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Evening star., 1922-08-27
Percy He1ton Is Born
Actor.

Although he has not yet attained his
majority. Percy Helton. who will play
the. lead in Booth Tarkington's Seven
teen" with the Garrick Players this
week, has had a notable stage career.
He was literally born behind the foot
lights, for his father is the veteran
actor, All Helton. last seen in Wash
ington in Little Old New York." and
his mother was engaged In the profess
sion for twenty-four years. :
Barring nineteen months when he
played leading role for Uncle Sam and
was rewarded with croix de guerre
and a personal citation from the nth
New York Regiment. he has been on the
stage continuously since childhood.
His first part was as child per-
former in William A. Brady's produc-
ton of Lovers Lane" AS he attained
age and precociousness he was engaged
by Louis, Mann for a season in Julia
Bon Bon" then with Maude Adams in
Peter Pam" 81,
He played for three seasons with
David Warfield In The Return of Peter
which he earned q personal triumph.
that of the cripple boy in THE Miracle
Man" George NJ. Cohan thought 80
much Of his performance In this role
that he gave him the lead in his next
production. Young America" Then
Since his return from France Percy
Helton has appeared in The Five Mil
lion," "Shavings," Three Live Ghosts"
and as leading man for Helen Hayes
in the comedy, ITO the ladies'
He is engaged for next season in q
play that Is scheduled for Broadway
production in September, and his Wash
ington engagement is for one week only.
He was selected for the role because
he has already played it with the road
company Of Seventeen" and also ap-
peared in the principal Juvenile role
Of another Harrington play, Clarence"
Evening star., 1922-08-27
Hints to Scenario Writers

play describes settings and sets for,,
lines for the characters. who max.
their action agree and synchronIz,
with those lines
Inc cinema play tells what III,
players do. how they act and how
they express the ideas Involved in
ehe story by action, with as IittI,
dialogue as possible.
After studying the picture frou
TINS angle. If you have natural lii
erary talent and the intuitive eift OF
dramatic values, you will be able "a
draw conclusions of why the stor,
was developed in certain way. wby
tne action was carried on as it was
wh! the titles were put in at certain
piaces and the purpose they serv..
and you also may make other fmpor.
tant deductions.
The art of cinema writing is =
dif1cult. intricate study. and ever
those successful writers who arr.
gnted with dramatic genius hayt
round ii necessary to study il fbi
three or four years before becominl
entirely familiar with the secret oi
how II is done. OF course, there hav,
been exceptions. but IL is the excep.
tion that proves the rule
THE chemist takes a compound and
ascertains ingredients by analysis
by dissection of the whole-whereby
be arrived at a formula In the same
way the student of the cinema writing
can best become familiar with cinems
drama by taking completed motion
picture and thus dissecting it, taking
1t to pieces and acquainting himself
with the dramatic ingredients wliict
have been fused into the finished pro.
duction"
Evening star., 1922-08-27
BY ELENoRE DE WITT EBY.

MISS IMOGEN TAYLOR made her
temperance at the Garrick The
ater last week in a better role than
any previously afforded her. that of
Marguerite" butterfly daughter OF a
wealthy and socially bored business
man. In order to spend a quiet evening
at home with his family he invented a
financial ruin" story. and the way in
which Marguerite sought to help him
by accepting the proposal of her richest
suitor. "little Clarence Rivers" fur
nished much of the piquancy and humor
to the plot of "A Successful Calamity"
Miss Taylor first entered in a coat
suit, worn with a wide fur stole and a
smart toque. Later in the same act she
appeared in a charming neglige Of light
china silk with batik ornamentation.
1t Is Of interest to know that Mr.. Palm
er, Of the company designed 1t for her.
as he is an expert at making batik
work. The coloring was in tones of
peacock and sunset gold, and the deli
cately shaded bands seemed to ripple
around the soft folds of silk. A single
cord circled the waist and knotted at
one side. the ends failing almost to the
garment hem.
girlish evening frock was worn by
Miss Taylor in the second act. 1t was
Of lustrous white satin over a founda-
Evening star., 1922-08-27
Real Nobility in the Films.

TO have four genuine bluebloods in
u one picture is said to be record
in film history. This"is declared 10
be one of the interesting features Oh
.The Masquerader."
: One day quartet of visitors came
TO- the United Studios. where Fne
NIasouerader" was being filmed-the
duchess de. Lante, Lady Sackville ana
Sir Frank/ Popham Young and ms
wife. The quartet was introduceo
10 the star the producer and the Ill
rector, all three of whom. strange 10
saw. made the inspirational sugses-
4 ion that the visitors participate IN
scenes of the photoplay in which tney
would admirably At. At first as
lark, and soon because of the inter
est Of acting before the camera-am
interest which seems to hold All
folks no matter what their lineage
or environmeie-the quartet was en-
rolled in the cast.
Duchess Stella de Lan;e is the
daughter OF the Duke de Lante. neao
of an ancient Italian family. whose
villa in Rome possesses an interior
painted by Michelangelo and is one
of the show places of the Eternal
city. The duchessN gets her ,r,s
through the operation OF the Saiic
law, which permits certain hereditary
titles to descend on the female sida
of the house. 1ncidentaIly, tne
Evening star., 1922-08-27
Friend to Roses.

GIVE May McAvoy shovel q rake
~ a pair of scissors and she will
make two roses grow where only one
grew before BY the end of season.
II she has time and luck-and she
usually has the elatter-she will make
an ordinary dooryard look like smali
edition of a Luther Burbank expert
mental nursery. Next to making Para :
mount pictures turning buds into
blooms is Miss McAvoy's chief interest
in life. So the fiueot publicity man in
troduces May. Es- ~.
Before she invaded the spacious pre-
cincts OF Hollywood. Calf, he says,
her love for roses had begun to mani
but not always successful When she
was going to school in New York, and
later when she was trying to become
famous in the one and Two reel COM
edies of q few years back. she used TO
try to grow roses in window boxes. OF
died she bought bunch Of cut flowers
and decorated the dining room table
WI" But things are different now. She has
the-titie OF Paramount star and with
It the comforts and many Of the
luxuries that go with 2 bunsai9y home
4 1t was hardly more than five years
aEo that. May was attending the Old
Normal College oft New York, at which
Elsie Ferguson was also pupil, at one
time.
1t is quite poasible the roses may
suffer from lack of care this summer.
Miss McAvoy is extremely busy. Her
newest starring vehicle, "The Top, nf'
New York." is to be released this month,
and this is to be followed by others on
= busy Paramount sprogram,
Evening star., 1922-08-27
Fat Parts and Fame.

SCREEN actors and actresses know
~ that one fat part in world
famous photoplay is enough to make
their fortunes. For that reason the
casts of such pictures as Foolish
Wives" Way Down East" and "un-
der Two Flags" are the envy of the
profession.
The players in Foolish Wives had
a wears engagement. more advertts-
ing than they ever had before ano
an opportunity to be seen by more
people than ever before. One actress
became a star even before the PIC
ture was finished and others nave
toured the country making personal
appearances with the picture. Every
one in the cast has been WORKING
merrily ever since.
A new super-Jewel picture has oeeI
cast by the director OF FooiSn y
wives" Erich Won Stroheim. 1t Is
called Merry Go Round" and is a
story of court life in vienna "heh
Vienna was gay.
! For three months there was the
utmost uncertainty about the cast
Now il has been selected. and here
n Ia. though there are two stiiI to
he selected: Norman Kerry, Mary
Philbin. wallace Beery. SpottlS1oooe
Aitken. Allan Sears,~George Hacka-
/ thorne Fay Halderness, Earl Iaioot
Dsla FULLER. Caesar Gravina, Al Eo-
mundson, Capt. Cont and Col; va
verka. OF this cast, threeCCaesar
cravina Dale Fuller and AZ Ea-
mnndson-were in Foolish wives.
Evening star., 1922-08-27
Vote on Naulmo1u s Sdlon1e.

THE result of the balolting on "sa-
lone" has just been communi-
Gated to Nine. Nazimova the star,
Gated to Nine. Nazimova. the star,
the picture which recently was re-
viewed by the National Board of Re
view in New York. The results were
mailed to the producers of the pic
ture at United Studios and have lust
been received.
According to usual practices. the
Review Board of Motion Pictures
contents itself with looking at the
productions in some conveniently To-
Gated projection room. After regis
tering its opinion as to the censor
apie nature Of the picture. the
boards duty is done In such a
manner Salome" was first reviewe d
and, 1t is reported, was passed
unanimously and enthusiastically by
the board.
Ordinarily that would have closed
the episode. but the boards recon-
mendations and judgments of "Sa-
Iome' were said to be SO radical in
approval that, before giving it un-
qualified Endorsement the members
deemed 1t wise to invite an audience
OF representatfve character and sub
INIT the unusual picture to a larger
jury. To each member Of the audi
ence Of about ZOO drawn from all
walks Of life, a QUESTIONABLE was
handed designed to disclose the par
ticular opinion of each Juror" ON
each point involved in the pictures
appeal The star and her husband
were present, but took no part in the
discussions
That "Salome" is an exceptionaI
Evening star., 1922-08-27
4 Hollywood Home.

the house, wAth the exception of a
long high-ceilinged hall with a large
beaded-glass window at one end. Up.
stairs are the bedrooms. sewing and
guest rooms, a sun parlor and bath
rooms. The roof has red tile.
In the rear Of the house is a minia-
ture zoo. One section is devoted TO
dogs. Besides the dogs are couple
of tame sea gulls, a Siamese cat, sew.
eral other specimens of four-legged
creatures with fancy names. picked
up on his travels. and some bees, but
the latter are kept on another part
of the grounds for obvious reasons.
There are all my. pets" he explain.
ed recently to a visitor. You can I
imagine the pleasure / get out OF
taking care of them, watching them
play and develop, as in case of the
dogs-from little shavers to full
grown and serious minded grown
ups Animals are a lot like hu-
mans. and every one has a different
character: they have their moments
of thought and their moments Of re-
Taxation.
"A good deal of instruction can he
derived from simply studying animal
life says the famous screen actor,
when it is lived without too many
restrictions applied by human mas
ters. Left to themselves. dogs, cats
and birds will develop unexpected
idiosyncrasies. unexpected character
istics. And Mrs. Roberts and I get
a lot of real joy from watching Them
Evening star., 1922-08-27
Meet Conrad Nagle!

pride of many an older man.
Back in Keokuk. Iowa. where he
was born. he displayed a fondness
for declaiming. AS soon as he en-
tered college at Des Moines he be-
gan to take part In plays presented
by the college dramatic society. This
gave him a foundation which he
turned to account when he gradu-
ated at the age of seventeen. He
Immediately went into stock COM
pany That was in 1914. In the eight
years since that time he has ap-
peared in many stage and screen
successes. among them as Youth in
"Experience." Next he played with
Mary Nash in 1.-THE Man Who Came
Back"
After a year he appeared in his
first picture, Little Woman" He
enlisted in the Navy about that time.
but while waiting for the call tried
out in Alice Brady's play. Forever
After" His call came while he was
working with this production. but
two months after the armistice he
returned to 1t.
While appearing in this piece he
appeared also as leading man in
several Paramount pictures and was
married to Miss Ruth Helm, who
also occasionally appeared In pic
lures. but now devotes most OF her
time to caring for Ruth. jr.
Mr. Nagel Is now scheduled ito
appear" in the William De Mile pro-
duction. Mice People"
Evening star., 1922-08-27

side Bright embroidery at the hips
gave a suggestion of pockets. and added
several notes Of color contrast 10 ie-
lieve the black. Miss Hoffman wore with
the frock chic directoire hat of black
satin trimmed with large sweeping
sprays of paradise.
Miss Florence Evelyn Martin. with
Lionel Atwill In his vaudeville debut at
keths. will be remembered by Wlsn-
inSton audiences as the star OF the
Garrick Players last summer. Way
Down East and Scrambled Wives"
were among the successes she appeared
in. In The White-Faced 'r'ooh'' Mr.
Atwill's playlet. she takes the role of
the charming wife Of a pierrot of the
stage. Part OF the time she is seated
in box watching the play within a
play" her face Illuminated by hand
:earchl.ght, a most effective device for
the audience can follow her changing
expressions as the action behind tine
footiights progresses.
Miss Martin wore a gown of rose
tinted silk incrusted with intricate bead
work, and a wrap of old blue chiffon,
made IN gathered founces The skir,
of the frock was long. but lanels Of
beaded silk and cascaded tulle extend
ed below its hem at each side. The
girdle was of rose velvet ribbon. aitl
it gathered in the beaded folds at tie
normal waistline. bandeau of ,.hiIe-
stones gave regal air to he costume
and proved exceedingly becoming to the
wearer. n
Evening star., 1922-08-27
Movie "Locat;ons.'

1T is getting so that ION location"
in the life Of a motion picture
actor. actress or director may mean
anything from a trip around the cor
ner to jaunt around the world.
There was a time when location
for Paramount players. meant, as a
rule. some place in California. True,
it might be some place In the Mojave
desert or a camp in the northern
mountains among the SHOWS. or out
on the Pacific but what would be con-
sidered by most people as quite some
travelling was all in the days work
with them.
Now the time seems to have arrived
when the casting director is likely At
any time to say: Mr.. Powell. pack
up and dash over to England for a
Home" That actupally did happen.
and before he and Miss Anna Q. Nils
Son, who was also in the cast. re-
turnel they had been filmed in France,
Italy and Spain.
Now comes the new Gloria Swanson
picture, THE Impossible Mrs. Bellew.
which is being filmed in Hollywood.
New York and France. Director Sam
Wood journeyed from Hollywood to
New York to get pictures OF the de-
parture of some of the big transat-
lantic liners and at the same time
"shot" Miss Swanson for use in the
production as she was departing on
her vacation tour of Europe. Para
mount cameraman took series OF
scenes in France for this picture, and
1t is now being finished at the Lasky
studio at Hollywood.
THE Impossible Mrs. Bellew" was
adapted by Percy Heath from a novel
by David Lsle. 1t deals with dra-
matte problem brought about by con-
ficting divorce laws.
Evening star., 1922-08-27
My Biggest Thrill.
TT was in the days WHEN I, v

TT was in the days WHEN I. was
financing and preparing to build the
Hotel des A1tistes, New York, I was
riding down 9Th avenue with the
owner of the land on which the hotel
now stands; we were on our way to
the trust company, where was to
make a deposit of $12.500 on the lot.
But, only had $4,000 to pay.
"As we rode. the owner and I ar
gued about the payment that ought
to make. He wouldn't agree to less
than $12.500. claimed it should be
less, though was very cdreful not
to let him know i didn't have his
amount. Finally, I said: Major, I'll
make you a sporting proposition.
Well flip coin whether it will be
$4,000. or $4,000
He agreed; i tossed 5half-dollar,
and called heads. The sinking feel
ing came while the coin whirled in
the air; the thrill happened when
saw that it turned up head. and knew
that my $1,2S1. 600 project had passed
the first barrier"
Think of At. Penrhyn Stanlaws is
an artist and a photoplay producer
AZ wsll-and that was bis greatest
thripe
Evening star., 1922-08-27

CITING on a hilltop in Hollywood.
~ overlooking Los Angeles, Holly
wood mansions. hills, motion picture
studios, Beverly hills and the ocean,
i. Theodore Roberts home. the
house, which is of the old English
type, holds commanding position
atthe head of Vine street, serving as
a landmark against the HOLLYWOOD
hills in the background.
This home is the fruition OF tne
dreams of a middle-aged man VINO
has spent the greater part OF his III e
travelling from city to city. from sood
hotels to bad. and who Is well ac-
uuainted with theatrical boarding
houses in small towns.
Theodore Roberts has played IN
rverything from the small town STOCK
company and the old travelling Shahe
pearian companies to the casts IN tne t,
big New York successes. during an
those years the wandering from place
10 place was endured with the nope
that some day he would nave a nohe'
with cats and dogs and a garden
Mr.. Roberts grounds cover more
than half an acre. Downstairs III lne
home there is a study which "ouio
bring envy TO statesman. rms
room. also serves as library whlcn
holds a collection OF fine volumes A
large dining room, breakfast fooH'
parlor kitchen and servants rooms
complete the downstairs portion ot
Evening star., 1922-08-27

CONRAD NAGLE is one of those
young men who have galloped
along the road to fame without look
ing back to see whether they had
been making any dust. At twenty
five he holds a prominent place in
motion pictures. owns California
bungalow. has a wife and young
daughter. an extensive stage expert
ence and a college education.
Most young men are fairly well
pleased with themselves if they
gather in the A. Il degree by the
time they are twenty or twenty-one,
and if they rise to prominence be-
for they are twenty-one. they think
they are father peppy. Conrad Nagle.
according to his biography. isn't one
of that kind He still has his eyes
set on the future when he will be-
come Ape of the stars of the profess
sion, and he doesn't take himself
too seriously. That is why he is
one of the popular young men in
Hollywood.
He has a breezy good nature. and
In addition he is fitted with more
than the usual amount of good looks.
Heels six feet tall, weighs $50 pounds
and has blond hair and blue eyes.
He is also an athlete and one of his
paStimes is motoring. another is
reading. and he has carefully Sc
lected library that would be the
Evening star., 1922-08-27
Free Filters for Extras.

A MURDER trial was tnrned into an
n entertainment and social down at
Warm Springs, Va through the In
senuity of Henry King, director for
Richard Barthelmess.
AS a result, 'tThe Bondboy" has 200
real native characters in @its big
scene. in which the young star is
placed on trial for his life. Every
one from the mayor of the town to
the village school teacher attended.
:. Mr.. King worked u thus
Big posters advising Come to the
courthouse on Saturday were posted
through the village. They promised
good time and refreshmentA Mrs Bar
thelnfess' name Furnished added attrac-
ti6n. . The whole town turned out There
were enough characters 70 MI three
mob scenes, instead of the one that
was being "shot. -
The townspeople seemed proud to
be a part Of the picture, Mr.. King.
with the aid of some of the women
Of the village. saw TO 1t that home
made sandw iches. ice cream and cake.
with smokes for the men, were
served. The music especially attract
ed the natives, and after the business
of shootins the courthouse scene was
fipished an goidrfishioned dance on
the green took place
Evening star., 1922-08-27
Reuben Wandered.

WHERE did 1.-The wandering boy"
w in n,t the nensn Thompson wsngsra play
The answer will be vouchsafed in
the screen version of the play direct
ed by James Cruze.
Macao, China, is the principal scene
shown In the wanderings Of Reuben.
who meets Happy Jack there. The
great casino or gambling palace con-
structed for the purpose was peopled
with many characters-Chines Ha-
waiians, Siamese, sailors. British
army officers.
AS the story. adapted by Perley
Poore and Sheehan and Frank E.
Woods and scenarized by Julien Jo-
sephson, is now told, Reuben. after
his escape from prison in. Ganzey.
ships and lands finally in China.
Down and out, he finds there the
tramp who-helped him make his es-
cape and who is winning Mt the gam
ing tables. He stakes Reuben to help
him return to Ameriee. He also later
turns up at the Old Homestead to ind
Reuben restored and every one
Evening star., 1922-08-27

duchess is married to Fenwick OIL
yer. an Englishman. and in her zeal
to become fully Americapized she is
using the name of Mrs. Oliver rather
than her titular appellation: Her in
terest in picturemaking. first evok-
cd by her participation in the filming
of THE Masquerader." has led the
duchess and<her husband to stay on
in California, where they have been
exceedingly popular among directors.
Lady Sackville's< title Is English
and also of ancient lineage. 1t was
originally bestowed by Richard Plan
,agenet upon one Of her illustrious
forebears. who was, one of his lieuten-
ants in many wars.
Sir Frank Popnam Young has rec
ord In the civil service Of the Eng
lish government all over the world,
but particularly in the Orient. At
tho time of his resignation Sir Pop
ham Young held the military title OF
lieutenant colonel. Two purposes
led him to bring his wife to Califor-
mia, where they have now determined
TO stay. First, the vacation which
he justly felt was due him after his
many years of governmental activity;
secondly, he hopes to put to use some
of his vacation time by. writing
stories of oriental life for the screen.
: Thus there will be quartet of no.
bility in "The Masquerader."
Evening star., 1922-08-27

A BIRD CAGE as big as house.
~ an aeroplane propeller full
n Of activity. but no aero
plane; rainstorp. but no
rain; Pullman section, burt no
train: a beautiful garden inside a
house: houses without roofs; steps
that lead nowhere; trees that have
no roots. In the average big mo-
tion picture studio these and many
other strange and unusual things
are to be found.
What are they used for?
Take the bird cage for instance
with each of its seed boxes as big
as door and rods. the size of small
telegraph poles. In scene of Her
Gilded Cage" representing an elabo-
rate dinner party. the diners. are en-
girl acrobats dressesd as canary
birds perform on perches.
The aeroplane propeller. set upon
n moving carriage. is used in storm
effects to create the necessary wind
to blow trees, skirts. snow, dust, just
like old Boreas himself.
The rainstorm without rain is a
sprinkler which causes the effect, as
seen through window, of the del
uge pouring or being dashed by
means of the wind machine against
the panes. Again. the sprinkler may
be a pipe with series of holes. or
a series Of such pipes suspended
horizontally above the setting so
that a torrent may be precipitated
upon the hapless actors below. A prop
man with q hose also may help aEiet.
Snow is made Of flake asbestos
blown across the cameras vision
while the ground and roofs are COW
cred with salt to Agive the effect Of
the white mantle Of winter.
The building of exquisite gardens.
tropical. down east oriental. west
ern, Italian, French. English, is COM
mon enough in the big studios.
While the companies still seek fine
homes and grounds for exterior
views in some cases. there are many
made right on the. big studio stages
covered by glass Trees and bushes,
lawns. flowers. everything needful.
are brought in. and placed properly
after an approved plan by expert
enced architects ans skilled land
scape artists. and artificial light is
used to provide the necessary illu-.
minatfon.
Even the sun Il well represented