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CAMERA ! Weekly IVake-'Em-Up—CAMERArS News Si rtion Page Fifteen HALPERIN DECIDES TO STOP ONE STAR PLAN Finis was written this week to Halperin Productions' latest breezy satire play, "Tea — With a Kick," and the picture is now being edited at the Fine Arts studios under the supervision of Victor Hugo Halperin. A cast of twenty-four artists of recognized prominence was assembled for the principal characters in the story. Those who have previewed the picture in the studio projection room declaie that Erie Kenton, in whose hands rested the direction of the story, has produced a subject which excels in quality any of his previous pictures, including "A Small Town Idol," "Down On the Farm." and "Love, Honor and Behave." The complete cast as announced by the Halperins is as follows: Creighton Hale, Rosemary Theby, Stuart Holmes, Zasu Pitts, Victor Potel, Gale Henry, Harry Todd, Sidney D'Albrook, Dot Farley, Edward Jobson, Ralph I^ewis, Dale Fuller, Julanne Johnson, Doris May, Hank Mann, Billy Franey, Earl Montgomery, Tiny Ward, "Spike" Rankin, Irene D'Annelle, Chester Conklin, Snitz Edwards, Roy Atwell and Tom Ricketts. All forthcoming stories to be produced by the Halperins will be presented with an all-star cast. Such was the announce ment made by the company this week. Their original plan was to alternate with a single star and an all-star production. The next Haloerin story, which ran in one of the leading magazines of the country, is now being put into continuity form and will enter the filming process within the next two weeks. The title and details of the play are being withheld for the present. WAMPAS TO INSTALL NEW OFFICERS AND DO A FILM Mayo Joins Goldwyn Frank Mayo last week signed a long-term contract with the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation, for whom he is now completing the enacting of one of the stellar roles in "Souls For Sale," under the direction of Rupert Hughes. Mr. Mayo recently finished a three-year contract with Universal. His career as a freelance actor was not long-lived. He has not been away from his long-term Universal contract long. Miss Mills Doubles Again Marilyn Mills, known in filmland as "the girl with the white horse," has just completed an engagement with Clifford S. Elfelt in "Danger." She served as the double for June LaVere in various dangerous scenes in which there is much wild work with wild horses. Miss Mills is considered one of the most daring horsewomen in California. With a "High Jinks de Luxe," the recently chosen officers of the Western Motion Picture Advertisers are to be installed for the coming year next Monday night. The new officers are Joseph Jackson, president; Harry Wilson, vice president; Howard Strickling, secretary, and Pat Dowling, treasurer. Retiring officers who will induct their successors into office are Arch Reeve, president; Ham Beull, secretary, and Barrett Kiesling, treasurer. The festivities will be held at the Elite, and eni crlaininent features will be varied. Sam W. B. Cohn, Ray Davidson, Garrett Graham, Mark Larkin and Jerome Beatty, will be installed as nionihers of the board of directors. Aiding tlie retiring officials in the celebration is a committee headed by Harold Hurley, including Ivan St. John, Clcni Pope, Robert Collier, and Tom Reed. A special motion picture is being made for the occasion and it will be called "When the Midnight Wampas Wails a Wicked Woof," with Pat Dowling as director general. CHAPLIN "STICKS" TO CHOICE OF YEAR AGO Carl Miller, who is playing opposite Edna Purviance in her first starring vehicle, "Public Opinion," now under way at the Chaplin Studios, where Charles Chaplin, the great comedian, author of the story, is directing it, was "nominated" by Chaplin for the big role he is enacting when "The Kid" was under production. Miller's work as the father of the "Kid" was regarded so favorably by Chaplin that he told the former one day that at some future time he was going to direct a picture. "And you will have the leading role," added Charlie. A year ago Chaplin again discussed his plans for a picture and repeated his promise. Then one afternoon late in November while Carl Miller, unromantically clad in overalls, was cleaning his car, came an urgent call from the comedian, bidding him hurry to his studios. Mr. Miller told him he was covered with ';rime and in no fit condition to see anyone. "Never mind," come as you are, but hurry," replied the comedian. Having not the slightest idea of what it was all about. Miller hurried and the first thing he confronted at the studios after the comedian had smilingly greeted him was a pen and the next one of the most coveted contracts in filmdom which he signed wondering if it could be true. Mr. Miller has been enacting some highly dramatic scenes with Miss Purviance. He is cast in the production as a poverty-stricken painter who goes to Paris to seek his fortune. Seattle Debutante Winning Leonore Field, a newcomer from Seattle and winner of n)any beauty contests, has been added to the Carter De Haven company. She has played parts with the Harry Carey company as well as "The Fighting Blood" company all on the R-(; lot. She is a society debutante from the nonnern city and came here to try her luck in pictures against her parents' wishes. She is making reassuring progress. DOUG GIVES WISE MATHEMATICIANS A JOB WIDOW OF FAMOUS PRODUCER WINS FILM FAME If it takes 17 weeks for 255,000 persons to see "Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood" at Grauman's Hollywood Egyptian Theatre, how long will it take for the entire population of the world to view this sensational cinema? During the seventeen weeks that the new Fairbanks celluloid classic has been running at Grauman's famous theatre, an average of 15,000 persons viewed it each week, and present indications are that more people will see the show in the theatre in Hollywood than at any other theatre in this country, not excepting the Capitol of New York which is the largest show house n the world. The Capitol, however, has helped considerably to swell the world attendance. When "Robin Hoort" opened there last week for its second metropolitan run, all records for first night attendance were shattered in spite of the fact that a blizzard was raging. The total attendance for the first week amounted to the staggering figure of 101,000 perv^ns. But despite all this, it is believed thlit the aggregate audience at Grauman's Hollywood Egyptian will be considerably ahead of the Capitol owing to the fact that the run will last much longer. In addition to the showings in Hollywood and New York, the picture is now being presented in Philadelphia, Chicago, Pittsburg, Washington and Boston. The Boston and Pittsburgh performances are being staged under the direction of Doug's road show organization, while other showings are under the auspices of the United Artists. In each of these big cities, a tremendous attendance has been rolled up and as soon as an average can be struck as to the number of people that pass into these theatres each week, it is believed at the Fairbanks studio that the business office can compute the length of time it will take for all the people of the world — or at least an equivalent of all the people of the world — to witness this delightful photoplay. Unusual interest attaches to the growing popularity of Frances Raymond as a remarkably artistic portrayer of aristocratic matrons and grand dames in modern motion pictures. Very few know she is the widow of David Henderson, the foremost theatrical producer of America t venty-five years ago at which time she was one of the most feted musical comedy stars, being noted as one of the most vivacious and most beautiful soubrettes on the American stage. She was the toast of the town wherever she played. Now the luxuriant hair which was admired for its golden blondeness is snow-white, though the face is exceptionally well preserved, and, Frances Raymond, as a character actress of the screen, is making rapid strides towards achieving a different kind of fame, but a fame comparable to that which was hers in those years bygone. She is just starting in an important part in support of Duston Farnum in the William Fox production, "The Grail," which will be something like her fortieth picture engagement since she settled in Hollywood three years ago. .\mong the more notable forthcoming releases in which she will 'appear in brilliant roles are: "Money, Money, Money," starring Katherine MacDonald; the Lois Weber production of "Jewel"; and "Noise in Nuboro," starring Viola Dana. David Henderson, her deceased husband, was one of Chicago's most successful newspaper men before he entered the theatrical field. He was managing editor of the Chicago Daily News and later founded the Chicago Herald. As a theatrical producer he won most of his fame and fortune on account of his elaborate all-star presentations of Gilbert and Sullivan operas and spectacular extravaganzas, which served as the guiding standard for Ziegfleld's "Follies." Cortez to Pose Because of his extraordinary facial good looks and striking physirjue, Uicardo Coitez, now playing the role of the villain in support of Walter Hiers in "60 Cents an Hour," has been selected by Rob Wagner, author, painter and picture director, to pose for his study in oil paints of a Greek god, which he will paint as soon as he recovers from a minor operation. Cortez recently won a long-term contract with Paramount because of his utiusual debonair appearance and ability as both an actor and a dancer. He is generally regarded as one of the sure bets for early stardom.