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

came n -hdCh StnHtlL baLniHS SilI-
was notified yesterday that she ha~
fallen heir to an estate of T5,00Q,ono
francs, through the death of d grand
aunt, Comtesse Alicia dc la Rouvitr
of Paris.
Edward Sutherland who is to 30
rect Thomas Meighan'S next picture,
Bed Rock" has gone to Birmin CHAR,
Ala, TO search for locations in ttt
coal-mining regions Of the South.
BED Rock" deals with mining men
and mine atmos phere, and one Of til
big scenes is laid ut the mouth of =
shaft
Sutherland, who until recently was
assistant director TO Charles Chaplin
is the youngest director in motion
pictures. Although only -, he has
nearly 10 years experience in the mo-
ton picture field behind him.
The Garden of Weeds is being
cut. No, this isn't a horticultural
! note. 1t means that James Cruze, the
man who made The Covered
Wagon" has finished the screen
adaptation of the New York stage
play for Paramount and is having =
brief holiday between sessions. "The
Garden of Weeds" was adapted by
| Walter Woods and Anthony Cold.--
wey from the play by Leon Gordon
tA4iu DClIS A0CltSs
Dimitri Buchowetzki, who is di-
! recting The Swan" for Paramount.
has added Dora Mills Adams to the
cast as Princess Dominica.
! Elaborate preparations are being
| made at the Paramount Long Island
/ studio for Sidney Ulcotts new pro
! duction. .'Salome of the Tenements.'
! which will be started next month.
Mr.. Olcott has been spending man.
days and nights i'll New 1ork's ghetto.
getting atmosphere for the picture
Julie uernc is preparing the scenario.
Aurelio Coccia, well known on the
vaudeville stage il this country ana
in Europe as the originator of the
Apache dance, has been signed by Al
Ian Dwan for role in argentine
Love" He made his screen debut in
The Humning Bird"
There were counts, barons, baro-
nets a general and other officers of
| less rank in the cast which mad"
! Gloria SWanson's picture, Wages Of
| Virtue" Most OF them were either
/ French or Russian. Allan Dwan BE-
| came accustomed to all the Europcfu
| social Formally. During the courS.
| of tho filming OF the picture the -;
| was visited by the Princess dc Bour-
| bon of Spain.
Jack Holt, featured in North of So.
! is recovering from a severely sprained
ankle received during the filming Of
a cattle stampede scene in Texas.
| Frank futile. who will direct Bebe
| Daniels, III Miss Bluebeard," her sec
| ond starring picture for Paramount.
| has returned TO the Famous Players
Long Island studio, from Asheville,
| y. c., where he and Townsend Mar
| tin, scenerist, have been preparing
the script for the new picture. Work
on it will be started when Miss Dan
| iels finishes Argentine Love"
| James kirkwood has been signed 10
| play the lead in The Top of the
! World" which Famous Players-Lasky
| is to produce. 1t is a Jack Cunninr
ham adaptation of the novel by Eth,I
| NJ Dell, the story being laid in Eng
! land and South Africa.
| Two new film dramas have passed
! from the hands of First National dircc-
| tors, IF l Marry Again" Doris Kenyou's
! first featuring vehicle. and .'WiIdcr-
ness Corinne Grifliths latest dramatio
| vehicle
| Wilderness" was directed by Robert
| u. Leonard. John Francis Dillon carried
| IF l Marry Again to completion under
the supervision Of Earl Hudson.
II have always maintained that the
| best photo-dramas have been written by
| the cola alteration of both sexes" saws
| Phil Rosen. director of Abraham Lin
| coln." Through Hope Loring and Louis
| Duryea Leighton, who are writing the
| continuity for the Warner Bros. classic
| The Bridge of Signs | get the male
AVID TO- ID
the play
Barbara Frietchie," the Regal pic
! turc which features Florence Nidor and
Edmund Lowe, was chosen as the open
| ing attraction of New York's newest
| motion picture palace, the Piccadilly.
| After looking over the field l was CON
WINGED that Barbara Frietchie' ideally
| combines the necessary artistic and box
| Office qualities declares Lee A Ochs.
| manager Of the new theater.
Richard Barthelmess mother Who
was we'll known on the stage as Caro-
| line Harris. is frequent visitor at her
sons New York studio. 1t is interesting
to note that Mrs. Barthelmess and
Claude Brooke, who appears as Mr.. Bar
thelmess' father in his new picture,
Classmates" played together IS years
ago in an Indian drama, 1.-THE Red
skim" produced by William A Brady.
with cast including Tyrone Power, Ed
win Arden and Katherine Grey. 20
Richard Barthelmess obtained his
first screen opportunity in war
Brides" with ALA Nazimova, because
of the Russian stars friendship for
his mother. 1t was Mrs. Barthelmess
who taught English to Nine Nazi-
nova. then a member of n small Rus
sian troupe playing on the East Side
of New York
George Hackathorne will portray
the role of the son in Norma Tai
| madge's forthcoming picture, "The
Lady" Buster Collier, previously an
| nounced for the part, couldn't get a
release from his contract with War
ner Brothers.