Evening star., 1924-02-10
Hollywood Gossip
Nellie. the Beautiful Cloak Model Now a Movie,
Declared Delightful in Film Version-Chaplin
Film Alaskan Gold Rush Burlesque

particularly sympathetic. She will
soon resume motion picture work.
Charlie Chaplin's fight in d Holly
wood cafe with d rich-quick oil man
VINO came in intoxicated and started
a row aroused once more the old dis
cuSsion of how far the public is right
ly concerned with the private lives
of those who contribute to it's enter
tainment. In this case there is no
doubt that Mr.. Chaplin was not only
within his rights. but could do no less
than he did. The private secretary
of the man who started the fracas
paid for all the damage by check,
and the proprietor of the cafe has
will not be permitted in his place
again. and that Mr.. Chaplin will al
ways be welcome.
Following this incident, Mr.. Chap
lin made plea to the public not I"
be hasty in barring from the screen
men or women who have been men
toned in connection with crime or
scandals. Mr.. Chaplin proves that
he has the courage of his convictions
by announcing that Miss Edna Pur-
viance is playing and will continue
to play in pictures which ho makes
at his studio.
Film Folk Use No W'hitewash.
Picture people deplore the occa-
sional scandal which is headlined in
newspapers everywhere, and as a
class they have no kindly feeling
with the occasional fagrantly guilty
people who start scandal which re
fleets upon the whole profession.
Then they also deplore and resent
the critical attitude which seeks To
bar from the screen people who have
figured in sensational news. They do
not defend the guilty, but they resent
having their profession made an ex-
ception. Who can not name scan
dals involving stage stars? Who
= l.. y
exploits of many grand opera sing
ers? Yet who bars the stage star?
Who bars the singers? Who says
THAT because Mrs. Soprano has fig
ured in a scandal she must not sing
and her phonograph records must not
be sold nor played?
There is no concerted attempt in
Hollywood 10 whitewash the occa-
sional guilty person, but there is re-
sentiment at discrimination against
picture people as such, and those who
resent IL most are those concerning
whom there has never been even 4
whisper Of gossip.
Miscellaneous.
Forty Horse Hawkins" Is the new
picture play chosen for Hoot Gibson.
Work will be begun next week. His
second picture will be The Blue
Streak" anonymously written.
Billy Sullivan has gone TO Tia
Juana, Mexico, to take race track
scenes for his next serial, The 1nfor-
nation Kid"
Rupert Hughes has completed the
filming of True As Steel at the
Goldwyn studio, and is now cutting
and titlng the negative.
Maurice Tourneur has chosen Bar
bara. La Mari and Conway Tearle To
be co-starred in THE White Moth
Universal has purchased one of the
most successful Of George Barr Nc
Cutcheons novels, Husbands Of
Edith" Reginald Denny will prob
ably be the star.
Jack Hoxie's next play will be
"Ridgeway of Montana" adapted
from d novel by William McLeod
Paine
Kathleen Williams and Noah Beerv
have been added to the cast Of Jack
Hollis next starring picture. Wan
derer of the Wasteland." This flm,
to be photographed in color. will fea-
ture Painted Canyon, Arizona, and
colorful desert scenes.
Priscilla Dean, instead of continu-
ing as an independent producer. has
signed a s3,000.000 salary contract
with Hunt Stromberg TO make four
special features a year, the first to
begin about March 1.
| The screen is about to have a new
! star, ninety-three years OF age, III
| Ezra Meeker a famous old man, who
retraced the Oregon Trail with an OK
J team. Mr. Meeker has arrived here
| to make an authentic film of pioneer
days.
Theda Daniels has left for New
York to play Lady Mary Carlisle op-
posite Valentines Monsieur Beau
caire." When she has finished her
: part she will be starred in four spa
| cial features at the Lasky lot in Hol-
! lywood Antonio Moreno will co-sta~
| in the first of these.
Pauline FrederickS leaves Holly
, wood early next month for London to
make pictures for a. H. Woods and
also TO play in two stage productions
in England.
Hope Hampton is said to have
broken her contract with Warner
Brothers and to be sailing soon fq.'
q cruise in the Mediterranean.
Alan Crosland director of "Thrar
Weeks" for Goldwyns. has abandonyd
his own production plans and signed
d long-term contract with Famous
rsLasky. His first picture will
be Sinners in Heaven
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