Motion Picture Magazine (Feb-Jul 1919)

* * J~~. r/*^ GREEN R§OM JOTTINGS P&r* iS& >, Hale Hamilton has arrived in Hollywood, Cal., and is at work on his second Metro picture, called "Johnny on the Spot." Mr. Hamilton said this was a case when he was kicky to arrive, for his train was wrecked near Aberdeen, S. Dak. George Walsh has started a new picture under the direction of Edward Dillon. The working title is "Jinx Jones." The same team have just finished "Luck and Pluck." Pearl White recently stopped all work on her new serial, "The Lightning Raider," in order to do a special feature for the United States Fuel Administration, called "King Coal." Baby Marie Osborne has just made her first trip to New York City. She was accompanied by Papa Osborne and was delighted with the reception she received from everybody. James J. Corbett has signed a contract to appear in Universal film productions. For about twenty-five years he has been featured on the stage in such plays as "Gentleman Jack," "The Naval Cadet" and "The Adventurer." Seven hundred and eighty thousand dollars is the small and insignificant sum for which William Farnum signed a contract to continue acting in William Fox productions for the next year. After four years of absence from the screen, Edgar Jones has returned in Doris Kenyon's "Wild Honey." May Allison has been taking lessons in boxing from Danny Hogan for the simple reason that her role in her new picture, "Peggy Does Her Darndest," requires her to play the part of a hoyden— lovable, to be sure, but still a hoyden. Leonce Perret had the right hunch when he asked Secretary McAdoo to become czar of the industry. Witness what Mr. Mac said to the employees of the Treasury on his way out: "It might be said that I am fading out, as they speak of a moving picture at the end of a scene, but I am not going to' fade out." How does it happen that fish is pis Florence catorial, film is photographic, while success is phenomenal? _ Charles Ray, the Ince wonder boy, reads the Ince publicity. Why wonder? I wonder. Florence Turner has been doing a photoplay in Seattle. Will Rogers, famous star of the Ziegfeld "Follies," who scored a nation-wide triumph in Rex Beach's "Laughing Bill Hyde," has signed a contract to appear in Goldwyn pictures. As soon as Rogers' contract with Flo Ziegfeld expires, Rogers will move his family to Culver City. An exhibition in Meriden, Conn., recently offered a prize to any one Avho could sit thru Charlie Chaplin's "Shoulder Arms" without laughing. Mrs. Mary Veillette insisted upon winning the prize; She said, "Charlie /f\ Chaplin? Pah! He iss not funny. He iss sadt with trouble so much what I should die to have." She sat thru the show twice without cracking a smile. The will of the late Harold Lockwood shows that he left only $45,000, altho»he was a very highly paid star. Ora Carewe is the latest to form her own company. Walter Wright is to direct. A recent victim of influenza was Charles Gunn, who died 'on December 6 at his home in Hollywood. He was thirtysix years old and had appeared in a number of Thomas Tnce films. He was an officer in the Hollywood Officers' Training School. He is survived by a wife, Mrs. Nina Gunn, and his mother, Mrs. Samuel Gunn. Influenza also was the cause of the death of Mrs. Rose Barham, of Glendale, mother of Nell Shipman. Miss Shipman herself was in bed with the dread disease at the time. Mahlon Hamilton will have the part of the daddy in "Daddy Longlegs," the new Alary Pickford production. Pauline Starke is being featured in an independent production that is being filmed at Universal City under the direction of Frank Borsage. Wallace Reid is said to be suffering from golf. John (it used to be Jack, but 'tis said he wishes to be called John because it sounds more dignified) Gilbert is doing the heavy in Charlie (no one has asked us to use Charles) Ray's latest picture. D. W. Griffith is making a picture called "Limehouse Nights," which, instead of dealing with the late war, is a story with Chinese characters and atmosphere and features Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess and Donald Crisp. It is said that O. P. Trood, who dopes out publicity for the Brentwood players, has made the suggestion that since the word "audiences" applies to people who congregate for the purpose of listening to things, why should not people who gather together to look at things be called "optinces"? Why not? They have been called a number of things and showed no resentment; it may be they will stand for turner "optinces." Juanita Hansen has been loaned to Lois Weber by Universal. Harry Carr, the well-known writer, recently paid a visit to New York. We were glad to exchange views with Harry, altho his one desire seemed to get back to California. He established a new pedestrian record while here. Charlie Chaplin's new picture will be one on the simple life. It is called "Sunnyside" and deals with cows and farmerettes and chickens and everything. The irrepressible Doug, he of the pep and personality, was one of the first to adopt the advanced idea of majl service. He recently sent Secretary Tumulty a personal letter by aeroplane. Doug presented lucky pieces to the three aviators who were to take turns piloting the machine from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast. Bill Farnum's leading lady, Louise Lovely, has the distinction of being the first Australian woman to fly in an airplane. It happened just before the war in Sydney. At that time she was on the speaking stage. Louise is human and admits that her reasons for doing it were for the novelty and 'the publicity. _L