The New York herald., 1922-08-27
Miss Davies for
First Time in an
Old Woman Role
Plays STOPPED Spinster in One
Part of 'The Young Diana
Screen Notes.
61ss MARION DAVIES. who has

A ISS MARlON DAVIES, VINO mas
MI heretofore always appeared in
roles in which she is the beauty,
dares in her new Cosmopolitan-Pa Para
mount production. The Young Diana"
to appear as an embittered and stopped
spinster.
To the picture patrons who know her
features as well as those OF any other
American screen star. it will come as
something of surprise. it is predicted,
to see her in one of the episodes of
1.-THE Young Diana" in a plain black
dress. with white hair slicked back
severely and wearing big bone-rimmed
spectacles.
''rhe Young Diana" Is from the story
by Marie Corelli. which appeared in
serial form in Hedrst's Magastne. Miss
Davies first appears as Diana May. the
lovely young daughter of an aspiring
and wealthy Einglishman. Later she
becomes the sad and disillusioned spin
ster. Spurned by her father who hopes
to marry again, she undertakes dam
gerous experiment with mystic al
chemist who hopes to restore younth and
beauty through a spinning ball which
has captured and stored sunlight.
Her recovery of charm and youth
forms one of the striking scenes in the
production. Gone are the dispirited ges-
face of the middle-aged. weary woman,
and In her place is the beautiful Mile.
GdidteG, the toast of the ice carnival
Joseph Urban designed the settings
and Luther Reed wrote the scenario.
Two directors colaborated on the pro-
cuction, Albert Capellani and Robert C.
Vignola, and the cast supporting the
star includes Forrest Stanley, Pedro de
Cordoba, Maclyn Arbuckle and Miss
tsynSV DfRriap t,,
A bear hunt and subsequent
scramble of cameramen are said to have
been an unexpected event during the
filming for Paramount of the new Cos
mopolitan picture, THE Valley Of Silent
Men, featuring Alma Rubens, which
took place in the Canadian Rockies
where the company is Shooting" the
exterior scenes.
Frank Borzage. the director, with an
eye to the\ realistic, asked for some real
mountain bears. Cameramen and prop
boys went bear hunting. Hours OF
searching brought the men to a lair on
the side OF steep mountain near Field,
i. G. According to the game laws OF
Canada, it Is permissible to shoot bear,
but only with a camera. Smoke quick
~ induced the bear to leave its den.
But when 1t did leave it was upon the
heels of the cameramen, and a couple
Of cubs followed Prop boys and
cameramen melted away. Finally the
cubs climbed tree, where they were
shot from all angles, including the
coveted closeup" although they dis
played no great exuberance at being
thus honored.
All of which goes to prove that bears
lack any desire TO shine before the pub
lie eye on the screen OF the motion
picture. The Valley of Silent Men" will
be the feature at the Rialto this week
The cast supporting Miss Rubens in
cludes Lew Cody, Joseph King, George
Nash, Mario Majeroni and J. w.
Johnston.
Cosmopolitan Productions has just
completed notable motion picture
from the great love story when
Knighthood Was in Flower" In which
Miss Marion Davies is starred.
It was filmed in the amazingly short
time of 100 working days. and has a
notable cast.
Lyn Harding has the part of the King
and Forrest Stanley, who has been Miss
Davies's leading man in several screen
successes. plays Charles Brandon.
Pedro de Cordoba, Shakesperean and
ingham, while Arthur Forrest. the orig
inal Petronius in Quo Vadis,'' appears
as Cardinal Wolsey. Theresa Maxwell
Conover. famous for her character act
ing, impersonates Catherine OF Aragon.
Ernest Glendinning. appears as Sir
Edwin Caskoden. Johnny Dooley, ec-
centric dancer, has the role of the
Kings Jester and William Kent, come
dian OF Good Morning, Dearie,' is
his tailor
George Nash, who played leads In
many Of Augustus Thomas's plays. Is
the adventurer; Gustave Won Seyffer-
titz plays the fortune teller; Macey Har-
lam and Arthur Donaldson, who have
starred on both stage and screen, and
Mortimer Snow, veteran stock star. APP
pear as characters at the court OF King
Henry VIII
william Norris OF "Maytime" fame,
plays the decreplt old King Louis XII
OF France. with William II. Powell.
who scored in Spanish Love-" as his
successor, Francis /. Flora Finch. cele-
brated as the picture-partner OF John
Bunny in the early screen comedies,
appears as an ancient Countess OF the
French court, while Misses Constance
Berry, Anne Warwick. Arlene Booth.
Rena Morgan and Marguerite Draper \
are the ladies-in-waiting to Princess
Mary.