The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-29
BY REGINA CREsWE
copyright, 92S. by King Features
~ SvnEl fcaIR.s Inc.

Syndicate. Incl
HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 2S. Glor-
las plans for Queen Kelly" are
rounding more and more into
shape. Miss Swanson has de-
termined to have sound In her
picture, and will use the photo
phone device for its synchrono-
zation. In, addition to noise and
music, there will be dialogue. too.
Eight voice tests taken of Gloria
during her recent New York visit
have proven entirely satisfactory.
And at the present time four engi-
neers from United States Artists
and the Radio Corporation ore en-
route to Hollywood for the super
vision Of sound sequences. The
musical score Of the picture will
be synchronized by weil.known
musical director not yet an
uounced.
Thoroughness has always been
characteristic OF Gloria's in the
production field. She goes to
endless pains TO make sure that
the mfnutest details OF her photo
drama are exactly as she wishes
them. Adhering to this. the star
has had her home wired for the
projection of sound pictures. and
will view each days "rnsnes" in
her own projection room. There
have been three recent additions
to the Queen Kelly" cast. They
are TulIy Marshall, Maude George
and Albert Cont. Erich Von.
Stroheim will soon start shooting.
Marcelline Day.. who Is free
lancing like Sister Alice, has been
substituted for Jacqueline Logan
In Columbia s picture, Drift
wood in which Den Alvarado
has the masculine lead. Jac-
queline dashed into Aqua Caliente
and committed matrimony. Aqua
Caliente. oddly enough, means
''i1ot water Her divorce is not
! yet final, so the Mexican marriage
In only sort of lick and promise
for the time being. She and her
bridegroom will live apart until
they can have regular u. $. A.
wedding.
Alberta Vaughn is the latest
to announce that she will take
the matrimonial plunge. Alberta's
boy friend is another one of those
millionaires who seem to be get
ting so common, and not at all
hard to get. He is Bill Lait, a
big steel and smelter man from
Pittsburgh, who has been spend
ing q lot of time in Pasadena
since he met Alberta two years
back. The han has been hired
for Christmas Day, so they
tell me.
When the California prison
board met last week to consider
paroles for prisoners, the names
OF Paul Kelly and Dorothy Mack
aye were on the list. Their friends
have never ceased~working in their
behalf since the doors of the big
house, excluded them from the
world. Action on the application
is expected within the next few
days.
Paramount seems optimistic.
Over on the Lasky lot they have
changed the title of the Dick
Arlen- Nancy Carroll film from
"Soubrette' to Manhattan Cock
tain" 1t is to be released shortly
after the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November.
Jimmy Cruze has put a couple
more first rate troupers into the
cast Of "A Mans Man. which is
the title OF the picture in which
he will direct William Haines and
Josephine Dunn. The newcomers
are Mae Busch and Eddie Nugent.
Mae needs no introduction, and
probably Eddie doesn't either now
that couple of his films have
been seen. But anyway, he Is the
kid who was a prop boy on the
Metro lot until they discovered"
him.