The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-06-05
oUGLAs FAIRBANKS. despite


But he is going to have long run
commensurate with the sprints he
takes in his pictures, with special
orchestra, SO seats and parties that
come to see him all logged out in their
Sunday go connecting evening clothes.
So much money has been made out OF
the continuous engagements or such
pictures as way Down East" and 1.-THE
-Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse"
with players not half so well known as
Mr.. Fairbanks, that Douglas has made
UP his mind, with the help of United
Artists as indicated in THE NEW YORK
HERALD some while ago. that 1t was
time New York saw more of him at one
stretch also. Hiram Abrams, president
of United Artists, agreed with him after
taking a private squint in Los Angeles
at the scenes already made for The
Three Musketeers," the adaptation OF
Dumas's work, which is to be Fair
banks's supreme effort to make worlds
record on the films. Abrams CAME East
a few weeks ago seething with this
idea and has just finished negotiations
to put Fairbanks on rollers at the
Lyric.
AS 1.-THE Queen of Sheba" has been
showing off the latest style of chariot
race at this house, Fairbanks's EXPOSE
ton of D'ArtGOndn's race to save the
Queen of France will give this theatre
n corner on speed marks for the season.
The Fox picture will probably get the
entree to another Broadway house and
Doug will take root at the Lyric be-
tween August Is and Labor Day and
become one of the sights of New York.
along with the Statue of Liberty. 1t Is
likely that other large cities will get a
protracted opportunity also to memorize
his face.
Fox has another picture practically
ready to test the eyesiSht. 1t Is
Chinese spectacle called Shame" and
may make somnolent Chinatown itself
take an interest in life again. 1t will be
thrown into the Central Theatre as soon
as "A Connecticut Yankee In King Ar
thurs Court" has busted on its way.
The same producer has a second big
feature now in preparation. for which no
title has been selected, the supply Of
Termination" and Ruin" and other
striking names having been pretty well
exhausted This picture will also make
its debut in society at Shubert house
on the Rialto some time around rail-,
raising to ten the number of photoplays
discharging emotion at one time at the
public in first class theatres. This brings
nearer to a realization the advance news
printed exclusively in THE NEW YORK
HERALD recently that by fall twelve. and
possibly fifteen, big photoplays would
be occupying one-thrd of the legitimate
Broadway playhouses now doing their
best to forget the current theatrical
slump.
Ten Nights in Bar Room" that
classic with which the stage did so much
to help the cause Of prohibition. which II
now deplores, has just been finished for
the screen--the wonder being that some
important producer didn't hit the saw
dust trail with it earlier. even at the risk
of being burlesqued by Mack Sennett
subsequently. A two reel version of 1t
was filmed several years ago, but scarce
" saw the light of day, being kind or
delirium tremens itself. It was bought
up by the present producers, the Blazed
Trail company, before they started work
on the new version, to insure that no
one would flash this picture before them
and give them the jim-jams.
Oscar APPEL directed the adaptation
ty Mrs. L. Case Russell and John
Lowell, Baby Ivy Ward. the Juvenile
star; Nell Clark Kellar and Lillian
Kemble were among those who suf-
fered in it's cause. 1t was photographer
at Gloversville, n. Y, and in spite OF
that fact many exciting things nap
pened. during the taking. One of the
scenes rides the bumps on a log jam.
To shoot 1t real jam was released
In the Adirondacks and nearly knocked
a hole in the picture. Lowell. the lead
ing man. fell under the jam twice and
was hauled out of watery grave In a
condition in which he didn't have 10
exert himself to register "soused two
cameras were smashed and third was
drowned the cameramen barely escap-
ing with their cigarettes.
Thanks to the company's trials and
fluctuations, the public will be able to
view through wistful tears once more
how they looked when staggering along
under the weight of happy time. The
most creditable thing about the whole
production is the amount of painstak-
ing ANTIQUARIAN research that must have
been required to mount the bar room
sets.
"a Tailor-Made Man" the comedy
success of three seasons ago. has finally
cap.tulated 10 the movies after having
dared the producers to come and get
Il at a well nigh prohibitive price.
Grant Mitchell. who appeared in II on
the stage, and Charles Ray we're con-
sidered possibilities for 1t on the screen.
but II will be adapted for a new life
Under the guardianship Of Jack Pick
ford.
Mrs. Pickford. his mother. who is the
business manager for the family, and
who Is backing her son in his business
OF film romances, has just made the
purchase of "A Tailor-Made Man" part
OF her screen shopping at a bargain
price we'll over 100000. Goldwyn re-
Gently took the cinema rights and then
the Pickfords came on the scene.
we'll known star of the spoken
drama and the cinema who appeared
recently at a benefit in this city went to
his dressing room on the appointed night
quite early in order TO make up In n
way TO convince the audience he was so
beautiful he was liable to die young.
He lavished the grease paint with much
care, the while he sang amid the gem
eral hustle of hurrying performers and
swearing stage hands. He would make
that house gasp.
When he came at last before the foot
fights the audience did gasp. and some
OF them expressed the wish that n doctor
BE- called. Their wish was expressed for
the star, for his complexion was a
shastiv greenish yellow, and the appre-
hension appeared 10 be universal among
the spectators that he might crumbe to
pieces before their very eyes
But the actor PLAYED on I'm his ham