The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-13

Sweet and several other Lasky stars
have been engaged in dressing dolls
for charity bazaar to be given in
Chicago. They have also dressed a
number of dolls for the benefit of the
children of Los Angeles.
In her next picture Marguerite
Clark will play the role OF struggl-
ing young actress in a French theatre.
The photoplay will be based on the
late Molly Elliott Sewell's play, "The
Fortunes of Fiji" This will be the
first time Miss Clark has played the
role OF an actress for the screen The
picture will be released next month.
"The Dummy" Harriet Fords and
Harvey j. O'Higgins comedy of sew
erai years ago, has been acquired by
the Famous Players Company. and
will be produced by them with Jack
Pickford in Ernest Trucks original
role. Mr. Pickford has just finished
picture taken from Dickens Great
Expectations"
Clara Kimball Young's next picture
will be screen versions of David
Graham Phillips novel. THE Price
She Paid" and Eugene Walters
drama, "The Easiest Way" 1t is said
that Louis Selznick had to pay the au-
thor of the latter and David Belasco.
who first produced the play with
Frances Starr In the principal role, an
unusually large sum for the film
rights.
Blanche Sweet, so long q prominent
figure in the pictures OF the Lasky
company has left that organization
owing to the expiration of her con-
tract. After a visit in New York she
plans to sail for London. Several Of
fers have been made to her, but none
have come up to the figure at which
she values her services. At present
the former Griffith-Lasky star Is ask
ing $1,000 week.
Woe to Pancho Villa and his bandit
clan If they start rough house any
where within the vicinity of Tiajuana
within the next few days. "One
ton" of Keystone comedianism is at
the well-known racing town. What
these heavyweights would do to Pan
cho's fighters should they come to
combat would be humliating to tell
IL one is to Judge by the healthy array
Of prizetighting talent included in
this zone ton" of fun. Those in the
party are Ed. Kennedy. Tom Ken
nedy. AL Kaufman, Eddie Gribbon,
Mack Swain, Eddie Cline. Bert Hen.
derson and Fred Fishback.
The high regard in which Clunes
production of Ramona" Is held
among Californians as an accurate
presentation of the states his
tory is shown by the request received
at the Clune Offices from j. l.. ellis,
state librarian, for a set of photo
graphs OF characters and scenes
from that production. These photo
graphs are to be handsomely mounted
and sent to the historical department
of the library at Sacramento, where
they will be displayed The Los An
geles public library has had set of
these views on exhibition Tor some
time.
Theodore Marston was adjutant to
General Glazier in the Spanish War
and his father before him was a
Colonel in the Federal army during
the Civil War. In consequence he
knows something of military life. He
is at present filming "Sloth," with
Charlotte Walker. for the Mcclure
pictures, and not long ago was engag-
ed In staging one of the many battle
scenes He had one army lined up
to dash to the front The camera
started and so did the army. Then
Mr.. Marston yelled loudly and
stopped the battle. He leaped into
the army and came forth dragging af-
ter him an extra who would have died
In no time had words been fatal He
was supposed to be soldier in the
regular army and was wearing large.
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