Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1924, Page 49

d THE . SUNDAY _ STAR, WASHINGTON, D. "DANTES INFERNG” Rushto O., DECEMBER 28, '1924—PXRT 3. J WARREN KERRIGAN Ambagador™ At the photoplay Houses This Week coL and evening. RIALTO—"Dante’s Inferno.” JMBIA—"Peter Pan” (Betty Bronson). Shown this afternoon Shown this afternoon and evening. PALACE—“He Who Gets Slapped” (Lon Chaney). Shown this ait- ernoon and evening. METROPOLITAN—"“Her madge). TIVOLI—"A Sainted Devil.” AMBAS and evening. CENTRAL—"Roaring Rail Night News andComment By W. H. Landvoigt. O you believe in fairies? If you do not, begin the habit, for it is at least wholesome, if not holy, and will put you in better frame of mind to meet the glad New Year. There have been so many distractions recently in the theater that even the generous pur- veyors of our amusements forgot to make special preparations for Chr: mas week. They have done better for the week that will usher in 1925. It is especialy good to have “Peter Pan” with us at this time. The lovable creator of exquisite things, Sir James M. Barrie, also will be atmost with us, At least he will be in spirit wherever his immortal fairy tale is pre- sented, and in Washington we are to have it with a Peter Pan creation by a sweet young girl of his own choosing. In this Washington will fortunately share with other cities the pleasure of seeing the “fairy boy” for the first time in his own shadowland. It will be good to drift, for a time at least, out of the world of realism and into the flowery paths of childish fancy. It may recall many forgotten things, loved ones and what they taught us in childhood days. And though we may be older and wiser and may consider ourselves greater than in the long ago, we yet will be able to recall that One whose natal day was so recently celebrated once reminded a wise world that unles§ it became as little children it need not expect the Heaven of happiness. * * X ¥ THE week’s program of screen offerings will take high rank in the season’s product of entertainment features. “Peter Pan” is for those who do, or who want to, believe in fairies and to be like little children once again. *“Dante’s Inferno” will supply the fare for those who may be of a different trend of inclination. It smacks of the conse- quences of evil-doing and provides a reward both hot and cold for evil- doers. Strange that threats and fear of punishment are needed some- times to complement the Dispensation of Love that gave a new chart of the hercafter to a wavering and hardened humanity! But there are others. If your thoughts and hearts run to romance and the lighter things of life the week’s bill of fare supplies it. * ko kK 'HE outlook for the year from screen fountains of information gives promise of much better things to come. But so much will depend upon the way they are received by the general public. If what refined and caltured people call “better films” are really desired, the desire must be manifested in the box offices of the theaters that are expected to ex- hibit them. Exhibitors must pay handsomely for good pictures, and they are in the business for a living. They must get adequate returns, because their prices are far lower than those of the theater proper. If the patronage be given to problem and suggestive pictures, that is the kind they will furnish, regardiess of who howls. Amon% the big things ahead are “Ben Hur” and “Qua Vadis,” masterpieces vof literature converted to living reality. There are many others, not quite so exalted in a literary sense, but still of the kind that pleasant people may enjoy. Former Post- master General Will H. Hays and his great organization of picture pro- ducers are on record as favoring the elimination of filth and suggestion from the screen, and other big producing interests are similarly in line. ‘The aim is not to evangelize the screen, but to make and to keep it re- spectable. In this mighty effort the support of the public is indispensable. * ok ok ok M DAILY, the trade publication, mentions among the other pictures to be released during the new year: “The Iron Horse,” “The Lost ‘World,” “The Phantom of the Opera,” “Madame Sans Gene,” "Siegfried,” *Isn’t Life Wonderful,” Chaplin’s latest, perhaps, and another from Doug, with perhaps one from Mary. These, it is stated, are but a few of the many to come. * K ok ok 'OLKS scem to be interested in “the 10 best pictures” of the past year, and the poll taken for the Film Year Book indicates the following: *Thief of Bagdad,” “The Sea Hawk,” “Monsieur Beaucaire,” “Beau Brum- mel,” “Secrets,” “The Marriage Circle,” “The Ten Commandments,” “Girl Shy,” “Abraham Lincoln” and “America.” This is the selection of mo- tion picture reviewers and critics, 80 in all, and ‘their votes range from 23 and 30, respectively, for “America” and “Abraham Lincoln,” to 51 and, 52, respectively, for “The Sea Hawk” and “Thief of Bagdad,” which top the list. This indicates that the reviewers and critics, probably, are fairly good guessers. % % * %k Xk UT after “the best” always come “the also-rans,” and among these we find the reviewers and critics voting for “Anna Christie,” which re- ceived 19 votes; “The Enchanted Cottage,” .with 18; “The White Sister,” with 17; “He Who Gets Slapped,” with 15; “The Iron Horse” and “Mer- ton of'the Movies,” each with 15; “Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall,” “Manhandled” and “A Woman of Paris,” with 13; “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” with 12; “The Wanderer of the Wasteland,” with 11; “The Hummingbird, “Scaramouche,’ with 9; “The Covered Wa;on," with 8; “Captain Blood,” “The Clean Heart,” “Forbidden Paradise,” “In Hollywood With Potash and Perlmutter,” “Janice Meredith,” “Three ‘Women” and “Wild Oranges,” each with 7. There is a lot of bad guessing in this list, ¥ * ok k% 'VEN the farmers know a thing or two. The National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, the famous farmers’ fraternal order founded by the late Oliver Hudson Kelley back in the 70s, has decided to_help “cfean up the pictures. But they did not advocate either State or na- tional censorship. They did go for certain types of wobjectionable pic- tuges, however, and with a vengeance, regardless of what belligerent and se-assertive youth might say. * ¥ Xk Xk ER all, the rebellion against standards that have prevailed in the world that loves truth and purity and beauty is not chargeable to Youth, although some of the free and independent young folk and others like them seem to be drifting away from the age when sun- shine is preferable to darkness. Even bad babies have been spanked ; when they got v unruly, and so wise a man as Solomon has said, in substance, “Spare the rod and spoil the child.” If our recal- citrant youngsters cannot be checked in any other way, perhaps a little home spanking may help’ matters. It isnt going to do to let n: ty boys and would-be naughty girls consign our beloved movies to “the demnition-bow-wows.” Filmograms. ND npw the cross-word puzzle craze has hit the movies and the first subject dealing with them will be shown at the Rialto this week. What will they do with the brain-twisting checkerboard next? Edward C. O'Brien, representing a Chicago syndicate, is in Hollywood to organize ux company to star three- ear-old Helen Hoge, native of Chicago. a Sidney Allan, jr. and his Shetland pony, “Spotty,” have been signed to appear in Henry King's new picture, “Sackcloth and Scarlet.” In beautifying the grounds around her new home in Beverly Pola Negri has personally supervised the selec- tion of trees and directed the gar- deners in their work. Conway Tearle will play the leading role in “School for Wives," “a%scééen version of Leonard Merrick's = novel, “The House of Lynch,” which Victor Hugo Halperin is making. Wolf, the police dog that is to play the title role in “Baree, Son of Kazan,” James Oliver Curwood's novel, climbed on a chair, grasped a pencil firmly in his forepaw, and inscribed his name to his contract it is declared. The dog is said to understand three languages, English, French and German. “Strange Bedfellows,” Barry Con- nor's play, was bought recently by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for pictures. This comedy opened at the Henry Mil * ler Theater during the days of the Democratic convention and was first named “So This Is Politics.” “The Dixie Handicap” is fo be the le of Reginald Barker's produc- tion originally called “Dixie.” It is a Gerald Beaumont racing story of Kentucky and many of the scenes were filmed at the famous race track at Latonia. Harriet Hammond is the first player to be selected for the .cast of Elinor Glyn's new production, “Man and Malid.” which Victor Schertzinger will direct. Den Alexander, 123, who plays the youthful George Minafer in “Pamper- ed Youth,” taken from Booth Tar- kington's “The Magnificent Amber- sons,” has been adopted by Willlam Tilden II, the tennis champion, as his mascot. Hughie Mack and Millle Impolito have been engaged by Rex Ingram to play in his production, “Mare Nos- trum,” Blasco Ibanez's mnovel, which will be filmed abroad with Antonio Moreno and Ailce Terry in the lead- ing roles. Lewis Stone is doubling between two productions at Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer's California studios. He has a leading role in Robert Z. Leonard’s “Cheaper to Marry” and is also ap- pearing opposite Alice Terry in Vie- tor Seastrom’s production, “Kings in Exile.” Jesse L. Lasky predicts Betty Bron- son will become a second Mary Plck- ford. “She has that divine spark,” he said, “which will endear her to the world, not only in ‘Peter Pan,<’ which, I believe, will mark the opening of a new and greater era of motion pic- ture production, but also in other pictures which afe to follow.” Nazimova will be starred by Edwin Carewe In “My Son,” a film version of the play by Martha Stanley. The role is that of a mother—vibrant and passionate in a great love for her son and husband—a radical departure trom any part the actress has here- tofore had. “Buster” Colller will have the name role. Byron Morgan, author of “The Air Mail,” which Irvin Willat, producer of “North of 36,” is directing in Hol- lywood, is in New York making at- mospheric shots for the production. Mr. Morgan has photographed the Government air fleld at Minneola, Long Island, and scenes at the air mail box at Fifth avenue and Forty- second street. en Betty Bronson, the “Peter Pai of the screen, arrived in New York she was greeted by the Sun- shine Club, an organization of chil- dren which has adopted Peter Pan as its patron saint, and which had {ts members in Peter Pan costume for' the occasion. Alice Terry, whose screen career has so far taught her French, Arablc,. riding, swimming and court etiquette, among other things, finds acting for the camera an excellent alternative to studying at a university. Miss| Terry declares she has attained these accomplishments' in connection with her roles in various pictures. e 1 James Cruze is. preparing to’ film “The Beggar on Horseback,” and ex-| KContinued oo Fourth- Pages - LINCOLN andra.” Columbia—"Peter Pan. New Year week at Loew's Columbia Theater, beginning this will be made memorable by the pres- entation simultaneously with its pre- miere in New York and other large American cities of the long-heralded Paramount production of Sir J. M Barrie's immortal fantasy, “Peter Pan,” with the girl star, Betty Bron- son, in the title role. The picture is presented as Paramount’s New Year gift to the American people. Probably no picture produced in re- cent vears has attracted so much public and critical attention as Bar- rie’'s cl which Maude Adams brought to the stage many seasons ago and which was acquired for the screen only after Sir J. M. Barrie had been convinced that Paramount, in making the picture, would adhere rigidly to his own ideas of its inter- pretation. Mary Pickford, Lilllan Gish, May McAvoy and Gloria Swan- son were mentioned for the title role, but Barrie’s personal selection was beautiful Betty Bronson, despite her previous lack of photoplay promi- nence. - Herbert Brencn, masters of screen the picture, and the real fantasy, directed its cast includes Ernest Torrence, in the role of Capt. Hook, the pirate; Cyril Chadwicl as Mr. Darling, Virginia Bowne Faire and Amna May Wong as Tinker Bell and Tiger Lily, Mary Brian as Wendy, Phillippe De Lacey as Michael and Jack Murphy as John. The story concerns nursery of the Darling home by Pet Pan, “the little - boy who wouldn’t grow up,” Wwho ran away to Never, Never Land the day he was born to captain the Little Lost Boys who fell out of their perambulators when their nurses were not lookinsg. Teaching the children to fly, Peter an escorts them over the housetops in the moonlight to Never, Never Land, where the adventures that be- fall them with pirates, fairies and Indians reflect with uncanny accuracy the romantic dreams of children. It is a really, truly fairy story of in- finite charm. Other features will be omitted this week, although Director Brusilof of the Columbig Orchestra has arranged a special musical score. Rialto—Dante's *Inferno.” At the Rialto “Dante’s Inferho” widl be the feature the coming week. This masterplece was the sensation of New York at the Central Theater for eight weeks and has been doing phenome- nal business everywhere it has been shown. There is a modern story running through the picture that tends to make the reproductions of the famous Dore paintings seem more fascinat- ing. Hundreds of extras were util- ized, and the direction and groupings of the tortured ‘souls has aroused the admiration of artists. As a special attraction the Rialto will offer two of Washington's fa- mous operatic favorites, J. Humbird Duffey and Allee MacKenzie, who were principal soloists with the De ‘Wolfe Hopper Opera Co. at Poll's last Summer. The Rialto orchestra will offer an- other, of the music master series, call- ed “Ludwig von Beethoven,” with a special musical arrangement. These cinema overtures have become so much an integral part of the Rialto programs that the demand for them has been difficult to supply. Special attention is being given to the Rialto comedy presentations, and there will be a selected comedy, as well as the International News, also a novelty in the cross-word puzzle movies. Palace — "He Who Gets Slapped.” One of tha brilliant photoplay pro- ductions of the current Winter will be glven -its premier showing in Wash- ington this afternoon at Loew's Palace, where the featured attraction for New Year week will be a screen version by Victor Seastrom for Metro- Goldwyn of “He Who Gets Slapped,” the famous play by Leonid Andreyev, which was produced with great suc- cess on the New York stage by the Theater Guild. The screen production of this play by Vietor Seastrom, the Scandinavian director, has been pronounced by Rex Ingram and Charles Chaplin as a masterpiece of cinematographic art. Its engertainment value can be under- stood from the fact that during its first week at the Capitol Theater in New York ‘the picture shattered all records of that immense playhouse for attendance and drew flattering en- comiums. from ._every well known journalistic film reviewer in _ the ‘metropolis. P Lon Chaney, whose work in “The Miracle Man,” and “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” is well known, was chosen to, play the part of the name- less clown who is known simply as “He Who Gets Slapped.” Others in one of a visit to the ¢ oo e e v of” Romance” (Constance Tal- Shown this afternoon and evening. _ Shown this afternoon and evening. ADOR—Her Night of Romance.” Shown this afternoon Shown this afternoon and evening. Shown this afternoon and evening. bert, Tully Marshall, ‘Marc McDer- mott, Ford Sterling and Clyde Cook. The story centers about the per- sonality and unrequited romance of a scholar and philosopher who, cheated out of the affection of his wife and the recognition of his scientific achievements by a’ rascally patron, ironically decldes to join a circus as clown, where he almost immediately in love with Consuelo, the re-back rider, who is al- ove with her riding partner. new Harry Langdon comedy, Feet of Mudd”; the Pathe News, Screen Almanac, showing the stars at work and play, and Mr. Gannon's orchestra will provide added enter- tainment. Metropoli!an — "Her Nig}lt of Romance.” Night of Romance,” First National production starring Con- stance Talmadge, New Year week “randall's Metropolitan Theater, is a story that was written by Hans Kraly, noted European scenarist, and is said to possess the pleasing tang of continental farces. Other offer- will be Christie’s two-reel “French Pastry,” featuring Vernon, the Metropolitan Worid Survey, a scenic of picturesque beauty, and a diverting musical pro- gram by the Metropolitan orchestra. “Her Night of Romance” concerns the experiences of a young American helress who adopts a clever ruse to ward off the expected avalanche of fortune-hunting suitors. One, how- ever, really does engage her in- terest when he poses as his uncle, a famous physician, and she falls genuinely in love. In the meantime, the indigent young nobleman’s bus! ness adviser suggests that to marry the American would insure him a vast income, and agrees to arrange it for 10 per cent of the profi From this situation is built a rolicking marital farce. The cast includes Ronald Colman, Albert Gran and Jean Hersholt. Messrs. Colman and Gran will be r membered for deft work in “Tarnish Tivoli—"“A Sainted Devil." Rudolph Valentino will be pictured today and tomorrow at Crandall's Tivoli Theater in Paramount’s produc- tion of “A Sainted Devil,” supported by Nita Naldi, Helen D'Algy, Dagmar Godowsky and Louise Lagrange, and supplemented by a new Lyman H. Howe “Hodge-Podge” and pipe organ music; Tuesday and Wednesiay Elea- nor Boardman and Raymond McKee, in Louis B. Mayer's production of “The Silent Accuser,? featuring Peter the Great, the canine actor; Neal Burns, in “Court Plaster,” and a scenic study of Warsaw, Poland: Thursday and Firday, Richard Bar- thelmess, in “Classmates,” a romance of West Point and the South Amer- ican jungles, and “Our Gang,” in “It's a Bear”; Saturday, William Fox's production of “The Man Who Played Square,” with Charles “Buck” Jones in_the title role; Charles Chase in “The Royal Razz” and the sixth in- stallment of “The Fast Stepper Ambassador—"Her Night of Romance." Constance Talmadge will be pic- tured today, tomorrow and Tuesday of this week at Crandall's Ambassa- dor Theater, in “Her Night of Ro- mance”; Clifft Bowes, in “Watch Your Pep,” with short reels and Otto F. Beck’s pipe organ music. Wednesday, J. Warren Kerrigan, in Vitagraph's screen version of Rafael Sabatini's romance of the seas, “Captain Blood,” and an Aesop Fable, “Down on the Farm.” New Year day and Friday, Monta Bell's production of ~“The Snob,” featuring John Gilbert, Norma Shearer, Conrad Nagel,*Phyllis Haver and Hedda Hopper, and Ben Turpin’'s comedy, “The Reel Virginian.” Sat- urday, Eleanor Boardman and Ray- mond McKee, with Peter the Grea the dog actor, in “The Silent Accuser,” and- Will Rogers, in “Don’t Park Here,” with installment of a new chapter play, “Galloping Hoofs.” Each bill will include short reels and pipe organ music. “ . a Central—"Roaring Rails. Today and tomorrow, ‘“Roaring Rails,” featuring Harry Carey, and Lloyd Hamilton, in “Jonah Jones,” with short reels and pipe organ mu- sic; Tuesday, Marie Dresser, Virginia Lee Corbin 'and Ricardo Cortes, in “The City That Never Sleeps.” a film version ot Le Roy Scott’s “The Cafe of Fallen Angels,” and Sennott's “East of the Water Piug”; Wednesday and Thursday, Elaine Hammerstein, in “The Midnight Express” and Mack Sennett’s two-reel comedy, “All Night Long”; Friday, May McAvey, Marie Prevost, Albert Gran,and Ronald Col- man, in First National's film version of the sensational play, “Tarnish,” and Stan Laurel, in “Wide Open Spaces”; Saturday, Johnny Hines, in “Little ' Johnny ~Jones,” and Clff Bowes, in “Watch Your Pep," Her Damcs ‘Infemo i AKING a motion picture out of a story six centuries old and then turning it into one of the biggest screen hits of the season may be said to be some feat. That is what has been accomplished with the film ver- sion of Dante’s “Inferno.” “Inferno” was written by Dante some time between 1314 and 1319 A. D, and is acknowledged to be the {Breatest of the three allegories which make up his immortal “Divine Comedy.” It has lived during all these centuries as the outstanding litérary classic of its kind. It describes the poet's trip through hell with that other ancient poet, Virgil, as his guide. The motion picture version of the classic, it is claimed, has been done with a skilled and reverent hand by its producer, William Fox, and will be ranked as one of The most fan- tastic screen productions ever at- tempted. The only other vividly illustrates Dante's thrilling and imaginative wanderings through the lower regions is Dore's etchings, and in the screen production the fa- ous masterpieces of this artist are given life and reproduced faithfully and marvelous| medium which Lincoln—"Sandra.” At the Liicoln Theater this week. beginning this afiernoon at 3 and con- tinuing through Wednesday, will be shown the colorful film version of Pearl Doles Bell's story, “Sandra,” with Barbara La Marr and Bert Lytell in the leading roles, and concerns a beautiful young woman's quest for ro- mance and adventure, with action that moves from fashionable Long Island to London, the Riviera, Monte Carlo, Deauville and Paris. Mack Sennett’s “The Lion and the Souse” and a new issue of the Kinograms aiso will be shown. New Year day and through Saturday, ‘Richard Barthelmess will be pictured in his latest photoplay, “Classmates,” a screen adaptation of the stage play of the same name, much of the action of which was filmed at the United States Military Academy at West Point. It also has realistic scenes of an adventurous experience in the South American jungles. Madge Evans appears opposite the star. Al St. John, in “Never Again”; a news reel and the second installment of “Galloping Hoofs” will round out the entertain- ment Apollo. Today and tomorrow, Pola Negri, in “Forbidden Paradise,” and Charlie Chase, in “The Royal Razz’; Tuesday and Wednesday, Virginia Valli, in “K—The Unknown,” and Cliff Bowes, in “Desert Blues”; Thursday, Eleanor Boardman with Peter the Great, in “The Silent Accuser,” and Sennett's “East of the Water Plug”; Friday, Agnes Ayres and Ricardo Cortez, in “The Story Without a Name,” and Jack Dempsey, in “Town Hall All Night”; Saturday, Harry Carey, in “Roaring Rails,” Our Gang, in “The Cradle Robbers,” and “Fast Steppers,” No. 5. Avenue Grand. Today and tomorrow, Virginia Valli, in “K—The Unknown,” and CIliff Bowes, in “Watch Your Pep”; Tues- day and Wednesday, Richard Barthel- mess, in “lassmates,” and Charlie Chase, in “The Royal Razz’; Thurs- day, Reginald Denny and Laura La Plante, in “The Fast Worker,” and Sennett comedy, “Riders of the Pur- ple Cow"”; Friday, Harry Carey, in “Roaring Rails,” and Jimmie Adams, in “Nerve Tonic”; Baturday, Agnes Ayres and Ricardo Cortez, in “The Story Without a Name,” and Our Gang comedy, “It's a Bear. Carolina. Today and tomorrow, Tom Mix, “The Last of the Duanes”; Tuesday, “The Dawn ‘of Tomorrow"; Virginia Valli, in “The Signal Towe Thursday, Friday and Saturday, D. ‘America.” Today, tomorrow and Tuesday, con- tinuous 2:30 to 11 p.m., D. W. Griffith’s “America” and "News and Fables; Wednesday and Thursday - (special matinee Thursday, 2:30 p.m.), Johnny Hines, in “Little Johnny Jones,” and News and Newspaper Fun; Frida: Charles Jones, in, “Against All Odds’ Fox comedy, “His Better Half,” and chapter. No."7 of “Wolves of the North"”; Saturday, Walter Hiers and Dorothy Devore, in Christie feature comedy, “Hold Your Breath” and chapter No. 2 of “Into the Net.” Circle. Today and tomorrow, Gloria Swan- son, in “Her Love Story”: Tuesday, Agnes Ayres and Antonio Moreno, in “Bluft"; Wednesday, Jacqueline Lo- gan, in “The Dawn of Tomorrow”; Thursday, special short features, Larry Semon, in_“Kid Speed jorie Daw, in “Maud_Muller Gang comedy, “Cradle Robbers story, “The Girl and the Gangster De- tective”; - Friday, Bebe Danlels, -in “Dangerous Money,” and Saturday, :{M Marsh and Harry Myers, in “Dad- es.” Emplre.. Today and tomorrow, Irene Rich, in “Behold This Weman,” and comedy, “Nip o' Scotch”; Tuesday, Johnny Hines, in “Little Johnny Jones,” and comedy, eet Dreams”; Wednesday, HARRY CARTY Cetral RICHARD PARTHELMESS Tiwvoli “Scaramouche’ Wins Prize HE Adolph offered by the pr Famous Players-Las Corporation to the writer whose story or play made the best motion picture produced in the year, ended September 1 last, has been awarded by a distinguished body s to Rafael Sabatini for his caramouhe,” produed on the screen by Rex Ingram. The judges were George Baker, chairman of the t national Congress of Motion Picture Arts, at which the ward was offere last year; ENN Parker Butler, pres- ident of the Authors’ League of America, Inc, through which the award was made; Edward Childs Carpenter, president of the American Dramatists; Allan Dwan, motion pic- ture director; Charles Dana Gibson, the artist; Frederick Roy Martin, general manager of the ssociated Press: Mary Roberts Rinehart, novel- ist; Elmer Rice, playwright and scenario writer, and Robert E. Sher-| wood, motion picture critic. With the announcement of their| Zukor $10,000 prize | ident of the arr er- Chaplin, Anna trol,” and Friday, Marie in Husbands,” and Charlie < Q Jasy Street”; Thursday Nilsson, i “The Fire comedy, “The Hunt: Prevost, in “Cornered,” and comed “The Mystery Man"; Saturday, Mary Pickford, in ‘Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall” and “Fast Express, No. 8, at matinee only. Matinee each day this week, Olympic. Today and tomorrow, Bessie Love and Hobart Bosworth, in “Sundown”; May McAvoy, in “Three ‘Wednesda: Alma Rubens and Conrad Nagel, in “The Rejected Woman' Thursday and Friday, Nor- ma Talmadge, in “Secrets”; Saturday, Douglas Fairbanks, in “The Mark of k. * and tomorrow, Milton Sil and Enid Bennett, in “The Sea Hawk’ Tuesday, Pauline Frederick and Con- rad Nagel, in “Married Flirts,” and Spat family, in “The Darkest Hour”; Wednesday, Larry Semon and Claire Adams, in “The Girl in the Limousine,” and Chronicles of America, “Wolf and Montcalm”; Thursday, Douglas Fair- banks, in “T§e Mark of Zarro,” and Lyman Howe's “Hazardous Hunting” (shows 3, 5 7 and 8:45); Friday, Ricardo Cortez and Virginia Lee Cos bin, in “The City That Never Sleeps, and Clyde Cook, in “Broncho Ex- press”; Saturday, Glenn Hunter, in “Merton of the Movies”; CIilt Bowes, in_“ Good News,” and chapter 3 of “Wolves of the North,” starring Wil- liam Duncan and Edith Johnson, matinee only. Evening shows, 7 and 8:45; Saturdays at 1:30, and Sunday. at 2:45, with continuous performance both days. Savoy. Today, Hope Hampton, in “The Gold Diggers,” and Aesop Fable; tomor- row, Wesley Barry, in “From Rags to Riches,” and Lige Conley, in “Fast and Furious”; Tuesday, Betty Compson, in “Miami,” and comedy, “A Family Row”; Wednesday, Viola Dana, in “Along Came Ruth,” and Sennett's “East of the Water Plug”; Thursday, Helene Chadwick, in “Her Own Free Will,” and comedy, “An Electrie Elopement”; Friday, “Chalk Marks, and Jimmio Adams, in “Nerve Tonic" Saturday, “A Dangerous Adventure,’ and comedy, “On the Job." York. Today, Bessie Love and Hobart Bos- worth, ‘in “Sundown,” and cartoon com- tomorrow, Glenn Hunter and Bessie Love, in “The Silent Watcher,” énd Charlle Chase, in “The Royal Razz’; Tuesday, Reginald Denny and Laura La Plante, in “The Fast Work- d Jimmie Adams, in “Savage Wednesday, “Daughters of the and comedy, “A Deep Sea Thursday, Elaine Hammer- stein, in “The Midnight Express,” and Ben Turpin, in “The Reel Virginjan™; Friday, Richard Talmadge, in “Step- ping Living,” and Jack Dempsey, in “Town Hall AH Night”; Saturday, Harry Carey, in_“Roaring Ralls,” juvenile-comedy, “Oh, Teacher,” and “Faat Steppers;” Nog 8 decision the judges also ‘made publ a report in which they commented or he surprisingly large number worthy pictures that came unde their consideration.” The report alsc states: “Authors who ignore the tion picture have no real right tc complain of its occasional stupidity and vulgarity; for they, by their 1 difference, a doing nothing 1 remedy a condition, which, in view o the motion picture’s universal pop larity, of vital importance. possibilities of the screen as a field for the expression of intelligent ideas are markedly apparent in ‘Scara- mouche’; this shows what the motion, picture can do with material sup- plied to it by a creative artist That it does not do it more often is d rather to the artists’ unsympath attitude than to limitations of its own.” In a letter acknowledging receipt of the judges' decision Mr. Zuke said, in part Allow me to es on the wisd that congratulate jud, In deciding | the story which made picture. it seems to cncourage # to write for the screen and to stimu late them to a study and recognitio of the mption picture’s technique “Today there is no medium of ex pression more universal in scope than the motion pictures. The picture that entertains on Broadway also is seen by crowds in Los Angeles, Lon- don, Paris and Tokio; the good mo- tion picture has for its audience all mankind. What greater audience can a storyteller ask? What greater in- spiration? “But if the motion picture isc to dttain to its true heights of artistry, authors must not look upon it as a by-product. Today the motion pic- ture stands on its own feet; it h its own technique, just as the nove and the stage have their own 1 quirements and limitations. 1t authors hope to write successfully for the screen they must study the screen and adopt it as their medium. “If 1 may indulge in prophecy, 1 venture fo say that the day is no at all distant when among the lea ing writers of the world will be num- bered those who write thelr stories directly for the motion picture. Yot will have your Conrads and Hardys for the novel, you will have Yo Eugene O'Neills and Bernard Shaws for the stage, and you will also have an equally notable company of men and women whose stories will reach vou through the shadows of tl screen.” Valentino to Make “Cobra™ UDOLPH VALENTINO is to make in his series of independent pro- ductions for Ritz-Carlton pictures, a nodern Amerfcan drama. On his arrival on the coast he discovered that much of the preliminary work required for the Spanish-Moorish story he was planning still remained to be done and rather than4lelay the commencement of actual shooting he determi to work immediately upon a film version of “Cobra,” the New York dramatic success of la! season, which was purchased for hi use some time ago. In “Cobra” Valentino will role that will remind many of performance in “The Sheik.” It the part that lifted Louls Calllern to celebrity overnight when he played it on the stage. While this modern play is being screened, the preparations for V: tino's spectacular production, Scarlet Power,” will be pushed that it may be commenced imme- diately upon the completion of “Cobra.” To make “Cobra” Valentino wili have to part with the Leard he has been growing for his part in “The Scarlet Power.” When “Cobra” is completed another beard ~will 'be raised somehow to meet the requ: ments of the Spanish piece. fird hi ‘The Casson Ferguson will return screen in “Cobra” after a travel in Europe. Those wh the production of “Madame X" will remember Casson Ferguson as the young attorney who eloguently de- fends his mothers 10 the year's