Evening star., 1922-07-30
FIJI MOGRAMS

''THIS is my first experience in
biackface," said Walter Eiers
the u srotund Paramount comedian
while working in "The Ghost Break
er." "and the odd part of it is l am
supposed to become so scared of the
ghosts that / almost turn white. But
the makeup never pales and l have
many 3noments of anguish in removing
the burnt cork afterward."
Universal announces as it's August
releases: Marie Provost, In 1.-The
Married Flapper"; Hoot Gibson, In
The loaded Door; Herbert Rawlin-
Back with Gladys Brockwell, Nah
Ion Hamilton and Stuart Holmes.
Some one has been trying to change
| Hoot Gibson's name back to Edward
Can this be a result of his marriage?
Hoot is one Of the most picturesque
monikers on the screen. If you. as a
Gibson fan. wish to prevent this sac
riiege, write to Mrs. Hoot. She an.
swers mail addressed to Universal
City. Calf.
I'm the Days of Buffalo Bill" con-
tains eighteen separate and distinct
historical sequences As visuaiiZa
versal chapter-play is being awaited
with interest.
Remember the boy Swho played
Huck Finn? His name is Lew sar
gent and he has been signed to dc
4 series of messenger boy comedies
for Universal. Scott Darling will
write the stories.
False Play" Ralph Cummins' mag
| "A
on the screen with Hoot Gibson as
its star.
The picture for which Famous
Players has loaned Lois Wilson to
Universal is entitled Broad Day
light" Others in the cast are Jack
MulhaH, Ralph Lewis and Wilton
Taylor. Irving Cummings will di-
rect.
The famous Prater of Vienna is
being built at Universal City for
Erich Won Stroheim's Merry Go
Round" 1t will rival the Monte
Carlo scenes in Foolish Wives" it is
said.
Marie Provost has been engaged to
play a leading role in the wesley
Barry picture Little Heroes of the
Street" William Beaudine is direct
ing the picture. which will be dis
tributed by the Warner Brothers.
After taking what pictures they
could at sea on a schooner in The
Bonded Woman" Philip Rosen took
the company back to the studio lot
and put it to work on a complete
reproduction of the schooner, rig
ging and ALL which had been built
on rockers After this part of it had
been completed Betty Compson, the
star, and some of the other principals
had to go to Redondo Beach for their
rescue from the surf.
er demand for goo. scenarios at the
present time than there was a feW
wears ago. If you have talent IN that
direction YOU will do well to cult-
vate il. Very good prices are PAID
for original plots. Send your story
with stamped self-addressed en-
velope to any of the well known pro-
ducers and it will be given prompt
attention, it is said.
Call" an Irwin v. Willat production,
featuring Dorothy Dalton. for Para
mount, were photographed in the
Yosemite Valley. The company pene-
trated deep into the forest and actu-
ally lived the lives of the characters
they were portraylns
Little Elizabeth Foley. a winsome
New Bedford kiddie five and one mar
kvears old doubles for Margaret
/Courtot throughout the scenes of the
prologue of Elmer Clifton's produc-
tion, .Down to the Sea in Ships
Leigh r. Smith, assistant director OF
The production, is attracting consld-
erable attention with an equlpage
which he calls his "sea going Ford.
q boasts port and Starboard lights
tnd a compass and is decorated pro-
fusely with harpoons, cutting spades
and "stills" from some of the scenes.
II is said that he even SOUNDS the
lead" and "heaves anchor" when he
stops anywhere.
Mary Miles Minter and Tom Moore,
with their supporting company, IN
The Cowboy and the Lady. nave
gone on location for several weeks
in the famous Jackson Hole country.
In the wilds of wyoming. All the eN-
terror work will be done there. Julien
Josephson adapted this stage play
which was one of the late clyde
Fitch's successes.
Colored men were scarce on the
streets and in the restaurants OF Los
ANGELES recently. More than loo OF
them were impersonating Zuius at
Hollywo ood in Penrhyn Stanlaws pro
ductiou of Pink Gods. Capt. Bay
don. who was featured in an act over
tho De Freeze vaudeville circuit. the
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