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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-29

Jenette Chester and Miss Elouise
Warren, Miss Ruth Kruger piano.
Studio 107 West Elmira street.
May 30-S:15 p. m. Preparatory
recital, Misses Elizabeth Nelke and
Eugenia Hargrave, assisted by voice
pupil Of Mrs. l.. l.. Marks. Studio
107 West Elmira street.
e - -
The board of managers OF the Coun-
ell of Mothers met Thursday with
Mrs. b. Z. Eastburn. 1915 West
Craig place. Twenty-one delegates
were elected to the Fifth District Con-
ference to be held in Kingsville. May
s and 0. Mrs. B. F. Morris, chairman
Of the membership drive. reported
Bowie School winner with 106 new
members to its credit. Robert h.
Green school holds second place with
104 members. Miss Emma Pirie,
supervisor of domestic science. gave a
short talk on the system of the work
in the new junior high schools. The
Mothers Club Of Main Avenue High
School will hold open house Friday
night.
A new local review of the Woman's
Benefit Association will be instituted
at 8 o'clock Monday evening at 500
East Houston street, under the super
vision of Mrs. Laura b. Hart, south
western manager of the association.
Mrs. Emma Melber. district deputy,
will open the meeting and preside un.
til Mrs. Annie Porter takes charge.
who will introduce Mrs. Stella c.
Vodrie as installing officer.
All members of the association are
cordially invited to attend this meet
ing. This review will be known as
Mission Review No. 95 and is the
fifth TO be organized in San Antonio.
II will begin with a membership Of 30.
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The San Antonio Music Club will
entertain with costume period musi-
Gale at $50 Monday in the st. An
thony ballroom presenting Eleanore
Shaw of New York and Frederick
Child of Boston in their unique and
beautiful French Salon Colonial Days
and Twentieth Century Costume" pro-
gram that has made success In the
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-29

Mrs. Walter Calmback will be next
hostess in her home, SOC Peck street.
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The Alamo Chapter o. the Daughters
of the Republic of Texas held their
annual election of officers at the Alamo
Tuesday afternoon. The following of
Tuesday afternoon. The following Of
caid, president; Mrs. Cyrus b. Lucas,
first vice president; Mrs. L. l.. Hill
yer, second vice president; T.. Griff
Jones, third vice president; Mrs. W.
Campbell, fourth vice president; Miss
Mary Francis Norton, secretary; Mrs.
j, Carnal, corresponding secretary /;
Mrs. Fannie Applewhite, treasurer
Mrs. H. n. Newton, historian; and
Mrs. Bette Carnal, chaplain.
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Mrs. ]. A. Bumgardner entertained
the Alamo Heights Girls Glee Club
at dancing in her home at 626 Jassa-
mine street Saturday evening. About
twenty guests were present.
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San Antonio de Bexar Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolution.
will have called meeting at . 80
Thursday in the home of Mrs. Gale
Goodloe, 233 Howard street, Mrs.
Howard Chamberlain will be joint
hostess.
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Mrs. Charles Herff entertained the
Madeline Terrace Bridge Club Thurs
day afternoon. complimenting her
aunt. Mrs. w. II. Cummings who
will leave in few days for her home
in Montclair. New Jersey. The guests
were Mesdames r. Greathouse. +.
Elders, w. z. Edward, C. Moore,
W. A. Huffarn. II. Goodwin. Fl. f.
Dickerson, W. II. Cummings, C. Herff
+. Jaykin. r. b. Greatknow, Haye
and the club members.
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The Alamo Heights Parent Teachers
Association will hold May festival
at the school at 4 o'clock Friday.
Prizes will be offered for the most
attractive entrant in the doll parade
for girls and for the decorated auto
mobile parade for boys. The festival
is open to the public. For tickets
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-29

call Mrs. W. Monkhouse, Travis 6040.
The Alamo Heights Glee Club will
sing at SIS.
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The Phoenix Club members enjoyed
a most interesting program Tuesday
afternoon. Mrs. Hugh b. Rice was the
leader and the subject was Missions"
Miss Sarah Williamson described the
life of the easly American Indian.
Mrs. Rice told of the Texas, Arizona,
Florida and California missions. Mrs.
Thomas Ramsey gave some interesting
scenes from the Mission Play.
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The Phoenix Club will meet Tues
day at 3 80 in the Menger parlors.
Guest day viii be observed and Mrs.
jeremiah Rhodes viii speak on I'm
migration and Americanization.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-29
FIRST AID TROOP
II ENTERTAINS ON
SEVENTH BIRTHDAY
Parents Visit Clubhouse
in Breckenridge
Park.

The seventh anniversary celebration
of First Aid Bog Scout Troop No.
II was held Friday night at their
clubhouse in Breckenridge Park and
as a special feature for the occasion
was the presence of many of the
parents of the troop. The troop was
organized seven years ago and the
progress during that period Of time
was reviewed by members. The at
tractive troop quarters were thrown
open for inspection by parents.
A full round Of cheers greeted AL
bert Stoves Jr., who sent the lumber
and supplies for the troop to use in
fixing up their quarters.
The program included a signalling
Evening star., 1923-11-18
PRESIDENT-"The Virginian."

The Nirginian," a sumptuous
photoplay version of the novel and
play by Owen Wister and Kirke La
Shelle, will be the attraction at the
President Theater next week, begin
ming Sunday. This Is Tom Forman
production, presented by B. p. Schul-
berg, and the adaptation is by Hope
Loring and Louis d. Light0n.
The story, as those who read the
book or witnessed the vivid stage
version will recall. is based upon the
stirring events of the Cattleman $
War of southern Wyoming. where
school teacher from Vermont when
on her way to her new work. This
is the beginning of a beautiful ro-
nance. into the course of which, how
ever, obtrude various complications
incident to the conflict between the
cattlemen and the cattle rustlers.
The cast is headed by one of the
most popular of screen fayorites.
Kenneth Harlan. Florence Vidor
plays Molly Wood, the school teacher,
and others are Russell Simpson, Ray
mond Hatton, Pat OA1alley and Sam
Allen.
The management of the Preside mt
believes that in this exceptional film
worthy successor has been found
t. the opening Offering at the Avenue
playhouse. "If Winter Comes" since
and through. and brings into promi-
nence types representing faithfully
the south. the west and the green
hills of New England.
An admirable musical setting is
promised
Evening star., 1923-11-18
LATEST MOVIECO
FROM HOLLYWOOD
Ten Commandments" May Set Cecil De
Miles Reputation at New Level-Pag-
eantry of First Reels Gives Way
to Modern Story.
to Modern Story.

ural coloring more nearly than any
lhlnE yet shown upon the screen.
Thousands of people and thousands
or ANIMALS were used in this pro-
logIe.
Then comes the modern story with
out pageant or many people. A tragic
story ii is, having to do only with
the mother and her sons. two other
women and crooked building in
spectOr. For seven reels this simple
yet convincing modern story unfolds
and when the whole production Ia i
been set the magnificence Of the pro-
logue Is in the mind merely as q
background for the tense drama
Much praise is due to Heanie Mac
pherson. who wrote the story and
scenario and had most TO do with
the titling of the film.
In the biblical prologue Theodorc
Roberts does the best work of his
long screen career as Moses. Charles
De Roche is an effective Pharaoh and
Estelle Taylor is Miriam, the sister
of Moses.
The real star of the photoplay.
however. is Rod La ROGUE, who play =
the wayward son. His work is truly
memorable. Richard Dix is the good
son and makes as much as can be
made of that kind of a character
Edithe Chapman is the old mother
Nita Naldi is the vamp and Leatricr
JOY is La Rocque's wife in the play
Miss JOY also does capital work and
fulfins the promise of her perform
ance Of two years ago in Man
slaughter"
Evening star., 1923-11-18
PALACE-"Stephen Steps Out

A new star of the screen will make
his first bow to Washington this aft
ernoon at Loew's Palace when Doug
las Fairbanks, jr.. the thirteen-year-
old son of the famous star of Robin
hood" will be presented in stephen
screen version of one of Richard
Harding Davis stories. in which
young Fairbanks is said to be a glori-
fcation of the American boy. fun.
freckles and all. as well as a literal
chip of the old block.
stephen Steps Out which is based
on THE Grand Cross of the Crescent =
has been scenarized by Edfrid Bing-
ham and directed by Joseph Hena-
berry, who, incidentally. has known
young Fairbanks since he was an in
fant. Theodore Roberts has the
chief supporting role, and the cast
includes Noah Beery, Harry Myers
and Frank Currier.
The story concerns a youth whose
father has sent him to study under a
college president whose fear of the
father pulls the boy through exam
nations he could never have passed
due to his diSinclination to study.
There comes a time when a conscien-
tious professor rates him IS on
Turkish history. which so angers the
father that the boy is packed off to
Turkey to learn it on the spot. Here
he becomes involved in political
plot and saves the sultans son. for
which he is rewarded with a grand
cross of the crescent. which he per-
Suades the sultan 10 turn over to the
discharged professor. but it would
spoil the fun to say just how the
various plot threads are brought to
an infectious and delightful climax.
Added attractions will include Mr..
Cannon and his orchestra
Evening star., 1923-11-18
Movies From Another ANGLE

frankly in difficulty over what to Of
fer the public. even at extravagant
cost il is small wonder that the en-
tire industry is in a daZe.
Art, or the attempt at art under
present control of the industry. may
be the answer. In a word, that the
making of motion pictures is an in
dustry, and not an art, in its present
stage. And the pose of art has been
almost fatal to the industry.
Many stars of the motion picture
industry have become famous-more
famous than any actor who ever trod
the boards. This fame was achieved
through tricks of pantomime peculiar
to the individual-an appealing look
of little glad girl. a human jumping g
jack with a smile that showed tooth
paste. advertising teeth, a nervous
trick hat and cane. or the wearing of
much or few clothes as dressing the
part. But the time came when the
public wanted more-and then came
trouble.
Douglas Fairbanks. who says he has
jumped his last jump for the screen
commissioners that his production
now being completed will cost $1,000
600 and that he has absolutely no as
surance of getting his money back.
Mary Pickford, who has decided to
grow UP in the movies, is not 50 sure
of the returns Of her present pictures.
Whereas the "PollyannaS" went great
And they blame the monopoly. Mebbe
So mebbe so.
Charley Chaplin. who turned pro-
ducer to make q serious picture. also
Evening star., 1923-11-18

has a complaint. The returns are not
very good and Charley is a business
man. But he must have had a lot OF
quiet enjoyment out of the notices
which credited him with tying up
with art. Chaplin made his comedies
virtually without story. He made
them with gags" which is the mo-
tions. These gags were strung to-
gether, and the story turned to fit
the gags.
Take the case of Charles Ray, who
won fame and fortune with his "hick
boy" parts. He backed himself with
his own money in a big production.
He was thrifty and employed a di-
rector who had been making custard-
pie comedies. He spent 100000 in
making THE Courtship of Miles
Standish.' Ray had been small
time trouper and went back on the
speaking stage to earn money. His
tour has come to an abrupt close. He
tricks OF pantomime. Poor direction
made il worse.
The finding of the Federal Trade
Commission will make but little diff
ference Ito the movies. The finding
of the art of the movies may help a
great deal. 1t is possible that that
change is on the way-a change OF
the old order 1t means the passing
of some of the stars who have en-
joyed the greatest fame. If it is just
a readjustment of the industry. then
it means that the industry has pro-
gressed too rapidly and must beat its
way back to cheaper production un-
the stars and the vision of those in
present control of the industry
narrow and well defined.
(Copyrfght 1923
Evening star., 1923-11-18
METROPOLITAN-'Why Worry g

The theater-going public of Wash
ington has been so enthusiastic over
Harold Lloyd's latest comedy. why
Worry?" at Crandalrs Metropolitan
Theater, and so many have tried in
vain to gain access to the theater
that the same program will be con-
tinued this week. beginning this aft
ernoon.
In why Worry?" Harold Lloyd has
one of his most laughable multiple
reel Earthquakes. The attraction.
'kleinschmidts Adventures in the Far
North" presents study of wild life
in the arctic with wonderful romance
and intimate close-ups of wild ami
mails and birds. The locales pictured
are in large measure those which
President Harding traversed on his
ill-fated trip to Alaska.
The musical embellishment includes
the Tampa" overture, Breesl<in's
classical jazz. syncopated arrange
1nent of South Sea Eyes" Gi1da
Grey's current hit. and Joe Griffiths,
New York tenor, who sings THAT Old
Gang of Nine" with full orchestral
accompaniment to the visualized story
and lyrics on the screen. a new issue
of the Metropolitan World Survey
also is shown
Evening star., 1923-11-18
HAROLD :,
LLOYD ~Metropolitan,
BY FORREST WHITE.

Special Dispatch 10 The star.
Los ANGELES, November l1.-On
Broadway her work on behalf of act
orS and the theater had received full
recognition. So she came to Holly
wood to broaden her field and uplift
the movies.
Announcement that a famous stage
play was to be made into a picture
head of a great producing concern
and told him she knew the actor best
fitted to play the male lead.
He has not only talent, but the
advantage of wide experience" she
said. Art, you know. is long"
Then he wont do. Interrupted The
magnate. We need n short guy by
this part
She is back on Broadway. and art
still appears to have no regular place
in the pictures. The present slump
makes it less encouraging than ever
for any of the producers to attempt
to take art on in the making of pic
lures.
Mary Pickford told members of the
Federal Trade Commission investigat-
ing charges of unfair and sitting
competition" on the part of the Fa-
nous Players-Lasky Corporation. at
their hearing here last Saturday. that
il conditions in the industry became
any worse she will retire from the
screen. Art? No. business. dollars
and cents, is what is worrying our
Mary.
Douglas Fairbanks, also testifying.
declared that he would produce no
more pictures pending decision by the
comm mission as result of the pres
ent inquiry. Art? No. business.
With the independents thus blaming
the Famous Players-Lasky Corpora
tion for all their troubles as a mo-
nopoly in restraint of trade, and with
the Famous Players-Lasky studio
closed down tight for the first time
in the history of the organization and
Evening star., 1923-11-18
BY HALLETT ABEND.

LOS ANGELES, November 15.-
Cecil B. De Mile, who has been wide
ly derided because of Adams Rib"
and "The Affairs of Anatol." con-
founds his critics with his next re-
lease, The Ten Commandments" a
twelve-reel feature production, which
has been thirteen months in the
making, and cost s1,700, ,000-cash, not
press agent figures.
1t has become the habit of film
fans to refer to elaborate sets. over
elaborate gowns, boudoir and bath
room scenes and similar fripperies as
the De Mile sort of thing" This
jibe will no longer be the fashion
when 1.-The Ten Commandments" is
released. as it will be late this month,
for world premieres in Los Angeles
and New York.
Mr.. De Mile has made not only a
unique photoplay. but he has also
made film with message, which
by some magic is not a preachy nor
a goody-goody film. 1t has for a
theme the idea that if you break the
ten commandments they will break
you.
For the prologue Mr.. De Mile has
practically filmed the Book of
Exodus. Most of the titles for this
five-reel introductory spectacle are
taken from Exodus. Here there is a
splendor in plenty. but it is necessary.
First the Jews are shown in
bondage in Egypt. Moses is shown
at the court of Pharaoh pronouncing
the curse of the death of the first
born. Then come the liberation of
the Jews. the passing of the Red sea
and the wandering in the wilderness.
Moses, on Mount Sinai, receives the
ten commandments from the Lord
and then destroys the golden calf and
other idols which the Jews are
worshiping.
When the dust settles there emerge
upon the screen the figures of a
mother and her two sons, in the home
of carpenter, in the San Francisco
of today. She is reading to her sons
the ten commandments. One son is
reckless unbeliever. The other be-
lieves in the spirit of religion. The
mother. with a harsh faith, adheres
to the letter of the biblical laws The
bad son leaves home and taunts his
brother by saying that he is going
forth to break such commandment Is
as bar his progress.
Few Characters I'm story
Il shall have love and wealth and
up just where YOU belong
The biblical prologue is gorgeous
in the extreme, and much of this
footage has been colored by some
progress which approximates the nat
Evening star., 1923-11-18
Carl Laemmle s New Stars

Of rewarding enterprise and ability
within his own organization. 1t is
nothing new for Mr. Laemmle TO
choose his executives from the ranks.
been chosen from his best statesmen:
now he is extending the system to
the players at Universal City
The new stars are Mary Philbin.
Virginia Valli. Reginald Denny anG
a long and thorough apprenticeship
in the ranks.
Mary Philbin. after playing minor
roles for three years, leaped to FAM
overnight through her marvellous
performance in Merry Go Round"
1t is Mr.. Laemmles intention to pro
duce four Jewel pictures during the
coming year with Miss Philbin The
first is owen Kildare's My Mamie
Rose; the second, ]. A. r. Wylie's
tors: the third. .'Mitsi.+ by Delly.
and the fourth is still to be selected.
Virginia Ealli first attracted the
attention of Mr.. Laemmle in a flm
called Tracked to Earth" but it was
Storm. which convinced Mr.. Laemmle
that Miss Valli was Of stellar mate
rial. Her first super-Jewel is "A Lady
of Quality: her second, The Signal
Tower"
Reginald Denny came to Universal
City as the Kid Roberts of H. e
Witwer'S The Leather Pushers
After three series Of these. with h.
popularity constantly growing. Nh.
Laemmlc felt amply justified in star
ring him in series of Jewel pie
lures. the first of which is Earl
Derr Biggers' novel, Love Insur-
ance.''
Laura La Plante was chosen to taxi
Gladys Walton's place when the lat
ter retired to private life. Miss La
Plante has played leads at Universal
City for four years The manner in
which she takes her new honorS will
be watched with interest. Her first
appearance will be in The Thrill
Girl" by Crosby George.
Evening star., 1923-11-18

and their tragedy, and illuminated
throughout with touches of comedy.
Edna Purviance. long Mr. Chaplin $
leading woman, has achieved stardom
IL: the title role, which depicts a
country girl: of France who, agreeing
to elope with the youth she loves,
finds herself at the railway station
alone as the night train for Paris
rolls in. Oh. the impulse of the mo-
ment. she boards the train and is car
ried into the gay French capital.
Poverty and loneliness soon exact
their toll. but the story moves to a
happy climax"
Adolphe Menjou. Carl Miller and
Lydia Knott have important roles in
the feature. The Columbia manage
ment announces a fine array of added
OFFERINGS. with orchestral music under
Mr. Brusilof:
Evening star., 1923-11-18
Europe Wants Directors.

European producers are again
angling for American directors. Wal
lace Worsley. director of The Hunch-
back of Notre Dame" has rejected
an offer from a French company t"
make Les Misera bles' in Paris, and
also a contract proffered by a Bel
gian organization. Oscar APPEL has
been offered a contract by a cinema
company in Holland and a motion
picture concern in Rome is trying t.
get Allen Holubird. English capi-
talists want King Baggot to GO
abroad TO film "Ivanhoe."
Rex BeaGl's The Recoil" will b.
made in Europe by Goldwyns, with
Betty Blythe and Mahlon Hamilton
in the leading roles. The places
where exteriors will be made will BE-
Paris, London, Rome and Mont
Carlo.
Rupert Hughes has changed the
name of his new film from Law
Against Law" to Reno" The play
is about divorce. Since he finished
filming the story he has completed
a new novel, the title of which has.
not Yet been settled.
Copyright, 1928. in United States and Grea,
Britain 10y North American Newspaper
Alliance. All rights reserved.)
Evening star., 1923-11-18
RIALTO-"Little Old New York.

New York. just as it was century
ago. will be produced on the screen
in Little Old New York, the great
Cosmopolitan production starring
Marion Davies this week at Moores $
Rialto Theater. beginning this after
noon.
Months of painstaking research
were spent in securing the real az
the days when Robert Fulton
launched his first steamboat on the
Hudson river. Old fire wagons and
stage coaches. stately drawing rooms,
fashioned gardens filled with hol-
lyhocks and mignonette were
screened. A big scene at the public
whipping post. which was the mode
of punishment in those days. shows
Pat O'Day" taking a severe lashing
for the prank played on mob of
As pat o'Day" Miss Davies is said
TO have one of the most appealing
roles of her screen career. she play $
the part of young Irish girl, VINO
dons the disguise of a boy and comes
to America to claim a fortune. Her
adventures when she arrives and mas
herself alone and friendleSS alter tne
death of her father form the motlf
of as fine a romance as Washington
will have an opportunity to view TINS
season. ~ r..
A special score has been written Tor
The picture by William Frederlck Ie
an overture for the showing. entitled
Little Old New York" Both score
and overture will be played through
out the entire showing by the Rlalto
orchestra under the direction OF
George Wild.
From the historical viewpoint the
production is exceptional. its charac-
ters including Robert Fulton. WASH
ington Irving John Jacob Astor, Cor
nelius Vanderbilt and others of note,
all seen at the trades on which theS
founded their respective fortunes.
Little Old New York" is screen
adaptation of the play by Rita John
son Young, and was directed by Sid
ney Olcott. with lavish settings de-
signed by Joseph Urban.
Although the picture has been
shown and is even now playing IN
other cities at prices. ranging, from
$3.50 up there will be no advance
in the regular Rialto scale. the man
agement taking this opportunity and
this action as an expression OF its
appreciation of the stanch support
accorded the Rialto by Washington
piaygoerS.
Evening star., 1923-11-18
AMBASSADOR-"Don't Marry for
Money"

Don't Mary for Money" will be
presented for the first time in Wash
ington today: and tomorrow at Gran
dall's Amba Ssador Theater. ut fea-
lures House Peters and Rubye De
Remer. Its story concerns Il young
woman who I5larried a man of wealth
whom she did not love i'll accordance
with the teaching of cynical uncle,
who was the. only relative she had
ever known. The denouement is en-
tirely unexpected.
Mae Marsh will be pictured Tues
day and Wednesday in ID. w. Griffith 5
noted production. The White Rose,
the story of a: young divinity student
md a girl who brought him to the
crisis OF his life. with new issue of
Topics of the Day: Thursday and
Friday, Harry Leon Wilson'S Rug
giles of Red Gap" directed by James
Cruze. makeE of THE Covered
Wagon" and Saturday, Viola Dana. in
The Social Code" adapted from Rita
Wciman's story, ITO Whom it May
Concern
Evening star., 1923-11-18
Apollo.

THE Cheat" and :Stan Laurel. in
Save the Ship: Tuesday and We'd
nesday. The Eternai Three" and Lar
ry Semon, in THE Gown Shop; :;
Thursday, Ruth Clifford and Castor
Glass, in "Mothers IN Law: Friday.
Agnes Ayres, in TIE Marriage Max
er" and Earl Hurd's Their Love
Growed Cold; Saturday. Cullen Lam
dis and Alice Calhoun. in pioneer
Trails and Our Gang. in Lodge
Night"