Picture Play Magazine (Sep 1923 - Feb 1924)

48 Over the Teacups Photo by Evans Colleen Moore's twenty-first birthdav party was her marriage to John McCormick, the Western manager of First National. "I take it you like the Cosmopolitan Theater," I commented in one of those gushing tones guaranteed to make any one change the subject, if they don't murder you first. "Norma Talmadge's picture had a nice opening too, didn't it?" "Yes," Fanny admitted but without great enthusiasm. "Everybody who was in town was there. What interested me most was the stunning shawl Mabel Ballin had on. She looked beautiful." "And what interested me most at the opening of 'The Green Goddess' was the band of jade beads that Jetta Goudal wore in her hair," I broke in. "Of course, the picture was splendid but the audience is always more engrossing at an opening." "Nowadays, of course," Fanny added. "Just look who's in town. ZaSu Pitts and May McAvoy are here to play in 'West of the Water Tower.' So is Ernest Torrence. Barbara La Marr and the rest of 'The Eternal City' company are back from Italy. Lillian and Dorothy Gish are in town but they're so busy getting ready to go abroad to make 'Romola' that they never go anywhere. Tom Gallery is here with ZaSu, of course. Ramon Navarro is here and so is George Hackathorne. And who do you suppose is coming very soon?" I would have known from the wild look of enthusiasm in her eyes, but she went right on and told me anyway. "Mr. and Mrs. John McCormick, Colleen Moore, you know. They were married on her twenty first birthday. They couldn't go away for a honeymoon right after the wedding because Colleen was right in the midst of making 'Flaming Youth' and John was terribly busy with production plans for First National. He is their Western manager, you know. They're going to have a deferred honeymoon in New York in a few weeks though. As soon as she finishes 'Flaming Youth' or maybe not until she makes 'The Swamp Angel.' "They just had a quiet little wedding. Carmelita Geraghty was the bride's only attendant. I'm heartbroken that I wasn't there." She really looked so sad that I tried my best to think of something to cheer her up. But when I mentioned Corinne Griffith, I just made matters worse. She almost burst into tears. "Corinne came East for a few days," she intoned mournfully, "and I just happened to be out of town so I missed seeing her. Isn't that tragic? And I did so want to talk to her. Every one says she looked perfectly beautiful. She is going to play in 'Black Oxen' and to play that part a girl must be beautiful. I can hardly wait to see 'Six Days.' Every time I see any one from /the Goldwyn company I hear raving about her wonderful work in the Glyn story." ''Speaking of Glyn stories -" I chimed in. "Yes, I know what you're going to say." Fanny wore a martyred look of resignation. "You're going to object because Conrad Nagel is going to play Paul in 'Three Weeks.' I felt that way about it too at first but now I think it isn't such a bad idea. If Conrad Nagel plays in the picture that will set the censors off their guard. They won't expect shocks from him." "You might try reading the book," I suggested, "and you would find out that it wasn't Paul who was shockins." At last Norma Shearer is coming into her own. "The Wanters," ahouis B. Mayer production, gives her big oppor Photo by tnnitip'Z C. Heiehton Monroe LUI tlltcot