The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
PRESS AGENTS GOSSIP
ABOUT THEIR WARES
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that he ordered q closeup.
About six months ago Edith wearied
Of the movies and started fJr New
York to do. q fling with the Ziegfeid
Midnight Frolie. A telegram from the
Blusbird studios beat her to II.
Edith took good look at Mr..
Knickerbocker,s weli-known village.
and another at the telegram. and
started out Of the Grand Central on
the sunset Limited at Sis.
After. o few pictures IS the leading
lady for Lyons and Moran. Edith de-
eidsd that she could not afford to
laugh herself to death. 80 she called
for time.
II you don't believe II see the De-
Gliding Kiss" at the Garden Ihea'er
today.
William Collier is coming to the
Beiasco in a new play on August
3sth. His new farce. for. OF course.
II IL . farce, Is called Nothing But
Lies" II is probably well TO re-
mark right here that Nothing But
Lies Is no relation to Nothing But
the Truth" Mr.. Golfers starring
vehicle Of the last two seasons. The
two plays are entirely dissimilar.
Nothing But Lies was written
by Aaron Holman. co-author OF
Friendly Enemies" one of the big
Eest dramatic hits of the season
Previous 10 writing the last named
play Nr. Hoffman was best known
as Q writer Of high-ciass sketches
for the vaudeville stage.
Frank Youngs. the treasurer at
the Gayety Theater. spent his vaca-
tfon in New York and Boston. Mr..
Youngs win have as his assistant
treasurer this season Harry Jack
son, who was seen here last season
with Jean Bedini. as his principal
comedian.
Albert Leoni. who was last years
assistant treasurer at the Gayety.
enlisted during the summer in the
aviation section Of the Signal Corps.
The next d. W. Grinith photoplay
production to be released for Wash
ington picture fans will be Tho
Great Love" Mr.. Grifath's many
months on the fighting front, at
which time he secured most OF the
wonderful scenes disclosed in Hearts
of the World" equipped him beyond
any Of his eo-workers for the pro-
duction OF war plays Of especially
appealing character and quality. Mr..
Grihith's achievements in The Great
Love" are said to be closely second
ed by those OF his fayorite players
who appear in the principal roles.
OF these Lillian Gish. Robert Har-
ran and Henry B. walthall are those
nWaa a
linked with that Of the premier pho
toplsy director.
It Is expected that a record for
wartime accomplishment will be es-
tablished at Moore's Garden Thea
ter during the ensuing week, when
the house will be dark Early to-
morrow morning a heavy crew OF
workmen will remove the seats and
tear up the flooring. Hot on their
heels will come the experts who will
pour a cement floor, and closely
following them will come the clean
ers and decorators. When theiI
work is done. the chair man again
will take over the house and reseat
the lower floor on the plan of a
wide center aisle instead of the two
aisles, as at present When it re-
opens on August u the Garden will
be one Of the most perfectly ap-
pointed picture houses in the East.
Tom Moore, president of Moore's
Theatrical Corporation. operating this
Strand. Garden and Plaza theaters,
and building the Rialto. spent last
Tuesday in Washington en- route
from Breton Woods. ". H, to Hot
Springs, Va. When asked concern
ing the outlook in the picture world,
Mr.. Moore replied that he has clip
ped eighteen strokes of his game
while clubbing the pill around the
eighteen holes at the Woods and ex-
pected to do better yet at the
Springs,
A rumor that Klaw & Erlanger.
Charles B. Dillingham;. and Florenz
Ziegfeld. jr.. were about to enter into
a combination for the exploitation OF
stars. the production Of plays on a
big scale and the management ot
theaters, is confirmed by the an
nouncement that such q combination
has been formed and that Raymond
Hitchcock Is the first star to be placed
under contract by it,
Warrington, the Man Who Made
U.s." a new play by Percy MacKaye
with George Washington as its cen
tral figure and the American revolu-
ton as its background. will be pre-.
sented by Arthur Hopkins in the ear
iy fall.
John p. Slocum has completed ar.
rangements for an early production
of The Cave Lady" q whimsical,
musical comedy, book and lyrics BY
Roland Oliver and Charles Dick.
son. with music by II. B. Olsen. The
play Will be placed in rehearsal
within two weeks.
After an engagement of ninety.
seven weeks in ""The Man whC
Came Back" Mary Nash will short.
~ reappear on Broadway in II. u
o." the play written by Willard
Mack and Hector Turnbull from tn,
Iatter1 motion picture, THE Cheat
7. o. o." sponsored by William A
Brady opens a preliminary tour a
Asbury Park On Monday night.
Norman Trevor and Cyril Har.
court will try to do what the Faver.
sham-Elliott combination hoped t.
10 this ssason-establish q residen
dramatic company in New York fol
ADJUSTMENTS.