Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-22

Harold Lloyd is quoted as calling an
eggplant plum with the mumps.
Constance Talmadge. now heading
her own company and with her own
studio. is making pictures for the First
National Exhibitors Circuit.
Screen families endowed with art are
growing. Charlie Chaplin's brother sgd
is making special series OF, '9ong-reeT
comedies for Famous Players-Lasky.
Fatty Arbuckle. over fac-simile Of his
very own signature, says: THE picture
that makes the most money, is the best
picture" Fatty Is using Roscoe" for a
front name more often now.
Geraldine Farrars first picture as a
co-star with Lou Telegen Is to have a
distinguished supporting cast. including
Hazel Brennon, an Australian actress
with charm and power all her own.
In THE Redemption Of David Corson"
William Farnum is pictured as Quaker
recluse and mystic. who is led astray
by "a magnetic Spanish beauty" who
had been stolen by the gypsies when a
child.
David wark Grifith's Broken Bios
sons has even crowded a Griffith unit
program Of Griffith productions out Of
place at the George NJ Conan Theater.
New York
Olive Thomas says that Cleopatra. Du
Barry and other famous sirens Of dec
ade or more ago wouldn't even get a
Broadway today. That type Of vampire
is now out Of date"
Robert Warwick. the Aim star Of
commission at Plattsburg camp and
served seventeen>months with the A. e.
F. He has since been promoted to
major in the United States Army re-
serve.
Twenty new amber medallion
lights were last week installed in
the auditorium of Crandalrs Metro
politan Theater. The new fixtures
are of Tiffany glass. mounted in
richness of the interior of the theater.
The movie producer and exhibitor
have their troubles. Now the ma
hint to make the movies pay for bows
clubs, care Of babies. community houses.
etc." by suggesting that the munich
pal philanthropist start little moving
picture show Of his own and devote the
proceeds to the charities
The Famous Players-Lasky Corpora
ton announces that after September
1t will be possible for an exhibitor to
buy the pictures he wants. without being
order to get the desired pictures. This Is
said to mean fewer and better pictures
Heretofore the exhibitor had to Sign
up for all pictures by star to get any
Eleven years ago a Cleveland boy,
Charles 8. Hart. graduated from Yale
University with general honors, and
entered upon a career that has been
one Of interest. Today he Is a manag-
ing producer and the head of Byoir &
Hart Company. Inc. presenting Paul
]. Rainey's picture production. Heart
of the Jungle"
Telesraphic announcement has been
made that Pearl White has signed a
long term contract with William Fox.
and that her first production will be
| released in September from the new
ststsS IN w MsT hereaftea sppsar s.eu
sively in feature productions adapted
from stage successes and novels.
nns Il fr' With Hpoo
Theater. ga H street northeast. has
been thrown open to the public. The
Apollo Garden. since last season. has
boon entirely rebuilt. rewired and re-
been installed. improving tho olear-
| has been erected and comfortable
| new benches have supplanted those
previously in use.
Tom Moore announces he has Sc
| CURED for the Garden Theater the
| week Of June 30. for its first local
showing. Auction of Souls" a Aim
| story Of ravished Armenia, and that
Aurora Mardiganian, the young Ar
menian girl whose horrible story the
picture tells, will appear at the. thea
] ter in person and tell in her own
! words the story of what she suffered
p At III. hands; .: :he Turks.