Evening star., 1919-03-30

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light Sadie,'' is scheduled for release
April 6.
| Taylor Homes is to be filmed in George
Agnew Chamberlains magazine story.
Lovely Reason"
David Wark Griffith is complaining of
| "the pirates" and wants Congress to
make it a penal offense to plagiarize a
motion picture or the name Of a motion
picture producer.
| Universal announces the purchase of
i an original story from Bayard Veiller
author Of within the Law" and .The
Thirteenth Chair" as starring film for
Priscilla Dean.
Earl Williams is to be a cowboy in
late Nat Goodwin's play, which is be-
| ing filmed by Vitagraph.
The Unknown Quantity" the o.
Henry story, which has been filmed
| with Corinne Griffith as the featured
player, is said to be nearing compile
! ton.
Emmy Wehlen, the musical comedy
| star. is to begin a new series of COM
edy romance pictures for Metro. Lieut.
| Luther A. Reed. U. S. A.. is at work
| on the first picture.
| wherever possible" it is an
nounced. "the Mary Pickford studios
! in Hollywood, Cal. are giving en-
! ployment to returned American SOL
diers and sailors"
'Burkeses' Army" is the next photo
play for the first national exhibitors
! circuit to be made for Mary Pickford.
! 1t is film OF the Julie A Lippman
| novel.
| William Courtenay has just completed
a film for the stage women's green
room series tentatively called The In
ner Circle" from a story by Wallace
Clifton. Jane Grey has the leading fem
mime role.
| 1t is claimed that Pethova in four
years. has accumulated more actual
return in dollars and cents than any
other dramatic artist in the world
She has gone back to 1.-The legitimate
stage" however for ten weeks.
1.-The Red Lantern" seven-act
screen drama. presents the famous
| Nazimova as sort of Chinese Joan
of Arc in a story of the boxer up
rising which has tragic ending.
Beatrice Beckley (Mrs. James K.
HacketD, it is announced. is to appear
with Miriam Cooper in her new Fox
picture, which is to be "a big racing
play. with thrilling boxing and rae
| ing scenes"
! Fred Niblo is said to be under sus-
picion because Enid Bennett (who is
Mrs. Noblo) is to be starred in a
photop1ay. directed by Mr.. Niblo. in
which she is required to do all sorts
of housework. 1t is an Ince picture
Charles Rays new picture, "The
Busher," Is to be released in May,
when the base ball fever is at it's
height The story. by Earl Smell. it
is explained. was put into continuity
by Julien Josephson."
| Bessie Barriscale, the picture star. is
the daughter Of an actor who first came
here from England with the "Lightc O.
London" company. Her first stage part
! was with James A. Hearne in .Shore
Acres" Louis James, she says, made
her an actress. in Shakespearean roles.
as understudy for Katherine Kidder.
II all that has been written of the
stunning gowns and wraps worn by
Kitty Gordon in "her latest f1lm'' were
lieved.- The story about it closes with
the apt line Miss Gordon surely
| looks the part of ready money" but
the writer forgot to give the name Of
| that 'latest film"
Edwin Stevens, who is remembered
for his remarkable role in "The
Devil," Molnar's play; who was also
once singing comedian for the TivoIi |
Opera Company of San Francisco. and
later with Lillian Russell, at the Ca
sino has become a movie player man
for Goldwyn pictures.
The Feature Photodrama COMPANY
of Los Angeles Is offering 81 900 for
q good five-reel synopsis that en-
braces all the well known dramatic
situations. Wyckliffe A. Hill. the |
drama which ran the gamut Of human
emotions and there never will be untu