Exhibitor's Trade Review (Nov 1925 - Feb 1926)

Page 12 Exhibitors Trade Review Sorry we cannot give his name — but one of the big chain Exhibitors told us yesterday: "Exhibitors Trade Review and Exhibitors DAILY REVIEW I enjoy reading as they always tell the truth whether people advertise or not. If they will keep up this policy, the industry will be in a better condition. These papers also give you the news without too much to wade through and the reviews are straight from the shoulder." Every sincere compliment like this helps us to do our work well. Production Highlights Chaplin to Make "The Suicide Club" _ LOS ANGFLES Nov. 26— Charlie Chaplin has ideas in plan other than a film version of "The Dandy," at first contemplated as his next production. While in New York, it seems, he nursed some ideas of his own, with the result that he is now "digging in" on two new stories. One, recalling old music hall life in London with the possible suggestion of the "Suicide Club," will be started into form Dec. 10, or thereabouts. Chaplin, the whole life-andlaugh of it, as usual, will direct. It is understood that Henry Bergman will be included in the cast, as will Georgia Hale in the lead. The original film production of "The Suicide Club" was made by a new defunct company. It is not known whether Chaplin will buy the rights for his new version. Five Completed Columbia Features in Laboratory "The Handsome| Brute," "Lure of the Wild," "Ladies of Leisure," "Fate of a Flirt," and "The Thrill Hunter," are scheduled for release before the Columbia 1926 season begins. "Lure of the Wild," which was directed by Frank R. Strayer, starring Lightning, the wonder dog, and an all star cast headed by Jane Novak, is expected to be a box office production with all the record smashing qualities of "Steppin' Out," made by the same director, which has established new records in practically all the first run houses in which it has been shown. DIANA MILLER has been spending a large part of each day and incidentally a large .part of her salary in buying Christiws gifts, p trouseau and wedding gifts for her husband-to-be, George Melford. * * * MARIAN NIXON, Universal actress, has returned from Rio Vista, where she went for a rest following her role in "Hands Up," for which she was loaned to Lasky to play opposite Raymond Griffith. * * * WALTER HIERS returns to Christie stud o ext we k to conclude production on the fourth of his own starring series of comedies for Educational. Work has been suspended while Hiers recovered from two broken fingers, injured while at work on location. * * * THEODOR VON ELTZ'S "boyish figure" is causing him considerable worry His portrayal of youthful roles necessitates an athletic figure and between pictures von Eltz is confronted with the problem of an expanding waistline. * * * HAL ROACH has recruited two prominent vampires for comedy drama. The original vamp, Theda Bara, is to stage her return to the screen under the Roach ban ner and Gertrude Astor, one of the newer vamps, has been signed for a number of productions. * * * ROSA RUDAMI, exotic Cecil B. DeMille actress, is anticipating her first personal appearance in a motion picture theatre, to be made here with release of "The Wedding Song," in which she plays a featured role. * # # JOHN BOWERS and Cissy Fitzgerald are erg-age1 in a number of cimedy scenes for "The Danger Girl," in which Bowers plays opposite Priscilla Dean for Metropolitan. HELENE CHADWICK has just received a congratulatory telegram from Eastern officials of Universal for her dualage starring role in "The Still Alarm." LILYAN TASHMAN, for the past two days, has been engaged in retakes for "Rocking Moon," her first screen role under her new long term Metropolitan contract. * * * EDMUND LOWE'S costume for his present Fox starring vehicle indicate that a few years ago men wore clothes as colorful, as decorative and even as pretty as those worn by women. The picture is "Palaces of Pleasure" and Lowe is co-starring with Betty Compson. * # * LILYAN TASHMAN, Metropolitan star, is to be hostess at a dinner party at her home in Hollywood tonight. Guests for the occasion will include Misses Norma Talmadge, Florence Vidor, Bebe Daniels, Norma Shearer, Pauline Starke, Aileen Pringle, Eileen Percy, Hedda Hopper, Kathleen Clifford, Enid Bennett, Catherine Bennett, Marjorie Bennett, Ann Pennington, and others. Buffet dinner will be served the guests, who will participate in cards and the Charleston later in the evening. * * * JOHN ROCHE, who has been doing a real life "Jekyll and Hyde" in that he has been playing in two pictures at once — one demanding a villainous demeanor and the other a heroic characterization — is once more himself following completion of both roles. * # # MITCHELL LEWIS has been signed by Marshall Neilan for a role in the latter's production of "Wild Oats Lane." Lewis at present is playing one of the leading roles in "What Price Glory" with the Los Angeles Company. * * * RUPERT JULIAN, who has just finished "Three Faces East," directing the picture and also playing the role of the Kaiser in the production, is enjoying a brief vacation prior to the start of his next picture for Cecil B. DeMille. The latter part of this month he commences work on "Silence," Max Marcin's great mystery melodrama, which has been adapted for the screen by Beulah Marie Dix. BETTY COMPSON danced as Lola Montez the other night in the Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles, in the theatre and ballet scenes in "The Palace of Pleasure," a Fox picture based on the life of the Irish girl who became the toast of all Europe. Henry Kolker appeared as her chief admirer, the Portuguese premier, and Edmund Lowe played the romantic hero. MATTY KEMP, who has been playing bits at Universal for the last four months, has suddenly found himself started along the road to screen fame; Kemp, who is only 19, has. been loaned to Century Comedies for a series of pictures in which he will play the male lead. In his first picture Kemp will impersonate a newspaper reporter and will play opposite Wanda Wiley. In the second Kemp will play opposite Edna Marian. (Left), It is to laugh. Two pale-faces, A. Rogell and Ena Gregory, trying to show an Indian girl (none other than Helen Bruneau) how to apply the war-paint. Snapped between scenes of "Overland Trail" for Universal. (Right) Barbara La Marr, her old self again strikes a few fascinating poses for her First National camera-friends. This is how she looks in "The Girl from Montmarte."