Evening star., 1923-05-06

screen End" Lucille Rickson, a
fourteen-year-o beauty who plays
, an interesting character "bit" In Mrs.
= Wallace Reid's anti-narcotic hlm'
Human wreckage," has signed
three-year contract with Mr.. 1nce.
Her first appearance under the lnce
banner probably will be in country
Lanes and City Pavements,' the Dig
special" featuring Madge Bellamy,
which will be directed by Mr.. 1nce In
person.
Jane Murfin has begun production
work on her play, THE Sign.' May
Allison will have the leading role and
the cast will include Ethel Shannon
and RockcIiffe Fellows. Miss Murfin
will direct.
Two hundred and eighty-three
pounds of lump sugar, it Is said, were
consumed by Oscar, the elephant
star in the screen novelty. Soul of
the Beast" during his engagement
with the Ince Film Company. Oscar
had his fits of temperament, like every
other screen celebrity. and unless a
fve-pound-a-day sugar lump ration
was forthcoming at frequent inter
walls he went on strike.
Listen, women-and envy Walter
Israel. He is head of the wardrobe
department for Joseph NJ. Schenck and
recently went to New York, where he
had shopping tour de luxe. In three
days he spent $4,000 for brocades
embroideries, laces, dress materials
ruffs. doublets. hose and jewels fol-
the period of Catherine de Medicf, al
of which will be used in the produc-
tion of Ashes of Vengeance In
which Norma Talmadge will be star
red. Some of the brocades cost a:
much as $50 yard.
John NJ Stahl is filming The Want
ers'' in Los Angeles. The Wanters'
is a comedy drama of New York So
ciety life, written by Leila Burton
Wells.
Charles A Logue is writing the
continuity for James Young's neX'
screen production. "Panjolo.' Mr.
YounSS initial independent produc.
= ton, Wandering Daughters" viii
be an early First National release.
The mule Billiken. says dispatch
from Los Angeles, is rivaling the
two-legged stars in The Brass Bot
tie" which Maurice Tourneur is now
filming. The mule is doubling fol
Tully Marshall, who portrays the role
of a crabby college professor who i:
transformed into the beast by jinee
The photoplay editor of a New Yorl
daily, who went to Hollywood to SEE
for herself, reports, on her return
thai Kenneth Harlan rs the handsom
est man in screenland. Please note i
is a she who said it.
Ruth Clifford has transferred he,
extensive wardrobe of Partisan crea
tions to the SchulberE studios where
within a few months. she will ap
pear in three new pictures-"Apri
Showers" "Mothers-in-Law" an(
,"Daughters Of the Rich"
Sada Cowan. film author. who, in col
alteration with Ouda Bergere, adapted
THE Rustic of Silk" a Herbert Brenol
production. featuring Betty Compsol
and Conway Tearle, has the peculiar
habit while engaged in writing of re
moving her jeweiry, piece by piece.
Thomas H. Ince has purchased screel
rights to ANNA Christie" E;ugen
O'NeilfS big drama. which was award
ed the 1922 Pulitzer prize for the dram;
Of the year which would most advanc
the cause of American literature. Brad
ley King is making the screen adapta
ton.
1.-THE Cloak of Morality" is the it'll
chosen for new novel on which Talbo
Munday. the author. and Bradley KIM
are collaborating. The story, whicl
later will be adapted for the screen
deals with the modern code of morals
from an unusual angle. An American
'reformer,' who is said to have con
victed himself of hypocrisy, is the Evil
lain" OF the tale.
Edward Durand, who scored a sue
cess on Broadway and on tour will
Irene Bordoni in 1.-THE French Doll,
has been added to the cast of Doroth,
naltons latest Paramount picture, al
adaptation of Leah Kleschma"
Margaret Turnbull is writing the
scenario for ''Declasse." which will b,
Elsie Ferguson's next picture. ant
which will be made following the clos
stage play, The Wheel of Life
Paramount's Long Island studio ha.
acquired an open-air stage, something
that has never been attempted at the
plant. Hereafter the lot will be used
for street scenes and foreign exteriors
Irwin Willat hasn't directed a picture
for long time without some kind OF
water scene figuring in it. In his
latest picture. Fog Bound" in which
Dorothy Dalton IS starred. he has a
series of lake and swamp scenes
which were made in Florida. The
I Seas" had plenty of ocean back
ground.
History classes at the University OF
Barbara Winslow, Rebel" by Eliz-
abeth Ellis, an English author. has
just been purchased by Joseph NJ
Schenck for Constance Talmadge
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