Variety (November 1924)

■JCPi^mi mmv ' ^ u T :: •T'^Tsr^/; :r^?«wter>- r^:" VAWKTY 'WWi^;?™^S)tA'J PIC ra'*«aBCTOSc>?rap^jr^v5K.'™^?''' .J: Jl';"JtY. iri.i'miU'tur- y^&ttOa^yfWwMtietX i'924 u^ MMrvd Hania haa toranXtv (n- i«D(to rotoa to play a "hcMr' la J. K. McDonald's "Vrlvoloua fiat." i'. Oltve Ana Aloora ttrlU play a prln- ■Ipal rote ia "TTp'tlta Ladder." ia which VtrslnU ValU !• betnt starred by OnlvAnitl. Bdmuad Sloataa la !JW«etla(. f4!i. ASBM Ohrlatiae Johnaon has b««n 'iMdad to the scenario staff of Metro- Ooldwya-Mayer and will make the soreea ad*|>tatlon o( Lewis Beach's "The Bqoare Pe«," which Hobart Healey wUl prodaee. ■•* . * )$ *$. Stuart Blaektoa has purchased ^ sereMi rights for "The Boss." a novel by Odstt* Tyler. It wUl be rs- MaMd by Vltacraph. '* Cttadys Halstte wUl play the lead t« ''Qa the «lu^«riMUl.'' adapted f* tlM scTMa from thd star^ ^ Wit ,.tar HalL It Is to be th^ R«;rt Re- '^Wud Hoffman production. ', Bar! Kenton is to direct 'A WmI ghd His Money" for Columbia at the Waldorf ttrtOicm. Th«i>l0Cure la one «{ sivht this concern will release . Ijiroush C. B. (X ' "i.^ rrod Caldwell will produce a ««- s:»les of nvs-reel comedy-dramas fea- nlurtas MmM Reynolds. ;i SUAkt iS^ty mSodramaa starr^ illUctard Mftt *«L^^ »>«m1« *»y Osr-, Wmaciaco. tttw 'wa Pletittia oT^aa IVa 9fwt wlU;^ -Tea n*jr« Hunt 9ltn0k»K <• busy Unlna U» for aezt ytiiv He haa plaoed Svn VormaajMwr a leac-tann coatnwt •ad wllr Mevats htan to dhroot the aext PrIscUla Dean picture. Harvey Gates has had his contract nnewed to head the editorial de- Kttmeat. whOo K. Richard Sehayer s b««n asMBed «« *P«^ Utle mrltar .aaft^^llasi a ^eywood, fonaer ast «In(Mp for Thomas H. lBoe> haa beea appointed produc- tion manacar. ra»laeta« Dick Xa l|ltranse. ' 'ji* ..f»- ■' ■ •;".•>■* ■«,«/ *,'" After three years' retirement (torn the stace and screen f oUowiac the death of her mother, Una Trevelyn announces that she la solng to re- sume woric on the acreoa. Cecil Ortaael. maaacar of Vka' Collsenm. Saa Ftaaelaeo, a real- deatlal motloa pleture bouse, leaves to accept a similar position at the Wtfwam theatre, vaudeville aad pletoros, la the Mlasloa district John aubert bai* baaa asloeted to play the rola ot Prlnoe Danllo la tha screen Veratoi of "1^ ¥«!ry maow." " Laura Xa k>laata aad ^Juceae O'&iMa ar« t^ b* starred ia the asrean adapUtloa ot Paalfla Wynao's novel, "AanVs aa Mtot." «hich Win- lam A. Salter wiU prodaea-for-VW'- yeraal. The worklns title of the plo- ta "Daageroua laaooanea." Edmund Lowe is to be faatured oppoelte Fola Ns«rl ia the s cr ia a «eralon of "OBat of Soaa," whlab-la to be dlraeted for Paraasount h^ Saoul Walsh. Btvarythlar I4 IQ readlnesa on the Chriatla lot for t&e beclaataiii of the fltanlar o<"Obarley'a Auat,' which will be done under tha direction of Boott Sidaey. nioae sopportinc Bffi « nieyar al<e dlrectlBtf tlip »letiu% the atow of .whirls >*»»«<provlda« by Tajrk^^^ Wlitlwn. JelVk ci^v »4 f •OM t^ky la ttjba WDMam jOe<»- ttoaSvi next for uni>»«f»«>. „ %ai LMmmMirto dlreot. «ltll >i>% X^ In the feminine lead. ' 'j ' ,.:, __ . Al areaa wUl bagU prodvetloii of amah adaputloa af "SaUy." a tba starrlac CoUeea Moor% for First National, Nov. 1^ Those already sa- laotad to aupport Mlaa Moore are Uoyd Rnchaa and Ray Bailor. June Mathla la maklas tha aereaa adap- tattoo.- " " "'-' ' /•"•- ' ', GMli^e Grimtli lb t« ib in^rad In "TSia' Nathmal AntMmr mtA "The vKi&siM Madtar" birVhnkt lAtional. Both plcturea 4ra to be aiada at the Ualtad Studloa. ChapUa, who H to VUy the Ufla rol*,' lataude tiii^tm B. rage. PhlBlpii SmalMlr. Bulallo Jeasea. Bthel Shm* aon, Prladlla Blaner, Mary Aikaa, X«elen tilttlefleld. James Harrlsipi, ind David James; ' ' IHalcomb Stuart Boylaa» who has bOMi western dlrastor 01 /publicity and advertising mr ^frat National, haa been chqash by lU] ^oach to supiwise th^ titling aad editing of iMotarsa dnnalr the Asence of ■Beaala" WAJcW.'. tTpoi(-the lat' ter'tf rstnm Boyhui wM becoma a full-fledged comedy director." Harold Lloyd la laboring again. He has begun work oa his flaal release tor Pathe. The subjsot ia a e^legs story. Sam Taylor aha Fred Mew- Adiad t»^ the 6kat aupporthkg Ua- rMa Davlas la tatnAer ths Oreat** ars Holbrook Bllaa aad Baxry .Myers, ^linn had a part espeolaUy written for him, wldta-Myera replaeed Barl Metealt. Harriasn VNird la alao, ptaying a prtedpal ttUi J. -etwrt Blaektoa has begna aro. ductlea of "The Pearls of the Ma-i doaaa" at the ViUgraph studio. Lou Tellegen is la the principal mala role. ■- MA^ mmwm ■: g itg-: ■ il^j»* w « if"- ,J. Valkyrte Pkstaraa ttooipMy aeleetMltor "enutt^ed." ait original story-bjr Mary 4yllara, SbOT Falr-j faa;^ Hbknnon INiy, .Jaak' Curtis, Ctooi«li; Marion ink lifiitinuK* Oel- bert, J^^f SturfiVate wld direct, 'iC«6l''CMlller' pk J«#«J «>po8lta NaallBovIa in '*nia- FMirts .of the Madonna." sl«: Bdward D. Roberts. Bngllsh acen- arlat, has been added to the group of comedy material providers at the Mack Sennett studios. . ■ \ i .—11 ' ii i ' •> ' a ■l ■ %f' '^■ £:^.f:' t. m i sainor Olyn was in San Francisco recently to mhke personal appeor anoaa ^th her newest flhn. "Hta Hour." at aK>cal pieturs house. She' regally lnform<Kd th« prsaa agaat Jlhat ahp- was a personal friend of Wil^;,/ Uam Raadolpb 'Haarat- aaA.bad baatt promtaad more tbaa the uauallr^ ♦mwiat a« pubUdty la that pab»ii^w:s f»««t<». a" The pi'saa ageat called up oaa «f Cm BaarsC papara and ralayed thd: aawa to the aotlng city editor, ^coordtag to the story Mra. Olyn ha4* - sUted that Mr. HOarst was to have wired Instructions to his San Pran« . etsoo papers. • The acting city editor had aeithar seen nor heard of aay such Instruct / tlons but to "cover up'' assigned a speelal writar to interview the novelist. The Interview was given a spread in the Sunday isioe. The headlines of the article stated Mrs. Gtyn ragafdM women aa almpla and suggested . . other uncomplimentary things. /'^r Mrs. Glyn "hit the ceiling," according to report, at the story. She voiced her Indignation to the theatre preaa agent, declaring the newspaper had made her redlculous In the eyes of |Mm Francisco womeii. She vouchsafe^s^ . further that she Intended to take uF tba matter immediately with Mr.<o Hearait. This she did via the loaf dlsiitaaof telephone. Heiwst, BO the story runs, ordera4 aa investigatlou made and Instructed, his 'Frisoo editors to discipline, tha fullty man, The special writar denle^,,, i that tha.published stoiy was the pna he had written. As a consequence, 'q. the orl^taal o«#ea of the a^ory. aa turned in by tha reporter, alao that a. Wht«h paMJed over the copy desk a^d the one that reached the compoaing>to , rooBB, ware ordered aent to tha nalfapaper owger In ILioa Angelea for hia.p ]udgmsnt<. This was done, but what action he took aa a result has nok^t baaa divulged,. ;,,.»„i;i'v., v'.X-V,-:^' >i'--'<..U , X ' ^-^"i'■ . Behnle Leonard, actorl And that goea. 'Cause Bennle t«onard ii c ' jrapUUy catching all the tricks that to wHh the acting profession, H«<! demonstrated that la the making.. pt the last throe installmcnta ofJ^: "Flying Klsts.!' which ware put togsthar at the Tec-Art studios'^ under tha>J management of Ginsberg-WUk, who have taken over the Bennle Leonaril, ;• contract. . Incidentally, the three last episodes of the Series were maAf^''' In leas than three weeks and they were made a «r«at deal cheaper tha» - WartMha Qrst ttuM% although thf .pictures bav« turaad out Imyts.good^, not b«tter thah tha llrst iHsUIImaBta. Bat that dtbaba't toR tlka^¥ieal atonr^ of Actor Bennle l>onard. Benale, champion lightweight- pugilist oC ' the world, a regular fellow and a corking fighter, wants to ahlne as an actor. He Is smart in more ways than one, knowing tuU well that If ha makes good on tha screen or stage he will be worth a lot even after his days in the ring are flnlabed. James J. Corbett is the best lllustratios^ of thiit,'and Bonnie is a shrewd boy, who pH>flts by example. At any rate, in th^ making of the last three episode^ of "Flying Fista,": Bennlsb . undtr the guidance of Dick Lee, managed to apike the tactics of (hat well well known gate crasher, Tammany Young, when he tried to blanket the champ in the flght scenes. Over in one corner, where Bennie'a oppo». nent was seated there were the regular ring ropes, but over in Bennie'a^ , corner there was a part of the cable that they are using to span tha ^ Hudson with that bridge at Pougbkeepsie, that cable was especially im- ported to the studio to keep Tarn flrom St^rpping all ovar and in front oC Bonnie. '".■ '"^'-^ A strain of pa^l^iic sa4ness must rua through the aanooacement thatvt Jjoatrice Joy has decided to retire from the screen. Miss Joy's tersa atatemant that ber baby needs her and the screen does not, may ci(>ver all of the wealth, fame, unhappiness and heartaches that pictures bava brought to her. - , j. '^^ Looked upon as one of the most likely ultra-pOpuI&r BtaW of the flim business of the future tnth much popularity with her even before she married Jack Gilbert, an actor, .Miss Joy hcM decided to thrust all ot that from her. Perhaps on'iy to care for her three-month old babe, who la named after her, as sho states, or perhaps in addition to forget tha. picture buslnesa. ., ^ . ■: . '* When her Infant frOws i»la ehouth to iMnrel, Miss Joy says she and h0i -t daughter will go to Europe, and, returning here, make her i^ermaneat ■ tesidence In h3r home town. New Orleans. > Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert have been separated for some time, as was re- ported when occurring, the occasion of some drunken orgie in the Gilbert liome while t'l ^ wife was absent and expectant o( shortly becoming a mother. Miss Joy ^Ss a divorce .action pending against Gilbert on tha grounds of desertion. According f b reports, Mlas Joy did all of the walk« ing out either of them, wanted to do. Jetta Goudal tried to turn LucilTe's into a restaurant with little suc- cess la9t week. They gave Jetta "the air" at the gown establishment and phoned to the Famous PlaySirs' Long Island studio that they did not care to make any gowns for tne screen s^ur. When Jetta was selected for the title role In Sidney Olcott's new picture, "Salome of the Tene- ments," Famous sent her to Lucille's for her gowns. It was one ot those nice sunny days last week when JetU showed at the shop and the first thing that she demanded was that they immediately light the gas logs, aa the place was chilly. She then sat around for about an hour. It Is said, fussing until everyone's patience was exhausted. Finally, to cap tha climax, she Insisted they send out and get her some dry toast and tea. They informed politely "this is a modiste's shop and not a restaurant." m SPEED SPBCUUS TWIT MAK MADE BpXOmaHlfWm ,, THE MST MAIL-THE CUVCNTH HOOR-THIMUZOM EXPRfSS f i4«i«»«d.THE CYCLONE RIDER . CAndnovflJOilliamFoXqfftrs'' IROUBUSoABRIDE "C P I LM m COkPORATION irioH pUcuflU PRoouctRS Aiu>.oi$TluiMJP*U Of AntwcA mc mu. HAy»jn«tipcwu-«« Elfle Fay has finally succumbed to the lure of the silent drama and out on the Fox comedy lot the famous soubret of yester-year is "doing her stutr In front of the \ camera. BIfle dropped from notice several years age, after having run oae of the orfi^lnal "ham and*> kitchens ot the Great White Way. • She flew' away when JImmIe Thornton thought he was sweet sixteen again and married Joale Palmer, and no one heard of "The Belle of Avenoo A"-until the Pox scouU dug her up out on the coast and slipped her into the Fox comedy "The Movie Mad Maid." Her brother, Hugh Fay, has been on the coast for a number of years gagging Lloyd comedies and assisting in the directing of them. Among the picture houses in New Tork, catering to colored patrons, the Lincoln Is the first to irfay "The Covered Wagon." There was no change in the regular film admission. The Lincoln is known as a "first run" house and Is managed by "Cap" Snyder (white), who has been there for eight years. 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