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Evening star., 1922-05-14

THE South Seas vogue, for some
time current in literature, has hit
the movies. And with it tho per-
picking question, 1.-THE South Sea isles
paradise or prison?" has been wor-
rying the scenario writers.
Many are the authors and lecturers
who picture the Pacific atollons as
lotus islands Of flowers and sunshine.
where-nature provides food. drink and
amusement, where one has only to
lie under spreading palm and en-
Joy love without obligations and peace
unbroken by responsibilities. This
is the popular view, typihed by Fred
erick O'Erien's books, White Shad-
ows in the South. Seas" and Mystic
Isles Of the South Seas"
On the other hand, there are authors
who, with sharply satirical pens, char
acterize the tropical love" as sordfd
indulgence, the fiouting of conven-
ton as vice and the languor as lazi-
ness! OF such is The Cruise OF the :;
Kawa," written by "Df. Traprock'
and a smaller but increasing NUMBER
of other volumes.
Z The undeniabIy romantic flavor OF
this region has made It the scene OF
a number of motion pictures: How
ever, it has been the aim of their au-
thors and directors to present life as
1t is. and to- avoid argument or preach
ment. -
picture. starring Mary Miles Mfnter,
Evening star., 1922-05-14
hos. II. Mce$ Questionnaire.

, joyable entertainment. They also
| emphasized the Importance OF the
star in the public mind because OF
i the fact that certain stars usually
and for that reason the public knows
what to expect In the production.
The majority of those listed among
| the non-committal answers stated
| that both the star and the story were
| essential, but these answers were not
| counted because the question sought
| to dinerentiate clearly between star
and story.
The question: DO picturegoers make
| a more efficient censorship authority
| than a politically controlled commit
tee?" brought the answers: Yes. 2a5;
no, 81; non-committal, II.
Other questions on which the an
| swers have been tabulated and the
| results are the following:
What has been the influence of
the motion picture on home and COM
| munity life during the past ten
yearsr' Favorable influence. 490: un-
favorable influence, 122: non-commit-
tai answers. 107. 49,
Does INSTALLATION of Wholesome
stories of truths Of life bring out ap-
probation of finer things in minds
that probably would never be affected
answers, 7s1; unfavorable. 20; nom
committaI. "a. -
DO you consider the present high
standard of screen drama more safe
for minds in progress Of development
than the run Of fiction literature Of
fered for sale. on newsstands?" Yes
| 376; no. 172; non-comInittal, 30.
rs, the general complaint of the
| screen treatment of we1l known stories
justified? Yes, ,Ss6; no. 204; non-com-
initial, '131.
will the motion picture fnd its
| great field in being purely a visuah-
| zatfon creation or will 1t be an imita-
| tion Of a known stage play or novel
or historical incident%: Visualized
creation, 1853: imitation, 1874; non
committal, 112. e - -s..-.-.s :.
The high esteem in-.which the mo-
ton picture is held as an institution
Is said to be revealed throughout the
answers as no other previous express
! sion heretofore Voiced
Evening star., 1922-05-14
Tai.
msdee In ''Smilin' Through"

The exceptional bill at CrandalFs
Metropolitan Theater last week is to
be continued without change all this
week, beginning this afternoon. It
IL headed by Norma Talmadge, in
"smilin' Through" embellished with
a delightful vocal prologue and or
chestraI contributions that include a
score for the accompaniment of the
picture and Wagner's "Tannhadser."
"Smilin' Through" a well adapted
screen version of the Allen Langdon
Martin stage play, made famous by
Jahe Cowl. stands probably as First
Nationals most notable production
and ranks with the great achieve
n, ents of silent drama in this country.
The story abounds in humor, pathos
end dramatic power in its tracings Of
the love tales OF two generations Of
Garterets and Waynes.
The settings are beautiful and the
lighting Of many of the scenes the
last word In effectiveness. The pro-
foxus 10 handsomely staged inter-
val Of song by Fred East, Washing
ton baritone. and Josephine Houston,
soprano. with special settings. cos
elming and electrical effects.
ASws and topical reels and brief
Evening star., 1922-05-14

of the playwright exists abun-
intensely interesting the lives OF the
mimic actors ocren stage the audience to
allowances for the imaginative drift
the press agent the dramatic department OF
by experienced writer's would untold lie
the world has never even tragedy of life
among the ordinary people the general
the the stories OF earnest and hopeless struggle
artificial story OF life pushed aside for
the practical e political And to say it
through rrepess whose whole thought bent
upon exploiting producer these stories human
these little and big oa1 % % % m what a the prac
tiesl newspaper p man calls here
a: y ts js5
n % doss ns with this h
IMAGINE Charlie Chaplin wealthy hailed
r. the shady nskt side a
@
5 M s I @S and other pic
L. glory head of production OF her
hs 5 M
KNEW RsFf
told story, those
JAMES wHPPLE James Young making
eos w the % film @ ps aass from ao m
stage ugser Later
That "an oa ths
@ ne Psr
s1fa oGt @ 1p 5 ss M 1 o M %
s
Mn I ed op p Sap t daughter are " the movies working
THESE day that have But
M 5 n : ssa ss
% ALL T s xet s ssf se M
hs e dR.
@ % % hs sh as sss @hs; ss
be able to for the silver w If l.
Evening star., 1922-05-14
Directors Do Count.

claimed, 10 one of the classics Of the
screen, "The Crossroads Of New
York." melodranatic comedy drama
soon to be released, with George
.o'Hara in the leading role. After get
ting his story whipped into shape it
became evident to Jones that he must
go .af1eld for new and additional
types. Az result Ethel Grey Terry,
Noah Beery, Ben Deely, Robert Cain
and Herbert Standing were added to
the fcast. and the production finally
was completed. As
>. From an effort to merely capitalize
the abilities OF group of actors and
actresses only too glad to work In
stead of loaf, r. Rfcha<d Jones and
Mack Sennett, 1t is said. have evolved
another of their screen successes. u
And the youthful> director Of those
successes Mickey and Molly o.
and lately Susanna" in all o.. which
Mabel No1mand Is starred, is the
genius responsible for THE Cross
roads Of New York"
For such is the reward Of a director.
sss - -
Evening star., 1922-05-14
The Little Colonel"
IR since the release Of '"The Birth

EVER since the release Of "The Birth
of a Nation" Henry B. Walthall.
one of the stars in "One Clear Call.
a First National attraction. has found
his principal identity to be as THE
Little Colonel"
In connection with this, he relates
a humorous incident that occurred
during his recent tour of the south in
a stage play ,.
Alighting from train in an Ala
bama town, he was surprised to have
negro bow and scrape before him.
snatch his baggage and hurry away
toward the bus with 1t. AS the darkey
circled sleepy brother who blocked
his path. he kicked him in passing
and muttered:
Get up der, niggah! Here's the
snap inta lffer
Evening star., 1922-05-14
D,uus King; Queen and Joker:

The gentleman-or was he a boxoe
who originated the phrase that the
movie was the entertainment: Of the
masses might have uttered a large
mouthful at the time he. first, gave
birth to this thought.
However, he is now in the same
class with the hanson cab,f the sun
dial and the walking delegate Of the
Bartenders' Union. In short, he is
rather passe, as we would say around:
18th street, New York. =, -
There. are few points of interest
throughout the world that are SO
diligently visited by kings, queens
and just ordinary jokers. from all
points east as the movie studio. The,
sign mo visitors allowed" on the
studio set has no meaning to- persons
who do not believe in signs. .s.-st.T
So here's to the magnet that draws,
them all-the movie studio. a-7c,-.: a.-7--:c,-..:
Curtain. -. -, -.
Evening star., 1922-05-14

CIR ANTHONY HOPE. author Of
y ..The Prisoner Of zenda.'a which
has been produced as Metro photo
play, followed an English literary
tradition, established by Fielding 3nd
continued by Thackeray and q score
Of others, when he deserted law for
literature.
Sir Anthony, after being graduated
from oxford University. became a
barrister, practicing his profession
forltwo years. His failure to achieve
success in this field caused him to
turn to writing.
with the publication of 'The Pris-
oner of Zenda" his name became Ia
mons. and he gave up the law to de-
vote his entire time Ito literature.
RecoRnition of his services to litera-
ture resulted in his being knighted.
He did not, however, expect to de-
sert the law for literature at that
time. He never was journalist and
never wrote for newspapers. His In
creasing interest In writing had It's
first published expression in 1889,
when. "a Man OF Mark" printed at
his own expense, appeared. 1t was
not success, nor was Father STAFF
ford his second book. n. s
During these initfa ventures into
the literary profession Hone had be-
>
Evening star., 1922-05-14
PALACE-"Why Announce Your
Marriage

To-day and through Wednesday
Loews Palace Theater will present
for the first time in Washington
why Announce Your Marriags?"
with Elaine Hammerstein as Its star.
supported by Niles Welch. Frank Cur
rier, Arthur Housman and James
Harrison. 1t is Alan Crosland's screen
production for Metro Of story by
himself and Lewis Allen Browne.
1t In described as a humorous but
romantic screen discussion of the rea-
sons which actuate young couples
who attempt to preserve after mar
riage the glamour and romance of
tho engagement period. Mr.. Cros-
land Is said to reveal. some of the
complications which may be expected
and to disclose how such an arrange
ment may easily lead to the necessity
for hurried announcement of tho
secret nuptials.
The last three days of the week, be-
ginning Thursday morning. Florence
Vidor will be pictured in Woman,
Wake Upi" Marcus Harrison's screen
production of a story by Ben Moore
Clay, in which Miss Vidor has the
role Of an unsophisticated wife who
declined to be shelved and instead
gives her husband lesson in gayety
never to be forgotten.
Added screen and musical attrac-
tions are promised
Evening star., 1922-05-14
COLUMBIA-"Is Matrimony 4,
Eailure2"

This week. beginning this after
noon, Loew's Columbia Theater will
feature "Is Matrimony a Failure?"
James Cruces screen version for
Paramount of the Leo Ditrichstein
stage play. in which T. Roy Barnes,
Lila Lee, Lois Wilson and Walter
HERS have the roles of. chief i'm
portance.
This story, by Oscar Blumenthal and
Gustav Kadelburg. has been scenario
ed by Walter Woods. It Is construct
ed chiefly for laughing purposes and
while It frankly fails to solve the
much-discussed question of matri-
mony's success or failure, 1t Is said to
evolve a harvest of mirth and comedy
from its attempt to depict one phase
of the matter. It reveals the revolu-
tion caused in the ranks of Galesburg
society. when an unsuccessful suitor
for the hand of an eloping society
girl declared her marriage illegal
because the license was not issued
by the proper official This called into
question the legality of half the mar
riages in the town. Added screen and
musical features are promised. y
Evening star., 1922-05-14
. Movies Spare Nothing:

Never mind" said Mr.. Roberts. ct
am always willing to make sacrifices
to art. And, after all, Lean soon grow
another"
There are two things in which Mr.
Roberts excels-the use of cigar to
put over expression and the ability
to grow whiskers that will suit any
part seemingly almost overnight.
James Cruze is to direct the big
Paramount adaptation of Denman
Thompson's classic, for which Theo-
dore Roberts sacrificed his mustache,
while T. Roy Barnes had to grow one,
with a beard to boot, for the part Of
Happy Jack. Fritzy Ridgeway will
be Rickety Ann.
Evening star., 1922-05-14
6H1RLEY MASON
Strand
Broken Collarbone
Decided Career

A BROKEN collarbone was one Of
the accidents which decided Rex
Ingram's career. An Irishman by
birth, son of a professor of Greek
and Latin in Trinity College, Dublin,
Mr.. Ingram as student was far more
interested in making the international
rugby team to play against the Eng
lish and Scotch than his studies.
When he fractured his collarbone
his athletic hopes vanished. He took
passage for America, studied sculp-
ture and gradually found his medium
in motion pictures. first as actor, then
as scenario writer and director.
The latest of Mr.. Ingram's photo
plays is ''The Prisoner of Zenda.'a a
Metro picture of Anthony Hopes
romantic novel. dramatized by Ed
ward Rose.
Evening star., 1922-05-14
Movie Whiiskers
Obliterate Time

THEY have a makeup man in mo-
ton picture studios. but he isn't
the same as the makeup man in a
newspaper office. Instead of handling
type, he works with crepe hair
mostly. Out at the Lasky studio in
Hollywood Cecil Holland, young
man of thirty, it is said, can grow"
an artificial beard in less time than
It takes the average man to shave.
Every morning for weeks he put on
James Kirkwood the finest French
Van Dyke imaginable. 1t was all for
the role which kirkwood played in
putting q beard on himself for the
role Of the old sheik in Burning
Sands" George Melford's newest Para
mount production
Evening star., 1922-05-14
7. Roy BARNES end
LILA LEE Columbia
Hooruy for the Happy Ending!

point-that the movies have done 1t to
me- Theirs has been the force which
drove me to wholesomeness Il outlook
the movies and their damaging
happy endings. -
How could 1 be otherwise a,n
young and an impressionable girl, an
actress since the dangerous age Of
flve! No matter whose heroine1 was.
no matter how dire the danger, l
came out all right. all "happied" up
in the final scene.
The funny thing is I'm rather glad,
because I got into the habit ofsxpect-
ing escape from trouble of the screen
as well as on. And the darn thing
worked! have the luck OF beginner
at bridge: and the happy ending Is
responsible.
Pardon me for a mild feminine cheer:
"Hooray for the happy ending:"
Evening star., 1922-05-14
RIALTO-"Beyond the Rocks.

TReyond the Rocks" the Paramount
production featuring Gloria Swan
son and Rodolph Valentino, which
was the attraction at Moore's Rialto
Theater last week, has been con-
tinued another seven days, beginning
today. Its story was written by Elinof
Glyn, and from opening to closing is a.
continuous panorama of amazing Rowns
and thrilling situations. It's story
concerns the young wife of a forced
marriage to a mlddle-age millionaire
who falls in love with a young scion
of the English nobility
The added features will be changed.
Gustav Hinrich remaining as guest
conductor to direct the Rialto Orches-
ira in the overture from the opera
"Ontf-Ora," his own composition
Mr.. Hinrichs will appear three times
daily. A Toonerville comedy, "Toon-
ervflle Trials" and the Fox News will
be supplemental attractions
Evening star., 1922-05-14
Apollo.

Today and tomorrow, Richard Bar
thelmess. In THE Seventh Day" and
Buster Keatcn, in Cops: Tuesday.
Strongheart," in THE Silent CALI:
Wednesday. Helene Chadwick and
Richard Dix. In The Glorious Fool"
and Harry Pollard. in Days Of OLD;
ters"; Friday. Jan Of the Hir
SHOWS" and Ben Turpin, in BRIGHT
Eyes; Saturday, Charles Ray. in
The Barnstormer." and Mack Sem
nett's ION PATROL" :" 4 Z.
Evening star., 1922-05-14
LINC0LN--"Burden of Race, ,,

for premiere Washington. presenta-
tions the first four days of the week,
beginning this afternoon. It's stery
is Interpreted by cast of colored
players. including Edna Morton, Law
renee Chenauit, Elizabeth Williams,
Percy Verwayen, Mabel Young and
Saturdays Jackie Coogan, in the title
role Of MY Boy" the well known
First National attraction Of humor,
pathos, powerful drama, cbncerning
q little kid who slipped through Efiis
Island when the ship on which his
mother had died landed, and the.
difficulties he encountered,
Evening star., 1922-05-14
BY MARSHALL NEILAN.

7 ONDON has its bridge, New York
= has it's mythical gay white
way" Niagara has its tons Of leap
ing water. and Los Angeles has the
motion picture studio.
When tourists go to London they
see the bridge, when they reach New
York they want to be thrilled on
Broadway, and when they go. to Nj
agara they want to get their feet
wet at the falls, but when they come
to Los Angeles they keep the director
from earning his pay.
. II Is getting so that the notion
picture producer hassto speak broken
French fuently, in order to get by.
Between times of showing visitors
around he manages. to get, few min
lItes to eat his lunch in installments.
Evening star., 1922-05-14
THEODORE ROBERTS has said a

THEODORE ROBERTS has said a
fearful farewell to his mustache!
For good many months he has
been permitted to retain the upper lip
adornment and has appeared in Para
mount pictures with his mouth
fringed.
But Uncle Joshua Whitcomb wore
one would be to defy tradition. THE
Old Homestead" with Uncle Josh
wearing q mustache would be like
Uncle Tom" with an sAguinaldo top
piece.
So off came, tho mustache.
Evening star., 1922-05-14
CRANDALL's-"Pay Day; "a
Wonderful Wife"

At Crandalrs Theater, beginning
this afternoon and continuing through
Tuesday. will be shown Charlie Chap
Inns production for First National,
Pay Day." and Miss Du Pont in "A
Wonderful Wife" tense drama of dip
lomatic life in South Africa: Wednes-
day and Thursday, Alma Rubens and
Harrison Ford, in Find the Woman"
thrilling mystery drama, and Bobby
Vernon, in Fresh From the Farm;
Friday and Saturday, William Des-
mond, in wv omen Men Love-" sup
ported by Martha Mansfield, Margue-
rite Marsh and Evan Burrows Fon-
tame and the comedy. "Snooky's
Home Run"
Evening star., 1922-05-14

THOMAS H. ICE submitted a set
of thirty questions to the editors
Of newspapers and magazines in an
effort to determine the public attitude
toward pictures and. the public re-
action to various types OF Nctures
He announced at the time the ques-
tionnaire was issued that he was ad-
dressing his queries to the editors
of newspapers and magazines because
of all professions the editor was most
closely in touch with the public senti-
ment.
The response to the QUESTIONABLE
has been almost unanimous. The an
swers themselves. however. show a
wide variance. Yet. while there are
many sides presented to the same
question akd a variety OF answers
and as MANY differences of opinion
as there are types of human nature.
Mr.. Ipce believes that the results of
the survey will make it possible to
knew very definitely what the public
wants in it's motion picture enter
tainment arf education and what the
public reali.; tH;nks of motion pic
lures
To the question Does the public
want productions featuring star play
ers. or productions featuring the
GlOEy fSV duSwcTo were TSCcINcu
The result is q preference for story
over star by a margin of 36S to 262.
OF the total number. Of answers 40
we're either non-committal or gave
answers that were not in reply to the
query.
More than 50 per cent of those who
favored the star system declared that
the story was fast gaining in popu-
larity, that the star was not the sole
attraction. but q suitable and inter-
feet motion picture entertainment
The consensus of opinion on the
part of those who expressed a pref
erence for stars was not that the
public went to the theater because Of
a particular desire to see the star. but
because the announcement Of. a GER
tain player insured. in almost every
case. a well acted and altogether en-
Evening star., 1922-05-14
BY VIOLA DANA.

THE last thing the world expects
these days from a motion picture
actress is a confession, and yet that
is what / am about to make. 1 am
going to reveal an inborn and incur
able weakness in my character. and
some of the sinister secrets of my
past
I make that admission with the full
knowledge that to be cheerful about
things is to exile ones self forever
from the possibility Of being artistic.
/ am violating the immutable theory
that depth Of thought is reflected
only by depression Of spirits.
And I want to make clear another
Evening star., 1922-05-14
LnaU Not His Forte.

come interested In politics, ) and in
1892 he stood for parliament. ASA lib.
eral, but was defeated by viscount:
Curson. In the same. year ( '.sMr.
Watts Widow appeared. ,It mot
with q much more cordial reception
than his former novels. and in- the
following year he published two more
stories. .s..-s.,I T. y = = =
saThe Prisoner Of Zenda"t was pub,
lished in 1894, and 1t established his
reputation. Within q year OF It's 1pub-
lication $4,000 copies Mers sold In.
England and double that number in
Amerfca-large sales for that period
Evening star., 1922-05-14
Avenue Grand.

Today and tomorrow, Constance
Talmadge, in Polly of the Follies";
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
Rodolph Valentino and Alice Terry.
in THE Four Horsemen of the
Apocalypse": Friday, "strongheart."
in The Silent ,Call'; Saturday, Bebe
Daniels, in "A Game Chicken: Iry-
ing Cummings, in "The Ropes End"
and Page Mr.. Edison"
Evening star., 1922-05-14

sidney oicrtt, the director, who has
returned from three-month stay
in Europe, says that American pic
ture producers have nothing to fear
from European rivals, because of
their psychological Inability to make
the sort Of pictures that Americana
like. European Aims, Olcutt says,
are pessimistic in tone. 81
Unworthy persons are to be yweedsd
out Of theg Hollywood studios. y The,
Federation Of Art, composed-of writers.
camera men. actors and hdirect6fs.; has
been formed to boycott undesirables and
convince the country that the movie
inersonnei is on as high q moral plane
as that Ii any. other activity.
Evening star., 1922-05-14
Photoplays This Week
AT PHoToPLAY HOUSES THIS WEEK.

AT PHOTOPEAY HOUSES THIS WEEK.
PALACEWhy Announce Your Marriage?" Shown
CoLUMBIA-"Is Marmony Faiure?" Shown afternoon
METROPOLITAN-"Smlin Through" Shown this
RIALTO-"Beyond the Rocks" Shown this afternoon
LINCOLN-"The Burden of Race" Shown this afternoon
CRANDALLS-"Pay Day" and "a Wonderful Wife"
Evening star., 1922-05-14

Conway Tearle. in Loves Masquer-
ade": Dorothy Dalton, in The Grim
SOP Challenge" and Bebe Daniels. in
"A, Game Chicken"
Evening star., 1922-05-14

IA Fool There was" are being made
on the steamer Yale; plying along the
Pacific eoast.s=Tt was the original
screen version Of this story that made
Theda Sara q star.
Evening star., 1922-05-14
Palace.

William Christy Cabannes' screen
production. Beyond the Rainbow"
and Through a Glass Window"
starring May McAvoy.
Evening star., 1922-05-14
ELAINE HAMMERsTElN
Palace -
NEXT WEEKS PHoTop1AYs.
Columbia.

Missing Husbands a French
photoplay screened by jacques Fey
der from Pierre Benoit's novel. lat
lantide."
Evening star., 1922-05-14
Carolina.

.oday and tomorrow. Mabel Nor
Continued on Fourth Page.l
Evening star., 1922-05-14
Metropolitan.
Craudall's,

A James Oliver Curwood story of
the northwest. Il Am the Law"
Evening star., 1922-05-14
Lincoln,

Cecil B. De Miles Fools Para,
disc"
Evening star., 1922-05-14

concert periods for the tri,. manual
pipe organ are added attractIu..
Evening star., 1922-05-14
JnhePa The PaOTOPLKY

- OMNCE life and the manufactured article
the writer exists in greater abun
intensely interesting in the lives OF the
Evening star., 1922-05-14

aSouth of.the Suva." Paramount
picture. starring Mary Miles Mfnter,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-05-17

son clover the year before, and. grew
great deal OF 1t this year. Many Of
his neighbors have patches started
from seed he distributed.
w. NJ. Brown, formerly mayor of
Walhalla, has probably the greatest
success Of any one in the county who
has tried crimson clover. Last year
he gathered great quantities Of hay
and seed and enlarged his acreage
this year Those travelling along the
new highway between Walhalla and
Salem will see the brilliant red clo-
YER field. A fine corn crop is grown
following the clover
w. l.. Werner has an excellent crop
Of vetch and oats this year, Several
SoitizensYof Walhalla have this won-
Fderfif- -eonrisfs crop growing on
vacant lots, and 1t is hard to find a
better winter crop.
A. P. and P. A. Martin, farming
near Oakway, had probably the larg-
est and best fields Of Abruzzi rye in
the county for the size Of the farm,
practically three-fourths Of the farm
being sown down.
Geo. R. Briggs,
County Agent.