The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-01
CINEMA BREVTTIES
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Hattie, the capable coIored lady who dresses the hair of many Para -GlOunt and Aircraft stars at the Las- ky Hollywood studio, observed the other day that she had almost De- come a Iady's maid to Gloria Swan son. ''I don't often do any thing but dress hair" she said "but Miss Swan son has sure 'vamped me- can't "e- fuse her anything" Which is an eyi- dence of the studio popularity of Ce- CL DeMille's new leading woman. The press agent says Miss Swanson has an irresistible personality In any event everybody likes her,
 Lloyd Ingraham, Lewis Stones di- rector, and company are back from the Northern snow country of Cali fornias and glad To be in the sunny Southland again. Ingraham had his usual 'Lloyd's luck" as his good for tune is termed in the profession. He says We went up to get a. blizzard and the blooming blizzard met us--a peach of a. blizzard-and we got 1t, tool"
 Irene Castle, with her director. Charles Maigne, and a large number of players engaged to support her in her Famous Players-Lasky produc- ton ''The Firing Line has gone to Miami, Fla to start work on the film. The cast is headed by David Powell and Robert V. SteIle Mrs. Castles departure for the South followed close upon her return to New York from Cuba where she spent several weeks resting from her strenuous work on entertaining the soldiers in England and France.
 Alice Joyce's ability as a horsewo- man has been lost sight of to 6. cer- tain extent, for her releases have not carried her into much outdoor work. In 'The Cambric Mask" however, she shows her old time skill and daring in the saddle, which made her a fla vorite several seasons ago, In this romance, adapted from the novel of Robert Chambers, Miss Joyce not only gives an exhibition Of wild rid ing in the night but she also does clever bit of gun play.
 Jack Mower, May AHison's lead ing man fin The Island of Intrigue" lost his pocketbook a few days ago and in advertising for its return his character Is certainly disclosed. The ad runs like this "Lsost, at bathhouse, pocketbook containing season ticket for swimming privileges, hunting u- cense, fishing license, two papers of fishing flies, cards with Jack Mower on them, gymnasium card, list of trout pools and auto routes, with German hunting license Carmy card)." Jack Is a real outdoor man, as most everyone knows He is all set for the coming trout season and hopes to hook the limit early,
 Harry s. cvorthrup has been engae- ed by samuel Csoldwyu to play the heavy part with Pauline Frederick in "The Fear Woman" Mir. North rup, according to this news from the Coast, will then support Tom Moore in a screen version of Lord and Lady Algy."
 Easter Walters, who plays the part of the housznaId spy ip Pathe's new serial 'Trhe Tigers Trau,' starring Ruth Roland, Is known in the vlcin- ity of Los Angeles as a motorcycle speed dend who has little regard for her own life and none at all for the local laws which limit the velocity at which motorcycles are supposed to travel Born in Knoxville, Iowa, Miss Walters began her stage career as a child and played Little Eva in "Uucle Toms Cabin" As she grew too big to be waited to heaven safely on a wire, her parents put her in school where she remained until she entered pictures 9 short time ago,
 A1fred Whitman Is polished heavy In "'The yyallzoffsr at the Mo Tosco Theatre, Los Angeles. Al says tha~ his first appearance last week on the stage reminded him of his very first appearance some years ago He was wobbly in tho legs both times, and had the same diffi- culty in speaking his first lines. the same nervousness, the only differ encs- being that in his present work he got over his difficulties in a few nom ents, while he was miserable all through his initial performance years ago