Picture Play Magazine (Mar-Jul 1929)

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Hollywood Higk LigKts 61 actor's wrists and to his ankle. The threads were invisible to the camera. When the actor's head began to wabble, the director pulled one of the threads ; when his shoulders got into action he gave a slight tug to the other. A third thread was also duly yanked when the occasion required. And it worked. The mannerisms will be absent in the finished picture. Chaney Has Protean Chance All in one picture, Lon Chaney rides on the back of an elephant, feeds pigeons out of his hand, and plays hide-and-seek with a gorilla. Now will somebody please make the inevitable wisecrack about which is the elephant, the pigeons, the gorilla, and which Chaney? Another Latin Heroine Another Mexican girl may make good in the near future. Her name is Armida, and she is a protege of Gus Edwards. So far, she has appeared in short revues only, but there is talk of her early debut in a big feature. Armida's history is interesting. She is a Los Angeles youngster, who won her first recognition playing in Spanish theaters in that city. She sang and danced to the delight of audiences. Later she tried films, but not so successfully. Her personality didn't register as vividly on celluloid as it did on the stage. However, she has matured since then, grown visibly prettier, and hopes are high for her success, especially in talking and singing pictures. Value of Instruction. The following is supposed to be an authentic conversation between a certain producer, and a star of European birth and experience : "I vant you to go to von of dese here vocal teachers to learn you how to speak Eengleesh," said the producer. "I vant you to be ready for your next picture to make a talkie. You go for two veeks, and den ve start shooting." "But," expostulated the star, "two veeks is not enough time." "Not enough time, not enough time ! Vy, vats the matter vit you ? Look how I talk after two veeks." Shocks Them to Action Recalling the incident of the signals by means of threads mentioned a few items ago, we understand that Lionel Barrymore, in directing "Madame X," has experimented with a small medical battery as an aid in conveying his wishes to his players. By means of wires connected with this appliance, he sends the actors slight, admonitory shocks. In the Cause of Art Douglas Fairbanks has had his dressing rooms refurnished and redecorated. The walls of his office are adorned with gold-leaf wall paper, and his reception room, which also does duty as barber shop, wardrobe room, tea room and various other services, is silverleafed. It all looks very palatial in comparison with the past rather homely aspect. . Doug declared it all happened while he was taking a short vacation. /'They decided that Maurice Chevalier, idol of the European music halls, as he appears in his first picture for Paramount, "Innocents of Paris." my surroundings must be modern," he said. "They probably thought that I'd paid tribute sufficiently to past history. After this, my next step will probably have to be a futurist picture." Pointing to an anteroom, leading to the Turkish bath, which is still an embellishment of the premises Doug said, "Speaking artistically, we have reserved this particular place for the nudes." "Coquette" Rumors Luring Mary Pick ford has made the most drastic departure of her career in "Coquette." This picture is sophisticated, and it is also a tragedy. It is also, as you know, an all-talkie. "It might never have been possible for me to make this sort of picture in the silent medium," she told us. "I feel that I can take that chance in this entirely new experiment with spoken dialogue." Everybody who has seen "Coquette" in the rushes prophesies that it will reveal an entirely new side of Mary's talents. Thinks Pommel Articulate Stars may sometimes be beautiful and dumb — but then there are others who are even more so. Here is a case in point. A feminine luminary of prominence was entertaining a visiting friend from the home town. She wanted the young lady to enjoy Hollywood's varied outdoor pleasures. Among other things, the girl had expressed the desire to go horseback riding, so the star took her out to one of the leading equestrian academies. The riding master asked the visitor. "Which would you prefer — an English sidesaddle, or a cowboy saddle with a horn?" The girl hesitated a moment, looked doubtfully at her friend, and then questioned, "Are we going in traffic?" "No," replied her stellar companion, momentarily puzzled. "Then," said the other with a sigh, "I think I'll take the English sidesaddle. I won't need to bother with a horn." A Glittering Wedding They wedded to applause ! In other words, Ben Bard and Ruth Roland actually received an ovation when they were married at the Beverly-Wilshire Hotel on St. Valentine's Day. The ceremony that united them, with its attendant social eclat, had all the attributes of a Hollywood premiere. There was a crowd of sightseers at the entrance to the hotel. There was a throng of film folk within-doors. The marriage was celebrated in the ballroom of the hotel. The guests were seated on either side of an aisle of flowers — baskets of apple and almond blossoms and white lilies and carnations festooned with tulle. A raised platform at one end of the hall was reserved for the bride, the groom, and the minister. Here were more flowers, and literally scores of cathedral candles. The general form and design of the setting suggested a very beautiful Valentine. As the bride entered, the electric lights in the room were cut off, leaving nothing but the Continued on page 100