Evening star., 1922-12-31
ADJUSTMENTS.
FILM MS

Angela C. Kaufman. who is widely
known both. in this country and
abroad, particularly in the orient. as
q welfare worker. has invited the
Stars attention to a motion picture
drama entitled "The Greatest Men
timely and dramatic and which deals
with "the drug evil" The purpose Of
the picture, she writes, 'is purely
propaganda against the drug traffic
and therefore it fully deserves in
dorsement."
Today and tomorrow the Metropoli-
tan Orchestra will play Mr.. Mirskeys
own special New Year number. which
he has entitled 1873" Beginning
Tuesday and continuing throughout
the week will be played a potpourri
of selections from the "Foliies OF
1929
Tho work Of demolishinE the old
Sacred Heart Church edihce. parish
house and rectory, at 14th street and
Park road northwest, preparatory to
erecting crandalrs new Tivom The
ater, is progressing rapidly. The en- :
tire roof structure Of the church and
parish house has been removed and
the rectory. facing Park road. has been
razed to the second floor level. Upon
the completion Of this work It ts ex-
pected that the examination OF plans
will be completed by the District ofi-
cials and the actual construction
work Immediately begun.
Probably no photodramatic produc-
tion OF recent years has been awaited
with keener interest than First Ma.
tionals production Of "Oliver Twist"
with Jackie Coogan in the name part.
Not only does Jackie carve his name
high on the list of dramatic stars In
this vehicle, it is said. but he Is
surrounded by cast OF exceptional
distinction.
Rapid progress Is being made look
ing to the early construction OF Gran
dalrs new Ambassador Theater at
18th and Columbia road northwest.
The plans are now being gone over
in detail in the District building In
spectors Office and steel Is being de-
tailed and fabricated. Work on the
erection Of the handsome new struc-
ture will begin Immediately upon the
conclusion Of the official check OF
plans.
This week will. witness the COM
pletion Of the installation Of the Rob
ert Morton triple-manual. orchestral
unit pipe organ at CrandalFs new
Central Theater. 9Th street between
D and" E. This master instrument.
when completely adjusted. 1t Is
claimed. will be not only the finest
one of the finest to be found in any
theater in the United States. One OF
the most distinguished concert ar
lists in the east will preside at the
instrument when completed.
Edward (Hoot) Gibson has finished
another Universal attraction. Heads
Cp." Elinor Fields Is the leading
woman.
Having finished the lumberjack
stories on which he was working. Roy
Stewart has started series Of Tales
Of the Old West" under the direction
Of Duke Worne. Material is being
supplied both from magazines and
newspapers and personal experiences.
Gertrude Olmstead is the leading
woman Of the company.
Tho cast selected for William
Good Name" has been chosen. Harry
A. Pollard. director of The Leather
Pushers." will hold the megaphone for
Rockliffe Fellowes. Fritzi Ridgeway.
Hayden Stevenson. Buddy Messenger
and Frederick Stanton.
Patsy Ruth Miller. after a search
which has taken in almost all OF the
actresses on the coast. was chosen for
the part Of Esmeralda in THE Hunch-
back Of Notre Dame" for which the
sets are now being built at Universal
City.
To the two French directors al
ready at work at Universal City an
other has been added in the person
Of Herbert Blache. whose experience
antedates almost any director now
working. Emile Chautard is making