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Evening star., 1922-05-28
Registered Surprise.

IF motion picture director wants
an actress to register surprise" +"
naturally the best way to get results
is actually to surprise her.
Frank Borzage. who directed "The
Good Provider." followed this princi-
pie. much to Vera Gordon's disgust
The story, written by Fannie Hurst.
deals with family that gives up Its
home in a small town and goes to a
fashionable New York hotel to live.
The mother, Becky Binswanger. in
spects the new suite with consider
able interest. She comes upon a mod
ern shower bath, one of the sort that
shoots water from all directions and
adorned with any number of valves
to control the spray. The action OF
the picture calls for Mamma Bins
wanger to turn on a valve. expecting
the water to come from a bove and to
be drenched by a stream from the
side.
Mr. Borzage told Miss Gordon that
he would rehearse the scene without
turning On the water But he fooled
her, for the first time she moved the
valve she was soaked Naturally she
showed the most complete surprise,
much to the directors delight.
Evening star., 1922-05-28
Movie Superstition.

"CANCEL the peacocks and get me
some spring lambsr' shouted
Phil earle, assistant director with the
big Cosmopolitan production. when
Knighthood Was in Flower"
The occasion was the shooting" of
the beautiful garden party given at
the court of Louis XII of France, in
which Marion Davies. as Princess
Mary Tudor. plays 'blindman's blur
with the aged king and the court at
tendants.
It had been the original intention
of Joseph Urban. who designed the
settings, to have several gorgeous
peacocks strutting about the garden
to add the last note of realism and
color. But such hue and cry went
up from the actors when they found
the birds of ill-omen were cast for
even mfnor parts In the production
that the idea had to be abandoned.
Hence Carle's cry for spring lambs. .
Actors have a number Of pet super
stitions, and one of the choicest Is
that peacocks bring bad luck.
Evening star., 1922-05-28
English and the Movies

7 TITLE JOHNNY secured his ears
and gave his hair a brushing. that
enabled him to pass the morning in
spection with flying colors. He bolt
ed his breakfast. grabbed his books
and set out for school on the run
No, mother. the millennium Is not
at hand. Johnny simply didn't want
to be tardy. cause English study
comes first thing in the morning.
Classroom hours for pupils In
schools having motion picture equip
ment. it is claimed. can be frightened
by films such as Vicar of Wakefield"
Mill on the Floss" "Robinhood," !"
''Silas Marner," Benedict Arnold"
King Lear" and other classics, which
have been collected by Prof. w. H.
Dudley. chief Of Wisconsin Univer-
sity's bureau Of visual instruction.
These pictures were. produced by
Selig. Essanay, Thanhauser and other
old-time Aim companies. The mega
tives were put through a rejuveIa-
ting process at the Chicago Roth
acker laboratory and new prints were
made. Prof. Dudley. who was one OF
the pioneer advocates of movies for
schools. has made distribution az
ransements whereby schools may bor-
row these pictures from most any OF
the leading American universities.
Evening star., 1922-05-28
4 Modern Labyrinth
4 MODERN labyrinth"

"a MODERN labyrinth"
- That's what imaginative visi-
tors are wont to term "a busy mo-
tion picture studio. o.
For in its maze of sets, furniture
trucks. cameras and endless impedi-
menta a studio is comparable only
to the mythical labyrinth of Crete.
from whose winding. passages vic
Tins never escaped afterbeing start
ed toward the dread den of the man
eating minotaurus.
There's no devouring minotaurus
in a modern film plant-but there
is a labyrinth. For space is valuable
and to get to a gorgeous cafe set for
instance. it may be necessary to
thread ones way carefully through
maze of lights. cables and braces
supporting the scene from sides and
rear. Not even regular studio en-
ployes ever completely learn the
secret of the labyrinth.
At the Lasky studio, for instance,
door which one day led to set
of Wallace Reid picture might the
next be blocked by the rear of a
Spanish patio in Rodolph Valen-
tino production.
The changing studio labyrinth is
Evening star., 1922-05-28
Catnip Makes Cats Act

CATS. of all the animals, are said to
be the hardest to train for the
movies. One of the directors for "The
Good Provider." a new Cosmopolitan
picture, had scene that called for
Julius Bisswanger. small-town mer-
chant, to sit on his porch while the
family cat rubs against his legs and
otherwise registers affection.
A cat was obtained from an. animal
store. But once ON the set, she grew
sulky and refused to act. Then an
other cat was obtained from a nearby
resident. The cat refused to act
for the cameraman.
1t has appeared in many pictures
Attracted by the 0dor of catnip, It III
said. she padded her way to the stage
aaor and registered everything thu
s are COR required. ~ = III 4 6
Evening star., 1922-05-28
Animal Actors in Ph0tOpLavs.

ELM makers, 1t is asserted, have
found invaluable the poignant ap-
peal, clever tricks and hair-rising
sensationaIism made possible by the
introduction of dumb beasts.
Quite often human movie stars have
to divide honors with dog, dove, goat
or tiger stars. Many animal actors
have walked away" with pictures,
as they say in studio parlance. It's
"sure fire stuff" to have a Closeup OF
a cat. dog or pig in the proper place,
and directors are always looking Tor
a chance to put animals in their pic
lures.
In "Blood and Sand Fred Niblo, the
director. had no choice, however.
There Just had to be a bull. Bulls are
"A Aim novelty, but in.the picturiza-
tion of the Ibanez novel they provide
a real kick.
Dogs are most commonly used in
nictures. At the Paramount west
coast studio in one day recently
Evening star., 1922-05-28
- -

nID you ever see woman gain ten
|Dor' fifteen. pounds in the time 1t
takes to step through q doorway.
1t may. sound likesa silly question
But the Spress. agent says it has hap
pened?t in motion. pictures.
Sometimes many days, even weeks
elapse between. the photographing ,of
the outdoor, and the indoor scenes
OF the same bit of action in a photo
play production. This is because the
studio. while the outdoor shots may
be made many miles away on loca-.
Not so long ago one noted young
woman. star pumped up SO fast be-
tween the time she was actfng IN
the studio and when she arrived on
location that the first rush" showed
her opening the front door from the
inside. slim and dainty, and closing
II on the outside an instant later,
plump and-weIl, not so dainty.
It would have been laughable
a producer. The. director In this in
stance. didn't laugh. II he didn't weep.
And nothing would .be gained by
nuotiiix his remarks to. the young
woman. What directors say when
they are upset seldom is in good
| shane IOf pUUA&4f1etA -
But the Aftressspromptly went on
dietLa harshs and suncomproTnising
diet-witf, q. Iot..zof exercise along
with it; and soon; was able to finish
the picture the same size 40 Wnen
hoh6 heCan 1T. -:
That taught her "a aessorr. and now,
,;ke most other motion picture per-
fermers, hef. chief concern is to Keep
hAr weight and contour as nearly on
= level as is humanity possible.
Miss Helene Chadwick recalled this
IN q fas6ce .ther other. day, .durfngsa luli
in Tie. filming of Peter B, tyKyne's
story. brothers Under Their Skins
al the, Goldwyn studio. 80 !;
sYous know, said Miss Chadwick,
~ receive many letters every year
frerl. women who want to know my
secret of keeping slim and alwaya n
/ shnuS the same weight: All women
90 Interested In keeping their az.
urea as nearly perfect as possible
Hut ffiAMy, o6f them are. not wilifng stc
| follow tie necessary regimen sin diet
and exercjse. Most women appear e
want some sort of AladdiHsE lamI
| that viii miracplously keep Aems Al
without, any effort on their part !
/ saTh6 best answer to the whole prob.
Hem. sof keeping In conditioR ais fur
sa4shetfs by ssynofion pictufe Actresses
| we all have to do II. And none ol
us has found, any easy way our
I either. sWe .rnerels cat = 81 ,,,s g y
Evening star., 1922-05-28
A Screen Pedigree.

IN the Who's Who" of Paramount
actors there is one called PAL
This is his first name and his last
name. In fact, it is the only name he
KNOWS. The lack of something con-
ventional with which to identify his
family tree, however, doesn't make
him any the less popular or any the
less successful as a moving picture
actor.
PAL is a well known favorite and
his latest picture is "Borderland." in
which he appears with Agnes Ayres.
This is not Pals" first appearance
before the camera. He was a member
of the cast of THE Whistle" Fools
Pasadise::r Rent Free" BE My
Knows" and 1.-THE Champion"
And PAL is very young He was
born in 1916. The full details of his
career came to light when the public
ity department requested that the in
formation blanks which are sent to
Evening star., 1922-05-28
Indoor Rain storm.

VISITORS to the Lasky studio re.
Gently were treated to genuine
thunderstorm, artificially staged
under the glass roof of the studios
largest stage. while the sun shone
brightly outside. t.
Rain poured. lightning flashed .and
the wind blew to the order of VIII
liam De Mile, for his latest Para
mount picture, Nice People,"
The producer is noted for his aver
sion to working away from the studio.
Ordinarily such scenes are filmed on
location, but in this case William De
Mile preferred to work under the
protection of the glass roof. :
Bebe Daniels, Conrad Nagel and
Wallace Reid were the central figures
in this episode. which involves 4
farmhouse and the NARROWING of the
trio there by the storm.
Evening star., 1922-05-28

not the result of confusion, but rath-
er ordered and careful utilization of
every inch of space. And it is be-
cause the pathways for travel are
necessarily SO restricted that visi-
tors are not welcomed in a modern
studio. For unless one be expert
in studio ways it is almost impossible
to prevent tripping over an innocent
stick or wire that in one case might
support a camera worth several thou
sand dollars, or in the other cut off
the light from an important scene
When you're making automobiles
your machinery is always in one
place.
When you're making motion pic
lures you may one day use the cross
section of fiye-room apartment
covering hundreds of square feet of
space-and the next a single room
easily crowded into a convenient
corner.
Evening star., 1922-05-28

UNIVERSAL is making a gigantic
~ production of Sir Walter Scott's
"Ivanhoe." Universal City. for the
purpose, has been turned into a me-
dieval castle and knights in armor
are no longer a novelty along the
Lankershim boulevard.
The production will be a Jewel, pos
sibly q super-Jewel. Ever since Carl
Laemmle sent King Baggot to Eu-
rope to film this classic of English
literature he has anticipated making
it oyer again, with-all Of the improve
mef1ts which the modern method Of
storytelling and modern photography
could add to it. The Baggot Ivan
hoe" was mined eight years ago in
four reels 1t WAS stupendous pro-
duction, at the time and made Aim his
tory both in England and in the
United States.
Universal has met such tremendous
success with its Observation-Disclosures
serials, like winners Of the West
with Stanley in Africa" and The
Adventures of Robinson Crusoe." that
il has establisi cd To its own sa;isfac-
ticn a ne y field not on.y for slie isak-
Evening star., 1922-05-28
Words. Words. Words.

THREE million. eight hundred and
twenty thousand words (s.s2o,0oo)
in twenty-five years.
Such il said to be the prolific record
of Beulah Marie Dix. novelist, play
wright and scenario writer. who
adapted The Ordeal" w. Somerset
Maughan's story, to the screen.
Those who wonder at the cause OF
such flow Of words need wonder, no
longer. for here Is the literary output
OF Beulah Marie DiS: Nine stage
plays. nineteen novels and twenty
six photoplays, ave of which were
originals.
It's quite a while since Miss Dix
graduated from Radcliffe College and
first unlimbered. her fountain pen
commercially, but 1t will. be granted
that as a mine Of salable,r playable
and screenable words she has been
somewhat Of a bonanza.
The various works of Miss Dix, In
clude THE Road to- Yesterday" "The
Bread Of the Treshams." Hands on"
Friends in the End" Maid Mill
! cent" The Fair Maid of Graystones."
"The Gate Of Horn." Man Of Music
| Mountain" Heart Of Youth" Secret
Service" FOOLS Paradise with
"Sada Cowan") ands@"Hidden Pearls. .
Evening star., 1922-05-28

diIapidated Airedaie licked the grea&s
from a frying pan in George FIrz.
| maurice picture. a st. Bernard luIh.
beringly knocked over furniture ase
bric-a-b -brac in a chase after film Kin.
dies. while Pal famous caniht
actor, went through the drama tit
business of rescuing from fire a chfid
of "Bordeiland," new Agnes Ayre,
picture.
They're even giving work to goats
But property men are "of Of goats
Eternal vigilance proved the only sal
walton. for grease paint. scripts. star
hats. directors megaphones and tht
other impedimenta of motion pic.
ture.
Canaries? Every studio has a bunci
of them. Also doves, geese and othel
common domestic animals. quite apNl
from tho wild menageries ordinari5s
used only by companies specializing
in jungle films.
Quite often human stars have Sd
divide honors with dog, dove, goal
and bull stars"
Evening star., 1922-05-28
Deaf and Dumb Best Critics.

THE deaf and dumb are the best
motion picture critics. So de-
clares Theodore Koslon. Russian
dancer and screen actor.
III 1 were a young screen player.
just trying to get in, 1 would make
sure that my first effort was seen and
criticized by inmates of a deaf and
dumb institution he said, for the
deaf and dumb are peculiarly sensi-
tive to pantomime. The body must
reflect the words or emotions of the
lips or the actor is to them a failure.
Tight clothes and the long reign
of the speaking stage caused panto-
mime to go into the discard. If the
words were impressively spoken. the
fact that the body was not expressive
did not bother an audience seated
many feet away. And tight clothes
have kept moderns from the free
sweeping gestures Of the Greeks m
their flowing robes.
Screen players must learn panto-
mime II they are to succeed. Let me
illustrate. I am now playing the part
Evening star., 1922-05-28
How Carborundum Is Made

A RoTHACKER educational picture
"a shows how coke, sand, sawdus,
and "a dash of salt. when subjected
to a temperature of 1000 degrees
Fahrenheit produces carborundum
which is next to; the diamond in the
scale of hardness. Steel and marble
would vaporize at such tempera-
ture-it is one of sciences nearest ap-
proa ches to the awful heat at which
worlds are born.
"The Jewels of Industry" shows how
the crude 1carborundum is manufac-
tured into grinding wheels from sixty
inches in diameter to the dentist s
cute little torture tools.
Schools. churches, clubs. industrial
plants and other substantial organi-
zations may obtain this movie free
from the United States bureau OF
mines, Washington, d. c..
Evening star., 1922-05-28

all actors and actresses be revise !
and brought up to date.
Pals blank came back this WAY:
Name (professionaD. Pal: in pri-
vate life, same: date of birth, May I6
1915 Dust young feller trying ts
get along): place of birth. Nashville
Tenn: parents names. Prince" and
Patsy; owner. Harry LucenaS;
height, 2 feet, inches; weight, 81
| pounds; color of hair, brindie aud
white; eyes, brown; stage experience
Orpheum circuit: usual roles played
myself; first Paramount picture
| Fools Paradise; married, severa.
i times; to tname, il professionally
can't remember them all: children
four sons, three daughters: favorht
sports. hobbies. recreations. diving
swimming, chasing cats. eating: pei.
manent address, 522 North Dillon. I1o,
Angeles.
There was a space reserved for "re.
marks" at the foot of the blank, bhj
PAL doesn't make remarks. He req.
listers his emotions and makes know
his desires the way a super-intelh-
gent dog should.
Evening star., 1922-05-28
Good Stories Needed.

ssfoIvE us good, clean stories deal
ing with life as 1t exists today.
put I'm a smile and tear, grip your
audience with tense s situations,
sprinkle Sit with romance and love.
confound Hypocrisy and reward
virtue and you'll s.land with both
fset,' Is tiles advice, of Col. Jasper
Ewing Brady, editor OF Metro. Pic
f1res Corporation: to screen writer's,
There Is q chance for the original
story writer. but the trouble Is that
ninety-nine out of q hundred scripts
received haven't grain of origin
Eality Plagiarism. vicious or Dan-
coi1scious.. sticks out ali over the
varns Or they are 20 trivial, silly or
impesstbfe that the return postage Is
Evening star., 1922-05-28
'7runhoe' in Photoplay.

! ing of serials. but for eea.ures o.,
well. .Ivanhoe' as Il Jewel picture
is expected to bear the same relation
in its field as winners of the West
and STANLEY in Africa" have done il
theirs.
1t was Mr.. LaemmIe's intention &c
have King Baggot direct "Ivanhoe'
and to that end all of the preliminary
work has been done at Universal City
1t may be, however, that Baggot wifi
be unable to finish up 'sThe Kentuck.
Derby" in time to take advantage OF
the cast which has been selected
Universal is not willing as yet to an
uounce the personnel of the cast
Evening star., 1922-05-28
First Aid in Matrimony

I A SIDE from Its claims to popularity
as q thriller, mystifier and a
laugh provoker, The Cat and the
Canary" Kilbourn Gordon's produc-
tion Of John Wiliard's play. is said
to be now developing as frst aid
to matrimony. Its almost continu-
Gus dark scenes, Its terror iilied mo-
ments, are said to encourage defiance
Of the conventions and to have led
to many hand clasp that In turn led
TO avowais Ions withheld on trem-
bling lips.
Evening star., 1922-05-28

Ten reasons given why Buster Kea-
ton doesn't smile:s "a Income tax,
(2) amusement tax-no amusement
here; (3) film tax, 60 luxury tax,
t5) automobile tax. co city tax. ca
county tax, (D studio tax. (9) in
surance tax and (10).war tax.
Evening star., 1922-05-28

Sam H. Harris will produce a mu-
steal comedy next season in which the
Duncan sisters will be featured.
Evening star., 1922-05-28

James Kirkwood has returned fro
Europe. His next picture Will L.
Under Two Flags" played with Pris
ella Dean.
Evening star., 1922-05-28

Disabled soldiers at the United
States Veterans Hospital. No. AZ. at
Perryville, Nd. have organized a
travelling theatrical company. pro-
ceeds from which will be devoted to
recreation and athletic purposes at
the hospital IAH these men are neuro-
psychiatric patients. and the novelty
of outdoor country, it is thought,
will do much to divert their minds.
The troupe will be accompanied by a
doctor and three nurses
Evening star., 1922-05-28

Special matinees will be given in all
Crandall Theaters in Washington
Iuesoay. Memorial day, beginning ai
p.m-. with continuous performance,
until IL pm. Weather permitting in
the evening. performances of the same
bills will be given in both the SAVOY
and Apollo al fresco picture gardens
which are now in full operation for
the summer
Evening star., 1922-05-28

Archibald Selwyn left New York
yesterday for Berlin to inspect a play
by Carl Meinhard and Rudolf Ber-
nauer. which the Selwyns will pro-
duce here next season as "The Mys-
FERROUS Affair.""
Evening star., 1922-05-28

The cast for East Is West is as
follows: Constance Talmadge. Mini,
Toy: Frank Lanning. Hop Toy: Ed
ward Burns. Billy Benson; Z. a. Wa, .
ner. Lo Sang Kee, and Warner Olauu.
Charlie Young.
Evening star., 1922-05-28

The Lions Club of Washington pro-
poses to attend the Garrick Theater
in a body in compliment to the lead
ing lady, Miss Wanda Lyon. Miss
Lyon was the first and only woman
accorded the honor of addressing the
nrRanizafinn
Evening star., 1922-05-28

"a Gentleman's Mother" by Martin
Brown. will be placed in rehearsal
this week by Sam H. Harris.
Evening star., 1922-05-28

The pendulum in literature about
motion pictures is said to be swing
ing back. The positive side of the
industry is now being given atten-
ton by writers. to the exclusion of
the negative side that has been eX-
plotted so freely. The newest story
is "A Girl of the Films a tale of
life in the movies, by Rob Wagner.
painter and writer. which will ap-
pear in a popular magazine in July
Evening star., 1922-05-28

West of Pittsburgh" by George S.
Kaufman and Marc Connolly, was
presented last week for the first time
in Atlantic City. 1t may be shown in
New York in the fall.
Charles Dillingham; will make ar
rangementS to produce Good Morn
Evening star., 1922-05-28

Universal has purchased Ralp-
Cumnin's short-story novelette,, "Tbt
Cherub of the 7-Bar." for Hoot Glib.
sons use. Harry Pollard will direct
and the cast includes Gertrude Ohm.
stead, Noble johnson, Joe Harris ant
Victor Potef.
Evening star., 1922-05-28

slope" the fourth picture Of the
series of two-reel Triart master
pieces. is completed and a release
date will be announced within the
near future. The picture is based on
the immortal painting of The same
name by Watts
Evening star., 1922-05-28

The Irene Castle Club. organized a
year ago by Miss Mary Dandre of
New York city, will hold its annual
meeting this week at the home of the
founder and president. The organiza-
tion is publishing a souvenir booklet
showing scenes from some of Mrs.
Castles recent pictures
Evening star., 1922-05-28

Monte Blue is to play opposite Nj
Murray in Broadway Rose" He W;
Danton in The Orphans of Il
Storm"
Evening star., 1922-05-28

Lou Tellegen has gone into vaude-
VILE and starts this week in New
York In one-ac1 version OF his old
play, Blind Youth"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-22
CHITCHERIN is
REAL NIGHT HAWK
Best Hours for Work from Midnight to
a. m.-HardIy Rememb-
erS to Eat.

MOSCOW, March 22-The fact that
the human machine requires sleep is
one OF life : tragedies to George V. Chit
cherln, the Soviet Foreign Affairs minis
ter Sleep Is also Il tragedy to those
who have to do business with him.
The best hour to have an interview
with Chitcherin is between midnight and
a. m. The only hours he devotes to
rest are between a. III. and MONDAY.
The remainder lie spends in work. with
short l5-minute to half-hour rest inter
walls when he goes to his bachelor room
adjoining his offices and lies down poss-
IDLY to sleep for few minutes
His clerks have a hard time of il. as
they cannot adjust their hours to his.
They are permitted to work "a hours at
a stretch and then have liberty for two
days
Ohitcherin is always on the Job. except
for the four hours mentioned. He has
stated that as he grows older he hopes
To eliminate these sleeping hours. He
looks well. is round faced and but for
red eyelids, shows no signs of his sleep
wrestlings.
Food is also a material difficulty with
which ChItcherin battles. He gets so
absorbed in his work that he frequently
torgets to eat and when reminded that
he must, he takes but a few bits of
bread and butter. Sometimes. he is in
disposed and his doctor invariably finds
that 1t is through lack of eating. When
asked II he has eaten anything, Chit
cherin Is unable to remember.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-22

4 food sale will be held Saturday after
noon at 3 O'Clock in the Episcopal parish
house by the Canal and Main st. Parent
Teacher associations for the benefit of the
milk fund Meat loaf by the pound, all
kinds of home cooked food, candy and
sailed nuts will be for sale. Tea. sand
wiches and Lady Baltimore cake will be
served. IS-22*