The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-04
NOTES OF THE MOVIES
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Robert c. Bruce. creator of SCENES Beau
tiful for Educational Films is said to be
the only scenic artist in the world who
actually cuts and titles his own pictures.
He has Just returned from five months
trip to Europe and i, viii spend many weeks Ks
scenarios before taking foot of picture
so that every scene he photographers made
with purpose
Eileen Percy has become quite an ac-
eomplished saxaphonist, and in her new
viii be revealed as a wicked. shoulder
shaker and 4 prey to jazz music and the
saxaphone-
One of the cleyerest of Ruth St Denis
pupils is quickly rising to motion picture
fame thru combination of dancing ability
and striking shadow stage personality. This
little danseuse is Ruth Mattimore- At
present she is Interpreting the role OF
who is the slave of a Balkan prince, in
There Was a King in Egypt" Benjamin 5.
| Hampton's lavish all-star photoplay OF the
Norma Lormier novel.
Fred Malatesta. who plays the role Of the
South American profligate in Risky Bust
ness" the Universal feature in which
Gladys Walton is starring, is a nephew of
we Pnown IN the m World haans
ed in The Challenge Of the Law" with
Bill Russell, Big Happiness" with Dustin
Ethel Clayton He was born in Naples,
educated there and in Rome and played on
the stage in Italy and South America
Ruth Roland, the celebrated star of Pathe
serials. was conspicuous among the film
folk who attended the recent Los Angeles
Live Stock show whose program covering
nine days ended Nth roundup stunts and
a parade Of ali prize-winning animals. The
parade was led by Miss Roland on "W bite
king" the famous Arabian horse which
has appeared in several pictures
Dale Fuller. remembered by theatrical
folks as having the comedy role in THE
Flirting Princess" and Ziegfield's, 'The
screen comedies, has been cast for an
emotional role in Erich Won Stroheim' s
elaborate Universal production Foolish
to get an emotional role but was always re-
fused until 5troheim cast her for Foolish
Wives"
When Douglas Fairbanks and his wife,
Mary Pickfori leave for Europe early in
a manuscript Of 'sThe Three Musketeers.'
which he Will produce as a motion picture
during his stay in France While Doug is
busy with his production Miss Pickford
will devote her time to making film of
Little Lord FauntIeroy," in which she
will enact the title role.
Carmel Myers has just completed produc-
ton of Beautifully Trimmed" taken from
guertte C. Storrs. The cast includes sew
eral well known stars such as Pell Trenton,
Irving Cummings. Lee Kohlar and Alfred
Roumanian war veteran, the youngest d.
rector in the business. directed the picture.
Sir Arthur Wing +.nero's Iris" has
reached the screen and Is known as "a
Slave of Vanity" When the motion picture
people get around to filming "Othello" they
will probably call it 1.-THE Black Passion"
The first shipment of a SO 900 order of
plate glass. which is to be used IN a set
ting for Foolish Wives" the massive pro-
duction being made by Erich Won Stroheim.
has reached Universal City. The glass is
used in the duplicate of the cafe de Monte
Carlo which has been erected at Universal
City.
Elinor G1yn, British writer of highly
successful novels, Is now engaged in writ
ing original stories~for Paramount pictures
in the HOLLYWOOD studio where also are
Sir Gilbert Parker, Edward Knoblock and
Penrhyn Stanlaws.