Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-12
MOVIEGRAMS FROM
SCREEN TO PATRON
WHO is the worlds greatest conmut-

ing motion.picture starr
The reply OF those acquainted with
studio and production work IN the mo-
tion-plcture industry is. Thomas Mcig-
han, OF Paramount. Meighan must have
made at least n dozen cross-contlncnt
trips In the last year and half. AZ
soon as he completes one production
The next assignment calls for picture
which must be made 5000 miles away.
When Merhan finished william
peMille's Conrad IN Quest Of the
Etars" he went to New York to work
on "The Frontier of the stars, the
picture which will have It's Local
IL hierc Monday at the stanley MOST
Of the scenes for TINS p'SGSiE.re s,,Gto WJio
OF Famous Players-Lasky and othcr
"shots" were registered at 'onoN lslanU
where most OF the atmosphere was
~ tlon of Albert Taysun Tcrnuns 8
magazine story by Director Charles
Oiaipne. ..,
which he won for hirlscIf hurrytng from
thc Las'.y studio at hollywood: CALI,
80 the Long Island city studio anG
back again. with the estan,Sn,nenL nm. M c, OF
west and east studios by most film cont
panies X has become common Tor stars
10 travel back and forth, but none 90
81 with such frequency as MIR. M'lEh"u'
THE influx Of stage stars 20 the screen
i has benefited both. and despite the
current reports Of r,alluHtr'.' ~ IN.
paying OF reduced salaries 70 stars Or
Tho silver sheet many noted thgSulanS
Hre entering motion pictures. IWs Is
evidenced Nv tho announcement OF the
Famous Pla rers- Lusky Corporation, pro
ducers OF Paramount pictures tnal
Dorothy Dickson. the dancer, m3kes MAKES
her screen debut in George Fl@naurlcc,s
"Paying the Piper which Will DO seen
psXt week at the Arcadia.
According to FYo IicgEe|d. sh" IS
"the greatest dancing personality IN inc
Miss Dickson has had m mt resting
career, which was begun hvc cars
$50. with her husband. Carl Tyson
gnents When they appeared At Rectors
ir Chicago. Ray COnstock saw tn"m
there and upon returning to New T,oi. 10TH
company. Following this. Mr.. Tyson
and Miss Dickson were with such mu-
sica shows as "Rockabyc BABY CIT!
Miss Dickson also scored a h,t IN
- AISLE" in which she sang danced and
acted for the first time
DAVID POWELL. who is costarred
~ with Mae Murray in George Fitz-
naurice's Idols Of clay" the picture
playing its second week at the NlctOrin,
has an unusually large following for
screen favori'e who has not vet reached
Mr. Powei ;. work in the rTtzmaurce
productions have provided him WIN
many moro opportunities than pre-
vlously accorded him in his screen
Idols Of clay" was written by Ouida
Bcrgers. who IN private lie Is George
FltzmaUriCe's w.fc.
THE unusual efrec. Of s.GAtless eyes
L shown in Mary P!ckforls latest
United Artists produ ZION. tt" Love
Light" the attraction Mt III" stanton
next week, Is the dis,Dv.:E ." fla star'S
director. Frances Marion. a"d h.r hus-
band, Fred Thompson. Wu,u NJ -~ Marion
figured on haJns a blind rAN. n q few
Of the scenes she tried 10 devise some
Rlereotyped stare or closed eyes which
have been shown 50 many tines on th"
screen. While on the boat returning
from Italy. where the scenes ar" jaH.
Ny. and Mrs Thompson began oNp"rI-
nltnting on each others eyes and finally
devised film that is now used the
nature Of which they Will keep a secret.
Miss Marion also devised 4 number Of
Ulker effects which wlI.' be seen III The
Love Light"
TAMES OLIVER CUGWOOp las re-
u pentsr tho success he achieved IN
Back 70 Gods Coan'rv' and has given
n" lovers OF the CIrcI a art a no'ab'c
animal and human I..r"cst story IN
The latest Associated First National fca-
ture. "Nomads Of the North announced
ns the feature at the Palace week OF
February 81
The remarkab'e performance" Of q bear
sNd a dog, with acting nor" human
than brute, and n" realistic forest fre
constitute two high spots Another out
standing feature Of rIH~ r'", ,' .on ts the
quite unusual phoJograph,, many Of the
s-senes being said e. D." H." zenith Of
pictorial perr''' y.