The Washington times., 1921-01-08
A c0'" On So Of CHATTER About Photo sss PLY.
BY THE CHATTERER.

Inc nrst PUBIC SHOWING ever SINeH
Nhagraph's special production
Black Beauty" was held at the
Hotel Astor, New York City. re-
Gently. 1t was an invitation affair.
and several hundred persons were
present. a large proportion from out
of town.
David Smith. the director OF
Black Beauty" was too busily en-
gagged in production work on the
Pacific Coast to make special trip
for the event, but Jean Paige, tue
star. was present. as well as Lillian
and George Randolph Chester VINO
edited the film.
A special orchestra was secured.
and the big picture was presented
under exactly the same auspices and
with exactly the same effects as In
the big theaters in which it will he
shown within the next few weeks.
Practically every motion picture
magazine published in the vicinity
of New York had representatives. at
the screening, and stan members or
many magazines whose interest in
the ordinary motion picture IL but
slight. were present. Well-known
writers and actors, prominent cdu-
Gators and large number of per-
sons identified with humane work
were distinguished in the audience.
Everybody agreed that the m"nths
required for the production of
BLACK Beauty" were well spent.
The animal action seemed partlcu-
larly appreciated, but many COM
ments wer heard as to the big, hu-
man story which had been woven
about the autobiography Of horse.
Because an average of 1000 let
tiers reach the postoffice at Uni
versal City each day addressed TO
the screen stars there, the United
states Government has just pro-
NOTED the postoffice there from
fourth to third class. Mrs Suzzane
Zeigler the postmistress, finds an
average of 800 letters each day ad
dressed to screen actors affiliated
with other companies. This is due
to the impression that Universal
City is the studio center for all
whereas 1t is the property
OF the Universal Film Manufacturing
Company, used almost entirely for
Universal productions.
Walter Long, who started his
screen career by depicting the vicious
negro in 1.-THE Birth OF Nation" and
portrayed such villainous roles as the
brutal captain in What Women
Love" the condemned murderer in
go and Get It," was selected to play
the role Of the cunningly cruel
"Baboon" in Frank Mayo's recent
Universal production, Tiger" 1mme-
diately after finishing that role Long
was again engaged by Universal and
is now serving as the villain in. Edith
Roberts new feature, THE Fire Cat"
Five Kisses" has been chosen by
Cecil II. DeMille for the title OF his
forthcoming production OF Arthur
Schnitzlers famous play. THE Affairs
Of Anatol" with an Unprecedented
all star cast. Brevity and fitness were
the chief reasons for the change in
title, and also the consideration OF
the fact that tho Schnitzler story has
been translated into an American
back ground with American characters.
A miniature Alaskan trail city mod
eled after Dawson city OF 1895 fame
was built at Port Henry. n. V. by the
art and decoration department for the
exterior scenes Of tine Teaser."
Dorothy Dalton's latest Paramount
picture. The company spent three
weeks on this. location recently Aim.
ing the exteriors for this gripping
story OF life in the Canadian North
west.
The distinction of being tho first
hlm vampire belongs To Alice Hollis
ter. who IL appearing now in the
Guldwyn picture. The Great Lover"
She played the lead nv Tho Vampire"
ono Of the earliest pictures.
Intimate interest attaches to tho
cast selected TO support Lionel Barry