The Washington times., 1922-04-21
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BERMUDA VISIT
WilIene cossips About Movie
Folk on Broadway-'Hops"
Camera Work Finished.
By WILLENE TAYLOR
1872. by Cosmopolitan News

By WILLENE TAYLOR
Copyright, lsc2. by Cosmopolitan News
Service.)
NEW YORK, April 21.--"Dlck"
Rlrthelmess is back today from a
spring vacation in Bermuda as tan
ned and enthused as a boy of ten.
Gee" he says-and then again,
gee, I caught a whale" He can't
tell about his two weeks of play on
that southern island-all he can do
is say "gee!,, and then we know just
what a great time the hero of
''Tolable David" way Down East"
and many other pictures. really had.
swimming sailing. riding and golfing.
Right now he Is grabbing a little
more rest before starting work on
his next picture, "The Bond Boy"
from the story by. George Washing.
ton Ogden which will be directed by
} Henry King.
"Dick" is a slavey in the Bond
Boy" and will probably go bare
footed and tattered. Until it begins.
Barthelmess has nothing better to
do than hang around the theater
dr. 1Iing room of his wife, the
piquant Mary Hay. formerly OF tie
movies and now a bright spot in
"Marjolaine."
The camera work on Hope" the
last of the first group of Triart pro-
ductions, is finished, and Director
Lejaren Hitler thinks it will be ready
for release soon. Hope" is the pho
toplay story of the famous painting,
Hope" by Watts, and is the third
production Of this type made by the
Triart Productions.
The painting, Hope" depicts a
young girl seated On the globe, with
a golden harp in her nand and Il
glorified expression on her face. The
story for the film was based as
nearly as possible upon truthful
facts Of Watts life. The heroine is
q fiShermaid whose harp strings are
broken by fate, one by one. until
only one remains. This string rep
resents love, and 1t is in love that
the maid finds hope and happiness.
Triart will make photoplays based
on the masterpieces OF painting,
sculpture and music, produced
through the Tilford studios. Dante
and Beatrice" Age OF Innocence"
Mona Lisa" and THE Thinker"
will be the next Triart productions.
Monte Blue Of THE Kentuckians"
fame. has returned to New York IA
tigued by glory Heavy lies the
crown" etc, has been the actors
trouble for the last week. He dared
to go back to his home town after
becoming an idol Of the silver sheet.
Monte said he didn't know such
things happened off the screen any
more, but that his home town gave
him parade and a band and every
thing-Indianapolis, Ind, is no hick
burg.
Monte Blue, we welcome you,"
welcome to our Hoosier ball." and
other such triumphant banners
stretched across the Indianapolis
streets just like on a Fourth Of
July, and Blue says he felt Just like
he was being skyrocketed every time
a hurrah greeted him. He had been
away thirteen years. and he re-
turned like Alexander out of Persia
Mounted police held back the mobs
and little girls-well, they would
have strewn flowers in his path, had
1t been summer. we do believe. That
night at the ball! Monte Blue is tall
and dark and handsome"-six feet
three, to be exact. and he stands on
objects when he is being interview
ed to seem even taller. He was about
danced to death, and right after
making my Old Kentucky Home"
for Pyramid Pictures, too. He's cast
for dandy" in his next picture,
"A Broadway Rose" with Mae Muir
ray.
1t has been printed that Anna
Pavlowa intends to 60 into the
movies for the next five years. An
interview with the famous dancer
at her hotel developed the untruth
of the report. Nine. Pavlowa's hus-
band, who, contrary to most hus-
bands Of famous women, has no
objection to appearing as her satel-
lite and prefers to be known as
NINE. Pavlowa's husband" became
terribly excited over the matter.
Nine. Pavlowa most decidedly has
no such intention. On May she
will sail for London and after rest.
ing there, she will travel on to the
Orient and make an extended tour
Of the Far East.
The only mention Of the movies
which Nine. Pavlowa says she has
made was in relation to some
purely personal experiments which
she had in mind. During her stay
in London, she said, she may ex-
pertinent with the filming Of a few
OF her dances, to see how we'll the
movies are adapted to dance instruc.
tion, but 1t will be matter of
personal interest only. OF course,
If the movies should prove to be
mechanically exact. suitable for
class instruction and artistic, Paw.
Iowa may change her mind, but as
yet the public will have to content
itself with the annual personal ex.
hibitions Of "Pavlowa and her
ballet"
In the old Talmadge studio on
East Forty.eighth street, Achieve
ment Pictures is making its second
production Searle Dawlev ope NJ