Evening star., 1923-01-07
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FLORENCE VIDoR has been en-
gagged by the Warner Brothers to
play the part of Carol Kennicott, in
the screen version Of Sinclair Lewis
novel. main Street." under the direc-
ton of Harry Beaumont. Others in
the cast include Louise Fazenda, Noah
Beery, Robert Gordon, Josephine
CrowelI, Harry Meyers and Monte
Blue, who plays the lead as DIR. Ken
nicott.
Twelve novels and stage plays have
been secured by the Warner Brothers
for production during the season of
1922-23. They include "Babbitt." by
Sinclair Lewis; Being Respectable"
by Grace H. Flandrau; Beau Brum-
NELL" and Lovers Lane" both by
Clyde Fitch: David Copperfeld." by
Wife," by Elinor Glyn; Swallowed
Lives" by Justin Adams: 1.-THE Age
Of Innocence" by Edith Wharton;
broadway After Dark" by Owen
Davis; George Washington; Jr.." and
Little Johnny Jones'" two George NJ.
Cohan plays, and "Cornered,"
Broadway success of last season with
Madge Kennedy, written by Dodson
Mitchell and Zelda Sears.
Sidney Franklyn has filmed the last
scenes for Brass" screen version of
the novel by Charles G. Norris. Monte
Blue plays the leading role.
The revival of interest in Shake
speare, as evidenced by the announce
ment OF two all-star companies to
play Romeo and Juliet in New
York. and David Warfield. in the
%Merchant of Venice" following the
enormous success of John Barry
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into the motion picture field, where,
it is said, Shakespeare is being re-
quested on the screen, particularly
by educational groups Of all kinds.
Gene Stratton Porter has become
once again the writer, having finished
her production of Michael O'Hallo-
ran" and retired to her study. In
the moments when she is not writing
Mrs. Porter is carrying on her work
as a. naturalist, studying the plants,
flowers and birds of southern Cali
fornia.
Winter Hall, the old character ac-
tor who plays sympathetic roles in
screen plays. appears a a doctor for
the fifteenth time in Little Church
Around the Corner" which William
A. Setter is directing at the Warner
Brothers west coast studios.
tramp and a Beau Brummel on the
screen, but now he essays an entirely
new role--a clergyman! At least. he
portrays in The Pilgrim his latest
feature com edy, the part of an eS-
capped convict. who takes advantage
Of a minister's swim by appropriating
and wearing the latter's clothes. The
complications which follow when an
eloping couple attempt to have the
man of the cloth marry them and
when he is unwittingly forced Into
the pulpit by a chain Of extraordinary
circumstances are said to be among
the most ludicrous ever screened by
the famous comedian.
The new Robert Morton orchestral
unit pipe organ recently installed t
Crandalrs Central Theater will be
signed especially for theater use. en-
bodies variety of unusual effects
that permit the stimulation of prac-
tically any desired combination of in
struments, in addition to the usual
pure organ tones and stop combina-
tions.
Lloyd Hughes, Mary Pickford's
leading man in Tess of the Storm
Country refuses to join the ranks of
the committing film stars, who an
nually make from six to a dozen
cross continental dashes every year.
Mr.. Hughes was born at Bisbee, Ariz,
and has never been east of the Rocky
mountains.
Buddy Messenger. that chubby
Soungster who added the comedy
Ice I'D D.. e.,