The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-06
EDNA GREENWOOD BEAsLEY

school principal acting as his own oper-
ator.
The better elements in small towns
have banded together and placed the
question of shows in the hands of the
local minister or school principal. Ma
chimes are purchased, films are rented,
entertainments are held on an even break
basis. Tickets are sold in advance and
funds raised in this way are applied
to books for the school library, more
seating capacity. or the rental of q
better class of films.
Some record when you stop to think
about it, isn't it?
The Colonial has had a record run for
the past three days with "Rebecca OF
Sunnybrook Farm" and it will be repeat
ed again today. Mary Pickford as a
drawing card never seems to fade.
Trying to write anything for a Saturday
paper with your head in a whirl anent
Sunday business and Sunday papers is
almost like the scenario mans last straw.
He said the director had gotten hold of a
strip of film showing an eclipse Of the
sun and wanted him to write scenario
around it.
The condition of Harold Lloyd comedy
star, who was seriously injured August
to be harmless comedy bomb. is far bet
ter than anticipated and his complete re-
covery is looked forward to by the many
friends he has made in film work. Lloyd
was hurt while taking stills in Los An
geles. He was lighting a cigarette from
the fuse of pronertv bomb when it ex
ploded, burning his face and chest. in
juring his right hand and apparently in
juring one eve. He was rushed to the
ya hnc fol Uh If later
ported that he would lose a portion of
a finger and thumb of the right hand.
but that his eye would not be deformed
in any way.
The cast selected to support William
Farnum in ''If ] Were King the cele-
brated stage success by Justin Huntley
Mccarthy, will include Miss Eddie
Hodges, q charming young southern girl
recently returned from France. where
she served for 16 months as Saliva
ton Army lassie. Prior to going to Eu-
rope in TIA Salvation Army, Miss Hodges
was instrumental in the sale of 100000
worth of Liberty Bonds in Chicago Be-
sides being the Youngest American war
worker in France, she was the first Wen
an to enr.: Germany and cross the Rhine
since 1914
The oueerest motion picture the
atre, showing to the queerest shadow
stage fans, was heard from the other
day. Robert McQuarrie writes from Ma
Mia, p l., to J. Warren Kerrigan. Mr..
McOuarrie's business is apparently copra-
trading in the Sulu sea and Whereabouts,
and in addition he runs a floating mo-
ton picture theatre with Polynesians,
Chinese, Malays and Philippine Islanders
as fans.
The trader, in his letter, congratulates
Mr. Kerrigan upon picture made by
the star years ago, one of his first west
Elm features, which Mr.. McQuarrie has
been running in his theatre for three
years. tbs theatre is conve"tcS
yacht. with a picture screen rugged wnen
needed IN me forward tackle, the pre-
lection machine on the cabin roo and
seats all over the vessel, from deck to
rigging.
After two years awav from the screen,
during which time Edith Storey has been
engaged in serving Uncle Sam, the word
now comes that she is to begin work this
month for the Robertson-Cole organiza-
ton.