The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-03
CINEMA BREVITIES
BY D. J. l..

Leatrice Joy, who supported Will
 liam Farnum in "The Man Hunter
 but who is now appearing in stock at
 San Diego, says that when she first went on the stage she was so fright ened that if she had had castenets tied to her knees she would have been
 regular Spanish band.
 There's a new cigar on the market called the Flor di Valerie. It is nam ed for Gladys Valerie. A prominent cigar manufacturer who is apparent ly- a ''Valeorie' fan, too, wrote the ac- tress Q letter the other day to tell
 her of the courtesy. As Gladys is a
 blonde, 1t will probably be a light | smoke. In any event, if it is as good
 cigar as Miss Valerie is an actress,
 smokers have a treat in store.
 Alice Joyce arrived at the West
 ern film colony and was met at the daughter. Miss Jyoce will take a short rest before starting work at Vitagraph.
 Irving Cummings is going to ap- pear hereafter in Famous Players
 Lasl1y productions. After his recent work for that company he was of fered an interesting contract, giving him leads and heavy roles in forth
 coming productions of above men toned concern.
 Florence Reed manifest1y believes in making financial hay while the theatrical sun shines. Her idea of a summer vacation after her long Broadway run in Charming Pollock's Roads of Destiny is to work on her
 series of forthcoming United Picture Theatres productions.
 Cullen B. Tate, who just returned from France after a years service in | the Camouflage corps, will be assist | ant director to James CruZe in the production of Wallace Reid's new pie ture "You're Fired" MT. Tate was | employed at the studio several years | before he enlisted.
 l June Caprice, who IS co-starring
 with Creighton Hale in 'Oh Boy' | has been sporting a beautiful plat1- mum engagement ring. Questioned
 those on the inside" know that the
 sunny-haired star is just having some i fun with her co-workers.
 l NIargarfta Fishers own garden l yielded the vegetables that figured 1 in an eating scene in '"TriXie from 1 Broadway" a comedy drama of chor- l us girl life in which Miss Fisher is now working under Roy NeilPs direc- | ton at the American studios. Despite ] the cessation of hostilities, Miss Fish CT has not dropped her gardening
 hobby and offered to supply part of 1 her own props vixen NIeili prepared | to make the scene at a table Tur- | nipa, beets, carrots and radishes con-
 s:ltuted the Fisher repast.
 | Allan Edwards has been engaged by World Pictures to take the place l of Arthur Ashley as leading man for l June Elvidge in "The Social Pirate.''
 MT. Ashley was injured while a scene was being made of a thrilling fight
 and it was thought he would be all right the next day, but the injury was | of such a chara3ter that it neces
 sitated MT. Ashley going to a hospial | and having a shoulder dislocation re- i set, and in consequence, it will be l another week before he is himself again.
 'Thin Ice'' has been chosen for the
 next starring vehicle of Corinne Grif- ] filth. It is a society drama of the | type that Miss Griffith has appeared
 in to such advantage heretofore. It i is being directed by Tom Mills, and | the supporting cast include L. Rogers Lytton, Charles Kent, Eula1ie Jensen, Henry Gsell, Walter Miller, Alice