The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-10


New York from Europe, announces
the acquisition of several new
plays, an English actor, two new
theater sites in London and one
in Paris. and progress making on
his new Capitol theater, now in
process Of evolution in London.
The new plays are THE
Tailor of Trouville," a farcical
comedy in three acts by Leopold
Marchand and Paul Armont, in
which Lowell Sherman will be
starred next October, and THE
Vamping Dog" by the same
authors, intended for production
in November. The new actor is
Godfrey Tearle, whom Mr.. Woods
will present in Frederick Ions
dale's 1.-The Fake" in September.
The latter play is now successfully
running in London.
"Kelly's Vacation" will open at
the Hudson theater August II,
with a new cast not yet selected.
Mr.. Woods has two other plays
in Observation-Disclosures Mills in a
revue called Dixie to Broadway,
in association with Lee Shubert.
and a musical play 1.-THE Belle Of
Quakertown," featuring Eddie
Ruzzell and Helen Ford, in asso-
citation with the Bohemians, Inc.
The romance Of Barbara
Frietchie" is progressing toward
it's climax to the tune of bugles
and amid the glitter Of bayonets
at the Thomas H. Ince Studios.
Recently hundreds Of Confed-
crate soldiers, recruited by Director
Lamert Hillyer, dashed through
the sleepy streets of Frederick,
Md, toward the stately colonial
mansion occupied by Florence
Vidor as Barbara" All this be-
ing part Of the action in a Sc
quence of scenes which for &C.
cnracy of detail probably have
never been surpassed in a motion
picture studio.
In planning these scenes the di.
rector chose in each instance
veteran of the world war, In most
cases a former cavalryman. Then
1t was necessary, Of course to in
struct the men in the handling
of firearms such as were used in
the civil war and to explain the
difference in military tactics gen.
orally. Days were consumed in
rehearsing the furious charge
which finally sent the soldiers
through the town. Yet on the
screen all this will be but an IN
cident in a beautiful love story. 1t
is instances such as this that
cause peolfe outside studios to
wonder why many weeks are
taken to finish a picture that is
seen on the screen for only an
hour. They have no conception
of the painstaking care that en-
tiers into the correct filming of a
big production.
Edmund Lowe plays opposite
Florence Vidor, and others are
the cast are Charles Delaney,
Joe Bennett, Emmett King, Ger
trude Short, Hattie Peters, and
many oilers.
The advent of a new company
into the producing and distributing
field was made known when B. P.
Schulberg announced the forma-
ton of B. P. Schulberg Produc-
tons, Inc, to make nine special
Preferred Pictures for release
during the coming season.
The first group of features to
be filmed and released by B. p.
Schulberg Productions will COM
prise the nine stories from we'll
known books and plays originally
planned by Preferred Pictures
Corporation. While B. P. Schulz
berg Productions is a company
entirely distinct from the older
organization, Mr.. Schulberg has
purchased the rights to the en-
tire list of important literary
properties held by Preferred Pic
lures Corporation and will make
the nine features which include
several of the most significant
stories planned for future pro-
duction.
The first Of these, 1.-THE Breath
of Scandal" by Edwin Balmer,
Is already under way. This story
of American society was first
published in Cosmopolitan Maya
zine and later attained large
sale in book form. The screen
version has been written by Olga
Printzlau and Cashier has been
signed as director. The complete
cast will be announced shortly.
II
Alan Dale, writing from London,
give us promise of something
worth while when, as must ul-
timately come to pass, Madame
Pompadour," now playing the
British capital, is produced in
this country. Says Mr.. Dale:
ut is quite a relief TO encounter
music that isn't treacle, jazz, or
mere "toon" and 1t IS quite rare.
There are still a few composers
left. and among them / must men,
ton Leo Fall. who Is responsible
for the really lovely music of
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