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Evening star., 1922-09-24
:Kitqgraph Anniversary:
V1rAGRAPH will celebrate it's twen-

VITAGRAPH will celebrate it's twen-
ty-fifth anniversary in the month
Of February. 1928.
In that month, twenty-five years ago,
back in 1898. this pioneer among the
hlm companies began bust'
ness. Between the primitive little Ia.
boratory where Albert E. Smith
worked with the. crude equipment OF
the time. and the magnificent studio
of today. has been crowded busy
twenty-five years.
The company's Brooklyn studio. ~
i4th street and Locust avenue. IN
many respects 10 claimed to be one OF
tho most efficient In tho industry.
Occupying two entire city squares In
extent. and constructed entirely Of
concrete and steel. It. houses many
methods and processes exclusive with
VDtagraph. and developed by that
company's experts. In the. tireIess
search for perfection In product.
The Brooklyn plant, 10 entirely hide.
nendent OF all outside utilities. and
comprises an immense efectricas
Evening star., 1922-09-24
"The Shr;ek's" Freak.
D ECLA1MING the desert every one

D ECIAA1MING tho desert every one
~ will admit. is man>>size occu-
patton.
Bringing water into any portion Of
any. particular arid section of the
country is q feat not to be sneezed, at.
Yet that is exactly what Dick Jones
and his assistants did while on loca-
ton In the desert for scenes in Ben
Turpin's Mack. Sennett comedy. "The
Shrek"
that In the company's canteens and
casks. yet within q short time 9 good
sixed lake was lying placid and
serene in the deserts arid midst.
while along Its banks Ben Turpin
whued away the ho6rs-hshing!
isn't recorded that he caught a. fish !:
but 1t is fact that he hshed In real
water in the desert.
Evening star., 1922-09-24
Los angeles Critics.

"kHANsLAUGHTER the new Cecil
B.. DE Mile production for
Paramount, has. been. enthusiastically
received in Los Angeles by the local
papers.
The Los Angeles Examiner says:
.ManslRughter' must be seen. 1t is
a mighty Indictment of the spirit of
the, age. Many moments Of forcefuI.
poignant Interest: Grace kingsley
in the Times. says. THE great Amer
ican .photopldy :tss with US at last.
What other directors have been crop
ing around after. Cecil B. De Mile
has at last really accomplished"
The Express says: 'Manslaughter'
has warmth and heart interest more
poignant than most films directed by
Mr.. De Mile The Herald says:
.Mansiaughter' Is a cinematic sue
cess by unanimous opinion. 1t is
Cecil B. De Miles greatest. most
honest effort. This Paramount hlm
will go down as one of the most vital
works of the motion picture art
Evening star., 1922-09-24
Laurette Disappointed.

1T isn't a bit as expected it would
be-" she confessed one day soon after
her arrival. Il suppose it was silly
Of me. but actually visualized a COM
munity where the streets would be
filled with famous stars. was ter
ribly disappointed when drove from
the railroad station the hrst day and
never even caught a glimpse OF Ro-
dolph Valentino, Bert tyteil. Wallace
Reid or any Of the other famous mo-
tion picture stars. I felt like criticiz-
ing the driver for not taking US over
the proper street.
Then on the first evening after my
arrival I dressed up, and after dinner
drove from Beverly Hills all through
Hollywood expecting to see throngs
Of people and plenty Of exciteme ent.
However, I was disappointed again,
for all could see was . sleepy look
ing city street."
Miss Taylor. however. has not been
lonesome since her arrival, even
though Hollywood as q city was dts
appointing. Mary Pickford. Douglas
Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin. Charles
Ray and many other leading screen
players are among Miss Taylcr's
closest ISlendS,
Evening star., 1922-09-24
Kitty Of the Dancing Done,s.

Of the English stage. From the very
birth OF her oldest kiddie she felt
that the stage would be the place to
give It the proper. sort Of dancing
education. Every morning she put
the wee tots through limbering exer.
cises in preparation for their careers
Then they were hustled away to
school. In the afternoon when they
returned Mother Doner continued the
dancing work. In the big. gloomy
basement of the Hippodrpms sha
taught them the intrieacies Of the
dance. while musing elephants. ana
camels. wondering what 1t was all
about. gased on without asking single
question.
I: When Kitty got her diploma from
the 42d Street School she was ad-
vanced far enough ip her knowledge
Of stagecraft and sufiiciently mature
to risk transcontinental vaudeville
tonr. Her equipment as this time
cost the vast sum Of so. 1t con-
sisted of a. frock. q hat and e win
some smile, which, by the way,
proved to be Kitty's most priceless
appurtenance. Her, salary totaled
$50 O week.
Evening star., 1922-09-24
BY ELENORE DE WITT EBY,
WHEN a decided change in fashion

WHEN decided change In fashions
takes place the feminine world
is always intensely interested in see,
ing how some Of the models look when
they are actually worn. for 1t is very
difficult to Judge the "becomingness"
OF a frock while 1t remains In a show
case. OF course. it may be tried on and
a mirror consulted. but milady is apt
to find her reflection a total stranger
in the new raiment, and her uncer-
tainty as to whether or not she likes
her changed self or not increases. A
long. circular skirt surely looks odd
after u short, narrow one, but the lat
ter looked just as odd when IT, first
came into vogue. After all, It 10 sim
ply q matter of custom.
In New York the shopper may view
the seasons advanced frocks as they
are leisurely displayed by models. and
gradually accustom herself to the
radical changes. The same opportun-
ity Ia not offered here. but in It's place
there is the theater. Actresses are al
ways ready to accept the new and un-
usual, and there Ia no more authentic
fashion mirror than the stage.
Two attractive circular skirts were
worn at Ketth's last week by Effie
Weston. and although she 10 a self
confessed fiapper. they were OF a con-
servative length. Undoubtedly. moth
ing could be better adapted to dancing
Evening star., 1922-09-24
FILMOGRAMS

and othsrzpIayss has contfacted win
Jess Robbins, producer Of the VITA
graph eix-reei COM edfes. for the next
comedy offthe series. Another Broad
way author who will contribute 10
the Robbins comedy features - Ar
thur Goodrich. author Of 80 This is
London"
"a Rogue's Romance" a WtaEraph
feature. in which Earle williams and
Rodoiph Valentino appear. Is the
story of Monsieur Picard. the despair
ished, debopair man OF the world and
master criminal. and THE Ferret
of the underworld. acknowledged
chief OF the Paris Apaches. loved or
women, virile, masteful and with
all the traits OF the panther. CIR
mics and their battle to the end Is
one OF two types and two distinct
sets OF methods.
The Importance placed upon the pre-
miere presentation Of the william Fox
production Of Monte Cristo" at Gran
dalrs Metropolitan Theater this week.
by Mr.. Crandall, is indicated by the
painstaking effort that has been eA-
pended ] upon the picture picture I,r psiSr to Its
booked by Joseph P. Morgan, general
manager of the Crandall enterprises.
and John J. Payette, assistant general
manager. after private screening in
New York weeks in advance of the
New York premiere. Later. Nelson B.
Bell, in charge of the Crandall adver-
tising and publicity department, spent
some time in the Fox ofices in New
York studying the publicity cam
paigns laid out by the, Fox ohiciais.
and last week n. Mirskey, conductor
of the Metropolitan orchestra, spent
several days in New York perfectfnS
1.-The musical setting.
Director Thomas Joseph Cannon or
the Palace orchestra. is achieving new
and popular musical effects through
the recent addition to the Palace or
chestra of two pianos and two saxo-
phones.
When his Tom Forman production
of Wilbur Daniel Steele's prize story.
Ching. Ching. Chinaman," is released
through the Preferred Pictures Corpo-
ration of this city. Tom Moore, presi-
dent, it will be called Shadows"
Billy Arlington and Eleanor Ar
lington with select company are
doing Mistakes VIII Happen" and
Sam Barton, "everybody's old friend.
is giving pantomimic sketch. Put
ting Bed Together" in Keith .vaude-
vile.
Evening star., 1922-09-24
Youth and Aqe.
parsY RUTH MILLER. new &c

DAISY RUTH MILLER, new screen
find. Is very sensitive about her
age. The little actress put her hair
up and her dresses down to 60 into
pictures-nguratively speaking-for
she was but sixteen when she started.
and this fact caused her q great deal
of needless embarrassment.
Like all young things. Patsy was
frantic to become old, and was fire.
quently reduced to tears at the mere
mention Of her short sixteen years.
Recently. however, newspaper
writer mistakenly spoke of Patsy
Ruth as twenty years old. When she
read Il she exclaimed Indignantly:
THE very idea! They'll be saying
I wear front and false teeth next"
And all Patsy Ruth's mother did
about this outburst was to inurmur
something about the Inconsistency
of YOUTH
Evening star., 1922-09-24

But we learn from the newspapers
Of Cincinnati and other western
cities where they have danced that
the Montmartre Trio-and the trio
IL composed of Orilee, Marie and
Marcia-featured in the Grand GuiS-
mol, is a distinct novelty and the out
standing feature OF an act Of all
celebrities.
: They have begun. says one Of the
critics. where others leave off and
their act is performed with so much
grace in the Peacock Dance" and In
imitation Of that graceful bird, sacred
to the one.hundred-eyed Argus. that
little was left to the Imagination.
Another. who calls them the little
Partisan dancers" fairly revels in
the fact that their stay Is to be pro-
longed in his city. Still another calls
them "as clever classic dancers as
ever graced the boards" And yet
another says THE young women COM
posing the trio are not sisetrs. but
they have trained and studied to-
gether so systematically that their
movements and expressions in their
work are perfectly synchronized."
And after all they are a trio of
little Washington high school girls.
each of the average weight of ninety
pounds, but. oh. what a stir they are
making in the world Of Interpretive
dancing,
Evening star., 1922-09-24
Wallace Reids Biggest Thrill

to sleep in the bottom OF brush
canyon with the deer 40 2 wind
with the coming Of more dayiighs
when I awQke In the morning:
then came the thriil. The carcass OF
the deer was about half eaten away
and In the dirt saw the tracks OF
Q big mountain lion.
''There has been p grsak deal of
discussion about who invented the
shimmy, but from the way I. shook
for the next moment or two ! think
I can claim full credit
'arhe wonder Of 1t all. and faot
which ahatters all sciehtidc theories
In this regard. Ia that the beast ate
. dead carcass and left q living body
unhsrmed. After collecting my nerves
] got on the trail OF the mountain
lion and later shot him. Then !
was able. to tind my way to camp
again.
81 have the mounted head Of that
deer as q memento Of that naemorA-
bic event IN nay life. =
Evening star., 1922-09-24

VITTY Doner, dancing idol OF
N Broadway. made her professional
debut at the age of eight. After
school she would hurry to the Hip
podrome. where she rode across the
mammoth stage in q wagon decorated
with varicolored ribbons and ban.
ners. for which her daddy collected
the weekly salary of S..
In the same Htppodrome production
with Kitty. Ted, her brother. now
touring Keith time as . dancer. also
appeared, and HIS income eaualed TO
the penny that of his kid sister.
Mother Doner. young and pretty
danced in the Hippodrome ballet
staged various ballet movements and
spent what little time she found out
side the theater in rearing her three
dAucinE cIhldren.
The Doners are . dancing family.
For three generations every member
has followed the ca1l Dof Madame
Terpsichore. Mother Doner gained
her early training at the .Drury Lane
and Cover. Garuen In London and
Was educated to tho best traditions
Evening star., 1922-09-24
HipS Greatest Shom.

"PErTER TINES" which has been
- staged by r. II. Burnside, with
a musical setting by Raymond Hub
bell. is claimed to be the Hippo
drome's greatest show" Not only
does it excel all of its predecessors
as regard magnitude of staging and
of cast. but it has achieved new
heights in the realm of imagination
and in artistic appeal No such
spectacle as the Fan Ballet ever has
been seen on any stage, while the
massive ensemble scenes include the
two water presentations. the Land
of Mystery" the Peach Orchard and
Bubbleland.
This. of course. Is what the press
agent says. He adds: "The foreign
novelties introduced to America In
Better Times" include Orlando's
Horses. the Ginnett family of
equestrians. Long Tack Sam and his
Chinese jugslers and acrobats. Tor
bay and his comic studies in black
Evening star., 1922-09-24

r. ~
{" ALTHOUGH my work in motion
"a pictures has, involved many
thrills. I bs,isve that the one moment
which I can single out 40 the most
thrilling Of. all my life was back In
1885,. sSms years prior to my debut
in motion pictures.
~ was in the Big Horn basin coun-
try in Wyoming. 4 got separated
from the rest Of our party and then
3unped big deer. It was getting
90 dsxk, that my aim wasn't true ana
hit him. but not in , vital spot He
carried the lead and followed him.
There was big mountain peak that
we used az sort Of landmark. but !
lost sight Of that and found myself
completely lost.
II kept right on, however. until
got the. deer and than lay down
Evening star., 1922-09-24
Gowns IN "'TheLonelyRoad.

"THE LONELY ROAD Is sa'o 10
1 have been made a particularly
cheerful pilgrimage by Katherine Mac
Donald. who has provided a surprising
ly fetching wardrobe for the picture.
Luxurious velvets and chic ginghams
alternate in the quaint story by Arthur
Losue. Even the usually plain prints
that recall backyard activities are lent
a peculiar beauty by the de.t touch of
Miss Macdonald. who has personally
supervised the making Of all of them.
Probably the most interesting Of these
creations, from the feminine stand
point. is a black velvet gown with
loose changing panels falling below the
hem. This effect 10 set off, at the
neck and girdle with conventional Dc.
sign embroidered In metal threads OF
silver and gold.
As the wife Of moderately COM
Portable man. Miss Macdonald acts
several scenes in the kitchen Of her
bungalow. where she proves that
cake making IL not g lost art.
Evening star., 1922-09-24
7ou1neur Calls 1t 'Dutch Cut: ,

SCORES Of young ssreen/actressss
wavering between bobbing their hair
or waiting for the styles to change,
quickly made up their minds to bob 1t
when Maurice Tourneur. when filling
the cast for Lorna Doone," announced
that he needed peasant girls with
Dutch cuts" for seventeenth century
Atmosphere AZ result bobbed hair Is
still the rule among the aspiring young
movie maids in Culver City and Holly.
wood.
Consulting historical times, 1t is said,
Mr, Tourneur discovered that the mat
ter Of hairdress was immensely mpor-
tsnt back In the time pictured in Black.
r1ore's classic, a marking the difference
Evening star., 1922-09-24

better class Of original vaudeville acts
ana latest Of all. perhaps, the motion
picture field. 80.
While vaudeville is generally supposed
to, be q hodgepodse Of singers. come.
dans and acrobaes. with here and there
&. novelty Of one kind or another Mr.:
Bryiawski says he 10 endaavosing 70
makc each weekly bill partakA In some
measure Of all kinds Of theatrical enter:
tatnmsnt that are interesting. clean and
wholesome little drama. q bit Of
song. the dance in its various phaseA
blaokface fun and melody. physical Gull
ture as manifested In physical develop
ment or in feats Of skill or strength and
all else that will contribute 70 an sven-
ing Of varied and pleasant entertain
ment. -
The Cosmos Of the future is to be a
big improvement in every way upon the
Cosmos Of a dozen years standing, he
Gays: a bid for the pstronaee Of su
care for the worth vhjlA,
Evening star., 1922-09-24

In rank Of peasants and aristocrats. 1t
was a requirement OF custom that tie
lower classes cut OF their hair. while
the ladies and gentlemen Of the period
wore long curls.
Recently a group Of educators from
studios, were given an opportunity to
examine the methods used in the pic
turisation of Lorna Doone." They were
said to be amazed at the fidelity with
which Tourneur followed the manners
and dress OF the novel version, until the
director showed them a stack Of volumes
describing the period in question from
which he had lifted exactly the at
mosphsre" required.
Lorna Doone" is claimed to be the
most lavish historical picture ever pro.
ducsd. Il is soon to be releaeed.
Evening star., 1922-09-24

and white, Patrick & Francisco,
comedy acrobats: the Bell Brothers.
comedy musicians. and Max Teuber's
color and light presentation. THE
Awakening Of Spring" Favorites Of
other years include Powers Dane:
ing Elephants. the Three Bobs and
"Jocko." the $4,000 crow: George
Herman, Claudius and Scarlet. the
Berlo Sisters and Marceline.
Miss Elna Hansen is the premiere
.danseuse and the principal singers
include Nanette Flack, Virginia
.Futreile, Lorna Lincoln. Sarah Ed
wards. Gladys Cranston, Gladys
Comerford Henry Stevens, Thomas
Joyce, Frank johnson. William Will
liams. Fred S. Mcpherson. Happy
Lambert. Robert Mcclellan. Joseph
Frohoff. John Murphy. Ralph Brain
ard, Edward P. Beck, Claudia Nvan-
ova and Olga Mihailovakaya- There
are 800 persons in the ballet and
500 in the ensemble. while the cast
also includes one hundred divers and
fiffy clowns,
Evening star., 1922-09-24
Crandall's.

Dustin Farnum. in 1.-THE Trail Of
the AK" First Nationals '"rhe Song Of
Life" featuring Castor Glass. and As.
sociated Exhibitors THE Isle Of
Doubt"
Evening star., 1922-09-24
Metropolitan.

Norma Talmadge, In "Ths Etsrual
"Le Duchesse de Langears."
Evening star., 1922-09-24
Columbia.

Cecil B. DeMiile's latest production
Granddaughter" featuring Thoms,
Meighan, Leatrice JOY and Lois VIII
Evening star., 1922-09-24
Palace.

''The Fast Mail" q screen version of
Lincoln ]. Carter's famous melo.
drama.
Evening star., 1922-09-24
NEXT WEEKS pHoropIAYs.
Rialto.

Victor Herbert. the American eom.
oser-conductor. and Irene Castle. In
''Slim Shoulders" N
Evening star., 1922-09-24

william, Apthony Mcclure. author
d -"eix CYIiastr Love" "Its = Doya
Evening star., 1922-09-24

"The Towering Wonders Of Utah" =
beautiful and Interesting travelogue Of
Zion National Park. 10 one OF the new
cSs,ies series. r.leassd by vitasrsph:
Zion NationA Park, the youngest Of
Uncle Sans national fairgrounds. is
~ no means the least tmportant: u
Falls and the YslIovstone.
'as sssrrs r,,,s,a4 a,,'s, ~rss nays Man H;ss@ VEN
played Ool," = United Artists reieass
IN which Mr.. Ariiss 10 the star, rs
sDtfrSly tree from that scourge calied
t<mpeFAmant and Is quite as mucn IN
teeeated In the performance and. IN
the work Of every other person IN
"Homsmade Movies is Mack Sem
uStt's latest sereamfsst. featuring
Dsn furpin and Phyllis HaXer' Sup
ported by George Cooper. Jim FIN
layson and Dot FARLEY.
More than 500 still pictures of
ucenss ana situations in "povglss
Sairhapks In Robin Hood" were made
81, Charles Harrington. This does
not inciuds dupltcate shots or e.sr dIs
MarIon Davies, we are informed,
ahaYnro0e her golden trAsses with the
yoiks OF eix e9es. Cold water is used
for rinsing instead Of hot, as warm
water would harden. the cES. -.
The setting tor ths wedding scene
in the Cosmopolitan production.
"Whsn Kniehthood Was In Flower,
b RaId 70 be IN enact reproduofion OF
the Cathedral Of Notre Dame IN
france. 'ts 49,, -;
Carl Link, who made the posters for
the 'RaSSlea Pny! at Qberemmersau.
Nos cssn sAGagsd. to make spsc.a'
esss Mary Tudor in When knight
hood was IN Flower" Mr.. Link sue
ceedsd the late Raphael Kirschner at
ehe Century Theater studios ana
snaAe the poAterS for "Chu Chin
Chow" ''A5ecca" and "Aphrodite.
LIltsbtl chrlstsnsen. daughter Of the
niikaGer. o. the National Theater.
christfania, Norway. and Of one of
Norway's f4wens prsptcre dansetses,
it 10, said. fett her frst venture into
mo mellon pictures TO be q bold one,
al, having 70 much ''quicksiIver" In
her bi6ods she was quite sure II was
anaE to be . hard thing to run IN
the traEee." But to her surprise she
found II not only easy. but quite
in line with her own efforts at pan
tominic oppression.
william, Apthony Mcclure. author
GH -"&ix C2Jta1ir Love" "IES 8 9oya
Evening star., 1922-09-24

A brilliant: sh6w carnival in SwitEer-
land 10 one Of the Interesting scenes In
Marion Dayies'- new Cosmopolitan pic,
fure, 1.-THE Young Diana"
Evening star., 1922-09-24

|. Leah Baird, whe wrote her own
scenario from .-four-act play. "Ali
Nine" for her new. 1nce picture. is to
BE- supported by 4 frio Of leading men;
Richard Tucker, Walter McGraH ana
ToS5f santschI, The story is woven
about Interesting situations that arise
SoloHtng Q ahtnwrsck in the South ses
Evening star., 1922-09-24

IAN Old Sweetheart OF Mipe. pre-,
santinR Helen Jerome Eddy. as the ideal
Emerican woman. is>said to cmbody all
the elements Of successful screen enter.
tninrnent--rom1siae. stirring action and
comedy, combined with the beatty o.
Riiey's poem, about which the story is
The Washington herald., 1922-01-01
There Amt no Such
JanitOr As Wrothe's
But He's Very Funny!

Bickel, Watson and Ed Lee
Worthe--thats what it was in the
old days. And then the team split
up. with wrothe going it on his
own, and Bickel and Watson stick
ing so close that the public be-
lieved them as inseparable as the
Smith Brothers.
Now, wrothe. who has forsaken
trod for many years, has a new
to B. F.. Keith's Theater this week
in a brand-new sketch in which
Wrothe continues his practice OF
a decade or more, during which
time he has dedicated himself
janitor famous.
The janitor, specifically and gen.
erically, is interesting. and Worthe
has studied the habits and man
ners of janitors until he knows all
the kinds there are by heart. He
has incorporated the janitor as a
composite in his act-such a jan
itor, perhaps, as there never was
on sea or land. but nevertheless a
janitor many of whose fell deeds
will strike q familiar chord in
memory.
All three members of the time
team OF Bickel. Watson and Wrothe
have risen high in their profession.
Wrothe has been last of the three
to get into big-time vaudeville as
a headliner, but the reason has
been that for a number of years
he has been in burlesque at the
head of his own show and found
the going very good. St5s =. e
The Washington herald., 1922-01-01
DID your

took the boy on my knee one day,
And I said, You've Just turned
four:
viii you laugh in the same light
hearted way
When you've turned. say. thirty
more
Then thought Of the part I'd tain
And anxiously peersd in his up
turned face.
For he seemed to say,
Did youT
l touched my lips to his tiny own.
And said to the boy. "Heigh no,
Those lips are as sweet as the hay
new mown,
Will you always keep them sou
Then back from those fears came q
rakish song
With a merry Jest or two.
And I gazed on the child. as he sal
on my knee,
And l thought he asked.
Did you?
looked in his eyes. big. brown
and clear.
And I said. ''oh. boy Of mine,
VIII you keep them true year afte,
year?
Will you leave no heart to pine7'
Then out Of the past came an.
others eyes
Sad eyes OF tear -dimmed blue.
Did he know whose eyes wa,
thinking Of?
When he answered me,
Did you
La ToEohe Hdncook, IN Leslie,
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