The Photo-Play Journal (Jul 1919-Feb 1921)

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46 P ho to PI ay Journal The Folks That Make 'Em Bob Leonard gets so tired directing Mae Murray in her latest film, Lily," that he falls asleep as soon as they arrive at their in the Hotel des Artistes FAMOUS PLAYERS is closing its Long Island studio for three months and hysteria has broken out in Astoria. For the benefit of those living west of Jersey City, be it said that Astoria was the garbage spot supreme of New York until Jesse Lasky or Adolph Zukor or somebody in the F. P. L. organization decided to build a studio there. They were working hard at Astoria, however, when I visited the studio recently. Over in one corner Gareth Hughes was playing "Sentimental -- . Tommy." Dorothy Dalton was there and I got sentimental, too. Gareth told me he is living in the old maids' home, the Murray Hill hotel, because he has to wear his hair long in the'"Barrie play, and is afraid to walk down Broadway of nights for fear some of his actor friends will take him for Mary Pickford. There are many other reasons why many other actors are afraid to walk down Broadway. Mae Murray was playing behind a sealed set in "The Painted Lily." It wasn't a Fitzmaurice picture, either, but I'm afraid it's going to be quite as interesting as the onwithout scenes in "On with the Dance." Wyndham Standing breezed into town the other day. He's doing something startling, he says, at the International studio. I saw him in a bank, which is startling enough in itself. Ed Earle dropped in the 'The Painted home David G. Fischer and E. K. Fox supervising the building of the big House of Representatives set for "In the Shadow of the Dome" Gossip of the Eastern Studios By LAWRENCE LANGDON office the same day to give me a lecture on California grass. He's just finished a picture with Doraldina, says Ed. Ed is so tired of looking at Hawaiian costumes that he's glad to be back in New York where they wear them shorter. Vincent Coleman left for Chicago last week, where he will soon open in a musical comedy. Vincent spent a lot of money on his wardrobe before he left. It includes, he told me, a new pink silk handkerchief. I lunched with Constance Binney one day last week at her pleasant home on East Sixty-second street. Constance told me that Rachel Crothers wanted her to do a new play this year, but she doesn't care to do pictures and the stage at the same time, so she is going to stick to her Realart program for the season. Constance and Faire are intellectuals. Not only are thev reading H. G. Wells' "Outlines of History"' but they are writing monologues based on their experiences in the movies. Unfortunately they only give them in the privacy of their homes, so the great public will have to do without them. Lila Lee dropped into town for a few days' rest and vacation and promptly started in to meet all her old friends. Lila has lost fifteen pounds in the last few months. Orange juice for breakfast did it, she says. Bermuda is entertaining James Crane this month. Jimmie smashed so much furniture in "Opportunity" at the Fortyeighth Street Theatre that he needed the rest badly. He's coming back next month to begin a road tour after which he will re-enter pictures. As for Alice Brady, Mrs. James Crane, Alice has bought herself a new chow, known by the mellifluous name of "Scoopie." "Scoopie" is quite the most important thing around any theatre or studio in which Alice appears these days. He almost made his first appearance on any stage the other night, but I managed to catch him by the tail and drag him off. The Algonquin Hotel continues to be the popular rendezvous for picture people in New York. Tommy Meighan drops in around 6:30 and visits the pastry table. Crane Wilbur likes minute steaks. Dick Barthelmess and Mrs. Dick say hello to their friends now and again during the course of the week. Tom Douglas prefers the Japanese room, for some reason. Ralph Graves, who is playing the lead in the new Griffith feature, prefers club sandwiches at midnight. Ralph is playing the part of a pugilist and is getting more (.Continued on page 53)