New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-18
SHADOWS ON THE SCREENS

LIE OCNEElNO
called "By the Sad Sea Waves" "His
Wedding Night" and "His Baby"
Sounds like a sequence.
Maxine Elliott has begun work with
the Goldwyn camera turned on her. The
day of her debut in the motion pict-
ures was just like a real opening, with
a dressing room piled with floral offer
irgs and a mirror stuck full of tele-
grams of congratulation. Miss Ellictt's
first role will be an emotional one. The
name of the play is not revealed, but
it is from the pen of Roi Cooper Me-
grue. Miss Elliott is the second of the
Goldwyn stars to begin work. Mae
Marsh started last week. She is sup
ported by Vernon Steel.
Douglas Fairbanks has gone TO Sara
nae Lake for a short vacation. He said
he went for a rest, but as he took with
him a pair Of skis and a pair of skates
it is probable that he only went for a
change.
Nell Craig is hunting for volunteers,
and she tackled the jsnitor of her
apartment house. Would you consider
it your duty to go to war;" she asked
Of him, interrupting his work of stok-
ing the furnace. "Sure, need the rest,
and if war comes, think I've earned
the right to 60" Nell says that this is
a true story.
Marie Doro. who arrived in New
York last week from California, has de-
parted for St. Augustine, where she
will star in the Famous Players pro-
auction, "Forget-Me-Nots."
Moore excerpts from untruthful in
terviews:
Lewis J. Selznick: az am opposed to
inflated salaries"
DeWolf Hopper: 81 was the greatest
success the speaking stage ever gave
the screen"
Pearl White: Serials do not make
an actress popular"
Fannie Ward: "A woman is as old as
she looks"
Billie Burke: go away; my hus-
band objects to publicity"
Theds Bara; 81 learned to vamp on
the piano as a child. The habit grows
on one"
George NJ. Cohan had a wine party
at Murray's at s o'clock in the morning.
That was the hour at which it started;
which only proves that he is a cruel
and unusual director. 1t wasn't a real
wine party. Only a movie scene. And
every one had to be made up and ready
TO work at o'clock. Most of them
stayed up for it.
Carl Laemmle, president of the Uni
versal, is sojourning in Universal City,
Cal As is usual in such cases, he
writes weather Is delightful! Wish
you were here"
William A. Brady has secured the
motion picture rights to "The Pride Of
Race" The part which Robert billiard
played will be assumed by Carlyle
Blackwell in the screen version.
Robert Louis Stevenson's "The
Bottle Imp" is being adapted for the
motion pictures by the Lasky company.
Sussue Hayakaws, the Japanese actor.
Will appear as the Hawaiian. Inasmuch
as the greater part Of the action passes
In Honolulu, the producers sent the
company TO Hawaii for the staging OF
the picture.
Some one took Miriam Cooper's pict-
ure while she vas inadvertently playing
in wheat field. and now she suddenly
finds herself indorsing whcatena or
something. She says II she cannot do
anything else she will buy all the boxes
with her pictures on them, eat the con
tents for breakfast and destroy the
containers.
AZ soon as "The Seven Deadly Sins"
are released Mcclure pictures have at
nounced that they have a new serial TO
unfurl which Is quite tho opposite OF
those deadly sins. An antidote, per
hsps.
Extract from the international press
sheet: al Jolson wants 20 live long
enough 10 see the last episode Of
J 'Patyia-" Sounds bit ambiguous