Evening Star Newspaper, September 27, 1925, Page 51

AMUSEMENTS. Rizlto News illd Comment By W.H. Landuofgt. OTHING on earth, not even the League of Nations or the United States Air Service, has shown a greater degree of fermentation during the year than the motion picture industry. There have been conventions of various ds, modifications of plans and methods, scraps, rows, back-biting and love feasts. But the biggest result of all is unquestionably better pictures. With all its turmoil, the industry has not once lost sight of the main reason for its existence, the manufacture in- to pictures that which will interest, please and thrill the public—acceptable dramas, comedics, melodramas, mystery stories, news, jokes and what not. No field within the range of human vision has escaped the eagle eve of the producer. He has been ubiquitous. Nor, indeed, are the results of his ex- plorations and efforts all confined to the mere matter of amusement. True, he has always had the idea of public entertainment uppermost in mind, and to the limit of his knowledge and his intellectuality he has produced and distributed broadcast more real entertainment than ever before in the history of the silver screen. More, he has given direction to the ef- forts of the newspaper cartoonist, and The Star has shown the splendid pesults achieved in the brief strips recording historical events that appear . from time to time to rest the eyes of its rcaders from the solid banks of black type that tell the news of the earth each day. NE of the worth ¥ e O is the gnificen st efforts of the picture producers in this direction v series of historical pictures known as the Chroni- cles of America, wh production has been supervised by a competent committee of Yale Universi and which have served better even than the printed histories themselves to impress upon the mind of the young and the old historic facts connected with their country which should be known to every individual in it. These pictures, during the past season, were lifted out of the general run and exploited under Crandall manage- ment at one of the big neighborhood houses, where they attracted the tinest kind of audiences. They are to be continued, and their producers, according to the news reports, are to begin actively the production of many more of the same kind. A knowledge of its history more than anything clse creates the patriotism of a country. And what country on_this little terrestrial ball of ours can surpass the United States of America in the nobility of its creed and the glory of its achievements? * ok kK p TUDY of any kind is regarded by the young as trying labor. This, prob- ably. may be due to the fact that the science of teaching the young devoted more effort to crowding the brain with facts and figures than ure minds to know and understand the elements that make jon. The picture maker has shown the way by which the gures may be planted in the young mind in an attrac- & and profitable way. For this, in spite of all his other erves the commendation of all who love America and wish 1o sce the tted for the task of preserving it unsullied in tory. * % 'I'Hl-; picture maker also is furnishing better screen entertainment for pure amusement sake. He is spending his millions in honest, earn- cst effort to attain the highest achievement in the amusement world. He also is cxe 1 influence on the American stage, for without the mo- tion pictu ever would have been the activity of Yresent-day theat- rical produ- That is why Washington is being deluged almost with premieres and why every new play is being heralded as something actually new and out of the ordinary run of the past. Oh, the movie may have had its serious and some of them may still cling to the production ficld, but there is no doubt that despite desperate ohstacles the photoplay is getting out of the mire and into the highlands of public interest and ad- miration. Today it may count in its audiences people of the highest intel- lectual attainment and culture, and they are growing constantly. This is surely a wonderful record for the young giant whose face is scarcely old enough to display the beard that marks the coming of maturity. * % ok x THERE was laughter in “Sally of the Sawdust,” one of the attractions of the week just closed, and laughter is good for the soul as well as for the body. There was drama that rounded into comedy in “The Goose Woman.” in which Louise Dresser won national fame, And poetic fancy and romantic charm in “The Golden Princess.” one of whose outstanding charms was little Betty Bronson, the creator of the screen Peter Pan. AMilton Sills in “The Knockont.” another of the week'’s attractions, contrib- uted laughable “red-blooded” action for the delectation of those who like the rougher sort of dramatic thrill. All told. the week furnished good en- tertainment for every degree and quality of taste. The current week offers no less. The irrepressible and ingenious Douglas Fairbanks will be seen in “Don Q.. Son of Zorro,” one of his greatest pictures and, let it be_ngg forgotten. “at popular prices.” which means a lot to some folks. “Lightnin,’” one of the most delightful comedies of the stage, also comes within the ob- servation of those who could not afford to pay theater prices to see it in its “articulate” stage. while Norma Talmadge, one of the real actresses of the screen, will bring more of “Graustark,” a fanciful romance that makes folks forget little cares and revel in the delights of make-believe. “He's a \ Prince” may be a nondescript to many, but it will serve the lighter and amusing side of life through the medium of a new screen star, whose eleva- tion to the heights was the reward for splendid disclosures as a comedian. Picture audiences. therefore, need feel but little, if any, jealousy of the favored many who may be charmed, thrilled or aroused to protest, by the week's amusement offered on the stage, where actors talk as well as act. Tt seems a joke to cal!l it the “legitimate” stage; but the movies are to blame for that. * ¥ T ATE news reports that the John Barrymore picture, “The Sea Beast,” MW will be completed within three weeks, paving the way to “Don Juan,” by the same actor; that Matt Moore's new Warner picture, known as “The Sap.” will blossom as “The Cave Man.” which is a bit suggestive; that Monte Blue is going to shine in “The Agony Column,” an Earl Derr jiggers story: that Alan Hale is soon to start shooting “Braveheart,” once known as “Strongheart.” with Rod La Rocque and Lillian Rich in featured roles, and that Monta Bell has shot his last shot at “The King on Main Street,” Adolphic Meniou's first starring picture. Lots of other +*good things are being rushed for the screen. and “Hot Air Husbands,” an A. P. Younger story, and “Thunder Mountain” will be among them. Tt really seems as if screen genius had at last found a way out of the mire of sex problems and sensations to healthier localities. looking for a job inside of the year. Once you tell the public that I'm funny, they'll come into the theater with their faces frozen and daring me to make them laugh. I've seen too many comedians ‘killed’ that way. Please let matters wait a while.” The result was that Griffith's pro- Stardom Scared Him. IT is interesting to know that Ray- mond Griffith, who is called the screen comedy “find” of the season, would have been acclaimed as a star much earlier in the present year than September had it not been for Grif- fith's own reluctance. Officials of the Famous Players- Lasky Corporation had decided, early last Spring, that Griffith was ready to be announced as a comedy star {n his own right, but the news fright- ened Griffith rather badly. He said: “If you announce to the public that T'm to be starred because I'm sup- posed to be funny, 1 can see myself a star until there seemed to be no longer any doubt that the public acquiesced in . the decision. That happy position having beefi achieved, Mr. Griffith is finally announced as a king of the comedy realm, whose name is of more importance to the box office than the title of his plc- tures, which, after all, is the real measure of an entertainment celeb- rity in these hectic days, VIRGINIA VALLI ~ Tivoli GRIFFITH- Palaces Photoplays This Week At the photoplay Houses This Week. COLUMBIA—“Don Q, Son of Zorro.” evening. Shown this afternoon and RIALTO—"Lightnin"” Shown this afternoon and evening. METROPOLITAN—“Graustark.” ning. PALACE—"He’s a Prince.” TIVOLI—“Her Sister From Paris. ning. AMBASSADOR—“Graustark.” CENTRAL—"The Man in Blue.” evening. COLUMBIA—"Don Q, Son of Zorro.” Douglas Fairbanks has stepped out of historical and fantastic character to assume once more the part of the vouthtul, romantic adventurer in his latest and thrilling screen produc- tion, “Don Q, Son of Zorro,” which opens its first Washington engage- ment at Loew’s Columbia this after- noon. R “Don Q, Son-ef Zorro,” is an adap- tation by Jack Cunningham of the novel “Don Q's Love Story,” by K. and Hesketh Prichard, directed by Donald Crisp. Its cast includes Mary Astor, his 17-year-old leading lady; Jack McDonald, Warner Oland, Jean Hersholt, Lottie Pickford Forrest, Albert MacGuarrie and Donald Crisp. Falrbanks himself plays a dual role, that of Don Q, a young adven- turer, and Don Cesar, his father, a member of the old Spanish nobility ot California. Don Q is a young Spanish aristocrat from California, who goes back to Spain to be edu cated, attracts favorable attention at court, wins the love of a beautiful senorita and the hatred of an officer of the Queen's guards, only to find himself in disgrace when accused of the murder of an archduke. Realizing the need of time to vin- dicate himself, the young man pre- tends to commit suicide and becomes an outlaw, in which guise he passes through many thrilling adventures, finally proving the guilt of the ras cally officer, exacting a personal re- venge from that villain, and winning the beautiful senorita who had never lost faith in him during his exile. The management promises added screen and musi€al attractions. RIALTO—"Lightnin’ " Willlam Fox’s photoplay verslon of John Golden’s play, “Lightnin’” is the attraction at the Rialto this week. Jay Hunt plays the role of Old Bill Jones, created on the stage by the late Frank Bacon. The story of “Lightnin’ " concerns the fortunes of Bill Jones and his wife in the management of the Calivada Hotel, a hostelry situated conveniently half in California and half in Nevada. The Nevada half is for the benefit of divorce-seeking translents, and much of the humor of the story revolves around this fact. But it is the redeeming quality of love that really brings happiness once more to “Lightnin’” and his wife that furnishes the dramatic theme. Other characters are portrayed by Madge Bellamy, Ethel Clayton, Edythe Chapman, J. Farrell MacDonald, Otis Harlan, Wallace MacDonald Richard Travers, and Brandon Hurst. The picture was directed by John Ford, who directed “The Iron Horse. “Sight Seeing in Washington,” written by George Hilton Butler, local newspaper man, will be the special stage offering arranged by Mischa Guterson.. The overture by the Rialto Concert Orchestra is Linck's “Glow-Worm.” To complete the program a most unusual divertissement will be offered. It is entitled “Life's Greatest Thrills,” and {s composed of the most thrilling events of the past 14 vears, which have been condensed ahd mbled by the Heart International News. METROPOLITAN—"Graustark.” Norma Talmadge in “Graustark,” First National's verslon of the roman- tic novel by George Barr McCutcheon, will be the attraction this week at Crandall's Metropolitan Theater, be- ginning this afternoon at 3. It is not a “costume play” or ‘“period drama,” but a romance dressed in the garb of the minute, and yet, the popular story of “Graustark’” has not been slaugh- tered, nor rendered unrecognizable. Supplementary attractions will in- clude a Willlam Fox film version of ©O. Henry's story, “Shoes,” which s sald to reflect a new note in comedy production; the Metropolitan World Survey and a musical program by the Metropolitan Symphony, under Daniel Breeskin. “Graustark” was directed by Dimi- trl Buchowetski, and partakes of the continental flavor, except that it has ducers deferred making the comedian | been held.to a strictly modern atmos- phere. The gowns worn by the star are sald to be the last word in fash. fon and the scenes in the palace of the Graustarkian princess, who is fol- lowed to her kingdom by the intrepid young American who loves her, are declared wonders of photographic beauty. Eugene O’Brien plays the role of Grenfall Lorry, the American lover, and others in the cast include Marc Shown this afternoon and eve- Shown this afternoon and evening. Shown this afternoon and eve- Shown this afternoon and evening. Shown this afternoon and evening. LINCOLN (Colored)—"Fine Clothes.” Shown this afternoon and McDermott, Albert Gran, Frank Cur- rier, Lilllan Lawrence, Winter Mall and Wanda Hawley. Daniel Breeskin has arranged a spe- cial overture for the Metropolitan Symphony, which he calls “The Evolu- tion of the Waltz,” in which four of the most famous and popular waltzes in musical history will be utilized. The theme number for the photoplay will be “Deep In My Heart,” from “The Student Prince” and the exit will be “Twilight.” PALACE—"“He’s a Prince.” Raymond Griffith, Paramount’s sen- sational new comedy “find.” who has finally achleved stardom, will be pre- sented in his first stellar production, ‘He's a Prince!” a droll and merry screen romance, this week, beginning this afternoon, at Loew’s Palace. Add- ed screen and musical features will include International's camera nov- elty, “Life's Greatest Thrills"; the Pathe News Reel, the Literary Di- gest's Topics of the Day and a short- ‘Madame Sans Jane, cal program by the Pal- ace Orchestra. “He's a Prince” {s Edward Suther- land’s picturization of a story by Regi- nald Morris and Joseph Mitchell, in which Mr. Griffith’s leading woman is dainty Mary Brian, the Wendy of “Peter Pan.” Others include Tyrone Power, Nigel de Brullere, Edgar Nor- ton and Jacqueline Gadsden. It is a laughable travesty based on the life of a crown prince, with his everlasting round of dedications, cor- ner stone layings, naval reviews and baby shows, particularly after he has found a beautiful girl who has fascinated him. His efforts to win the girl and escape the cares of royalty appear to be successful for a time, but all his plottings to overthrow the monarchy come to naught when the country becomes a republic and he is elected President. TIVOLI—“Her Sister From Paris.” Constance Talmadge will be the star for the first two days of this week at Crandall's Tivoli Theater in First Na- tional's version of Hans Kraly's story, “Her Sister From Paris,” a comedy of brisk action and varied scene in which the star, who assumes & dual role of novel interest, is supported by Ronald Colman and George K. Arthur. Lige Conley in “Beware” and the Pathe Review also will be shown. Tuesday and Wednesday, Univer- sal’'s production, lege,” featuring Virginia Valli, supported by Eugene O'Brien, Marc McDermott and Mary also Neal Burns in “Soup to Nuts” and the ‘‘Toplcs of the Da: Thursday and Friday, Richard Dix, supported by Esther Ralston, Edna May Oliver and “Gunboat” Smith in Paramount’s production, “The Lucky Devil,” together with Hal Roach's comedy. “Daddy Goes A-Grunting,” and a Bruce scenic; Saturday, Madge Bellamy in “Wings of Youth," pro- duced by Fox and supplemented by a Sennett comedy, a Felix cartoon and a Grantland Rice “Sportlight.” AMBASSADOR—"Graustark.” Norma Talmadge, supported by Eu- gene O'Brien, ~Marc McDermott, Wanda Hawley, Lilllan Lawrence, Al- bert Gran, Frank Currier and Winter Hall, will be seen in First National's production of George Barr Mc- Cutcheon’s “Graustark” at Crandall's Ambasador Theater the first three days of this week, together with the Willlam Fox version of O. Henry's story, “Shoes. Wednesday, Bebe Daniels in Para- mount’s production, “The Manicure Girl,” augmented by the Spat Family Laugh That Off," and the c, “Greece"; Thursday, Virginia Vallf in *Siege,” Walter Hiers in “Off His Beat” and “Topics of the Day" Friday, “Paths to Paradise,” featur. ing Betty Compson and Raymond Grifith, Charlie Chase in “Isn’t Life Terrible” and “Cinema Stars,” No. 3; Saturday, Johnny Hines in ‘“The Crackerjack,” Lige Conley in “Be- ware” and a “Sportlight.” CENTRAL—"“The Man in Blu Herbert Rawlinson will be the star at Crandall's Central Theater the first two days of this week in Universal's production, “The Man in Blue,” sup- ported by Madge Bellamy. The pic- ture was adapted from Gerald Beau: mont’s story of “The Flower of Na- poli” and was directed by FEdward Laemmle. Others in the cast include Nick De Ruiz, Andre De Beranger, Cesare Gravina, Baby Dorothy Brock and Martha Mattox. The comedy will be Hal Roach’s “Our Gang” in “Ask Grandmg,” and the Pathe Re- e HERBERT RANZ LINSON Cettral Story of Telephone in Films. IRECTOR HENRY McRAE has signed Elleen Sedgwick to play the feminine lead in “Strings of Steel,” the adventure plcture he is preparing for Universal. Strings of Steel” has a most in- teresting setting for {ts romance. As the title indicates, its story i3 woven around the invention of the telephone, the early strug; , hopes and ulti- mate triumph of Alexander Graham historical background. Much research work was necessary for the construction of authentically correct instruments, buildings, etc., in which the telephone company co-op- erated with the producers view also is booked: Tuesday and Wednesday, Agnes Ayres, Warner Baxter and Phillips Smalley in “The aiso Mermald’s “Bewar: Lige Coniey, and the reen Al manac”; Thursday and Friday, “Not So Long Ago,” with Betty Bronson and Ricardo Cortez, and a “The Tourist”; Saturday comedy, Laura la | Pat O'Malley, Hedda Hopper and Walter McGrail, also the Spat Family In “The Fox Hunt.” . LINCOLN—"Fine Clothes.” “Fine Clothes,” First National's ver slon of Ferenc Molnar's play “Fash- fons for Men.” will be shown at_the Lincoln Theater the first three days of this week, beginning this afternoon. jwith’ Lewis S. Stone, Alma Rubens and Percy Marmont in the leading roles. The story concerns the manner in which a bankrupt shopkeeper res- cued a luxury-loving shopgirl from the temptations placed before her by a wealthy nobleman. Lige Conley in “Beware” and a new issue of the “Kinograms” will also be shown. Wednesday and Thursday “Siege,’ a film version of the story by Samuel Hopkins Adams, featuring Virginia Valll, together with Walter Hiers in “A Rarin’ Romeo” and a scenic “War- saw"; Friday and Saturday Alice Joyce and Clive Brook in “The Home Maker.” a Universal production, also Mack Sennett’s “‘Cupid’s Boots” and the Pathe Review Each program will be augmented by added short reels and special music by Louis N. Brown ) AMERICAN. Today, Adolphe Menjou in “Lost—A Wife”; tomorrow, Mabel Ballin in “Beauty and the Bad Man"; Tuesda: Milton Sills in ““The Making of O'Ma ley"; Wednesday, Pedro de Cordoba in “The Bandelero” and “Whirly-Gigs," comedy; Thursday, Marie Prevost i “Kiss Me Again” and ‘“Step Lightly,” comedy. APOLLO. Today and tomorrow, yon in *“The Half Way Girl” and Eddle Nelson in “Never Fear”: Tuesday and Wednesday, Con- stance Talmadge in “Her Sister From Paris,” Aesop Fable and Pathe Re- view; Thursda: Ricardo Cortez in “The Spaniard” and Art Stone in “Sherlock Sleuth™; Friday, William Desmond in “The Meddler,” comedy, “The Tourist,” and Hodge Podge; Sat- urday, Jack Hoxle in “Roaring Ad- e " and Lige Conley in “Be- Doris Ken- AVENUE GRAND. Today and tomorrow, Constanc Talmadge in “Her Sister From Paris’ and Walter Hiers in “Off His Beat" Tuesday and Wednesday, Dorls Ken. yon and Lloyd Hughes in “The Half ay Girl” and Eddle Nelson in “Never Fear"”; Thursday, Betty Comp- son in “Eve’s Secret” and the Spat Family in “The Fox Hunt"; Friday, Jack Hoxie in “Roaring Adventure' and Art Stone in “Sherlock Sleuth’ Saturday, Jack Holt and Billie Dove in “The Light of Western Stars, Aesop Fable and Pathe Review. CAROLINA. Today and tomorrow, Anna Q. Nils- son and Lewis Stone in “The Talker’; Tuesday, Bebe Daniels in “The Mani- cure Girl’ ‘Wednesday, ““Three ‘Women,” with Marie Prevost, Pauline Lew Cody; Thursday, “Idle with Percy Marmont and Doris Kenyon; Friday, “Speed.” with Pauline Garon and Betty Blythe; Sat- urday, Reginald Denny in “I'll Show You the Town. CHEVY CHASE. Today and_tomorrow, Charles Ray in “Percy”; Harold Lloyd in “N Weaken'’; Aesop’s Fables and Events; Tuesday, James Kirkwood and Madge Bellamy in “Secrets of the Night”; Sunshine Comedy, “Tons of 'u‘rouble‘ Pathe Review; Wednesday and Thursday, Alma Rubens in “Ger- ald Cranston's Lady”; Cliff Bowes in “Have a Heart"; News and Newspaper Fun; Friday, Art Acord in “The Cir- cus Cyclone”; Pathe Comedy, “Un- friendly Enemles”; sixth chapter, “Se- cret Service Sanders”; Saturday, House Peters in “Raffles”; Bull's Eye Comedy, chapter, “Play Ball.” CIRCLE. Today and tomorrow, Colleen Moore in “The Desert Flower,” with Floyd Hughes; Tuesday, Antonio Moreno, Patsy Ruth Miller, Ruth Clifford, Da- vid Torrence, in “Her Husband’s Se- cret”; Wednesday, Rod La Rocque and Dorothy Gish in “Night Life of New York”; Thursday, showing 7 and 9 p.m., Norma Shearer and Lew Cody, “A Slave of Fashion,” and Harold Bell and his assoclates forming the | Awful Truth,” Paramount’s version of | the play in which Ina Claire scored, | starring | Plante in “The Teaser."” supported by | Discord in a Flat”; ninth| AMUSEMENTS. Columbia How Camera Records Colors. THE magnificent color sequences on | & the military parades and cavalry | charges in brililant uniforms in Monta Bell's production of “The King on Main Street” are said to give further evidence of the greater and more ef- fective use Paramount is making of the technicolor process, | sents the picture to the | natural colors. The making of color plctures is a much more intricate and expensive process than the manufacture of black | and white films, to which the public generally is accustomed, but Mr. Bell says he has become convinced that the additional effort and expense is well worth the results. Specfal cameras, in which are two filtey prisms which separate the col- | ors for recording, have to be used, and the prints also have to be han- | dled by special methods. Make-up, costuming and settings also require an entirely different treat- ment for the color process. Whereas in making black and white pictures the makeup and the colors of cos- tumes are selected for the purpose { of producing the best black and white results, regardiess of how they appear to the eye before filming, in the color process the natural colors desired to be produced are used. Thus in mak- ing up the actors, for instance, the purple and lavender tints in which they are accustomed to appear are | eliminated, and a flesh rouge is about all that is necessary. An actress go- ing before the camera for a color pic- | ture looks little different, in so far as her makeup is concerned, from the miss seen strolling down Fifth avenue. In the costume and settings red | usually appears on the screen a little | more brilliant than the costume or | setting, but the other colors repro- | duce in virtually their original shade. | | Lloyd, “Now or Never"; Friday, Zasu { Pitts and Tom Moore, “Pretty Ladles’ aturday, Jack Holt in Zane Grey's 'Wild Horse Mesa. DUMBARTON. Today, Shirley Mason in “The Scar- let Honeymoon™; tomorrow, Edmund Lowe- in “Kiss Barrier”; Tuesday, Corinne Griffith and Lloyd Hughes in | “De Classe”; Wednesday and Thurs- v, Harold Lloyd in “Girl Shy": Fri- . _Dorotby Gish, Rod La. Rocque and Ernest Torrence in “Night Life of New York"; Saturday, “The Hunted ‘Woman.” i | | fewer EMPIRE. Today and tomorrow, I ;1“ “the Unholy Three,” and comedy, | “The Snow Hawk”: Tuesday and | Wednesday, Raymond Griffith and | Betty Compson in “Paths to Paradise,” and comedy, “Neptune's Stepdaugh- ter”; Thursday and Friday, Tom Moore and Zasu Pitts in “Pretty La- | dles and comedy, “Just in Time | Saturday, Maurice’ Fiynn in “High |ana Handsome,” comedy, ‘Papa’s Darling,” and Fox News. Also at matinet and evening performances, the second episode of “Play Ball,” written by John J. McGraw and ;{larred by Walter Miller and Allene ay. Lon Chaney HOME. Today, Betty Bronson in “Not So Long Ago” and Lige Conley in “Be- ware”; tomorrow, Johnny Hines in “The Crackerjac and CIiff Bowes in “In Deep”; Tuesday, Blanche Sweet and Ronald Colman in “His Supreme Moment™ and comedy, “Locked Out”; Wednesday, Buck Jones in “Gold and the Girl,” comedy and scenic; Thurs- day, Gladys Hulette in “Private Af- fairs” and the Spat Family in “Laugh That Off"; Friday, Pete Morrison in “Cowboy Grit,” Hal Roach’s “Thun- dering Landlords” and Hodge Podge; Saturday, “Fighting Youth,” Har Langdon’ in “‘Boobs the Woods™ and “Sreen Almana LIBERTY. Today. and tomorrow, Milton Sills in “The Making of O'Malley"”; Tues- day, May McAvoy in “The Mad Whirl”; Wednesday, James Kirkwood in “Secrets of the Night" and “Step Thursday, Regi- 3 , Show You the iday Lon Chaney in “The OLYMPIC. Today, Colleen Moore in “The Des- ert Flower"”; tomorrow, Lionel Barry- more in “A Man of Iron"; Tuesday Herbert Rawlinson and Madge Bel- lamy in “The Man in Blue”; Wednes- day, Edward Everett Horton, Esther Ralston, in ‘‘Beggar on Horseback'; Thursday, Dorothy Gish, Rod Rocque in “Night Life of New York Friday, Percy Marmont and Mary Brian in “The Street of Forgotten Men"; Saturday, Malcolm MacGregor and Alice ‘Lake in “The Overland Limited.” PARK. Today and tomorrow, Mary Carr and Priscilla Bonner in “Drusilla With a Million,” Al St. John in “The Iron Mule,” and Pathe News events; Tues- day, Douglas MacLean in “Introduce Me” and Eddie Nelson in “Going Great,” also Gift Shoppe; Wednesday and Thursday, Pat O’Malley in “The White Desert,” Neal Burns in “Call a Cop,” and Pathe News events; Friday, Owen Moore and Mary Carr in “East of Broadway,” and “Super Hooper Dyne,” a Mack Sennett comedy, also local talent night; Saturday, Reginald Denny in “I'll Show You the Town,"” Charlie Chaplin in “Easy Street,” and episode No. 5 of “Play Ball.” (Contin- uous on Saturday from 2 and Sunday from 3 p.m.) Today and tomorrow, Jack Holt and Billie Dove in “Wild Horse Mesa,” Lige Conley in “Sea Legs,” and epl- sode 6, “Perils of the Wilds"; Tues- day, Reginald Denny in “I'll Show You the Town"” and comedy “Love Goofy"; Wednesday, John Barrymore in “Dr. (Cor‘flnuca on Fourth Page.) which pre- ! in| F M. COHAN is seeking per- | manent fame In the movies. Not | only will Herbert Brenon, one of the Incomparables, film “The Song and | Dance Man,” but George collaborated | ! on the story to ke certain it \\'lvuh!i not be Cohanized by the movie process. D. W. GMMth offers a silent protest that directors are making well con-} structed pictures which, under pres- | ent methods of exhibition, are shown to audiences last end first, due to the continuous method of admitting spec- tators long after a picture has been tarted on the screen. We might as well go back to plotless one and two reel pictures, he sa: News reports say that the Germans have made a picture with Henry Ford | as the hero, only he is billed as Henry Flips. The picture is called “Curve to the Left, a Drama of Mechanism.” Gilda Gray, back from Paris, has| started in the film production of ““Aloma of the South Seas.” ow they are saving that the new Miss America,” who is to be filmed as “The American Venus,” rivals in art measurements the Venus of Milo | “The Family Upstairs,” now play- ing on Broadway, has been bough! for film production by William Fox according to a news report. George Melford'is to film “Rocking Moon" at Sitka, Alaska. Alice Juyce has signed a contract with Paramount for a long term and will be starred first in ‘Mannequin,” with James Cruze directing. “Manne- | quin” is Fannie Hurst's $50,000 prize | story. Adolph Zukor of Paramount has pledged himself to raise $1.000.000 from theatrical and film fndustries for | the Federation for the Support of | Jewish Philanthropic Societies. News comes from Los Angeles via cable from London that John Drink- water, the noted dramatist, may try his hand at moving picture work. The Warners are sald to be paying John Barrymore $10.000 a week, which {s a direct challenge to the ‘articulate” stage. Century is making a novel two- reeler, “Little Red Riding Hood.” with Baby Peggy and Peter the Great as its stars. The Chronicles of America Corpora- tlon, which has been tracing the his- torical development of America in two and three reelers, is about to resume activity. Eleven scripts already are in readiness, but it is proposed to have 18 before starting actual pro- duction. The sketches are made from scenarios which have to be approved by a committee of Yale historians, and they are screened on the exact historical locations of which they treat. America cannot have too many of this class if pictures. Mack Sennett says the stampede of producers toward comedy production this season is due to the fact that the laugh is the only universal idea. Tt catches old and young, big and little, always. At no time since the introduction of the five-reel picture, it is sald, has the shorter product received the attention it is getting today. The Standard Productions, Jefterson director and Ray Garon cameraman, are producing ‘Screen Smiles,” a series of filustrated jokes with stars to interpret them. Fred British film producers are consider- ing the erection of a millionfiollar studio, as if Britain could imitate America when it comes to the mere matter of money. ‘The Warners have bought for pro- duction “The Footloose Widow," by Beatrice Burton, and “White Flan- nels,” by Lucian Cary. Dorothy Gish has sailed abroad to appear in ell Gwynn" for Herbert ‘Wilcox Productions. Fred Niblo, who is supervising the editing of “Ben Hur,” reports the plc- ture complete, except the chariot race. The new cast for Moomaw’s “How to Train a Wife" is headed by Virginia Valll and Eugene O'Brien, and in- cludes Jean Hersholt, George Nichols, Boris Karloff, Brygnt Washburn and Cissy Fitzgerald. Famous Players will organize new classes every six months for the Para- mount Theater Managers' Training School. The next class will be formed in January. - Corinne Griffith’s next picture will be Tolstol's “Anna Karenina." Harry Langdon, who is sald to have been sought by nearly every impor- tant company in the industry, has signed a long-term contract with First National. State authorities and film producers have been consulting on the subject o filming “The Birth of Texas.” The story was written by Mrs. Betty B. Strong. Edwin Carewe’s “The Sea Woman" will be released as “Why Women Love,” and “Spanish Sunlight” has been changed to “The Girl From Mont- martre.” Both are First National pro- ductlons. Jack Daugherty will next star in “The Radio Detective,” an Adventure Picture by Arthur B. Reeve, creator of Craig Kennedy, the fictional detec- tive wi vies with Sherlock Holmes and Arsene Lupin in modern litera- ture. Richard Dix has left New York for the Blakely ranch, near Houston, Tex., where a cattle stampede will be staged for his next Paramount picture, Fllmog‘rams “Womanhandled,” adapted b Reed from Arthur Stringer's Evening Post story and a comp picture to Gloria nsen’s handled.” The cast announcement Hurst's $50,000 p “Mannequin,” w produce, cont news of momentous event in the career of Dolores Costellc daughter of the veteran tello, and a rea ; the feminine lead. James Cruze wi direct. Zasu Pitts and Warner Baxter will also be in the for Fannie George 3. Cohan titles for Douglas MacLean's pl tlon of Cohan’s famous farce Keys to Baldpate.” Att purchase by MacLean right to “Seven Keys to Baldy han is reported 1o } willingness to contri ing of the screen come Noah Bee: | Irvin Willatt sc “The Enchanted Hill, sion of Peter B. Kyne's ran serially in_th fagazine. “The Enchanted H ugged, thrilling action story of the West. = turne, greates ture in decades, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Wilson 1s doing the Abrams will nk Swinnerton's hailed by H. novel, *Noc Malcolm rector, returned three weeks in which he held serle: f conferences rl Van Vechten on the filming “The Tattooed Ci Tol Negri's next i Plerre Collings is Vechten's novel for the screer Edward Suther! Raymond Griffith" duction, “He's a uvate of the whence came th directoral sen Sutherland as: direction of “A Woman of “The Gold Rush” and turned out two new hits mount in Thomas Meighan Through Wild Buddy, dog, a number pictures, is St 1 and, o directed first starring pro Prince,” is a grad ¢ ; seen again in “He's a Prince,” and had a regular studio chair with his name on it, like the other featured players in the cast Charles Ray is old harness In “A Little Bit of Broadway," which he is co-featured with Paul Starke, he wears the same “ensemble which made his country boy charac ters so famou: Small models of movie 'sets with miniature figures are part of the pre liminary reh: Is of “La Boheme," Lillian Gish's first starring vehicle for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. They are used to establish definite camera angles, lighting effects and positions of ers before filming begins. A musical novelty will be offered as the overture at Crandall's Metro- politan Theater this week. Daniel Breeskin, conductor of the Metropoli ymphony, has designated this featured number as “The Evolution of the Waltz.” The numbers utllized include the “Blue Danube,” “The Merry Widow,” “Three O'Clock in the Morning"” and “The Midnight Waltz," all cleverly linked together. Mae Murray comes to sprin, s no slouch when it Fing surpris She an nounced that a young boy, just getting a start on the stage, would perfo the Apache dance with her in *Tk Masked Bride The young b turned out to be Carlos, the noted dancer! Elinor Glyn has another story on the production horizon. It is “‘The Reason Why,” and she may direct it herself, as she is now directing her story “The Only Thing.” An instructive and entertaining film dealing with fire prevention will be produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by arrangement with Chief Jay W Stevens of California. AIl the stars will participate and the funds derived will be used natlonally for sickness benefits and pensions for heroic fire fighters. Billle Dove, “Follles” heauty, has been chosen leading lady for Douglas Fairbanks' photoplay, “The Black Plrate.” More than two thousand young women were considered for this role, as a result of a recently pub. lished announcement that Mr. Fair- banks was seeking a herolne for his forthcoming sea story. Alexander Podnos, violin virtuoso and assistant conductor of the sym- phony orchestra at Crandall's Metro- politan Theater, will be among those present when the “Crandall Saturday Nighters” take the air from the stage of the Washington Auditorium Satur- day night, October 3, and when their radio program will comprise the fea- ture of the Radio Merchants' Asso- clation’s radio show. Crandall's Metropolitan Theater last week blossomed out in new Fall finery. The Summer cretonne dra- peries and proscenium hangings, as well as the seat covers. gave way 1o the canary-colored baronet satins that lend an added touch of artistic ele. gance. The new garb of the house staff is unusually attractive. The coats are a light blue, cut almost in dinner-coat style, and the trousers navy blue with gold stripes down the sides. The walstcoats are bralded, and white shirts and wing collars are worn with black batwing Low ties