Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-07
NEWS, VIEWS, RUMOR
AND GOSSIP FROM
STUDIOS
BY CONSTANCE PALMER

HOLLYWOOD, Cai1I., May ~.
IITILL ROGERS Is going to do some
w thing good when the Actors
Equity gives it's benefit at the Speed
way June 4. Can you imagine him as
a barker7
It's his own idea to have a great
many eminent authors. Rupert Hughes,
Elinor Glyn, and SO forth, inside the
tent. I hope the gods and beau will
grant that I'm there to hear him Be
tween you and me, think he's going to
have too much fun out of making a
speech about each one of 'em to have 1t
an entirely altruistic affair.
Mr.. and Mrs. William 2. Carleton
are soliciting the aid of whatever mem.
bers Of the profession they can get
within talking distance of to lend their
talents to the benefit. Daniel Frohman
is out here to promote the thing. so It
looks as II 1t were going to. be worth
| while.
To return: Mr.. Carleton is under
contract to Clara Kimball Young, but
as the company is off personal appear
Ing" he has time to Actors Equity.
would term it-awaiting an interesting
| event.
I visited the Fairbanks set today for
vet have held out for fear Of being
disappointed. loved ''The Three Mus
keteers" SO much that I hesitated to
court disillusion.
But, oh, everybody, do sou remem :
Der the Illustrations In the book? Per-
feet romance and adventure!
Well. saw the King, Cardinal Rich
elieu and the Captain Of the Musketcers
today---to the life, or to the portrait,
rather!
To my mind. the person who deserves
the most credit for this almost uncanny
reproduction by the casting of what
must have been the ideals Of Alexandra
Dumas for the characters Is Edward
knoblock, who needs no introduction.
DUBYE DE REMER was working
~ today. Her picture is 'The Black
Fox" J. l.. rockingham production.
directed by that nice Ted Sloman. as
told you before.
She is beautiful blonde. never
knew before that she was quite so much
so-but believe you me, Jessie, she is
just that
MT. ClOlndl is uuIlinb. III hVO''he
for him any time you ask me.
The c. B. De Mile Co. had to return
from location at Long Beach on accoun
of our inclement weather IL. A. G. of Z
censorship barred). All joking to on
side, as Ring Lardner says, it certainl!
has been watery.
G. b. was taking the Siamese ex
teriors and the Temple scene of his new
picture. / hear the atmosphere wa
particularly beautiful. The Hall process
was used. (Some day, I'll write you
long story all about it,
Theodore Kosloff brought more thai
n dozen Of his leaping coryphees dow
for the Temple dances. Both Conra
Nagel and Mildred Harris perform,e e
before the telling lens, but Doroth
Dalton was not there. Evidently sh
doesn't go to Siam.
|CEORGE MELFORD was shootin
" in the big Dominey Hall set that
told you about. Anne Forrest as Lad
Dominey. Fontain La Rue as the Prin
cess Eiderstrom Uf that thrills any
body much), Jim Kirkwood as Eyerart
and Winter Hall as naughty Englis
nobleman, were all working.
NV admiration of Mr.. Kirkwood
have already proclaimed from the house
tops, and l now gladly do the same ft
Mr.. Hall. He Is an Australian. a
actor of great distinction there. BY h
coming to the States and pictures, /
has lost nothing. He has been acti'
in the Community Theatre for the la
two years.
jim Cruces Fatty Arbuckle con
!, pany came back from Catalina Frida.
t They also had some bad weather. b
q lots Of fun.
Mary Thurman Is the leading woma,
@ It's been quite secret--why I can
: imagine.
s Certainly the lady's pulchritu,
should not be hid under bushel--'
ANYTHING else, for that matter. (Cat I!