Have You Heard That?

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 358, 19 May 1928, Page 23

Have You Heard That?

Lon Chaney appears ner.r. in a melodrama. "Chinatown.’ Evelyn Brent went to a normal training school before she tried for the screen. Eva Novak has left Sydney on her return to America. At Honolulu she vrill meet Jane Novak, her sister. Hollywood’s prettiest Chinese flappers appear in a cafe scene in ‘‘The Hawk’s Nest,” starring Milton Sills. When Richard Barthelmess plays in “Roulette," Fannie Hurst’s story, Lina Basquette will be his leading woman. Charles Rogers, hero of ‘ My Best girl" and "Wings,” plays the male lead in “Abie’s Irish Rose" for Paramount. Production on “Ladies of the Mob,” delayed by Clara Bow's illness, will Pa resumed shortly with William Wellman directing. • * • William Beaudine, free-lance director, has agreed to make two films for First National, one “Once There Was a Princess,” featuring Mary Astor and Lloyd Hughes; the other a Charlie Murray comedy, as yet untitled.

“Ladies Prefer Bonds” has been postponed on account of the illness of May McAvoy, the star. Roy del Ruth, scheduled to direct, instead will make “No Questions Asked,” co-starring Audrey Ferris and Buster Collier. Collier was to have been Miss McAvoy’s leading man. Dolores del Rio came back from a trip to Mexico with a new pet, Lolita, the trained bear. Lolita travelled to Hollywood in the baggage car, but was installed in all honour as a member of the star’s family on arrival. Columbia issues a formal denial that Jack Holt, recently seen in a Paramount picture and stated to appear in a forthcoming one, has broken his contract with Columbia. He was only loaned, the film company protests.

Kathlyn Williams, who has played varieties of heroine in her time, JJjH be seen as a mother in ‘‘Dancing for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. She impersonates the mother of a flapPer, played by Anita Rivers. According to announcement by First National, Billie Dove’s starring picture following “The Heart of a Follies Vi/' * be au original called “The zellow Lily,” written by Lahos Biro, fl oted European dramatist. The Barker” will be filmed by First - ational with Betty Compson in the iead. George Fitzmaurice will direct S* Milton Sills will play the Barker. he stage version has been secured l'or • ew Zealand by J. C. Williamson. Raymond Griffith lias signed a **ee-year contract with Caddo Proctions and his first comedy is to . into production about June 1. Griffith and his wife, u Marin - are sailing for a three , holiday abroad, in Faris, LonQ °n and