Camera (May 1922-April 1923)

Page Fourteen Weekly IVake-'Eni-U p — CAMERAI'S News Section CAMERA I WKo's Who and What's What in Filmland This Week Milla Davenport has been cast for a character part in the Edgar Lewis production at Universal. Dick Stanton has returned from New York after an absence of six years. He is stopping at the Ambassador. Eva Novak is playing a prominent role in a new production, in which Bryant Washburn and June Elvidge are featured. Carmel Myers has returned to Los Angeles from Chicago, where she enacted an important part in "The Little Girl Next Door." Robert H. Russell has signed with the Eddie Dillon company at Goldwyn's to play in "Broadway Gold," featuring Elaine Hammerstein. Mildred Davis has finished work in the Sacramento Pictures Corporation production, "Temporary Marriage," her first starring vehicle. "Duke," well-known canine actor, has gone astray. H. J. Andrews, of 318G Verdugo Road, who owns the bloodhound, has offered a reward for his return or information regarding his whereabouts. Ernie Adams, who played the title role of Lester in "Listen Lester," the musical comedy which played New York's Broadway for more than a year, has been engaged to appear in Century Comedies. Mickey McBan, interesting S'/^-year-old film actor and world's champion baby swimmer, will entertain at a big children's party to be given at the Hotel Maryland, Pasadena, on Washington's Birthday. Margaret Livingston, who has been seen with Charles Ray, Hobart Bosworth and Douglas MacLean and who recently completed a big Universal serial, is soon to be starred in her own productions, says Dame Rumor. With the departure of Harry Rapf and S. L. Warner for New York yesterday announcement has been made that Sidney Franklin will direct "Beau Brummel," an adaptation from the famous stage-play by Clyde Fitch in which Richard Mansfield starred. Julia Arthur, distinguished stage actress, has signed a contract to appear in the next Marion Davies production tor Cosmopolitan. She will play Queen Elizabeth, according to her announcement made following the closing scene of Hamlet, now playing at Keith's Theatre in New York. Fritzi Brunette is included in the all-star cast of Hugh E. Deirker's production, "The Other Side," in the course of filming at the Fine Arts Studios. Stanton Heck has been added to the cast supporting Charles Ray in "The Courtship of Miles Standish." He will play the part of Captain Jones. Eva Lewis is back at Universal, portraying her role in "The Huiicliback of Notre Dame." An accident, in which her arm was .sprained, caused a week's layoff. Monsieur J. A. Roy is vacationing in Monte Carlo, Monaco, following an extensive tour of Franco and Italy. He expects to arrive in Hollywood in the near future. George L. Maryon has been engaged to play the minister in "Main Street" now being filmed by Warner Brothers. He has been contracted for the run of the picture. Miss Dupont will play the principal feminine lead opposite Walter Hagen in his first feature iiroduction. The rest of tha cast consists of Joseph Kilgour, Monte Collins, Lucy Beaumont, and George Kuwa. E. W. Bornian, who recently finished an engagement in "The Strangers' Banquet," has been cast for an important part in the liichard Thomas production of "The Silent Accuser," which will ')o produced at the Hollywood Studios under the personal direction of the producer. "Poor Men's Wives," the Louis Gasnier production in which Mickey McBan and Muriel MacCorniac have been skillfully matched as "twins," has opened at the Criterion Theatre in New York, and will soon be seen in Los Angeles at the Kinema. Evelyn Selbie has signed to lay an Indian squaw in "Snowdrift," a five-reel drama to be made by Fox under the direction cf Scott Dunlap. The company will spend several weeks in Truckee to film the snow scenes. Charles (Buck) Jones will be the star and Dorothy Manners is his leading lady. Mabel Normand arrived in New York last week from Europe, where she has been sojourning for several months. She will stay in the eastern city for a few days and then return to Los Angeles, where arrangements are being made for the filming of her next Mack Sennett starring production, "Marianne." Helen Ferguson is heading an all-star cast whicli will appear in Edgar Lewis' production of "The Right of the Strongest." She will portray the role of a school teacher. Myrtle Stedman has returned from Truckfee where exterior scenes for the new Thomas H. Ince feature were made. Miss Stedman is cast as the mother of Lloyd Hughes. Theodore Kosloff is another Paramount artist who is seeking relaxation in Manhattan, having left this week for the big town n the Hudson. He will be back n two or three weeks. Taylor Graves, who is playing ;;;harley Bates in "Oliver Twist" has just completed a picture ivith Emory Johnson. The title is "Westbound 99" and Taylor jlays a character juvenile. Sadie Campbell, eleven-year.jld actress, finished with Buddy Messinger in "Teacher's Pest" last week. She is now playing a part in "60c An Hour," featuring Walter Hiers at Lasky. Frank Whitson is en route from New York City to Portland, Oregon, where he will do iliree special productions for the Premium Picture Corporation. He is accompanied by Jack Flemming, president of the com;)any. John .Arnold is to photograph "The Fog," the newest Graf production to be filmed for Metro release. Mr. Arnold has been doing the camera work for Viola Dana's pictures for the past few years. Baby Peggy, the four-year-old Century Comedy star, was chosen by the Lions organization to present the Hollywood branch with the international charter, which was sent from the headquarters in Chicago. Gibson Gowland, prominent English actor, will arrive in Los .\ngeles, February 24th, to play the title role in Von Stroheim's initial Goldwyn production of "McTeague," he having been engaged for the part by cablegram. iJpon his arrival in Los Angeles, he will be sent to San Francisco where Mr. Von Stroheini is on location . Gene Sarazen, National and < pen golf champion has signed a contract with Warner Brothers and Harry Rapf to appear in a series of one-reel pictures. These films although educational to the golfer will be entertaining to others who have not been bitten by the "golf-bug" as they will combine comedy with the golf instruction. Lillian Leighton has recovered from her recent illness which incapacitated her since last fall. She is now back on the "lot" with the Rockett company now making "Abraham Lincoln." Victor B. Fisher, supervising director of Fisher Productions, Inc., of San Francisco, is in Hollywood to start work on their story, "Youth Triumphant," and to select a director and cast. William A. Friedle, the New York bank clerk, who was offered the scenario desk of Century Comedies, has declined due w present affiliations, but will write for Century from New York. Harry Burns has just completed an engagement with the Goldstone productions. He was playing the part of the manager if a small-town prize-fighter in "Small Town," starring Snowy Baker. Charles Richardson is photographing Clara Kimball Young in "Cordelia the Magnificent," Harry Garson's newest production for Metro which George ■Vrchainbaud is directing. Mr. Richardson was one of the cameramen for "Robin Hood." Maryon Aye, one of screenland's fairest feminine players, has affixed her name to a contract with Sol Lesser, president of Principal Pictures Corpora^ion, whereby she will enact imjortant roles in the forthcoming Sol Lesser productions, the first f which is George M. Cohan's famous stage play, "The Mean^st Man in the World," starring Bert Lytell. George Melford arrives next Monday, according to report, to "oniplete scenes for his new Paramount production, "You Can't F'ool Your Wife," in which Leatrice Joy, Nita Naldi and Lewis Stone are featured. The members of the cast needed for the completion of the picture will follow Mr. Melford. This is an original story by Hector Turnbull with scenario by Waldemar Young. Four units are now producing for Century Comedies. They are Ihe Eugene De Rue company, making pictures with Bobby Dunn; Harry Edwards, directing comedies with Buddy Messinger; Al Herman, producing pictures with Jack Cooper; and Herman C. Rayniaker, handling Brownie, the wonder dog. Baby Peggy is expected to start this week, and a director is being signed for her productions.