The Washington herald., 1922-01-15

inclined have received many talented
musicians and concert artists during
the current season. but to none have
they given q more enthusiastic or
cordial welcome than to Giuseppe
Creatore, renowned leader Of or
chestras and bands. producer OF
grand operas and compose. upon
the OCCASION Of his ia:tial appear
ance as guest-conductUr OF Mocrc's
RIaIto Theater Symphony Orches-
ira. several weeks ago.
II is therefor to be expected that
the announcement Of a return engage
ment Of the famous dir ector TO the
Rialto, beginning tomorrow and con
tinuing throughout the week, will be
greeted with pleasure and anticipation
by his thousands OF admirers here.
Since his first appearance here Gre
atore has been conducting a series
Of concerts in all Of the larger cities
OF the East. The program arranged
for the week is Of exceptional appeal
and so balanced as to meet the mu-
steal taste OF all.
An editor has come to the motion
picture world-a big editor who
brings with him a keen judgment OF
story-value and a knowledge OF what
the public wants. acquired during his
leadership Of the destinies OF tho
Ladies' Home Journal. one OF Amer
ica's magazines. The man is H. o.
Davis.
7 Hitherto the scr zen has had authors
as directors, but 1t has remained for
Mr. Davis to be the first editor to
become a producer. For his initial
presentation he has chosen Hal G.
Evarts Saturday Evening Post story.
The Cross Pull" which is The ST.
lent Call" on the silver sheet.
Editorial knowledge OF both fields
OF popular fiction governed his selec-
ton. He wanted a yarn that In
VOWED the drama Of humans and the
drama OF beasts. In The Silent
Call" which opens a weeks run at
Moore's Rialto today. he has achieved
II by the presentation OF romano
OF a girl among many strange men
in the backwoods. and a giant wolf
dog, who is torn between the call OF
the wild which urges him to rejoin
his pack. and dog-devotion to the girl.
who is the first human from whom
he has known tenderness.
Attention is directed to tho fact
by Manager Etris Of Crandalrs
kniCkerbocker Theater that during
the engagement of Griffith's Way
Down East" at the Knickerbocker
on Tuesday and Wednesday Of this
week. presentations will begin at
I. $40 and S:45 p. m. The length
OF this extraordinary production is
such as to necessitate the aba ndOn-
ment OF the regular daily schedule
for this engagement only.
The spread OF the popularity OF the
motion picture throughout the world
has reached Japan. In that country
the last year more than 200 theaters
have been added, bringing the total
number of regularly operated fllw
houses up to 500. with 1000 theaters
showing pictures twice or three times
a week. In many Of these theaters
there are no seats. the patrons pay
ing their Ambulance fee and stand
ing to see the picture.
There. too, the trust" is becom-
ing recognized as a great detriment
to the film patrons. The Nippon
Katsudosashin Company owns or con-
trolls more than half Of the 600 regular
theaters, supplying their films, as
we'll.
Tokyo's fifty film theaters play an
nually to more than 100000 per
sons, while the twenty legitimate
theaters, with much greater seating
and standing capacity. play TO fewer
than 100000.
One Of the vagaries Of this sea-
son was evidenced recently when
the patronage along Broadway on
a Tuesday night was close to the
worst of the season and that Of
the following afternoon approx
mately the best How. il was
queried. did so many thousands OF
people happen to receive a stimuli
taneous impulse TO stay away from
the play houses on a certain night
and then to flock to the theaters In
great quantities some twelve or ff-
teen hours later? For that matter,
why will a certain night bring con-
spieuously bad patronage all over
the country, almost as though a ma
tion-wide conspiracy had been en-
tered into to stay away from the
theaters? There Is room here for
an article by q psychologist Of In
curing and statistical, mind.
what the Grand Canyon Of Arizona
Il A.