The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-08


II D. wv. Griffith wants to pro-
duca an American tragedy there
il no one at the Famous Players
T.aaIxv skadioes who will sEand In.
The way. 81. Schulberg said
Mr.. GriffitI1 had been promised
the story and that Jesse y 1.aslkyl
had no intention 0f taking ltavvays
from him. Mr. Schulbesg further
stated no arrangements nad been
made with Theodore Dresser the.
author. whereby he could choose
the director o. dictate in the
making Of the picture.
1T would be ridiculous 1Ur us
to promise to film any book exs
acfly as II is written said MI
Schulberg.
I have heard 1t whispered that
Monta Bell Is eager 70 make AN
America, tragedy, but NJ. Schulz
berg would not admit that Mr..
Bell had even been considered.
Mary Pickford and Douglas
Fairbarilxs seem to figure IN this
building complex which IS going
through the motion piesusse 4.
dustry IKE an Epidemic Mary
ana Doug, hear, plan % sells
Pickfair ana build q larger and
more Dretentioua home With 81
the visiting royalty thsy certain
" need y castle.
They will not be here for the
opening 81 their pictures, he
Black Pirate, and SnarroVss q
at Graunan,s Egyptian Thenter,
May IA. which reminds that all
Of the country win be interested
III sid Grauman's plan. He ~
opening The Black Pira te and
.sEparrOws on the same pro-
gram.
al roll call at the dinner given
by Mr.. and Mrs Antonio Moreno
Sunday evening would have re-
vealed every star, director and
producer now ia Hollywood. Can
You imagine table seating 76 q
That II the number Of dinner
guests who accepted the popular
Mrs. Tony's invitation. Every
one was there ana with my COM
n1ercial mind the thought came
to me IL the aggregate salaries
OF those producers, directors and
stars were computed, It would
run well into the millions.
Among the .filluEn favorites
who were present were Marion
Davies, Enid Bennett, Margery
Bennett, III. b. Warner, Earle
Williams, Fred ThonpsOnn, Con.
rad Nagel, Blanche Sweet,
Charles Ray, Frances Howard
GoIdWyn, Florence Vidor and
Colleen Moore and, OF course.
the husbands and wives, many or
whom were celebrities themselves.
The juggling for Alan Cros-
lands services as director, ceased
Saturday when Crosland signed
a contract to direct two pictures
for United Artists with John
Barrymore as the star And
runnor Notwithstanding the first
Barrymore picture will not be
decided on until Joseph M.
Schenck returns from New York.
He may have d few ideas on the
subject himself.
. Mr.. Schenck viii not return to
Los Angeles for several more
weeks.
Gloria Swanson is faced with
the dilemma of not having q
story for her first United Art
lists picture. She had her eye
on several stage plays which
were bought before she had a
chance to bid and now she writes
to friends that the one thought
in her life is to find a suitable
story for her next picture.
Her difficulty is by no means
an uncommon one. The most
constant complaint hear in the
studios, is the dearth of suitable
scenarios and the selection Of
plays.
Florence Vidor, who Is. credited
with one of the most even dis
positions Of any actress on the
screen, threatens to develop into
q regular Jezebel, IL anyone else
calls her ''The. Orchid Lady" It's
the thing that makes her more
furious than anything else.
How can an actress be taken
seriously" she asks, Ii she is
labeled with such ridiculous
title"
Speaking Of Miss Vidor reminds
me that she will make THE Gal
liant Lady" following THE Love
Magic" the Vadja story.
Not every director IL given the /
to escort two screen
actresses across the sea. But