Evening star., 1925-04-05

City by Carl Laemmle. with whom he
has picture contract, will probably
make his first appearance in Larry
Trimble's production of MY Old
Dutch" The prince is taking with
him an extensive wardrobe made by
the best European tailors.
The arrival of Erte, famous de-
signer Of costumes. in Culver City,
where he Is to design costumes for
Metro-Goldwyn-M Mayer, has given i'm
petus to a budding fad for bizarre
effects in fashions, it is declared
Bangled bracelets. ropes of bright
beads, anklets and wristlets hold
their distinct place, and where in the
past all were considered garish, this
seasons motto is 1.-The brighter and
gaudier the better"
Mae Murray has sailed for an ex-
tended vacation in Europe follow
ing the completion of THE Merry
Widow"
Tides of Passion" vitagraph's
adaptation of Basil Kings story, In
the Garden of Charity" was released
last week. This picture marks the =
return Of Mae Marsh to the American
screen and her first appearance as a
Vitagraph star.
Alec B. Francis and George Fawcett
playing important roles in Frank
Borzage's production, THE Circle"
were recently called upon to laugh
for almost an hour in order to get
one of the big scenes in the picture
and, it is said. were exhausted and sick
when the scene was finally completed.
William Collier, jr., as the ProdiEal
Son in ''The Wanderer," the biblical
spectacle now being filmed at Para
mounts West Coast Studio, is to have
for the role of Tisha, Greta Nissen,
the beautiful blonde Norwegian girl,
who became famous as the dancer in
the pantomime scene Of the stage
play, THE Beggar on Horseback"
She is only 10 years old.
Under the direction of William K.
Howard, production has begun on
"The Light of Western Stars" an
other Zane Grey story, based on the
admission of Arizona and New Mex
leo to the Union and the outlawry
that attended the stalking out of cat
tie land.
Florence Vidor will play the lead
ing feminine role in Paramount's
Grounds for Divorce" which was
written by Ernest Vadja, the Hun
garian playwright, and translated by
Guy Bolton. The play, sophisticated
story of modern love, took New York
by storm. Ina Claire created the role
Miss Vidor will have.
One of the interested spectators of
the thrilling forest-fire scene in Para,
mounts perturbation of Zane Gray's
story Code of the West" was Wal
ter Johnson, famous pitcher of the
Washington base ball team and a.
hero of the 1924 world series. The
company worked all night on loca
ton making the tremendous forest
fire scenes, and Johnson said that
the sight gave him as much OF
thrill as any grueling base ball game
in which he has pitched.
Dan Crimmins, one time famous
vaudeville headliner, will be seen as
a taxi driver in John NJ. Stahls pro-
duction of Molnar's Fashions for
Men, Crimmins and his wife, Rosa
Gore. made up the vaudeville team of
Crimmins and Gore, and, besides sew
eral foreign towns. played the Or
pheum circuit in their comedy act
What Are the Wild Waves Saying?'
for 25 years.
Percy MaTmont and Neil Hamilton
have been signed for Herbert Bre-
mons next production, THE Street of
Forgotten Men" Mary Brian, who
was featured in "The Little French
Girl" is the only other member of
the cast chosen thus far.