The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-30
THE GATE-POST
BIZ Harold PhiLIip1


Maetelnck Belgian poet whose Blueb and Peeas and Mel
lsande" are best known NJ Maeernk is suing
OF the biggest American producers for $OOO because @
rejected his manuscripts His contract he says called Tor three
scenarios minimum profit to him Of $4,000 All three were
rejected and NJ Maetercks Belgian correspondent
was boundless and fearful
lady friend of ours who papered eghOOm house with
rejection slips Maeternck doesn't know the half Of it,
writing advertisements for. the Little Gem
School, would point Mr.. Maetenek horrible
native talent but didn't enroll We would
draw picture Mae4ernck cottage Ut
with the himself head in hands, sObbng
before empty fireplace Captions Diahes Bus! only had
The parallel picture would show Emory McInsp
ve dashng into his humble cottage waving aOf check
which reparaOns squabbe and for all Cap
Look Madge what the Little Gen. course did for me-
DON'T BE MAETERLINCK. ENROLL TODAY =
Little Gem School Lock Box SO.
Everything but the Campus"
The Wall Street Journals survey motion picture industry
that of the last 1874 pictures made by Famous Players
Lasky failed -Four of these sup
pressed pictures starring FATTY" Arbuce and another
duced abroad with English cast
moneymaker of all "The Covered Wagon which
already crossed 100000 receipts and whose profit ex
peced 100000 This film has just completed years
on Broadway enjoyed only limited preese in key
Its general release is the early spring schedule
Geeraly speaking one picture will wipe the
losses unsuccessful assuming Of them
superspeca This hold good with pictures
the Midas Twins, e Cecil De Mile and Eric Won Stro
Outside of Chds waitress punch more hoes
xchequer than these two Roman excursonists
Babyonan tapestries would have supplied and ine
eighth inhabitants outside the mining regions with bath each
week year, six and totenths inhabitants bath
INDUCED in These figures from the
Wall Street Journal, but right out OF our own head
Won Strohem. The police followed the clue that
William Taylor murdered but died from shock
after receiving Won Stroheim contemplated
picture When he looked the sheets for the first few rounds
of Merry Round" Carl Laeme the verge of buying
compromised however firing"
Sohem hiring another director who could distinguish marks
from dollars.
StrOhem completed "McTeague" six months
ninety delay director
busy cutting exhibition length At s5
eday the flies the German genius had things down
Twenty-Five reels and refuses to cut another inch AS nine
have lost patience and offered the entire works for
+. O. B. and come what
In honor of first shOwngs Of Cyheea Goddess Of Love- May
Samuel Godwyn designated that "Love
Just what will be required Of the innocent byander has
perfect edge.
titles will call Assault and Battery Week Mayhem
Week. Wreck Your Neighbours Home Week and from May
September II, Bacchanaian Orgy Weeks laid end to end
We think would than Jolly it,
sons everybody dressed and brought cake pound Of
liver something.
GOSSIP.
Leslie "Sea Dallas wanting par
tcuars play and has sheved "Ste sneered
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Vacation after Vincent Lawrence through rehshng for
fall consumption in New York - Julia Marlowe will rest all
which take that he will revive T King
which contains role for Miss Marlowe.
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