MOVIE STAR PORTRAITS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17179, 24 October 1923, Page 5

MOVIE STAR PORTRAITS.

The “ Star,” having been appointed the official moving picture paper for New Zealand, has for distribution a number of photographs of the, different actors and actresses appearing in moving pictures. Readers of the “Star’s” movie columns can, therefore, obtain at a cost of threepence each the photographs of their favourite stars. This trißing sum does not nearly cover the cost of production of the portraits. The names of the stars will appear in batches, and the first batch is as follows: 1. IBeatrice Joy. 2. Jack Holt. 3. Rorolph Valentino. By forwarding three penny stamps 1 in an envelope addressed to the moving picture editor of the “Star,” readers will have forwarded to them a photograph of any of the above actors or actresses they desire. Further batches of tho names of the stars will apnear later.

Aileen Pringle, a Goldwyn stock actress with a long-term contract, who appears in the new Rupert Hughes picture, “Souls For Sale,” the attraction at Everybody’s, is a daughter-in-law af Sir Charles Pringle, of Jamaica, said to be the largest land-owner in the world. Her father is a wealthy San Francisco business man. Sbe has given up a life of case a.ud luxury to make her way on the screen. She depends entirely on her own . work, refusing financial assistance from either father or husband. But then she needs neither for Goldwyn lias given her a longThe story of “Snowdrift” at. the Queen’s, concerns a renegade mining engineer from the States who falls in “Snowdrift,” and believed to lie a half-breed. His ,love for the beautiful daughter of the North changes the life of the engineer who successfully battles with Indian bands, the crew of a whaler, rum-runners and Northern blizzards for the love of the girl. Subsequently it is discovered that, the girl is the daughter of white parents who lost their lives in the far North, and the grl was then left in the care of an Indian squaw. The cast supporting the star, Charles Jones, includes Irene Rich, Dorothy Manners, G. Raymond Nye. Colin Clia.se, Evelyn Selbie, Lolo Encinos and Lee Shiimway. One of the best vaudeville turns seen at tho Opera House for some time provided this week by Joe Brennan and Ida Newton. Mr Brennan is wellknown to Christchurch theatre goers. l>’i' medium of the Dandies and J, C Williamson comedy and pantomime companies. In their turn this week Mi Brennan appears as a dame, a characterisation in which he has few equals, and then Miss Newtor,, who has a most charming stage appearance sings a catchy little song. Then follows some particularly bright, clever and most humorous comedy, in which Mr Brennan, after hearing conundrums from his partner tries to work them on to an elderly assistant whom he calls from the wings on to the stage. He gets his answers well tangled up, and the audience simply rock with laughter. In response to the loud applause which follows Mr Brennan gives an impersonation of an old soldier. This is a remarkably fine effort, and bear the hallmark of the high class performer. Air Brennan and Miss Newton enjoy immense popularity and leavo the stage with the audience clamouring for more. TO-NIGHT’S SHOWS. Queen’s—“ Snowdrift” and “Boston Blackie.” Grand—“ The Dangerous Age ” and. “ Just Tony.” Greater Crystal Palace—“ The Woman Who Fooled Herself” and “Sawdust.” Liberty—“ Pay Day,” “ The Old Nest ” and “The Cave Girl.” Everybody's—“ Souls for Sale” and “ Sixty Cents an Hour ” Opera House—All Veudeville. Kiuf’f. Sydenham—“ The Cave Girl ” tmd “The Alan Under Cover.”

1 ‘ The Girl of the Golden West,” featuring Warren Kerrigan and Sylvia B reamer, unfolds a stirring story of the pioneer days in California. There are no cowboys and Indians, but nevertheless, the story bristles with adventures. and deals with the doings of miners, outlaws and other denizens of the American backwoods. It is a tradition in film circles that Bex Ingram will not make any picture unless Edward Connelly, famous character actor, is in the cast. Mr Connelly has appeared in every one of the last nine pictures Ingram has produced. So when Ingram was casting for hi 3 massive production of “ Scaramonrbfwhich he recently completed, he assigned one of the big roles to Mr Connelly. But immediately after Mr Connelly become ill and as Mr Ingram could not hold up the, production another famous actor was assigned to Mr Connelly’s role. Subsequently, however. towards the close of production on “ Scaramouche.” the young director gave Air,Connelly another part. The* ’ot breff of th’ villain down ’er spine-” Melodramatic dreams ot the kind hinted at in the quotation are not t.he sort to recommend a little Cockney servant to elderly maiden employers, and the result of such idle fancies was a brief and inglorious reign for “ Mord Em'ly.” Mord os we now know her. wasn’t really so hadShe had a poor start in life, and for many years she and her mother were haunted by the shadow of a father and husband who was mostly in gaol. Then, alas 1 while enjoying a. celebration down the East End, Mord got arrested for a petty theft from a coster’s barrow. and finished up with three years in a reformatory. However, all’s well that ends well', and ’Enery. the Cockney pugilist, looked after that. James Craze’s Paramount, production of Harry Leon Wilson’s story “Buggies of Red Gap,” is being made at the Lasky studio now. Included among the featured players announced by Jesse L. Lasky are .Edward Horton, who will have the equally important role of Cousin Egbert: and Lois "Wilson, who will take the part of Klondike Kate. Other featured players are Fritzi Ridgeway, Charles Ogle and Louise Dresser. Also included in the cast are Anna Lehi, Frank Elliott, Thomas Holding and Kalla Pasha. In choosing Edwrd Horton for the role of Ruggles, Mr Lasky believes he has found the idea, actor to handle delicately the shaded humour of the part. It is Air Horton’s first work for Paramount, although he is an experienced screen actor, having attracted considerable attention by his recent work in leady roles for Vita graph, notably in “ A Front Page Story.” Harry Leon Wilson, the author of “ Ruggles of Red Gap,” was in Sydney recently obsorbing details nf Australia that- will be featured in articles in the “ Saturday Evening Post,” end probably in a forthcoming novel.

Many people have heard of ‘ The Little Church Around the Corner,” although there are probably few who know from whence its popularity has ' sprung. It is just a liny church, ' tucked away in a corner of one of the busiest parts of New York. Some years ago, all the churches in New York refused to bury a certain actor, , but the little church round the corner of Madison Square came to the rescue and performed the rite. After that ( all members of the “profession” made the littlo church their church, and most of the theatrical weddings, christenings and funerals of Now York have taken place there. In the musical comedy “ Sally,” quite a big part, is devoted to “ the Jit tie church 'ronnd the corner,” and one of the most popular choruses in its entire show Dear little church round the corner, Where so many lives have begun, Where folks without money See nothing that’s funny Tn two living cheaper than one. Of dull care of course we are senrners, We’re busted, but what d > we care ? She’ll bo dressed all in white, He'll be dying of fright At the church round the corner, It’s iust- round the corner. The corner of Madison Square. More persons who havo never been before a motion picture camera in their Jives will be distinguishable in ‘'Zaza,” Allan Dwan’s Paramount production of the famous French play, with Gloria Swanson in the title role, than in any other Paramount picture ever filmed. Dick Rosson. Mr D wan’s assistant, spent, two weeks be for© the production started rounding up perfect French types for the “atmosphere ’’ in the scenes in “ L’Odeon,” a. cafe, chant ant, and the other scenes in provincial city of St Etienne. He hired more than one hundred French people whose only previous experience with motion pictures had been that of spectators in the audience. They came from the French Waiters’ Union, the Hotel Bnv voort, the Lafayette and Mouquin’s. When they came to the Long Island studio they were instructed not to act but just to imagine themselves back in “La. Belle France” and do as they would do iF at home. Director Dwan was enthusiastic over their work. “ There is no city in Hie United States outside of Ne-v York where w© could hare acquired such perfect types for a French picture.” he paid. “France would have been the only place where we could have improved on the atmosphere we have in this Picture and I am not sure that we* would have done bettor there. Tt does not take a Frenchman |cug to return to bis native habits even if lie does speak English and has adopted America as bis home.