Evening Star Newspaper, December 2, 1923, Page 96

THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. (.~ GRAVURE SECTION-DECEMBER 2. 1923, “West of the Water Tower” was a best seller as a novel, and now it has been turned FLASHED s B T ON THE £ SILVER SCREEN §: Bright Stars of the Photo- play in Their Newest chroductlons Picturesqué, to say the least. For one can almost hear : < the tinkle of temple bells. She is Anna May Wong, Chinese 4 g s Pretty Agnes Ayrc:cha‘r.\ a dinner gown of lemon yellow girl, who takes the part of the disloyal maid in Douglas Fair- - and chartreuse tulle in “Don’t Call It Love.” Also, the gown banks’ “Thief of Bagdad." - E £ has a tight basque of chartreuse satin and garlands of hand- ) made flowers. According to advice from Hollywood, Nita Naldi is a brunette, but when she takes the part of Brunhilde in William de Mille’s new picture, “Don’t Call It Love,” she wears a blonde wig. So, the secret is out. Augusta Evans once thrilled the nation with her novel, “St. Elmo.” Fond parents named their children after the book’s characters. Now “St. Elmo” is coming in the flickers.” John Gilbert and Bessie Love play the leading roles. The dashing Gloria Swanson in & new role She takes the part of an apache girl of Paris, in “The Humming Bird.” e : Anna Q. Nilsson, with bobbed hair. She is to William Russell—the hero, of course—has » 5 ; risite i i inci take the leading role in the screen version of : A Abraham Lincoln, with his secretary, John Hay, visiting the wounded in a field hospital. An incident ; ; g a few words with George Marion, although : o : 4 P 3 “Flowing Gold,” a novel by Rex Beach. Anna *tis called the “silent drama.” Scene from the from the new picture, “The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln. g y > 5 scored a decided hit in another of Beach’s stories, Ince production of “Anna Christie.” “The Spoilers.”