Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1925, Page 53

AMUSEMENTS. Colutbia Nevys and Comment By W.H. Landuafgt. LL Washington, probably, will want to see the much-heralded cinema production of Sardou's famous play, “Mme. Sans Gene,” cven though many, perhaps, will go with wavering conviction that Gloria Swanson, in her proudest achievement, could ever match the wonderful Rejane, the distinguished actress ‘Olga Nethersole or her predecessor in the role, Mrs. Patrick Campbell, an actress of rare his- trionic gifts. But the movie is a great advance agent. It has widely pro- claimed that France, of all countries,+has permitted her temple of his- toric memories to be invaded and that her government has assisted in the making of a photoplay for the vulgar display upon the screen of her most sacred relics, the condition being that a French director be em- ployed and French cinema talent be enlisted in the making. It may all be true. The first audience in New York, it is said,“paid $5-a seat to see this picture, and already Mr. Lasky of the corporation that produced it has loudly and extravagantly sung its praise. They're advertising Gloria as “the Bernhardt of the screen.” * ok k¥ A {OTHER bit of European cinema art appeared in Washington during the week, “The Last Laugh,” with Emil Jannings as its star. Prob- ably no photoplay since “Passion” better illustrates the conception of the foreign photoplay director, and, as was the case with “Passion,” the pic- ture has been lauded as a wonderful bit of screen art. That Mr. Jannings in it presents a charaeter study reflecting the finished art of the theater, probably, will not be questioned. The picture also is unusual in its avoid- ance of the subtitle explanation of what it means—and yet it is not cer- tain that the story did not go over the heads of many in the audience. Some excellent effects were achieved in lightjng, the sunrise shown against a great blank wall being one of these. But it is doubtful, very doubtful, that the picture was helped by its closing scenes. The story preceding might be described as the tragedy of a uniform. The whele characteriza- n of Mr. Jannings was constructed around the psychology of the uni- form. It was essentially tragic. The injection of cheap comedy, even for the sake of a title and a happy ending, was not justified. It almost makes laughing stock of an otherwise great work. * k % % ITTLE Jackie Coogan—but this time a little larger, a little older Jackie Coogan—also apocared to claim attention in' “The Rag Man.” Jackie is a handsome, lovable little chap, and it is perfectly wonderful how -his cleverness and talents have been coined into millions. Jackie is still the handsome little fellow he was, but he has grown slowly away from the condition that won him fame as a prodigy. Charlie Chaplin did know sontething after all, as “The Kid” attests. he Rag Man,” however, even with the supervision of the clder Coogan, does not reach its level, and there are those who sadly doubt that age and sophistication, even under the wise supervision of the elder Coogan, who, after all, was never any great shakes as a vaudevillian, will help Jackie again to reach the pinnacle he found in “The Kid.” okt ok i USTER KEATON, the “sad-faced screen comedian,” has again hit the bull's-eye with “Seven Chances.” * Buster still knows how to make em laugh, and laughter is a mighty good thing to have.around the house, even during these beautiful Spring days. If the screen producers would turn their attention more undividedly to the business of laughmaking and less to the uncovering of the weak and sad side of humanity, it is be- lieved they would the sooner still the unfriendly voices now so often raised igainst their wares. If Gloria Swanson is to have the great success ‘in Mme. Sans Gene” that is being predicted, it will be due, don’t you think, to the comedy of the story rather than to the exhibition of superb matic talent, even if the French government did help in making-the icture? * ok koK H TH plea for the reserved seat tem, apparently, has fallen upon deaf ears. The only response thus far has been the conjecture, reluctantly dvanced by a local manager, that “maybe some day we will get to that sort of thing, but just now it’s silly to think of it.” Probably it is. Mahy )i the ills of which humanity has complained in recent years have been dis- missed in pretty much the same way. The fellow who might cure them doesn’t want to., if he thinks he is taking any financial chances in trying: o. The thought that the wonderful patronage of the movies, which has spread riches and luxury where once near poverty reigned, doesn't seem to impress the beneficiaries with the generous response of trying to.make comfortable those who supplied the money. Besides, we are on'the.very cdge of the Summer season, and the Summer season is a nightmare to the heater, shadow as well as speaking. * ok ok % - ERBERT N. DAWLEY, who supplied the silhouette gnimation to the Tony Sarg films and who was the first to claim credit for creating the Jimated monsters in “The Lost World,” has been engaged by the Metro- solitan Museum of Art, in New York, to film its various. exhibit In vork of this kind the movie has been a world benefactor. The privilege < not given to many, when the whole population is considered, of paying their way to the scene of the-wonderful things contained in the Metropoli- tan Museum of Art or other education treasure houses of the worls " visiting beautiful and interesting foreign countries, nor -of 1essing on the spot the majestic grandeur ‘of the natural scenery our own Western country. Many owe: their:sole real knowledge of such things to the movie. And for that it should be praised. * ok ok % RI GINALD DENNY, the lusty young fight champion of the screen, has been tagged. Carl Laemmle has issued warning to all the world that Reginald belongs in the Universal lot ‘and that trespassers and abductors will be punished to the full extent of the law. Many a 'good‘dog has wandered away from a happy home and plenty to eat in chasing a'shadow. The old fable of the dog. with the bone in his mouth who saw his counter- part in the stream while crossing on a plank fits the case in point. Tt applies to humans with the same weakness as well. Making Movie Actors. of | height LL the subjects of the Paramount £} Ppictures Schdol will be compulg sory, and will fall into three groups: namely, technical instruction, physical training and lectures. Techmical instruction will be given Ly the director of the school, assisted by the school photographer, a num- \r of special instructors and the 1sual executive staff. Among the im- portant features will be loss of self- onsciousness, graceful physical car- ige and poise. etiquette and polite deportment, how to elect and wear odern clot correctly, how to wear period costumes elegantly, com- piete of motion picture make-up, pantomime and the playing of parts, the art of being “natural” graceful use of the hands and restraint in using them, restraint in using the voice, finished entrances and exists, correct turns and crosses, etc.; punc- tuation, or the making of points, in acting; emotional control, crescendo and ite opposite, proper use of in- nuendo or suggestion and character study. Mr. Lasky points out, in addition: All these matters will be learned systematically by daily class work on the stage and outdoors.” After.the ele- ments of acting have been taught, the students will be given parts to play in simple, easy scenes improvised to suit various standing sets about the studio br nearby exterior locations. Later, short sequences from Para- mount productions'of the past will'be reproduced to enable the class to-com- pare its own filmed efforts with those of noted, professional players. “The routine work of the class will be varied and supplemented by allow- ing students who show marked pro- ficiency to act as _‘extras’ in current Famous Players-Lasky ~productions from time to time. As the term draws to @n end the talent and attainments of each student respectively will be well understood by the sehool au- thorles and all will be graded ac- cordingly. To conclude the course of Instruc- tion a motion’ picture production will be made Ly the class in a whel: v | | JACKIE COOGAN Luncols ‘CIAIRL WINDSOR ~ Cetral Napoleonic Relics. PROBABLY no_picture within the last decade has brought to the screen such rare historical relics as the Paramount production of Vic- torlen Sardou's famous play, “Mad- ame Sans Gene,” starring Gloria Swanson. This is because of the assistance rendered by the Ministry of Fine Arts of France, which it i claimed permitted authentic Napo- leonic relics to be worn or used in the making of the screen drama. It is interesting to note that the French’ Fine Arts Ministry, with characteristic French patriotism, stipulated that French director must be placed in charge of the pro- duction as one of the conditions of its co-operation. And so Leonce Per- ret, one of the best known directors in France, was engaged. The French Ministry then placed at Perret's dis- posal dresses, jewels and costumes of the Napoleonic era, some of which, it is cl by Bonaparte and the sephine. Among these historic relics, declared, is the famous- costume, Sacre,” the uniform worn by Napo- leon when he and Josephie were crowned -at Notpe- Dame Cathedral and. which has been kept in a re- markable state of preservation b: the French government. Snuff boxes marked with the imperial “N, which were _the - vogue during the of Napoleon’s power, were brought forth from the archives, to- gether with a_watchfob set with an emerald which is recognizable in many portraits of Napoleon and i supposed to have-been the gift of a vanquished Egyptian Khedive, and a plumed fan used by Marie Louise of Austria at the emperor's first court recgption following their marriage. M. Rene Hubert, an authority on French period costumes, who pre- pared the principal costumes worn in Paramount's production of “Mon- sieur Beaucaire,” had charge of that end of the production of “Madame Sans Gene.” The costumes them- selves were executed by Lucile, the famous Parisian couturier. Shifts Her Method. NORMA TALMADGE during the last four or five years has appeared in an important impersonation of almost every nationality known to the globe. She now has come to the point where she is making her delineations span whole lifetimes, or at least -a broad sweep of years. In “Secrets,” it will be recalled, she unfolded the full span of a woman's life from early girlhood to cld age by the deft method of visualizing the recorded episodes-in-an eld diary. In her - latest - production, - “The = Lady,” Miss ~ Talmadge ~achieves much the same effect by telling the story of her experiences covering 25 years of her character life, which the camera un- folds in pictures of the episodes. it 3 s s . Mary's "Annie Rooney. THREE “srown-ups” and two dozen children* have been signed for Mary Pickford’'s new production, “Little Annie Rooney.” Carlo Schipa, brother of the famous singer, Tito Schipa, will play the role of Tony the Greek; Walter James, Officer Rooney, Annie's father, and Gordon Griffith, 'a Los Angeles high schoo! boy, the part of Tim Rooney, An- nie’s brother. Two dozen’ youngsters will make up rival gangs of East Side hoodlums, one led by the irrepressible Mary. and the other by a boy rival. There are no other girls in the picture—just Mary. — casting this important roles will' be assigned to ‘the most proficient boy and girl, other parts to those next in rank, and so on. The practical per- formance in this picture, considered with relation to daily work through- out the term, will form the standard of merit by which awards of Famous Players-Lasky contracts may -be made.” Mr. Lasky also states that the 20 students chosen for the first term will be instructed in modern ballroom dancing, gymnastics, fencing, swim- ming. riding horses and driving auto- HAMMOND photoplays COLUMBIA—“Mme. Sans Gene.” ning METROPOLITAN—“The Lady.” ning. . RIALTO—“On Thin Ice.” PALACE—“Man and Maid TIVOLI—"Charley’s Aunt. AMBASSADOR—"The Lady. CENTRAL—“Born Rich.” Shown Shown Show -evening. Columbia—Mme. Sans Gene | Paramount’s production of the fa- mrous drama, Mme. Sans Gene,” by | Victorien Sardou. and Emile Moreau, { with Gloria Swanson as its star, will be shown for the first time in Wash- " ington at Loew’s Columbia this week, | | beginning this afternoon. This is the great play of the Na- poleonic era in whick the late Mme. Rejane achieved marked success, and, it is announced, the French min- try of fine arts co-overated in its screen produstion by placing at the disposal of the producers priceless first empire costumes, jewels and mementoes and permitting the film- ing of the plcture in the actual Parisian settings of the story. Leonce Perret, one of the famous directors in France, was selected to direct the picture after the French goverpment had demanded that a Frenchman make it. The cast chosen to support Miss Swanson in- cluded Charles De Roche and many of the greatest cinema players in France. - Forrest Halsey adapted the original manuscript to the screen. “Mme. Sans Gene" is the story of Catherine Hubscher, a pert French laundress of the days just before the French Revolution, who met Napo- leon Bonaparte, then an impecunious young corporal and did his washing for him, though he was unable to pay. When he became Emperor of France he did not forget, but heaped high honors upon her in spite of her ignorance. There will be no supplemental fea- tures this week. Metropolitan—"The Lady." Norma Talmadge will be pictured at Crandall’s Metropolitan Theater this week, beginning this afternoon, in her latest First National produc: adapted from the tion, “The Lady, play by Martin Brown. Christie’ two-real ocomedy, “Why Hesitate, featuring Neal Burns; the Metropoli- tan World Survey, a scenic and an orchestral ‘program conducted by Daniel Breeskin will be added at- tractions. “The Lady” is a woman whose life seems to have been wasted because she has never found the opportunity to cultivate those educational and social niceties that are sfipposed to mark “the lady.” Beginning as a concert hall singer and dancer “in London, Polly Pearl spent her de- clining years as owner of a public drinking ‘place in Marseille, France. It is there that we meet her first on the screen. Her life seems drab and colorless as she begins the recital of her disappointments to a friend. As the years roll back her heart-breaking experiences are depictedon the screen. ‘This method permits the introduction of a wide variety of scenes and affords Norma Talmadge an opportunity to reveal the full scope of her ihterpre- ative power, At the Photoplay Houses This Week Shown this afternoon and evening. Shown this afternoon and evening. LINCOLN (Colored)—“The Rag Man.” LILA LEE ~$iraud Chronicles of America. The next of the Tuesday afternoon showings of the Chronicles of America photoplays at the Ambassador Theater will have “Danfel Boone” and “York- town” for their themes. The life of Daniel Boone is full of fascinating human interest stories of Boone’s experiences with the Indians. In Midwinter of 1777-8, while on a trip to get salt to preserve what little food remained at Boonesboro, Daniel Boone was captured by Indians and adopted by them as a brother. An interesting sidelight on Boone's character is shown by the historical fact that he 38 the only white man ever adopted by the Indians who did not have to sul mit to an ordeal of torture to prove his worthiness. Boone was so trusted by his captors that he was allowed to sit in-on con- ferences, and in.that manner he learned of a Shawnee offensive against Boonesboro, organized by De Quindre, a French officer in the service of the British. With this danger menacing his people Boone made a supreme effort to outwit his guards, and suc- | ceeded. Thinks Hays' *Job™ Difficult Cecl B. De Mille, who has recently | formed the Cecil B. De Mille Pictures ‘orportaion, which has joined the Mo- tion Picture Producers and Distribu- tors of America, commonly Known “the Hays organi say: “I shall be most happy to support Mr. Hays until such time as it be- comes evident that he and his organi- zation are not fulfilling the part I feel they can play in the advancement of the photoplay. Certainly he has done splendidly in the direction of creating added public confidence in our great industry. . “Mr. Hays has a very difficult job. He will always be subject to criticism, just as is the case with the President of the United States or any other man who makes definite contact with strong national forces. This Week | of this week, with Sydney Chaplin in [the title role, supported by Ethel Shannon, Alec B. Fran James E Page, Ph Smalley, Euialie Jen- sen, Mary Akin and Priscilla Bonner, 50 a new Aesop Fable and a Grant- Jand Rice “Sportlight”; Tuesday and ‘Wednesday, Pauline Frederick, Laura La Plante, Wanda Hawley, Malcolm MacGregor and Tully Marshall, in Universal's production of “Smoulder- ing Fires,” the dramatic story of a woman who loved too well, and Mack Sennett’s “Honeymoon Hardships”; | Thursday and Friday, Margaret Liv- ingston, in ‘“The Chorus Lady,” re- membered &s one of Rose Stahl's stage successes, and Harry Langdon, “The Sea Squawk’; Saturday, a cam era -version of Clyde Fitch's play, | “Barbara Frietchie,” the title role played by Florence Vidor, and Ed- mund Lowe opposite. Shown this afternoon and eve- Shown this afternoon and eve- this afternoon and evening. n this afternoon and evening. this afternoon and evening. Shown this afternoon and Rialto—"On Thin Ice.” Tom Moore and dith Roberts are co-stars of “On Thin Ice,” which is the photoplay at the Riaito this week. It is an adaption of Darryll Francis Zanuch's story, “The Dear Preten der,” which deals with that strata| of humanity who earn their liveli hood by plundering the riches of others. A lovely slip of a girl is swept into a cyclonic torrent of events that implicate her, together with a band of gangsters, in a huge bank robbery. Her ignorance of worldly scheming makes her ready prey in the unfolding of a crime that is sald to astound, ex- hilarate and delight. The musical program is headed by Guarino and Cooper in a musical novelty. Mr. Guarino was formerly connected with the Boston Opera Company, while Miss Cooper has won distinction as a concert artist. Of interest also will be the appearance of little Sylvia Altman, 1l-year-old Washington pianist. She'is a scholar- ship_student under the direction of Mr. Welden Carter, head of the piane department’ of the Washington Col- lege of Music, and this marks her debut in_ public. She will play Beetnoven Concerto. No. 2 in B flat major. The overature by the Rialto Orches- tra, Mischa Guterson, ~conducting, will be “Echoes From the Metropoli- tan Opera House,” an arrangement by Theodore M. Tobani The International News of current events and other short subjects will complete the program. Norma Talmadge, in the title role of First National's production of “The Lady,” will be seen at Crandall's Ambassador Theater the first three days of this week, together with an Aesop. Fable, “Deep Stuff,” and other short reels; Wednesday and_ Thurs- day, Madge Bellamy and Willlam Halnes, as costars of George Barr McCutcheon’s “A Fool and _His Money”; Ben Turpin, in “The Wild Goose Chaser,” and “The Voice of the Nightingale,” an exquisite fantasy; Friday, Betty Compson, in ‘“Ram- shackle House"; Hulbert Footner’s mystery story of the Florida Ever- glades: also Jimmie Adams, in “W Hurry?" erd a new “Hodge Podge Saturda: ley Masen, in “Curly Top'; Ralph Graves, in Sennett's “The Plumber”; a Grantland Rice “Sport- light,” a new song-reel and, at the matinee only, the seventh installment of “Idaho.” Central—"Born Rich." “Born Rich,” First National's ver- sion_of Hughes Cornell's story, will be the attraction at Crandall’s Central ‘Theater the first two days of this week, with Claire Windsor, Bert Ly- tall, Doris Kenyon and Culien Landis in {he principal roles; also Bert Roach, in “Papa’s Pet,” and -added short Ay + 1" | reels. Tuesday and Wednesday, Paul- Palace Man and Maid. ine Frederick, Wanda Hawley, Laura Elinor Glyn, author of “Three|La Plante and Malcolm MacGregor, in ‘Weeks,” is represented at Loew's| Universal’s production of *“‘Smoulder- Palace this week with another of her love stories in “Man and Maid,” a new Metro-Goldwyn picture, which has Lew Cody, one of the most in- corrigible villains of the screen, in a new type of role as a hero. Harriet Hammond, Renee Adoree and Paulette Duval also are notable members of the cast. Harry Langdon’s “Boobs in the Wood”; the Pathe news reel, Topics of the Day and orchestra music under Thomas Joseph Gannon will be added attractions. In “Man and Mald,”” Mr. Cody is seen as a young English nobleman who is wounded during an air raid on Paris and i discovered in an un- conscious condition by a Red Cross nurse who falls in love with him, Harriet Hammond, ‘a_“find” from the ranks of the .Keystone bathing girls, plays the part of the nurse, and Renee Adoree, Paulette Duvall and some other Hollywood charmers fur- nish the matrironial counterpoint. Tivoli—"Charley's Aunt. “Charley’s Aunt,” Christie’s film Housing and a judge's “Cross-Word Puzzle” reel. Thursday ahd Friday, Norma Shearer and Con- rad Nagel, in Metro's camera version of Rupert Hughes' comedy, “Excuse Me,” and Mack Sennett’s “Bull and Sand.” Saturday, Reginald Denny and Mary Astor, in Universal's version of Harry Leon Wilson's story, “Oh, Doc- tor,” and Neal Burns, in “Sea Legs.” Lincoln—"The Rag Man." Jackie Coogan. will be seen at the Lincoln Theater: the first three days of this week, beginning this afternoon at* 3, in “The Rag Man,” his latest production for Metro. The subject combines comedy, pathos and strong dramatic climaxes, and in his role of a little Irish orphan who makes him- self the partner of an aged Jewish junk dealer Jackie is said to be at his best. Max Davidson, Robert, Edeson and Willlam Conklin appear in_ supporting roles. Neal: Burns, in “Easy Pickin’s,” and the lateat kino- grams will ‘also.be shown. ] Madge~ Bellamy and James Kirk- version of the play of 85 years’ popu- | wood are co-stars of “Secrets of the Jarity, will be the attraction at Cran- | Night,” the mystery play billed for dall's Tiveli Theater the first two days | Wednesday and Thursday,> with tion,” 'has this to | —_— in| Ambassador—"’rhe Lady o AMUSEMENTS. i ' ORMA TALMADGE.- Anbass'ador LAURE.\'CE STALLINGS, co-author of “What Price Glory?” author of “Plumes” and literary editor of the New York World, is writing al original screen story for Metro-Gold- Elinor Glyn, the author, nothing if not eccentric, never did anything more revolutionary than casting Lew Cody long famed as a photoplay villain, in the role of a hero in her latest pro- duction, “Man and Maid.” Elmer Harris, playwright, and motion picture producer signed a contract to be production editor of five pictures a vear a De Mille studio, wrote ““Sham,” Offenders,” Marriage,” Long Lett He recently produced “The Wise Vir- gin,” “The Girl on the Stairs” and “The Awful Truth.” An important role in “The Street of Forgotten Men" will be played by Juliette Brenon, well known who made an outstanding suc season in “Tarnish” and who is a daughter of the late Algernon St. John Brenon, former. music critic on the Morning Telegraph, and a niece of Herbert Breno! Tschaikowsky's “S it is more familiarly known, “I§1 will be played as a concert number throughout this week at Crandall's | Metropolitan Theater. Daniel Breeskin, | onductor of the Metropolitan Orches: | tra, has selected as the recurrent theme number for his accompaniment | of “The Lady” the feature picture, Love Came Cailing,” and for the exit “She’s Everybody's Sweetheart.” Universal has purchased for the use of Mary Philbin, Edwin J. Locke’s fa- mous novel, “Stella Maris.” It will probably be the lead-off picture for Universal's Fall season. Two of the featured players of “The Goose Woman,” Jack Pickford and Constance Bennett, are returning from New York to Universal City to resume production of this Rex Beach story, which was held up because of Jimmie Adams, in “Step Fast,” and a Lyman H. Howe “Hodge-Podge.” ; ‘and_Saturday will be jonal’s production of with Eugene O'Brien, Mae Busch, Ben Alexander, Tom Santschi, | Mildred Harris and Mitchell Lewis This love story of the old West was filmed in Mount Rainier National Park amid scenes of majestic beauty. Cliff Bowes, in “Weak Knees,” and the Bruce scenic, “Just Waiting,’ also will be shown. Apollo. Today and tomorrow, Thomas | feighan, in “Coming Through,” and | alph Graves, in “The Plumber’ | Tuesday and Wednesday, Constanc | Taimadge, in “Learning to Lov | Hal Roach’s “Are Husbands Hu man?” and Sportlight; Thursday and | | Friday, Madge Bellamy and William | in “A Fool : s and Dur Gang, in “Dog Dz day, James Kirkwood, in * the Night,” Clff Bowe: Danger,” and “Idaho, Avenue Grand. Today and tomorrow, Constancy Talmadge, in *Learning to Lov Hal Roach’s “Are Hushands Human? and Sportlight, “Brain and Brawn" Tuesday and Wednesday, Thomas Meighan, in “Coming Through,” a Ralph Graves, in “The Plumber Florence Vi ““Bar- bara Frietchie,” “He Who. Gets Socked' Bett, Compson, in “Ramshackle House, and Sennett's “The Cannonball Ex Saturday, Mrs. Wallace Reid, roken Laws,” CHff Bowes, in “Weak Knees,” and “Idaho,” No. § en | Trivo- | | | 1 in “Welcome No. 5. Carolina. Today and tomorrow. with Jack Holt; Tuesday, “The Dixie Handicap,” with Claire Winds Frank Keenan and Lloyd Hughes; Wednesday, *Scandalous Tongues Thursday and Friday, Gloria Swa son, in “Wages of Virtue"; Saturday, Richard Dix, in *Too Many Kisses.” Chevy Chase. Today and tomorrow, Zane Grey “The Thundering Herd,” Aesop's bles and New: Events; Tuesda James Kirkwood and Lila Lee, in “Wandering Husbands,” monkey com- edy, “Inbad the Sailor,” and educa- tional, “Mars to Munich”; Wednesday and Thursday, Lewis Stone, Conrad Nagel and Marguerite de la~ Motfe, in “Cheaper to Marry”; Van Bibber comedy, "“The Guest of Honor,” and News and Newspaper Fun; Hoot Gib- son, in the “Hurricane Kid,” Billy ‘West, in “The Nervous Reporter,” and “Idaho,” chapter 2; Saturday, Douglas Fairbanks, jr., Billy Dove and Warner Baxter, in the “Air Mail”’; comedy, “The Lost Chord,” and “Gal- loping Hoofs,” chapter 6. Circle. Today and tomorrow, Anna Q. Nils. son, in “Imez From Hollywood", Tuesday, Betty Compson, in “The Fast Set”; Wednesday, Pola Negri, in “East of Suez”; Thursday and Friday, “The Thundering Herd,” with Jack Holt and Lois Wilson (showings, 7 and 9 p.m.); Saturday, Reginald Den- ny and Laura La Plante, in “Fast ‘Worker.” North of 36," Dumbarton. ;| poration | price. “Today, Shirley Mason, in “My Hus- ~-.(Continued on Fourth Page.) Filmo grams the injury to Jack Pickford’'s eyes. Colleen Moore, recovered.from her ecent injury, is back at work on the studio lot as heroine of “The Desert Flower. In preparing for her role in Frank Liloyd's “Winds of Chance,” in' which she plays Rouletta who upon i@ death of her father becomes a faro dealer, Viola Dana is taking les sons from cott Turner, known as Cherokee Kid and reputed to be the best faro dealer in America. Clifton Webb, who has tant role in “The Heart of a Siren,” is appearing at B. Keith's Palace Theater, New York, in a dancing act with Mary Hay, v of Richard Bar thelmes an impor Charles Ascott, clown and animal impersonator, portrays the symbolic “white monkey” used by John Gals- worthy in his story, which is being filmed by Phil Rosen. Ascott has the bear in “Little Red Riding the dog in “Old Mother Hub. bard,” the cat in “Dick Whittington™ and the mule in “Jack and the Bear stalk,” and on the screen a prehistoric mamm: an” and the monkey in ) | Happen.” Harry Lohmeyer, manager of Crandall's Tivoli Theater, in_provid inz lighting effects for the beautif cation of his stage an® the embel lishment of his set scenes, has work ed out nine separate combinations utilizing an unbelievable number bulbs, spotlights, baby spots, etc. The aggregate wattage is huge, but the s aid to warrant it “Inv a new story by Frederick Palmer, noted war corre spondent, will be the first of a serigs of four productions by Robert Kane during the 1 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who wrote “The L World,” the First Na tional picture version of which is now running in New York, is said to have been greatly thrilled at private showing in London. He cabled Wat terson R. Rothacker, a co-producer of the picture: ‘The Lost World" was. superh. There is no word to describe it. It was incredible. [t cannot fail to have the suctess which your efforts de serve.” 1t is rumored that Ernst Lubitsch's next picture will be a famous light Warner Bros. are now dicker ith Richard Straus, “the waltz . one of his works, and, it is said, will give Lubitsch a free hand in making a romaniic, colorful picture along different lines from his late pro ductions. The s Players-Lasky Cor- id to have made good that it would offer New a-seat picture in Glori: anson’s new classic, “Mme. Sans Gene,” by presenting this made-ir France production at a Broadway theater last Friday night at the $5 Notwithstanding the premiun placed on the New York premiere of “Mme. Sans Gene,” however, the pic ture will be given fts initial Wash ington showing at Loew's Columbia this week with no change in the regular Columbia scale of admission prices. Famc boas York a $ Mae Murray in “The Merry Widow wears 25 costumes. The star is noted for her elaborate wardrobes, but it is said these ougdo in splendor and daz zling beauty v s has ever worn. “Rose of the World,” the Kathleen Norris story, will be.the first of the new season’s program to go'into pro duction by the Warners, who have ned Alan Forest to play Jack Tal bhot, Pauline ron for the role « Edith e Alex ancls - for Grandpa Tollifer and Lydla Knott for Mrs. Kirby. The adaptation was pre pared by Dorothy -Farnum and the scenario by Julien Josephson The Missouri Legislature is sald to be likely to pass a bill aimed against base ball. which was favorably re- ported and which, it is said, will pro- hibit - all Sunday amusements for profit, except those conducted by churches. Tom Mix's picture, “The Deadwood Coach,” has been banned by the board snsors, which has been reinforced ecision of the Circuit Court in cago on the ground that “it is too Soon tfle silver sheet will be flood- ed with pictures of the stories with which Laura Jean Libby once de- lighted the feminine h ! has secured the rights to four and has an option on 40 others, for Laura Jean was a prolific writer. Famous Players closed. the ve. 1924 with a financial statement show- ing $5,422,349 in clear profits, accord- ing to Film Daily,” which usually knows. The same statement shows the assets of this popular company to be nearly $50,000,000. One of the “best sellers” of the past season will become a Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer picture, with the purchase of Fdison Marshall's novel,” “Seward's Folly.” 1t deals with the purchase of Alaska by the United States, which was considered by the world at the time the “folly” of the American Sec- retary of State, Seward. Greta Nissen, beautiful Norse girl, who has been signed to a long-term Paramount contract, was married only two weeks after she had reached Hollywood to Ricardo Cortez—but the ceremony was make-believe only for a scene in “In the Name of Love."” D