The Washington herald., 1929-11-02
JOURNEYS END"
ROLE is FILLED
BY IAN MACLAREN
By LOUELLA o. PARSONS
Universal Service Motion Picture
Editor
Copyright. 1929, BY Universal
Service Incl

tCOpyflGnBs 1879, by universal
Service Inc.l
NEW YORK, Nov. flames
Whale has found his man. Ever
since the director of the highly
successful stage play. Journeys
End" came to Hollywood to do a
repeat in the talkies he has been
looking for someone to play the
role of Lieutenant Osborne. When
saw Mr.. Whale last he was dis
couraged-there just didn't seem
TO be any Lieutenant Osborne out
side the stage play.
Yesterday came word from Holly
wood that Ian MacLaren, who has
played the Christus in the Pilgrim
Play for Hollywood for years, has
been chosen for this role. Lieuten-
ant Raleigh will be played by
David Manners. Mr.. Manners is a
cousin of Lady Diana Manners,
and he was brought to Hollywood
for "Troupers Three" This film
was in the fire of the Consolidated
File Company and has to be en-
tirely remade. 1t isn't a tragedy
for young Manners, but what a
tragedy for Tiffany-Stahl.
- II
Do you know that any number
of our film stars are right here in
New York havinb a tryout in
vaudeville? I was amazed when
Mark Luscher called me up to in
vite me to a luncheon for the
Radio-Keith vaudeville stars. Il
haven't anything to do with vaude-
Vile" told him, ST write movies"
But listen to who is going to be
there before you turn down my in
vitation. There's Claire Windsor
Carmel Myers, Viola Dana. Rudy
Vallee, Ire ,e Rich. Glenn Hunter,
Helen Kane, Martin Downey, Lea
trice JOY, Baclanova, Charlie Muir
ray, George K. Arthur and Sally
Rand" What could I do but say
I'll be there with bells on. Isn't it
surprising how many of our Holly
wood film folk are getting their
stride behind the vaudeville foot
lights?
I have to admit that Frank
Morgan is one of my secret sor-
rows. 1 saw him in Among the
Married" and I must say he
makes the show. Mr.. Morgan is
in the movies now. He is playing
a part in the Schwab and Mandel
two-reel all-talking comedy called
'Where Boobs Come From"
which is now being made at the
Paramount Long Island Studios.
Others in the cast are Gus, Shy,
of New Moon" Dorothy McNulty
of "Follow Thru" Hugh Cameron,
Don Langing and Edwin Saul
paugh. Morton Blumenstock, for
mer scenario and title writer, is
directing-and just one thing
more. The story deals with the
somnambulistic activities of the
wife of a captain of the Albany
night boat. 1t should be good.
X * X
Many of Constance Talmadge's
friends have asked when Con-
stance expects to come to New
York with her bridegroom, Town
send Netcher. Well. Constance is
leaving the home town on Sunday.
She stops over at Chicago to meet
her mother-in-law, Mrs. Molie
Netcher, and to meet, rs old
friends. Then she is coming to
New York: and it's dollars to
doughnuts that Connie and T. will
be seen at all the fashionable
restaurants and at all the new
shops. Connie hasn't been East
since she became Mrs. Netcker
and 1t will be something new to
see Connie in the role of Mrs.
Netcher rather than Miss Tai.
madge. movie star. If you think
she isn't domesticated you Just
ought to see Connie peering around
for dust at the Netcher home in
Santa Monica.
Louise FaZenda just got fitted
out for a nice trip to New York
and had made all arrangements
to come East to look at the shops,
visit the shows and e.enjoy a
holiday, when she was signed to
play the comedy role in 1.-THE
Lady in Ermine." Now some of
the players might sidetrack a job
like that, but Louise happens to
be married to Hal Wallis, of First
National.
Talk about Julius Caesar and
his famous "Veni,, Vidi, Vici."
Sylvia has that beat a mile.
She came to New York to keen
Gloria Swanson fit and in that
way earned herself considerable
publicity in various columns.
Also, the manner in WHICH she
has added to the pulchrit1de of
Alice White. Ruth Chatterton,
Constance Bennett, Carol Lom.
bard and other screen beauties,
preceded her to New York, so
that Sylvia today finds herself
besieged with offers from New
York society women TO reshape
their legs. change the contour of
their noses, and pound the fat
off their tummies. But Sylvia
remains loyal to her screen ellen.
te1e and so far she hasn't stepped
out of the profession. Miss Swan
son left immediately after the
opening of "The Trespassers" for
the coast to try and reach there
in time for the Los Angeles
premiere.
Snapshots of New York collected
at random: Phyllis Haver lunching
at the Algonquin and being intro
duced as Mrs. William Seaman.
Mildred Zukor Loew talking to her
father on long distance to Paris.
Papa Zukor being non-committal
as to whether or not the stock
market affected him Ruby De
Remer Troop wishing she hadn't
bought a new fur coat. May Ali
son Quirk rejoicing that she sold
her stock before the stock disaster
Tullio Carminati being pointed out
at the Ritz by several admiring
debutantes. Adela Rogers st. John
and her gOod.looking husband,
Richard Hyland. attending a per-
'formance nf Strictly Dishonor-
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