Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-26
Screen Play S
and Players
by KENNEBECK

mount cast supporting Roscoe Ar
buckle in his current picture, Should
Man Marry?"
Ethel Grandin is playing the prin-
cipal feminine role in the Metro
production, "The Hunch." Five years
ago Miss Grandin was a popular
screen star. Matrimony caused her
retirement.
Betty Compson's second Para
mount picture will be THE Woman
in the Case" screen version OF
Clyde Fitch's well-known stage sue
cess of the same title. Penrhyn STAN
laws will direct.
Barbara Castleton has just made
her first appearance in divorce
court. Her marital name is Zim-
merman and she wants the ties that
bind her to George w. severed. Hub
by is lawyer and resident OF Van
couver, B. c.
Jack Pickford is to make a screen
version of that popular stage play,
"The Tailor Made Man." which ran
for several seasons in New York and
on the road. He is now directing his
sister, Mary, in Little Lord
Fauntleroy."
Eva Novak is now a Fox star. For
many months Eva has been appear
ing in Universal pictures, but she
will be at home in the Fox studio,
having been a feature player in the
past. Jane Novak is her sister.
The cleverest humorists among our
P. AS are losing good bet. The
famous Edison questionnaire is ma
tcrial for some publicist to turlesque:
of course dragging in the name OF
his company or star or something.
We knew they had to come, and
three of them did, but as far as
humor went they were fierce. The
first one that meets with our captious
approval will be published. If good
one isn't forthcoming soon we will
be compelled to run one of our own,
to keep abreast of the times. Go to
it men (or perhaps women).
Screen queens that made their
name in film comedies are still try
ing to live down their bathing suit
reputation.
The British motion picture critics
never wax so familiar as to call their
screen actors, Doug, Charlie, Wally
>r Fatty, but always refer to them as
Mr.. Soandso.
Although Marie Provost has fore
sworn the mermaid stuff on signing
as a Universal star, and not long ago
burned her bathing suits. Kellermans
and Venus photographs in a reforma-
ton ceremony at Coney Island, she
has promised Harry Carey to make
one exception in the near future.
Carey is building large open air
swimming pool on his ranch at the
San Francisquito canyon. He ex-
poets to have it ready in June and
will invite all the Universal stars
for the first splash. On this occa-
sion Miss Provost has promised to
don the old nautical costume once
more and.make the first dive in the
pool.
Booth Harrington has completed
the scenario on his story, THE
American" which he has written as
the initial starring vehicle for Mss
Gladys Gentry, the Louisville (Ky.)
society girl, who recently made her
screen debut with Bert Lytell in
"The Man Who-i"
"The American" will be the first
OF a series of specially presented
photoplays in which Miss Gentry
-. e. starred. designed especially
for churches and schools, but equally
desirable for the better class
theaters, by reason of the fact that
their subject will be neither educa.
tional or religious in character, but
selected solely for their entertain
ment value.
Lee Moran will have the role of a
young prize fighter, Kid Robinson, in
his next comedy, "Robinson's Trous-
seau." The story is by H. c. Wit
wer, whose humorous stories have
been featured in Golfers and the
Saturday Evening Post.
Another bathing beauty has for
saken slapstiek comedy for feature
productions. Harriet Hammond.
whose beauty has adorned the Mack
Sennett comedies, will play an inn
portant role in the picture which
Roscoe Arbuckles is now producing,
Should = Man Marry| This pro-
duction will have two former Sem
nett girls. as Mary Thurman, for
merly with the comedy producer,
piayy the lead, .