Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-09-22 | Page 15 | Practical Joking Becoming Art among Denizens of Hollywood

j I Practical r Joking Becoming Artt Art Ei t Amo Among g Denizens of Hollywood f J I i Most o t Serious Sei er ious ous Missions i S Q s Turn Tur Into Gags 9 s at t Inopportune In- In I Inopportune F opp opportune Moments Revenge Prompt J I iii In an any iy oT one n big lu happy family fa l mu u h as- as tb the film tum colony colony- pf Hollywood Holly Holly- wood th there are er are many little Il pleasantries asali- asali tries nd jokes k s' s to make tho thc dayS dayIS' shorter th the nights brighter r and nd troubles vanish Practical al joking has ee been leen developed y red t to I Its t i v state stat near ho harm harmless ss' ss perfection In Inthe 7 th the cil city o and nd many are arb the tho h laughs that have rung rung loud nna and nd long lonS' as 5 s the thO r result of ot n nonsensical ns but plot plotting 4 Th Tho colony sL still chuckles when hen It r recalls ci the th evening Chester Conk v lIns w ome high on the hilts hills overl overlooking o J was filled very mu much h dress dressed up crowd of or celebrities there In Inre pono o to DC neatly engraved invitations that Wallace Beery had I sent nt out Tho Joke jok oke according lo t to Mr n yv cr vIew point Wa was i v all the b better b ip S' S on this particular r Conklin h homo m rn w S dark and rid d deserted ert cl b being lr J o J In IJ fact the ba fr ni of ofa a 3 house und under r construction CHARLIE HARLIE CH r MACK ACK GAGGED GED 1 Charles Ch Charl l q a ir Mack aek k of ot M Morin Moran r and k U eTWo Bt Black c Cr Crows W-s. W re recently recent vicent- en ly 1 purchased r has d h. h i. i r new home borne a and da warf complaining in JI to a Arl that t he was having trouble r bJ finding g tu furnishings I to to Ga Get a r d downtown early Ch Charley the friend advised h. h Early f In the morning the stores are aro not crowded f t tho ho clerks have ivel lots ts of time n and ou can bUy your stuff in a ft L hurry early early l Mack ll r drawled In Int In t that ny Jazy voice that has lias made mado him 1 tamO famous amous i. i i iNot I 1 Not N t. t i than 7 7 urged tie friend who bo bbl hinis himself i lf got up p b before re tt that hour to enjoy Mack's Macks surprise when he discovered all aU toro store doors locked f him Mack a nii man nil m of iU i l te things things' or f U trade dc I Iy y 1 r r Some Sometime ago go a R New ok columnist col cot whoso w ca In n. n Los Angeles paper visited HollyWood Hollywood Holly Holly- wood Ile learned William Powell's Powells carefully carefully care are fully tullY guarded d telephone t number arid published It It The phone in the Powell Pow v row row- ell en home rang continuously from tram that time Um until the telephone tele Com company ny issued d a 3 new number nu ber POWELL GETS EVENIn EVENIn EVEN i In Iri retaliation n Powell from flOm a it room 1 within the hotel hotel- l called the desk and nd said sald f This la liS' Mr So and r I t want to leave a. a call t for for- fori l B i In the morning 1 I am m a B. hud hardi sl sleeper ep r and haye to catch a a- atrain train so ao please make mak sure lure that t. t I J get g getup up at lat that time Powells revenge w was sweet when the tbd service s w worshiping s 8 clerks sent nt not one one b but i two bell belt boys to io his hii dA room nt after er trial telephone e ec c calls cais bad had failed tailed Hat Hal Skelly g gets tJi what amounts to toa a Im maniac enjoyment jD nt from fron such uch 01 op The he phone hone in his dressing ln room Tan fan nn outside wire wiro rang curtly curty Is Js John there demanda demands a 8 womans woman's a av v voice Tes Ye l replied Skelly put but but he's hes up upon on 1 the li r of f i raving dr drunk r nl k and vre we cAnt cAn't get t him down do You ha had better hurry over here and ind nd see If Jf you can cando do lo o. o with him MIKE T tL l G Gary r Cooper and Victor his is director ln a r. r W were r cor- cor or- or rier ncr ncr of j tho the set during tl the tho tU filming nl gl Q of The Th ho Virginian l The cameras were being moved d and Cooper Cocie and Fleming Flem Item ing Aver filling Jn In the thed delay la b by tell by-tell- tell Idl stories stories' s' s to to tone one smother They overlooked the tact fact that that- thata hata a micro Mici microphone phone hung directly dIre oyer their head Their se- se seand l and ld d r e J l. l when 1 nr a r few rV V moments mo ma- n m ments 1 te st stories came booming back backal at them back bac from from from- the play horns the sound recording room The el electrical e e engineers gJ had had their mHo iati joke L lIfe Ario film executive In Hollywood Hot Hol lywood who who keeps keps business businesS' visitors time In the waiting fo for hours at a. a 15 saIr recreation r n room oom outside u of ot othis hI his office Knowing this man hab habit it George Bancroft ft post posted f this notice no no- tics tice outside ou o of r his ng room room door door- M nC to confer contel with Will Wll be bea ack k 1 nel S September b r