Evening star., 1923-07-22
BY HALLETT ABEND.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
LOS ANGELES. July 19.-Crowds of
from 10000 to $4,000 people a day are
visiting the Motion Picture Exposi-
tion and Monroe Centennial, which
has opened here for five weeks.
There are hundreds of the stars in
attendance every day and evening and
most of the producers. big and little,
have exhibits on the grounds.
These exhibits reveal many of the
secrets" Of the industry. There are
drawings for costumes for period pro-
ductions and wax models gowned in
miniature. from which the stars have
their costumes made. There are COM
plete laboratories in which film Is
made and where 1t is developed. cut
and put into shape for exhibition pur-
poses. Miniature sets reveal the man
ner in which storm scenes "at sea- are
photographed and many phases of
trick photography are revealed.
In addition to the cinema side of
the exposition, many South and Cen
trail American countries have build
ings and exhibits, and their consuls
ministers and ambassadors are here
by the dozen. Every night sees sew
eral studio dinners in honor of the
Latin American diplomats.
Microscopic Rights Bought.
The Principal Pictures Corporation
has purchased the laboratories and
patents of Louis S. TolhurSt and now
controls it is claimed, the only known
method of making microscopic motion
pictures. The process will be used
for theatrical and educational films.
1t reveals in true proportion and
perspective magnified up to 100000
times such things as spider Scin-
ming it's web, the sting of a bee and
experienced by the inventor was to
invent light bright enough for mo-
tion pictures which yet did not give
off heat enough to injure the tiny
forms of life used as objects.
Joseph Schildkraut, star of "Liliom"
and a New York favorite, Is to leave
the stage after next season and will
come TO Los Angeles to make his
home. He has signed long term con-
tract with Joseph Schenck, for whom
madge. In Rose of All the World"
When he returns here next March
after his stage season, he will start
work at once with the same star in
Romeo and Juliet" and Will follow
that production with three other
leads for Miss Talmadge.
The news that Romeo and Juliet"
Is to be produced on lavish scale
with Norma Talmadge as Juliet has
stirred the Imagination of Hollywood.
The Shakespearean tragedy has been
made into a film play twice. Both
versions were made in 1915, one star
ring Theda Bara and the other CO.
starring Beverly Bayne and Francis
" Bushman. But in the eight years
that have elapsed since these releases
great strides have been made in
lighting, photographfng and dtrec-
tion.
Mr.. Schildkraut has already played
the male lead in Orphans of the
Storm" opposite the Gish sisters. The
film was a d. w. Griffith production.
II shall cast Mr.. Schildkraut only
in romantic roles" says Mr.. Schenck.
81 believe him to be a great romantic
actor and / am glad to give him d
chance to appear in plays and parts
, which suit his colorful personality
and exceptional ability as an actor"
What Others Are Doing.
Reginald Barker has begun work
at the Mayer studios on pleasure
Mad" in which Mary Alden and Hunt
| ley Gordon will be featured. 1t is to
! novels of the year and shows the
| splitting up of a family following the
| sudden acquisition of great wealth.
| Douglas Fairbanks has begun work
| on the actual Photographic of The
Thief of Bagdad." It will be about
] fOur III the
Meanwhile Mary Pickford's "Rosita'
| is in the cutting room. l shall see il
at a projection room preview within
a fortnight.
/ Mary Pickford and Douglas Fair
banks have been added to the ad-
visory committee of the Little The
| ater Films Movement.
| Hope Hampton will play the lead
in Irene" the musical play for
| which Warner Brothers have purchas-
! ed screen rights. The star Is going
/ abroad within a few weeks and will
| return to Hollywood just after the
| first of the year.
| Betty Blythe writes from Berlin
| that she has almost completed "Chu
| Chin Chow" and that she may make
another picture in Germany before
| she returns to the United States.
! Elvira Ortez and Sara Chacon, Mexi-
] can senoritas. have been given parts
In the Palace of the King" and the
\ former may be given the part OF
| Esther in "Ben-Hur."
| Robert North Bradbury will direct
a series of Jack Noxie pictures fol
! Universal.
| William Orlamond has been giver
/, a part in Balzacs THE Magic Skin
! Carey Wilson has been engaged tc
| work with Gilmore Glyn upon the
continuity for Three Weeks"
! Frank Borzage will complete shoot.
Ing on Against the Grain" within q