The Moving picture world (January 1920-February 1920)

900 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD February 7, 1920 other amusement house, this time in Hollywood. Mr. Grauman has almost completed negotiations for a site on Hollywood Boulevard, upon which he intends to build a theatre on the Mission style of architecture to cost approximately $250,000. Studio Shots BRYANT WASHBURN will begin work on "The Sins of St. Anthony," under the direction of James Cruze, after completing "Mrs. Temple's Telegram," for Paramount. Carlyle Robinson, publicity chief of the Douglas Fairbanks studio, and Marie Newell, formerly of the Winter Garden Show in New York, were married recently in Los Angeles. Beatrice La Plante. who supported Sessue Hayakawa in "The Beggar Prince," wil be starred in a series of eccentric comedies on the Pathe program. Antonio Moreno, Vitagraph star, was a guest of the management of the Spanish Theatre of Los Angeles one evening last week. Marjorie Daw, leading woman in Marshall Neilan's current production, has purchased a home on Vista avenue in Hollywood. Mitchell Lewis returned from New York last week, bringing his mother with him to spend the remainder of the winter in California. Charlie Murray, whose contract with Mack Sennett expires within a few weeks, is considering the idea of producing comedies on his own account. Wallace Reid has completed "The Dancin' Fool," and is getting ready for his next comedy-drama, "Sick-a-Bed." Bebe Daniels. will again be Iiis leading woman. Eddie Polo has decided to make a fivereel feature instead of a serial on his .trip to South America in the spring. He plans to start March 15, and to return the last of June, May Allison's new picture for Metro, which was produced under the title of "Judah," will be released as "The Cheater." Grace Cunard has been signed by National to appear in a series of short dramatic subjects which she will help direct. Mary Miles Minter is working under Director William D. Taylor in "Jennie Be Good." Lloyd Hughes has been given a long term contract to star in special productions to be made by Thomas H. Ince. "The City of Masks" is the next Paramount feature scheduled tor Robert War wick, who has just completed "Thou Art the Man." Lois Wilson will be leading woman. Louis W. Chaudet has completed his production, "Common Sense," with Vola Vale and Ralph Lewis in the leading roles, and has delivered it to a New York distributing ofBce. Edward Sloman will direct Mitchell Lewis in the Jack London story, "Burning Daylight," which Metro is producing for C. E. Shurtleff, Inc. Pauline Stark has joined the Vitagraph forces as one of the leading players in a James Oliver Curwood story. Fred Lee Granville, former cameraman at Universal City, is directing Peggy Hyland in the seven-reel G. B. Samuelson production, "At the Mercy of Tiberius." Raymond Hatton, former Lasky player, and now with Goldwyn. is playing in support of Will Rogers in "Jes' Call Me Jim," from the story, "Seven Oaks." Frank Campeau has renewed his contract to play character and heavy parts in the Douglas Fairbanks pictures. Charles Chaplin has finished another comedy for First National Exhibitors. No announcement of title or anything. Lon Chaney, the "Frog" of "The Miracle Man," will play a prominent part in "The Penalty." a Gouverneur Morris story to be filmed at Goldwyn studio for the Eminent Authors program. Tom Forman, after he finishes his work in the Fatty Arbuckle picture, "The Round-Up." will become a director. Ethel Clayton will be his star and "The Ladder" will be the title of his production. W. C. Tuttle. writer of adventurous magazine tales, has been engaged by Universal to furnish a series of stories for western thrillers. Rhea Mitchell, who has just finished playing a good part in Allan Dwan's feature, "The Scoffer," has joined the Sessue Hayakawa company. Charles B. Whlttaker is writing the continuity of "The Soul of Rafael," to be produced by Clara Kimball Young. Tom Santschi has been engaged to play an important part in the coming William S. Hart feature. ^ The mother of Clyde Fillmore ,of Famous Players-Lasky, died on January 14 after an illness of nearly a year. Kathleen Kerrigan is supporting her brother, J. Warren Kerrigan, in "One Week-Bnd." Henry Woodward, of the Brentwood "Seeing It Through" company, has returned from a holiday visit to Columbia. S. C. Great excitement In HoKbrook, Ariz. Doug. Fairbanks is going there to make scenes in the Petrified Forest, the Painted Desert, and the Moqui Indian village. Ray Gallagher is playing opposite Molly Malone in "Artistic Temperament," a Supreme Comedy. Mary Roberts Rinehart and her husband. Dr. Rinehart, are due to arrive at Goldwyn from the East some time this week. Eddie Polo, star of "The Vanishing Dagger" serial, is In Tia Juana, near the Mexican border, making scenes of a bull fight. David Butler has secured the screen rights to the Saturday Evening Post story, "Sitting on the World," for his first independent production. Sophie Kerr has been engaged for one of the principal roles. Enid Bennett has completed her new Ince production, "The Man in the Moon," under Director Fred Niblo. King Vidor has taken his company of players to the Sacramento River for steamboat scenes in "The Family Honor." Harrison Ford was the first West Coast leading man to receive a leap year proposal. He didn't accept it. Teddy Sampson, who was chosen as mascot by the Oregon football team, presented a loving cup to the western players after the Harvard-Oregon game at Pasadena on New Year's Day. Mrs. Charmion London, wife of the late Jack London, has collaborated with Hobart Bosworth on a story which Bosworth will produce under the J. Parker Read management. Jack Ford, who has made a trip to New York and to his home in Maine since finishing the Jim Corbett feature, "The Prince of Avenue A," will begin soon on "The Girl in the Mirror," with Frank Mayo, Elinor Fair and Claire Anderson, at Universal City. Alice Lake and her "Shore Acres" company have returned from San Francisco, where location scenes were taken. Charles Ray's new picture, "An Oldfashioned Young Man," has been completed at Ince. William Farnum and his director, J. Gordon Edwards, arrived at the West Coast on January 15 to film the next Farnum feature for Fox. Colleen Moore is playing a dual role in the current Sessue Hayawaka production now being filmed at the old Griffith studio. Annette Kellerman begins active work on her new spectacle for Sol Lesser within a few days. The infant son of Bryant Washburn, Dwight Moody Washburn, who only recently recovered from pneum.onia and later developed CDmpIicatinns, is recover ^'^WaVren^Jrrr?"'' ^'7 "^""^ ^'^^ ^y^^' ^ow We Come to "L J. Warren Kerrigan .s shown a live one, too. In this Brunton iye Sparks.' production for Hodkinson.