Evening star., 1922-01-22

n UDoLPH VALENTINO under his
X new contract will be the toreador
in a screen version of Blasco Ibanez's
play, Blood and Sand" The screen
adaptation of the novel will be made by
June Mathis. who adapted 1.-THE -Four
Horsemen of the Apocalypse" Bebe
Daniels will be the Spanish vamp and
May McAvoy the wife"
| Peter Man" a new play. was written
by a life convict in a western state
prision, who is reputed to have made
over $4,000 in the thirteen years ne
has served. He devotes much OF his
earnings to prison welfare work.
"The Vernillion Pencil" soon to be
seen here, will show what art can do In
the matter of earthquakes, tottering
buildings. devouring flames. hundreds
rushing, to escape lava and a dramatic
ally "alive" volcano serve to provide a
particularly big moment for the star,
Sessue Hayakawa.
1.-The Sin Flood it is announced.
will be pictured by one Of the largest
and most notable cast of Character
players now in the films. The story IS
from a drama written by the Swedish
! novelist, Henning Berger.
Elliott Dexter and Claire Windsor
will share honors in Grand Lar
ceny," a drama of modern marriage.
Mary Roberts Rinehart has written
for the screen 1.-THE Glorious FOOL. a
comedy with dramatic situations.
Helene Chadwick and Richard Dix
will play the leading roles.
"New faces are the most pressing
need of the SCREEN" according TO
producer who should know what he
wants. Variety being the spice OF
life this may help to explain why
some of the old favorites no longer draw
box Office queues
Samuel Yetter. aged ninety-eight'
has Just made his debut as motion
picture actor. He says he is willing
to do anything for art except wear
one-piece bathing suit. He insists on
the style of the old war times-which
probably mean the civil war-unless 1t
might be the war of 1872.
Grantland Rice, of "Sportlight
fame, has given to the screen MIN
demonstration of how girls can keep
'1n the Pink
"The Truthful Liar" a story OF
American business life, "avowedly
written for masculine consumption
is being supervised by its author,
VIII Payne.
A canine comedy, in which the char
acters will be impersonated by blue.
ribbon winners and street ours, VIII
! include fifty extras" Which seems
to supply at least one proof that the
motion play is going to the dogs.
Charlie Ray. having completed his
trip to the east, has gone to work
for a rest. The strenuous entertain
ments and honors of his visit made
| him glad to get back to the pictures
though he admits he had the best
| time in the history of man.
Lupino Lane. family member OF
England's foremost pantomimlsts.
by his father and uncles. has signed
up for series of screen comedies.
| 1t is said that practically all Eng
land comes to London to attend the
Lupino Lane Christmas pantomimes.
F. Ely Paget has received a bonus
for suggesting the title of Skin
Deep" which features Milton Sills
and Florence Vidor.
Lloyd Hughes will play a leading
role in "The Brotherhood Of Hate" a
| drama of the Kentucky mountains.
which, Of course, must be founded
on a feud. He has been six months
without haircut in preparation Tor
the part
| Milton Sills, who has impersonated
| many leading screen roles. was
| college professor before entering mo-
| ton pictures. His reason for so ex-
| treme a change in his lifework is
that there is more action in screen
| work than in teaching philosophy
| to say nothing of the money.
I
opposite Pauline Frederick in 1.-TWO
Kinds of Women" claims the record
for continuousness in the screen field,
having started in it fourteen years
ago, and remaining with one company
over ten years.
Earl Metcalf. who plays opposite
, Doris May in Eden and Return be-
came a lieutenant in "the Fighting
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