Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08

Thomas play, which was suggested
by story by Walter Pritchard Eaton.
Miss Wilson will appear as a rather
stopped and slightly gray-haired
woman of the story.
The Covered Wagon" the James
Cruze production for Paramount, was
York. March 16. The Criterion has
only sos seats, but with this limited
capacity the picture drew $1o.S73.6V
the first week-an astonishing record
according to Paramount, as only two
performances per day were given
and the program lasted more than
two hours.
While Pennsylvania motion picture
fans are still vigorously protesting
| ming Charlie Chaplin's latest First
National screen classic from that
state, word comes that ten Columbus
Protestant ministers have rendered
presentation of The Pilgrim" In
Ohio. The case was given TO the
Jury" of clergymen by Education
Director Vernon If. Riegel, chief OF
the film censorship division. following
receipt of letters of protest, origi
mating chiefly in small towns.
Bradley King. continuity writer,
has taken a daring departure from
the views OF career, matrimony and
twentieth century women in What
a Wife Learned" her latest screen
original. In her story Miss King
offers a solution as novel as it is
! interesting for the much discussed
question, Are marriage and career
Incompatible" Thomas H. Ince de
clares What a Wife Learned" to be
one OF the biggest pictures he has
ever produced.
Esther Ralston, who appeared with
William Desmond in THE Phantom
Fortune" has been cast in support
of Hoot Gibson in Pure Grit" which
Is the title under which Universal
story, "Blinky." Miss Ralston was
the Mary Jane of "Huckleberry Finn"
One OF stronghearts own puppies
! has been selected to portray White
Fang in the early episodes of Jack
London's famous story, which is now
being made into a motion picture at
Banfr and Lake Louise. Canada, as
the next Trimble-Murf1n production
| starring Strongheart.
Gladys Brockwell has been cast to
portray the role of Mrs. Schofield in
a screen version of Booth Tarking
toms "Penrod and Sam" now being
Miss Brockwell will be remembered
for notable screen delineation as
Nancy Sykes In oliver Twist"
Ever noticed that in every picture
Jackie Coogan makes he has an ami
NAL pet? In one picture he has q
dog; in another rabbit; still an
other shows him with a COW. and in
Daddy" the starlet has baby pig.
Mildred Is this pets name.
Herman and verman, coIored
youngsters. who brought many n.
are appearing in the cast of "Penrod
and Sam"
The Washington artistes who will
be heard In the thematic prologue of
Mighty LAX a Rose" at Crandall's
metropolitan Theater this week arc
Miss Ruth Peter, soprano, and Miss
Helen Ware, violinist. The prologue
will utilize both of the proscenium
side stages and will be enhanced in
beauty by novel lighting effects
originated by John ]. Payette, as
sistant general manager of the Gran
dali theaters.
When Charlie Chaplin comes to the
screen Of Crandalrs Metropolitan
Theater in "The Pilgrim" in the near
future, the companion attraction will
be the Williamson Brothers marvel
GUS submarine picture, Wonders of
the Sea-" in which Lulu McGrath,
washington beauty, is cast in the role
Of Mermaid Venus.
A. n. Waters, manager of Crandalrs
Theater, last week was appointed to
the managership also OF Crandairs
Central Theater, in the same block Oh
9th street, vice William v. Boyles, re-
signed.
The steel structure of Crandails
new Ambassador Theater, at 18th
street and Columbia road northwest
was completed last week. The steel
SIX eleton of the building. as may be
readily observed by the passer-by, is
entirely independent of walls or
masonry. The upright columns arg
raised from cement footings imbedded
in the earth and the weight of the
roof structure thus is carried straight
down to the ground. The roof slab
The work on the Ambassador is being
carried forward under the supervision
Of Thomas B. Lamb, foremost theater
architect and engineer in the United
States.
The Crandall Base Ball League
opened it's season with q bang las
Wednesday. Harry NJ. Crandall and
MS executive STAN leo procession of
players and rooters from the Avenue
Grand Theater to the Union Station
Plaza diamond, where they circled the
field and finally stopped at the home
plate. where Dir. Crandall was pre-
sented with a huge basket Of flowers.
The Boy Scouts Band furnished the
music and Mr.. Crandail threw out the
first ball. The Avenue Grand team
beat the Apollo nine from northeast,
II to 4.
Oscar Morgan, field manager for
Cosmopolitan Productions, renewed
acquaintance with many Of Washing
toms film colony In this city during
the past week. Mr.. Morgan, previous
to going to New York to assume an
important position in the general ofS
fees of the Famous Players Lasky
Corporation, was manager of the
local branch OF the same, corporation.
Mr.. Morgan was the guest OF Tom
Moore duSing his stay.