New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-09
Shadows ON the Screen

Handsome Jack" Merkyl, movie star
of thousand screen marriages and
now leading man in "Some Time" at
the Casino Theatre, has read in the
papers of an opinion rendered by the
judge advocate general of the army
which legalizes marriage by proxy of
soldiers abroad to their sweethearts in
the United States. Mr.. Merkyl, who
says he is prompted solely by altruis-
tic motives, announces that where such
marriages do not contravene the stat
utes, he stands ready to submit him.
self as substitute husband and as
often as necessary.
Ed. Note-We love this altruistic
spirit, but beware, Jack. Some one OF
the ladies may refuse to give you up
and then what would you do )?
The title of Florence Reeds first
United Picture Theatres, Inc, screen
vehicle has been changed to "Her Code
of Honor" 1t was at first named "The
Call of the Heart
Charles Giblyn, director general of
the Selznick Pictures Corporation, has
completed the cast which will support
Olive Thomas in her first production
for this company, "Upstairs and Down
The leading man is Robert Ellis. Others
in the cast are Rosemary Theby, Mary
Charleson, Andrew Robson, David
Butler, Bortram Grassby, Kathleen
Kirkham and Donald Macdonald. My
ron Selznick, president of the company
Announces that this production will be
completed by the middle Of March and
that it is planned to follow it up at
intervals of six weeks with regular
series OF releases, the intention being
to present eight Olive Thomas pictures
yearly.
Jean Webster, who wrote Daddy
Long Legs now being screened by
Mary Pickford, was Mark Twain s
niece. No wonder "Daddy Long Legs
was Il success.
The Stuart Walker Company sends
out the following: Last night Robert
Fl. Leonard, we'll known director; Nav
Murray, Norma Talmadge and her
mother occupied a box at the Punch
and Judy Theatre to sec "rhc Gods OF
the Mountain" Does this mean that
we are to have Dunsany in the movies
The release Of the initial "Ralph
Incc Film Attraction" starring f. K
Lincoln, will mark the debut of three
Broadway stage players in the movies
They are Clara Joel, w. b. Mack and
Irving Brooks. Miss Joel will ESSAY
the role of "vamp" in support Of Lin
coin, while W. b. Mack and Irving
Brooks have been cast for character
parts.
Maurice A. Kashin, managing direc-
tor of the Broadway and Symphony
theatres, has been advised by his per-
sonal physician to go South for a fort
night or so. Mr.. Kashin, who is the
originator of novel lobby display
idea, has recently recovered from a
severe attack of influenza and finds it
advisable to carry out his doctors
orders.
That successful motion picture pro-
Ii
play Is the evident belief of Lee and
j. j. Shubert, who announced last week
that they will shortly produce on the
spoken stage Constance Talmadce's
first Select picture, "Scandal,v by
Cosmo Hamilton, Francine Larrimore
viii play the part which Constance
Ialmadge immortalized on the screen.
Charles Chercy will co-3tar with her.
Miss Tamadgc will appear shortly in
"Romancc and Arabella," that delight
full comedy which Laura Hope Crews
played on the stage.
Everybody remembers "War Brides"
on the screen and Gertrude Bcrklev's
portrayal OF the mother, which paves
the way to announce that Miss Bcrklev
has been engaged by b. S. Moss to plav
the mother in the forthcoming Break
the News to Mother Miss Berkleys
Interpretation Of mother parts on the
screen has won her the sobriouot of
the Emma Dunn OF the movies.
Hugh Ford has arrived in Hollywood,