Evening star., 1923-07-15

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BY HALLETT ABEND.
Special Correspondence of!The Star.
LOS ANGELES, July 12.-Ten year,
or SO ago. or "once upon a time"-it
doesn't much matter about dates
slender little girl with bright blacI
eyes and flying brown curls lived &
happy and care-free life as she jour.
neyed from town to hamlet and small
city in France. She was a member OF
a circus troupe. always had been. and
loved the only life she knew. She die
her small part In the show and was
happy.
When she was about eighteen this
girl went to Paris. where she had
small parts upon the stage. Then
drawn by the lure of America, she
came to New York and became a
stage dancer. She married a motion
picture star and came to Hollywood
One. two, three small parts she had
but she achieved no particular sue
cess in any of them.
Then ESQ the fairy story of today
continues) she fell into the hands OF
a director who saw her possibilities
She was given the major part and
the major portion of the footage In
an eight-reel feature production. Lit
tie was heard of her work while the
film was in the making. but then a
critic or two saw a pre-view of the
film and finally a theater pre-view was
given.
Overnight she became famous in
motion picture circles as the biggest
find of the season. not excluding
Mary Philbin.
The trouble is, this Is no fairy
nryy 1nr 10
impossible stories SO often made into
film plays at the studios here. 1t Is
on the contrary. true story and the
heroine is Rene Adoree.
Miss Adoree, now just twenty-three
years old. Is French. She was for
years with small wagon circus
acted in Paris and danced in New
York. Then she married Tom Moore
the screen actor and came west
Eventually, she was cast by Louis B.
Mayer for the picture which Reginald
Barker has Just completed. The Man
Thou Gavest Me-" which will be re-
leased by Metro late in August OIL
early In September.
Rene Adoree today is talked about
in Los Angeles. Hollywood and Gull
motion picture people congregate.
Her work. supported by actors OF
recognized ability like Pat O'Malley
Ioi 40 :" odI udTd La MARI dnC
josef Swickard. 1t is believed, make
Of The Man Thou Gavest Me" a no.
table production.
William S. (BiID Hart has finally
revealed one Of his main reasons for
retiring from the screen for two
years. and this revelation also has an
interesting relation to what will be
one of the big feature films to be
made by Hart for next season'se re-
lease.
Hart has been writing a historical
novel based upon the life of Patrick
for me, give me liberty or give me
death" Harts novel. "A Lighter OF
Flames" will be published early this
coming autumn. II is illustrated by
James Montgomery Flagg.
The story is being put into scenario
form and Hart himself will play the
part of Patrick Henry. This will not
be his first Lasky. film under his new
contract, but will probably be the
second or third of his new series OF
productions. Hart has been fasci.
mated by the character OF Patrick
Henry for many years and he has
done much research work since ht
quit the screen in 1921.
What Others Are Doing.
Edwin Carewe Is about midway II
the task of directing THE Bad Man
for First Natioal. He has Holbrool
Blinn, who has played leading roles
on the stage for more than three
years. in the title part, but he must
finish all of the stars scenes within
two weeks. for Mr.. Blinn must leave
for the east to play a Napoleonic role
under contract. Jack Mulhall and
Enid Bennett also are in the cast.
Rudolph Friml. jr., son of the music
composer, is now acting with the
Century comedies units. He is only
thirteen wears of age hlIf a a alraady
played small parts in Mary Pickford
and Gloria Swanson features.