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Roy Del Bath, who directed Warner Bros. latest Vitaphone special. "The Hottentot. which is coming to the Queen's Theatre shortly was born in Phindolphin, Pennsylvania, on October 10th, 1897. Ile was educated in the schools of his_home town and in Will'omsport, Pa., and Brooklyn, NY. He lived in London for a lime, later ininiam the repertorial staff of the Philadelphia North American and then of the Philadelphia Enquirer. He was sent to Cuba in 1913 as sketch artist and reporter on the Willard- Johnson fight.
Coming to Hollywood with Sennett In 1915 as acenarist, his first work was a two-reeler, "She Loved a Sailor." Among those who appeared in stories of his adaptation were Gloria Swanson, Lew Cody, Wallace Beery, Vie Herman, Mary Thurman and Juanita Hansen.
Two years after his arrival in the Aim cupital he began directing two- reel comedies for Fox. Ile directed praetically all the Turpin pietures for Bennett, and was responsible for bringing Bary Langdon back to the movies, The latter considered that he had proved a failure in pictures and was returning to vandeville, Del Rath directed bis frst Sennett
filen, "Smile. Plense."
Mr Det Ruth is married to a non- predsaalona) and has one non. Liko many Hollywood people he is in. Lerested in real estate. As pastime. h dubbles in music and art and more thun dubbles in gott.
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Among the nictures which he has directed for Warner Bros, are" "Rive | and T Cent Angie," "Powder Bi Bick " "Ham and Eges at the Front," "I Were Single," "The First Auto."!, "Wolf's Clothing," "Астота the Forlie," "Footlourg Widown," “Th Man Upstries.”
A Pey" and then appeared opposite Frank "Beware of Bachelors" "The Desert Craven in Salt Water." Sang" (first complete Vitaphoning of an opereita) and the coming attre. tion at the Queen's Theatre. "The
Hottentot,"
"ilogan's
Joseph M. Schenek, hind of United general production executive, and D. Artists: John W. Considine, Jr.,
W. Griffith were so impressed by her work in "Coquette," that a long term contract resultel.
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Lan Merkel “Sweetheart” Tyne. Kentucky can sit back And proud of itself for a long time after
Her first screen role Riving on Merkel to the screen.
"Abraham Lincoln." Then whe WAR Roland West, producer-director, for eaned to inspiration Pictures for and 'the United Artisan says she is th of the starring purta in Henry King's kind of girl that the word sweetheartroduction, "Eyes of the World" tands for, and that is why she has Like all ethers, Roland Weat was (hven an quickly loved on the stage merced by her demure beauty, ash gold hair, and quiet poise. He east Two other grent compliments haver for the mining гom sace In heen paid her.
The at Whispers."
and in pictures,
Jon Gulden, the New York pro- slaver, wall: d her the musi Įtampered and most capable young
urtress on the stage.
David Wark Griffith said, "She is
the greateNL
natural
actress CO
"The Border Legion." Paramount's "The Barder Legion," which opened at the Central last aight is a most picturesque "Wentern." Several of its heroes are dangerous but kind hearta lurk inFurthermore, the action taken place beneath their homicidal exteriors.
engaged a pletura,”. Az said this when he was commenting on her criminals characterization of Ann Rutledge the dranu "Abraham Lincoln.”
Miss Merkel's intest role in in Roland West's production, "The Hat Whispers," featuring Chester Morris, which opens to-day at the Queen's Theatre. She provides the love, in terst in the thrilling comedy drama
Born in Covington, Kentucky, Mia Merkel travelled with her parents for ine years, Her education was fre quently interrupted but she manage to graduate from high school at the average age in Philadelphia.
Her ambition from her early years was dirceted toward the star. She frarothed in a dramatic rchool in New York and got her first anal steg
xperience in "Two by Two," starring
pinte Walker.
1802, which by dramatic convention in the stars' assassinations under surt of Statute of Limitations.
and Eugene Paliette, as a top-hatted Jack Holt, in a Civil War uniform, river gambler, bump their min off Just to show Jemanded in a Border legionary, and the idiosyncrasies the scene changes to the mountains from which the comrades prey in Capitalian. Later, Richard Arlen espectable bourgeois cowboy-is arrestedt for a murder which was the work of a legionary, and so Fay Wray comes into his life,
matter.
Pallette-fat, genial, passionately loyal to his pleturesque leader In this play she had two speaking dominates the humiscape whenever he lines. The show closed in two weeks ́s in it. No one could took less like for lack of patrone. Her next 2 murderer, and the same applies to engagement was in "The Poor Nut," 'lolt, But auch discrepancies' don't which Instest shree weeks,
The things that make the looked like a haphazard profes-in worth while are the horses and sien and she seriously consulered the way they Are ridden, the leaving the thentre for something glamorous scenery and the skilful intrestantial. An interview with photography. John Golden changed her mind. He kumpled that she attend the show. "Pigs," then running on Brand Shortly after this an netress resigned freni The cast and Golden gave Una the part.
Habilly was 80 marked that Esen wo-starred her with Wallae" Fard when the company went on' tour.
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Returning from the tour she was given the lead opposite Lynn Over. man in "The Gossipy Sex." and when this engagement was finished inned Overman eketch
fler blowout Broadway hit wor in "Couette," in which she portrave the role of the country girl with superb symnathy And naturalness, She played this role for two years.
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