The New York herald., 1922-04-16
ny FRANK yREELAND.


nation that the town was so fine that
mere prose couldn't tell the half of it
"A prize was offered and Wedgwood
NOVEL; won it with his poem, which
once more makes Los Angeles the city
OF the angels. Here are his lines
read EN- and weep:
Close by the sturdy foothills
OF our sunny Western land.
To place that's ever smiling
1 pledge my heart and hand;
Where nature, In her kindest mood
Has lavished wonder rare,
To HOLLYWOOD the beautiful.
Allegiance declare!
REGULAR CHORUS.
Let's sing a song for Hollywood
The place that we all love best
Let's praise the name of HOLLYWOOD,
Gem of the Golden West!
Thy hills and wales with wealth abound,
Prosperity Is thine.
So here's to good old Hollywood.
The town that call NINE!
with Holywood's fair sunshine
~ To cheer our way,
Our tasks seem all the lighter
As we begin our day;
And with the sunset golden
happy day is gone.
30. here's to you. fair Hollywood!
Let's sing it-every one!
HURRAH CHORUS.
Hurrah, hurrah, for Hollywood!
The place that we all love best,
Hurrah, hurrah for Hollywood!
Gem OF the Golden West.
Thy hills and wales with health abound
Prosperity is thine!
Hurrah, hurrah for Hollywood
The town that call MINEl
Recent run1ors of g. divergence of
policy between Adolph Zukor, president
of Famous Players-Lasly Corporation,
md Jesse l.. Lasky, first vice-president,
in charge OF production, with regard TO
the advisability of importing more Ger
man films, were knocked on the head as
East as they appeared at the Famous
Players headquarters last week. Messrs.
Zukor and Lasky were said to be in the
closest harmony of their careers
loser than the harmony in a barber
shop quartet-so close, In fact. that an
exchange of cigars between them wasn't
necessary to denote the cordiality.
It is interesting to contrast the at
raosphere surrounding VIII III. Hays's
headcuarters at 522 Fifth avenue with
that enveloping many OF the companies
which he has come to lead to the Prom
often a newspaper representative has
10 cool his literary talent in company's
anteroom while waiting to look deep
iy.to the horn trimmed spectacles Of the
Rig Directing Brain. Or II he wants
to telephone to the chief he has to be
sswitched through many subordinates
first while his ear slowly wears out.
When the interview comes 1t Is some
times short and to the point--the van
ishfng point. that Is.
But Hays has set the movie magnates
an example In receiving reporters Inn
mediately, either In person or over the
telephone, while affable smiles simply
revolve on his genial face. All of which
Is not lost on the boys who write pieces
for the papers.
Have you ever noticed the food that
is served in movies and given thanks
you're not eating off the screen? The
viands provided seem principally COM
,oscd of molasses and goo. They look
dcadly-in fact. photoplay beans always
have the appearance Of being shrapnel
ieft over from the late war. No wonder
PATRONS applf uded the food in Griffith's
"orphans OF the Storm" the opening
night, for II seemed real. That only
shows what a master Griffith is--he
could make a salad on the screen look
sustaining, and not like a shirt in a
rashboiler.
Vow society. having appeared as ac-
tors on the screen and before the foot
lights, as well as having written spoken
Mays. has apparently taken to writ
ipg photoplays as a means of giving
afk helping hand. Mrs. Lewis Stuy-
M ho ho mil n
scenario. which has been submitted TO
Goldwyn, with the hope that IL would
lie, preserved for future generations In
dcathless film.
Trouble has been experienced lately
with the Ohio censors by the film folk,
whose favorite song is no longer Beau
tiful Ohio The difficulty has CEN
tered about the current news reels.
which generally reach the censors By
saturday afternoon, prior to agitatiars
f'ie populace the next week with pic
tures of Babe Ruth refraining from
snaking a home run by regsest OF
Judge Lands and views or me latest
thrilling fire in an owwf. factory. The
topical news -~ssssprs and the ex-
4 1ltcSss .omplain that the reels aren't
passed upon and released until the fol-
lowing Monday, instead Of being re-
viewed on SATURDAY, Wnicn gives them
ono large pain in the region OF their
sunday receipts.
Al prominent theater IN New York
recently spilled over with a publicity
trick that amused every one but those
who were caught In its dragnet and
the cops that had to be buffers for It.
r'he house was sublet for hokum
inolodrama from the usual manage
snent. which. TO be quite fair, had
nothing to do with the stunt, and who
would have liked to seek sanctuary IN
the subway while II occurred. The pic
tlire did not draw as big a patronage
ns had been expected, but the producer
decided he could overcome that as long
lis he didn't mind having spectators
step on one another's toes.
So for the final night of the run he
issued 1000 free passes, which must
have given him writer's cramp In botl,
hands. The house at most holds 500
even with every one holding his elbows
in front OF him. The result was a jan
that cast in the shade the custom oi
other producers Of holding a 'privat,
showing OF a picture at hotel, tc