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Evening star., 1923-08-05
Young Doug Now.

DICHARD HARDING DAVIS story,
~ The Grand Cross of the Cres-
cent" will serve as the first starring
vehicle of Douglas Fairbanks, jr.,
Paramount's thirteen-year-o star.
In speaking of the choice of this
story and future plans for the young
star, Mr.. Lasky said:
Douglas Fairbanks. jr., is to be
starred in roles typifying the best in
American boyhood. For that reason
we have combed the literary field in
search of the ideal material for his
screen stories. America is justly
proud of its boys; Paramount expects
to be equally proud of the fothcom-
ing productions featuring the younger
generation as pictured by young
! Fairbanks, himself an admirable
Tpecimen of youthful America. He
literally is the American boy per-
sonified.
In The Grand Cross of the Cres-
cent we believe we have found an
ideal vehicle in which to introduce
Douglas Fairbanks jr. Richard Hard
>ing Davis never wrote a more human
or entertaining story and it might
have been written especially for the
young star, so perfectly does it fit
his needs"
Joseph Henabery will direct this
Paramount picture and Theodore
Roberts. will be featured with Noah
ing players. E1fred Bingham adapted
Davis story. The title of The Grand
Cross of the Crescent" will be changed
before its release.
Evening star., 1923-08-05
FASHION CREATIONS OF THE STAGE

of heavy mesh lace, dyed to match
the linen, which gave a bateau neck
line, and included diminutive sleeves.
Pockets of the green lace were placed
scarcely more than narrow streamerS,
hung from them, dipping below the
hemline.
Blanche Ring wore an exceptionally
attractive evening gown during the
second week of THE Alarm Clock"
at the Shubert- BelaSco. The straight
line foundation slip was entirely con-
cealed by heavy bead work, applied in
a pattern of alternate black and white
circles. A fringe of long bead strings
fell at each side, suggesting panels.
and additional clusters of beaded
chains, caught together here and
there, formed long, dropping sling
sleeves. Miss Ring also appeared in
an exquisite summer frock of pale
lavender. with kinono- -sieeved
length of the front, and girdled with
twisted streamer of lavender satin
ribbon.
Mary Phillips. also taking part in
The Alarm Clock" first displayed
stunning sport costume of bright yell
jacket was outlined with narrow
black piping. and collared in black
velvet. and the plain yellow skirt was
laid in tiny knife pleats a small
black velvet toque was an attractive
plement to the costume.
Miss Phillips later appeared in an
unusual frock of light almond green
crepe 1t was cut on simple lines, but
many flowers in varying tones of yell
low and red. with an occasional white
one here and there, were appliqued
over both blouse and skirt, adding a
distinctive touch. Miss Phillips wore
a small turban of cloth of gold with
the gown.
Marion Coakley displayed several
charming frocks, but none prettier
than a model of brown chiffon. Its
basque bodice was bordered with a
quaint bertha collar OF fine white
lace. and its skirt. which fared a
trifie toward the hem. was also
trimmed with the contra sting cob
webby lace \ small chapeau of
black lace, with a scarf trailing over
one shoulder. was especially effective
with the demure, girlish frock
Evening star., 1923-08-05
LATEST MOVIE GOSSIP
FROM HOLLYWOOD

predicts that motion pictures will
suffer virtual extinction within five
years unless something is done to
curb uneducated and uncultured CEN
sors who now recklessly cut films to
please a few persons who have not
enough troubles of their own and in
terfere with other peoples business.
Won Stroheim considers censorship
a public menace of prime Importance.
and says that if it continues un-
checked the public's most popular
form of amusement will gradually
fade into weak. puny, emaciated dis
integraton." and that people will be
shown false views of life and not be
permitted to witness realities" The
great books, the classics, cannot even
says, without undergoing butchery.
Won Stroheim is just now complet-
ing Greed" for Goldwyn's. a literal
screen version OF Frank Norris novel,
'McTeague."
Hailed ns New Star.
Tod Browning announced that he is
certain he has found the John Barry
more of films in the person OF Ray
mond Griffith, who is now playing the
lead in THE Day Faith"
l have seen pre-vieW of Cold
wyn'S Three Wise Fools" The stage
play is no better than this film ver-
sion. which King Vidor directed. In
Soco
with a vengeance, as does William
Haines, another Goldwyn Juvenile
lead. The three wise fools are Alex
Francis. Claude Gillingwater and
William II. Crane. There is a plot
full of humor and pathos and a thrill
ing and realistic penitentiary escape.
The element of mystery is also well
sustained.
William De Mile, Paramount direc-
tor, remarks ironically that perhaps
in a century the cinema will produce
something genuinely artistic. but he
thinks that more photoplayS have
failed because of too poor story
rather than because of too much art.
In spite of what are termed the i'm
menSe strides made by motion pic
lures in the last twenty years. he
thinks the cinema has made proper
tonately no more advances in that
time than painting made in the first
twenty years after painting was be-
gun.
I'VE are now in the position of a
painter who has learned how to Sc
leet canvas. mix the paints, apply
the paints and create some Senblance
of a painting" he says. Mr.. De Mile
says that in spite of all that has been
said about playing down to the pub
lie" he himself plays up to the pub
lic," and gives it whatever artistic
ability he may possess.
Evening star., 1923-08-05
"Caulihower Hands"

WILLIAM DUNCAN is taking a rest
from the moving picture art He
has developed "caulifiower hands"
puffed up like balloons, and so tender
they can hardly be touched-all from
the continuous task of pounding
faces.
THE Steel Trail" Universal serial
in which he plays the fighting chief
engineer of railroad construction
gang, is the cause. There's a fight
in almost every scene, with Duncan
doing most Of the fighting.
II noticed" says Duncan, that my
hands were putting up, and then pain
began to develop. So I dropped over
to the Universal Emergency Hospital
and let them give me the once over.
Quit fight scenes right away
you're getting caulifiower hands"
they told me. I had heard of cauli-
flower ears but never knew you could
develop fists of the same type. That's
why | am resting from my art"
Evening star., 1923-08-05
First Barber Screen-Hero.

THE first barber to reach the screen
as the hero of a romantic drama
will make his bow to the fan world in
Thomas H. Ince's screen adaptation OF
1.-THE Barber of New Orleans" the
stage play taken from Edward Childs
Carpenters novel. '"The Code OF Victor
Jallott."
The story deals with one Of the most
romantic and least familiar periods of
American history-the days of the
Louisiana Purchase. The scenes are
laid in New Orleans. where the hero,
Victor Jallot, is a sort Of an Admira-
BILE Crichton-barber. fencing master,
duelist. surgeon, man of letters and
musician-beloved alike by men and
women.
The BARRIERS of the old days were
persons Of great Importance. Besides
performing tonsorial tasks. they were
men familiar with surgery and were
hale fellows, well met" who knew
all the gossip of their community.
The character is said to be one of the
most original which has reached the
scream
Evening star., 1923-08-05
Some Stars Shine Unseen.

masterpieces made famous by the
names of Mary Pickford. Norma and
Constance TalmadGe, Marshall Neilan
and scores of other screen celebrities.
But undoubtedly the crowning work
of this young woman's brilliant
career is her working script for The
Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln"
the tremendous perturbation of the
career of Americas greatest son, now
nearing completion by the Rocket
Lincoln Film Company of Hollywood.
under direction of Phil Rosen.
On this subject alone has Miss
Marion's genius been set free to soar
to heights hitherto unexplored. and
with the result, it is said, that d
screen classic has been created which,
largely due to Miss Marions power
full and discriminating treatment of
its elements, bids fair to endure
longer than any cinematic produc-
tion yet made.
Miss Marion is descendant of the
celebrated Gen. Francis Marion, one
of the heroes of the American revo-
luton. and in her heart patriotism
and genius burn quite as brightly as
in that of her illustriouS progenitor
Perhaps that is why her Lincoln
script is SO wonderful.
Evening star., 1923-08-05

IERANCES MARION is beautiful
! enough to be a star of the screen
and smart enough to be Governor OF
California oroUnited States senator, II
she chose to be, but why go into
politics when able to make S1oO.OOO
a year by staying at home and not
having the trouble of keeping polit-
. ical fences in repair and getting jobs
' for lot of henchmen and hungry
constituents?
To be the biggest fish in ones own
puddle is good thing, and Frances
Marion is the biggest in her puddle,
and it is a rather sizable puddle-the
motion picture industry. If Frances
Marion were six people she could not
possibly accept all the commissions
offered her to write scenarios, to
supervise and to direct pictures. and
she is doubtless the only woman in
the world who ever turned down
100000 a year just because she did
not want to leave home to earn it.
From her beautiful home in Holly
wood, where Miss Marion has her
studio, the titian-haired witch of con-
tnuity has turned out many of the
Evening star., 1923-08-05
A Gorgeous Climax.

THE climax of Jackie CooGan's first
Metro production. Long Live the
King" shows the grand plaza of the
capital city of "Lavonia," the myth
cal kingdom which is the locale OF
this Mary Roberts Rinehart story.
Twenty five hundred extras, it is
claimed, parade through this plaza
and the streets that lead into it in
a throng of festive merrymakers. 1t
is the annual carnival. for which all
the peasants from the surrounding
country come to town to mingle with
the nobility and the urban population
in A grand fiesta
Exquisitely decorated barges float
down the canal which winds through
the city; gaily caparisoned horses
pick their way daintily through the
throng, ridden by stalwart members
of the royal regiment; open barouches,
trimmed with flowers and silks of
every color of the rainbow and filled
with beautiful women dressed in the
latest importations from the Rue de
la Paix, add to- the color of the scene.
Evening star., 1923-08-05
Styles for Next Season.

MARTHA MANSFIELD paused re-
Gently, while she was enter
tanning his excellency Kumichu
Horigoutchi, the Japanese ambassa-
dor; Nine. Horigoutchi and Mile. and
NJ. Horigoutchi, his wife, daughter
and son, to give out some advance
Information on what women will wear
next season.
For the fashion scene of her next
picture. Potash and Perlmutter,' the
leading designers in America sent
some fifty Of their most beautiful
models to the Fort Lee studio. Each
model displayed two complete cos
tunes, shown with Complementary
additions of headdresses, fans, bags
and other details to complete the en-
Semble.
mo startling changes in silhouettes
were seen. the gowns depending
largely for their individuality on the
richness of their fabrics and the artis-
tic simplicity of their lines, which are.
of course, the features that win the
Evening star., 1923-08-05
Long Live the King!''

Tackle COOGAN'S Long Live the
King" the Mary Roberts Rine-
hart story, which will be the star
let's first release under his Metro
contract. has been filmed Director
Victor Schertzinger and Jack Coogan,
ST. who have supervised the entire
production handled the shooting" of
the final episode. in which the newly
crowned boy king falls asleep right
on his majestic throne, in the midst
of the long-winded reading of his
coronation procla mation-just like
any other eight-year-old boy after
day crowded with excitement.
The simplicity and naturalness of
this appealing bit of action in the
gorgeous surroundings of the great
throne room are typical of the entire
production. Dramatically adapted by
Evening star., 1923-08-05
London Outfit Racily
Pictured.

~" ONDOSERS who impersonate tai
lors' dummies up to and includ-
ing the brains and give Americans
the bird in the matter of clothes. will
be a bit frantic about Fred Niblo's
strangers of the Night SO says
Malcolm S. Boyland, press man.
There is really nothing to laugh
az about Matt Moore's rendition of
the British w-ardrobe-that is, Moth
ing for the British to laugh at. 1t
is faultless.
"RealiZing that the British take
their clothes seriously and give
American actors whole aviaries on
the subject, Moore determined to
trick himself out in the height of
London fashion for the role OF Cap
tain Applcjack.
He submitted his shape by cable
Evening star., 1923-08-05

eTF the American people will stop
crying about poor photoplays and
will learn to shop for their pictures,
Just as they shop for their books and
plays, groceries and clothes. they will
seon learn that they have been vast
ing a great deal of time with their
CRYING" So declares Clara Beranger,
the scenario writer.
According to Mrs. Beranger. the
photoplay entertainment. People are
lured into theaters by attractive
titles, snowy Hobbies or by explosive
exploitat ton, rather than by their own
knowledge of the kinds of pictures
directors or stars give the world
lures and books and plays. all OF
which are literature. is that people
know what they are buying When
they purchase books or attend plays,
but do not know what they are buy
ing when they seek entertainment In
motion picture theaters.
In the play world Arthur Hopkins
stands for the higher type of play;
AL Woods for-the sort of thing Ger
tain class of the public likes. Nobody
expects to see AL Woods produce
Shakespeare. Hopkins and Woods
stand: for two types of plays. In New
York, then, Al Woods draws one class
of people; Arthur Hopkins draws an
entirely different class.
That isn't true of motion pictures.
People take photoplays as a whole;
they class all screen productions to-
gether.
Bad pictures are not as common
as they were two or three years ago.
The public is becoming picture wise
to a certain extent. The transforma-
tion is n slow process, still the cheap
hokum that got by in 1920 will not
get by in 1923, nor will it be accepted
in years to come. People tire of ar
tificiality. The one thing sure to last
is true presentation of any phase of
life.
There are three reasons why cheap
pictures: are still being given to the
public: there are three remdies for
troubles.
THE reasons are: First. the public
doesn't shop for pictures; second,
theater owners don't teach people how
to shop for pictures or foster the
building of audiences that like good
pictures; third. many producers aren't
urging the public, to seek good pic
lures.
The remedies are: First, the public
must learn to shop for pictures; sec
ond, theater owners must aid the pub
lie by teaching the art of picture
shopping; third, producers must pro-
Evening star., 1923-08-05
Luck and Bluff
An Open Sesame

4 LLAN DWANS entrance into mo-
tion pictures is CITED as a good
example of the element of luck" that
has attended the start of many of the
successful figures in picture produc-
tion today. 1t also pro~es the old
rule that when opportunity knocks
one should be ready to take advantage
of il.
Back in 1908, Dwan was an cleo
trical engineer, just fresh from Notre
Dame University. He was in charge
of the installation of Cooper-Hewitt
lights at the old Essanay studio in
Chicago.
One day Tom Ricketts,, a director,
came up to him and said:
You're just the type 1 am looking
for Are you an actor?"
Dwan said yes just to see what
would happen, and when Rick etts
asked him where he had worked he
was in a Quandary. Then his ability
to think quickly. which has been a
great asset to him in directing pic
Evening star., 1923-08-05

'(CARAMOUCHE, the Metro pic
turfzation of Rafael Sabatini's
novel of the French revolution, is
now in the cutting room rapidly TAX
ing shape. II is said that competent
judges, who have viewed this latest
achievement of Rex Ingram. declare
it is picture greater even than THE
Four Horsemen." Rex Ingram, show
ing the first signs of his famous art.
is represented by The Four Horse
men," Rex Ingram, at the fullest
development of his art. is represented
by his latest work-"Scaramouch
Names familiar to the motion pic
ture world appear as principals in
the cast of "Scaramouche," which is
headed by Ramon Novarro, Alice
Terry and Lewis Stone. As q result
Evening star., 1923-08-05
BY ELENORE DE WITT EBY.

III ELENOh6 lie WITT Ebns
ELAPPER fashions reigned supreme
at keith'S last week, and even
Emma Carus donned a short black
taffeta frock, with basque bodice and
song. She shook her bobbed auburn
curls and played with the silk folds
of her skirt, where a profusion of red
grapes and gold leaves traced their
colorfully embroidered way. Miss
Carus also appeared in an elaborate
creation of cloth of gold and chiffon.
The bodice OF the light fabric was
almost entirely covered by successive
rows of gold beading, and a beaded
strap passed from shoulder to
shoulder at the back. holding in place
a bloused apron-like panel. which
veied the bodice at the front The
skirt, of lustrous metal cloth. was
ornamented with several medallions
of beading in a pattern of red flowers
and green leaves. At the top several
short rounded petal panels. each
beaded in a floral motif, added an un-
usual touch.
Peggy Fears. also at Keith's. wore
an attractive coat-dress of jade green
tafreta. 1t was fashioned with a tight
little basque bodice and a bouffant
skirt, opened up one side of the front.
with the corners rounded on so that
a foundation of maize -colorcd chiffon.
daintily ruffied, was revealed. Tiny
buttons appeared in a straight line
at one side of the bodice, while count
less rows of shirring added an at
tractive finish at the waist. A long
chiffon scarf of green. striped with
maize was flung around the neck.
choker fashion, and one end dropped
in graceful panel at the back, nearly
touching the skirt hem. Mandarin
sleeves of green chiffon. also striped
in maize. completed the model. Miss
Fears wore with this costume a small
hat of self-color taffeta, with n pale
yellow water lily poised at one side.
Thelma White, appearing in the
sketch, Just Out of Knickers." dis
played an attractive frock of Lanvin
green linen. 1t was fashioned in one
piece, and gathered to deem woke
Evening star., 1923-08-05
Join the Uplift.

DREFERRED PICTURES CoRPo-
ration, distributors of Preferred
pictures, has Joined the Will II. Hays
organization. Al Lichtman, presi-
dent of the corporation; B. p. Schulz
berg, producer of Preferred pictures.
and j. G.. Bachmann. treasurer, are
entering the organization because Of
appreciation of the efforts of Mr..
Hays and his associates for the COM
mon good of the motion picture in
dustry.
II believe" said Mr.. Lichtman,
that it is the duty of every man
in the motion picture business. re-
gardless of his connections. to help
Mr.. Hays in his efforts. for he is
working to help all of us. Mr. Hays
is sincere and constructive and sue.
cessful in his work and we are going
to get in with him and do everything
we can to help him. | believe we will
get more action for good in this in=
tustry by cooperation and we are
going to do our part"
Evening star., 1923-08-05

recognition and approval of discrimi-
mating women. The straightline
frock, slim and narrow, is back for
another season, and in the models at
the studio was developed in lustrous
satin of white or pastel shades
The outstanding feature was tho
intricate beaded designs which were
repeated again and again. frequently
in all-over patterns. The most strik-
ing gown was a simple one from
Frances, composed entirely of crystal
tubes, with designs of black beads,
giving the impression of fine tracings
almost like sparkling chantilly
lace on light ground. Another
Frances model that attracted atten-
tion was a delicate pink frock with
an all-over pattern of crystals, worn
by Gaby, mannequin with an inter
national reputation for her beauty.
Pastel shades We're important, but
not so good as white. Creamy satins,
straight of line and heavily incrusted
with crystal or pearl embroiderings.
were shown often enough to indicate
that it is to be another season for
whites"
Evening star., 1923-08-05
BY HALLETT ABEND.


BY HALLET-r ABEND.
Los ANGELES, July 26-Gaston
Glass. film star and former stage
protege of Sarah Bernhard. has an
nounced his retirement from the
screen until such time as he can face
the American public without a blem-
ish to my name
Glass retirement, which was volun-
tary, was accompanied by an offer to
his producer to abrogate his contract,
which called for nearly $1,000 a week.
This offer was refused, but Glass per-
sisted in his refusal to appear in the
star role in 'Maytime," the filming
OF which was scheduled to begin at
kthe Schulberg lot at once.
Glass retirement follows his arrest
on June >. with Louis Cashier, his
director, and two young women on
charges of vdgrancy and misconduct
Glass letter announcing his retire
ment says, in part: II have worked
all my life to earn the respect and
esteem of the public. Because l have
that my responsibility to the public
Is proportionately great. | want more
| than anything else to live up to the
requirements that the public has been
Sood enough TO set up Tor me.
The young star reiterated his inno-
cence, and expressed his hope for a
complete vindication by jury.
What Others Are Doing.
Renee Adoree, Louis B. Mayors new
find, who stars in the next Reginald
Baker release, has sued Tom Moore
for divorce. She charges desertion.
Divorce papers have been filed also
by Helene Chadwick. who asks her
freedom from William Wellman on
, the grounds of non-support and de-
= Sertion.
Florence Vidor has been offered the
leading part in the feature which
Ernest Lubitsch will direct for War
ner Brothers.
Laurette Taylor, who starred for
Metro last year in Peg O. My Heart"
has signed with the same company to
make two more feature films. They
will be called Happiness" and "A
Night in Rome" and both are plays
written for her by her husband. ].
Hartley Manners. Miss Taylor and
Mr.. Manners will arrive in Hollywood
in October, according to their new
contract
Erich Won Stroheim, noted director.
Evening star., 1923-08-05

HERE'S a true one:
Eight years ago schoolgirl of
fourteen came to the old Vitagraph
studios out in F1atbush, Brooklyn
Her name was Constance Talmadge.
J. Stuart Blackton, ever on the look
out for budding talent. gave the
schoolgirl a small part in a picture.
Glen MacW illiams was the camera
man on the production The school
girl was more interested in the cam
era than anything else in the studio
and a friendship sprang up between
the cameraman and the Erasmus Hall
student.
MacWilliams explained all the de-
tails of picture making to Miss Tai
,madge. who. when she went back to
school. gave him her picture. Mac
Williams wrote on the back of it:
Some day you will be d star Miss
Evening star., 1923-08-05

lures. brought him the chance to ap-
p~ar before the camera. The night
before Dwan had been to see Paid
IN Full' at one of the theaters, so he
told Ricketts, that he had played Joe
Brooks in that play
Before he knew il, Ricketts, had
him in dressing room putting
makeup on and he played in several
scenes with j. Warren kerrigan.
That was the beginning of Dwan's
motion-picture career.
Later he dug down in his trunk
and uncovered some stories he had
written in his school days and sold
them for $25 each. This brought him
the chance to be scenario editor OF
the old American Film Company in
California. From that time to this
DWan's rise has been steady. He is
Dwan's rise has been steady. He is
Mr.. Dwan has become one Of the
best known directors in America He
produced robin Hood" for Douglas
FairbankS and The GIimpses of the
Moon and Lawful Larceny" for
Paramount.