Evening star., 1923-12-02
FILMOGRAMS.

| Jackie COOGAN is to- pay Wash.
- ington a visit In person this win.
ter. 1t is said. He has been se-
iected to deliver petition to Com
gress on behalf of a national child
labor law. Earl Derr Biggers, novel;
ist and playwright is sponsoring the
idea through prominent magazine.
Some idea of the. magnitude and
beauty of the palace settings espe-
cialiy built for Jackie Coogan's new
picture, Long Live the King" can
De gained from the fact that 100000
OF the 100000 total cost of the pic
ture went for settings alone. The
other 100000 covered the cost of
actors salaries and other matters Of
expense.
James Farley, who plays a prominent
part In wild Bill Hickok," got some
real first hand experience for his part
OF a gun fighter when he was a member
a time and lived in some of the widest
sections of the old west.
Clifford s. Smith, who directed Will
liam S. Hart in Wild Bill Hickok."'
/ has directed no less than forty-five Of
| Mr.. Hart's previous productions, in.
| cluding THE Aryan," The Disciple" !"
"Hell's Hinges" and THE Apostle Of
Vengeance
Crandall's new Tivoli Theater at
14th street and Park road northwest,
| last week was put completely under
roof. 1t Is to be finished entirely in
marble. satin and silk tapestries.
boxes in addition to the regular bal
cony, with total seating capacity
, of $500.
- II LII
| dalps Metropolitan Theater Is The
Fighting Blade" starring Richard
Barthelmess. This Is said to be Bar
thelmess' most pretentious produc-
J ton The story is of Cromwelrs time
Nita Naldl has returned to New
York after having been In Hollywood
since last July Miss Naldi has just
De Miles production, Holiday Love. -
| Prior to that she had featured role
! in Cecil b. DE Miles production, The
Ten Commandments.
Peaches" Jackson. who made her
motion picture debut with Thomas
Mcighan. in THE Prince Chap a few
years ago. has an important role IN
his new picture, pied Piper Malone,
which Booth Tark ington wrote. Little
Miss Jack kson's big brown eyes and
brown curls were also seen with Mr..
Meighan in The Bachelor Daddy"
| Forrest Halsey, who adapted Maude
Fulton's play, The Humming Bird"
| for screen production with Gloria
Swanson in the star role, has gone
| to Washington to look up war data
! at the War Department. The story Of
| the picture takes place in Paris be-
tween the years 1914 and 1918, and,
ialthough the war scenes are merely
| background for the struggle of
! Toinette with her love and against
! the Apaches, 1t is necessary to have
details correct. The War Department s
! film library is expected to give Mr..
Halsey all the information he needs.
! Maurice Murphy, who claims the
worlds record of l10 loops made dur
ing one aeroplane flight. acted as in
| structor to Jacqueline Logan for her
! flying scenes in George Melford's pro-
duction, Flaming Barriers"
Somebody recently asked Ernest
Terrence how he entered the movies.
spent twenty years on the stage" he
replied, land five trying to convince
producers ] was suitable for some
| Kind of a part" Mr.. Terrence recently
| finished a role in Glenn Hunters first
starring picture, West of the Water
| Tower"
| William De Mile and Clara Be
| ranger, who does the scenarios for his
productions, have begun preliminary