The Washington times., 1928-09-20
AFRAID
PUBLIC Will.
FORGET HER
By REGINA CREWE

Copyright 1873. by King Features
Syndicate Incl
Kennedy. flaming haired film
actress, IL in az odd q position ~
any player I'm the movies. Myrna.
whose histrionic genius ii fiery
as her tresses, has been drawing
salary each week for three years.
But during that time she has made
but one picture. Myrna, you
know, il under contract to Charlie
Chaplin, and Charlie hasn't made
a film other than THE Circus"
during that time. Myrna's work
in that film seemed to assure of
her great future successes But
she hasn't been on the screen
since.
Everyone took 1t for granted
that she would be Charles lead in
"City Lights" his new photoplay.
But now there seems to be some
doubt Of it. So much doubt in
fact. that Myrna was almost
farmed out for the Love Inter-
est I'm Paramount's THE Canary
Murder Case" . part which will
be played by Jean Arthur. It
seems that the heroine of .City
Lights'.-.is blind girl. and that
! asgirl It'll nalee blue eyes would
finn bS etcr as the sighflGss In
genue, and Myrna's expressionfuI
eyes don't fiH this bill at all.
Nothing definite has been de-
cided. But IL Charlie doesn't use
Myrna in the picture he should
certainly see. that she receives
her opportunity with United
Artists oil. some other one OF the
biggest and best companies. These
three years with but one picture
practically have to begin her ca
reer all over again. And Charlie
should give the little girl hand.
Doubtless he viii. Chaplin was
never ungrateful.
Well. our new boy friend. Rob
ert Castle. Paramount's latest inn
port. isn't going to play. opposite
Clara Bow after alt At least not
for his first bow to the American
film public. Here's the way It
works out. Robert was to play
with Clara. And Neil Hamilton
was to be Bebe Daniels hero In
her next picture-a newspaper
story. But the folks on the Laslxy
lot got to thinking it over, and
now Robert is scheduled to appear
with Bebe. while Neil Hamilton
starts opposite Clara in Three
Week Ends" Film officials should
certainly be clean-they change
their minds so frequently.
Lois Wilson gave a buffet super
the other evening to a few Of her
many friends. Although she didn't
say so. the affair might we'll have
been a celebration of Lois sign
ing with Warner Brothers. Her
local stage experience emonstra-
ted vocal qualities desirable for
the talldes, and the Warmers are
out after all the available talent
for their audible photodramas.
Lois and Marion Davies are the
two Hollywood stars whom every
body seems to be "crazy about"
Usually there is a dissenting
voice when someone raves" over
a star, but in these two cases the
cheers are always unanimous.
La Java Is III get In0
directorial plum of the season at
First Ma .ional In megaphoning
Corinne Griffith's next, picture,
saturdays Children Corinne is
taking a New York vacation.
During her absence the treatment
OF her story will be completed
and Ter return will find every
thing in readiness to begin pro.
duction. James Forde, a young
ster, who appears in 1.-THE Divine
Lady," may be Corinne's new
leading man. The big part lies
between James and Douglas Fair
banks, jr. If Dough" gets the
role, James will at least get the
second best part, He is under
personal contract to Cofrine.
1t looks as though another
member of the Del Rio family is
due for a break in the movies.
Jaime Del Rio, who was Dolores
husband until recently. has sold
the screen rights of his play
Prom Hell Came A Lady" to
Fox Films. Don't know who's
going to be in it, but there's q
rumor that Mary Duncan will
have the role created by Mae
Busch when the show was pre-
Sente1 at a local theater.