The Washington herald., 1920-02-22
MARY MILBURN AND THE MUSE.

Mary Milburn,> whose voice has
pleased music lovers in Angel Face, "
was known. when q little girl. as a
music nut" She was forever singing.
In an effort to stop her. her mother
would lock the plano, and when this
did not suffice. she would often lock
Mary in her room.
A dark secret may be mentioned
here, for her name Is really not Mil
burn, but Mary McKirvey, and her
father is a retired police captain.
After years of faithful study she
came to the stage where her studies
were taken in hand. Just at the time
when she was about ready to blossom
out in full bloom as a concert singer.
Marguerite Clark became interested
in her, and declaring that she was
too good to bury herself In such a
humdrum life as concert work. insisted
that she go into musical comedy.
At the same time Arthur Hammer
stein was producing "Furs and Frills.
and Miss Clark used her good ofnces
with him in behalf Of her protege. He.
however, did not like her name, and
suggested that she change 1t to Mil
burn. Her work received excellent
mention from all the critics who View
ed her performance, and she was
brought to George Lederer while he
was casting Angel Face" He i'm
mediately engaged her.
According to statement py
Louis B. Mayer, president of Anita
Stewards film producing organiza-
tion, s150,000 was paid for the MIN
right to Charles T. Dazeys we'll
known melodrama I'm Old Ken
lucky" Miss Stewart has the lead
ing role in the film version and the
production was directed by Mar
shall Neilan. The actual producing
work took six months and the COST
was ssOo,O00. Over 1000 people
were employed during the making
of the picture and over 100 people
were employed as studSo assistants
during the entire period Of produc-
ton. Mahlon Hamilton is Miss
Stewards leading man in this play.
A method Of solving the servant
problem has been discovered BY Jehn
Emerson and his wife. Anita Loos.
whose sousehold staff chose an oppor-
tune moment last week, when the two
photoplay authors were departing for
Palm Beach with the Constance Tai
madge Company, to leave on short
notice. The method involves nothing
more than bringing servants from san
Francisco, where there Is said to oe
an oversupply of domestics-provid-
ing them, OF course, with Pullman ana
parlor car transportatigs in the style
to which they are accustomed.
AL Hall, who assisted Dallas NJ.
Fitzgerald In the direction of Hall
marks Famous Directors feature.
GRAINS Of Evidence" co-starrina
Edmund Breese. Marie Shotwen and
Alma Lehr, Is now assisting in the
direction Of Frank G. Hall and Ascher
Enterprises, Inc, fifteen episode serial
production, The Evil Eye" written
by Roy L. McCardelI and starring
Benny Leonard, with Stuart Holmes.
Marie Shotwell. Ruth Dwyer and
Nine. Marstina in the chief support
ing roles.
The first submarine kiss" in mo-
tiop picture history. was filmed al
the Lasky studio recently. with Con-
rad Nagie and Anna Q. Nilsson, as
the principals. The scene was in The
Fighting Chance" Paramount
Aircraft picture directed by Charles
Maigne, and the underwater smack"
was registered in the big swimming
tank at the studio.
r. H. Burnside, who has been H.
has resumed rehearsals of The
Dictator" made into light opera
form for Charles Dillingham; by
Frank Craven, with a musical set
ting by Sylvio Helm.
F. Ziegfeld, jr., announces Miss
Fannie Brice will also entertain the
patrons of the new Mine O'clock
Revue" on the New Amsterdam