The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-11
ST AGE W CS
By E. s. G.

| Il By E. $. G. l
 Plans for the presentation of 'Lightnin' in Chicago late this month have been cancelled, and the play, with Frank Bacon as it's star, will continue at the Gaiety 1ndehn- itely.
 Another divorce of interest has just been granted to Irene Rich, in the Los Angeles court, from her husband, Captain Henry Rich.
 Viola Dana's next picture is to be "Cinderella's Tw1n.' an original story by Luther Reed
 "Buddies' began a run at the Woods theater in Chicago on Monday night. Donald Brian, Peggy Wood and the original New York cast inter- preted the romance, and a record crowd attended.
 Mae Murry and her husband, Rob ert z. Leonard, will leave New York today on the Olympic for vacation in Europe.
 Lottle Pickford Rupp filed suit yes terday for divorce from Albert G. Rupp, said to be a New York stock broker. Her attorneys are Woolwine & GeisIer. Saturday their fve-year- old daughter, Mary Charlotte, was i adopted by Mrs. Charlotte Smith,
 mother of the three screen stars,
 Mary, Lottie and Jack Pickford, and | her name legally changed from Rupp | to Pickford. Rupp, who has been in l f--- ~1rz | was in court during the proceedings, l but husband or wife did not speak.
 The complaint states desertion and
 non-support.
 This is the second time Lottie has attempted to sever the bonds of mat rimony. Dec. 4, 1919, a suit was
 filed, alleging assertion only. but | dropped before it came to trial.
 Lottie Pickford. whose legal name l is Mrs. Lottie Smith Rupp, and her ] husband have not lived together since
 previous to the birth of their daugh- l ter, five years ago.
 Tom Meighan, whom nobody seems i to be able to displace as. a. champion | long distance commuter, left for the l Coast yesterday. Upon his arrival at l Hollywood he will start work at the
 Lasky studios on Easy Street," Sam
 ue1 Merwins story, which first ap- | peared in Cosmopolitan and later was I published in book form. Following | the completion of Easy Street." not
 to be denied his favorite pastime, MT. l Meighan will return imm ediately to | the East for another production. l Charles Cherry will be starred alone | in "ScandaP' next season. June l Walker will have the role created by ! Francine Larrimore.
 Mary Twain's satirical story of the l middle ages, "A Yankee in King Ar [ thurs Court" is about to be put into | production in film version. Fox will
 produce it, with Emmett Flynn as di-
 rector.
 The cast will have Philo McCu1- | tough as the Yankee hero, Rosemary l Theby will play Sandy and Charles | Clary is to do King Arthur. Charles
 Gordon, whom critics have called the
 almost double of Charles Ray, will have the important part of Clarence. | Sir William Jury, the noted film distributor, has sailed for New York on the Imperator. He will remain in America for about one month. Supporting Arthur Guy Empey ir
 "Oil," written by the star and which is the first of a series of comedy
 dramas to appear as Guy Empey pro-
 auctions, is a cast headed by Flor
 ence Evelyn Martin, who was Elm | pey's leading woman in "The Under
 current" The principal comedy roles were entrusted to Templar Sake and William Evil1e-
 The primary purport of this tale
 "OiP' unfo1ds is the love and life
 story of boy and a girl. 'Trene," the musical comedy sue
 cess at the Vanderbilt Theatre, vii
 remain at that theatre indefinitely, i was announced yesterday. Resides playing her part in 9Th,
 Gold Diggers'' at the Lyceum Thea Ire, Ina Claire Is working at sth. Loew-Metro film studios on her pic ture Folly with a Past" Scrambled Wives a new comed. by Adelaide Matthews and Martha M
 Stanley, will be presented at tn Fulton Theatre tonight by Adolpl K1auber. Roland Hughes and Juliett : Day head the cast. Others are Mari l Chambers, Glenn finders, Elsie Bart | lett, James LounSberry, Betty Barni
 coat, Louis Albion, Margaret Hutchin H and William Lennox.
 III 'Notbing in the world like tn H American picture paiace,' was tn II comment of Lord DeWar after h
 made a tour of the Broadway pictur N houses.
 HI "Your American picture theatre an institution and I can well irnagin Il how much it means in the life o II your people, the English nob1emal
 declared. "There is, certainly nothin H anywhere comparable with your ow7