Evening Star Newspaper, August 26, 1923, Page 59

AMUSEMENTS. LATEST MO FROM HOLLYWOOD Mary Philbin, BY HALLETT ABEND, Bpecial Correxpond The Star. LOS ANGELE play fans the nee 3.—Photo- country over, who will| soon be ing Terry-Go-Round,” will | be marveling as 1 have marveled m.-(-r; the work of Mary Philbin. the little | clghteen-ycar-old star who got Into pic- | ture work by the accident of winning a newspaper beauty contest in Chicago and who was never heard of before h.\"» tilmdom. | “Ma doesn’t know what it is all| whout 1 @ stupid mutual acquaint- e when discussing her wo k| -Go-Round.” But I disagree h thut statement. Miss Phil- was only seventeen when »-Round” was made, Is still a shy voung girl who does not know how to 13 at the things that mean most in life, but be ve sure that she does “know what i 1 about.’ A few nig o Miss Philbin and 1 made up one couple of a_quartet who | motored out to an inn on the Palisades | at Samta Monica to dine and dance | first I could gct no capy out of her, but as the eveniig progressid she talked, | <hyly at first and later with more confi- | dence, She was becomingly dressed in a g:rl.l i8h evening gown, quite short. And she jears her hair hanging down her back. | She does not drink even a mild high- | ball and she does not smoke, but she is | not & prude and makes no protest, even | @ mental one, when other women in her party do these things. In spite of this Ifberality she has her prejudices. She is | « great reader, I find, but to her Arnold ! Hennett's “The Pretty Lady” was a res | volting work. She savs frankly that she | thinks it shouid never have been written | and that it should not be permitted to, circulate. And this from the girl of the | Nospital scenc in *Merry-Go-Round. Incongrous, isn't it, and yet charming in a girl of b One Philbin_ wa August aned in violently w bin, who | r months ago Miss | for a three-year | contract by Un 1 for—well, less! than $100 por week. She is still getting | that and her contract has one year and | cight months to run. CUniversal will | probably make an adjustment, for now of course, her ser worth many t{mes what her contract calls for. . She Sticks by Bargain, “I'm contented, though.” she said to me. “Universaul gave me my chance and what I know I've learned | there. 1 shall serve out my contract without complaint.” ‘This little slip of a girl—she weighs only ninety pounds—is very beauti- ful to look at, but no one save a geniug like Erich von Stroheim, who ¢hose her for the part in “Merry-Go- Round,” would have sensed her capa- bilities for emotional acting. About six weeks ago, for instance, she was loancd to the Fox Company for an important part in “The Tem of Venus.” Company and dircctor were already busy at San Clemente Jsland, about fifty miles from here, and Miss Philbin was sent across th channel. When the boat landed the little | star. who had been seasick for the whole crossing, went shakily ashore. | Mer hair was wet with spray. She was pale and there were deep green shadows under her eyes because of the seasickness. The director took ohe look at her and asked her name. “Mary Philbin” meant nothing to me, “What have you done and how long have you been in pictures?' “Oh, a few small things for Univer- sal, and T've been in pictures a little | more than a year.” 1 The director was polite, told Miss | Philbin to rest in the tent city on the beach until the next day, and went away muttering to himself | about a casting director who would send an unknown amateur for a big part. He decided grimly to try her | out for one day and then ship her back to the mainland. But the next day when she was be- ing tried out she amazed the director and the entire company. After hours of work with her the director spent additional hours in his tent expand- ing her part until in the end it was the most prominent woman's part in the whole picture. Mary Pickford in Shukespeare. Considerable surprise has been gc- casioned here by the formal an- nouncement that Mary Pickford will make “Romeo and Juliet” as soon as €he completes “Dorothy Vernon of Hladdon Hall” Work will be begun upon the lafter in a week or two. with Alan Forrest, Lottie Pickford's husband. in the male lead role. The Pickford announcement about | Jomeo and Juliet” has caused a stir cause less than a month ago Jo- seph M. Schenck announced that in JMarch, when Joseph Schildkraut re- tarns from New York, he intends to make a production of “Romeo and Juliet” with Norma Talmadge and Mr. Schildkraut in the title parts. Specu- lation is now rife whether both will | Breaking’ Into the Movies RY the time a motion pleture di- rector has done such splendid pro- tions as “Robin Hood,” and “ilimpses of the Moon,” it would ap- r that he is qualified to throw a little light on the problems of screen writing. At least, such was the opin- ion of officials of Columbia University, in New York, who recently invited Allan Dwan to lecture before the uni versity class on photoplay construc- tion, “Many porsons.’ said Mr. Dwan. seem to think that they can walk into the front door of a motion pic- ture studio and be an expert in photorlay building, but they are Wrong. It is a long. hard struggle to the top in motion picture directing or writing just as it is « hard grind | Yo get at the top of any profession. “Right now the motion pictur ness is harder to break into than e\n'r( befor In these days when hundreds of thousands of dollars are spent for | preductions there is not the same | tendency to gamble as there was in the old days when a feature picture could be made for $2,000. Then a person who had no experience in pic- ture work could walk into the front door and get a job, if he were a good salesman, but times have changed. You've got to know your job now.” “Th: director prefers the published xtory or the produced play because of ite enhanced advertising value and hecause such stories and plays are usually worked out with more de- GREAT FALLS PARK Most beautitul place mear the National Capital FREE SUNDAY CONCERT Picnio Grounds—Fishing Popular Amusements Excellent chiken and fish dinners Round Trip, 50c; Children, 40c te train service from Termimal, Adeqigith and M Streots N.W. CHESAPEAKE BEACH Free Dancing All Amusements @ Trip: Adults, 50¢; Children, 25 il (Except Sundays and Holidays) ict, Line Station—-Satur. { i | 1 i i | Sundays. Otier d ¥ DANCING. TROF. AND MRS, ACHER'S 10th n.w. Class Monday and Frid 11 p.m. Private lessons by appointm, Thone Franklin 8567. Fstablished 1909. STAFFORD PEMBERTOY, to Mae Murray, Gertrude Hoffma: Ballroom. Buck and Children’s Danc 0, 1850 BILTMORE, 005 Pastae Stag D Eightecn-year—old Star, Demure, Doesn't Smoke and Wears Her Hair Down Her Back. At s | B | half the | Lights” is an adaptation of the stage lis b | Mr. Griffith does even better work in | ting ! a novelty in burlesque. THE VIE GOSSIP Next Week's Photoplays COLUMBIA—Gloria Swanson, in “Bluebeard’s Eighth Wiie.” METROPOLITAN — Jackie Coogan, in “Circus Days.” PALACE—Buster Keaton, in “Three Ages.” RIALTO—Marie Prevost, in “Redlights,” an adaptation of “The Rear Car. CENTRAL—William Desmond, in “Shadow of the North.” CRANDALL'S—Douglas Mac- Lean, in “The Sunshine Trail”; “Above the Law.” True to Life. ALPH CONNOR, a writer of Cana- dian life, in “Glengarry School !Days” which will appear on the rereen under the title, “The Critical Age” selected characters that really exist and show the early life of the old settlers along the upper reaches f the Ottawa river in Canada. Furthermore, as is customary in all of Ralph Connor's works, he has taken some authentic loeal condition, which he works into his theme. All these {touches give reallsm to his works, {which live long in the memory. Erne; hipman, producer of “The Critical Age,” took his company from w York to the exact or by the book, in order that no point of realistic value would be overlooked. Everything. it is said, appears in the film as called for by the story. “The Critical Age” is the second re- cent release of Ralph Connor's cele- brated stories. the first being “The Man From Glengarry.” although many of Mr. Connor's works have appeared on the screen before. Is proceed with their plans and thereby openly contend for screen supremacy, or whether one of them will abandon the scheme and select another play. Ernest Lubitsch, under a new ar- rangement, will direct Miss Pickford in one picture every year, and he is said already to have been engaged for the Shakespearean tragedy. Mar- | shall Neilan, under contract with Goldwyn, also will direct one picture a year with Miss Pickford, and it is who will wield the megaphone for dorothy Vernon in_ Haddon Hall. In this feature Clare Bames wiil play ueen Elizabeth, Universal City arley. nine-ton vho has appeared was ordered of the hu te be 183 ye i trai in in mourning ed elephan 180 film pla Kilied at the insistance | ine society. Charley, sald | of late vears has | pne bad several times. Three time he pulled hix chain lo from th concrete flooring and not long ago he | rearly killed his trainer. in spite | of thes al rages. the big Beast has been a pet at the Univer: lot. ~ Officials have been wondering | hew they can kill him instantly, for if he s merely wounded or poisoned | is likely to run amuck and kill veral | ns What Others Are Dotni. James Ryan, for many years -asting ditector at the Fox studios in New | York, has been sent to the Fox Holly- Wood stuMos in the same capacity. Gloria Swanson, who has just com- pleted “Zaza” at the New York studios of the Lasky company, will make an- other feature, not yet named, there hefore she returns to her home in 1o 1ywood Pola Negri, who work The Span leave soon for Yellow will be accompanied b lizms. Mabel Normand is recovering in a ! hospital here from a fractured rib and | broken collar bone. She was in- Jured when she fell from her horse at Coronado A biz studio is to be built at Big ar Lake, about eighty miles from Ler. ke is at an elevation of about feet, is in a b bered (ountry and is in range, Waich is snow-cov year. Tt is planne studio and the lake cou winter and Cang rn scenes, Raymond Griffith, the ¥n star, scores amain in “Red .ights,” a Clarence Badger produ. tion for late September release. “Red | An Aristocratic Hercules REITBART, the aristocratic young Hercules, who has been lionized by Europe for many months, safled has completed |from Bremen last Wednesday on the S| Dancer,” will (¢ o Ballin With him he tone Fork, Sl [steamer Albert Ballin. W Kathlyn Wil- {brings his famous snow-white limous- ine, his four-in-hand white Arablan horses and a carload of wardrobe trunks, which won him the reputa- tion of the best-dressed man in Eu- Tone. Breitbart differe tmen” of evening nd wrought iron w fingers and wrist. attempts none of the stunts of carrying people on his {shoulders and yet, without any shock- v for fing display of Lrute force, astounds and lthe spectators as well as the scien- tists with the incredible power of hi muscles and the seeming invulner- ability of his flesh to metal points and edges. Breitbart will have his premiere at B. F. Keith's i Washington, September 3 feats of strength are those of the “strong He appears in bars of steel h a twist of the the Wwest young Gold- American success, “The Rear Car,” and the story tter in ilm form than it was as a stage play. In this new production ; A New Type AN you picture a handsome leading man who can’'t dance a step and oom 15 Si1d 1o he cuen betisy [has never taken a drink in his lie? tHan sho vias 1o o Bhe breni e tobert W. Frazer, who, is supporting in Which she established herself ‘as 'a | Anita Stewart in the Cosm ragedienne. e B nove T TEn T TR been censiderably changed for sereen | GUction. “The Love Piker, respond to this description. purpose :n to the use of a happy While his life's ambition has been to the role of a “crime deflector” than he did in Marshall Neilan's “The Eter- | nal Three. e Love in her work in “The kin,” which is now in the cut- is sald to “The Crooked Square” will open the Hudson Theater, New Yor! {tember 10. at p- Spiro cason title Louis Maun i Proctor theater Good-for-Nothin uppea in his shetch the “The Iker = Nervous which Wreck Sam 1l ending. E 7 Pitts, be an actor, Mr. Frazer, it is said, does W York just after Mi leading part injsion, His idea of good time is to has made for Goldwyns. | ventor. Pathe releas and hat tentatively nd, in fact, everything necessary to “The Bad Man,” will soon take the uto theft o A gas gauge, a new Little White Dev talking machine along a new principle, and Eddle Hearn, upon which about | five films, one of which will be Haw- | In the SpOtllght. somewhat after the manner of Hoot | tuitio an original for the screen|middle of next month. Hall Caine’s “Master of Man,” which Woman."”, inine part in Warner Brothers' pro-{by A. Athenson under the 1. will be starred. geason in “The Last Warning," has| 1 N i by Robert Frazer will play the i*ading | Qwen Davis. Coprright. 1923, in United States and Great | Zasu her husband, Tom Gal- lery and their year-old baby, left for |yot fee lure of many of the things Pitts com- | which I to others in the profes rted work in the reed.” which Eric Von Strohelm |spend his idle hours in his workshop. ifor he is an expert mechanic and in- Harold Lloyd has started work on his first important production fflri His bedroomn is equipped with lathes, {drill press, power saw, milling machine named the feature “The Girl Expert.” Ildwin Carewe, who is now cutting { equip a miniature machine shop. Among Mr. Frazer’ inventions are film _to New York and will then sall|a; for Morocco, where he will film Thei()m of compressed alr engine and Robertson-Cole announces a series | which automatically plays twelve differ- of photoplays starring Jane Novak |ent records. $1.500.000 will be expended, Chester | Bennet will direct Miss Novak in her | thorne's '“Scarlet Letter” and Mr.| Hearn will make six western pictures | HE third Music Box Revue will be Gibron, g 4 ready for production about the Metro has purchased “Woman's Tn- written by Howard Higgins and Sada | Cowan. is nearly completed at Goldwyns, ‘will e released as “The Judge and the Mary Astor has been loaned A modern Greek play, by Paramount to play the leading fem- | Melias, will be produced this duction of “Beau Brummel” in which {of “The Goat. John Barrymore, due here September { Albert Barrett, who was h‘:u‘;nz‘ man in New York on Broadway last come to Hollywood to take up picture | June W. work. irole in part in Louls B, Mayer's film version { Wil p:oduce. of “Cape Cod Folks.” Pauline ritain by North American Newspaper Affie o ALl Tights reserved.) Anna_Christie in London, returned to iNew York last week. “The Jolly Roger.” instead of “The Black Flag," will be the name of A. VE. Thomas's comedy. “Half a Chance,” a play by Blanche {Upright, will soon be tried on the { coast by Sam H. Harris and Thomax { Wilkes. Belle Bennett will have the leading role. talled characterization and busines The day of the bare plot is gone. it a demand for for the screen, but it said that the oppor- free lance writer “The Old Soak." ford heading_the tunity for th isjits tour in New growing. The advice of most cditors | Another compauy, headed b I& to write your story first for maga- | Wise, will be seer: later in Chicago, zines, but to write the type of story |and Raymond Hitchcock will head that can be applicd to the screen. | etill another. “The ideal length of a magazine ! Marilyn Miller is en route to New story for the :ireen is a noveletts. Ucually a short story does not hold ! York from California to reappear in ally” September 17. She has let enough material, Very often a novel | is too long or too diffused in plot.” i her bobbed locks grow long enough | for a Mary Pickford coiffure. In answer to the question, “How does an amateur break into the photo- play market?" Mr. Dwan said: Grace La Rue and Hale Hamilton There is only one road to the!are going into vaudeville in a sketch author of a photoplay and that is{bLy Vincent Lawrence, said to be through the mails or by personal in- jtaken from “Two Fellows and a troduction to the editor. In sither|GIrl.” case the story goes the same route, namely: It is read by reveral readers| Mary Ry nd then paseed on fo the editor, pro- ( opened in New York last week. The vided it has possibilities as a screen | critics gave both star and play a production. Practically all original | splendid boost. scenario writers have broken into | g the game by way of the post office.” | Richard Bennett will play the lead- Mr. Dwan's newest Paiamount pro- | ing role in “The Outsider,” duction is “Lawful Larceny,” the Sam- | uel Shipman stage play. and his fiim | son. The play, written by Dorothy version will be shown this week in | Brandon, is reported a success in Lon- Washington. | don. —_— Albin Stauss will direct the Gayety Theater orchestra this vear, and, it is announced, he will have a change ! in the instrumentation, which will be | = | _Fred Santley has left New Y The thirty-ninth annual tournament | 5oy Jansiso 1o Join the cast of ol at Marshall Hall for last Wednesday, | ters are starred. The production will and dress ball, which was scheduléd | soon be seen in New York. has been postponed until next Wed- o nesday by the riders. as the track was too_mudd: with cast York Labor Bores- begin Harry can scarcely b will n. in “Red Light Annie. The opening in New York of “The Whole Town's Talking” has again been postponed and is now announced for next Wednesday. rk for Arthur Klein will enter the produc- ing field late next month with a play by Herbert Winslow and Emil Nvi- tray, called “For Love of Money. Glen Anders is to have the feature role. CHEVY CHASE LAKE Wed., Aug. 29th Tom Murray and Spotty Harvey Eccentric Comedy LOWER_PAVILION. 10:20. UPPER. 10:40. Steamer St. Johns Colonial Beach| 40-MILE Moonlight Charles Trowbridge has been ex gaged by Charles.Dillingham as lead- ing man for Florence Reed in “The Lullaby,” Bdward Knoblock's play, which opens in New York next month. Others in the cast are Frank Mor- gan, Alice Fleming, Leonard Mudie and Mary Robson. '« George Tyler is to produce “West of Pittsburgh,” a comedy by George Kauffman and Marc Connelly. “Forbidden,” a play by Sydney Ro- senfeld, is announced for production !by John Cort, with Cyril Keightley and Mary Young heading the cast. “The Magic Ring,” the musical com edy in which Mitzi will be seen this season, is “Minnie an' Me"” in rewrit- ten form. “The plece was tried in Boston last spring. Harry Leverage and Kate Mae- Laurin®_are collaborating on “The White Cypher,” which the former is to produce the cuming season. Retuming 10:30 p.m. Same Day. Sat. Leaves 2:30 . Returning 11 All Amusements Free mg-ull.'m Alexandria !“E on All Trij Season and Holiday Round Trip lreht to Colonial Beach, $2. One-Day Excursion, $1.80" (Children Halt 40-Mile -mxym Round Trip Ticket, To. (Cbildren Half Fare.) Phone Main 582 SUNDAY localitles called | Theater, | ill have the leading | Harris | . Who has beeu playing | day. | Tom | Harris' second production of the sea- STAR. WASHINGTON. D. C.. AUGUST 26, , 1923—PART .3. | Conrad Nagel, Ho An Impor HE public hereafter is going to de- cide what Kind of pictures are to be shown in motion picture theater: This is the interpretation pl upon an announcement made b Famous Players-Lasky which is expected to bring about revolutionary change in the selling of pictures to picture theaters. In its statement the Famous Play- -Lasky Corporation declares that. & November 1. all Paramount pictures are to be shown to the pub Tic a number of key center throughout the country before the are sold to exhibitors. In this wa the public itself. by registering it approval or disapproval. will det mine the price the theater manager will have to pay for Paramount pic tures and ,also will determine the type of Par ant pictures to be made in the future. “We belleve, “that in adogt ing pictures more possible pcceed and pictures to he made The announcement, follows The dustry promise the bad exhibitors the vs the statement, & this policy of their demonstr e going to make sod_ pletures possible £ ated it to bad n i in part, is as t w has zon, there can De- L the g The time h, can e by De in this in- ny com- i picture and s gone by when ked to or should n politan pro- | Corporation, | a| tant Step. buy on a plan that no longer fits the needs of today. by the same reasoning, minded exhibitor should be sted in protecting product that | has demonstrated its real value to the box office, and it should be the ex- tor's interest, as well as the pro- , to see that such product re- s not less than it is worth. od i pictures must bring their just reward if_pood pictures are still to be made. Sxhibitors throughout the country are in a great state of Worry over the quotaticns received this r fo | motion pletures which have not yet { demonstrated their value to the pu | lie. Under the circumstanc the | prices quoted do present a real prob- lem to the buver. However, in an effort to protect himself against over. | paying for bad pictures the exhibito | is unconsciou v working a hardship on the production of real box-office | merit. “The present-day demand for hetter picturcs has resulted in a better £rade of productions at a higher cost | But whether pictures are truly hetter can only be proved through the box office. And for those pictures that are o proved there is unquestionably a higher box-office value b, throw to the four winde | other policy than that of standing on {our quality 100 per cent and rising or falling unqualificdly on the resuits of our picture t the box office evidenced by their appeal to public svery the Photoplays This Week: tinued to the and a this situation becomes wife she un akes | brilliant revenge. CENTRAL—Guy Bates Post in “Omar the Tentmaker.” ar the Tentmaker.” lton Tully's screcn vers amons play, with Guy Bates Post in titl will be shown for the time Washington the first threp day this week, beginning this afters Crandull's Central Theater. It is deseribed as a gorgeous nd elaborately staged spectacular drama, based on the romantic life Istory of On Khayya Persian Philosop A . ght 1 ur f love and sacrifice imagery. t pageantry and fine ch: Mr. Post is pictured cast includes Virgin Noah Beery, Patsy Edward M. Kimb Walter Long, Nigel de Bruliere, Do las Gerrard and Maurice B un 1t is claimed Washington has never before seen v such merit © 15-cent ent_prices. Clift wes, in N Shower the Kinograms and Thon pipe or- gan music will be added Wednesday and Thursday, ! versien of ne Suatton Por Michacl O'Hallo story of « treet waifs, an suley, “Three Strikes” on Frida o son, in “Out of Luck'™ w Pollard, in “The Green Cat, daring 0 Richard W of h f Line role, i first in bl ding a tale t abounds in imaxes, ricter t ipoctic {mighty delincation Omar and th Browne Faire | Ruth Millc yson's a grams and pipe organ music will com- | se the bill. CRANDALL'S—Seven Master Pictures. Beginning this afternoon o'clock Crandall's Theater will offer w daily chang of bill, presenting seven of the big pictures of the year, ach day, as follows: To- ‘oogan and @ great cast with Mack ~Sennett's tomorrow, Constance “Rast 1s West"” “The Thorough- imory Johnson's one of the grea ver made, with P at o new one {day, Jackie in “Daddy “Bow Wow' { Talmadge, in the Aesop Fable bred”; Tuesday. “The Third Alarm. est thrill pictures Taster. Keaton, in “The Pale Face ! Wednesday, Harold Lloyd, in “Grand- s Boy,” with Will Rogers Fruits of Faith”; Thursday, Rich Barthelmess, in “Tol'able Dav Paul Parrot. i “Post No Bill Norma Talmadge and in Balzac' he lame,” and the Aesop Fable, Covered Pushcart’; Saturday. Jas McLean, in “The Hotten Mack Sennett's “Ma and Pa. i Conway ernal The Doug- ot," and _Leader. glas Fairbanks, in Iobin ," the great spectacle released Do ited “Ariists, and the latest pic- tur of the irrepressible Ffllr\'h;\n;&fl. {will be shown at the Leader Theater today, commencing this afternoon and tomorrow. Washington has already seen and approved this fine production of the days of chivalry and romance. Apollo. Today and tomorrow, J. Warren Kerrigan and Sylvia Breamer, in “The Girl of the Golden West,” and Dippy- Doo-Dad comedy, “Be Honest"; Tues- day and Wednesday. “Children of | Dust,” and Lloyd Hamilton, in {B: ‘Thureday, Douglas MacLes The Sunshine Trail” i {adams, In “A Good Scout”; Friday, Barbara Le Marr and Gaston (;!:n in {*The Hero and comed: Small {Change'’; Alfred Lunt and Mimi Paimerl, in “The Ragged Edge,” and “Gur Gang” in “Giants vs. Yank i Avenue Grand. { Teday and_tomorrow, “Children of iDust” and Lloyd Hamiiton, in “F. O. B.: Tuesday and Wednesday, Lionel Barrymore and Alma Rubens, in Ibanez' “Enemies of Women' Thurs- day, Barbara La Marr and Glass, in “The Hero,” and Dippy-Doo- Dad comedy. “Be Honest riday, Douglas MacLean. in “The Sunshine Trail” George O'Hara, in “Fighting Blood,” Round 11, and Aesop Fabie, “The Bad Bandit urday, Herbert Rawlinson. in “The Victor,” and Our Gang, in “Boys to Board. Carolina. Today and tomorrow. Douglas Mac- Leau, in “A Mau of Action”; Tuesday, “Do and Jimmie * aston | Peters, House Wednes Fair of th Lone in Lost and Found™: and 1 Thursday, 'V North,” and Saturday, Chevy Chase. Tomoirow and Tuesday, Fool Your and zenda. in You Louise . and Kino. Era Wednesday and - Thursday, “The Queen of Sheba.” featuring Betty Biyvthe, “Fighting Blood,” round 9. and Kind Friday. alter Hiers, in Cents an Hou Faul Parrott, Post No Bills.” and “Eagle's Ta No. 7; Saturday n 3 p.m.). Katherine' McDo in “Refuge.” Jack Cooper. in “High In the Days of Daniel Kickers, and Boone,” No. § Circle. and tomorrow, T Fair": Tuesda; Fatal Milljo Hines, in ¥ and F Zileen Pe Satnrday ) Stake Emnire. tomor Today i “Her Johnny Thursd and e_Famous Viola Dana, in Wednesday., Fire Flin Robert “Chil Shipm ure iday, . in Nell Cain n of in row. Lou Valli. in “The of the Day" Rockliffe Frit weway. in Honor.” also comedi (Tuesday). and (Wednesday); 3 wlinson and Alice Lake, also Fox News Tom Mix. in “Three Jumps Saturday, Ethel Grey Ter: f-made Wife." Shock. also and and With of . N Topie Wednesday, Ri “Empty Thursday Hippodrome. Jane Novak in ‘“Divg ‘Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hy “The N'th Commandment” Wednesda Frank Mayo, in “Bolted Doo ‘Thursda Alice Brad. n “The Leopardess™ mpson. in “The Rus Today, tomorrow, Tuesday, 1y and tomor Kosloff an d Eileen Pere Ja Tuesday. H n. in_“Railroaded Gladys Whlton, in ae Murr Frida oW, Theodore “Children Rawlin- Wednesday, Sawdust”; Thurs- in “On With the v, Jane Novak, in “Di- Counterfeit Love. Olympic. and tomorrow nd Larry Tuesday | “The leart Raider™; W. Grifith’s “Way Thursday, Jack Holt, Money”; 'Friday, Mabel Ballin i Hobart Bosworth, in “Vanity ! Satury v, heo. Kosloff and j Perey “Children of Jazz " g = Princess. Today and tomorrow, Douglss Mac- Lean, in “A Man of Action”; Tuesday and Wednesday, “Scars of Jealousy™; Thursda; William ~ Duncan, in “Smashing Barriers’; Friday, “The Snow Bride”; Saturday, Janc Novak, in “Divore | Toda I Hono Barn “Trifing With émon, in “The Agnes’ Ayres, in Wednesda D. Down_ E in s and Fair”; Eileen 1 : i Raphael. and tomorrow, s of Tuesday. Jack Holt, in “Nobody's Money"”; Wednesday, Theo- dore Kosloff and Eileen Percy¥, in “Children of J Thursday, Kath- erine MacDonald, in “Money, Money, Money": Agnes Ayres in “The Heart Raider”; Saturday, Doris Ken- yon, in “The Last Moment.” Today 1 Frank Kee- nan in “Hearts Aflame”: Tuesday, todolph Valentino, in “The Sheik" Wednesday, Walter Hiers, in “Sixty Cents an’ Hour”; Thursday, Viola Dana, in “Seeing 1s Belleving"; Fri- day. Leatrice Joy, in “Saturday I Night”; Saturday, Reginald Denny, |in “The Abysmai Brute.” Savoy. Today and tomorro Dust.” and Lige Conley Tuesday and Wednesday, Lionel Bar: rymore and Alma Rubens, in Ibanez's “Enemies of Women"; Thursday, Bar- bara La Mar and Gaston Glass, in “The Hero,” and Stan Laurel. in “Oranges and Lemons”; Friday, Doug. las MacLean, in “The Sunshine Trail, and George O'Hara, in “Fightng 00" round 11: Saturday, Herbert finson, in “The Vietor,” Harry “Children of in “Backfire”; i L Fa- | ald, | Saturday, Marion Swayne, in} Coming Attractions STRAND—“Dance Carnival.” The Strand Theater for the week beginning Sunday announces William Ladd, Elizabeth Morgan and com- pany, including the talented Glick sisters, in “a melodious dance carni- val” with a quintet of musical com- edy players in their best The flying Henreys, in feats on the rings”; the Caledonlan four, presented by Torrey and Me- the land of the heather”; Hugh Em- mett and Theresa Lind, in & spectacu- lar bit of musical ventriloquism, and Maxon and Brown, in “odd bits of eccentricities,” will be other attrac- tions. Mary Miles Minter in her latest Para- mount production, “Drums of Fate, adapted from Stephen F. Whitma novel, “Sacrifice,” with George Faw. cett, Robert Cain, Bertram Grassby and Maurice Flynn in the casat. GAYETY—“Record Breakers.” The Gayety theater next week will offer Jack Reid’s famous “Record Breakers” In a lively show of fun, melody and beauty. Mr. surrounded himself with a cast of en- tertainers including Pauline Firmin, Anna Thorne, Ella Reid Gil- Bell, Cumb Hy Jensen, Tim Healey, and Daisy Martin. An added “Princess Doveer.” A latge beauty chorus and several vaudeville special- ties will add to the entertainment. Daihtlness and Ci:arm. F you can't dig up a synonym for “daintiness” and ‘“charm,’ stop, count thirteen, and think of Ju- lia Sanderson. She stands for either word in its fullest sense. Which fact has been, to a great degree, responsible for Ju- lia's triumph in comic opera and mu- sical comedy. Ask any one who heard “The Arcadians,” “The Siren" or “The Sunshine Girl.” As Al Woods says: “The girl's there!” Only Al would tell you in blank verse as follows: “Gadzook {01d dear, she's quite some little Jan. *Two Little Vagrants.” STWO LITTLE VAGRANTS,” a screen adaptation of a favorite of the French stage, is to be Maurice Tourneur’s next picture. World screen rights to the play have been obtalned for 810,600 francs, according to a cablegram. Anticipating successful negotiations for the conclusion of piay, which Mr. Tourneur has wished for several ! years to film, an adaptation has been completed by Fred Myton. Tourneur scenario ehief, and practically all ar- rangements for work completed. Two prominent child players are awaiting a contract from Mr. Tourneur, and as soon as the other principal charac- ters have been cast the camera will begin to grind at the United studios for st National reiease. Actual work on the production is expected to begin some time next week The play, which is to the French public what “Way Down East’ has ibeen to the American public, is a melodrzmna of novel construction, and he picture is to be thoroughly in i rd with th Tou: j“shorter and aiffer —_ 1 Schenck Starts Museum OSEPH M. SCHENCK has started a J little museum at the United ! studios, where his stars have left the “props” used in -their pictures. In this museum have been placed the French coach of the year 1370, !\Which was purchased abroad and was |uged in Norma Talmadge's romance fuvf Franc Side by side with this coach, the body of which Is suspended on huge lealhter straps, is the sedan which Constance Talmadge used in | the early scenes of King James 11 of England. This sedan holds two peo- |ple and” four men are required to icarry it about with its Tuman freight. The thigd and perhaps the most in- tevesting Wkhibit_is Buster Keaton's “train of cars.” This exhibit consists {of 4 narrow-gauge railway on which jare three coaches on wheels, a wood {wagon and a water wagon, all drawn iby an 1830 “Rocket” engine of the | ome of atest H type now seen only in the Smith- sonian Institution. npleasure Mad." {INALD BARKER has the filming of “Plaasure Mad.” Mad was adapted from lanche Upright's novel. “The Valley { Content,” and deals with the for- | tuncs—and misfortunes—of a happy family of modern means which is split fup by the affections and indulgences {which follow sudden acquisitions of wealth. e Mary Alden. a favorite since the old | Griffith days, and Huntly Gordon, who {scored a big hit in Fred Niblo's “Th amous Mrs, Fair,” will be seen in the two leading roies. Working with ! Mr. Barker, Irving G. Thalberg, vice {president of the Louis B. Maver or- ganization, is now selecting others of the cast. Alvin C. Wyckoff will be yin charge of the photography. started TO Become Producer. | ARTHUR KLEIN, vaudeville man- i £} ager and agent, has announced his entry into the field of producing | managers. He has purchased the rights to a new play by Herbert Hall Winslow and Emil Nvitray entitled For Love of Money.” Tt is described as an American farce comedy. Re- ihearsals began vesterday under the direction of J. C. Huffman. i The cast includes: Glenn Ander: ! Dorothy Mackaye, Louis A. Simon, Isabel Leighton, Robert Cummings, and Harry Lilford. This will be Mr. Klein's first ven- ture as a producer. He has been identified with the stage and many of its best known artists in the | capacity of personal representative. He is at present associated with the Shuberts. An Experienced Director. AVID G. FISCHER, actor-producer- | Franklin, is one of the pioneers in picture-mak- ing, having served with the now de- ot Essanay and American compa- nie: acting and producing. cently filmed. For five vears after leaving coast, Fischer produced films in the ea: among them “The Law of Na ture.” “Where Bonds Are Loosed, with Dixie Lee, and “Dad’s Girl,” star- ng Jackie Saunders. Just 'before going west he staged two plays for | Broadway presentation. Sold at Auction,” Irs. Hippo.” Pollard, in and Lyman H. Howe's York. Dorothy Phillips, in “Slan- der the Woman,” and _comedy, “Kinky”; tomorrow, Tom Mix, in “Up and Going,” and Neal Burns, in “Back to the Woods"; Tuesday, Claire { Windsor and Kenneth Harlin, in “Tt Tittle Church Around the Corner Dippy-Doo-Dad comedy, “Be Hone: and Lyman H. Howe's'“Hot Shot: Wednesday, “The Town That Forgot Go esop Fable, “The Bad Ban- dit”; Thursday, “The Man Next Door” and’ Jimmie Adams. in_“The Dude”: Friday, “Who Are My Parents?” and Mutt and Jeff cartoon comedy. “Cold Turkey" Buck Jones; in “Troorer O'Nell, “This Way Out”® Today, sensational Gowen, in “harmony and humor from The picture offering will feature Reid has | widening them below the hipline. Fur Hall, Betty Delmonte, Emily Keller, Malda bert, Morris Perry, Bert Hall, Bonham Billy attraction will be the Egyptian dancer | Keith's, displayed a gorgeous evening Just Shep Camp, Jack Trainor, Guy Voyer director, who has been signed to| assist Frances Marion and Chester who will co-direct Norma Talmadge's picture, “Dust of Desire," His picture work was not con- {{inuous, as he often turned to stage He wrote and produced for the stage “Lavender and | Old Lace” which Lloyd Ingram re-| the : frequently magnifies mannerisms that AMUSEM ASHION through the camera's eye are becoming quite popular, and Keith's Theater inciuded another one in its last week's pro- gram. @nlike the spectacular col- ored film of gown creations shown the week before, the latest fashion pageant was in black and white, so that the color beauty of the gowms had to be guessed. Then, too, they flashed by so quickly and in such profusion that the effect was kaleido- scopie, and but few individual models made a distinct impression. However, two interesting fashion hints for the coming season were Rathered from the passing show First, that gowns are going to follow long straight lines, with a marked absence of panels, and with elaborate beaded motifs as the only trimming, and, secondly, coats and wraps are divided into”two groups, those that are long and flarrow and fasten over in an obligque line to one hip, and those that have circular 1880 flounces igarments do not hesitate to follow Ifabrics in even the most extreme in- terpretations of the two modes, and they either wrap the ankles closely or flare in luxurious velvety ripples at_the hem. Florence Hobson, “planologist.” at wrap of cloth of silver, trimmed with chinchilla fur. Countless ropes of pearls fell from the upstanding fur collar and veiled the upper part of the cloak. suggesting a cape collar. Additional strings of pearls, which dripped from the fur cuffs, were fin- ished with large tassels of silver cord and pearls. The lining was of soft coral pink silk, striped with tinsel- like strands of silver thread. Miss Hobson's frock was fashioned with a bodice of raspberry red velvet and & crinoline skirt of gold cloth. Span- gles were scattered in profusion on the skirt, forming an elaborate, flash- ing motif, but the bodice was quite plain and supported by a single velvet shoulder strap. An Egyptian head- | dress of golg cloth and Jjet, a fan of | { THE motion plcture has probably re- molded more careers than any other artistic agency in the country. “Stars” of the clnema “have been made qver night,” by design, by acc dent and by luck. An “extra” by some chance act that caught the eye lof the director has found the way opened to success and fortune. V itors to studios occasionally have re- vealed rome quality peculiarly fitted to motfon picture work and have been prevailed upon to make a camera test with results that have read like a fantastic Arabian Nights tale. i much as a out a hovel in lume and simultancously fades in a palatial Park avenue residence. Three years ago a young woman left San Fran 0 after years of larduous vocal training. determined to avail herself of the {for advanced instruction afforded b jthe city of Los Angeles, which. n®xt {to New York. is_ probably better tequipped to train the aspiring prima donna for concert and opera than any other city in America. The operatict stage was her goal and it seemed but | {just around the corner. Then the inevitable—in Los Angeles only—happened. The voung singer, - NEW YORE is theatrically agos | over the forthcoming appearance of onc of the most elaborate produc- tions in many seasons. a play that has to do with incidents In the life {of the amorous Casanova snd which bears his name as its title. In the role of the immortal philanderer will be seen Lowell Sherman. It is {heing presented by A. H. Woods_ in association with Gilbert Miller. Mr. Miller is personally to stage the un- dertaking himself, and he made “Monsieur Beaucaire” and “The Czarina" successes, there seems to be little question that his talent will rise to the present occasion. The play itself is from the Spanish, and its story finds Casanova at th jheight of his mid-cighteenth century {career, familiar to those who have {read his personally indited memoirs, tin which he exposes his often { tounding adventures. The transla- ition from the original of Lorenzo | | Azertis has been made by Margaret {Mfiller and adapted for American pres- | fentation by Sidney Howard i | t | i i | { HARRY LEVEY of National Non- | 144 Theatrical Motion Pictures, Inc., announces the acquisition of the en- tire library of the Eskay Harris Fea- ture Film Company, which enables {nim to offer one of the most com- {prehensive lists of juvenile classics ever assembled, embracing all the | perennial favorites that live in the heart long after the tender bave nassed. These have been s 2nd_produced in such a manner as llo intrigue the fancy of old and | voung alike.” | {* Little folks will rejoice to see their beloved dreams of make-believe thus come to life; grown-ups will find them a source of never-failing de- light. ; y Heading the list is a production of that undying fantasy of youth, ‘Alice in Wonderland.” Supplement- ing this ic the sequel, “Through the iTooking Glass.” with the same charm- { Ing little Alice i i+ Actual scenes in the Catskill moun- {tains and other snots of historical |interest fonmn a background for “Rip ! Van Winkle” Washington Irving's { figure of “Rip. mmortal story, with its dear old is one of the most serious problems with which many of our most distinguished actors have had to cope in attempting to transfer their talents from the stage to the screen. The motion picture camera, just as it plays peculiar tricks on the con- tours and heights of certain players, CREEN tempo | are unnoticed on the stage to a point where they become positively painful lin silent drama. Conspicuous _examples might be cited of stage favorites of more than a generation who have never been oble to adapt themselves to the new form of expression. George Cohan, Caruso, Fred Stone, William Faver- sham, E. H. Sothern and many more i never have even approximated the fin- { ish of thelr stage art before the camera. Yet the action of dogs, horses, cats, birds, wild beasts and reptiles do not seem’out of time with proper screen action. _Strongheart. Rin-Tin-Tin, Queenie, Brownie, - Teddy, Cameo and all the other intelligent dogs appear in the flms week after week, work their normal rates and look pre- 1y as they should. Why is it, then. that the slightest acceleration’ of action on the part of a noted actor is able to throw him completely “out of the picture?’ Here is something for the scientific sharks c to_pondcr over. There are, of course, many instances in which #ctors of experience have adapted themeelves to the needs of the camera after having viewed their *Casanova. Tricks of Tempo. ENTS. FASHION CREATIONS OF THE STAGE black uncuried ostrich and an anklet of sparkling rhinestones added the fine ishing touches to the costum. H Ina Frederick,' in “Shopping.” firs} appeared in an’ afterncon gown of Lanvin green crepe. The fitted basqub bodice was laid in successive pi tucks, but the diminutive sleeves wer quite’ plain, with corded edges an tiny green bows at the sides. The gathered skirt was veiled by a dee flounce of heavy-mesh white filet lacq attached just below the hips and exp tending to the hem. A girdle o twisted orange dnd green ribbon$ addeq the final touch. Miss Fredericl wore with the gown a large picturg hat, also of green crepe, with the brim faced in shadowy white lace. © Later she displayed a weddin gown of heavy white satin encrus with pearls. The basque bodice was cut with a slightly rounded bateay neck, and wide armholes which closed no sleeves. The skirt circular and voluminous, with larg flufty white ostrich fronds dotte around the rippling hem. Snowy curled ostrich feathers also appeared at the edge of the wedding vew, which was held to the coiffure by @ coronet of pear-embroidered satin. s Elcanore Jackson. who took par in the sketch, “Blind Youth, “oroz stunning creation of black satin crepe It was fashioned in one NrMK!\, piece, with bateau neck and no waisti line and a slightly flaring hem scalg loped at the edge because of the applique trimming of successive disc$ of crystal beads. ~Four narrow stripg of crystal beading cxtended from shoulders to hips, two in the fror and two at the back, and terminate. in =mall medalions of crystals. narrow circular panel of crepe hun from cach of these, extending below the elaborately beaded hem, and cong tinuing the long strived cffect of the rystal bands on the bodice. Thé leeves were squares of crepe, caughh to the shoulders so that they partials iy veiled the arms above the elbows with graceful, spiral points Misg Jackson's chapeau was of black vely vet, with a feather drooping to the shoulder at one side, and her wrad was of black crepe, fringed at the lower edge. How It Happens. who wae a friend of Carmel Myers, was invited to the studio during th fiiming of “The Heart of Humanity* at Unive 1 City, to see “how movis are made.” Tt happened that one of the players In a minor role failed te appear and the director requeste Miss Myers' friend to do the bit, jus! as a favor. She did, but so trivial was the action that the scene was dropped out entlrely in cutting ang assembling the finlshed product, The director, however, had viewed the total footage in the projection room and had noted how the uf3 known hud “registered” without pres vious experience or training. = He made a note of it with the net resul that shortly thereafter Charlott Merriam was the featured principud in_twenty-eight single reel pictures From this initial engagement sh§ meved up to the Christle comedics and fi 1y made her way into & prominent role in u feature lengtf pioduction, “The Nth Cormandment directed by Frank Borzage, maker of “Humoresque™ and “Children of Dust.” But the end was not v Miss Merg riam’'s Jatest achievement is_in the leading feminine role in Maurice Tourncur's “The Brass Bottle : Charlotte Merriam still sings fo her own amusement, but grand opera slowly fading into a very distang a nebulous background. - " The news is of local interest Washington inasmuch as “Casanovi will be the opening attraction of the eason at the New National Theaters ;h» evening of Monday, Septembef _The play is now in rehearsal if New York, and it is said that th array of names already identified with it carrfes a distinction that alone would place it in the category of the unusual. In addition to Mr§ herman, there are Katherine Cors nell, Ernest Cossart, Mario Majeronk and Judith Vosselli, with others. Thé production seemingly is to be enory mously intricate in its development. The qualities of grace and verisis militude in dance and deportmenf will be looked after by Fokine, the Russian master of ballet. Costume plates have been designed after exs haustive research into the Long period by Georges Barbier, and the ttings have been richly patterned Hermann Rosse. the Dutch artist. & ‘Deems Taylor has created the ing cidental hich spins a_thre; of romanti ody through the g and dran action of the plav. by sic m, ti Pictures for Juveniles. “The New Wizard of 0z Montd gomery and Stone’s famous musica comedy: “Your Obedient Servant'ss the autobiogranhy of a horse; “Rum# pelstilskin,” the story of the wicked jdwarf who praved upon the miller's lovely daughter and stole her first® born’ child; “Cinderella.” from thé original French version of the storva with its Prince Charming. the twa wicked sisters and the fairy god¥ mother; “Sleering Beauty and thd Boast.” another fairy story: “Old Mother Hubbard. one-reel edy for little ones, and tasma.” an allegorical fairy tale, p senting, in lavish manner, the cond flict between good .and evil, ard others of the series. In addition are five Gloria Joy tractions of five reels each, a serigg of clean dramas, featuring a wonder+ ful child actress, pictures full of heart interest, head interest with ab® sorbing nlots and tense situationg} “Little Miss Grown-Up,” “Wanted Brother”: “The Midnight Burgla “The Mischief Maker” and the “Loc ed Heart"; three miscellaneous pic tures of one reel each, “Paul Reverel® Ride.” “A Perfect Dar in Movieland and “Smith College Pageant of 1921 and six out-of-door features. 5 s faults in just one picture. A recer W example is afforded by Altrea Luf § one of the excellent young actors o % the stage whose first work fn pic s tures was injudiciously timed as % action, but whose second eliminaté:l the shortcomings of the firs H An even miore striking example 1§ £aid to be provided by Guy Bates Pojt? In “The Masouerader,” Mr. Post r¢ 4 vealed the effect, possibly. of havinia played the title Tole too many time § on ‘the stage. There may have brerg habits that were too firmly intrenche & to be easily broken. His tempo wa.& extremely bad. Evidently he perceives! it himself. Or, perhaps his directoiy did, At any rate, in “Omar, the Tent- maker.” it is said, Mr. Post turned in? & performance, that marks an almoft) unbelievable development of camer sense. “Omar. the Tentmaker, the way, i» said to rank as one of th: most gorgeously spectacular dramg of the year. Iis pageantry, also, &% said to afford opportunity to obserw.s in just what respect the tempo var as between skilled players and an}§ mals governed solely by instinct. 14 - 2 Manager B. D. Strohecker, opera ing the steamer St. Johns, announc§ § a special Labor day schedule of saif 3 ings, Saturday, 2:30 p.m., and Sundaf§ Monday, Labor day and Tuesday, Seg® tember 4, 9 am. The forty-mily moonlight trip on Monday will be cad 3 ] celed_on account of the trip to Cole. nial Beach. The last moonlight tr| will be made Wednesday, Septembgr 5, when the crew of the St. Johns wiliy annual excursion sl |