Evening Star Newspaper, September 23, 1928, Page 53

"AMUSEMENTS.] 53, 1928—_PART %’ XMUSENENTS?Y THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON. D. €. SEPTEMBER CONDITION in the theater that has never existed before, but which has been laughed at when predicted, came to pass in News and Comment Washington last week. The stock season, the one remaining BY W. H. LANDVOIGT. A semblance of the dramatic stage, had closed and all theaters, save alone that devoted to burlesque, were turned over to the movie. Thus far there hasn't been a ripple of protest from the body politic, the crowds still wend their way by night and by day to the play- houses, the long green and loose silver fill the money drawer and | the box-office sits in its glory rampant with joy. Theatrical prosperity, | at least, is certainly with u wly but surely the silent drama has| been undermining the traditions of the stage, until now, save for al few heel-tapping singers and crooners of moan songs, with the aid| of a strictly modern interloper, the master of ceremonies, the movie | ascends the throne and relegates its rival to the demnition bow wows, | for now it can talk, and what is life if you cannot make a noise in| the living. Leave politics to the radio, learning and culture to the | schools and colleges, and religion to the churches, but somebody please take notice—the movie just at this particular writing is ruling the theater and even the politicians don’t seem to know it. 4 "THE while, however, the Pennsylvania Railroad is out with a news | story which seems to intimate that, even if the show business | is dead ‘on the road, there is a chance of reviving it. There still remains the glimmer of hope that the old opry house may once more blossom with lights and resound with music to welcome back the| play with human actors and natural voices joined to the art of stirring the emotions. Think of it, the great railroad corporation is now giving individual and distinctive names to 45°new theatrical scenery cars and 25 horse-express cars that are being turned out of the Altoona shops for road service. The scenery cars are to bear the names of great actors, actresses, musicians and famous characters of dramatic and operatic productions, and the horse-express cars will bear the names of the great race tracks of the country. The naming of these cars, it is explained, “is a development of the policy recently inaugurated in giving characteristic names to the limited trains in the freight service, etc.” There is nothing in the announce- ment to indicate a reduction of transportation charges, which are said to be the real rcason why the road show of the theater was driven out of existence—that and the movies: but as the old adage has it, “there are more ways than one to kill a cat,” and who can| say what effect the introduction of scenery cars and horse-express | vehicles, with dignified names, may e in the revival of the spoken drama in the one-night stands. It is a consummation devoutly to be wished, and there is a laugh in the story, whether it ever will be | realized or not. * * % ENTHUSIASM in the superlative degree is a crowning virtue of the movies. Teachers of criticism in the olden days used to say to their pupils who were given to extravagant expression, “Put your foot on the soft pedal. What will you do when something better comes along, if you waste all your superlatives now?” The movie defied the advice and got away with it, and movie chronicles of moving pictures either before the eye or in the making have been one continuous routine of progressive laudation that never wanes, never stops. The thought is suggested by one of the outstanding pic- | tures that f8und its way to the Washington screen last week for the | first time after having exhausted the descriptive powers of the pub- | licity man and the critic in nearly every other place on earth. Here at last was “the greatest picture of them all.” But is it? Is it really an outstanding epic of the air and a crowning glory of aviation? ‘When “The Big Parade” and its predecessor “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” are recalled, does it still stand the test of “the greatest picture”? Is it also the best that the fertile and resourceful movie can do to show the actual accomplishments, if not the real possibilities, of the daring aviator in war as well as in peace? The thought is suggested because, as thrilling as it may be—and as sad—| there are certain to be some who will believe that both in its present | claims as in its advance heralding the publicity man and the dis- tinguished critic, even in the great metropolis, had their foot on the loud pedal longer than the facts warrant. Movie optimism is a great | tax upon credulity, but it does seem to influence great minds and great judgments sometim(' * * % ON the other hand, a different tack was adopted in the endeavor to slide into American confidence a picture purporting to be the life story of Edith Cavell, which had been banned in the coun- try of its manufacture, and naturally in the country which expected to have its sorrows increased by the exploitation of a deplorable war incident. Instead of being the wicked thing which it was accused of being, 1o and behold, the critics are saying it is fine drama, without a blemish, and in spite of its bad advance reputation its appearance has been greeted by large and apparently highly satisfied audiences. There is one consolation in that, at least; it shows that the opinion of modern criticism is no more highly valued and effective than the criticism of other days, when the soft pedal was used to stem the tide of extravagance. There may be still another thought in it all. How much value is given by the general public to the critic’s opinion any way? And it may prove, as theatrical producers have long con- tended, that the public prefers to do its own criticizing, which, if it be true, will be rather a delicate situation for the critic whose criticism pays for his bread and keep. ALL of which leads to the suggestion that while the movie sound makers are engaged in the business of perfecting their sound equipments and devices they witl give some attention to putting the soft pedal on the silent sounders of the industry, those who exploit their product, to the end that they may be more temperate in sound- ing the praises and putting forth claims for their silent drama that simply provoke a generous public, which does not wish to be deludea with the notion that a picture is the greatest ever made, when, in fact, it actually falls short of that high rank. The movie industry, great as its accomplishments have been, and many of them have been truly great, can well afford to dispense with all superlatives in heralding its wares, with the firm conviction that when the truly “greatest” pic- ture comes along the public will recognize and acclaim it. It is also advisable for the astute critic, to be not more lenient ifi his criticism, but at least to be not quite so unanimous. FRED NIBLO, now one of the leading directors of motion pictures and who, before entering upon that line of work, had already achieved fame as a maker of travel pictures and lecturer that is still undimmed, says, referring to the unanimous plunge of movie makers into the business of making “sounders” and “talkers,” that he is frightened and would like to sound a note of warning. He does not believe that the public interest in the silent picture has flagged to the point that demands the sound innovation. The silent drama, he says, has a great clientele, and he asks if this shall be jeopardized by tinkering with the type of picture that has built up this great follow- ing. “The public loves youth and beauty on the screen,” he adds. “Shall we sacrifice youth and beauty to voice? A good voice in 2 talking picture will be a canned voice, nevertheless. And what will become of some of our greatest actors, who are not especially favored as to voice? I fear that many an idol of the silent drama may have. a tongue of clay—or rather of brass—in talking pictures.” Whatever happens, he pleads, the musical score should be retained, either by sound device or orchestra. He sagely adds that he would like to see half our theaters turned into garages, or, better still, juvenile play- houses. Mr. Niblo has had wide experience, which refuses to accept, for the sake of novelty alone, the “sounder” or “talker,” if it 1s to re- place the indescribable charm and beauty of the silent picture. Willard Mack’s “Gang War” * %k Xk N a recent curtain speech at the Mor-| It might be interesting to add here larq | Willard Mack's program note: osco Theater, New York, Willard | "%, e yritten this melodrama from Mack told in detail how he coller!cd”]w facts as they ha\'; oceurred dm.mi 1 for “Gang War,” his new | the last four years. The characters an :::1;::::‘: g . {the story told are taken from the rec- ted in the |OTds of @ great State. I have tried to Among those who assisted in the|pieqent to you both sides of ‘Gang War’ task of getting the “real lowdown” on fas given to me by the police and the f life, | 'mob’ themselves. ease view s Ehjoapnisna ook Coiiye OE e, | Ty, not only as a contrib -tion to the he said, was Al Capone, Sometimes|ip.ater hut perhaps as a document pre- called “Scarface” Al. The story of Ca- [senting a bit of evidence which we all pone's Interest in Chicago affairs has [might do well to weigh.” frequently been told in the news col- | Vaudeville's New Era Has Musical Outlook THE new plans of the Keith-Albee- Orpheum, consolidated, feature the discovering and developing of musical talent, including young artists and com- posers. Vaudeville already has done a notable work in the service of good music. One of the founders, and a .present executive, of vaudeville, E. F. Albee, was the first to introduce orches- tral symphony music into the non-lyric theater. For 40 years vaudeville execu- tives have appreciated the importance of great voices and fine instrumental | music for their patrons. Vaudeville has given a number of splendid soloists to the operatic and concert stage. The names of Rosa Pon- selle, Chief Capaulican, Dorothy Jar- don, Carmela Ponselle are some of them But vaudeville has also given keen W(‘l-" : come and acclaim to eminent virtuosi| § of the violin, of the piano and other 4 instruments. Prima donnas such as Gadski and Calve have appeared on vaudeville circuits i It seems logical, therefore, at this| time to find that the recently merged major circuits of vaudeville—the now perfected Keith.Albee-Orpheum organi- zation, in designating its campaign for | a new era in vaudeville, announces one | of the leading objects of the new regime will be a search for, develop- ment of and presentation of new and worthy musical talent: This campaign of discovery is not to be confined to the ; great metropolitan centers, but is to ex- | fend into hundreds of cities, towns and neighborhoods in which there are; vandeville theaters. It would be difficult to exaggerate the importance of its plan as it applies to gifted and ambitious student artists, debutantes, teachers of vocal and in- | | strumental music scattered as they are | through every city and State of this | country. It means that the qualified aspirant for operatic, concert or recital career need not come to New York, Chicago, Boston or California to face the unknown public, to invite the blase indifference, to meet the nervous strain | and the (sometimes) ruinous expense of a metropolitan debut, try-out or} audition. The new era of vaudeville would seem to prevent many of these premature and ill-planned = ventures. Some fine talent has been discouraged or wrecked because of unpreparedness. and even that modicum of experience on the stage which is best gained in the home theater and before friendly audiences. ‘The musical plans emphasize the determination of theater ~managers everywhere to co-operate with the musi- cal schools, conservatories, colleges, churches and teachers in every locality in the continual search for genuinely fine vocal and instrumental talent. TWO LITTLE BEARS LOUISE BROOKS, Paramount featured player, and Archie, one of four Ii tralia. Clara Bow of “Wings"” owns one of them. Films From Other Countrie SEEKING to convince foreign pro- entertaining merits. ducers and exhibitors that their agitation for the restriction of Amer- g teddy bears from Aus- our first special | to be released in this country will prob- Minneapolis Orchestra Plans For Twenty-sixth Season THE twenty-sixth season of the Min- neapolis Symphony Orchestra will open Friday evening, October 19, and {16 pairs of evening symphony concerts | will be given, Thursday evenings in St. Paul and Friday evenings in Minne- ,apolis. Henri Verbrugghen, who re- | cently won new laurels as guest con- | ductor at the Hollywood Bowl, will enter his sixth year as conductor. Harold Ayres will be the concert master. | Soloists engaged to appear with the | orchestra during the season are: Violin- | ists—Jascha Heifetz, Albert Spalding |and Renee Chemet: pianists—Arthur | Shattuck, Ernest Hutcheson, Rudolph | Reuter and Moriz Rosenthal; vocalists— lKn(m’yn Meisle, Luella Melius, Flor- | ence Austral, Richard Crooks and Law- | rence Tibbett. | During the orchestra's Midwinter tour, which opens at Chicago Sunday | afternoon, January 13, the orchestra will make its first visit to southern Florida and Havana, Cuba. Among the re-engagements to be filled during this tour are New Orleans, La,; Atlanta, Ga.; Nashville, Tenn.; Louisville, Ky.; Indianapolis, Ind., and Pittsburgh, Pa. At the close of the home season the orchestra will make its usual Sprhg festival tour, covering the States of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, | Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. | The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra | is maintained and operated by the Or- | chestral Association of Minneapolis, 1n- | corporated. Wilson Mizner, erstwhile Broadway | playboy and playwright, Klondike gold rush adventurer, globe-trotter and Flor- ida realtor, who is now on the Fox story writing staff, will appear in “Me, Gangster.” Raoul Walsh, the director and a pal of Mizner, pressed him into service as the city magistrate. “Me, Gangster,” was written by Charles Francis Coe. Next Week's Photoplays | | METROPOLITAN—ALI Jolson | in “The Singing Fool.” COLUMBIA — Vilma Banky and Ronald Colman in “Two Lovers.” FOX—Charles Farrell Greta Nissen in “Fazil.” PALACE—William Haines in “Excess Baggage.” EARLE—Clara Bow in “The Fleet’s In.” LITTLE THEATER — Ufa's production, “Frederick the Great.” and S TALKXNG motion pictures will have the best silent product if they are to meet with the same degre of success, in the opinion of William R. Fraser, general manager of the Harold Lloyd Corporation. “For the present talking and sound pictures are an extreme novelty, and in the public's eagerness for something different good and bad pictures are being patronized. But this novelty is going to wear off before many months, and the same discrimination being shown by theatergoers in the selection of their silent drama entertainment to- day will then be exercised as far as sound or talking pictures are concerned. “Producers who overlook the artistic and story value in their pictures in an effort to rush on the market with “Talkies' to prgfit by the public’s pres- ent iack of discrimination will do the indsutry as a whole a great injustice and irreparable harm. Their lack of foresight will be reflected in the box office figures not of today perhaps but of some months hence. Aside from other contributing factors, poor pic- tures did more to bring about the ap- parent slump in motion picture box office returns during the past year than did anything else. Good pictures did excellent business in proportion, but they came so few and far between that il More on Talking Pictures. “Theatergoing can become a habit, to maintain the high standard of | but a habit easily broken by a string of poor entertainment. Talking pic= tures undoubtedly are proving the greatest boon the industry has had for years. They have injected life-giving blood into an industry that was liter- ally suffering from hardening of the arteries through too rich living. The film doctors have provided a tonic in talking and sound pictures that will restore the old time vigor of the in= dustry. provided the proper attention is devoted to “diet,” which happens to mean nothing more than a continued output of pictures that have some back= bone. human interest, general appeal. “Wise producers long since noted the way the industry was drifting and took full cognizance of the situation. These same producers will be leading the parade when the years' development in sound pictures is checked up.” e Alexander McKaig's first production this year will be a play, so far without a name, from the pen of James Ash- more Creelman. It is described as a modern drama of New York. Mr. Creelman recently returned to New York from Hollywood, where he has been writing scenarios. The pictures, “Erik the Great,” “The Air Legion” and “Circus,” now in production, owe F AT FOURTEENTH IPRLIAM FOX IS PROUD TO PRESENT The Eagerly Awaited JOHN FORD PRODUCTION FOUR the slump in theater income naturally |their scenarios to his pen. McKraig became noticeable. produced “The Racket” last season. F 0>< ; Definite ability, intensive coaching, a measure of professional experience and the preliminary test of actual stage ap- pearance for the artist now will be available for hundreds of hitherto “un- discovered” artists in every part of the country. These plans also outline a systema- tized campaign for reinforcing orches- tras, standardizing the musical scores to the advantage of both the artists and accompanists. photoplays This Week (Continued from First Page) gets a graphic insight into the night life of Broadway. The film condenses into a thrilling story a slant at almost every imaginable activity in a big city Helene Costello and Cullen Landis ar featured. Support is provided by Mary Carr, Wheeler_Oakman, Gladys Brock- well, Robert Elliott, Tom Dugan and others. Brian Foy, one of the first ex- perimenters with sound films, directed. The musical accompaniment is by the Biltmore Hotel Orchestra, heard often over the air, and the dance ballet is onc of the Larry Ceballos creations that have long been a feature of “The Green- wich Village Follies.” LITTLE THEATER—“Dawn.” ‘The second week .of the engagement of “Dawn” begins at the Little Theater today—announced as the last Washing- ton showings of this unusual picturiza- tion of the dramatic story of Nurse Edith Cavell. Relating in complete detail all the factors in the conspiracy of Nurse Ca- vell to secure the escape of British pris- oners from behind the German lines in Belgium during the late World War, “Dawn” shows how the gallant heroine was eventually suspected and caught. The latter half of the picture is devoted to the trial of Nurse Cavell—a bit of drama all the more thrilling because it really happened. Produced on the actual locations in Belgium by Herbert Wilcox, noted Brit- ish_director who made “The Lodger” and “Decameron Nights,” “Dawn” fea- tures Sybil Thorndyke, one of England’s most popular actresses in the role of Edith Cavell, with Gordon Craig, Mme. Aada Podart and others in support. The bill includes a picture collection of shots from all belligerent armies dur- ing the war, an Aesop’s Fable, and the newsreel, while Fritz Hauer plays a spe- cial violin prelude before the feature. Corrects an Error. NOT infrequently some reader of The Star will disclose that he or she is better acquainted, apparently, with the facts in a story than the publicity man of the picture producing corporation that wrote and sent it in for publication. A. W. Ferry, referring to the story bearing the caption “Filmed in Natural Colors,” which appeared in last Sun- day’s issue of The Star, states that the name of the canyon referred-to, in Arizona’s Navajo country, is Canyon de Chelley, not De Chilly Canyon, as given by the writer, and that Douglas Fair- banks did a picture there years ago, a scene being laid about the cliff dwell- ings being called “The White House.” Neil Hamilton has been selected for the lead opposite Clara Bow in the star’s next Paramount picture, “Three Week Ends,” an original story by Elinor Glyn. Another notable member of the cast will be Chester Conklin. Film Features PARK THEATER p.cit% 2" w Buchanan N.W. LIONEL BARRYMq s ONEL . .} ORE in “ROAD DUMBARTON and WILLIAM 'E."” CO! I 1343 Wisconsin Ave. VIRGINIA VALLI in _“THE RUSSELL MEDY, “THE STUNT ____SIDNEY LUST'S _ umns of papers all cver the couniry It was Capone, Mr. Mack explained, who was his principal guide through Chicago. and through Capone Mack was able to meet some of the characters he has dramatized in his play. The prologue of “Gang War,” a shoot- ing scene, is almost a photographic re- production of what took place on the steps of St. Dominic’s Church in Ci-| cero, IIl. The exact date given 1is March 21, 1926, and the victim was Giuseppe Petroni, a rival of the beer | “mob” in po | The second with machine guns. event which took place UNIQUE PLavy, NGTON'S URQU Yhouse s Held Over for Second Week! POSITIVELY YOUR LAST THE PIC- THE THAT WORLD TALKING Exactly as shown in New York t reveals a gang raid s is another in Cicero. In 1ith AND R. I. AVE. TODAY-TOMO] MARY_ASTOR G “ROSE_OF T) L WILLIAM HAT “TELLING THE WORLD. with RICHARD Fith RIcHA! BAI?THELMESS‘ LINA NEW STANTON 5% . T HIPPODROME _rods, 5556t and_GILBERT ROLAND, HE GOLDEN WEST. IBERTY CAROLINA 18 No ol & MILTON _ I RIS, wp Efi‘-i-E ARTNERS DEN' 1119 N. Capitol “WHEEL LLS. DORIS MITCHELL LEWIS in MITCH in “THE 5 NE. .3 PM KENYON HAWK'S PRINCESS &Ll 605, “RED HAIR.” COLI el LEGIANS TRUXTON p and North Cap. and Fla. Ave. JACQUELINE LEGAR EOPARD "LADY. n “Gang War” the victim is one of the | (0 “ sweet earts of the gang leader then T“‘“‘u “fi, in power—a dramatic neccssity, of | ‘ ““D L course—but the acf victim was As- [} 1“0 VE“ gistant District Attorney McSwartin. | ““‘ 0 A Still another who contributed was | Charlie Berger, a_well known gang- | ster, who was hanged at Herrin, I, about a year ago for the murder of Joe | Adams. ~Berger, like Capone, was a| powerful figure in Cook County and en- | abled Mack to gain entry to and an| understanding of the most secret gang affairs. Such was his power that when he was later hanged there was consid- erable rejoicing by his rivals. The aeroplane raid in the Cafe” scene is also said to be based on fact. The real target victim in this case was Charlie Berger's roid house, “The Hut,” in Williams County. “An exquisite drama."—Evening “Something finer and more in; the average run of —Herald. | | Venetian | Performances Continuous Paily 11 to 11. Sunday, from 3 to 11, NO ADV. IN PRICES! HIS_TIGER LADY.” 4th and Butternu EE Ay o Purkier Yved 3 n N ) JQHN, QILBERT, and RENEE ADOREE CAMEO THEATER ™ g TOMORROW —8YD CH OMORROW APLIN 1 AMERICAN CIRCLE ve. in st St and B JOHN GILBE! SACKS." 2105 Pa. Ave. Ph. W. 053 RAMON NOVARRG, ™ REE, “FORBIDDEN JESSE THEATER ™34, Mos BERRY_and RAMO‘!:‘“;M'Y‘VTON éoM. EDY, “CHILLY D " TOPICS OF PARAMOU! 8. DAY, 3:30 TO 11 P.M. “BIG__KILLING, ALLACE ¥ THE DAY. NT NEWE MATINEE SUN} @ president of the Derus; | ably be “The Escape From Hell, a De- | rusa film.” TLHOEWS PALACE E;STat 157 * THE SHOW WITHOUT EQUAL" NOW PLAYING A PARAMOUNT PICTURE ican films is comirng just at the mo- ment when America is not only ready but anxious to receive foreign films and that the continuance of this agitation will work to further misunderstandings, | Michael J. Gourland, president of the Affiliated European Producers, Inc., yes terday announced that he would sail to Europe to personally make his plea Ior‘ free trade of motion pictures among na- tions. | Mr. Gourland, president of the com- bine of German-Russian-French pro- ducers, will confer with Georg Sklarz, the German- Soviet producing combine, also head of the Phoenix Film A. G. of Berlin_and the Phoenix Film Francais of Paris. | While in Europe he will meet other | members of the Affiliated European Producers, Inc., to discuss both the | plans of this organization and to make his plea against further restriction of American films. “Our entrance into the American market has been accomplished with little drum beating,” Gourland stated. “Of course, it is too early to state defi- nitely how successful this venture will be, but, personally, I believe American exhibitors believe in fair play and that they will book a good picture irrespec- tive of the country it was produced in. Too much emphasis has been put on the artistic merit of European films. 1t is true that they contain this qual- ity, but European films are as enter- taining and exciting. So far, only the freak films of Europe have found their entrance into America. But it is the aim of the Affiliated European Produc- ers to select pictures which have a uni- versal appeal and which are also well made (artistic, if you will). The essen- tial feature of our films, however, will not be their artistic qualities, but their Mary's First Talkie. MARY PICKFORD will play the role of Norma Besant in a talking picture version of “Coquette,” the play by Anne Bridgers and George Abbott, which was first presented at the Maxine Elliott Theater in New York Novem- ber 8, 1927. It closed its New York run September 14, 1928, to go on tour in the key cities of the country, while the film is being produced in Holly- wood. Mary Pickford was a_stage star for David Belasco befors D. W. Griffith put her in the movies. Her voice was tested for talking pictures, however, at the Paramount Studio in Hollywood, and Director Sam Taylor pronounce it the finest “screen’voice” yet recorded. Director Taylor, who made “My Best Girl” and John Barrymore's “Tempest,” saw_“Coquette” five consecutive times in New York, it is said, and Allan McNeil and John Gray, scenarists, sat beside him. Production on the pic- in a story of a he-man who tamed a_flippant flapper on an Arizona desert. i “THE WETE R Tl i ¢ wi NANCY 'CARROLL ATTRACTIONS VIETONE NEWS. CHORD T ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR. CHARLES GAIGE at the CONSOLF o A 0 AR LEWIS PATTI MOORE DY ARTHUR BALL E DEWEY WASHINGTON HE FOSTER GIRLS OF BEAUTIFUL BUDS ture will be started within a few weeks. 'LOEWS (OLUMBIA’ F STat 127# SE OF HITw " NOW PLAYING- A PARAMOUNT PICTURE EMIL ~ JANNINGS The greatest actor of them all in the most astounding role of his career in THE PATRIOT LEWIS STONE - FLORENCE VIDOR & NEIL HAMILTON" ADDED ATTRACTIGNS TR C OVERTURE COLUMBI T ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR ICKS M-G-M NEWS ;’ =2 Q§= - S 5 i SONS Big as the Heart of Humanity wits MARGARET MANN FOX MOVIETONE ACCOMPANIMENT ATMOSPHERIC STAGE PROLOGUE 0= fif‘ Featuring X l":’fl, The Roxy Quartette—Josephine Bonniwell X Fox Grand Orchestra Leon Brusiloff, Conductin: Fox Movietone News Tt Speaks for Itself p=i? ) S NEXT WEEK EXOTIC! SENSATIONAL! 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