Evening Star Newspaper, April 6, 1924, Page 60

AMUSEMENTS. Fil‘mog’rams An De ort | Ten Commandments” George A Mille's new pietus riumph.” Com- waratively few votes were all that t him from an uninterrupted ca- as a lawy exoellent and Ceci Arlics in 1 ¥ title Hamilion s in D, sprang into who scored @ suc- sy A ? amount picture which has an important part e is producing the famous| Thirty New Dorothea Wal- m played in the Masqueraders” | New York y for Paramount << Wolbert appeated Ayres, in “The Edeson had an Men,” starting w years Fon rived in to play Monseiur pictu Louis Engiish s of the photoplay who aintatned that nany are padded beyond their ength wil | opportunity W Reven- feature when Uniy » of the stage lust the old guard players has fallen for of the films. Oswald Yorke en the role of “Mirepolx.” in lentino's picture “Mon« Yorke i best € liix work on the st Island.” “Happ. School for Seandhl” in Command,” &nd lso times opposite bis wife, sents Rodolpht v in “A No loval theater us director first zmined artoonist for “Le ne leading papers | villainous fearts of the who recently ar- has begun work Hrepon production, Iirnest Torrence in_this picture and Loulse Lagrange i Ade ix expected east within few days to write the titles % Meighan's new picture, After writ- “Back “Woman- p the author cessful with the urged by the star to a 2 his latest pietuve m Eltz, who was select- rt Brenon to play a fe: in hix productic aking Poini.” was employed me director only fourteen + 8% A minor he £ Sk latest rt Frazer is xoon i Negri's leading man in her new | “Men." Frazer was recently ginald Barker's “Wom- Iv Baker, for five-years sec- ries Chaplin, now kn acterization of the m an of Paris” has calls to do picture time to character s Fawcetl and Robert Agnew ihe latest stellar additions f Reginald Barker's new Barriers.”” Faweett cured for the role of the disheartened old father, Durland, and Agnew has I the role of the way- Charles Crandall's an audience of more than 10,000 children and aduits, Jackie Coo- officially opened the nation-wide of the Near Hast Relief Com- \ission in San Francisco last week. Tle cut his vacation on his ranch in the Sierra Nevadas short in order to be present at this function, the first effort to collect the shipload of food- stuffs for the starving children of cce and Armenia. arlo and Scotti grand opera com- Theodore Kosloff, dancer. fi€t. now appearing it ille’s “Triumpt r his work in the or and cil B, De hest knowr suc $10,000 iimadge and the company | tepping Lively” are prepar- San Diego to shoot n fine bArracks at | e fory in . and considerable | jror curs at the San Diego'| | bost und railway station What the Movies Need. Charles Ogle tor in “The Cov “New writers with vis atographic 'd far more P Miss Laurn nal motion picture «l wague of American T ent the league's fi n arfd idea is what the movie than th * Tomorrow™ » discussion by writers and representa- ves of the film industry. 1n order to make the conference prac- cal a voting contest will be held. Every iber and visitor to the will be invited ta vote on n H.wy Films 1 Have S A is not to be a mere liat. wihy need censor Tharnbor 1 the n Women save otion picture it the est wuthors ic wants the results of the vot- be sent to them. We shall tell you what we want,” the writers and in return we want vou to tell us which of the ten were x 1coesses and which box office With that information in hand the writers will endeavor to de- tepmine, with the assistance of the pro- ducers, why the artistic successes wera failures, if they were, and why the suc- of |¢ u ‘ Fore!" Yorktown Battle Cry PRODUCTION University Press eek from Yorktown a., where the imous battle of the war of indes ndence was revroduced for one 1e “Chronicles of America” films, They brought back the report that Rolf course now covers a portion of 1e famous field over which Corn-| allis and Washington fought the | cisive battle of th war in_ 1781, | pi; Vhat is more, several of the defen: | unit turned information in writihg screen sses er feature to the voting contest aming the kind of plays the voter would like to see produced—historical and it o what episodes and s of popular navels an ive fortifications built by Cornwallis et = ave been utilized by a canny rchitect. Redoubt No. 10, for mple, which was stormed and ared by American troops under \lexander Hamiiton, is now a bun uarding one of the greens Fore!" has replaced “Forward he American battle ery. Sic transit loria mundi! golf , = wAm’:l 22 will be allowed to vote. 'STUDIES ON Modernisn in Enrope and America 'ARNOLD R’(‘)NNEBECK Mondays, April 7, Wednesdays, Aprin The Natioual Art Cemter - T to Be Given ‘The Arnazons Alumni ghth § Tickets for the 1984 editien of Hoffman & Hoskins Kiddie Review —will go on_sale Wed., Apr. §, ® a.m., Conn. Ave., Franklin 811 Remember last year. cure your seats early, 'POLI'S Tomorrow and Tue Special Return Engagement {PAVLOWA and Her Ballet Rwe With Fal Futire Paris Monday' Progrom! Magic Flute and Toy Shop Wi Seren mum.mm-. s yu ¥ e | -\Il‘llmll Leaves and Orkllhl isical oate : Impressions aeicnl f"""’,"l_ sbon b BaLY With Seven Divertimements ‘Queens of Hearts 5350, &I, £2.50, £2, $1.50 plus iax Tree” companies. Mrs. (ireene’s. Bureau, Droop'’s fecr as u chorus girl 13th and G, and Box Office, Polf's Theater r Arthur the F evening give ‘inero asco Theater pril 13 The dire £ Bertram Bloch, ludes James Simon fenry King, Milton v\ iorllinger, Ruth P el, Celia_Oppenheimcr, nd Fay Roseberg. next 1481 tion will b hands cast in- I Ruth Frank ss Lena Daley, chief contributor if cheerfulness o “Brevities o it the Gayety this week, prac vhat she preaches by wearing gown hat are described as the last word in | eminine sartorial perfection Symphony Thelma Carlto n Columbia By FRov. A\Yv vmx“ uu*n “private 1 ““IMPERIAL Rus'smn SCHOOL OF DANCING Personal Direction Kathryn M. Koehler, Ballet, Becentri Amieriean Step and Armhum- Dancing N DAVISON'S PROF. MRS, 1820 M ST, N.W. MAIN Trge tra. ery 1600 21st St. —announces & _ Special Loan Exhibition of Recent Décora- tive P aintin by AUGUSTUS VINCENT T. including his important “Rnu‘l! stica,” from the permanent Colléction of the Cleveland Museum of Arf lnd the “Voice of Many Waters,” r contly acauired for the Phil- lips Collection. This master- piece of symbolical design on a large scale, and the no less im pressive and original decor: tion entitled “Storm,” are now shown to the people 6f Wagh- ington for the first time. The exhibition will be open dally from Mareh 26 to April 26, at the usual hours, from 2 to 6, and during the duration of this exhibition the upper gallery also will be open daily, Instead of only on the open three days ~—Tuesday, Saturday and S!n- Teach Sal Eveniug with orems: Fos Trots; latest variations. Frank. 6506 We l(‘l lessons. Private nml Olufl: Bllk 3 ,DONNA | “Russian Mettiod as taught by CHALIF Former instructor of the rlfi.::' cnuAm OlReets Champiatn. St Ne. 100 and” Cotambie titles | plays a martne | will be the general topics | a particular film is listed | i the producers want to know what ucceeded. The writers intend to | will be both artistic and box | You had better se. | The Phillps Memorinl ; \ 1 | H | i to be seen as | sereen production is a question that | Quently their choices are por- | r | | i f | | { { T Apr. 7nsamo'c|ock1 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, C, Singer's Midgets. smcum'n Midgets, who appear at B. F. Keith's Theater this week, are sald to embrace In their act a circus, the musical comedy stage, vaudeville, music hall, athletic and wild west attractions. In addition, thers are the fashion parade and the d of Lady Godlva, described as a spectacle of great beauty and ex- traordinary showmanship. | Leo Singer presents the Midgets, APRIL He has présented his diminutive thes- supervising the rehearsals of his com- 1924—PART 3. AMUSEMENTS. S S e plans and his extensive menagerie in vaudeville several seasons, but is constantly adding new features that accentuate the versatility and skill of his performers. This year he has added several new features. ‘The animals alone are how in themselves, for there are three mid- get elephants, twenty-four ponies, twenty-seven dogs, three deer, 1bon, @ dwarf donkey, monkeys and a “sleeve” Pekingese that welghts only two and a half pounds. Mr. Singer's : attendants constantly ~ training the menagerial part of the company in new tricks, while he is himself supervising the rehearsals of his com- | Jackie Toogan, SOTHERN AND JI The Tamink of the Snrews week of Aprn 1. Right to Change Titles. THE right, advisability or propricty | of a producer of motion pletures | anging the known story rareiy ever the work. Motion asiest was with a title. approaches the sereen in mood It approaches a literary picture makers find the to attract attention I'm that fr not wise one is apt to be charitable when the choice of & new title ix undefstood to be due to financial necessity. However, Lhose who know ‘A Dog are aware that it is not for it is actually the boy, with a falthful title has some purchased well | he for aware continues to form the cusslon. Jackie Coogan basis for dis- sr, the father of the boy photoplay | of Flanders’ mits that he R star, | story of a littie who ix respon- - | sible for changing the title of Ouida’s | dog which plavs a minor part in the A Dog of Fland such circumstanc justified in mak " to as ‘A Boy of | drama. _ Under Flanders" after it adopted as a| we believe were photoplay stareing vehicle i- | ing_the c tributes a word to the controversy. | Producers change titles, man says, nply because ickie (Coogan picture Mr. Uoo- | opens & week's engagoment here (his the public | afternoon “BOHEMIAN LIFE” A Gypsy Carnival From Romany Land Picturesque—Dashing—Beautiful Act BYRON & HAIG CREEDON & DAVIS “Thy ok of Vaudeville” “1 Conld Smash ¥ P = Entirels New. A Grent Comeds Skit. GRACE AYER & BILLY| MOORE & MITCHELL “Extraordinary and Spectaculsr” | “The Worse-a-iile Comedinns.” KIRBY & KLAISS |“THEPAYROLL THIEF” “A_Quart and Piat of Nensense”| A Snapoy Twe-Reel Comeds. A DARING BIG PARAMOUNT PICTURE “THE NEXT CORNER” By Conway Tearle, Lon Chaney, Dorothy Mackaill, Louise Dresser, Ricardo Cortez and Others EVERY ACT WE SHOW IS »—KEITH'S *» KEITH'S— POPULAR PRICE O W A R D Theater, 7th & T Sts. One Week Onl BEGINNING SUNDAY, APRIL Phone North 762 Mittenthal Brow. Present Famous Smarter Set Company With— J. Homer AND The two areziest colered ‘Washington's Faverites ROARLNY D FUN GALORE The New and Greatest Colored Musical Comsdy Two Hours of Continuous Langhter “COME ALONG MANDY” As Good a3 ‘“‘Shuffie he Old ‘Bort Williams and Walker” Show An Al tnr Cant oF ingine and Descan fiw-udrn. Feanturing THE BEAUTY CREOLE CHO FULL OF PEP | 40——PEOPLB——4O AW STARRING GEORGIA QUARTETTE GREAT COME ALONG ORUHBESTRA The Fastest and Best M.Mrnl Show SEATS NOW SELLIN MONSTER MIDN]GHT SHOW FRIDAY Evening—8:30 PM. Matinee 2:30 PO, Thurs, Sat. Comeditns on e G HILARITY SONG SCENERY DANCES COSTUMES AND THE NEW NEW THE FAMOUS The Home of Perfect Entertainmens LINCOLN THEATER U STREET AT 12TH, SUN.~MON—TUES. WARNER BROS. PEESENT FLORENCE VIDOR Supporied by Monte Biue, Marie Prevost, Adolphe Menjou, Cm hion Hole and Harry Myers, Ernst Lubitsch’s The Marriage Circle FRL~8AT. STRONG HEART. Supported by Lady Jule, . hia new bride, and a human ocast led by IAlkan Rich, in The LOVE MASTER , JIMMIE ADAMS, IN “BLACK AND BLUB” WED ~THURS. DOUGLAS MACLEAN Former WashMngtonian in His Funniest and Snap- piest Comedy. GOING UP MACK !E\ml-:n-s “INBAD, THE SAILOR” “CHILDREN OF HOLLAND” WE PLAY LOEW'S VAUDEVILLE STRAND TODAY—COMPLETE CRANGE OF BILL. DOORS OFEN t ». THE CITY'S FAVORITE POPULAR PRICE VAUDEVILLE THEATER TRIPLE N NE 'lullfl—lm “IN AND OUT OF THE MOVIES” EDDIB DAVIS AND QU i AvE A GUANTET 07 T CRASR “SONG AND DANCE REVUE" EMERSON & BALDWIN, COMEDIANS OF NOTE, “WHAT FOOLS THESE MORTALS BE” BERNARD & FERRIS ALEXANDER PATTI IN “I WANNA SING” “UPSIDE_ DOWN ' JUGGLER"” PATSY RUTH MILLER - ‘MY MAN' WITH DUSTWN mmn AVh SPE(‘IAL CAST T T™WO .NWI‘.LO:‘THE FIIGE 0" 6!! g e N e e e~ Nights, Se, Mat., Sundey & Holldays Bxcepied SHUBERT ELASC Mgmt. Lee & J. J. Shubert TONIGHT §0c to $2.50 at 8;20 Mat. Wed., 50c to $1.50 Sat., 50c to $2.00 | INTENSE THRILLING INTEREST ABSOLUTELY NATIONAL THEATRE %55 Odly fhaster in Washington offoring exclashely American sad forslgn stars of first rnk ————— e Al This Waek, Strig TONIGHT Daily Matinees Com.Tomorrow In response to Numerous Requests RETURN ENGAGEMENT OF THE GREAT AMERICAN PICTURE JESSE L. LASKY Presents A Paramount Production THE SCREEN SENSATION Now In Its Second Year at the Criterion, N. Y., and Still Running MATINEES 55--85--1.10 Tax NIGHTS 55--1.10--1.65 Included Coming (Easter Week) Monday, April 21st THE WASHINGTONIANS Cherry Blossom Time A Modern Up-to-the-Minute Comic Opera A Satire On Political and Social Washington With o east and chorus rivaling tho famous Bostenians in thelr heyday. BEGINNING ) MONDAY MATINEE AUDEVILLE'S WONDER-ACT e WORLD FAMOUS / THEIR NEW 1924 REVUE LA GORGEOUS SPECTACULAR PRODUCTIG 30 flllv Hlll AND WOMEN »mmrumn [llZABI:'I'H BRICE JACK M‘lA}l[Ns SARMf conl fl"!l A COMEDY WTNO" A COHIDY “VS‘C AND ’o". BRADLEY & HENNESSY | ANDERSON & YVEL DANCE AND MELODY $PEED AND BEAUTY TODAY AT 3 ANDS!\S e BLANCHE RING ©g BLOSSOM SEELEY CHAS, WINNINGER 6 BENNIE FIELDS them have sisters and brothers twice ‘4 their own size. They dislike beiog 1ooked upon as children or as a cu rio: They are not dwarfs, but | perfectly formed Iittle people, well mi proportioned, and their ages run fron ggg",f;;;";‘m0,,'0:*‘;;:0:;@:;;::: 9f | nineteen to forty-threo years, so they | % are “grown up.” arms of midgets; Among the many ze people; They were [ wardrobe of extensiv born of normal parents and many of | The production is in te. PRESIDENT THEATER . BEGINNING TONIGHT MATS. THURSDAY AND SATAU.I;U;'A,g AT 2:20 pany in new numbers and ensemble. The show traveld in two Pullman cars and three baggage cars, and they carry grooms, maids, chauffeurs, vi. lets and stage hands, in addition to the company of little folk: | None of the company i ried, al- velties s « proportions scenes. First Time HOLY | ... the $t.Patrick GIGANTIC, STUPENDOUS ¢ ATTRACTION-THE 0R|GINA WINTERGARDEN . JACK® SMOKE" GRAY EJIM MEINTYRE © CONGRESS OF DAL!Y BEAUTIES NEXT WEEBK ~ "RUNNIN' WILD" POLI’ TONIGHT Mats, Thurs. & Sat. Offeving Fovemest Attractiems Usder Direction Lee & J. J. Shubert The Eminent Artiste BEerTHA KALIGH “THE KREUTZER SONATA” (In Bhglish) Prices: 0 250 i Thurs to §2.60, Mat Bl Evenings Woc s te $1.80 to Mat ONE WEEK, MONDAY, APRIL 14—MAIL ORDERS NOW First Time In 2 Years—Last Time for 3 Vears SOTHERN-MARLOWE “A Grest Natiooul Possession.” Seat Sale Wed.--To Secure Tickets Now:‘ Fiii in form below with mumber qf sests desired; send 5 i6pe _with preper remittunce pay&ble Theater, ington, D. C. Pleass do not write & oteee, fl. h-l available tickets 'lll be_want Street and Number Py City TOUR ‘& nwammprm’ AMERICA Destiny Set The Scenes! Vast Armies Enact Them! “L Tel You It's the Greatest Picture Ever Made.” N. Y. Eve. World. Opealng Suaday Evesing at 8:20—Twies Dally Thereafter, 3:20 and 0:30. PRICES iy iiios, St 5o, &