and his partner would win. Said Expert Culbertson: ''I do not deny this merger . . . might work out a fairly acceptable system for people who never played bridge before. Each has had a great deal of experience. For instance, this...