The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-23
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{Copyrfght. 1923, by King Features
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HOLLYWOOD. Aug. 22.- How
happy / could be with either
were other dear charIner away.
might very well have been the
sentiment Of John Barrymore.
busy as he fs kept devoting his
time and talent to both stage and
screen. John. OF course. Is greatly
interested in movies, and his most
lucrative future il bound up In
them.
Just the same. the opportunity
to play Hamlet" In the Holly
wood bowl pIeases him nightly.
and every hour away from the
studio ana the picture business
ii devoted TO his plans for the
-SI1akespearean production.
Thus far q number OF film
people have been ENGAGED for
roles in the play. Alec Francis,
William Farnun. Montagu Love
are among them. and more will
come. The greatest difficulty thus
far encountered Is in the selection
of an "Ophe1ia." She must be q
Mary Aston tyne. but must have
stage experience and dramatic
1 ability which has been demon
strated III the theater. It Is prob
able that some one will be
brought on from New York unless
one OF the local stock companies
has an acceptable candidate.
Joan Crawford and Nils Asthar
have been selected to play the
leading roles In Director Fred
Niblo's next picture. 1T Ii a.
screen version OF "Adrienne
Lecouyre. Aileen Pringle hax
been cast for an important part
for some time, and Warner GLAND
has also been secured for the
photodran1a.
Baclanova Is learning. In Holly
wood film contracts are secured
through agents. And according
to report the chap engaged by
the promising Russian star was
Instrumental in selling Olga to
Paramount over b period OF five
years. All these long term con-
tracts contain option clauses,
however, which must be exer-
cised If the star is to continue.
Now Olga's agent alleges that
when her first option was taken
up, she declared that she did not
care to pay any further commits
sions, and that because OF her
lack OF knowledge OF English, she
did not understand the contract
with the agent. The result, ZIP
to the present. Is that the agent
has tied up BacIanova'a pay en-
velopes pending q court hearing
I'm October. According to the
agent one OF the exhibits for his
side of the case may be a. sound
film test OF the star which dis
plays p very good knowledge Of
the language.
Don't know what is going to
happen to bobbed hair If the girls
keep on permitting their tresses
TO grow long. Dorothy Dwan,
Jeanette Loft, Fay Wray, Mary
Brian, Myrna 10y, Mary Prilbiu,
Janet Gaynor, Rita CareWe, Sha-
ron Lynn and a lot more are go
ing about with their hair gradu-
ally reaching their shoulders. 1t
looks like conspiracy against the
BARRIERS.
14ooey Fejtlebaum, Dot Dope,
will be portrayed in the movies by
Harold Waldridge, New York stage
comedian. best known, perhaps.
for his Characterization in the the
atrical version OF "LoVe En- and
Leave EN-" Waldridge has been
engaged by Metro for the "Looey',
role in Milt Cross picture, Nile
Banks" He has appeared in pic
lures before. having done a part in
e. George, Arliss film.
Following the recent scrimmage
between Tom Mix and viii Nor
risey, in which Will is said to have
come off second best, the comedian
is credited with pulling a laugh
line to the effect that he received
q lucky break, anyway, because
Tony wasn't present. Tony, as
you know. is Toms horse.