Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-16
MABEL NORMAND''
BACK IN N. y,
LOOKS WONDERFJIr,
BY HELEN KLuMpu

by HELEN KLUNIpu
"MABEL NoRMAND h.a
1'1 in New York and r. Ros,, a,,''.d \
temer is on her way, Gloria sw,
is about to start back and 60 1"snscs
Blythe; Louise Fazcnda will petty
here a few weeks more and then INV =
pose 1t will be about time for n, 'up'
Meighan to start East; Marv p,s uOnss
and Douglas Fairbanks will ,,a.. .'.'s
Medicine Bow, Wyo., in a sbor, -, 10
As Garry paused for breath fs.' sne"
interpolated: nasti5
stop! You sound like
tourist" COOKS
And why not'" Garry asked ,,..
lousiy. Il just get used to bov;aN aa'
favorites in one place and then ,h1 ny
and 60 somewhere else. pr. ~, v
soodness' as fast as they leave 70, =.
Coast, others come East " "s
Mabel Normand looks ,u.,
She's just the same dear bundla s'iul' ~ y
vacity that she was in tbo ".
dear immortal Mickey. You o uays q
her to say a word about her own n -
OF course, but the way her evsS Woit
whenever 'Molly-O' is mcn,; I .wlnkle
know that it must be the best aeu' vat !
She's entirely recovered t e..
illness that kept her friends wor,;., vh he.
long. Ever since she took the mil
she's looked picture of health 'A Gun.
clothes! The fans just ought ~ a.. ana
And that's another subject. bo,een % see ner.
most stars, that Mabel WON'T .s,uved .r. "
ton. she can refuse to talk on r.a' naa.
subjects than almost any other star a,v ~.
"RUT don't want to make M,.s
- out a second sphinx. sh.
her hobbies like the rest of .e n nm
hers is books. Why even AZ ,bs no p,s
she is living in the midst Of her boois I
Every author you ever heard OF y ~.
stephen Leacock to Schopenhnner III !.
represented, and Mabel knows them i, n
from cover to cover. Shed gladly t,.I y
three cameramen for one well.r ~
son to talk to any time. There isas ~,
another person in pictures that / kn~s
OF who has a better all round knovIsS..
of books than Mary Alden, and MsS',
is almost her equal. And MabsI Z
younger and still going strong.
Mabel is going abroad for a. Ii,,l.
vacation before making her neIt MA.
ture. She can afford to, for she, ~
ting almost the biggest salary IN IA,
| dom these days. But when she 80,
abroad she'll probably think ,Ss's
landed in the midst Of Filmahia bessu.
there are so many Americans oyw
| there.
Fanny Ward and the George F;t,.
maurices and Ann Forrest and Anna q
Nilsson are all in England and down
in Italy there's whole Fox COMPANY
headed by Violet Mersereau. making
picture based on the life of Nero, Rpd
somewhere in France John Robert,os
has whole company of Famous
Players trailing a tiny circus throurb
the little hamlets and making scene, Il
picture along the way. -
"And speaking of John Robertson 70.
minds me Of n rumor I heard just to.
day." Garry added breathlessly. "Hs',
still comforting with Barrie over Il,
pTOuuCtlOH VI leteT luu anu IL 8 lux
possible that boy will play the nan.
That would settle everything nicely
and the fans can lay to rest the argu.
ment over whether Marguerite CLARK .,
Betty COmpson would play it better
"pUT what boy" started to ash,
- but Garry didn't wait for me b
finish.
"Gareth Hughes could play it," she
announced positively, "though I don't
know that they've even thought Of him.
Personally, I'd like to have"
"You needn't finish" / cut in. 4
suppose you'd insist on having Rudolph
Valentino or Wesley Barry play It. I
never saw such loyalty"
Loyalty" !" she almost screamed d
me. Hand me my bag. l almost for.
got to go to the boat to see CharAs
Chaplin off for Europe. I want to lot
at him one last time. for I hear hi
going to Russia and I'm afraid thA
when the Bolsheviki see him they Do.
eide in favor of a king and offer hin
the crown. Good-by."