Evening star., 1925-05-31

cient Mariner
The Birth of the West" an epic
| picture of American frontier and In
dian fighting days following the Civil
War, produced in Colorado by Frank
J. Carroll, with a cast of more than
1000 Indians and soldiers. is given q
new touch by featuring as the hero of
the story an Indian. 1t will be re-
leased in July.
Jack Mulhall, Ward Crane and Car,
roll Nye will appear In support OF
Corinne Griffith in Classified taken
from Edna Ferber's story.
Richard Barthelmess' next picture
| will be The Beautiful City The
| support is headed by Dorothy Gish
and William II. Powell Elmer Clifton
will direct.
Greta Nissen. the 19year-old Morse
girl. touted az one of the great
est film finds in years. will be seen for
! the first time by fans in William De
| Miles 'Lost-A Wife, featuring
Adolphe Menjou and Robert Agnew.
Michael Brantford leading hoy actor
| of England. has been engaged by Rex
Ingram for the role of young Esteban
in Mare Nostrum." which is being
| produced in Europe.
Matt Moore is Florence Nidor's s
leading man in Grounds for Divorce"
Helen Lee Worthing, former Fol
lies actress, who appeared in Janice
Meredith" and The Swan" has an
important part in Night Life of New
York" Allan Dwan's production.
Toby Claude, until a few years ago
a topline vaudeline comedienne, has a
featured role in William de Mile S
"Lost-a Wife" Born in Dublin, she
first came to New York in 1901 to act
in The Belle OF New York"
Louis B. Mayer announces the pur-
chase of the motion picture rights to
Sally, Irene and Mary" the musical
comedy by Edward Bowling which
was a success of last season on the
stage.
An entire city has been built at
Universal for no other purpose than
to be burned up. 1t is To he used in
The Still Alarm" the famous Drury
Lane melOdrama, which Edward
Laemmle is directing.
find" looks like the late Wallace
Reid and played a bit with Richard
Dix in The Lucky Devil" formerly
titled "California-or Bust"
Those who wonder whatever he
came OF Mike Donlin. the once famous
ball PLAYER with the New York Giants,
need look no further than the screen
of Loew's Columbia this week, where
JS = a Chafif n "a
Shearer's new picture, Waking Up
the Town"
At a studio party given recently in
Hollywood. where the screen version
of David Belascos play, The Boomer
ang." is being made. the guest Of
honor was Martha Hedman. who
starred in the play on Broadway some
years ago. and who presented her
original Boomerang costume to
Anita Stewart, who heads the picture
cast.
Because there have been more Ran
dalls than any other name in the
United States Naval Academy at An
napolis since the foundation of that
nautical tutelary in 1S45, the title of
Carey Wilson's story will be changed
from "Midshipman Sterling to Mid
shipman Randall" This method of
honoring the Randalls was suggested
by Capt. h. r. Cook. commandant OF
midShipmen.
Buster keaton Is getting ready To
start his new story, tentatively titled
Brown Eyes" For some Of the most
thrilling scenes he needs 5000 cows.
and he Is said to be now on the hunt
for such herd,
Shorty" Ben Mairech, the pan.
tominist discovered by Rex Ingram
while producing THE Arab" in Tunis
Is TO have a role in Ingram's Mare
Nostrum." Shorty" stands less than
four feet in height and until two years
ago was jester to the Bey of Tunis.
He lost his position through Illness
and then met ingram, who gave him
bit in The Arab"
One of the most curious motion pic
ture props" ever built was an as
Economical observatory erected in a
tree at Sunland. Calf, Il little town
near Los Angeles. for Use in Norma
Shearer's new picture, Waking Up
the Town" which comes to Wash
ington this afternoon. The "observa-
tory" was fully equipped with a tele-
scope and other scientific apparatus
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drove out from Los Angeles to see it.
Gladys Hulette has been cast in an
important role in The Mystic" now
being made by Director Tod Brown
ing from his own story. Miss Hulette
came into motion pictures rs a child
in arms and as a little girl was starred
in the first trick photography film
ever made, a j. Stuart Blackton pro
duction for Vitagraph.
When "The Swiss Family Robin.
son" In the movies is released it will
be under the title ''Perils of the
Wild" because the original title lacks
the movie kick" and the WAS story
lacking In dramatic possibilities
| merely serves as a background fol-
! the action.
Virginia Brown Faire, who earned
| her first picture contract III a beauty
| contest, has been cast in support OF
| Hoot Gibson for The Calgary Stam
| pede." The production will be made
at Calgary in connection with the
celebration of the fiftieth anniversary
| of Fort Calgary and the coming tC
| the province of the Royal Northwest
Mounted Police.
/ Announcement has been made that
| the tilm right to five Zane Grey
stories have been purchased by Fa
mous-Players. They are The L. p
Trail" The Man OF the Forest y
Desert Cold The Desert OF
| Wheat" and The Mysterious Rider. -
While Thomas Meighan was in
Ocala, Fla, making "Old Home
Week he was shown a spring which
a guide proclaimed as the tabled
Fountain of Youth" discovered BY
Ponce de Leon 400 years ago. His
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