Evening star., 1920-02-29

OF JACK LONDON novels 10 Dc lTduS-
ferred to the screen by Metro
Carroll McComas. one OF the dainty
actresses of the stage. is pictured in
her movie debut in Jack Straw" of
which Robert Warwick is the star.
Bayard WELLER. author of 'Withn the
Law" is the author of Blanche Sweets
new picture. THE Deadlier Sex" 1t is
described as story of Wall street,
with charm and romance
The new Goldwyn picture. Earth
Bound" is embellished with an i'm
posing cathedral scene said to the
largest ever constructed for the NOV
ing picture stage.
Arthur B. Reeve. creator Of the
four stories along the same line for
production by Goldwyn the coming
year.
Jane Bliss. who had the role Of
maid for Madge Kennedy in Trim
med With Red is said to be the
most beautiful fat girl in the movies.
She weighs 27o, fiat
Estelle Taylor, the pretty leading
woman for William Farnum in The
Adventurer" has been signed by the
Fox Film Company to play the lead
ing role for while New York Sleeps
King Raggott has been secured as
leading man to play Judah I-lewellyn,
opposite May Allison. in The Cheat
ers' picture. adapted from Henry
Arthur Jones famous play.
Shirley Mason's next picture is to
be Loves Harvest" adapted for her
from the st~-y. His Harvest" by
Pearl DoleS Bel.
William Fox has purchased the
picture rights for the entire literary
output of the late Richard Harding
Davis.
Tom Moore is to be the star of the
screen adaptation of The Great Ac-
cident" the magazine story by Ben
Ames Williams.
"The Dream" recently filmed by
Vitagraph, it is said. was adapted
from an unfinished manuscript of o.
Henry. which, though. incomplete.
was so we'll outlined as TO be service
able.
Carpentier, the French prize fighter,
is to appear in A moving picture to De
produced in this country for world
distribution. He will come to Ameri-
ca March and start his screen work
at once.
Charles Rays first picture under his
new contract it is announced. will be
a version of George NJ Cohan'S Forty
five Minutes From Broadway" Ray is
now affiliated with the Arthur S. Kane
picture corporation.
Norma Talmadge is to have perma-
nent studio in Havana, probably. She
has been spending vacation there and
her press agent SAYS she has forty-six
admirers who send her flowers in
abundance.
Richard c. Travers. the motion pic
ture star won the $1,000 offered by
Capt. F. F. Stoll for the most appro-
pirate star for his new picture pro-
duction. Determination" The award
recently made at the Occidental
Hotel. in the presence of distin
Travers' favor because of his past ex-
perience in the pictures and the fact
that he is a fine all-round athlete.
A miniature musical comedy, enact =
ed upon the stage Of we'll known
ments of THE Amateur Wife" Irene
Castles latest rhotoplay. Director
Dillon. in search of atmosphere. :"
went out along Broadway and hired a
east of chorus girls from shows
then playing along the Great White
Way. Few of them had ever seen a
picture made. but they had a lot of
fun out of the experience as we'll as
IS an afternoon for their work
Dorothy Dalton had acquired no
prominence at all when she left the
speaking stage to take up photoplay
work. 1t was not long before Ince
gave her recognition and she rose