Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-16

company at the age of four-she is
now eighteen-has signed a contract
with the Fox Film Corporation.
In Lure of Ambition" her newest
! picture, Theda Bara is said to have
created a new vampire, who wins sue
| cess, social position and happiness, all
by new "vamp" methods.
Nine. Marguerite Sylvia, once famous
| in opera, later vaudeville headliner.
has now entered the moving picture
| field. and is making her first picture
| at Santa Barbara, Calf.
i In 1.-The Best of Luck" the new
| Scotland is pictured as time of re-
| joicing and festivity. 1t seems like
joke in Washington.
Drury Lane melodrama differs from
all others in that it's heroes are al
| ways wealthy, dollar-a-year men. so
! to speak.
1.-The Great Accident" the Ben Ames
Williams magazine serial has been Sc
| cured for filming by Goldwyn. "Jubi-
| To-" recently filmed for Will Rogers,
was Williams story also.
1t is claimed that Frederic Mala-
| tesla, who is made to die seven times
| a day. in a screen melodrama, is a
| nephew of Premier Nitti of Italy. No
evidence is advanced to support the
! claim.
Robert B. Mcintyre. the new pro-
| auction manager of Goldwyn in the
east. is arranging details for the film
| ing of the Leroy Scott story. Part
| ners of the Night" as the first east
Ia infY cir e.
| tied in California.
Basil King is at Culver City, Calf,
supervising the production of the pic
Straight" by company including
Milton Stills. Naomi Childers. Lawson
Butt, Lydia Yeamans Titus and others.
Helen Ferguson had two years in
mob scenes with never a closeup and
! finally won recognition for a part by
being able on minutes notice to do
her hair up. in 1870 style. Now she
is safely on the recognition roll.
A picturesque incident in the life
of the late Lord Kitchener is said to
have furnished the theme for "Flame
Of the re- Desert Desc Lou Teli ellie, will
the distinguished English general.
Charles Ray will have winifred
w eSlOVeT, VINO IS making HoT uTSt
appearance, under Thomas H. Ince.
| as leading woman for his new picture,
Watch Out. William The story was
written by Agnes Christine Johnston
Dorothy Dalton was so pleased with
Douglas Mclean and Doris Mays first
starring venture that she paid money
for telegram from New York to
California to tell them so.
Hobart Bosworth's latest picture
Behind the Door," produced by Ince,
is described as seven reels of emo
tional intensity and swiftly moving
action. The story is by Gouverneur
Morris.
Fred Niblo is directing Louise
Glaum's new picture, Sex" 1t is a
]. Parker Read. jr.. production. A
view of an underground cave of sta
lactites in it is said to be a marvel of
beauty.
The title Of Norma Talmadge's new
picture. 'The Broken Barrier" has
! been changed to The Isle of Con-
madge will be pictured in a wilkie
Collins story. "She Loves and Lies"
Bert Lytell and his company. for the
film adaptation of 1.-The Rfg ht Of Way"
Sir Gilbert Parker's story. will stage
some of their exteriors at Lake Tahoe,
Sdhi. 0AO 3udtu1o dQdptcO the story
to the screen.
Edward Hearn. who was leading man
in Peggy Hyland's picture, AUD Lang
Syne." began life as farmers boy in
the wheat belt in Washington state,
drifted into journalism and was waited
! to the high lights Of screendom-just
I like that.
Having arranged to have, Metro pic
lures distributed in England through
Jury's Imperial Pictures. Limited, Sir
William Jury. managing director, the
Metro manager is now to sail for
Australia to fix up things in the
antipodes.
Harvey Thew. a motion picture man
who preferred having a little print
ing and binding shop in his home to
an automobile. has recently revealed
his true character in publishing the
poems of an old blind lady living near
him, who was never able to obtain
recognition otherwise. =
Somebody sent Bessie Barriscals a