Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-07

charge OF production. who already has
'hst,,l!eu the pan In the Easteri.
studios. Is hurrying to Los Angelica t.
put into effect the new system. which
calls for the coordination OF the en-
tire resources OF the corporation
stars. directors. authors. piaywrishts.
leading men and leading women
INTO one huge ali-star stock company
for the production OF genuinely big
special pictures.
".Anntoi" VIII Come First
Within a few hours after being no.
titled or the new plan. Cecil Is. De-
Milo with great enthusiasm notifieu
:dr- Lashy that an Ideal cast had
been selected for "Anatol," tho first
of the new specials. and that the en-
tirc force ut Hollywood was eager to
cooperate and at once had apprecI-
tted the tremendous dvantages tn.
idea would bring to stars. to authors
and most Of all to- the public.
The cast Will include Wallace Reid
AS Anatoi. Elliot Dexter as Anatol's
riend. Gloria Swanson. Bebe Daniels.
Wanda liawiey. Agnes Ayers. Theo
dore Roberts and Theodore Kosloff.
Among the authors who will ccilabor-
ate In preparing 'Anatoi" for the
screen are Jcanic Mcpherson, Avery
Hopwood, Beulah Marie Dix and Ell
nicr Harris.
wallace Reid gladly accepts such
an important part. Gloria Swanson
is delighted 20 postpone temporarily
ueI ne" Starring venture. SuCn OGNer
stars as Wanda Hawley. Bebc Daniels
n Agnes Ayers arc highly cnthusi-
astic.
Possible Starring Groups
In the near future II Ia probable
that motion-picture fans viii sec thFee
1r more Paramount stars. such as
Elsie Ferguson, Ethel Clayton Wal
lace Reid. Dorothy Dalton, Ma Muir
ray. Thomas Meighan, and Billie
Burke playing together In big pro-
Iuclion.
The only plays tina, have. bcon
great successes recently have been
those that have had a big. popular
meme and have been we'll cast and
directed. believes Iasky.
is N now pat eo@ o p 'h,s ' .ae s ne,n0F Of f'S x
sheltered Daughter" which she has
e writing for Gloria Swanson
Mrs, flyn In her search for an Ideal
unlikely that these two stars will
make thei appearance for the FIRST
time together in this story. It viii,
he directed by Sam Wood. who has
md who assisted Cecil B. DeMille In
directing Gloria Swanson. Mrs. Glyr
viii remaln in Hollywood to super
wise the making OF many OF the col
orful scenes in her story which
the capitals OF Europe.
Elsie Ferguson will arrive In New
York this month, completing hel
vacation trip around the world. She
will start at once to max Arnolt
Benefits Sacred and Profane Love-
n which she appeared on the stage
with such great success. A cast o.
stars Is being arranged to play witt
her, carrying out our new plan. TIL,
picture will be produced by n specia
director.
Send F~itxrnnurice to london.
In keeping with the policy. Georg,
F~it-maurice will be transferred L
'he LONDON studio In order that h,
can obtain the necessary background
Tor his next big picture which de
mands eXtcriors such as can b,
Tound only on European soil. Mr.
E~It:maurice will leave just as sooi
- he has finished Money Mad"
Edward Knob:ock will soon joir
he colony In the Famous Players.
Lasky Studios in Hollywood. which
>ow includes Sir Gilbert Parker
p"nrhyn StanIaws. Elinor Glyn ant
tvcry Hopwood. To this colon,
hortl. will be added Sir James NJ
Carrie and Henry Arthur Jones. Al
{ these men Will write stories d.
-ectly for motion pictures. and will
unarv'sc their production.