The Washington times., 1922-05-22
BOTTLE SKYLINE
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P|CTUREO Of NY.
Sessue Hayakawa Thinks
Liquid Containers Are More
Frequent Nowadays.
By WILLENE TAYLOR.

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NEW YORK. May 22.--An impres'
sionistic picture OF New York by
night would have a skyline Of bottles
on white table cloths. II Sessue Haya'
kawa welded the brush, and the
Jap motion picture star is an artist
as well as an actor. Hayakawa Is
at the Bil:more for the week, and
every night, In order not to miss
anything. he says, he just makes the
rounds and has thus discovered that
the bottle population OF New York
has doubled itself since his last so.
journ from Hollywood. Not that he
minds. though.
The picture star is here to wind
up negotiations with Director
Powers. of R.-C. Pictures. against
whom Hayakawa recently brought a
suit for breach of contract. The
Vermilion Pencil" Is his latest pic
ture, and II 10 thought that re. In
not eager to renew tho broken con.
tract. Hayakawa did not bring along
his little cherry blossom wife.
Broadway, alleged home Of the
drama, is to be passed around on q
plate. A company at the c. B. c.
offices has organized to produce the
start and Revue" and is already at
work on the novel idea, which pro-
poses a weekly motion picture reel.
showing bits Of all the plays on
Broadway. II will include interviews
with the actors and actresses, and
visits with them in their homes. back
stage, and in their dressing rooms.
Thus Main street can have a weekly
visit with Broadway. while sitting in
the hometown movie chairs.
The Dying Detective" and The
DEVILS Fool" are the picturized
adventures Of Sherlock Holmes
which Educa tional Pictures will re.
lease in June. They were pro-
duced by Stoll Picture Productions
In England, and are two-recl pic
lures Of the famous Sir Conan Doyle
character. A pre-release showing
of The Devils Fool" proved IT to
be a thrilling piece. with well-Sus-
tanned suspense and some excellent
settings. The lighting. art work,
and filming aren't so good. The
Devils Fool and The Dying De.
tective" are both concerned with
deadly poisons and provide plenty
of clammy thrills. There will be
ten other short Sherlock Holmes
adventures OF the same order.
III Winter Comes" will start
production next Saturday. when
Harry Millarde. the director for
Fox. sails on the Cynthia for Eng.
land with his staff, where. after a
conference with A. s. M. Hutchin-
son. the author. the shooting" will
begin. The exteriors will be taken
in Canterbury. Devonshire, and
Kent, and the interiors made in
New York.
The Miracle Child" is the work.
ing title for the new picture star
ring William Farnum at the Fox
the scenario, which is said to be a
powerful and dramatic one. giving
Farnum vigorous outdoor role.
MY Friend, he Devil" will BE-
the name of the picture Barbara
Castleton recently finished at the
studio made from the French novel,
DIR. Rameau."
As a final bit of New York galety.
Lloyd Hamilton. the comedian,
rambled up to Sing Sing before de-
parting for Hollywood. and there
drank in the joys Of living through
sitting in the death chair foT a
minute, strapped in.
Violet Hemming. film star, now
appearing in The Rubicon," on
Broadway, a severely criticized play
is having battle with the managers
over certain lines which cause the
criticism and reflect upon the
actress.