Evening star., 1926-02-21

mont's story THE Kitten and the
King"
Bert Roach was born in Washing
ton, D. c., where he received his edu-
cation. In 1908 he went on the stage
in musical comedy. Later he joined
q stock company. playing comedies.
and from there went into motion pic
lures in 1914.
Miss Daniels next effort will be
The Palm Beach Girl" from an origi-
nal story by Byron Morgan. Erie
Kenton will direct the new film.
Helen Jerome Eddy has been cast
for a prominent role in Allan Dwan's
Paramount picture, ''Padlocked," from
Rex Beach's story. Others are Lois
Moran, Allan Simpson, Noah Beery
and Florence Turner.
". c. Fields has closed his appear
ance with the Ziegfeld Follies and re-
turned from Chicago to New York 70
begin his film career as a comedy star
for Paramount. Mr.. Fields has visited
the Long Island studio to confer with
Edward Sutherland, his director, on
the filming of It's the Old Army
Game" Louise Brooks has been cast
for the principal feminine role oppo-
site Fields.
Walter HERS. the rotund comedian
OF the screen. with his wife, quietly
rolled into Washington last Monday
morning on the Capitol Limited, vit
the 3. IL o.
A special musical attraction at
Crandall's Metropolitan Theater this
week will be offered by Nell Paxton.
nj nj Milton
pianist. The numbers to be played
are Don't Wake Me Up" dntroduc-
ing Lets Make Up'D, Sweetheart of
Sigma Chr Gnterpolating "Old-Fash-
ioned Wife') and THAT Certain
Party"
Two Rex Beach novels are coming
to the screen almost simultaneously
this season from the Metro-Goldwyn
studios in California-one, THE Bar
rier," which is awaiting release locally,
and the other THE Auction Block.
which Hobart Henley has brought 10
the screen and which comes to Wash
ington today. Sally O'Neil, the Mar
shall Neilan find who was recently
starred in Neilan's production of
Mike has a prominent role in THE
Auction Block
Charles Ray. the creator OF many
famous country-boy roles, Is making
his debut as a MetroGoldwyn star op-
posite Eleanor Boardman in Hobart
Henley's production of THE Auction
Block" by Rex Beach. Ray has dis
continued his own producing activities.
For the great storm scene in Ibanez'
latest story, "The Torrent" Metro
Goldwyn engineers, under Director
Monta Bells supervision, erected
property" town on the banks OF
river, into which thousands OF tons
of damned-up water were hurled at
the proper time to make one OF the
most spectacular episode of its kind
ever Mined.
Not all Spanish beauties are bru-
nettea, says Y. Blasco Ibanez, author
Of 1.-The Torrent" which enabled the
blonde Gertrude Olmsted to enter the
cast au naturel, without recourse to a
wig.
Universal has signed another for
eign star, Enar Hanson, Swedish
screen and stage actor, whose first
appearance in this country VIII be
with Laura La Plante in THE Big
Night"
Roxy" has purchased Victor Her
bert's musical library from the com
posers daughter, Ella Herbert, and II
will be installed in the new Roxy
theater.
Photography of players without
makeup has proved successful, de-
clares Director Allen Dwan, in Sea
Horses" in which none of the male
members of the cast used make UP
and Florence Vidor used only bit of
powder. Superior lighting effects and
improved camera devices are said to
have contributed to the success OF the
experiment.
Buster Keaton is reported to have
sustained painful bruises recently
when he fell from a priZe-fght ring,
one of the sets for his new picture.
An addition to the first-string sec
ton of the symphony orchestra at
Crandalls Metropolitan Theater is
Fred Starkc.' violinist- director, until
recently the foremost orchestra leader
Sf Richmond. Va.