The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-05

said he was going to England. On the
stage where the famous fiatfooted com
edian has made his pictures, director
Lloyd Ingraham will now direct Mr..
next comedy, "The Girl in the Taxi"
This will be film version of the sue
cessful farce staged by Al H. Woods
"The Land of Jazz" has been chosen
as Eileen Percy's new starring vehicle
1t is from the pen of Jules G.. Furth-
man, author of "The Man Who Dared"
with William Russell; "The Skyway-
man." with the late 1t. Ormer Lock
lear, and many other notable screen
successes.
The first of the featured Frank
Lloyd Production made by Goldwyn
Picture Corporation is undergoing the
finishing touches. 1t is "The Great
Lover" picturiZed from Leo Ditricn-
STEMS great stage success written by
that star in collaboration with the
Chicago playwriting family of Fred
eric and Fanny Locke Hatton. John
Sinpolis plays the title role in way
that ranks along with Mr.. Ditrich-
STEMS own performance in dignity, in
dramatic strength, in houmanes and
in the great tenor's unconscious
humor.
Sam Wood has begun work on the
fifth Wander Hawley picture for
Realart. w. E. Lawrence, Sylvia
Ashton, Edwin Stevens, Walter Heirs,
Julia Faye and Richard Wayne play
prominent parts. The title of the
production will be "The Snob." adapt
ed from the story by William J. Neidig.
The title of Owen Moore's new pic
ture for Selznick has been changed
from Lend Me Your Wife" to "The
Case" Edmund Goulding, the author,
who is responsible for the title, says
it means just what it says.
Annette Kellerman is revealing her
secrets which have won her a fortune
in vaudeville by demonstrating before
a slow motion camera "The Art of
Diving" a picture to be released by
Educational.
,Thelma Percy, sister of Eileen,
has become one of the leading women
in Mermaid Comedies. She is a
striking blond and in the first of the
comedies in which she will be seen,
| she is a beach nymph for portion of
the action. Miss Percys experience
hitherto has been in serials, but she
felt that comedy is her forte.
Alice Joyce has finally completed
Cousin KatesP the Vitagraph film
version of Charles Frohman's famous
stage success of the same title. How
ever, the picture will not be released
until about the first of the year, as
it is to undergo some elaborate titling
and editing. Cousin Kate" which
was directed by Mrs. Sidney Drew, has
come up to everything expected of it,
and there seems to be no doubt that
the Alice Joyce version will develop
a following no less than that won by
the stage production in which Ethel
Barrymore starred.
Colleen Moore, with other members
of King Vidor's company, is in Canada
where the company is filming "The
Sky Pilot" a famous Ralph Conner
novel.
The title of Wilderness Fear" a
Selznick special production, has been
changed to You Can't Kill Love-" It
is scheduled for an early release.
Elaine Hammerstein's new picture
for Selznick which is now making at
the Fort Lee studio has been changed
from Hands" to "The Pleasure Seek
ers."
Martha Mansfield is to be the lead
ing woman in a new Selznick picture
for National Picture Theatres, which
will be starred in few days. Con-
way Tearle is to have the leading role.
The finally selected title for the pic
ture Tom Moore has just completed at
the Goldwyn studios, under the direc-
ton of E. Mason Hooper, is Hold
Your Horses" This is perturbation
from story by Rupert Hughes called
Caravan"