Close Up (Oct 1920 - Aug 1923)

16 Bright Hints For Human Beings By “US” or “WE” William Duncan does Broadway this week. “Dr. Jack’’ took “Trifling Women” out “All Night.” It was “One Wonderful Night.” .“Robin Hood” is under “Suspicion” for having “Broken Chains.” “The Young Rajah” and “Clarance” found “Tess of the Storm Country” where “East Is West.” “The Georgia Minstrels” were popular “When Knighthood Was in Flower.” “My Wife’s Relations” saw “The Infamous Miss Reville.” The result was “The Jilt.” That’s “The Boomerang.” “Red Bulldogs” had “A Motion to Adjourn.” * * * Six months have been spent in the preparation of ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” in which Lon Chaney will star, and Wallace Worsley expects to be hard at work on this Universal-super Jewel within a short time. * * * HART AND FARNUM IN FIRST “BEN HUR” CAST Choosing the ideal cast for “Ben Hur” has become a popular indoor sport since Goldwyn’s announcement that it will make a tremendous screen presentation of the play. Since the cast has not been selected, your guess is as good as anyone’s. Here are the principals in the “knockout” cast at the first presentation of the stage play, more than twenty years ago William Farnum as Ben Hur; William S. Hart as Simonides; Emmett Corrigan as Ilderim; Adele Block as Iras; Gretchen Lyons as Esther. “Bill” Hart and “Bill” Farnum were good names then; by the power of the motion picture, a toy at that time, they were later to become universally known. However, to the twenty million people who have seen the play, Goldwyn gives assurance that no expense or effort will be spared in assembling for the screen cast the best names and highest talent that filmdom affords. June Mathis has returned to Los Angeles to continue her work on the continuity, in close touch with the casting, wardrobe and editorial departments, which are also busy in preparation for the mighty undertaking of bringing “Ben Hur,” in all its splendor, to the screen. RECOVERS AFTER SERIOUS ILLNESS Walter Emerson .dapper young feature player who will next be seen in support of Henry B. Walthall in the William Fox production of “Drink.” has just recovered from a serious illness of a month's duration. Walter's many friends are glad to see him up and around again, and to hear that he has recovered sufficiently to warrant his continuation of picture activities soon. Dan Cupid was robbed of a triumph, caused by the actor’s illness, as he was to be married early this month. However, Danny will win after all, as Walter says the wedding will take place the first part of next month. SPEAKING OF FAMOUS ANCESTORS— The exceptional cast of “Vanity Fair” was not selected on a basis of ancestral fame, or famous relatives — but listen to this Earle Fox, ho plays Captain Dobbin, is a great-great-great-grandson of John Fox, who was the first Sinn Feiner in the Irish Parliament. Tempe Pigott, who is cast as Mrs. Sedlejq is a second cousin of Lady Diana Manners. James Chapin, assistant director, is a descendant, through his mother, of the Duke of Wellington. Mabel Ballin, who plays the star role of Becky Sharp, has a famous relative, too, she says. “I’m related to Hugo Ballin, motoin picture director— but only by marriage!” she confesses. PHENICE MARSHALL There has arrived in our midst a most striking example of brunette exquisiteness in the person of Phenice Marshall. This young lady has set her heart on a career in movieland. Nor does she expect to become a star over night. She is resolute, talented, and quite capable of taking advantage of any "tide of fortune” rushing her way. Let’s watch results. Stranger things have happened and are happening every day in Screen Land. “WHEN THE THREE FATES ASKED EUCLID’S ADVICE HE SUGGESTED” A square deal for the square guy. A round of pleasure for the rounder. Sharp corners for the eternal triangle. Kathleen Kirkham handed this in. SCOTCHMAN TELLS SCOTCH STORY Malcolm McGregor, one of Viola Dana’s three leading men in her newest Metro starring picture, “Noise in Newboro,” has been telling a story which, if not new elsewhere, had not been told before at the Metro studio in Hollywood. “A Scotchman woke up one morning,” related Mr. McGregor, “and discovered his wife dead. So he went into the hall and leaning over the railing above the stairs, called to the cook below: “ ‘Cook just one egg this morning, Mary.’ ” Flat hair, on a round head, denotes intelligence, according to Roy Marshall. We are featuring — NOVELTY WEAVES in STRIPES, and overplaid designs. TWEED SUITINGS, and WHIPCORD WEAVES— that are so popular this Season. TAILORED TO YOUR PERSONALITY Lou Gvom&n & Co. Tkilovs 532 South Broadway