New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-06
Shadows ON the Screen

oherWln VIII devote the larger part 81
his time to the development of the
company's features and news for the
big daily newspapers of the country
and for the important general maya
zines.
Dwight S. Perrin, who will continue
as director of publicity, will devote the
major portion of his time to the trade
press section of the company's pub
llclty, which he has handled for thu
last year.
Norma Talmadge, her director, Sid
ney A. Franklin; Assistant Director
Ward Lascelle, Thomas Meighan, Glad.
den James and A. E. Warren, Of her
company, will leave Sunday for Los
Angeles to do the exteriors for Miss
Tamadge's next picture, "The Heart
of Wetona." This picture will be a
screen version of the famous Belasco
success by George Scarborough, in
which Lcnore Uric played for so long
at the Lyceum Theatre.
Louise Huff has just finished her
fourth picture for World Pictures. 1t
bears the title of "The Crook of
Dreams" 1t was written by Forrest
FIalsey and directed by Oscar APPEL.
Henry Kolker will play the Kaiser in
the new Metro production "Wilson or
the Kaiser" Creighton Hale will play
the young Alsatian hero, Conrad lie
Brett, and Earl Schenck will be seen
as Lieutenant ODER, the arch villain
The cast is to be of the variety known
as all star.
J. Stuart Blackton has engaged Count
Pompeo Pieri, the Italian artist, to de-
sign the sets for "The Battle Cry of
Liberty" the picture which he has an
nounced for production immediately
after "The Common Cause" is launched.
Count Pier is a we'll known portrait
and landscape painter.
William S. Hart is about to appear
in production which is an absolute
departure from anything he has ever
played either on the stage or screen.
The new picture, which is now being
filmed, is to be titled Expanding Broad
way" and most Of the action takes
place in New York City. In this way
Bill was able to kill two birds with
one stone. He could take scenes for
l.. L
Loan speeches.
Maurice Tourneur is going to call his
next picture "Woman." 1t is said to
date back to the first female of the
species.
Britannia. the famous tank of the
Marine, has made its film debut Most
press-agented Of tanks, it hardly ar
rived in Los Angeles before it fell for
the movies, and will soon make it's
initial appearance in Henry Lehman
Sunshine Comedies. Grim, tragic, al
most despairing looking, if it weren't
for the noble work it has done in No
Mans Land, it certainly is anything but
a comedian.
Yet just to show the world how YER
satlle 1t is, Britannia, once a Hun de-
stroyer, a thrift stamp seller, an ex-
hlbltlon attraction, is now movie star.
Herbert Rawlinson has been engaged
by the Famous PlayersLasky Corpora
ton to play the leading male role in
Billie Rurke's new Paramount picture,
Good Gracious Annabel" George
Melford came all the way from Cali
fornia to direct this we'll known sub
jcct.
The violinist Merry Zentay, who was
one Of the soloists at the Strand The
atre, died Thursday morning of
Spanish influenza. Miss Zentay was i'll
when she reported at the theatre Sun
day night, and took to her bed that
evening.
"The Master Mystery" is the title
chosen for the great serial which, with
Aoudini as the star, is the first of the
B. A. Rolfe productions. "rhe Master
Mystery" is in fifteen episodes, by Ar
thur B. Reeve and Charles A. Logue.
Marguerite Marsh, a sister of Mae
Marsh, is Houdini's leading woman.
The Division of Films, Committee on
Public Information, has furnished the
scenarios for several "Win the War"
films which are being shown in the
Paramount Bray Photograph.
The first of these subjects, "The
Psychology of Song" represents Uncle
Sam as saying, "Keep 'em singing, and
you can't lick 'em"
The writings Of the late Sholem
Aleichem, who was known as the Jew
ish Mark Twain, will be picturized by
the Zion Films, Inc. Work on the first
production, a two-reel picture, will be-
gin Immediately. Arrangements are
being completed for showing Of the
film at the Broadway Theatre.
The comparative merits of the silent
and spoken drama will be placed again |
in contrast when "Pals First" opens |