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

• Page Fourteen Weekly Wake-'Em-Up — CAMERA'S News Section CAMERA I Who's Who and What's What in Filmland This Week Lucy Fox has been signed by Fox to play the leading feminine role in their production of "Around the Town with Gallagher and Shean." Fredric Santley, who just closed as star of "Up She Goes," is going into vaudeville for the summer in an act called "How Do You Do," which was written by two well-known Lambs. Henry Kolker, who is at present in England diiecting "I Will Repay," an Ideal picture, is expected to return to New York late in July, where he will start casting for a new production to be made there. Edith Taliaferro has just completed "The Darkened Doorway," and will immediately start work on a new picture. Mary Thurman has completed her contract with Famous Players, having played one of the leading feminine roles in "Zaza." Miss Thurman will start work on a new feature at once. Although he appears nightly in "Helen of Troy, New York," Charles Lawrence is working on a series of comedies to be released in the fall. Hedda Hopper, who is under contract to L. B. Mayer, has just completed her first picture, and will immediately start work on her next feature. Miss Hopper will probably remain here for about a year. Dell Henderson, who has just completed "The Love Bandit," a Blaney production, has started casting for his next Blaney special. Mary McLaren has left for location in Connecticut, where the exteriors of Murray Garsson's next production will be filmed. The title has not yet been decided upon. Immediately upon his arrival in Hollywood, Ben Lyon was engaged to play the leading male role in "Pansy's Plot," in which he will be featured. Boyce Combe, who just arrived here, will remain for some time to come, as she has signed a contract to appear in a series of special features. Immediately upon the completion of "Dust in the Doorway," Miss Virginia Pearson was engaged to play the lead in "Aggie McGuire," in which she will be starred. De Garcia Fuerberg, who appears as Maximilien Robespierre, "the little lawyer from Arras," in Rex Ingram's "Scara mouche," has mastered in German and Spanish the principal roles of all Shakespeare's plays and all of those of continental authors whose pens have produced classics. Now, together with his motion picture work, he devotes two hours daily to perfecting his English. Gypsy Hart says her real name is just that, Gypsy Hart. She portrays the historical character of Theiorgne de Mericourt in "Scaramouche," Rafael Sabatini's novel of the French Revolution which Rex Ingram is directing for Metro. Now that she owns a garage that sells gasoline and such things* Viola Dana feels as though she is a real business partner of John I). Rockefeller, a young fellow who has done right well in the oil game. Alice Terry, the leading feminine player in "Scaramouche," Rex Ingram's monster Metro production, has decided upon Ignatz II and Krazy Kat as the names of the two puppies surviving her pet Spitz dog, Ignatz, who died recently. "Bull" Montana, curly eared Metro comedian playing in "Held to Answer," which Harold Shaw is directing, has»been kept busy ever since the Jack Dempsey-Tom Gibbons July 4 fight explaining how it happened that the champion did not score a knockout. "Bull," who trained with Dempsey for several of the hitter's battles, had freely predicted a quick victory for the Colorado mauler. Rose Dione, well known French actress appearing in "Scaramouche," Rafael Sabatini's stirring story of the French Revolution, says she dislikes to admit she has been in the United States all of four years because she still speaks English with a decided Parisian accent. Malcolm McGregor, young featured Metro player, has come to the conclusion that youth has its drawbacks. He is trying to grow a full sized beard so that the powers that be may see whether he will fit a certain role in a coming production. The alfalfa crop is making slow headway. House Peters preached a real sermon and his "congregation" of several hundred persons sang real hymns to the strains of music produced by a real organ in "Held to Answer," which Harold Shaw is directing for Metro. In this picture Mr. Peters appears as a minister of the gospel. Edwin Argus, the Louis XVI of France of Rex Ingram's "Scaramouche," formerly was social secretary for Zerdrshan, Crown Prince of Egypt during the latter's colorful tour of this country. Camera! was in error last week in stating that Lorimer Johnston played this role. John Davidson has been engaged by Famous Players to play the leading male role in "His Children's Children," now being made at the Paramount Long Island studios. Warren Krech has stai'ted work on "The Tide," in which he will be featured. The production is being made in New York. Cecilia Cameron has completed her role in "Alimony," the Robertson-Cole production starring Ruby Miller. Mahlon Hamilton will shortly return to Hollywood from New York, where he appeared in the leading masculine roles in two Agnes Ay res productions. Wyndham Standing is nearing the completion of his role in "The Gold Diggers," the Warner Brothers production, filmed under the direction of Harry Beaumont. Shannon Day has been cast for the part of the Indian maid in "No More Women," an Elmer Harris Production for Associated Authors. Harland Wood has completed his role in "The Master of Soul," his latest production filmed in New Orleans in the French quarter. Jackie Saunders has completed work on "Alimony," Ruby Miller's first starring vehicle, for P. A. Powers. Sarah Brown, famous as a dancer, has arrived in Hollywood from New Orleans. She will be a pupil of Ernest Belcher and the school of Ruth St. Denis for the teachers' summer session. Al Martin, who directed the series of Alt and Howell comedies and just recently co-directed with Chuck Reisner at Universal, is now in the scenario department of Mack Sennett's. Joy Winthrop is playing the part of an old maid in "Upside Down," under the direction of Win. Parke at Universal. Peggy Blackwood just finished a character role with the Finis Fox Production, "Bag and Baggage," at the Hollywood Studios. Newton Hall ten-year-old juvenile, who recently scored a big success in his personal appearance at Loew's State Theatre with the picture "Penrod and Sam," is now under contract with Fox Studio for an import-! ant part in "The Temple of Venus," under the direction of' Henry Otto. Harry Burns, co-directing with Charles R. Seeling, has finished"Mysterious Goods," at the Hore-1 ley, featuring George Larkin and Charlotte Morgan. Alton Brown, who recently fin-, ished in "Alimony" and "No-i body's Dog," has been cast in the. juvenile lead in "The Yankee^ Counsel" as brother to Douglas: MacLean, who is featured. Billie Butts, the "Little Character Kid" is now with Sol Lesser in "The New Mail Man," dl-i rected by Al. Golding, at the: Principal Picture studio, taking the part of the son of Harry Langdon. Harry De Vere is now home, recuperating after an eight weeks sojourn at the hospital. Omit flowers, so says Harry, but! give me a ring on the old phone and say, Hello. A preview was held this week at the Alvarado Theatre of the Grand-Asher release, "One Dark Knight," featuring Joe Rock and Lois Scott. Unstinted praise was given the entire cast, especially the work of Miss Scott, whose future is assured as a! comedienne of the first rank. Charlotte Du Puis, a promising newcomer from the North, whos ework with Charles Brabin in "Six Days" and in Rex Ingram's "Scaramouche" attracted mor ethan usual attention, is considering a call to carry the ingenue lead in a new comedy production. Peggy Mays, in addition to laurels already won in fllmdom, was presented with a huge silver cup by John Steele at the Plantation, in a recent ball-room dancing contest, and but a few nights later won another at the Winter Garden, having been judged the best dancer among hundreds of others. Jean Hersholt returned Thursday from San Frencisco, where he has been on location for the past four months in Von Stroheim's "Greed," taking the heavy role of Marus Schuler, and will again leave inside of the next two weeks for final location, first at Keeler and then Death Valley, which will spell finis for this production.