Evening star., 1925-11-29

The Merry Widow on the stage
has had many impersonators in this
country, starting with Ethel Jackson
and including Rosemary Close, Lena
Abar banel, Georgia Caine. Lydia
Litowski, Dorothy Francis. Nivienne
Segal. Marie Wells, Mabel Wilbur
and Frances Cameron. Lily Elsie was
the star Merry Widow in England.
Yet Mae Murray is all there on the
screen.
Speaking of the independent pro-
Queer. Joseph NJ. Schenck is quoted
in Film Daily as saying, In my opin-
ion, they have always decreased the
percentage of good pictures produced,
thus creating the impression that pic
lures have not improved in artistry
and entertainment value. \ majority
of the so-called independent producers
are a distinct detriment to the pic
ture business This should not
create the false impression that there
are not many good pictures made by
independent producers, and that many
such producers are not a credit to the
art and to the industry as well.
The Hays office has issued a pam
phlet for scenario writer's which gives
"a great deal of practical advice and
instruction based on intelligent eX-
perience.
Roxy in his new theater is to give
bi-monthly symphony concerts with
an orchestra of 10 instrumentalists.
A. H. Sebastian is announcing a
screen version Of The Chimes of
Normandy" with Anita Stewart and
Alan Forest in leading roles.
Film Daily reports rumor to the
effect that William Fox is endeavoring
20 secure control of the Stanley Com
pany of America, which conducts the
Earle vaudeville house here and the
Crandall photoplay houses under the
recent deal made for them.
Eddie Cantor will appear in a
screen version of kid Boots to be
made by Famous Players Lasky un-
der contract with Flo Ziegfeld.
f. A. Murnau of Ufa, the German
ture of Faust" with Emil Jannings
as Mephisto and Costa Ekman as DR..
Faustus. and Mary Philbin. probably,
will be asked to play Marguerite.
Attention Is being called to the fact
that Erich Won Stroheim, with his
production of 1.-The Merry Widow"
is duplicating Charlie Chaplin's record
with a three weeks engagement of
that long with THE Gold Rush and
it is going some to equal Charles
records.
Rudolph Valentines newest star
ring picture, '"The Eagle" has been
having quite time of it in securing
a chance to show its face in Wash
ington because Of the irresistible
charm of THE Merry Widow"
Dressed in the regulation uniform
of a New York cop, Thomas Meighan
spent nearly an hour directing traffic
in New York at Fifth avenue and Six
tieth street, for his new picture,
Irish Luck" More than once he
was bawled out by truck drivers, and
at one time he got mixed in his sig
nays to two taxi drivers, starting
traffic both ways at once.
Two fine melodramas are announced
for release this White, by F. B. o.
THE Midnight Flyer" a story by
Arthur Guy Empey, featuring
Dorothy Devore and Cullen Lands
and directed by Tom Forman, and
Flaming Waters" featuring Mary
Carr, Pauline Garon and Malcolm
Weight.
Joe Rock recently organized a "gag
scenario department" and has three
of Screenland's great humorists turn.
ing out funny things for his Stand.
ard and Blue Ribbon productions.
Shades Of Cairo and scenes of the
River Nile are to furnish the back.
ground for a screen comedy, Mummy
Love-" in which Neely Edwards and
Alice Ardell will have the leading
roles.
The Alberta Vaughn troupe max
ing the "MaZie" series by Nell Martin
will produce IL two-reelers, in which
Alberta Vaughn is pictured as a
stenographer with a penchant for get
ting her young employer in wrong.
Reginald peuny's Anal picture in