Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-01-14

realistic. The skins were white fog,
| otter. raw Hudson bay sables. lynx,
Russian ermine. red fox and nuskrat.
Jack Holt has finished 1.-THE Tigers
Claw" 1t Is an original story by
Jack Cunningham, directed by Joseph
Henabery, with most of the settings
in the far east.
A complete Tartar village has been
constructed at the Lasky ranch of
scenes in THE Law of the Lawless,"
In which Dorothy Dalton Is starred,
with Theodore KosIoff and Charles de
|; Roche. Miss Dalton and Kosloff are,
appearing as Tartars and de Roche Is
playing the role of Gypsy chieftian.
, At least one member of the Araphoe
Indian tribe in Wyoming was over
loyed on Christmas. She was Mrs.
Broken Horn, wife Of the chief. Lois
Wilson. leading woman in Paramount
pictures. met Mrs. Broken Horn on
location while making The Covered
wagon" with James Cruze and was
so well treated by her that she sent
her bolt of bright red cloth for
Christmas.
In 1s47 Brigham Young left GUILE,
tins of the plains" on the way to en-.
courage or direct others who might
skulls and left them at prominent
points on the route. One of these,
signed by Young, reposes in the Salt
Lake Commercial Club. and by cour-.
Cruze was able to obtain the relic for
use in THE Covered Wagon"
Theodore Kosloff found a new use
in shirts at laundries. He introduced
them as gopher teeth while playing
the role or a caveman in the prehis-t
toric sequence of Cecile B. De Miles
production, Adams Rib"
Studio electricians do remarkable
things at times. During the filming
OF one OF Cecil B. De Miles Para
possible to make an owl stand still
on the branch of q huge tree in pre-
historic forest scenes. Finally one
OF the electricians suggested that
light was turned on this one. 1t did
the trick.
Ernest Luz, musical director of the
cial musical establishment for the.
engagement of Douglas Fairbanks, in
Robin Hood which opens at the
Columbia today. This establishment
will be interpreted by the Columbia
symphony Orchestra under the dtrec-
ton of Mr.. Leon Brusilof.
Douglas Fairbanks is said to have
rivaled the magnitude of Griffith's
colossal settings in Intolerance" in
replica of a gigantic medieval castle
Is regarded as a veritable marvel of
theatrical architecture, even in this
day of marvels.
Another child screen discovery has
appeared on the movie horizon. He
is Bruce Guerin, a four-year-
player who has a prominent role with
Viola Dana, in Love in the Dark"
He also appeared recently with
Thomas Meighan, in "a Bachelor
Daddy" another recent Palace offer
ing.
Viola Dana was a farmer-girl. for
a day during the filming of Love in
the Dark" but. it is said, she sur
prised a number of her associates
with her ability to milk a COW, a
feat some of them discovered was
not SO easy as 1t looks.
Ashley Abendschein last week was
appointed to the position of assistant
manager of Crandalfs Metropolitan
ed by the promotion OF, William v.
Broyles to the managership of Gran
dalrs Central Theater. Mr.. Abend-
schein was previously a member of
the house staff under Fallas Broche,
manager.
The character prologue being pre-
scented in conjunction with the Wash
ington presentations OF First Ma
tionals production OF "Oliver Twist"
starring Jackie Ccogan, has created
a great deal of audience interest.
Eight of the famous characters of
the book are posed upon the stage,
one at time, with the lad imperson-
ating oliver the last to appear. This
little shaver, who bears an astonish-
ing likeness to Jackie Coogan, is
Billy Thomas, son of a well known
Washington film man. He is greeted
at every performance by, rounds of
applause. Bill Sykes is mpersonated
by Fred East, Washington's foremost
baritone.
The public service and educational
department of the Crandall theaters,
Harriet Hawley Locher, director. has
scheduled the following community
service hours for the next four weeks
in the Crandall residential houses:
This week, Thrift week observance;
January 90, Child Welfare week;
January 80, Mothers Congress week;
February IS, Visiting Nurses week.