The Washington herald., 1916-01-16

George Bronson-Howard, the dis
tinguished playwright, author OF
"Snobs" and a number of other plays,
has gone to California to write ex-
clusively for the Jesse l. Lasky Fea-
turs Play Company.
Lloyd v. Hamilton. the Ham OF
Kalem's Ham and Bud" comedies, is
once more In the harness. having
started work last week at the Kalem
California studios. Ham" steps be-
fore the camera again after an abb
sence Of close to two months, caused
by an injury to his leg which kept him
in ST. GATHERINGS Hospital, Santa Mon
lea, for six weeks.
William c. De Mile is at work on
the second Blanche Sweet production
under his direction. Miss Sweet is sup
ported by Charles Ciary. Ernest JOY.
William Elmer and other important
members of the Lasky aii-star stock
company.
Rose Melville, who as isis Hop
kins'' created country wide amusement
for eleven years on the legitimate
stage, has been iured from her retire
ment at her country place at Lake
George, and has consented to appear
on the screen In a film version of her
famous Hoosier sketch.
Rehsarsals have been started on the
new De Wolf Hopper-Triangle play. to
follow the Fine Arts version of Ger
vantss' Don Quixote." Mr.. Hopper will
make his second screen appearance in
high-class modern comedy. The
scenario is an original creation by Tod
Browning and Chester Withey. The
latter prepared the screen adaptation
of Cervantes' Don Quixote."
Wallace Reid. who appears on the
screen of Loew's Columbia Theater as
a co-star with Cleo Ridgely the first
half of this week Is the son of the
distinguished dramatist. Hal Reid,
Mr.. Reid has been a member of the
theatrical profession since he was a
youngster. and made his first appear
ance in motion pictures as leading man
with Geraldine FaTrar in the LAsky
production of Carmen"
Ia "Green-Eyed Monster" produced
for William Fox by J. Gordon Ed
wards. Robert Mantel holds the CEN
ter of the stage during the running OF
thousand feet, holding the undivided
attention of the audience for fully
eighteen minutes. As there are no sub
titles during this scene, It is a record
| feat in dramatic expression.
Director Colin Campbell has begun
production of The Three Wise Men.
| a symbollcsl story in three reels to
be released in the near future. Thomas
Santschi and Bessie Eyton are playing
| the, principal roles. supported by Ma
| rion Warner, Harry Lonsdsle and
others.
Jack Barrymore has practically de-
cided to give up comedy work and go
| in for heavy dramas. He is positive
[ that the deepest-dyed of villains could
not be more terribly man-handled in
the most realistic of melodramas than
! he has been in the role OF Cicero Han
| nibal Butts in the Famous Players
Paramount picture. The Red Widow
Sir Herbert Beerbohm-Tree, the
distinguished English actor, was the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse l. Lasky
at the opening performance of the
Geraldine Farrar production of Temp
tation" at Quinns Superba Theater
The following day he visited the
| Lasky studio and watched Cecil 3
De Mile, the Lasky director general
direct some of the scenes in Charlotte
| Walkers production OF :'rhe Trail OF
the Lonesome Pine"
An arrangement has been entered
into by Henry W. Savage and Pathe