Camera - April 14, 1923 to February 16, 1924 (April 1923-February 1924)

■I Page Thirteen AMERAI Weekly Wake'Em-Up— CAMERA'S News Section )OUG DISCOVERS SHE CAME TO FILMLAND FOR HEALTH AND GOT WORK NEW TYPES FOR "BAGDAD" For his new picture, "The hief of Bagdad," Douglas Fairanks is not selecting a convenional cast. In fact, nearly everyody so far engaged is comparaively new to picture audiences, 'he reason, says Doug, is that e wants his players to express new note the moment they ash on the screen. Furthermore, le play is to be a fantastic rama, and personalities that ave been conventionalized light appear grotesque againsf ae unusual backgrounds. The most difficult feminine oles will be portrayed by Julnne Johnston, a tall slender girl nown heretofore primarily for er dancing. She will appear as princess of Bagdad. The grace iat she has acquired in dancing nd her willowy figure have, rom the studio standpoint, proided her with two of the necesiry qualifications for the part. The villain will be played by adakichi Hartman, who is abalutely new to the screen. His revious claim to note has been s a writer. He is partly orienil, and in the robes he wears 1 the picture, might actually ave stepped from the pages of le Arabian Nights. Brandon Hurst, Snitz Edards, Charles Belcher and Anna lay Wong are others who have een cast. Two of them are ither unknown. Doug found new angles to well nown personalities when makig "Robin Hood," but he apparntly is discovering altogether ew people for "The Thief of agdad." ACTRESSES PLAN QUIET CLUB AS THEIR RETREAT Rosemary Theby is a busy wolan these days — she is repressed by two pictures having leir first run locally, "The Girl f the Golden West" and "The lidnight Patrol" and at the line time is playing an imporint role in support of Jackie oogan in "Long Live the King." he is the leading figure in a roup of prominent motion picjre actresses who are forming new social organization to be ailed "The Nunnery," the name ) be applied to their clubhouse ] the foothills of Hollywood. "The Nunnery" will provide a aven of refuge from the bustle f the studios and the whirl of ocial engagements between picures. At "The Nunnery," the lembers will find peace and uiet, for an hour, a week, or inger — since the clubhouse will ontain a limited number of ooms as living quarters, in adition to the reading rooms, soial rooms, tea rooms and other ommunal quarters. Eligibility < limited to actresses who have een playing leads in pictures Coining to Hollywood a short time ago to recuperate from an attack of scarlet fever, Peggy Cartwright, eight-year-old film artist, not only found Southern California sunshine to be her best doctor, but she found an opportunity to enter motion pictures, all of which has resulted in her becoming a most popular member of the screen juvenile fraternity. Peggy came from a most distinguished family. She is the grandchild of Lady and Sir Richard Cartwright, the latter formerly being a prominent statesman of Ottawa, Canada. Her uncle was Col. Robert Cartwright, the oldest colonel in the Canadian army; her father, Conway Cartwright, is a doctor by profession and was the youngest major in the Canadian army. Because of his gallantry during the World War he was recently elected to membership in "The Ypres League" in London, His Majesty, King George the Fifth and Field Marshall Carl French acting as patron-in-chief and president of the loyal organization. Peggy made her screen debut at Universal and scored such a decided hit with officials of that studio that she was given the part of the little crippled child to portray in Frank Mayo's picture, "Afraid to Fight." Her performance in this picture won the unanimous praise of photoplay critics who referred to it as a feature of the entire production. After appearing in support of Harold Lloyd in "Hand to Mouth," Peggy went on the Orpheum circuit in a special dancing act with her brother, Dick, acting as her partner. They CHAMP CHILD SWIMMER TO TRY FOR BIG RECORD Mickey McBan, little film actor who is the world's youngest member of the Amateur Athletic Union and the holder of five swimming medals, has resumed aquatic training at Bimini in Los Angeles preparatory to competition for several new water records, and at the present time is concentrating his efforts upon perfecting his high diving and backstrokes. This four-yearold boy who was recently seen in Gasnier's "Poor Men's Wives" and who is now playing one of the big parts in "The Temple of Venus" at the Fox studios, is champion over all comers in his class on the Pacific Coast and in the first of his new exhibitions, which will probably be held within the next thirty days, he will probably be called upon to compete with some of the best of the newly developed young water wizards of the north country as well as a number of his former opponents. The film people are getting behind their tiny representative and on doubt a good number of them will turn out to see the events. made a tour of the complete circuit and then returned to Hollywood to resume screen activity. Peggy has appeared in support of virtually every foremost star of the silversheet. She was cast as the little sister of Louise Glaum in the star's picture, "Love;" with Bert Lytell in "Alias Jimmy Valentine," with Betty Blythe in "The Third Generation," and with many others. She has also been seen in many Christie comedies. In "A Lady of Quality," now in production at Universal, starring Virginia Valli, little Miss Cartwright plays the part of the star as a child. The part carries added significance in that she makes up as a boy, allowing her a splendid chance to more firmly establish her versatility and ability to enact difficult roles. She is at present engaged with the Jack White Productions in whose latest picture she is playiing the featured role opposite little Benny Alexander, under the direction of Norman Taurog. In addition to her accomplishments before the camera and footlights, the youngster is an expert horsewoman and has won three cups with her equestrian exhibitions. Two of the cups were won at Ambassador Horse Shows and the other at the Ventura Horse Show. She is also proficient as a dancer, swimmer, pianist, artist and cartoonist. Peggy has never been to school. Her schooling has been placed entirely in the hands of private tutors. Like her parents and grandparents Peggy has taken a keen interest in things literary and she is conversant with the works of such noted authors as Rudyard Kipling, Mark Twain and Shakespeare. HARRY MYERS ENGAGED FOR "THE BAD MAN" Harry Myers, he of "Connecticut Yankee" fame and more recently Horace Ventimore, in "The Brass Bottle," has. been engaged to play a prominent part in "The Bad Man," which Edwin Carewe is to produce and direct for First National, with Holbrook Blinn in the title role. Myers has been cast to enact a comedy role, that of "Red" Giddings, a Westerner whose business in the play will be to produce laughs. He is the fifth member of the company to be engaged. The others are Holbrook Blinn, who will play the character he made famous on the stage, Enid Bennet, Jack Mulhall and Walter McGrail. The latest addition to "The Bad Man" cast has been a prominent figure in pictures since 1910, when he deserted the legitimate stage to play the part of "Red Eagle" in "Red Eagle's Love Affairs," the screen version of "Strongheart." He has played in many recent successes including: "Turn to the Right," "Robinson Crusoe," "Kisses," FILM FOLK DOCTOR DISCUSSES NERVES Nerves are like children, according to Dr. W. I. Schuster, whose hands are said to control the working forces of a considerable part of the motion picture industry in Hollywood. Schuster has virtually become the motion picture colony chiropractor, as his clientele includes executives, directors and players from every studio in the film center. "A child that receives kind and eilicient training usually devel < ops into an efficient and useful citizen," he says. "Nerves are like children. If they are treated right they keep the body in efficient working order. But like children they sometimes misbehave. Because of improper treatment they stray from their regular duties. Just as soon as they do the body gets out of tune. "Perhaps they might better be compared to the strings of a musical instrument. As the chords of the instrument lose their beauty when the strings are loose or improperly placed, the human body loses its 'stride' when its nerves are wobbly." Schuster avers that he has corraled and tamed some of the wildest nerves in Hollywood. He says that the strain of motion picture work is without a peer as destroyer of nerve regulation. He has soothed the jumpy nerves of representatives of all classes in all industries during his many years experience, but says that the work of motion picture folk is more strenuous on nerves generally than any other trade or profession which has come to his attention. Mile. BALZAC HAS HER FIRST FILM TEST HERE Jeanne de Balzac, great-grand niece of the famous Honore de Balzac, has had her first film test. Mile. Balzac has just arrived in Los Angeles, where she has come to advise in the making of "The Magic Skin," the favorite story of Balzac, which Achievement Films is making at the Goldwyn studios. At first it was just planned that she assist director George Baker from her storehouse of intimate knowledge concerning Balzac's ideas. But her beauty has proven so entrancing and so thoroughly French that she has been persuaded to don the greasepaint. Her test, a very emotional one, was staged before about a hundred extras, who cheered her loudly at the completion of it. Mile. Balzac is just a little over twenty and has been acclaimed the "most perfect model" by noted French artists.