The New York herald., 1921-06-12

CHFTIOL
who work to music. Their new Con-
stance Talmadge picture. Good for
Nothing is being filmed to the Tilt of
small orchestra-but instead of fea-
turing ths wailing cello and the sad
Loos band Is composed of two from
bones. a saxaphone and drum.
Andrew ]. Callaghan. producer of the
Bessie Love features, is visitor in
New York. He has come Eastto under
take now production work. He induced
George Arliss to enter the films and was
the producer of that actors first filra.
''Ths Devil" His Eastern sffiliation IL
the Arthur S. Kane Company.
Another former film celebrity. Miss
Dorothy Davenport, is about to emerge
from domesticity to sign picture con-
tract. In private life she is Mrs. Wai-
lace Reid. Miss Ethel Grandin, other
wise Mrs. Ray Smallwood, wife of Nine.
Nszimova's former director. also has
returned to the movies with Metro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alan Hale are receiving
congratulations on the birth of a daugh-
Ter. He is a leading man and his wife.
formerly known as Miss Gretchen Hart
man, has had a varied screen career.
Some time ago Fox featured her as
Sonia Markova, a famed Russian"
star.
Hiss Dorothy Gish is to try out a play
IN stock in Canada this summer, play
ing opposite her husband. James Rem
ha har ft,.ct rf..
appearance.
Irwin V. Willat. the director, was
burned severely when he threw an arm
ful or trash into a fire. 1t seems that
two dynamite caps had been thrown
into the rubbish by mistake, and ex-
ploded on contact with the flames.
Bulwer-Lytton's novel, "The Last
Days OF Pompei," Is about to be filmed
by George II. Kern. Miss Barbara Bed
ford Will play the blind girl. Others in
the cast include William Conklin and
RAYMOND Cannon. A staff is to be sent
to Hawaii to film the volcanic eruption.
Whether or not Miss Mildred Davis
again signs as Harold Lloyd's leading
woman or becomes an independent star
remains to be seen, as she hasn't made
up her mind.
Miss Mary Pickford's double" in
Little Lord Fauntleroy' VIII be
Charles Hatton. IL years old. one of a
family of three juvenile actors. His
s-year-old brother. John Hatton, has
just finished the leading juvenile role
In a Cliff Smith Western production,
and together. with their 13-year-old
brother. Will Jim Hatton. they are buy
ing a house for their mother with their
film earnings.
The between pictures vacation Of John
Griffith Wray will be spent in the ref
erence rooms of a library gathering
data for his new picture to be pro-
duced for Thomas III. Ince, which deals
with phases of the immigration problem.
Two new stars have been signed by
William Fox. They are Jack Gilbert,
formerly Maurice Tourneurs assistant
director and scenario writer. and Miss
Eva Novak. sister of Miss Jane Novak,
who has just finished five pictures for
Universal.
Tom Santschi has a pair of much
worn moccasns once used by the IA
nous scout Kit Carson. The donor is
New Mexico cattleman. who came
into possession of the relics at an auc-
ton. Santschi has nearly completed the
first production OF his second series for
Pathe.
Sam De Grasse has been added to the
cast of ''Slippy McGee," which Oliver
Morosco is picturing from his stage
play. Others In leading roles are Miss
Colleen Moore, Wheeler Oakman and
Pat O'Malley. Wesley Ruggles Is di-
recting.
Philo Mccullough, after having haf a
fling as a Fox director. II stepping out
OF his directorial puttees and into his
character OF film villain again.
Buster Keaton and his bride. Natalie
Talmadge. are spending their honey
moon motoring from New York to Los
| Angeles.
With many film celebrities acting is
merely one accomplishment Several
stars have talents they could CONNER
cialize. For instance. Nazimova Is a
landscape gardener. architect, writer,
painter and bird fancier; Miss Mac
/
Brey is graduate nurse, writer and
pianiste. Monroe Salisbury n miniature
painter. Miss Katherine Macdonald n
4 gown designer and artist; Miss Betty
Blythe, writer. painter, designer and
musician Miss Mildred Davis. dancer
modiste and newspaper reporter: Miss
Wanda Hawley. concert pianiste, singer
and advertisement writer Miss Rose.
mary Theby. interior decorator; Miss
Nicely Edwards. water color artist anJ
viollnist; Miss Grace Darmond. singer
and soft shoe dancer: Miss Helen
Jerome Eddy, playwright and producer
OF theatricals. and Tom Santschl. pho
tographer. pianist and mechanic.
Marshall Neilsn has returned after a
four months absence. during which he
produced Tho Lotus Eater" with John
| Barrymore, involving 5000 miles Of
' travel for the producer and HIS staff