Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-02-06 | Page 33 | Here's More News Hot off the Wire from Movie Capital

Out, an original story from tha prolific pro-lific pen of Frank Condon. Jtoscoe atates that he ate so many frog lega in Francs ha is beginning to walk like one. Here's More News Hot Off The Wire From Movie Capital -4S AXORLKri. Cat.. Feb. 6 After being In a lethargic state for the better bet-ter part of two months, activity is being be-ing noticed at the various film plants. For weeks "the gnost failed to walk" for a majority of the denUene of grease paint. Kfflc.lency men. sent West by the film ex ecu Uvea, asanhed the payrolls with recklesa abandon. A general reorganisation at each studio stu-dio was effected. Now business la better and production activities are Increasing each day. The crisie has been passed. Universal City, the Isrgest firm plant In the world, is buzslng with Its old-1 time fervor. Twelve companies are toiling and four more are to be added shortly. William Fox has added two companies to his eight now at work. - -and Famous Players expects an nr crease to its four shortly. Vltagraph and Metro continue to ran at full capacity and Hrnnton's studio has niue Independent producers at work. Mary Pick ford and friend husband. Poug, are donning the greane paint dally, and metnbere of tho Associated Producers have begun new features. So you see there is no need for calamity howling as far as Southern California is concerned. are to receive a certain er amount and no morn., reuardless of curly hair. Inirenues, likewise, will be paid thusly, with nothing added for dimples. Characters Char-acters and extras will suffer in proportion. pro-portion. These slashes In salaries are accepted ac-cepted in a philosophic manner by Lbs colony. The day of extravagant salaries has passed, never to return. Charley Chaplin fails to see sny-thlng sny-thlng romantic In love. "IoTe." Charley Char-ley walls, "is a funny thing It starts in the living room and ends in tbe courtroom. Buster Katn Is a glntton for work. Tn fart, he cannot stand being Idl. TTie fro sen faced cornea ian - Is now I tolling on hia seventh laughtlvlty and going strong. The agile youngster established a new world's record last Mondav and the world is defied to equal it let alone surpass It. In the morning he completed "Hard Iuek." snd after partaking In lunch started on number seven. Lou Anger Is the product ion man neer and has surrounded the youthful youth-ful a tar. with an organisation that spells success in capital lettera With food so high, it takes a great actor to get in tbs "ham and egg" class these days. Roscoe Arhuckle. he of considerable embonpont, has resumed work at the Famous Players studio. The hefty comedian Is working nn Thre fl.-w