Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-23
Film Flashes

The players of the American Film
company. Inc, were more than gener-
GUS when someone suggested that the
Santa Barbara company of Stewart
Edward Whites corps of field artil-
lery might like few Injuries such
as candy and tobacco while they were
in training. Mary Miles Mnter has a
weakness for good bonbons herself
and she wrote down her famous name
for a goodly amount to purchase
sweets for the boys William Russell
knows what u good smoke means to a
tired man and he followed suit. The
fund was augmented by similar gem
erous contributions from Gail Kane,
George Periolat, Francelia Ellington.
Alan Forrest, Harvey Clark, Clarence
Burton and Spottiswoode Aitken. Tho
boys in camp are now smoking Amer
lean Film tobacco and nibbling Amer
lean Film candy with many thanks.
Miss Ada Gleason, who appeared in
support Of William Russell in "Shac-
kles OF Truth" has been re-engaged
! by the American Film company to
play role in Lucky Jim."
William Russell, American Film
star, has bought bunch of mules.
Next time the government asks him
If he owns n mule he can answer in
the affirmative.
Mary Miles Minter loves to tell fairy
stories to children when she can
gather a group of them about her.
That is why she enjoyed playing in
"Charity Castle" because she could
tell fairy tales to her brother in the
play.
Juliette Day likes to take a day off
and go right down into her white
tiled and electrically fitted kitchen
and cook. She buys every electrical
kitchen device as soon as 1t is in
vented and her Kitchen is,as dainty as
a boudoir.
Gail Kane is emotionally affected
by color. She says blue rests her.
yellow makes her feel cheerful and
green makes her mentally alert.
Marguerite Fischer is an expert on
mushroom culture. She knows the
first name of every edible fungus and
could write textbook on the growth
and discovery of mushrooms IL she
chose. Only she tells you what the
proper name for them is edible fun
gus And we've always called them
"mushrooms!"
Amy Jerome is one Of the prettiest
of the new screen girls. She came to
several months contract with the
Mena Film company from an engage.
ment at the Fox studio Previous to
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Australia, and had made several trips
to the Hawaiian islands with a musical
comedy company. Among her other
accomplishments she holds q SWIM
ing record in the Hawaiian waters.
Joe Ryan, who plays the lead oppo-
site Anita King in the latter's first
Mutual feature, Is going popular
western screen lead one better by his
use OF three guns instead of two.
Just how the versatile Joe Ryan ac-
complishes this must be seen TO be
appreciated.
William Russell began work this
week on q western comedy drama
written by his director, Edward Slo-
man. The initial scenes are being
made in the American Film studio at
Santa Barbara. tho the majority OF the
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| mountain locations.
Here's film title with lot Of pep,
"They're OFF,. It's red hot racing
story, and Enid Bennett rides n big
black horse to a Furnishing finish.
Louise Glaum will soon appear in a
picture similar to her famous "Wolf
Woman. Some Of the most orisins,
CaNa
| have been constructed at the Triangle
Culver City studios. Louise wears
''sone" clothes in this new play. which
is called 'Idolaters".
Wee Lady Betty" is an Irish play
In which Bessie Love carries off all
the honors. It's getting to be habit
with her.
| Madge Kennedy, star of Twin
Beds. Fair and Warmer, "Uve,
Night" and Little Miss Brown, 1,
now the star In "Baby Nine, the
second Goldwyn production scheduled
| for an early showing in Tulsa. Mar
| Earet Mayo, the author of Polly OF
the Circus, also write "Baby Mine"
and is acknowledged to be the great.
est writer OF farce comedy successes
in the entire world.
Norma Talmadge, after long 40
sence from the screen, will shortly
appear In q strong emotional role in
The Law OF Compensation. This Is
said to be Miss Talmadge's best work
One Of the big film novelties o,
1917 is "The Silent Master, based or
ID. Phillips Oppenhem's uhrilline
drama, "The Court of St. Simon"
Robert Warwick-handsome brute
plays the lead.