, ▁making ▁Cos m opol itan ' s ▁distribution ▁de als ▁first ▁with ▁Param ount , ▁then ▁Gold w yn , ▁and ▁with ▁Metro - G old w yn - M ayer . ▁Dav ies ▁herself ▁was ▁more ▁incl ined ▁to ▁develop ▁her ▁com ic ▁tal ents ▁alongside ▁her ▁friends ▁at ▁United ▁Art ists , ▁but ▁H ear st ▁pointed ly ▁disc ou rag ed ▁this . ▁Dav ies , ▁in ▁her ▁published ▁mem oir s ▁The ▁Times ▁We ▁Had , ▁concluded ▁that ▁H ear st ' s ▁over - the - top ▁promotion ▁of ▁her ▁career , ▁in ▁fact , ▁had ▁a ▁negative ▁result . ▁ ▁One ▁particular ▁example , ▁he ▁had ▁purchased ▁the ▁C ame o ▁Theatre ▁( located ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁He ▁then ▁lav ish ly ▁rem ode led ▁both ▁the ▁exterior ▁and ▁interior ▁decor ▁in ▁a ▁rose bud - h ued ▁Art ▁Mod erne ▁mot if , ▁and ▁renamed ▁it ▁The ▁Mar ion ▁Dav ies ▁Theatre . ▁From ▁H ear st ' s ▁office ▁windows ▁further ▁up ▁Market ▁Street , ▁he ▁could ▁see ▁p ink ▁ne on ▁letters ▁constantly ▁sp elling ▁out ▁her ▁name ▁above ▁the ▁marque e . ▁H ear st ▁Met rot one ▁News re els ▁were ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁program , ▁and ▁these ▁news re els ▁regularly ▁tout ed ▁Miss ▁Dav ies ' ▁social ▁activities . ▁ ▁H ear st , ▁who ▁was ▁still ▁married , ▁became ▁rom ant ically ▁involved ▁with ▁Dav ies , ▁and ▁moved ▁her