The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-14
CINEMA BREVITIES
BY D. J. l..


 Anne Luther. co-starring with Charles Hutchinson in the big serial The Great Gamble" had a narrow escape last week from a horrible death. Miss Luther. in one of her scnes. plunges her horse forty feet into the Miami River. After having successfully accomplished this feat and when she was swimming for the shore the discovery was made that he raising of what are known as the safety gates had been omitted and that the bold rider was in the water at the mercy of ten alligators. One of these was actually about to attack the swimmer when help came and the gates were raised. When Miss Luth- CT was taken from the water she was entirely prostrated and further work for the day was abandoned. Another rumor from Miami, Fla, has it that Miss Luther on her return from Flor ida will have her third finger enCir- cled by an indicative brilliant. but we are not informed as yet who the lucky man will be.
 Yale Boss, one of the screen favor ite juvenile leading men has fully re- covered from a. serious illness and will shortly be seen in vaudeville. Young Yale is at present trying out his act and his circuit will shortly be an nounced.
 Agnes Ayres had birthday recent ly. No, we won't tell you how old she is, but she did have a party, con sisting of six kiddies from neigh bors' homes whom the star took to Madison Square Garden, New York, to see the circus and, of course, had a. wonderful time. Agnes says she has to have some excuse each year to see the big show, because she does enjoy it.
 Kenneth Webb has been on a fish ing trip. He took advantage of q few days 1ayoff and went to South Caro- lima last week to try his luck with the trout. Ken reports wonderful sue cess; the stories he tells are corkers, but, of course, the biggest one got away!
 Betty Blythe has had another one of her stories accepted by a. leading fiction magazine. Of course Betty is delighted and she is beginning to think the life of a writer much su- perior to that of a motion picture player.
 Appearing in Good Morning Judge" every night and two matinees a week. in addition to doing an act on the Century Roof every night, isn't enough to keep Mollie King out of mischief. She just loves to work and isn't happy unless she is as busy as the prOverbial bee. Therefore Miss Molly has signed up with the Amer ican Cinema Company and on April 18th will start on d series of six five reel pictures. If anyone else has any suggestions as to how Miss King can be employed during the time she isn't dancing and singing in the Century Roof show, acting in Good Morning Judge" and facing the camera, they will be gratefully received.
 How would you like to get check for two thousand? That's what Paul Scardon found awaiting him at the VitaEraph studios the other day. Ii was from an insurance company for payment on his stolen car. And-the auto show is on in Brooklyn this week. The director feels like a kid in a candy store.
 The new fashion in tight skirts may be the cause of losing one ot our best stars in motion pictures. Ell sic Ferguson, who had to wear one recently says that she will never wear a hobble skirt before the camers again. Tt is," declares Miss Fer guson, "a case of either the hobblt skirt or motion pictures as they dc not combine nicely. Nothing'is quite so ungainly a woman trying to make her way along Fifth avenue in a tight skirt and if she tries to enter a taxi-she is lost! But not quite st embarrassing to the lady of Fifth ave nue as to the motion picture actres: who Is being so carefully registered in every awkward movement by tn, merciless little camera. How can tn beautiful heroine escape from tn deep-dyed villain if she is obliged t run in a bag tied around her ankles How can tho villainess stoop to con quer if she cannot stoop? And how oh how, can the star save her che-ilc from the burning building if her an kles are impeded?
 Bryant WashburnS newest Para mount picture is entitled "Somethin to Do" and is of the speedy variety Mir. Washburn has an opportunity t show that he can handle wide awall characters with the same ease wit which he portrayed the sleepy sort fl his previous productions. Ann Lfttl plays opposite to Mir. Washburn.
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