Evening star., 1924-06-08

Sherard. an ex-minister. officiates
over the nuptials of Corinne Griffith
and Milton Sills, the cofeatured
players. Alan Roscoe, years ago a
to play similar role in "Tsmpera
ment," cofeaturing vehicle for Colleen
Moore and Conway Tearie.
Beatrice Benton. whose face has
appeared in magazines and on bill
boards all over the country az the
girl with that schoolgirl complex
ion," Is the latest artists model to
enter motion pictures. Cecil b.
De Mile has signed her to appear in
Feet OF Clay" his newest produc-
ton.
Former Gov. Carl Milliken Of Maine.
who was recently elected president
Is treasurer of Pine Tree Pictures,
Inc.
A police captain in indianapolis was
reduced to the rank of lieutenant for
trying to suppress Three Weeks"
The Church Federation and the Anti
Saloon League had filed complaints.
Fill Daily is authority for the an
nouncement that Laura Thornburgh,
author of Motion Pictures in Educa-
tion," will conduct, at George wash
ington University, a course In Visual
Aids in Education. With Special Ref
erence to Motion Pictures" 1t Is de-
signed primarily for teachers who
will study methods Of instruction
through films.
Following a custom said to have
been inaugurated in Dallas, Tex,
Riverview Park. in Des Moines, is
giving free exhibitions of moving pic
lures.
Youth for Sale" new picture. has
May Allison, Sigrid Holmquist, Charles
Mack and Richard Bennett in It's cast
Director Victor Fleming's efforts to
incorporate realism into his new
Paramount production, THE Code OF
the Sea" nearly resulted in tragedy.
Fleming and thirty members Of his
the lightship Relief eight miles out
side the San Francisco harbor, were
caught in a storm. and were so IN
terested in taking scenes that the IN
tensity of the gale was ignored. When
it came time to take the company off
the lightship it was found necessary
to take chance in small boats, and,
according to Fleming. they nearly all
drowned.
Percy Marmont. who played the lead
In If Winter Comes" has been Sc
lected for the role of Philip Wriford,
the hero OF The Clean Heart by A.
S. NJ Hutchinson, to be directed by J.
Stuart Blackton.
David Smith, Vitagraph director. has
constructed "a location motor truck
which Is equipped with wireless This
will accompany him on all journeys
from the studio, and was made neces-
sary by an experience on the MoJaVe
River. where he shot The Code OF
the Wilderness" when he and his
company were marooned for forty-
eight hours by a sudden cloudburst.
The following story from Antonio
Moreno has just arrived: II am going
to Washington in a few days TO see
the President" said Tony. ou
know when / was a youngster work
ing for the electric company o.
the meter in Coolidge's home. The
President at that time was practiclng
law in Northampton. \ frlenn OF
mine was talking to Mrs. Cooiioee
recently and she said she could re-
member me.
The United States lighthouse serv-
ice il is claimed. co-operated with
Code of the Sea" placing hght-
ships. personnel and equipment at
MIR. Fleming's disposal.
While in New YORK last week
Harry NJ. Crandall secured the sane
tion of the home office of First Ma
tionaI to continue the run of "Abra-
ham Lincoln" which had been started
at Crandalrs Metropolitan Theater, IN
other Crandall houses in this city,
desDite the fact that the picture Is
not to be released for general dis
tribution Nntil next fall.
Grant +. Linn. pipe organist. who
has been heard in several of the
CrandalI theaters in this city. is now
PLAYING at Crandalrs Metropolitan in
association with Milton Davis. where
he succeeds Mrs. Ida Clarke, who has
returned to her post at Crandalis
SAVOY Theater Weather permitting,
the Savoy orchestra plays nightly in
the open-air garden connected with
the theater proper.