Evening Star Newspaper, June 3, 1923, Page 61

AMUS EMENTS. Filmograms TA FTER & tour of the western sec- tions of the United States in a vaudeville sketch, Theodore Roberts; veteran character actor, is back at the Paramount West Coast Studlo to resume work. His tour began Jan- wary 30 and included Cedar Rapids, Jowa; Sioux City, Minneapolis, St Paul, Milwaukee, Chicago, St. Louls, | Memphis, New Orleans, Dallas Hous- ton. San Antonmio, Fort Worth and E] Paso. He brought back honorary member- ships bestowed upon him by the Ki- wanis Club of Chicago, the Lions and Kiwanis clubs of Dallas, the Adver- tising and the Salesman Club of Hous- ton and the Rotary Club of San An- tonio. Sam Wood has arrived i from the west coast to begin work on “His Children’s Children,” Arthur Train’s story, which Monte M. Katter- John is adapting for the screen. Alfred Hustwick, title writer since 1919 with the Paramount West Coast Studlo, has just been signed of a long- term contract to continue in that ca- pacity as a result of clever work in writing the titles for “Prodigal Daughters.” S New York Cecil B. DeMille has set up 600 tents near Guadelupe, Calif., where 2,500 ac- tors and more than 4,000 animals will { take part in the Biblical prologue scenes of “The Ten Commandments.” The prologue will precede the modern story by Jeanie Macpherson. It is the biggest production ever attempted by the Paramount organization. Many scenes for Thomas Meighan's latest, “Homeward Bound,” adapted from Peter B. Kyne's “Light to Lee- ward,” are being filmed on the Thomas river at New London, Conn., where the annual Yale-Harvard boat race is held. The Chappgll shipyards at New London, where other scenes are to be made, docked the famous cup de- fenders, Thomas Lawson's Independ- ence and the Constitution, before some of America's cup races. Many places famillar to lovers of marine sports will be shown during this pic- ture. Conferences between David Belasco and Al Lichtman and J. G. Bachmann has resulted in the purchase by the Jatter of the screen rights to the Be- lasco pla; The Boomerang,'” by Winchell Smith and Victor Mapes. The original east of the Belasco pro- duction included Wallace Edinger, Martha Hedman and Arthur Byron. The screen version will be produced next season by B. P. Schulberg. ing the announcement that its next lude “Th Closely follow ¢ Preferred Plctures a street scene of Old Bagdad, a fan- tastica replica_designed from actwal photographs. Miss Pickford hopes to complete “The Street Singer” very soon. Crowds of curlous shoppers flocked to the show window of the Jelleft company on F street last week to view the $25,000 silk embroidered shawl recently presented to Dorothy Gish by Felipe Toboada, Cuban consul general in New York on behalf of his government in recognition of Miss { Gish's work as La Clavel the Spanish dancer, in “The Bright Shawl.” The shaw] is a masterpiece, weighs almost twenty pounds and is identically em- broidered on both sides. It was shipped to Mr. Crandall by Miss Gish from her home In New York expressly for display here. Crandall's new Ambassador Theater at 18th street and Columbia road is now completely under roof, and the announcement is made that it will be ready for formal opening not later than August 15 and perhaps as early as July 15. It will have an approxi- mate seating capacity of 2,00 and it is claimed to be “the handsomest theater in Washington and one of the most beautiful in the country.” Daniel Breeskin with his orchestra is giving a series of concerts nightly in the al fresco garden conducted in conjlinction with Crandall's Savoy Theater. Both the Savoy and Apollo gardens opened for the season a week ago last night. Director George D, Baker last week began photography of the film ver sion of Balzac's “The Magic Skin. The cast includes Carmel Myers, Bes- sie Love, George Walsh, Wally Van, Eulalie Jensen and Edward Connelly. Marshall Neilan reports cxcellent progress on his new picturs, “The Rendezvous,” with a cast which now includes Conrad Nagel, Lucille Rick- sen, Emmett Corrigan, Elmo_Lincol Sydney Chaplin, Eugenie William Orlamond, Ricl 3 Cecil Holland and Kathleen Key Frank Urson is acting as co-director. King_ Vidor's production, “Three e Fools," shown in preview to test its audience appeal, it is said. was accorded a fine reception. Vidor is now working on an original screen story. Hugo and Mabel Ballin recently completed for Goldwyn a spectacular production of Thackeray's “Vanity ‘air." Roshanara, famous oriental dancer, is supervising the Hindoo and East Indian detail for Distinctive's version of “The Green Goddess.” Victor production, eastrom’s first American he Master of Man.” will edy, “Dulcy, THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JUNE 3, 1993XPART 3. be the second of Sir Hall Calne's novels to be picturized by Goldwyn. Charles Clary, playing in “Six Days,” under Charles Brabin's direction, thought he was walking into a fuil- length mirror when he met John El- liott at Goldwyn studio. Elliott is in “The Spoilers.” ~They might be brothers, but they aren't. Emmett Flynn says he is the only one who ever quit the acting end of the screen after playing one leading part. After that he became a direc- tor. Now he is making “In the Pal- ace of the King,” for Goldwyn. The first motion picture serlal, “What Happened to Mary?” was pro- duced by Charles Brabin, in conjunc- tion with the Ladies' Home Journal. Brabin wrote it day by day. Now he le making “Six Days. John Harron, brother of the late Robert Harron, has an important part in Constance Talmadge's latest com- now being filmed under the’ direction of Sidney Frankiin for First National. Harron was featured recently in “Fhe Supreme Test.” and also had important roles {n “West- bound Limited,” “Hands Me Down" and “Through the Back Door. Women Outs]’line Men? WHILE every one is talking of questionnaires, here 1s some interesting information. The Palmer Photoplay Corporation, film producers and instructors in the art of screen play writing, reports that it in- spects many questionnaire or en- trance examination forms filled out by aspiring writers daily. The tests, not of technique, but of natural abil- ity, are severe, and a large majority fail to pass. Of those who do pass, about 60 per cent are women. The company's records, covering a period of five years, show that wom- en have a decided “edge” on men in passing the entrance examination and in_initial dramatic problems. However, the men have demonstrated an ability to make somewhat faster progress in study. The sales depart- ment feport, about an equal number of sales of stories by men and by women. FOURTEENTH ST. Following the big succe: MOTION plotures are about to enter into the third and greatest phase of their development, according to many observers. They have come to the time when the writers of the world are going to discuss plctures as one of the medinms of expression for their art—on a par with the stage {and the printed page. The first phase of the picture In motion—the penny-in-the-slot ma- chine—passed quickly and was re- placed by the film, which usually had | a weak story but included plenty of running and ple throwing. Movement was the principal thing. Then came | the second period, that of technical development, the creation of great studios, the experiments with lght- |ing and scenery, the development of | the use of colors, of atmosphere. Early in this period Adolph Zukor saw that the future of plctures would | not be bright unless artists were se- cured to do the acting. He began the present-day period of pictures when he induced Sarah Bernhardt to play “Queen Elizabeth.” This was the first movie with a great name attached to it. Now the stars of the screen are often better known than the stars of the stage and the art of acting before the camera has pro- grossed to the point where it is ad- mittedly a__ profession _requiring abilif of a high order. In fact, the screen has its geniuse: Motion pictures have jumped from |a toy to the amusement of the masses in a little more than a decade. This {ndustry has developed technically and artistically, and has induced a number of famous writers to con- tribute directly for the screen, but | admittedly has failed to attract the sympathetic co-operation of the lead- ing authors of the world as a whole. Tt is this lack which the‘Authors’ League of America (Incorpofated). hopes to supply at the international | congress on motion plcture arts, | which is_to be held at the Waldorf- | Astoria, New York, on June 7 and 8. | The congress is to be held In co- opertion _with Adolph Zukor and | Jesse L. Lasky of the Famous Play- The Future of Motion Pictures companies invited to attend. Invitations hhve been sent to writers In a number of European countries as well as all over America. The result has been the stirring up of a general discussion of the prob- lem of writing for motlon pictures. There is evidence of a wide-spread interest in it. A few retain the atti- tude of aloofness which was com- mon in the earlier days of the in- dustry. “ Among those who have accepted invitations to attend are: Otto H. Kahn, financler and philanthropist; Mary Roberts Rinehart, Herbert Put- nam, librarian of the Library of Con- gress; 'Henry Van Dyke, writer and professor at Princeton; Henry 8. Canby, Arthur Brisbane, Barton W. Currie, Ida Tarbell, Daniel Frohman, Willlam Lebaron, Anna Steese Rich- ardson, Fannie Hurst, Thomas Dixén, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, Karl Kitchen; J. Hartley Manners, Will H. Hays, former postmaster general and now president of the Motlon Picture Pro- ducers and Distributors of America; Herbert Adams Gibbons, H. L Mencken, William Hamilton Osborne, William _ Johnston, Louls Joseph Vance, James Barnes, James W. Gerard, former ambassador to Ger- many; Cora Harris. John Philip Sousa, Elsie Ferguson, Wilbur Finley Fau- ley, Viljhalmur Stefannsson, Frederic C.'Howe, Albert Sterner, Blanche oemaker Wagstaff, Charles Rose- bault, Walter Lippmann, Louis Wilty, James R. Quirk, Gertrude Lane, George Plerce Baker, Margaret Mays, Frederick Melchor, Bruce Bliven, Russell Doubleday, Alexander Black, Harold MacGrath, Elmer l. Rice, James Wright Brown, Joseph Dan nenberg, Irving__ Bacheller, ~Joe Mitchell Chapple, Will Payne. Richard J. Walsh, Arthur T. Vance, Louella O. Parsons, Susan E. Brady and Alice Duer Miller. Agsisting Rex Beach on the com- mittee In charge of the arrangements are: Samuel Hopkins Adams, George Barr Baker, Edwin Bjorkman, Ellis Parker Butler, Irvin S. Cobb, George Creel, C. B. Falls, Charles Dana Gib- son, John Golden, Clayton Hamilton, Rupert Hughes, Edward Hungerford, Will Irwin, Orson Lowell, George Barr McCutcheon, George Mallon, George Middleton, Harvey O'Higgins, Floyd Parsons, Luther Reed, Tony Sarg, Le- roy Scott, Willlam G. Shephered, Wil- liam Allen White, Fred G. Melchor, ‘ %IIIIlIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIlIIII>lllllllllllllllfllllIl|I|IIl|1Illl1lllHlllllllfllllllllllll]llllllIIIIIIlllIIIlIIIII[IlIlIlIIIlIlI[IL|=lE BELASCO THEA Mrs. Perry Miller Presents CARMELA PONSELLE A Singer of Great Appeal and Raré Personality N. Y. critics unanimous in praising her voice. Belasco Theater and at Hotels. Willem Mengelberg Will i Conduct in Washington Among the celebrated artists who have so far been chosen to appesr( with the New York Philharmonic Or-! chestra next season as soloists are Paul Kochanski and Efrem Zimbalist, viollnists. Willem Mengelberg, who will conduct the orchestra in Wash- ington when It appears under the management of T. Arthur Smith, Inc., will conduct concerts also in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Lan- caster and Pittsburgh JUNE 4, 4:30 P.M. Tickets on sale = A FAREWELL WEEK! ' The Better 'Ole Club | ANNOUNCES A SPECIAL CABARET WITH LAMB AND OWEF: AND THEIR OWN “JOHNNY” HAWKINS Summer Home—Cape May. COSMOsS Matinee, 20¢ Night, : Beginning Monday, June # Exclusive Picture Program Cosmos Orchestra Matinec and Night Opening First-Run Presentatic “The Girl Who CameBack” With & Preferred Picture Cast Miriam Cooper, Kenneth Harlan, Gaston Glass, Zasu Pitts, Joseph Dowling Ethel Shannon, Mary Culver, Fred Malatesia. A Story of Innocent Youth and EITTIID | ers-Lasky Corporation, with repre- | sentatives of all the other leading ARCADE AND PARK ROAD “THE AMUSEMENT CENTER OF WASHINGTON" achieved in our Auditorium, prompts the ARCADE COMPANY ITSELF to stage a REAL DANCE MARATHON SHRINE WEEK in the recent Marathon AT THIRTEENTH WELCOME SHRINERS! the Whims of Fate That Sent It to Purgatory and Then Lifted It Back Baby Peggy, the Screen Darling in “Taking Orders” A TWO-REEL COMEDY. Internatio News, Movie Chats Complete Bill. in Balcony" Film Features} =~ RAPHAEL Oth at O St. N.W. GREAT SHRINE PROGRAM DE LUXE! BEGINNING TODAY—SUNDAY, JUNE 3 JACK HOLT | In his latest starring production!—A story of mystic India, absorbing in {ts stormy passion and its stirring adventure!—A thrill a minute! “THE TIGER'S CLAW” WITH EVA NOVAK EXTRA—SHRINE COMEDY—EXTRA! “ONCE A MASON” A revival of most hilarious comedy of a Mason's witfe and a Mason’'s secrets ever flimed!—In- dorsed by Cyprian P. Hunt, Illustrious Potenate of Mecca Temple!—Featuring— MR. AND MRS. SIDNEY.DREW program W Year' and me word that "The Breath of Sc $500 in cash prizes—Two orchestr and without extra charge will also give every patron the opportunity to enjoy ---DANCING- on its magnificent floor in the vast and elaborately decorated auditorium EVERY NIGHT AT 9 0'CLOCK, STARTING MONDAY, JUNE 4 wi fenio Grounds—Flsbin heats, based on number of laps and miles will be danced for 4 Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pick- || Escelleat chioken and fah dinaers | valuable prizes and for a place in the exciting final 27-hour Olhie ihels marunath stiaternenny [ Round Trip, 50c; Children, 40c ||| § ---DANCE MARATHON. e e “Thief ot ||| Adeasate truin'serein from Terminal, which will not be a “senseless shuffle” but the Singer 36th and M Streets N.W. i - FIRST REAL ENDURANCE CONTEST s picture — s, and depending on distance and speed. NOTE—Stout people desiring to enter a short “FAT FOLKS Tepresent | = | Criterion Theater ENDURANCE DANCE” later in week, please apply prompt- ly to Mr. Willard, Arcade Auditorium. mer's novel | ndal” has been | | | GREAT FALLS PARK Most beautiful place near the | National Capital 1 FREE SUNDAY CONCERT Picnic Grounds—TFishing H St. at Ist N.W. TODAY, NE is made by Loew's! to the length of | men of , || Apo. supple- | mental features will be omitted i JACKIE 000G 1of ‘DADDY." BLOOD. And Street and R. L Ave. ) DIX and MAE BUSH, DUMBARTON %2223 in_“THE WHITE FLOWER." HIPPODROME®»& RUDOLPH TINO, in “BLOOD AND SAN OLYMP] 1431 TODAY—3 to 11 p.m. MORROW — PRI HE FLAME OF LIFE, AMERICA LIBERTY P TRUXTON FLA 8th and D Sts. N.W. Admission, 25¢ The Village Blacksmith A 1923 Melodrama Founded on TLongfellow's Poem Bist o Toserationa Schedule. 10 a.m.. 11:50 1:40 p.m., 3:30 p.: &) MOTOR TO ’ Historic Alexandria DINE AT Hotel Rammel Opposite Gity Hall and Masonic Temple i aumumumu“ E Ln OVEBsmmlmunm_ TO SATISFY THE INSISTENT DEMAND OF THE THOUSANDS WHO WERE UNABLE TO GAIN ADMIT- TANCE TO THE THEATER LAST WEEK AS WELL AS oottt Sedelededededode bbbl U Street ufA CORDIAL WELCOME NOBLES i = —RIALTO= 2:30 Mol A SENSATIONAL ROMANCE REFRESHINGLY DIFFERENT EVERY MAN FEARED HIM—EVERY WOMAN IDCLIZED HIM WOMEN WILL LOVE HIM—MEN WILL ENVY HIM X% ps efiodretmibadsedeaes T T LEO MALONEY, N. Capitol & FIj PRISCILLA D EA N B OF LIFE.” Comed; Ave: in I i et TOM GANNON’S FAMOUS ORCHESTRA—SPECIAL MUSICAL PROGRAM PATHE NEWS VIEWS—TOPICS OF THE DAY—OTHER HITS ] [ [l A A e vt t_CoMAASIA PRINCESS ../ i LI ool TOD A o) & Conn, Avenue & McKinley §t.,D.C. d_TOMORROW st NEGRI, in “BELLA B BARRY, in “FAM Aesop's’ Fables and R International CAROLINA MORROW, TIth & 5 TODA LD T :30 P, ze Fitzma ¥ de luxe, featuring POLA most _beaut andcele- n star of the world, and en- the first is famous REIE) NEW STANTON 5% & SSer Ve Contin. from 3 p.m. JACKIE COOGAN in “DADDY” 11 H Street N RILLIE DOYVE und TOX 1L THE_BROTHERS opics of the Sredeefeeuipadeipadeos A Special Treat for Shriners! RETURN OF THE GREATEST - XX ol dradpofeefeederalonirinioodsadrodeeiaisodeeeins doodele ot \ PRODUCT OF THE MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY REX INGRAM: MAMMOTEH HAVE AN HOLD.” “FIGHTING BLOOD, 1._And_Fox New RANDALL’S METROPOLITAN F Street at 10th SECOND _WEEK — RICHARD _BAR- THELMESS with DOROTHY GISH, in “THE ~ BRIGHT SHAWL. And ROBIY. (NON, m “TAKE YOUR CHOT CRANDALL'S £ESTRAL SILLS. V] E O T O oot X Theater,th & ESta. TOMORROW —P O LA EG ELLA DONNA.” CRANDALL’S SAYOY THEATER and GARDEN 14th and Col. Rd. Mats., 2 pm. Dailv. 3 p.m. Sundas TODAY ' _AND TOMORROW — GLORIA SWANSON and THEODORE R o “PRODIGAT, DAUGHTERS AUL _PARROTT, in SAKE." Overture, Augmented Orchestra, Dan Conductor. CRANDALL'S B TOMORROW —G LO R T 4 ANSOX and THEODORE ROBERT: “PRODIGAL, DAUGHTERS.” * And PAUL PARROTT, in ART" KE." March, “AVENCE GRAN. Sianley W. Rhondes, Concert Organist CRAN_'Dqllv Apolio Theater and GARDEN 624 H St. N.B. MATINEE SATURDAY, 2 P.AL TODAY AND TOMORROW_THEODORE ROBERTS and, MAY McAVO' 8 And COMEDY, First National Presents a Twin-Star Special RICHARD B'ARTHEI.MESS AL R R N R X T ST NN A s N S5 e e Breeski UNIVERSAL PRESENT. JACK LONDONS FAMOUS DRAMATIC STORY “The /] ABYSMALBRUTE WITH REGINALD DENNY MABEL JULIENNE SCOTT DAVID TORRENCE AND A NOTAB'LE CAST OF ARTISTS A 615 Pa. Ave. SNUB GRAND wITH S.B. DOROTHY GISH Supported by Anders Randolph, Margaret Seddom, Mary Astor, William Powell, Mme. Jetta Goudal and a distinguished ensemble in a magnificently mounted picturization of Jos. Hergesheimer's Flaming Tale of Romance, Intrigus and Adventure in Cuba During the Days of the Patriots’ Struggle for Freedom from Spanish Tyranny and Oppression. E BRIGHT SHAW $0° ihe Bubin Crnhimans o aromris 82 Mtae Glob Jelleff’s, 1216 F astreet morthweat. ; AUXILIARY HITS A NEW TWO-REEL CHRISTIE COMEDY BOBBY VERNON IN ‘TAKE YOUR CHOICE’ De Luze World Survey. Overturs, “Riensi,” (Rickard Wagner) . Mirskey, conducting. WASHINGTON’S FINEST ORCHESTR, DOORS WILL BE OPEN TODAY AT 2:30 -AT.- CRANDALL’S. I METR OLITAN e - F ST. AT TENTH— | W in S odpadpeiuiragradeaudsefeedeofond MW@%}WWAWWW&MWW YORK THEATER n. Ave. & Quebee St. Matinee Saturdsy, 2 p.m. D ORROW R *WITHIN THE LAW. STAFFORD PEMBERTON Lessons in all styles of d Studio_1850 Biltmore st. SUNDAY | UNE 3 RN I U AR, NS PROF. AND MRS 10th st. n.w. Class Monday und Friday, 8 t 11 po. Private lessons by appointment. Phone Franklin 8367. _Established 1900. ' 6% MR. LEROY H. THAYER Teacher of Washington's Social Set. Class and private fnstruction in all forms of dancing. Now Introducing the new Tango, Thager Fox Tror and Debutante Walts. 1145 CONNECTICUT AVE. MAIN 2673, DAVISON'S ot 1329 Mn.w. 2l Teach you to dance correctly in a few lesson strictly private. Any hour. Separate studios. Class dance Sat. evenings, with orchestra. TALLROOM DANCI sous.” Orchestra mus York Academy, 484 7 GLADYS WILBUE, s, Bailrooms Douciag, Sougs -W. room Deaclng, Children's Classes. TWO COMPLETE ORCHESTRAS Rislis Symphony, Goo. Wild, Condactor—Malody Beys, W. Salb, Director. ——SPECIAL MUSIC TREAT 5 ELIAS BREESKIN—VIOLIN SOLO—“ZIGEUNERWEISEN" B EETEETEESS S 0SS At 2 LT i