Evening Star Newspaper, March 18, 1928, Page 60

AMUR -~ FMFNTS Y- STAR: WASTIINGTON, D. O, MARCH 18 1923—PART 4 AMUSEMENTS. ILMOGRAMS Cits From the Studics and Theaters Fhotoplays at Washington Theaters This Week WEUR o MARCH 1N L PICTURES is said to be | the Stanley Co. of America will produce | “Uncle Tom's Cabin.” which its premier in Memphis, week. The picture has * however. ! (‘Chcm' Court has overruled police 1‘31'. that is Ik 10 prove o the public welfare. Also, it cedent in reserving td court ght to override city 1. prosumably; State censorship. The however, is to ‘e appealed. Gent R. F. Woodhull of the Mo- Owners' Association has | st picture stars p&rllfh io hook-ups, because the s competition with that make their living. Film v is authority for the report. avia’s 900 picture theaters have i in protest against heavy state icipal taxes. | and her husband. Rod 1a Rocq scheduled to arrive i New York from France March 27. They cen having & honeymoon abroad. “Beggars of Lif be adapted for carly production on en by Ben Glazer. William its director, expects to start 1 Tull nd Fanny Hatton. Daily says too much publicity. the powers that helped the ommercial greatness. is n e dickens with the indu: s that there are some things ght to be kept within the in- especially trade practices and from Union City, N. J. broke out in’the au- last Sunday could not_afford to present ville acts, and was even unable an orchestra. "Arcy s being cast to play the tead of of $5.468.529 is not a record for'Roxy and his on picture cathedral of That was th> reason nammoth celebration of | they say Eric von Stroheim is to cut his picture, “The Wedding | " into two pictures. the other to ' d “Honeymooners.” ill, the pllwnzht is said 3 ewritten “Desire Under the, El and “The Hairy Ape” in scenario form as a first step toward writing di- ectly for the screen. 1 St. Louis_drawing 300,000 pay customers 1o see “The Jazz Stnger" with the Vitaphone, in 10 weeks, the qusstion B being asked, “Why is there a need of acts to support the picture of the Brain.” a Russian a series of urnm-n\s n ~as recently given a private 'or; the Academy of Medi- “Mechanics o depicting From Berlin, Germany, it is learned mmittee empowered to award es for & low tax to films of in- l’.r.;('mnll value has awarded such cate t0-“Uncle Tom's Cabin.” “Home Movies” are said to be offer- ing serious competifion to theaters in no! En; glar‘d A Dessau, Gemuny. architect is said 1o have designed a theater in which the sudience. instead of the stage, revolves around an arc of 180 degrees to meet changes of scene. Harry Carr, a film writer on the Pa- cific Coast, who has picturesquely staged e literary horse race to illustrate the extravagance of big studios in produc- 3ng poor pictures, says, “About 75,000,000 ®©f our nsoooooo (people) are poor. A t at 65 cents is & celebration. A at $1.65 is a castle in the air. ily. the trade journal, say: “Paramount has a bell-ringer in ‘The Legion of the Condemned.’ It is enter- tainn of the lumnor grade.” uncement hM “been made lha' | terious Rider.” "and a lovable | screen career as he is now, gray-haired | particular attracted a great deal of at- own stage units, the new nams for entations,” n of Joe Plunkett Gabla AR N AR | | completely equipped a wonderiul taurant where the most fastidious pal- iaht be blissfully entertained. = He he finest chef and the best the t aflorded in the way of food. As gu, he put a {ree lunch counter outside his main entrance with an abundance of crisp rolls, hot dogs and coffee, to draw patronage. His prologue was a_wonderful success. but his res- taurant failed, “The reader is supposed ask “Why?" and then think of the modern movie program. Richard Barthelmess is -preparing to start “Roulette,” his next vehicle for First National, within a week. It fs from a story of that name by Fanny Hu nd is said to give the star an entirely new characterization. An old-fashioned Ozark barn dance | is one_of the picturesque features of First National's production of Harold Bell Wrights “The Shepherd of the Hills" Over a_hundred colorful char- acters of the backwoods attend. and every extra who represented such character had to know the old Ozark | dances. | under the general su- | i 0 Day » Patent” eather Kil. ! Mollie 0 Dav Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Monday T Waroid Bl “The Shephe s B “The neth Harlan in ‘Easy Picking Comly, L tpart veel. on ‘. mil Jannings in » Last Commiand.” Comedy T Jannings i Gene Stratton Poiter's st Command." ho Harvester, Bobhy Vernon comedy. o) [& s News! Screen_8 wa Bartheiness n ather Theimess 1 Manie ()lhw in “The Pa “Fmil Januings in Hoot T A “Colleeians. Avc‘ Gnn. The Al D t Command.” “The Stratton The Harvester Van Bibber comedy Tola “The Secret Hour." ameo_comedy. G Dark_on Sunday. d_Hearne in Richard Dix in andLadder “The Gay Defonder. Comedy.” Beauty Parlor comeds. nx_Newe Snortlight ok . Night. Lois W “Coney_Island Carolml "’?;" b 'xfi‘l\«';‘i’l » Toulso Fazencw “A Sailor heart i in "The Pola Near Woman on the Trail.” R Dl A Sweet. “The Circus Ace.” Central Chevy Cha. Rillie Dove in “The Lovs Mart.” Sifiton Sill “Tiie. Valley ot'"the Cameo Taura La “Finders Devore cometly. News, Mitin Sills T a e alley of the "r"';”_!.n Arsop Fabi ,- Tathe Rev Cameo_comedy I Aml» Q. Nilason in ““The Macked Woman." nedy Williz m mmc. “wveut Point. a7y Kag_carioon. Hout Gibwon n ‘The Rawhide Kid.” Aesop Fable, Collegiana No. 10. Wonte Biue in “‘One-Round Hogan." Buster Hrown Comeily. rial Mary Astor in | “No Place o Go. 4N Circle Mary Eether Ralston in Love and Learn. Astor in ) Place to Go." Al Wilson Willlam Maines in Spring Feve in in “Ren-lur en-Hur! n_Moore n = Wiild Oat.” Comed Dumbnrlnn Gloria Swanson in Fields and Mary Pickford in “My Best Girl." Newa Billie Dove o G gn mm d Serial Moore in Her Wild Oat.” ~ Dolore Tom va “The Ci i el Rio n us Ace. dy. “Praka of Destiny,” Scenie. Comedy, William Haines A fireplace, 14 feet wide, 10 fect doep ! and 7 high, is used in_“The Yellow Lily.” Billi= Dov new First National picture. Yola d'Avril, Flr<‘ can now waltz on ice skates, regarded plishment! National player, | which is | Clive Brook. who plays opposite Billie Dove in “The Yellow Lily.” entered the | World War as a private, was twice in- ided, and cmerged as & major. | Milton Sills' next starring production | will be_known as “The Hawk's Nest.” | Loris Kenyon has been chosen for the feminine lead, and more than a dozen | roles of importance are included in the | cript of the story. J. T. O'Donohoe | has completed the screen adaptation, | which has its Jocale in the underworld of a great American city. Paramount's prodxgal Son. ACK HOLT'S return to Paramount. | to appear in Zane Grey productions. | already announced by Jesse L. Lask means that Paramount now has two | Western - stars. The other is Fred| Thomson, whose new picture. he | Sunset Legion.” is now being fi Hoilywood It also indicate: ‘Western pictures from Paramount Jack Holt began his career in the movies as a horseman in Western pic- tures and soon drifted as a “heavy” inio other films. He achieved his greatest popularity. however, in the Paramount series of Zane Grey pictures, his most noted successes being “The Light of the Western Stars “Wild Horse Mesa,’ “Born to the West” and “The My Holt is the son of an Episcopal clergy- man, and was born in Virginia. After completing a_course in engineering at the Virginia Military Institute, he took a position as a civil engineer with & railroad, which took him into the —an»hmg soction of the Northwest s and cattle punching, however, pm‘cd more attractive than his tech- nical work and he soon was riding the range. From there he made his en- trance into pictures. Jack already had explored for copper in Alaska, awaiting a boom which never materialized, and later appeared in stock companies and in vaudeville Age “ ill Be .,crved Also. SOME onc has sald that youth will b> served. but fine acting ability personality frequently | give age its innings, at lcast on lhe‘ screen. This is the case with Alec B. Prancis, | never o famous in his long stage and | and mellowed by his years, whimsical, kindly and philosophic. “The Return of Peter Grimm” irr| tention to Mr. Francis. This week he is to be seen on the screen at the Earle f in another striking role in “The Shep- | herd of the Hills,” First National's production of Harold Bell Wright's fa- mous novel, in which Mr. Francis plays | the title role. | Youth is served also in other char- | of the picture, for two charming | romances occupy an important place in | the unfolding of the story. | “Dramatic So # QOUND is to be the most important development in the motion pic- industry during she next five s Mr. Lasky declares. “And tne deveiopment of sound in motion tures will not take the form of dialogue productions adds “To make all pictures diaiogue v b would be 1o turn the progress of the screen back st Jeast 10 years from is now” Mr. Lasky states. t value of the motion picture its power o touch swiftly and then sweep away. possible were dialogue ors 1o be recorded. Once mitations from which the now fres would be forced back ise of sound will be dramatic heighien intensely tne effect ne hum of crowds, the £ of an angry mob, perhaps & shout- REIAREOD NOW PLAYI und” Coming ed command, the shrill of a whistle, the bark of a dog. a knock on a door when such a knock adds to tense suspense—all of these sounds will be heard in the pictures of the future “They will mean a new type of sheer drama undreamed of in the past. A drama free of limitations of stage walls or dialogue, having the whole world as its story field and stripped of the si- Jence that has held it mute in past years. The possibilities of this type of drama are fairly staggering. Yet they are certain to be realized. Paramount will enter the l|fld of this new type of drama in the le way, Mr. Lasky re questioning. 50 far the plass of the Paramount organization have been kept secret and they are not as yet ready for announcement. However, some startling announcements are 1o b forthcoming soon, Mr. Lasky intimates. police | ething of an accom- | - { Leader by N | six n “West Point.” Empire | Yip'odrome Varro and Tap ae NeAvos. i ben-Hus koot Do Putti and eth Harlan in dnizht Rose.” Brown_comedy. A} Conk and Kit Gusrd Leglonnaires in son and “Glass in s Relations." Snott_reel. Serial. ws. Comedy. Raymond Hat Wife “Heery and George Jessel In n “Ginsberg 1 Bobby Vernon comedy. Serial n The Spotlight.” “The Love Mart* Jimmie Adems comiedy Arthur Lake comedy. o Comedy. Gepree Baneroft in Underworld.” Sport reel. Comey nd_I i wm. .\1“«. Selected omedies me Tauline Garon er Lipa o0 It Ken Maynard in 7 “The Land Beyond AW." Imperial Gomedy Srway Tearie U7 “Tha Nage of Forgotten Women. " __ Skylark_comedy. ~Ranger. the dog. in_ “The S hadow Buster Brown comedy. Serial Park TUh n arles Emmet Mack arles Emmet Ma Down Upon' the ji Raymond Keans Tiown Unon § in y ‘The Lons Eacle." Arthnir Lake comedy Newlywed_comeds Prm:c*s Gearge O'Briey 1 Ge Sharpshouters v+ Secret Hou Avihr Lake comedy Qavoy Seco e Sky snring. e Sharpshoters, arga O'Brien in Pola Negri in "8 “Woman on Trial." + Goudal n “The Greater Glor “White Gold." uck Jones | laves of Beauty. ~Biaod W) Billia Dove in Wi “The Stolen Bride.” “Heroes in Blue." Comedy - Hoot Gibson 1n “The Rawhide Kid' Impertal comeds. Screen_Snapshots. Joln Howers Maty Pickford i in “No Place 1 Go. Astor and Toileen M Fred T s Tlughes i +d Thompson | “Jesss Jame: Comedy, Conied; News N Takoma Tivoli Yerk Patent Leather Kid : The o i Pa Fue Collezians.” eorse Lewil “The Fuur Flushers.” edy. MG Oidity. George O Brien i “The Sharpthooters NewsSarial. First Nation 1 The Spotlight I comedy. r reel First \nlmnlla screen Rin_Tin T “The Spotlight.” ecial & Ropeh ¢ “The 6 ar “Tha «..mua i Jimmie A rmn g Timmie medy m in tie ODav in The Valley of the Patant_Leather i Kid." Jimmie Adams comedy Gloria e Laura in “Sadie Thompson " he_Collexians. Inkwell Imp cartoon, N No. 10 HE theater-going public as a ‘rule gives little heed to the tremendous amount of attention to detail the back- stage side of a mystery melodrama re- uires. fuge moving spectacles, lke Rel hardt productions, and mystery thrill- | ers have this in common—they demand moment of time on the part of age manager, property man, elec- fan, stnz" hand and the other deni- zens of behind the scenes, who func- tion while the front-stage action moves on. But the audience is too occupied with | | its attention screwed to the rapid fire of action in a mystery play to wonder | much at the machinery behind it all. | Ang yet such a play has fully as much | action behind the curtain as before | | the footlights. At scheduled moments, for instance, Join in Schubert Centennial. HE films will pay honor to the memory of Franz Schubert, noted composer whose centennial is being commemorated this year, through the | Schubert Centennial Serles of single | reel chapters of his life, produced in | old Vienna by James A. FitzPatrick of | New York City, known for his anaua‘ Music Masters, Famous Melodies and | other music film subjects inspired by | the lives and works of great composers. | Franz Slavicek, loaned through the‘ courtesy of the Vienna Opera Company, | plays the title role and is supported by | a Viennese cast. Bert Dawley, Ameri- can cameraman, accompanied Pro- ducer FitzPatrick to Austria. Schubert’s own immortal pieces, including the “Unfinished 5. phor Erl King," “Hark, Hark, the Lark Praise of Tears,” “My Sweet Repose,” “Serenade,” and “March Militaire,” are featured in the score of 76 compositions compiled thaniel Finston zach subject In the Schubert Cen- tennial Series tells a complete eplsode in the life of Franz Schubert, while the when shown chronologically give an entertaining understanding of the genius who could not resist the creat- ing of musical masterplec QALY ILAM tol 1 f JET In th £ PMOVIETONE & “,Mmfnou (FTED ENGLISH COMEDIENNE PBEATRICE |52 L1 LLIE ,Anu[ P,,mmr but not i in per w Veatured in a- MABDI GRAS of Solols & - THEATRE FOURTEENTH ST. TENSE STORY OF THE LOVE OF TWO BAOTHERS FOR Tbe dg;fi;]/'dw »| JOSEPH SCHILDKRAUT Screen Careers ~ orted VICTOR VAI\C{;’ 8 Y CERTORCHESTRq anflmcquf Otk tho JAN GARBER“« s NEWand GREATER Ol\LHB;Tl\A Cach Meu{hfl“;y” & Behind the Mystery Play. sliding panels close uncaanily, shots are fired with only & gun barrel visible, a door slams shut by itself, lights flash | on and off intermittently, a paper rus- | | tles cerily or falls with a sinister quiet | from the cefling. Each of these opera- | tions is timed to a fraction of a sec- | ond. - Every item of play must follow schedule. A lag, a halt is fatal to the' | action. Sliding panels must not stick, guns never fail to go off. The action must go on or the thrill | s lost like a puff of smoke. And worse | | is the danger that a slip-up may mean | a ridiculous pause, occasion for a laugh, | anything that may break the tension | which the mystery play has built up. | A clocklike precision is maintained, | the result of weeks of painstaking re- | hearsal to get every detail dmsn to a| matter of scientific accuracy. And be- | hind it all is the stage mmnger who | at every performance watches like a | hawk to see that the machinery is run- | ning smootHly; not only watches but | operatss the guns, sliding panels and | otner devices with his own skilied hand, Washington's Uniaue Playhouss LITTLE "THEATRE Between F G on Ninth St NOW PLAYING The American Premiere of “THE LIGHT _OF ASIA” . ous Dramatisation of the amn Budd Fil L gmnand ot Tie Manaratah af n Xampled beautics of ite nat ) etting 30PM-SUNDAY 301011 30PM. CO-STARRING TA GOUDAL e Createst Noles of their SYNCOPATION Which - Iner ) OE LUXE SHOWS SUNDAY 3-5-7-9 P.M. DAILY rso-sso 7-9PM. Jirgt National OF“ lll Presents Witho HAROLD BELL t RD WRIGHT' MOLLY O'DAY famous Novel Read by Millions [P“ %@ S“ ALLC B. FRANCIS Romance and Tenderness, Heark - ON THE STAGE Leon NAVARA THE ARISTOCRATIC “JESTER OF JAZ AS MASTER OF CEREMONIES "“CABARET* An Edward L. Hyman SIX BROWN BROS.-TOOTS NOVELLO-6NIGHT CLUB GIRLS-ARTHUR SUNDAY 3 |1 DM 1AM =1l OM OAILY OSITIV -is easil T "ori a5 drematic. WAHAT T E 'FOQGMOST CRiTICS OF WASHINGTON SAY ABOUT s I.EGIQN un.uflv‘w nof the "l‘ S e shond love shory o gaaptar "‘,5;’2‘:,‘,"‘,’:“ carthys tour corn h . “a .m\.mg #ood picture with A strong vein of heart interest, film plays and ... METROPOL! TAN CONCERT ORCHELSTRAS! -STAR ‘ h , ! [J In Mary & O9y-rrr hrm-shl us in llcn: Fime Flying forces during the hing men § ing men from ’RP Sraphically bold wenes enough tomance for 3 dozen ALLX DODNOS, Conductor N WILLIAY [EURE T ¥ ey TOMORROW Hoie) W o EELRCTITRETREN N R ‘Ilh‘) TRETNWT POLA, NEGRE o TR nnfnnfim\ S BY, NANON Wil b iRt TR TIVOLL 14 & vurk i NWS Yo TONARION . AAREA ORR L ‘Un VA T OF LN i A YORK & l)uclm SONW TORAY, s1d TOMARROW W e R AMBASSADOR TOIAY il TN ORIGW WIS s WILLR T N AT COMEDY APOLLO TODAY wnd TOMORROW ARCIELN S, N EMPIRE e TODAY il TOMORROW HAINES tn WENT 1 o LY “ \lll‘:\l II M ( J l-.‘\\ W aL N n TR ARN AN NEW OB e Kin TOpAY AVENUE GRAND 8 . lllll \ and |ll\|ll OW . 4 TOMORROW wil N i USADIR BN LABT COM .CF.N I’RAL LS Bt DR B AW TODAY il TOMORROW. 1 AMES OLIVERC CURWOOL A THE OLD Hlih CHEVY CHASE \uiii st 3 TONAY and TOMOTRON AL ACE ::Ill\lk) ;mi HA .\ln\ll IllHlv\ COLONY 6 "4 o n.unumm Con, « kUt n. 1o PO N 1y Fiad B en ot Bt " ) R Great | Drama C Conference. HE first Easfern reglonal conference | brook, N. Y. Marion 8. Tucker of on drama, which was planned last | F100Ks 43 Lot c'f}i'»me‘"’pf‘”f"ir year at the national conference on T W. R Taylor of North Catois drama held at Yale University, will be College, and Frederick H. Koch, found= held at the University of North Caro- | ¢F and director of the Carolina Play- lina, April 4 and 5. makers, ‘The purpose announced is to stimu- late interest in the drama, particularly | e in the creative activities of the Little B llm F eatures Theater. ‘There will be considerable | § JESSE THEATER **2. discussion of the ways to foster thfl‘ SUNDAY MATINEE work of the Little Theater throughout | B0 o AR the country. Indications are that it will be the biggest dramatic conference ever held In the South. Leading authorities on | the drama from all sections of the country have already accepted Invita- tiens to attend. The tentative program includes an impressive list of notables. Other regional conferences are to be held at centers in the Middle, North- west, and Pacific States. Under the plnn adopted at the Yale meeting last year, these regional conferences are to be held on alternate years in place of the national conferences. Some of the authorities who already have accepted invitations to attend the Eastern conference are George Pierce Baker of Yale, Walter Pritchard Eaton, dramatic critic of New York; John Emerson, president, and Frank Gilmore, executive secretary of the Actors’ Equity Assoclation; Eva Le Galliene, tge actress; Barrett Clark, dramatic critic of New York; Walter Hartniz and Roland Holt of New York, Boyd Martin of the University of Louisville, Paul Green, winner of the Puiitzer | play, of the University of North Caro- lina; Charles Rann Kennedy of Mill- Monday, 6 V\\‘H\'.s LAY KE OF_Ti} n,n Mlh PAAMOUNT Npe PARK THEATER ,,/4%.2¢, RGE OBRIEN and RGINIA DUMMRTON“ TO_LOV. imeonsin OLLEE UOORE and LARRY KENT in éRlNCFSS 'ma‘"n St. N.E. ORGE O/BRIVX 7 B 6th & G s NEW STANTON °*,7. Day"oniy 2 from 3 C.Ave.SE G CAROLINA “"’.‘M Pk Q. NILSSON. Will Produce Abroad RAYMON NOVARRO in “Ben Hur.” HIPPODROME K. near 9th TODAY-TOMORROW JOHY GILBERT—RE £ ADORER “The Big Parade." 2 glelorik 08 is today at 3750 14th A\D R. l EUTE TODAY u\vA\YE GET YOUR MAN H M. WARNER, president of Warner * Bros. Pictures, announces that a group of their 1928-1929 program will be produced abroad, where they have completed negotiations for studio facili- ties in several countries. In Great Britain, production will be under the supervision of Arthur Claver- ing, managing director of Warner Bros. London headquarters. ‘These plans to make pictures in Eu- rope are said to be in line with the general policy of business expansion now being put into effect throughout the entire organization of Warner Bros. 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