Evening star., 1923-07-15

DR.. Walter G. Hallstead Of PEN,
Yam, N. Y, has had his original pho
| toplay selected as the vehicle for the
| second Independent production to be
made by the Palmer Photoplay Cor
poration.
The town of Red Gap, in the state
of Washington. immortalized by
Harry Leon Wilson in "Ruggles of
Red Gap" is a place that never ex-
| listed until last week. Now Red Gap
true to the story, exists near Eureka,
Calf, where carpenters have COM
pleted work on the sets for the Lasky
screen production of the famous story.
James Cruise is directing and the cast
includes notable names like Ernest
florence, Lois Wilson, Edward Hor-
ten and Louise Dresser.
Gloria Swanson In "Zaza."
Gloria Swanson's next picture, which
marks her departure from light roles.
Is to be "Zaza" She now is working
last light picture, "Bluebeard.s
Eighth Wife," has been cut and titled,
and I saw IL in the projection rooms
at the Lasky lot few days ago: It
is the best picture in which Glorla
has been seen for more than year.
At times It verges on farce. The star
has her. big emotional moments. but
the plot is such a clever web of i'm
probabilities made upon loom OF
impossible premises that 1t should
screens farce comedies. Miss Swan
son is at her best both in the lighter
moments and In the emotional scenes
The latter give big promise OF the
kind ef thing she will make or
| "ZaZa."
Rod La Rocque, who has recently
made "Slim Shoulders" Notorious
and "Jazzmania," and is now work.
ing in Cecil B. De Miles Ten Com
mandments." has been signed for a
long-term contract by the FAMOUS
Players-Lasky Company. In the De
Mile film he will be seen In the mod
ern sequence as the wild and scof-
fing son of pious mother who be-
lieves in living up to the letter or
the Bible.
Virginia valli, now working as the
lead in "A Lady of Quality" at Uni
versal, will go to Chicago to visit her
mother as soon as the film is com
pleted.
Shannon Day. back from New York.
is living in Hollywood and will soon
resume her work before the camera
1t Is now considered a toss-up as to
whether Theda Bara or Eileen Pringle
will get the lead part in Three
Weeks" which Goldwyn will produce
at once, with Elinor Glyn as an ad-
visory director. Rex, King Of the
Wild Horses" is the name chosen for
an animal picture which Roach will
produce in the wilds0 of the Colorado
mountains, near the head of the Royal
Gorge.
Gladys Hulette. Davidson and Harry
Mestayer have been signed by Uni
verSal for leads and feature parts.
Casting is under way for Priscilla
Deans THE Storm Daughter
Authors SON to Write Comedies.
Ralph Bunker is here from New
York, where he played in Molnar's
Fashions for Men" He will try his
n IN md 1Vr1Sr L..
Of comedies written for him by STAN
ley Rinehart, son of Mary Roberts
Rfnehart
Jack Holt, now working in the
William De Mile version Of "The
Faun" and playing opposite Agnes
OF vacation in Oregon, where Mrs
Holt Is now recuperating after a
serious Illness.
Joseph Schildkraut is working with
Norma ;, Talmadge in Rose of All the
World" His wife. professionally
known as Elize Bartlett. also is ap-
pearing in the same film Later he
may do 'Deburau" for Warmers under
Lubitsch's direction.
Principal Pictures Corporation,
| which owns ten-acre studio In
Hollywood adjoining the Fairbanks
| Pfckford lot, announces a building
program calling for the expenditure
| OF 100000. 1t is at this studio that
ooi lesser pictures are mdde, In
Guiding the filming of all the Harold
| Bell Wright novels
In addition to the usual star pro-
ductfons. the Fox Film Company is
planning on making twenty-five spe-
cfal feature films within the next
twelve months. Additional comedy
companies will be started on the lot
and production will be greatly ex-
panded when the new SO, 500, 900 studio
at Westwood is completed. The COM
pany recently paid more than S5O0.oo0
for the WeStWood acreaPe