Evening star., 1927-10-02

Nicholas Soussanin. the Russian
actor. whose work in Service for
Ladies'" won him a contract with
Paramount, has decided to settle per
manently in this country and recently
applied for his first uralizatlon pa
pers. The actors first job in this
country was in Seattle, where he was
employed as a car washer with the
street railway company.
Chester Conklin. who is now a star
in The side Show" with w. {.
Fields, was once a singer. He had
concert singing act in the Al u.
Barnes circus several years ago.
John Emerson and his wife, Anita
Loos, are in Hollywood for few days
before sailing for long vacation IN
Europe Anita wrote Gentlemen
Prefer Blondes" which is reported TO
have made so many millions OF dol
lars that only an income tax collector
could figure them.
A Falkland battle picture is one of
the big drawing cards in London al
the present time. A command
screening was held for the King anu
Queen of England.
j
of the Radio Corporation of America,
promises that within a very short
time, comparatively speaking, it VIII
be possible to broadcast talking
movies by means of radio.
Nav McAvoy's new starring vehicle
has had its name changed from
Roulette" to "A Reno Divorce"
The production was written and di-
rected by Ralph Graves. who also
acted in the capacity of Miss Nc
Avoy's leading man.
Mack Sennett has taken personal
direction of his new picture, The
Romance of a Bathing Girl" Head
lining in the Pathe picture we Will
see Johnny Burke, recruited from
vaudeville: Alma Bennett, Sally Eilers
and Matty Kemp. together with such
featured players as Wheeler Oakman,
Lionel Belmore and Eugene Rallette.
Conrad Nagel will play the leading
male role with Dolores Costello in
Betsy" 1t will be costume play.
built around an incident of the Napo-
leonic court.
Francis X. Bushman, recently re-
turned from a trip through Japan,
says that America is losing it's lead
ership in the production of motion
pictures. During 1926. says Bush
man, Japan produced S55 featured
productions, compared to TAO made in
the United States. There are 81
japanese companies engaged in mo-
ton picture production. A committee
Of II persons censors all motion pic
lures to be exhibited in the Japanese
theaters.
1t is reported that First National
has purchased the screen rights to a
new play by Kenyon Nicholson and
Thomas Burrows. The title Of the
piece is 1.-TWO Weeks Off,"
Paul Lukas, European actor, who
recently arrived in Hollywood, has
been assigned to a part in the Pola
Negri picture, Rachel"
David wark Griffith announces that
he will be very glad to consider Eric
Griffith fold. And Mr.. Griffith also
announces that he will gladly well
come the genius as a writer and an
actor" However, nothing is said
about Eric taking a hand at the
directing.
Alan Hale has been given one of
the good parts in THE Blue Danube"
one of the big productions on the
De Mile schedule. Paul Sloane is
writing the continuity for the pic
ture, in addition to handling the di-
rection. John Farrow wrote the orig
inal story.
Robert Armstrong, who was CO.
starred in the prize fight stage hit.
els Eat SOP" has been cast. for a
featured role in THE Main Event"
q Pathe-De Mile feature.
To Mary Pickford goes the distinc-
tion of playing the most important
extra" part ever shown on the
screen. The part presents her as a
Madonna Of the Shrine in the Doug
las Fairbanks picture Of South Amer
ican gaucho life. The part Miss Pick.
ford plays is merely a "bit.". but it
is said to be very important to the
success Of the photoplay. -
Charlie Chaplin has gone into the
circus ring. He is now completing