The Moving picture world (April 1922)

734 MOVING PICTURE WORLD April 15, 1922 needs of others, Geraghty straightway presented Fairbanks a barber's chair. So gorgeous, so completely perfect was this tonsorial accessory that it moved Doug to poetical utterance for the first time in his busy career. Here is the result : Beverly Hills, Cal. Dear Tom : I've heard of the Barbary Coast Of Santa Barbara, too, Of the barbarous things on barber poles And also of Harvey Thew ; A rub on the head, a cut on the hair, Also a shine on the shoe, A clever thought, this chair you bought For the shaving of Dan McGrew. Alias Douglas Fairbanks. * ♦ * Nathan Marcus, formerly of the Realart Exchange in New York and the Vitagraph Exchange in Connecticut, has been appointed manager of the local National Exchanges branch. * * * President Harding wonders why some motion picture producer doesn't dramatize the life of Julius Caesar. He suggested it to D. W. Griffith when the producer of "Orphans of the Storm" and the Misses Lillian and Dorothy Gish were recent guests of the President and Mrs. Harding at a luncheon at the White House. This is the first time such honors have been extended to members of the film industry. After the luncheon Mrs. Harding took her guests for a tour of the White House and then from the conservatory gathered two bouquets for the Misses Gish, lillies for Lillian and roses for Dorothy. The two screen stars were captivated by the President and Mrs. Harding, and were amazed that they are able to stand up under the constant strain of meeting so many persons daily, and "being so charming to everybody." "The White House is wonderful," was Lillian's view. "To see the room where Abraham Lincoln slept —and all the treasures of the historic edifice, I couldn't help thinking of the scene in 'The Birth of a Nation' where we met President Lincoln at the White House." * * * "What do you think of my golf?" Gerald Pring asked of his caddy the other day. "Well," said the boy, "I've been caddyin' on these links for five years, but you've taken me to places I've never seen before." * * * George Dromgold, appearing in Marshall Neilan's "Fools First," has sent a warning to Rupert Hughes, H. C. Witwer and Hugh Wiley. In short, he has become an author. Between scenes recently, Dromgold was seen writing vigorously on reams of yellow paper, most of which he tossed away after he had scribbled upon it. However, the other morning the popular young actor waved a check before the eyes of Neilan, Matt Moore and others at the studio. It was signed by the publisher of "Popular Magazine" in payment for Dromgold's first attempt a* story writing. N. B. Dromgold claims that the amount of the check fully covers the cost of the paper he destroyed in writing his story. * * * A. George Smith, of the Goldwyn English branch, is visiting this country. * * » Jesse Lasky is coming to New York. * * * Harry "Snub" Pollard, Hal Roach's comedy star, and Mrs. Elizabeth Bowen, of Bisbee. Arizona, were married in Los Angeles March 28. This shows what Dame Rumor does. It was "said" that he was to marry Marie Mosquini, his leading lady. The newlyweds are happily housed in a pretty Hollywood bungalow, and will take a honeymoon trip next year to Australia to visit Pa and Ma Pollard. * * * Cameramen are shooting "Fools First." Unfortunately the machines are not loaded. * * * Friends of Sam Morris will tender him a testimonial dinner at La Maisonette on April 8, before he sails for London to assume charge of Select affairs in England. employe in the New York publicity department and as studio press representative in Fort Lee. * * * One of the Life Lines in Life asks: "Is the place where the censors review the movies called the objection room?" * * * K. J. Fritzsche, of the Transocean Film Company, Berlin, arrived in New York April 1 on the Rotterdam. He brings with him several German productions which he expects will create wide interest. * * * M. J. Mintz has resigned from the Synchronized Scenario Music Company. He has been connected with the firm since its inception. * * * The Chapliniana is growing apace. On April 14, Doubleday, Page will publish a noted Frenchman's appreciation of the great actor. The full size book is called "Charlie Chaplin," written by Louis Delluc and translated by Hamish Miles. * * * After the Paramount Ball the other night Joe Lee said the Commodore ball room zvas so large you could almost sell it for territory. You usually see movie stars in high-powered limousines. That's why this picture is different. The fair chauffeur is Jacqueline Logan. She is driving one of the "mules" used at the Goldwyn studio for transporting scenery Mabel Ballin was injured one day last week at the Biograph studio, where she and her husband are at work on their next production, when a stairway suddenly collapsed, throwing Miss Ballin and three other actors to the floor. * * * Edward Jose has returned from the coast. * * * It would be folly to move an entire picture producing organization to Hollywood and not have anybody along to "tell the world" about all the goings on enroute and after the company shall arrive and get busy turning out attractions. All this was realized and as one of the essentials of the move to the coast, Tamar Lane was singled out from the Selznick publicity department as the one to travel with the company on its special train and to remain in Hollywood as special press representative of the Western producing organization. Tamar has been in Los Angeles before, as a newspaper man, but has not been identified with the picture business out there. He has for a long time been a Selznick Ben F. Simpson, formerly manager of the San Francisco Realart Exchange, and of late manager for Wid Gunning, Inc., has completed arrangements to go to Honolulu, where he will be affiliated with the Consolidated Amusement Company, which will shortly open a fine house. He plans to leave for the islands on May 3 in company with Joel C. Cohen, head of the company, who is now on a business trip to New York. Upon the opening of the new Bijou Theatre it is the plan of the Consolidated Amusement Company to remodel the Liberty Theatre, now its leading house. * * * "The Bootlegger" has arrived in pictures, with "Blind Youth" the inevitable result. ♦ * * On March 28, at the invitation of the New York Lodge, Motion Picture Directors Association, Peter J. Brady, chairman of the educational committee of the New York State Federation of Labor, addressed a splendid representation of its members on the subject, "The Benefits of Organization." Helen Ferguson, versatile Goldwyn star, has turned her attention to another field of endeavor. Not for good, of course, but only to give the world a glimpse into her experiences as a motion picture actress, in a snappy volume of movie jokes and humorous tales. She will probably name it "Some Locations and Characters I Have Met." * * * An arrangement has just been completed by the Pathe Exchange, Inc., with the S. C. Caine, Inc., music publishers, in New York City, to publish a song, "The Isle of Zorda," as an additional exploitation accessory for the Pathe special feature of the same name. The words of the song were written by Herbert Crooker, of the Pathe office, and Milt Hagen, both well-known lyric writers, and the music is by Victor Nurnberg, who has a number of song hits to his credit. The melody is a fox-trot with an Oriental swing to it, and the words also convey the idea of the photoplay. A FEW LONDON NOTES Exhibitors, producers and tradepapers still vigorously working for the abolition of the Cinema Tax. Myron Selznick scored because of his remarks about producing in England in an interview published in American papers following his return from abroad. The fire in one of Famous-Lasky's London premises not as serious as reported. Movement on foot to effect a better centralization of trade shows. Annual meeting and dinner of the C. E. A. in March. The House of Hepworth. of which Cecil M. Hepworth is head, starts a campaign to increase its capital. Impressive celebration of FamousLasky's tenth birthday by the English branches. Church holds its services in moving picture theatre while the religious edifice is being renovated. Remarkably fine reviews of "My Boy" in all the trade papers. "Theodora" well received. In one of his characteristic letters, Pete Smith writes us that Joe Reddy has bought an automobile already, having been on the coast but a few minutes. He says that Joe drives very well — well — well! * * * Speaking of Pete, he claims that in Marshall Neilan's newest picture, "Fools First," there occurs one of the most unusual situations ever recorded on the screen. The situation in question shows a man who has just been murdered, playing poker with a gang of crooks. In fact, the dead man plays the game so well that it fools a number of detectives who come looking for evidence of the crime. It's all right to claim this for the screen, but Pete knows better than to include real life. He has seen some of the players in action up at the Rambler's little game. * * * Virginia Faire was severely injured when a motorist in Los Angeles collided with her car, smashing it and jamming it to the curb. She is laid up suffering from nervous shock and minor bruises.