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Show Anna field . Leaves for Film Studios Celebrated French Commedlenne Makes Her Eyes E.;ruve Long Enough to Battle Reporters as to Rumored Engagement With n farewell kiss directed toward to-ward Broadway, motion picture and ' newspaper photographers snapping her picture, and a host of friends I bidding hor goodbye, Anna Hold boarded her special car attachcr to the Twentieth Century Limited nt tho Grand Central, Now York, and bound for Los Angeles, whero tho French commcdlenno will mako hor motion picture debut at tho Morosco Paramount 'studios. On entering her Umouslno -which was to rush hor to tho Grand Con- tral, Miss Hold was confronted by several persistent newspaper reporters report-ers who tried to sccuro a confession i of her reportod engagement to a ' Russian prlnco. Tho star clovcrly avoided all direct replies to tho many questions put to hor by tho newspaper newspa-per men and blandly smiled nt tho determined efforts of her Interviewers. Interview-ers. Tho story, which Miss Held neither denied nor nlllrmed, Involves a nobleman who mot tho star on board tho steamer St Louis during hor trip to this country sovornl weeks ngo. SInco arriving In this country it Is stated that tho nc-tress nc-tress nnd tho Hushlnn liavo been seen togetrer frorp ently. Tho Hus-nlnn Hus-nlnn had business with his government's govern-ment's consul here, nnd It is confidently confi-dently oxpected that nn nnnounco-nient nnnounco-nient of marriage will ho forthcoming forthcom-ing when Miss Held reaches Los Angeles. An-geles. The famous star did not scorn nny tho worse for her vigorous nctivltlcs on tho battle front in France since tho beginning' of tho war. That she rendered valuablo assistance to her country was demonstrated by tho enthusiastic en-thusiastic praise which has been accorded ac-corded by prominent government officials of-ficials and other well known figures. Just before boarding her car Miss Held paid: "I can hardly wait until I get to tho studios. I have heard so much about theso wonderful motion pictures, nnd liavo seen such marvelous mar-velous things on tho screen that now it leal'y surprises me when I think that I have kept away from this new field so long. I liavo brought over a collection of new gowns 'which I will wear in tho motion plc'turo nnd which represent nn outlny'rof a fortune. for-tune. Desldes my now gowils I liavo brought over n Russian sable coat which will help to mako my flrut film n regulnr fashion bazaar, In nd-dltion nd-dltion to everything else, as theso clothes which I have brought to this country cannot bo duplicated hero and nro Just fresh from my raodlsto In Paris. It is no dilllcult matter to understand why Miss Hold can nITord a queens wnrdrobo when ono considers consid-ers hor incomo. For ono motion pic-turo pic-turo Oliver Morosco will " Pay lfer $25,000. This It Is oxpected will bo released on tho Paramount Program enrly in February. |
