Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, June 1922 · page 63 of 68
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This gossip column mocks Hollywood celebrities through innuendo and absurdist humor. The first item suggests director Marshall Neilan and actresses Blanche Sweet and Gloria Swanson are coordinating their travel—implying romantic entanglement, with the editor inviting readers to "draw your own conclusions." The second anecdote is purely comedic absurdism: an artist model sues a theater for $20 per bee sting after a hive incident, and wins. The joke mocks frivolous lawsuits and the performative nature of theater-goers. The final item pokes fun at actress Elaine Hammerstein's reluctance to move west for film work, suggesting she's distracted by romantic prospects with a New York businessman. Throughout, the column reflects 1920s attitudes toward celebrity gossip, manufacturing scandal from travel announcements, and treating actresses' personal lives as public entertainment fodder.
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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang 61 Hollywood Flirtations ON A RECENT Monday, Marshall Neilan announced his intention of going to Europe. Blanche Sweet sails for the Orient. On the following Saturday Gloria Swanson announces that she will go to Europe “for a rest” following the completion of “The Gilded Cage” which she is now making at the Lasky studios. Draw your own conclusions. * * * WILD HONEY,” a picture, is playing at the Central Theater in New York. Beryl Collins, an artist model, went to see it. As she came out, someone, knocked over a beehive and she got stung. She says it was in five different places and sued the theater for $20 per sting. She was awarded a judgment. * * * ELAINE HAMMERSTEIN, on one pretext or another, delays her coming west to play in pictures. They say she is trying to make up her mind to marry a New York importer.