The evening herald., 1920-12-11

VIII w. *. Zlegfcld immortalizc
the American beauty on the screen
as his brother Flo. Jr. has done In the
world Of musical shows?
This qestion has been n moot one
on Broadway and among the movie
men OF the country For Wv X"
as producer OF legitimate dramas
and as a musical educator h known
the world over. But us "a Crnnoiscur
Of feminine pulchritudc? ASK Dame
Rumor! she knows!
The first inkling of w. KS" ideas
on the girl question" leaked out tho
other night when the producer IVES
socn nt four musical shows in the
course OF "a single evening And tho
gossips OF the Riulto began wagging
their tongues more furiously when
II was discovered that Ziegfcld was
making round OF the best fashion
makers in New York. Buying dresses
and beautiful. gowng?
Perhaps!
But the real reason was discovered
the other day when a bevy OF bcuu-
tiful models and u score OF charmers
from the Century Roof. including
Murlcl DE Forrest and Elsie Halo
way, shown above, and such other
beauties as Lonorc Lukcns, Mabel
Olson, jeanette Dietrich and Mar
garct Hines We're mohiliZcd at the
Hiegfcld studios In Fort Lee, for soy.
eral scenes I'm the first OF the much
hcrnldcd Zicgfcld films, now In the
making.
For the first time in It's history the
Plaza hotel, New York city. turned It's
exclusive quarters into motion pic
ture studio on last Monday night.
when the management permitted the
Sci2n'ck Picture company to stage
ball sccnc and several other scenes
in the Rose room.
Enrly in the evening electricians
planted their lights and at 10 o'clock.
Conway Tearlo and company. with
Hobart Henley, the director, Invaded
the room. followed by i5O extras and
nm orchestra For several hours the
Cnmornmen ground away while all
of the guests Of the exclusive host elry
who cared to were permitted to look
on. or to get into the picture II they
desired.
As a result. Mr. Tearles next pic
turc VIII contain some of the most
elaborate ball room scenes that have
been screened.
rhrcc productions arc announced
for roiensc by Solznick enterprises
during tho month Of December. The
pictures are broadway and Home"
starring Eugene O1Brien; You Can't
NH LAVE WIN an ull-flif cast
headed hy William II. Davidson aud
liedda Hopper. and "Ploasurc Seek
ors," starring 3laiRe Hammerstein.
Tom Moore, In doing the starring
role In MIR. Barnes OF New York" a
costume picture OF 1883. was vorS
critical about the correctness of the
period wardrobe made for him. "You
aecm to know a lot about what kind
Of clothes thcy wore In those dayH
Tom" observed Victor Schcrtzlugcr
his director. "Oh, I do" blitholy re,
turned tho Trishman, that was the
year / was burn'
Frank Lloyd. directing tho Gouvcr
neur Morris story. The Water Lily
spent moro money on candy In thre'
days while making tho picture thar
nt any other time In his life he says
The reason was hccausc the actor
could not be restrained from eatiri
the props--Chineso swoetmcats useC
in the photoplov.
Katherine Perry saws, In How
Got Into tho Movies" Il took tn
heaten path 10 tho films. wen
down tho Fullies road that leads 4
the Ziegfeld Roof. When ono ha
made the follles and the roof, Their
ARE two roads ahead--marry n mil
lionaire or 70 into the movies
chose the latter, Tho first picture
Over anpearod In was u Sclznick pro
dIiction IN which owen Moore wa
starred. 'Snorer or Later was M
name Now am 10 play nnnosit
him In The Chicken in the case.
I'm com mnaratively new in pic
lures but rye really been on IN