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Evening star., 1924-08-17
John Golden Announces

jamin Glaser: Who Killed Cock
Robin?" by Montague Glass, and
The Funny Man." by Lula Vollmer.
Seventh Heaven" the play by Aus
tin Strong, will be presented on tour
by three companies. Lightnin y
will be presented for the seventh con-
secutive season by two companies.
One will be headed by Thomas Jeffer-
son. the other by Percy Pollock.
Wages for Wives" comedy Of
the family pocketbook, written by
Guy Bolton and staged by Winchell
Smith. will open Immediately at the
Cort Theater. Chicago. Its cast in
cludes Alma Tell, Jane Oaker. Charles
e. Evans, Val and Ernie Stanton and
others.
Through combination known as
the English-American Play Produc-
ing Corporation the Golden successes
are To be presented in London begin
ming in December. Associated with
Mr.. Golden will be Winchell Smith
and Charles Dillingham; Of New York,
the London firm Of Grossmith & Ma
lone and Sid Grammar of Los Angeles,
and in association with J. c. William
son Seventh Heaven" and Thank-u'
will be presented in Australia. In
association with the Trans-Canada
Theaters, Ltd. a special "The First
Year" company will tour Canadian
territory. Turn to the Right"
Three Wise Fools Dear Me-,
Spite Corner" "Thank-U". and THE
First Year" will be sent to stock
companies.
Within few days Mr.. Golden ex-
poets to make a definite announce
ment of his entrance into the motion
picture field in association with one
of the largest picture corporations in
America.
Evening star., 1924-08-17
Wilmer g. Vincent Announce

Of the piece is by William Collier.
Gus SalZer, the veteran musical di
rector. has been supplied with an
augmented orchestra to provide tune
full melodies for a chorus of beautiful
and talented singers and dancers.
Next will be Dawn" a play of
contemporary American life by Tom
Barry. to be followed by "Sunshine,"
a play telling very human story
laid in a small Connecticut town, by
Roland Oliver This play was tried
out recently with the Academy Stock
Players in Richmond.
In the Fall "Clo-Clo," a Franz Lehar
operetta, purchased by Mr.. Vincent
while in Vienna, will be unfolded, with
Hope Hampton, the cinema queen, in
the stellar role.
Messrs. Wilmer and Vincent also
have provided for the coming to this
country of Franz Lehar, the celebrat-
ed Eiennese composer, to supervise
the operetta "Clo-Clo." in the making,
and lend his personal direction of an
augmented orchestra for some of the
early performances.
Another venture will be the produc-
ton of the operetta, "MariZa," by
Emmerich kalman, which is declared
as / big musical hit in Vienna that
rivals THE Merry Widow" All told,
1t sounds good.
Evening star., 1924-08-17
)HN GOLDEN has announced a list

i7OHN GOLDEN has announced list
y of his theatrical activities for the
new season, his announcement being
made with assurance that the Equity
Manager situation will be settled in
such way as to permit him to carry
out all his plans.
He will produce a new comedy by
Winchell Smith, which requires the
services of an unusual personality lin
its stellar role. and to meet this re-
quirement Glenn Hunter, last seen in
Merton of the Movies" has been en-
gagged. The play is entitled 80. B.
Guide" and Mr.. Hunters role is that
of Orson Benton GUIDE. MIR. Smith
also will collaborate with George
Abbott in a new play entitled The
Feud."
Frank Craven will be associated
with Mr.. Golden in three plays. He
Will first stage Pigs n new comedy
by Ann Morrison and Patterson Nc
Mutt, with two new leading players
Nydia Westman, for the past three
seasons in his touring companies, and
Wallace Ford.
Mr.. Craven next will stage The
Fall Guy" new play by James Glea-
son and George Abbott, and for eight
weeks will play the principal role.
AT the expiration of this time he will
retire to produce his own play, Fools
HILL" and another actor will be seen
in the Craven role in The Fall Guy"
The principal feminine role in The
Fall Guy will be played by Miss Bea-
trice Noyes, also newcomer as
leading woman, who has received her
training in Mr.. Golden's companies.
Other new plays are Foam"
strong drama of the Seventh Heav-
,p" type. by Forrest Halsey and Ben
Evening star., 1924-08-17
A Tom Meighan Clinic.

THOMAS MEIGHAN hasn't the big
mead. Tommy is not exploiting
MS Celtic extraction. But he Is en-
phasizing his love for America and
th>nGs American. In fact, it is an
obsession with him
To prove this. the popular screen
star has just bought bit of Amer
lean turf at Great Neck. Long Island,
and on it will stand his first real
home on American soil.
Say. it's a great place too" grim
ned Tommy with that famous Irish
wistfulness in his eyes I've never
had Il home before, and I hardly can
wait to make these scenes at the
Capitol so as to finish the picture and
get back home" All this happened
when Tommy was here last Tuesday
TO film Dhotoplay scenes and to pay
his respects to the President.
His picture that is so near COM
pletion is James Oliver Curwood's
THE Alaskan" 1t is a plea for the
American Indian as he is in modern
life, not as the old romantic hero cf
the plains in war paint and feathers.
All my pictures are American
said Mr.. Meigham, proudly. i've
never done anything else. Most of
the stories arc adapted from the
works Of we'll known American au-
thors - Booth Harrington, George
AIDE. James Oliver Curwood and Peter
Clark Macfarlane. While was in
Banff. Canada. where many of the
scenes Of THE Alaskan" were shot,
] heard a story about Mr.. Macfarlane
that startled me. 1t seems he shot
himself just outside the building that
housed the hall of justice.
ut Is a Macfarlane story, Tongues
nf In ~
picture. 1t is n tale Of the Indians
and their problems and has an Indian
flapper as one of the chief charcters-"
Another story providing the plo;
for a Meighan picture which has just
been submitted is by George AIDE,
whom Mr.. Meighan considers among
his closest friends.
Hes wonderful-George Ade," said
the big hero Of the screen.
George AIDE has beautiful place of
more than 5000 acres" continued Mr..
Meighan. and he. has a golf course,
swimming pool. and many other at
fractions with a fine clubhouse built
on the grounds. Every one who lives
near is welcome to membership and
it doesn't cost anybody but George
Ade one cent. I have been there
with him and watched the people
come in to play at different sports.
His barber. his tailor. just everybody
comes up there and enjoys themselves.
George AIDE never gets tired of
watching them. He is real philoso-
pher. too, and always interesting TO
talk TO. AS for ideas-he certainly
is great. This newest story he has
written for me is a crackerjack." "
Mr.. MeiGhan then introduced his
brother Will. who, he says, is a
Washingtonian and had the nerve
to root against the Yanks up in New
Evening star., 1924-08-17
Il Learned About
Babies From Him

w What's goin' on here? What's
all the shootin' fer?" worried little
Homer Creason, as he watched the
antics of the queer bipeds who clus-
tered about him at the Ince Studios
at Culver City.
Jimmy crickets, l wish I'd picked
out Venus or Mars. They told me
there was lovely, warm spot on the
earth. called California. That l could
park with a couple Of parents in
Hollywood and have a.good time. So
| took chance on it. Now, see what
I've got into"
What little Homer got into was
the plot OF c. Gardner Sullivan's story.
dynamite Smith," the new Charles
Ray story. The whole story rests
upon an unborn infant. We must
state, however. that the flesh-and-
blood infant in the picture was al
lowed to attain the ripe old age Of
three months before this RESPONSE
bility was placed upon him.
"Baw! Waw! Help. Fire, Murder"
he shrieked, as he was transferred
from the arms of one Jacqueline Lo-
gan, the rather safe and sane biped
who was holding him, to the arms of
one Charles Ray, another biped, called
fOr no reason Homer could discovery
star" This biped was larger and
stronger. but someway less comfort
able to sit on. And the star piped
felt uncomfortable at being sat on,
by even SO small a baby, for he had
never had one of his own, nor worked
with one in all his IL years ex-
perlence on the screen. He was just
Is much at ease as the man who tip
toed into room and stepped on a
burglar alarm.
Homer seemed to get this by wire
less. He unwrinkled his face. un-
clenched his fists, and opened his big
blue eyes to take good look at this
benighted mortal
Come closer" he motioned, as he
grabbed the star persons shirt
pocket. and pulled the face, which
was making wierd, clucking noises.
down where he could get good look
at it.
See, he likes me-" the star person
boasted. Il knew he'd like me, Babies
always take to- me-" he explained.
beaming
Gee, he's a solemn little feller"
commented a Outstanding biped known
on the earth as Henry Sharp, camera
man. Solemn as a Senator trying to
investigate something"
Wonder what he's thinking
ahout?' ventured the star person un-
easily.
"If you knew" soliloquized the
small object of this attention. srru-
tinizing him closely, ltd certainly
take YOU down a peg or two. I'm
thinking you're the funniest looking
star 1 ever saw. Everybody around
here calls you star, and you're
been shootin' stars off the milky way
for the last three million years
They're big and bright and shiny.
and have points on em. know
more about the star business than
all Of YOU put together, and if there's
going to be any star in this funny
businesS-grt out of the way and
let somebody star that knows how to
star"
"Betcha he steals the picture" pre-
diCted Charles Ray.
"Betcha he can act better than any
Evening star., 1924-08-17
The Cowboy Handkerchief.

WHY do cowboys wear the large
handkerchiefs around their
necks? Because it is custom, or
just for looks?
Neither" says Allene Ray, the new
serial star, and she thus started an
argument with her company.
Finally Miss Ray asked an old cow
boy, who had been a cattle puncher
many years. He explained that the
wearing of the handkerchiefs was a
custom now, but in the good old
days" while herding cattle or driving
them any great distance they usually
had to pass through sections of alkaii
country. The dust stirred up by the
trotting cattle nearly suffocated the
cowboys. The handkerchiefs were
then brought into use by placing
them in bandit fashion just below the
eyes, so that the wearer could
breathe freely without sucking the
dust into his lungs. After the
alkali area had been passed, the
handkerchief would be pulled down
and left around the neck.
Evening star., 1924-08-17
The Nordstrom Sisters.

time later Henry Dixie, New York
producer was trying out a sketch in
Washington, and found himself in
need of young girl. The Eordstrom
sisters heard about it, applied at once
and Marie was accepted
Although she had never dreamed of
the stage as a career, had had no ex-
periencc, she proved naturally gifted
and her ability, backed by an excelle mt
education. a magnetic personality and
genuine charm, paved the way to sue
cess. Miss NOrdstrom Vas engaged
by Henry W. Savage and for several
seasons starred in his productions.
Finding character studies most to
her liking, and realizing that in
vaudeville alone, she could best
choose the characters she likes best to
portray, she left the legitimate"
about eight years ago and joined the
stars of the two-a-day. For the past
year she has been appearing in Lon
don with marked success.
Her sister, Frances Nordstrom,
whose play, Her Market Value" is
one of the seasons hits in London.
writes all her sketches for her, and
between the two Marie has become
one of the vaudeville circuits bright
est luminarieS
Evening star., 1924-08-17

body" prophesied John Ince, assistant
director. HE can look sweeter than
Jackie Coogan, and cry harder than
Bessie Love, and get dirtier look on
his face than Wallace Beery. and look
older and wiser than ali our "old-timers'
put together
Nov. let me have him back" plead
ed Jackie Logan. and promptly lost him
to Ralph lnce, director, who patted the
wiseacre's sparse thatch and concluded:
YAH he needs is a haircut"
Say, whose child is this, anyway"
demanded Bessie Love, who is the
mother of the mite-in the story.
and where do l come in?" Wallace
, Beery wanted to know. He had been
hovering about with a fiat, wooden,
painted bird. which he thought would
make a fine toy for a young infant.
But the senator made a dive for
the lap of dynamite Smith," his fos-
ter father-in the story. 1t may have
been because he had taken a great
fancy to him." as Ray announced to
all and sundry, or it may have been
because he ratified an alluring toy,
made Of a pair of dice strung hori-
zontally across a sling-shot handle.
They're all cuckoo" thought the
little wise one. George Bernard Shaw
was right when he said the earth was
oStu ny the olHeT plducl3 lot q io
natic asylum! They've been taking
turns shaking that thing at Inc for
the last half hour.
Just then the mother appeared on
the screen with a bottle of milk and
her son made a leap for her.
When one is cast on a mundane
plane, one needs nourishment," he
remembered. And this woman who
takes care of me has more sense than
the whole caboodle."
She carried him to a quiet corner,
where stood a cradle in which he
could recline, as seemed fitting for
one bored with attention and Wearied
by puerile attempts at entertainment.
But could one enjoy ones meal in
peace? No The so1called foster
father clomped over in his big boots
with some such excuse as:
We'll, if I'm going to work with
this baby all through this picture,
I've got to learn how to take care of
him, haven't T."
The sensible woman began the in
struction at once, and told him not to
cluck or rattle while the senator was
drinking his food. SO he kept quiet
and made faces and gestures. which.
while silly, were not quite SO dis
tracing.
AS time went on the tiny person
came to like the travel in the strong
arms of the star person, and to have
great confidence in him, and by the
time the picture was over and the
little one had learned what "all the
shootin' was fer" he had come to de-
pend lot on the star person; and the
star person hardly knew how he
would get along without the baby.
Il loved that little tyke." he con-
fessed. And I sure learned about
babies from him. If had to I could
go right out and get myself good
job as nurse maid
Evening star., 1924-08-17
Keith Attractions.

THE B. F. Keith powers in New
= York are promising a real treat
this Winter for Washington vaude-
willie fans.
They include Harry Roye and
Billee Maye. the former well known
in Washington as Il dancing teacher;
Rae Samuels. "Blue Streak of Vaude-
ville": HOudini, with his amazing
stunts; Wellington Cross, new
name to the two-a-day, in al act
which he calls "Anything Might Hap
pen; Patricola, to whom no yaude-
Vile fan needs an introdurtion; Rob-
ert Warwick. tn" celebrated actor;
Ed Iowris. Harry Carroll, with
new ravue; Walsh and Ellis; Nine.
Gadski of grand opera and concert
fame, October 19: the Gaudsmths,
with their clown dogs: Harriet Rem
upel and company; Alice Brady and
company, in Clever playlct; new
production. See America First:
Theodore Roberts Of picture fame,
with well selected cast, in "a new
sketch, November 16, and Mcintyre
and Heath, November 23 This Is
as far as the booking goes to date.
Evening star., 1924-08-17

C1DNEY WILMER and Walter Vim
cent, producers, have announced
plans for the coming season. The
firm made it's bow last season with
Helen of Troy, y. "" the musical
comedy which scored sensation over
night and made Queenie Smith met
ropolitan favorite.
Both Wilmer and Vincent are risen
from the ranks. having achieved sue
cess in vaudeville for a quarter of
century as a team, during which time
they collaborated on their first play,
"A Stranger in a Strange Land" Later
they aligned themselves with the Unit
ed Booking Office. opening vaudeville
and motion picture houses through
out Pennsylvania Today they stand
at the head of an important chain
operating AZ houses, which offer prac-
tically every form Of entertainment.
Their first production. now in re-
hearsal is a new American musical
play by Kaufman and Connnelly. en-
titled BE Yourself" In it will be
featured Queenie Smith and Jack
Donahue, with G. Z. Huntley, the
English comedian.
The musical score of BE Yourself.
was written by Lewis Gensler and
Milton Schwarzwald and the staging
Evening star., 1924-08-17
John Willard S New Play.

IN THE Green Beetle" the new play
that Kilbourn Gordon will present at
the klaw Theatcr, New York, John
willard is said TO display that re-
markable sense of dramatic tension,
romance and humor that made his
first effort, The Cat and the Canary"
the sensational success of the past
two years.
Unlike The Cat and the Canary"
The Green Beetle" is not a mystery
play. though Mr.. Willard's genius for
gripping plot. tense situations, abb
sorbinS romance and delicious hui
NOR is said again to be displayed in
The Green Beetle" The scenes are
laid in San Francisco. and the story
is said to be replete with adventure.
love interest and fun, embroidered
with as many thrills and with as
happy and unexpected an ending as
the play that first brought fame to
author and producer.
The cast includes Ian MacLaren
Florence Fair, Blanche Friderici. Percy
Moore. Edmund Elton. Louis kmball.
Lee Patrick. Stephen Wright, Thomas
Gum and Conrad CantZen. The play has
been staged by Ira Hards, director of
cat and Canary" THE Magic Ring"
THE Clinging Vine" The Intimate
Stranger" 'Lollipop" and Magnolia"
Evening star., 1924-08-17
Theatrical Surprise.
T1IE surprise of the

THE surprise of the early theatrical
season Is an announcement from
Irving Berlin and Sam II. Harris that
they have signed contract for the
appearance Of the Earl Carroll Vani-
ties at the Music Box September !.
This theater was originally built to
house the annual Music Box Revue
exclusively. but this season Messrs
Berlin and Harris decided to post
pone an early production, and select
ed the Earl Carroll Eanities in pref
crence to several other attractions
which were submitted.
Mr.. Carrolfs revue this season will
number ll6 girls and 40 comedians
headed by Joe Cook. and includes
Al. *. Hall. Miller and Mack, Haw-
thorne and Cooke, Rome and Dunn,
Dare and Wahle. Chester Fredericks,
Frank and Eddie Leslie Dave Chasen
Charles Alexander, Desiree Tabor,
Margaret Davies, Leo Conway. Thelma
Harvey, Mary Cary and Gertrude
Lammon. not overlooking Betty Fitch,
"the highest salaried strong girl on
EARTH"
Evening star., 1924-08-17

MARIE NoRDsTRoM, whose char
acter portrayals have brought her
recognition in Legitimate drama, is
taking a flyer in vaudeville in an act
written by her sister. Frances.
Miss Nordstrom entered the theatri-
cal game as matter of circumstance
rather than from any footlight urge.
She is the daughter Of the late Capt.
and Mrs Charles r.. Nordstrom, born
and brought up at an Army post in
Arizona When she was still in her
tee.ls her father died and the family
moved to Washington, u. &. Marie
and her sister Frances, who wrote
the present act, were sent TO the
Georgetown Convent. They special
jzed in music. not with professional
intentions, but because it was con-
sidered correct for all debutantes of
that day to be able to play or sing a
bit.
Financial conditions in the Nord-
strom family were not particularly
bright at the end of year in Wash
ington. So Frances. bsing an inde-
pendent girl, determined to make
some money. She went into concert
work and was fairly successful. Some
Evening star., 1924-08-17

York" As final summing m
the ideal that Thomas M@ighan plac,
behind each effort and picture,
the following:
Ever man. woman, and child h4
the ability to fRlp some one else ii
some way. To do SO. to make Ind
effort, is the biggest thing anv one carl
do. ] have seen men in Sing Sing
where ! made several pictures, who
have done more for each other than
many people not confined. 10 such
institutions do for their fellowmen
One Of the most touching lessons ]
ever had was given me in Seattle, at
the Orthopedic Hospital. ] spoke tn
each of the little tots, all OF Them
strapped in various trying positions
to correct serious physical defects
Each and every one of them when ]
asked how he or she felt, answered
brightly, Fine
Evening star., 1924-08-17
After Mrs. Fiske' s Laurels

THE story of the screen of the past
year contains no more interesting
item than the professional come
back" of Blanche Sweet. the blonde
beauty whom d. w. Griffith selected,
back in 1909, to portray roles of be-
rrayed beauty and who was rewarded
by Griffith. about the same time, with
the title role of his first long" pro-
duction, Judith of Bethulia." which.
in five reels, produced a new sensa-
tion and started the films away from
the Shortstory form and toward the
noYcliStic one.
1t would not be truth to say that
blanche Sweets career did not Suf-
fer when she left the Griffith fold,
fnr it did. but there seemed no way
I" help the matter. for Griffith him
self was passing through the throes
Of both an artistic and financial
Transformation at the time, and Blanche
was just one of the Griffith stars who
were temporarily lost in the shuttle.
For the best part of ten years
Evening star., 1924-08-17

screen patrons almost lost track of
Gritfith's heroine of judith. Ill
health was partly responsible. but
the lack of competent director was
also in large measure the cause.
Then Miss Sweet came under the
directional influence of Thomas II.
Ince and Marshall Neilan and the
first intimation a surprised universe
had of Blancht'S sudden hiStrionic
rejuvcnation was when she stepped
out in Ince'S production of Anna
Christie" and gave a performance OF
O'Neilrs bedraggied heroine that
made folks sit up and take notice.
Then came another splendid per-
formance for lnce in Those Who
Dance" the picture seen here a
month or SO ago. Now. under the
direction of Marshall Neilan, whom
she married, Miss Sweet is going af-
ter stage laurclS of Mrs. Fiske in
the cinema role Of Tess of the
D'Urbervilles." which Neilan has just
completed for Metro -Goldwyn.
Evening star., 1924-08-17
''Pinafore'' in the Adiron.
dacks.

4 PERFORMANCE Of Gilbert and
"a Sullivan's operetta. "Pinafcre.' .
was recently presented by the Cedar
Island Camp for Girls and the Raouette
Lake Boys Club in real boat on a
lake swept by breezes in the Adiron-
dack Mountains. The United States
Government loaned the clubs a cannon
to give the salute on "Sir Joseph s.
arrival. The famous cousins and
aunts" numbered more than 300, and
Harry Luckstone of New York brought
an orchestra of 20 pieces to give the
instrumental accompaniment. The pro-
ceeds will be turned over to various
charities. Children from 40 cities of
the United States, including Washing
ton, d. c., participated, and thousands
OF campers in the Adirondacks showed
enthusiastic interest in the project.
Evening star., 1924-08-17
New Policy at Keith s.

REGINNING August 81, each weeks
- new bill will open at B. r. keith's
Theater with the sunday matinee in
stead of at the Monday matinee as at
present.
This change it is believed will prove
popular. making a week end at keth's
reality and placing two top-notch
vaudeville programs within the reach
of the theater-goers in space of "a
hours over Saturday and Sunday.
Evening star., 1924-08-17
Makes Thrilling Dive.

I ONG before he started his film ca
~ reer John Gilbert was a swimming
enthusiast. Therefore the diving
scene required of him in the Fox
production, The Lone Chance" was
not an unwelcome test Of his
natatorial powers.
In the picture Gilbert makes an es-
cape which calls for a dive from q
prison wall in the dark. The height
from the top to the water was 81 feet
In simulated storm. effected by a
battery of wind machines, with the
water being tossed in giant waves, John
made his leap. This is one of the
thrilling bits in the story, which has
many stirring moments.
Evening star., 1924-08-17
Mutual Theater Novelties.

WHEN the Mutual Theater, for
w merly the Cosmos, opens its doors
for its first season of the Mutual bur
lesque wheel. among its innovations
is promised an eight-piece jazz or
chestra under the leadership Of Floyd
Wheeler, who by the way is the
nephew of Senator Wheeler of Mon
tana. Another feature is the doing
away with time -honored bass player
with his head and shoulders as well
as the neck of the bass fiddle" OBJ
structing the patrons view A sax
ophone player will be there in his
stead.
Chester "Rube" Nelson's "Eohbed-
Hair Bandits" will open the theater.