Evening star., 1922-04-23

CEoRGE FAWCETT has signed a
" years contract to play in Para
mount pictures. His stage career began
more than thirty years ago, and his
screen work nearly ten years ago. He
has appeared in; pictures by Nymp.
Universal, Morosco, Pallas, Fine Arts.
Selig, Selsnick, Goldwyn. Aircraft and
Paramount. For several years he was
one of the mainstays of d. w. Griffith 8
organization. On the stage he has ap-
peared in support Of Salvini, James A.
Herne and Maude Adams.
"The Loves OF Pharaoh" the Para
mount spectacular feature produced by
Ernest Lubitsch and featuring Emil
Jennings, Lagny Servaes and Harry
Liedtke, has entered upon the eighth
week Of its engagement at the New
York Criterion Theater, equaling the
run OF George Firzmaurice's ''Peter 1b-
betson" at the same theater
In her latest picture, Her Gilded
Cage" Gloria Swanson is, among other
things in the picture, a model for an
artist, chanteuse in French cafe
famous singer and simple little French
girl.
Lon Cfaney's first starring picture Tor
Universal, 1.-THE Trap" is just about to
be released. 1t is a story written by
Chaney himself. of the French Canadian
people, and was staged at Universal
City and Bear Lake.
John Fleming Wilson, the novelist and
author of 1.-The Bonded Woman" had
a. number of conferences with A. >. lie
Vino during the latter's preparation OF
the screen version. These were barely
finished when Mr.. Wilson died from
burns received in an accident in his
home at the beach. "The Bonded Wom-
an is Betty Compsons newest Para-
mount picture, directed by Philip Rosen.
David Warfield is to do 1.-THE Return
of Peter Grimm" for the screen. There
| is an opportunity for some wonderful
double-exposure shots in this play. And
speaking of double exposure there are
some Of the most remarkable examples
OF this kind of photography ever seen
on the screen in "The Masquerader,
| the. picture in which Guy Bates POST
makes his debut in pictures.
Richard tBarthelmess has completed
| Sonny" and has started work on the
| Bond Boy" story by George wash
| ington Ogden. ..
According to a statement issued by
| the National Committee for Better
Films, affiliated with the National
Board of Review of Motion Pictures
| the yearly catalogue, entitled Sc
lected Pictures" has just come on the
press and is ready to go to exhibitors,
| educators. parent-teacher associations,
school and community centers and
others who have previously become
acquainted with its usefulness.
This catalogue lists 175 motion pic
lures drawn from the product of all
companies and selected by the mem
bers of the National Board of Review.
| besides listing the title of the picture,
1 with the producing company and play.
THE Glorious Adventure" has been
! filmed in the natural colors. Lady
Diana Manners, famed for her beauty
! will make her debut in this picture.
\ 1t was filmed in England. One of the
| inte resting incidents of the picture is
| the story Of the great fire OF London
! Barbara La Marr. the beautiful girl
| who comes into screen prominence as
| Antoinette de Mauban in Rex In
| grams production of The Prisoner OF
Zenda." is only twenty-four. Her first
/ success was as a dancer on the Or
pheum circuit: next she cherished a
| secret desire to write. and wrote the
novel, THE Mother of His Children,
which caught the attention of the Fox
! studio head, who undertook to con-
vert the story into a picture. After
doing six more stories she followed