The Washington times., 1921-04-02
Film Breytties

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Here's good news. fans! Remem-
her your old favorite, Creighton
Hale, who has been playing in pio-
lures ever since they first made 'em.
almost who starred with Pearl
White and other favorites In the
deadly serials, and who played the
role of the lovelorn professor in
Way Down East" Well. he's going
to be in Washington all next week
at the National in "a Dangerous
Maid"
Tho -Four Horsemen Of the
Apocalypse" filmed from lbanex's
great story. now being shown at
New York's Lyric Theater. is prov
ing . big sensation. Washington
fans would do well to look out for
this great picture
Seems like somebody is always
getting married in film circles. Now
it's wallace Macdonald and Doris
May.
We have it. backed by fairly re-
liable authority. that William S.
screen-but you never can tell; they
usually come back. "O'Malley of the
Mounted" is among the last few pic
TIRES he appeared in.
And now Fatty. meaning Mr.. Ros-
coe Arbuckle, is going to try 1t
again. by which we refer to the an
nouncement of his coming marriage
TO Dorothy Wallace. No. 2 for
Arbuckle, but Miss Wallace's first
trial. we believe
Mae Murray, Ii Is said by those in
a position to observe. is the most
unaffected young woman in flmdom.
Usually. success goes to their heads
but not SO Miss Murray's exceed
ingly reliable headpiece.
Who wrote that old stage success,
you wouldn't know; 1t was Sir James
L. Young. It's also to be Lionel
Barrymore's next picture.
And now Hal Reid-don't you re-
member the thrilling old melodramas
he used to write and occasionally act
in down at the Academy years ago
Is writing for the flms. It's en-
titled Every Woman's Problem" and
features Dorothy Davenport as q
woman governor who cannot pardon
her husband, who. although innocent,
Is sentenced to debut Fate with
capital f saves him. Halls still
in form, we'd say.
Keep this a secret for the present.
but we understand that our old
favorite. Mabel Normand,, is soon to
return to the screen via Mack SEN
nett comedies. ''Hurrah 7" is tho fans
unanimous retort.
Wondering what ever became of
June Caprice? Well. she's working
with George B. Seitz in the new Pathe
serial. THE Sky Rangers"
Much as we dislike to record il,
| the Marshall Neilans have been di-
vorced. They have one son, aged
seven.
Alice Hollister, who last appeared
| In the film version of ''Milestones,"
has been in pictures since 1912, which
Is some early. as you will admit. 1t
Is not disputed that she was the first
OF the screen "vamps," preceding
Theda b. by several years.
And now the invasion of foreign
made films is at it's height. Passion"
started it. 'Caligari's Cabinet" made
in Germany, Is now going big in New
York. In fact, 1t is said. that there
are twenty-four Germany-made pic
lures in the country already. But
the wars over. even II the treaty
isn't signed. We were never very strong
on "straffing' over here.
Just what is comedy coming to in
the films? This remark comes after
seeing a picture in which the humor
was centered on the fact that the
principal funster had a crossed eve!
Funny as crutch!
Here's another. Carmel Myers is
the wife Of I. B. Kornblum, author of
Lew Fields new vehicle. "Blue Eyes"
Happened over year ago, but only
lately announced.
Here's interesting news--at least
for those zoologically inclined. Joe
Martin-what don't you know, Joe,
the celebrated simian comedian lis
not a chimpanzee at all. No; he's an
orang-outang. Well. well!
You old-timers whose memories run
back to 181415. Were there ever
since productions so uniformly good
as those made by the old Essanay
stock company. that is, even IL you
didn't like Francis Y.
Remember the days when "Cabiria"
and "Quo Vadis" seemed the ultimate
in film productions7 And those funny
French films where they were always
chasing someone and all falling down
in a heap, just like you do in your
Nightmares?
East Lynne" that splendid old
world classic has been modernized by
Hugo Ballln and made into a splendid
picture production which will shortly
be released. Edward Earle and Mabel
Ballin are seen in the leading roles.
Hides and Go Seek" of the Hud-
sons Bay Travel Series scored . hl4
at the Stanley Thsatsr, PhtlaAAlphaA.