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Flickers. From Filmland
A special dopartniont dedicated 10
the thousands of cinema "fans" who
iittend the University of Nebraska,
and who weekly visit Lincoln's "movie"-
emporiums to review the latest in
shadow art.
AMERICA'S SWEETHEART
GETS DIVORCE NEAR RENO
Reno, Nev March 5. Mary l'lel;
lord, motion picture star, was granted
an absolute divorce from Owen Moore,
March 2, at Mlnden, a small town near
('arson City, on grounds of desertion.
She has been at the Campbell ranch At
(ienoa, nearby since February 15.
America's Sweetheart was accompan
ied to the court room by her mother,
Mrs. Smith, and the star wept free
ly while testifying. Owen Moore was
not in court, although be was 'n
Minden during the lunch hour Mon
day. He was represented by an attor
ney in the proceedings. Miss Pickford
was dressed In very old clothes. She
is still at Genoa.
Los Angeles, Calif., March 5. Mary
Pickford was reported aa "out of
town" at the moving picture studio
here today, while she was obtaining
a divorce from her husband, Owen
Moore, near Reno, Nevada.
Miss Pkkford's family and friends
have always declined to discuss her
marital affairs, but because of her re
ligious faith, it was a surprise In mo
tion picture circles when word of the
decree was received.
BRIEF BITS FROM
AMERICA'S STUDIOS
Jtoscoo Aruucklo and his company
of seventy are in the Sierras propar
ng to stage some of the scenes for
'The Round Up."
The Community Motion Picture Bur
eau of New York, u non-theatrical
servlco organization, will release In
the near future several reels dealing
with the housing problem.
Gladys Urockwell Is making her thir
:y second roature, "'The Mother of His
Children."
Mabel Norniaud wll soon begin
work on "The Girl With the Jazz
Heart." She Is being seen on Lin
coln screens now in "Pinto."
Georges Clemenceau will leave for
Egypt pnd; (India after setMng the
(screen version; of his own story,
The Strongest" which is being pro
duced by Fox.
Ruby de Reiner, recently engaged
by Selznlck. will be leading woman
with Eugene O'Hrlen in "A Fool and
His Money."
'.Shakespeare's Hamlet," the second
" Month Tarkington's comedies writ
en for Goldwyn, will star Charles
Vleakln, Jr. .
Corlnne Griffith is working on an
0. Henry story, "The Momento."
During 1920 Mary Pickford plans to
make not more than four photoplays.
These aur wilt be (Jistributed
throuph'the "Big Four," a corpora
''on organized by Mary Pickford, Wil
lam S. Hart, Douglas Fairbanks and
Charles Chaplin.
Tatsy De Forest, a musical conieJy
"avorite, has returned to the screen
ifter an absence of two years spent
on the spoken stage. She will be
'fading lady for Montgomery & Rock
'n their comedies.
Wyndham Standing will appear next
In the Goldwyn picture "Earth Bound
written by Basil King.
Goldwyn has purchased the right to
JMyde Fitch's play, "The Truth." An
other feature recently bought was
"Bunty rulls the Strings," the well
known Scotch play.
Earl Metcalf, one of the stars of
"When New York Sleeps," 1b secretary
of an American Legion post. He was
a first lieutenant In the One Hundred
Sixty-fifth Infantry, Forty-second Divi
sion, and saw eighteen months over
seas service.
Moore in his latest Goldwyn picture,
"Duds." appeared with the late Henry
Irving for more than fifteen years.
Llla Lee continues to charm her
Paramount audiences with her win
some characterizations. Her recent
success was In support of Wallace
Reid In "Hawthorne of the U. S. A."
She is barely fourteen years old, and is
the original "Cuddles" of Gus Edwards'
vaudeville net. She has appeared in
Lincoln many times.
Richard Rarthclmess, whose re"J
name Is Hutchinson, and whose father
lives In Lincoln, Is proving to be one
of the popular younger "leads" of the
screen. His Spanish portrayal of
"Scarlet Days" and his interpretation
of the Chink in "Broken Blossoms"
make him a valuable asset to the Grif-
J nth staff.
; Bessie Love and Sylvia Dreamer
were two prominent stars who visited
' I Lincoln during 1919. Miss Breamer,
an Australian, and a Blackton star, vis
ited the city in March, and Miss Love,
Vltagraph "colleen," came to Lincoln
in November and was the guest at
umcrods University functions. Both
stars were visitors at the home of Gov
ornor and Mrs. McKelvie. Mrs. Mc
Kclvio Is one of the editors of tho Mo
Hon Picture Magazine, and has -spent
ninth time on the Coast Interviewing,
mil becoming personally acquainted
with tho foremost stars of the sHVd--sheet.
Constance and Norma Talmadge are
enjoying a popularity which has never
been knowu or dreamed of by an Indi
vidual star. Their younger sister, Na
talie, is also becoming a screen fre
quenter, and appeared in support of
Xorma in "Tim Island of Conquest."
Natalie possesses the vibrant poise and
boauty of Norma and the sunny youth
'ul disposition of Constance. A blend
if the two ought to outshine them both.
JV'hat1s her chance?
Pearl White is still a slave to ser
ais. Why not give the lady with the
Pearl White" teeth a chance to ap
pear in a really dramatic play, or at
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