The Washington times., 1920-01-24

daIi's attractions brighten our drab
/ days; and Earl +. T.. Dorsey, from
1 whom we are wont 10 receive many
J gladsome burblings OF the shows at
the Palace and Columbia, were both
! among those flued. This happy cir
cumstance left old I'D Evans. Tom
Moores publicist. practically alone In
the field. and threw triple truckage
on his oscillating Oakland.
The managerial ranks are neither
immune. Larry Beatus, who guides
Marcus Loew's enterprises here. got
grippy last Tuesday. and at latest
reports. was still alternating.
Harry NJ. CrandaII, owner OF the
chain OF Crandall theaters in the
Capital. and Joseph +. Morgan, gem
eral manager of the Crandall enter
/ prises. spent the greater part OF last
week In New York on business con-
nected' with the local circuit!
! Following. the recarpetlnE OF the
promenade lounge at Crandall's Met
I ropolitan Theater, further. coziness
has been given this quiet and de-
lightfully restful room on the mez-
canine floor, by. the installation of
subdued violet lights. The effect of
lend the lounge quite the atmosphere
of richly furnished private salon.
L Eugene O'Brien, whose "The Broken
Melody" Is the coming weeks feature
at the Metropolitan, has already
started work ON h8 Rext productlbn
la Fool and HIS Money" adapted
from George Barr McCutcheon's
novel HIS leading woman viii be
beautiful Ruby de Remer.
! Aspiring pIaywrights who want to
see their brain children produced on
the stage should take a leaf from the
book of Ora Carew. Universal Aim
star, who became an actress because
she found that the only way to have
her plays produced was to produce
them and act in them herself. She
was on the stage several years be-
fore she. went into pictures.
She began writing vaudeville
sketches before she was graduated
from Roylln Hall Seminary, in Salt
Lake City, her home. She soon found
she would have to be her own pro-
ducer To gain the necessary expert
ence. she Joined a musical stock COM
pany at the Gaiety Theater, San Fran
cisco, at first playing in the chorus
and later taking parts. After an ap-
premiership. she produced her best
sketch and played in it for more than
a year.
She began her aim career with
Mack Sennett Her. early parts were
ones she herself created and brought
to Sennett's notice. She took parts in
many other Keystone laugh produc-
ers. After playing with Sennett and
several other moving picture pro-
ducers, she Joined the Universal
forces about eight months ago and
was featured in Loot" which estab-
lished her dramatic fame. She later
was featured in Under Suspicion,
and more recently has played OPP
posite Frank Mayo in The Peddler."
a picture based on II. III. Van Loans
story, published recently in a popu-
lar magazine.
Katherine wflIiams--In answer to
your inquiry concerning the NJ. p.
Magazines ''Hall Of Fame Contest, :
the editor of that publication informs
as follows:
II wish TO advise you that tho Hall
Of FsmG Contest inl is u, y still hsnEing ere.
have been Inclined 60 lost heart In M
I'VE are at the present time cndeay-
oring to secure portraits Of the winners
and when alr OF those have been se-
cured We plan 70 request their exhibi-
| ttOn in n washington Gallery.
| I'VE are holding several portraits
! in the maga zine dfices at the present
| time; the remainder OF the players
fbc SaStnF s sf sgf theso ST'stS we aTs Rssa
| received but one--that Of Douglas
Fairbanks. which win not prove pos
sible for use. Mary pickford 30 far as
we are able TO learn, is having a paint
ing done, but we have not as yet re-
oeived samoS
n $50.
who was ,the Daddy Long Legs . In
Mary Piclxford's picture.
VI. ". A.--watch this column, md
as soon as we can. wen let you Know
the next picture in which you can
see Harrison Ford You're not tho
only one In whose opinion he's supe-
rior TO some of the stars As for
Hawthorne OF the U. s. A." n you've
not yet seen II by now. you'll be able
to watch II at Crandalrs Apollo to-
morrow or Monday, or at CrandalTs
Savoy next Wednesday and Thursday
CorInne griffith was recently asked
her opinion OF love. Here's what
she answered;
without love there wouldn't be, amy
movie shows7 Then where would
be7"
Mebbe not romantic-but darhed
practical.
John Bowers, Goldwyp's versatile
leading man. complains that n great
deal OF publicity ls given TO his own
ing yacht but none 20 his owning
and playing a guitar. It's strains arc
here recorded.