Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-16
GOSSIP OF THE MOVIES.
Rockland, Me-, Will Celebrate Maxine Elliott's Appearance On Screen.

New York, Sept 15.-The city of RocEland, Maine, is reported to be planning tremendous celebration Of ! the advent of it's native daughter, Max 1 inc Elliott in the films. If Miss El- liott consents, New England's ia nous beauty will be welcomed by the mayor and council, feted by the cham Der of commerce and cheered by the entire population of the city upon the first showing in Rockland of the pho toplay, Fighting Odds,' in which Miss Elliott stars.
 Announcement is made of the prin- cipal players who will comprise the supporting cast for Lac Marsh's new screen vehicle, The Cinderella Man. Work upon Edward ChildsCarpenter's whimsical story is now under way at
 the Fort Lee studio. With the ex- ception of "Margie,' which Mae Marsh will play. the most important part in the new film is Tony" He is the so-' called Cinderella Man." who lives all
 alone in his garret under the eye of
 his former butler until 'Largie" slips across the roof\ one Christmas Eve from her own aristocratic house to ] bring him friendly cheer-and food. Tom Moore, one of the quartet of Moore brothers, has been selected for the role of Tony" Still another not ed member of the cast will be George Fawcett, who will enact the role of "Caner.'
 Theda Bara in sumptious picturi
 zation of ''Camille" is the latest an nouncement of William Fox to the motion picture public. The piece is to be released at the end of this month. In the role of the unhappy Parisian girl who sacrifices herself on the altar of convention, Miss Bara is said to surpass all her previous work.
 One of the finest companies of mo- tion picture players that has been seen this year in feature production is that which has been gathered together for Gladys Brookwells new drama entitled "The Soul of Satan" In the cast are Eugenie Forde, Marjorie Daw. Harry Lonsdale, Edward Cecil Douglas Gerard and Celin Chase.
 The famous query, ''Who Hit Billy Patterson?" is likely to be succeeded by "Who murdered Fred 'Walton?" This last is the query propounded by a new and highly interesting screen drama, "When False Tongues Spark" in which Virginia Pearson has the stellar role. The story was written by George Scarborough, author of '"The Lure," At Bay" and several other Broadway successes.
 FritZi Brunette, in the forthcoming film production of "The Still Alarm" is to be given an opportunity to show her talents as song and dance ar tist. She will be seen as the younger Of two sisters, one of whom is kid naped as a child, and in later years obliged to make her way in the world through her efforts as a vaudeville performer. The other sister, which role will be in the hands of Bessie Eyton, is reared in luxury, ignorant of
 the fate of her sister. How they are finally reunited can perhaps be re- called by the older generation of playgoers, the boys of yesterday who
 sat in the gallery and enjoyed the thrills of the popular old melodrama. 'The Still Alarm," on which the film production is based.
 In "The Scrublady," the first of the film comedies in which Marie Dressler appears as the star of her own pro- ducing company, the famous com medicine has an opportunity hitherto unparalleled to be as funny as she
 can. Her role is that of scrubwom-
 an in munitions factory. The comedy has a real plot which is declared to
 be the funniest in which Miss Dress Ter has ever been seen.
 Mary Garden is returning to Amer ica to begin work before the camera for her new motion picture, "Thais."
 The production is to be put on with great spectacular splendor. Announce
 ment is made by the producers that good-sized fortune is to be expended for costumes and accessories, with a view to making this picturization of l the operation and literary sensation |, from the pen of Anatolo France one of
 the greatest achievements of the cin- ema.