Evening star., 1919-11-09

- lfdoe papers. VINO CdIIio "
Washington to describe
the FIRST presentation"
of two new Aims, a departure from New
York publishing precedents, dined
Emile Chautard, director Of ''rhe
Mystery Of the Yellow Room" at the
Washington Hotel and skipped back
TO their Manhat tan sanetums.
At the dinner Mr.. Chautard told the
trade paper men that new pictures
would have their premier as often in
washinton as New York, when film
producers came to understand that
Washington picture houses were bet
ter operated than most New York
ones =
Doomed is the policy of holding up
the release of q new film until proper
presentation in the metropolis IS as
sured It," said Mr.. Chautard. 1T Is an
elodeon days. Then New York pos,
sessed the few up-to-date ,photoplay
theaters To-day Washingtcu.; in pro-
portion to population, mas quite az
1nany high class houses. ana in many
of them the method of presentation is
superior.
The motion picture business mas
been Tafkans around fer fifteen years
all fn.the belief that its sun rose an auu
set on broadway, Manhatt ne
atartling' fact is that i.roadMaS .hina ,me
arer managers are actually oenihu
Jheir Washington brethren IN many
noints of presentation and manage
m ent.-'
c..,a.,l st,1 CAanges-The Gran
dali enterprises, Of which Harry M
CrandalI is the head, announce ehe
<.omnietion of the York Theater'
eighth in the chain Of Crandau photo
o,ay houses in Washington. on or
about December /. The theater occu-
MES the entire block on Georgia ave,
80 northvest between Princeton and
The York Will be under the manage
ment Of Nathan CHASER, VINO mas oeen
prominently identified with the devei-
pment- of the motion picture inous.rS
in this city from the; time OF its IN
The addition of the York to the string
cf (yrandaIl houses has necessitated tne
appointment, to assist Joseph r. Mo1
gan, the general manager or .ne
manaEer Of the metropolitan Theater;
TO. the position Of assistant genera
manaxer OF the entire circuit Mr..
Payette's place at the Metropohean
will be taken by c: r. Talbot, VINO
has. served with credit as manager Q.
atyrefs. northwest. Mr.. Talbot's sue
Cessor at sth and E is II. p. Lohmyer,
until recently valued attache OF the
Metropolitan. rs
C,erxyna.'s SON Made Geod-Doug-
las .MacLean, the young photopiay star
with Doris May in "23a Hours Leave"
adapted by Ince from Mary Roberts
Rinehart's magazine story. which is be-
ing shown at Loew>s Palace Theaaer, ls
the son Of a washington clergyman
who WIS very anxious ior ms son 70 oe'
. with that idea In mind, he sent Doug-
las to Northwestern University. but the
stage bug hit the young stuuent cary
end he begged his father for permisss.osn s.s
faeher acceded, thinking three montns
wuuld cure him.. but greatly to bis sur
prise sand -also to his satisfaction. u -
said, tire boy hzs mot, only, succeeded'
butzfa al. last q star in his own flght ?.
..r Fteht4 Aas the. l1ovaess-Piease
realty fiknt me-. jmpiofed the villain.
sTa1is is rehearsal" said the heroine.
when we shoot the scene 1ii' reaiiy
nsht" -
with the call Of Camera" the tight
began. II was "soEne tight The VIII
iain's eye was blacked. The villains
nose dripped gore. A. hunk was out
Of the viliain's profile. A scratch was
.Are thew noarriedr p asked a visitor.
.;No," explained the studio guide.
.srhat IN Kathryn Adams. the heroine
Of the great Drury Lane pelodrama,
.rhe Best of Luck and Frederic
MalatsGia, the heavy. They are sood
Triends. The fight Is for art and
Oirector General MAXWELL KarEerI
"Break!' cried the director. The
eSHnera man stopped grinding.
How was that, villain: asked the
heroine, Sweetly.
sGood, very much too good, saao
tke -yiifain. trying to get his eye open.
e~Weh. let's take It over" said tho
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