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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-22
mo CHORUS GIRLS
In new MET SHOW
Ed Wynn Gives Songsters
Parts in Comedy


A musical comedy company with.
out chorus?
Surely. II you'll take the advance
notices OF Ed Wynn's "Tho Perfect
Fool" as testimony TO the assertion,
Wynn, with tho original New York
cast WIN present this famous laugh.
producer az the Metropolitan tho.
ntor here for tho week beginning
Sunday. December 40. with mntinees
New Years day cruosday) aud Sat.
urday.
or course music show without
chorus wouldn't 10 a music show.
but this Erlnnger d Whitney pro.
duction took IA new step when IL
mado all OF It's chorus girls prin.
cipnis. That IL they form chorus.
but they all have separate parts In
the east OF characters too.
Numbering stagehandd, id.pieco
orchestra and everything. the com.
ing company totals about 80 per
sons, e5 OF whom appear on tho
stage. That's quite an assemblnEc
for road show but tia only ono
OF tho features OF thls-ono OF tho
biggest numbers which tho Met has
billed this season.
Tho new production will DO dis:
tinctlvcly Ed Wynn from beginning
10 end. for the star not only wrote
tho lyrics and music. but he also
thought up the jokes. picked out
tho performers and arranged the
order OF the scenes, OF which there
will DO 10. divided into two acts.
And then. by way OF fair meas
ure. Wynn himself win contribute n
lot Of new stunts entirely different
from those no has done In tho
past and. In addition. for the first
time In his histrionlc career he viii
sing and exhibi, his skill aa an aero
battle dancer. This latter stunt. In.
cldcntnily. In side limo which tho
comedian long has been holding out,
/ for Il Ia talent that very few
OF his intimate friends even havo
suspected ho possessed. Wynn did
not paint tho scenery exactly. but
I he did tell the artists Just what he
/ wanted and he turned over the dis
rcction OF the dance numbers TO
Julian Mitchell. Antonio Bafunno
win again WELD the baton for The
Perfect Foor' and an augmented or
chcstra.
Besides FL Wynn. tho principals
Include Flo Newton. Nydla d'Arnell.
True Rice. Johnny Dale. Arthur T..
Burckly. casa Burt and THAT Girl
I Quartet" which comprises Har-
rietia Reyes. Loretta Ferrau, lyey
Kirkwood and Jeanette Fielding.
/ Tho Meyakos--clever Japanese trio
seen with I'd Wynn 'carniyal"-.
are introduced effectively in new
surprises. and tho principal dancers
win be Esteiie Pennlng and Anita
/ frurmnn. with Edna Hamel Grace
Russell. Betty Barclay. Olive Bir.
uilnghnm. Aryis Smith. Edna Terry,
Jsrr Fitzgerald and ''wynn's Wynn
some wynn.ing' ensemble OF charm
and distinction. including tho six
teen Dancing Daisies
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-22
MOTION PICTURE
ARTISTRY NEARLY
1000 YEARS OLD

Tho art OF tho motion picture
player II almost 1000 years old.
motion pictures were bound 10
oaptivate the popular fancy bc.
cause they were simply an slabo-
ration OF form Of entertainment
which mankind hnd pntronized
for moro than 1900 years" snyB
poln Nogri. who recently com.
pleted her fourth Amorionn.mado
picture. Shadows OF Paris" n
Herbert Brenon production foe
Paramount.
Tho drama was the invention
OF the Greeks and had hold sway
for more than 800 years before tho
frat pantomlmc was added 10 tho
list OF human entertainments"
twenty-five years before the
birth OF Christ two Roman actors
gave tho first performance OF the
kind. Like no many movements
which have had worldwide influ-
cncc, It's origin was accidental.
An audience assembled 20 witness
one OF the dramas popular NJ the
time. One OF the players dlscov.
cred his throat was too sore 20
permit him speaking his lines. In
desperation. he and his compan.
ion attempted 10 convey tho sense
OF their drama by sheer panto-
mime. The effort was a great sue
cess and pantomime has never
been allowed TO die, but II waited
nearly 1000 years for the inven.
ton OF the instrument whereby II
might reach It's greatest popular
favor"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-22
MONGREL NEW
MOVIE FIND"

Richard Walton Tully has again
mnde a discovery. Almost every
one knows OF his peculiar ability
along this line. He II forever lift
ing some performer from obscurity
and creating OF thom popular stars
almost overnight.
And this time II is dog--not
q Rin-tin-tln. or a Teddy, but Just
a poor. fica-blttsn. NANCY mutt
which seized opportunity by the
foreIock and Is now headed straigh,
for fame.
Exterior scenes were being taken
few days ago in the oil fields
near Los Angeles. for FLOWING
Gold" the Rex Beach novel which
Tully IL now filming for First Ma.
tional. The scene represented the
farm yard Of a Texas sqnatter. and
20 make II more realistic. Joseph
DE Grasse. the director. remarked
that II needed but an ordinary dog
At the psychological moment. as
II awaiting his cue. cadayerous
mongrel appeared at the heels OF
some workmen In a nearby field
Negotiations were at once entered
into. with an astonishing result
Had tho dog been before the cam
era all his life. his technique could
not have been improved upon. With
tail between his legs. he followed
at the heels OF Bert Woodruff. look
Ing fully as foriorn and detected az
Bert himself, upon realization that
the mortgage on the old homestead
Is about 10 DO forecIosed.
IL was discovered that the dog
was nameleas- She answered 10
the call OF Pup"
Impressive ceremonies then at
tended the christening. Anna Q.
Nilsson. who plays Allegheny
Brlskow'' in Flowing Gold"
grasped the canine Thespian by the
scruff OF the neck. and tapping her
gently on the PROV with a bottle
OF Coca Cola. dubbed her "Alleg-
heny." while tho orchestra played
feelingly, In the Blue Ridge
Mountains OF Virginia." that being
the nearest geographically correct
mountainous song in their roper
toire. Then Allegheny nonchal-
antly ambied home 10 feed her four
littlo puppies.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-22
Human Cast Supports
Dog IN London Story

Training a dog easy work. Posi-.
lively not" says Hal Roach. and he
ought to know, because no spent
two years in training his wonderful
St Bernard. Buck. for the role OF
the dos hero OF Jack London's ''Tho
Call Of tho Wild" which will be the
feature attraction al tho Heillg the
alter tho coming week.
The making OF The Call Of the
Wild started two years nFo. de-
clares Producer Roach. when he
bought Buck for the sole purpose
Of raising him 20 eventually play
the leading roie In Jack London's
literary classic. Boosting pure blood
stock. and naturally OF nervous
temperament. which. says Roach. Is
the ideal type OF dog TO have for
such a course Of training. the course
OF schooling was taken by dc.
grees, until the canine was wen
verBod with every action he was
supposed TO make before the camera
before n single foot OF film was
taken.
The actual Shooting waa thus
reduced TO n minimum. declares the
producer. locations for tho picture
having also been chosen and staked
out before n definite date for the
camera work had been set.
Buck Is the central character, tho
dumb. but no isn's the whole cast.
The human element in London's
novel Is portrayed by an able cast,
including Jack MulhaIl as John
Thornton. Laura RoeWing as the
unforgetabie Mercedes. Waiter Long
as Hagin. Sydney D'Albrook as
Charles and Frank Butler as Hal.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-22
FILM PLAYS 500 WEEKS
covered Wagon" Recent Sensation
unrr. Sill Calming Favor

Thea,er records continue 70 be
broken by the James cruxe Para
mount production. The Covered
wagon" which showed hero some
time ago at the Metropolitan. II re-
Gently passed It's tooth showing AT
the Criterion theater. New York. and
win continue there indefinitely.
Last woek it closed an engagement
OF "a weeks at Graumnn's Egyptian
theater in Hollywood by breaking
that thsater's record for weekly res
ccIpts with sss.i3a. The total re-
colpta for the "a weeks were sIi2..
o45. and the total attendance was
ss5.Ti7. The picture closed only 10
make way for Cecil u. do Miles
picture. "The Ten Commandments.
Recently tho picture closed q six
weeks run ut tho Auditorium thea
ter. Melbourne. Australia, and II now
running at tho Crystal Palace IN
sydney. II Is soon TO be sent on
road show tours Of Australia and
New Zealand.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-22
Can Rudolph Valentino
Revue old Sheik Game?

because It only paid him a palt'y
81 200 week. expiring ~ that time
The Injunction restraining him from
working for anyone elge expires. 100.
Rudy, who recently sailed Tor
Europe, taking his latest bride. VIM.
fred Hudnut, along for company, ~
scheduled to 80 back 10 work for J.
ID. Williams and 10 produce pictures
for Ritz.Carlton films.
Meanwhile. Hollywood. which
Keeps It's fingers on the pulse OF
what tho movie fans want, declares
that sheiking has played itself OUT
and that sheik films or great lover"
films are not success.
But whether Valentino, who Is the
great "sheik artist" can revive the
part is another question. His many
friends believe he can. They do not
believe II will be done under the
label Of "shefk. however, or any
thing like II. They believe that Val.
entino's beautiful eyes. his sideburis,
his continental airs and his ability 20
hold the fiappers spelibound by a
four.minute kiss are still "hot stuff"
and that his following. which has
died out to some extent. win be re-
yiYed.
Valentino himself is thoroly tired
OF "sheilslng." and. like Giliet Burg
ess. who wishes to heaven hc had
never written tho purple cow
rhyme - he has told many friends
that he curses the day he ever played
the shcik part.
Valentino. like so many others
who have arrived" In the films,
yearns 10 do better things Val
entino and his many admirers are
convinced that he is great actor.
and he is known TO desire chance at
some classic emotional part.
a recent voting contest among film
fans in the East produced an over
whelming demand that he play the
part OF Romeo in Romeo and
Juliet" II he does It would only
make three productions OF that play
for the coming season. However. II
Is considered more likely that he viii
be east in some other classic part.
But, when all Is said and done. the
men who are going TO pay him his
big SALARY expect him to make the
hearts OF the flappers beat wildly.
and it's a cinch Rudy will have TO
live up 10 expectations IL he stages
real Comeback
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-22
VOn StrOheim Predicts
2O-ReeI PicturizatiOns
Goldwyn Director Submits Possibility of
Extended Screen Showings

The day Of tho 20-reei picture If
rapidly approaching" Erich Won
Strohelm. the famous Goldwyn di.
rector, predicted in q recent inter.
view. 1T will DO within shorter
time than you now realize when feat
ure films arc twice the present
length.
You may think this absurd. but
consider what has happened within
the past few years. II you had said.
not long ago, that motion picture
theatergoers would not only sit thru
and enjoy. but practically demand
pictures Of 10 10 II reels in length
you would have been considered out
OF your mind.
To-day every one OF what are
called big pictures are not less than
10000 feet. and many OF them exceed
that footage."
Won Stroheim continued:
why shouldn't a picture be long
er? IL the story warrants II. OF
course7 1 do not think II win always
be necessary for a director or seen
artist to limit the telling Of tale to
linear measurement, as il now the
case. especially with adaptations
from, literature
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-22
STAR RE.ENGAGEp

Eileen o'Mailey. daughter Of Pat
O'Malley. noted screen star. embark.
ed on her screen career with Charles
Buck" Jones In big Dan." 70.
Gently completed ut the william
Fox West Coast Studios, Hollywood
SO well was the work Of the little
girl liked in big Dan" that she
was Immediately engaged for n
role in "Cupld's Fireman." now
being made Mt tho Fox Hollywood
lot.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-22
INDIANA IN FILMS

Indianans are having their day.
Fayorite sons OF other states have had
I'm Missouri, I'm Arizona" I'm Old
Kentucky and dozens OF others. but
ION the Banks OF the Wabash" the
J. stuart Blaekton super.featurc. Is
laid In the Hoosier state.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-22

Really. exhibitors should vel.
come the idea. for the foregoing
reason II for no other. They have
double drawing power when they
had but one admission ticket 10
hope for. In the case OF exhibitors
showing two performances each
Afternoon or evening. tho ticket
could call for admission at the same
time. say the 7;30 show, the follow.
ing night.
The serial idea Is by no means
dead. Al least tho most popular
magazines do not think 10. and
most assldnously carry out their
convictions"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-22

Charles Jones. tho william Fox
film star. win have chance TO ap.
pear AZ his best in his next picture.
Not Drum Was Heard" adapt.
ed from n Western story by Ben
Arnes Williams. Not n Drum Was
Heard has been hailed as one
OF the best stories OF tho West ever
written.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-22
BARRYMORE COMES BACK
Former Griffith Star Returns to
I'D. w" for Part in America"

~. w. l0r fart IN America
Lionel Barrymore. in addition 10
his successful starring venture with
David Befasco. has been engaged 10
play the part OF Walter Butler In
the forthcoming d. w. Griffith pro.
duction, America"
Alr. Barrymore comes back 70 Mr..
Griffith after an absence OF many
years. II was some 10 years ago. IN
the old BIogrnph days. that Lionel
Barrymore became member OF the
stock company organized by Grlf.
fifth, thus beginning his screen On.
roer under the Griffith direction. He
continued his screen work for sew.
erai years. when he returned to the
stage.
In addition 10 Barrymore. the cast
for America" now includes Carol
Dempster. Nell Hamilton. Erville Al.
derson. Marie Burke. with many Of
the important minor roles still TO be
selected.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-22
nY RoHERr A. p0NALDsON

LOS ANGELES, Dec. a. Whether
Rudolph Valentino can revive sheik.
Ing Ia a question which Hollywood
is debating at length.
For Rudy will be permitted 10 70
back 20 work In the movies In FebIu.
airy. his contract with Famous Pluy.
ers Laslty which he refused 10 fulfil
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-22
ANNOUNCE LEADS

Lincoln J. Carriers melodramn.
The Arizona Express" has Pauline
starlie, Evelyn Brent and David
Butler in the leading roles. Tho
director Is Tom Buckingham. Har.
old Goldwyn and Frank Bcal are
also members Of tho cast.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-22

Director Cashier win take
some Of the cast OF POISONED
Paradise to Monte Carlo TO
shoot cxteriors for this Preferred
picture from Robert w. Services
Novel.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-22
LITERATURE SUFFERS
FROM AMPUTATION

Producers are sOundIY scolded all
the time for the mutiIatiou OF lltera-
ture, notably classics. or course they
are mutilated in great many cases.
How can any human being take any
thing big. make # smaller and still
retain It's bigness7 What great book
would retain its greatness when told
in a synopsis limited to just so many
words - never TO exceed the given
number?
The public wants the classics Wis
ualized. and II hollers bloody murder
when the whole story. motives, psy.
chology and character drawing Is not
reflected on the screen. calling II
nutilation. / agree with II, only /
will go so far as TO call IL downright
butchery. But what can be done ex.
oept lengthen the film 10 meet the
requirements OF the story. whether
original or adapted?
THE day Is coming when motion
picture length viii be commensurate
with the vitality Of the story. The
public wants II, and wants II as en-
pbaticaily as 10 wants the procedure
Of the one or two.reel story stretched
out TO six or seven reels stopped.
TO say that q picturegoer will not
eft thru 20 reels OF film Is silly. Just
as silly as II is 10 say that the same
person win not read a long book.
The stipulation is that the interest
be retained. at least. II not built up.
PROPOSES TWO
PERFORMANCES
THE 20 reels or more viii not
be shown at one sitting. They viii
DO divided into two performances,
on consecutive evenings and con
secuiive matinees. a person will
purchase a ticket good for the cur
rent and the following performance,
paying two admission prices stimuli.
taneously. Tho schcme has been
tried out abroad and IN South Amer.
lea and has proved eminently sue.
csssful. The people Ike IL and
the exhibitors have the advantage
n being assured Of another full
b-u-~ following the first one.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-22

One of Constance Tai
mad0e's rerv best roles ioas
that Of little Ming TOY an
east Is West" She's back
IN Seattle in that big picture
notD at the Market theater.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-22
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-22

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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-16
STOP RHEUMATISM
WITH RED PEPPER

When you are suffering with rheu-
matism so you can hardly get around
just try Red Pepper Rub and you will
have the quickest relief known.
Nothing has such concentrated, pen
etrating heat as red peppers. Instant
relief. Just as soon as you apply Red
Pepper Rub you feel the tingling heat.
In three minutes it warns the sore
spot through and through. Frees the
blood circulation, breaks up the con
gestion-and the old Rheumatism tor.
ture is gone.
Rowles Red Pepper Rub. made from
red peppers, costs little at any drug
store. Get jar at once. Use 1t for
lumbago, neuritis, backaChc. stiff
neck. sore muscles. colds in chest. Al
most instant relief awaits you. Be
sure TO get the genuine, with the name
Rowles on each package.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-16
Ell PASO SCHOOL
CHILDREN USERS OF
/, DEADLY NARCOTICS
Federal Grand Jury Indicts
II Alleged Violators of
Narcotic Law.

I'll PasO. Feb. 16.-Scorcs Of school
children of FL Paso. some as young as
Il, are being taught the use of mar.
cotics, the federal grand jury reported
in written statement addressed to
the Federal District Court and citi.
Gems OF FL Paso.
Because Of the appalling magni.
tudc which the narcotic traffic has
already reached and the rapidity with
which it is increasing the report
states, I'VE respectfully recommend
that our federal officers and our police
force lend every possible effort toward
the elimination of addicts in our midst,
toward the apprehension of every per,
son suspected OF having Illicit connec,
ton with narcotics and toward a Wig.
orous prosecution of all offenders ap.
pretended"
Seventy-seven indictments were re.
turned. most of them alleging violation
of the Harrison narcotic law.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-16
SINKS BOAT In CANAL
German Puts Waterway Out Of Com
mission in Ruhr.

by n. X. DEChER.
Special Cable to The San Antonio Light
and the Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1898.
Essen, Feb. discriminating on n
smaller scale the deeds of Admiral
Reyes at Zeebrugge and Richmond
p. Hobson Mt Santiago dc Cuba, a
German canal boat man sank load
el barge above the locks between
Ruhrort harbor on the Rhine and the
upper level of the Rhine-Berne canal.
Thus the canal as a means of trans
porting coke is useless until the sunk
en- barge is raised.
The Ruhr industrial area possesses
n network of canals leading TO the
Rhine and the Ems and the French
attach great Importance TO controll-
ing the locks, pumping stations and
harbors. Recently the French an
nounced that the Ruhrort harbor had
been cleared and that the towns Of
Wesel. Emmerich and Dorsten had
been occupied TO control the customs
and the Lippe canal.
The French are relying upon the
canals for the transportation Of coke
which France needs as much as Bel
GUM needs coal. Coke is usually
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-16
SAGE TEA DARkENS
| HAIR TO ANY SHADE
Don't Stay Gray! Here's an
Old-Time Recipe That
Anybody Can Apply.

The use of Sage and Sulphur for re-
toring faded. gray hair to its natural
,.alnr dates back to grandmother
mic. She used il to keep her hair
beautifully dark, glossy and attractive.
Whenever her hair took on that dull,
I AIDED or streaked appearance, this
impie mixture was applied, with won
erful effect
. But brewing at home is mussy and
iut Of date. Nowadays, by asking at
'ny drug store for a bottle of
Weyth's Sage and Sulphur Com
tound.- YOU will get this famous old
PREPARATION. improved by the addition
other ingredients. which can be de-
ended upon to restore natural color
bud beauty TO the hair.
A well-known downtown druggist
!. Us it darkens the hair so naturally
ID evenly that nobody can tell it has
ZEN applied. You simply dampen n
bonse or soft brush with il aud draw
-, through your hair, taking one
8-esJ q. n true. BY morning the
ay hair disappears, and after an
her application or two 1t becomes
4 autifully dark and glossy.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-16
FINE TRIO $4,000
Drug Company Officials Found Guilty
Of Conspiracy TO Violate Dry Laws.

Cincinnati, o.. Feb. 16.--An ap,
peal from the decision of the federal
jury in finding the three officials OF
the Independent Drug Company, Of
this city, guilty of conspiring TO vic.
late the federal prohibition act, will
be filed, James r. Clark, attorney
for the defendants said.
The defendants, Otto Katz. George
Landen and Sidney Fl. Miller, were
assessed fines of $4,000 each and in.
structcd TO pay one-third of the court
costs of the federal judge, John Void
Peck. A stay of execution until
Marh %, was granted and the de.
PENDANTS were released on $4,000
bond each.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-16

dollars owed by Belgium, Czecho-
slovakia, Russia and other countries,
the Belgian debt itself being about
$420, 100000.
The general'impression is that much
better terms will be secured from the
French and Italian debts than the in
debtedness Of Belgium and smaller
countries so that the question raised
in Congress really depends after all on
the capacity of the French and the
Italians to pay their obligations. Until
the Ruhr situation clears up. it is
doubtful whether any move will be
made 10 negotiate a settlement with
France or Italy.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-16

United States with three times the
population is only $23,000,00O,0 900.
Indeed, the debt per person in the
United Kingdom is $500. "a as against
S226.35 per person in the United
States.
The British debt to America with
interest to date totals about four and
a half billions. Extended over a period
of 81 years, the British will have paid
America more than twice the original
principal. The debts owing TO Amer
lea from other countries to date as
officially revealed, aggregate S3,I16,-
514,R7 owed by France and $l.SJ0,-
313,7S2 owed by Italy and one billion
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-16

Special Cable to The San Antonio Light
and the Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1928.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-16

shipped by way of Strassburg. The
French are hiring Dutch bargemCn
to man the canal boats.