Screenland (Nov 1925–Apr 1926)

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Since becoming the wife of the wealthy young Phil Plant, Richard's lovely daughter has forsaken the screen. Her husband built his bride a magnificent estate at Boca Raton, whither the honeymooners have repaired to escape the rigors of New York winter. But those who know the Plants wager that at the first blush of spring they'll be back. You'll be glad to hear that several of your favorite stars are "coming back." Theda Bara, as you've heard, is even now making a two-reel comedy for Hal Roach, in which it is said Theda plays a serious role surrounded by comics. Seena Owen is to return to the screen in a film called 'Shipwrecked. Pauline Frederick, after a triumphant tour of Australia, has signed a new contract to make four pictures in a New York studio. Watch for them. THE opening of Ben-Hur was the most brilliant premier seen on Broadway this season. The theatre practically glittered with fame, and the fans who paid the firstnight admission price were well repaid. Such theatrical magnates as Flo Ziegfeld and Charles Dillingham were present — each has a slice of the show; and such screen magnates as Marcus Loew, Adolph Zukor and Jesse Lasky. Mrs. Lasky was one of the most charming ladies present — besides being a movie millionaire's better half and the C[ Baby Mary Louise Miller supports Rin-Tin-Tin in "The Night Cry" and feels perfectly at home with the star of the lot. mother of a family, she is an artist of distinction and recently held an exhibition of her work. Other noted wives were Billie Burke and Lila Lee. David Belasco, Alia Nazimova, Aileen Pringle, and Lois Moran were there. Mrs. Gladys Moran, by the way, was in a box while her daughter downstairs with a devoted young swain, intermission Lois came to see her mother and the eyes of all the audience were focused on the slender little figure in white with her quaint coiffure and little-girl manners. Francis X. Bushman, the Messala of Beri'Hur, occupied a box with a party of friends, and many were the murmurs: "He hasn't changed a bit." Alice Joyce, her husband, James Regan, and her brother Frank had a box, Alice in a quiet gown and chinchilla wrap. Pola Negri and Bebe Daniels got nice, brand-new contracts for Christmas, with Paramount playing Santa Claus. Pola's is for five thousand a week; she is reported to have held out for ten, but finally agreed to knock off a measly five thousand. Bebe, you may be glad to learn, will play mostly light comedy roles in the future. ■ — o — DEAR, DEAR — Mrs. Adolphe Menjou is said to be separating from Adolphe; while we hear that Mrs. Joseph Schildkraut desires to resume her maiden name of Elise Bartlett. What are we coming to? George Hackathorne has returned from Germany, where he presumably played brow-beaten boys for a foreign company, in time to take a leading role in 'A Girl's Diary, one of those tales of girls who play and pay. George liked Europe but America more. — o — ■ Despite the gentle razz from critics for his authorial treatment of one of our leading stars, brave Joseph Hergesheimer has shaken the sand of Palm Beach from his feet and gone west to write more screen stories, this time for the equally brave Sam Goldwyn.