Evening star., 1925-04-19

Colleen Moore, recovered, from her
recent injury, is back at work on the
studio lot as heroine of 1.-THE Desert
Flower"
In preparing for her role in Frank
Lloyds winds of Chance" in which
she plays Rouletta Kirby, who upon
tho death of her father becomes A
faro dealer, Viola Dana is taking les
sons from Scott Turner, known as
Cherokee Kid and reputed to be the
best faro dealer in America.
Clifton Webb, who has an impor-
tant role in "The Heart of Siren" is
appearing at B. F. Keith's Palace
Theater, New York, in a dancing act
with Mary Hay, wife of Richard Bar
thelmess.
Charles Ascot, clown and animal
impersonator, portrays the symbolic
white monkey" used by John Gals
worthy in his story, which is being
filmed by Phil Rosen. Ascot has
played the bear in Little Red Riding
Hood" the dog in "Old Mother Hub
bard" the cat in "Dick Wilmington"
and the mule in Jack and the Bean
stalk" and on the screen prehistoric
mammal in This Woman and the
monkey in Mistakes Will Happen.
Harry E. Lohmeyer. manager of
Crandalrs Tivoli Theater, in provid-
ing lighting effects for the beautifi-
cation of his stage ans the embel-
lishment of his set scenes. has work
ed out nine separate combinations
utilizing an unbelievable number of
bulbs, spotlights. baby spots, etc. The
aggregate wattage is huge, but the
ra Tn IRA 0f
Invisible Wounds a new story by
Frederick Palmer, noted war CORE
spondent, will be the first of a series
of four productions by Robert Kane
during the 1926 season.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who wrote
1.-The Lost World" the First Ma
tional picture version of which is now
running in New York, is said to have
been greatly thrilled at O private
showing in London. He cabled Wat
terson r. Rothacker, a co-producer of
the picture:
The Lost World was superb
There is no word to describe 1t. II
was incredible. II cannot fail to have
| the success which your efforts de
serve"
1t is rumored that Ernst Lubitsch's
| next picture will be a famous light
| opera. Warner Bros are now dicker-
/ ing with Richard Straus, ''the waltz
king for one of his works, and, it is
| said, will give Lubitsch free hand in
making a romantic, colorful picture,
along different lines from his late pro-
ductions.
The Famous Players -Lasky Cor
| poration is said to have made good
it's boast that it would offer New
York a s5-a-seat picture in Gloria
! Swanson's new classic, Mime. Sans
| Gene by presenting this made-in-
| France production at a Broadway
| theater last Friday night at the s.
price. Notwithstanding the premium
placed on the New York premiere of
"Mme. Sans Gene" however, the pic
ture will be given it's initial Wash
| ington showing at Loew's Columbia
| this week with no change in the
regular Columbia scale of admission
| prices.
Mae Murray in The Merry. Widow"
| wears 25 costumes. The star is noted
for her elaborate wardrobes, but 1t is
said these Guido in splendor and daz-
| zling beauty any she has ever worn.
Rose of the World" the Kathleen
| Norris story, will be the first OF the
new seasons program to go into pro-
| duction by the Warmers, who have
signed Alan Forest to play Jack Tai
| bot, Pauline Garon for the role of
| Edith Rogers. Alex Francis for
| Grandpa Tollifer and Lydia Knott for
| Mrs. Kirby. The adaptation was pre-
| pared by Dorothy ,Farnum and the
scenario by Julien .Josephson.
The Missouri Legislature is said to
u yaly H i
base ball. which was favorably re-
ported and which, it is said. will pro-
hibit all Sunday amusements for
profit, except those conducted by
churches.
Tom Mix's picture, "The Deadwood
Coach has been banned by the board
of censors, which has been reinforced
by n decision of the Circuit Court in
Chicago on the ground that ''it is too
CORY"
Soon TIE silver sheet will be food
ed with pictures of the stories with
| which Laura Jean Libby once de-
klighted the feminine heart. f. Q. s.
has secured the rights to four and
has an option on 40 others, for Laura
Jean was a prolific writer.
Famous Players closed the year
1924 with financial statement show
ing $5,422,349 in clear profits, accord
ing to Film Daily, which usually
knows The same statement shows
the assets of this popular company
to be nearly $5O,000,000.
One of the best sellers" of the past
season will become Metro -Goldwyn-
Mayer picture, with the purchase of
Edison Marshalls novel, Seward s
Folly" 1t deals with the purchase OF
Alaska by the United States, which
was considered by the world at the
, time the folly of the American Sec
retary of State, Seward.
Greta Nissen, beautiful Morse girl
who has been signed to long-term
Paramount contract, was married
only two weeks after she had reached
Hollywood to Ricardo Cortez-but the
: ceremony was ks-believe only for a
scene in IN the Name Of Love"