Picture-Play Magazine (Sep 1923 - Feb 1924)

60 Hollywood High Lights lowing right along in his father's footsteps-. He is wearing a soft shirt, sport coat and goes without a hat. Incidentally, he wrestles for exercise with Kalla Pasha and he drifts over quite often to his dad's studio to ask him questions about costumes and make-up. Really, the youngster seems to have an unusual grasp of what the film* are all about, and to take his future very seriously. Norma's New Leading Man. The story goes that Joseph Schildkraut did the unique thing of retiring from the cast of "The Master of Man," after having taken part in a number of scenes, because he did not feel he was fitted to the role. It was his first appearance on the screen since he played in "Orphans of the Storm," and he did not match the character of the young Britisher. He was so thoroughly dissatisfied with the results that he was perfectly willing to allow Goldwyn to select some one else, so they decided on Conrad Nagel. Schildkraut was then engaged for Norma Talmadge's production of "Dust of Desire," which has been renamed "Rose of all the World." In this, Miss Talmadge plays the role of an Oriental dancer. The story is laid in Algiers where Norma traveled about m a year ago. Ernest Torrence may be seen as the heavy, an Arab chief. \ Later on Norma and Schildkraut are ) probably going to do the star's long-proposed production of "Romeo and Juliet." The marriage of the month was that of Gladys. Walton, the brown-eyed flapper star, to Henry M. Herbel, a sales manager for Universal. .■ They had a terrible time locating a license and a minister because they were wed in a rush, owing to the fact that the groom made a flying trip west for the ceremony. And now — think of it ! — Miss Walton may decide to leave the screen on completion of her contract. She didn't let her first marriage interfere with her career, but this is different. Why So Ritzy? We can't account for it. Our film colony is becoming so "Ritzy" that we feel like tearing down the old chromo "Home Sweet Home." When we run into one of the old-timers, instead of a familiar greeting, this is what we get:, "Oh, it's jolly good to see you, old thing. My deah, wait until you see the mahrvelous part I'm doing in 'Rich Men's Ladies.' Oh. it's the dashed bulliest business I've ever clinched. You must watch for it; you will now, won't you? Tra-la!" • And then the next day we have dinner with one of the famed or near-famed and she eats in perfectly good continental manner, with her fork in her left hand, and knife in her right. Tut not satisfied that our faculties of observation are normally keen, after the demi-tasse she tells us all about how and why it's done like a chapter out of the book that tells "what's wrong with this picture." Not being at all interested or impressed with how "famous" people handle their cutlery, we pick up our fruit knife, because it has a short, sharp blade and hurl it straight across the room to see if we can hit the wall without amputating the head waiter's nose. For which feat Louise Fazenda, kind-hearted girl that she is, awards us the tiger's toothpick. Hair Nets for Men ! ■ Now it is the men who are wearing the hair nets. You wouldn't believe it, would you? But it's a fact. The costume productions are the cause. It seems that many of the actors have to have their locks officially curled for some of the roles that they play, and the only way they can keep the fancy marcel in place for a long day's work is by putting a hair net over it. In fact, we've heard that there is one actor who even goes to bed at night with his hair thus encaged. A Visit to the Prince. No matter how hot the day, or how dusty the road, there's always compensation in dropping off at the Coogan studio, because if Jackie doesn't charm or amuse you, his mother, "Moodie dear," with the accent on the dear, as he affectionately calls her, or his dad, certainly will. H In fact, Jack. Sr., is a whole vaudeville show himZ , self and during the filming of "Long Live the King" jj he and his former dancing partner, Bill Cox, played m bits in the picture. They were chauffeurs in the I royal garage or something like that. And the repartee between these two old partners and friends, to say nothing of their nimble dance steps all over the ^ lot, kept the players in a hilarious state of mind. Jackie has formed a strong attachment for a former stage carpenter on the Coogan set named "Pod." Pod does little carpentering, but spends his days looking after Jackie's clothes, helping him shed dirty overalls when the spirit calls for it. and being his pal. In fact, he and Jackie may be seen at any and all moments between scenes trying to play golf, or discussing kites and comedy gags. It must be remembered that Jackie gets fifty cents for himself for each good gag that he submits to his dad or director. During the final scenes of "Long Live the King," the youngster had a wonderful time riding in a funny little two-wheel cart and driving a stubborn donkey. Just for fun his father let him ride down the cobblestone street of the courtyard. Jackie was in his seventh heaven, an expression of absolute joy beaming upon his sensitive little face, and as he wobbled along in the shaky cart, he'd stick his head out and call : "Yes, we have no bananas !" a sad For \ Constance Talmadge is following in the footsteps of many a romantic actor and learning to fence. Poor Honeymooners. Honeymooning has lately been sort of diversion in Hollywood nobody seems to have any time to take wedding trips. Nearly every marriage takes place right in the middle of a picture, and then just about the time one part is played out another comes along that can't be resisted, and thus much-anticipated excursions are postponed from day to day. It took Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis two months or more to break away long enough to visit New York, and then when they did it was for only a very short stay. Harold had to return to get busy on his new production. And now Evelyn Brent is terribly worried that it will be all of a year before she is able to go on that journey to Europe, that her husband, Bernard Fineman, who is one of the foremost picture executives, has promised her. She did manage a short vacation in Coronado just after she finished "Held to Answer," but that was all.