The Washington herald., 1921-07-03

prominent authors to collaborate
with him on the preparation of his
future screen stories instead Of pur-
chasing the rights to books and
plays for fabulous prices
He has thus associated himself
with George AIDE, Hugh Wiley, Don
Byrne and others who will work
with him in the creation of his fu-
tUre plots Mr.. AIDE is already
titling The Lotus Eater" staged
recently by Neilan with John Bar
rymore- Hugh Wiley is now COL
laborating with the producer on the
story for Bits of Life" Other au-
thors who have contributed to this
plot are Walter Trumbull and
Thomas AcMarrow, noted magazine
writer's
In the near future Don Byrne will
coIIaborate with Mr.. Neilan on the
biggest production the latter has
yet undertaken. The director u
now negotiating with several other
prominent writers to assure him the
proper material for his future pro-
ductions. Los Angeles is now
crowded with famous authors writ
ing for the screen which plan has
discouraged the payment of for
PLAYS that very often do not screen
successfully or are so changed that
the story is unknown to the original
author when seen on the screen.
Hope Hamilton has issued a de-
NAL of recently published reports to
the effect that she intends to quit
the screen and go into vaudeville
as a singer. Miss Hampton says
her whole future is wrapped up in
motion pictures and she proposes
10 stick. She is now filming Fanny
Hursr's fascinating story, Star
Dust" for release through Asso-
cisted First National. Hope, how
ever. does not deny that she can
sing Her friends deplOre the fact
that silent drama cannot give ex-
preston to her beautiful soprano
voice They are cheered. however,
by the fact that talking pictures
have already been introduced.
Maybe when singing pictures are
perfected the public will have a
chance to hear Hopes vonce. The
outlook seems to be hopeful for
Hope
"Pecks Bad Boy" and Gypsy
Blood" are named by the National
Board of Review in Bulletin No. 6
of its list of exceptional photoplays
:ust issued.
In England where telephones are
not as common as in America and
where the coal strike has DELAYED
the post, the collecting of a cast of
players for motion pictures Is al
most impossible. according to re-
ports The only way a casting di-
rector can reach any one of the
5000 actors and actresses listed in
his directory is by mail or telegram,
the telephone being the exclusive
luxury OF the idle rich.
Harry VI. Crandall returned TO
the capital yesterday from a weeks
visit TO Minneapolis. whore the ma
tIonal convention of motion picture
exhibitors was held beginning Mon
day. June p. Mr.. CrandaII was ac-
companied by Joseph R. Morgan,
general manager Of the CrandaII
enterprises.
The camp established on the Vir-
ginia side Of the Potomac opposite
the Three Sisters by the house at
taches of Crandall's MetropoIi-
tan Theater has been officially
christened Reel Inn"
During the absence Of Harry NJ
era ndall, owner. and Joseph P,
Morgan. general manager, in Min
neapolis last week, the executive
Offices OF the Crandall enterprises
in the Metropolitan Theater build
ing. were under the direction of
John j. Payette. assistant general
manager of the Crandall circuit.
Nelson f. Bell. in charge Of ad-
vertisinG and publicity fo all of the
Crandan theaters in Washington
and vicinity after two years of un-
interrupted service in the exploita-
tion of the Crandall interests is
planning a late summer vacation
trip to Yellowstone Park. where he
has record of having gained one
pound a day in avoirdupois.
Lyman H. Howe's sensational
rhOtoplay achievement, "A Runaway
Train" which is actually one of the
most thrilling and bresth-taking
scenic novelties ever projected upon
celluloid, will be shown as the ex-
tra-added attraction at Loew's Pal
ace Theater today and all week BY
a clever manipulation of camera
mechanics, the spectator is given
all the sensations of riding on the
front end of a runaway train that
has broken loose from control and
is plunging down a mountainside.
Sessue Hayakawa. the noted Jap
anese phOtoplay star, paid a compli-
mentary visit to Loew's Palace The
ater during his recent visit to Wash
inGtOn, at which time he was re-
ceived by President Harding and the
Ambassador of Japan. Later during
his visit Manager Lawrence Beatus,
of Loew's Palace Theater,. was a
guest on an automobile tour of the
city for the noted star. arranged by
Lester Steinem and by Carl Sonin,
of the Robertson-Cole office here.
Manager E. ]. Stutz. of Loew's Co