STAGE AND SCREEN.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 23 January 1926, Page 14

STAGE AND SCREEN.

S.vd. Chaplin has a screen play which is said to be even funnier than “Charley’s Aunt” in the Master .picture, “The Man on the Box.” This is the first of Syd. Chaplin’s pictures made unde rhis'new contract with Warner Bros.

Master pictures have received advice from their American representative, Mr Millard Joynson, that John Barrymore’s first picture for Warner Bros, this season will be “The Sea Beast,” from Herman Melville’s celebrated epic of the sea, “Mobby Dick.”

It is difficult to imagine Wesley Barrv grown up, yet this is how he is seen,' and to great advantage, in “The Fighting Cub,” shortly to be released in New Zealand by Universal. This picture marks a new era in the popularity of this erstwhile juvenile star.

Jack Hoxie’s horse Scout, who plays a prominent part in the niversal picture “The White Outlaw.” is a difficult animal to handle. Although Hoxie has had him for years, he is never sure of him, and iti is only his excellent. horsemanship that enables him to keep control over the fiery equine.

Tho principal players in the Univer-sal-Jewel attraction,. “The Home Maker,” are Alice Joyce and Clive Brook, as. the wife and husband. No two artists could be better suited to the characters required for this picture, and they excel themselves in the portrayals of the efficient wift and the useless husband.

Esther Ralston and Pay Lanphier (“Miss America”) are both in the cast of the Paramount picture, ‘/The American Venus.”

‘ ‘ The Splendid Crime ’ ’ is tihe final title for the Bebe Daniels picture, which was formerly announced, first as “Maggie,” and latex as “Help Yourself.”

Many of the scenes for Thomas Meighan’s forthcoming picture, “Irish Luck,” were filmed on board the s.s. Leviathan whilst crossing the Atlantic. The majority of the scenes, however, were filmed on the shores of Lake Killarney, with others in London and New York.

Mary Astor, now working at First National’s New York studios in “The Pace that Thrills, ” in which she is to be eo-featured with Ben Lyon, will start work in “The Scarlet Saint” as sooni as the present production is com- , pleted. “The Scarlet Saint” is an adaptation of Gerald Beaumont’s successful magazine story, “The Lady who Played Fidele. ”

Carl Laemmle, president of Universal Films, recently returned from an extended tour of Europe, and whilst there acquired the rights to a German camera invention, which will be used in filming the forthcoming “Gulliver’s Travels.” For this production a large amount of trick photography is needed, and. the new camera will take care of a good deal of this.

Florence Vidor and Lois Wilson are tennis fans, and spend ail possible time on a tennis court. Both are excellent players,, and it is nip and tuck between them as to who wins. They also pair up in women’s doubles against various other pairs iiu Hollywood.

An interesting announcement this week is that Wirth Bros.’ big circus will give an entiertainment here on Thursday, February 18. This season’s attractions, which were specially en-

gaged by Air Philip Wirth oil his recent. four of America, are said to outdo all previous efforts of the Wirth Bros, to amuse and instruct the public.

PEOPLE, PLAYS AND PICTURES

Tom Mix is to make seven pictures for Fox Film.for the coining 1920 season. Those arc: “Lucky Horseshoe” (which was shown recently), “Everlasting Whisper,” “The Best Bad Man,” “Tony Runs Wild,” “My Own Pal,” “The Yankee Senor, ’’ and one other which has* vet to be titled.

“Why Women Love,” the first of a series of features which Blanche Sweet has contracted to make for First National pictures is to be an early offering. • The picture is an adaptation of Willard Robertson’s famous stage play, “The 'Sea Woman,” and was. directed by Edwin Carewe.

Sir Benjamin Fuller left Sydney on January 14th for a hurried trip through New Zealand, and will meet Mr John Fuller, who will arrive in New Zealand later, in Wellington, before returning to Australia. It is understood that some important movements in the theatrical world are in contemplation.

Jo3ie Melville, who reeenly starred in “Kid Boots” in New Zealand, has decided to seek laurels further afield than Australia and New Zealand, and is shortly sailing for the lights o’ London. Josie only arrived back in Australia from her New Zealand tour a few wekes. ago. While over hero she expressed her intention of trying to break into t/he big stuff in England. She is a versatile little lady, and should make good.

An exceptionally well balanced cast has been announced by Warner Bros, for the Master Picture, “The Broadway Butterfly,” which lias just been put into production in the company’s West Coast studios. Dorothy Devore and John Roche play opposite each other in the leading roles, with Louise Fazenda, Cullen Landis, Williard Louis, Wilfred Lucas, and Lilyan Tashman prominent in their support.

Warner Brothers announce the purchase of the motion-picture rights to E. Phillips Oppenheim’s “The Passionate Quest,” recently published by Hodder and Stoughton, London, England. Production will be. begun soon after the announced twenty for 1924-25 have been finished.

“The Lost World” will be shown at the Opet a Hnr.se. Hawera, next Thursday and Friday.