Universal Weekly (1923-1925)

Vol. 20, No. 21 Universal Weekly 27 Under the Spreading Century Plant Century Announces January Program ABE STERN, vice-president of Century Comedies, announces that his company will release four two reel comedies for the month of January, thru the Universal exchanges. They are "Looking Down," "The Aggravatin' Kid," "Her Daily Dozen" and Taming the West." "Looking Down," stars Wanda Wiley and is a combination thrillcomedy production in which the beautiful and talented star does some of the best work of her careerr. "Looking Down" is one of the Georges Fouret stories. "The Aggravatin' Kid" and "Taming the West" are both Buddy Messinger pictures, satires on current jwpular feature productions. "Her Daily Dozen" is Edna Marian's third starring vehicle for Century. In it she displays her unusual ability as a comedienne as well as a perfect physique with which she performs many extraordinary stunts. Her second picture, "My Baby Doll," made especially for Christmas week, is making records for itself and Century comedies all over the country. Australian Beauty Engaged For New Century Comedy TRILBY CLARK, an Australian beauty of considerable prominence in that country, has been engaged by Julius Stern, president of Century Comedies, to play the part of the artist's model in "It's All Wrong," latest Century production featuring Hilliard Karr and Billy Engle. Miss Clark's career in Australia was on the musical comedy stage with such productions as "The Million Dollar Girl," "My Lady Frayle" and "Officers' Mess." In these productions she played the ingenue lead. In New York she won considerable praise through her work in "The Greenwich Village Follies." On the screen Miss Clark has played in several comedies with Fox and in two or three feature productions. Her role in "It's All Wrong" is one of the most important in the production. She plays opposite Hilliard Karr in the leading feminine role. News and Notes About Century Comedies ON GUARD! Wanda Wiley, Centuri/ star, in her fencing outfit. Takes Up Fencing To Keep In Trim WANDA WILEY, the far-famed .star of Century Comedies, has engaged a fencing instructor and is ambitious to become a fencing expert. Not just for the sake of challenging you to a duel, but because she believes it is the best way to keep fit. Miss Wiley says that for keeping slender and for acquiring graceful lines as well as graceful movements, there is nothing to be compared with the exercise derived from fencing. Incidentally, in Wanda's latest picture, "Queen of Hearts," taken from one of the series of stories by George Fouret, the noted French humorist, she will have an opportunity to display her ability along these lines. Two Wiley^s Booked By the Luew Circuit ABE STERN, vice-president of Century Comedies, announces that "Looking Down," and "Nobody's Sweetheart," Century comedies starring Wanda Wiley, have been booked over the Loew Circuit of theatres in New York. These two comedies have been produced from stories by Georges Fouret, the famous French humorist, which the Sterns purchased while in Paris this last Summer. They are both excellent examples of the high type of comedy which the Century studios have been turning out in the last decade. Another important booking announcement made by Mr. Stern is to the effect that the Saenger Amusement Company through Mr. Jacobs have booked the entire Century Comedy product for ten of their suburban houses. CoiiLrdiniis Injured BESSIE WELSH, leading woman for Century Comedies and at the head of the famous Century Follies Girls, and Tony Hayes, Century comedian were both seriously injured the other day when two horses drawing a wagon in which they were riding as part of a scene for "Winning Ways" bolted and overturned the wagon in a ditch. Both Miss Welsh and Hayes were painfully injured and are now in the hospital at Hollywood. They could not be induced to go to the hospital, however, until the scene had been completed. Their reason for this action was explained by the fact that the scene being taken was to complete the production. l itle Clianges ABE STERN, vice-president of Century Comedies, announces that he has changed the titles of four recently produced Century comedies. Edna Marian's latest production has been changed from "Rich Ideas." to "Putting On Airs." "You Cute Little Devil," starring Wanda Wiley, has been changed to "Queen of Hearts." "Cleaning Up," which Jess Robbins dircted with Eddie Gordon, Larry Richardson and Beth Darlington, has been changed to "The Polo Kid." "Who's to Blame," made with Arthur Lake and Beth Darlington under Charles Lamont's direction, has been changed to "Love Sick."