▁dinner , ▁H irt z ler ▁had ▁lost ▁the ▁election ▁for ▁Hugh es . ▁ ▁F at ty ▁Ar bu ck le ▁sc andal ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁the ▁St . ▁Francis ▁was ▁the ▁scene ▁of ▁Hollywood ' s ▁first ▁great ▁sc andal . ▁The ▁silent ▁film ▁com ed ian ▁Ros co e ▁" F at ty " ▁Ar bu ck le , ▁whose ▁fame ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁riv aled ▁that ▁of ▁Charlie ▁Chap lin , ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁friends ▁were ▁guests ▁in ▁rooms ▁ 1 2 1 9 , ▁ 1 2 2 0 ▁and ▁ 1 2 2 1 . ▁On ▁September ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁party ▁in ▁their ▁suite , ▁with ▁friends ▁and ▁acquaint ances ▁from ▁Hollywood . ▁One ▁guest ▁was ▁a ▁young ▁actress ▁from ▁Hollywood ▁named ▁Virginia ▁R appe . ▁In ▁mid - af ternoon ▁Ar bu ck le ▁sum mon ed ▁a ▁house ▁doctor ▁and ▁reported ▁that ▁R appe ▁was ▁sick , ▁and ▁the ▁young ▁woman ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁another ▁room ▁and ▁put ▁to ▁bed . ▁Ar bu ck le ▁himself ▁went ▁to ▁a ▁personal ▁appearance ▁at ▁a ▁movie ▁the ater , ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Hollywood ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁days ▁later ▁Ar bu ck le ▁learned ▁that ▁Virginia ▁R appe ▁had ▁been ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁hospital ▁and ▁had ▁died , ▁and ▁that ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁the ▁young ▁woman , ▁Mau de ▁Del mont , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁at ▁the ▁party ,