Evening star., 1922-11-26
GOSSIP.

MARGARET LEAHY, twenty, is
the fortunate English miss to
win the contest which Norma Tai
madge conducted through the London
Daily Sketch for an aspirant to
film fame to come to America under
her tutelage. There we're 10000 con-
testants from England. Ireland, Scot
land and Wales, it is said.
Who do you suppose Hugo Ballin
would cast for the role of Lord
Steyne in his production of Vanity
Fair?" Hobart Bosworth. of course.
This production is now being filmed
at the coast.
Lillian Gish is not to appear on
the legitimate stage. She is about to
sail for Italy to film The White
Sister," several of the episodes will
be shot in Tunis and Algiers.
Latest reports indicate that Jackie
Coogan's next picture to follow
"Oliver Twist" and which was origi-
nally Fiddle and T. has been changed
to Daddy"
THE Famous Mrs. Fair" which
had long run in New York. is being
done in pictures by Fred Niblo. The
cast includes Myrtle Stedman, Hunt
ley Gordon. Marguerite De La Motto.
Cullen Landis. Ward Crane, Carmel
Myers and Helen Ferguson.
The proof of the pudding lies in
the fact that $2,000.000 worth of un-
released Fatty" Arbuckle photoplays
were junked recently, according to
announcement by Associated First.
Nita Naldi of blood and Sand
fame Is playing with Alice Brady in
ANNA Ascends" You know Anna
Ascends" is from the stage play in
which also Alice Brady starred.
Could you help knowing it? OF
course Percy Marmot is an English
man. He played with Alice Brady
in I'm the Hollow of Her Hand" and
with Alice Joyce in Slaves off, Pride" :"
He's six feet tall, weighs $50 pounds.
blond hair and blue-gray eyes.
Celebrities at the studio? Sure
Why a short time ago Baron Roths-
child was snapped at the Paramount
studio with Lila Lee and Wallace
Reid.
Guy Oliver plays the part of Ross.
Mrs. Weston's ranch manager. in
"The Cowboy and the Lady" And. of
course, you know Mary Miles Minter
Moore co-starring.
Carmel Myers fits from company
to company. Just now she is play
ing leading role in Edward Sloman's s
Blind Justice" Mae Busch is play
tion, 1.-The Christian
I just know how anxious you are
for the return of Mae Marsh. We
all are. Miss Marsh has returned
from England with her little daugh-
ter Mary very. very short time ago.
We certainly will let you know more
about the trip as soon as we can
get at her.
without Compromise" is quite
original, we agree, and Lois Wilson,
William Farnum and Tully Marshall
help to make it so. Yes, William Far
and gone back to western boots and
flannel shirt. That can't make you
mad. can it?
After "Anna Ascends." Alice Brady
will start on her new production.
gone to Florida, together with her
director, Henry Kolker. and a COM
pany of players, to make the South
Sea Island scenes. Montague Love is
her leading man.
Clair Windsor, Mae Busch and
Helene Chadwick are the beauty in
gradients gathered for Brothers I'm
der the Skin,' which will be re-
leased soon. In addition, there are
Norman Kerry and Pat O'Mally to
complete a notable cast.
Conrad Nagel is one of the eX-
emplary young men of the Hollywood
colony. Some years ago he ran
away from Keokuk, Iowa, and Joined
stock company. After that came
years on the stage and wartime
service in the Navy-and now! Con-
rad is quite young and is married to
Ruth Helms. They have one child.
peg o. MY Heart has finally made
her debut on the screen. Her creator.
Miss Laurette Taylor. appears in the
production directed by King vidor:
The celebrated actress. in private
life, the wife of J. Hartley Manners,
Pegs papa, will soon be seen on
the stage in "Humoreaue" In the
mother role performed, in pictures.
by Vera Gordon.