Picture Play Magazine (Sep 1921 - Feb 1922)

News Notes from the Studios Items of interest about motion-picture players and the productions in which they appear. LILLIAN and Dorothy Gish will share honors in Eighteen crocodiles play an important part in one "The Two Orphans," a D. W. Griffith production, episode of "Fool's Paradise," the Cecil De Mille adapwith Joseph Schildkraut and JuHa Arthur, both tation of Leonard Merrick's "Laurels and the Lady." prominent on the speaking stage. Mildred Harris, Conrad Nagel, and John Davidson The long-heralded production of "The Rubaiyat" to share honors with the reptiles, and so far as they are be made by Frederick Pinney Earle, has at last been concerned they would have been glad enough to let begun. Hedwig Reicher, world-famous for her the animals monopolize the screen. It isn't parperformance of "Iphigenia" in the universal """^^"^ ticularly pleasant to be near these animals, language, Esperanto, will play a leading ...ia^.. ■. especially at meal time, as the troupe re role, as will Edwin Stevens and Fred erick Warde. Marshall Neilan has corralled three famous American authors to work with him on his productions. George Ade has written the special titles for "The Lotus Eat ters," the John Barrymore picture which Mr. Neilan directed, Donn Byrne is collaborating with him on "The Stranger's Banquet," and Hugh Wiley is ^af'work with Mr. Neilan on "Bits of Life," a special production that weaves several stories into one main theme. Rockcliffe Fellowes plays a leading part in "Bits of Life," and Lon Chaney and Teddy Sampson also appear in important roles. Gale Henry minus her star make-up is appearing in the first Gareth Hughes star play for Metro. Galsworthy's "Justice" is to be screened by the Selznick company, with William Faversham in the leading role. ■ "The Gate of a Hundred Sorrows" will be the second Kipling picture to be filmed by Pathe. "Assault and Flattery" is the title of a Gayety comedy which is soon to be released by Educational. Teddy Sampson plays the leading part. Because of the popularity she has achieved as leading woman in Paramount pictures, Agnes Ay res is to be made a star. On the completion of "Cappy Ricks," in which she plays opposite Thomas Meighan, she will go to Hollywood and begin work on her first star production. Jack Holt is also to be made a Paramount star in the near future. A special performance of "The Queen of Sheba" was recently given for President Harding, who professed to enjoy' it immensely. "The Connecticut Yankee" was shown in Buckingham Palace, and "The Four Horsemen" before the King of Spain, making movie fans of many of the notables present. Wallace Reid, Gloria Swanson, and Elliott Dexter will appear in a Cecil De Mille special production which is to be started as soon as "Peter Ibbetson" is completed. quires one hundred pounds of raw meat at each meal. Seena Owen and Matt Moore will appear in "Back Pay," a Fanny Hurst story, presented by Cosmopolitan. Frank Borzage who directed "Humoresque" is also the director of this production. Collette Forbes, a famous English beauty, will appear opposite Hobart Bosworth in the second picture of his independent star series, "Renunciation." William Desmond is the star of H. H. van Loan's story, "Fightin' Mad," a modernized version in Western setting of "The Three Musketeers." Rosemary Theby, Doris Pawn, and Virginia Brown Faire appear in support of the star. Mae Busch who plays an important part in Von Stroheim's "Foolish Wives" will appear in support of Ethel Clayton in her new Paramount picture, "Her Own Money." That there is no villainy too vile for him to play with unction, Lowell Sherman will prove in Mabel Normand's pic Much as he loved playing Peter Ibbetson^'' Wallace Reid loved even more the opportunity that working in the East gave him of running down to see his mother occasionally at the old Reid home at Atlantic Highlands. The camera man p^irsued him even there, however, as this picture shows. ture, "Molly-0." Jacqueline Logan will also take an unscrupulous part. The all-star cast of "Lucky Damage," a coming Thomas H. Ince production, includes Florence Vidor, Marcia Manon, Milton Sills, Tully Marshall, and Charles Clary. George Walsh will appear in the leading role of Peter B. Kyne's "Kindred of the Dust," and having glanced at some of the requirements of the story he offers up thanks for his athletic training. After "The Hunch, '^ in which Gareth Hughes will make his first appearance as a star, he will appear in two more George D. Baker productions for Metro. "Garments of Truth" will be the first one, and the second, a story of barnstorming life, will be called, "Little Eva Ascends." As reward for his brilliant work in "Shame," the Fox special production which was directed by Emmet J. Flynn — who directed "A Connecticut Yankee" — Jack Gilbert is to become a star under the Fox management. Continued on page 14