Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19

tho release later in the season Of
Colleen Moore in Sally" THE Far
Cry" and "Chickie," and Corinnc Crit
fifth in The National Anthem My
Son" and One Year to Live"
Jack Dempsey is going to forsake
the films, apparently. He starts a
vaudeville career in Buffalo tomor-
row and is reported as saying he
probably will not accept picture work
his year. Stars soon get tenn
peramental.
After being directed in the film
version of Cyril Maude's play, Aren't
We ALP" by Dimitri Buchowetzki,
Adolphe Menjou is to be starred in
Leo Ditrichstein's play. The King"
| by Paramount, and Monta Bell may
direct the picture.
Fox has purchased the film rights
20 one of this seasons stage plays,
| Havoc"
Cecil B. De Mile is anxious TO pro-
duce another picture equal in scope
| TO that of The Ten Commandments
| and has commissioned Mrs. T.. X.
Admas to so scouting for the ma
terial.
Frank futile is to direct Bebe
Daniels in Miss Bluebeard."
! has presented Will II. Hays with a
| testimonial for his work in intro
ducing arbitration into the film in
dustry.
| Mae Marsh is in Hollywood con
ferring with a prominent producer
who may. star her in two pictures,
news reports say.
Ben Turpin's latest comedy has had
its name changed from The West
Virginian" to The Reel Virginian."
The Mccall fashion people arc put
Fashion News" in which Hope
Hampton appears. 1t is in colors
and shows the latest domestic
fashions.
Sylvia Dreamer and Frank Mayo
head the cast in the third of the
Gotham series, Women and Gold"
James P. Hogan is the director.
Frances Howard, one of the leads
in Best People" will play the part
of the princess in The Swan." Helen
Lindroth will have the part of Ann
phirosa. Elsie Ferguson was TO have
done the princess role.
First National has completed IF !
Marry Again" and San Rork's 'Inez
From Hollywood with Doris Ken
yon, Lloyd Hughes, Frank Mayo ana
Hobart BoSworth in the former, and
with Anna Q. Nilsson, Lewis Stone
Lloyd Hughes and Madge Bellamy in
the latter. Next will come Colleen
Moores picture, so Big"
Ben Hur'' when completed is to
be a world startler.
In a beauty contest in GAINESVILLE
Wis, Mary Lulu Lee, aged So, stepped
out and won a prize of 500 and a life
pass to a movie theater as the most
popular girl in town." against SOC
contestants and with 1900 900 votes
pollcd-
Now the Democratic national com
mittee is claiming that Selznick is
spoutinE propaganda for Harry F.
Sinclair in his release. THE World
Struggle for OIL This report comes
from Film Daily.
American moving pictures. accord
| ing to cable reports, are cleaning
up in Europe, while the foreign di-
, rectors are coming over here to ex-
| plain what is the matter with them
the pictures.
They are squabbling in New York
over who shall show 'Tarnist" first.
Valentino will make his next three
pictures at the United Studios.
Samuel Goldwyn has borrower
Aileen Pringle.
Frank keenan, has started work
Barker in the screen version of Ger
aid Beaumonts Dixie which is be-
ing made by Metro-Goldwyn-M Mayer.
Dixie" is story of an impoverished
old Southern judge. his beautiful
daughter and a race track totut.
The Palazzo Boboli in Florence,
Italy, the favorite villa of His Maj
esty Vitorio Emmanuel, King of
Italy, has been turned over to the
Metro Mayer Pictures Cor
poration for exclusive use in the
filming Of the Daphne Grove scenes
for Ben Hur," by Director Fred
Niblo. The Palazzo Boboli is famous
throughout Europe. 1t is not open
to the public, except on certain days.
and is surrounded by cypress trees
800 years old. dotted with genuine
antique statues brought from Greece
during the period when Rome looked
to Antioch for inspiration and cul-
ture.
Sam Allen, who achieved promi-
nence as Uncle Hughey" in former
productions of THE Virginian," is
assuming the role of the old beau
once more at the Mack Sennett
Studio in a comedy version of the
play with Ben Turpin in the title role.
Alice Day has the part of Molly, and
Christian Frank is the villain Tram
pas" Reggie Morris, is directing the
burlesque, which will be called The
Reel Virginian."
Twenty years ago Sam Allen. who is
now 60, played the part of Uncle
Hughey when Dustin Farnum was
the popular Virginian.
Margaret Oliver, who recently be