The Washington herald., 1920-11-21

HOLLYWOOD. Caifornlas long. lne
motion picture capital Of the world,
now makes its bid as a literary cap
ital- "A movie man is responsible,
for i is due to the enterprise of
Jesse L. Lasky that Hollywood is
the winter home of so many men
and women of letters AS.
1t Required some great industry
hike the motion pictures to bring
about this peculiar state of affairs,
TO bring men and women interna-
. tionally famous across the seas TO
devote their unequaled talents TO
the literature of tho screen.
Already at the Lasky studio are
Sir Gilbert Parker, noted British
novelist. author Of mo Defense" I"
.-Thes Right of Way" pierre and
His Peoples" Penrhyn Stanlaws'
foremost of American illustrators;
Avery Hopwood, American dramat-
list: Elinor Glyn, author of Three
Weeks" and Edward Knoblock.
playwright Of international fame.
. Sir James NJ Barrie too famous for
| his innumerable plays and books TO
need further introduction, and Hen
~ Arthur Jones, the dean OF Brit
dsh piaywriChts, are soon to arrive
At the Lasky studio already were
such writer's devoting their entire
attention to the writing Of pictures
2s Elmer Harris, Beulah Marie DIX
| Frank Condor, Jeanie Macpherson'
Byron Morgan, Olga Pritzlau, wal
ter Woods, Eugene Lewis Frank y
Finnegan, Mary II. O'Connor, Fran
ees Harmer and Clara and Gene
We've Kennedy.
Mrs. Giyn's first work Is to be
for Gloria Swanson. for whom she
Is writing a photoplay entitled The
Sheltered Daughter"
In-NIr. DeNille's production OF the
s.z=s9tRtion Of 'SThe Affairs OF Ana
| toll" another interesting and un-
usual feature is the fact that sew
eral writers will collaborate in pre-
Sa-{ng the story for the screen.
These are Jeanne Macpherson, Beu-
1ahS Marie Dix. Elmer Harris and
Avery HOpwood-
while Edward KnobloCE, the play
wright. who makes his home in
London. is away in America, study
. ing motion picture technique, his
first photoplay, Appearances is be-
| ing filmed in the Paramount studio
in Poole street, Islington. David
| Powell is playing the leading mas
culine role.
IT is interesting to note that Mr..
. Powell is a young Englishman VINO
| has achieved a reputation as mo-
. tion picture actor in America, while
| Mr.. Rnoblock is an American whose
. career as a playwright has been
carved out in England. His One
is now playing on broadway and
Tiger. Tiger is on four. both haV-
n Nnh
David Powell has been leading
man for Elsie Ferguson and Billie
| Burke, who are as well known in
England as in America, and more
recently for Mae Murray in The
| Right to Love- and Idols of Clay.
In the new KnoblOck photoplay he
has the part OF Herbert Seaton. a
| young architect
He is now away on location at
| Pournemouth- The party includes
the fascinating young London ac-
tress, Mary Glynne. who plays the
part OF Kitty Seaton. wife Of the
| young architect. 1t is their strug-
| gle TO keep up appearances which
forms the theme Of the play, which
deals with professional people 'of
the middle class.
Donald Crisp is directing. this be-
|
arrival from California.
One Of Paramount's most promis-
ing young hopefuls in New York
vas assigned to the JOB of watch
dog OF the time clock. This order
followed a request issued by Adolph
Zulzor that even the officials OF the
company punch the time of their
arrival and departure. Mr.. Zukor
hfmself-for a brief season-fol'
lowed his own instructions and kept
account of the time he spent at 4Ss
Fifth avenue During the summer
months he and E. J. Ludvigh r~ke
the same train, morning and even
ing. for their summer places. Mr.
Ludvigh arrived punctually at 9;2'
every morning and departed about
one minute before 5, gauging his
time so he could make the 5:l5 out
of the Pennsylvania Station.
His number on the time clock
2I4, showed as plainly as anything
he was late every morning, and that
he left the building before CLOSING
time. The watch dog of the clock
noticed this detection from the lint
Of duty and determined to report Z
J. Ludvigh. Uncertain just how tc
proceed, he interviewed Miltor
Shauer on the subject.
Say. Mr.. Shauer." he said, thai
bird, Ludvigh, Is putting something
over all the time. He is late every
morning, and I wouldn't say sc
much about that. but he leaves thu
building every evening before 5.
thought 1 would give him a chance
this week and then If he didn't i'm
prove I would report him. Mayo'
he ought to be fired-"
When Mr.. Ludvigh heard th'
yarn, which travelled around the Fa
nous Players-Lasiy offices, he de
cided he was too busy to fire him
self. but a boy as discerning as thii
youth should be rewarded. ] sus
pect he was given raise in salary
Roscoe ArbuCkle is losing II
weight. Instead of his customar!
3s0 pounds he has fallen to a mert
900. Most men Of such generous