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• BY C. E. NELSON.
A' I Kl\ 60 years or more on the
speaking stage, “Unde Toni's
Cabin’’ at last reaches the
movies. The ohl thriller, al
ways a favorite with the ten-tsvent
, thirl roving hands, came into its own
when production started, for no ex
pense was spared in the effort to
turn it into a real box office attrac
tion. However, the critics who have
viewed the screen version are some
what puzzled over the entertainment.
An old ghost stalks about, and one
can almost hear the discussions of
pre-Ci'il War days. Naturally, the
producing company is not interested
in the problems of the original story
—and all of the problems have never
been satisfactorily settled. It was
only looking at the novel and the
picture from the box office stand
point. and so has been manufactured
a thrilling picture, although it seems
to have little to commend it as a
high-grade ‘product ion.
The “Tom show” of the photoplay
follows as closely as possible the
original story—probably much closer
than the stage plays. 1 here are
shots of Southern plantations, river
boats of ttie Mississippi, the slave
life and troubles, and all that sort
of thing, together with the blood
hounds, Eliza's perilous crossing of
the ice, ct cetera, and the last half
of the film is devoted almost entire
ly to Simon Legree, who, according :
to the title, “came from the North j
and established a plantation in Geor- !
gia.” His cruelties are detailed, j
The part of Mona Ray as Topsy is
said to be overdone, and Virginia
Grey as Little Eva is a mass of
“movie ringlets."
As propaganda, “Uncle Tom's
Cabin” was a rather good show.
Then, after it had served its first
purpose, it was worked as a “boob
catcher" by “actors" who traveled
around the country with a bunch of
mastiffs, the latter masquerading as
bloodhounds. Special stage talent
was not required for an actress or
actor to join up with a "Tom show”;
the dogs were the best trained prin
cipals in the cast. Then, to show
that education is a real benefit to
country or community, as more
schoolhouses were established and
youth was trained in a more fitting
fashion, tastes in theatricals changed
—and “Uncle Tom's Cabin" passed
into the discard. In the most lone
some hick town in Brown County,
Indiana, it would not, tonight, draw
six spectators, even if the “blood
hounds” were paraded down Market
street behind the Silver Cornet
Band.
The question uppermost in the
mind of the writer, and one which
may perplex many film fans, is "Why
in the world the producers ever de
cided to make a big, expensive
photoplay of a story which has been
a dead one for at least two score
years?”
♦* * *
JEANIE MACPHERSON has writ
ten an original story which is to
have the personal attention of Cecil
De Mille, but not a word has been
issued regarding the nature of the
picture. De Mille has not explained
the subject, and the screen writers
have been trying to find out what
it is all about. But it is generally
believed that the story will deal with
American youth, presenting a melo
dramatic romance and pointing out
in detail the difficult conditions fac
ing the sheik and the flapper. It is
also possible that there will be a
religious angle to the picture. Jeanie
Macpherson made the adaptations
for “The King of Kings” and "The
Ten Commandments.”
** * *
Photoplays run in vogues, like
the length of the skirt or the
tilt of a bonnet. At present the
“underworld” seems to have the call,
and Warner Brothers announce that
they are producing “Tenderloin.”
Dolores Costello will be the star.
Other pictures in process of mak
ing are “The Girl Down Stairs,”
with George O'Brien and Lois
Moran; “Under the Tonto Rim,”
with Billy Franey, veteran screen
comedian; “Sailors’ Wives.” with
Mary Astor and Lloyd Hughes;
“The Wagon Show,” with Ken May
nard, and “Three's a Crowd," with
Harry Langdon.
** * *
HOLLYWOOD workers who re
cently suffered reductions in
salaries are somewhat riled over the
news that Carl Laemmlc paid $225,000
for the screen rights to “Broadway,"
a successful Broadway production.
It is argued that if the producer can
spend money so lavishly upon plays
why are players and directors placed
under the economy pressure.
“Broadway,” as a picture, will cost
in the neighborhood of $500,000. it is
estimated, and the actors are asking:
“Why the extravagant outlay for a
mere melodrama when times are so
hard?” And the studio story writers
are having a word to say. They
question the value of “Broadway”
and are of the opinion that they are
turning out better material as each
day passes. But that is just another
angle of the movie situation.
** * *
A YEAR ago there was only one
library supplying pictures for
home movie shows; today there are
24 such organizations. This shows
Costumes Worn in “Ben-Hur"
COR the nine principal players in j
the mammoth screen spectacle, j
“Een-Hur," there have been fashioned j
sorr.e 60 odd beatitiful costumes from I
special designs in water color. Each |
costume is said to have been made j
by hand, even to the embroidery, j
While every costume w orn is worthy ]
of special mention, the most striking;
among each player's wardrobe is do j
scribed as follows:
Ramon Novatro, as the Prince of
Id in-, wears a tunic of black velvet.}
held together by clasps of black metal,
heavily jeweled and s«t off against aj
cloak of cloth of silver. Silver belt
and sandals of gold leather compete
the costume.
May McAvoy, in the part of Esther,
is clothed in gray and gold, wearing a
gown of gray net, embroidered and
hung with pearls, and a jacket of
cloth of gold jeweled. A net cap with
a bold band and many different kinds
of bracelets, necklaces and rings of
the period and jeweled sandals also
are worn. . , . ,
Carmel Mvers. as Iras, daughter of
a wealthy Egyptian sheik, wears an
Egyptian headdress of cloth of gold
and silver from which swing listless
black feathers. Round her waist,
verv Ibw, is a flame red silken girdle,
end down the front of the closo-fittins
skirt, precisely in the center, as was
the Egyptial custom, a cestus of jew
eled gold and silver cloth. A care
#iiver fringed and clotted with peans,
I how ihe amateur movement has
i grown, and fhrre is now a large sup
; ply of subjects for the home. The
| film libraries fall into two classes—
j those which send prints for home
' showings and those which provide
new subjects, made to order.
** * *
George Bancroft is reported
to have “walked or rode out of
I the Paramount studios. sending
j word that if the production concern
I wanted his terms it would have to
send to him. George, who has lately
risen to a high place in the film
i world, is not satisfied with his con
| tract. He is repeating movie his
torv made by Rudolph \clentino,
i Adolph ' Menjou and others. If is
reported that there was a rather
stormv scene before Bancroft
grabbed his suit case and departed
; from the studio.
i Janet Gaynnr also says her con
j tract was renewed under duress, and
she has joined hands with t, harlcs
Farrell (not under the studio lights
this time) in asking for more money.
The two. through their hawsers. »ay
the' are worth more money and tt
would seem that there is no ques
tion about this statement, consider
ing the sort of pictures they have
! appeared in during the past tew j
j months. j
I So mutiny brew s around Holly-j
j wood, and all sorts of things a'c j
i liable to happen during the sveeks
j to come.
** * *
SALLY O’DAY has reached star
dom in her only starring pic
ture. “The Patent Leather Kid.”
She appeared with Richard Barthel
mess in this production. Sally al
most steals the picture from Rich
ard, and she has certainly jumped
into popular favor. Miss O Das’, in
real life, is a sister of Sally O Neill.
** * *
THE, French Senate has passed a
resolution calling upon the min
ister of education. M. Herriot, to
prepare a hill “permitting rational
general utilization of the cinema in
all branches of instruction and in
the social and professional education
of citizens.” In this manner the gov
ernment plans to join hands with the
film industry of France and put the
motion picture upon the high plane
it deserves.
France at the present time has
only 3,000 motion picture theaters,
while the United States has 25.000.
There are 120,000 motion picture
theaters in the world.
** * *
Robert j. flaherty, who
filmed that sensational picture,
“Nanook of the North,” has sailed,
with A. S. Van Dyke of Metro-
Goldwyn-Mayer, for the Far South,
where he will make “White Shadow’s
of the South Seas.” Only two of
the cast will be white actors. Special
laboratory and camera equipment
will be taken with the expedition.
** * *
JEAN LIDO, so called because she
was found at Lido, Italy, by
Carl Laemmle, has arrived in Holly
w’ood to accept feature work in the
movies. It is whispered that she
may become a star, and, meanwhile,
she is awaiting offers.
The forthcoming Samuel Goldwvn
production, co-starring Vilnia Bankv
and Ronald Colman. will be known
as “The Flower of Spain.” Its first
title was “Leatherface,” and it comes
from a novel by Baroness Orczy.
Os all the technical advisers in the
movies it is probable that Harrison
J. Converse has the queerest job. He
is a specialist in train wrecks, and,
being a former railroad man, he has
survived four wrecks himself. As
technical adviser of “The Girl in the
Pullman” he supervised the wreck,
which is a spectacular feature of the
production.
Many film fans today remember
John Bunny, the pioneer fat man of
the movies. Now his brother, George
Bunny, is a featured player. His re
cent work as the hard-riding leader
of a posse in “Breed of the Sunsets”
has brought him a new contract.
Bunny started his stage career 42
years ago as an acrobat.
Having completed “Helen of Trov"
as a super-film, First National will
now make a burlesque of it. It sviil
follow the exhibition of the first pic
ture.
Norma Shearer. Laura La Plante.
Patsy Ruth Miller, Gertrude Olm
stead and Renee Adoree are planning
Fiuropean vacations. Miss Adoree
will play a featured role in “Joan of
Arc” for a French company.
A Russian village, covering 10
acres, has been constructed for the
picture version of “The Cossacks.”
John Gilbert is starring.
Claire Windsor is reported to have
turned down a five-year contract
w’ith Universal. She prefers to he a
free agent and select her osvn work.
A1 Jolson has- announced that he
has some time on his hands and that
he is willing to make a tour of the
motion picture palaces. All a movie
exhibitor has to do is to agree to
hand Jolson S2O 000 for a single week,
and the star thereby contracts to
sing a song or two. Thirty years
ago Weber & Fields would play a
svhole week for $45. and the top
price for the Four Cohans svas S6O.
Thomas Meighan has been spend
ing his vacation at the home of John
McCormack, the concert singer.
I falls from the back of her shoulders.
I Katleen Key, as the Princess Tir
] zah, sister ( ,f Ben-Hur, wears a cos*
j tume of light blue silk vvith a long.
' sleeveless cloak of Oriental design em
i broidered in silver. An embroidered
! silver veil and gold cloth sandals com
-1 plote this costume.
j Claire McDowell, as the mother of
; Ben-11 ur, has costumes more quiet
: than those of the other principals, in
| the Uur palace she is beautifully
I gowned and jeweled, wearing a unique
! headdress.
Other principal players wearing
! picturesque costumes include Francis
X. Bushman in the glistening armor of
jo Roman officer; Nigel de Rrulier, as
the bond slave of the Hur family:
Mitchell Lewis, arrayed in the garb of
Ilderim, the desert sheik, and Frank
i Currier as the Roman naval com
■ minder.
#_________
A Golden Offering.
j r J*HE flr«i local uiicruig of the season
1 ; under the banner of John Golden,
; the producer who has made a fortune
i j from clean American plays, will be
I "2 Girls Wanted,” coming to the Na-
I tional Theater week of Monday, No
! vember 28. Written by Gladys
T'ngcr and staged hv Winchell Smith,
i his Bolden comedy piled up a run of
i t] weeks in New York last season. It
comes here with the original cast in
tact, headed by Nydia Westman and
Donald Foster.
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FOX—“The College Widow,”
featuring Dolores Costello.
METROPOLITAN Richard
Part holiness in "The Drop
Kick.”
COLUMBIA— Rex Digram's
“The Carden of Allah.”
RIALTO Hobart Bos worth
in “The Blond Ship.”
PALACE.—Marion Davies in
“The Fair Co-Ed.”
LITTLE THEATER—“Secrets
of the Soul.”
WARDMAN PARK—“Tartuffe
the Hypocrite.”
Filming Circus Sequences.
sequences on the screen ver
sion of "Tillie's Punctured Ro
mance" are being filmed in a regula
tion “big top” tent by six batteries of
cameras, each of which comprises two
cameras and four photographers. The
tent is 500 feet long and half as wide,
so big that a dozen 10-ton portable
generators are in service to provide
current for the sun arcs lighting it.
A loud speaker system has been in
stalled so that Director Kdward
Sutherland can coach players in the
farthest ends of the tent without rais
ing his voice. Chester Conklin plays
a lion tamer in the opening scenes
and later, the owner of the circus.
Louise Fazenda plays the name, role,
and W. O. Fields, who has fully re
covered from his recent injury, again
has donned the make-up of ringmaster
) and barker.
Several week? of this circus life will
| be required of the players before the
story takes them and their circus to
“ war. where they plan to entertain the
• hoys, hut end up in active conflict
themselves.
To top off tli° atmosphere which has
• almost lulled the players into the feel
ing that they are circus performers in
stead of movie stars, a veal circus
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Tiffanv-Stahl Productions.
'J’IFFANY-STAHL Productions will
have ready for distribution by
the end of December 5 of their 114
gems for 1327-1928.
They are; "Night Life,” a story of
Viennese life, directed by George Ar
chain baud, with a. cast including Alice
Day, Johnny Hnrron, Eddie Grihllon
and Walter lliers; “The Haunted
Ship,” suggested from the Jack
London story, "White and Yel
low,” directed by Forrest Sheldon and
with Dorothy Sebastian, .Montagu
Love, Tom Suntchi, Alice Lake and
Sojin in the cast; "Streets of Shang
hai,’ an original story of life in the
Oriental city being filmed under the
direction of Louis .7. Gasnier with a
j cast led by Pauline Stark, Kenneth
1 Harlan and Margaret Livingston. Ed
| die Gribbon, Jason Kobard, Mnthilde
Comment: “A Woman Against the
World.’’ an original newspaper story
|by Albert Shelby LeVino, is now
nearing completion under the direc
tion of George Archainbaud and fea
turing Gertrude Olmstead, Walter
Hiers. Lee Moran, Harrison Ford and
Georgia Hale, and “Wild Geese,” a
plcturization of the novel by Martha
Ostenso, with a strong cast including
Belle Bennett, Anita Stewart, Russell
Simpson, Eve Southern. Donald Keith.
Jason Robard and Wesley Barry.
In addition Tiffany Stahl has com
pleted on its 1927-1928 schedule "The
Girl from Gay Paree.” with Barbara
Bedford. Lowell Sherman and Mal
colm McGregor: "Women's Wares,"e
with Evelyn Brent, Bert Lytell and
Larry Kent, and "Once and Forever,"
with Patsy Ruth Miller and Johnny
Harron* ’"
The Moving Picture Album
BY ROBERT E. SHERWOOD.
YOFTH is now being served In
Hollywood. New faces, new
forms, new ideas, v-w methods,
new points of vie* are appear
ing prominent!. in almost
every new picture. International repu
tations are being made by inexperi,
enced youths and maidens in what is
generally conceded to ho the twinkling
of an eye.
Hero are some of the more conspicu
ous performances of the current
cinema season:
Charles Rogers and Richard Arlen
in “Wings.”
Janet Gavnor and Charles Farrell,
jointly, in "Seventh Heaven.” and in
dividually in "Sunrise” and "Old Iron
sides."
Sue Carol in "Soft Cushions.”
Nick Stuart. John Harrow and Sally
Phipps in "The High School Hero."
Louise Brooks and James Hall in
"Rolled Stockings."
Don Alvarado in "Carmen.”
Gilbert Roland in “Camille.”
Josephine Dunn in "Love’s Greatest
Mistake.”
With the exception of Louise
Brooks, not one of those featured
players had achieved much more than
an atom of prominence before this
year. Miss Brooks made her debut in
the Winter of 1926 in a small part in
"The American Venus.”
There are oilier names that are
about to loom large, unless the signs
in the Hollywood heavens are decep
tive. These are a few of them:
Ruth Taylor (the Ixtrelei in "Gentle
men Prefer Blondes"). Myrna Loy,
Thelma Todd, Barbara Kent, Ruth
Hiatt. Barbara Worth. Avonne Tay
lor, George Lewis, Alice White, Vir
ginia Bradford, Barry Norton.
Dorothy Revier, Audrey Ferris. Gary
Cooper and Dimple? Lido—the last of
whom, ts she takes my advir.e, will
make a few- alterations in her
Christian name.
** * *
In practically every one of these
cases Is a romance beyond the most
extravagant dreams of a Horatio
Alger.
Here are young men and young
w r omen, some from the obscurity of
small towns, some from the back
row's of Broadway choruses, who have
\ gone to Hollywood in quest of glory
and have gathered it, in great glitter
ing masses. For them the prover
bially rough road to fame has been a
broad* smooth boulevard that can be
i traveled at a maximum rate of speed !
| and a minimum amount of dis- j
comfort.
j There are, however, elements of ;
tragedy in some of these romances—
particularly in the case of Janet
i Gay nor.
Os all the spectacular ascensions to
stardom that have ever been made.
Miss Gaynor’s is probably the most
phenomenal. She came before the
public, she was seen and she con
quered. In her first two pictures—
“ Seventh Heaven” and "Sunrise”—
she established herself op a plane
with Lillian Gish. Mary Pickford and
all the f'thrr luminaries. She cashed
in on fame—but she appears to have
missed out on fortune.
** * *
Janet Gaynor’s salary was SIOO a
week when F. W. Murnau engaged
her to play the leading role in
"Sunrise.” After the completion of
her work in that picture, she was
given the part of Diare in “Seventh
Heaven.”
"Seventh Heaven” was the first of
the two films to he released, and it
earned for Miss Gavnor the plaudits of
the critics and the more substantial
applause of the public. She became a
prime box office attraction and her
value, in cold dollars and cents, was
something between $3,000 and $5,000 a
week. Now that "Sunrise" is being
circulated, her value is still greater.
But is Miss Gay nor being paid some
thing between $3,000 and $5,000 a
week? She is not. Her salary today,
I am reliably informed, is S3OO a I
week. Furthermore, she is signed j
with Fox for a period of six years.
Each year her salary will be raised
SIOO.
The Fox corporation made an amaz
ingly good bargain with Janet Gay
nor—good, that is for Fox. but terrible
for Miss Gaynor.
** * *
It will be remembered that the same
thing happened in the case of Greta
Garbo, who came to this country un
heralded, signed a long-term contract
and then discovered that she had
made a disastrous mistake.
; The same thing also happened In
! the memorable of Rudolph Valen
tino. Both Miss Garho and Valentino
were so embittered by their low’ sala
ries that they quit work, returning to
thp studios only when some of their
demands had been met.
ICoorrlrM. 1927.1 ■
Photoplays This w eek
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SILENT DRAMA ATTRACTIONS
FOX—“The Gay Retreat.” This afternoon and evening.
PALACE—-Two Arabian Knights.” This afternoon and evening.
METROPOLITAN—"Now Were in the Air.” This afternoon and
evening.
RIALTO—“One Woman to Another.” This afternoon and evening.
COLUMBIA—“Ben-Hur” (second week). This afternoon and eve
ning.
LITTLE THEATER—“Tarttiffe the Hypocrite.” This afternoon and
evening.
WARD MAN PARK—“Manon Lescaut.” This evening.
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FOX—“The Gay Retreat.” I
Ted McNamara and Sammy Cohen, i
the pair who caused so many laughs j
; in “What Price Glory,” are teamed !
! together again in “The Gay Retreat,” j
i the Fox Films war comedy, which will
he the feature photoplay at the Fox j
Theater this week. Winnie Lightner, j
i the late star of “Gay Farce" and j
| George White's “Scandals.” will share '
• headline honors on the stage portion
j of the program with the Keller Sisters j
| and Frank J.yneh.
“The Gay Retreat,” which was writ- |
I ten specially for McNamara and i
; Cohen by William Consclman, well j
! known cartoonist, and Edward Mar- i
! shall, comedy scenarist, was directed ■
iby Ren Stoloff. The story deals with i
j i sleepwalking doughboy and his two j
S friends, who join the Army to keep j
J him from walking into No Man's Rand
!in his sleep. The fun starts long he- |
| fore they leave for France, and con- j
tinues right through the picture until ■
j the fmal fadeout at home after the j
! armistice.
j Winnie Lightner will contribute an j
! entirely new repertoire of comedy j
songs to the program. The Keller ]
Sisters and Frank Lynch, who have j
.iust closed an engagement with
Charles B. Dillingham's “Lucky,” will
offer the latest popular numbers, in
terspersed with an original “black
bottom." the program also will fea
ture Murray and Alan “Jesters of
3,000 Years Ago.”
The overture by the Fox Theater
Symphony Orchestra of 50 soloists,
under the direction of Adolphe S.
Kornspan, will be Offenbach's “Or
pheus.”
A news reel and “Movietone” sub
jects will complete the program.
PALACE—“Two Arabian Knights.”
Arnold Johnson's Orchestra.
“Two Arabian Knights,” a post-war
doughboy comedy-drama, is new be
ing shown on the screen at Loew's
Palace Theater, while on the stage is
featured Arnold Johnson's Orchestra,
a fast-timed ensemble of syncopation
ists.
The story of "Two Arabian Knights”
is concerned with the rollicking expe
riences of a rich young private and a
hard-boiled first sergeant, fated to be
buddies throughout a series of hilari
otis adventures, though they had been
natural enemies.
William Boyd plays the stellar role,
with Mary Astor opposite and Louis
Wolheim. the original “Capt. Flagg”
of the stage play “What Price Glory.”
as tiie third principal.
In the film two American dough
hoys. escaping from an enemy prison
camp in Arab attire, find themselves
shunted to Arabia and helpless to pre
vent it. The things that happen to
them may he funny to the spectator
but they are serious to the soldiers.
However, with true American spirit
they meet each obstacle lightly, over
[ come it, and pas 3 on to a worse one.
They have nothing but trouble until
they meet an Arab girl of high rank.
Then they have twice as much trouble.
The rich young private falls in love
with the veiled beauty. So does his
partner, the hard-boiled sergeant, and
near-tragedy contrasts with humor
when the carefree pair fall into the
hands of Emir, father of the girl, and
her fiance.
The Palace Orchestra, Don Felice
conducting, will play "Vision of Sa
lotne.” keyed to a color combination
arid interpreted with a blending of
light eflects as a background, arrang
ed by Colby ilarrimon. M-G-M News
and J. \ irgi! Huffman's organ music
will supplement the features.
METROPOLITAN—“Now We’re
in Hip Air.”
"Now We’re in Hie Air” is the chief
feature of this week's bill at (Jean-:
dill's Metropolitan Theater, with Wal
lace Beery and Raymond Hatton in
the star roles and Louise Brooks in
support.
In this, the third service comedy in 1
which Beery and Hatton have starred. 1
the two comedians, who first ap
peared in "Behind the Front” and in '
"We re in the Navy Now.” take to I
the air as a couple of highly un- j
schooled aviators.
The auxiliary features will include
i two-reel novelty, entitled "Toddlesj
the Metropolitan World Survey, added !
short reels and the contributions of j
the Metropolitan' Symphony Orches-1
tra. under Dauicl Brocskin.
"Now We're in the Air” is a fast
moving story, which traces the ad
ventures of a pair of unskilled me
chanics, who through an unfortunate
accident of apparel are spccnily im
pressed into service as livers on the
war front in France. One has be
come desperately enamoured of one
of twins, anti the other has become
with equal completeness and sudden
ness of the other. One twin is wholly
on the side of France, and the other
as emphatically pro-Germ&n. The j
heart interest is evolved from thi3 j
situation.
In addition to Louise Brooks, who i
impersonates both twins, the cast in- j
chides Russell Simpson. Emile Chau-j
tard, Duke Martin and Malcolm j
I Waite.
The Metropolitan Symphony Or- |
| ehestra will offer as overture Von !
Suppe's “Morning, Noon and Night, '
the theme number for tlie accom
paniment of the feature is the popular
hit, "Gorgeous,” and the exit march, j
“Girls, Goodby,” from Sigmund Rom- j
berg's operetta, “The Golden Girl.”
RIAI.TO—“One Woman in Another.”
“One Woman to Another,” the sea- •
Columbia "‘Wheel" Makes Change
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THE Columbia ‘‘wheel,*’ repre
sented locally by the Guyety
Theater, will hereafter present
burlesque exclusively in a” us
its houses, according to an
! announcement made by Ira Ha Mottc,
! manager. .
For two seasons the experiment of
presenting dramas, cartoon comedies
and “black and white’’ revues was
given a thorough trial in each of the
score of cities where the Columbia
Amusement Co. books its attractions.
During- the lirst few weeks of the!
present season the same policy was
continued until it finally decided to
abandon all forms of stage entertain
ment except burlesque.
“Our patrons want burlesque and
only burlesque," says Mr. Ist Mottej
in making the announcement. "We
| have given other forms of entertain- j
ment a thorough trial and it is our j
business to give jsitrons what they j
want. Therefore, from now on. a new j
burlesque show will come to the Ca>-
ety every week: each --'how 7 a bur-,
lesque, but each one different in all
the essentials of burlesque. But it
must also be understood that there
will be no change in the character
of the burlesque from the shows that
we have been giving as burlesques.
While we have been presenting other
kinds of entertainment during the
past two seasons, the majority of our
shows have been burlesques ar.d bur
lesques of high caliber, expensive pro
ductions and large companies. We will
add more burlesques of the same type
to take th« place on the ‘wheel’ of the
dramas and other show’s, thus making
our bookings solidly burlesque, with !
a new show every week."
The Columbia ‘ wheel’’ has been j
preparing for the return to the policy >
| ture picture at the Rialto this week,
| is a picturized version of a play by
Frances Nordstrom and stars Florence
; Vidor.
| The sforv centers about the ro
mance of Rita Farrell and John Bruce
I A series of entertaining and spicy
j complications start when Rita is
| about to marry when she is given cus-
I tody of her brother's two unruly ehil
i dren. This causes a split in the mar
! riage plans which break grows to
I shattering proportions when one of
! the young ones is stricken and u
j quarantine is placed about the house,
j John has an opportunity to meet
j other girls and a blonde stirs his in
| terest. After the quarantine is lifted
: romes a problem for Rita—how to
i win John back. How she does it tn
| i somewhat unconventional manner
; forms the basis-of the theme, the pir
j tore closing with a spectacular auto
i mobile chase, jhe lover madly pursu
| ing the angry girl.
The cast supporting the star In
i eludes Theodor von Eltz. Hedda Hop
: per, Marie Shot well. Ray Stewart,
! Joyce Marie Goad and Jimsy Boudwin.
The stage presentation is a unique
I ' ,nr l novel musical offering by Malacca
| Brothers and Trojo.
| Rnx Rommell. conductor of the Ria!
| to Orchestra, commemorates his year’s
connection with this theater byoffer
ing a selection of his own composi
tion as overture.
The Collegians comedy. “The Fight
ing Finish.” Screen Snapshots and In
ternationa! Newsreel will rte added.
COLI MRIA—"Ren-Hnr.”
Second Week.
The magnificent plot, fine character
ization and beautiful love story are
i among the outstanding reasons whv
i "Ben-Hur ' has gripped the imagina
j tion of America for 50 years. In the
| motion pictures, now current si
i Loew’s Columbia Theater, the splendid
j portrayals of Ben-Hur by Ramon Na
| vnrro, Esther by May AP Avov
mother of Him by Claire McDowell
and Tmzah by Kathleen Key add to
the effect and enhance the romance.
Miss Me.Vvoy is a charming Esther,
daughter of the merchant of Antioch,
who secretly nas saved the Hur for
tune for the young heir and Ramon
Navarro in the Ben-Hur role is hand
some, valiant, marked by sincerity
depth and range of feeling.
Perhaps the deepest note is struck
after Ben-Hur and Esther set out to
find his lost kin. who have been im
mured in a forgotten Roman dungeon
and (unknown to him) finally released
as outcasts. Mother and Tirzah find
the beautiful Ben-Hur asleep on a
bench outside the disused pilace of
Hur. The sister kisses his shoe bid
the mother does not dare to touch
him Silently they go away to save
him from the ruin which is theirs.
Fred Niblo directed the spectacle
for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Bettv
Bronson. Francis X. Bushman. Frarii
Currier, Nigel de Erulier and Mitchell
Lewis are among the other principal?
M-G M New s and the Columbia Con
cert Orchestra under Claude Bur
roughs round out the program.
LITTLE THEATER—“TartuITe the
Hypocrite.”
The first showing of a new' Ufa
production since its recent engage
ment on Broadway will he given at
tho Little Theater this week by the
Motion Picture Guild. It is '"TartulTe
H*«* Hypocrite,” a pieturization of the
classic comedy by the French genius
Atolicre. in which Emil Jannings plats
tlu* title role.
F. \V. Mtirnaii, flic man who made
'The East Laugh,” was selected for
the 'difficult task of translating .Mol
icre s satire to the screen. He has
i succeeded, it is said, in bringing oat
| the humor and fascination of tlm piav,
| w hose smashing satire against all hv
| poerisy has made the name of the plan
| a household word.
I Jannings has his only humorous
j role in thfs production, appearing as
the bogus religious fanatic whose hv
| poerisy in mulcting a disciple of his
; wealth was unmasked by the latter s
5 wife. His work is said to be whimsi
j ca! pantomime of the highest order,
j Besides Jannings there apnear in
! the cast. Werner Kraus, scar of “Shat
| tered” and “All for a Woman," and
; Li! Dugover. star of "Caigari" and
“At the Grey House.”
Also on the program will he a Har
; old Llovd comedy, several short sub-
I jects and the music of the Little
Theater Trio.
W AKD.MAN PARK—"Manon
I ,es«-a ul.”
The Ufa pieturization of the world
famous love story by the Abbe Pre
vost, "Manon Lescaut.” will l*e pre
sented bv the Motion Picture Guild at
the AN ardman IVtrk Theater this Wfrjj,
beginning tonight, at T and a o'clock’
Lva rie, Putti, the star of “Variety"
j and "Jealousy,’’ is said to have h»r
| finest role ns the madcap French girl
j whose amours have been the theme of
j many different artistic forms, having
j been used in operas, dramas and paint
i ings. Manon Lescaut, to escape going
jto a convent, enlists the aid of a
| wealthy old marquis, but finds the
j friendship of her benefactor trouble
! some when she falls in love with a
| handsome young aristocrat. The w ork
ing out of the romance nf the tw«>
young lovers and Go- fascination and
glory of eighteenth century re-crpat<»(;
jin tiie picture are claimed to make
"Manon Lescaut” an unusual produc
tion.
Selected short subjects will accom
pany the feature, as well as the
Wardman music.
" 1 I
I of all-burlesque by securing as stars
I some of the men who fei merljr wei •
! identified with the Columbia circur
! but wandered into vaudeville and •!>.
‘ where on trio stage. This .-eason*.
j line uo of Columbia burlesques in
j eludes companies headed by su« h old
line favorites as Bozo. Moran am.
j Wiser, .lean Bod ini, Billy Gilbert
! Frank X. S’.ik. Sliding Biliy Watson
and others in a scutc of attractions
: with elaborate equipment.
Should Realire Individuality
** AMERICAN woimn are beautiful.
** appreciative of art in dreas awl
I keenly alive to things Important it.
j the world, but they have not fully
j realized their power for individuality
j brought about by their wealth."
This is the way In which Max
Danish sr rcon continue director, oy.
| presses his views on modern coxtum
| ing in *his country,
j "It is up to American women to
I demand individual frocks, coats, acces
sories and even perfumes, which ha\c
become such an important factor In
the ensemble,** says Ree.
The trouble in the past few years
has been that women have relied on 4
‘‘ready*-rr.ades" for styles and discard
’d the old-fasbicned dressmakers, who
I after all, catered to individuality, even
though the modes of limes past may
not. have been as tailored or as simple
as they are tedav, according t 0 Ree.
“American women,” he says, "ad
mire the clothes worn by motion pic
ture stars because they smack of in
j dividuaiitv. This is because the gowns
! worn are generally’ made on the lot,
jthe efforts of costume creators who
j study their subjects and the person
alities of the persons*.**
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