Evening star., 1924-10-05

JAMES r. OUTRK, editor. cites an
instance in story in the Pheto-
play magazine of a producer telling
May Allison. one OF the lovcliest atars
OF the screen. that she was not as
good a box office attraction - an
aother star because she looks iike q
good woman. Is the public or the
produced to blame for this?
From the same saurce comes a
story of d male star and a female
star, each of whom had discovered
that nature nae made one side of the
face better looking than the other.
Both had left side face and the
male star remarked with emphasis,
Were going TO have a he'll of time
in this picture
II is reported that the COMMITTEES
in New York with which Lou Tel
legen and Director Cashier have been
comforting on the National Motion
Picture Academy project has voted to
appoint a director Of the enterprise.
No name. however, is mentioned in
the report.
Lawrence Beatus. manager OF
Loew'S Palace Theater, and Mark
Gates, manager of Loew's Columbia
Theaters, are both enthusiastic con-
tributors to the Walter johnson tes-
timonial fund.
Washington is getting its share Of
big screen successes this fall. With
The Covered Wagon" just closing at
Loew'S Columbia, THE Ten Com
mandments" at the National and D.
W. Griftith's America" due next
week, local fans are being flushed
with big things.
Thomas II. Ince has signed a con-
tract with Florence Vidor for two
years, in addition to the one year her
present agreement with him has yet
to run. The monetary consideration
is said to be the largest ever involved
in contract With a dramatic star.
Dorothy Walters, we'll known char
aoter actress of stage and screen, has
been given the role OF the landlady
in Richard piX's newest Paramount
picture. a Man Must Live" which
Paul Sloane is directing at the Long
Island studio. Miss Walters was fe-
Gently seen with Thomas Meishan in
The Confidence Man"
Bebe Daniels picture, dangerous
Money. timed at the Paramount
Long Island studio, is being titled
and edited by Julian Johnson.
Cyril Ring will have a supporting
role III Thomas Meishan photoplay,
tthe part Of Clayton, in Tongues OF
Flame" the Peter Clark Ma ria ne
STORY. Mr.. Ring has appeared with
.Meighan in ~The Conquest Of Ca
,naan." Back Home and Broke"
;"Homeward Bound and Pied Piper
malone"
q Sidney Olcott's first picture for
Paramount under his new contract.
:, Salome Of the Tenements," a story
,of cotemporaFy life in New York's
ghetto by Anxia Yezierska, will be
made in the Long Island studio next
month. Jetta Goudal will have a
prominent part in il.
I, The Allan Dwan new Paramount
production, "AFEentine Love" fsatur-
ing Bebe Daniels and Ricardo Cor
tez, was adapted to the screen by
John Russell from an original story
by Vicente Blasco Ihanez and has feI
its background the ancient customs
and traditions Of old Spain, contrast ted
with modern ideas and American edu.
cation.
Lillian Rich. who has been called
The Dresden China Girl OF the
Screen" and Cullen Landis are fea-
tuTcU pIAySTS IN the 10ftRCOmfn8 t..
Gardner Sullivan production, Cheap
Kisses" which has been described as
IL defense Of the flaming youth" OF
today.
John Ince is said to be one director
who does not use a megaphone. His
powerful bass voice carries to all
parts of the studio and when he calls
for quiet the carpenters lay down
their hammers, knowing there is ne
use to attempt to compete with that
Aoice.
: Douglas Fairbanks, ir., has signed
q leng-term contract as an additional
alefnber Of the Paramount stock com
SaRy. Young Fairbanks will be cas-,
Sn juvenile roles suitable to the type
OF youthful Americanism which he
fyemplifies." said Mr.. Lasky. He will
aegin work November I.
:
: IL took four weeks to train horses
tnd men in negotiating the thrilling
Shayiot race that precedes 1srasls
passage OF the Red Sea and the en-