Evening star., 1922-03-19

~ maurice (Oulda Bergere) and
Thomas J. Geraghty have re-
turned to the United States from the
Paramount London studio. where
they have been for several months
making Paramount pictures. Mr.
Fitzmaurice produced :Three Live
Ghosts" and The Man From Home"
while in Europe.
Gloria Swanson. who has completed
Beyond the Rocks by Elinor Glyn.
| will soon start work on her new Para
mount picture, The Gilded Cage" a
/! Sam Wood production by Elmer Har-
ris.
Alec l.. Francis. character actor
| whose speciality is fathers of all
sorts. is now playing Franciscan
| father in mission scenes in the Bebe
J Danicls-Jack Holt co-starring Para
mount picture.
I; According to an announcement
| from the coast, Lila Lee will play the
role Of the wife in Ibanez's Blood
! tino will make his stellar debut under
: Fred Niblo's direction. Originally
| May McAvoy was chosen for the part,
but il was later decided she was not
quite suited 10 the type.
| King Baggot who has just com
pieted Human Hearts, is preparing
j TO make film version of Charles T.
/ DaZey's stage melodrama. THE Sub
urban Handicap" George e. Hull is
preparing the scenario.
! Hapsburg Liebe's magazine story
:''Trimmed and Burning" has been pur-
chased by Universal for Hoot Glib
! sons next starring picture.
!, Stuart Patton has been selected to
direct Herbert Rawlinson in The
! I:lack Bag Louis Joseph Eance's
rovel Of mystery and adventure.
Universal has secured the rights
! Flirt." and will make a Jewel pro-
duction Of it for the fall.
ACROSS the Continent" Byron Nor
gan's automobile story. is being pro-
duced as a Paramount picture with
| Wallace Reid in the star role. AL
most nine-tenths of the scenes in the
picture are exterior, showing a trans
Icontinental automobile, race.
viii Payne novelist and short story
writer, has LETT Hollywood for his
dainty: as the Amazon Warrior .
tion Of The Truthful Liar" Wanda
Ha wiley Realart picture and the first
/ original story ever written for the
screen by him.
Following the completion of his
Paramount picture. Across the Con-
tinent." Wallace Reid will next make
Richard Harding Davis's play. THE
Dictator under the direction of
in which Willie Collier starred sue
! cessfully. 1t is being adapted for
! the screen by Walter Woods
George Melford's new picture will
| be THE Cat That Walked Alone" an
adaptation by Will NJ. Ritchey Of the
story by John Cotton.
Betty Compson's beauty is displayed
in a great variety OF costumes in her
!; Apache" she is vivacious and daring:
her "Columbine" is piquant and
dainty: as the Amazon Warrior" :"
she is bold and fierce: in the costume
! of a Red Cross nurse. she is quiet
and sympathetic: naughty and proud
as Paris most noted actress; demure
in a New York tearoom.
Theodore Kosloff. famous dancer.
,Finney. well known English actor.
who brought his fourteen-year-oI
daughter. Genevieve. from London ex-
,pressly to have her dancing educa-
ition completed under the instruction
,of kosloff. kosloff believes the young
ilady has a wonderful future AS a
dancer.
Grace Drew a former soprano oe
light opera. who has been heen heard
in "The Chocolate Soldier" and Alma.
iWhere Do You Live?" and katherine
}Pinkerton. are authors of the story
of Nancy From Nowhere" a Realart
picture for Famous Players-Laskey,
lstarring Bebe Daniels.
J Jack Mulhall is becoming one of
the screens leading lovers. At the
Palace Theater this week he appes RS
las the sweetheart of Mabel Normand
in Molly o. while down F street,