Evening Star Newspaper, October 17, 1926, Page 81

TLM DATLY says if the anticipated | merger of Pathe with Producers | Corporation goes through. It is ex pected that $10.000.000 In new capital | will be made availuble for expansion in production and in the acquisition | of new theaters. oo It is,sald the French foreign offi { 1 i has cabled the French coneul genera at New York a protest to “the au thoritie: against showing “of “The Big 5 “Reau Geste” and e v against the method of adver the latter through men Aressed in the uniform of the Foreign Tegion and wearinz unauthorized dec. arations and orders Tal Roach is sponsoring the eree tion of a theater in Los Angeles for the showing exclusively of short-sub et filme, with R h's eomedies form. ing the backbone of the service used Ninety minute programs, with a high class orchest will present two two. reel subjects (comedies), one news reel and one educational reel th Fox has pu 730 Spanish cos. tumes. designed by < Usabal, n Kpanish artiet, for use in his produc. | tlon of “Carmen ealand has lined up against | ican film opoly by or- | zing a $150.000 company to dis tribute Rritish pictures in that coun- try and to seek legiglation compelling the showing of one Rritish film for | every three American shown | e contracts, it | uldine to collab- | Hal foach has s Is said, for Alf ( orate on storles espeefally for Mabel Normand, Agnes Avres and Mae Busch to appear in Roach comedies. ‘ The Fox Film Corporation is said to | have purchased a substantial interest | In the DeFarest Film Corporation, and | the sale provides the exclusive use of | the photofilm device for Fox pictuves, | fts further development and perfec- tlor. and the distribution of Fox Photofilm pictures, The photofilm de.- | vice photographs sound and action | simultaneonsly and low cos. of in stallation is one of its advantages It is also said that with it exhibition = not marred hy any breaks in the film. The Gavety “the world cF Mabel this week will feature zirl hase ball : who comes of ily of balltoders, including her two uncles and a brother, as well as a consin, who nlaved shortstop for the Denver club for two seasons. Mabel also has a_harijone voice which | she uses with effect Kichard Barthelmess has arrived in New York and will hereafter appear in First National productions. “Willle the a humorous | story by Florence Ryerson. has been bought by Fox for film production. Miss Ryerson is at present collaborat- ing with Hugh Herbert on “The Gray Hat,” a Lew Cody picture which Robert Z. Leonard is making. Worm."” Florence Vidor's next pict in Deep,” hased on a play by Vincent which is to be adapted by Townsend Martin and directed by Frank Tuttle. who directed “Love 'Em and Leave Em Willlam Beaudine. who directed Mary Pickford’s pleture, “Sparrows.’” Also directed her previous production, “Little Annie Rooney.” He made Miss Plekford’s acquaintance ‘way back in the old Blograph @®ays on Fourteenth strect. New York, when Mary was a D. W. Grifith film star at £ a day.-and Reaudine was a $6- a < property boy at the xame stu e will | Face to| Lawrence, ‘phenoienal, | and Mary is a magnate and producer dio. Incidentally, Griffith himself must have been making about $50 a week in those days. Mary Plekford's even waekly in salary s screenland, besides, but just to- set a good ex- ampie to her working force on “Spar- rows.” her latest production, Mary punched the time clock at her studio religiously every day, and her time card showed that she spent more time on the lot during the making of this picture than any one else connected with its production. During produc tion, Mary worked from 8 fin the morning until nearly & at night. The management of Loew’s Palace Theater, taking a leaf from the book of the producers of “The Bat.” is re- questing patrons not to divuigs to their friends the outcome of the com- edy mystery play. “Youd Be Sur. prised” featuring Raymond Griffith At the Palace this week Richard (“Skeets’ Gallagher, mu- sival come atar, has gone into the movies, his first screen role to be in support of Ricardo Cortez, in “New York.” which also features Lois Wil- son, Estelle Taylor, Norman Trevor and William Powell. In addition to aking his screen debut, Gallagher is rehearsing for a new musical show with Mary Eaton and Walter Catlett, now being prepared for a Broadway opening. Yvonne Hughes, who played the Duchess de Flauhault in support of the late Rudolph Valentino in *Mon sieur Beaucaire,” and who danced the Argentine tango with the same star in “The Sainted Devil,” has reéturned to the screen after an-absence of two vears and will also be seen In Para- mount’s production of “New York.” Dr. Alexander Arkatov, celebrated Furopean director, hrought to Holl, wood under a contract to make F | ferred pictures, 18 writing an original Russian story as his first American produ-tion. It will probably be ra. leased under the title - Aristo- crat.” ™~ Rupert Hughes will write the titles for Paramount’s special production, “'0ld Tronsides. The Morey twins, Dpnald and Har. old, former stars of Brown Univer- sity’'s foot ball squad, who made thelr joint screen debut as gridiron player in Richard Dix's “The Quarterback, have remained at the Paramount Long Isknd studio to see bigger and better film parts. One now is playing a wheat farme Thomas Meighan's “The C(anadia while the other a floorwalker in Frank Tuttle's Love 'Em and Leave 'Em.” The look so much alike that even the ca ing director can't tell them apart un- less they are together. E wants to be an aviator. Brendel was required to make a test in an ‘“orientator.” a whirling bathtyb-like contraption that determines the stability of a pilot, in preparation for his part in “Wings," now being made near San Antonio, Tex. Production was delayed two Brendel never hours while Brendel recovered {rnml the experience. The importation of screen players, which is putting a_strain on the lin- guistic _abilities of many American movle directors, does not disturb Her- bert Brenon, who recently directed Lva de Putti, Hungarian actress, and Adrienne d’Ambricourt. formerly of the Comedie Francalise, in a scene for “God Gave Me Twenty Cents,” giving instructions to the one in German and to the other in French. He also peaks Ital Hu; Six a Leader, Also,In Complete, Modern Equipment 1. Oil fiker. 2. Gasoline Bleer— lowgasolis 3.Ther heatcontrol. 4. Snubbers. ‘windshiel vision bodi Mohair upholstery in latest mode. 9. Walnut grained panels on in- strument board and window ledges. 10. 4-wheel brakes. 11. Special vibration damper. 12. l'l:‘dlighn with tilting beam len- s and double filament bulbe. . . ‘s.a... Ecvz-.w. four-deor, 1385, pe, two-passenget, with rumble seat, $1385. Road- ster, with _rumble eeat, $1385. Touring, five-passenger, $1325. ipment includes 30 x $.25 tires, four-wheel brakes. pre—— All prites f.0.b. revense is | outstanding perf THE SUNDAY LaemmleScholarships Carl Laemmle, president of the Universal Pictures Corporation, while ! abroad developed a plan for estab- | lishing In several American univer- sitier Victor Hugo scholarshipe, to be awarded in connection with the pres. entation of the French plcture “lLes Migerables,” which he will exploit in America. These awards will be officlally known as the Carl Laemmie-Victor Hugo scholarships. Through his New York offices he communicated with the lead. ing educators and universities, and it aid the plan was enthusiastically received The scholarships will total $6,000. The various awards will be mad following a national competition. A questionnaire I now being prepared with regard to Victor Hugo's life, his accomplishments. his contributions to literature and the characters of his varfous novels—particularly “Les Miserables.” The money awarded to the success- ful competitor will he used anly in the Interests of higher education. The age of the competitor will be restrict- ed and will he a_consideration in the final awards. The decisions of the judges will be made public. In addition to being the sponsor of a plan to encourage the study of Vie- tor Hugo's works, Carl Laemmle was | the first screen producer to bring his classics to the screen, including “The | Hunchback of Notre. Dame." i “Les Miserables,” made by the French Soclete des Cineromans, is be- ! ing distributed by Universal. Short- | 1y he plans to produce *'L'Homme Qui | Rit,” either here or in France. “Remember the Maine!” THFZ cry that shook a nation to it very soul 28 years ARO rang again recently through the strests of San Antonfo, Tex.. as a historic scene was re-enacted before a battery of motion picture cameras. “Remember the Maine” a slogan that is a legend of American patriot- ism. was shouted by thousands of men, womer and children. It was scribbled on the sides of wooden rail- way coaches and on stock cars where spirited horses neighed and seemed| to take up the cry. It was chalked on the shabb v walls of an abandoned railway station and re- stored that ageing structure to life for a day. Thousands of men. women and children, babes in arms, dignified old Confederate soldiers, lovely South ern girle whose old-fashioned skirts trailed the dust, cripples, school chil- n waving flags, brave mothers, sweethearts with tear-dimmed ey { erowded the station to bid farewell to { “The Rough Riders,”- who were en. | training for Tampa on the first lap of the journey into war-ridden Cuba. Traffic at a main intersection was halted while Director Victor Flem- Ing. with a dozen assistants, handled | the compelling scene of the depart ure. Long lines of rallway coaches were filled with blue-shirted Rough Riders. llorses weére driven into| stock trafnx. Mobs of people besieged the depot in a glorios farewell that held a strong note of pathos. It was very real, even though hy- standers” knew it was only acting. They looked true. Their actiong wera | true. The movement of the troops. i the girls carrving baskets of good | things to the train, the strains of a [ band. all bore out a perfect illusion. Ned Wayburn and his staff re- turned to New York from Chicago last week, where they inaugurated the rehearsals for the musical produc- tion, i Nervice,” and imme- diately ing the girla for the new ollies of 1927.” N you feel the STAR, WASHINGTON, N the constant search for motion picture material something like 6,000 outpourings from the brains of writers are each year hrought to the Attention of the story departments of producing concerns. Needless to state, the majority of these are dis- missed after A hasty perusal, but there are hundreds of efforts, includ- ing plays, novelg, short stories and newspaper serials, that receive serious consideration. Mrs. Florence L. Strauss, who is head of the story department of First National Pictures, Inc., and explaine that the competition between film concerns brings to the fore the upper- crust of the literary efforts, but she emphasizes the fact that a story or a play that costs the producera $100.000 may bhe a financial flop, while a huge succeas may have meant an outlay of only $2,500. A= an illustration of this, Mrs. Strauss say& two recent financial hits that cost only the time of studio riters were “Behind the Front” and “The Cohens and the Kellys." Mrs. Strauss has no illusions con- cerning the film game. She says that it frequently happens that a play or a novel may only inspire an idea on which the picture is constructed, and consequentiy the screen remult may | bear but little resemblance to the orig- inal. When considering the purchase of a literary work, Mr trauss prefers, if posaible, to await the reaction of the studio people to the story. She points out that it never pays to force a star into an uncongenial role, and | Hawk D. C. OCTOBER 117, , thersfore, even in her own analysis of |a story, she considers whi¢h star it will sulf, what other players are avail- able for the supporting roles and who might direct the production. She mentioned the success of “Flaming Youth," and eaid that copies of this idea were afterward hastily produced and circulated. “In these copiex,” saya Mrs. Strauss, “they had hip flasks and flappers, but they did not have the essence the . We are told at present that there is a wave of college pictures. I do not think that it is netessarily a wave of tHis type of story, but rather the demand for the romance of youth by the young geople. ‘All sorts of strange'things happen in the hunt for picture material. Not &0 very long ago we bough an unpro- duced play hecause it contained a new idea. Through the agreement with | the stage producer, we were permitted { to use all the materfal in the vehicle, but not the title, picture we took but one character and one situation from this play. At pre-views this screen subjes has aroused considerable enthusiasm. The play itself is now a Broadway suc- cess.” Regarding the high cost of some stories and plays, Mrs. Strauss ex plains that although a& much as $125,000 has heen paid for a vehicle, a good many important properties are purchased on a percentage basis. She says that $15,000 had been paid for the rights of many a successful piece of work, and that “The Sea cost oniy $5,000. Shows Tense Foot Ball v HEN Greek meets Greek™ might be the title of one phase of “Red" Grange's first starring picture, “One Minute to PIAY.” one of the week's features in \Washington this week. The famous foot ball tar, who en- tered the professional game on his graduation from the University of Tllinols, met with strong opposition on the Pacific (oast when hit aggre- gatlon of players encountered a team made up of former Western college stars, headed by George Wilson, all- ‘American half and captain of the 192: Unlversity of Washington squad and holders of the coast title. And go, when Grange hegan to make his picture, he selected Wilson to lead the opposing team in the filmed con- test that forms the powerful climax to_the screen production. Much of the thrilling force of the pletured sequences is due to the fact that two such noted foot ball leaders guided their respective elevens with all the skill and strategy of a hard- fought intercollegiate struggle and managed to get all the vivid atmos- phere of such a contest in its most realistic form. Delayed by Fire. HE recent fire at the Charlie Chap- lin studio in Hollywood has proved to be & much more serious affair from | a production standpoint than was at first supposed. The actual damage was fully covered by insurance. -The delay caused in the making of Chap- lin'e new comedy. “The Circus,” has created a great inconvenience, not only to Charlie, hut to the theater owners whroughout the country who have the picture booked for exhibition. The fire completely gutted the in- terior stage, destroying all parapher- nANA. breaking the thousands of panes of glass which constituted the side walls and roof of this structure. The cifcut settings, representing the bac stage atmosphere of a traveling ci cus, and a large cafe set, which had just been completed for the comedi- an's use, were totally destroved, as well as the entire electric lighting quipment, Cooper. 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Leatrice Joy is preparin “Nobody's Widow,” with opposite.- p\'pm Reynolds is enjoying her first vacation in two years in New York. Marie Prevost has returned to Hol- Iywood from the Sesquicentennial in Philadelphia, where three of her Cairn terriers won ribbons at the interna- tional dog show there. Jetta Goudal i& starring in “Fight- ing Love.” with Victor Vareoni as leading man. William Boyd and Elinor Fair have finished their roles in ‘“The Yankee Clipper,” and are now being featured hy Metropolitan in _“Jim the Con- queror,” a Peter B. Kyne story. | Alan Hale is filming ‘“Rubber | Tires.” an epic of the auto camps, on location at Santa Cruz. Bessie Love, Harrison Ford, May Robson, Junior Coghlan, John Patrick, Clarence Bur- ton and Erwin Connelly are “tin-can tourists™ for the occaeion. Phyllis Haver is preparing for her rqle in “No Control,” which Metro- politan will produce. Seena Owen is vieiting her sister in Texas prior to returning to the Metro- politan studio. 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