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

J|,uary 19th, 1924 PaKc .? Is soon as Blanche Sweet com\es her engagement with pmas Ince she will spend a rk at winter sports in NorthCalifornia mountains. At it, that is the ambition of the \ular star ivho is hoping to do \e bob-sledding and skating bete she starts her characteriza\ of "Tess of the D'Ubervilles" I her husband, Marshall Neilan. hn't Harp on J Heroes, Admonition of Lewis ialph Lewis says no actor Juld play a hero too long with| changing his pace. Lewis says lis never going to play a hero ye than two times in succession ijthe future, and would prefer|y enact a role where the chartrization is rather unsympajtic than otherwise. He states at his role of the dogmatic StoneIn in Griffith's "Birth of a Nail" and the grasping miser in lie Conquering Power" have lied much longer in the memory I theatre-goers than any of the Itimental hero roles he ever enled. weetie Will Call on Imprisoned Joe iven as confined criminals of human type have sweethearts ne to visit them in prison and nd them good things to eat ough the iron bars, so is Joe irtin, the Universal orang oulg, who became too vicious to , to have his days of duress in cage at the winter quarters of Barnes' circus at Culver City ide brighter. Mary, the prize chimpanzee of elig Zoo, who was always a eat admirer of Joe's histrionic omess, although herself no mean llian Thespian, is to be taken to II on the incarcerated Mr. Mari, and Col. Selig has ordered his rchasing agent to see to it that ary has a goodly supply of coanuts to bear as prison gifts to e orang outang life termer. NO LOCATION TRIPS ON CURRENT COOGAN FILM; L. A. UNSUITABLE GowUmd Home in l*dtli of Uracil Fire The topography of Los Angeles and vicinity, for the first time in film history, fails to offer suitable locations for a film production. Scouts sent out by Jack Coogan. senior, to "spot" locations for Jackie's new picture, "A Boy of Flanders," returned after weeks of exhaustive exploration which included practically every foot of California soil, but nowhere could they find country similar to that of Flanders. The cities and countryside of the low flat Flemish variety provide the locale of Jackie's adaptation of Ouida's child classic, "A Dog of Flanders." The entire action of the play takes place in and about St. Agnetin, a small Flemish village, and Antwerp, which at one time was larger than London, and famed as a clearing house of precious gems and as the center for art and artists. So Jackie Coogan and his company will not be obliged to go outside the confines of the big Metro studios in Hollywood for any scenes in the picture. Antwerp has been transplanted to Hollywood— dykes, canals, windmills and all of the other picturesque objects that adorn the Flemish countryside have been faithfully constructed to meet the require Learn to Let 'Em Kid You, Says Hersholt Jean Hersholt who is now playing one of the principal supporting roles with Constance Talmadge in "The Goldfish," had his first stage experience in Denmark where for several seasons he was one of the best-known leading men on the Danish stage. Hersholt says that he European films can never compete with American screen dramas if for no other reason than the failure of the European artists to properly understand and appreciate the American sense of humor. Almost every European actor devotes hour after hour attempting to so comprehend the American sense of humor that he can put it into his acting. But the more he attempts to learn it in Europe the worse off he seems to be. Hersholt says it took him at least two years after he came to America to get onto the American habit of kidding. Until the time comes when a foreign actor can have two or three years in Americanmade pictures or spend the same amount of time on the American stage, there will never be any fear of foreign countries rivaling America as the big film production center. Blanche Sweet's "California Top" hairdress is becoming popular among movie fanettes throughout the country. The frizz-top effect which has been pictured in the newspapers has come into vogue among many of Miss Sweet's followers, according to letters received by the actress. ments of the story. More than three hundred scenes have been written into the script, all of which will be filmed on the studio grounds. "A Boy of Flanders," with its tender theme of love, service and ambition, is one of the immortal little classics of child fiction, and promises to be Jackie Coogan's most quaint and delightful picture to date. Looks Rather Bad for the Boys, Tho Katherine Grant, popular winner of a recent Los Angeles beauty contest, now playing a prominent role in George Archainbaud's new production, "The Plunderer," has started something now on the Fox lot. Miss Grant, as talented as she is beautiful, disliked waiting between scenes, so decided to capitalize on the spare time. Accordingly, she organized a reading class comprised of the girk working in "The Plunderer." The\ are now reading Harrie's "Quality Street." Each role is assigned to a person and the play is carried on. Miss Grant's reading class has proved a big hit Gibson Gowlaml, who play McTeaguc in Erich von Stroheim's tioldwyn production of "Greed," nearly lost his life and valuable p; rsonal property in the recent fire 'hat burned a large part of Ocean Park. Gowland lives on the edge of the district that was destroyed in the conflagration. When the fire broke out he first took his son to a safety zone. He then returned to his dwelling and began moving the most valuable pieces in his collection of art and curios, which he had gathered during years of travel all over the world. Automobiles could not approach the raging flames as near as his house is, so the actor attempted to carry by hand as many pieces as he could. While he was thus engaged a call for volunteers went out, to assist in rescuing some invalids. He ceased attempting to save hi* own stuff and turned to the other work. Working frantically in the smoke-filled street, he narrowly escaped being hit by the automobile of a speeding fire chief. Owing to the direction of the wind (iowland's place of living was not destroyed by the flames. The outside was scorched, however. "MAGNOLIA" TEACHES LANDIS MANY NEW THINGS; LEARNS ABOUT GENTLEMEN Cullen Landis confesses that there is always something more to learn in pictures. Never has the young actor, who is male lead in the James Cruze production "Magnolia" now being filmed at the Lasky Studios for Paramount learned more than in this production. With charming naivette he has handed himself over to wholesale instruction and with aptitude he has learned to fight, to do a little killing and shuffle the cards and win the stakes! His teacher is Ernest Torrence and his instruction has been most complete. As "Tom Rumford" in -"Magnolia" Cullen has been cast out by his family because he doesn't measure up to the standards of a southern gentleman. So he enters the gambling den of General Jackson (Ernest Torrence) and learns pronto that all there is about being a gentleman is to move first and move right. Putting into the dialogue that is falling from the lips of these two who have manv scenes together the curious minded, always intent on learning something more can add this to his knowledge. Cullen— Men fight for their honor, they say. Ernest — They can afford to when thev figger they can win. Cullen — I've heard they fight sometimes because they are game. Ernest — What is a game man? He's a man that keeps on fightin' because he hasn't found out he can't win. Look hyup. What is honuh ? Cullen — It's something they say I (I irl n't have. Ernest — If a man insults yo' 'honuh' it's because he thinks he can kill you if you resent it. Well, then, what is it he insults? Cullen — It's my character, I guess. Ernest — Nothing of the kind. It's yo' ability to kill him. Cullen graduated this week from the Jackson school of the southern code and was seen returning to the old home after a seven years absence driving ahead of him another southern gentleman attired in feminine toggery. The usual wardrobe had been left on the gaming table, it was said! Anna Q. Not Cut Out for Milkmaid Anna Q. Nilsson attempted milking the family cow yesterday morning, down on the old farm — oh, yes, Anna i now on the farm, with an R. F. I), address 'n'everything. Says it rather hurries her to get through at the studio in time to do the evening chores, but Anna Q. is strenuous, any way, so she doesn't mind. The milking attempt covered her with glorv — and with milk, and now she's looking for one of these automatic milkers, or whatever they call them. She doesn't have so far to go to work, now, as she is through with Richard Walton Tully's "Flowing Gold" and engaged upon "Broadway After Dark," at Warner Bros. She says it's more a case of VciltUrl Boulevard after dark, however.