Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11
Flashes From the Screen
News and Comment of the photoplay
BY c. E. Nelson.

may not. The future OF the
actress, lDho has been occupied
on the British stage for several
years, Is topic of conversation
IN Ne11 York and Hollywood.
NeUer big success in the NetD
York theGterS, Miss BGnEheGd
tOent to London, 1Dhere she 1DGS
almost instantly acclaimed. Her
stage successes hare been "The
Green Hat" "Cdn1iLIe," Hop
moods "The Garden of Eden"
and others. 1t is said that she
drelO larger audiences than any
other player on the London
stage. Her first picture, 1Dhich
10tH be made at the Long Island
studio of the Paramount COM
pdny, has been QiUen the rather
silly title OF "NetD York Lady,"
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SOME idea of what a motion pic
ture success may accomplish
in the way of financial return can
be gained by an estimate pub
liShed in Variety of the gross
expected from the new Charlie
Chaplin picture "City Lights" OF
course, a large part of this is
gueSswork. That is, the picture
itself has not been released yet,
and it is taken for granted that it
will become hit when it reaches
the screen.
Studio executives estimate that
the Chaplin film will bring in
eight million dollarS-Six million
from theaterS in the United States
and the remainder from European
houses. This is expected to be the
gross return, and the figure is set
higher than on any other picture
ever made in this country.
"City Lights" is silent picture,
except for its musical score and
certain spots where sound effects
are absolutely essential to dra-
matte or comedy highlights. It is
claimed that the only reason the
picture was given a musical score
is because so many theaterS have
done away with their orchestras.
When the picture was made,
$4,000 feet of film were photo
graphed. This has been cut to the
neighborhood of 5000 feet, and no
previews will be given before gen.
eral release.
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George ArIiSS is to haze able
support for his merit picture
at least In the 1Drtting end.
Earl Derr BtggerS has 1Oritten
the story and Booth TGrkinQ-
ton is preparing the dialogue.
The title of the story has not
been selected. John Adolf, IOhO
has been selected BIZ Warner
Brothers to direct the produc-
ton, l0GS an actor ON the
legitimate stage before enter
ing motion picture 1Dork. At
one time he played prominent
roles NTH Ethel Barrymore,
Dustin Fdrnum and Louis
Mann.
Short Flashes.
YOU may remember Tom Mix
In the movies, but you may
never see him again on the screen.
He has just signed a new five-year
contract to continue his work with
the Sells-Floto Circus.
It is rumored around HOLLYWOOD
that d. w. Griffith, on account of
the current call for fashioned
drama types, may revive Way
Down East" as a talking picture.
The director has issued no state
ment.
Having purchased the Theodore
Dresser novel "An American
Tragedy" the Paramount COM
pany does not seem anxious to
have the author work on the
script. The company has its own
idea about turning the novel into
a movie, and Dresser may never
recognize his work when it flashes
upon the screen.
And the Paramount company,
which did not renew a contract
with jeanette Macdonald, would
now like to borrow her services
from the Fox company for a part
opposite Maurice Chevalier. The
picture will be started as soon as
the French star returns from
abroad.
Tom Moore, Jack Holt and Con-
stance Cummings have parts in
the new Columbia picture, Last
Parade"
The long-lost Ben Turpin has
been added to the cast of the new
Woolsey-Wheeler comedy, CAS-
sorted Nuts"
Eleanor Boardman has been
signed for the feminine lead in
Flood" Monte Blue is the fea-
tured player.
"Obey That Impulse" is an
nounced as the title for the next
Gloria Swanson picture. Ben
Lyon will be her leading man, and
it is reported that there will be no
music.
The Cuban department of the
interior has banned the motion
picture EAST Is West after pro-
tests from the Chinese consulate.
1t is reported that Janet Gaynor
has sufficiently recovered from a
recent illness to allow her to start
work on a new picture, Merely
Mary Ann" during January. The
star has been in a Honolulu hos
pital
Norman Foster plays opposite
Clara Bow in mo Limit"
Upon completing a tour of Eu-
rope, Ruth Chatterton will make
several pictures at Paramount's
Eastern studio, on Long Island.
Rose Hobart plays the feminine
lead, opposite John Boles, in
Seed"
James Cruze is planning an
other big Western picture.