Motion Picture Magazine (Feb-Jul 1919)

? FROM EVERYWHERE INjyjV/EBDQM Eugene Pallette, now out of the army, is an important character in "Words and Music," a new A! Ray and Elinor Fair production. Francelia Billington has been selected as leading woman for "The Pinnacle," with Eric von Stroheim and Sam de Grasse, for Universal. Owing to illness which overtook him while on location in Truckee, Cal., Monte Blue, cast for the leading role in Lila Lee's new picture, "The Daughter of the Wolf," was obliged to withdraw from the cast and Elliott Dexter will play the character. Kay Laurel, of Ziegfeld Follies fame, has an important role in WTallace Reid's new picture, "The Valley of the Giants." During the Salvation Army drive.. Mary Pickford dressed up as a Salvation Army lassie and sold newspapers. The Los Angeles Express got out a special "Mary Pickford Edition," the first time such a thing has happened in the history of journalism in the West, so far as can be discovered. Viola Dana is finishing work on "Madelon," from the novel by Mary E. Wilkins, which will be released under the title of "False Evidence." While Marie Walcamp is at home recovering from injuries received during the filming of the seventeenth episode of the Universal serial, "The Red Glove," her director, J. P. MacGowan, is working on a special two-reel Western production to be released as one of the "Cyclone Smith" series and bearing the temporary title of "In the Balance." Mary MacLaren's new picture is called "The Weaker Vessel." Thurston Hall will be her leading man and Margaret Loomis will also be in the cast. Alice Lake has been retained as Bert Lytell's leading woman in "The Lion's Den." This will be the first time he has had the same leading woman in two consecutive pictures. Theda Bara is at work on "La Belle Russe," which has been adapted from one of David Belasco's celebrated plays and is said to mark a radical departure from the type of plays Miss Bara has been enacting. Nazimova is scheduled to pay New York City a brief visit. Molly Malone is "Fatty" Arbuckle's leading lady in his new picture, which is as yet untitled, but has to do with a mining camp in the days of gold and wild adventure. After completing "Help! Help! Police!" at Palm Beach, George Walsh is back in New7 York and has begun work on a new comedy-drama, "The Seventh Person," a story written by Benjamin F. McCutcheon. Fay Tincher has returned to comedy again under the Christie banner Peggy Hyland has completed "Miss Adventure" for Fox and has as her guest at her charming California home Miss Adele Fletcher, who puts pretty things in the papers. Beatriz Michelena has returned to pictures after a year's absence. Her first picture, "Just Squaw," will be released thru Exhibitors' Mutual. Eugene O'Brien has been promoted to stardom by Lewis J. Selznick, who has bought out all the Zukor interests in Select Pictures Corporation. Marguerite Clark has "departed westward. Paul Swan, the famous dancer, has taken a into films and will make a feature for the Post Pictures Corporation. Li Master Mys HENRY K0LKER Harry Houdini, the handcuff artist of the vaudeville stage who was recently converted to pictures via "The tery," a serial, has departed for California, where he will make pictures for Famous Players-Lasky, with whom he has signed a new contract. It has been announced that a photograph of Lillian Gish won first prize in the annual exhibition of photography in the Royal Salon in London. Hendrik Sardov, of the Hoover studios in Hollywood, California, is the artist. Gale Henry is again making screamingly funny comedies. Her latest is called "A Wild Woman." William Fox is planning to send several companies to Verdun, the Marne, Chateau-Thierry and Belleau Wood to stage photoplays of modern after-the-war stories. Helen Jerome Eddy, Anna Q. Nilsson and Helene Chadwick constitute, the roster of beauties who help Bryant Washburn portray "A Very Good Young Man." William Farnum has recovered from the loss of his tonsils and is at work on "The Lone Star Ranger," the story of which was written by Zane Grey. Marion Davies is the most ultra-feminine star we know, and yet the report is that she has purchased an aeroplane for practical use. What are the men coming to? Norma Talmadge is now studying classic dancing and Russian ballet. Constance Talmadge, who has arrived in New York from the coast, will join in the class, as will Anita Loos. Dame Rumor has it also that Constance is leaving Select and tripping the light fantastic over to First National Exhibitors' Circuit. The First United Artists Film will be a Fairbanks production, to be released September 7th. James Young and Clara Whipple were married on April 10th. Mr. Young is directing Earle Williams, while the new Mrs. Young will continue her work of photoplay writing. It is understood that Frances Burnham, who has played leads opposite George Walsh, will organize her own company to produce pictures. Not content with supervising the disappearance of Charlie Murray's beautiful jazz shirts a few weeks ago, his special hoodoo saw to it that his favorite bracelet — not worn by Charlie, but a gift from him to M^s. Murray — disappeared from his wife's arm at a dance given by Mr. and Mrs. Barney Oldfield. Murray has detectives on the trail. The Kathrine MacDonald Pictures Corporation has been formed, and her first picture, "The Thunderbolt," has been completed and is expected to live up to its name in film circles. Isabelle Rea has returned to the screen to co-star with Templar Saxe. Virginia Valli, formerly a star in Essanay pictures, is now a member of the North Shore Players at the Wilson Avenue Theater. The notice does not say what town of the big U. S. A. Wilson Avenue is in, but we hazard a vote for Chicago. Oliver Morosco has signed a contract to star Francis X. Bushman on the speaking stage. The only important thing left for him to do now is find a suitable play for the gentleman. Montagu Love is taking a dip into vaudeville in a one-act play called "Gentlemen of the Street.