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Show Friday, August STAGE Charles Ray, Aristocrat, in Leatrice Joys Latest Star Production, Vanity Archduke Leopold of Austria Appearing in Fox Film Production His Imperial Highness of Austria and His Royal Highness of Hungary, Archduke Iopold, has been signed By John Ford, Fox Films director, and is now appearing in the role of a German army officer in the screen version of I. A. R. Hylies Saturday Grandmother Evening Post story, Bernle Learns Her letters."- - The Archduke entered the films under the most unusual circumstances. In Los Angeles Ilis Royal Highness, who had been touring the United States, with his secretary, Alfred Neuhardt, found himself in need of immediate funds. This need prompted the Archduke to communicate with Count Lasclo Stenchcnyi, Hungarian Ambassador to the Unitted States. The Counts reply to the Archduke's request was of such a nature as to precipitate a challenge to a duel. The Count immediately accepted the Archdukes slap and left immediately for Europe. Thin move infuriated the Archduke and. with no other way open to obtain funds, he decided to enter pictures and earn The the necessary transportation. i , , : wl ? Interesting Stories About Screen Stars JUNIOR COGIILAN Junior Coghlan, the popular child actor, was born in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1917, the son of a physician. When Junior was only three years old, his parents took him to Hollywood, with no thought of a movie career for him in mind. Dr. Coghlan established a practice there. However, before long, Juniors now famous mop of yellow hair and generously freckle-besprinkl- ed n a location trip to the Arizr,.:a for three weeks. John Mi!jan Jack Ackroyd are the nns players to be signed to suj,,rt jj ,. Rich in this story. . William David Butler, who appears with and William Collier, Jr, ah., haw? Marie Prevost in The Rush Hour, portant roles. her latest DeMille picture, was denied the right to visit back stage at his Francis Ford and Jam.s father's theatre in San Francisco,. as are the latest additions to the ranu?1 a youngster. Years later, however, lengthening cast of I'm:,- - tJJy e play- Cabin." Ford he was starred in the plays a southern house. tenant while, Marcus play the aT i tioneer, which he will follow with tti Michael Curtiz, director of Irene role of a German officer - -- d.Jv in which Eddie Grihh Richs next picture, temporarily titled Privates, The Outpost," has left Hollywood and Zasu Pitts have already kU? with the principles of the company on cast little face, together with his engaging grin and lovable personality, induced friends to urge his mother to register him at the casting offices of the various studios. She did, and he was railed frequently for atmosphere parts. Finally he was given a bit in Goldwyns "Poverty of Riches," in which he played the son of Leatrice Joy, and from that time his progress has been steady and rapid Junior's screen appearances include Mike," The Skyrocket," Cause for Divorce, "Bobbed Hair," "Garrisons Finish," The Fourth Musketeer, and Cecil B. De Milles personally directed special production, The Road to Yesterday, in which he attracted Mr. De Mille's attention and was signed as a member of the De Mille stock company. As a result of his excellent work in Whispering Smith, a Metropolitan production, he was entrusted with an important featured role in Jetta Goudals first starring vehicle, Her Man O'War," in which as her little lame prince," this remarkable child so thoroughly justified his elevation that Mr. De Mille has cast him for a featured role in The Yankee Clipper," a special Rupert Julian pro- Archduke is taking his work with intense seriousness and, according to Ford, is one of the most exemplary actors on the set lie is cast with LEATRICE JOY tnd CHARLES RAy o"VAN ITy" Earle Foxe, Margaret Mann, William MCLEASJED B BBOOUCBAS DSTKBUTINO COBB Francis X. Bushman, Jr., Geo. Once a country boy, now an urban thats vanity, although 1 think not Irving, Meeker, August Tollaire, Albert Gran, aristocrat. Such Is the metamorphosis I wanted to prove that I wasn't al- Frank Reicher, Ilughie Mack, Ferdiof Charles Ray. For the versatile ways the boy, nand Schumann lleink. Captain von Ray, hitherto depicted as a straw but could portray other types as Haartman, Carl Borhemc, Hans Fur-ber- g chewing yokel, is featured as a well. and many others. In Vanity" Mr. Ray presents an wealthy gentleman of leisure in Archduke has but one desire, The " Leatrice member the of a Vanity,1 Joys latest star impeccable figure as and that is to get back to however, be on view young smart set. Donald Crisp diring picture, which He feels he has been grievEurope. a screen from this the on rected at production Sunday Egyptian theatre insulted by a countryman and ously .next And ne likes the change. story prepared by Douglas Z. Doty. will out this insult but duction, now in work. It is planned wipe nothing 11 in Alan is ale the be he to proIts great sophisticated," dueL a well-cduction with Mr. Ray, Mayme Kelso, that Junior will, during the present says, and I like wearing clothes rather than the duds in which Helen Lee Worthington and Louis season, appear with that eminent acIve been appearing before. Perhaps Payne are in the supporting cast. tor, Rudolph Schildkraut, in the title role of A Harp In Hock." There is e BLONDES vs BRUNETTES beauty contest and the no doubting that Junior has planted IN ETERNAL CONFLICT title Miss Australiasia, and being a his little feet firmly on the road to stardom, and he is coming swiftly decided blonde with fair and wavy and steadily to the position of foreThe eternal conflict between the long hair is in direct contrast to Miss The cast of Laura La Plante's Uni- most child actor in the films. Junior's bewitching blondes and the exotic Gloria deCota, who garnered the name versal brunettes is under way at the DeMille starring vehicle, Beware of famous face photographs naturally Mexico" and is a dark haired Widows," which opens at Ihe Egyp- without makeup. He has brown eyes Miss of studio. tian theatre on Thursday consists of and yellowish hair. His favorite hobHaving taken a recent inventory of girl with glossy bobbed tresses. the tresses of the players of the Depeople famous on both the stage and by is reading, and whenever he is not Mille Stock company, an interesting busy on the set he can be found with screen. USE A PULLMAN CAR fact was found. There are eleven Bryant Washburn was on the stage his pert nose buried in a book. before he went into motion picture players in the stock company of the A complete compartment Pullman feminine gender, and of that number, TENNYSON IN MOVIES only four are blondes while brunettes rar has been taken apart, transported to the DeMille studio and number seven. Walter Tennyson, a relative of on one of the huge covered stages Serna Owen, Sally Rand, Jeanette immortal bard, Alfred Lord Englands new Prevost'a Marie picfor starring Loff, and Thyllis Gibbs, although the Tennyson, seems destined to achieve leaser in number, hold up the ban- ture, The Girl in the Pullman." laurels in drama equal to those his ner of the blondes, while Julia Faye, Except for the fact that the ceiling distinquished cousin won in literaso walla that constructed are and side VirJacqueline Logan, Elinor Fair, ture. ginia Bradford, Lena Malena, Jo- they may bo removed to facilitate Tennyson has been cast for a feasephine Norman, and Gloria deCota lighting and photographing, the car tured role in The West Pointer," make up the ranks of the raven is exactly the same as those hurtling which is being produced at West Point across the continent at 70 miles per It is also an interesting fact to hour. tarring William Boyd, and he is now en route to join the Donald Crisp note, that from far off Australia ""Erie Kenton is directing The Girl unit at the government academy. Alcomes Phyllis Gibbs to cast her lot in the Pullman" and Harrison Ford with the films, having won a conti though he has considerable talent as appears opposite the star. a writer, Tennyson prefers drama, md has made big strides since arriving in Hollywood from England two ycart ago. Bessie Love is playing opposite Boyd in The West Pointer." Douglas Z. Doty prepared the scenario. . i USEMENT SCREEN - 5. Km? gtudio Flashes self-sam- i- ALL IN FUN FUN FOR ALL DANCING Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday to Jack Passeys Band Supreme. White City Gardens Where Happiness Awaits You ed ut Laura La Plante in Beware of Widows With Noted Actors nent-wid- ' i i - i . ; . ; i v i 'I .i hair-membe- rs. t?. Starting S SUNDAY I I ; ft i. V i '$ s 5 i CHOICER The Most Beautiful Star in DeMilles Superb Story Graphically Pictured IA PlfSNTE. LAUQA VBE.WAQE.OF WIDOWS" A UHlvCKSAt-JCwC- L AroavCTIc work. He has been starred in his own films and, after a space of retirement to the stag?, he is back in motion pictures. g Piulctt? Duval was a noted Another big extended run production was started this week by Warner Bros, when Roy Del Ruth picked up the megaphone to direct the first scenes of Ham and Eggs at the dancer and came to Amer- Front, a comedy special written by ica to spend a year in Zicgfield's Darryl Frajicis Zanuck for which the Follies," after which she moved to adaptation was recently completed by Hollywood to take up a motion pic- Robert Dillon and James S.arr. ture career. Walter Hiers was formerly a stock actor in the East and is now on? of the leading screen comedians, having been before the cameras for 11 years. Tully Marshall spent 35 years on the stage, touring America and EuCHOICER rope. He has been in motion pictures Coolest Spit in Ogden for 15 years' and is recognized as me of the screen's best actors. Catherine Carver was in New York ;hows for several seasons before she to Hollywood. Heinio Conklin was a head-linin vaudeville for fifteen years, and settled down in Hollywood 11 years ago to rear his family in a stationary 4 I i 'i! ; t Francis Ford, hero of many a thrilling serial in the past, returns to the screen to play a conspicous role in The Wreck of the Hesperus," which Elmer Clifton is directing at the DeMille studjo from Harry Carrs vnd John Farrows adaptation of 'mgfellows famous ballad of the sea. Coolest Spot in Ogden ; er 1 'I . home. Even the director, Wesley Ruggles vas on the stag? for several year? before he entered pictures as a e Con. prior to his entering tip iirectorial field. . Key-'ton- with and i ! ! CHARLES RAY ALAN HALE DOnaldcrisp M Mill! NCTVMS COWOaAIlOH ANiiy ADDED FEATURES r i Van Bibber Comedy News : Fables : Topics Gene Halliday at the Wurlitzer ' i s . ' J h ) i t i i . t 9 i NO RAISE . . ; . . IN PRICES Coming Attractions Seventh Heaven Is Zat So? The Claw The Cradlesnatchers The Ccuntry Doctor Turkish Delight Tom Mix in Circus Ace" Reginald Denny Comedies and Pick o Pictures ALL FOREIGNERS IX PICTURE Not an American is to b? found either in the roster of important players or in the directorial ranks of the company now filming The Forbidden Woman." which stars Jetta Goudal for DeMille. Miss Goudal hails from sunny France. Faul Stein, her director, arrived in Hollywood from Austria only fourteen months ago. Victor i is a Hungarian, while Joseph Schildkraut is a native of Austria Ivan Lebedeff, who completes the list, is a Lithuanian of recent arrival on Var-con- American shores. The Forbidden Woman is from the pen of Elmer Harris, and Clara Ber anger adapted it for th? screen William C. DeMille. associate producer at the DeMille studio, is su- pervising the production. COLONIAL Saturday CYCLONE COWBOY A clean, snappy story of a still untamed West and ranch life. With Wally Wales. Also NICKLE HOPPER Sunday and Monday THE BELOVED ROGUE With John Barrymore as Francois Villon, the poet laureate of Love, who laughed away danger, lured the hearts of ladies in hovel and palace, and, who rose from vagabond outcast to favorite of France. This role of the poet, singer and witty idol of underworld Paris is Barrymores most loved characterization. An added attraction is devil-may-ca- re SMITHS UNCLE Tuesday and Wednesday THE RUNAWAY The Runaway is a romantic drama in which a fiery, imperious litfce movie actress is thrust among the most primitive hill people of Kentucky where she finds lcve and happiness. With Clara Bow and Warner Baxter. PASS THE DUMPLING Is the comedy. Thursday and Friday LOVERS A vivid play of modern Spain, based on the poisonous effect of scandal in wrecking the lives of its victims. With Ramon Novarro and Alice Terry. The comedy is TIE THAT BULL Pick o Pictures No Raise in Prices Starting Thursday |