Evening star., 1924-05-25
BY HALLETT ABEND.

Los ANGELES, May 24.-Clara
| Kimball Young, after a long absence
from the screen and from Hollywood,
is returning to resume the making
Of motion pictures next month. She
was seriously i'll in Fort Wayne, Ind,
and went to Chicago to convalesce
at the home Of an aunt.
For the fourth time Lewis Stone is
working under the direction of John
featured part in Husbands and Low
ers." written by Benjamin Glaser
His previous efforts under Mr.. Stahrs
direction include The Child Thou
Gavest Me-" The Dangerous Age"
and why Men Leave Home
Pauline Fredericks before she re-
sumes screen work will appear on
the stage here for an engagement Of
indefinite length at the new play
house: Her vehicle will be Spring
Cleaning" one of the seasons New
York successes.
Hollywood is beginning TO wonder
when Gloria Swanson will return to
the coast. She left here last June for
New York to make two pictures at
Players-Lasky. and again it is almost
June and the 100000 Swanson home
In Beverly Hills is still being rented.
1t will be Gloria with an enhanced
reputation who returns; for since 60
ing east 'ZaZa" and the "Humming
Bird" have taken her out of the
clothes horse parts and given her
chance to prove that she can really
act-even if she does occasionally
overact.
Edwin Carewe, First National pro-
ducer-director, is returning from
Monterey, where he and his scenarist
j. G.. Hawkes., have been working at
the continuity for the next Carewe
production. The Ragged Messenger"
Lucille Hutton, who was featured
in Ladies Must Live is playing a
lead in Desert Law" which william
Desmond is making near Lone Pine,
in the mountains about a hundred
miles from here. Gareth Hughes is
also in the cast.
Play I'm "Captioa BIoOd.-
Vitagraph will probably co-star
Alice Calhoun and J. Warrev Kerri-
gan in Caption Blood" Production
will begin next month, according to
tentative plans. Neeley Edwards and
Bert Roach, who in years past have
made more than sixty comedies to-
gether, are again working together
In one-reel funny films at Universal.
Alice Howell is leading woman and
William Watson is directing.
Barbara Bains. film actress. and
plies. will return to Hollywood soon
from their honeymoon. The couple
met for the first time on March 29
at the wedding of Lois Lee, Lila
Lees sister. and Jack Kiefer.
Tom Miranda has signed to cutIand
title Chairs" a new vita graph fea-
ture.
Dorothy Woods has been selected to
play the part of the western movie
star in Merton of the Movies.
Noah Beery, Raymond Griffith and
Ben Lyon are among the featured
players supporting Pola Negri in
Compromised"
William Vaughn Moodys The
Great Divide" will be the next pic
ture to be directed by Reginald Bar
ker. 1t will be a super-special and
one of the big productions of the sea-
son by the new Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer combine. Mr. Barker, as it
happens. was for long stage director
for Henry Miller when he made ma
tionsl stage success in The Great
Divide The entire story will be
filmed in Arizona. in the locale called
for by the script. AS yet the prin
cipais have not been chosen, but
Waldemar Young is preparing the
scenario. A film version of this play
was made about eight years ago. CO.
starring Ethel Clayton and House
Peters.
start on "Bfrd of Paradise"
Casting for THE Bird of Paradise"
begins at United studios with the ar
rival OF Richard Walton Tully, the
author and producer, from New York