Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-27

appeared in three Paramount films
yet to be released: THE Cats Paja-
mas" with Betty Bronson and Ricor-
do CorteZ: Marshall Neilan's 'Diplo
macy" and Born to the West a
Zane Grey picture.
AS reward for 10 years service
as his private secretary, Jesse l.
Laskey has appointed Miss Jeanne
Cohen special representative OF the
editorial department Tor the Para
mount West Coast studio.
The colorful Chinese village of Tan
Foo is being entirely reproduced by
the Metro G oldwyn-Mayer studios at
Dead Mans Point" rocky ledge
near San Pedro, Calf. for the Orien'
tai sequence of Tell 1t to the
Marines" starring Lon CLANCY.
Il Can Do It," Max MARGINS origi
nal screen play. is rapidly nearing
completion, following two Interrupt
tons caused by the authors trips u
New York.
Marcel De Sano, who has been di'
recting Barney" will direct Lon
CLANCY in The Ordeal" the sea story
by Dale Collins.
Buster Keaton has chosen Marian
Mack, beautiful brunette, from
among sc applicants for the leading
feminine role in THE General,
Busters first full-length feature pic
ture for United Artists release. Miss
Mack was formerly a two-real comedy
| star.
Norman Kerry has been chosen to
support Lillian Gish in Annie
Laurie" her next picture after Ihe
| Scarlet Letter.
Upon visiting California for the first
time, Raquel Meller. recently i'm
ported Spanish diseuse. will be enter
| tanned by the stars and featured play
ers of the Metro-Goldwyn.M Mayer
studios.
| The GRAY Hat" will be directed by
Robert z. Leonard. married a few
days ago to Gertrude Olmsted, upon
returning from his honeymoon. The
| Gray Hat" it is understood. will re-
place the film version OF "Maman,
the French play. on the MIG. Nj. pro-
duction schedule.
William Worthington. known in
| Hollywood as 1.-The man of thousand
|
by James Cruze to play the historical
| role of Pinckney, the man who pro
claimed, Millions for defense, but
not one cent for tribute" in "Old
| IronsideS."
Olive Borden has gone to Canada
| to make THE Country Beyond a
| screen version Of James Oliver Cur
woods novel of the Northwest, to be
directed by Irving Cummings. Miss
| Borden plays a little gamin of the
| north woods.
| Paramount has bought the screen
rights to Frederick Lonsdale's play.
THE Last of Mrs Cheyney," in which
| Ina Claire has been starring at the
| Fulton Theater for the last year.
| Percy Marmont will be seen for the
| first time in a role which calls for
comedy throughout the picture when
| "Mantrap" is thrown on the screen.
"Mantrap" is from Sinclair Lewis
| latest novel and is filled with human
| interest comedy and satire through
| out AIarmont has always played es-
| sentially serious roles in his previous
productions.
| Jocelyn Lee. ex-Follies beauty. and
Irma Kornelia, young Hungarian
| actress under contract with Para
| mount, have been added to the cast
of Bebe Daniels THE Campus Flirt ?"
More than SC, 900 persons now "own
| the movies in this country, accord
ing to statistics taken from the stock
exchanges. The number was exactly
59,157 individuals. who possess IL 1881,
1874 shares of stocks. Holders of
I residents II.
| ferent States and Is foreign countries.
Dame Rachel Crowdy Of the League
of Nations, now touring America and
recent visitor at the Office Of the
Motion Picture Producers and Dis
| tributors of America in New York,
said that her department in the
| league will be glad to cooperate in
any program which will make avail
able for all the children of the world
the great contribution latent in mo-
ton pictures.
Warner Brothers. instead of letting
Michael CurtiZ, noted Hungarian di-
rector. who Is on his way to Holly
| wood, make as his first picture in this
! country "Noahs Ark have decided
TO let CurtiZ do a French social com
! edv while "Noah's Ark" is being pre-
pared into a big spectacle. The War
ners now have three noted foreign di-
rectors on their staff-Lubitsch, Cur
| tiz and Stein.
a picture, to be called Good Time
| Charley" written around a famous
| character of San Francisco who has
| passed on, is among the possibilities.
| Good Time Charley" was a mysteri-
| Gus sort of a person who was fond
| of entertaining people who interested
| him and who were interesting. He
gave sumptuous feasts in San Fran
cisco for no reason at all, except to
| give every one a good time. He
always wore a kid glove on his left
hand. When he died the glove was
removed. and it was then discovered
that his hand was yellow-he was
, three quarters Chinese.
| Ernst Lubitsch, who has just fin
! ished $50 This Is Paris" wants a
story. He is due to make another
| production for the Warmers, but after
reading several hundred yarns has
been unable to find one to suit him.
| Lubitsch was to make a big spectacle
as his next production, but it is whis-
pered that he will do one or more
| light comedies before the big effort.
"Manon Lescaut" is the third of the
big Warner road show attractions
already completed for the 1926-27 sea
son. The other two. which will be
seen simultaneously on Broadway this
| Summer, are BarrynIJre'S Don
Juan" directed also heA Crosland, and
| sgd Chaplin's "Th6 Better Ole" di-
rected by Chuck Reisner
Ernst Lubitsch. director, and Monte
| Blue and Patsy Ruth Miller. featured
players in 80 This Is Paris" were
hosts during it's filming to a party of
famous japanese moving picture peo-
pie. Among them We're Miss Yaeko