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Evening star., 1924-09-07
Coming Attractions
Belasco ''Oh, Madeline!"
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"Oh, Madeline" is the title of the
opening attraction at the Belasco for
the legitimate season. 1t is farce
by Otto Harbach, and is sponsored by
A. III. Woods. the premiere occurring
Monday evening, September Is, after
which the piece will be taken direct
to New York.
"Oh. Madeline" has been taken
from continental source, and its
story is one that Balzac might have
incorporated in his droll collection
had the plot occurred to him. The
central character Is lawyer. whose
wife is away on vacation. The law
yer. being man of imagination and
inventive ability. hits upon a plan
whereby he, too. can go vacationing.
and the complications begin when the
wife returns Unexpectedly to the arms
OF the man posing as her husband.
and as she Is a very lovable woman
the embarrassments are many.
To interpret this domestic dilemma
Mr.. Woods has selected James Glea-
son, Allyn King. Teresa Maxwell Con-
over. Edna Hibbard, Hobey Cava-
nagh, Helen Groody. James Marlowe.
Eleanor Williams and others. There
will be matinees Wednesday and Sat-
urday.
Evening star., 1924-09-07

THEATER patrons when admiring
new playhouse little realize the
thousands of dollars invested in por-
tions of the building which are never
seen. In the new Cosmopolitan, now
being erected at Thirteenth and f
streets northwest, the building alone
is going to cost over $500, 900 when
completed. OF this sum but little will
be before the eyes of those attend
ing the vaudeville performances
which the theater will present.
There is, though, still another fea-
ture that calls for vast outlay in
addition to the building cost-namely,
the interior of the theater. Here it
is that the Brylawskis. father and
son. who have SO long been identified
with amusements in Washington, are
going to present something that will
be credit to the Capital.
In the selection of the tapestries
and damasks as well as the floor COW
erings. after viewing the best that
the foreign maker could offer, an en-
tirely new color scheme was selected.
When the color scheme was first sub
mitted under daylight it was rejected,
but the pattern met with approval.
Later when this same sample was
shown under the artificial light of the
theater it fairly seemed to come to
life. An immediate selection followed.
1t is of interest to note that in the
selection of color schemes the samples
are thrown across large ladders on
Evening star., 1924-09-07
Vastness of Production
Requires Double Forces

TWO separate companies working
under separate directors on the
same picture in the same studio is
the method ordered for the filming
of 1.-The Lost World superfeature
adaptation Of Conan Doyle's novel
which is being made Jointly by First
National and Watterson r. Rothacker
Earl Hudson, supervisor for First
National. said the vastness of the
production made it virtually impossi-
BILE for single director to handle it,
The cast is so big and the produc-
tinn SO immense il would take a
year to make the film under a single
director" said Hudson. There are
II principals in the cast. 1000 players
of lesser Importance and 900 scenes
We have IL photographers working
the cameras"
At the outset the directing was in
the hands Of Harry Hoyt, who will
now share his labors with William
Dowlan. In the concluding scenes
the two companies will be merged
under Hoyt, the whole production be-
ing under Hudson's supervision.
Evening star., 1924-09-07

Many stories have come down from
the period of the Spanish settlement
in this country of the rich gold mines
that were worked by Indians at
tached to the San Xavier Mission,
and the treasure said to have been
buried by the Jesuit missionaries of
Tumacacori in the Santa Cruz Valley
in 1851 at the time Of an Indian in
surrection headed by Luis of Saric.
Traces of gold have since been
found in the Canada del ORC where
the richest of these mines was said
to have been buried-and it is from
these stories which have authentic
dationS--and other facts which
persistently proclaim the existence
of The Mine With the Iron Door
that Harold Bell Wright has written
his story. The finished picture prom
ises to bring to the screen all of the
adventure and romance painted by
the author-with the additional ad
vantage of bringing to the world the
beauty of the Canada del ORC and
the surrounding Arizona country
where the picture is being filmed.
Evening star., 1924-09-07
Cock of the Roost
To Make Debut Here

deals with one of those typical
American families that used to live
next door to you. hence you will
know each member intimately. There
is the hard working father. a novel
ist: the frivolous mother with false
ideas Of economy: the daughter who
is wooed by a worth h-while boy of
her own age, yet appraised covet-
ously by the wealthy man of years.
Deity drawn characters. and all the
more Interesting because you know
them. The play abounds with SYM
pathy, sentiment and charm. and en-
bodies delightful love story.
There too, is an abundance of wit
and not a little satire.
THE Dramatists' Theater Inc. has
assembled a well balanced cast which
includes Elizabeth Risdon, Harry
Davenport, Sylvia Field. Donald
Foster, Purnel Pratt. Edward Don
nelly. Katherine Wilson. Katherine
Meredith. Tracy LEngie, Lionel
Bevans and Desmond Gallagher.
The production will be staged by
James Forbes.
Evening star., 1924-09-07
Poll The Purple Cow

Polls Theater will open it's regu-
lar season Sunday evening Septem-
her IA. with the musical extrava-
sanza, THE Purple Cow the first
of series of musical plays by the
Musical Comedy Guild, which has for
it's aim the producing of worthy Of
ferings by American composers, Ii
brettists and playrightS.
Nearly everyone has read the fa-
nous poem of Gelett Burgess, "The
Purple Cow" 1t is, in a way, a
classic nursery poem, and certainly
the young folks will be pleased to
see this story set to music in stage
production. With Carolyn Wells and
Edwin l.. Helms, who wrote the mu-
sic, Mr.. Burgess has elaborated upon
the stage version and ii is predicted
that the first Offering of the Guild
has started on the right road to sue
cess.
The cast for The Purple Cow" is
headed by Gertrude Vanderbilt, Doro
thy Francis. prima donna, and in
cludes Miada Harries. Carolyn Rey
nolds William Holbrook, Douglas
Kinsley, Robert Craig. Phil Dwyer
Artie Leaning, Joseph Harper Ma
cauley, Kathryn Waugh and the
Field sisters, Sonia and Florence. The
costumes and scenery have been de-
signed by James Reynolds. Oscar is
the stage director and the dances are
in charge of Jack Haskell.
Evening star., 1924-09-07
New York S Hollywood

WHEN making a little visit to the
" Famous Players-Laskey Studios
last Tuesday afternoon. the unique
experience of walking all over heaven
and entering in the traditional fashion
through the "pearly gates" where an
extremely plebian couch was hidden
in bubblelike pasteboard clouds for
Richard Dix to recline on in the
filming Of certain dream scenes in
his first starring picture. "Manhat-
tan" was had.
temporary lull was being enjoyed
in the big, business-like studios and.
at luncheon, Mr.. Dix was especially
enthusiastic over his new haircut
According to motion picture produc-
ton custom. no actor Cor bobbed-
haired actress) can get a haircut dur
ing the filming of a picture. There
fore. after six weeks of picture
making Mr. Dix seemed unusually
delighted over his hirsute clipping.
w. l.. Wingart. head of the publicity
department OF the studios. had some
interesting announcements to make
regarding the four big productions on
which work is to be started this
week. The pictures vary greatly in
subject. The stars are all actors and
actresses who have proved quite
popular with Washington audiences
Thomas Meighan, who was in
Evening star., 1924-09-07
Japanese Film Director
Tells of Cheap Filmine

CHIRO NAKAGAWA, one of the few
~ motion picture directors in Japan,
was a visitor at the Thomas H. Ince
in Toxic and studios at kioto. He
watched production work on a cur
rent picture.
Nakagawa directs for Shociku
Cinema Company, Ltd, with Offices
in Tokyo and studios at kyoto. He
is in this country gathering ideas for
use in Japan.
His company has about six pic
lures in production, but the Japanese
pictures shown in Japan constitute
only about one-seventh of the entire
number exhibited in that country.
About rs per cent he reports, are
made films, Is per cent
French and German, and Is per cent
Japanese.
Nakagawa declares the prodigal ex-
penditures on pictures here would
wreck any Japanese company in a
short time. Some five-reel subjects
are turned out in Japan in week
at cost IS low as $4,000.
Good salaries are paid the leading
performers, hiwever, and they are
even given music to "emote" by, as
are the studio favorites of America.
Evening star., 1924-09-07

A n announcement OF interest prom
Uses Washington a preNew York
view of the second Dramatists' The
ater. Inc, production, Cock of the
Roost," a comedy by Rida johnson
Young, who wrote Little Old New
York" the attraction to be shown at
the Shubert- -Belasco Theater week Of
September %
Headed by Edward Childs Carpen-
ter, novelist and playwright who has
given the stage THE Cinderella Man"
Bah" The Pipes of Pan" Tongues
of Men" and other plays. and James
Forbes, author OF THE Chorus Lady,
1.-The Travelling Salesman" The
Show Shop" and THE Famous Mrs
Fair: the Dramatists' Theater, Inc,
was organized a year ago and came
into immediate prominence as pro-
ducing unit by successfully present
ing the Lewis Beach comedy, The
Goose Hangs High" for a lengthy
stay on Broadway.
Cock of the Roost" presents
new and entirely different story. 1t
Evening star., 1924-09-07

Conscience" by Dan Mullaly, in the
Belmont.
George Macfarlane. who has not ap-
peared in these parts since The
Springtime of Youth" has been fitted
with a new vehicle by Zelda Sears,
with incidental music by Harold
Levey.
William F'aversham will be pre-
sented by Brock Pemberton in "The
Ostrich Man" Both play and star
had successful opening at Stamford
last week and will go into New York
for d run in the near future.
Zena keefe, motion picture actress.
will open her vaudeville tour at
keith's Palace. New York, next week,
in singing and dancing revue, dur
ing which, il is announced she will
tell some intimate stories of her ca
reer.
Ernestyne Jean Bachrach Woolf,
wife of Walter Woolf, Fay Bainter's
leading man in The Dream Girl"
reached New York last week from her
home in Richmond, Va, to take up a
permanent residence. Since they were
married, only three weeks ago, Woolf
is letting it be known that the new
musical comedy, The Dream Girl"
was really named for his wife.
Donald Foster has been engaged for
the new Rida Johnson Young comedy,
to be produced by the Daramatists
Theater Corporation at an early date.
Evening star., 1924-09-07
A Role That Paws.

There are two types of mothers
most prominent in motion pictures.
One is the poor. pathetic kind; the
other is the rich, neglectful mater.
Casting directors will tell you that
you can find any number of the
former. but the latter type is a rara
avis. That's why Myrtle Stedman
is in such constant demand and that's
why she was chosen to play in THE
Breath of Scandal" in which she
has part similar to the type she
played in Flaming Youth" The
Famous Mrs. Fair and the other
productions in which she has re-
Gently scored.
Evening star., 1924-09-07
Unique Mission Forms
Background for Picture

DROBABLY the most unique mission
in the world-certainly the old
est-plays an important part in the
story of The Mine With the Iron
Door"-the book by Harold Bell
Wright being filmed by Principal Pic
lures Corporation.
For the San Xavier Mission, built
in the Papago Indian country in 1892
has an altar of solid gold. which it is
said. was built of the golden metal
taken from a mine with an iron door
in the Canada del Orc centuries ago.
The mission itself stands imposingly
in the great open country south Of
Tucson; it's white towers cleaning
in the sunlight and visible miles
away. A card tackled on one of the
entrance gates informs you that
'"This mission among the Papago In
dians was founded by the Jesuits in
1892 and the present new church
was built by the Franciscan Friars
between the years 1880 and 1897. All
the interior frescoing and the statu-
AIRY are original and untouched since
the year 1797"-signed by THE Fran
ciScan EriarS."
Evening star., 1924-09-07
Glen Echo.

The management of Glen Echo Park
announces that this season at Glen
Echo will be extended until Sunday,
September IA, and arrangements have
been made to present free amuse-
ments during the coming week. Start
ing tomorrow night, all bobbed-hai
ladies will be admitted to the ball
room free for dancing. Tuesday,
from 2 to $50 pm, children will be
given free rides on the carousal;
Wednesday, from to $50 pm, free
rides on the coaster dips will be given
every one; Thursday, from 2 to $50.
all children will be permitted to
enter the midway without charge;
Friday the amusements will not open
until 5 pm, and Saturday all amuse-
ments will begin at l pm.
Evening star., 1924-09-07
Hoot Gibson to Film
PendIeton Roundup

I'm going back there to boom the old
show and the town for all they're
worth. I'm not going with any idea
Of winning the championship again.
but I'm going into lot of events and
the Pendleton people seem to think
that the presence Of moving picture
outfit, featuring the former worlds
champion cowboy, should be a big
drawing card for them. I'll do my
part and / certainly hope that the
show gets a big ride"
The city of Pendleton and the
Pendleton Chamber of Commerce have
given Universal the courtesy of all
the beautiful ranch and cattle lands
around the city, as well as placing
the entire show and its equipment at
its disposal
Evening star., 1924-09-07
Lillian Gish Poses
For Bust of Romola

A PORTRAIT bust OF Miss Lillian
"A Gish as "Romola," is being made
by Glebe Derujinsky. one of the best
known sculptors of New York.
1t was in searching for a perfect
renaissance type that Derujinsky
came across the "Romola" art studies
made recently in Italy. Despite the
hours Miss Gish spends daily assist
ing ir cutting the film "Romola" she
consented to pose. 1t was necessary
to send to Italy for a costume and
headdress worn by Miss Gish, when
the picture was being made.
The "RomoA" bust will be shown
this winter at various art exhibitions
by Derujinsky. His "Icarus'' and
"Leda" are among the works that
brought him fame in this country.
Evening star., 1924-09-07
Outdoor Attractions
Steamer St. Johns.

Tonight at 7:15 the Steamer ST.
Johns will carry the concessionists
and musicians of the Steamer st.
Johns on their annual 40-mile moon
light excursion, and the public is in
vited to join in their annual outing.
The committee has prepared a pro-
gram of events; there will be vaude-
vile features, which includes Billy
Gee. the black fashion plate, and
prizes for the prettiest bobbed haired
girl. novelties, etc. Free dancing
both going and returning, with prizes
of IS in gold for winners of the waltz
and fox trot.
Free dancing on board is a feature
of these trips, which will continue
until further notice.
Evening star., 1924-09-07
Hays Ban Will
React on Fiction

THE ban placed on Objectionable
stories by viii II. Hays on behalf
Of the Association OF Motion Picture
Producers and Distributors will react
upon the entire field of fiction. is the
opinion of NJ. c. Levee. producer and
president of the United Studios.
Authors frequently realize more
revenue from the sale of the motion
picture rights to their stories than they
do from any other source" said Mr..
Levee. Unless their stories are with
out objectionable features they will not
be available for motion picture produc
ton. The author OF questionable stories
will be depriving himself of additional
revenue that he should not overlook.
"As a result Of Mr.. Hays ultimatum
predict a great change in the type of
books and plays that have been so popu-
lar during the past year. The ban on
salacious material in pictures is bound
to react for the better upon the field Of
fiction" concluded Mr.. Levee.
Evening star., 1924-09-07
Hollywood to Become
Mecca of Tourists

A GREAT tourist invasion of the
"A better classes is about to take
place from Europe with Hollywood the
objective"
Thus prophesies Jesse l.. Lasky.
who has just returned from a tour of
investigation in Europe which led him
into Hungary, Austria. Italy. France.
Switzerland. England and Wales. and
where he visited practically every i'm
portant production and art center in
the Old World.
1.-TWO facts impressed me-" said Mr..
Lasky. The first is the tremendous
popularity of American pictures and
personalities The second is that
Hollywood possesses the same lure for
Europeans that Paris has for Amer
leans. l prophesy that. as conditions
in Europe are growing better, there
will be a pilgrimage to Hollywood Of
all countries.
Evening star., 1924-09-07

HTHE road to success lies through
doing what you know is right
TO do, and doing nothing that you
know is wrong
She's an awfully little girl to be
making such statement, is Betty
Bronson. the new Peter Pan" and
as matter of fact she doesn't know
she said It, And she didn't, except
through innuendo.
She had been talking about her life
and her mother and her brothers and
sisters and her grandmoth other. and about
how she walked from the schoolroom
to a studio in Long Island one day and
asked to get into the movies" and
then she was led to talk about her
self, and the manner in which she
looks at the things of life and studies
them.
"It seems that everybody I've met
in pictures has wanted me to do some
thing she said slowly. She doesn't
speak easily about herself. Every
body had sort of recipe for me:
everybody knew just exactly what I
should do in order to succeed.
Il suppose they all meant well, but
there were certain things that l
couldn't do-just couldn't.
There was a man, for instance,
who is a very big man in his line of
work. His name is known everywhere.
You see il in all the fine MAGAZINES
Evening star., 1924-09-07
New Musica al Comedy Guild

FOL. l. WILLARD HEN, director of
the new Musical Comedy Guild Of
New York, it is said. proposes to do
with musical comedy what the thea
ter has done with the exclusively dra-
matte. only with an added feryor of
Americanism.
The guild has ideals and brains.
and the foremost ideal is American
music. Col. Helm and his co-found-
ers of the guild. Jessie Helm Ernst.
Josephine Clement and Mr.. Helms,
instituted the formal opening of the
picturesque guildhall of the organi-
zation at 203 West 5Sth street, New
York. significantly on last Washing
tons birthday. and now they are en-
phasiZing their American ideals by
presenting their first offering in the
American Capital. The Purple Cow"
to be seen here next week at Polls.
They have worked hard and seri-
Evening star., 1924-09-07

ously for seven months to do justice
to the high standards they have set
themselves. Thus it will be work
of earnest endeavor. Their stage
sense is predominatingly shown in
the way they went about it. The
technical staff proves that. Oscar
Eagle. who directed Mrs Wiggs of
the Cabbage Patch" is stage direc-
tor; Jack Haskell. leading dance
Interpreter of LondOn's stage with a
score of successes to his credit. who
is nevertheless an American citizen.
is Interpreting the dancing and An
ton Heindl are the guilderS of direc-
ton. The entire organization, play
ersu and choral accompaniment. are
guilderS. some of them famous on
the professional stage also. But the
basic rule that they must be guilders
in fact has been strictly maintained
1t is unique and useful idea.
Evening star., 1924-09-07
Actors Learn to Lasso.

THE intricate art Of spinning" a
rope was the pastime at the base
camp in the northwestern mountains
where a company filmed Zane Gray's
"The Border Legion"
At one time or another. every men,
Der of the cast, including Antonio
Moreno, Helene Chadwick. Rockcliffe
Fellows, Charles Ogle and Gibson
Gowland, took hand at 1t.
Fred Burns. veteran cowboy. who
has won dozens of medals and rib
bons in almost every branch of
rodeo entertainment, was the teacher.
Burns can make a lasso do almost
everything except talk, and he as
sembled his class every evening after
dinner when the lesson would con-
tinue until dark fell.
Evening star., 1924-09-07
Coming Attractions
Announced for Poll S

with the cha rming British beauties,
Beatrice Lille and Gertrude Law
renee, and the well known English
comedian, Herbert Munde, and Ar
lists and Models is booked for the
week of October 26.
Dramatic lovers will have their in
ming when Walter Hampden will be
seen in his latest offering, "Cyrano
de Bergerac." Closely following will
come Edith Day, in "Wildfiower": ::
the new Passing Show" the ever
perennial Blossom Time" THE
Dream Girl" with Fay Banter and
Walter Woolfe; John Barrymore, in
a new play, the "Greenwich Village
Follies," "Vogues," Al Jolson, in a
new musical play, and it is strongly
hinted that Morris Gest will send his
wonder production, THE Miracle"
here for week
Evening star., 1924-09-07

FROM Polls Theater comes the fol-
lowing list of attractions booked
blythe Messrs. Shubert for the new
theatrical year in Washington:
The opening attraction, Sunday,
September H. will be the new mu-
sical comedy featuring Gertrude Van
derbilt in THE Purple Cow; Septem-
Der 21, Comstock & Gest success,
Sitting Pretty" with Frank Mac
Intyre, Jack X. MacGowan and Edith
Haig: September 2S, William Harris
will present Outward Bound; Octo-
beE 5, Constance Binney, the film star,
in the new musical show, The Sweet
Little DeviT: October u, Julia San
derson, in Moonlight" with Frank
Crumit.
October 10 the famous English con-
coction, Charlot's Revue, is scheduled,
Evening star., 1924-09-07
Chesapeake Beach.

The amusement season at Chesa-
peake Beach comes to a close at 10
o'clock tonight. The closing festivi
ties started yesterday and will con-
tinue until the last train starts home
tonight.
Special dance music by Ralph Gar
ren'S CarolinianS is one of the fea-
lures of the closing.
Although the Boardwalk amuse-
ments close tonight, the resort will
remain open for fishing throughout
the month. There will be daily train
service, with a special schedule over
the week end.