THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, CHARLOTTE, N. C., SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 26, 1921.
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MOVIELAND
Even
Pong's own family, you know
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n'i; fnl Q auu me z cot ui mem,
freely recognize this dynamic actor
f th h'fl neW scenery He 113,3 taken tos
:. . a mustache all for his art. His
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j -ivhiVi he anea.rs n s D'Ar;
Jeetin the lond-hawell. romantic
"hb'uoUier. and since he must have
5 ocfiohe he decided to have 'a home
'Tv Zak'. an expert hairdresser, has
en "Wed to groom Fairbanks every
he is scheduled to appear before
1:11 lfn He will have to be on the
tiiefon'stanlv to comb Doug's hair and
fh liis eyebrows.
-.cried a new five-year contract
E. Roach, to serve as leading
several more fun subjects
k0CH KE -SIGNS MILDRED DAVIS.
'.I'm ilovd studios after all. She
p3 p'rp7v.oted to stardom herself in a
l.1' ,,i .ivo-reel dramatic nroductions.
JJnsorf.1 by Mr. Roach. '
Y.W NOVAK WITH FOX.
rva Nfvak. a sister of Jane, -who is
H to be engaged to ne married to
tvi' iini S. Hart, is with the Fox Film
L'lpanv having inscribed her 'Mane"
iMcock "on the dotted line to play the
M-jnin,' lead in "The Last Trail," an
"LORNA DO ONE" FILM.
Tf vpu are six foot thre or more and
n there might be a chance for you
. ppt into
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characters as set forth in the Black
more talo-.
A Difference
Of Opinion
n announcement recently from the
s:?.pe of one of the local theatres re
cently made apologies ior tne non-pre-
cer.tment ot a stocK piay.
Stating in detail that the excuse for
r,.- presenting the production was due
to the fact that a motion picture ver
sion of tne piay renaerea just pre
viously made it impossible, etc.
is a patron I wisn to airrer wnn
statements in this announcement, for I
person.-lly viewed the motion picture
ersion tnat was curecieu mm juriray
ed by the star. air. Ueorge Arliss, wno
coated the role in the attraction which
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plavefl On troauway iur muie uiixii a.
ear one or tne most successtui engage-
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neats. The production later met witny
success internationally, through Mr.,
Ariiss's wonderful ability.
This same successful Star acted and
directed ihe role in the picture version
that has been meeting with the same
lis success as the stage attraction with
ai! the improvements that money, lav
ishes and detail could bring to the
screen in the form of art.
Is it , any wonder from this elabor
ate film version that a local Stock Com
ray would attempt' to' impersonate the
spoken lines.
It is characteristic of an opponent to
rich, in the Theatre profession to be
linti o such an investment-
A more professional ethic to follow
n.1 v...at is more customarv in the
pr"'?3.;o i .i 10 corhe en out with your
version of the "Devil" for tho sol-3 pur
pose of showing up the Moving Pic
ture version.
Now that you have made your announ
:ement and it does not cover the cause
as patrons of your theatre we anxious
ly await your version of The Devil.
Since we were enthralled with the won
dermententertainment that Mr.
George Arliss portrayed to us in his ex
cellent Moving Picture production.
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Who is this romantic, long-haired
hero? Our own Doug.
which is ngw being filmed at Culver
City. w
After months of preparation, Maur
ice Tourneur is now filming what he
claims will be the biggest production Jf
his carter. The prologue of the story
is nearly finished and he is now start
ing to cast the principal players of the
storv proper. Reports from his research
department impress the fact that the
men of Devonshire county, England, at
the period of the story, were herculean
fellows of the most virile -sort, and the
producer is determined to portray the
story with just such characters.
It is one thing to talk about leading
men of the sort the story calls for,
but quite another thing to' find them.
Tourneur is now searching the country
for capable actors who can typify the
Mabel Normand is hard at work on
her first picture for Mack Sennett, that
is her first one for a long time. Miss
Normand practically started her career
with Mr. Sennett, but then she broke
away from slap-etiek and played
straight comedy parts. Now there is re
joicing all- around because- she is back
with .Sennett and still playing straight
comedy parts. Oh, there may be a bit
Just of slop-stick in "Molly O" but what
would Mabel be if she did not . have
a bit of this comedy in her makeup? ;
The "Molly O" company just return
ed to Los Angeles from Florida, whera
some of the scenes for the picture were
taken.
Both extremes of human society are
invaded by the story. Submerged and
squalid and successful and luxurious
phases of life are shown. In 'th early
scenes Mabel Normand as mischievous
merry, wistful Molly O, lives her life
marvels like Peggy in "Peg o' My
pudeht qualities attributed to juveniie
the environs of deepest submergence
and povery. None of tho pert or im
with her father, -mothe? and brother in
Heart," are revealed in this young
sprite. Molly O is graced with a breezy
fine normality and quite unconsciously
?s the little angel of the neighborhood,
tormenting of soothing according to her
volatile whims. She is particularly an
angel of mercy in the poverty-stricken
home of an Italian mother, played with
fine spirit and sentiment by Miss Gene
Besser.
NEW ONES FOR LASKY.
Jerse Lasky recently purchased the
screen rights of two successful stage
plays and they in turn will be used as
starring vehicles for two successful
screen stars. "The Champion," in
which Grant Mitchell entertained theater-goers
on Broadway for an entire
season, will be a starring vehicle for
Wallace Reid. "A Prince There Was,"
wherein George M. Cohan delighted
many a capacity house a season ago,
is to go to Thomas Meighan.
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Mary Pickford Fairbanks Wins
First Battle In Divorce Fight
"MY LADY FRIENDS."
Hazel Howell, Ruth Ashly and Clara
Morris portray the three lady friends
in the Carter De Haven production of
"My Lady Friends," starring- Mr. and
Mrs. De Haven, and to be released by
Associated First National. Much humor
ous action centers around the lady
friends of James Smith, the publisher
of Bibles, portrayed by Carter De
Haven.
FOR STAGE STRUCK GIRLS.
Filming of the newest, and as yet)
Mabel Normand as the appears on her
return to the Sennett fold in "3Iolly
O."
untitled Torchy comedy starring John
ny Hines, has been halted because of
the illness of Dorothy Leeds. A few
days ago while filming scenes near the
Fort Lee ferry Miss Leeds lost her
footing and fell overboard. Delayed
in reaching home and with soaking wet
clothing on the star developed a mild
attack of pneumonia. It is expected
that she will soon recover and be able
to resume work.
Minden, Nevada, June 25- Mary Pick
ford Fairbanks today won the first bat
tle in the fight to establish validity of
her divorce from Owen Moore.
County Judge Langan, in court here,
granted the motion to squash the sum
mons in the action of the State of
Nevada against "Little Mary", which
has been designed to annul the divorce
granted her March , 1919. Her divorce
immediately preceded here marriage to
Douglas Fairbanks.
Judge Langan's ruling was consid
ered a sweeping victory for Mary and,
if sustained in the Supreme Court,
practically establishes the validity of the
famous Plckofrd-Moore divorce. Attor
ney General Fowler filed a bill of ex
ceptions to, the ruling immediately af
ter the decision was handed down and
indicate he would appeal to the state
Supreme Court. -
Mary was represente in court by
Judge P. A. McCarren, her attorney.
Neither she nor Douglas Fairbanks,
her husband, nor Owen Moore was pres
ent. Judge Langan, in his decision, which
was a lengthy one, ruled that the state
could not, at this time, properly attack
the divorce as it had its opportunity
to offer any objections at the time
the divorce was granted.
. He further ruled that the people of
the. State of Nevada cannot now be
interested parties in the marital rela
tions' of Mary Pickford.
Today's decision was the first court
ruling in the suit which was insti
tuted soon after Mary became Fair
banks' bride.
More than a year ago Mary slipped
away from her Los Angeles studio,
barbed in clothes she might have
worn in an orphanage scene and, with
her mother, wen to Minden, a little,
almost unheard of town near the California-Nevada
state line.
She purchased a "home" here, it was
announced, and there followed the fil
ing of action for divorce against Moore,
her husband- Moore was found play
ing poker in a hotel here, the summons
served on him and the case speedily
tried, Mary being granted a divorce
without a contest.
She returned to " Los Angeles and,
within a few weeks, became the bride
of Douglas Fairbanks.
It was after her marriage to Fair
banks that her divorce was attacked.
BALKED SECOND TIME.
Chicago, June 25. Here it is. A
breach of promise suit for" failure
not to marry but to remarry.
Mary' L. Taylor has sued Charles J.
Taylor for $25,000 damages alleging he
failed to make good a promise to re
marry her after they were once di
vorced. She charged Taylor had tired
of living alone, wooed her a second
time and won her promise to wed. for
the second time.
She also asked accounting of he
husband's $50,000 estate, which, she
caid, she had largely accrued through
her 'iterary efforts.
BIG JUMP IN
LEE TIRE SALES
-The month of June brought a record
breaking volume of business to thv
manufacturers of Lee Tires, a letter to
Julian Herndon, proprietor of Lee
Tire Sales Co.. Carolinas distributers,
announcing .that the June business of
the eompany was greater than any
month in its history, the volume behns
represented in actual shipments. "In
many respects this is certainly an vn
couraging fact," says Mr. Herndon,
who added that his business in the
Carolinas is steadily increasing. Even
in South Carolina, which has beon
slower in returning toward normal, a
marked increase in the volume is
noted.
SPECIAL MUSIC AT TRINITY
The Trinity quartet composed of Mrs.
Robert F. Gooding, soprano; Miss Rach
ael Summer rowalto; J. C. Harley. ten
or, and E- H. Bell, bass, will be assisted
in rendering a special musical program
Sunday night at the evening service,
by Mrs. F. a Neal. alto; Miss Mary
Love, soprano; Mr. Pendleton, tenor, and
Robert F. Gooding, bass. .
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Tho.s. H.Ince presents "Lyinglips
with. House retcrs ana tjomyzz viaor
A spectacular play, which The Broadway presents the first four days of
this week.
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"LYING LIPS"
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211 So. Church SL
Phone 834
Charlotte, N. C.
Present American Stockholders and
American Management Acquire Con
trol of Pathe Exchange, Inc., a
000,000 Film Company and Foremost
Independent Distributor of Motion
Pictures in the World. Charles Pathe,
Founder Cf thei Orcaniratinn Rsfoinc
A Large Interest in the Company,
announces manager Heller, of Char
lotte Exchange.
In one of the most important motion
picture transactions in recent years.
the present American stockholders and
American management of Pathe Ex
change, Inc., foremost independent iis
tributor of films m the world, have just
acquired control of the $7,000,000 com
pany from Pathe Cinema Ltd., of Pa
ris, according to announcement yes
terday by Manager E. E. Heller, of
the Charlotte Exchange.
Announcement to this effect is made
in a, cable from Paul Brunet, President
of Pathe Exchange, Inc., who has been
in Paris for several weeks arranging
the details of the transaction with the
officials of Pathe Cinema, Ltd.
Charles Pathe, founder of the world
wide organization bearing his name,
retains a large share of the stock in
the American concern.
The transaction means that hereaf
ter the American stockholders of Pathe
Exchange, Inc., will direct the policies
of the organization. There will be.no
change in the general policy, but there
is indicated a broadening of its activi
ties. The policy rigidly adhered to
since its inception of remaining out of
the field of theatre ownership will con
tinue to be implicitly followed by Pathe
Exchange, Inc.
At the headquarters of Pathe, 35
West 45th Street, New York, it was
announced that Mr. Brunet was ac
companied abroad by Edmund C.
Lench, of 120 Broadway, who heads the
group of American stockholders taking
over tne majority interest m the Pathe
American Company, and Paul Fuller,
of Coudert Brothers, each oft whom
has been a member of the board of
directors of Pal he Exchange, Inc., for
five years. Mr. Lench's associate,
Charles Merrill, also has been a stock
holder for five years. Bernhard Ben
son, vice president of Pathe Exchange,
Inc., is associated with Mr. Lench and
Mr. Merrill.
Complete details are lacking in Mr.
Brunet's cable, received at the Pathe
executive offices in the Pathe Building,
but it is known that Pathe will not
deviate from its policy of releasing the
product of the foremost independent
motion picture producers. Mr. JBrunet
will leave France probably in a" month
from now, and on his arrival here is ex
pected to give full particulars of the
whole transaction.
It is known that Mr. Brunet will con
tinue as president, a position he has
held for more than a year, prior to
which he was vice president and gen
eral manager of tne Pathe Ameri
can Company.
It is understood that the employees
of Pathe will have moze voice in the
actual direction of the affairs of Paths
Exchange, Inc., under the plans formu
lated by Mr. Brunet when he left for
Paris with tha ioea of consummating
the transaction just concluded.
With thirty-three selling offices locat
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throughout the United States, Pathe
has earned first rank in the field of in
dependent distributors This week
wfU mark the issuance of its greatest
feature -the Rudyard Kipling picture,
"Without Benefit of Clergy" at the Cap
itol Theatre.
After many producers, both Ameri
can and British, had failed to induce
Mr. Kipling to write directly for the
screen, it was Mr. Brunet who succeed
ed in getting the master story-teller
to reverse his stand. The company
has specialized in productions from fa
mous stage plays and novels by the
best authors.
Many-Si the foremost producers in
the American screen industry have re
le..cd their product, through Pathe
Exchange. .Known in the film indus
try as "the house of serials and short
subjects," Pathe has always been ac
tive in the development of this partic
ular branch of entertainment. It fos
tered the sarial drama from its incep
tion and today outranke the field in
this specialty.
The Pathe News, which eleven years
tgO was introduced by Charles Pathe
as the first News pictoriat, is now seen
by 20,000,000 motiom picture patrons
weekly.
Particular attention has been paU by
Pathe to the development of the scien
tific department )f motion pictures, as
well as to the purely educational side
of thai cinema, and increased activi
ties in this field will be noted under
the new arrangement. (Adv.)
Cooking School and
Gas Service Demonstration
In order that the housewives of Charlotte may become more pro
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made arrangements to bring to Charlotte during the week of July 5-10,
inclusive . .
MRS. S. R. DULL, OF ATLANTA
Mrs. Dull is not only an expert and authority on culinary topics but
she is no less an authority on the proper and economical use of gas as
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they have resulted in saving gas consumers thousands of dollars on their
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Mrs. Dull's cooking, school and gas service demonstration will be held
in our display room at 436 South Church street. A cordial and earnest
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events. Hours: 10 to 12 A. M.
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