Evening star., 1923-01-21
GOSSIP

RERT LYTELL is brunette. But
you wouldn't tiink so in Rupert
of Hentzau." In order to make the
real thing, he had to bleach his hair
blonde. or course, that was only
after he tried a wig, paint and what
not. But nothing would do.
Although Irene Bordoni, the French
beauty, hasn't really confirmed it,
where there's smoke there's fire. so
who can tell but that she will make
pictures in the very near future.
They can't come--quick enough.
those Griffith pictures A new one,
has just been announced, THE White
Rose" by name. Carol Dempster and
Mae Marsh share feminine honors,
although which one Of them is to
have the title role has not been di-
vulged. Ivor Novello, an actor and
composer well known in England and
Europe, has been imported to play
the leading mans role.
You knew he directed his own pic
lures, but now Charlie Chaplin is do
ing something different drama.
And he's not directing himself, either.
but his former leading woman, Edna
Purviance. Her first starring story
is said to be based on the life of Peggy
Hopkins.
You didn't think for one moment
that Jean Acker could keep away
from the movies. This vaudeville
tour that you heard about isn't per-
manent at all. AS soon as this tour
is completed, back to the pictures she
will go.
Think back far enough. Don't you
remember Maym Kelso in ,Re6ecca
Tr-if
PickfordS Since then she has been
successful in many notable screen
creations. Included in these are
Cheating Cheaters, For the DC
fense" Kick In," Conrad on quest
of His Youth" and many others: She
is now going to appear in Allen Holu-
bars "The White Frontier" starring
Dorothy Phillips.
So YOU saw in the paper that Mabel
Nor1nand was In Europe and you
thought she had returned. Well she
did, but there was nothing TO prevent
her going again, 1t seems. AT any
rate she is there at present, put IL
reports can be relied upon, she Is 10 re-
turn very soon.
"As a Man Lives Is the title of the
latest photoplay by Bob Dexter.
Margaret Leahy. the British prize
Lynch in 'Within the Law" but will
first be schooled in the technicallties
of appearing before the camera De
fore attempting such an important
role as the one assigned her.
Pola Negri has just completed Bella
Donna" her first American picture, and
will soon begin work on THE Cheat.
Jackie Coogan is soon TO start work
as 'Toby Tyler
Wesley Barry's latest picture is He
roes Of the Street" He Is fourteen
years old.
Joseph Hergesheimer's THE. Bright
Shawl is finished, which has brought
Dorothy Gish back from Cuba. She is
playing with Richard Barthelmess IN
this production and also in Fury,
which is soon to be released. The
at d great pace.
Although Dagmar Godowsky, daugh
ter of Leopold Godowsky and the wife
for quite some time: yhe is now play,
ing opposite him in ''The Altar Stairs"
Eta Lee certainly has interest just
Ethel Clayton in THE Remittance
Woman" Her mother is French and
her father a high caste Chinese, an in
teresting combination, surely.
After all the talk of returning to the
straight and narrow. Theda Bara, Pola
Negri and Nita Haldi have decided that
a little more vamping is what the
country needs, after all. Theda Bara,
in 1.-THE Easiest Way; Pola, Negri, in
bella Donna" and Nita Naidi. in
Anna Ascends," with Alice Brady
Mary Moore hasn't appeared on the