INTELLECTUAL TREND

Taranaki Daily News, 9 November 1935, Page 20 (Supplement)

INTELLECTUAL TREND

CHANGE IN HOLLYWOOD.

COCKT..IL BAR IS GOING.

“Hollywood is being made over. . The new trend is to intellectual gatherings, declares Bette Davis. She says Hollywood’s romantic affairs have been given an undue amount of printed space. “Since the influx of so many of the> finest actors, writers, theatre producers and directors in recent years from New York, London and the Continent, brilliant people predominate to-day in Hollywood’s social life,” Miss Davis continued. In the past,' Hollywood has lacked social leadership. “An excellent sample of Hie outmoded Hollywood party was my very

first one. It was in honour of a newly married actress, and her husband. During the evening I went upstairs and found the bridal couple seated together on a' bed, with a woman movie columnist opposite, poised pencil and notepad on her knee.. She was' asking the. blushing couple all about their future plans—and if they ‘thought they would love each other for more than a year at Hollywood?”

“To-day, instead of a mob around a cocktail bar, a few people gather who are both interesting talkers and excellent listeners. Or you will find small

groups gathered at the home of an eminent musician and director to see special showings of motion pictures in his own auditorium. Many of the most delightful social affairs revolve around a brief but brilliant play presented on the intimate stage of a private home. “A more intelligent,' more vital, Hollywood social life is developing. Such a social life is both creative and inspiring while at the same time it is supremely interesting.”