Show I I THEATRES I IThe The articles under this beau heAlt Ing are furnished this newspaper per by the tho publicity depart depart- departments meats ments or of the theatres Play Idea Written On Back of Envelope Chalk up another big Idea which first firs saw the light of day upon the back of an old envelope The story of Wallace allace Leery's Beery's starring comedy Casey at the Bat which comes to the Para Para- Paramount mount theatre Sunday was out out- outlined outlined lined on the back of a paper wrap wrap- wrapper wrapper per by Hector Turnbull Paramount feature producer while at luncheon one day In the studio restaurant It will be recalled that coIns coIn's Gettysburg speech was written on the back of a White WhiteHouse louse House envelope as the presidents president's train carried him to his destina destina- destination tion and that the words of The Star Spangled Banner were also first conceived on an envelope It Is of Interest to know that on of the greatest motion picture producing companies in the Indus Indus- tr try What Is now Famous Players Players- Laky ky corporation was organized on the reverse erse side of a a. menu card In Rectors Rector's New lew York City Th The document was drawn up by Jesse L. L Lasky and represented an ml- ml InItial capitalization of The Tho story of Casey at the Bat was adapted from Hector Turnbull's original envelope story by Reginald Morris and Monte Brice and the screen play prepared by Jules Furthman Monte Bride Brice directed |