Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-10


: iahorer is worthy of his hire"
Moore Acquires the Leader-Ihe
sneculation in film circles concernlns
the fate of the Leader moving PIC
f,,re theater on 9Th street. wnlch
closed abruptly without announce.
( ment, has been set at rest rom Moole
~ the Rialto, Garden and Strand mas
srouired the house and will add IT 70
his chain of Washington enterprises;
The Leader has long been Regarded
as a cozy little playhouse WIN .
highly profitable patronage. II Is 70
be re-opened soon under polcy "
be hereafter announced
A Jaxx Program Unique'-At Gran
dau's Metropolitan Theater today VIII
n presented for the first time in WASH
ington a complete jazz program, con-.
trtbuted to by a coterie Of noted origf-
majors of literary and theatrical enter
f2inment.
The principal feature of the pro-
xram is Upstairs" rollicking DIT
Of film fun. with irrepressiple anu
irresistible Mabel Normand. pictured
~ Elsie MacFariand. hotel siavey.
aUpstairs'' was written by Pariey
Poore Sheean as magazine story
and attracted the attention of many
producers of photoplays in search OF
comedy material suitable for screen
adaptaticn. Mr.. Sheean's personal de-
cision was in favor of Goldwyn
After Mr.. Sheean's story mao Deen
converted into a scenario by Robert
r Hill. Victor L. Schertzinger was
designated director. Mr.. Schertzinger
1ormerfy was a musician and one OF
the chief sources Of motivation IN
the development of the story. In
.Upstairs" Is a jazz band. 30 MI.
Schertzinger acted as director botn
Tor his star and for the musicians
! engaged to add pep to the picture.
Realizing the possibilities for
complete novelty in film presentation,
the management of the MetropoHtan
set about the perfection OF the
orchestra of twenty-five was at once
converted into a huge jazz band.
Jesse 8. Heitmuller, conductor. who
was in New York when Upstairs
was booked. was Instructed by wire
to undertake the arrangement OF q
null jag score to accompany .ne
fure OF .sblues'' Enlisting the CO.
separation OF several. leading song
writer's, Mr.. Heitmuller perfected =
score that has been adroitly synchro-
mixed with the scenes that succeed
with lightning-like rapidity by fun
week Oh I0ASAI 68A W Ae1AT ShS - AAARAAS@A~S
5 5axx band.
Never before, it il claimed have no
many experts collaborated upon the
precise coordination Of all elements
Of jazz program for presentation
AppointeA Washington Manager
William H. Rippard. well KNOWN In
theatrical. newspaper and photoplay
j. circles, and formerly an employee OF
The Star, has been appointed man
aser OF the Washington branch Of
the Realart Pictures Corporation. at
els @ street northwest.
Mr. Rfppard was initiated into the
photoplay world in 1912. joining
Universal in New York when that
corporation was organized, and be-
coming assistant manager Of the old
14th street branch. Later he became
manager Of two Baltimore picture thea.
tsrs the Red Mill and the Fremont, and
was also part owner and manager OF the
Moving Picture Program Company.
He then Joined the Mutual forces,
and remained with that organization
five years. In Philadelphia he was
exchange, and was manager Tor
Mutual in Pittsburgh when the disas-
! trocs film fire occurred. Mr.. Rip
pard Immediately re-established his
ONCE, and accomplished the SEEM
ingly impossible by not missing
AS a result Of the fire and day and
night work his health gave way.
and hts RESIGNATION from Mutual fol-
lowed. After a complete rest. he
handled states rights productions for
Maryland. Virginia and the District
Of Columbia until joining the busi-
ness stan of Realart.
= Improvements ut the Garden-Tom
Moore, before leaving for New York
recently to book features for the Ri
alto and other Moore enterprises.
said the remodeling of the Garden
Theater is being pushed with all pos
sible speed for an early opening. and
no expense is being spared to make
the new house rank in comfort and
beauty with leading theaters OF the
country.
The entire front of the theater will
be torn out and replaced with a mod
: ern front of French plate glass. with
mahogany woodwork and doors and
q new box office. A new system will
provide illumination by indirect
lights on the inside and in front OF
the house in a manner that has not
j been used before in this city. The
{ interior decoration calls for an elab-
crate scheme and is under the per-
sonaI supervision of Arthur Broune,
OF New York.
Many alterations will be made In
the auditorium, including the install
lation of modern rest and retiring
rooms on the first floor. A $4,000
Kimball pipe organ. recently pur-
chased. will be used in conjunction
9 with a largely increased orchestra
The alterations and changes, it IL
promised. will be so radical that the
new Garden will have the appearance
Of being almost a new theater.
Press Club Mt POll's.-The Nationa
Press Club of Washington will inaug
urate 1919-f920 series of pretentiou.
club entertainments Tuesday night a
Polls Theater. The opening attrac
tion will be a superbly colored pictur,
story called THE History of Illumina
tion from the Day of the Cave-Man Il
the Present" 1t will be presented be
fore the members of the Nationa
Press Club and their invited guests b!
E; Mr.. w. Darcy Ryan, chief of illum
1natfon of the Panama-Pacific exposi
tion of 1915, An important feature o
the story will be a striking presenta
ton Of the beautiful color effects OBJ
tained at the San francisco. exposi