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| Esther Ralston and Lawrence Tibbett; 1931; The Prodigal |
"Something new in the party line was tried out by Mrs. Lawrence Tibbett recently. She entertained with the London String Quartet at a distinctly highbrow function. It proved no great strain either on the Hollywoodians, who are scarcely acclimated to so much artiness of an evening. We noted among the guests Ina Claire, Dale Owen, Fay Wray, Theda Bara, Leslie Howard, Kathlyn Williams, John Loder, Walter Huston, Marie Dressler, and others of a select group.
After the music the guests were privileged to disport themselves in the swimming pool, but the only ones who took advantage of that frivolity were one or two members of the quartet."
[Source: Picture Play; July 1931]
The phrasing in this piece is just marvelous. I especially like the line, "It proved no great strain either on the Hollywoodians, who are scarcely acclimated to so much artiness of an evening." That's worthy of being turned into a print and framed :)
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