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AMU SEMENTS." LATEST MOVIE GOSSIP FROM HOLLYWOOD (Special Correspondence of The Star.) (Copsright, 1923, in United States and Britain by North Alliance. Al Tights reserved.) BY HALLETT ABEND. LOS ANGELES, July Glass. film r and former protege of nounced his retirement screen until such time the American public “without u blem- ish to my name.” Glass' retirement, which was volun- tary, was accompanied by an offer to his producer to abrogate his contract, which called for nearly $1,000 a week. This offer was refused, but Glass per- sisted in his refusal to appear in the star role in * ytime, the of which was scheduled to begin at Mihe Schulberg lot at once. Glass' retirement follows his arrest on June 2, with Louis Gasnier, diréetor, and two young women charge aney G tter announ ment . in part: all my life to earn the respect and esteem of the public. Because been rewarded so generously, that my responsibility is proportionately great. (than anything else from ing his retire- 1 feel 800d enough to set up for me.” The young star reiterated his inno- cence, and expressed his hope for a complete vindication by a jury. What Others Are Doing. Renee Adoree, Louis B. Mayer's new find, who stars in the next Reginald Baker release, has sued Tom Moore for divorce. She charges desertion. Divorce papers have been filed also by Helene Chadwick, who asks her freedom from William Wellman on the grounds of non-support and de- «sertion. ‘ Florence Vidor has been offered the leading part in the feature which Ernest Lubitsch will direct for War- ner Brothers Laurette Taylo Metro last year in has signed with the make two more feature films. They will be called “Happiness” and “A Night in Rome,” and both are plays written for her by her husband, J. Hartley Manners. Miss Tavlor and “Mr. Manners will arrive in Hollywood in October, according to their new contract. Eri who starred for Peg o' My Heart,” ame company to A Prophec ERE'S a true one: Eight years ago a schoolgirl of fourteen came to the old Vitagraph studios out Flatbush, Brooklyn. Her name was Constance Talmadge. J. Stuart Blackton, ever on the look- out for budding talent, gave the schoolgirl a small rt in a picture. Glen MacWilliams was the camera- man on the production girl was more interested in the cam- era than anything else in the studio and a friendship sprang up between the cameraman and the Erasmus Hall student MacWilliams explained all the de- tails of picture making to Miss Tal- madge, who, when she went back to school. gave him her picture. Mac- Williams wrote on the back of it me day you will be a star, M in reat American Newspaper 26.—Gaston stage arah Bernhardt, has an- the he can face filming his on and misconduct. . worked 1 have to the public 1 want more to live up to the requirements that the public has been h von Stroheim, noted director, The school- predicts that motion pictures will suffer virtual extinction within five ears unless something is done to curb uneducated and uncultured cen- sors who now recklessly cut films to please a few persons who have not enough troubles of their own and in- terfere with other people’s business. Von Stroheim considers censorship a public menace of prime importance, and says that if it continues un- checked the public’s most popular form of amusement will gradually “fade ‘nto weak, puny, emaciated dis- integration.” and that “people will be shown false Views of life and not be permitted to witness realities.” The sreat books, the classics, cannot even now be visualized on the screen, he says, without undergoing butchery. _Von Stroheim is just now complet- ing “Greed" for Goldwyn's, a literal screen version of Frank Norris' novel, “McTeague.” Hailed as New Star. Tod Browning announced that he is certain he has found the John Barry- more of films in the person of Ray- mond Griflith, who is now playing the lead in “The Day Faith.” 1 have seen a pre-view of Gold- wyn's “Three Wise Fools.” The stage play is no better than this film ver- sion. which King Vidor directed. In it Eleanor Boardman makes good with a vengeance, as does William Haines, another Goldwyn juvenile lead. The three wise fools are Alex Francis Claude Gillingwater and William H. Crane. There is a plot full of humor and pathos and a thrill- ing and realistic penitentiary escape. The element of mystery is also well sustained. ‘William De Mille, Paramount direc- tor, remarks ironically that perhaps in a century the cinema will produce something genuinely artistic, but he thinks that more photopla; have failed because of oo poor a story rather than because of 100 much In spite of what are termed th: mense strides made by motion pic- tures in the last twenty vears, he thinks the cinema has made propor- tionate no more advances in that time than painting made in the first twenty years after painting was be- sun, “We are now in the position of a painter who has learned how to s leet a canvas, mix the paints, apply the paints and create some semblance of a painting.” he says. Mr. De Mille says that in spite of all that has been about “playing down to the pub- he himself “plays up to the pub- and gives it whatever artistic ability he may possess y Fulfilled. Talmadge, and when that time comes 1 hope that I will be your camera- man.” Recently at the United Studios, where Constance Talmadge is appear- ing in “The Dangerous Maid.” a Jos- eph M. Schenck attraction, Camera- man MacWilliams, who is filming Constance in the picture, rapped on her dressing room door. “Do you remember this?" he asked Constance, ding her a much battered “still” stance looked long at the ph tograph. “I'm sure I do,” she sald, “and before I turn it over and look at the writing I'm sure is on the back I'm going to quote word for word just what you wrote on it. You were the first to predict that I would some day become a star, and it was to make your prophecy come true for both of us that I asked Mr. Schenck to let you be my cameraman.” Some Stars Shine Unseen. \RANCES MARION beautiful enough to be a star of the screen und smart enough to be Governor of California or.United States senator. if she chose to be, but why go into politics when able to make $150.000 a year by staying at home and not having the trouble of keeping polit- Lical fences in repair and getting jobs for a lot of henchmen and hungry constituents? & To be the biggest fish in one's own puddle is a good thing. and Frances Marion is the biggest in her puddle, and it is a rather sizable puddle—the motion picture industry. 1f Frances Marion were six people she could not possibly accept all the commissions offered her to wrjte scenarios, to supervise and to direct pictures, and <he is doubtless the only woman in the world who ever turned down $100.000 a year just becau she did 1ot want to leave home to earn it From her beautiful home in Holly- wood, where Miss Marion has her wtudio, the titian-haired witch of con- has turned out many of the Young Doug Now. ICHARD HARDING DAVIS' story, 'The Grand Cro: of the Cres- cent,” will serve as the first starring vehicle of Douglas Fairbanks, jr., Paramount's thirteen-year-old star. In speaking of the choice of this story and future plans for the young star, Mr. Lasky said: “Douglas Fairbanks, ,starred in reles typifying the best in American boyhood. For that reason Jve have combed the literary field in kearch of the ideal material for his screen stories. America is justly proud of its boys; Paramount expects ‘1o be equally proud of the fothcom- ing productions featuring the younger zeneration as pictured by young ( Fairbanks, himself an admirable #pecimen of youthful America. He literally is the American boy per- <onified. n ‘The Grand Cross of the Cres- cent’ we believe we have found an ideal vehicle in which to introduce Douglas Fairbanks. jr. Richard Hard- \ing Davie never wrote a more human or_ entertaining story and it might have been written especially for the young star, so perfectly does it fit his needs.” Joseph Henabery Paramount picture Roberts. will be featureq with Noah Beery as one of the chief support- ing players. Elfred Bingham adapted Davis' story. The title of “The Grand Cross of the Crescent” will be changed before its release. “Peck's Bad Boy." RINCIPAL PICTURES CORPORA- tion has arranged for the produc- tion of the series of Peck stories. jr, is to be will direct this and Theodore When Jackie Coogan made “Peck’s | _Jiad Boy." Sol Lesser of the organiza- NN purchased the screen rights for the entire Peck series. “Peck’s Bad Boy and His Pa” will b the first story to be made. Edward 1. Cline will direct the film, will be in full feature length. The scenario is now being prepared by Harry Carr, John Grey and Walter * Anthony. DANCING DAVISON'S Lot 1329 M n.w.TEs ‘Teach you to dance correctly in a few lessons, strictly private. Any hour. Separate studios. Class dance Sat. evenings, with orchestra. 9% - SFECTAL Don't be a wallfiower. Join the Balle’s dane- ing class for beginners Sat. night, 8:30 to 10. Children Wed., 2 to 4. Priv. lessons any time. Rates recuced for the summer. CATHERINE DALLE, 719 9th st. n.w. Frank. 6508. . STAFFORD PEMBERTON Partner to Mae Murray, Gertrude Hoffman. Stage. Baliroom. Children's Dancing Taught. S7UDIO, 1850 BILTMORE. COL. 2802. PROF, AND MRS, AGHER'S STUDIO, 1127 10th m.w. Olasy Monday and Friday, 8 nl p. Private lessons by sppointment. Jhome Fraokin 8567, Lstablished 1909, . 9* which | rol | masterpieces made famous by the names of Mary Pickford, Norma and Constance Talmadge, Marshall Neilan and scores of other screen celebrities. But undoubtedly the crowning work of this young woman's brilliant career is her working script for “Th Dramatic Li of Abraham Lincoln, | the tremendous picturization of the | career of America’s greatest son, now | nearing completion by the Rockett | Lincoln Film Company of Hollywood, | under direction of Phil Rosen. On this subject alone has Miss | Marion's genius been set free to soar | to heights hitherto unexplored. and [v\ith the result, it is said, that a screen classic has been created which, |largely due to Miss Marion's power- ful and discriminating treatment of its elements, bids fair to endure |longer than any cinematic produc- tion yet made. | Miss Marion is a descendant of the celebrated Gen. Francis Marion, one of the heroes of the American rev lution. and in her heart patriot and genius burn quite as brightl, s n that of her illustrious progenitor. Perhaps that is why her Lincoln seript is so wonderful. “Cau“flower Hands.“ ILLIAM DUNCAN is taking a rest from the moving picture art. He has developed “caulifiower hands,” puffed up like balloons, and so tender they can hardly be touched—all from the continuous task of pounding faces. “The Steel Trail.” a Universal serial in which he plays the fighting chief engineer of a railroad construction gang, is the cause. There's a fight in almost every scene, with Duncan doing most of the fighting. “I noticed.” says Duncan, “that my hands were pufling up, and then pain began to develop. So I dropped over | to the Universal Emergency Hospital and let them give me the once over. *“‘Quit fight scenes right away— | you're getting ~ caulifiower hand. they told me. I had heard of cau flower ears but never knew you could | develop fists of the same type. That's | why I am resting from my art . First Barber Sctreen-Hero. HE first barber to reach the screen s the hero of a romartic drama will make his bow to the fan world in Thomas H. Ince's screen adaptation of “The Barber of New Orleans,” the stage play taken from Edward Childs Carpenter’s novel, “The Code of Victor Jallott.” The story deals with one of the most romantic and least familiar periods of American history—the days of the Louisiana Purchase. The scenes are laid in New Orleans, where the hero, Victor Jallot, is a sort of an Admira- ble Crichton—barber, fencing master, duelist, surgeon, man of letters and musician—beloved alike by men and women, | The barbers of the old days were { persons of great importance. 'Besides performing tonsorial tasks, they were imen familiar with surgery and were { “hale “fellows, well met,” who knew all the gossip of their community. The character is said to be one of the most original which has reached the screen. . ** QCARAMOUCHE,” turization of Rafael Sabatini's novel of the French revolution, is now in the cutting room rapidly tak- ing shape. It is said that competent |judges, who have viewed this latest lachievement of Rex Ingram, declare it is a picture greater even than “The Four Horsemen.” Rex Ingram, show- ing the first signs of his famous art, |is represented by “The Four Horse- men.” Rex Ingram, at the fullest developmeént of his art, is represented by his latest work—"Scaramouche.” Names familiar to the motion pic- ture world appear as principals in the cast of “Scaramouche,” which is headed by Ramon Novarro, Alice | Terry aad Lewis Stone, As a result] THE SUNDAY Filmograms. . ULCY" has gone into the movies. Lynn Fontalne, famous for her portrayal of the role on the stage, at work in “Second Youth” at the New?) York studios of Distinctive Pictures. She plays opposite her husband, Al- fred Lunt. Carey Wilson is writing the scena- rio for “Three Weeks,” in daily con- ference with the author, Elinor Glyn. Charles Brabin has completed photog- raphy on Elinor Glyn's “Six Days.” and the author, it is sald, has ex- pressed unbounded enthusiasm for the director's work and for that of the leading members of the cast. 3rich von Stroheim’s “Greed. a screen version of Frank Norris' “Mc Teague.” a story of an old-time dent- ist, is said to have proved a subject of 'unusual interest to the dentists in attendance on the American Dental Association Conference in San Fran- cisco. They visited the sets and wit- nessed the advancement of their pro- fession—as far as implements, office equipment, etc., are concerned—in the past decade. Victor Scastrom, Swedish_dire; now making “The Master of Man, first production for Goldwyn, has se- }lected Hobart Bosworth for the role of Douglas Stowell, deemster of the Isle of Man, father of Victor Stowell, the leading character in the picture. who_later becomes deemster, played by Conrad Nagel intended career in chemical engineering, Rush Hughes, nineteen-year-old son of Rupert Hughes, has decided upon a motion picture career. He will appear in his father's new screen production, “Law Against Law. Fifty physicians and surgeons from all parts of the United States visited the Goldwyn studios recently and were photographed individually on a uniform scale, from which a compo- site picture can be made and used as a guide for selection of “city doctor” types from now on. In a conversa- tion with Marshall Neilan several physicians criticized the way their profession had been represented on the screen Giving up an “Breaking into the movies is not a matter of trick of speech. There is no password. Just keep your chin up and work hard. 1f the would-be player has that unquenchable fire— that urge to become an actress—the intangible something which we call ability or personality or genius, noth- ing will stop him or her from suc- ceeding.” Director Alfred E. Green of Paramount Pictures says so. “The Meanest Man in the World" will have an early September release. 1t adapted from George M. Co- han’s play. The cast includes Bert Lytell, Blanche Sweet and Bryant Washburn. “The Man From Brodney's,” George McCutcheon’s story of London, the grand duchy of Rapp-Thorberg and the Island of Japat, is being made into a picture by Vitagraph. The cast will include Miss Du Pont and Wanda agraph's famous old stage coach an important role in the David Smith production, “Ploneer Trails," recently completed. The coach is one of the few remnanis of the early davs When the trip across country was made in Concord coaches, and bears the marks of Indian attacks and hold-ups. Booth Tarkington, whose new novel, “Alice Adams,” won the Pulitzer prize as the best American nove] of 192 has had many of his literary suc- cesses transferred to the screen. Tarkington, nevertheless. withholds his movie attendance until he goes to his summer home, at Kennebunkport, Me., when, it is said, he fairly plunges into a veritable orgy of picture- watching. Alfred Lunt, now a screen star, is more familiar to theater-goers than to movie fans. He has appeared here in a number of noted plays. among them “Clarence” and “The Intimate Strangers.” by Booth Tarkington. He was featured here several seasons ago by George Tyler in a stock sea- son at the National. He is a member of the George Tyler producing family, that includes Gienn Hunter, Lynn Fontaine, Sidney Toler and many others A class that taxed the capacity of the private projection room at Cran- dall's Metropolitan Theater attended the Americanization School of Visual Instruction Tuesday night. The De- partment of Agriculture’s film, “Sugar Cane and Cane Sugar.’ was shown, after which the students discussed it. Among those present were Raymond ¥. Crist, commissioner of naturaliza- tion; Robert S. Coleman of St. Paul, Fred J. Schiotfeldt of Chicago, both connected with the naturalization bu- reau, and Miss Maude E. Aiton. pri cipal of fi1e Americanization school. All made Vrief addresses. | | Mrs. H. Moffatt Bradley, supervisor, | announces that the visual Pducnlionul; session of the Dally Vacation Bible | Schools, which have been held in the Crandall residential theaters, have been discontinued for the balance of the summer. This work will be re- sumed at a later date to be an- nounced. In Hollywood less than a month, Jeanne de Balzac, great grandniece of Honore de Balzac, famous French author, is appearing as a Castillian countess in Emmett Flynn's Spanish spectacle, “In the Palace of the King. She also had a role in_George D. Baker's production of ‘The Magic kin.” taken from the fantastic story by Balzac. To test Edison’s theory that college men are good only in the jobs for which_they are specially trained, Le Roy Ellsworth Grooms, consulting mining chemist, a Cornell graduate, is playing in a motion picture at the Burr Glendale studio, on Long Island Grooms is one of twelve college men who agreed to put the theory to a test, and when a dozen slips were shuffled in a hat Grboms drew the “motion picture actor” slip. Waldemar Young has begun the screen version of Robert W. Service's “Poisoned Paradise.” It has been de- cided to reconstruct the most impor- tant buildings of Monte Carlo in Los Angeles, Mr. Schulberg being con- vinced that European stories can be produced more artistically, more con- vincingly and more economically in California than on the original loca- tions of the stories. H { The leading role in Rida Johnson Young's picturesque play, “Maytime.” which Peggy Wood played on the New York stage, has been given to Ethel Shannon in' the film version, soon to be started. Constance Talmadge is spending a few days in prison. Oh, but it's not what you think. She plays the part of a rebel in “The Dangerous Maid,” a story of the time of James II of England. She was captured and placed in a dirty basement cell by order of James II. Buster Keaton has too many over- head expenses. In his latest comedy, which is laid during the time of the first railroad, in 1830, Buster appears for the first time in a high beaver hat. Eight hats have been ruined to date, and there are many weeks more of actual shooting. Compared With “"Four Horsemen." the Metro pic-of the opportunity which the title role in this production has given him, Ramon Novarro, who was one of Rex Ingram's .famous discoveries, it is sald, promises to become one of the greatest figures on the screen today. TSI T T A. B. (Bill) Younger, who adapted Blanche Upright's novel, “The Valley of Content” to the screen for Reg- inald Barker under the name of “Pleasure Mad,” has been re-engaged to prepare the screen version of John M. Stahl's next picture, “Why Men Leave Home,” based on Avery Hop- wood's play. A long term at the Metro Studio and three years at Universal are high lights in a career that has won Mr. Younger. recognition. ! SYLVIA BREJ AND J. THE GOLDEN WEST FASHION CREATION BY ELENORE DE WITT EBY. LAPPER fashions reigned supreme at Keith's last week, and even Emma Carus donned a short black taffeta frock, with basque bodice and souffant skirt, to sing a youthful song. She shook her bobbed auburn curls ang played with the silk folds of her skirt, where a profusion of red grapes and gold leaves traced their colorfully embroidered way. Miss | Carus also appeared in an elaborate | creation of cloth of gold and chiffon. | The bodice of the light fabric was | almost entirely covered by successive rows of gold beading, and a beaded | strap passed from shoulder to shoulder at the back. holding in place a bloused apron-like panel, which veiled the bodice at the front. The | skirt, of lustrous metal cloth, was ornamented with several medallions of beading in a pattern of red flowers and green leaves. At the top several short rounded. petal panels. each beaded in a floral motif, added an un- usual touch. Peggy Fears, also at Keith's. wore an attractive coat-d of jade green taffeta. It was fashioned with a tight little basque bodice and a bouffant kirt, opened up one side of the front, with the corners rounded off so that a foundation of maize-colored chiffon, daintily ruffled, was revealed. Tiny buttons appeared in a straight line at one side of the bodice, while count- less rows of shirring added an at- tractive finish at the waist. A long chiffon scarf of green, striped with maize was flung around the neck. choker fashion, and. one end drooped in a graceful panel at the back, nearly touching the skirt hem. Mandarin slecves of green chiffon, also striped in maize. completed the model. Miss Fears wore with this costume a small hat of self-color taffeta, with a pale vellow water lily poised at one sid~ Thelma White, appearing in sketch, “Just Out of Knickers,” d played an attractive frock of Lanvin green linen. It was fashioned in one piece, and gathered to a deep yoke | hotoplays (Continued on Third Page.) Saturday, with Betty Compson in the | title role, and Joe Rock. in “The Cold Homestead " LEADER—"Birth of a Nation.” D. W. Griffith’s most famous photo- | play, “The Birth of a Nation” a United Artists release, will be shown from today to Tuesday, both inclu- sive, at the Leader Theater. The Birth of a Nation" is unique. Nothing of its kind has ever been produced. For history and intense | drama it stands today as the great American picture classic, Apollo. v and tomorrow, “Brass,” and “able, “The Covered Push- Tuesday and Wednesday, Jealousy,” Stan Laurel, in Ai and “Golf, as Played | by Gene Sarazen'; Thursday. Doug- las MacLean, in “A Man of Action,” and Neal Burns, in “Back to the| ‘Woods”: Friday, Betty Comps in | “The Woman With Four Faces,” and | George O'Hara, in “Fighting BElood,” | Round 9; Saturda Jane Novak, in Divorce,” ‘and “Our Gang” comedy. “Boys to Board. “Scars of ‘Gas and o 1 Avenue Grand. i and tomorrow, “Scars of " Stan Laurel, in “Gas and “Golf, as Played by Gene Sarazen”; Tuesday and Wednesday, “Brass,” and Aesop Fable, “The Cov- ered Pushcart”; Thursday, Betty Compson, in “The Woman With Four nd Johnny Jones, in “Broad- Friday, Jane Novak, in “Di- and Neal Burns, in “Be Your- ; Saturday, Douglas MacLean, in “A Man of Action,” and Lige Conley, in “This Way Out.” Carolina. Today and tomorrow, Herbert Bren- non’s “Rustle of Silk’ Tuesday and ‘Wednesday, Strongheart (the wonder dog), in “Brawn of the North"; Thursday, Bryant Washburn and Helen Ferguson, in “Hungry Hearts' Frid: Bebe Daniels, in “The Ex- citers”; Saturday, Alice Brady, in “The Snow Bride.” . Chevy Chase. Monday and Tuesday, Tearle and Betty Compson, in “The Rustle of Silk"”; Dorothy Devore, in “Let 'Er Run,” and Kinograms. Wed- nesday and Thursday, “Nanook of the North”; Charles Chaplin, in “Pay Day,” Eesop's Fables and Kinogram. Friday, “Hoot” Gibson, in “Double Dealing’””; Stan Laurel, in “Kill or Cure,” and “Eagle's Talons,” No. 4. Saturday (open 3 p.m.). Betty Comp- son, in “The White Flower”; Century comedy, “Spring_Fever,” and “Dan- iel Boone,” No. 3. Circle. Today and tomorrow, “Down to the Sea in Ships”:; Tuesday, “The Last Moment”; Wednesday, Dorothy Dal- ton, in “The Law of the Lawless": Thursday and Friday, D. W. Grifith’s “The Birth of a Nation"; Saturda: Jack Pickford, in “Garrison’s Finish. Elite. Today and tomorrow. “Down to! the Sea in Ships”; Tuesday. Gladys} Walton, in “Gossip”; Wednesday, Ethel Clayton, in “The Remittance Woman”; Thursday, .Roy Stewart, in “Just & Wife": Friday, Niles Welch, in “What Wives Want,” and Saturday, Jane Novak and John yWers, in, “Divorce’ Conway | | “The Alarm | jacket | webby {ible Fear': Tuesday | ders™; | Desert STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, AUGUST 5, IN “THE GIRL OF S OF THE STAGE. of heavy mesh lace, dyed to match the linen, which gave a bateau neck- line, and included diminutive sleeves. Pockets®f the green lace were placed at each side, and double panels, scarcely more than narrow streamers, hung from them, dipping below th hemline. Blanche Ring wore an exceptionally attractive evening gown during the second week of “The Alarm Clock” at the Shubert-Belasco. The straight- line foundation slip was entirely con- cealed by heavy bead work, applied in a pattern of alternate black and white circles. A fringe of long bead strings fell at each side, Suggesting panels. and _additio clusters of beaded chains, caught together here and there, formed long, drooping sling sleeves. Miss Ring also appeared in n exquisite summer frock of pale avender. with a kimono-sleeved overdress of white lace, opened the length of the front, and girdled with a twisted streamer of lavender satin ribbon Mary Phil » taking part in 7 first displaved a tume of bright vels The straight, tailored outlined with and collared stunning sport low flannel wa black piping. velvet, and the plain yeilow laid in tiny knife pleats. A small black velvet toque was an attractive complement to the costume Miss Philllps later appeared in an unusual frock of light almond green crepe. It was cut on simple lines, but many flowers in varying tones of yel- low and red, with an occasional white one here and there, were appliqued over both blouse and skirt, adding a distinctive touch. - Miss Phillips wore a small turban of cioth of gold with the gown. Marion Coakley charming frocks, than a model basque bodice quaint bertha lace, and its trifte toward trimmed with lace. in displayed but none of brown chiffon. Its was bordered with a collar of fine white skirt, which flared « the " hem. was also the trasting A smail cha black lace, with a scarf tra one shoul was especial with the demure, girlish frock This Weel: Favorite. Today. Milton Sille. morrow. Anita wu of ing effective in “Skin Deep™: Stewart. in “Invis- Mabel Ballin, in Wednesday, Thursday, to! Tarried from erine People Glengarry” McDonald “White Friday. “Crossroads Saturday. Harry Driven Kath- Shoul- of New Carey. in York"; H:ppodfome. Today und tomorrow madge. in “Within the day, “Adam’s Rib"; in Advance’: Snow. in “Veiled Women": Frid “Itching Palms”; Saturday, Ralph Lewis, in “West-Bound Limited.” Norma Law™ Wednesday, Thursday, Tal- Tues Paid Home. Today and tomorrow, and Antonio Moren, citers”; Tuesday Miriam Cooper. Bebe Daniels in “The kEx- . Kenneth Harlan and in “The Girl Who Came Back”: Wednesday, Roy Stew- art, in “Burning Word: Thursday, Lloyd Hughes, in “Are You a Fail- ure Friday, Alice Brady. in “The Snow' Bride”. Saturday. Warren Kerrigar “A Man's Man.” Leader. ““The Birth of a Nation.” D. W. Grif- fith’s wonderful spectacle. will be shown at the Leader Theater this coming Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Eighteen thousand human actors and 3,000 horses were employed in the making of the pie-| ture. New. Today, Tom Mix, in “Three Jumps Ahead”: tomorrow, Mary Pickford, in “Pollvana”; Tuesday. “Toll of the Sea”; Wednesday, Who Waited”; Thursday, Kathleen Wil liams, in “Trimmed in Scarle day, William Russell, in Blackie,” and Saturday, feature and comedy. Olympic. Today, Cody and Gladys Hulette, in Eugene Sue's “Secrets of Paris”; to- morrow, “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse’ Tuesday, Madge Bel- lamy and Lloyd Hughes, in “Are You a Failure? and Charlie Chaplin, in “Sunnyside’ Wednesday and Thurs- day, Norma Talmadge, in “Within the Law"”; Friday, Milton Sills, in “What a Wife Learned”; Saturday, Alice Brady, in “The Snow Bride." Princess. Today. Willlam Duncan, in “The Man of Might”; tomorrow, Constance Binney, in “A Bill of Divorcement’; Tuesday, Alice Brady, in “The Snow Bride"”; Wednesday. yndham Stand- ing, in ““The Inner Man"”; Thursday, The Girl Who Came Back": Friday, “The Tast Moment”; Saturday, Bebe Daniels, in “The Exoiters.” Raphael. Today and tomorrow, Marguerite de la Motte, in “Wandering Daughters”; Tuesday, Cullen Landis and Eva Novak, in “Dollar Devils”; Wednes- day, “The Kingdom Within”; Thurs- day, Walter Hiers, in “60 Cents an Hour” Friday, Viela Dana, in “A Noise in Newboro”; Saturday, “A Man's Man. Regent. Today, Madge Bellamy. in “The Soul of ‘the Beast”; tomorrow. Clara Kimball Young, in ‘“Cordelia the Magnificent”; Tuesday, Elinor Falr, in “Driven”; Wednesday, Mary Alden, in “The Old Nest”; Thursday, Gloria Swanson, in_ “The Great Momen ) Friday, Ernest Torrence, in “Brokea narrow | black { ing Company. skirt was | everal | prettier | over | ! “Man | Margaret | { Jealou: {No Bills i [ the Strand The manager of 1923—PART 3. AMUSEM ENTS. In the Spotlight. |Luck and Bluff An Open Sesame CORNEUA OTIS SKINNER has been engaged for ‘Tweedles,” which opens in New York one week hence. Jimmy Hussey replaces Eddie Can- tor as principal comedian of the “Fol- lies” tomorrow night. “Brook” will be the title of the play to be produced by the new firm of McKee & Stevens. Thomas P. Rebin- son is the author. Paul Whiteman and his band. are due back on the Leviathan this week from England. They went over on the big boat, and have been appear- ing in a London revue. A musica] comedy known in Eng- land as “Battling Butler” will be called “The Dancing Honeymoon' when it is produced in New York. It is now in rehearsal, and will have its initial showing in Chicago. The fifth annual “Greenwich Vil- lage Follies” was placed in rehearsal last week. Joe E. Brown will be the principal comedian. Peggy O'Neil probably will play the leading role in “Just Married,” which it to be presented shortly in London. St. John Ervine's comedy, “Mary Mary, Quite Contrary.” was placed in rehearsal by David Belasco last week, with Mrs, ke as its star. There will be a strong supporting company. “Angel Food,” by Dana Buraet, goes into rchearsal this month under the direction of Mindin & Goldrezer, V\'lllh Roberta Arnoid in the leading role. 5 Svelyn Nichols, sister of _Anne Nichols, author of “Abie's Irish Roge.” joined the cast of that comedy in New York last week. Frederick Tiden wil] have a promi- nent role in “Schemers.” which Oliver Morosco is to produce at an early date. Gail Kane has been “The Breaking Point, have its first showing about the middle of this engaged for which _will in New York month 7 Mrs. Charles B. Cochran, wife of the London producer, arrived in New York last week to discuss plans with the Selwyns for the presentation of Raquel Meller, a Spanish girl, who will be seen in a revue this season: “The Music Box Revue” ended its long New York run last night. It will begin a tour of the larger cities in Baltimore October 1 “The " by Edward block. placed in rehearsal t week by Charles Dillingham, with Florence Reed as its star. The cast will include Leslie Austin, Frank Morgan and Leonard Mudle. Judels, the . is to take a fiyer in vaude- ville in a sketch entitled “The Immi- grant.” Krno- Charles well known ina Kopernak and Robert Ren- del will play the leading roles in *“The Four-in-Hand,” which is soon to have its first showing in New York. Nugent comedy, “Dumb- Newport tomorrow night. A play of similar title, by Jude Bra)ton, is to be presented during the fall by the Paul Blaufox Produc- The new bell.” opens in A change in booking plans tak The Next Corner” into New York eptember 3. and sanova,” with Lowell Sherman as its star, September The first play is being produced by A. H. Woods, and the second by Mr. Woods in association with Gil- bert Miller. Jobn Hunter “De Sleep,” by % in October Booth, will be produced by Oliver Morosco. Charlotte Walker will tour the south in “The Fool” the coming sea- son. She may go to the Pacific coast over the southern route. Walter Hampden's production, “The ! Thomas, with Pedro de¢ Cor- will open ¥ part of th Black Flag™ by A. E. “arroll McComas and ba in the chief rol w York the later month Manager A. T. Sparrow of ter this week is con- erring with J. H. Lubin, the Loew vaudeville cir New York. regarding book- for the Strand for the new sea- According to reports, the com- ing months bid fair to make vaude- history. Never have the thea- ying this class ‘of amuse. ent had such a wealth of high-class talent to_draw on, it is said, a Manager Sparrow expects to take fu advantage of this fact by opening h theater early in the season Anson, youthful ballerina recently signed by Goldwyn, will atured in the Spanish ballet num- In the Palace of the King. General in was be fe ber o William LeBaron, the playwright. abandoned writing for the stage at the very top of his career in order to apply his talents to the preparation of screen stories for Cosmopolitan Corporation. LeBaron has added fin- ishing touches to the dramatization of the biggest Cosmopolitan hits of the season. Chains”; Saturday. Lon Chaney, All the Brothers Were Valiant.' Savoy. and_ tomorrow, “Scars of Paul Parroit. _in “Post and “Golf. as Played by Gene Sarazen”; Tuesday and Wed- “Brass” and Aesop Fable, That Kills; Betty Compson. in “The With Four Faces.” and Johnny Jone in “Stung”; Friday, Jane Novak, in “Divorce,” and Mr. and Mrs. Cart De Haven, in “The Panic Is On’ Saturday, Douglas MacLean. in “A Man of Action”: Neal Burns, in “Back to the Woods,” and Lyman H. Howe's “Shooting the Earth. Takoma. Tomorrow and Tuesday, Betty Compson and Conway Tearle, in “The Rustle of Silk”'; Mermaid comedy and Kinograms; Wednesday and ' Thurs: day, “Brothers Under the Skin”: Snub Pollard comedy and Aesop's Fables; and = Saturday, “Broken " Christie comedy and Kino- in Today nesday. “The Pace York. Katherine MacDonald, in “Money, Money, Money.” and Larry Semon, in “The Barnyard”; tomor- row, H. A. Snow’s “Hunting Big Game in Africa,” and Bobby Vernon, in “Take Your Cholce”; Tuesday, “The Town That Forgot God,” and Aesop Fable, “The Covered Push- cart”; Wednesday. Lon Chaney. “All the Brothers Were Valiant, Lige Conley, in “Hold Tight”; Thurs- day, Dorothy Dalton, in “The Law of the Lawless” and Stan Laurel, in “Gas 2 Man Between” Round 9; Sat- “Her Fatal in “The Today Author.” - Next Week's pl’xotoplays METROPOLITAN — “Penrod and Sam,” a Booth Tark- ington story. PALACE — Thomas Meighan, | in “Homeward Bound.” RIALTO — “The Eternal Three,” a Marshall Neilan production for Goldwyn. COLUMBIA—“The Love Pik- er,” featuring Anita Stew- “Slander the Gladys Walton, in dust.” CRANDALL'S — “McGuire of the Mounted”; “The Heart i “Nobody’s Money.” general | who | Thursday. | Woman ' LLAN DWAN'S entrance_into mo. tion pictures is gited as a good example of the element of “luck” that | has attended the start of many of the successtul figures in picture produc- tion today. It also prowes the old rule that when opportunity knocks one should be ready to take advantage of it. Back in 1908, Dwan was an clec- | trical engineer, just fresh from Notre | Dame University. He was in c harge | of the installation of Cooper-Hewitt | lights at the old Essanay studio in Chicago. One day Tom Ricketts, a director, | came up to him and said “You're just the type I am looking for. Are you an actor? | Dwan_said yes just to see what | would happen, and when Ricketts | asked him where he had worked he was in a quandary. Then his ability | to think quickly,” which has been a | great asset to him in directing pic- ! tures, brought him the chance to ap- ar before the camera. The night forc Dwan had been to sce “Paid n Full” at one of the theaters, so he toid Ricketts that he had played Joo Brooks in that play Before he knew it, Ricketts had him in dressing ' room putting make-up on and he played in several scenes with J. Warren Kerrigan That was the beginning of Dwan's motion-picture career. Later he dug down in_ his trunk and uncovered some stories he had written in his school days and sold them for $25 each. This brought him the chance to be scenario editor of the old American Film Company in California. From that time to Dwan's rise has been stead Dwan's rise has been ste Mr. Dwan has become one of th. best known directors in America. H produced *Robin Hood" for Douglas airbanks and “The Glimpses of the Moon” and “Lawful Larceny” for Paramount Styles for Ne)ft Season. ARTHA MANSFIELD paused re- | cently, while she was enter- taining his excellenc Kumichd Horigoutchi, the Japancse ambassa- dor; Mme. Horigoutchi and-Mlle. and M. Horigoutchi, his wife, daughter and son, to give out some advance information on what women will wear next season. \ “For the fashion scene of her next| picture, ‘Potash and Perlmutter, the | leading designers in America sent some {ifty of their most beautiful| models to the Fort Lee studio. Each | model displayed two complete cos- | tumes, shown with complementary additions of headdresses, fans, ba and other details to complete the en semble, “No startling changes in silhouett were seen, the gowns depending largely for their individuality on the | richness of their fabrics and the artis- | tic simplicity of their lines, which are, of course, the features that win th **LONDONERS who impersonate tai- lors' dummies up to and includ- | ing the brains and give Americans the bird in the matter of clothes, will be a bit frantic about Fred Niblo's {'Strangers of the Night'” so says Malcolm S. Boyland, press man. i “There is really nothing to laugh jat about Matt Moore's rendition of the British wardrobe—that is, noth- ling for the British to lauugh at. It |is fauitless. { “Realizing that the their clothes seriousl {American actors whole [the subject, Moore trick himseif out in London fashion for the tain Applejack “He submitted h British take and give aviaries on determined to the height of role of Cap- shape by cable “Long Live ACKIE COOGAN King!” the M hart story, which be star- let's first releasc under his Metro contract been filmed. Dircctor Victor Schertzinger and Jack Coogan sr., who have supervised the entire production. handled the “shooting” of the final episcde. in which the newly crowned boy king falls asleep right on his majestic throne, in the midst of the long-winded reading of his coronation proclamation—just like any other eight-vear-old boy after a day crowded with excitement. The simplicity and naturalness of this appealing bit of action in the gorgeous surroundings of the great | throne room are typical of the entire { productio: Dramatically adapte Bulldogge { TOHN BOWERS. the screen star, has {+ often bragged that in his {career he has never had occasion to| {make use of a “double” for unusual {“stunts” Now he thinks differently. ! During the filming of Harold Bell! Wright's “When a Man's a Man"| P Bowers was required to’ “bulldog” a {steer. - Now, bulldogging a steer is| not an easy task. Several Arizona| {cowboys working in the picture a- | {'vised the star to use a “double,” but| John refused. “Long Live the Robe! Rine- will he has movie the American people will stop crying ahout poor photoplays and will learn to shop for their pictures. ust as they shop for their books and piays, groceries and clothes, they will scon learn that they have been wast- ing a great deal of time with their icrying.” So declares Clara Beranger. the scenario writer.. According to Mrs. ! public is too prone photoplay entertainment. People are lured into theaters by attractive titles, showy lobbies or by explosive exploitation, rather than by their own knowledge of the Kinds of pictures | diractors or stars give the world. | the big difference between pic tures and books and plays. all of whieh are literature, is that people know what they are buying when they. purchase books or attend plays, but Ho not know what they are buy ing when they seek entertainment in motion picture theaters. “Ir: the play world Arthur Hopki stands for the higher type of pla: Al Woods for-the sort of thing a cer- tain class of the public likes. Nobody expects to see Al Woods produce Shakespeare. Hopkins and Woods stand:for two_types of plays. In New York, then, Al Woods draws one class of people; Arthur Hopkins draws an entirely different class. “That isn't true of motion pictures. People_take photoplays as a whol they class all screen productions to- | gether. “Bad pictures are not as common as they were two or three years ago. The public is becoming picture-wise to a certain extent. The transform tion is’a slow process, still the cheap hokum :that got by in 1920 will not get by in 1923, nor will it be accepted in_years to_come. People tire of ar- tificiality. The one thing sure to last is true presentation of any phase of life. “There are three reasons why cheap pictures:are still being given to the public; there are three remdies for troubles. “The reasons are: First, the public doesn’t shop for pictures; second, theater owners don’t teach people how to shop for plctures or foster the building of audiences that like good pictures; third. many producers aren't urging the public to seek good pic- tures. “The remedies are: First, the public must learn to shop for pictures; sec- ond, theater owners must aid the pub- lic by teaching the art of picture shopping; third, producers must pro- ’ GIF I i the on Beranger, to gamble {that it is to be recognition and approval of discrs nat women. The straightline froc slim and narrow, is back for another season, and in the models at the studio was' developed in lustrous satin of white or pastel shades The outstanding feature was the intricate beaded designs, which wer: repeated again and again, frequently in all-over patterns. The most strik- ing gown was a simple one from Frances, composed entirely of crystal tubes, with designs of black beads, giving the impression of fine tracings almost | arkling chantill I.v-‘ on ground. Another Frances model th attracted atten- tion was a delicate pink frock with an all-over pattern of crystals, worn by Gaby, a mannequin with an inter- national reputation for her beaut tel shades were important, but not so good as white Creamy sati straight of line and heavily incrust. with crystal or pearl embroiderings, were shown often enough to indicate another season for a light t white London Outfit Racily Pictured. to a Bond street “bu outfit that had the customs service in convulsions before it got off the dock The getup would not be funny in London; but it is a riot among un- tutored cowhands. “The derby could readily into” a domestic great convenience. The vest catches ust under the ribs. The coat be a great worksuit for a pro- bearer. and the trousers riety that cast upon the legs of H. and got an be con- utensil of would persions the C. I of W “It seems impossible for a doner to get on a bus without threat- ening the driver with an umbrella, so 2 » added a shower-stick to the general effect and allowed Matts “c to guide him in the matter the King‘ 4 Eve Unsell and C. the story has been 1 at_a-cost actually excee Long Jackie ¢ Screen offering with _adventu and boyish thrills. = The setting of of Lavonia. for wh people were emploved val sequence. contained thirty-eight buildings, several sireets, fountains bridges and other sttructures, repre- senting an outlay, including extras salaries, of $230.000. Supporting Jackie Theby, Ruth Renick, Alan Hale. Robert Brower. Walt Whitman, Raymond Lee. Monti Col- 1 Sam Appel, Larry Fisher, Alun Sears, William Machin, Ruth Hand- ford and Loretta McDermott da Steer. brim romance, intrigu escapades, spiced in the carn are Rosemary Vera Lew get his anima foot caught in the stirrup of saddle. breaking his left leg. He thrown so far off the horse that was unable to regain his balance foot was held tight in the before rescuers could he was dragged several et by the frightened horse The star, according to his doctor, will be unable to work for some time, but “the deplorable part of the accident,” according to the press agent, is that “When a Man’s a Man" had but two days to go prior to its completion In Bowers attempting to w he after his saddle and reach him hundred he Public at Fault. vide good pictures for which the pub- lic must learn to shop. “After all, the base of all fault lies within the public. As usual, the remedy lies with these who vell the loudest. in thix case. the "people. When they learn to buy intelligently rather than indiscriminately, they will find themselves better enter- tained.” A Gorgeous Climax. HE climax of Jackie Coogan's first Metro production, “Long Live the shows the grand plaza of the city of “Lavonia,” the mythi- kingdom which is the locale of Mary Roberts Rinehart story. Twenty-five hundred extras, it is claimed, parade through this plaza and the streets that lead into it in a throng of festive merrymakers. It is the annual carnival, for which all the peasants from the surrounding country come to town to mingle with the nobility and the urban populati in a grand fiesta. Exquisitely decorated barges float down the canal which winds throu the city; gaily caparisoned horses pick their way daintily through the throng, ridden by stalwart members of the royal regiment: open barouches, trimmed with flowers and silks of every color of the rainbow and filled with beautiful women dressed in the latest importations from the Rue de la Paix, add to the color of the scene. Join the Uplift. REFERRED PICTURES CORPO: ration, distributors of Preferred pictures, has joined the Will H. Hays organization. Al Lichtman, presi- dent of the corporation; B. P. Schul- berg, producer of Preferred pictures, and J. G. Bachmann. treasurer, ara entering the organization because ef appreceiation of the efforts of Mr; Hays and his associates for the com-< mon good of the motion picture dustry. “1 "believe,” said Mr. Lichtman; “that it is the duty of every man in the motion picture business, re< gardless of his connections, to helpy Mr. Hays in his efforts, for he is working to help all of us. Mr. Hays is sincere and constructive and suc cessful in his work and we are going to get in with him and do everything we can to help him. I believe we will get more action for good in this in- lustry Ly co-operation and we are- Bolug to do our part’ ind.