Evening Star Newspaper, October 14, 1928, Page 78

2 AMUSEMENTS." Shift Their THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. T, OCTOBER 14 1928—PART 4. Allegiance. IP your vaudeville memory Is working, you won't have much trouble in Yecalling the story of Gus Van and Joe -Schenck, the” two Brooklyn boys | who suddenly “broke” into the Zieg- 1eld Follies a few years ago. These same boys :s"cmw appearing in Metro Movie- ! e Act. | Recently asked why they had de- serted the vaudeville and musical com- | edy mf: they were just as quick with an explanation as they ordinarily are with an encore to one of their hilarious songs. “Evolution,” answered Joe, “is the | cause of it all. Just shoot ahead with the best you have and sooner or later folks are going to ask you to do some- thing bigger and better.” ‘The story of Van and Schenck is one of the romances of the show business. Gus Van began his career as a motor- man—a smgmg motorman. Eventually | he discarded his uniform and landed a job in Tony Mark’s Cafe in Brook- lyn, N. Y, just 17 years ago. There he made the acquaintance of Joe Schenck, a boy from his own neighbor- | ship, Van continuing as a singer in the cafe, while Schenck worked on a laun- dry wagon, in a hat factory and in an office. Music was Schenck’s forte, and he finally decided to ofganize a boys' band. He got together 18 boys and the band played before 3,500 peo- ple a night in a Brookiyn Summer Garden. He secured the services of Van as general manager and singer. Here developed one of the most fa- mous tgams of the American stage, Schenck introduced the novel method of playing accompaniments with his right hand as he turned his back to the keyboard and faced the audience. ‘The little trick, discovered in the old careless cafe days is now the trade mark of Van ahd Schenck. In “Miss 1017 the boys scored a sen- sational triumph which was repeated three successive seasons in the “Follies.” Later they added Europe to their fleld of triumph. As vaudeville favorites in the United States they have achieved a fame well nigh remarkable. Their personal appearance tour of the big motion picture theaters started a land- hood, who played the piano. slide of prominent vaudeville names into that sphere of entertainment. ‘They separated after a short partner- L —— National’s New Season. T HE National Theater announces an ‘™ imposing list of attractions to usher in the regular Winter season at the famous old playhouse. Following the reign of pictures, “Re- volt,” a new play by Harry Wagstaff Gribble, author of “March Hares,” gets under way the week of October 22, to be followed by “Dracula,” that weirdest of all mystery plays, and an interna- tional success that, having first caught the fancy of London audiences, dupli- cated its foreign engagement by play- ing to capacity houses all last season at the Fulton Theater, New York City. For the week beginning Monday, No- vember 5, the captivating little Queenie Smith will charm in Vincent Youman's musical version of “Shore Leave,” “Hit the Deck.” This, the first musical comedy of the year, is also an inter- national success, having met with the same cordial reception in London as was accorded it in the full season's run at_the Belasco Theater, New York City. George C. Tyler's much-heralded all- star revival of Shakespeare’s ‘“Mac- beth,” with Margaret Anglin, Lyn Harding and Willlam Farnum, will hold forth the week of November 12, and then Miss Marilyn Miller will delight us in Ziegfeld’s mammoth production of “Rosalie.” Value of Serials. 'HAT romance flourishes on obstacles 4 15 the lesson taught by serial pic- tures, according to Gladys McConnell, Pathe's new serial star. “This is not a new adage,” says Miss McConnell, “but it is one that is fre- quently overlooked by a young woman who seeks to arouse the interest of some young man. A young man loves to feel that he is the defender and prop of his feminine ideal. It is human nature that if he goes through trouble and danger for a girl he fancies he| thinks more-and more of her, and the Janoy becomes love in reality. “Centuries ago some clever leader i NIBLO, as & revolutionist, led © & mob of some 500 armed men and women, and stormed about the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio, promis- ¢uously firing shots, hurling brick-bats otherwise menacing life, limb and 1 was paid for it. " / ding up the spectacular milif ce of “Adrienne Lecouvreur, o staged the revolt and. demanded furlous action from the army of extras. The mob seemed to lack an inspiring leader, however, so Niblo threw a mili- tary cape over his shoulders and headed the destructive and bloodthirsty rebels. . Camera-Tested Cast. AN outstanding . innovation in film production methods was intro- bdnoed mll tor xfllhm tAC Sflexllber players to support Corinne @riffith in “Outcast.” He used, the Ta test method, but went further testing every candidate for a role n the costume, the action and the set- required for his or her scenes in e ! und Lowe was the first player Jelected by the new method. He will mflmfie Miss Griffith in this version of Hubert Henry Davies’ ftage success. Most of the action of “Outcast” oc- “urs in San Francisco, and nearly all is exterior scenes will be filmed in hat city. The locale was d ‘om that of London in the stage play, *tause of the picturesque atmosphere ble in the famous American PO An Old Actor's Hope. TALKING pictures” has unearthed many old favorites that screen stors, particularly those who have been 2 the stage, hope to translate to the \king screen. ;~One of the most interesting ambitions i that of Edward Connelly, dean of {aaracter actors, now in his fourteenth :ar with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, who i'opes to play for the Movietone in ’idt.l;fiy(hvmwn.“ George Ade's one- _Connelly headlined in vaudeville over Tleith and Orpheum times for many icasons in that gripping character who was by way of being a psychol- ogist, though the ward’ was unknown at the time, invented the favorite war cry of the era, ‘For God and My Ladye.’ The same spirit was shown in a dozen different ways in the World War call to arms. “In “The Tiger's Shadow’ Allan, who has the leading role, does everything to win me. With each blow he has to strike for me, and with every peril from which I am rescued by his efforts he falls more deeply in love. “There is truth in the principle that should be recognized by the girl in love. There are many ways by which the man can be impressed into her service and made to feel there are many ob- stacles to be overcome before he can call her his own.” Noah, the patriarch, as portrayed pleture spectacle “Noah's Ark” Th stars Dolores Costello. FO>x F AT FOURTEENTH THE SECOND TALKING PICTURE A Thrilling Romance of the “Lindberghs of the Alr"—of Glorious Youth—of Breathless Speed—of WILLIAM FOX Hugh | ¢¢(YAPTAIN SWAGGER,” For Sweet Charity. PRESXDENT I. H. HERK'S appeal for funds for the rellef of sufferers by the hurricane brought to the general offices of the Mutual Burlesque Assocla- tion in New York, $7,680.35 was the re- sult of the designation of Thursday, September 27 as Red Cross day in all the theaters on the Mutual circuit. Set- ting aside in each house a percentage | of the gross receipts of the matinees on that day, collections being made by the woman members of the playing com- panies, who went through the audi- ences with baskets, while speakers on the stage urged a liberal donation. In- dividual contributions by members of the companies, and house employes helped to swell the amount. The Mutual Association's check was forwarded to the local chapters of the Red Cross at every point on the circuit where the benefits were given. The Strand Theater, local Mutual house, turned in $289.46. What Dorothy Is Doing. JDOROTHY MACKAILL, in her next | picture, “Stranded in Paradise,” portrays a cafe dancer, a typical “jazz baby” who kills one pf her admirers and then becomes a fugitive. The girl is finally brought to the bar of justice after some very dramatic experiences on a desert island, and in these scenes she has changed into an almost Ma- donna like woman. Miss Mackalill, it is announced, was chosen for the role because of her artistry and her wide experience in varied roles for the screen. Milton Sills plays the policeman who pursues the girl and finally returns her to face a jury of her peers. —— An Express Epic. KEN MAYNARD, the Western star, will be “historical” in his next picture, “Wells Fargo Express.” “Wells Fargo Express” will be one of the biggest productions Charles R. Rogers, producer of the Maynard series, has yet attempted. No effort or ex- pense is to be spared in producing an authentic historical version of the famous Wells Fargo Express Company, the only company which would guaran- tee a safe delivery of gold shipments in pioneer days, and a decided factor in keeping a steady flow of gold on its \‘x""ay to Washington during the. Civil ar. Marion Jackson is author of “Wells Fargo Express.” “Captain Swagger” a “Soundie.” Pathe’s latest Rod La Rocque' plcture, will be synchronized and sound effects added. The character of the story is said to make it particularly adaptable to the new art, some of the highlights being air battles in France in 1917, a soclety auto hold-up in Central Park, cabaret entertainment sequences, a cabaret hold-up and an exciting auto chase. Sue Carol is La Rocque's leading by Paul McAllister in the Warner Bros. The picture makes use of the Vitaphone and WOW WITHOUT NTS A PARAMO U, S . | Betty Compson and Douglas Fairbanks, Milton Sills, who is starred in “The Barker,” a carnival story from the First National studio. Betty Compson plays opposite Sills. Abogt the Oétrich. THE philosophy of the ostrich seems to rest on a_too-proud-to-fight basis, says Martin Johnson, who, with Mrs. Johnson, have photographed the African jungle, “I have never seen them attack one another. Beasts of prey seem to be wary of his vicious- downward blow, for the Johnsons say they never saw signs of an ostrich hav- ing been killed by another animal in all_their African travel. Referring to their drinking hole com- edy, as Mr. Johnson calls it, “both the male and the female ostrich have their 1fttle motions and gestures with which they prelude the act of %xenchlng their thirst. Upon reaching the edge of the water hole the ostrich settles itself and glances haughtily about. If it is a male,* he takes a sip or two, his mo- tlons reminding one of a fastidious gentleman—one who would flourish a silk handkerchief and wipe his beak before drinking. “The female ostrich, before refresh- ing herself, rises slightly on her toes, flutters her wings and goes through all sorts of twitchings and arrangings. Film Features CAROLINA ™ &:%,%, s 5% WOMAN.” _wi TELLE NOMONIO MoREND: o 6th & C Sts. N.E. p.m. NEW STANTON 8.5 WALLACE_BEERY, RAYMOND HATTON, MARY BRIAN and Selected Cast in “THE_BIG KILLING.” PRINCESS enell’sdReifids™ana FAY WRAY in “THE STREET OF SIN.” _COLLEGIAN! |_NEWS. d Fla. Ave. WM. BOYD in "4th and Butternut Sts. No Parking Troubles DOLORES COSTELLO in “RAMONA.” CAMEO THEATER ™" ! TOMO] » NAGEL 1n RROW —CQNRAD Ph. 053 “MYSTERIOUS LAD CIRCLE *8%£8r88 “costrtic, CONRAD NAGEL, “GLORIOUS BETSY.” PARK THEATER n.chimas™. JOHN 'GILBERT in “THE_COSSACKS. mM—B_KRva'“I"W"”"i"E Ave, RAMON NOVARRO and RENEE ADOREE in_“FORBIDDEN HOURS" 'COMEDY, “SCARED T B SIDNEY LUST'S HIPPODROME "o~k e Today-Tomorrow BEBE DANIELS, “HOT NEWS." And ANG COMEDY. ELITE 14th AND R. I AVE. STAR CAST, “MLLE._ FROM A RMENTIERES. LIBERTY 1419 N. Capitol St. GILBERT-ADOREE, “THE_COSSACK: 5 DY, PETE." TOPICS OF THE_ DAY, PARAMOUNT NEWS. Shows Sunday, 34 7 9 p.m. Monday, 6:30 and E Very much like a lady twitching her shoulders and pushing up the edge of her_veil,” adds Mr. Johnson. “Dipping his beak with a shovel- like motion into the pool the ostrich dishes up a mouthful of water and then upraises his head and lets the water trickle down his long neck. This pro- cess is repeated several times with much comical hitching and gesturing between swallows. “The orstrich, by the way, water in sandy spots wi;ere other animals look in vain for a drink. It is usually in a small deep hole into which the ostrich thrusts his head, and to any one in the distance the bird appears to be hiding his head in the sand. This probaly has given rise to the time-honored tradition that the ostrich buries its head in the sand/ when pursued by man.” “Alice of Old Vincennes (Indiana)” is the principal player of “The Three Passions,” Rex Ingram’'s new United Artists picture. Alice Terry was born in Vincennes, Ind, U. 8. A. ASHINGTON'S U QUE Plavyg, LITTLE THEATRE Surinen ¢ Anc i srager * T UNUSUAL AND ARTISTIC FILMS THE Direct From Its Record- breaking New York Run At $2.00 THE Produced by the The overthrow of the czar— the coming of Kerensky—the final triumph of the Red Army —all told in the only authentic film version of the Russian revolution. HELD OVER 2* A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER SOUND PICTURE HIS is the pic can find | ST. PETERSBURG STUPENDOUS RUSSIAN STARTLED THE WORLD WITH ITS BEAUTY AND MAJESTY - Catcl’ling Them Young. AVID LEE, the 3!:-year-old young- ster who is creating a sensation by his work with Al Jolson in “The Sing- | ing Fool,” it is announced, has been signed by Warner Bros. to a contract to appear in three more pictures this | season, one of them “Frozen River,” in which Rin-Tin-Tin will be starred. In &ll three David will speak on the Vita- phone. This child actor is said by critics to hold as much promise as a screen player | as did Jackie Coogan when he was first | seen with Charlie Chaplin. David is Al Jolson's own discovery, chosen by | him from 180 youngsters who applied | for the role. It is his first camera work | although his brother, Frankie Lee, has | been in pictures for some time. Devoted Sisters. PERSONAL maid on the set is a necessity for most motion picture actresses, but Lia Toro, who has the | | leading role in “The Veiled Woman,” a Fox film, is saved the expense of a | maid’s salary. | _ She is walled upon, hand and foot, | by her two vounger sisters, whom she | brought with her to Hollywood from | Brazil. Always one of them is in at- | tendance, and usually both. They evi- dently adore their big sister, for they anticipate her every wish. When she is playing a scene, they stand breath- lessly watching her, having not the least doubt that she is the greatest actress on the screen. B A Carnival Epic. CARNIVAL life of the old days, when | that form of amusement was the only entertainment that reached mil- | lions in the small towns and farming communities, is vividly protrayed in First National's “The Barker.” “The Barker” is adapted from a ! well known play of the stage and stars | Miiton Sills and Dorothy Mackaill, with |jr. and a big supporting cast. It shows carnival life in the days before the automobile—before there was a movie show at almost every | crossroads, and before the motor car | brought the big cities only a few hours | distant from the remote villages. Now a Star in the Movies. I OUISE DRESSER, whose perform- < ances in “Mother Knows Best” and “The Air Circus” are familiar to Fox patrons, has been elevated to stardom in_the movies by Willilam Fox. Her first picture with the name of Louise Dresser above its title will be AMUSEMENTS.® Pays to Be a Villain. THE wages of sin in the movies may | mand that its villains be handsome. As, not be as large as those of virtue, |a matter of fact, it doesn't want theny but they last a lot longer. In other | to be. If they're bald, what more could words, to get down to earth and keep |[one expect, after all their dirty work? from flying in the face of Providence, screen villains last longer than heroes. | This will be a sad blow to the multi- tude who have their idols in the brave and handsome young men who make | love so adorably for public delectation, and the no less brave and even more beautiful young women who act on the receiving end of the loving But let the truth be told. even though the heavens fall. Time, the unfeeling, makes the screen life of hero and heroine all too brief, but what it does to villain and vamp is nothing for them | to worry about. | Thus being a screen villain has its compensations, says Fred Kohler, film | evildoer, who is -making things tough for Renee Adoree and Alan Hale in their blithe romance of Pathe’s, “The Spieler.” | Thinning hair is no joke to a male | star. When it's coming out faster than | it comes in he resorts to vigorous | measures. Scalp massages, oil sha poos, patent tonics—every possible rem- edy is clutched at to save the thatch. He knows that bald-headed heroes are | never a vogue, for baldness is not ro- mantic. Heroes with shining domes are a novelty yet to be seen in stage and cinema circles. But for the actor playing “heavies” there are lots of things worse than falling hair. The public does not de- filmed in Europe. The actress is now in New York City awaiting the assem- blage of the supporting cast, which, when completed, will sail in a body. Details of the picture are being withheld. ONE DAY ONLY Sunday, Oct. 14th FOR WHITE PATRONAGE Raymond Navarro BEN-HUR Continuous, 3 to 11 P.M. di on, 15¢ and 25¢ | MISS IT. For the First Times in the United States at Popular Prices THE MOTION PICTURE GUILD HAS THE HONOR TO _PRESENT END OF FILM CLASSIC THAT HAS Soviet Government CRITICS SAY 2ations are it m itsci work & positire eren ““The Bie Parade” Quinn Martin in N. Y. World. NWEEK ture all Washing- %§ CONTINUOUS #| PERFORMANCES § Week Days (1a.m. to 11 pm. SUNDAY Doors Open 2:30 p. m. Performances 3to 11 Popular Prices STAN | and Felix Adler co-operating in the d-- Jonnie Slaughter And His Rialto Revelers Kings 5f Syncopation and ETHEL WEST, Sopran As for the facial wrinkles.so dreaded by the stars, they actually make tha t(‘I‘Aal'm:u‘l' more valuable, if in modera- tion. ‘Thus the Pathe actor has given mor- alists something new to ponder over— that you can play at being bad an get away with it much longer than if* | you play at being good. Starts First Sound Picture. AROLD LLOYD has started work on his first sound and dialogue comedy It will introduce him as the son of a famous police official of San Francisco who is lured more by the chase of an unusual flower than by the hunt for the elusive criminal. It is said to be a. breezy, carefree characterization. New sound stages are being completed on th Metropolitan lot for him, but no lead- ing lady ras been chosen yet. The comedian has been scouring for weeks, however, among the film colony for one who meets the requirements of his new story. It will be several weeks, in all probability, before a choice is made. Ted Wilde is directing, with Lex Neale, Clyde Bruckman, Jay A. Howe velopment of story and gags. ATTRACTIONS BAILEY & BARNUM UNIVERSAL MOVIETONE ACT NEWS CARTOON LEY-CRANDALL THEATERS ] / Jd ‘LARL ' The Houre of Talkies# SUNDAY 370 11 PoM. b 11 A TO 11 P, M. Every Show a De Luxe Show THE NEWEST TALKING -PICTURE SENSATION A Stirring Story Made More Exciting by Thrilling Sound and Voice From the Speaking Screen WARNER BROS. VITAPHONE TALKING PICTURE STATE STREET SADIE THE SENSATIONAL DRAMA THAT WILL GIVE YOU THE THRILL OF A LIFETIME g ¥ TALKING SEQUENCES WITH CONRAD NAGEL MYRNA LOY (HEARD FOR THE FIRST WM. RUSSELL —ADD! TIME ON THE SCREEN) _GEORGIE STONE THE FIRST SYNCHRONIZED FABLE VITAPHONE SHORT SUBJECTS “THE HOUSE OF TALKIES” METROPOLITAN WHERE THE SCREEN SPEAKS EACH WEEK. DOORS OPEN TODAY % P. M. Sun. 3 to 11 P.M. Daily 11 AM. to 11 P.M. EVERY SHOW A DE LUXE SHOW ton is talking about. The pi ture of jazz-mad youth having its fling. Perfectly synchronized with Stirring Romance—of Rollicking Fun!!! David Rollins—Arthur Lake Sue Carol—Louise Dresser ALL TALKING THEIR PARTS 3rd TRIUMPHANT WEEK To Satisfy the Overwhelming Demand of Thousands Who Were Unable to See AL JOLSON In the Warner Bros. Vitaphone Special Attraction ‘THE SINGING FOOL’ WITH DIALOGUE NEW JOLSON SONGS oy 00 B el APOLLO ** H st. NE. HOME 1350 C St. NE. TODAY _and TOMORROW-RICH- TODAY_GRETA GARBO in *THE ARD DIX in WARMING U Nz;;nmo LADY. TODAY _ and AVENUE GRAND 72 TODAY_and TOMORROW—MARI —__THOMSON in L bevile. » 0L SRRy | TSAVOY cE R‘L 9th St. Bet. D and E TODAY - JACQUELINE LOGAN and and _TOMORROW —JACK __AND BLONDES FIER It "STOCKE o ln (T _— TIVOL] ' & Park Rd. NW. TODAY U HE POOR_NUT. TODAY _and TOMORROW-JOHN ERT and JOAN CRAWFORD YbRK Ga. Ave. Y “JHE STORY OFA CHILD OF THE SPANGLED ARENA SEEKING THE WAY TO PARADISE, AND DISCOVERING ITIN SIMPLE SOULS. i The First Fox Movictone Comedy THE FAMILY PICNIC One Continuous, Joyous Laugh W= JOAN CRAWFORD DOROTHY' SEBASTIAN « ANITA PAGE- NILS A/THER. » JOHN MACK BROWN ADDED ATTRACTIONS METRO MOVIETONE ACTS MARION HARRIS, the Songbird of Jazx LEO BEERS, World's Kenowned Whistling Songster. Youw'll HEAR What You SEE! FOX MOVIETONE NEWS M-G-M NEWS . Color Classic—"GOLD"” THEMATIC PRELUDE COLUMBIA CONCERT ORCHESTRA CLAUDE BURROWS, Conducting Fox Movietone News It Speaks for Itselt ON THE STAGE LILLIAN BERNARD ADAMS SIST] JOHEN GRIFEED LICTILIN = == = ana an RI and N.W. Today From 2 to 3 P. M. The First in the Series of Four SYMPHONIC-JAZZ CONCERTS WITH THE FOX GRAND ORCHESTRA LEON BRUSILOFF. Conductor AUGMENTED TO 50—S0LO ARTISTS—50 and MEYER DAVIS As Guest Conductor St 8. i o M5, 2O D) ) ARDBOARD _LOVER. B Ga. Ave. & Farragut St TODAY_IRENE RICH and CLIVE BROO] in “THE _PERFECT CRIME.” @ENNETT COMEDY. & Quebee St N.W. TODAY and TOMORROW.-_MARION DAVIES 'in ““THE CARDBOA LOEWr PAlAcE FSTatzm X 8 Bl WEEMMITES o