Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-01
Filmograns

screen story, "Nell Gwyn" Pepys'
diary, written abouI $50 years ago, is
filed with intimate gossip of the court
life of the period Pepys was person
ally acquainted with Nell Gwyn and
is said TO have greatly admired her.
Charles w Goodrich, who plays the
part Of Pop" Fisher. in Paramount's
screen version of THE Show OF, -
played the same role for % consecu-
tive months during the New York
stage run.
The Pennsylva Railroad is I'm the
movies now, The big transportation
system not only co-operated with
Paramount in lending its Philadelphia.
Offices as location for scenes in The
Show-Off,' but the Pennsylvania's
part in helping make the picture was
told TO all Pennsylvania employees In
the roads periodical publication.
Claire Mcdowell, the ma" Fisher
in the screen version Of THE Show
of" is real movie veteran. She can
remember the days when Vivian Pres
colt was nearly fired out OF the old
: AB company because q newspaper
man revealed her identity. Them
were the days" says Claire.
Pauline Starke Is an ideal type Of
screen beauty. IL one can believe such
an expert critic as Harrison Fisher.
noted illustrator. The artist is now
engaged in making a portrait OF
the beautiful ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
player.
VIII Hays, overload of the powers
that be In the movies, visited the
Metro,Goldyn.Mayer studios recently
and 1t is said was particularly Inn
pressed by the production OF The
Red MILL" starring Marion Davies.
and Tell 1t to the Marines" In which
Lon CLANCY is the star.
Miss Dale Fuller has been signed
by Erich Won Stroheim for THE
Wedding March" This is the fifth
straight engagement OF Miss Fuller
by that director.
Scenes for Douglas MacLean's next
comedy, tentatively called Ladies
First" are laid I'm Africa.
Raymond Grifith evidently is one
man who doesn't prefer blondes. He
has chosen Dorothy Sebastian, a
brunette, as his leading lady for his
next comedy, You'd Be Surprised"
Arlette Marchal has learned to eat
fapjacks and TO like them. The
French beauty. in this countru~b but a
few months, is playing in the Zane
Grey picture, "Forlorn River" On To-
cation recently, Miss Marchal was in
troduced TO the great American break
fast dish, and now she's a flapjack ad-
dict.
James Howe. Paramount camera
man, is perfecting three new camera
devices which are expected TO revo-
lutionize the filming OF follow" shots
scenes i'm which the camera follows
the players progress through the
scene. Howe used several new camera
tricks in "Mantrap.3
From Hollywood comes the claim
that the most beautiful scene ever
made for a motion picture has been
photographed for James Cruces odd
Ironsides.' II shows the glorious
frigate Constitution in full san upon
the Pacific Ocean. IL was filmed in
such a manner that the sunlight sill
houettes the mighty fighting vessel
against the sky.
Two Paramount players and two
Paramount directors, now among the
most successful members of the Hot
lywood Aim world. started their movie
careers as keystone cops. The are
Ford Sterling and Chester Conklin,
actors, and Malcolm st. Clair and
Erie kenton, directors.
In THE Eagle of the Sea- which
is to be Frank Lloyd's first prodEC-
ton for Paramount. George Irvlhg
will play the historical character Of
Andrew Jackson and Florence Vidor
the leading feminine role. The Eagle
of the Sea" is from Charles Tenney
Jacksons story, Captain Sazarac.'
Unusual activity marks the open.
ing of the week at Universal City.
Lois Weber has placed The Sensa-
ton Seekers in production. This
adaptation of Ernest Pascal's novel,
Egypt" brings Billie Dove again to
the screen in a Weber picture.
Reginald Denny. William A. Setter.
his director; Rex Taylor and Sam
Mintz are on Denny's cruiser, the
Barbarine. working on the script.
THE Cheerful Fraud" his next pic
ture.
A cable received by r. H. Cochrane.
vice president OF Universal, states
that Carl Laemmle, president of the
company. on Sunday left the hospi-
tai where he submitted TO an opera
ton for appendicitis, and Is now at
the Savoy Hotel, in London, with his
son and daughter.
Just of Broadway" is the final
title for Corinne Griffith's picture.
formerly called Tin Pan Alley" in
which Marjorie Rambeau has a role
of Importance.
Milton Stills seems to have become
a battling movie star. His first great
fight was in The Spoilers" and in
every picture since then he has had
to battle. his way through. The
Knockout" THE Making of O'Mal-
ley" THE Unguarded Hour" Men of
Steel" Puppets and Paradise"
which was recently finished. and in
which he has grand and glorious
fight"
Esther Ralston, heroine of "Old
Ironsides." has been selected for the
leading feminine role in "The Rough
Riders" the epic story of Theodore
Roosevelt and his famous Spanish
American War regiment.
Estelle Taylor rose to fame under
Cecil r. De Miles guidance. In
The Ten Commandments Later
she appeared with Mary Pickford in
Dorothy Vernon Of Haddon Hall"
Her most recent triumph was with
John Barrymore in Don Juan" She
may play the role of Mary Magdalene
in King of Kings"