Picture-Play Magazine (Mar-Aug 1926)

Hollywood High Lights pression and gesture are justly celebrated, for he has long been one of the foremost stars of the spoken drama. And the actors selected to do his various characterizations on the screen may well consider themselves signally honored. Everybody but Jackie Coogan has at one time or another been suggested — even to leading juveniles, who naturally excel in making up as old men. Henry Walthall and Alec Francis have been mentioned particularly, but it seems that Rudolph Schildkraut, Joseph's father, who made his film debut in "His People," will probably have the first opportunity, playing in "The Auctioneer."' It might be worth while to note that the old-time actors have formed a club of their own called "The Troupers." Nobody with less than a hundred years' experience on the screen, is permitted to become a member. Safer to Walk. Charles Emmett Mack, the Griffith find, has decided that it's better to own your own car than to rent one. When he first came to California, he used to take a flivver out by the week, because he didn't know whether he was going to stay in the West permanently or not. "I don't know whether they tried to hand me a lemon or not, but it certainly was one," says Mack. "It used to rattle so, that the gateman at the studio never had any trouble "Finally, one night, I thought I'd take a pleasure jaunt in it, and I drove to the top of Lookout Mountain in Laurel Canon. "So far as I know, the car is still up there. And all that I can say is that I'm thankful I walked down." (We must mention incidentally that this is the very first time that we have heard of a man walking down from Lookout Mountain !) Mack has had jobs so regularly since his arrival that he is now contemplating a RollsRoyce from a safe distance. He played in Pola Negri's picture, "A Woman of the World," and more recently opposite Norma Shearer in "The Light Eternal." He is bound to be remembered by everybody, of course, for his acting of the fop in D. W. Griffith's "America," and is one of the cleverest of the younger character leads, as well engaging personality. )e largely traced to his one Marion Davies in "Beverly of Graustark," showing her extreme hair cut. as an extremely The Rays have temporarily retained their residence at the house by paying rent to the new owners, and though it has been a bitter experience for Charlie, he seems to manifest, as is his wont, a philosophical sentiment regarding his misfortunes. His money troubles maj venture into a costume production, "The Courtship of Miles Standish." This is reputed to have cost him more than half a million dollars. The largest personal advancement of money to him was made by Fred Niblo, the director, and amounted to three thousand dollars. The bulk of his debts comprised taxes, money borrowed from banks, and so forth. His father joined with him in the bankruptcy petition. Ray has a contract now with the Metro-GoldwynMayer company, and ma)' in time be able to recoup his losses, as he is still a strong favorite with the public. His most recent picture is "The Auction Block," from the Rex Beach story. A Prize Boyish Bob. To Marion Davies goes the prize for the most boyish bob in Hollywood except Leatrice Joy's. She has shorn her golden curls in the interests of art, as the saying is, for her role in "Beverly of Graustark," and the new hair cut is exceedingly becoming to her. "Beverly of Graustark" is possibly the most lavish costume picture that Miss Davies has made since "When Knighthood Was in Flower." The lead opposite her is played by Antonio Moreno, who recently returned from his sojourn abroad with Rex Ingram. Miss Davies wears a military uniform in many of the scenes in the picture, and the boyish bob is to aid in making her look as though she could review an army of soldiers. Elaine's Smart Choice. Elaine Hammerstein must also be a believer in weddings outside the profession. She recently announced her engagement to J. Walter Kays, a prominent person in the social life of Los Angeles, and a member of one of the oldest California families. Kays is a capitalist and a fire commissioner, to boot, and so, if Elaine ever has occasion to resort for publicity to that good old gag of a fire in her home, her husband will probably be able to vouch for the truth of the story. Charlie Ray's 111 Fortune. Much, indeed, has been told of the wealth won by motion-picture stars in all stages of film history, but never, perhaps, has there been such a tale of woeful financial disaster as that of Charles Ray. He recently filed a bankruptcy petition that showed him to be nearly one million dollars in the hole. The beautiful Rav home in Beverly Hills, with all its famous furnishings, was sold at auction. The French living room has always been celebrated as one of the most exquisite and unique decorative creations Hollywood. in all Not So Babyish. The Baby Stars of the present year are considered, in the picture colon}-, much more promising than usual. The selections seem to have been well made by the Wampas, considering some of the awful duds that they have picked sans rhyme or reason on certain past occasions. Several of the new group, however, are far from being infants in the profession. And this year they are not called "Baby" Stars officially. Some of the brightest bets that we have already seen in pictures are Dolores Costello, Marceline Day, Sally O'Neill, Joan Crawford, and Edna Marian. Little Janet Gaynor we know per