The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-10
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LOS ANGELES, May 9.-Lois
Wilson Is Doubling in Brass"
these days. For the lovely Lois,
probably the most popular and
most respected girl in Hollywood.
will star in q picture and 4 stage
play at one and the same time.
Lois has been retained by FBo
for the girl role in 'SalTy's
Shoulders" which viii be made
under the supervision Of Leon
D'FJsseau. And she will also
appear in The Queens Hus-
band, at q local theater, with
Edw d Everett Horton In the
husband part.
This is the play that reminded
Broadway Of Queen Marie when
the show was in New York.
Lois il one OF the few screen
stars who makes an exceptionally
good impression on the stage.
which shows what an American
school teacher can accomplish il
she sets her mind to il. Incl
dentaIIy. Lois little sister. Com
stance Lewis, Is the third Of the
family to seem destined Tor film
fame. Constance. Is playing bit
in .sThe Barker 2 and has Inn
pressed First National executives
80 favorably that tests are being
made which Will surely result in
bigger and better parts for her.
her.
Lots OF things are happening
on the First National lot at Bur.
bank. AS you know Johnny
Hines and Harry Langdon are
both busy. on their final pictures
for that organization. and Charlie
Murray and Jack Mulhall have
been promoted to stardom to
take their places in the comedy
armament. Mary Aston Is leaving
after her present film IL COM
pIeted, and Alice White is now a
star instead Of script girl. You
remember that hef first starring
pictures will be called Show
Grip and Buffers" After these
she will make Rosie Of the Ritz"
and ION the Air. which, Of
course, is q radio story.
First National has borrowed
Paul Lukas from Paramount to
play opposite Billie Dove in 1.-THE
Night Watch" and our prophecy
OF q week ago that Laurence
Gray would be Colleen Moore's
leading man in "Oh Kay" has
come true.
Mae Murray seems to have
taken a leaf from the book Of
Gilda Gray in that she will pro-
duce her own pictures and make
personal appearances. 1t is un.
derstood that her films will be
shown in all the Pantages
theaters. Mae has engaged
Arthur Gregor, an Austrian. az
her director, and the name OF her
first effort il Hungarian Rhap-
scdy. Gregor made a couple OF
films for Tiffany-Stahl, but they
say he developed temperament and
quit the job when one of them
was re.edited.
Another Of the imported players
to fold her tent and speed back
to the homeland IL Marietta
Miner, the attractive German
girl who has made two or three
pictures during the two years
she has spent in the Land of the
Free. Marietta had parts in
two Meighan photoplays, and
think one other. But she never
reached the stage of being fea-
tured. There is a little mystery
surrounding Camilla Horns Euro
t. rte
1t Is said that the trip Is merely
q. visit, in others that the blonde
Camilla is through with Holly
wood, despite the seeming bril-.
lance Of her future.
All the friends and fans OF
George Hackathorne will rejoice
with him at having been chosen
to star in the Universal Picture,
THE Stool Pigeon" George was
one Of the best actors in pictures
before he got careless in his hab-
its and began to slip. Now he
has taken brace, instead of a
bracer, and there is no reason
why he shouldn't star in many
more pictures.
Jean Hersholt will soon see
New York for the first time. He
Is leaving here Friday for Bag.
dad on the Subway" where he
will take look at the tall build.
ings and incidentally shoot some
scenes for THE Girl on the
Barge" in which he stars for
Universal. Sally O'Neil, the girl
in the film, may follow Eastward,
and Director Edward Sloman
will be on the lob.