Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-17
NEIL4N HAS VISIT
FROM THREE OF
FORMER PLAYERS
BY CONSTANCE PALMER
IJnIlr,.oo.1 r.l:

IN
AV1 the midst of producing Her
Man." with l.eatrice Joy and Mat, J
Moore in the leading roles. was surprised /
on" day last week at having three
Of his former players visit him on the
same afternoon. Tom Wilson. the
comedian. called on official business. AZ
the director had summoned him to sign
contract TO play Il part in the current !
picture. Then Marjorie Daw dropped in
Just to say hello. and called attention
10 the fact that two other leading play
"rs of Nrilan> comedy Don't Ever
Marry. were present. Matt Moore.
Tom wilson and herself were the three
in question.
FrrckIes Barry is expected back from
the East this week. He is dashing out
of town directly afterward to make
further personal appearances in con- I
nec'ion with the country wide presen.
, tation of 'Penrod.
II is planned to make the premiere
Of Richard Walton Tnlly's production
! Of The Masuueradcr' a gala event in
Los Angeles. Hope TO be invited, So
will tell YOU all about it.
I Another pre- view of interest was an
early showing of Charles Rays Alias
Julius Caesar. which was held at the
Ray studios last week
Miriam Cooper. featured player in
'Kindlpd of III" Dust soon 10 be re-
leased. has refused m offer made by
Mexico City motion picture COM
pauy capitalized ut 81. 800. 600 10 star
in rholOplays for the European and
South American market.
Mabel Normand's starring picture,
"Su2anna. is rapidly nearing com.
pletion NJ the Mack Scnnett studios.
, The story is laid in California during
the time Of the Spanish occupation.
Many of the older residents of the
State. hearinH Of the nature of the pie
ture. loaned Miss Normand heirlOoms-
not only furniture. but jewelry. shawlS
and dresses. which she is using. f.
Richard Jones who loves Eskimo pies.
is directing.
The company filming 1.-The Brother
hood Of Hate has spent the last week
filming exterors. Negotiations are now
, being made for the Use of an entire cir
: Gus, elephants. monkeys. clowns and
all. Marguerite De la Motto. fav-
orite of mine: Frank Keenan,. Lloyd
Hughes. another of the adored. and
: Edward Burns make up an all-star
casr.
Harry Brand. Buster Keaton's pub
; licity man. vOuCheS for the statement
that the comedian froZc one of his ea, :
az Truckrc last week making scenes for
his latest comedy. The Frozen North, y
! and yesterday returned from Death
Valley with the same ear so sunburned
that it j. beginning to peel. but YOU
, never can believe these press agents.
! Sidney Franklin. the director. has
returned from New York. and is pre-
pairing East is West" Constance Tai
mudgc's next starring vehicle. for the
! screen. also hear that Norma Tai
= mudge is dickc"ing for the film rights
70 The First Year. the play which
p is making such a success on broadway.
Raymond Griffith. appearing in Mar
I shall Neilan's Fools First was re.
Gently presented with n rubber can
= opener by the \eilan staff. This wa,
Y the prize winner:
I "Cnmcramen SHOOT Fools First.
V read Griffith aloud from n newspape'
t the other day. then he added. "ltS q
e lie. They We been shooting three week
! and I'm alive yet
Matt Moore. who overheard the pun
o i:l consoled Griffith with:
I "lsn't II to" bad our cameramcn ART
. such poor marksmen
: Katherine Macdonald has been quit,
seriously i'll at Truckce. She went there
: with her company 10 film exterior
5 scenes for The Woman Co,iqurrS,
and was suddenly stricken with .pneu'
t monia. Her sister. Mary MacI.arcn
Violet Clark. who wrote ''Iht
6 Woman Conqucrs' for Miss MarDon
: aid. as well as domestic Relations,
e u former picture, has been appointpC
t scenario editor for the company.
Il \ walled-in set doesn't seem TO mak'
d much difference when a dozen girls ar
r doing Il Ii"gfeld act ut the Iask
c studio. With--Or rather without full
:, rcgaliu they were rehearsing for q So
i oucnce in The Gilded Cage whic
e Sam Wood is directing. with Glori'
/, Swanson in the starring part. Mercy
y You should have seen the men, Bu
= I'll admit it was worth II. Notice,
several Christie comedy girls in the ag
grcgation.