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Chapter 13

           Actually,thoughitwasMcElroy’sopenhouseparty,theideahadcomefromthepracticalbrainofJackWoltzhimself.Someofhismoney-makingmoviestarsweregettingoldernow.Withoutthehelpofspeciallightsandgeniusmakeupmentheylookedtheirage.Theywerehavingproblems.Theyhadalsobecome,tosomeextent,desensitizedphysicallyandmentally.Theycouldnolonger"fallinlove."Theycouldnolongerassumetheroleofhuntedwomen.Theyhadbeenmadetooimperious;bymoney,byfame,bytheirformerbeauty.Woltzgavehispartiessothatitwouldbeeasierforthemtopickuplovers,one-nightstands,who,iftheyhadthestuff,couldgraduateintofull-timebedpartnersandsoworktheirwayupward.Sincetheactionsometimesdegeneratedintobrawlsorsexualexcessthatledtotroublewiththepolice,Woltzdecidedtoholdthepartiesinthehouseofthepublicrelationcounselor,whowouldberighttheretofixthingsup,payoffnewsmenandpoliceofficersandkeepeverythingquiet.

           Forcertainvirileyoungmaleactorsonthestudiopayrollwhohadnotyetachievedstardomorfeaturedroles,attendanceattheFridaynightpartieswasnotalwayspleasantduty.Thiswasexplainedbythefactthatanewfilmyettobereleasedbythestudiowouldbeshownattheparty.Infactthatwastheexcuseforthepartyitself.Peoplewouldsay,"Let’sgoovertoseewhatthenewpicturesoandsomadeislike."Andsoitwasputinaprofessionalcontext.

           YoungfemalestarletswereforbiddentoattendtheFridaynightparties.Orratherdiscouraged.

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