Close Up (Oct 1920 - Aug 1923)

9 On Strips of Celluloid PERT POINTS DEFENDS PICTURE INDUSTRY AS VALENTINO SLAPS IT “The Sheik,” calmly rejected a $10,000 offer to appear in a Los Angeles hotel ballroom for a week and there display his tango talents. Valentino gave for his reason that an audience composed of motion picture players would be entirely too critical, and that he would not appear in public dance exhibitions in Hollywood or Los Angeles for any amount of money. Bert Lytell, popular stage and screen star, today put a bomb under the Valentino statements, claiming that, on the other hand, motion picture stars and players were the most enthusiastic audience he has ever had the pleasure of appearing before. “In my brief vaudeville engagement in Los Angeles recently,” says Lytell, “I have seen hundreds of picture players in the seats before me at each performance. If applause, smiling faces, letters of appreciation and congratulations mean anything — and I really feel they do— then I have only wrords of gratitude for the enthusiasm of these audiences of motion picture folk. "I do not think Rodolph judges the picture people correctly. I do not believe they are critical toward one another. And I feel that were Valentino to make a dance appearance in Los Angeles he would be a tremendous success and the greater portion of his audience would, no doubt, consist of his brother workers of the silent drama.” Lytell resumes his picture work next week, enacting the role of “the meanest man in the world” for Principal Pictures corporation. A1 Martin got lost in the United Studios the other day, but they found him when the whistle blew for lunch. USED FOTOPLAYER at a Bargain Price! 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So? ats * * Enthusiastic Comedy Writer (reading new script) — “Two roughnecks sneak into a hall, and the clock strikes one.” Producer with single-reel mind — “Vitch vone?” * * * “You can lead an ingenue to a close-up,” says Director Wallace Worsley, “but you cannot make her THINK!” * * * Headline in film journal — “Motion Picture Still in Infancy.” Yeah — but some of the stars are not And some of them ARE! Ha, ha! Are You Interested in beautiful GOWNS? You can purchase in my home at 2006 IVAR AVE., Hollywood, the changing wardrobe of 10 of the BEST DRESSED STARS on the SCREEN! All articles of wearing apparel at a GREAT SACRIFICE. Manv of these GOWNS were worn in only ONE PICTURE. Screen Stars Wardrobe Exchange 2006 IVAR AVE. PHONE 437-028 (Cahuenga Ave. to Franklin, Then One Block East and Two North) THE BROWN PAINTED DWELLING IS 2006 Louise Fazenda completed work as “Bea Sorenson” in Warner Brothers’ “Main Street,” aSturday night, and the next day accompanied by her mother, left for San Francisco where at the San Mateo studios she is cast for the role of “Millie” in the Graf production of “The Fog” for Metro. The characterization which Miss Fazenda will play straight is a “sunless” one in the script, but the comedienne will invest it with a certain portion of humor. It is unlike anything she has heretofore essayed and so will resound to her as another creation. While in great demand for dramatic production, Miss Fazenda has in addition comedy plans. “WINTER HAS CAME” After suffering about all the ills that might happen to a motion picture picture company in the snow country, A1 Christie and his cast and staff are back from Truckee where they have been making “Winter Has Came,” a story of life on a New England farm and a daughter returned from Paris. Dorothy Devore plays the daughter and is surrounded by an unusually big cast of well known people including Earl Rodney, Babe London, William Irving, Lydia Yeamans Titus, William Chapman, Victor Rodman, George French and Bob North. Mr. Christie descended on Truckee with three wind machines to film a blizzard but nature nearly beat him to it by melting most of the seven feet of snow. The wind machines broke down, the team ran away with the cutter and the soggy snow refused to blow except early every morning. However, a good time was had by all at times when nature and the equipment were in accord. The new picture will be ready for release in May and will follow such Christie pictures as “A Hulu Honeymoon,” “Babies Welcome,” “Hot Water,” “Green as Grass” and “Take Your Choice,” which are the current and coming attractions. Larry Semon supplied the fun at the Newspaper Mailers’ Ball. He probably told them that newspapers were terrible (tear-able). * * * Roy Stewart says that some of the girls certainly take the “cake” when they make-up. A CHANGE IN FOOD Stimulates the “Inner Man** Hungarian Kosher Meals Mean Contentment! J. SIEGAL SUCCESSORS TO KLEIN & WEISS (Caters for you, and to you) 331 So. Spring St. Refreshing Atmosphere. Speedy Service, Snowy Linen and large semi-private booths. Movie Stars Come in Frequently! And last — but not least — The Price Is Just Reasonable.