Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07


/ Do you remember when the Fox
opened it's doors? Flewers-mu-
sic - notahles - flashlights - ano
Roxy and his Gang!
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Short Flashes.
FROM this viewpoint it woulc
seem that Mary Pickford has
made a poor selection for her next
phatoplay effort. According TIC
announcement, she has purchased
| the stage play, "Kiki," and she will
be the star. The play, which was
once the starring vehicle OF
Lenore Ulrich, appears, from this
angle, as entirely unsuitable for
Americas Sweetheart of the
Screen" However, we are willing
to be surprised and have Mary
turn out a successful "Kiki."
Following Sunny" Marilyn
college life, but the title of the
picture has not been announced.
Flareng ziegfeld is to produce a
new musical comedy this Fall with
Miss Miller In the leading role.
Douglas Fairbanks, jr., will be-
come a full-dedged star for the
First National organization next
year. He is scheduled to appear
in four pictures. His latest effort
is a role in "Little Caesar"
The picture, Queen of Main
Street." has been changed to
"Mishehaving Ladies'" with the
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Among those in the cast are Lila
Lee, Ben Lyons, Louise Fazenda
and Lucien Littlefleld.
Secrecy surrounds the new
Richard BarthelmeSs picture, al
though the story has been Sc
lected. 1t is said to give the star
an opportunity for a variety OF
transformations.
The Pathe company plans to
resume the production Of serials,
once quite popular with screen
fans. An effort is being made to
find heroine who win compare
in beauty and courage with the
old time serial favorite, Pearl
White. Some OF the old serials
will be revived with sound, and it
is expected that 1.-THE PerilS of
Pauline" and 1.-THE Exploits OF
Elaine" will be modernized.
Ben Wilson, once widely known
as a star of the movies and the
owner of his own studio, died in
Hollywood few days ago. He was
employed as an extra" at the
time of his death. Twenty years
80 xxyiIcny, ,a,.0J,,ood y1inf.1raC o,aI
was featured in many of them
with Ruth Stonehouse, May ALI
son and Dorothy Phillips.
It is announced that Clara Bow
has signed a new contract with
Paramount, starting October /.
Her new vehicles will be of the
type of Her Wedding Night" in
which she is said to have done her
best work.
Fox west coast theaters are pre-
pairing for the premier perform
anceSF of Metro Goodwin Mayors
Madame Satan" and Billy the
Kid"
EAST Lynne" finally comes to
the screen. The Fox company viii
make the picture version, and
Frank Lloyd will direct.
Several of the big studies are in
keen financial competition for the
screen rights to the play, Street
Scene" 1t is reported that a mill
lion dollars is asked by William A.
Brady for the play. One of the
production companies is reported
to have closely approached the
figure asked, but that Mr.. Brady
stopped the bidding when he
stated that he would not sell the
screen rights until the play had
exhausted its stage possibilities.
Jean Hershelt will be given the
male lead in Third Alarm" And
Lucien Littlefield is to have the
star role in the screen production
of that old stage faverite,
"Chariey's Aunt
The popularity of sound Aims
has cut the music. publishing BUSH
ness rs per cent during the past
two years. It is claimed that ma
tienal radio hook-ups are also
important in the cutting down of
profits from sheet music.
Deaths among stars of the pho
toplay have caused producers to
carry heavy life insurance on
their featured players. Consider
able of the financial loss to COM
pany comes through unfinished
pictures.
Metro oldwyn Mayer has ac-
quired motion picture rights to
the David Graham Phillips novel,
THE Story of Susan Lenex." The
story was first published as a
magazine serial, then in a two
volume novel, afterward having
stage try-eut.
Irene Rich is probably the high
est paid actress per word to ever
stand before a studio microphone.
BY actual count, she speaks Is
words in the picture, CHECK and
Double" which stars Amos m
Andy. Yet she had contract for
four weeks at full salary.
Andrew Tombes, Broadway
musical comedy star, recently
seen in nipples" "Three Cheers"
and other Dillingham; shows, has
suceumbed to the lure of the
talkies and will soon be seen and
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