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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05

no more confidence in them than
Joe Cook has in Senators,
This Is a season Of new stars
and re-made old stars. And the
latest Of the new stars Is Warner
Baxter, who is seen at the Metro
politan this week In the role of
a rich young man turned revenue
agent.
Here at last Is q good-looIxing
leading man who is not afraid to
look ugly when the picture de.
mands. He has a mobile face,
and he submits it to the dis
tortions demanded by disguise
with a right good will. For that
reason alone, il not for his
talented performance, we tip our
Panama.
Speaking of makeup roles, we
recall at this moment that old,
thriller of long ago. "Tigris."
We think 1t was a French pro-
duction. The hero, a detective,
starred as quick-change artist.
It's too long to tell shout. But
maybe some Of you remember
it. We'd like to see II again.
X \ y
Harold Lloyd
Deceives the masses
By his glGssIess
BOne-rimmed glasses.
\
An unauthorized news dispatch
from our correspondent at the
west coast movie colony states
that an exclusive club Of five
male stars has b1ackballed one
Of the number.
Now" chortles the remaining,
quartet" our organization Is free
from the fear Of pyorrhea."
FLASH Los ANGELES CAL
MABEL NORMAND. AND MACK
SENNETT BUST AFTER YEARS
OF BUSINESS TOG ETHER
STOP SCANDALS GIVEN AS
REASON STOP CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION FOR SUPPORT
OF BATHING GIRLS of YES
TERYEAR STOP THREATENS
TO BURN SENNETT HOME
STOP AMT 1T AWFUL MABEL
QUESTION MARK LOVE no
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE MACK.
IN TOSH, y
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05
Colleen Shifts

The Old Soak wanders up a
street in the, wee, small hours. He
: stops at a house and knocks at
the door. Someone calls from the
> Aecond-story window, What do
you want?"
''Dush Shamuel Shmidt live
here?" he asks between hiccoughs.
. - why, You are Mr.. Schmidt,
aren't your" >o-
"Shure, know it, but do I live
here?" is the answer, and this
story has its sequel in First Ma
. tional's Temperament, lin which
Colleen Moore plays the role Of
an amnesia victim who enters the
Home of Conway Tearle and in
. quires, do / live here?"
This is a departure for Colleen
. from the flapper pictures and
gives her an opportunity to do a
dual.personality character Of an
unusual type.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05
Dicks New Lead

Richard Barthelmess has taken
unto himself new leading woman
in the person of young Polly
Archer, Of the Follies. This is
an important victory for the Zieg.
field forces against the Mack Sen.
nett Bathing Girls in the race for
motion picture fame.
Little Miss Archer, you may
remember her, had a small part
in 1.-THE Enchanted Cottage"
playing the third ghost. Though
it was only bit, both John
s. Robertson, the director, and
Mr.. Barthelmess were struck with
her motion picture possib lities with
the result that after some nego.
tiating she has been selected for
the feminine lead in Classmates"
about to go into production.
The sequence of the story is
supposed to occur along the
Amazon river and the jungle
scenes will be taken in the Ever.
glades.
In addition to the players men.
toned above, Mr.. Robertson has
also engaged Reginald Sheffield.
Beach Cooke and James Bradbury.
jr., for prominent roles in the pic.
ture. They, with the star, to 20
Florida next week for the shoot.
ing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05
A BLUSHING BOW FROM
PORT HURON

Besides being proud of a mod.
ern electric lighting system.
modern mode Of transportation
and Edison's latest telephones,
Port Huron, Mich, is proud of
Colleen Moore, star Of 1.-THE
Perfect Flapper," which is to
be shown at Crandall's Metro.
politan and Ambassador Theaters
beginning tomorrow.
Miss Moore within the. last
year has taken a permanent place
among the prominent screen
stars Of filTndom. Talent, persc-
verance and a goodly supply Of
pluck have made the little Irish
lass known from Pernambuco to
Peru.
A dramatic editor on IN Eastern
paper recently said: Mss Moore
must have had the courage Of
all her Irish forefathers and the
film company that first starred
her must have had just as much,
for on first acquaintance she
does not impress one as a famous
screen star. Rather she reminds
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05
OUR AUTH RS
COMING INTO
THEIR OWN

Not so many seasons ago our
theaters housed a goodly. II not
.predonninating. number o. plays
transferred here from the stages
Of London and the Continent.
Today this is partly changed.
The American dramatiSt IL com.
ing into his own.
mo other nation In the world
possesses such, sturdy and
talented band Of dramatists as
America" declares Roland Young,
who is featured in "Beggar on
Horseback" at the Broadhurst
Theater in New York. 1.-THE
American playwright has made
vast strides during the past de-
cade. Our theater IL no longer
dependent upon England or any
other nation for its entertain.
ments. We have authors who
can give us every sort Of fare,
and Of a quality not to be ex.
celled anywhere. England today
has five or six first-rate dramatists
Shaw, Drinkwater, Jones, Pinero
and one or two others-but that
about lets them out.
sour playwrights Of real achieve
ment over here are almost too
numerous to mention" continues
Young. ITO name only a few we
have Augustus Thomas, Kauf-
man and Connolly, Forbes, Knob
LAUGH, Reple, Broadhurst. MARGIN,
Winchell Smith, A. e. Thomas,
Rupert Hughes, O'NeiI, Carpenter,
Royce and a host OF others.
I'm fact, today conditions are
reversed. London of course still
sends US a few Of its best sue
cesses, but American plays are
now sent abroad for British con-
sumption as freely as London sue.
cesses were previously imported
here. All this means much for
the advancement of our own the
aterN and the building up Of a
strong. virile native drama.
Perhaps our playwrights here
have always excelled in plays
smacking of romance and the good
things Of life; in days past they
wrote more for the theater than
from life itself. Even that Ia now
different. Our authors now delve
below the. surface in an earnest
endeavor to interpret this CON-
pick modern life of ours. We
have O'Neil's searching common.
taries on human character. We
have Kaufman and Connelly's bit.
ing satires such as ''Dulcy" and
"Beggars on Horseback" field
Of expression previously almost
neglected by our own writer's. We
have assumed daring and conf
dence, and are making fast prog
ress.
NO more do we hear it said
that a native playwright cannot
secure hearing. Safe to say,
any American, established or not
as any author, who has a good
play tucked away in his trunk,
can secure its production II he
possesses a little grit. Managers
are ever looking for good plays.
and today they are looking for
them right here In America. Any
difficulties a playwright with a
really good play experiences in
= having 1t accepted are merely in.
cidental to the nature of the the
atrical profession itself. Merit Is
bound to win, and American
dramatists have already won; they
have freed themselves entirely
from the domination of foreign
markets"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05

one of the ideal sister. A bright,
cheerful girl who would rather
be in the background"
In less than six months after
starting, a picture company gave
COLLEEN her first leading part.
Then, after extensive and rariad
experiences, came contract with
First National which led up to the
dazzling success Of Flaming
Youth" Overnight Colleen was
established as a most versatile
actress. Followed Painted Peo-
ple," and now. comes 1.-THE Per.
feet. Flapper," which presents
Colleen Moore in a role that
runs the gamut of emotions;
dashing spitfire: a lovable daugh.
ter; a remarkable portrait of
the modern girl. First National
spared no expense to make ''The
Perfect Flapper" a most elaborate
and pretentious production.
Colleen Moore wears many stun.
ming gowns in this picture. but
her costume representing Juliet,
the Shakespeare heroine, is es.
pecially appealing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05
WHEN TWO LEGS ARE AN
INCONVENIENCE

Raymond Hatton has been called
upon to do many difficult stunts
In the course Of his screen career,
and to undergo physical hard.
ships, but his latest role Of
Noodles" the cook Of the good
ship Grampus, in Max Crafts pro.
duction for Metro, ''Half-a- Dollar.
Bill" at Loew's Palace tomorrow
is the most strenuous part Hatton
has ever played.
Noodles" is a one-legged sailor
man, with only a wooden extrem-
ity where the other leg ought to
be. But Raymond Hatton is n
perfectly healthy, normal two.
legged individual, and so to play
the role Of the cook 1t was
necessary to strap his left leg
behind him to make it appear
severed at the knee.
The pain was so great from
this unnatural position that Hat
ton could only work ten minutes
at a time throughout the filming
Of 'Half-a-Dollar Bill" The audi.
ence that laughs at Mr.. Hatton's
comedy portrayal does not know
what effort it cost him to give
the performance he does. Like
the actor he is, Mr.. Hatton burie
his personal inconvenience in the
characterization of his role, and
the result, although it took hours
to secure scenes that are only
shown for severaI minutes, is one
of the most interesting perform.
ances of the season, that adds to
Mr.. Hatton's prestige as one Of
the screens leading character
actors.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05

for the Washington territory. last
Tuesday morning rendered the
delegates attending the convention
Of the National Education AS.
ISOLATION a complimentary show.
ing of Al and Ray Rockets
amazingly realistic film record Of
the dramatic life Of Abraham
Lincoln" at Crandall's Ambassa.
dor Theater. The special per-
Torrance for the delegates to
the N. e. A., was under the i'm.
mediate supervision Of Mrs. Har.
riet Hawley Locher, director Of
the Public Service and Education.
al Department Of the Crandall
Theaters.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05
Success Clouts Him

Lewis H. Moomaw, the director
and author who achieved fame for
his production Of 1.-THE Chechah.
CO.'S" the first motion picture
made entirely in Alaska, was
chief Photographic assistant to
Burton Holmes the travel-talk
lecturer, for over seven years.
AS a result Of his filming Of
"The .Chechahcos," which comes
to Loew's Columbia for the new
week, he has been placed under
contract to direct four more pic.
lures for Associated Exhibitors.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05
Podnos Obliges

aGiegmund Ziebel, concert master
o., the symphony orchestra at
Crandall's Metropolitan Theater,
under the conductorship Of Daniel
Breeskin, spent last week on va
cation In New York. During his
absence from the Capital the con-
cert masters chair was occupied
~ Alexander Podnos, assistant
conductor Of the Metropolitan
symphony, and, with Mr.. Ziebel,
70 be numbered among the fore
most violin virtuosi in Wash
ington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05
UNUSUAL SYMPHONISTS
THESE STARLETS

When q musical Organization
offers a fine ensemble effect and
yet retains strict regard for, free
dom of individual talent, much
has been achieved. It is this
happy condition that enables the
Giers-Dorf Symphonies, appear
ing at Keith's Theater next week,
to HID high rank.
Called upon to furnish the
musical Interpretation Of the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05
LOTS OF SCANDAL II
THE LAST ITEM
BY JIM RING.

Whats the matter with the movies? subject de-
pendabe Millions who classify the pictures
they merely good bad generally interested in
why they what they And critics disagree
Nowadays experts, and writer's
looking the film output from the widely divergent opposing
points Of view Of the book reviewer the colyuis the
the butcher, the baker and the candlestick-maker
Consequently those who to find how Fanny
Flicker in Mended Hosiery discover, through the
and newspapers that she is not only good but rotten superb
stupid scntang stiff awkward beautiful ugly graceful and
that she ought to be fired given the first place in the fans
estimation So goes forgets troubles
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05

This department strongly 1aVorS
q national conference Of critics to
determine a set of standards for
the photoplay. The problems Of
the screen are not those Of the
stage. The dramatic construction
depends not upon words. but upon
action. And the development of
stories by action and by words is
not in any way the same thing.
Speaking for ourself, we intend
20 roll along as heretofore, stating
that a picture is good if it in
terests us and makes US forget,
while we look on, that we are
supposed to maintain a critical
frame Of mind.
And please don't think that our
proposal for a national conference
constitutes a stamp Of approval
Tor national conferences. We have
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05
Teachers Guests

Harry M. Crandall. owner of
the theaters bearing his name in
the Capital and vicinity, as well
as the First National Franchise
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01
Ermano Spalla Rivals
Luis FirpO as Eater

other climates.
Nick 1ino. who probably viii
manage spalla, may be able to make
him cut down on his fish md soup
and spaghetti stuff. and II so he may
be carried along until he gets into
the ring against some real perform.
or. He is n iikeabie young man and
always willing 10 take adyice. so
perhaps his manager win not have
tho tough sailing that SKIS man.
ager. for instance, is having.
As for Sikh, II any one gets him
into the ring so long az his money
lasts he will be wonder. TO put IL
mildly, Skis normal condition these
days Is one that might coloquially
be described os perfumed. His great
ambition Is 10 dance senegalese war
dances before an admiring crowd and
10 tell how his father and mother
were originally cannibais and how
many missionaries they consumed in
their heyday.
sikh fcrvldly admits he has not in.
herlted their taste in this direction.
but Is not disploased at stories going
about that he placed his pet lion
hors du combat by biting him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01
Firpo Declares He Was
Not in Shape for Jack

when the physicians represent.
ing tho, boxing commission exam.
med my cyehshi they stated plain.
" that my condition wns no, sat
isfactory
"Dempsey's marvellous ring
science lei tho attack but landed
the nrst blow Dempsey should no,
forget that was struck the first
time when my head was turned
toward the referee.
After September 10. had an
endless row Of admircrs, which ]
consider the most precious asset
for fighter Regarding n return
bout with Dempsey II Ia my sin.
cere opinion that neither Dempsey
nor myself is entitled 20 predict
the outcome. Dempsey's punch
never impressed or worried me"
Firpo said no planned to leave
FOR the United States about Feb.
ruary 20.
The South American said. nltho
he had not yot signed a contract.
II was practically certain he would
fight Erminio spalla. the European
heavyweight champion. here in
February
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01

many variations. Long practice
in passing brings about that me.
ehanicai precision that il 50 cffec.
tive in basketball. The association
Of players and constant practice
helps TO perfect tho teamwork that
IL 30 essential. They don't eyon
have 70 look where they pass tho
BAH.
Teams should know how 70 use
both the short and the long pas.
aliho the short pass Is by far
more effective ia my estimation,
but the long pass can be used 20
advantage occasionally. Long pass.
- are more easily intercepted. while
The short pass Is moro accurae and
sure.
Every man on the team should be
good basket shot and should be
able 20 make an effective toss from
any position.
Tho ideal shot Is to cage the bail
from close up. but a shot any
| where within the 2b.foot rndius Of
the basket is reasonable one.
The game should be played 80 that
tho closeup shot Is possible.
4 point many players do no.
ftniize IS that power comes from
the action Of the feet and body In
rogfcct coordination. Only accurate
direction 10 given the bali by the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01

DUENOS AIRES, Jan. PRO
ID vokcd BY story under the six
nature Of Jack Dempsey. appear.
ing In newspaper here. In which
the champion said that Luis Firpo
would never be able to beat him.
the South American gave an inter
yiew 70 the United Prcss today IN
which ne told the inside OF the
flght with the champion 70 New
York last year
Firpo made the fnther surprising
statement that he was in such poor
condition when be was trimming for
the fight in Atlantic City that he
was Utmost knocked out several
times BY his sparT1ng partners.
Dempsey seems TO forget" firpo
related in q prepared statement,
that two weeks before tho fight
my condition was very weak and
| was convinced that would lose,
Ny sparring partners dazed me sew
eral times. Young Bob Fltzaim
mons. who admitted he could not
punch. made me groggy frequently
I made similar statements several
times 20 the sport writer's Of my
training camp but they did not
dare publish them,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01

Now that II seems certain thnt
IN Errnino spalia. the italian heavy.
weight, is going 90 return to this
country with the backing OF n stem.
torian ballyhoo. a word or two con.
corning this alleged champion OF Flu
rope will be in order.
spalla. then. Is fine looking ltal-
ian who came 10 this country two OF.
three years ago and hung around
Newark. working out in gymnnsiums
and occasionally fighting. He was
very quick TO pick Up things and
such boxers as Charley weinort and
Young Bob Fi,zsimmons were willing
10 show him tricks Of the trade.
Tho consequence was that he dc.
yoloped more than n fair knowledge
OF boxing, and in the gym he looked
70 be as clever as any OF them. In
fact. as a gymnasium b1ttler he came
10 be quite impressive. II was when
he vent into the ring against third.
raters that no did not appear too
good
AZ FOR spalla. he showed signs OF
being able 70 develop into good hit
ter. and II he had been in this coun.
thy In the past 10 months instead Of
Europe. he might have sized up by
now rs good second.rater. That f..
ne would have had he controlled his
rapacIty whenever nc saw a sign Of
food.
Like Flrpo. spalia IS an nrtist with
the knife and fork that is 10 say.
be- Is an artist 20 FAR as making these
implements moFo rapidly iB con.
oernsd. These foreigners don't seem
10 realize that in this climate one
cannot cat and drink as ono does In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01
Chilean Is
Still far
From Title
Newcomer Needs Lots of
Work With Trial Horses
Before Meeting Champ

T us vIcENTINI. the Chilean
- lightweight Is a promising boxer,
and IL he is handled properly ne may
cut quite a figure In the class.
He win never make as much
money in a short time as his fellow
South American. Firpo, but he viii
earn enough TO satisfy him.
Yicentini Is being rushed just az
Firpo was and the same thing win
happen 10 him ais happened to F'irpo.
IL he Is hurried into fight with
Benny Leonard.
He ought 10 have at least another
year Of experience with the trial
horses and then he might have de-
veloped enough to give Leonard
good fight.
II is TOO much to expect him TO
beat Leonard until Time has begun
to take sock at the present cham
pion. but as far as giving Leonard
fight is concerned, yicentini could
do as well as any contender in the
class.
Leonard IS just as secure in the
possession Of his title as Dempsey Is
in the heavyweight class.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01
Stars Telegram
Read by Bagshaw

lust before tho University Of
~ Washington football team
troi,cd out on the field at Pnsa.
dena Tuesday afternoon. Coach
Enoch Basshaw rcad the tele.
gram Of good wlshos sponsored
by The Star. II contained the
signatures Of many OF the North.
VESTS most prominent mon. foot.
ball supporters and sport fans.
The wire read. Come on
washington, Northwest fans
send ihoir best wishes" This
was followed By the signatures.
Tho star conducted the cam.
paien for tho signatures anyone
could have 81 for n dime.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01
ONLY BYRON is
TO BE MISSING

when The news went out that
William II. Mccarthy had released
all the 1929 staff Of Coast league
umpiros. Harry Williams. as the
new league president. was swamped
with applications. Among the bid.
ders for Jobs were Bin Bnrnsides.
Bin Guthrie. Harry Johnson. Ger.
aid Hayes, Lou Fyfe. George Ma.
COON. Spike shannon. Ira Davis.
Roy Brashear and others OF less
rcnown. Williams killed their
hopes when he announced he would
retain all the 1923 staff except Bill
RNrnri
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01
Many Cage Methods May
Be Used to Build Five

wrists and hands. but the force be.
hind II should come from the body.
Therefore n springy motion Is es.
fectiye in generating power
The overland shot is the most
effective TO my mind. Overland
shooting has proven most success.
fui on our team in turning attempts
from the foul lin, into points, as
well as from the floor.
SO much for offense.
Defense IL Negligible factor IN
my team. ut least according - spec.
tRtors. We do NOT seem 10 have
one.
However. ] have always contended
TINT the strongest defense Is a
smashing offense. The team with
the bali has the advantage. Our
guards don't wal. 10 gunrd--they
get the ball before The opponents
reach their objective. thus leaving
the guarding up 10 them.
The fiye.man defenBe is effective.
but not good basketball. II weakcns
your offensc and intcrfcrcs with
team growth. None OF M teams
have ever encountered a five.man
defense with its many variations.
which could not be penetuted.
Tie five.man defense slows UP
games and spoils the spectacle for
tho crowds. am against II.
Summing all methods OF playing.
the most effective Is 20 play the
bail and not the man. Many fouls
arc thus eliminated.
Keep your mind on the ball. and
your hands off your opponent. and
put your heart and soul IN the
game.