The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26

minimum and little money was spent on bill boards.
 Ye Liberty seats 1.soo and after the opening standing room was sold at each performance.
 The biggest receipts were Saturday night when the gross was $3,87O.
 The business done by Miss Green wood exceeds that of David Warfield, ! Mrs. Fiske, Guy Bates Post and liar ry Lauder as individuals and ahead of -"Maytime," the Passing Show and numerous other like attractions.
 "When We Were Twenty-one," the former Nat Goodwin play, will be utilized as picture vehicle by H. B. Warner as his next Jesse Hampton production. Pathe releases.
 Gail Kane was married to Henry Iden Ottmann two weeks ago at MT. Ottmann's country home near Sara toga, N. Y., Miss Kane is playing in Come Seven." MT. Ottmann is the son of William Ottmann who founded the packing house of Ott- mann 6 Co.
 "Bunty Pulls the Strings was started under the direction of Regi-, nald Barker at the Culver City studio (Go1dwyn) with Leatrice Joy, Rus sell Simpson, Raymond Hatton, Gull len Landis, Casson Ferguson, Edythe Chapman, Josephine Crowel1 and Rowland Rushton. An elaborate set 1 ting will be given the picture, dis tinct feature being the entire street of Scotch village now being con- structed.
 Lucette Valsy, a. former Century Roof dancer, this week entered a general denial of the charges made by Mrs. Carlyle Blackwell wife of the screen star, in her suit for $50,- 900 damages for alleged alienation of affections. The pleadings were fill | ed by Harry Steinfeld, attorney for | the defendant.
 l Miss Valsy's defense, besides the denial of the charges of turing the husband from his home. will be that the couple had separated long before | she met Blackwell, that Blackwell 1 and his wife were estranged and a1- | legations of alienation could not be | sustained under these conditions. Ralph 1nce is directing the Sub- marine Film Corporations forth coming release, "Fathoms Deep. D from c. E. WilIiamsons story. AS usual with all these Submarine pro- auctions, the Williamson Brothers undersea camera work plays a l ding part in the story
 Through the office of Arthur H. Jacobs the Frohman Amusement Corp, Jerome Storm has been sign ed to direct the first Lillian Gish pie ture to be made by William l.. Sher- Till.
 Minnie Abbott, who gave her oc- equation as a film actress was mar ried here last week to her former
 husband, Harry Abbott. She claims it was because he objected to hel continuing her career before the icsreen that they were divorced 1T Grand Rapids in 1919.
 Objections to her career were with
 drawn, she claims, when they me
 by chance recently in Buffalo. Nov sshe will return to the flickerins rdrama.
 Mrs. Abbott says she has had i'm
 portant roles in Mothers of Men
 and 'The Future Man" alul that sh' appeared in Metro pictures as Bill, Baer. ..
 Director Bert Bracken has com
 pleted his cast for "Ka zan," the stor, ol James CilVer CurWoOd. The caS
 is Jane Novak, Ben Dee1ev, Edwil Wallick. Ben Haggerty and -S,e Ma renge. E. G. Linden and Edwar Beesley are operating the camera while Jack Lever is assisting the di : rector.
 Bud Duncan, of Ham and Bud } comedy fame, has signed a contrac K to make single comics for Reel
 craft, entitled Bud and His Bud dies"