Exhibitors Herald (Oct-Dec 1920)

110 EXHIBITORS HERALD October 9, 1920 giuiiuiuiiiiiinii iiiinuiiuiiiiiiuiii With the Procession in Los Angeles uimiHiuiUMiuiiiiii .ilium;; iKiiiimiimuiiii'iii.iMiniiiiiimim n Mrs. Frank Lawrence, editor in chief of Allen Holul>ar productions, is back on the job after a few days' illness. * * * Charles Gordon is busier than the famous one armed paper hanger. He threatens to buy an airplane to shuttle back and forth between the Fox studio and Universal City. He is appearing at the former lot in "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" and in an Edna Schley production at the "Big U" plant. * * * Guy Price, motion picture and dramatic editor of the Evening Herald, returned this week to his desk after a two weeks' vacation at Coronado beach. * * * Ray Davidson, western press representative for Hope Hampton, is jusi recovering from a several days' illness. * * • Mexico offers the exhibitor a splendid held, according to James C. Quinn, former Los Angeles exhibitor, who is in town. He is now director of the Rialto theatre in El Paso, Texas, and is taking an active part in preparing for the International Exposition and Military Carnival to run in El Paso for the five days starting Oct. 4. * * » FLORENCE Lawrence, dramatic critic of the Los Angeles Examiner, is being congratulated by the industry on the new motion picture section which she has started. The section covers the local field thoroughly and contains extensive features of interest :o the players and producers. » * * Arthur Wenzel, formerly managing director of the Superba theatre, who was later given complete charge of the Victory theatre by Mack Sennett and subsequently resigned, has become "Doc" Breckwcdel's press agent. Wenzel is now concentrating his publicity on the Symphony theatre. * * * Gareth Hughes, recently signed by Metro, has been loaned to the New York Famous Players-Lasky company to play the leading role in Barrie's "Sentimental Tommy." Joe Engel, Metro chief, made sure that the young player had a return ticket and sent him on his way to New York. * •* « Erich von Stroheim is to take his Uni By Harry Hammond Beall versal company to Monterey, Cal., for scenes for "Foolfsh Wives." A replica of Monte Carlo has been constructed for his use there. * * » Waiting for Edith Roberts to return from her vacation to begin "White Youth," Norman Dawn, her director, is making a camera study of Universal City and its varied activities. * • * Gertrude Atherton has started a new social custom at the Goldwyn studios. At five bells on the tea-chimes she serves home-brew with or without lemon and how many sugars, please. Clayton Hamilton, Louis Sherwin, Rupert Hughes, Charles Kenyon and Gouverneur Morris are among the regulars who gather around the festive tea-table. » * » Stewart Edw ard White, who has been vacationing in Alaska, spent three days in Los Angeles this week as the guest of Benjamin B. Hampton who is filming his story, "The Killer." » » * Nate Watt, who directed "What Women Love" for Sol Lesser, is in Newhall with his Selig troupe. He is directing Franklyn Farnum in a western. * * * A three unit motor generator set of .100 kilowatt capacity is being added to the electrical equipment at the Brunton studios. Over 8,000 feet of cable will be laid to the stages. An annex to the generator building will be built. The additions will cost $15.000. * * * Harry Carey and Val Paul, his director, are filming scenes for "West is West," the star's forthcoming Universal story, a third of a mile below the earth's surface at Jerome, Ariz. They are using the historic United Verde mine. * * * Bruce Haldeman, owner of the Louisville Courier-Journal, had two surprises when he visited Universal City this week. "I'm glad to meet you again," said Charles L. Hertzman, director of publicity, "I was a cub reporter on your staff during the second Bryan campaign." A few minutes later the publisher was shaking hands with Tod Browning, the director. "Glad to meet you, Mr. Haldeman," said the irrepressible Browning, "I used to see your paper on the streets of Louisville." Hertzman is regarded as one of the Ace publicists of the industry, while Browning has long since won the silver mounted megaphone as a director. * « • Webster Cullison has been engaged by Col. William N. Selig to direct Franklyn Earnum in "Danger," a story by William E. Wing and adapted to the screen by UKauthor. * » « . Mis% Isabel-Byrd Pace, Philadelphia society girl, has been selected by E. P. Hermann for an important role in "Something More," a forthcoming Hermann production. * • * British soldiers have wrecked the Dublin house where Hex Ingram, the Metro director, was born. The noted young director received a cable to that effect as he was working on "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" at the Metro studios. The home, which was located just off St. Stephen's Gree, was demolished in the rioting that followed the imprisonment of Lord Mayor McSwiney. New Theatre Company Operating Salina House SALINA, KAN*.— Formal opening of the New theatre, dark for many months, took place recently. The building has been leased to New Theatre Company for a year and the lease may be continued with its expiration. New Theatre Company is composed of E. E. Bland, manager ; W. M. Carson, of Tonakawa, Okla. ; and L. G. White, of Wichita. De Mille to Again Star Nagel and Lois Wilson William DeMille announces that he has chosen Lois Wilson and Conrad Nagel to play the leading roles in "What Every Woman Knows," Sir James M. Barrie's play which he is to produce for Paramount. ISLAND ATOM TERRISS PRODUCTION From the Story hy GOUVERNEUR MORRIS Edited by LILLIAN and GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER It is an ill wind that gives the supreme dramatic fillip to this simple, powerful story. It is of a girl, forced into unhappy marriage ; of a man, drunk with sudden millions. Thev should have mated, but barriers of money stood between. The girl went for a honeymoon trip in the clouds, the man to a lonely island to make himself over. Disaster overtook the girl, but instead of the death she craved, it gave her life and true happiness in the arms of a man of her choice — on Trumpet Island. A virile narrative, natural, fascinating, impressively 6cened. brilliantly enacted. -.V-JT-^G R APH ^ "" ^SLBERT E. SMITH. PresidenT — =—