The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-30

ture will take care Of the deficit on
two mediocre ones. In the case
Of the star producers, however,
one mediocre picture absorbs the
bank roll"
Little Ruth StOnehOuse, for
quite while q star with the Es-
sanay Company which produced
in Chicago, and later q star with
the Universal and Triangle com.
panies, is back in town after q
tour of one Of the minor vaude-
vile circuits. Her leading man is
Harry Won Meter, q Well.knOwn
heavy man." or villain Of the
screen.
Dainty Marguerite Fisher, ex-
star of the American Film Com.
pany, the now quiescent Flying
A" Company Of Santa Barbara,
has accepted a small part in the
Universal Company's Forthcoming
*" Mary Roberts Rinehart's
novel. TX" was produced several
years ego by Lois Weber with
Mary Observation-Disclosures Nc
Donald's sister-in the leading
role.
tx" brings to mind the truism
of the film industry that 1t takes
only one good picture to bring
back a director. TX" will be d.
rected by Harry Pollard. who by
the way, il the husband of Mar
guerita Fisher. They were d.
vorced several years ago and then
remarked. Pollard has been direct
ing with indifferent success for
four years but recently he made
Sporting Youth" for Universal.
1t was one of the finest pieces Of
screen entertainment the film
colony has seen in many a month.
AS a result. Pollard was flooded
with contract offers. Universal,
though, met all offers and Pollard
will continue on that lot"
After many months OF jdleneSS,
Priscilla Dean appears to be
ready TO begin work In her own
productions. . Announcement was
made this week that her first
story would be '"The Siren Of
Seville" by H. HI. Van Loan.
Miss Dean was among the screens
best when she starred at Uni
Versal in such pictures as "The
Virgin Of STEAMBOAT, and "Out.
side the Law"
A mimeographed announcement,
verbose and couched in the usual
flamboyant language of the film
press agent, and heralding the
comeback Of another former
star, reached the drama writer's
desks recently. 1t related that
Ethel Clayton, the former Famous
Players-Lasky star was going to
make a series of pictures star
ring herself. Since that prelimi
nary announcement no more news
has been forthcoming.
Petite Viola Dana has not re-
newed her contract with Metro,
where she has been for five
years. Her salary was either
$1,760 or $1.25O. The Metro
people could see xvi" in only
Comedy roles. "Vi," however, has
dramatic power far beyond any
thing the Metro directors ever
got out Of her. Her "Stoning"
and "The Cossack Whip" both
made by the old Edison Com
pany are still classics Of the
screen.
George Baker made "Revela.
ton" with "Vi" recently and while
it has not been previewed here,
It is the consensus of opinion
that she wants to wait until
after 1t is released before making
another contract. Revelation"
was made originally by the mag
netic Nazimova and it was an
epic Of the screen. It was
Nazimova's misfortune not to be
able to find another story like It.
Il 4 \
NaxlmOva is resting" in her
Hollywood home and somewhat
undecided as to her future plans.
She thought the public would
appreciate high art I'm the films
30 she made "SalOme." The public
received II with almost insOIent
apathy.
"Sa1ome" was q very expensive
production and NazimOva con.
fesses Il Slapped her financial re-
sources.
Wanda Hawley and Mae Busch
' have been engn"ed for parts in
Bread" Tor Metro.