The Washington times., 1925-02-11
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Otis Harlan has been en-
gagged to play the part of Alfred IN
John stahl's new First National
picture, Fashions for Men,
which is now being filmed in
Culver City. The cast IN this do
nestle drama now includes such
celebrities as Lewis Stone, Percy
Marmont. Alma Rubens, Raymond
Griffith, Eileen Percy, and Viii.
liam v. Mong.
80 : Corinne Griffith is nearly
finished with .Declasse, I and her
next First National reelase will be
THE National Anthem. Bradley
King, who adapted 'Declasse, :
has prepared the scenario Of The
National Anthem, based on Hart
ley Manners play OF the same
name.
E
Lucia Gear, well remen-
bered for her sensational success
last season with Poppy, /" Is
James Barton's leading lady with
When Summer Comes. = which
opens at Polls next Sunday.
After an enforced absence
of two weeks, AL Jolson came
back to the Winter Garden on
Monday night in Zig Boy He
found q capacity audience await
ing him. There were no traces
Of his recent cold, and he sang
of his allotted numbers and APP
peared to be in excellent form.
: Lee Shubert has an
nounced the imnne date presents
ton Of 'The Virgin Of Bethuiia, =
q play by Henri Bernstein, which
hitherto has been known as
Judith, and under which title
1t was produced in Paris. Julia
Hoyt and Mckay Morris will be
featured. The play is the story
of Judith" of Biblical fame, and
it is said to be Bernstein's finest
work.
After two weeks location
on an island In the Pacific, the
Victor Fleming Adventure unit
has returned to the Paramount
studio. Adventure, " written by
the late Jack London, is q story
of the South Sea Islands, Fea-
tured in the cast are Tom Moore,
Pauline Starke. Wallace Berry.
Raymond HattOYi, and Walter Nc
Grail. The story was adapted to
the screen by A. r.. Younger.
Many inquiries already have
come to the Paramount Long
Island studio as to how Gloria
Swanson's new name. Marquise
de Ia Falaise, is pronounced. Ac-
cOrding to Forrest HaIsey, who
spent six months In Paris with
the Swanson unit during the film
ing OF Madame SANS Gene, for
which he wrote the scenario, the
correct pronunciation OF the name
isl alaze.A with the last syllable
not too broad.
No actress Ii too old to
break into motion pictures, ac-
cording to Kate Mayhem, who Is
over seventy and who plays q
Miles Paramount production Of
hew has been on the stage for
about fifty years and recently
made her debut IN picture.
Herbert Blache used to do
western pictures on top OF the
palisades in Fort Lee That was
In 1912. Now for the first time
he is to be given an opportunity
to do a WESTERN in the West.
Universal has purchased "a
Daughter Of the Dons." the VIII
liam Mcleod Raine novel. for
the use of Hoot Gibson, and has
handed over the Gibson mega
phone to Blache.
Nellie Revell, famous
woman press agent, has been en-
gagged by Universal TO write a
story about the circus which will
be q real circus story. Miss
RevelI is enthusiastic about. it be-
cause she was born on a circus
lot and has written more about
circuses than any other living
person. The title chosen for her
story is "Spangles."
: The symphony orchestra at
Crandall's Metropolitan 'rheater,
Daniel Breeskin, conductor, this
week introduces new compost
ton by a resident Of Washington.
During the screening Of the Met
ropoIitan World Survey. the or
chestra plays THE American Leg
ion March" by. Mrs. SADIE Cath
crime Coles. whose residence is at
1928 Nineteenth street northwest.
The composition of the new
march was inspired by vivid rec.
elections Of her service in the
soldiers camps during the wlr.
Mrs. Coles was a prominent en-
tertainera Of the enlisted men
throughout the duration OF the
hostflities and has dedicated the
new number to the American
Legion.
= Frank McGlynn, the famous
Lincoln Of John Drinkwater's play
Abraham Lincooln," has left for
California, where he will stay
four weeks. He then returns by
horseback to New York, lectur-
ing as he goes. He expects to-.
average about twenty miles
day and make, the trip in six
months. McGlynn has been plan
ming the trip for some time, and
besides his interest in making {.
lecture tour the journey also Is
in the nature of a health jaunt
Frank McGlynn jr. will accom-