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By HENRY
TTicy Aa;e fie Country Grow Right-in the Studio
TECHNICAL men In the bin moving-picture studios ure getting to bo so
resourceful thot It Is nllnost Impossible for n director to stump them. He
intent full for n section of the moon or of one of Jupiter's sntellttOH and the tech
nical staff, somclidw, someway, would furnish a set so nenrly like what was
wauted that Sir Norman Lockyer himself might think he was looking through
one of his telescopes only Sir Norman Is unfortunately dead. Outside of that,
it's n good comparison.
No matter how old a stager jou are at the movie business, you are con
stantly bumping Into surprises ns jou wander about in the studios, uud you
find votir oninlon of the technical men steadily risin" higher and higher.
The thentrc-golng public, of course, seldom realizes the cleverness of some '
ot the sets that are built because when they are thrown on the screen they look
exactly like the things they nre built to imitate, and no ouc in the audience
knows that they aren't genuine. I
Don't get the impression that this substitution Is deliberately done to fool j
the. public and palm off something "just ns good." It Isn't. It's done to make
the results even better than the original thing would be.
Not long ago Charles Hay produced a picture In which some of the scenes
required a big freight station, with tracks and curs and platforms and buildings i
and cTcrithinir. His location man scoured the country for such a place, but
could not find exactly what was needed. And the places he did find were so
constructed thnt the lighting facilities were anything but good and the resulting
pictures would not be up to the standard set by the public.
B
VT it takes more than that to discourage a modem movie producer.
All riaht." said Ran. "If
and the kind of lighting ice leant,
studio and light it to suit ourselves."
And they did just that little thing.
THEY laid real tracks and bought real freight cars and had regular railroad men
install the switches and signal-; and plan the whole works, so that if Presi
dent Ilea, of the l'ennsy, should visit the studio he'd feel so much at home that
he'd start ordering a cut in wages right away.
It ia wonderful how painstakingly detailed their construction of such things
ii, too.
Only n few days ago, while I was in the Cosmopolitan studios I sat down
on a rock in a set representing a countryside scene under a big tree, and the
thing was so realistic I found myself scratching imaginary spider bites and
brushing off supposititious ants before I had been there two minutes. Honest.
That was one of the cleverest sets I have teen. A hen you sit in your
favorite theatre and see it, jou will not know it Is a set. You will think It Is
the beautiful sylvan scene In Switzerland that the story calls tor.
It was built for the production ot "'.me louug uiuna, me .nm. ""
novel which Marlon Davies Is movleizing now under the direction of Albert
Capellanl. Charles Urban than whom there is none whomer is the man in
whose facile bean the whole idea of the set germinated.
FOR it isn't merely an imitation of 0 bit of countryside. It is a
a genuine, honcst-to-goodness bit of countryside transported right
into the studio. The leaves on the tree are real leaves. The grass is
real grass and it's growing right there. And the bushes are real bushes.
YOU sec, the Corelll novel calls for a Swiss scene such as does not exist In
Switzerland. It is a bit of sylvan beauty set on a hillside. In the distance
are the snow-clad mountains. And. just peeping up from the valley between is
the great gilded dome of the castlo-laboratory of the scientist who changes Miss
Davies from a drlcd-up old maid to a fascinating young Diana, whose youth and
beauty captivate ovcrjbody.
AYhen it comes to finding In real life a scene like that with a cnstle like that
It Is, of court, like the farmer's camel there ain't no slch animal:
Yet the story called for It and It had to be had (that doesn t sound like
grammar, but it is). ... c- .
So Urban built a big platform near one end of the great studio up on Second
avenue nbove 120th street. He had a back drop painted representing the distant
snow-clad mountains and a miniature castle-laboratory set on the floor bo that
Ita dome would show properly above the foreground.
Then he sent men out to find exactly the foreground scene he wanted a
i huge tree spreading its luxuriant branches out on all sides, a pathway leading
through the long grass toward the castle, bushes and rocks and wild flowers
and when they found it he said, "Good! Bring It in."
And they did. They cut the sod up with enough earth to keep the grass
growing. Tbey dug up the bushes by the roots and planted them again In the
earth on the studio platform. They didn't take the old tree trunk, becnuse the
branches grew too high to be included In the angle of the camera lens, but they
did just as well.
They had the carpenters build n framework to measure and they cast around
this framework a plaster tree trunk that I thought was the real article when I
leaned against it until I hit it with my elbow and heard the hollow sound.
Then I went around behind it and saw the wood framework.
They cut the actual branches from the actual tree and brought them Into
the studio and embedded them in wet mos3 fixed on the artificial trunk.
And twice a day, ever since the set has been constructed, the srass bus been
watered and the wef moss kept moist and the whole thing is blooming as lux
uriously in the studio as it once did among the hills of the Oruuges over In
Jersey.
THEY take all that trouble just for one scene to please you,
Oeraldinc. You'ic become mighty particular in your demands
on the movie people and you won't let them palm off any cheaply
painted scenery on you as you did in the early days of the movies.
So they have to go to all this trouble and' expense to get it the
" way you want it.
Next time you complain of the price you have to pay to see a good
picture, just stop and consider the price the producer has to pay to
snake it the way you want it.
SCENARIOS WANTED!
AT LAST HERE
IS YOUR CHANCE
"dOR the benefit of the vast nrmv of1
writers for the screen and the mil- '
writers for the screen and the mil- '
lions who aspire to create stories for
the silent drama, I.ueien Hubbard.
scenario editor nt Universal City, has
been asked to state the requirements
of that studio. This will serve ns an
answer to the hundreds of letters re
'celVed daily and may also explain to
many embryo dramatist;, why their con
tributions are so often rejected. For
in a general sense the needs of nil
scenario editors arc alike and a "good
story" will find a ready sale at any
of the large producing companies whose
array of stars is sufficiently varied to
permit tho use of almost any type of
scenario.
Here is Mr. Hubbard's statement:
Universal needs storie.i of life
Wo want stories about people who
aye real to their authors and who ran
seem real to us. Perhaps then we can
make them seem real to the people in
the theatres. We are not looking for
a strikingly original plot or a climax
absolutely unheard of In screen litera
ture. Most things that have never been
heard of do not ever dcsere to be.
That is not to fay that we do not
want originality. We do. but within
the confines of plausibility. The in
geniously contrived will, the trick mar
rlago and nil that sort of stuff nre
"out" with us. We want real stories
about real people, with the climaxes
based on genuine emotions and -urprlse
twists, rather than on outlandish freaks
jif imagination. Specifically we r
oiying the following tjpes of stories:
For Priscllla Dean big emotional
stories of action, rather than repression.
For Horry Carey, big outdoor West
erns, subjects with exploitation values
and preferably with established iinmes.
For Frank Mayo, virile, outdoor ad
Venture stories with plenty of romance
and drama.
For Hoot filbson, fast moving Wot
era melodramas, with plenty of i.tunt
and tomedy.
For Gunnel Mvcrs, character in
genues ot the Latin or Jewish type.
" 'For GladyH Walton, stories of jnuth,
Itpper or ingenue type, with action and
eetnedy.
w jnienue oioriew jor our tuner sihth.
sHeernlly bcsprlullcd with i-qmedv, but
up to some genuinely uramattr
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MOVIE GAME
M. NKELY
ire can't find the kind of station
ice'll build the whole thing in the
ACTOR'S REFUSAL
TO BE '-DOUBLED"
IS NEARLY FATAL
AXHEELER OAKMAN'S stoadfact
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' refusal to be "ilnubled" in hazard
?"?1ISCPm;fnarVl; brUBt the filming of
Slinnv McOee" to an abrunt end at
.Natchez, .miss, me picture anil ij.nk
mnn escaped with n day's delay and n
i-os ere -cnlp wound, respectively.
It was In a night scene where "Slippy
McOee," escaping arrest, falls from a
swiftly moving train. The dangers to
Oakman, In tho role, actually making
the fall were so great that a dummy
wns carefully prepared to "double" for
him Dut Oakman refused to allow
the substitution.
THE
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HE fall cume on a sharp curve and I
s Oakman swung out. his coat I
cnught. Jerked backward he wns in
peril of being dragged beneath the
wheels. He gave, a pull that tluew him
clear of tho train and down a twenty-'
foot cmbankmmt head first. He struck
ngainst a post ot the bottom with such
force lie was picked up unconscious by
Director Wcslt- Buggies
Oakman was revived In a surgeon's
office nnd seemed to be the most indif
ferent of the lot while four stitches were
being taken in a scalp wound He wns
ordered to remain In bed nt his hotel.
Dut on tne second day wos back at
work, willing to make the fall over if
the camera had not registered the scene
But it had.
In the title role of his first Morosco
picture. "The Half Breed," Oakman
went through nil of the dangerous scenes
in the stampede and the water-jumps
wliilo the "doubles" who had been en
gnged stood idly by.
Actress' Appeal Is Characterization
Gloria Swanson, who lias just com
pleted her second stnrrlng picture,
"Under the Lash," at the Lasky studio
in Hollywood, does not wear a modern .
trie dress in tho entire, picture Misfc
Swanson believes a screen actress should .
appeal to Iit audience through careful
characterization and not through clothes,
nlthmigh nn elaborate wardrobe does
enhance the artistic value of the pic
ture. In "Under tlm Lash" she por
trait the character of a South African
farmer's w If
25 Years In "Speakles," Now Fllmo
Edw ii Dcnnison. for twentj -llvi'
jrors an actor on the Ktago and screen,
who 'ins played leadins character part
in bli productions, hns a character jolo
in tile Hnrrj Mlllnrdc- special now
Under way ot the Fox New York
studio. L
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HERE is n beautiful country scene of
real grass nnd leaves and bushes
and things all brought right into the
studio and kept grow ing. You can find
out all about it by reading the article
at the beginning of this page.
British Fog Effects Simulated
in "Peter Ibbetson" Film
A LMOST every condition of life is
"Y presented in miinic nt some time or
ether in n modern movie studio. The
world's strange places have been pic
tured in clever simulation times without
number, and atmospheric conditions nre
made to suit the needs of the picture.
Itnin nnd wind nre produced under the
studio roof when the sky without Is
cloudless.
Until recently, however, an attempt
to bring fog into the studio, except
in London, has been unsuccessful. Ar
thur Miller, the cameraman, who is
photographing "Potor Ibbetson" In the
Losky Lntcru studio, recentlv xnlvcil
Ithib'dlffiVult in the scenes of the New
gate gaol courtyard.
Before shooting these scenes Miller
directed the property men to light sev
eral smoke torches, which were wnved
about until clouds of jinle blue smoke
liung over the set in front of the camcrn.
Prelousy the stones of tho courtyard
nnd jail set had been daubed with par
ticles of tar. which took on the appear
ance of glistening moisture under the
lights.
Shooting through this smoke screen.
Miller obtained a perfect foj effect and.
incldcntnlh. one of the must beautiful
effects in this picture.
Vacations Are In Order
J. (J. Hawks is spending his vacn
tion nt Big Bear. C.iiif. His active
disposition forbids him to be idle even
during n vacation and so lie is writing
the cniitlnultv for Henning Berger's
drama, "Sjndnflodcn."
Rupert Hughes, having seen "Thi
Old Nest" off t a successful start, is
taking a vacation with his brother.
Howard Hughes, a wenltlij manufac
turer, nnd M. D. Gardner, a friend
They arc exploring Lower California In
Howard Hughes' powerboat. Still and
motion picture cameras were taken
along, ns weie vniiou.s products of
California to trade to the natives for
local "color. The party will be gone
for a week.
Luck at Last No Injuries
Larr Semon has just completed u
new comedy, "The Bell Hop," without
Innding in a hospital. The famous
comedian itivnrinhlj works some aero
hutic stunts into his comedies, nnd. al
though an athlete, manages to get ut
least slightly injuiMl on nu nvernge nf
once to each comedy. "Hie Bell
Hop." although it wan full of "taking
dunces," including r.n escape frnri a
i iof to i pasing niri 1 inc. was the
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TO THE COUNTRY IF YOU'RE A MOVIE ACTOR
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This Is Hoiv the Story Begins:
AlKhl.A MUUl'.I.AM). mint f-imous
of screen stari, hears that a
young girl, Annette Wilkins, has
fallen in love i ith Roland Welles, an
idol of the scieen. Miss Morcland,
to save Annette, writes the story of
her own tragic love affair with
"Welles, intendinrj to stnd it to
Annette o she may know the kind
of man he in.
She telh how, nhile a pianist in
a movie theatre in a HVjffMi Penn
sylvania town, she met Welles when
he made a "perianal appearance"
there, how he invited her to come to
Vew York and said he would place
her in the movies, how she came and
the chilly reception which he gave her
in the studio. Then, becoming inter
ested in her, he gets her a job in a
small town stock company for the
erpciitncc, promising to see her
often.
The manager insults her and she
leaves, finally getting into pictures
in Xcw York. Here she works with
Welles. He makes love to her, pro
poses and she is deliriously happy
until another woman reveals Welles'
perfidy. Then she quits him and the
company.
AW Go On With the Story
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LOVE STORY
MOVIE STAR
TTT WAS three days after I came here
that the ecltement begun. 1 can't
really say that 1 was happy. Coming
here had been a great relief. I had
found n pluce in the world again. But
I still carried with me in my heart,
that "sobbing something" (Bah. what
a phrase! But I can't think of n bet
ter!) that desperation and ache, nnd
jenrntng. les, thnt still swept over
me like n wave, threatening to drown
me; n bitter thing, thnt made me wild
Not the wrong he hud done me, not the
faith he had broken, but my unqucmii
able desire for him, nnd my longing
and my hope that somehow lie would
come to mc ugain, that any day I might
see him once more. And then, I would
forget my scruples, and meet, him with
outstretched arms!
I hated myself for my weakness, while
acknowledging it :
It wns on tho third dav that H
sent for me. I mounted the little iron
stnlrcase. and climbed to the miner fln.ir
when- he had a delightful cubby-halo
of an office. In it I found three other
girls nnd one of thciu was Laurie
Lnwsoii.
H turned from his desk ns I en
tcred.
"Good morning," he said. "I don't
know whether ou will be interested,
uui nave a scat .
i sai uown. we an waited, l was
conscious that Lnuiic Lawson was
watching mc maliciously, and I turned
my head away. Th-ji I noticed that
II was troubled. He picked up his
script and glanced nt it, then cocked
his head a little.
"I'm up a tree," he said, "for I've
got a scene here that involves real dan
ger. Jt s not the sort that I like to
take, becauesc I don't think we have
any real right to demand any one's
putting himself in actual peril."
He paused and looked nt us nil a little
helplessly.
"Here's the story, or. at least, here's
tne bccnc: iizett is tne station-master's
daughter. She has a lover, Ben,
who Insists on coming to see her by
way of tho long trestle that spans the
river. She is in constant fenr lest
the express will run him down some
day, for he alwajs comes when his
work is oer nt 0 o'clock, and the ex
press is due shortly uftcr thnt hour.
Thej have had several quarrels over thu
matter.
"But every day Lizotte goes to the
trestle to watch for him. Finally, one
day, when he is just about hnlf win
across, he waos to her as usual. In
watching for her to no back,, he
makes a misstep, falls through, and
breaks his ankle. Ho fnlls in a heap.
The express is coming in the distance.
Get tho point?"
We got it. I hnd a mental picture al
once of Roland falling in a lican the
Uner for whom I was waiting so long,
so long and I scrambling across the
trestle, lifting him. net tine his arm
about my neck, nnd dragging him over
the ties. Nearer and nearer came the
express! Could we mnke the bank in
safety? Then, confusion, nnd we roll
ing down the embankment. Per
haps I was thrilled. I snt breath
less, my fists clenched.
"You see." he went on, "it's n real
risk. So I'm not going to cast any
one for thnt part. Instead, I'm going
to ask for volunteers. Who'll do it?"
There wns absolute slrnro. The girls
looked ut one another. Two of them
smiled. II looked at Laurie.
"Of course, the part belongs to you,
Miss Lawson, if you want it. But I
won't feel nt all hurt If you refuse It."
That wns tair.
"Well." said Laurie, "I can't say
it appeals to me."
"Very well," ho said. "Who then?"
I waited, my hands clenched. Neither
of the other girls spoke. Then I mur
mured under ray breath:
"I will "
He glanced at me sharply, slowly
smiling.
"All right," lie said. "We'll go out
this afternoon. Wear a country dress,
n Hunbonnct over your arm."
Luuiie Lawson cave me a glance, as
she passed me on the way out of too
room, thnt was probably meant to
break mj heart. But since it was al
ready broken, no damage was done.
Well, I gloated all through those
hours of waiting, positively gloated. I
hoped I would be killed. I was In a
daredevil frame of mind and thrilled tn
think that I was going straight Into the
path ot nn oncoming train, 1 had not,
I realized afterward, taken the man
who was to play Ben into considera
tion. i i i i
To Do Continued Tomorrow
CASTING HEAD TELLS
HOW ASPIRANTS ARE
CHOSEN FOR MOVIES
TT10R whttt qualities do you look in
T persons applying for work In mo
tion pictures?"
The question wns put to Fred Datig,
casting director nt Universal City.
"Broadly speaking," replied Mr.
Datig, "It is not in my province to
look for new qualities or new talent.
There nro soveral thousand experienced,
capable players registered In my office,
covering every type and temperament
required in making pictures. I have
met all of them personally nnd seen
them nil piny various parts in different
photodramas. A full description of each
Is card-indexed In my files, while I have
a mentni picture ot enen in uiuercnt
roles.
"When n director brings mc a man
uscript of n story to be cast I run over
tho list nf available actors in my mind
ani visualize tome player as ideal for
every character In the piny. After
asking n number of theso actors out to
the studio, where we talk about salary,
wardrobe and other details, in some iti
stances asking tho advice of the director
or star, we select the cast of princi
pals." "But what chance has a newcomer
In motion pictures, and what qualities
recommend him or her for considera
tion?" the questioner continued.
TT IS in n minor role, or even ns an
JL 'extrn' thnt new faces make their
nppoaronee before the onmera. Even
for these humble rolea there ure thou
sands of persons rcglstcicd in every
studio.
"But now nnd then somo unusually
pretty face or some striking person
ality will compel the attention of the
casting director, nnd the possessor is
ghen n chance to nppenr in n picture.
"As the art of the screen Is primarily
lsunl. it Is our intention first to please
the ve. If the applicant is n woman,
good looks nre tho first requisite; hut
lu the long run personality and Intelli
gence are the qualities which will win
success. To this must bo added nmbl
tlon nnd the wil ingness to undergo tho
hardships of the game.
"From my years of experience in in
terviewing applicants for the screen I
can ensily determine whether a girl Is
in enrnest nnd sincere or attracted to
the studio bv the glamour of tho pro
fession. The lntter tpo will nssuro you
it is her lifelong ambition to become nn
actress, hut I can generally detect the
vanity of tho applicant. She may he
ghen n chance to do ntmosnherlc or
purely decorntlvo work, but will seldom
rise above that station.
"The person who is renlly sincere and
ambitious will soon mnke an impression
on tlie film, nnd if he or she po-sosscs
a degree of talent, is in line for promo
tion. "Wo nre alwavs looking for unique
personalities. A sparkling eye, n sen
sitive mouth, n distinctive carriage, nn
individual way of holding the 4iead or
unusually expressive fentures will al
wavs interest the carting director, and
he 'will give the applicant nn nppor
tunitv. even ns an 'extrn' or in a very
minor part, to discover any latent pos
Ibilltics. "rpHEORETICALLY. motion - pic
JL turo producers are nlways looking
for new faces and for ninterlnl for fu
ture stnrs. But those rnunnt bo dis
covered in tho beginner. Wo must wait
until an actor displays unusual talent
in some unusual role.
"For Instance, Priscilln Dean plavod
at LTnlversnl for more than n year be
fore she found her opportunity. Tn
'Even ns You and I' she was given the
role of a 'baby vomn.' nnd diHplnod
the dynamic personality which has since
made' her famous.
"Edith Roberts plajed In comedies
for n long time until a two-reeler. 'The
Bahy Bandit.' revealed that unusual
dramatic ubilltv wiiioh has since cn
deared her tn the public.
"Gladys Walton, a mere child, nlnyed
tho ingenue rolo in a Lyons nnd Mornn
comedy with such charm and nppenl
that she was soon elevated to stellar
prominence.
"To sum up the matter, the qualities
we look for in an applicant nre voutli.
'noks. personality, brains and ambition.
Some of these qunlities nre obvious,
others may he perceived bv the ev
pcrieneed director, nnd that elusive
qunlltv. personality, must be guessed
at and finally left to the verdict of the
public."
1'llOTOl'I.AYH
early showing
Company ot
52D & THOMPSON 8T3.
AfULLU MATINKK DAILY
FLORENCE RELD
In "TODAY"
ClIUSTNL'T 11 10T1I
AKCAU1A in a m .oit is . m.
ETHEL CLAYTON
In "WKAI.TII"
1-RANKI.IN t OIRAI1D AVE.
AD 1 sjl MvrtNt r nAILY
TOM MOORE
In "OFI'U'r.K 000
r Al TINirnI7 "''ST BALTIMORE
BAL I IMUKt. l-.vr n in w T MAT
ELAINE HAMMERSTEIN
In 'TOOK 1BA!1 MA1K1AUKT K1KDY"
DITMNJ 01TH AND WOODLAND AVE,
"TOO WISE WIVES"
Rl.IJRBIRD
HioArt A Sunquphanna
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THOMAS MEIUHAlN
In "Till'. CUV " MI.BNT MKX"
r A DITrM T22 MARKET ST.
CAr 1 1 UL 10 v in mis p
DOROTHY DALTON
In "lllUHM) MVSICS"
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Avel,
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ni1 n p SI.
THOMAS MEIGHAN
In "WHITB AM) VXMAIWIKI)"
DARBY THEATRE
jamkk (ii.MV.it rniffnnns.
"NOMADS OF THE NORTH"
rIDDCQ StAIN fT.. MANAYIINK
HOBART BOSWORTH
In "lllh OWN LAW"
n TifU V THEATRE -131t Market St.
rAlVHL.1 sam to MinviniiT
CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG
In "HTKAHiHT niOM PAHIS"
C1TLI CT THEATRE Delow Rpruco
JOln Dl. ViT'Nfrj DAII.T
MAY ALLISON
In "TIIK MAnillAOK OF WU.UAM AS1IF."
FRANKFORD 4T,S FA,J.A4,GonI,
HOBART BOSWORTH
In "IMS OWN UW'i
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ELAINE HAMMERSTEIN
In "POOR DKAK MAIKIAKKT lilHIIY"
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JACKIE COOGAN
In "I'BCK'H HAD BOY'i.
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when thi'ic arc no mntlnres she will
make movies
Answers to Questions
From Movie Fans
Peppy Dorothy OIrIi wns the oung
star who played in "Peppy Polly." And
"thnt big, hnnd'omo mnn" plnylng op
posite her wns Richard Barthelmess.
illchnid is now working on his first
sturring vehicle. Dorothy Phillips Is
the wife of Allen Holubar and hns one
daughter, Gwendolyn. Gladys Walton
in seventeen jenrs old. "Tho Iron
Claw" is Mich nn old. old serial that
I enn't imagine what over made ou
think of it. Pearl White was tho star,
nnd Crelghton Hale and Sheldon Lewis
nppenred opposite her. You nre worthy
of that name. Your questions uru ull
peppy.
Whistle What do you want mo to
do? Whistle the answers? Quite im
possible, my dear. Yes, Alice Brady
is mnrriod. Her husband i James
Crone. She Is at present appearing in
"Little Italy." "The Sliulamite" njid
"Under the Lash" are one and the snnis
productions. It is Glorln Swanson's
second stnrring picture. It was named
"Tho Sliulamite." but bus i-incc been
changed to "Under the Lash." Ethel
Clayton was nrirried to Joe Kaufman,
who died some time ago. She has a son
ten enrs old.
Hallio M. "The Happy Ending" is
tho title of the new p'cturc for May
MocAvoy. I agree with jnn that the
charmlm; little nctiess deserves n better
vehicle for her beauty and talents thnn
was piovidi'd for her In her lir.-.t stur
ring pictuie. Yes, indeed, another
Bnrrj character would be tine.
Morse Miss Virginia Caldwell be
gnu her cnicor ns a member of lluj
mond Hitchcock's famous "Hitcliy
Koo" company. After n jear with Mr.
Hitchcock she become one of the Zlrg
fcld Follies gills, her beauty and ability
as n dancer nnd actress nt once bring
ing her into prominence, hi private
life Miss Caldwell is Mrs. Wesley
Buggies, wife of the well-known di
rector. Nanette Katlu.wi Perry wi" a
"Ziegfelcl Follies" benuty before she be
came a son on actress. No, her hair is
lint bobbed. It is long nt present, but
rue never knows when these loitg-hnlicd
beauties will succumb to the urge of the
prevailing mode.
Brown Eyos Anita Stewart's lead
ing mnn In "Virtuous Wltcs" wns Con
way Tearle. Nlles Welch was Mary
Pickford's leading man In "Stella
Moris." I nm sorry, but I have never
heard that Norma Talnindge pln.icd in
"Tho Moth." Yon must bo mistaken.
Mnr Philbin doesn't give her ago." No,
Elmo Lincoln has no twin brother. In
"The Flaming Disk" he has two parts,
that of a secret service agent nnd his
twin brother, tho gangster. That's
probahl) what imule you think lie hail
n twin brother.
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The following theatres obtain their pictures
STANLEY Company of America, which is a
ot the hnest productions. Ask
in your locality obtaining pictures through
America.
GREAT NORTHERN m???
W'JX'IAL CAST In
"THE CONCERT"
IMPFRIAI ,'"T" ' WALNIT STS.
llVirCIl-l, JlaU- j, 30, KK 7 i U
LIONEL BARRYMORE
In "TIIK ))1;MI.'.s (i.ltl)i:.N"
Lehigh Palace Ue
Icriiianlonn Ae anil
I.rhlih Avenuu
.l.l.-M.U CANT III
"MILESTONES"
LIBERTY
DIIOAD L COLL'MOIA
AV.
MA'riNnn iiAir.Y
AI.I.-VTAK CAM' In J CK LONDON'S
"THE LITTLE FOOL"
O VERBROOK030 uS?nD
Holmrt HoNnortli In Muurlrr Toiimcur',
"THE FOOLISH MATRONS"
PAI ATP 12 MARKET STREET
1 -U,-VE, J,j A M ,n ,, ,;, , M
IIAUI.KV KVOl.tf'K I'llODl (TION
"CARNIVAL"
PRINCESS
101H MAIIUEl STHEKT
8 30 A 1 In II II P T
MARY PICKFORD
TllltOllill Till. HCK DOOR"
REGENT
MAUKET ST Relow 17T1I
II 4R A M lo II T" M
OWEN MOORE
In
DIVORCE 01" CONVKNIKNCK"
RFAI TO OERMANTOWN AVENltC
linL,lv t T'l pi'ii'WKES ST
MARION DAVIES '
In "lintlKD TIIKASl'ltF."
RIIRY MARKET ST BELOW TTH
IXVJI.1 m A M in 11 IR p. M
DOUGLAS MacLEAN
In "THE IIOMi: hTniTTCII"
SAVOY 1:u MAHKKT STREIT
U- VUI s A M TO niDNIOHT
CHARLES RAY
In "THE OLD HWIMMIN' 110 LK"
SHERWOOD
tilth & Ualtlmoro Av.
MAT ' r'T'C n mn
IIDIIAIIT MIW1VOHTM in JIPIM MvTn
"THE FOOLISH MATRONS"
STANLFY MARKET AT 1DTH
LIONEL BARRYMORE
in "Tin: oitr.vT AnviiNTrnp."
333 MARKET 1?'
WALLACE REID
In "TOO Sirril RI'KKI)"
VICTORIA lhKST .oB,?Bbp0TxV
"LOVE'S JJpWL '
STARS IN WEST
DESERT MOVIES
FOR THE SPEAKIES
By CONSTANCE PALMER
, Hollywood. Calif '
WLBlb FERGUSON l,n. Wno ,,.
Uss ft Sis ;n,r''
B. dlarkc. Before she eft sh fc"
contract with Ham II. Ilnirla to IS5.
next season on the s tag , i" e f
Zoo Ak ns. called "Varvlmr Hln,rJV!
She will continue to nppcnMu four?.;
Mires n year, however. "our Pic.
wii me wov her steamship will nMv
ably pass i thnt of William' I). xfiW
..., i.iiss iimc ot William D. Tniln
who Is returning from his three moniS
S?f?JL"" ''"'. Y? remember if
months'
r Mr.,
ron tn'
Taylor directed Mi, peVTw ?'
remember Mr,
also her Inst stoeo ,,.' "'ucn w
r &.kJ.""f ! "V."7 '? the drama.
.oo7 otlr notables" who Kft T"
They are Theda Bora. Bessie atri,
uilo. Alice Brady. Paulino ivi.!!o
Dorothy nnd Mil nn Giil Jn.ne, 1(5
nle. Mildred Harris. Modzc kZI1!.?:
done so. "' ,,uw a"MT,
Mary O'Connor, scenario wri . .
Paul Powell, lfree.or"',rn,?oWtI0t'J;,?2
to the States from London, where S2
have b"en do nz n ctures. n...V5 'J1.''
in to keen on diieetliiff nn.i Vr,tt
Powell Is the actor under 1,,
George Fitzmnurlce Is going "''
nako another of his big wffiij,
"Three I. vo Ghost" u iJ .""l0M
(f
eye.
It wns ndiipt-d bv his wife nMU
Btrgere. from the stage play ' UWa
It Is the policy of Fomou's Piar..
Lo-ky to remove grndunllv from v,.7
London studio all workcr'snot EnrilS'
iih soon as (he Americans sent Sff
hove toiight them the tiidlo ton S
Porlinps tho reason Mr. Crisp , ,
only director remaining is becaum u
Is an EnglWiman by birth. " ho
m
Marsh Nazliuova and Olga Tv ova "
Besides these. Boscoc Arlniolli t
Elvidge Sheldon Lewis, vfiXiJ.;?
WlUiirVJI.i;. II I OV linen
A FTLR Marguerite dc la Motte his I
,VT Pl,:nt,,l her work with Dnii.l,. 1
Fairbanks in "The Three JtusCm" I
iie win appear in n . J,. Frnthlnirl,
production taken from "T he Dnuffi
of Brnhma." I'll like seeing ov I
It Is they rnll 'em. "Ttr
m0"V.3n,nrP lin'' ;ev(,fcl bis conuectlon
with Goldwyn. I expect that Is Z
reason 1? Wfirked or wns worked m
fast and so hard to finish his allotted
number of pictures before his contract
wijs nn. He nnd the new Mrs. Moore
(Hence Adorce) are planning some mo.
tor trips through California before It
accents any of his starring offers.
Tills morning Betty Compson t.
penred on tho not as a very rapid Jadr.
She wore a blonde wig. white satin
opera cloak with a Chinese emblem if
prosperity or something in the back
worse, it wns trimmed with an,n,i
lor b'.nck picture hat hod a pink nlum
that sort of curled around and tickled
her nose. It's nil for her part In "Ths
Womnti in the Case."
Clnience Burton plnys what he tttlei
a "real dotcctatiff." He swenrs h
isn t going to gumshoe around, but will
look absolutely human from oil angles
There is considerable in our nubile
prints today about the strange iMD.
tienrnnco of Clnlre Windsor, who played
In several of Lois Weber's productions,
1 in reserving n perfectly open mind,1
but It is my private opinion that It's
n press ogent's stunt. It has nil the"
earmarks. '
But. howsomevcr. the facts are these
Miss Indsor disappeared a day or m
ogo during a ride in the hills. Her
horse was found wandering about and
now about .'100 people are out search
ing the canyons nnd hills for her.
If it's not n press stunt nnd it
trrtnlnly s not very original we're verj
norry, and hope everything's all right
with her.
Authoress to Work In New York
Maty Murillo has joined the scenario
nnd continuity department of It-C Pic
tures Corporation nnd will work on
original stories nnd continuity at tie
New York headquarters of that cor
poration. Miss Murillo has had a wide and
profitable experience in the writing and
preparation of motion picture srrlptJ,
omoring ii number of years, and shell
considered as a most desirable acqui
sition to the staff, which is headed br
Eve Uusell. Among tho productions for
which she prcpaied the scripts are
Norma Talmadge'.s "'Hie Slgo on tie
Door." "The Passion Flower" ui
man, others.
I'HtlTOPI.AYS
through the
guarantee of.
. TMBU
for the theatre!
the Stanley1
.orAmRic,
The NIXON-NlRDLlNCERffJ
THEATRES UI
RPM KIOMT 52D AIIOVE MAKKET
DHLIV1U1N 1 , .so 43 fl 30 to 11 r.
Harold-Lloyd, 'Among Those Preienl
"(iODLEHS .MIA" Willi hiIul t'"'
CEDAR
r.OTH & CEDAR AVER'S
1 30 nnd 3. II .JO to 11 P. V
AlI'Mur Cist III F.Unnnl linulilock'l
"BLIND WIVES"
COLISEUM ?.WiiV2
Jack Holt, Ilrililu Nm i, X.tttlo MIcktrMoort
"THE MASK"
JUMBO
FRONT ST. i aiRAIID A
Jumbo June on Krunhford "l
EARLE WILLIAMS
In "ROMANCE PUOMOTEBS"
LEADER ""Jigfflt,
THE Sl'ITK-SPKCIAI. PRODI CTIOX
"DECEPTION"
I fn IQT -15D AND I.OCl'ST STIUinJ
LUV-UOl Mll j ,30, 3 10 Ee. S0MU
JAMES OLIVER CI ItlVOOD'S
"KAZAN"
STRAND Ktffi
THOMAS MEIGHAN
In "It Hint AND INHAKIWW-
AT OTHER THEATRES
MEMBERS OF M. P. T. OA
G. S310 ClernnntoKn'
ermantown matinee dailt
TOM MOORE
In
"HOLD VOt'K lllllfM" .
JEFFERSON matinke W
MONTH Illil'K In ALLAN IMVAJi
"THE BROKEN DOLL
SPIIi
A Dupnn.?r
PARK nwoJh&vT
WANDA HAWLbl
In "TIIK HOlbF. THAT JAMPWJ
WEST ALLEGHENY !6,S..".M
BEN TURPIN: ft
la ilACK BENNKTI'S "AttkBttD,;
tf'H
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