Evening star., 1924-03-23
Hollywood GOSSIP
w. S. Hart and Mary Garden Reported Engaged
Rex Ingram Seeks Sculptor Life In Tunis
Marilynn Miller and Peter Pan

Emerson, is to be produced in Lon
! don in September under the title
The Whole Towns Talking"
L Ruth Clifford, who went to New
York for the premiere Of The ORA
matte Life OF Abraham Lincoln" has
returned to Hollywood
Raoul Walsh has gone to New Yorh
for the world opening of Douglas
Falrbanks Thief Of Ia gdad."
Malcolm MacCiregor has been IN
gagged for leading part in ITS His
tory" which William De Mile j.
making for Paramount.
ANITA Stewart has come to HOLY
wood for u few weeks rest befor+
starting for Europe TO make i pictIr
for Cosmopolitan.
Maude Fulton is writing a sccnarf.
Tor Priscilla Dean $ first incependcI
production
Creighton Hale, Betty Francisco
Edward Earle and Lydia Ycatmau-
Titus have been signed with WarBct
Brothcrs 10 play ia Elinor Gtyr.
How TO Educate a Wife" Nom J..
Bell will direct.
Thomas II. Ince has just paid $3.50
900 for the plant and business of tn.
Hollywood Laboratory Gorporation
and will move the business II Ill
own studio at culver Cfty.
Jeanie MACPHERSON. who wrote III.
story and scenario for ''Th. Ten Com
mandments," has signed y long torn.
contract with the Famous Players
Lasky Company. As before. snc wiz
work especially with Cccl !: It
Mile.
business Again Looking Up.
The long lean months OF idIcne.e.
which started last fall when many @.
the studios closed or went 81. par
time production schedule are, about 81.
end. The winter period Of douht dur
ing which producers keep their car
10 the ground. 20 to New York 10 ~.s
plays, dlcker for the screen rights 81
plays and nov els and work on IN,
preparation Of scripts, is nearly ovor
At studio after studio scripts arc b..
ing given their final g. X. and lhous,,
j being given 10 casting. the con
tracting Of directors and the sigriu-
of players for singi" roles OF seasoa.
contracts.
The long period Of inactivity H..
almost denuded the vaults Of the pro
ducers of big features and as proph,
sled in this column four months ago
/ there viii now be a period of revival
of old successes and al re-editIng aul:
modernIzIng Of the successes Of ofhr"
years. Very fcH costume or peri"r
plays VIII be produced tins year Thor'
will hc many fir" sea stories. but til
general character of production Hl'
b.. or inOderu social or fIapDtr pI1s
with a number If important incur
sI"n= into the field Of serious Ira n.
following Tn" success Of features liz.
Anna Christie.
Robert cain. leading man Of Stac
, and screen, will Play the lead oppo-
, site Mary Phiibin in 'Mitzi,' wLic.
! Irving Cummings VIII direct.
conway Tearlc and Barbara l.
Marr have been travelling UP ano
down thr coast from Los Angeles T..
. san Francisc" IN the steamer II. +.
Alexander filming night scenes fu:-
The White Moth" under Mauric,
/ Tourneurs direction. The two prir-
( cipals have many night scenes. sap
poSedly on Z transatlantic liner.
Helene Gaad" ick has s.gned u star
ring contract Tor TWO pictures Wit
Hehry Hobart. They vii, be made iL
New No-k and released by Hodkinsoi.
Virginia NalH VIII not. after ali
play the lead part. the Older Sistet
role, in IuiNerSars film version 81
Kathleen Norris ''ButterfiX." I.aur.
La FIante Viii play tho Younger si~t...
ard Norman Kerry VIII b" leading
man. but the part II the other Si>t.'
/ has not Yet been allotted. Clarcnc,
! Brown will direct
/ London's best seller novel of thj~
/ year. Muriei Hines The Fest -.
! Life has be.n purchased for film
! ing by Mary Philhin litter she cor
I working on tile adaptation
! Scotty Dunlap mas been engaged e.
direct the neNt Jackie Coogan produe-
| ton. original written for the stslr-
( lee by WiIfred Mack.
Al SauteIl viii direct Pools in ff4'.
: Dark for r. =. . Patsy Ruth Mi
Ter has been loaned TO him by Laskl .
and Matt Moore Will be the leading
man.
Tom cieraghty viii produce Il
series Of Jack Pickford pictures 70.
Allied Producers and Distributors.
The Back Trail and Triple Cros~
for Danger" are two stories jus.
purchased by Universal for Jaca
| HoXie.
Filming OF Herbert Rawlinson' =
( High Speed" has just been complet-
ed at Universal and the production is
now in the cutting room.
Samuel GoldWyn now raises his
voice against originals for the screen
and declares that novels and stag
plays are and will be the most popu-
/ This attitude is at variance with thai
of many other producers who are ia
Noring originals instead "t warped
and made-ONrT fiction or spoken
drama.
Ruth Dwyer, having completed tn
leading woman role il Itegindt"
Donny'S THE Reckless Age" ha
shed her gorgeous silk gowns an,
put on Il Gius-ham dress to play op
poSite Hoot Gibson, III "Broadwdy e.
Bust"
tCnp!riGnr, 1924. in United States and Gree
britain hy North American Newspaper
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