Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, December 1924 · page 56 of 71
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This is a celebrity gossip column from an early 20th-century satirical magazine. It contains four brief items: 1. **Theda Bara** (silent film vamp actress) rented a mansion at Long Beach where the owner inexplicably placed nude female statues on the lawn—the joke is that Bara, known for playing seductive roles, doesn't need such "corrupting" influences at home. 2. A brief note about two studio publicists' quiet wedding. 3. **Rex Ingram** and **Alice Terry** (film director and actress couple) faced divorce rumors when Terry came west for a film, but reconciled when she returned to New York. The item reveals Ingram is actually leaving Hollywood due to lung disease, planning treatment in Tunis. 4. The final item jokes that Hollywood was so busy trying to reunite **King Vidor** and **Florence Vidor** (divorced filmmakers) that nobody noticed **King** and **Eleanor Boardman** (another actress) were spending considerable time together—implying a new romantic pairing. The satire targets Hollywood's obsession with romance and marital drama among entertainment figures.
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=[Farmyard Fun and Filosofy]= THEDA BARA doesn’t have to go away from home to learn naughty things these days. This summer, Theda occupied the handsome Hagerty mansion on the ocean front at Long Beach. Now, this home always used to be a perfectly correct show place, but for some reason, unexplained, the owner has purchased a dozen unclothed female statues which, this year, repose about the lawns of the mansion. We should think Theda could get exercise throwing rocks at these intrusive women. * * * Harry Hammond Beall and Betty Rush, both purveyors of studio publicity, were quietly married the other day. Both are extremely popular. * * * THERE was some little gossip regarding the Rex Ingram-Alice Terry menage when the wife recenty came west to play in “The Great Divide,” but a quietus has been put on this talk by her return to New York to join Ingram. We hear that Ingram’s real reason for giving up film production is the sad fact that he has developed lung trouble. He has announced his intention of living in Tunis where many foreign people are treated for this disease. * * * Looks as though all Hollywood was too busy trying to rematch King and Florence Vidor, for King and Eleanor Boardman are seen together more than ever these days. =[51]=