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Screen Gossip
charity itself. It is the intention of the troupe to play one-night stands at every stop, crossing the country, with the exception of Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York, in which cities a week's engagement will be played. Some attraction! Guess we film fans won't be there with bells on! Eh, what?
Madge Kennedy, who has broken all existing records for a meteoric rise to fame, is being rewarded by Goldwyn by having a number of big stage successes purchased as vehicles to exploit her charms. Amcng the latest to be secured is "The Perfect Lady," by Rennold Wolf and Channing Pollock, and little Miss Kennedy is delighted with the chance offered her to do this play.
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Bessie Love is now a Vitagraph star. She ended her contract some weeks ago with Pathe, you will recall, and a week or two later entered into a new contract with Albert E. Smith,, president of Vitagraph, by which she is to head a feature company at Vitagraph's Hollywood Studios. David Smith is to direct Miss Love, and stories peculiarly suited to her personality will be chosen, as it is President Smith's belief that with the right sort of vehicles Miss Lov^e can easily become one of America's bestloved stars. The productions will, when completed, be released as Blue Ribbon specials, and it is expected that Bret Harte's "Sue," the first one, will be ready for public presentation the latter part of October or early in November. The cast chosen to surround her in her first picture seems to indicate that every role will be assigned to
a player of note, and that no details will be overlooked in making each production as nearly perfect as possible.
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew, popular favorites since the old Vitagraph days, but more beloved than ever during their recent series of Metro-Drew comedies, are coming back once more to the screen. They arrived on Broadway, New York City, only a few weeks ago, with their successful stage play, "Keep Her Smiling," and announcement was then made that they have entered into a contract with A. J. van Buren, a prominent figure in the billposting world, and a man of considerable wealth, by which they agree to produce twelve tworeel comedies a year for release through a
A number of stage successes have been purchased for Madge Kennedy.
P system of exchanges vet to be announced.
Several new producing companies are about ready to launch their initial production on the market. Matzene Picture Company, Inc., is staging multiple-reel features in which Madame Yorska, a protegee of Sarah Bernhardt, and admittedly a French actress of note, will be starred. Zane Grey, the novelist, has formed the Zane Grey Pictures Corporation, and will immediately begin the making of "The U. P. Trail," with \Y. Lawson Butt, famous English leading man, enacting the role of the hero. He plans to follow this subject with seven of his other stories. A third new production organization is the Helen Keller Corporation, recently organized in New York, which has for its purpose the exploitation of the famous deaf, dumb, and blind Helen Keller.