New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
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Little Miriam Battista will appear in
person at the Rivoli Theater next week
in poem recital, "The Question of
the Flag" adapted from the song Of
the same name by Fay Foster
Bessie Barriscale has finished her
last picture in Los Angeles and after
four weeks at the head of her dramatic
stock company at Oakland will come
to New York to begin rehearsing her
new comedy, "The Skirt" in which she
will appear under the management OF
Richard G. Herndon, Of the Belmont
Theater.
"A loaf Of bread, q jug Of wine and
thou" is at last to b. put on the
screen. Ferdinand Pinney Ea.4e is pro-
ducing the famous threnody in films as
an illustrated poem.
Bayard WELLER has written a screen
fable on the censorship Of motion pic
tures.
The fable concerns trip to a tailor
shop to get suit Of clothes that would
fit ten-year-old boy and a man of
forty. When the tailor says it can't
be done, the purchaser says he must
go out Of business. Whereupon the
purchaser Is put in an insane asylum.
The motion picture censor says pic
lures must be made to suit equally a
ten-year-old child and a man of forty
and stays out of the insane asylum.
Penrhyn Stanlaws, having completed
the direction Of his first Paramount
picture, "At the End Of the World"
starring Betty Compson, has begun d.
recting the same star in "The Woman
In the Case" by Clyde Fitch.
Betty Carpenter will be seen as
Johnny Illness leading woman for his
new series Of feature productions. the
first Of which is called "Burn I'm Up
Barnes"
Joseph Hergesheimer is supervising
the filming Of his story "Topable
David" in which Richard Barthelnes 81
Is being starred by Inspiration Pic.
lures. The setting is the same around
which Hergesheimer wrote his stosy
The company is camping out in true
military fashion while the picture II
being filmed.
Dorothy Ward. the English actress
has signed motion picture contract
and will start work before the Gamers
just as soon as she finishes her engage.
ment in "Ths Whirl Of New York"
More than one hundred theaters have
booked Thomas Ince's Civilization,
which has been revived by the Pioneer
Film Company. It will be shown dur.
ing July and August.
Marguerite dc la Motto will be seen
as Douglas Fairbanks leading woman
In "The Three Musketeers," tho million.
dollar production now being finished at
the Western Studio. Miss de la Mote
was also seen in 1.-THE Mark of Zorro
Two screen favorites who shcne in
Mack Sennett comedies as bathing
beauties in one-piece costumes have
become stars Of the screen In the last
few months. Gloria Swanson was the
first. Now comes Harriet Hammond,
who shines in Give and Let Live,''
| produced by William Christy Cabanne
for re Pictures Corporation.
The next picture to be made by Owen
Moore for Selznick will be "The For
getters." 1t was adapted to the screen
by Lewis Allen Browne and will be di.
rected by Robert Ellis.
William Russell, who has played
many Western roles, is to be seen as a
nobleman in his new picture, "The
Lady From Longacre," which Fox has
started at Hollywood. The scenes are
laid in London and mythical king
dom, and Russell is to have soldier
of fortune role.
'.The Ant and the Grasshopper" will
be the next one OF the animated car
| toons of the Esop's Fables series to
be released. Pathe has promised it for
! July 10.
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