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Evening star., 1922-09-03
Comedy in Pictures.

TAMES CRUZE Of the Paramount
> staff of directors has paused IN
his work to express his motion pic
ture credo.
Il believe" he writes, that the
surest successes for tho screen are
those pictures wherein comedy is the
predominant note. And when I say
success, 1 mean, frankly. box office
success, for I believe that artistry in
motion pictures is at it's best only
when it means much to many people.
Art for the precious few means little
to me, but art for the multitude-a
well told story, convincing. interest
ing and advertisements more to me
than anything else.
That is why I was exceeding gly
happy when I was given the oppor-
tunity of producing The Old Home
stead May which has been seen
and loved BY more people than any
other, except, perhaps, Rip Van
Winkle.' This play. typically. has
meant much to many people. And
believe it meant SO much because
there is comedy and drama In 1t
real human comedy and genuine
drama. Denman Thompson during
the years he played the leading role
in this play Of his own writing lived
the part, believed 1t.
That brings me to the crux o,
what I want to .say-that a coined!
Evening star., 1922-09-03

bateau-necked and sleeveless. and the
skirt showed a trimming of chiffon
panels, draped in godet pleats similar
to those on the velvet creation. Double
cabochons Of pearls were placed at the
girdle, front and back, to add an ef-
fective trimming
Miss Martha McGraw. the "baby-talk
lady of Seventeen at the Shubert-
Garrick last week, appeared in the
charming voile frock pictured. 1t was
peach colored, and ribbon bows of old
blue gave a touch of contrast. The
bodice had diminutive sleeves, ribbon
trimmed and a straight neck, while the
skirt was caught up in several tiers
of tucks, the uppermost Of which was
garnished with rather large ribbon bows.
Miss McGraw's picture hat drooped
gracefully at one side, and showed a
trimming Of slightly curied ostrich
fronds.
Miss Rubini. one of the four talented
sisters appearing at Keith's. wore the
evening gown illustrated at the right.
II was fashioned with an underslip Of
brilliant silver cloth and an overdress
of rose-coIored georgette. A narrow
edging Of silver lace trimmed the folds
of the latter and blended into the
foundation which they veiled. Baskets
filled with vari-colored velvet flowers
we're embroidered in gold on the loose
floating panels of the skirt and added
a touch both novel and attractive. The
girdle was Of silver ribbon, caught into
a large bouffant bow over one hip.
Evening star., 1922-09-03

didn't pay much attention to the les
sons she received in school.
I'm always petrifled for fear I'll
forget this she continued. as she
clasped revolver case holding real
honest goodness weapon just be-
low one knee, "for the whole action
of the scene depends upon it.
think the playwright must have
known that long skirts were going to
be in vogue, for. certainly. a girl
couldn't carry concealed revolver
here II she wore a short frock. Per-
sonally, 1 love long skirts, for they
make me look tail, and l think an
actress has better stage psesence
If she's tall. Every actress in New
York has her skirts absolutely to
the ground, and I'm going to have
mine even longer when we go there.
Tell the Washington girls for me
that they should all lengthen, their
skirts. for short ones are decidedly
passe."
Miss Bankhead's black velvet dinner
gown. which is sketched. touched her
ankles at the front and back. but the
f1aring godet pleats at each side almost
reached the floor. The bodice was cut
with extreme simplicity. having plain
'V' neck. and deep armholes without
sleeves. The sole ornament was a mar
row girdle of rhinestones. clasped at the
center front with an oval medallion.
Another striking gown worn by Miss
Bankhead was of rich yellow crepe.
combined with chiffon. The bodice was
Evening star., 1922-09-03
Some Ideas o., Act;nq.
WHETHER an actor should fee

WHETHER an actor should feel
his part and act accordingly, or
whether he should retain perfect con-
his acting entirely a matter Of Skill.
is a question which will probably
never be settled as long as there are
actors to discuss it. The question
bobbed up again not long ago when
David -Warf1eld visited Hollywood
during the filming of Nice People"
Warfield is probably the best known
advocate of the latter method in this
country. The story is told about him
that, to prove his point that he re-
tanned perfect control over himself,
he took a friend back-stage with him
and made, comical faces while his
The scene was highly emotional and
the audience was in tears, but War
field could still act and play the
clown.
Gloria Swanson and Thomas
Meighan. his host. argued against
him: Bebe Daniels favored his
method and said that she always re-
tanned control Of every faculty she
possessed-the more emotional the
scene the more perfect her control.
To prove 1t she staged an emotional
scene then and there-a scene over
tht sad fate of dish of ice cream
she. was eating.
Poor little ice cream" she sobbed.
so cold and pale, and when Bebe
gets through with it there won't be
any more" Two large tears formed
in her eyes and ran down her cheeks.
Her voice and expression had all the
tragedy of q mother lowering over a
dying child. More tears. ',Poor, inno-
cent ice, cream, goodbye"
Warfeld applauded. There you
have the art of acting" he said "It's
easy to feel things, but it takes skill
to act"
Evening star., 1922-09-03
D;t1omacy and Films.

A NEW tradition is growing up
"A within the diplomatic service OF
the United States tradition which
seems to make mandatory the seIec-
ton of novelist as American am
bassador to Italy. Thomas Nelson
Page was the American ambassador
to Italy under the previous admins
tration and when Mr.. Harding assum-
ed the presidential reins he promptly
named another writer, Richard Wash
burn Child, for the post.
Richard Washburn Child is not
alone a novelist; he is writer of
magazine articles. One Of his arti-
c1es criticizing former President Will
sons attitude toward his cabinet is
said to have been largely responsible
for Mr. Child's selection for the
Italian diplomatic post. However
that may. be, it is not every day IN
the week that the Aims can offer q
production written by an American
ambassador
Mr.. Child wrote "The. Hands OF
Nara that has been made into a
zpffotoplay for Clara Kimball Young.
II uurports TO be an expose Of trick
cry and ehArfatanism said to bo con-
nected with. .spiritualism.
Evening star., 1922-09-03

Theodore Roberts ability to tilt q
cigar at an infinite variety Of angles
his sudden changes in facial express
sion and his versatility in makeup
are often q surprise even to his asso-
ciates in the Paramount orgQniza-
ton. He~has only one or two rivals
in this respect In the. entire Held OF
picture acting.
Many have regarded it entirely as
gift and not as something that he mad
studied over a long period OF years.
Recently he let 1t be known that ne
has q complete background OF theory
for everything he does along PMS
line.
He thus explains his theories:
IAN eye for drawing Is the nrst re-
ouiremert Of the painter, says MT.
Roberts. ''It is equally essentia! 70
success in the field of makeup Tne
pafnter works on canvas; the make
IN artist uses his own face as 2 back
ground. That is the only dinerence
in their work"
Before beginning the actual proc
an. Of making up Mr.. Roberts spenos
sorne time studying the characters
tics Of the part he Is supposed to por-
tray. when he actually begins work
he has q clear picture In mind OF
what he wants to do.
Evening star., 1922-09-03
BY ELENoRE DE WITT EBY.

TALLULAH BANKHEAD was seated
at her mirror in the stars Dress
ing room at the Belasco, busily en-
gagged in tucking stray locks of
bright golden hair under a geranium-
colored toque. From somewhere in
the wings warning voice called,
Third act, third act" time it grad
ually faded away in the distance.
II simply adore my part in The
Exciters,' Mis- Bankhead said. CIV
ing a Anal pull to her hat. IT'S aw-
fully hard work at first, though. for
we're changing things<all the time.
adding lines here and taking them
away in another place. Each night
we play it little bit differently"
While talking. she dabbed some
more color on her cheeks and chin.
"Trop. de rouge" interposed her
French, maid, with an admonitory
little shake of the head.
But, Jean, the lights are So very
bright out in 'front.'
'.Aii. yes. that is so." and Jean ap-
praised her mistress with > a more
satisfied smile.
This conversation took place in
French, and later Miss Bankhead con-
fided that she learned the language
almost entirely from JEAN" for she
Evening star., 1922-09-03

role, If it is effective. is more diff
cult than any other. 1t demands, L
believe, a far greater authenticity
than a purely dramatic role: it takes
more skill, it takes a far more subtle
quality in acting, The cruder forms
of comedy, which have brought ad-
verse criticism upon the pictures, are
almost entirely the result of a lack
Of ability and laziness-the laziness
which makes a bad actor play for
cheap laugh. And the audience, hay-
ing laughed, is disgusted with itself
and the comedian.
''In making The Old Homestead we
felt that it rested with us to carry on
the Denman Thompson tradition. 1t
was really with great deal of rev.
erence that we took this splendid old
play and adapted it for our new mode
Of storytelling. the pictures. Theo-
dore Roberts, who knew Thompson
well and who has taken over the part
Of Uncle Josh, felt as / did about it.,
and we worked together to carry on
a tradition as well as make a motion
picture.
There are certain stern critics
who will say that we have used
'hokum,' and all shall say in reply
is that Denman Thompson. too. used
'hokum' And if, in reaching mill
| lions instead of thousands of people
| we can make it mean as much in
their lives as the old stage play did,
! It will be the happiest achievement
in INV Iife"'
Evening star., 1922-09-03
GAYETY- Beauty Revue"

The attraction at the Gayety TheateI
commencing next Sunday will be
Jimmie Cooper and his Beauty
Revue" The chief entertainer will
be Mr.. Cooper himself. Special fea-
lures include Ramanhoff. billed as
Tarzan, the Hairy Ape, who will DEM
onstrate his wrestling abilities, as
will the Wrestling Girls.
Evening star., 1922-09-03
STRAND-Gibson and Price.

An all-star bill will be presented at
the Strand Theater beginning Sunday
next, with Gibson and Price, in a
versatile act: pnlevy and Chesleigh.
in a melange from musical shows;
Rudinoff, the creator of smoke paint
ing; Dan Downing and Buddy, in THE
Cheerful Pessimist." and others. Miss
Shirley Mason will be the film star in
Lights ofe the Desert"
Evening star., 1922-09-03
GARRICK-Julia Dean, in THE
Ruined Lady"

Julia Dean. in "The Ruined Lady,
will be the attraction at the Gar
rick next week. Percy Helton. tuve-
nile star Of Seventeen" will have a
prominent role.
Evening star., 1922-09-03
-"Banco."

Next week, the Shubert-Belasco
will offer a new william Harris, jr.,
production. called "Banco." The play
is an adaptation from the French by
Clare Hummer and enlists the serv-
ices of Lola Fisher. Alfred Lunt and
a large company.
Evening star., 1922-09-03
Coming Attractions

Sharp and company. Barrett and
Cuneen, George Austin Moore, and
Barbette
Evening star., 1922-09-03
KEITHS-Adelaide and Hughes.

Adelaide and Hughes and Johnny
Burke will be the co-star features Of
next weeks bill at B. F. Keith's The
ater Others will be Flashes of
Songland," the Roth children, Billy
Evening star., 1922-09-03
NEXT WEEKS PHOTO.
: PLAYS.
Metropolitan.
Mary Carr, in Silver Wings"
Jack Holt. in While Satan
Sleeps"
CrandAlPs.
Dorothy Phillips. in "Hurri-
canes Gal"
Rialto.
"Rich Mems Wives.
"Rich Mems Wives.

ago Since then she has been seen in
this production in Europe and Aus
tralia.
Evening star., 1922-09-03

"Why Men Leave Home is play OF
smart people. smartly dressed The
gowns cost over $4,000 and are the
ultra IN style.
Evening star., 1922-09-03

Alice Calhoun has been resting
since completing Little Wildcat"
Since the production has been an
nounced each mail brings presents
of kittens from admiring friends.
Evening star., 1922-09-03

week from California to take part in
the rehearsals of "The Awful Truth .
Ina Claire's new starring vehicle. Mr..
McRae is to be featured member of
the cast.
Evening star., 1922-09-03

The Talmadges are travelling in Eu.
rope with their mother. They call
her Peg" It's a name she loves,
because it reminds her of the old
days on the Vitagraph lot.
Evening star., 1922-09-03

you all out Of Jail at once?" Bull
asked.
Evening star., 1922-09-03

Earle Williams is entered in the
California state golf tournament to
be held on the Del Monte course, near
San Francisco
Evening star., 1922-09-03

Albertina Rasch. we'll known TO the
American public as a dancer will
shortly make her debut on the
screen. according to word recently
received from Europe. She has or
ganized her own producing company
in ViennaE
Evening star., 1922-09-03

Hope Hampton will soon release her
picture, "A Light in the Dark; Rich
ard Barthelmess will be seen in The
Bondboy" and Constance Talmadge
in East Is West"
Evening star., 1922-09-03

Jenny Hasselquist, who portrays the
leading roles in "Self Defense" and
Mortal Clay" is premier danseuse
of the Royal Opera, Stockholm. and
to the girl struggling for fame and
fortune before the camera. she says:
Learn to dance. 1t will teach you
the art of pantomimic expression"
Evening star., 1922-09-03

Larry Semon has completed his lat
est comedy. dealing with moonshine
on the Mexican border.
Evening star., 1922-09-03

Gilbert Emery will act the title
role in Charming Pollock's new play
The Fool 1t is playing at present
in San Francisco. and goes into New
York next month
Evening star., 1922-09-03

Nitagraph is working out the de-
tails of Z massive spectacle, to be
released early this fall. based on the
famous Ninety and Nine" The big
scene in this production is the driv-
ing of train through miles of for
est fire. The story is taken from
Ramsay Morris famous play.
Evening star., 1922-09-03

istjc Spanish senorita in the new
Larry Semop comedy of border rum
runners that a Mexican extra began
to address her in rapid and fluent
Spanish.
Evening star., 1922-09-03

In Sweden, where the sun rises be-
tween l and 3 o'clock in the morn
ing, the director and his stah and
players must be up night after night
just when morning is beginning to
break, but before the sun has shown
itself in the east. in order to get the
proper photoplay effects. The result,
however is well worth the effort. as
is shown, for instance, In such scenes
as that one in the big Swedish pro-
duction of Mortal Clay"
Evening star., 1922-09-03

| her new version Of "Tess of the Storm
Country the famous Grace Miller
white story, which constituted one
If Miss Pickfords earliest triumphs.
In describing the impressive con-
struction work which marks the spec
| tacuiar twelfth century atmosphere
prepared for Douglas Fairbanks in
tific American of September says:
Realism is the keynote of the mod
ern motion picture. In that resDect IL
differs widely from the legitimate
stage, where scenery Is merely an ap-
proximatiop or even an explanation
must supply the necessary details. In
the photoplay production, however.
nothing is left to imagination. A cas-
tie, for instance, must be castle, not
a mere painted background. And when
the sets. as the made-to-order seen
cries of the photoplay are called. are
of huge proportions, real. engineering
methods have to be resorted to. In ad-
dftion to artistic and ingenious capa-
bilities; and thereon hangs q new
chapter in the story of motion picture
art"
The latest d. w. Grifith picture is
nearing completion. Particulars re-
able soon, but for the present the
eminent producer will continue to
keep 'em guessing" A tremendous
novelty is said to be contained in the
1 treatment of the story. Carol Demp-
ster will play the leading role.
When the parade took place in San
Francisco during the convention of
1 the International Association of Fire
| Engineers one of the interesting
relics in the line OF march was Mary
| Pickford's ancient hand pump, which
was the latest thing in fire engine
| about the time of the civil war. 1t
| has lever bars on each side, and is op-
Grated by several men. who work the
handles up and down.
Evening star., 1922-09-03

AS a rule the oruinary man is con-
tent with three suits OF clothes, bu,
in The Dangerous Age" the John NJ.
Stah! production for Louis B. Mayer,
Lewis stone wears eleven different
suits. ranging from his golf outf3t 10
the most formal evening clothes.
Evening star., 1922-09-03

Two of the most interesting stage
plays Of last season at the National
Theater were Rachel Crothers' mice
People" and lbanez's BLOOD and Sand"
starring Otis Skinner. Both begin
screen engagements in Washington to-
day. at the Palace and Columbia thea
ters, respectively.
Evening star., 1922-09-03

Joseph Dowling. famous for his por-
trayal of the title role in The Mira
Gle Man" has been selected to play
the Hon. Nathaniel Sawyer, in
Quincy Adams Sawyer"
Gale Henry has also been signed
Evening star., 1922-09-03

'All principals. except girls father,
must be good riders" is a significant
line in the script of when Danger
Smiles"
Evening star., 1922-09-03

William Conklin. who plays one OF
the chief roles in The Lonely Road"
In which Katherine Mcdonald is
starred, is accounted the best golfer
of the Los Angeles screen colony.
Evening star., 1922-09-03

Sidney Aigier. assistant to John NJ.
Stahl during the filming Of The Dam
gerous Age" estimates that when the
picture is shown on the screen its
auditors will view no less than $4,000
men. women and children in the dif
ferent scenes I.
Evening star., 1922-09-03

Four transcontinental trains, fur
nished by the Southern Pacific rail-
road, were used at different times In
the making of The DANGEROUS Age"
Evening star., 1922-09-03

Buster keaton's next comedy is
THE Electric House"
Evening star., 1922-09-03

Italy's most famous theater. the
Teatro Dele Scala. in Milan, and
the plaza facing the playhouse. were
reproduced on the huge stages OF the
Carson studios. in Hollywood. for IAN
episode in Enter Madame" the new
est Clara Kimball Young picture.
Evening star., 1922-09-03

Rowing Thomas" presents an sd
mirable solution of the traveloKue
problem. Monotony is avoided by tho
introduction of an adventurous cat
that suffers from wanderlust Thomas
goes a-roving in New York city,
starting at Columbia University and
gradually working down town until
he hits Wall street and the lower
East Side.
Evening star., 1922-09-03

Tyrone Power is considered by
some to be one of the greatest classi-
cal actors. He has been signed to
play Richard Barthelmess' father in
Fury" which will be filmed for First
National release as soon as The
RondhoY" Is completed.
Evening star., 1922-09-03

William A Brady will present
Dreams for Sale" by Owen Davis, at
the Playhouse, New York, on Wednes-
day night, September IS, not being at
all superstitious.
Evening star., 1922-09-03

In addition to the usual equipment
at the Louis b. Mayer studios, Mr..
Mayer, who is an ardent admirer Of
MOVERS, has his private flower gar
oehs on the rear OF the lot. Many
species of rare roses are carefully
>nurtured in the Mayer hothouses.
Evening star., 1922-09-03

The Talmadge sisters, their mother
! Mrs. Fred Talmadge. and JOSEPH
, Erance. Germany. Austria and Egypt
In the latter country locations viii
| he considered for subsequently film.
ing "The Garden of Allah" there with
Norma Talmadge- as the star. 1t II
announced that the next production
i First National will be within the
Law"
! "per o. My Heart is to be made
! into a motion picture on the scene
of it's triumph-Los Angeles. when
Laurette Taylor. the star. and j.
Hartley Manners. author Of the play
in Los Angeles last week. it was just
ten wears after the first performance
of "Peg O. Ny Heart at the old Bur-
bank Theater there.
! E;,m actresses and actors who re.
caived nothing for their services and
.,nnlied their own costumes and car.
r;o1e. appear in one of the episodes
~ "Enter Madame" Clara kimball
youne's newest picture. They were
m embers Oh Los Angeles and Pasa'
dena society. f.
| At a luncheon given in his honor
! at the Hotel Astor on Thursday FREQ
N;hIo. motion picture director. an
nounced that the first of his foul
productions, to be released by Metro
| pictures Corporation. will be screeT
version Of the current theatrical hit
Captain Applejack.
| All of Bull Montana's little play.
lmates were at the station-railroad
NOT poiice-when the cave man come
idian returned recently to Los Ange
les after a visit to his home in Italy
Spike Robinson, Broken-nose Muir
phy. Pigiron Dalton, Battling Savage
and others were there. How com'
Evening star., 1922-09-03

Victor l.. Schertzinger. who is df-
recting The Lonely Road" is a gifted
musician. One OF his latest works is
BE Careful. Dearie." a musical COM
edy. written in collaboration with
Aaron Hoffman
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-11
Repeat Comedy for
Entertainment Central
Maine Sanitarium

The musical comedy THE Tale of a
Hat" which scored such a success at
the Getchell street church a short time
ago was presented Saturday afternoon
at the Central Maine Sanitarium in
Fairfield for the entertainment of the
people who are confined there by sick
ness. The comedy was greatly en-
joyed and was appreciated by the in
mates of the sanitarum, who find very
little going on there in the way of
amuscments.
The theme OF the comedy was based
on small town village choir and the
antics of the singers together with
those of the singing master kept the
sickly ones in steady uproar of laugh
ter and caused them, during the per-
Torrance and for some time after
wards, to fully forget their troubles,
and. as the house doctor said, AN en-
tertainment of this sort TO these people
is worth more than drug store full of
medicine" Jealousy between two of
the lady soloists in the comedy over
the respective merits Of their new hats
added much to the merriment of the
performance. The music was of the
very best and the singers strived to
do even better than when they sang in
the church at Waterville.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-11
W|NSL0W
Rifle Stolen by Tramp
Still MisSin"

MAPLE RIDGE ROAD-The Of
hcers are still actively searching for
the tramp who stole the rifle and hi
cycle from f. w. Towle on Monday
night. The man suspected is about
=" years old. five feet 10 or more
inches in height, weight $50 pounds,
has brown hair and eyes and walks
with peculiar slouching sidewise
gait. When he left he wore no
cNercoat or mittens, but had a brown
shirt and coat. heavy grey pants,
lumberman's rubbers and a light
brown soft cap.
The bicycle was found in the ice
house at Harry Does on the pond
road between East Vassalboro and
South China, where he put 1t before
going into the barn where he passed
the last part of the night. He offered
the rifle for sale but had it when he
left. Since then nothing definite can
as yet be learned about him.
The rifle is 1856 Winchester
with Marble peep sights, and was in
a canvas and leather case. He had
two partly filled boxes of cartridges
for 80 special rife. Mr.. Towle will
be glad to make satisfactory terms
for its return with any one who
bought it or has found it.
Papers found in thsf pockets of the
oAercoat which the fellow left show