The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 30, 1927, Page 11

Pen ee emer en mere we ewww ewer oo ewes On the Screen we ew ee ere owe ee ew ew ow ew ed Russian Revolution of 1927 Filmed NODMA To Be ORD comes from Moscow that preparations are being made to film the Russian Revolution of 1917. The picture will be made from records Row in the archives of the Soviet gov- érnment, and by writers and film ex- perts who were active in the up- heava!. Albert Rhys Williams, author of “Lenin, the Man and his Work,” and “Through the Russian Revolu- tion,’ who was in Russia during the Bolshevist Revolution, and who wrote of his experience during the period, has been asked to write the film story. Williams, who is new living in Moscow has agreed to furnish material for the making of the new films, and is now conferring with film specialists to turn out a big spectacular picture of the rise of the proletarian revolution. Sergius M. Einstein, the author of “Potemkin” the picture of the Russ- ian revolution of 1905, and which re- ceived high praise here and on the continent will direct the new pro- duction. The Soviet government is lending its aid to turn out an im- portant film document of the 1917 revolution, which ushered in the Bolshevist regime. Some 10,000 peo- ple will be employed in the making of the film, which is expected to consume nine months in the making. Original settings only will be utilized, Albert Rhys Williams who is a native of Boston, is well fitted to write of the period. He was in the midst of the conflict and should be able to dramatize the period of that upheaval. He spent fourteen months in the trenches with the soldiers; lived in the villages with the pea- sants; in the factories with the work- ers, and took part in many of the dramatic episodes. Russian film making is well able to handle this immense undertaking. Since the success of “Potemkin,” Russia has sent out many pictures which have proven that they can pro- duce films worth-while. Berlin and London has been set agog over “Ivan the Terrible,” and “Strike,” the latter™ directed by Einstein. Other pictures sent out of Russia and which received high praise are “The Mother” based on a story of Horkin, and “Blac Sun- day.” But the Russians have more which will be released shortly. These include: “The Cossack Devil-Woman” “The Harem of Bukarest,” “The De- kabrist Revolt,” build around that historical event, which took place in 1812; “The Masters Skotinin” taken from a story by Saltykof: “Accord- ing to the Law” “taken from a novel by Jack London who is today one of Russia’s most popular authors. “The Three Thiefs” taken from an old Jtal- ian comedy; two films made by the Ukrainian government, “Alim” and “The Suspicious Looking Bag” and the scientific film “The Mechanics of the Brain” made to illustrate the re- flex theomes of the ?amous Russian liologist Pavloff. TATIMADG" . mous story “Camille” on the «creen at the'Globe Theatre. evening. The supporting cast in- cludes: Ruth Hiatt, Tom McGuire, Crauford Kent, Sam Baker, Otto Fries, and “Kewpie’ Morgan. The story of the film play is by Charles F. Reisner and Darryl Francis Zan- uck. The Colony theatre beginning this Saturday noon will show “The Climbers” in which Irene Rich is the star. Phe story is based on the Clyde Fitch comedy. Van Hoogstraten, Stock and Monteaux to Con- duct Stadium Concerts The Stadium Concerts announced yesterday that the tenth season would begin on Wednesday evening, July 6 and would continue for eight weeks. William Van Hoogstration, conductor of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, has been re-engaged and will direct for five weeks. Frederick Stock, con- ductor of the Chicago. Symphony Or- chestra, will appear as guest conduc- tor directing for two weeks. A Stad- ium newcomer will be Pierre Mon- teux, formerly conductor at the Metropolitan and with the Boston Symphony who will be guest conduc- tor for one week. The Philharmonic Orchestra has been re-engaged to play at. all concerts, will present “Venus of Venice.” Con- stance Talmadge is featured. as lil i « ce aieatinenmmmnea enamel meme seame seen Sixteen Groups in Little Theatre Tournament The annual national Little Theatre tournament will open Monday night at the Frolic Theatre, under the aus- pices of the Drama Ueague. Sixteen groups will take part, including an English organization of Welwyn Gar- den City, England. The schedule for the week is as follows: Monday—The Union Players of Bay tidge, in “The Drums of Oude,” by Austin Strong; Krigwa Players Little Negro Theatre in “The Fool's Errand,” by Eulalie Spence; -Y.M.H. Association Players Stock Company, in “Confession,” by Kenyon Nichol- son. Tuesday—United Players of Mont- clair, N. J., in “The Giant’s Stair”; Lighthouse *Players in “Manikin and Minikin,” by Alfred . Kreymborg; Thalian’ Players in “Disraeli,” by Louis N. Parker. Wednesday—-The Brogkside Open Air Theater, Mount Kisco, N.-Y., in “The Immortal Beloved,” by Martia Leonard; Indianapolis Theatre Guild, in “The Second Act,” by Maurice C. Tull; Gardens Players of Forest Hills, L. L, in “History as Was,” by Haurice Marks; League of American Pen Women in “Values,” by Aida Rod- man De Milt. Thursday—The Charlotte High School Players, Charlotte, N. C., in “Jazz and Minuet,” by Ruth Giorloff; Memphis Little Theater in “The Del- ta Wife,” hy Walter MeClellan; Welwyn Garden City Theater Society of Welwyn Garden City, England, in “Mr. Sampson,” by Charles Lee. Friday—The Derita School, Derita, N. C., in “The Last of the Lowries,” by Paul Green; Barnswallows Asso- ciation, Wellesley, Mass., in “The Stronger,” by Strindberg; Tulsa Little Theater, Tulsa, Okla., in “Waitin,’” by Elizabeth Copman. Propaganda in The Theatre (Continued from Page 8) and the circus is inherently a propa- ganda institution. The question is, whe is controlling it? What is it propagating? “At present the American theatre is controlled by a small group of man- agers who use it mostly as a sub- sidiary factor in real estate. They are completely cynical about what ~ the propaganda implications are, and feed the public elaborate and flatter- ing justifications of things as they are in God’s country, in this best. of all possible worlds, At this moment the only show in New York free from propaganda implications is Barnum and Bailey’s Circus. The propaganda that pays is Americanism-capitalist propaganda; therefore that’s what we get. When the labor movement achieves enough selfconsciousness to support it, we'll get a counter-current of labor propaganda. Bugaboo-Word. Up to the present the American labor agitator has not had it clear enough in his own head what he wanted to be able to use the enor- mous instrument of power that is latent in the theatre. The stock idea triumphed after tribulations over an evil capitalist. In these matters “eR geet Ie URE ag UBL In the new Shubert Revue “he Night Im Spain,” coming to the 4408 Street Theatre, Tuesday night. ———E—o oo When the Theatre Guild originally! produced “Mr. Pim Passes By” at the Garrick Theatre in 1921, it did a gross business of $7,100 on the first week. Last week, the first of its revival, the same play in the same theatre grossed $8,200, which repre- sented capacity—and is some business for the house but seats 547 people, The Milne comedy looks like a hig hit all over again. The DAILY WORKER is giving a theatre party the week of May 16 to 21. Nine closings are announced for this Saturday night, They are: “Judy” at the Royale; “The Crown Prince,” For- rest; “One Glorious Hour,” Selwyn; Civic Repertory Players, 14th Street; “Set a Thief,” at Lyceum; “Bye Bye Bonnie,” Cosmopolitan; and “The Night Hawk,” Frolic. The American Laboratory Theatre and the Neigh- borhood Playhouse also dose this week end—the latter will end their Lyrie program Sunday night. At the Bronx Opera House, Monday night, The Whitelev Productions, Inc. will offer Willis Maxwell Goodhue’s new domestic comedy entitled “Katy Did.” The cast is headed by Julictte Day and ineludes Genevieve Williams, Edgar Nelson, Karl Stall, Charles ¥. Bird, Adelaide Rondelle, Romney Brent, Carolyne McLean and Stanley De Wolfe. Beginning May 9th, Theo- dore Dreiser’s “An American Trag- edy” will come to the Bronx Opera House for a week’s engagement, Florence Eldridge has been engared for the Theatre Guild touring com- pany, which goes on next season. A Shakespeare Festival will bei held at Hampden’s Theatre Tuesday ’ Neg “Congai,” Harry Hervey’s novel, i being dramatized by the author an Carleton Hildreth, and will be pro- duced next season, e ~ a