Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-06
NEWS, VIEWS, RUMOR
AND GOSSIP FROM
Neutrality-suspicious.
by CONSTANCE PALMER
Hollywood. Calif.. MAY 2G


T Asst night I went over to Florence
~ Roberts house for Sunday supper.
She, you will recall, has been beloved
for many years on our Western Coast
starred under the management Of vii.
liam Cort.
She was the widow Of that famous
actor of the old school. Eugene Nor
rison. and was married n year ago to
Frederick Nogcding. a llollander. well
known rs an actor in the Royal The
ntrcs Of Amsterdam and Berlin. and also
for his work before the camera abroad.
lie is now playing with Gladys Walton
in "Christinc Of the Young Heart
probably to be retted. | also saw him
with Dorothy Dalton in picture about
to be released. behind Masks. which
also had in It William L. Carleton and
Julia Swaync Gordon. Candidly. |
can't say much for the picture itself.
but Mr.. Nogcding's work impressed me
as being quietly sincere.
Every hour and half ! hear some
thing now about the Actors Equity
doings at the Speedway. June I. This
time itS book made up Of original
manuscript by almost every famous
writer we have in our midst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rupert Hughes gave
luncheon yesterday at which the plans
were talked over. Among those who
lent their brillancc were Rita Wciman,
Gertrude Athprton. Sir Gilbert Parker.
Gouverneur Morris. and | suppose Ruth
Wightman. William De Mile and
Elinor Glyn.
Penrhyn Stanlaws and n lot of other
artists were there. drawing pictures for
the book. II is single copy and will
be auctioned off.
rJERE'S another example of how the
Il movies arc movCd-add it to the
list:
Stuart Paton took Priscilla Dean and
company of forty people away up to
Oregon to shoot exteriors for Con
fiict." Yesterday they all trouped back,
not scene shot. Rain.
They are now building what they
need in our W. k. climate
which, by the way, is nothing to brag
about.
Frank Mayo and his company came
staggering back aftep ten days at Cata-
lima. They shot two scenes. Rain. It's
a great country.
King Baggott is to direct Marie Pre-
vost next in The Butterfly" and will
start some time later in the week.
tlOlIltS Is lH' utdNN III LOU
Browning's productions of Fanny
Herself" Mabel Julienne Scott is
Fanny. Earl Schcnck is the leading
man. Personally never heard of him.
hut they tell me he's well known in the
East---played with Marion Davies in
Buried Trea
Well-bc that as il may. as George
Monroe says. Tod Browning is certain
]y particular about who watches him
shoot his old picture. During the three
minutes ] stood nearby. a person | took
for the official bouncer asked me six
times il thercswas anybody | wanted
TO soc.
There was. was looking at EN-
TN AS patriotic as they make EN-
n. A. X. and all that-but I'd like |
TO say few words on our attitude to-
ward foreign films
I'll admit ] still don't crave anything
savoring even remotely Of Germany.
but-here' woman'S argument-if
the. others can send us films that will
make us SIT up ana tnkc noticp-will
force us to train our actors and ac-
tresses-and produce something that is
art, lct EN- come.
1t will probably bc pretty hard on MS
down. but how long. . Lord. how
long are We to endure the yellow curls, I
the baby stare, the f1utterings of-well |
lets be charitable.
But-there is no art in youth