Evening Star Newspaper, January 13, 1929, Page 59

‘THE SUXNDAY FRO FLASHES BY C. E OUND photoplays are receiv- ing a real test with such pic- tures as “Interference,” “The Barker” and “On Trial,” and they show great improvement from the early experiments. How- ever, they remain in their swad- dling clothes; they are the pri- mary attempts of the movie lab- oratories, and when they really grow up, watch for big things. If your memory goes back to 20 or 25 years ago, you probably re- member the movies of that day. You have but to close your eyes, and you see the pictures which were quite properly termed the “flickers.” When the new century was turning the corner, you were treated with examples of “a new art” which was wonderful in its ingenuity, but somewhat weak in entertainment value. The picture was a novelty; it was something new, like the kangaroo walk or the Merry Widow hat of that day and age. Men with vision saw the possibilities of the invention. They threw their efforts and their pocketbooks into “the moving pic- ture game.” The pocketbcoks were | returned to their original owners, stuffed to capacity, and the men of vision are now classed as “mag- nates.” This brief history of the motion | picture industry, or art, in America turns one to the brief that the sound picture of the future will be just as great an invention as the first flickering movies. It is but natural that they are imperfect at the present time. They are in the experimental stage, but if as much progress :3 made in the next few months as has been made in the last few, the sound picture has an established future. The foun- dation of the scheme is solid. With | millions of dollars invested in| lakoratories and sound studios, | the producing companies are pre- | paring to go to great lengths to| obtain perfection. It is only a| question of time. o SEVERAL St. Louis chapters of | the United Daughters of the| Confederacy have objected to one| of the subtitles of Al Jolson’s| “Singing Fool,” so Warner Broth- ers, the producers, have arranged to change it. The title which caused all the disturbance read: “Al Jolson has done more for Dixie than Robert E. Lee.” Hereafter| the title will read: “Al Jolson has | done more for Dixie than any other minstrel.” The United Daughters explained that the orig- inal title reflected on the honor and glory of the leader of the Confederate Army—and, in our opinion, the studio proofreader was dozing when he allowed the title to slip through. * k kX ARC McDERMOTT died the other day in Los Angeles. To those who have followed the photoplay for many years, this actor was a familiar and welcome addition to any cast. McDer- mott, in his early days of the screen, filled such roles as are taken by Adolphe Menjou today. He was an accomplished actor, a perfect gentleman on and off the studio stage, and the motion pic- ture world suffers a great loss in his death. * % ¥ % THE National Board of Review of Motion Pictures lists the following pictures as a “guide to the selected”: “Interference,” with Evelyn Brent, Doris Kenyon, Clive Brook and William Powell; “My Man,” with Fannie Brice; “The River,” with Charles Farrell and Mary Duncan; “Scarlet Seas,” with Richard Barthelmess; “Side Show,” with Marie Prevost and Ralph Graves. Non-features and short comedies coming in for a word or two of praise as “Killing the Killer,” *Pets and Pests,” “Shifting Scenes,” “Walking Fish,” “Forget Me Not,” “Storied_Pales- tine,” “The Toy Shop” and “Yankee Clippers.” x % K B 'HE United Artists picture-mak- ! ing shop announces that five all-talking pictures are in the process of production and are scheduled for release this year. They are Mary Pickford’s “Co- quette,” Roland West’s “Night- stick,” Herbert Brennon’s “Lum- M THE SCREEN and two pictures per year. The six pictures will be all-talkers. * kX X X | AS usual at this season of the year, the movie producers make their annual predictions. It has been the custom, through the department of the Grand Chief | Press Agent, to simply change the date on last year’s prediction and |then broadcast it by Uncle Sam’s special delivery. However, this year we have something new—the | sound pictures—so Carl Laemmle, head of Universal, sends out an absolutely fresh prognostication, | which runs along this line: “The question of sound and | talking pictures will continue to {drown out all lesser problems in |the motion picture industry for | many months to come, and prob- | ably for all of 1929. I don't know what new invention 1929 will bring to the industry, and neither does anybody else. Last year brought talking pictures. This was a sensation. The next year may see progress along the lines of television, of stereoscopic photog- |raphy or a new practical and economical color process which will harmonize other elements so far unsuited to moving picture technique. I don’t care to ad- vance these as predictions, but no one at this time last year had the vision of talking pictures. There is no reason why another sensa- tion should not be developed in 1929. - “Just what the ultimate out- come will be as regards talking pictures is hard to say. The future is hazy. The overwhelm- ing swing of the public fancy to talking pictures is a voice no showman can fail to heed. I am convinced that the public reaction is based upon something far deeper than mere novelty. This being so, we must accept the birth of a new amusement medium, for the talking picture will be far different from a screened stage play, or the present day motion picture with injected lines. Of course, there will continue to be silent pictures. No industry ever faced a more complete change- over. The demand of the public had to be met quickly. The voice of the screen sounds from Broad- way to Hollywood, but out of the babel of voices and opinions there rapidly is arising order and har- mony. “The effect of this situation at present is a growing necessity for the selection of stories that will make good silent picture while at the same time being suitable for sound, and dialogue treatment, since most talking pictures, for many months to come, also will be made in the silent form. “There are other problems, such as the availability of present-day motion picture stars for talking pictures. There is much being said on this subject these days. I, for one, am not taking it very seriously. With the exception of a few stars whose foreign accent might limit them to foreign roles, the average screen player’s voice should register fair enough. I've tried some which register better than the voices of the trained stage stars. At least they seem more natural, and that is far more preferable to vibrancy or nuance &r the other mooted voice quali- es. “Whatever the minor problems, the motion picture industry will go forward. Talking pictures make for fuller, more diversified entertainment. The scope and ?osslbilmea of the industry are hereby widened. The year 1929 enters with greater promise than any year in the history of the screen.” NELSON. * K X % Short Flashes. ¢THE Comedy of Life,” starring Milton Sills and Maria Corda, has been completed by First Na- Outside Looking In. ¢¢QHOW PEOPLE,” a film of life in the movies, made by Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer, has one scene in which Marion Davies and Willlam Haines, co-stars of the piece, are helped out by William S. Hart, Douglas Fair- banks, Norma Talmadge, John Gilbert, Mae Murray, Rod La Rocque, Renee Adoree, Leatrice Joy, George K. Arthur, Karl Dane, Aileen Pringle, Claire Windsor, Estelle Taylor, Dorothy Sebas- tian and Polly Moran. There's another sequence in which Charlie Chaplin does his bit in mak- ing realistic this peep into the inner Elinor Glyn also are among the atmos- phere players. In her role as an actress in the movies Miss Davies watches John Gil- bert and her real self arrive at the studio for work. King Vidor, who di- rected, also is shown directing a film within a film. In the picture, Miss Davies, as Peggy Pepper, a Southern girl, got her start in the movies through the aid of William Haines, as Billy Boone, in an old-time, pie-tossing, = seltzer- squirting comedian. Miss Davies dodged the pie but caught her share of the seltzer. The picture then shows Miss Davies translated from comedy into feature pictures, where, as star, she becomes most insufferably superior, and turns down “Billy Boone” until he finds a comedy method of restoring her equilib- rium. Lots of fun is said to have been got- ten out of the making of the picture by the players and technical workers who satirized their own business, Seek the Wo:na_n. TWO members of the Fox Films family—Joseph Egli, head of the casting department, and Al Werker— are finding out what a task Solomon had in determining the rightful mother of a child—only in their case it is choosing “Nobody's Children” rather than somebody’s. Werker is soon to start making a film version of Fred- erick Haslett Brennan's Saturday Eve- ning Post story, “The Matron’s Re- port,” which will reach the screen as “Nobody’s Children.” To select a feminine lead, advertise- ments were run in the Los Angeles pepers asking girls of 17, 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighing not more than 105 pounds to report to Mr. Egli. Did they rcport? They did—and how! They came by the hundreds, and now Egii and Werker have so many candidates for this leading role that they crave the wisdom of Solomon to help them decide who shall be given the part. Since Werker hopes to get into pro- duction on this opus “shortly after the first of the new year,” decision must be made soon, that other members of the cast may be selected. *“Black Crows" in Films. MORAN and Mack, known as “the Two Black Crows,” have been signed by Paramount-Famous-Lasky Corporation to make two feature-length talking pictures at the company’s Holly- wood studios. The team will shortly proceed to Hollywood, where final decisions will be made as to story, cast and director for the first picture. Moran and Mack already enjoy a reputation in the vaudeville and legiti- mate fleld, having been headlined for many years on vaudeville bills through- out this country and . The team's legitimate appearances included fivenl seasons in Earl Carroll’s “Vani- Several years back “the Two Black Crows” started production of phono- graph records, using material similar to that which had caused theater audi- ences to acclaim them for years. At the present time these records rank among the biggest sellers in the fleld, it is said. Ping-Pong Fad. PING-PONG is the “latest” fad in Hollywood. The more or less maligned indoor sport, which thrilled our grandmothers in the days of the bh:yc‘le h‘fi'éo{hm?'lgs" ‘remmed with great gus e folds of ular pas- time in ‘cinemaland. i O Billle Dove, First National star, who is a devotee of this game, is said to have taken up the sport with real zest, n” among the on the picture lou.‘ e A Japanese Choice. A ?VEVEY ofh the film favorites of lapanese theater made b E. R. Dickover, Ames'?::xsl‘ consul B{ Kobe, at the request of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, reveals that George Bancroft is the most popular star in the land of the rising sun. Others near the top of the list as com- tional. A large slice of Venice is re%rtzttiuc%i in the pllcture. eity Compson plays opposite Richard Barthelmess in ‘PWeary River,” the picture having been completed last week. It is said to be a grim prison story, Barthel- mess playing the part of a ‘"fi' ing convict ‘who becomes a radio and vaudeville star. “Our Daily Bread,” the next piled by Dickover are: Charles Rogers, Clara Bow, Emil Jannings and Bebe Daniels. Dickover’s list carried nine other names, however. circles of cinemaland. Lew Cody and |’| STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JANUARY 13,” 1920=PART 4. stars of this all-talking production. WILLXAM FOX celebrates this month his silver anniversary in the film business. ‘Twenty-five years ago Fox, who had come to this country as a poor immi- grant boy brought by his family from Hungary, made a modest start in the film business. Fot $1,666,67 he bought a one-third interest in a tiny cinema theater of 146 seats made out of a store on Broadway in Brooklyn. From that inconspicuous start, Fox has risen to be one of the leading mil- throughout the country, among them being the Roxy Theater in New York, largest in the world; also the new Fox Theater in St. Louis, second largest in the world, which is to be formally opened this month as part of the sil- ver anniversary celebration. From a circumscribed studio at Fort Lee, N. J., which the Fox company in- augurated to produce its own pictures for supplying an expanding theater chain, the organization now has two huge studios in and near Hollywood, comprising 140 acres, the largest acre- age now being used by any film pro- lionaires, holding hundreds of theaters | HELD OVER FOR A THIRD WEEK Scene from “On Trial,” the picture which has been held over for a third week at the Metropolitan Theater. Bert Lytell and Pauline Frederick are the Fox’s Quarter Century ducer, and including Movietone City, a 40-acre plant with 27 buildings and 8 vast stages, the first studio specially built for talking pictures. In addition there are studio facilities in the New York headquarters at Tenth avenue and Fifty-fifth street, with capacity for 10 units. ‘The laboratory equipment of Fox has grown from a ramshackle building at Fort Lee, first used in 1914, to plants in New York and Hollywood which are claimed to be the largest in the world. A production capacity of 56,000 feet a day has soared to 1,000,000 feet in the New York laboratory alone. Exchange offices have grown from half a dozen to 130 branch offices throughout the world. There has been a corresponding expansion in person- nel. From 150 workers, the number of people now employed by Fox Film Cor- poration in various quarters of the globe totals 8,666. = - Alexander McKalg, who produced “The Racket,” will present a comedy by Arthur Richman tentatively called “The Tender Age.” GERMAN DIRECTOR IN HOLLYWOOD Max Reinhardt (left) “of Berlin greeted upon his arrival in Hollywood by Lillian Gish and Douglas Fairbanks. Reinhardt is preparing to produce and direct Miss Gish's next picture for United Artists. Photoplays at WEEK OF JANUARY 13 - You Are Challenged. AVE MORRIS, cast in Warner Bros’ Vitaphone talking-picture, “Beware of Bachelors,” now playing at the Fox Theater, challenges any one in any of his audiences to show a more unique place of birth than his own. Dave was admitted to citizenship of the world, longer ago than he remembers, in the dressing tent of a circus, and has been clowning it ever since. “Many a child of pioneer days was born under the ‘blue canopy,’” says he, “but few under the big top.” An Ohio family goes by the name of “Turnipseed,” the tradition being that the first of the name was found, squawling lustily, and quite alone, in a’ turnip patch. The heroine of “Show Boat” was born on a Mississippi steam- boat. The greatest American breathed his first in a storm-swept cabin in the Kentucky woods. There are a host of folks who boast having been born on the high seas. “Beware of Bachelors,” in which Mr. Morris appears with Audrey Ferris, Wil- liam Collier, jr.; Andre Beranger, Clyde Cook and Margaret Livingston, is from the pen of Mark Canfield. Rabert Lord adapted it for the screen. The pro- duction was directed by Roy Del Ruth. It Just I:Iappened. EW AYRES, blues singer and banjo player, warbled a couple of the latest song hits at the Montmartre Cafe in Hollywood one night as a favor to_his friend, Roy Fox. It so happened that Paul Bern, Pathe producer, was among the diners, and was so impressed with young Ayres’ personality that he suggested he come to the Pathe Studios for a screen and voice tests. Ayres went. Edmund Goulding saw him, shared Bern's en- thusiasm and made the test which co) quered Willlam Sistrom, general man- ager of the studios, and resulted in a contract., Ayres, who is only 19, and a San Diego boy, had picked his banjo in Henry Halstead’s orchestra at the La- fayette and in Ray West's orchestra at the Ambassador before he picked off his Pathe contract, Now he’s a movie actor to be envied. It was this sort of thing that made Oliver Optic's books popular with the boys of a bygone generation. e g Stage Play Filmed. ANOTHER cast picked from popular actors on Broadway will perform for the talking film version of “Gentle- men of the Press,” which goes into production this week at Paramount's Long Island studio. It will be tenta- tively titled “News.” ‘The picture will be directed by Millard Webb, who made John Barry- more’s “The Sea Beast,” and the lead- ing role of Wick Snell, the reporter who “couldn’t quit the newspaper game,” will be played by Walter Hus- ton. Huston has won recognition by his work in such plays as “Elmer the Great,” “The Barker” and “Desire Under the Elms.” John Meehan, well- known star director, will co-operate on the dialogue. The complete cast includes: Charles Ruggles as the drunken reporter, Nor- man Foster as Snell's son-in-law, Law- rence Leslie in his original part as “Red,” Katherine Francis as the seductive Myra May, and Betty Law- ford as Snell's daughter. stage version of “Gentlemen of the Press,” Charles Slattery, Joseph M. Holicky, Charles M. Seay, Leslie Hunt, Ralph Murphy and Mary Williams, — g Eleanor Mae. IMAKING her first professional ap- pearance as a singer, Eleanor Mae is to be seen in Boris Petrofi’s “The Perfect Girl,” at Loew's Palace Theater this week. She has been dancing on the stage since the age of 8, but recently pleased her admirers by sing- ing. Eleanor Mae Vogt, as she is known in her home town of St. Louis, attend- ed the private school of Lindell Hall in that city, and for many seasons she appeared in the municipal opera given in that city. Later she appeared as Gloria in a local production of “The Flapper Wife.” She has been seen in Greenwich Village Follies also, Lubitsch as Film Actor. ERNST LUBITSCH, who has gained recognition in the world of films as a great director, is one of the few men | behind the megaphone who have ever appeared in productions “in - person.” | This novel situation is shown in “The Doll,” the screen comedy which the Motion Picture Guild brings to the Little Theatre today. Lubitsch desired a prologue to the picture in which the characters would be introduced, and he, therefore, appointed himself as master of ceremonies. This is the only occasion, it is said, on which Lubitsch has essayed a screen actor’s part, Photoplays METROPOLITAN—“On Trial.” PALACE—"Show People.” This FOX—“Beware of Bachelors.” EARLE—“Conquest.” afternoon and evening. PALACE—“Show People.” Marion Davies and William Haines, supported by a cast which includes Dell Henderson, Polly Moran and Tenen Holtz, are featured at Loew’s Palace this week in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer sound picture, “Show People.” In addition to the cast, King Vidor, director, has introduced a list of extras from Hollywood’s Four Hundred, which includes Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fair- banks, Willlam S. Hart, Norma Tal- madge, John Gilbert, Renee Adoree, Aileen Pringle, Karl Dane and many others, ‘The story is the romance of a girl who comes to the film city, enters pic- tures by the comedy route, becomes a dramatic star, nearly loses everything because her success goes to her head, and is saved at last by Willlam Haines and her own sense of humor. On the stage Wesley Eddy and the Palace Syncopators are presented in the Loew-Publix presentation, “The Per- fect Girl,” featuring Helen Macfadden, Joe Penner, Luella Lee, the Four Cheer Leaders and the Foster Girls. An overture by the Palace Orchestra un- der Harry Borjes, the M-G-M News, the Fox Movietone, an organ novelty by Charles Gaige and a prologue to the picture will complete the program. FOX—“Beware of Bachelors.” The third in the serles of 12 Vita- phone talking pictures booked for the Fox Theater will be presented today. It is “Beware of Bachelors” and has as its featured players Audrey Ferris, William Collier, jr., and Margaret Liv- ingston. It is described as a light and fast- moving farce with the talking sequences so arranged as to not retard the ac- tion, a fault previously noted in talking pictures. As a bride, Audrey Ferris i3 much disturbed by the gnawing of the green-eyed monster, heightened by the fact that her youthful husband, young Collier, jr., is a rising physician and naturally his practice. necessitates many calls on and by the fair sex. Jealous, his wife almost wrecks his practice. There is the fun—and maybe a lesson, too. The stage program is an “idea” presentation, the second of the new series, in which a complete rehearsal is unfolded before the audience's eyes, and there will be seen just how it is done. Fox Movietine News and Fox Or- chestra also appear. EARLE—“Conquest.” Anticipating _the interest focused upon polar exploration flights, Warner Bros. have produced a talking pic- ture special with the aerial conquest of the Antarctic as its central theme. “Conquest” is its title and Monte Blue its star. It will be shown all this week at the Earle Theater. H. B. War- ner, Lois Wilson, Edmund Breese and Tully Marshall also are prominently cast. Roy Del Ruth directed the 100 per cent Vitaphone special, in which dialogue, natural sounds and symphonic accompaniment are incorporated. ‘Two flights similar to that delineated in “Conquest” are at present under way, one under Comdr. Byrd and a second under the command of Capt. Wilkins, for “Conquest” actually details two at- tempts to master the baffling Antarctic, its plot purporting to show the perils of the sub-zero zones and its effect upon the mental fiber of the daring adventurers who seek to conquer it. The giant tri-motored Albatross which attracted international attention on two occasions by its attempts to set sustained flight records was used in filming flying scenes in “Conquest.” The ship is sald to be the largest in America. To insure accuracy in all technical details Warner Bros. engaged Lieut, James E. Dyer, U. S. N., as super- visor. The Navy flyer last year won the national trophy for total number of hours in the air, his total for the year being 1,251 hours. METROPOLITAN—“On Trial.” “On Trial” has been attracting such crowds to the Metropolitan Theater for the past two weeks that its retention for another week, beginning Saturday, has been decided upon by the manage- ment. This, it is stated, will positively be_the final week. Warner Brothers’ latest all-talking Vitaphone special, “On Trial,” has a cast including Lois Wilson, Pauline Fred- erick, Bert Lytell, Holmes Herbert, Jasou Robards, Franklin Pangborn, Edward Wartindel, Johnny Arthur, Pred Kelsey, Richard Tucker and Vondell This Week IN PHOTOPLAY THEATERS THIS WEEK., This afternoon and evening. afternoon and evening. This afternoon and evening, This afternoon and evening. COLUMBIA—“Interference.” This afternoon and evening. LITTLE—“The Doll"—“Backstairs.” This afternoon and evening. PRESIDENT—“Mata Hari, Red Dancer of Moscow.” This Darr, and it has been called one of the best talking pictures yet filmed. It is the vocalized depiction of a stirring murder rtial, with many of the events contributing to the crime both seen and heard on the screen. Robert Lord made the screen adaptation of Elmer Rice’s famous play and Archie Mayo directed the picture. The short-reel features will include & new issue of the Metropolitan World Survey, the synchronized Aesop Fable, Pathe Review and other house features. COLUMBIA—“Interference.” “The perfect Paramount all-talking picture,” as “Interference” is described, continues for the second week at Loew's Columbia, featuring Willlam Powell, Evelyn Brent, Doris Kenyon and Clive Brook. “Interference” was adapted from the stage play which was so successful here and elsewhere. The story concerns a roue who comes back as from the dead and is discovered by an old fiancee. She pleads to be taken back, but it seems that the man for once in his life is really in love with his wife, whom he married before going away to war, where he was reported killed in action. His wife has since remarried. His cast off love jealously seeks revenge by blackmailing "the wife—now the wife of an eminent surgeon. Powell goes to the surgeon where he discovers his wife. After being told that he is suffer- ing from an incurable heart ailment he resolves to make amends by re- trieving some letters with which tho wife is threatened by the jealous woman. He does this in a most unusual way. Aydded attractions include Eddie Cantor, Broadway favorite, in an original singing and comedy sound presentation, assisted by Bobbe Arnst, and songs by Ruth Etting, also of “Whoopee.” The Fox Movietone News, the M-G-M News and the Columbia Orchestra, under Claude Burrows, round out the program. LITTLE THEATER—“The Doll;” “Backstairs.” A double feature bill of two unusual films from Germany comes to the Lit- tle Theater today, comprising an '_met Lubitsch’s production, “The Doll,” and the Ufa drama, “Backstairs.” Both ictures are claimed to be entirely un- ike anything yet produced on the screen. “The Doll” is described as naive comedy, done in the modernistic style, relating the adventures of a young man who hated women but found him- self forced to marry, if he wished to inherit the title and estate of a rich uncle. The youth determines to marry an animated doll, in order to hoodwink his uncle, only to find eventually that the big toy is a real human being. “Backstairs,” of Ufa production, was written by Carl Mayer, who is noted for his work on “The Last L"uah and “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.” Its set- tings and costumes were d by Paul Leni, famous director. The pic- ture is said to be unique jn theme, atmosphere and characterizations, pre- senting a mystery story laid in the servants’ quarter of a great Berlin mansion. ‘;(enny Porten is featured in the cast. PRESIDENT—“Mata Hari, Red Dancer of Moscow.” The President Theater this week is presenting a_ film feature, under the title, “Mata_Hari, the Red Dancer of Moscow,” which is described as “the true story of one of the world's great- est_spies.” The story of Mata Hari, the Russian spy, it is announced, has been published and now it has been adapted to the screen, with Magda Sonja playing the title role. The picturization of Mata Hari’s life is said to be historically true, having been filmed in Russia, where most of the scenes occurred. A mysterious, beautiful young woman, the exact place and date of whose birth is unknown, is Mata Hari, whose life was surrounded by war and turmoil and whose last breath was drawn be- fore a firing squad of a country she loved. It is explained she has been blamed for the downfall of cabinet min- isters of France, archdukes of Austria and princes of Europe, and under the guise of a Javanese dancer first cap- tured the eyes and hearts of Europe's noblemen at her debut in Paris in 1903, when she performed at the Musee Guimet. ‘The added attraction for the week will be “The Pleasure Garden,” starring Vir- R ancer. “Current Attractions. Sunday Adoiphe Menjo A Brivate Lite News. Radiograms. Monday Adoiphe Menjou in “His Private Life.” News. Radiograms. Wednesday Joan Crawford in “Dream of Love.” W Thursday Joan Crawford In “Dream of Love.” Friday il Rollins in PBieb and Pep.” News. port] it. ._Charlfe Chase comedy. Novelty reel._Comedy. ancy Carroll in RudolphSchildkrant in “A Ship Ce Tuesday Adolphe Menjou in - UHis Private Life.” News. Radiogiams. Murnau picture, is about ready for the screen. The featured players are Charles Farrell and Mary Duncan, and others in the cast are David Torrence, Edith mox,” Ronald Colman’s “Bulldog Drummond,” and Vilma Banky's “Childs, Fifth Avenue.” In addi- tion, the following part-talking in Ambassad’r (Continued From First Page). _ (John Crosby, Italian character come edian; Lew Le Roy, singing and dancing juvenile, and Frank Mallahan, a lead- ing man with not the least important see it over again. With it will be given “The Vanishing Princess,” by John Dolores Del Rio in Dolores Del Rio | i David Rollins in L ores Del Rio 1o Gorinne_Grifith iidkrant pictures have been announced: “The Iron Mask,” with Doug Fair- banks; “City Lights,” with Charlie Chaplin; “Queen Kelly,” with Gloria Swanson, and “Say It With Music,” featuring Harry Richman. A large share of the screen talk- ing of the next year will be done by Mary Pickford, Gloria Swan- son, Vilma Banky, Doug Fair- banks, Ronald Colman, Lupe Velez, Alma Rubens, Pat O'Malley, Eleanor Griffith and Mae Busch —and these have been seen but :x‘lever heard up to the days of e o STUDIO notes: Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer announces the release of 26 new Movietone acts for the first 13 weeks of the year. Here- tofore, these acts have been vaudeville attractions, and among the entertainers are Cliff Edwards, Marion Harris, Vincent Lopez and Odette Myrtil. It is probable that Colleen Moore will be starred in “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling,” a story re- cently purchased by First Na- tional. According to _reports from Hollywood, John Barrymore’s new picture will not carry the title, “King of the Mountains.” “Eternal Love” seems to be the preferred title. “Our Modern Maidens” is to be a companion picture to “Our Dancing Daughters.” In the cast are Joan Crawford, Anita Page, Douglas Fairbanks, jr., and Rod LaRocque. William Boyd, Jetta Goudal, George Fawcett, Albert Conti and Lupe Veiez have important parts in the new David Wark Griffith picture, “Lady of the Pavements.” First National announces that “Broadwav Musketeers” will be the title of Alice White's next starring wvehicle. Lois Moran ~nd Rex Ball are to have the leading roles in a new picture directed by Raymond Cannon. Corinne Griffith, who had a con- tract with First National with a year to run, has abrogated the old paper and placed her name to an- other which calls for three years Yorke, Dawn O'Day and Dick Alexander. .Victor McLaglen’s new picture is Strong Boy,” and the star plays the part of a baggage smasher who tries a white collar job. Leatrice Joy has the leading feminine role. Marion Nixon and Buster Col- lier are co-featured in “The Red Sword,” a study of Cossack rule during the old days of the Czarist regime. Carmel Myers and Noah Beery are in the supporting cast. Efforts are being made to boost David Lee, child star of Al Jolson’s ‘Singing Fool,” to the cinematic throne which was once occupied by Jackie Coogan. Little David’s hit in the movies resembles to a large extent the advent of Jackie into the screen world. The stars Chaplin and Jolson. searched for child actors, the former desiring a small boy for his picture, “The Kid.” Chaplin discovered Coogan, and Jolson found David Lee, a 3-year-old. In the climatic scenes of “The Kid” and “The Singing Fool” David and Jackie were the really important actors. Chaplin and Jolson depended upon them for the decisive effect of the entire ipl:\y. Since “The Singing Fool” 1 young David has appeared in two iother Warner Brothers pictures, | “Frozen River,” with Rin-Tin-Tin, and “She Knew Men.” Ralph Graves, film director and star, will have the leading male |'role in the Dolores Costello pic- i ture “Alimony Annie.” Fred Thompson, star of West- |ern films, died in Los Angeles on | Christmas day. He was educated |at Princeton, where he was an outstanding athlete. During the | World War he was a chaplain in the Army. His last contract with {the Paramount company expirad !last August. His last picture was titled “Kit Carson.” | Billie Dove’s new picture, “The !Man and the Moment,” will be completed this week. It is the star’s third picture under the di- Apollo Ave. Grand in ‘Qutcast.” Christie _comedy. News. v_comedy. Laurel-Hardy comedy. Corinne Griffith n “Outcast.” Chorus_Girl_comedy. “Outcnst. Chorus_Girl comedy. N “Manhattan Cocktail.” News. “Prep and Pep.” Variety reel, | Gomedy. T Ghatlie Chase comedy. “Dolores Del Rio n “Outcast.” “Revenge.” dy.__Laurel-Hardy comedy. Dolores, Del Rio Lila Damitl n “Revenge.” “Forbidden Love.” rdy “ 4. David Rollins and Nancy Drexel in “Prep and Pep.” News. _Comedy. Comed: Rudolph Schildkraut in “'A Ship Comes In." Billy Dooley comedy. Serial Cameo Dark. Mt. Rainler, Md. Joan Crawford in = 5 Comedy. “Topics_of the Lila Damiti in “Forbidden Love.” News. C A Day. W Chester Conkl “Taxi nll."n I omedy. Hodge_Podge. Mat. Tom Mix in X Comedy. Night Seifiiam Boyd Pathe Review. e Yromer. " Billie Dove § “The Night Watch.” Carolina “The Night Watch."” Betty Bronson and Arthur Rankin in “Companionate Mar- riage.” Billle Dove in Rex Bell in “Wild West Romance."” Sue Carol and Richard Walling in ““Walking_Back.” Dorothy Mackaill ant Anna Q. Nilsson Rin-Tin-Tin fn ) t Tver' pornd orhe o of the Silver Dolores Del Rio i Central “Revenger’ " News. Christie_comedy. l Dolores Del Rio in “Revenge.” John Gilbert in “Masks of the Devil.” Pathe Review. News. hristie_comedy. Comedy. Florence vidor in ““The Magnifcent r Novelty re Wallace Beery and Loulse Brooks in ‘Beggars of Life.” medy. __ Cartoon. _Topies. Charles Rogers in “Varsity.” Juvenile comedy. Screen_Snapshots. Lillisn Gish o “Wind.” All-star cast f “Uncle Tom's Cabin.” Chevy Cha. oo All-star cast in Nancy Carroll in “Manhattan Cocktail.” Bobby Vernon comedy. cle Tom's Cabin.’ Helene Costello in “The Midnight Taxi’” News. Laurel-Hardy comedy. Billie Dove n “Adoration.” Sennett_comedy. News. Mermaid_comedy. Jack,_ Holt n ““Avalanche.” “Collegians. No. 4. Richard DI Ruth Fidor Tn° ‘Moran of the Marines.” Circle Richard Dix and Ruth Eider in “Moran of the George Bancroft in, “Docks of New York.” Marines.” “Uncle Tom's Cabin.” ‘Uncle Tom's Cabin.” Goripne Grififh T Charlle ‘Chiase comedy. Colony “Forbidden Love.” Sel Lila Damiti Helene Costello in in “A Midnight Taxi.” dee. . nnett _comedy. Dolores Dol Rio in Mary Astor in “A Romance of ihe “Revenge. Everett Horton Underworld. comedy. Variety reel. _Comedy. fews. Bobby Vernon comedy. Lawrence Gray. Lilltan Gish 1 Louise Lorraine and ‘The Wind." Flash, the dog. Serial, “Tarzan the Might: Al Wilson_in “Won in the Clouds. Comedy. Sportlight. Cartoon. _Serial. Hoot Gil “Riding o Fame.” Richard Barthelmess & Dumbarton “ersgie: Livineston'in ance.” Comedy. Florerice Vidor and Albert ““The Magnificent rt. medy. Richard_Di; Ruth Elder in “Moran of the Ma- Tines.” _Comeds. Contl in Mary Pickford and “The Ma “Laughs.” Monte_Biue in ‘White Shadows of the South Ses Comedy. Conrad Nagel in “The Man Who Comedy. Johnny Hines and Ranger Louise Lorraine in in “Chinatown Charlie.” “The Do Law.” News. Comeds. g Mario M Elite o i fon Davies i Lioyd “Her Cardhoard er.! Snapshots. News. Florence Vidor in “The Masnificent Flirt, Comedy. * News. Aljce White in “Lingerie."” Ti “Rider: im A Richard Djx in “Moran of the cCoy Tn f the Dark.” m Marines Comedy. _Color_reel. s_of Comedy. Berial. B Billie Dove In Empire ‘Adoration. News. Buster Brown comeds. ews. Buster Brown comedy. Billie Dove in Jean Hersholt a “Adoration.” Phyllis Haver in “Battle of the Sexes.” Aesop_Fable. Virginia Browne Faire in “House of Shame.” Shirley Mlg‘nT “Runaway ir] Harold Lioyd re-issue ews. Cameo comeds. comedy. Patsy Ruth Miller “Tropical Nights.” Variety reel Roach_comedy. Al Wilson_in “Won in the Clouds. Comedy. " Sportlight. oon.__Berial. adge Bell: “Mother Knoy e Hip’odrome “Mother Knows Best.’ Patsy Ruth Miller n “Beautiful But Dumb.” Comedy. adge Be'lamy in Travelogue, Cor Harry Langdon 1n “Heart Trouble.” Adolphe Menjou in “A Night of M‘I!tlr!." medy. omedy. Fox_News. Oddity. Home Leader Kr O Norfi.f;rnmauu n “Woman_Disputed.” Tila Damiti in “Forbidden Love.® ews. azy_Kat_cartoon. Cameo comedy. npfioln’l{séhuakunt T Pola Negrl in Ship Comes In.” “The Charlie Chase doecow o comedy. 1l Jannings in “Tartuffe the Hypocrite.” omedies. News. Marion Davies in “The Patsy.” Comedy. Sport reel. n “Three Hours.” Comedies. News. Jack Holt “Avalanche.” Sennett comedy. Sertal. b Not Snapsnots. scheduled. Curlosity_reel. Belle Bennel Victor McLaglen ““Mother Machr Comedy. Snapshot Liberty Belle Be Victor Me Comedy Buddy Rogzers and Mary Brian in aTsity. Snapshots. __Cartoon. Sports reel. Tewis Stone and +ory, NOBR Beery in ‘The Golden Snare.” Comedy. _Variety. Tom Mix in “Horseman of the . Plains. Comedy. _Serlal. Alice_White in “The Show Girl.” Com: Billie Dove New Sennett_comedy. Billie Dove in “‘Adorstion.” ews. t_comedy. Lya age“ Putti n “The Scarlet Lady.'* Tke and Mike comedy. Colleen Moore and Phyllis Haver and Jean Hersholt in “Battle of the Sexes.” News. ‘Gary Cogper in “Lilac Time." Aesop_Fable. o Al Wilson in “Won in the Clouds." Buster Brown comedy. Serial. Ranger, the dog. 1n “Fury of the Wild." Barney le comedy. ila Damiti in “Forbidden_Love."” Barney Google' comedy. in “The Scarlet Lady.” Newlywed comed Lya de Puttl Hygh Trevor in “Hey, Rul fews. Cameo_comedy. Phllis_Haver and Jean Hersholt in “Battle of the Sexes.” yilis Colleen Moore and Gary Cogper fn Fabl ol e50D. . Al Wilson_in “Won fn, the Clouds.” John Haron in “Tie Man in Hobbles.” Technicolor _reel jews. Big_Boy_comedy. Sennait_comedy. Dark. No movies because of “Gun Gospel church benefit. Comedy. News. Lioyd Hughes in “Heart to, Heart.” Mary Astor and Trene Rich and ‘Warner Baxter in 's Wi ‘Crai , “Comedy; omedy. Ronald Col a Viima Baney o !‘:‘T'D Gecil de Mill “King Movietone News. s Norma Talmadge in Kings.” g ‘Woman Disputed.” (8ynchronized.) Cartoon. of (Synchronized.) Norma Talmadge in “Woman Disputed.” Charles Rofers and Mary s'gf in (Synchronized.) “Some . aticon: Comeds. o' David Rollins in "Prep and Pep" (synchron.) News. Comedy. ‘Topics. Madge Bellamy in “Mother Knows Best.” Takoma B+ Madge Bellamy in Claire Windsor and Lawrence Gray other Knows Best.” in “Domestic Meddiers.” John Gilbert _in Lillian Gish in “The Wind." “Masks of the Devil.” Buddy Rogers in “Varsity.” Jack_Holt in Eri rection of George Fitzmaurice. George O’'Brien and Lois Moran are starred in “True Heaven” for the Fox company, Truxton N Warning “The Wedding March.” c von Stroheim in, “The Farmi Daughter. “Pay as You Enter.” “Our Dancing Daughters.” “Half & Bride." “Heart to Heart.” “Uncle Tom's Cabin.” “Uncle Tom's Cabin.” Wancy Carroll in “Manhattan Cocktail.” 'Variety reel, Corinne Grifith in “Qutcast. Billie Dove In ~Adoration.” rothy Devors New: Chester Conklin and Kk Holt in o) ch_ i) che.” Jac ““Avalang “The Haunted House." Hows. " Comiedys Golden, present-day modern playwright and producer, whose name always stands for things interesting in the theater. This week end the evening play will be given Saturday at 8.15 (not Friday), with the usual matinees, Friday at 3:45 (after school) and Saturday at 2:30. Shirley Horton in “Kings of No- mania” will again be the lovable boot- black who has an amusing gang of cohorts, and Mason Hardy will be the miser, the role in which he was such a big success. Gordon Kilboyrne plays the king in this mythical kingdom, a monarch who is king in heart as well as in his royal robes. Lee Morley is Tiana, Leslie Kent is the lad’s mother. Prom king to princess is a_transfor- mation _done delightfully in “The Van- ishing Princess” by Dorothy Kilbourne. It is an interesting example of the va- riety of talent that thrives within a “repertory” theater. She’s a poor little girl whom a real magician has adopted, the sunlight of his life when she comes in each day with her day dreams. The muy is in seven scenes. There's magic the bootblack’s sweetheart, and | in section of the roster in the chorus of pretty lassies who sing and dance and deliver ensemble numbers in the most approved manner. Current History—Friday. Miss Clara W. McQuown, by request, will repeat on Priday morning the talk which she recently gave on the Navy cruiser bill. She will also discuss the new status of the Facist grand council and other matters of importance in world affairs. ‘These talks are non-partisan reviews of national and international questions and are open to the public. They are given every Priday morning at 11 o'clock the ballroom of the W n Club, 1010 Seventeenth street. DRAMA GUILD—“Dover Road.” The Community Drama Guild, under the auspices of the Community Center Department, will formally open its city- wide activities January 23 and 24, with a presentation of A. A. Milne's comedy in three acts, “The Dover Road,” in the new MicKinley Auditorium, Third and T streets northeast. it, there’s a conjurer’s trick that gives the play its title, and when the princess comes in one day with her “king,” he proves to be—but what would a real drama be like if one revealed its secret? “THINGS TALKED ABOUT"— ‘Tomorrow. Mrs. Wolfe Smith and Mrs. Swalm Reed will give their second review of “Things Talked About” tomorrow morn- ing at 11:30 o'clock at the Willard Hotel. Mrs. Smith will discuss the cruiser bill, the multilateral treaty and con- gressional reapportionment. Mrs. Reed will review reparations, naval disarmament, and “The Myste- rious Anastasia.” STRAND—“Girls From the Follies.” More than a burlesque will be the program offered at the Strand Theater :.zls week by the “Girls From the Fol- i ‘There is a two-] bill of frivolous entertainment with no other plot or purpose than to amuse. “Here and There” is the caption of the opener and the “Three Lovers” the title that 1ntrlguxn¥Lv indicates the frolic and follies of the closing section. An exceptional array of entertain- ers is headed by Gladys (Youth) Clark and Sam Raynor. Supporting prin- cipals are Zona Duval, brunette sou- brette; Mae Raynor, pepp; na, dancer and all aroun Jean Le Roy, who sings and Clifford Brooke, who needs no intro- duction to Washington, not only be- cause of his present connection with Earl Carrol's big show, “Fioretta,” but also because of iis several yeals' €Gw- nection with the National Theater Play- ers, as director, has been chosen by the advisory board of the gulld to direct tifis first production of “The Dover Road,” and during the past week Mr. Brooke has conducted daily rehearcals of the cast, the players representing not only dramatic groups from all parts of the city, but also a number of players not directly associated with any one group. ‘The leading role of Latimer, played originally by Charles Cherry, will be played by one of Washington's best known actor-directors, Denis E. Con- gell, while the role of Dominic, is in the capable hands of another prominent Washington player, Arthur B. White. ‘The cast will include Dorothy Crosby, of the Mackin Players, Dorothea Lewis of the Masks, Betty Ridsdale, Wilma Flood, Qerald Flood, Jack Phelan, Harry Westcott, a_member of the Co- lumbia Players; Robert Miller, asso- ciated with the Town Players and other dramatic groups. Season subscription tickets for all this yeaJ's events are on sale at a nume ber of community centers in the ecity, by members of the Drama Guild, at George Washington University, Ameri- can University, the Welfare Association of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks and the Franklin Building, dances; | istration ¥