Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22

chicago last week On tho return trip
he stopped in Detroit, Cleveland and
other cities to gain new ideas for his
new houses. the Knickerbocker and
Metropolitan.
Sheldon Lewis, q featured member of
the cast Of the new serial. The Hidden
Hand" received his theatrical training in
the old DAILY Theater. when Ada Rehan
was its star.
Romaine Fielding is to be starred IN
For Liberty, q patriotic feature. with
scenario by Capt Edwin Bowser Hesser
basis 1t will show the latest tricks OF
trench warfare and was filmed at Camp
Borden, the largest training camp in Can
ada
Alma, Where Do You Live?' is to be
made into a six-reel film featured by the
Newf1elds Producing Company. Ruth
abroad. Is to be its star.
Jesse L. Lasky. vice president of the
Famous Players-Lasky corporation,
says photoplay producers now. Through
selfish motives, II you will are in
terested in obtaining tho very best
literary and dramatic brains to be
found"
William A. Brady. who was selected
by President Wilson to head the Ma
tfonAl Association Of Motion Picture
Industries. has appointed Harry NJ
CrandaN as publicity manager for
Tho Knickerboeker Theater. located
at 18Th and Columbia road. the newest
be drst opsned to the public on Septem-
Der /. The Metropolitan, at 10th and
E streets northwest, Is well under way.
30 popular have the o. Henry stories
In f1im become that the General Film
Company has extended the number Of
the two-reel picture plays to twenty.
One critic describes them al a refresh
Ing departure from screen pift1e
'Marylse Mixes In" is tho mama of
the new Balboa photoplay for Gloria
Joy, its baby star. 1t shows how a
baby girl mixes in and relieves q dis
tressing tenement problem.
Mrs. Vernon Castle Is saying very
nice things OF her directors, George
Ettzmaurtoe and Frank Crane. and they
are reported as being very gallant In
returning the compliments.
Virginia valli. leading woman with
Taylor Holmes in his first Essanay
photopiay, was formerly an 1nterpreta-
tive dancer on the stage.
Photoplay directors have their trou-
Dies One had to coax a three legged
dog to "act" in a picture with Bryant
Washburn called THE Golden Idiot"
Mary. Garden. in a Paris magazine,
says America likes ragtime for the
same reason that Chicagoans are
always in a hurry. "Ragtime," she
says. is the hundred-yard dash OF
music and its followers are the sprint
ers OF musical Scores
President Daniel Willard of the q. 4
o. railroad. while being shown sew
erai reels Of film pictured both from
the front and rear Of a moving train.
detected flaws in the track which were
at once repaired. He now proposes OF
make film inspection Of the 5000
miles OF his main system, says the
Baltimore Sun.
Corenne Grant. the Pathe star, who
Is theosophtst, says green is the in
teiiectual color, red the color of anger
and wiekedness. blue the color for high
TOT the dead, yellow and black the
colors Tor mystery and yellow and white
the eolors for youth and Joy"
per cent simon pure patriotism at the
recent exhibition of the film production.
our Fighting Forces" The SpanfsI,
war veterans paraded through the the
ater ana the audiences. composed of
many nattonalities. became wildly an
showing what the government is doine
nowadays. e
The Horkheimers have offered $500
Tor dve-reel photoplay for Jackie
Saunders. The star, Sherwood Macdon-
aid and H. o. Stecham are to select
tne pest fve scenarios and from these
Maitland Davies. Miss Grace Kingsley
ana Mark Larkin. well known dramatic
writer's, are to select the prize winner.
All scripts must be submitted before
November l.
Lou Tellegen, husband of Geraldine
karrar and formerly leading man for
sarah Bernhardt. is gradually shifting
his position from the front to the rear
OF the camera. He directed "What
Money Can't Buy" this weeks Offer
Ing at Loew's Columbia. and 1.-The Long
Trail" which will be shown next weeS
According to studio gossip. he viii
give up acting entirely and devota oil
plays.
Through an arrangement sanctioned
ny the united States government, IT is
announced. the Pathe news pictorial
service will release each week at
LoeWs Columbia Theater q picture
record T,asor OF the latest activities in
Pershings evolutionary army. This
weekly Photographic story will be
made dominant feature by the Pathe
organization and Will be given a head
line position on all programs at Loew's