Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08
Flashes From the Screen
" News and Comment of the Photoplay
az By C. E. Nelson
By C. E. Nelson.


turns to Hollywood from Europe
early in March.
AN interesting little Sidelight on
the making of movies con-
Germs the wardrobe angle of the
studios. For instance, any studio
wardrobe can outfit an army of
soldiers in the correct Ptolemaic
period; it can clothe horde of
MartianS, or produce society
gathering, all within "a hours.
The wardrobe department of Ra-
dio Pictures is one of the complete
in Hollywood. It's stock Of gowns,
suits and Jewels is valued at a
half million dollars, sand it employs
from seventy-f1ve to a hundred
persons. Fitting gowns to per-
SonalitieS" and making clothes
match the mood Of a scene" are
two Of the problems faced by the
heads of the wardrobe depart
mentS.
STUDIO and theater: Earl Sande,
- leading jockey of American
tracks, who has been taking sing
ing lessons in Washington, has
been signed to make Vitaphone
short subject. It will be produced
in the Brooklyn studio, and, Of
course, Earl will sing. The
Paramount Warner Brothers bat
tie goes on, but both sides deny a
single battle. Ruth Chatterton,
who goes from Paramount to
Warmers, will make three pictures,
"Daddy'S Gone Admitting" 1.-THE
Heart Is Young" and "Step-
daughters Of War;" before she
leaves her old employers. :.
Carl Laemmle, ST., believes in the
old style of show advertising. He
advises theater managers and pic
ture producers to dust OF their
copies of the Life Of Barnum'
and pay some attention to the
methods of the old Snowman"
The best seats of the Charlie
Chaplin premiere at the George
M Cohan Theater, New York, sold
for Sill. The picture was, of
course, "City Lights" Little
Caesar" has broken all box Office
records of a New York theater.
The George Bernard Shaw
picture, How He Lied to Her
Husband" produced by a British
company, is said to have been the
biggest flop" of a name picture"
The abraham Lincoln" Aim
is to be tried out in the South.
:. Will Rogers, making barn
Storming trip for charity, is said
to be drawing down about $4,000
week for the Nations unfortu-
mates. Cobra" will be filmed
by Paramount with Marlene
Dietrich in the leading role. :.
Billy Doves new picture carries
the title Of Hollywood Star" :.
Because she grabbed some pub
licity she was not entitled to, Fiji
DorSay's name has been cut from
the publicity copy Of ''Mr. Lemon
of Orange" Also one big news
service has given orders that her
name never again be carried on
its wires. p. @. WodehouSe
has just completed writing the
story THE Way to Treat a
Woman for the next Marion
Davies picture. "Rivets," an
unproduced stage play, has been
purchased by Caddo Pictures for
$4,000. This is claimed to be q
record price for an unproduced
play. :. It is estimated that only
10 per cent of the extra players of
Hollywood are finding employ
ment. Spanish, French, Ger
man and English versions of
Trader Horn" have been made.
You may not be interested,
but "All Quiet on the Western
Front" has made a big hit in
have acquired the picture rights
to the current Broadway success,
'The Five Star Final" a news
paper play.
Short Flashes.
HERE is bit of good news for
the oldtimerS. Richard Carries
successful musical comedy Of IS
years ago, THE Tenderfoot," is
to be revived. Joe E. Brown is to
have the leading role, and the
story will be moderniZed. Let US
hope that some of the delightful
old songs will not be changed.
Vladimir Sokoloff, a Russian,
has been imported to play the Otis
Skinner role in the German YER
sion of "KiSmet." How is that for
a mixture? An American-made
film made into German with a
Russian leading man!
A German play, The Green
Cat" has been selected as a star
ring vehicle for Dorothy Mackaill.
The play recently completed long
run in Berlin. William A. Setter
will direct.
Bebe Daniels has completed
work in the picture, my Past"
and her next will be "All Woman"
an adaptation from "The Maltese
Falcon"
Alan Mobray, stage player,
makes his screen debut in Goods
Gift to Women" He is an Eng
liShman with a distinguished the
atrical record.
Marian Marsh, 17-year-olN
screen discovery" plays the
feminine lead with John Barry
more in "Svengali." Later she win
support Edward G. Robinson in
"The Idol" based upon a play by
Martin Brown.
Reginald Owen, now playing in
"Pettfcoat Influence" on Broad
way, has signed a contract with
Warner Bros.
Robert Coogan, 5-year = old
brother Of Jackie, will appear in q
Paramount picture.
Lionel Barrymore is coming
back to the screen as player in
Norma Shearer'S "A Free Soul"