Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-07

First Picture from New studio
IFS Majesty the American" the Fair
banks picture which opens a weeks
production to be made at the recently
completely Douglas Fairbanks Studio
inSHollywood, Calf.
The new studio occupies fifteen acres
ofSGreund and is situated at the foot
ofsA-range of Hollywood mountains
prssentation of His Majesty the Amer
lean" because it is the first Offering
of United Artists Corporation-the so
called Big Four" Mary Pickford.
and D. w. Griffith in January of 1919
decided to enter the motion picture
field as independent producers and dis
tributers, releasing their pictures d.
fairbanks was the first to complete
q picture on the new basis.
Another New POlicy.-New affilia-
tons that promise a better grade of
vaudeville than has ever been shown
before at the Cosmos Theater are an
nounced by the management as the out
come of the present turbulent condi-
stars and leading players OF the legiti-
mate theater are findihg an outlet
for their splendid talents in vaude-
willie, and the Cosmos management
announces that many of them will be
seen at that theater commencing with
the matinees next Monday, when
new policy will go in effect.
Living conditions have affected
players in vaudeville no less than those
of the legitimate stage. The Cosmos
management has felt it fairer to meet
them with deserved increases in sala-
ries to players, employees and others to
whom the theater is indebted for serv-
ice. To meet this demand it has been
found necessary also to advance the
prices Of admission. Beginning next
week the best orchestra seats at mat
inees will be IS cents and in the even
ings so cents, while those in the bal
cony will be 20 cents at the matinees
and IS cents in the evening.
AS an act of justice, however. to its
generous patronage, the management
also announces longer and better bills
as well as acts of very much better
quality. New affiliations with the
sources of supply of these attractions
have made this possible. and under the
new policy a strictly f1rst-class enter
tainment will be provided, both IN the
vaudeville numbers and In the photo
been a supplemental feature Of the per-
formances The big picture features
will come from the Paramount Aircraft
corporation and from the First Nation
al EXnlDlIOrS prOQuCtlClS- ne duop~
ton of a "selective policy" assures
only the best of the pictures OBJ
tainable. Il
Movies of the Grotto Outing-The
moving picture film of the recent
Grotto outing at Chesapeake Beach
has been developed and is ready for
exhibition. A trial projection has al
ready been witnessed by several ofil-
GERS of the Grotto. For the benef1t
Of those appearing in the Aim who
are not members of the Grotto ar
rangements have been perfected for
the exhibition of the complete picture
as a part of the regular bill through
out the current week at Crandafs
Metropolitan Theater. First showings
will be today.
The Aim shows the entire activities
Of the day, commencing with the re-
ception rendered Sovereign Grand
Commander George Fleming Moore of
the Scottish Rite, the athletic events,
the parade along the boardwalk, the
swimming exhibition by Mrs. Samuel
b. Milton and the initiation of the
candidates on the water front