Paramount Pep (1923)

Paramount Pep 15 Paramount Big Leaguers On Saturday, March 3rd, the “Grips” indoor baseball team annexed the championship of the Paramount West Coast Studio when they defeated the “Lectrics” by a score of seven to four. Harold Schwartz was umpire of balls and strikes. As an umpire, the fans seemed to agree Harold makes a great assistant director. Over three hundred people from the studio were on hand to witness the game, which took place during the lunch hour. Walter Hiers and Joseph Henabery furnished a few dozen laughs with their criss-cross yells. Walter was for the electricians, Joe for the “grips.” Jacqueline Logan was discreetly silent, since Hiers is the star she supports and Henabery her director. Charles Eyton, Victor Clarke and others from the executive offices were on hand to lend a voice in the cheering and groaning, respectively for good and bad plays. For five innings it was anybody’s game. The “Lectrics” started off in the lead with two home runs the first inning. The “Grips” came back in the second with a run and in the third with another. Both scored twice in the fourth. From that inning on, the “Lectrics” could not cross the platter, while the “Grips” added three more runs, one in the sixth and two in the seventh. Thomas Meighan Surrounded by Kids In “Hollywood,” the comedy-drama of the movies which James Cruze is now producing from a scenario by Tom Geraghty, Thomas Meighan will be seen in his favorite pose. He is shown in the picture with twelve little children getting ready to go on location with his director, Alfred E. Green, and other members of the cast. For his bit in the picture Meighan stops at the newsstand of the Southern Pacific station in Los Angeles and buys chocolate for all the kiddies. Judging from the smile he wore while making the scene Tommy had the "time of his life with the youngsters. While in the act of buying candy Meighan stops long enough to greet Hope Hampton, Gertrude Astor, Lila Lee and Will Rogers, and write direction for the “girl” in the picture to find her way to Hollywood. Shirk’s Studio Gossip ( Continued from page 12) Beranger from play by A. E. Thomas suggested by Walter Prichard Eaton story. Lois in middle aged makeup ! Her girlish beauty all but vanished by the adroit use of paint and powder and some grey hair. And May McAvoy as a sixteen year old girl — and Elliott Dexter as a serious looking but not so serious minded pedagogue. A great story and some fine settings and all done in the easy-flowing, natural style of that screen style-master, William deMille. And these to start soon — probably by the time this is in print : “Salomy Jane” — adapted by Waldemar Young. A George Melford production with Jacqueline Logan in title role. Maurice Flynn and William Davidson in big roles. Everybody will love this — Bret Harte’s California story of earlier years — Paul Armstrong did it for the stage, remember? And of course Miss Logan is sure to be delightful as the girl of the title. Starting next Monday, March 26. Rest of cast to be chosen. “Children of Jazz.” Adapted by Beulah Marie Dix from Harold Brighouse play. Here are some of the principals: Directed by Jerome Storm. Theodore Kosloff, Eileen Percy, Ricardo Cortez, Estelle Taylor, Robert Cain. Some roster, eh? And more to come. They do say that this will be as jazzy as the title — show just how the young folks of today differ from those of yesterday — and there is some difference. But note the new names — Jerome Storm, director. Remember he did some of Charles Ray’s best Ince-Paramount films? And Eileen Percy and Estelle Taylor. Interesting, to say the least. “The Silent Partner.” Charles Maigne to direct. Leatrice Joy and Owen Moore in the featured roles. Sada Cowan adaptation of story by Maximilian Foster. Can’t tell you much about this yet — but it will be a great cast and a great story. Maigne is enthusiastic and that’s always a good sign for these directors to get blase sometimes. “Fair Week” — Walter Hiers, star ; Rob Wagner as director, original by Walter Woods. Walter Hiers in another crackerjack comedy with romance and drama and Rob Wagner, author, artist and title expert wedding the megaphone for the first time. But he’s been a student of the screen for steen years and knows it inside and out. Success to him. Cunningham Here Jack Cunningham, who adapated Emerson Hough’s “The Covered Wagon,” for the screen, is at our Long Island Studio from the Coast with the script for Agnes Ayres’ latest picture which Wesley Ruggles will direct. The title of the picture has been changed from “Arms and the Girl” to “The Heart Raider.”