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Evening star., 1924-03-02
Metropolitan-"The Hunch-
back of Notre Dame.''

The full twelve-reel original pro-
oIction Of Carl Laemmle's mammoth
perturbation of THE Hunchback of
Notre Damc," Victor Hugo's classic
story of the old Paris, will be shown
at popular prices at Crandalrs Metro
politan Theater this week, beginning
this afternoon. When this magnif-
cent photoplay had It's premiere in
Washington at the 81 scale of prices
It was stated that 1t would not be
available oterwise to picture lovers dur.
ing either 1923 or 1924. The power Of the
Crandall booking Office, however, has
secured the picture for showing at
no advance above the usual house
scale Of admission.
THE Hunchback Of Notre Dame"
made a record in the history Of silent
drama for magnitude Of its Settings,
the artistry Of it's photography and
the superiority of its acting. Thou
sands Of players participate In many
original Hugo narrative has been so
adapted to the screen as to eliminate
religious discussion.
Lon CLANCY appears in the role
Of Quasimodo, hunchback bell-ringer
In the cathedral. in wonderful make
up His acting, is an outstanding
feature Of the picture. Patsy Ruth
Miller is cast as Esmiralda, the sup
posedly gypsy street singer; Ernest
florence as !. Clopin, king Of, the
Parisian underworld; Norman Kerry
as Phoebus, the young lover, captain
of the kings guards; and Tully Mar
shall, Kate Lester and EuIalie Jansen
in roles OF lesser note. ',-
Tho Cathedral Of Notre Dame
erected at Universal City for this
picture Is one OF its marvels.
Tho action Of the drama will be
snusically interpreted by the Metro
politan Orchestra with the original
score compiled by Dr. Hugo Riesen-
field. The huge chimes employed dur
ing tho Broadway engagement also
have bean secured to lend atmos-
ph0Fic appeal.
The theater' will be open to the
publio this afternoon -at 2 O'Clock. =
Evening star., 1924-03-02
Lon Clancy S Quasimodo

hibiting only u forest of red hair.
one eye, a mouth and some teeth.
The eye was weeping; the mouth was
crying, and the teeth seemed to de-
sire. above all things, to bite. The
whole lump was struggling vio-
lently in the bag. to the great won
dernent Of the increasing and in
ceSsantly renewing crowd around 1t.
Dame Aloise de Gondelaurier. a
wealthy and noble lady, holding by
years of age, and drawing after her
long veil attached to the golden
horn Of her Golf. stopped as she was
passing before the bedstead, and
looked for a moment at the unfortu-
nate creature, while her charming
little daughter F1eur-de-Lys de Con
delaurier all clad in silk and velvet,
was spelling with her pretty finger,
upon the permanent label attached to
the bedstead the words Enfrans
Trouves.
Really said the lady, turning
away with disgust. I thought they
exposed here nothing but children
"She turned her back, at the same
time throwing into the basin a silver
form, which rang among the lizards
and opened wide the eyes Of the poor
bonnes femmes Of the Chapelle
Etienne Haudry.
"a moment afterward the grave
and learned Robert Mistricolle. king's
prothonotary. passed oy, with an
enormous missal under one arm and
his wife under the other (Damoiselle
-Mairesse), having thus
at his side two regulators, the spirit
ual and the temporal.
Founding, indeed" said he after
examining the living lump; yes
found, apparently, upon the parapet
of the river Phlegethon"
1t has but one eye visible. OBJ
served Damoiselle Guillemette; it
has 4 great wart upon the other.
Its no wart," exclaimed Maitre
Robert Mistricolle; it's an egg that
contains just such another demon,
which has upon its eye another little
egg inclosing another devil. and SO
on.
Chaney's makeup scarce needs
ST ronger juStifica ton.
Evening star., 1924-03-02
Radio VS.. Movies

WHAT effect Is radio having on
" moving pictures? Is the new
invention recruiting fans at the ex-
'pense Of the silent drama?
According to B. p. Schulberg of
Preferred Pictures. moving pictures
have nothing to fear.
'It is ridiculous to suppose that a
medium SO totally different in it's
appeal would make any inroads what
ever on the attendance at film the
aters,"' says Mr.. Schulberg. "It would
never occur to anyone to say that the
phonograph-which, like the radio,
makes its appeal entirely to the ear
would ever prove q rival to the op-
era, which carries also the appeal of
the spectacle.
Likewise, tennis has never been
considered .detriment to the base
ball season, for the simple reason
that they are; two entirely different
types of diversion. and therefore In
terest two distinct followfngs.
THE argument about radio Affect
ing motion pictures recalls to my
mind a similar discussion that came
up when. 1t first became plain that
aluas- we're here to stay. Tho cry
Evening star., 1924-03-02

men who clustered around Mabel. the
bathing girl. on the beach.
After the Biogrdph Company broke
up and its members scattered to the
four corners of the movie globe Mack
Sennett went out into the world to
make those hilarious, rollicking.
rapid-fire absurdities of which he
had so necessarily dreamed while
working for Griffith, and though Mack
Sennett soon becams the slapstick
comedy king and the modern proto-
type of Moliere. Mabel Normand went
! with him as the beautiful star of
these comedies and laid the basis for
the creation of the Mack Sennett
bathing girl as we know that type
today.
Mabel, Of course. eventually re-
volted. She grew tired of the custard- .
pie hurting and longed for serious or
romantic parts, and Sennett. a little
nom -plussed at this attitude. was
forced to see her march out for a
brief whirl under rival manager.
In the meantime. however, Sennett
did some tall thinking. He was a
little tired of slapstlck himself and
wished a directoral diversion. He
called Mabel back to his fold and
proposed to do feature-length
comedy with Mabel as the star. She
agreed. and eventually they gave the
screen her first big hit, Mickey" the
forerunner of other Sennett full
length comedies. such as Molly o.
"Suzanna' and now the latest, The
Extra Girl"
Evening star., 1924-03-02

IN Washington as we'll as in other
cities where Carl Laemmie's Cni-
versal production of Victor Hugo's
Hunchback of Notre Dame," has been
shown at the 81 scale of prices, the
suggestion has been made by those
who have not recently read the Hugo
work that Lon Chaney, star Of the
picture. In spite of his tremendously
effective portrayal, exaggerates the
grotesqueness and hideousness Of the
deformed figure Of Quasimodo. the
most important character in the book.
Chancy's makeup in this role is al
most unbelievable. He is a painful
caricature of anything human. His
face Is aut Of the mold Of any recog-
nizable human thing and his body Is
a misshapen mass OF muscular
strength. One eye CLEANS clear
while the other is completely OBJ
scured by d repulsive swelling that
lends his visage q peculiar distortion.
This has impressed a considerable
portion of the theatergoing public as
a fragrant departure from Hugo's
conception of his heroic hunchback.
Recourse to the finest translation
OF Victor HugO's master work indi-
Gates by its very text that 1t would
not De nunaniy pOsslDle 10 e2ds-
gerate the abnormal characteristics
of Quasimodo. so miraculously visu-
allied for the camera by Lon Clancy.
1t will be recalled that Quasimodo
was left q founding on the steps Of
Notre Dame. where his hideous mall
formation caused many condemnatory
comments by the passersby In
Hugo's own words. quoted from the
novel, this Is his descriptions:
I'm fact. the little monster (for
we ourselves should be much puzzled
to give It any other denomination)
was not a newborn infant. 1t was
a little angular. restless mass, i'm
prisoned in canvas bag marked
with the cipher of Messire Guillaume
Charter. then Bishop of Paris, with
head peeping out at one end Of 1t.
This head was very deformed. ex-
Evening star., 1924-03-02
Mabel and Mack

THE professional career Of Mabel
Normand and Mack Sennott have
been intertwined since those golden
days Of old Biograph Company, when
!! Mack and Mabel. along with Mary
Pickford. Owen Moore. Blanche Sweet
Henry Walthall and the Gish sisters
were climbing upstairs into the film
world under the guidance OF young
unknown named D. w. Griffith.
A great deal of water has gone
Under the bridge since those days
and nearly all the old associations
formed in 1910 o. thereabout have
been broken off-except the asSocta-
tion OF Mack Sennett and Mabel Nor
mand.
For years Mack Sennett played the
role Of big brother to Mabel Nor
mand. and today he's playing IL yet.
for the volatile Mabel is still SEN
netts only serious comedy star--if
one can use that term to differentiate
the slarstick and buffoonery Of the
regular Sennett product.
Even back in the Biograph days
chance or Griffith was constantly
throwing Sennett and Mabel together.
Mabel made her first real bid for
screen fame as a bathing girl in
Griffith two-reelers. Mack was
usually the awkward. bashful swain
who eventually triumphed over the
crowd Of dapper. fashionable young
Evening star., 1924-03-02
Will Dramatize Directory.

GAM WOOD hopes to dramatize the
Los Angeles telephone directory.
Jokesters have often suggested the
idea, but to Mr.. Wood the project is
serious.
II contend" explains the producer.
that the greatest materials for
screen stories are constantly occur
ring In real life.
Some day. when have time to go
ahead with my plan Of 'dramatizing
the Los Angeles telephone directory
will find the plot Of the great Amer
lean photoplay. 1t will call for days
and nights Of investigation, patience
and nerve.
II will turn over the leaves of the
telephone book. pick a, number that
strikes my fancy and call it. 7 will
explain my identity and purpose and
ask for an interview. Face to face
with an individual or family want
to probe for the most tragic. melo-
dramatic, novel story they have ever
heard-I will get inside stories of
wayward sons, blasted romances with
sweet beginnings. tales of heroism
and villainy. 49, .,
when I do find my perfect story
I will bring it to the SCREEN.
Evening star., 1924-03-02
Griffith III.
w. GRIFFITH, sufferir

n w. GRIFFITH. suffering from
exhaustion and severe cold, 1t
Is said, lies i'll in his room in the
Astor Hotel, as a reward for rushing
the opening of his latest picture,
America" He Is in the care of ply
sicians, who report his condition due
to complete exhaustion and severe
Inflammation of the throat and lungs.
He is unable to talk.
While his picture was being re-
ceived with applause in the theater.
Mr.. Griffith and his staff sat in a
draughty dressing room cutting the
final reels Of the film for the audience
to see q. few minutes later. While
the audience and critics were view
ing one of the real triumphs of his
active career, doctor was swatching
his throat and chest with cold COM
presses In the dressing room. and de-
manding that he go to the hospital
at once. His voice was completely
gone.
In making the picture Griffith has
worked seven days weekly. from six
teen to eighteen hours daily. AL
though spare in build, he has lost
eleven pounds. The doctors demand
that he take a complete rest.
Evening star., 1924-03-02
Ambassador Katherine
Macdonald in "Chastity."

Katherine Macdonald, the "Ameri-
can beauty" of the screen, will be pic
tured at Crandalrs Ambassador
Theater the first two days of this
week, beginning this afternoon. in a
film play Of the stage bearing the title
Chastity" in which the romantic ex-
iperiences of a popular actress are set
forth. Others In the cast are Huntly
Gordon. Frederick Truesdell and
|Edythe Chapman. Victor Schertzinger
was the director. Shorter films and
orchestral contributions under Bailey
r. -Alart will be added attractions.
Tuesday and Wednesday,, Lloyd
Hughes, Myrtle Stedman, George
Hackathorne. Lucille Rickson, Claire
Mcdowell. Philo Mccullough and
Casson Ferguson will be seen in
moving melodrama, Judgment OF the
Storm" and Stan Laurel, In '"The
Soilers"; Thursday and Friday, the
William Fox production of Augusta
Evans story of "St Elmo" will fea-
ture John Gilbert, Barbara La Marr,
Bessie Love, Warner Baxter, Nigel Du
Brulier and Lydia Knott in leading
roles. ana Larry Semon will be seen
in 'HorseshoeS'; Saturday, Glenn
Hunter. May McAvoy and Ernest Tor
renee, In Paramount'0 production Of
Homer Croy's "West OF tho Water
Tower" VIII be supplemented by
lchsrlts chase T. -9axs.a Dsts1.
Evening star., 1924-03-02
Palace-Mabel Normand in
THE Extra Girl"

Mack Sennett's latest feature-length
comedy, "The Extra Girl" starring
Mabel Normand. will be shown for
the first times in Washington at
Loews Palace this week, beginning
this afternoon.
Mack Sennett is the author as we'll
as the producer of this new comedy,
though it, was directed by F. Richard
Jones. The cast includes Ralph
Graves, Ramsey Wallace. George
Nichols, Anna Hernandez, Vernon
Dent, William Desmond, Charlotte
Mineau and Eric Mayne.
/ 1t Is q story of love and adventure.
punctuated by the blithest bits of
comedy and yet marked here and
there by dramatic clashes. With
Ralph Graves as leading man. the en-
tire production is given a serious ro-
mantle turn. 1t is described as a
serious warning to screen struck boys
and girls who believe that the ira
ditional pot Of gold lies at the end
of the Hollywood rainbow.
Miss Normand Is seen as an unSo-
phisticated country girl Of River
Bend, ILL.,, who has the movie bug
In it's worst form.
Added features include new Chris
tie comedy, Stay Single; the Pathe
News, Topics of the Day and orches-
trail overture and score.
Evening star., 1924-03-02
Style Show at Palace.

are being made at
Loew's Palace for the sensational
and brilliant style show that theater
will present all next week, beginning
Sunday, March 9, in collaboration
with the Hecht Company and the
Stafford Pemberton Dancers. Viola
Dana will be offered In a new photo
play, and the style show will con-
stitute an extra added attraction. 1t
is said that more than $4,000 worth
Of fashion models in women's appa-
rel, ranging from the splendid eve
ming gown to intimate boudoir ap-
parel, will be displayed.
The Pemberton Dancers have VOL
unteered to display these models in
the glow of the Palace spotlights.
Evening star., 1924-03-02
Crandall' 's-Johnnie Walker
In Questionable Fakers."

Johnnie Walker. supported by Mil
dred June and Lillian Lawrence. will
be seen In a brisk comedy, Fashion
the first three days OF this week.
Many OF the scenes are laid In the
orient, and the climax discloses the
triumph OF a small town hero.
Jimmie Adams will be seen in ''Black
and Blue" Wednesday and Thurs
day Alan Dwan's production of
Rex Beach's heart-gripptng story,
big Brother" with Tom Moore,
Edith Roberts, Raymond Hatton
and Mickey Bennett win be shown.
with hte Spat family. In '.The
Great Outdoors" and Friday and
Saturday, Marie Provost, Robert
Ellis, -Huntly Gordon and Gertrude
production Of "The Wanters," q story
Of q housemaid who cravsd luxury,
achieved It and then found that
ConfinUed;on HoWtH DaGA
Evening star., 1924-03-02

then was that they would hurt the
stage attractions, but today there are
neither enough picture houses nor
enough legitimate theaters on Broad
way to accommodate the vast crowds
that want to be entertained.
The introduction of a new diver
sion does not endanger other amuse-
ments in the least The pleasure
seeker finds time for them all
But II mono Of these arguments
stood, the fact would still remain
that motion pictures will continue
with the same degree of prosperity,
because they make a far greater play
on the Imagination.
"In many ways radio Is helping the
film industry. In New York city
Marcus Loew, one Of the best known
motion picture executives, controls
station WIN. through which his
chain OF New York houses becomes
known to thousands. s. L.. Rothafei,
managing director Of the Capitol
Theater. broadcasting the programs
from that house, has brought in
creased patronage to it.
From the stations In Los Angeles
the screen stars speak to thousands,
and from scores of other points
photoplay reviews and news are sent
out on the air, gaining new friends
for the motion pictures"
Evening star., 1924-03-02
Original Comedy Needed.
m the Editor Of The Star:

IN Sne EQltCr OF 1le St1Es
THE amusement worlds greatest
need is more original comedy. but
it is almost impossible to get it, be-
cause only two or three dozen dra-
matte .situati0ps have ever been dis
covered. These are worked over
thousands of times. with some slight
variations to make them appear new
and original.
The oldest and most uniformly sue
cessful laugh making situation is
what might be called hitting the
wrong person.
The comedian throws. shoots or
strikes at some one he dislikes and
by mistake hits an innocent bystand-
er. Surprise Is the most impor rtant
element in comedy. This situation is
very surprising and always makes q
hit anyhow.
The best known variation Of the
situation was first witnessed by the
writer when Charlie Chaplin threw a
custard pie at his boss and hit Mabel
Normand in the face. Several we'll
known stars have started out in COM
edy as piefaced leads" but p!e-
throwing has lost some of its popu-
larity. THOS. w. GILMER-
Evening star., 1924-03-02
Rialto-Specht's Orchestra {;
Nellie, the Beautiful
Cloak Model" :.

Paul Specht's Lido Venice Orches-
ira will make its only theatrical
appearance previous to It's New York
debut at Moore's Rialto Theater this
will direct the band during it's en-.
gagement here.
Tho orchestra Is said to be hand.
picked" by Paul Specht, famous for
his ''syncopatfon with q soul" and
leader OF the Alamac Hotel Orchestra
Most OF its members are college
trained and have been educated At
leading musical conservatorieS. play
ing ja15 aud the classics With equal
facility. On IT, return ta -NeW Ynx6
Evening star., 1924-03-02
Photoplays This Week
At the Photoplay Houses This Week

AN IIunchback of Notrc Dome Shown this
COLUMBIA-Poa in Chou,
and evening ~ ~ 'e'-
PALACE-Mabel Normand in Fx.r, c;-,~ cL..-
noon and evening. ~ ~ "'e'-
Spech Orchestra and Nellie the Beautiful Cloak
MODEL ohown this afternoon and evening ~
AMBASSADOR katherine Macdonald in Chastity" Shown +b
afternoon and evening ' " 'AS
>o Ni'~i"oo" aho eVe-
CRANDALLS-Joinne Walker Questionable Fakrs~ shou,
this afternoon evening NN'~i'' 0"o""
LINCOLN (Coored)-"Under the Red Robe" shoun h;.
and evening. " ''' o1'e'Noo"
Evening star., 1924-03-02
News andCo1nment
Bv w. II. Landvo;qt.

f0OMEBODY shall have talking pictures"
whether the world wants them not The news reports OF the
- a producing for
making talking films and that his efforts being backed by
automobile manufacturer former police commissioner great
metropolis possibly former Postmaster General but not Will H.
Hays who already has too much to answer for There may be need
talking make clear of the plots of modern produc
thereby ootage which There
OF considering the other But sincerely be hoped
that may prevail gen
suffer from bad because this columns
talking going
house his mind diverted
his from the rudeness language One keen observer
20 ,he ar % poor M anns She has b b,snd f 90 much % thst M h
ought spared this they really search
the truth will find that neither
blame for all the lot
masculine talk the wind these and be noticed that
it not girls who promoting talking films
20 add another burden to the movies.
ND when language, having making
"A good thing wng temptation
thing? Tons of language literally spilled make
the photoplay behave and by token make folks general
better than they Are photopa people
resu Let the world isn't bunesbut continue
to have opinion.
IT before the advent of the orchestra consoGng
pho'opa heae ana there exercise the unrameed right OF tree
born American have picture dream silence the did
the cer of the outside wordnd If talk
that boon will be denied the tired what
going TO happen?
DAVID GRIFFITs latest creation America" has been shown
in New York made
he American Revolution according
behind unqueionby the Judged by
the periodicals
Griffith has achieved real he
views become ecsac and then there follows
be watch the this Griffith
like the great picture which preceded Dramatic Life Abraham
direct attention the Amer
cans Already the penistc being
declared his belief
ss @ @ s \ AZ e. 5
OF who
OF their audiences would be
should
oss Tor want something than artistic
FAMOUS PLAYERS according studio spend
one elaborate shot Monsieur Beaucare
scene outside of palace in France which
eade effect specially
about three the " ~
KAY hied
other 1i ms enjoyable rural comedies but Spectacular"
OA NERIS latest Shadows
mgon by reports that adapted
20 her talents even If the apache
acting is highly commended '
MONTA no dr...
ing phooplay productions for to have new
Wife" ~ ''' io" u ioueate
IN fhtsourg said the photopay uurpng drama in
the leading theaer ~ ~ ~ "
lfol said to be arranging
on March TO- and Washington listed
tne olsnon OF having the picture then.
ductions. Inc, picture. - - - ~ ''"'N f'o-
picture menu for the week looks Hunch
BACK OF Notre Dameat popular prces Normand Tb.
Extra % comedy that has praised Poa Neo IN shad
o"S OF far1 Lillian Gish. "The White
Evening star., 1924-03-02
Milne 8 Romantic Age

'sTHE ROMANTIC AGE" an
= nounced for Wednesday night
by the Rams Head Players is declared
an ideal play for an intimate theater.
It's success in 1920 at the Comedy
Theater in London, Is matter OF
stage history.
Written by Alan Alexander Milne,
well-known English essayist and dra-
matist, author OF ''Mr. PIN Passes
By" "The Dover Road and ''The
Truth About Blayds''-''The Romantic
Age" has not been given in this coun-
try except for few performances,
20 It Is practically new play as far
as American audiences are concerned. !.
Evening star., 1924-03-02
Central-'The Age of Desire

THE Age of Desire" Frank Bor-
zage's latest production fc- First Ma
tional. will be shown at Crandalls s
Central Theater the first four days of
this week. with Josef Swickard. Mary
Philbin, Myrtle Stedman, William
Collier, jr.; frankie Lee. Aggie Her.
ring and Edith Yorke as characters
in the story Of a mother who erro-
neously appraised the value Of her sons
love as compared with wealth and
creature comforts, Ben Turpin also
will be seen in a patrol wagon idyl,
Ten Dollars or Ten Days." together
with the Kinogtams and a pipe organ
recital Introducing a novelty.
Thursday and through Saturday
Anna @. Nilsson and James Kirkwood
will be seen In the film version of
Cynthia Stockley's "Ponjola," melo-
dramatic romance Of the South Afri-
can gold fields, with interesting roles
played by Tully Marshall, Ruth Cliff
ford and Joseph Kilgour Christie's
new two-reel farce, kidding Katie"
the Kinograms and pipe organ music
will be added attractions.
Evening star., 1924-03-02

1t will be feature of the Lido
Venice Club. an organization Of big
social lights.
II will be heard hero four times
daily at the Rialto, playing all the
latest New York hits
Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model
a GoldWyn feature. will be the photo
play attraction. 1t is modern screen
version of Owen Davis melodrama,
famous years ago.
Claire Windsor plays the title role
and Mae Busch. Lew Cody, Raymond
Griffith, Edmund Lowe, Hobart BoS-
worth and Lilyan Tashman are in the
cast.
Hal Roach'S latest Spat Family
mirthmaker, Help One Another;
the Rialto Magazine and music by
the Rialto Orchestra will be added
attractions
Evening star., 1924-03-02

Girls and Records" and other short
films. with orchestral accompaniment
and overtures.
, 1924-11-20

heard to express herself as having
had a wonderful time.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. ]. Burkhardt left
for Denver last Saturday. Burke"
was one of the craftsmen for the P.
and r. in Parco.
Leo Verne, an employee at the
Rawlins Post Office was a visitor in
Parco last Saturday.
Harry G. Neil Of the Parco Mercan-
tile Co., left for a trip through the
east last Sunday night. He will pur-
chase Christmas stock for the store
while away.
The Parco Post Office is doing a
great business. Mr.. Thompson the
Postmaster reports that there is at
present a waiting list of over fifty
for boxes and that 1t is daily in
|creasing.
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