Evening Star Newspaper, September 18, 1921, Page 57

| Photo Plays This Week (Continued from First Page.) Avenue Grand. Today and tomorrow, Katherine MacDonald _and Wesley Barry,. in ‘Stranger Than Fiction,” and Mack Monday and All Week JARVIS & GIRLS R, . BOBBY | Sennett's “Hard Knocks and Love In the Sprigchfly Musicnl "B-P‘I,"'ll j Taps™; ;l'uesdu)' nndThWedn!Bdl)', 13 y { Thomas. Meighan, in “The Conquest THE BOOTERY {of Canaan”; Thursday, Ethel Clay- iton, in “Wealth,” and comedy, “Short {and Snappy”; Friday, Dorothy Dal- {ton, in “Blind Masks,” and comedy, i “Snooky's Twin .Troubles”; Saturday. Fnid Bennett, in “Keeping_Up With inty little tnbloid with Sonzs Dances and Comedy MARTHA RUSSELL & CO. EDITH HELENA In a Real Protean Comedy, Late Primn Donna of the Aborn “THY . Ilillll:lll‘.‘ “‘:FE" lll::l‘n Co. A hig favorite here. Lizzie,” c(‘."nedy. “On Their Way,” and Lei Naniazca’s Hawaiian Serenaders | Prizma, “Victory Parade. ATmextet of artists from far-offt Hawali with new Songx and Melodles of Republic. the Ixlands beantifully rendered. Today, tomorrow and Tuesda: | Gouverneur Morris story, “A Tale of ! Two Worlds."” and the Hallroom Bbys, ‘in “The Circus Heroes”; Wednesday {ana Thursday, Edith Storey, in “The i Greater Profit,” and Harold Lloyd, 'in *“The Flirt"i Friday and Saturday Will Rogers, in “Honest Hutch,” and {Frank Braidwood, in a western, “The : Frame-Up." . i | Toduy GREEN & BURNETT THE WARGY TRIO In_their newext comedy hit, I A revelation in artistic equilibrium THE “HOD CARRIERS™ henutifuily presented. THE TEXAS COMEDY FOUR One of Vaudeville's most famous comedy qunrtets, with new songs and xure fire, lnugh-bringing capers. Comedy Film— Inatinee Feature Film— “FICKLE FANCY” FRANK MAYO in A MACK SENNETT “THE BLAZING TRAIL” TWO REELS OF FUN First Time Shown. Shown nt all performances. Shown only at 1:15 and 4:43. Special Film Features Savoy. and _tomorrow, | Meighan, in ““The Conquest inaan”; ' Tuesday and Wednesday, { Gloria Swanson, in “The Great Mo- {ment”: Thursday, Katherine Mac- ! Donald, in “Trust Your Wife" and jcomedy, “It's Your Move’ Ethel Clayton, in Thomas of Ca- comedy, “On Their Way” and “Screen Snap- |shots”; Saturday, Enid Bennett, in 2 Keeping Up WIith Liazie”; comedy, AMERI Int St. and R. L Ave. b . ("jery Pro Tem,” and Prizma, 'LE MANHAT Ryain . North Capitol and P Sta. York ¥ York. s Today, Katherine MacDonald and POLITAN Barry, in “Stranger Than ¥ Street at wth §! Fiction”: Monday, Pauline Fred- TALM . in erick, in “Road: of Destiny,” and smedy, “Snooky's Twin Troubles”: cighan, 'in_ “The und_Aesop Fa gri, in “Gy Blood,” and comedy, “On Their Thursda Will Rogers, in of Women,” and comedy, “Oh, day, Barle Williams, in er Cup,” and Mack Seanett's ('all A Cop”; Suturday. Wanda Ha ' Her Sturdy Oak,” and Larry Semon, in “The Fall Guy.” TODAY AND 1 1 I NEXT WEEK'S PHOTOPLAYS. Columbia. “The Three Musketeers.” announced s the latest and greatest produc- | tien of Douglas Fairbanks. Metropolitan. Charles Ra in his latest F¥irst ational attra on, “Scrap lron.” Palace. | Wallace Reid, in his latest produc- | tion, “The Hell Diggers. * M. DAILY ¥ AND TOM DONALD and W ELITE SR Knickerbocker. CIRCLE ,,; 32 " Charles Ray. in “Serap Iron.” WILLIAM DE MI bses o) Crandall's. Bebe Daniels, in “One Wild Week,"” and [.ilnrulll)' Dalton, in ‘Behind Mas| A A I g e T T 'LOEW’S PALACE THEATER| |— TODAY AND ALL WEEK LYTELL The brilliant goung Mcg o acreen star in lis most powerful and vl photoplay triumph, based on a’ fascinating drama by the moted Franz Molnar— - T DT “ATRIP T PARADISE” WITH VIRGINIA VALLI A tale of youth and wholesome romance and the mysterious dream that called Curly Flynn from the road of crime and showed him the way to manhood’s estate and to happiness! HIS GREATEST PRODUCTION A METRO PICTURE Friday, | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. MISS JOSEPHINE VICTOR Wore a gown of cardinal red at Kelth's. - BY ELENORE DE WITT EBY. MISS INA CLAIRE, always a stage | fashion plate, has just breezed in from Paris with a new’ French play, “Blugbeard’s Eighth Wife,” at the Shubert-Garrisk, and a bevy of gowns to go with it. . “I got them all from Lanvin,” she enthusiastically exclaimed. “Do you like them? Yes, the skirts are all very long; everybody wears them long over there. I rather like this frock, she said, indicating the one sketched. “For it's sort of a picture creatio It surely was, t0o, and she was a pic- ture in it. The foundation was of light pink taffeta, and, strangely, per- haps, but yet artistically, it was trim- med with garlands of red roses. Pink tulle clouded the sleeveless basque bodice, and then draped itself-into a double cape collar, front and back, the longer one being edged with flowers. The skirt, which was, as she said, very long, also showed this dainty trim- ming, festooned in double wreaths about the lower part, and another | touch of deeper color was added in the girdle of rose velvet which appeared around the waist. Vivienne Segal not only starred | | | Filograms. James Oliver Curwood has written a most unusual story, tn “The White Mouse,” from which Selig-Rork has just completed its latest two-reel photoplay for Educational. Tt is laid in the snows of the northwest, yet i i8 not what is called a “snow story in motion picture parlance. Many of the best scenes are laid inside a doctor's cabin. The romance of a mounted pojiceman is mysteriously interwoven With a Chinese feud. * ok Kk | H | “Could Columbus Discover an Amer- ‘ican?” a single-reel World Wandering released by Educational, presents many “close-up” studies of New York underworld characters, which were taken at long range, by means of the magnifying lens. Here, at last, is “natural acting,” for the characters | did not even know they were being { photographed. * % * % Mary Pickford and Douglas Fair- banks will sail from New York about September 24 to visit various capi- tals in Europe to present the merits of American motion pictures and gen- erally promote an accord between the American motion picture industry and | !the trade and public abroad. They will personally introduce their own latest productions—Miss ~ Pickford, “Little Lord Fauntlero; and M Fairbanks, “The Three Musketeers.” ! -It is said to be within the range of possibility that one or both stars will undertake the production of a i i picture in a foreign location before | returning to their home in Hollywood. } | catit. * % ¥ X For the first time in its hundred and | Afty vears of existence the interior of tha historic church at San Gabriel Miesion, “the mother of Los Angeles.” it is said, has been photographed in a motion picture scene. The sacred landmark. in longer continuous use than any other in the chain of Cali- fornia missions, is to be shown with it priceless settings, in Oliver Morosco } AN | being the inspiration | Miss Segal is an unusually talented | practicing imitating the great artists. “A Wise Child" at the National last ! pair of slippers. i One of Mixs T ning frocks Wife” week, but she had the distinction of | f the play. | “It is quite thrilling,” she said mod- | ®estly, “to have a play written for you.” | The scene was Miss Segal's dressing | room between scgpes, and she was | carelessly strumming at her banjo- ukulele, to see that it was in tune for the last act. “You know.” she said. “Mrs. Young asked me whether I could play one of these when she was writing her play, | and I said I certainly could not. She replied that I certainly would learn, and I aid.” ' aptress, for, besides having genuine histrionic ability, she has a splendid | oprano voice, and Mrs. Young did not ail to interpola her in the play. Miss Segal said, several songs still studying.” | “for, after all, I| haven't taken vocal lessons so very long. I used to amuse myself, though, by singing with the Victrola, and then It's funny, but I never told any one that befo: I don’t know why, but it Just never occurred to me to mention it. Later, when I began to take les- sons, this earlier practice helped me a | great deal, of course. Miss Segal's gowns are charming, and incidentally she has introduced a new fad to the fashion world, sep- arate anklets of kid to go with each They are called the ! | | | | VICTOR HERBERT, Composer, Who will direct Moore's Rialto Or- chestra, own compoxitions, this week. | Hindu Emotions and Cus-| toms. Ac‘rons and actressses selected to! play “types” in a photoplay are. rule, chosen with the utmost| as care! phere” and the costumes provided for~ ' them are said to be absolutely ac- | match { Fairbanks twin; SEPTEMBER 18, 1921—_PART 3. VIVIENNE SEGAL Kreen metal cloth in “A Wixe I “Vivienne” straps, and, of course, they the pumps. gown sketched she wore green satin pumps and anklets, for it was a shimmering creation of pale lilac chiffon over silvery green metal cloth. The bandeau bodice of green was sleeveless, and supported by sil- ver shoulder straps, which extended below the waist and were tassel- finished. At the back there was a cape collar of chiffon daintily em- broidered with bugle beads. The chif- fon tunic also had a tracery of bead- work and was edged with silver lace, evening creation ofy appear at the For the evening | Coming Attractions NATIONAL—*“Welcome Stranger.” “Welcome Stranger” will open a week's engagement next Sunday | night at the National Theater, with | almost <very member of the cast that has been appearing in the play since it was first sent on the road two years ago. George Sidney, who is acclaimed one of the cleverest im personators of the Jew on the Amer- i I ican stage, will head the list of | players, which includes also Ben | Johnson, David Higgins, , Edward Snader, Edmund Elton, Sylvia Field, | Isadora Martin, Vivian Hickerson and Jean Elliott. All the scenic and other stage effects of the New York production are carried by the com- | pany. POLI'S— Love Birds.” “Love Birds,” the musical comedy headed by Pat Rooney and Marion Bent, will be the attraction at Poli's Theater next week, commencing Sun- day night, with Elizabeth Murray m her original characterization. Others Dingle, Barrett Greenwood, James E. Sullivan and an attractive singing and dancing ensemble. “Love Birds” was written in a humorous vein by Edgar Allan Woolf, who paralleled love stories in an original manner. Sigmund Romberg, composer of “Maytime,” composed the music for the score and Ballard Mac- Donald’s lyrics. ! e gician. jubert-Garrick The- .ater next week, with a large number of new illusions and mystic creatiuns. the outcome of his past summers work in his studio at Beechhurst. L. L Thurston shows his wonderful sub- tlety in the larger field of illusion as while an especially attractive touch was added in appliyued stripes of pastel ribbons, which circled it. The foundation skirt of metal cloth was made in modified harem f. ion, that Miss Segal had to “step into it,” und the effect was both unusual and striking. Miss Josephine Victor, appearing in the sketch at Keith's, “Juliet and Romeo.” also wore rather an unusual gown. It was of cardinal red geor- gette, covered with a dense shower of long strings of fine red beads. The bodice had a V-neck and extremely short kimono sleeves and the loops of beads fell to a point slightly be- low the waist line, nd were then caught in under the balt. This gave the suggession of a blouse. but the beads which veiled the skirt were allowed to dangle at random to form a heavy fringe. A New “Merry Widow.™ M LYDIA LIPKOWSKA. the young Russian prima donna, for- merly of the Metropolitan Opera Com- | pany, and more recently with the Chi- cago ‘opera, who has been engaged by Henry W. Savage for the title role of “The Merry Widow." a new production, is a celebrated beauty and. in the world of fashion. has been admired as one of the best dressed women on the operatic stage. She is also a linguist. speaking every European language, and, she her- self naively claims, a born American. This will be Mme. Lipkowska's first experience in light opera. She has Dbeen in grand opera since her debut, at the age of fifteen, in “Rigoietto” at the Imperial Qpera, Petrograd. where she was honored by the czar. The fol- lowinz season she was brought to America_by Dirdctor Russell of the Boston Opera Company, and for the last ten years she has spent much of her time in this country. though she has filled notable engagements in Lon- don, also at Covent Garden, in Milan at La Scala, in Paris at both the Opera Comique and Grand Upera House, ond in Vienna, at the Imper Opera. 1t was in Vienna. at a charity atinee, that Mme. Lipkowska sang he Merry Widow" and heard by Franz Lehar, the composer, who pronounced her ‘the only and ideal widow. Alike as Two Peas. T WO sirls exaetly similar in point of form and feature. voice, ex pression and action are Marion and Madeline Fairbanks, Their mother. who is their constant companior. travels with them and is never separated from them, states that hoy even think Al The types selected for “atmos- | it is the commonest thing for one of | Moores. + conversation so syn- the | e 1 o start chronizing their thoughts that other will break in o an #aswer and so | ‘perfect English like known as the | The management of Chevy Chase Lake announces that its summer pro- gram will be continued through Sep- tember, ecven though through car service has been discontinucd transfer can be bridge. 2 } dances there w will be fur ) be a vaudevil shed by Da “The Bal” has passed its 450th per- formance at the Morcsco Theater, * orchestra. Harry Wagstaff Gribble, author of “March Hares.” will appear in “The Dangerous Man.” which the Shuberts are producing. Wanda Lyon will succeed Hazel Dawn, in “Getting Gertie’s, Garter.” | Miss Dawn will have the leading role iin Avery Hopwood's new play, “The i Demi-Virgin.” | _ Charles Dillingham , arranged last week for the opening Monday even ing, September “The Bill of Divorcement.” by Clem- ence Dale, brought from England. Frank Craven played { “The First Year.” at the Little The- mter, New York, for the 400th time | Tuesday night. John Goiden, the pro- { ducer, congratulated him and said two nights and break record. years ‘and Lightnin's™ The Shuberts gavas the first pres- entation of “Artists’ Life,” with Peggy Wood, co-autaor with Sam Merwin, in_tha chief role. at Far Rocaaw Friday night. { i “We Girls,” asmew comedy by Fred- eric and Fanny Hatton. which Mare Klaw is to produce, goes intd r hearsal tomorrow. with Juljett.: Da Marguerite Forrest and Edw Fielding in the cast. | Ethel Jackson, the original “Merry has Jjoined tne People’s . and will play an important role, in “As Ye Mould.” the drama by Charles Mackay, with wEi organization will inaugurate its season in New York, October 1%. Joseph C. Smith has been engaged to stage the dances and musical num- vers of “The Oid Home Town.” a ~ew musical comedy. which rry McCormack is producing. i i ; i “The Wandering Jew Belasco and A. Erlinger have in re- hearsal, is to be presented at the Knickeibocker Theater, New York, at he end of the present engagement of “The Merry Widow.” which is to re- ymain there six weeks more. include Sylvia Elias, a well equipped | soprano; Grace Ellsworth, Lillian | Baker, Leila Romer, Helen Delany, William Taylor. Harry Ma Toin GARRICK—Thurston, the Ma-| Thurston. the famous magician. will | 26, in Philadelphia. of | his comedy. | { he hoped he would play it for three, which David | COSMOS—*Moon Love." Manager Brylawski announces fq next week one of his biggest atira tions of the season in “Moon Love, a mammoth spectacular and unique - musical fantaxy, with book and lyri by Jack Arnold; music by Leo Ed- wards and Arthur Behim; staged by Mr. Arnold and James Smith a produced especially for Mme. Rialta. Its characters include the Man in the Moon, the Man of the World, the Girl © of the World, Venus, Passion. Moon Lore and a shower of “moonbeams satellites” and attractive femininity Songs, dances and comedy are inter- woven with sensational surprises and astonishing effects. Other acts will include Peyton and Ward, in “Frivol ties”; Gaber and Burnett in Fla gan and Edwards' noted sketch “On and Off"; Ned Carroll and the Dem- _ ing Twins, Hori and Nagami_ in a sensational perch offering, and Hesky and Hart, with songs and stories. 2 Edith Roberts Universal photoplay production, “Luring Lips.” shown for the first time here, will be the added | matinee attraction, and the Century | comedy Trousseau,” will {lead the supplemental features STRAND—“Reckless Duo." A snappy program of vaudeville and » Strand Theater next include Syivia Moro and Duo,” in eccentric nov- comes team, Curtis and | Fitagirald, i of Nature humorfbus one. comedy Cressy, entitled “Playmates.” “and a syncopated musical cocktail with Long and € 1d Berthram and Ta pres ted as “Snappy Bits™ The picture will be irley M um Fox production. Follies of the Day.” 0 makes his debut thix ety al the matinee “Follies of in the 4 show which ix said 1o | combine featu of high-class musi- ith the best in A s rant. ¢ rella Broadw for well ax in pure legerdemain. He is a on vay novel and entertaining artist of scenic sts by Joseph Urban are magi some of the feature: In the Spotlight he Czarina” arp, the French Magdeleine Du artists of the T star of Lengyel's pla pisnlitang of the Lrihur Smith. Inc. ten-star concert series, has an enviable record. At the age of thirteen she won first prize and first mention at the Conservatoire of Lille. At the National Conserva- - toire of Paris. with Phillipe. she again mention In won first prize and first against thirty-two contestants. 1918 the five-vearly Prix Page: ix open only to women who have won the first prize at the Pari toire, was contested in petition. Miss Du Carp won this prize and the accompanying 4.000 francs. The brilliant voung artist has won every competition dnd is the only Jiv- ing pianist with such a record. Thur: ight at Henry Miller's Theater. New York, Charles Dilling- ham presented the Irish players from Ithe Abbey Theater. London, in *“The Lenox Robinin- Irish iife. i1 s been apprar- v since 1916. White Headed Boy.” | comedy of rural ' wh ing abroad cont! The many women in the audiences. says Harry Jarboe. manager of the Savety. signifies that burlesque hax ttained its ghtful place in Wash- ington. just as it has in other large sities Manager Jarboe says he is insisting upon high standards for all his shows. in order to keep this elite laudience coming every week. \ s | = who does some artiste the Greenwich Village ~ | Foilies, was for some time a car- toonist for the New York Herald, Sun and the Evening Telegram. He originated_a number of well known comics,” Virginia Bell the young man interpretative who does the in the much discussed Benda - Village in_ the Greenwich 1420, is a graduate of the of Ruth St Den jLoretta Morszan, of the artist {group. known ar White Featl {grand niece of Chief Litile Feather. ia famous warrior of the Crows. ! The Benda masks, o much talked »f. are the work of W. T. Benda. a g American artist and illustrator phew of Mme. Modjeska, the < {and actress. Brock Pemberton’s produc of [ “Enter Madame.” which will en jat the Garrick Theater soon. with the original cast and production intact, = !led three other plays touching upon jprima donna tempe ament, el "forms the basis for “Enter Madam nto New York theaters by other firms. ter Madame’ ved a New York {season of forty-three weeks. = Sargent Aborn ix sponsor for “Tlw | “Pot Luck.” a comedy. by Edward proken Wing” by Dickey and {Childs Carpenter. produced ins (hasies W. Goddard-which will come . ¥ Kilbourn Gordon. Atlantic City d that | The cast includes James Rennie, Clara | porr Rockcliffe Fellows. Beth Franklyn and others. Arnold Benmett's play. *The Title, from one triumphant ¥, ighth Street Th to F Theater Sund: A Boantifnl example cmplified in 1 lay the young jran mirl. who believes that if s Gire A AT i m ot of “Hiiopy MoGoe. 8 8tory | curate 1n the Bathe greductian of S B - +The Mcxivan girl. who believes that i€ = T o e P e L R O e R e e e , First National. “Without enefit of Cler; & e s 5 M t = . 21 1. 5 s o | I = P Th le _'as well ax everybody in the show. | ready been produced in London 1 is credted b ine crash- A s |~ ™% e+ + e St W o e 20 20 = = * Y = ==, GecorsoiMellord has. JUsticompcial th i SE 5 “T | ing the identity of each of the twins.{ Bthel rrymore starts her tour in 2 ‘ i = " S e e ot o Ru- ;‘z¥icdln=;;?fl$|51i"k) . dors { HIX opening question when he meer _in Rochester tomorrow | . = [ novel. in which Agnes Ayres and Ru- ! B¢ her hands she does | HIS opening f Mong e Heeter omon e AL 3 . = | dolph Valentino are featured. jlootipalat Wiis the index Auger to/aw 1%‘,‘,2:" is. “Is this Marion or Made- (RSP TR0 O e All-Star Pictures. == Among the productions under wa: which she wishes to call at- | 5 o e B L Marsiall and others i § M wk, ~ O e P et ot | Tention. Dut with in cutward toss || Mew Fairbanks savs that even she | Hesse, irby Marshall and othe [ STHERE was @ time not so many Zona Gale's Pulitzer prize play of | Of the hand. with the thumb nestled | I% 0ften perplexed. burste BES 000 70 sam H. Harrls has presented “Only vears age” says Cecil B, De fa2i" under airection of Willlam De | In the folds of her fingers. In salaam- | fallible method of tolling them avart4 o 2% nowcomedy by A E. Thomas | Mille. “when the public was not s Mille; Wallace Reid, in “Rent Free:| Il. or saluting, she docs not use | i 5% At De o oscret from |Mary. Ryan and Harry Browne | exitical, Pletures then were very crude THE Thomas Meighan, in “A Prince Thefe ( the left hand, B R oA or they Fors i have the principal parts. | things. indecd. ) ==|Was"; “The Call of the North" Jack | You will never see the Hindu wom- | the rest of the Compuns o thed B ~ | “But the public speedily tired of this Holts first star picture, and_Ethel | an partaking of food with her left |Ket which one hus the ol AL SNV n Long Branch last Monday might | The peonle demanded drama and Hhe Clayton, in “The Cradle.* by Eugene | hand—she never uses it al the table, |F2te. the public is particularly charm: | p,yiq° Warfield opencd his season in; pnotoplay was Ui result. A« the pho; Brieux In_passing a native of authority. of | ed by their uncanny resemblance. and | U0 Blageo's play, “The Return of | {oplay progressed it claimed more and METROPOLITAN SYMPHONY N. MIRSKEY, Conductor In addition to being especially well fortified with solo artists, = whose brilliant talents already have been revealed to music lovers of the Capital in individual appearances, is particularly fortunate X the musicianly attainments of iis first chair men. G. E. Bene- = dict, assistant concert master; N. Li Calzi and T. Di Prospero, clarinets; A. Machner, bassoon; Ph. Corino, horn; S. Li Calzi, : 3 trumpet; V. Squeo, trombone; H. Denham, bass, and J. W. Jehlen, = percussionist, greatly strengthen the magnificent ensemble of! = WASHINGTOR’S = Listened to eve‘ry afternoon and evening by crowds of enthusiasts = who recognize in the programs rendered by this sterling organi- = = zation of thirty highly schooled artists, under the conductorship- = of a Bachelor of Music from the Warsaw Conservatory, the same = qualities of greatness that have brought fame to the world’s = — foremost symphony orchestras. Not an occasional concert, but = 365 DAYS A YEAR AT = e CRANDALL q——_l F ST. AT TENTH—— 2 I * ok kK The play George Loane Tucker was | working on when he died, and which he had hoped would be a successor to “The Miracle Man." has been bought for Thomas Meighan's next picture. it is, “If You Believe It It's So,” and was written by Perley Poore Sheehan, a large number of whose stories have been produced on the i screen, notably “The Whispering Cho- i 1us. | Comedians Require Brains.; G]T takes as much brains to be a fool on the stage as it does to be a tragedian,” avers Louis Mann. “A man who Is a tragedian nowa- days is pretty sure to be a fool” says Mr. Mann, “for he is trving to| feed the public something they don't; want. A laugh is worth a thousand tears, and in these parlous times the laughmaker is a public benefactor. “Brains and hard work are abso- lutely necessary $ a comedian, but even these things won't always do it. You have to possess some quality tha iyou don't deserve credit for, because | it was born in you. “When vou see a comedian appar- ently getting laughs by a twist of his head, a turn of his hand, an ewres- sion on 'his face. you can usually bet that those laugh-getters are not spontaneous, but carefully worked-out methods.” |Love and Lavghtes His Tools, RED JACKSON. who wrote the baok of “Two Little Girls in Blue.” started as a writer of stories for the magazines and soon acquired a wide reputation as one of the most ! prolific spinner of yarns of a more or less thrilling character, with plenty of humor mixed in. Then he took to writing plays and he was just as suc- cessful in concocting plots for that purposé, especially piots of a farcical ‘harater. Among his successes on the tage have heen “A Full House’” '“A Naughty -Wife,” “The Velvet Lady” and “La La Lucille.” “Love, fun and laughter are my principal ingredients,” he says. a Europeéan, the Indian woman partly | covers her face. In the country the vomen are more modest, and not only cover the eyes, but turn the face un- til, the passer-by is out of her sight. The customs of the Mohammedan women are said to be strictly fol lowed in “Without Benefit of Clerg. A Cecil B. De Mille Reason. «ARTH W stories by famous authors and; then _practically ‘rewdte them for screen purposes That question was asked of Cecil B. | De Mille, and his answer is: “Because what I buy in the story! is the idea. The form is rarely adapt- able for motion picture production. “Most of the critics who censure me for making material alterations in both form and title of the literary material that 1 have used in the mak- | ing of photoplays disregard one im-| portant fact: The photoplay is a sep- | arate and distinct artistic form. It isi just as diffevent from a stage play as/| the latter is from a novel. —| “Furthermore, the mission of the| screen is to appeal to the masses. Al photoplay must be universal in its ap- | peal. Otherwise it fails both artis-| tically and financially. The stage! play or the novel can speak to the! classes. * The photoplay must speak Y do you purchase high priced | in a language that the laborer and the college professor can understand. ““The novelist or the stage dram- atist is - not dependent upon univer- sal favor. A stage play is a success if it enjoys a run of favor in a half dozen of the large cities of the coun- .try where there are a sufficient num- ber of people to understand and to pay the prices which the stage play must charge. i “A motion picture reckons its audi- ence in millions wHere the stage play counts in thousands. This fact must be taken into consideration when| adapting a novel or play for the screen. —_— Y George H. Melford will next gpro- duce for .the screen Frank Nofrie's novel, “Moran of the Lady Letty.” Dorothy Dalton will be featured and Rudolph Valentino will play the male lead. Monte Katterjohn has written the scenario for the picture. I | Th jthe New ¢ played the parts of Sieep and Deat much of . the pleasure of their per- formance results from it. H The Fairbanks twins were born in! New York city ejghteen vears ago.! Their parents were not professi ¢ were barely out of their cradles they made their debut in “The} hefor Jol! Bachelors” as two of the tots] wnu appeared with Nora Bayes in her ' song of “All Nations.” Tien when ' “The Blue Bird” was first_put on at: Theater. New York, they! AL the same theater they played o in “The Piper” and * Stock engagements & d out their careers Joined | Ziegfeld's “Follies.” w they i are launched to_eminence in “Two ! Little Girls in Blue.” which is xaid to have been written especially’ for | them. H A Movie Thriller. | AKING motion pictures while| A hurtling through the air at a speed of more than 300 miles per hour | is said to have been successfully ac- | complished for the first time in Bert Lytell's laest starring production, “A Trip to Paradis Arthur Martinelli, cameraman Metro, was the dare-devil lens-grinde; who was persuaded to risk his neck to this end. 5 Maxwell Kagger. the director, de- sired to show Mr. Lytell and Virginia Valli, his leading woman, in the act of speeding on an' amusement park “thriller” of a new type. The roller- coaster at ‘Long Beach, Calif., which boasts a sheer drop of eighty feet, was selected for the ride, and the cameraman and director were an- chored in the front seat of the front car of a coaster train, while Mr. Lytell and Miss Valli assumed seats in the car behind. After it was over studio mathema- | ticians figured out that the car, start- | ing with a speed of fifteen miles an hour, attained a maximum velocity of 300 miles an hour before the bottom of the drop had been reached. Mar- tinelli, although he confessed that he was aimost frightened to death, never ceased to turn the crank of his camera during_the perilous descent, and the wild ride consequently makes one of thy real thrills of Mr. Lytell's latest picture. X for | { t jact play. She will appear in it eafly iof which actor or actress is playing a Leteponmm and it has steadily - with it ¢ and the pub- le vey O'Higgins | is constantly have matie the dramatization of “Main jic fo § in whic ! funct photoplay _cducate the leading role. | the public to a high stundard: where = n the public g < the photoplay Cors Witherspoon ng hetter. and demands pictures of for “Lilies of the F by William i eyen higher caliber. Hurlbut. Marie Doro will have the! he star system wis Uie first great £tar role. | development of the serecn drama. and actresses achieved star- use of their ability to play Hazel Turney, who was has “Upstairs and_Down : »rtain roles hetter than any one else cured by Lee Kugel for a role in * could play them. The pub ever Six-Fifty. iquick to note quality, registered fts g < — ! approval Oliver produced - “Love. gyt (le star system developed cer- Dreams, 1 comedy. in Phila-{ ain evils, due in many casex to the | delphia last week. shorts s of producers. Th i bel the star alone the pul {lic wanted. They reckoned that th. and the SUPPOrting cast were of 1t took some little & producer: Else Alder. Marion Green. Tom Pow ers and Maude Eby “Brittle.” a comedy by Robert Deer- |, ing. which was produced last week in | e, Ringhamton by John-D. Williams. will | o their mistake, go into New York after a six-week "« litile than three years ago = tour. Mae Marsh will return to tias St ar pitture fn shich stage in the leadihg role. S and ab milaronne ced the usual weak puble cast re « Calvert. the well-known Eng Loui tory and lone star. There were scof- {1ish_actor. has ‘been engaged by the penY {1 plenty. These men believed o Charles Frohman Company to play an{ o, firmiy in the theory that it waes = “Blood and Sand. 1 of Blasco Ibanez. inner will open in{ important role in ture that the * founded on the ng in which Otis I New York. the star and not the p public wanted. hat first non-star pieture succesd- d ax few star pictures of its day suc- i = . ecded. productions of similar type = Willette Kersbaw. an American | o000 "0 Wi the non_star picture + actress. scored a_personal triumph atijbe continte Sieh Eavor sor e the opening performance in London | s, “tired Vears of Michael Morton's “Woman 10| "Byt the public demands ever-in- 3 Woman.” 1t was Miss Kershaw’s first | creasing quality. und this quality can _ appearance in London, and she got an pe supplied by increasing the quality ovation. = of the cast. This-ix possible with the all-star picture only. B “The truly all-star cast insures the public the finest possible acting in every role. It means the well-balanced opment of the story irreEpectivy Helen Freeman has obta dramatic rights to Horace %'i: el. “The Great Wa; and with the,| author has dramatized it into a four- i deve particular role. And it gives the direc. itor the greatest possible opportunity to dispiay his artistry by giving him Ithe finest tools of his trade with which = to work.” —_— in November. Helen Hayes, who last was seen in “Bab.” began her season in Booth Tarkington's new play, “The Wren. in Springfield, Mass, Friday night. George C. Tyler and A. L Erlanger| are presenting the production. Elinor Glyn hax just completed % —_— = “Bevend the Rocks.” in which ¢ Ivan Samson, an English actor, will {Swanson will appear after she has 3 be Doris Keane’s leading mau durin; 1(!0m[hlel d “The Husbend's Trade- = a seven-week tour in “Romance.”!mark,” an original story by Clara = Miss Keane will then appear as the Beranger.