Show Hollywood Holly HOLLYWOOD April 3 It If It that little group ot of o Poe Immortals Immortals Byron and a II few tew oth- oth oth others returned ers ers returned to earth and stagg cored stas-cored gored Into Hollywood what kind ot of a a reception would they get The first day a few energetic press pres agents would pose their stars tars with the th literati get the pictures published in the daiil and that's about all that would happen How do I know Its It's easy Not ot Ion long lony ego ago Rudolph Valentino was starred In a picture called callej The Eagle E Ble Hans Bans Kraly scenarist scenarist scenarist and Clarence Clarenc Brown Drown dl- dl director di director rector received what hat little glory befell the film Movie Mo gods cods deemed deem deem- deemed deemed ed it far wiser to exploit Kraly Valentino and Brown than the Im- Im Immortal Immortal Im Immortal mortal man who actually brought Into existence the story roush- roush kin kin Russia's most famed short short- story short story story- chronicler was the author ot of the orIginal story Dubrow Dubro Ilk Sky ky Wherever literature re Is known at all this story Is known will be remembered and quoted when Hollywood with its Hs so so-caled famed tamed ones Is li rotten for for for- forgotten forgotten gotten Carl Van Vechten's world world- world known known book The Tattooed Coun Coun- Countess Countess tess teas recently went on the screen as A Woman of ot the th World Van Vechten was barely mention mention- mentioned mentioned ed a as the original author Moby Mobs Dick that famous old whaling novel by Herman Mel MII Mel Melville ville Is now on the th screen as The Sea Beast Bess Meredith II a Hollywood scenario writer re- re receives re receives more mor credit and glory fo for forthe the to-the the story than the original author himself Leonid mere author of ot The Seven Who Were Hanged The Red Bed Laugh and He Who Vho Gets Get Slapped would have turned over In his grave grae had his carcass been val when the th film version of the last l named named tory story went ent on the screen The authors author's name nm was so small when placed on the screen It could hardly be b read Lon Cha- Cha Chaney Cha Chancy fey ncy and Victor were the babies one would be bo led to believe ve responsible for every every- ev thine ry-thine thing everything from story to nuts nut Yes the Immortals would ho he given a a dirty hand could they invade In- In Inv In Invade v vade fl our modern Bohemia named Hollywood Fred Niblo who helped Metro Metro- Mayer retro Mayer Goldwyn-Mayer spend some somo som of ot it lt many millions million o on n Ben which has h s finally reached the th Ih screen creen after aCter more mor than two years ears or of waving ot of o greenbacks and gee gs- turing tM oC ot hands Is I planning to tot start t rt on another film soon oon It ItIs Itse ItI se Is said alii that In screen icren Importance It will equal Ben Hur although hIgh finance Is not going to beon be one of ot the th principal roles despite the tact fact It was wa featured In his hi last production Flappers Flipper with boy bobs may he be Interested to know that DorothY Mackall Mackail formerly form of ot their pe species species cies des Is now letting her hr hair grow out This rash act ct m may y change chan the course ot of woman suffrage In Hollywood tie fe feared red Sometimes they choose choose choos the wrong turn In the th road and und ob- ob obscurity obscurity ob obscurity claims them A few years ago eo the late lite Thomas H HInce Ince film producer offered Lar L- L ry 17 Weingarten a a job lob as assistant director to Fred Pred Niblo Larry refused It as the th position only paid 60 0 60 per week and nd he ho was then making more than weekly as a press agent Row Row- Rowland Row Row- Rowland land V Lee an aspirant soul took the tho otter offer Today Lee Leo Is a known world word director making more than 1003 a week and ind Larry Is still In the publicity game rame He lie press agents press Jackie Coogan Coo n |