The Photodramatist (May 1921-Apr 1922)

Gossip Street From Hollyzvood Boulevard to Times Square Kennedy and Kennedy At the Metro the last scenes have just been shot in "Glass Houses," a farce-comedy, with Viola Dana as star. Clara Genevieve Kennedy wrote the original story, and her sister, Edith Kennedy, wrote the script. The author, on reading the continuity, declared she couldn't have done better herself ! Is this the only case of the kind on record? Palmer Branch Roy L. Manker, Vice-President of the Palmer Photoplay Corporation, has opened a branch office at 127 North Dearborn Street, Chicago. He will remain in Chicago until after the termination of the GoldwynChicago Daily News Scenario Contest in order to serve in an advisory capacity Palmer students who enter the contest. Permanent offices will be established in Chicago. Pity the Blind "She should wear," wrote Harvey O'Higgins in describing an ultra-modern costume to be worn by Wanda Hawley in "The Love Charm/' which the eminent dramatist wrote for Realart, "one of those gowns which begin late and end early." All of which argues for Harvey an exceptional gift of descriptive phrase. A Virgin's Paradise? The latest to succumb to the lure of scenario writing is Hiram Percy Maxim, inventor of the Maxim silencer, who is responsible for the story of " A Virgin's Paradise," the Fox feature. Mr. Maxim has fussed about in the past with all sorts of high explosives, but never with anything as dangerous and ignitable as a screen star, and this is quite his first offense at inventing plots. No Secret Gloria Swanson is expected home almost any day and will start work very shortly thereafter on Clara Beranger's original story, "The Husband's Trademark," which Sam Wood will direct and Thompson Buchanan supervise. A Moon Blossom Arthur Hoyt has just been added to the cast of Wanda Hawley's new Realart picture, an original by Lorna Moon. Shades, Attention! Basil King, famous author of "Earthbound," has returned to Los Angeles to write some more stories for the screen. He is at the Goldwyn studio. Heads Title Department Wells Hastings, noted magazine writer, scenarist and former associate of D. W. Griffith, has been signed by Supervising Director Elmer Harris as head of a newly formed title department at the Realart Studio. Writes Successful Plays Joseph A. Jackson, Director of Publiicty for Goldwyn, has recently written two very excellent one-act plays, "The Retake" and "The Iron Judge," both of which were presented at the California Theatre, Los Angeles. For once, the public and the press were in accord, as not only were the plays enthusiastically received by audiences, but they were highly commended by the dramatic critics. Violet Blooms Violet f lark's unique genius and fresh viewpoint is attracting wide attention evidently, as that youthful demoiselle has been in demand at several studios. After completing the continuity of Hunt Stromberg's "original" — "The Foolish Age," at Robertson-Cole's, she performed the same services most effectively upon John Blackwood's "Cry Baby." At Realart, that time. Then she wrote, in between times, "Bellboy Thirteen" for Douglas MacLean at the Ince Studios. With Palmer Marian Wightman, a Vassar graduate, and erstwhile fifteen months on the Thomas H. Ince scenario staff, is now a critic with the Advisory Bureau of the Palmer Photoplay Corporation. Incidentally, Miss Wightman is the author of "Peter," the Drama League prize play which recently had its Los Angeles premiere with Robert Edeson in the title role. "Peter" will soon open in New York. The Palmer organization also announces the signing of C. J. Wilson, Jr., a veteran photodramatist, formerly with Goldwyn, and at other times with Fox, Triangle, and Universal. 31