New-York tribune., 1919-08-03

ANITA Brown, Miss Mary Louisa Ruck-
ley, Miss Lucia B. Seger, Joseph P.
Marquis, Edward EIkas. George Henrv
Alexander Kaufman, Joseph Savo,; and
|. Irving Southard.
Schenck has engaged, in addition to
Conway Tearle as leading man. several
capable players to support Constance
Ialmadge in her second Emerson-Loos
production for FIRST National, "The
Bachelor by Clyde Fitch. Bee Pal
mer has been engaged to do her fa-
nous shimmy dance. Wallace McCut-
cneon IS cast for the part Of Mr.
Kirby. Mr.. McCutcheon DISTINGUISHED
himself during the recent war bv be-
ing raised to the rank of major. The
two sisters of Gwen, the part plaved bv
Constance, will be intrusted to Jean
nette Horton and Margaret Linden.
Others are Hardn Daube, Jack Kane
Ned Sparks, William Eville. William
Gaunt, Lincoln Plummer, William Ba-
tista, Mary Whitman and Marie HAYNES
Bryant Washburn has finished "Whv
Smith Left Home" and will start on
ut Pays to Advertiser with Donald
Crisp as director.
Some doubt having been expressed as
to the veracity of the Johnny Dooley
fish story, printed in last SUNDAYS
papers, Johnny took the trouble to
confound the doubters by appearing in
person at the Ziegfeld Roof on Thurs
day last, with the fish itself, to the
great surprise of the roof patrons
The fish was caught by Johnny Doc
ley, William Nigh and Jack Schulze.
opposite the Dooley home at Far Rock
away.
The story for Elsie Janis's first
Selznick production, "Everybodv's
Sweetheart" was written by Frances
Marion in collaboration with Edmund
Goulding and Elsie Janis. Frances
Marion is one of the most successful
scenario writer's in the industry and
is responsible for the scenarios of sew
eral of Mary Pickford's greatest pro-
ductions.
Arthur Edwin Krows, for some time
associated with Winthrop Ames, has
joined the Vtagraph forces Through
arrangement with George Randolph
Chester, Vitagraph production editor,
Mr.. Krows will adapt for the screen
several important literary works pur-
chased by Vitagraph.
Mr.. Krows recently submitted to
Mr.. Chester a screen adaptation of
"The Winchester Woman" which i'm
mediately was accepted and is now
being produced under the direction of /
Wesley Ruggles with Alice Joyce.
Eugene O'Bren received letter the |
other day from an admirer who wrote.
Dear Mr.. O'Brien: 1t is rumored that
you are dead. Please tell me if this
is the truth, as l am very much wor-
ried."
Helene Chadwick is to play the
leading womans part in "Heartsease,"
the Goldwyn picture in which Tom
Moore is to star. Rosemary Theby
and Mary Warren are the other women
in the cast and the men are Alec B.
Francis, Sydney Ainsworth, William
Burress, Herbert Pryor and Larry
Steers.
Amedee J. Van Beuren has decided TO
call his first two-reel comedy, starring
Ernest Truck, "The Night of the Dub
the origial title under which this AL
bert Payson Terhune story was pub
!ished in "The Saturday Evening Post"
Mrs. Sidney Drew's screen adapta-
tion and John Joseph Harvey's direc-
ton have provided lively comedy full
Of legitimate laughs.
George Fitzmaurice will direct Mae
Murray in the Paramount Aircraft
special, "On With the Dance" that
will be started at the Famous Play
.rs studio some time in August. In
The meantime, the star is completing
Ter second Leonce Perret production,
Thu "a nf ox,a x,,;tl, II Z, IT..