Evening star., 1920-03-14

own STUDIOS or on tnelr own
adjacent lots" All manner of set
tings were employed to simulate e
American and foreign locales If it
was called for in the authors see
mario. famous European edifices were
initiated in white pine and stucco;
salons famous in history were re-
produced in canvas and paint, and
famous thoroughfares in a hundred
or two feet of counterfeit highway
laid out in the studios back yard.
Only in the westerns" where the
action made subterfuge impossible.
was nature relied upon for settings
Now the producer who attempts
flake" sacrifices monetary as well
as artistic profit. for the public is
sistent upon fidelity TO life in scene
as well as in logic of the story. The
big pictures that have made this one
OF the notable seasons since the in
ception of the moving picture art all
have been distinguished by material
accessories that have conformed in
every respect to the demands of ac-
tuality. The Miracle Man went to
the country for country scenes. so
did The Copperhead." Eyes OF
Youth when Slum scenes were need
ed. went into the slums TO get them {:
lum."
This anxiety to carry the quality of
reality to the highest point of at
tainment is eXempiified also IN Cara
Kimball Young's latest picture, The
Forbidden Woman" in which are re-
vealed a series of magnificent outdoor
views that suggest nothing so mucn
as a group of Corot canvases vlVi-
fed and peopled with figures OF the
present.
- vt af q
camera is potent element with
which the picture drama is impress
ing the consciousness of those who
in the early days were scohers.
CrandaH Gets Big F1anchise.-One
of the biggest deals in local MIN MS
tory. it is declared, has been consum-
mated by Harry NJ. CrandaH. owner
Of the Crandall chain of Washington
theaters in securing the Washington
franchise in Associated EXhlbltorS.
inc Mr. Crandall will be able to OBJ
tain through his new connection, 1t is
announced. the biggest and best mo-
tion pictures produced in the United
States
His new affiliation makes the local
theater man part of an organization
comprising more than $50 frSt-run
theater men in principal cities and
5000 smaller theaters throughout the
United States. Premiere showinSs OF
All of the Associated Exhibitors pic
lures will be given at the Crandail
theaters.
Associated Exhibitors, Inc. ii is an
nounced. is backed by unlimited finan
cial resources. Messmore Kendall
president of the Capitol Theater. New
York-the largest motion picture
theater in the worlds president of
Associated Exhibitors. Inc Edward
Rowes. managing director of the Can't
tol Theater. is first vice president. The
other officers are: James .. Clemmer
of Seattle. second vice president: Saul
Harris of Little Rock. third vice presi-
dent: Harry crandall Of Washington
j. c., treasurer and r. c. Quimby
general manager. Mr.. Quimby is one
OF the outstanding figures in the
worlds fifth industry. He is an au
thority on the distribution and ex
ploitation of pictures.
While the new combination of in
ferests is of vital Importance to the
theater owners of Washington and the
surrounding territory, the public is
even more intimately concerned. it is
claimed. for the formation Of Asso-
ciated Exhibitors sounds the death
knell for poor or mediocre pictures in
the theaters of the association.
Her Own Auto Fixer-After a
Hollywood garage operator had
stung Ruth Royce SIS for clean
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her automobile thoroughly. and give
it medical treatment herself. when
ever its tonsils swelled or it's insides
felt queer
Miss Royce is a fascinating young
brunette who helps put a few extra
thrills in The Vanishing Dagger"
now being filmed at Universal City.
Her riding equipment includes a pa ir
OF roomy overaiis and a hickory shirt
also mirror in which to observe
whether or not her garb of hard labor
is properly adjusted before she does
a Brodie underneath the car or takes
Kellermann into the mysterious re-
cesses beneath the hood.
The tool equipment carried by Miss
Royce in a strong box attached to
the rear of the car. would outfit a
black smith, a carpenter and a build
ing constructor, and the vocabulary
ehe has acquired since becoming her
own mechanic is sufficiently colorful
TO entitle her to membership in any
golf club.