Evening star., 1926-03-07
Filmograns

MARY PHILBIN is to star in
Romeo and Juliet" for Universal.
The Paramount Theater. now under
construction in New York in Times
Square. will have "Stone Hall of
Nations, embodying stones from 81
foreign nations.
Constance Talmadge's next picture
will be called The Duchess From Buff
falo."
William De Miles poetically titled
picture, THE Flight to the Hills is
to be called just THE Runaway"
Ernst Lubitsch's picture to follow
"The Door Mat" is to be "Reveillon,"
with Monte Blue as it's star.
Now Doug and Mary are to sail
abroad from New York April 8.
Lya de Putti, the Hungarian actress
who has just arrived in this country,
is to have an important role in THE
Sorrows of Satan"
Avery Hopwood's farce, Naughty
Cinderella" has been purchased by
Famous Players -Lasky for Pola Negri.
and Nal St, Clair is to direct it's pro-
duction, with Tom Moore in a leading
role.
Mabel Normand has been signed by
Hal Roach to appear in one comedy
to be directed by Richard Wallace.
Three Nights of Don Juan" is be-
ing adapted by Clara Beranger for
Hobart Productions and for release by
First National.
An expedition to study the habits
and to make motion pictures of Arctic
animals is announced by the American
Museum of Natural History and
George Palmer Putnam. the publisher,
as it's joint sponsors. II will sail from
New York the latter part of June.
George Bernard Shaw is not to be
lured into the movies. Again he has
refused, this time Harry NJ Warner.
even refusing to see him before he
left London. So says Film Daily.
Hollywood appears to he still hunt
ing for real resemblance to Theodore
Roosevelt.
Wilma Banky is to be pictured imme-
diately with Rudolph Valentino in "A
| Son of a Sheik," then with Ronald
Coman in THE Winning of Barbara
Worth" and then with Colman in
Beauty and the Beast"
Patsy Ruth Miller's new contract
with Warner Bros. contemplates the
direction of one of her starring pic
lures by Ernst Lubitsch.
| Rudolph Schildkraut has been
| placed under contract by Cecil De
| Mile His first appearance there
under will be in Young April
Ben Hur." which is now being
shown in New York. Chicago. Phila-
adelphia and Boston, will not he shown
elsewhere until next Fall.
Daphne Grown Down is to he a
future production for Colleen Moore.
First National has purchased the
| rights to Lady Be Good
F'ilm Daily, which appears to have
canvassed the question. states that
the average admission price to motion
picture theaterS, except in very large
cities in first-run houses, is 80 cents
Natalie Kingston. who in less than
two years has gained screen recogni.
tion as beautiful woman. is direct
descendant of Gen. NJ. G. Vallejo. the
pears in a blonde wig in WET Paint"
with Raymond Griffith.
Noah Reery-he's the other Reerv-
has an important role in Rex Beach s
storr of the effects of repression.
"Padlocked."
Josephine Drake. the laughable the
atrical boarding house keeper of "Thp
nd No MoY ho
a new role in Bebe Daniels THE Palm
Beach Girl"
Gown scouts seeking to copv her
wardrobe actually frightened Mile. Ar
lette Marchal, the French beauty re-
Gently brought from Paris to Holly
wood to appear in Paramount pictures.
Adolphe Menjou is said to be one of
those raer birds who don't lose en-
| thusiasm with age. He gets as much
of thrill from each new picture
started as he did from his first.
The Orlando, Fla, Star gives the
movie credit for striking the first blow
against the American saloon, for it
gave a release from the. world of
reality and became the house of illu.
sion and rest. 1t is the peoples insti-
| tuition.
! Natural restraint that comes from
within" Judge Ben B. Lindsey's recipe
| for youth. would help lots if adopted
| by their elders of today. Strength of
| character beats all laws in preserving
American happiness.
Paramount was tempted to kidnap
recently when Grown Prince Paul of
Greece. feet 6, blonde and an Oxford
graduate. paid a visit to the Long Is
! land studio, his first to motion pic