Camera - April 14, 1923 to February 16, 1924 (April 1923-February 1924)

CAMERA! Weekly WakeEm-Up— CAMERA'S News Section Page Eleven AFTER TRYING 'EM ALL, BILL RETURNS TO FILMS "Big Boy" Willia ms has made such a hit in Charles R. Seeling's pictures of Western life that he's going to make a second series. It's the East that likes him best. SUTHERLAND ADDED TO "GOLDEN WEST" CAST Dick Sutherland has been assigned an important role in Edwin Carew's current production, "The Girl of the Golden West," now in the course of filming at the United Studios. Sutherland, who will be long remembered for his remarkable characterization of the ugly tramp in Harold Lloyd's screen success, "Grandma's Boy," is one of filmdom's most interesting characters, inasmuch as he seems to be alone in his field, even surpassing the facial features of Bull Montana in ugliness so intriguing. He will portray the role of the half-breed Mexican in "The Girl of the Golden West." Trio of Stars Corralled Estelle Taylor, Rod LaRoque and Kathryn McGuire compose the star triumvirate which will share stellar dramatic honors in Richard Thomas' newest sixreel thriller, "Other Men's Money," now in production at the Hollywood Studios. The comedy players are headed by Tom Wilson, delineator of negro types and famous for his work in "Reported Missing." Vacations in Volcano "Here I am in the crater of a volcano," says Kate Lester, "grande dame of the screen," who is taking a short rest from her duties at the Goldwyn studios at Coso Hot Springs. Miss Lester, who has appeared in grandmother and dowager roles in scores of pictures, is taking her first vacation in more than two years. She plans to return to the Goldwyn studios April 16. Sells Chinese Story Treve Collins, Jr., of Brooklyn, who divides his time between writing short stories for popular magazines, and writing screen originals and continuities for independent producers, says he has Just sold the motion picture rights to his Chinese story "The Idol of Men Lip San," for production abroad. No doubt a great many of the present screen favorites have attained their prominence through their efforts in pictures, but the truly interesting character is the one who graduated into the film world from the hard school of experience. No more glaring example of this class can be recalled than William A. Carroll who is one of the high lights of the present cinema year. The old-timers will doubtlessly remember Bill Carroll of the Rice and Dixey days. The same Bill Carroll who attained fame over-night at the old Bijou Theatre in "Adonis" and as quickly disappeared from the public eye. For the benefit of those who did not subsequently learn what became of him, it is fitting to explain that Mr. Carroll, even at that early date, realized the importance of varied experience to the true actor. At the conclusion of "Adonis," Mr. Carroll entered musical comedy, in which field he remained only long enough to make the managers fight for his services. From musical comedy he took a fling at circus work. Here, as in all his endeavors in the amusement field, he was acclaimed. Not satisfied that he BLUE SPEAKS FOR MAN WHO LIKES HIS BOSS Monte Blue, Warner Brothers star, who just lately appeared as Doctor Kennicott in "Main Street," went up north last week to visit the various film exchanges and put a little personal note into the business. During Monte's stay in Seattle he was requested to visit a small town near there. When he reached the town he found it in the throes of political warfare. Monte was requested to speak in behalf of one of the candidates, but declined until he found that the man was very much in favor of Warner Brothers' pictures; then he said: "Well, sir, any fellow who likes those pictures should make a good mayor, so I'll speak for him." A mass meeting was called for that evening and everything was hurriedly arranged. Truly Rolled by Experts "For surprises, spend a day in pictures," says Truly Shattuck, former vaudeville headliner who is now playing in the Gasnier production, "Daughters of the Rich," at the Schulberg Studios. "The assistant director told me to 'get into negligee' the other morning. I donned a particularly handsome Irish lace affair. On the set, specialists from a Parisian beauty shop, according to the story, had to roll me up and down the carpet and give me reducing exercises. Now, I remember these scenes by a torn bit of finery — and corns on my hips." had tried all the branches of the theatrical business, Carroll left the Leon W. Washburn Circus and enrolled with the Ralph Cummings Dramatic Stock Company in Canada. During his long stage experience Mr. Carroll has appeared in all varieties of plays, ranging from ' 'The Mummy and the Humming Bird" to "Dr. Wainright." When he reached the pinnacle of success in New York he sighed for new worlds to conquer. He would probably still be sighing were it not for the advent of moving pictures. Here, again he was a pioneer, having been identified with Gaston Molies, the first person to use a human being in cinematography. He later joined I lit1 Biograph company and would have been happy in this field had not someone reminded him of the fact that he had never played vaudeville. He completed a tour of the Pantages circuit and again resumed work in moving pictures. Among his more recent roles are: Henry Drew in "House of Fifty Candles; John in, "Yellow Men and Gold;" Phillip Ashton in, "Gas, Oil and Water" and in support of Herbert Rawlinson in "Confidence." BULL WILL MAKE "THE UNCOVERED WAGON" NOW Florence Gilbert has been resigned by Hunt Stromberg to play in Bull Montana's new burlesque on "The Covered Wagon." The comedy will be known as "The Uncovered Wagon" and will follow the great film epic as closely as "Rob 'Em Good" did "Robin Hood." Miss Gilbert recently finished important roles in "Snowed Under" and "Breaking Into Society," and it was her excellent work in these comedies which won her the cherished ingenue role in the" burlesque on Emerson Hough's historic photoplay. This makes Miss Gilbert's fortieth two-reel comedy, although she has twenty-four features to her eredit, also. Returns From Frisco James Farley, the well known heavy, has just returned from San Francisco, where exterior scenes from the new Paramount Picture, "The Woman With Four Faces," starring Betty Compson, under the direction of Herbert Brenon, have been filmed for the past week. Why Ralph's Thankful Ralph Lewis is feeling very happy over the fact that in the F. B. O. production of "Blow Your Own Horn," he does not die or get killed off. It is his first production for several months in which he does not get his life snuffed out before the final fade-out. Johnny Walker is always on the run from one picture to another. His popularity" is to blame. He has just finished the leading role in Frank Borzage's "Terwilliger", and is back at the R-C Studios. COUPLE RETURNS FROM EUROPE TO ENTER FILMS Among the most recent interesting arrivals in California are Mr. George D. Colovos and his beautiful American wife, Mrs. Colovos, or, to be more exact, Mme. Septimus Valistoke Colovos, who is the daughter of one of the finest southern families and is a true southern type. M. and Mme. Colovos have just arrived from Europe, where they have charmed on the screen and stage for several seasons. Their work took them to all the principal cities of Europe, but both claim they have never seen anything to compare to (he beauty of California. Kent Has Real Life Double Have you a double? Are you called to account for the sins of another? Kraufurd Kent, playing a leading role in the Gasnier production, "Mothers-in-Law," faces (his predicament, but with this advantage — his double is a perfectly behaved friend. For years past, Kent has been confused with Frederick Tiden, an actor well known in New York. Even brother members of the Lambs Club constantly mistake one for the other. At Grauman's Theatre, recently, Kent accompanied Reginald Denny to a Sunday morning' concert. After a careful rendition of several selections, a number of people waited to congratulate him as "my old friend, Frederick Tiden!" Actor Gets New Tooth Theodore Hays looks natural once again. The tooth which was knocked out during a recent film fight at the Hollywood Studios has been replaced with one of the dentist's products, and once again Mr. Hays can chew a complete mouthful.