davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1922-07-09
Prize Beauties Make Good.

WHAT becomes of the winners of
the beauty contests which
numerous film magazines conduct
year after year? Do they ever at
tain lasting success .inf screen work.
or does their flare of notoriety die
out when the papers cease printing
their photographs? Ask these ques-
tions of Virginia Brown Faire, whom
Richard Walton Tully has engaged as
loading woman opposite Guy Bates in
the Aim version of Omar. the Tent
maker" and she will assure you that
the beauty contest winner does make
good, for she herself won the first
Fame and Fortune contest conduct
ed by a group of prominent picture
magazines. AS result. several pic
ture contracts were Immediately Of
fered her. and she elected to work
for Universal. for whom she appear
ed in nine pictures In as many
months. Then followed in quick
succession the leads in Doubling for
Romeo" Without BENEFIT of Clergy"
Fighting Mad" and. The Count of
Monte Cristo."
1t was principally because of the
dramatic talent and natural beauty
which Miss Faire displayed as the
heroine in Without Benefit of
Clergy" that Tully selected her for
the role Of Shireen in Omar, the
Tentmaker-Shireen the beloved of
Omar Khayyam. who remains faith
full to him through many long years
OF vtcissttude and torment.
Evening star., 1922-07-09
The Eternal Flame" Re-
- mains. -

THE choosing of a title for Norma
Talmadge's latest screen vehicle.
an adaptation, of Honore Balzac's
The Duchess of Langeals." has kept
that star. members Of her company
and ofiicials Of Associated First Ma
tional awake nights trying to figure
out q suitable name for it-some-
thing that would Mt the bigness of
this lavish production and reflect the
character of the powerful story.
Then 1t was announced that 1t
would Ito the theaters as 'Infatu-
alton" The insomnia which the title
picking contest inflicted on some Of
the personaEes concerned only grew
worse. There were consultations.
kilograms flashed back and forth
across, the continent. And the net
result is that 1t has been decided
once and for all that the title
originally considered-'The Eternal
Flame"--will stay. This, It Is an
nounced positively, Is final.
In the production of The Eternal
Flame" It is said, Norma Talmadge
is following her phenomenal success
in "smilin. Through" with another
magnificent photodrama.>
Miss .Talmadge's supporting cast in
1.-The Eternal Flame" includes Con-
way Tearle, Adolphs Jean Menjou.
wsdgWood. Novel;, Rosefnaryl Theby:
Kate Lester, Thomas Ricketts,, Irving
Cummings and Otis Harlan. The pro-
duction was directed by Frank Lloyd.
Evening star., 1922-07-09

test which includes audience appeal,
logic, dramatic qualities, comedy re-
lief. box office drawing power, char
acterization and pictorial potentiali-
ties. In keeping with the announced
First National policy Of bigger and
better" pictures. the test will be rigid
and exhaustive. >
When story is found that proves
suficiently meritortous to pass this
test. 1t Will be sent to First National
producer or star. with the recon-
mendation OF the committee that it be
purchased and produced.
The formation of the committee does
not imply any deviation from the
policy which has characterised the
operation Of Associated First National
It remains solely an exhibitor dis
tributing organization but the new
plan has been designed to provide an
auxiliary service which will permit
every unit to devote it's entire time to
producing pictures.
However, with the ofacial o. x. Of
the story COMMITTEES, backed by the
approval Of the executive committee,
practically every case will result Ia
the production of the story selected.
The committee made it clear that 1t
did not care to consider unsolicited
manuscripts from unknown writer's,
because of the physical; impossibility
of reading all the stories that would
reach it from this source
Evening star., 1922-07-09
I How Movies Discourise
= Crime.

THAT. the motion. picture. producers
are In q position to be of ihvaI-
nable service to police departments
of the nation. in helping to ,stem the
crime wave that has been an aftef-
.rnath Of the war. is the contention. Of
Louis B.. Oaks, chief OF, police OF Los
Angeles. in a signed statement just
issued. = =. -,
The Los Angeles police ohicial was
inspired to prepare, the statement
after viewing Marshall Neilau's new
FYrst National. attraction. Fools
First" which 10 q vivid crook photo
drama stressinS the point that dis
honesty never pays. He says. In part:
"Mr. Neihn's Fools First aside
from its entertaining qualities, car
ries powerful message to those
who have wandered from the straight
road. The power OF the motion pie
tures has become appreciated BY the
world as second to none in the, way
OF creating proper, thought. Such
pictures .as"Foo First tend to plaat
the seed In the mind OF the public
that helps to discourage unlawful
thoughts.
"The motion picture producers sre
In a position to render q great aGstb.
tance to the police of this. country,
particularly at the present time. Whist
they did for the government during
the world war in the way OF planting
patriotic propaganda in the minds Of
millions of Americans they can do In
helping to eliminate crime In NOT
only this country. but throughout the
world for the power OF the screen
Is international and understood by
every race, creed or color.
Evening star., 1922-07-09
Eva Shirley's Accomplish
ment.

nosToEFFsKY's Crime and Pun
= ishment" is hardly the sort OF
literature one would expect to find on
the dressing table Of a favorite vaude-
vile singer. But Eva Shirley, who
sings on the B. F. Keith vaudeville
circuit, is young woman Of many
accomplishments. She; was born In
New York Of Russian parentass. and
she Is an authority on Russian liter.
ature. especially that Of Tolstoi. Gorki
and 13rgenien.
She began her career in the circus
At the age of eight. At twelve she
was a professional dancer with q Rus
sian troupe, and later danced with
Kosloff. But four years ago Miss
Shirley developed a remarkable So
prano voice. She started to study.
and at the advice of her teacher gave
up dancing and took up singing as a
profession. Now she is studying. with
DR.. Marfortti. who coached Caruso,
Matzenauer and Nina Morgana, and
who IL training his pupil for a grand
opera career. She has already fve
operas in her repertoire.
But In the meantime she Is quite
satisfied to sing for the day
the most enthusiastic and Intelligent
listeners in the world. NO artist can
AFFORD to miss a course in vaudeville"
says she There one must be on
ones toes every minute. Personal
ity is the great thing, and no artist
can afford to play down to vaude-
vile. for nowhere is good work more
tected. 1t Is the greatest training in
The world"
Evening star., 1922-07-09
East Is West" Cast
Completed.

A S Ming Toy Constance Talmadge
will be surrounded by a cast in
East is West which reads like
motion picture blue book. Edward
Burns is chief in her support as Billy
Benson. Fred Warren has unusual op-
portunities in his role of Lo Saang
Kee, the genial Cinnamon who upholds
the principles of the occident as well
as those Of the orient. thus symbolic
ing benevolent justice in his charac-
terization. In startling contrast to the
kindly Lo Saang Kee will be the sinister
figure Of Hop Toy, as played by Frank
Manning. The comedy element is in
troduced in the delightful character of
Charlie Young, the Chop Suey King, by
Warner GLAND, and the Juvenile role of
Jimmie Potter has fallen to Nigel Bar
rie. Chang Lee will be played by Nick
Du Ruiz, and a real Chinaman, Jim
Wang. will portray the proprietor of the
Love Boat. For the minor roles. all the
coolies Of the. San Francisco and the
Los Angeles Chinatowns have found
easy access to good jobs.
Five thousand feet of bamboo are
being used for the East is West" sets
built by Stephen Goosson, who is also
responsible for the Chinese street scenes
and other settings. Goosson, who has
spent many years in China, has model
ed his Love Boat after authentic old
Chinese junks. It will be strung with
lanterns Of every shape and hue, fes-
tooned with cherry blossoms and man
ned with !singsong girls and Chinese
slave girls.
Evening star., 1922-07-09
: At Work on Page Tim
OBrien."

VIOLA DANA has begun work at
w. the Metro studios in Hollywood
upon a new series of of.'comedy.dramas
to follow her first release of the ap-
preaching season. The Five-dollar
Baby" ~.
First on the schedule. and already
in. course OF erection, is Page Tim
O'Brien." John A. Moroso's story.
Staging the piece is Harry Beaumont.
who was Miss Dana's first director
back: in, the days when she was. as
we'll as the industry, undoubtedly an
infant. and who is responsible for the
many high lights OF action in this
little stars recent string of unquali-
hed success: The Fourteenth Lover
Glass Houses" "seeing's Believing -
They Like EN- Rough" and Tho
Five-dollar Baby" -
The other stories to come after
Tim O'Brien has been PACED are
June Madness" by Crosby Georse;
Franklin.
Evening star., 1922-07-09
Scenes Laid in South
America.

TN search of distant and unfamiliar
locales never before shown on
the screen, Miss Leah Baird and her
company have just sailed for South
America. Backgrounds entirely new
to the most ardent movie fan will be
shown in the new picture upon which
she is at work, the fourth Of the
series Of Leah Baird productions be-
ing made for the Associated Ex-
hibitors.
Arrangements have been made in
two Of the southern ports to have de-
veloped any negatives taken up to
the time of arrival there in order that
there may be ample time for any
needed retakes.
Miss Baird, who is both actress and
author, completed the story for her
new production while convalescing
from. q recent illness. She recon-
mends a few weeks in a hospital for
writer's In search Of inspiration and
the quiet necessary for concentration.
Evening star., 1922-07-09
Film jury !" Is Latest.

THE latest social affair in . Los
l Angeles is the film jury" So
ciety may try to evade court jury
duty, but the film jury" is some
thing else again, as the saying goes.
And the "iilm jury" is as difacults of
entry as it is to evade regular jury
duty.
Whenever Gus. Schumacher, gem
eral manager Of the O'Conor Produc-
tions, has a new comedy to preview.
he consults the Los Angeles BLUE
Book" and has conversation. with
twelve feminine voices. The next
night. all decked in their latest fipery.
the owners of these twelve voices
appear at the studio and see the
evidence" The "jury's". decision is
binding and the. only. appeal is the
cutting room and then another trial"
before the same fury" Except Tor
some minor changes in scenes which
did not appeal to the esthetic senses
Of the twelve, the first six of these
comedies were. found satisfactory.
other producing units have taken up
this system of preview.
Evening star., 1922-07-09
How They Register Emotion.

IT 10 an accepted fact that the Latin
peoples depend much upon their eyes
and hands to express emotion.
In like manner actors and actresses Of
the stage and screen rely upon certain
features and expressions for the por-
trayal Of many Of their emotions and
bits OF professional business"
Priscilla Dean uses her eyes for every
bit Of action she Is called upon for.
yves sats s"ays ssd Sesa MISS my
when I was playing on the legitimate
stage as q kiddia, and was told to look
angry. glad, surprised or whatever ac-
tlen the stage manager asked for. l
my eyes. It was the same way when I
entered pictures. think l would be
helpless as an actress if had to depend
upon any other feature" said the star
Gladys Walton Of aapper fame agreed
that her mouth gets over the needed
action for her.
ITS just natural some way" said
Miss Walton. MY mouth looks glad,
sad or bad quicker than any other fea-
ture," said Miss Walton.
Frank Mayo's shoulders tell the story
of their owners disposition or frame Of
mind.
'T've been told that my shoulders
never lie" said Mayo. land guess
Art Accord. now starring in "In the
never Hes.
Often think won't give myself
away with my jaw said Accord, but
1t sets or loosens against my will every
time"
Herbert Rawlinson has pair Of the
most expressive hands one could wish
to see. and it Is a fact that he could go
through an entire drama showing only
his hands and every bit Of action would
be perfectly clear.
well. I either smile or I'm sober,,''
said Gibson. Either expression gives
me. away. There are, Of course, all
kinds Of smiles and all sorts of sober
expressions. p -il
Evening star., 1922-07-09
Fashions of the Stage
,vrY.ENoRE DE WITT EBY.


~ HE summer brings many tads
and fancies to the theatrical
world of fashion, and one OF
l. the most striking this week
49,. the bare foot sandals worn by
Mn. Diana, the French ehanteuse. at
x.,,b.s where there seems never to be
dearth of variety in dress as weh rs
hea1tbfuI entertainment Of every sort
These sandals are not the reguia-
+ion bare foot, but real bare foet
sandals, as they expose all the toes
and tender part of the foot. and are
xery sensible, having straps only
where necessary to give support
Mile. Diana performs stunt OF
shaking the toes of her foot at Ine
audience much as one might wave
ones hand over the footifgnts
In the Lou Tellegen sketch the
supportinE lady. Isabel Alden. wore
a distinguished dinner, gown; mace IN
Paris by H. Chernit, of black v&lvet
and silver cloth. the former materiai
having a semi-triangular enect, Pc
shoulder and draped gracefully about
the waist and skirt. ending win
panel through which one foot ex-
tends The silver cloth panels on
each side are the length OF the skiFs
from the bodice. which is studded
with brilliant stones and Jewels, ano
adorned at the waist with a large
deep red rose.
Miss Alden's hair was dressed with
a twisted rope of pearls and black
bird of paradise feathers. silver
shoes and stockings of silver cioth
finished her elaborate, and fashion-
able costume.
She has been with the. complete play
Blind YOUTH from which this
sketch is taken Gt, being the. hrst
scene) for several months. and is a
talented young Quaker city girl, put
received her dramatic education In a
New York school of art. The wrap
which she wears upon entering the
studio is gorgeous creation by Ben,
del of New York, and is of rose and
silver brocade, with a., deep hounce
of kolinsky on the back panel. and
rounded collar of the same fur.
Sadie Burt wore her usual long
wasted fancy costume effects with
little full skirts. but is most charm
ing in the Chinese creation.
Viola Victoria, sometimes called
the little dancing doll from old
Madrid, wore the quaint peasant
style costumes in her Spanish dances
Her gowns were deliberately trimmed,
had full flowing skirts and tight
bodices. laced up the front, scalloped
around the bottom of the basque
styled waist, with very low cut at
shoulders and meeting narrow shoul-
der straps with points both, front
back comb completed this costume.
This youthful dancer won the hearts
OF her audience by her charm in face
and manner.
Evening star., 1922-07-09
Don't Call Me Connie

CONSTANCE TALMADGE is UP In
~ arms. She Is just. sick and tired
of being called Connie" Especially
now that I am changing the kind OF
pictures I have been playing and go-
ing In for more serious work. I am
more than ever opposed to being
called Connie" she says. Beginning
with East Is West hope to play
serious drama, Is am heartily sick
Of being . virtuous vamp. or a light
headed, irresponsible firt.
Dear public, I beseech you not
to laugh at me. am in dead earnest
whom I say you are taking the flavor
out of life by calling. me Connie!
Imagine any one addressing Norma as
'Normie,' or speaking of Nazimova
as 'Nazzie,' or criticizing the latest
'Paulie' Frederick picture!"
Evening star., 1922-07-09
BRIEF CASE BLUFF.
Secrets Revealed by an Observing
Girl. -"r

From the New York Evening Sun.
This brief case BLUM that so many
men-commuters ana others-run, Is
amusing to me-" remarked a girl who
doesn't miss much that is going on
around her.
II thought. only lawyers or busy
bookkeepers or business men carried
brief cases," said the girl. who tray-
eled with, her.
mot at ALL" the first replied. "rhe
brief case has become most popular
acquisition in the last couple of
years, and the things men carry in
them, bulging them to operfiowine,
would make you laugh. Some carry
q couple of nat TASKS. others mate
rial for a suit they are taking home
TO show. the wife, seeds for the gar
den, socks bought at a bargain, q
couple of pounds Of sausage for
breakfast of tho sort they can't get
at the home market. Oh: you'd laugh
II you could open them all. Tho blum
about a lot Of work to take home
doesn't carry well nowadays"
Evening star., 1922-07-09
Evidence of Friendship.

TT has remained for Thomas Meig-
han, the screen star. to accomplish
what the greatest literacy critics in
America. were unable. to accomplish-to
make George Ader return to work!
Meighan is a friend of AIDES. This
story OF the friendship between the two
men has been passing current for long
time. but many folks were inclined to
regard 1t as bit of presumptuous boast
ing on the part OF Mr.. Meighan's pub
licify agents At last, however, AIDE
has come forth with real tangible evil
dence OF his friendship for Meighan, and
that evidence lies in his promise and
accomplishment Of q screen story for
Meighan that is pronounced the great
est story Meighan has had since he
appeared in Booth Tarkington's The
Conquest Of Canaan" .-.@
Mr.. Ade, having written story for
his friend Meighan, was apparently not
content to trust 1t to studio, continuity
writer's. so he sent for Waldemar Young
Of the Paramount scenario stan and to-
xether they whipped the Ade story into
shape for the screen. The title selected
was "Our Leading Citizen"
The. point of particular interest to
Washington is the fact that the picture
comes to town today for weeks ap-
pearance at the Palace. =
Evening star., 1922-07-09
Baby Peggy $ Next Picture.

THE .Bernheimer estate. one Of the
show. places of California. has for
the first time in its existence been
loaned for moving picture. This
will be Baby Peggy's next release.
in which she plays the part Of a
messenger boy.
. The estate is valued at $4,000, 900,
and .is situated on a Hollywood noun tain.
The house is noted for its art treas-
ures, its golden doors and 1t mag
nincent gardens. Interior as well as
exterior views have been shot.
In the picture Peggy as the little
messenger boy brings together her
parents after years Of separation.
The cast includes besides Baby Peggy.
Ena Gregory. as the sister: 1nez Nc
Donald. as the mother. The male
characters consist OF Max Mogi, Tom
Dempsey and Harry, Archer. The
story was written by Arvid Gillstrom.
Evening star., 1922-07-09
Fairbanks in Dre,uS Footsteps

cidental music was written by Sir Ar
thur Sullivan. and 1t is said some Of
these numbers will be resurrected to
be interpolated In the score to be
played by orchestras Of this day when
this production IL being projected on
the screen. The Foresters" was such
a success in New York that 1t was
later presented in London, where Ar
thur Boucher gave the characterize
ton OF Robin Hood
1t is interesting to recall that this
character was the last one created by
M. Drew in the Daily company. as he
starred the following season under
Charles Frohman In The Masked
Ball. with Maude Adams as his lead
ing lady.
Mr.. Drew recently visited the Pick
ford-Fairbanks, studios at Hollywood
and watched Douglas Fairbanks enact
several scenes before the camera He
says At was like old times to witness
Doug's interpretations Of Robin
Hoods character
Evening star., 1922-07-09

Gordon. E. P. Acquiring the Code.
TGC-G653.
kanter. H B. Radio Wisdom. TGc-
K137.
Lescarboura. A. C. Radio for Every
body. TGC-L56S.
Sleeper. NJ. B. Construction of Radio
phone and Telegraph Receivers
for Beginners. TGC-Sl2Sc
Verrill. A. H The Home Radio. TGC-
V614h.
United States Army.
Bechtel. J. A. Handbook for Civilian
Military Training Camps. UDz-
Bond. p. s.. and Others. The Red.
White and Blue Manual. v. l.
UDZ-B643.
Farrow, E. S. Manual of Military
Training. UCA-F246m.
Farrow. E. S. Riots and Riot Duty.
1919. UCA-F24Sr.
Farrow. E. S. West Point and the
Military Academy. 1899. UDZ-
Lentz, Bernard. The Cadence System
Of Close Order Drill. 1919. UG-
L546.
United States War Department Man
ual OF Physical Training for Use
! in the United States Army. UD-
Un3Sma.
Evening star., 1922-07-09
Tribute to the Movies.

THE Atlanta Journal pays the fol-
lowing editorial tribute to motion
pictures:
Motion pictures have opened to
millions new vistas of knowledge and
beauty.
They have brought the glories of
an Alpine sunset, the mysterious
charm of the orient. the cool. feath-
cry waterfall, the multitudinous won
ders of nature into the drab lives of
the tenement dweller, the factory
worker.
They have provided countless hours
of laughter or romance and adventure
for great class Of Americans who are
otherwise unable to afford the luxury
Of frequent entertainment
They have given surcease from toll,
forgetfulness to the troubled heart,
courage to the despairing.
The motion picture has given op-
portunity to millions to see the work
Of great artists. to know many of the
best actors and actresses of the gen.
GRAFTON, and 1t will preserve to pos
terity the histrionic art of this period
The motion picture industry has
played a noble, generous part in
every public charity. 1t has fed the
orphan of every land, and during the
war 1t was the governments greatest
propagandist.
How insignificant are its offenses in
the light Of its achievement!
Evening star., 1922-07-09
Il TARaARET LAWRENCE is to
MI play the leading role in, A.
~ l.. Erlanser's production Of
The Endless Chain" by

IN <1ASA0El LA w RENCE u 10
.NH play the leading role in, A.
lvl L. Erlanser's production Of
The Endless Chain" by
James Forbes. .s ,N.
Ed Wynn will use the I'VE weeks va
cation Of The Perfect Fool to take
recent acrobatic performances.
RAYMOND Hitchcock's "Pinwheel
Kevel has failed to please the New
Workers. and 1t closed down last night.
1t may be revived in the fall.
The Summons" by Dorothy Dom
nelly and GLADYS Hail: '"Asaph." by
William O. Bates. and The Shoes
That Danced" by Anna H. Branch,
are being played at the Threshold
Theater. New York, for a three
opened in Atlantic City Monday
night. and Is reported a success. It
Is the frst play to be produced by
the Belmont Theater Repertoire Com
pany, ana VIII be presented in New
An Italian theater may be estab-
lfshed In New. York. subsidized in part
ana supported by the italian govern
ment. This was announced in cable
dispatches recently. and has been con-
nrmed In a letter which has just been
received from Fortune Gallo, who is
now in Rome. 1t Is planned to give
Italian dramas and comedies In the
proposed theater.
Isabelle Lowe and her brotherzin-
law, Creighton Hale, have been en-
gagged by George Ebey for a special
season as co-stars at the columbi
Iheater. San Francisco. The will
begin there July 81. in Little Old New
York They will also play Just
Maude Fealy opened on the Keith
circuit last week after a short sea-
son In stock with the Maude Fealy
PLAYERS In Newark. She is presenting
a. a condensed version of Fair and
Warmer" In which she starred for a
couple OF season on the road.
Mauriee chevalier. comedian of the
Paris production, "Dede." that Charles
Dillingham; has booked for-America.
Is spending holiday in New York.
Evening star., 1922-07-09


and producers is the innovation an
nounced by Associated First National
Pictures, Inc.
The committee consists of J. D.
Williams, Richard A. Rowland. c. L.
Yearsley. Z. J. Hudson and Bob Dexter.
Beneficiaries of the new plan will
be the Independent producing units
releasing through First National, for
the committee will cooperate with
their staffs and assist them in search
ing for books. plays and other ma
teria1.
The committee will operate on
original lines. 1t will not, however,
solicit original material from the
public In general. but will devote its
energies to judging the merits Of
published books, magazines. stories
and successful stage plays. with the
objective of determining their cine
matte possibilities.
Whenever tale with screen pos
sibilities is discovered 1t will be con-
sidered in committee session. where
every element Of the story will be
discussed at length.
Every story will be subjected to a