The Washington times., 1922-08-26
GERMAN MOVIE
STARS DISGUST.
!. j. s. DIRECTOR
Harry Myers Says They Even
Have to Be Invited to
g.. Work.
By WILLIAM TAYLOR.
Copyright. 1882. by Cosmopolitan News
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NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-Harry
Myers, the Connecticut Yankee In
King Arthur's court" has Just re-
turned from a conquest of Europe.
What Mark Twain's famous char
acter did to King Arthur's court,
his motion picture portrayer, Harry
Myers, did to Europe-in bit less
spectacular fashion, Of course. He
actually handed out cigar coupons
as tips to the film-struck Austrian
bellhops.
What got my Yankee goat"
said Harry, twas the soft life those
German movie stars lead. The pro-
ducers have to send an assistant
around to their homes to in vito 'em
down to work every day. Around
10 o'clock they stroll in. A
'frispur' makes 'em up. Do you
thirk they put their own makeup
on or comb their own locks? A
German movie stars a real king.
They spend the day drinking cof-
fee and watching out for their
regulations and go home at the end
Of an eight-hour day 'koed.'"
Universal Film Company sent
Myers abroad to make "Ivanhoe"
and Castle Crannycrow," but Ed
ward Laemmle. the director, be-
came so i'll that the project was
abandoned. Laemmle, overworked
from making "In the Days of Buff
falo Bill' for Universal. is stjIl in
q European hospital. Myers will
make the proposed pictures in Hol-
lywood at Universal City. and he
Will start westward today. His last
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soc Crusoe," not yet released. He
Is writing a humorous tale in Con-
necticut Yankee dialect of his Eu-
ropean adventure. =.
International News Reel has re.
ceived word from their photographer,
T. c. Browne, that he succeeded in
making remarkable shots of the
thrilling airplane crash over the
great wall of China. in which Sec
retary Of the Navy DENLY so nearly
met death. Browne sent the first
particulars to Universal Film Com
pany, through which International
News Reel is released. He said that
he was in the plane, taking views Of
the Forbidden City of Peking, the first
movies ever taken Of that city. Just
As they were passing Nankou Pass
to the great wall, the plane fell into
q spin, and they crashed, but through
the skill Of Captain Dolan, Ameri.
can pilot, all miraculously escaped
death. Browne will send pictures of
the accident.
Ethel Barrymore, still deserting the
screen, will open her stage season
here in Hauptmann's Rose Bernd,"
under management Of Arthur Hop
kins, next month. &.
Miss Barrymore has been ardently
interested in the tennis tournaments
lately, attending them In company
with the millionaire sportswoman,
Eleanor Sears. The superfluous flesh
she has acquired may be diminished
by active sports.
Elsie Ferguson has not lost her
slender girlishness. She was very
busy working on plans for the
Equity Players today, dressed be-
comingly in blue and white fall cos
tune and hat. She will begin on
'"The Outcast" at Famous Players
studio Immediately, with George
Fitzmaurice directing.
Marion Davies and cast for Adam
and Eva" have gone up to a small
farm in Connecticut to make ex-
teriors.
Eugene O'Brien is back on Travers
Island recuperating from his recent
automobile accident in Hollywood.
He says he will have to rest at least
a month more before he can resume
work.