Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-09
ooldwyn Secures Mastsrlink. ?

I SOlOWyV SoCoT0U VaSt0''WNs
, Announcement was made In New
! York City yesterday that Maurice
Maeterlink. the Belgian poet, world
| famed dramatist and author OF THE
! Blue Bird" has signed an exclusive
/ contract with the Goldwyn Pictures
I Corporation to write and help pro-
duce one photoplay q year with Gold
/ wyn studios with Gohwyn stars.
! Maeterlink leaves New York In q
few days for Culver City. Calf.
where the Goldwyn studios are To-
Gated. The poet will journey across
! the country In q private car, making
stops at important points along the
route. He will be accompanied by
I hts girl wife. a former noted Belgian
: actress, and Henry RUSSELL his
! American tour manager, and wife.
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Five Versions Of 1.-THE Strongest"
Five versions of 1.-THE Strongest" a
! film story written by Georges Gle
menceau. premier Of France. have
! been viewed by q jury at the pro-
lection rooms Of the Fox Film Cor
poration, which means that practical
" all the scenes in the productiJn
were taken five times. The jury de-
cided which of the five. In their ex-
pert Judgment. conveyed most per-
; fcctly the great thoughts OF Clemen-
ceau In his telling of what they re-
gard az the most powerful modern
! love story In the world. A great in
ternational cast was chosen for the
/ filming. including Florence Malone.
Georgette Gauthier de Trigny. Renee
Adoree, Harrison Hunter, Jean
/ Gauthier de Trigny and Carlo Lten.
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! Nazimova's Next Feature.
Nazimova's forthcoming production
will be Stronger Than Death" a
! screen version Of l. A. r. Wylie's
novels of life in India. She plays the
role Of Sigrid Fersen. dancer in the
temple Of Vishnu, the second god OF
the Hindu triad. The story was
adapted to the screen by Charles
Bryant and directed by him and Her
bert Blache. Two complete East
India settlements we're constructed
on, "a plain in the foothills for the
pfoductoii.. AT the end Of the plain
is the street OF Magyar, British army
post In India. The actual length OF
these villages and the space built up
between them Is over a pile. Near
the villages in the foothills the ancient
temple Of Vishnu had to be recon-
structed. 1t was six weeks in build
ing by force Of thirty workmen
Charles Bryant plays the leading
male role in the play. that Of an
English hermit doctor.
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Geographically Speaking.
Josephine Hill, starring with Frank
Mayo at Universal City In 1.-THE
Primrose Path" gets lesson in
geography every day from her fan
friends" Miss Hills daily mail comes
from all quarters OF the globe. Sand
WICKED In between a note from
Maxatlan, Mexico. and ono from
Yokohoma. was letter headed
Cairo. Jan. H.
Even from Egypt" she boastet
TO notice the following postscript:
You are the most popular player
on the screen in this little Illinois
town."
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Literature for Extra" Girls.
Harold Lloyd recently noticed that
one OF the little extra" girls spent
all Of her spare moments pouring ov.
er book. Politely he inquired /,
she was studying a school course.
! mo. I'm just reading" she answer.
ed. 1.-THE trouble with the movie girl,
Is that they don't read enough. W,
should mako tho best of our oppor.
tunity and read when over possible
It broadens the mind and gives oI&e q
grip on the English language not
otherwise obtained"
That girl will get somewhere.
said tho Rolin film star to himself
shes got the right idea" Later hi
noted that she had laid the bool
aside. Timidly he tip-toed over ant
glanced at the title. This Is what hi
saw: Life and Adventures Of tn
James Boys"
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