Evening star., 1926-06-06

me sewing Mdtuiilt NtiLt. oiS
timers will revel in the thought.
Charlie Chaplin has renewed hi
emphatic refusal TO the propose'
merger of United Artists and Metro
C1oldwyn- Mayer, according TO Fin
Daily.
Richard Barthelmess will join Eirs
National after completing THE Anna
teur Gentleman" and "The Fou
Feathers.
Raw Rocket. one Of First National
Young producers and one OF the mel
who conceived Abraham Lincoln.
sees the motion picture exhibitors II
the future taking a leaf from the bool
of the legitimate theater owners ant
classifying their houses according 4
The type of pictures they present. MI
Rocket also sees special pictures il
legitimate theaters far above the pric'
of the regular motion picture theaters
L.oew's is going to spend 100000
this season for cooling plants for tn
larger houses on its circuit
With all this talk of bigger. costliel
pictures to be road d-shown in 1egit
mate theaters. there is an amazin
scarcity of news as to who is to fur
nish their stories or why they are L
he bigger and costlier.
Owing to its fantastic favor. Fa
NOUS Players have decided that Jame
Cruze' will not make screen version
of "R. l.. r.
Cecil B. De Mile is said to hav'
offered Beatrice Lille of Chariot
Revue $4,000 for Il 10-week cor
tract.
Erich Won Stroheim has begun
shooting" scenes for THE Wedding
March, with Mathew Betz, Zas,
Pitts, George Fawcett, Maude George
Dale Fuller. Cesare Grarina. Hughi'
Mack. George Nichols and sgd Bracy
in the cast.
Charles Paddock, the famou!
sprinter, has been signed by Famou!
PLAYERS for Bebe Daniels picture
THE College Flirt."
A French cinema production, "Th'
Lady Of Lebanon" based on th'
French orcupatioa OF Syria, has beer
brought to this country by Anthon,
Maingot'
Barry" of Film Daily says that lit
tie Mary Brian. the Wendy OF "Pete'
Pan" is becoming known as the
most loaned player in the movies
Rex, the wild horse Of the movies
is soon to be seen III THE Dew
Horse" which was given a pre-sRoW
ing in New York by Pathe last Tues
day.
"suver Threads Among the Gold" Z
SONG perhaps a half-century old, Du'
wonderfully popular in its day, has
been converted into a movie story
which Metro Goldwyn Mayer has
bought for production along witt
others. Reginald Barker Is also tt
make picture OF Frederick w: wal
jace's story. Captain Salvation.
GLADYS Unger is preparing a screer
ADAPTATION Of '"The Heart Thief al
the De Mile studios as starring
vehicle for Joseph Schudkraut.
Pauline starke may replace Patsy
Ruth Miller In. Broken Hearts o.
Hollywood" Film Daily reports, due
70 the illness Of Miss Miller.
Having finished in sorrows of
satan" Ricardo Cortez has gone &c
the Pacific Coast to play the title role
in Captain Sazarac.
I.othar Mendes. German director
brought TO this country by Robert l.
Kane. has started his first picture in
America. THE EX-Duke." with Lois
Moran, Mary Brian. Ben Lyon, Ian
Keith and Henry Wharf in the cast.
Paul Bern prepared the script.
Evelyn Tress, British scenarist and
editor, will prepare the Substttles Tor
~Hes Miserables" for America She
pfepared the picture for presentation
In England.
David wsrfield. upon being ques'
toned on the subject, Is reported TO
have said, "Well, il something mar
velous happened, I might go into pic
lures"
Hal Roach is considering sending
Our Gang" abroad TO make picture,
a. version Of London Bridge"
Universal is said now to have 800
rheaters under it's control. with ex-
pectations Of lining up 1'Ooo WITHIN
TWO years.
Lee Shubert Ia interested in '"rhe
Tinted Artists Theater Circuit, Inc,
the concern that is expected to dis
tribute United Artists pictures. Film
Daily mentions him as one of the
organizers.
Stella Dallas" the first week of its
exhibition at the Capitol Theater In
New York. drew $780, 900 into the box
Office, Film Daily says.
Priscilla Deans next picture. it is
announced, will be West OF Broad
way"
Thomas A Edison I'M recent state
rnent said: Americans require rest
ft,l quiet in the moving picture thea
ter. and for them talking from tpe
Hns of the figures OH the screen de-
Strovs the illusion. The idea Is not
practical. The stage is the place Tor
the spoken word. The actions or the
nublic up to now indicate the movies
viii not supersede it,.
Norma Shearer is to star on the
screen in Belasco's play, Polly With
a Past" for Metro-Goldwyn.
ryuder the supervision Of Cardinal
rSranito de Belmonte, an Italian com
pany will produce q picture showing
the treasures Of the Vatican.
The German, Austrian and English
plavers who made "Quo Vadis?" under
the direction Of George Jacoby, VIII
make three pictures for Universal
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