The New York herald., 1922-09-17
High. Lights and
Shadows in Mems
of Cinema World
Griffith Interests Strangely
Silent About New Picture
Being Photographed at
Night.
by FRANK yREELAND.
S much mystery has surrounded
the making of the latest ID. w.

Griffith picture as if a diplo-
matte treaty We're being Matched. His
publicity department has sent out
practically nothing concerning the pic
ture. which is strange. in the light of
the usual zeal OF the Griffith and other
publicity departments. ordinarily hot
on the trail of the usual film editor.
All the scenes for the photoplay at
Mamaroneck are being shot at night
by the glaring light of torches. fares
and sunlight arcs, so that the insects
OF the neighborhood must have had TO
change their whole working schedule.
The inhabitants near the studio have
been much puzzled by the proceedings,
and have finally reached the con-
clusion. judged by the noise and gen.
cral hustle. that small war was being
conducted by the producer.
Every player appears sworn to Sc
crecy, but some OF the details have
leaked out. as they always do among
members Of tho theatrical profession
whose tongues haven't been paralyzed.
1t transpires that this is story of the
Grange, in Kentucky that II was writ
ten by Kentucky woman and that
Westchester is displaying its versatility
by developing blue grass landscape vlr-
tually on demand.
Griffith himself is native of Ken
lucky. so 1t was foregone conclusion
that he would presently immortal!ze his
natal State along with Babylon. Paris
and points East 1t is fairly apparent
just why he is drawing the curtain over
his present proceedings Instead of TAX
ing the public into his confidence with
loud ballyhoo. Evidently he has no
wish for another producer, confident in
the belief that whatever Griffith picks
Is liable to draw the crowds like four
alarm fire. to choose similar story Of
to revive another one ready cooked for
his hand
Griffith had an enIightening expert
ence along this line In connection with
THE Two Orphans" when some inpul-
slve film manufacturers. hearing of his
new enterprise while It was st.ll half
baked, laid plans to introduce a foreign
made Aim of the same name, and one
company had the enterprise 10 garner
the foreign rights TO the ID Emery
drama, and keep Griffith on the anxious
seat until arrangements could be made
to lift the quarantine on orphans OF
the Storm"
Carol Dempster. playing the lead in
Griffith's newest picture, has been i'll
lately. but the picture has been going on
without her-just like life.
Jackie Coogan may again make New
York sit up and take notice of him. 1t
Is possible that the dim!nutive star may
come East for the first time In two
years to view the showing of his latest
picture, "Oliver Twist" which will prob
ably be untangled at q Broadway house.
Jackie is at present at work on another
picture, an original story, In Hollywood.
and II this photoplay is completed on
time II Is likely he will come here and
let celebrities hold his hand for a mo-
ment
oliver Twist" instead OF being dis
tributed through First National. Is TO
be released through road showing"
with thirty to forty companies. consist
ing OF a print OF the eight reel picture,
manager and bland and prosperous
air. This is regarded as more profitable
for big feature than the usual dis
tribution through exchanges. and after
ALL what Is art without money even for
Jackie Coogan? IL Is estimated that
when all the money from this picture,
in which he Is supported by Lon Chaney
as Fd0ilr, has been tied up In neat bum
dies and laid away Jackie. from all his
various pictures. will have TO look after
about 100000.
His money 1t is said. has been In
vested in real estate. Government bonds
and good oil stocks. permitting Jackie
TO throw away that dirty old suit he
wore In "The Kid" IL he wanted 60.
His father, Jack Coogan. who was re-
Gently appointed guardian together with
the mother to squeich the inevitable ru-
mors as to what was being done with
the boys money, receives separate sal
ary for being Jackie's manager aside
from the renown accruing 70 him as
Jaclies father. And with all this affiu-
ence and acclaim Jackie remains by all
accounts as unspoied as a youngster
who receives a large sspanking every
week instead OF large pay envelope.
He has his own private tutor. who has
instructed many ef the Juvenile hlm
stars and who finds him an apt pupil,
couple OF years ahead OF his grade
In public school. for Jackie seems 70
gpend his time in mischief making alone
on the screen. He lives IN his own
home. formerly the property Of Bessie
Barriscale, who was acting In the
movies before Jackie was born.
Miss Barriscale. by the way. Is re-
ported to be preparing for another drive
on the films In her own company Hers
il a case OF marital devotion not often
encountered In the nlm colony, except
In fan magazine stories. It is said that
she sold her Los Angeles home and de-
voted most of the money she made IN
pictures to giving her husband. Howard
Hickman. a chance he had long craved
10 see one OF his plays In action on
Broadway
Unfortunately, however. the public
did not seem to crave the same thing
ana his production Of 1.-THE Cowgirl"
went through the motions for only
few weeks here. After going INTO
vaudeville in one OF his sketches Miss
Barriscale tried the Legitimate again
out West recently, fitted back into
variety and is now on the verge OF
film career again. Before coming East
with his print of "Omar the Tentmaker'
Richard Walton Tully tried TO get Miss
Barriscale to go on tour again In THE
Bird of Paradise but she preferred tc
do all Her fitting in the paradise OF
the movies.
The subsidiary company which Char
lie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks and
Mary Pickford were to form out OF
United Artists has now been given
local habitation and name. X is now
called Associated Artists and Pro-
ducers. and in the process OF crystalliza-'
ton II has caught up Nazlmova. George
Arliss and Charlie Ray In its tolls. II
will probably include any other stars
whom Hirman Abrams may drum up
and Is Intended TO share the heavy
burden OF overhead particularly In dis