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Evening star., 1924-03-30

WHAT a rich vein Of material is at
w the disposal of the press agent
for the exploitation of Samuel Gold
WINS film version of Sir Hall Gaines s
famous novel THE Eternal City,
which was photographed in Rome
under the direction of George FftZ-
maurice.
A king, a prince. a premier. a
countess, a. mayor and several regl-
ments of soldiers assisted activeiy IN
the making of THE Eternal City.
This apparently eXtravagan state
ment of absolute fact can only be de-
Tended by the bromidic observation
that truth is stranger than hctlon:
Not only did these representatives or
royalty and Italian ofticialdom eX-
tend to the First National producing
unit every assistance within their
power, but the king, His Majesty
Victor Emanuel. and the premier,
Benito Mussolini, actually appeared
in several scenes of the picture.
Mr.. Goldwyn and Mr.. Fitzmaur1ce,
in addition to the leaders of their
cast-Barbara La MARI, Lionel Bar
rymore, Bert Lytell, Richard Ben
nett and Montague Love--had with
them on the voyage to the ancient
mistress of the world III. III. Bruen-
ner, who is now connected with
First National. The working script
prepared by Ouida Bergare called for
upward of 10000 extras in violent
action in the principal thoroughfares
in the very heart of Rome, coHlpar-
able to Broadway in New York, Stale
street in Chicago or Market street in
San Francisco. Ina gine theS newt
able congestion.
Upon arriving in Rome Mr.: Bruen-
ner sought out the Countess Irene
de Robilant. whose father. Gen. Robi-
liant, had been decorated for sery-
ices in the world war, and told her OF
the task confronting him. She per-
suaded Prince Caetani, Italian am
bassador to the United States, who
has Just returned to Rome, to inter-
est Premier Mussolini. then holding
the center of the diplomatic stage.
Becoming convinced of the ability
Of Mr.. Fitzmaurice to portray to the
world, through the picture, the many
beautiful and historic points in
would serve as a marvellous back
ground for the many intenes situa-
tions in the story, Mussolini whole,
heartedly gave his cooperation. He
issued Instructions to Mayor Gre
moninsi of Rome to give the produc-
tion company permit for use OF
any and all locations in the city.
Further, the mayor received Mr..
Breunner in his office and gave the
latter direct access to him through
the use of his private telephone wire,
with permission to call on him for
any police or other protection and
aid necessary.
For the tying up of one dramatic
sequence it was necessary to have
FrtnieI AIusS3lini and Producer t1tz-
Evening star., 1924-03-30

MOTION picture history will be
made in the south. it is expected
when a congress Of leading film ex-
hibitors, distributing and producing
executives gather in New Orleans
April i6 for the most important meet
ing of its kind over held below the
Mason and Dixon line, to adopt new
policies and plans governing the pro-
gram of cinema entertainment to be
offered during the coming year.
The congress will be held in con-
nection with the annual meeting of
executives and exhibitor members of
Associated First National Pictures
Inc, said to be the largest co-opera-
tive film organization in the industry
Selection of stories for the screen
action on reports submitted in a
nation wide check-up of the public
taste and the formulation of plans in
an attempt to so operate that the
production, distribution and exhibi-
tion of motion pictures shall be placed
on higher plane are among the chief
objects of the meeting, according to
Robert Lieber, president of First
National.
Approximately 100 exhibitors from
the principal cities of the United
States and Canada will attend with
the New York home office officials.
1t is pointed out that First National
franchise holders alone have theater
Evening star., 1924-03-30
Tivoli Opens Saturday.

CRANDALLS new Tivoli Theater, at
- 14th street and Park road north
west, which il claimed to be the
largest and most beautiful playhouse
in the National Capital and the peer
of any in America, will be formally
dedicated Saturday night, April ).
The opening of the Tivoli, it is
development in the purveyanee of en-
tertainment. In addition to the
photoplay features, each weekly pro-
gram will embody concert, spectacu-
lar ballet and orchestral numbers TO
afford a diversity and a charm of
entertainment never before offered in
this city. To insure the successful
staging of these Harry NJ. Crandall
has engaged a production manager
who stands at the head of his pro-
fession. A premiere ballerina to direct
the ballets and a scenic artist and
costume designer to devote entire at
tention to the perfection of the Tivoli
programs also have been retained.
While the Tivoli, with its seating
capacity of $500. is remote from the
business center of Washington, it
will not be conducted like the typ
ical neighborhood house but it will
aim to exert a citywide appeal to
those who respond to superlative en-
joyment in an atmosphere of beauty
and artistic pre-eminence.
Saturday night. when the Tivoli is
thrown open to the public, only one
performance, beginning at s, will be
given, and every seat in the house
will be reserved. The tickets for
this occasion will be placed on sale
at the box Office of Crandalrs Metro
politan Theater, f street at 10th,
Thursday, at 10 am, in order to
Evening star., 1924-03-30

WHEN the National League Of
w Women Voters selected the twelve
women, who in their opinion, are
the most notable in the country, they
chose Mrs. F'iske to represent the
theater.
The gifted child of Thomas Davey,
a theater manager and his wife Eliza
beth, who was the daughter of Rich
ard Maddern, an English musician, 1t
was as a singer of juvenile ditties
that Minnie Maddern, (Mrs. Fiske)
first held the stage. Perhaps that is
why when she huns a little song III
plays nowadays there is that irresist-
ible and mischievous Tilt to her hum
mins-a Tilt both beWitching and be
wildering. The humming probably
echoes the child'S delight
She was born in New Orleans. her
family at that time happened to be
playing in the south. She made her
first appearance at the age of three.
in Little Rock. Ark. and went
through the usual experience oil
Evening star., 1924-03-30

Rome under the direction OF George
Fitzmaurice, will be shown also the
first three days of this week at
Crandalfs Ambassador Theater, be-
ginning this afternoon. Its cast in
cludes Barbara La Marr, Bert Lytell
Lionel Barrymore, Montague Love
and Richard Bennett. with an en-
semble of 10000 and Premier Musso-
lini himself in several scenes. Paul
Terry in an amusing Aesop Fable,
the News reel and musical accom-
paniment will be added attractions.
Wednesday and Thursday. Warner
Brothers production of ''The Mar
riage Circle" will picture Florence
Vidor, Marie Provost, Monte Blue,
Adolphe Menjou, Creighton Hale and
Harry Meyers, under direction of
Ernst Lubitsch, Europe's foremost
maker of films. in drama of martial
complications, and Fried HUSBAND
will feature Harry Pollard: Friday.
"Lucretia Lombard" and Cliff Bowes,
in .Oh, Girls will be the bill, and
Saturday, Paramount's planning
Barriers" supplemented by Exit
Caesar and short reels.
Evening star., 1924-03-30

provide q centralized and easily ac-
cessible sales place.
Except for brief dedicatory addresses
Saturday evening the inaugural pro
gram will be continued at the Tivoli
throughout the week of April 6, with
daily matineeS and with continuous
performances from pm. to closing
time, between IL and II o'clock. Each
program will consume between two
and two and a half hours and spe-
cial presentations will be staged at
approximately ), Z. and 10 pm.
In addition the Tivoli will be no
table for the excellence of its orches
ira. in a pit of new design and novel
possibilities, and for the largest and
most costly orchestral unit pipe or
gan south of New York.
The admission prices, it is an
nounced, will be extremely low. With
the expectation that public reSponSs
will be such as to warrant this re
duction from the scale of prices as
sessed for the same type of entertain
ment provided at the Capitol Theater
in New York, the Chicago Theater IL
Chicago and other similar houses.
Seats for the matineeS for adults
will be % cents, plus cents war
tax, for any seat in the house-or-
chestra, loge or balcony: for chill
dren, 20 cents, plus . cents tax. At
night performances ochestra seats
VIII De 5V cents, Plus cents war tax
balcony, So cents, plus 4 cents tax,
and loge chairs. az cents. plus cents
tax. For children, orchestra seats
viii be so cents, plus cents tax, and
the balcony, 20 cents. plus . cents
tax. with loge chairs the same as
for adults.
Mail orders will not be received and
the advance sale Thursday morning
at the Metropolitan will afford the
only opportunity to secure seats for.
the dedication, at which many dis
tinguished people of the motion pic
ture and theatrical world will be
preSent.
Evening star., 1924-03-30
Metropolitan-"T The Eternal
City."

Crandalrs Metropolitan Theater an
Dounces for the week beginning this
afternoon Samuel Goldwyn's screen
version of Sir Hall Gaines "The
Eternal City" filmed in Rome under
The direction of George F'itzmaurice,
greatly aided by unusual concession
on the part of the King of Italy and
Premier Mussolini. Christies Reno or
Bust" starring Bobby Vernon, the Met
ropolitan World Survey and orchestral
music, under the direction of Daniel
Breeskin, will be added attractions.
The Eternal City" is modernized
version of the story by Ouida
Bergere and said to be approved by
the author. The story is brought
down to the time of the great war
and it is this fact that permits the
introduction of the facisti and the
participation of Premier Mussolini
himself in several of the scenes.
Barbara La Marr heads the cast
in the role OF Roma, and Bert Lytell
as an impassioned lover. The viii
liany in which the plot. abounds Is
put afoot by Lionel Barrymore and
Montague Love, while Richard Ben
nett rs seen as a. lovable old vaga-
bond. An ensemble of 10000 is pic
tur-cd in the ruins of the Coliseum.
The regular scale of admission will
prevail.
Evening star., 1924-03-30

according TO William c.. Stiegler in his
article, What Happened to Dramatic
Structure of "A Woman of Paris When.
Vernon Riegel Changed the Theme"
published in the Cincinnati Times-Star.
No one has ever questioned the pro-
prlety of eliminating scenes which are
indecent or offensive, continues Stiegler.
But the exercise of official authority il
deliberately changing and distorting the
carefully constructed efforts of authors
and playwrights is a new manifestation
of government by bureaucratic rule.
Mr.. Riegel admitted that the picture
was all the critics had said about it, but
Justifies his action on the ground that
his eliminations have resulted in the
leading characters conducting them
selves on the screen "aS a lady and Il
gentleman should conduct themselves to-
ward one another.
This seems rather a lofty aim to set for
art IL the same sort of censorship were
applied to literature and the stage many
of our greatest masterpieces might be
under the ban.
In concluding his article Stiegler says
why should authors bother about
plots. characters, motivations and
technique when censors can so effective
ly alter and substitute themes with O
few happily chosen words? We have no
doubt that if Hawthorne's immortal
story. The Scarlet Letter. were put on
the screen an ingenious subtitle would
account for Hester Prynne's child as
an unexpected Inheritance. =:
Evening star., 1924-03-30
One of the Twelve

stage child in those days. blazing
the little princes in the various
Shakespeare plays and the child in
East Lynne"
When. as Minnie Maddern. she play
ed in Caprice" her singing of the
then popular ballad, In the Gloam-
ing is said to have had an emotional
power which moved the audience pro-
foundly. She has always moved her
audience profoundly, either to laugh
ter or to tears-or TO both.
After her appearance in Feather
brain won her great acclaim, she
became Mrs. Fiske and retired from
the stage. She returned. a few laters
playing Ibsen in a series of special
matinees. Then followed her long
fight against the then existing the
atrical syndicate which barred her
from its theaters-a fight which was
won by her genius and the -public's $
appreciation of and demand for that
genius.
Great roles, great portraits in great
roles. fine companies and great plays,
these are Mrs. Fiske's gifts TO the
American theater. These enricn the
liph.est role she plays.
Evening star., 1924-03-30

attraction, Who's Who in Washing
ton" picture made exclusively for
the Rialto and Introducing many of
the city's prominent business men.
THE Great White Way" was
adapted from the story Cain and
the celebrities appearing in 1T are
Jack Kearns, Tex Rickard, Irwin S.
Cobb, Kid Broad, Pete Hartley,
Johnny Gallagher, Arthur Bugs"
Baer, II. c. Witwer. Johnny Dundee.
Benny Leonard. Earl Sande, Ned
Wayburn, Arthur Brisbane, Harry
Hershfeld, Damon Runyon. George
McManus. Nell Brinkley, Hal Coff-
man, -Winsor McCay, Fay King and
F'iorenz Ziegfeld, jr. In addition TO
these the picture brings to the screen
for the first time the entire chorus
sional cast includes Anita Stewart,
oscar Shaw, T. Roy Barnes. Tom
Lewis, Dore Davidson, Olin How
land, Hal Forde, Stanley Forde, Harry
Watson and Billy Gould.
"The Great White Way" ranges in
its action from the Offices of Tex
Rickard in Madison Square Garden,
through the midnight CLEAN of
Broadway to Futurity day at Belmont
Park, and world championship
is claimed. was filmed on the actual
locale described in the story.
The added attraction, who's Who
in Washington" is unique, purely of
local interest and was made exclu-
sively for and by the Rialto. 1t will
be shown in two sections, one this
week and another next week 1T
pictures more or less of forty or
more of Washington's prominent
business men. and patrons OF the
theater will be invited to guess the
identity of the persons shown. Thls
weeks showing Will carry also pic
urtes of our own Caravan, Cosmo-
politan, Civitan, Lions and OptimlstI
clubs at their weekly luncheons' all
with orchestral music.
Evening star., 1924-03-30
Busboy Comes Into His Own

Few walks Of life have failed to
receive their need of recognition
from the uItra-democratic motion pic
ture camera. Poet and peasant.
potentate and panhandler, duchess
and diShwaSher have been chronicled
iunumerably in comedy and drama.
But until now no one has thought
o look for the romance. pathos and
comedy that hovcrs about the humble
buSboy, whose life is one long, monot-
nnous round of gathering up dirty
dishes and lodging the kicks of busy
walters.
II has remained for Frank T.. Woods
To- give this lOWIy minion a place in
tho "comedie humane" of motion pic
itureS.
\ role that is at once loVable,
lIaughable and human is that of the
sentimental busboy in the cheap res
taurant where Dorothy Mackaill, as
the heroine, works as cashier-a role
played by Danny Hoy, in What Shall
Dor
Evening star., 1924-03-30
Not Filling Station.

TACK PICKFORD sent u letter TO
- the Automobile Club of Southern
California recently requesting them
to post an official sign on the movie
set he is building on one of the main
highways notifying the motoring pub
lie that the structure is a movie ga
rage" and that gasoline cannot be
purchased there, despite indications
TO the contrary.
Jacks letter to the auto club was
written as an answer to the many in
quiries that have come from motorists
who believed the new building would
mean another gas station.
Evening star., 1924-03-30

sport, are brought to the screen in
this picture.
One of the big features is realistic
prizefight, in which Pete Hartley,
well known lightweight contender,
battles Oscar Shaw, leading man of
the film. This scene includes such
sporting celebrities as Eek Rickard.
who appears as promoter: Joe Hum
phreys, as announcer, and Johnny
Gallagher as referee. Others who
appear around the ring or in the
training quarters of Madison Square
Garden arc Irwin s.. Cobb. Damon
Runyon, Bugs" Baer. Billy De Beck.
kid" Broad. Tammany Young and
II. c. Witwer, author of the story.
Evening star., 1924-03-30
Columbia "A Society
Scandal"

The success achieved at L.oew's
CoIumbia during the past week with
Gioria SWanson's latest picture, "A
society Scandal" has prompted the
week, beginning this afternoon
A Society Scandal is Allen Dwan.s
screen version of "The Laughine
Lady" the play by Alfred Sutro. in
which Miss Ethel Barrymore achiey-
ed notable triumph last season. 1t
is picture of fashionable life, con-
corning a society favorite whose
marriage to a war hero proves to be
stupid affair, which drives her, for
relief, to another man who soon re-
Neals his character by involving the
wife in a scandal.
A new Clyde Cook comedy. the In
ternational News and orchestral nu-
sic will be other features of the bill
Evening star., 1924-03-30
Stars of Sport.

THE field Of sports has its innings
in motion pictures. "The Great
White Way" a new photoplay that
mirrors life on Broadway. Leading
celebrities of the prize ring, the race
track, prominent sports writer's and
other familiar figures of sportdom
make their fIm debut in the new pic
tura.
The turf ana the ring. along with
the leaders in these two branches Of
Evening star., 1924-03-30
A Colossal Picture Feat

maurice in the picture. Even this
was not denied. This action was
photographed in the prime minister 5
office with the latter sitting at the
desk from which history making
MESA ges have emanated-
Stunendous scenes were staged in
the Coliseum, that ancient ruin where
Caesar and other notable figures or
history once gathered and where the
gala days of the Roman emPerorS
were celebrated.
This degree of cooperation Of a
foreign government with an Ameri-
can motion picture producer mas
probably never been paralelled.
Evening star., 1924-03-30
Censor Usurpation

changed its theme said Vernon
NJ Riegel, state director of education
and head of the Ohio board of censors,
when discussing the temporary banning
from Ohio of Charles Chaplin's "A
Woman OF Paris" the film which has
won the praise of leading critics as one
of the most artistic productions of the
year.
In all the annals of art this is one of
the most amazing statements ever made.
Evening star., 1924-03-30
Palace-'When a Man $ a
Man.

When Mans Man. Harold Ben
wright's novel which set a new mark
for fiction popularity, has been
brought to the screen, and VIII pc
shown at Loew's Palace Theater this
week, beginning this afternoon.
Edward F. Cline directed the pro-
duction, and the cast includes John
Bowers, Marguerite de Ia Motto, June
Marlowe, Forrest Robinson, George
Hackathorne and Robert Frazer, who
have combined to give camera ver-
sion of the novel that has been in
dorsed by the author. .,.. .--L
Mr. Bowers has the role Of the
hero, a wealthy clubman whose self
respect has been undermined by a
life of ease and who is told by the
woman he loves that she cannot
marry a man of his type. Shocked by
his discovery, he leaves his old
haunts. boards a westbound train and
eventually finds himself in Arizona,
where as cattle puncher he fights his
way back
A short comedy, the Pathe News.
Literary Digest and orchestral music
win be added attractions.
Ambassador-"The Eternal
Evening star., 1924-03-30
News andComment
Bv w. H. Landvo,et.


brHEY agan--the movies News
April 10 the important meeting of its kind held below
the Mason and Dixon nea of leading film exhibitors
distributing producing
leans adopt plans cnemathey call
millions OF the world during the ensuing year This con-
ge held connection with the annual meeting OF executive
,,ra ~. m r ~ i arc nn,aed te forooe. Selection
submitted
checkup OF the public and the formulation OF attempt
distribution exhibition motion
pictures shall be placed on higher plane
THESE meetings bring upit the
reminders the odmer OF the first of January when
with
mental reservation that the resolution We're broken or the old soak
l through the
However amusing dcpoab nconsancy be- least shows
an sign OF inward grace In cases like lhe movies want
reform because they feel the need but enough
when they reform something lost i'll the shuttle and
they invariably to wind where they started II they could only
adopt fixed list OF principles each studio and then hire intelligent
looks this needbu the police
authority
encics and above all things choke Off the all
% r s2s % hs % the dsy
equipment which persists them trouble with all their
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UNIVERSAL congress- SO busy according to re-
a' hi s ps:a ssss sf5s s
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lion and treament and OF
oeer getting tOgee1 What E mu sds needed c
movie world there is to be real upif in photoplays.
dncn to be- s IS are be used the next Sol Lesser
mob something Frthermore
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million What is known seops @ % nntesma one ei
oomg "1 podueoh or % GG F M sfSn Sa & Dr. to use his
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the series OF interesting dramas which
GRIFFITH Mason Hopper for Cosmopolitan he an
oes aSf 70! nes ssss Me1edth Msh'"s0"
THE has decided if you stumble and meet
T' an accident darkened theater lose
6 Daily The deal closed the studio Angeles few
& & ago Kay started as an extra ncevi nces
II. NRAcE Is1 1ar isn't in with The Thief OF Bagdad
pt of Don to the critics Wasn't
WHILE the Carolina Legislature was considering the
e tsT their % 10 ann exhibitors aas s. Go and
rejected the bill for their relief. - ~ " Ns-Ao'e
HOBART HENLEY's first picture under his c+. ;., ~ ,
% aye h 1t announced will be Free they talk about
RARNEY BERNARDs put spike in the filming Of @ps
~ fermutter IN Hollywood Sam Gowyn was making The
pictures. has not yet solved the problem ~ ~ s inc
Evening star., 1924-03-30
Central" The Night Hawk

Beginning this afternoon and con-
tinuing through Wednesday, Harry
Garry will be pictured at Crandalps
Central Theater, in 1.-The Night
Hawk" a new Hunt Stromberg pro-
duction, together with "Our Gang"
in funny burleque. Stage Fright"
the Kinograms and pipe. organ music.
In "The Night Hawk Harry Carey
is seen as a clever crook in the east
and a noted outlaw in the west, who
falls genuinely in love and throws all
OF his insight into criminality on the
side of the law. Claire Adams, Josef
Gerard, Fred Maletesta. Lee Shum-
CONTINUED on Fourth Page.)
Evening star., 1924-03-30
Rialto-"The Great White
Way."

THE Great White Way" Cesmo-
politans big motion picture of mod
ern New York and Broadway, will
have it's Washington premier at
Moores Rialto Theater today, con-
tinuing all the week. with an added
Evening star., 1924-03-30
Photoplays This Week
AT the Photoplay Houses This Well

MElROPOLllAN-"The Eternal City Shown this afternoon and
evening o"i' 'ii' dierHooH ana
ming. ~ ms Hi'efhoon ana eve
PALACE-"When Mans Man" Shown this afternoo, ad
COLUMBIA-"A Society Scandal S1ou,, .t ..
E"" l'e ditelnoon and eve
evening. - o"" 'ns afternoon and
CENTRAL-"The Night Hawk" Shown this afternoo, .d
CRANDALLS-"The Humming Shown this afte-noon IS
evening 0o" 'is AFTERNOON and
''' "iteihooh and eve
LiNtHLN eolored)-The Hunchback of Dame Shown
Evening star., 1924-03-30
Ambassador-"T The Eterna
CITY.

The Eternal City Samuel Gold
wyn's film version of the famous
novel by Ser Hall Caine. produced in
Evening star., 1924-03-30

HEY agn--the movies OF that
kind held below
the Mason Dixon lnea leading film exhibitors,