Evening star., 1922-02-19

promised to hire him as a
landscape gardener decided not to
put in a golf course.
Beyond the Rocks" Eiinor Glyn's
story, has been completed in its pic
ture form at west coast studio.
with Gloria Swanson as the star and
Rodolph Valentino in the leadinf:
male role. The picture was directed
by Sam Wood, who made The Great
Moment" Mrs Glyn's first picture.
A list of noted players which makes
the cast look almost like roster OF
stars has been announced for the new
picture, 1.-The Dictator" in which
rection of James Cruze- Lila Lee is
leading woman. Theodore Kosloff
has a highly important role. Others
are Kalla Pashh, a Mack Sennett
comedian; Allan Hale and Walter
Long. heavy actor in THE Sheik and
ler and Sidney Bracey. This is Will
lie Golfers famous stage play, by
the late Richard Harding Davis.
Did you know that it takes twelve
trained electricians to switch on the
incandescent lights in studio Set
ting when the camera is turning?
That is exactly what happens during
the filming of motion picture when
the scene requires the actor TO enter
a dark room and press wall switch
to illuminate the room.
May McAvoy has returned to Cali
fornia, where she will begin work
soon in "Blood and Sand" Vincent
Blasco Ibanezs novel. with Rodolph
Valentino in the featured role. The
picture will be directed by Fred Nibio.
the scenario being written by June
Mathis.
Emile chautard. the film director.
has more than $4,000 volumes in his
private library. These include books
of practically every known age and
period. He is deeply interested in
philosophical subjects. He has trav-
eled extensively and on all Of his
travels he has collected books.
E. Richard Schayer. writer for the
screen. who has just completed the
adaptation of William J. Locke's
novel, The Glory of Clementina," saw
service in the world war under two
fiags. He served with the British in
Flanders in 1914 and 1915, and later
with the American forces. He was the
first writer from the United States TO
send out eye-witr- .ss accounts of the
early trench fighting in Flanders.
"There is much to be admired in
every race" says Mrs. Sessue Haya-
kawa, known on the screen as Tsuru
Aoki For myself, I prefer TO live as
the American girls live. I admire the
western women. with their poise,
their intelligence which enables them
to mingle in every phase of life.
like their frank. open manner. their
delightful spirit OF comraderie."
William A. Setter, who directs Doris
May in R-C Comedy dramas, says that
too much plot in light comedy de-
tracts the mind of the audience from
the comedy situations. and makes
them lose the laughs that are planted
in the action. only enough plot
should be carried. he says, to hold the
story together.
Bessie Love portrays the part of
Hyacinth., a wild little mountain girl
who is thrown into vortex OF in
trigue and treachery surrounding a
powerful Chinese viceroy in The Ner-
million Pencil" starring Sessue Haya-
kawa The story, a fascinating one,
is by Homer Lea, and it is said to be
the most graphic and brilliant thing
Hayakawa has done.
Charles Ray has unique photo
graphic souvenir. He conceived the
idea Of a picture for his private Of
fee, to include all the leading women
in his 1921 pictures. and this bevy
Of actresses appears in the group:
Mary Anderson, Dorothy De Eore
Charlotte Pierce. Vera Stedman
Clara Horton, Doris Pawn. Laura La
Plante. Jean Calhoun and Marjorie
Maurice.
PAY Day" has been chosen by
Charlie Chaplin as the name Of his
new comedy. which is in two reels
After one more short picture for the
First National. Chaplin proposes to
devote himself to feature-1ength
comedies for United Artists.
Two stars who will appear in a new
orbit are Gareth Hughes. until re-
Gently with Metro, and Bessie Love.
They are to be featured in special
productions by Louis BurSton.
Thirteen weeks have been spent by
Monroe Salisbury on his Independent
production, THE Great Alone" at the