DOUG. & MARY

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 6 December 1927, Page 6

DOUG. & MARY

COMING TO NEW ZEALAND OTHER STARS INTERESTED. (Special to “Tribune.”) Auckland, Dec. 6. Both Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks are keenly Interested In New Zealand and Australia, it their intention to come here—that is, when plans already arranged are fulfilled. Goodie Reeve, daughter of Ada Reeve, of pantomime and musical comedy fame, who is a through passenger by the Aorangi to Sydney after a holiday visit to Hollywood, brought an authoritative message from the great stars of the movie firmament. Both were exceedingly annoyed with a representative in Australia who some time ago announced that they were about to leave for the Antipodes. The information was not correct though both Mary and Dnug have had New Zealand and Australia in their mind’s eye for some time past. Now, there is a prospect of a visit. The stars assured Miss Reeve that they would come, but they did not want New Zealanders and Australians to think that they had broken faith with them. MESSAGE FROM CHARLIE. Miss Reeve also carries a persona! message from Charlie Chaplin to admirers in this part of the world. Cecil B. de Mille, one of th e most difficult men to approach in all movisdom gave her another and placed the facilities of his studios at her disposal.

Artists particularly interested in this part of the world included Esther Ralston, with whom Miss Reeve was photographed; Rod la Rocque. Irene Rich, Richard Dix, Don Alvarado, Norma Shearer, Norma Talmadge. Dolores del Rio and Dolores Costello. It is certain that a number of stars will visit New Zealand and Australia for the purpose of personal appearances. but Miss Reeve is not yet it liberty to state wjio thev are. "All this talk about wild life in Heilwood seems very absurd. I found that one could walk about the streets at any hour at night and one was never molested. Very different from Sydney, or for that matter, Vancouver. I found many of the stars sincerely attached to their homes.” ESTHER RALSTON’S HOME. The Australian .visitor was particularly interested in Esther Ralston's new home, which has even given Hollywood something to- think of. There are bedrooms m almost every conveivable style—French, Italian, Spanish and English. The house is furnished on a scale almost unparallelled. Norma Talmadge, who is described as “full of fun and bubbling over with good spirits,” with much priije showed Goodie Reeve her golden dressing table with its golden toilet ornaments. “It was a perfectly wonderful holiday.” says Miss Reeve, who is going back to her Press work in Sydney fit and well. When she passed through Auckland a few months ago she was not in good health.