Evening star., 1924-06-01

starring Rodolph Valentino. was
started recently at the Famous
Players Long Island studio. The east
OF principals already chosen include
Nita Naldi, Louise Lagrane. Helen
d'Algy, George Siegman, Bob Nc
Wade and Isabel West.
After the completion of Com
promised, Pola Negri will do Tor
hidden Paradise" under the direction
return to Dimitri Buchowetzkis di-
rection for. another picture, "A
Woman Scorned."
Lodijensky, proprietor of the
Russian Eagle who once held the
rank of general in the imperial Rus
sian army, is now appearing in the
new Gloria Swanson production, "A
Woman of Fire"
Richard Dix and Bebe Daniels
have sailed for Nassau to film scenes
for their latest picture. sinners in
Heaven" Montague Love and Betty
Hilburn will be the other principals
to make the trip.
Cecil b. DeMille's next picture.
Feet of clay Is to be "A composite
story founded on the novel Feet of
Clay" by Margaretta Tuttle, and the
play, Across the Border" by Beulah
Marie DIX. EStelle Taylor Will have
the feminine lead and Rod La
ROGUE will play opposite her.
The cast of Merton of the
Movies.' which James Cruze is di.
recting, has been completed, and in.
cludes. in addition to Glenn Hunter.
the star. and Viola Dana, who will
be featured, Dewitt Jennings
Elliott Roth, Charles Sellen. Charles
Ogle, Ethel Wales, Luke Cosgrave
Gale Henry, Frank Jonassen and
Eleanor Lawaca.
Gloria Swanson looks as though
she Were about sixteen years old These
lays. She is tripping about the studio
lot in filmy gown that could be used
for a graduation dress and has blonde
hair that hangs TO her waist She's q
| an adaptation OF Mary Robert Rine-
harts story. The Queens Love
story
| Victor Varconi had new expe-
| rierce the other night when news
paper woman in San Antonio. Tex. in.
| tcrvieWed him over the long distance
| phone with the aid of a Hungarian
| interpreter at her end of the wire.
The new production which bring.
| Charles Ray back to the screen un.
! der the guidance of Thomas II. Inc,
| is an original story by G. Gardner
! sullivan, who wrote many of the ear
| ly stories that brought Ray to star
| dom and is said to contain a. ,e.
| markable character study of the type
ut which the star has proven himselt
most apt.
Captain Blood" will be ]. Warner
kerrigan's next contribution to the
screen. production to commence about
June ].
East of the Water Plug" is the
starring Ralph Graves, with Alice
Day playing the feminine lead.
/ Ben Turpin has begun a travest,
| direction of Harry Sweet Natalie
! Kingston plays Juliet.
Anna Q. Nilsson is back in Holly.
wood from ii six weeks stay in New
York. having completed THE Mounte-
| bank and brought a perfect mo-
diste's shop back with her in the way
! Of new gowns.
Henry E. Walthall and kathlyr
| Williams! The combination bring.
associations of the early movie days
| They are now playing together agar
! in Single Wives" in which Cor.
! rinne Griffith and Milton Sills ar,
| being co-featured.
! Colleen Moore is reading up OF
| hypnotiSm. dual personality. amnesia
| aphasia and kindred subjects. She is
! preparing herself for her next pic.
ture, Temperament" an adaptation
of Leroy SCOTS Counterfeit in
which the heroine. a stage actress
pretends to possess n double per-
SOnality in order to revenge herselt
on the man responsible for closing
| her show.
Edmund Lowe will play the lead in
support of Florence Vidor in the
production of Barbara Frietchie, tC
be released in the fall.
BY cable from Europe comes the
news that Mary and Doug may see
Bagdag. While in London they made
a trip to the famous Haddon Hall
! Z nd now. if they decide to extend
| their trip into the far east. Dous
declares he will stop off at Bagdad.