Evening Star Newspaper, July 1, 1923, Page 58

AMU SEMENTS. Want Historical Themes. NOR_\!A and Constance Talmadge and Buster Keaton are looking for new historical periods to conquer. Norma has just finished “Purple Pride,”” a spectacular production ori thé time of Charles the Ninth of France. Constance Talmadge re- cently began work in “A Dangerous Maid,” a romance of seventeenth cen- tury England. Buster Keaton has just finished “Three Ages, which starts out in the stone age and then snaps into the times when all roads led to Rome, In “The Bternal Flame" acted the role of a Norma en- beautiful demotselle of the time of Louis XVIII of France. And in “Intolerance” Con- stance Talmadge flitted about the banks of the Euphrates and the | Tigris_In the times ante-dating the New Testament. In “Smiling Through,” which is still ' enjoying . an | interntional = vogue, Norma played roles which revealed her as a young woman of the 1!80! in England and as the betrothed of & soldier In the recent world war. The vogue for historical and cos tume dramas is still as great as eve: and, it s announced, It is likely that before they have finished the Schenck stars “will have portrayed roles in virtually every period in modern and ancient history. First Motion Picture Machine THE first motion plcture machine ever made was a half-penny toy which appeared in England in 1825. Its invention has been variously credited to a Dr. Paris and a Dr. Fin- ton, two London physiclans, and to Sir John Hershell, the famous sclentist. | was really a little trick, simply a | lH!L of cardboard with a string run ning through its diameter, by se cnds of which the dis. twirled, thus exposing to the rapid succession the two sid dige, uvon which were printed cer- tain pictures. On one side, for in- stance, might be a bird, and on the other side a cage; by twirling the disc the bird would at once appear to be in the ge. Or on one side might be a nicture of your favorite star and on the other side a frame, so that by whirling the dise the picture would uppear as though framed. In this| way a boy could be made to roll a hoop or a girl to jump a rope; in- deed. scores of combinations could be made showing action. upon one's ingenulty. This clever little contrivance was the very first apparatus made to dem- onstrate the principle of the persis- tence of vision, the basic principle of the motion picture. The Rockett-Lincoln Film Company, producing Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoin” have seized upon this old idea and have utilized it in an ingenious manner in the exploita- tion of their picture. On one side of the Thaumatrope disc is & picture of the young Abraham Lincoln as a rail splitter, a sapling between his feet and his axe swung high preparatory to hitting & mighty bldw. On the other side the same figure is bending over the sapling. having struck the blow, the axe being stuck tight In the wood. By twirling the disc the young Lincoln appears to split rails just &s he did it in the Sangamon river bot- toms ninety-two years ago. It all depended The Independents in Hollywood NDEPENDENT producers, It fis claimed have now reached the highest peak of activity since the for- — | Royalty Attends. A ROYAL party headed by the queen mother, attended the open- in London, June 25, of Buster on's first feature comedy, the ing an American film, accord- cablegram received by Schenck, producer of Kea- ton and Talmadge films. Besides Queen Mother Alexandra, some of the royal and titled heads who attended the London premiere oyal hignn ss, e Earl of Athlone of Northumberland, the Duchess of i and the Countess of During the London show- ate exhibit will be given Duke and Duchess of 1 newlyweds. Details of the London opening were cabled the producer by the editor of a the Duke brought to this country after winning a contest as England's most beautiful girl. “Three Ages” was her first film undertaking. Face as Trademark. ) 'HE practice of foreign merchants and manufacturers of using. the names and pictures of American mo- tion-picture stars for advertieing pur- poses, without the consent of the stars, is expected to recelve @ severe jolt as the result of a test case which has just been decided in favor of Douglas Falr- banks in the high court of justice in the district of Zurich, Switzerland. Max Word, a Swiss cigarette maker, has been ordered by the court to cease the manufacture of cigarettes and cig- arette boxes bearing the name and ple- ture of Fairbanks, to withdraw the product already manufactured from the market and to pay damages tc Fair- banks for the illegal use of his name and picture. It is expected the example of the Swiss court will be followed by the gourts of other forelgn countries und in this manner su a means whereby American motion-piciure and theatrical orrect the abuse, which is = reached lurge proportions. ks has just been notifled cessful outcome of his case by his attorn —— Classed by many as better than and with music and lyrics writ- nd Joseph Mc- o8 a new musi- 50th_perform- ance in New York June 11. The book written by k Craven, author he First Year.” It was held the ason's record of cleanliness and good taste iu musical plays. Washington's Only Salt Water Resort All Bea Attractions 'Aduitar 50cs Children, 25e TExoept Sundaye and Molidaps Trains i Distelot Line Statten 10:00, 11:80, 2:00, GREAT FALLS PARK Most beautiful place near the National Capit FREE SUNDAY CONCERT Plenle Grounds—Fisbing Fopular Amusements | Exosit ik o b idiome | Round Trip, 50c; Children, 40c Adequate train service from Terminal, 36tb and M Btreets N.W. DANCING TONIGHT our AT CHEVY CHASE LAKE Two big, spacious p: fous, with wonderful noon nnd on both of them th well known MEYER DAVIS’ MUSIC | ADMISSION 1S FREE! hree | most brilliant compliment | princess | | mation of the Hollywood film indus- try. In accordance with the $7,000,000 producing program of the independ- |ents at the United Studlos, wllh:h i |is expected will offer the “trusts ‘lhe most formidable front since the |inception of the business, eleven i prominent Independent producers are now active at this plant. In addition to the producing activi- ties, the studio building and reno- vating program under the direction of M. C. Levee, president, is now | nearing completion, with the erec- |tion of new stages and cxecutive buildings and the laying out of new streots 'which, It la sald, makes this it he largest lenalng studio to producers on the west coast. Among the prominent independ- ents now engaged at United are Jos- eph Schenk, Maurice Tourneur, M. C. | Levee, Associated First National Pic- jtures, Norma and Constance Tal- madge, Edwin Carewe, Frank Lloyd and Lynn Reynolds. Film Features — RAPHAEL — N _and LILA R DO WELL," H St. at 1st N, MATINEE—3 P.M. CHARLES KAY, in “THE GIRL I D, GEORGE O'HARA, LOOD.” Round 8. 1340 WiscousinAv. LARA KIMBALL HE WOMAN OF uumgum‘ron M M) B'ER DO WELL," R. 1 Ave. pideth Turkington's pitol & P 8 “THE FAMOUS RS, eih, CULLE: MY b BYEL e Street .k AY AND TOMORRO UB GU-GETTEX CAROLINA 1ith& N, TODAY, 3 pm MORROW, 6:30 p. ME) GHAN and Lita R Boin opub Nuxn D0 WELL" SNUE POLLARD, in @th & C 8ts, N.E. NEW STANTON &2 & C sts. N. MDK'D BARI‘ARA g‘!- a m t, in th drama “My Frlend thc Devil” CENTRAL Oth Bet, b an TODAY AND TOMORROW — WILLL H TOMOR- ROW—HAROLD LLOYD, in “SAFE- TY LABT. AND GARDEN 14th and Col. R MATS. 2 P.M_DAILY, 8 P.M. SUNDA' TODAY AND TOHORBOW—IHINN SILLS and ANXA Q. NILE8O verture. - FPRBISCH) Concert ' Orchestra, Conductor. taky, 'S AVENUE GRAND CRANDALL’S 2YENUE GRaN m. b LLS, in SHIPS," tion, LATE BOLDIBR," Rhoades, Concert DALL MATINEES WED. AND BAT. AT 2. TODAY AND TOMORBUW_KICH. Y A s anr SHAWL." CLE 3195 Pa. Ave. BOUTA FOR FOR TRA i MLY0, MAT BOSE i BioH: DIX. in "A ml! OF HOLLY- DOROTHY P FTHD WORLD'S 4 STAGHT Elinor Giyn.. Also Comedy. ln t. EILBEN PIIO! lnd xl:uv JEROME _EDDY, “THE FLI] Also \THE JUNG .nhmu £ _Gop- ve. i Story by Swindling Screen Aspiranis. ,AN attack on "schml. of swindle,” which have been battening on the moving picture industry by extort- ing money on promises of securing ,employment, teaching acting, fllm | ‘méke=up” and other technic has been {launched by Buster Keaton, star of |Joseph M. Schenck-Metro comedies. Keaton voiced emphatic approval of the efforts of the Callfornia State Labor Commission and the Los An- geles police In their campalgn to squelch swindling of the public. This campaign, he said, has the hearty in- dorsement of the whole film Industry. I wish to warn the public agains! falling for confldence games played hy n using the film l.uduwl'y for t” says Keaton, ‘Scores of persons have applied at my studlo lltely saying they had come from all over the United Btates on the promise of work with my com- punies and other studios throughout ollywood In return for taking a8 in make-up and other things. “The Los Angeles police and state authorities are waging a campalgn to put a stop to all forms of film swindling. In Los Angeles it known that none of the concerns en- gaged in these practices have any connection with the fiim studios, so the swindlers are looking elsewhere for thelr prey. ‘I believe that a pub- lic properly warned against impostors can do more than anything else to top the various kinds of extortion.” e Brilliant News Cameraman WHAT is & news camerman like? This s a question often asked by an audience after seeing a news reel. Recently, Eugene M. Lamb, Fox News cameraman for China, statloned at Peking, arrived from the orient on a visit and a business consultation with the home office. Lamb is said to be a splendid representative of the news cameraman type. Just before he left China he re- ceived a war decoration from the Chi- nese government for merltorious service. During 1917-20 Mr. Lamb served as intelligence officer of the United States Navy in China, Mon- golia, Tibet, Manchurfa and Siberia. Since 1920 he has been in charge of the motion picture department of a large tobacco company and has rep- resented Fox in the Fiowery kingdom. After three years of United States consular service at Yarmouth, Nova Scotla, and Hallfax, Mr. Lamb went tc South Africa in 1914 as United States vice gonsul. In 1915 he became consul for.China and Switzerland, and a few months later took over the consular work of the central powers in South Africa. In 1916 he went to Peking as student interpreter at the American legation. What Maurice Tourneur Thinks. THAT the present generation will, never really see the really great motion pictures and that the difference in film entertainment a hundred years | from now will be as great as that be- tween the present aeroplane and the ox-cart mode of transportation of the | past. is the contention of Maurice | Tourneur, prominent director at the | United Studios. | ‘We, of this generation” says Mr Tourneur, *“have been clearing away the brush, felling trees, blasting out | stumps and carting away boulders. We | are preparing the soll. With the next generation will come the cuitivation of | the really fine things on the screen. “The most distinctive evolution in motion pictures will be in the ‘language’ of pictures, or their method of telling a story. The picture of the future will | suggest rather than deplct. An indica- tion of this is had already. “Pictures ultimately - will jump l'l!hi the abruptness of present-day cartoons. For instance, Jiggs contradicting Mag- | In the next drawing, Jiggs, on lhk“ 1k with a black eye and stars ro- tating around his head. You don't see him hit, but you know what has hap- rened. ‘Just as the ploneers of this country [rere in the miin occupied *=th bLulld- their homes and developing thei wofi e "une present generation whic has developed the finer inventions now common, so are we of the motion ple- tures merely preparing the way for the real things to be portraved on the screer by the comine @enerstine 40-Mile Moonlight Trip Steamer ST. JOHNS MON. amd FRI. This week only At 7:15 ® Free Dancing Alexandria xtops om all trips 28 Showins Exclusively the Worlds ¥ Best Valdeville ‘\\*; lr\a Beaut iful Qb Plaqhouseof efinement L\ Daill 3?2568 55unda Beginning o A Great Stav of Furu HARRY FOX The Famous and favored , MACFARLANE ¢ __and G *Song CHAS.CRAFTSS. ; JACKHALEY __Laughics of the Daz Frances Arms; Son Mirth, Melody and ion' Dancmq ona $|lverThread the Day: Pathe News Plot To Day ~ Two Sh I v qragges * Gertrude Barnes; Presentin a.éeafionable Fox Frivoli The Hilarious Farce " BED- ROOM& BATH Fan(*asxes'q with Helen Goodhue and Co. JACK HENRYS ; EDYTHE MAYE *A Ring Tangle” _ A Gale of Bert Ford & Pauline Price, Aesops Fables; Topics of O"la 3 hows 3andB8l5 ROGERS & ALLEN - SEWALL SISTERS-STODDARD'S BAND Five Other Great Acts - 5creen I;eatgres , 2:30 m...R I ALTO—MU, 17011 SHE'LL STEAL (BETTY COMPSON'S GREATEST YOUR HEART! MOLE SINCE “MIRACLE MAN™) AFFLES, BILLY THE KI D’AITA&IAH. JE l S JAMES — OLLED 1 ONE! THAT'S THE AlAl“lG HEROINE IN THIS HIGH.CLASS MELODRAMA. BETTY IN FOUR CHARACTERS FOR YOU TO HAIVEL A'I' DIX IN A LOV- with y BETTY COMPSON and RICHARD DIX SUBSIDIARI BRUCE NATURE SCENIC EXCLUSIVE NEWS SNUB POLLARD COMEDY, “COURTSHIP OF MILES SANDWICH” FAMOUS RIALTO ORCHESTRA OVERTURE, “MIGNON,” KY THOMAS, GEORGE wn.n. Cendweting E i IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIlIIIIII|IIII|IIIIIIIllIIIlIIIIIIIIIIlIlIIlIlIIlIIIIIIIII IHIIIIIIIIIIIIE % '1.50 - THE Ist YEAR IEGINNING TOMORROW NIGHT Goorge Marshall in Asseciation with A. H. Woede Precente FIRST TIME ON ANY STAGE AFTER THE RAIN By Lerey Clomens and Lyane Overmea All Nights, 80c, 78¢c, $1.00 and $1.50 Mat., Ther., 50c and 78c. Mat., Sat,, 50, 78¢ and $1.00 Special Holiday Matinee Wednssday (July 4) Best Scate The i | ENTRAL_THEATER CT ENTERTAINMEN Today, Mow., Tues., Weod. Thurs,, Fri., Set. HERBERT Mo“;-sfi%',‘.s RAWLINSON ez ALICE LAKE irring Plotwri- #ation of Morgan Roberteon’s Crashin fhe Soa, Fith Brilliant Support in 8 Btory of a Ric we Ad- Futerproted vy ire ém Crooked Poverty, 5IAANDAWI=A Y WLE [ cuen tanois | NOBODY'S BRIDE ALICE CALHOUN 3, George O’H. HarryVPollard in “Wohang Bloods No. 9 “Where 4m It’ inograms Bereen GrapMo—Kimogreme SPECIAL REDUCED CHILDREN'S ADMISSIONS Ticket, 13c; Tax, 2¢c. Total, 18¢c. Any Seat, Any Performance, Any Day. © [CRANDALL'S [CRANDALL'S THEATER HAROLD LLOYD With Perfect Bupport im the Most Amasing Thrill-Comedy Ever Made. SAFETY LAST PATHE REVIEW—NEWS—PIPE ORGAN DE LUXE Wed., TAure. Fri, Bot. ROY STEWART L With Lowra La Plante in a MlNTER Vivid Drama_of “the North- With Autonio Moreno in e e nted, THE TRAIL OF THE 6 WORDS LONESOME PINE 4 Snooky Comedy Comedy, “Falling for “4 Jungle Romeo” Franny” CRANDALL". S——j F ST. AT TENTH. Today—Deers Open at2:30. Deily, 10:30 «.m. to 11 p. m. S~ THIS WEEK 9% NOVEL DRAMA—UNUSUAL COMEDY PIRST NATIONAL PRESENTE g\nr the Stars flc I.I.WI llllll.'l’fll in "llElfl FEEI"' LUXE WORLD SURVEY—A SCENIC GEM WASHINGTON'S FINEST ORCHESTRA T T T U S RO RMU.SEMEN’TS BEGINNING DAY JouMFLETR CHANGE OF BILL. DOOR! NS ONLY POPLLAR PRICE “HARMONISTS OF THE ORIENT" -KEE TOW FOUR” SPROIAL BONGS, COMEDY Il!llll'l' DENTON & CO. __ONYER “POUGHEEEPSIE® NELSON & PARISH “THE RUBE AND THE RUBY™ “YOUTHFUI. CHEATERS” FEATURING omx HUNTER _AND MARTRA MANSFIELD TRA_VEATURE_COMEDIES _EXOELLENT P 3= “THE GIRL FROM DELFT" HIDDEN VOICES A MUSICAL ORIGINALITY e e e .. RICE OF ONE“geq Grand Opening NEW TAKOMA THEATRE 4th and Bitternut Streets, Takoma Park MONDAY EVENING, JULY 2 Two Shows—7:30 and 9 P.M. THOS. MEIGHAN |MERMAID COMEDY THENEERDOWELL ~ KINGGRAMS Theatre Cooled Artificially Abundant Parking Space for Cars Mr. W, D. Weist at the organ. Special for opening week, Mr. A. F. Brooks of New York, s~ Guest Organ Soloist. » AT 13t WEEK BEGINNING TODAY—SUNDAY, JULY 1 All she hae was nerve when she started out to con®*ince her old sweetheart that she had mfillons! Before she finished, she won hit back, even if she did lose her “borrowed” limousine, furs and Jjewels! Don't fail to see— funny man in KEATON WEEK” comedy hyx! EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTIONS the revival of Pathe News Pictures—Topics "f the Day The famous BUSTER “ONE his greastest TOM GANNON'S FAMOUS SVMPH(.?IY ORCHESTRA EMEMBER how ‘“The Sheik’ started a drand-new type of photoplay drama? Just so will this colorful and thrilling.tale . of the Tartar and Gypsy tribes of the Rou- manian Danube set & new fashion in screen Iterature! The story of a daring vagabond who bought his wife at the auction block and won her heart by his love-making! . AL ST. JOHN COMEDY-—“A TROPICAL ROMEO” Oolumbia Symphony Orchestra—Leon Brusilof, Directar i e v uruun-lmn—o:.her Hits < WS C@LU Y 0 ——