Evening Star Newspaper, June 10, 1923, Page 58

"AMUSEMENTS." Screen Star Hired Out. | A CONTRACT unique in the mouon‘a by picture world w gned by Thomas H. Ince for the use of Oscar, the ele- phant, which is co-starred with Madge Bellamy in “Soul of the Beast.” The owner of the elephant, fearing something might happen to the invalu- able beast, refused permission when he found that Oscar was to be sent away WE PLAY LOEW'S VAUDEVILLE STRAN]) a with the Ince fllm compeny on loc: tion to the nigh Sierras. Ince won him over, however, by offering to pay wus of $10 for every pound of 's weight when he was “weighed lin" for freight shipment. The Shylock { bagls of the contract tickled the cwner and so he agreed. | " Oscar, when put on the scales, regis- tered exactly 9,528 pounds, so that | when the bonus for his location work had been paid, in addition to his week- |ly salary, he was up in the ranks of | the best-paid actors of the silver sheet. BEGINNING TODAY—COMPLETE CHANGE OF BILL. DOONS OFEN 3 F. M. I’'se Here Folks! The Queen of Syncopation MAMMY %2 GOLD-DUST TWINS THE TWELVE MINUTES OF MIRTH AND PEP 2 HOLDEN & GRAHAM WILSON & JEROME “Vermatile Originalities” <Odds and Ends' CHARLES MARTIN FAY RASH TRIO “Sentimental Cowboy Barftene™ At the Bace Track” L PHOTOPLAY WA WOULD YOU CONDEMN HER? COULD YOU BLAME HIM? ‘WHAT WIVES WANT” CMVERSAL ATTRACTION WITH ETHEL GREY TERRY & NILES WELOW KINOGRAM—EXTRA FEATURES—COMEDIES—EXCELLENT MUSIO 5" TWO SHOWS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE ®® Matinees. 10c. $1c—Nighte, 20c, S0c—Sat. Mat., Sundays & Helldays exoepted TONIGHT AT 8-30 MATS. \VED. AND SAT. IN WASHINGTON OF ANNE NICHOLS' LAUGH SENSATION THIS COMEDY TRIUMPH HAS SHATTERED ALL LONG RECORDS WHEREVER IT HAS APPEAREDAND WHICH HAS BEEN WITNESSED BY OVER 135000 PEOPLEINTHISCITY ALONE POP MAT. WVED.25-50875¢, EVES(EXCEPTSAT) BEST SEATSH ENGAGEMENT EXTRAORDINAR GEORGE MARSHALL PRESENT: BROADWAYS GREATEST STAR, m”.— : NOTE THESE SENSIBLE SUMMER PPICES N AL NIGHTS oo LOWER FLOOR ~, %1 BRETANDE BALCONY ~ AT et~ - TAYORBAY MATINEE 5T GAYETY TODAY ONLY 3:00 and 8:15 “TALK 7i: TOWN” A BIG GIRL HIT " WITH EDDIE HALL---CHAS. FAGAN “NADJA” THE BEAUTIFIIJI& ?iEgOUIN BEAUTY “DANCE OF THE SACRED TOB” ] LIZA AND HER JAZZ DEMONS l T8¢ o190 STH NEAR F SI. Soon Lost to Sight. LAWRENCE BEATUS. manager Loew's Palace Theater, wee! began a hunt for what he coming Shriners during Shrine weel He wanted, he said, something Ma- sonic in character and yet of high en- | And so he began | tertainment value. to pore over interminable lists comedies until he came to the famous little comedy “Once a Mason,” which id- and he then knew he had had been made for Mr. and Mrs. ney Drew what he wanted. Mr. Beatus recalled, also, that when the picture was shown befora Temple of York, temple of Shrinedom, then potentate, happ. first the and that t the funniest and best of any of M and Mrs. Drew's efforts in photopl making.” But when he applied to the Famou Camp Meigs, Gth & F Now the Greatest Circus on Earth ago consid- | ered the most appropriate entertain- ment to provide for the host of in- mother in having se- cured the first showing of the picture | for his temple, declared it “absolutely TAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., JUNE - 10, of Players-Lasky Corporation for a print | of it he received word they had none, {and expressed grave doubts that any could be found outside their organiz: tion. New York headquarter how- | ever, did not relax its search, and so, | after a tiresome and dusty overhaul- |ing of its stockrooms, a print was | finally unearthed. rewound, inspected for possible flaws and shipped. k. of| Scenes to Create Atmosphere ILLIAM DE MILLE is said to be one of the first directors to make good use of the theory that surround- ings do much to ald the character to | express ideas. His current produc- |tlon for Paramount, “Only Thirty- cight,” opens on a widow of thirty- cight years, for whom life seems to lld nothing but old age, care and r. | lost_romance. ¥ In order to make this character stand out, Mr. de Mille has his picture open in the Through the windows of the ugly little house may be seen the bleak signs of December. Trees and plants are dead, chilling icicles hang from roofs, everything is dismal Inside the house the idea e L L uninviting chalrs set primly about the cold parlor, Puritanical pictures hang on ' the walls. A hair-stuffed fa most u mfortable, backs he s | in wist 3. 1923—PART | FASHION CREATIONS OF THE STAGE. ainst one side of the room Stiff- legged table. on which rests an omi- nous stuffed owl, is exactly in the center of the floor. ven before Miss Wilsan. who ays the widow, enters the room, the feeling of cheerlessness is established by the surroundings Into which she enters . What 'Makes'a Picture? S(').\”‘I famous authorities in fllm- land contend that a picture is really “made” an effective work of art in the film cutting room. Others think that “it's all In the shooting.” Del And Thomas H. Ince's stafl di staged Palp, “Judgment of the Storm,” that the ideal method is the the two. He cites Griffith, 'RINGSASTAGES | HERDS ELEPHANTS pws HIPPODROME RIS 2y, s Eosn_?nmaemmfl UARKERT SIREFT PARADE Reserved Seat Tickets on Sale 2 Days of Show at Liggett's Drug Store, 14th and F Sts. Same Price As on Grounds o wors. who roration's claims proper of D) films as Robin and “The Covered Wagon” to prove his point. These pictures took long in the making, but e cutting and assembling was an Imost _equal task on each of them and many re-takes were necessary w modern ONLY THE BETTER PICTURES is eex, Starting Monal 3 OUGLAS FAIRBANKS “Robin Hood” First Time at These Prices ABSOLUTELY THE FINEST PHOTOPLAY PRODUCED IN FIVE YEARS Feature Starts at 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 Spicy First-Run Comedies—International News Movie Chats—Always a Selected Program COSMOS ORCHESTRA WITH FEATURES Perfoct Ventilation System Permits Gentlemen Smoking in the Balcony Showing Exclusively the Wor |g: Best Va‘édevni‘zveirea gaagz ESI Playhouse of Refinement Shows Daily at215 6815 Sunday Mat at 3. Beqlnning Monday Matinee AGreat Joint-Star Bill The Brilliantly Talented RYL NORMAN ‘Thggor:"oel*ehFashiqn Plate”- In A Striking Novelty, ing_Diff r_Qg)i §w‘u% Co q Rich in C!rlmarem, medy:an ebg:scn:d‘u;hn Mauoe POWERS & WALLACE Vervon n_Georgia on Broadway” —_In Georgia on HELEN STOVER ™3 SoTe™ Fentond Fields " Leo Do:n:fi;;%o. i and Tirnt” IR (7 [ Babb - Grroll & Syrell i Yong Wong Bros; Aesop's Fables, Topics of ?hesga .I cF’afhe News Pici‘or’ial?l f. pecial Co-Headline Attraction, The Peerless and Perennial Favorites VICTOR MOORE -EMMA LITTLEFIELD & CO. In Their Hilariously Funny Col *Change Your 1{c¥ or Ba»ék ,g‘ffig 9533%’9 To Day Two Shows 3 Shrine Week’s Carnival Bi VR LOUISE LOVELY= JULIGSTANNEN V . ine Other Stellar Feat Buy Early - shoneg Ma?n a£4§g~5£e6?5-68 23 s, rees. HOWARD THEATER ruonee TR S Bal Tee Street Near 7th E 76231 STARTING TOMORROW NIGHT Nat Nazzaro Offers the Premier Engagement of “HOT CHOPS” A Fiery, Sizzling, Speéedy Musical Entertainment Right Off the Griddle SAM RUSSELL INEZ WILTSHIRE GEORGE McCLENNON AND The Peppiest Chorus in Existence Book and lIyrics by Joseph H. Trent. Staged by Frank Montgomery. ATTRACTION EXTRAORDINARY The Famous “BUCK” and “BUBBLES” Youthful Entertainers SPECIAL MIDNIGHT PERFORMANCES WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY Reserved Seats for All Performances on Sile Wow. the | »mbination of { Louise Lovely's evening gown of pale greem georgette and cream- jcolored lace. Dance frock of chiffon worn at Keith's | Robert. BY ELENORE De WITT EBY. MPOTION picture making was the special attraction at Keith's Theater last week, and Louise Lovely was the bright little star who both acted in and directed the scenes. She jfirst appeared in an exquisite evening creation of Nile green georgette over ja foundation of lighter material, | trimmed with flowers and ribbon. The bedice, which lightly veiled a cami- sole of self fabric, was cut with a slightly rounded neck and narrow shoulder straps. The armholes ex-| tended to the waistline, so that the | lighter foundation was discernible at each side, while scattered rosebuds were glimpsed. through the dia- material at the front and accented the soft ripple of the hen A'trellis of scarlct roses was placed at one side of the gown to add u vivid touch of color contrast Reree bert, dancing her through A New n Music Dance,” at Keith's, first wore an tractive dance frock of canary | low chiffon. The fitted basque vus | sathered to should straps of bright silver ribbon, and u girdle of silver braid circled the waist. Large J anese sleeves ed an unusual touch to the bodice, and wide fluffy bands of brown fur that circled them were .’" striking contrast to the trans- ! purent chiffon. The circular skirt was veiled with countless panels of chiffon. rounded at the lower edg: I'm that they appeared Nke fragile fower petals swayed by the bre |us the quick movements of the dances {Whirled them into motion Miiss Robert also appeared in ballet costume, and her final numie was given in a diaphanous creatior of orange ciniffon velling a foundatig stiver. A sash of light hrown tat- ribbon reled the waist to ad Art touch and tied over one hi na huge butterfly bow Miss Irenc Giers-Dorf, appearing i he =ame @ displayed a stunnin own of silver cloth over sébweub, lace The lines were classic i their simplicity, and a Grecian girdle of steel beads marked the low walst- line of the one-plece silver slip. This =lip extended into apron-like pane the front and back, so that on both des and below the rounded hem the silver gray lace was visible. Estelle Davis, in “The Little Pro- duction.” first appeared as a flappe: poii voman of 1 . wearing a uniform lof French blue in, embroidered in ‘s:nld braid. Later shé donned an Indian i i¥own of cloth of silver and bluc 1 Gt Bha iy 5 o e | COStume silver-green metal cloth, and - o silver fabric was fash-|yrierwards changed to aa (n-d into a close-fitting hasque { { W sdice. with rounded neck and no |E9WP Of soft gray ves,. and was also used for a|“ith coral pink o lort, narrow foundation skirt. Over liis fell a heavy veiling of Liue um»‘J stending several inches b the | silver to lengthen the hemline. An | ciging of silver ribbon added un ef- | fective touch to the blue tulle, ana phanous kirt gathered soft ind ornamented with clusters | buds linked by narrow siivery the ends of which floated in || <pirals, almost touching tl ach side a panel of geo te dipped lower than the skirt edge Flounces of cream-culored lace alter nated with garlands of pastel buds in ning them, and narrow frills of co bordered the rippled folds of the kems. A flowered-chain girdle, with i oval medallion of rosebuds at the nter front., added the finishing touch to the creation. Later Miss Lovely displayed a sum- r evening wrap of delicate rose- 1ted satin, with a deep cape collar rimmed in diminuti satin frills. Peneath the wrap was a dinner t & thers, with < D tories. I final appearance was in a wes of white crepe, embroidered with ¢ |beads. The ‘rolled crepe girdle wa {trimmed with loops of pearls at euch side, and occasional pearls appeared it the conventional beaded design on the lower part of the skirt. The headdress was of Egyptian inspiration, and dangling bead-strings _touched the shoulders at each side of the stiffcned O { = lace bandeau. = | w H A T | HOWARD—“Hot Chop i The Howa reater w er this ! CONEY ISLAND - || week: buginning tomorraw ‘nignt i 1S TO NEW YORK [l WILLOW GROVE v producer. WOODSIDE PARK || imkton i S J. .‘l gton t he: te goers & “Bilow unp'ronr-mmnu,l‘ i i uony Iney Wit KENNYWOOD PARK side sources. vouthful and bubbi 1S TO PITTSBURGH Wwith pep. The play has tuneful r EUCLID BEACH {sic and is different from the ordi TO CLEVELAND cal comedy In that it is m LAKESIDE PARK | features of the average colored 18 TO DAYTON entertainment RIVERVIEW PARK As a special attraction Mr. Nazz I8 TO CHICAGO will offer “Buck” and “Bubbles.” who ELECTRIC PARK || have been called the world's greatest 1S TO KANSAS CITY | entertainer: VENICE PIER ome of the famous dances to be he Charleston Cut-out. 1S TO LOS ANGELES AND he Hot Chop Hop” and “The Afri n Glide.” The book and lyrics were written by Joseph H. Trent, the dances were staged by Frank Mon I gomery, (h; m;n who put on “How 3 == 4 and other successful colored CARLIN’S PARK 1S TO BALTIMORE WITHOUT MENTIONING ALL THE OTHER BIG AMUSEMENT PARKS IN THIS GREAT LAND OF OURS Z 1 comed g entitled “Hot Choy nted by Nat Nazzaro, a_Broad with a cast which in- m Russell, known to Wash- show: cuper and the entire production was ised by Nat Nazzaro, In the Grand Old Chesapeake Bay BAY SHORE Baltimore Reached by steam roads or W., B & A. electric to Balti- more, thence via Baltimore trolleys, or o —fine auto roads direct to Park over delightful route. Washington Boulevard to Baltimore to East Fayette St., to Philadelphia Road, to North Point Road. Going_through historic North Point Battlefield. ADMISSION IS FREE AND THERE ARE FORTY AMUSEMENTS SOME BIG SOME SMALL BUT ALL ARE HIGH GRADE AND GUARANTEED TO PLEASE THE MOST FASTIDIOUS TAKE WASHINGTON RAILWAY AND ELEOTRIO CARS MARKED GLEN EOHO OR OABIN JOEN TO ENTRANCE TODAY AND EVERY DAY THIS SUMMER ALL AMUSEMENTS ONE TO ELEVEN [DANCING Delicious Sea Food Dinners Dancing All forms of entertainment and thrills a-plenty. 1,000-ft. Concrete Pier Sea-bounded horizon Bay Shore Park [ ® "AMUSEMENTS™ JVAN LINOW. wrestier and strong | man, has been added to the cast of | “Zaza,” Allan Dwan’s next Paramount | picture. He will play the role of a roughneck Apache {n the Paris| scenes. An Empire fete was one of the | |nevel features made recently for “Th Silent Partner,” Charles Maigne's pro- | duction for Paramount in which Lea- trice Joy, Owen Moore and Robert | Edeson are featured. ‘They appear | respectively as Louise of Prussia, Mu- rat and Napoleon. Hundreds of piay- ers .appear in costumes of the period of the second empire in France. Alfred E. Green -and Thomas Geraghty are at George Ade’s Indiana ihome conferring on the next produc- tion in which Thomas Meighan is to be starred, “All Must Marry.” These four men were responsible for “Back Home and Broke.” Cecil B. DeMille has 2,500 persons and 4,000 animais at Gaudelupe, Cal., in a’ reproduction of the ancient Egyptian city built by the children of Israel. It is said to be one of the biggest sets aver built for motion pictures and will form the background for the Biblical prologue of Mr. De Mille’s film version of “The Ten Com- mandments.” The first international of the department of distribution of Paramount pictures will be held in May, 1924. Men who can speak prac- tically every language in the world will be present. The convention will be attended by nearly 1,000 delegates from Europe.” Japan, South America, Mexico, Canada and practically every other civilized country. International policies, the comparison of foreizn | and domestic distribution and ex hibition, exploitation and booking of Paramount pictures will be discussed from every angle possible David Edstrom, famous sculptor. is finishing a bust of Gloria Swanson {It is in marble and shows Miss Swan- son in a serious, attentive mood. The sculptor has named it “The Living Sphinx,” because he declares the eyes if the star are remarkably like those | }of the Sphinx wnd also because he \et the star just at the time he com- pleted the modeling of his famo Jlack granite masterpiece. “The Bla Jhinx.” which really suggested the | of w Swanson statue { convention osing sets for the new The Woman With Herbert Brenon, the an office as palatial any .in existence, and secured | Dliotos of the Woolworth offices These met his approval so completely | that the rooms were reproduced .'All I‘ he Paramount west ast studio. The mmings are ornate with gold; the { urnishings are likewise laborats 1 the center of the rear wall panels | massive circular door of man- | \cse bronze for a safe which -fi In ch: ar nount { ires In the story. | rown-up Mary Pickford: a Ma | ford with_her curls of gold pile i igh coiffure of the style in tl | period in Spain during { iincteenth century: a Mary Pickford { ighly emotional role— Pickford the publ Jiil see in_her new photoplay fea- ure, “The Street Singer.” which will} \e completed soon for release through | United Artists Corporation. i ortraying a \is i€ the Mars Lucille Ricksen, Thomas H. Ince's west sta t, broke all records for the number of pictures in which she worked during a single week—r >rds. that is, of regular leading folk who work on terms or picture co tracts. Re-takes on “Judgment he torm.” and on two other pi es, occurred during the week she working in “The Rendezvous, all Neilan's production—hence worked in four different fiin; gle week. is said to be never liecessary to| a4 double for ‘closé-ups: of. the s of May Allison. So beautiful they it is declared that a famous oston sculptor once used them as a model for one of his statues. Lillian Rich, who is playing the ad in Strongheart's next picture, The Phantom Pack” has a smile that grease paint can't cover. The reason —after four months in Canada on lo- cation, where her only garb was nants, sweater and mackinaw, Miss Rich is again in civilization and has had time for a shopping spree. most beautiful homes naire colony of Pasadena t has never before been in_a motion picture was | ) location for One of n the mill one th istered are df- home Orange is the importance of little During one of the scenes in which she is Tim Callaghan’s'jazz-1o° ing little wife, Vera Reynolds, chews gum. But right in the middle of cene she swallowed her gum. l- And then the scere had to be retaken i Laurence Trimble is just back from | ‘anada, where he has been doing ex teriors on Strongheart’s two fortl coming pictures, “The Phantom "~ and Jack London's “White 1g.” According to members of the | company the daring director has donc scme wolf stuff, which will fairly make your hair stand on end. Among" his_exploits is a hand-to-hand battle vith a wolf in which the .director worsted the frenzied animal Having offered Washington its first motion picture views of the recent Board of Trade outing at Chesa- peake Beach, Loew’'s Palace Thea- ter followed up this ‘“scoop” last Wednesdey by showing its first. mo- tion picture glimpse of the big Shrine parade Tuesday. Manager Beatus be- | lieves, and correctly, too, that motion | pictures of Washington and about | Washington are always interesting, and he encourages patrons to express them- | selves on this topi Daniel Breeskin, one of the most competent as weil as most popular con- GREAT FALLS PARK | Most beautiful place mear the National Capital ? | FREE SUNDAY CONCERT | | cEnemem . : Elnu'::'chiflol and fish dinners l I Round Trip, 50c; Children, 40c I Adequate train servics from Terminal, 36th and M Btreets N.W. POLI'S | the Autho Filmograms ductors who ever wielded a bat a 1hotion picture orchestra ington, was appointed last week Harry M. Crandall to the position of conductor of the orchestra of thir: solo artists at Crandall's Metropolitui Theater. to succeed N. Mirskey, who ha been called to Europe by urgent per sonal business. Mr. Breeskin combin« with a keen sense of American musicu taste an equally deep knowledge of ti classics and standard works of t great “composers, and the public i+ famillar with what charm he interpret tuneful numbers on the violin Leslie Kay Doyle, a theater pip: organist well known in Chicago and th middle west, last week was appointed to the position of concert organist a Crandall's Apollo Theater, northeast to succeed Stanley W. Rhoades, trans- ferred to the console of the new triple manual Instrument recently installed at Crandall's Avenue Grand Theater. Mr. Doyle is a graduate of the Americ: Conservatory of Music, Kimball Hall Chicago. The executive offices of the Cranda theaters announces that beginning to day the admission charges for childre: at Crandall's Central Theater will b reduced from 25 cents to 15. Hereto fore there has been the one twenty-five cent charge for any seat in the housec regardless of age. Under the new ar rangement the uniform price for adults regardless of seat location, will be 2 cents. but the admission for childrer will be 13 cents, cents war ta making a total of 15 cents. Cates and Assista Manager Harry Howe of Loew's ¢ lumbia, both fez-topped nobles then selves, put in a busy week the pa an days greeting fellow Shriner all parts of the country. Bo an extensive acquaintance in t Manager Gates, stuck re ligiously to his fez throughout Mo d and Tuesday, but wilted wt Noble Howe replaced his fez wit) straw. Whan W i!'».’u]_ ment ¢ Authors Hope to Do IAT can be done that has not a been done for the advanc picture art? Ar & of authors, ed whose tastes ar up ideals for preo rs to vithout golng ove heads of the masses of fans whe make pictures possible These are two of the guestions th have been raised by the few whao failed to indorse the proposed inte ational congress on motion_pictu arts, vhich opened the Waldor! Astoria, New York, last Thursd Lest the impression get abroad thu ' League is & “high brow club devoted entirely to art and thut the only resultsiof this gatherinkg will be a series of resolutions that will urge putting pictures t and opera class. E chuler, se ry of the league, has come fo n explanation s no club,” miotion how can a gathe ators and others Lighly train, ret he state it does for g lance artists, hody who has copyrightable m 1 to sell—about what a la union does for its members. efficiency it is divided into guilds. “A vast majority of the men women whose works are appear in print or illustrations today ar members. In view of the fact tha their works are selling in every ma, azine and most of the newspapers the country they must be giving t people what they want—they must be familiar with the trend of publi taste. “Thus far, however. they have nc come together to discuss and classif their experiences as related-to tion pictures, despite the fact tha nost of the pictures are produce: from their stories. “Possibly It would be better free pe fhaps if we ¢hould explain that wh we hope to do is to set down i results of this exchange of ideas a series of recommendations for pr ducers to aim at—ideals, as it were ‘One of our hopes is that all au thors who want their works filmed will make a serious study of the picture medium, if they object to hav- ing changes made in their stories. Another is that university cours. will be started for the study of mo- tion picture writing and producing. It may even be possible to show that one of the great careers of the future for young men and women will be writing directly for the scree {as well as the printed page. “All producers seem to agree that motion pict [ Why shoul, nvade the field o churches and colleges” “This great medium {s on the thres - old of a new era; the writers wan® to go through the door with it with their eves open, rather than to con- tinuo to stumble along darkly well meaning critics.” “Should Auld Acquarntance. Et&h (CHARLES MURRAY is seen in the amusing role of trying to keen friendly with a jealous wife and a the same time hold the job of the only male employe in a girls' seminary the latest of the Keystone Comedies “Those College Girls! Polly Morar plays the jealous wife. & ohn Emerson and Anita Loos, wk wrote many of Constance Talmadge « comedies, are reveling in ‘“The Good 0ld D. They are engaged in put ting a new dress on “The Americano starring Douglas Fairbanks, for re leage by Tri-Stone Pictures. It was originally made by Triangle in 1916. ‘The only picture in which Charlis Chaplin _ever appeared without his famous baggy pants was “His Pre historic Past.” In it Chaplin cluns to his derby, cane and shoes, but fo bodily clothing wears furs. He is & tough that he lights his cigarette fron the sparks caused when he rubs flint stone on his bare leg. E. V. Durling, motion picture criti- of the New York Globe, has be commissioned by Tri-Stone Pictures Inc. to re-edit and re-titie some o the New Edition Keystone Comedies possibly with the idea that if an: body can satisfy the critics a erit should be able to. The main reaso however, is that Mr. Durling was close touch with the Keystone studio: | when the comedies were made. “Ou | Dare Devil Chief,” with Ford Sterling | will be the first to be redressed | Mr. Durling. schools, BEGINNING TODAY AND ALL WEEK Two Showings Daily D. W. GRIFFITH'S Photo Drama Masterpiece ~_ THE BIRTH OF A NATION Reproduction Intact, with Minute Effects and Original Orchestra Score . POPULAR PRICES, 25¢, 50c, 75¢