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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
Combing the World.

IN search for new feminine beauty
the Shuberts began last week the
wide publication Of advertisements
for young girls, who are wanted for
a Forthcoming revue at the Century
Roof:
In general the advertisements stat
ed the needs thus:
wanted: Beautiful show girls and
dancing girls for new beauty revue.
Stage experience not necessary. Only
really beautiful types constdered.'
Tho experiment Is being watched
with interest by the theatrical world.
Usually no effort is made to Sc
cure any one class of young women
for revues and musical productions.
tho producer merely sending out a
general call to those whose names
are on the Office lists. In some cases
these girls have friends who accom-
pany them to the first general gath
ering in the hope Of securing an en-
RaRement. This source of supply.
however, is not large enough TO pro-
vide much new material.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
How It Was Done.

U1HEN George Melford was hirnins
w the screen version Of Byron Nor
san's story, FLAMING Barriers" he
was nonplussed as to the means h
was to employ to stage a forest fire
of the proportions called for by the
manuscript.
Meiford knew, OF course. that 70
project q fire scene nowadays one
must have something out OF the ordi-
nary. Timber is altogether too eS.
pensive to deliberately start forest
fires; besides, the man who did such
thing would quickly find himself
In the penitentiary, for forest fires,
particularly on the Pacific coast, arc
exceptionally dangerous and fire.
quently exact a high toll OF life.
So Melford timed the making OF
his picture with the annual fire sea
sent out scouts to various parts o.
the state, and then held his COM
pany in readiness to rush to "loca-
ton" as soon as a real fire was dis
covered.
One afternoon he received a tele-
gram that forest rangers and resi-
dents OF the region around Sonora,
biggest forest fires in years, and thai
he'd have to hurry to catch the fire
at its most spectacular height. WITH
In two hours he had assembled his
actors and his technical staff and was
on 4oo-rnile overnight ride to
morning, ready to begin work.
And the fire that they filmed makes
the made-to-order article seem tame
by comparison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
Plays Kept Up to Date

THAT the playwright Of the not dis
= tant future, and particularly the
comedy playwright. instead of writing
a play, seeing it produced. and then
dashing away to Florida for the win
ter, will be compelled to stick around
and edit it for afternoon and evening
presentation is one Of the guesses Of
John E. Hazard. a successful COM
edian and a master In the stage
language Of the ad lib gag. who also
had hand in writing the successful
comedy. Turn to the Right"
"Once a year, at least. we have the
spectacle OF a successful New York
comedy. with a long run to its credit.
going on tour only to prove q dismal
failure" says Mr.. Hazard. Many
people think the failure is due to the
fact that the play is a New York
comedy. 7 think 1t would be nearer
the truth to say the play outlived its
time before it finished its New York
run.
ITO my mind there is no particular
difference IN the appreciation of hui
NOR the world over. II you examine a
musical play closely you will find
that 1t is likely to contain many ref
erences to local conditions. either di-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
Cried Three Hours.

CAN you picture the charming Flor
~ ence vidor doing a crying spell
for three hours and still unable to
satisfy tho exacting requirements OF
Ernst Lubiesch, the famous European
producer?
The crying spasu happened re-
Gently at tho Warner Brothers stu
dos In Hollywood where the famous
director filmed his second American
production, "The Marriage Circle"
Reclining on a purple colored divan.
and dressed in q becoming frock, Miss
Vtdor faced the camera bravely while
the steely, penetrating eyes of her
director probed the very depth OF her
soul.
A weird moaning strain enveloped
the spacious studio. At tho same mo-
ment a whistle shrieked, commanding
silence.
The camera began to click. All
eyes were rfveted on the film star.
They noted the tenscness of her OK
preston. the wild look In her eyes as
the tears began to flow like 80 many
raindrops down her pale white
checks. And all the while the d.
rector was living every moment with
her, urging her on, compelling ner
to, express one of the most poig-
nantly dramatic notes In the entire
sequence of the story.
collapsed on the divan, her voice fall
ing from hystertcals note TO
sigh Of sheer exhaustion. Cnfortu.
nately she hadn't registered what
Lubitsch. desired and she had to do
it all over again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
Hollywood Gossip
Harry Mccoy to Appear in Century Comedies-Filno
Celebrities to Be Featured in Vaudeville Plays
Virginia Vali to Be Star in "Damned."

When Blanche Sweet starts work at
the Goldwyn lot late in February. un-
der the direction Of Marshall Neiian.
70 make Tess Of the d'Crbervilles,"
lt VIII be the first time she has work
ed under her husbands direction since
In 1918.
Joan Cockeran. English screen act
ress, Is tho latest arrival to invadc
hollywood, with r. view to cleanin"
up i'll American films.
A World Premiere.
Douglas Fairbanks The Thief o"
Bagdad" will have a world premIert.
In New York on March II ct the LIB
erty Theater. His wife's new film,
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hail.
will probably be released a fortnight
Anne Cornwall has been assigned
the ingenue lead in "Forty-horso
Hawkins" Hoot Gtbson's next star
ring vehicle.
Edith Allen, who plays c1emene In
"Scaramouche," has changed her
screen name TO Hedda Lind, at the In
sistence OF Whitman Bennett. who IS
going to star her in a series OF pro-
The Grand Asher studios have
signed Charles Swickard TO direct four
pictures, In each Of which his brother.
Josef Swickard, will he featured.
iAN6Ahdiu DtilHS anu IllS
have Just returned from Las Oiivas.
Calf, where eyteriorS were filmed
for THE Reckless Age"
Marie Provost and Monte Blue have
signed renewals of their contracts
with Warner Brothers.
Elaine Hammerstein has returned
from long visit in the east and will
soon start work on a new film to be
celled "DriftWood"
Lcatrice Now a Star.
Leatrice Joy. who has been featur-
ed in the last few Cecil B. De Mile
productions. has been formally ele-
waited to independent stardom at the
Famous Players-Laskey lot. When
she completes work In De Miles
Triumph" she Will be starred In g.
picture under the direction OF Joseph
Hanabery.
Lew Cody Is about to become q
highbrow. He has purchased the
picture rights to strongly dramatic
one-act playlet of foreign origin anu
will himself produce it as 4 tWo-reel
drama. IT calls for only one set and
three actors.
Pat O'Malley has been signed 70
play the lead in The Throw-Back.
which will be produced by Universe /.
Copyright, 1924. in United states and Great
Britain, 10y North American Newspaper
Alliance. All rights reserved.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
By HALLETr ABEND.

LOS ANGELES, February 1o.-Harry
Mccoy has signed a long-term con-
tract to appear in Century comedies.
He will be the short end of team to
be made up of Mccoy and Jack Earle,
the Century Company's giant come
dian. They have worked together al
ready In three pictures.
Dorothy Farnum has completed the
script for Lovers Lane" from the
Clyde Fitch play. 1t Will soon go
into production at the Warner Broth
ers' studio, under the direction Of
William Beaudine.
Edward Small and Lewis & Gordon,
producers. of New York, have COM
pleted arr angements to rehearse and
produce for premiers here one-act
vaudeville sketches featuring film
celebrities. They will later tour the
country over the Orpheum and Keith
circuits.
Tom Buckingham. working at the
William Fox studios, has completed
The Arizona Express" Lincoln j.
Carter thriller.
Star In "DnmRed."
Virginia .valli has been given the
starring role of Dolores in Damned"
for which Barbara La MARI was at
irst considered. The part IS that of
girl who was too beautiful. who
brought only grief TO men and who
went to hell for ii. At least that was
me plot of the novel. but what the
idaptors may Go to IL no one knows
Is yet.
Constance Talmadge Is considering
making Peggy" again. 1t was one of
1er first screen successes and was
lso made years ago by Billie Burke.
She finishes 1.-THE Gold Fish" this
week.
Frances Cole, nineteen-year-o
screen actress, has formed her own
producing company, the Francole Cor
poration. and will produce independ-
.ntly, with Bert Harris. comedian, as
general manager. Her first picture
will BIO Watch en-" In which Mr.
Harris will have . prominent part.
George Metford. Paramount direct
or, is considering a project to film
he life OF Benjamin Franklin from
he time he walked into Philadelphia
With. a loaf Of bread under his arm to
lis death.
June Mathis, editorial director OF
ioldwyn pictures, has left for Europe
supervise the filming of Ben Hur.
Buster Keaton's next picture, not yet
completed, has been renaIped "Sher-
ock. Junior" and JIG satire at the
Expense Of smail-town censors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
Back-Stage Mysteries.

THE mystery Of the stage behind
the scenes has always been an in
teresting topic. The bleak walls, the
piles of stage scenery, the curious
dressing rooms with walls adorned
by odd pictures and drawings. even
the staid old man who sits at the
stage entrance and keeps out visitors,
all have their hidden appeal.
The back stage life of the chorus
show has been used in motion pic
lures and quite few Of its mys-
teries are no longer hidden. How
ever. behind the scenes with an opera
star is very different from behind
the scenes with a chorus girl. The
opera star is a parsonage. She has
temperament, and those around her
must beware lest that temperament
be aroused to fiery anger.
1t is such a temperamental singer
that Nita Naldi plays in the role Of
Rita Coventry in Don't Call 1t
Love-" Her dressing room. covered
with caricatures of famous stars of
the concert and opera stage and deco
rated In exotic style, is not the least
like the dressing room Of musical
comedy star. 1t is a new back
stage life, one more highly coIored
than that OF the past photoplay per-
formances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
Converts.
r HARTLEY MANNERS, the

T HARTLEY MANNERS. the play
wright, who, with his wife.
Iaurette Taylor. arrived In New York
recently from Hollywood, whore Miss
Taylor appeared in a Metro produc-
ton Of Happiness" In which she
starred, has declared himself convert
ed to the screen.
The filming OF Happiness" under
the direction Of King Vidor, is sail
to have convinced Mr. Manners OF
tho real value of motion pictures
from the authors viewpoint.
Happiness" like peg o. My
Heart" which Miss Taylor made for
Metro last season, earned for MI.
Manners international fame and for
tune. Both are Miss Taylor's greatest
starring vehicles of the stage also
When Miss Taylor and Mr.. Manners
arrived at the Metro studios In Holly
wood r year ago to make Peg o. MY
Hsart," their attitude toward the
screen was said to be neutral. Both
had declined offers from film COM
panios before accepting the ono made
by. Met THAT venture WAS really
an adventure, an experiment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
Photoplays This Week
At the Photoplay Houses This Well

MEIROPOL1TAN-Rchard Barthemes in "TwentyOne' Shown
this afternoon and evening. " ~
R1ALTO-The Marriage Circle"
afternoon and evening " ~ ~
PALACE-Fanne Barriers Shown this afternoon evening
COLCMBIA-Dont Call It Love-" Shown this afternoon and
evening. ~ ~
this afternoon and evening. ~
MyersDancer Nile Shown this after
and evening ~ ~'
CRANDALL'S-W Hart, in wild fickok" Shown this
afternoon and evening. ~ ~ 'N''
LINCOLN (Colored)-Corinne Griffith IN "R,,.t I've, Glow,
this afternoon and evening. ~ ~ '"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
Clean Pictures Viii Win.
"TLEAN, wholesome motion pictul

"CLEAN. wholesome motion picture
plays dealing with American
life and American characters will be
the popular films and the money
getters of the future" predicted
George AIDE In a recent interview.
adding that pictures are now passing
through reformation comparable to
n reformation of the stage forty years
ago.
Mr.. AIDES views are interesting, be-
cause during the past two years he
has turned his attention increasingly
toward film work. He has written
three stories directly for use by
Thomas Meighan, as Paramount pic
tures"Our Leading Citizen" Back
Home and Broke" and Woman
Proof'-and he has co-operated
closely In their production, editing
and titling. Thus he has the double
viewpoint Of the writer who has
studied the development Of pictures
and the worker who understands the
technical problems involved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
Stars and Stories

MUCH has been said of the film
stars being on the wane. But
the star beams and prospers just the
same.
Some stars have lost footing. slip
ped In popularity and generally
waned in the fullest sense Of the
word. Eut for every one that goes.
d new star rises. This practice has
carried on ever since the poSt-pioneer
days when the public first began TO
recognize and learn the names of
the players on the screen.
There will be motion picture stars
just as long as the theater-going
public favors certain artists more
than Others" Is the recently stated
opinion of Reginald Barker. director,
who has just completed Her Man."
based on Cape Cod Folks" Stars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
News andComment
BIZ w. II. Landvo;;qt.

ByW. H. Landvo;gt. . e-
EDERAL censorship movies the hand and desperate
effort effect the repeal Of the censorship law in
New York ON the other are the themes of the weeks most po
photoply circles The passing
interest the phoopay a
what is known as he Will HAYS organization" sees the
uaon clearly photopay industry
the outcome This representative frankly that the makers
photoplay public decency
otherwise affecting njurious the public welfare should be promptly and
severely punished He insists however that this should after
the commission OF the He declares that censorship pract
cal working relieves those who responsible such photopa
caly
s'oudeng himself hoping that OF his urid material will
byand generally does" He believes of
all boards that have and he predicts that
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this odspodse
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with photopy situation little
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THE FILM YEAR BOOK FOR 1924 copy of which has been presented
this department. The
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sold for $5 motion
making it Suitable" for vaudeville picture purposes.
1AGMAR GODOWSKY daughter pianist Wanda
Ha"ey will support Lionel Barrymore Chadwick
v~,.,>,r, ,,o.-,- X x
WARNER BROTHERS have made whereby
Provost will play the title role in their film version
'hetto' according to Film Daily.
NORMA IALMADGEs picture Secrets premiere
~ at the Aor Theater New York. March Is.
FROM the W. Griffith offices that the
OF pictures to be made by the
Amerca will start with America Series OneThe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
Child NotHardW Worked

WHENEVER a child reaches the
w shaky pillar Of stardom in the
movies some folks are prone to
broadcast the opinion that he or she
Is being worked to DEATH
Jackie Coogan, it is claimed, Suf-
fers from this situation, and it took
considerable time to convince this
particular. class of people that their
viewpoint was far from correct.
Jackie has always been a healthy,
normal boy. Many lad his age might
pattern after his mode of living-and
playing.
Miss Montgomery-that Is her real
name, you know, leads the life Of an
honest-to-goodness American child.
She eats regularly. eats well, plays
and plays hard, sleeps and sleeps
Tight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17

rect or by inference, and OF course :.
Chicago audience should not be ex-
pected to laugh at reference whic!:
was originally intended for New Yorh
consumption. Lyric writer's often gcs
things into their jingles which out
live their time and contribute to the
general decline OF the play.
II think humor generally has be.
come a thing OF time rather than o!
place. Newspapers. travel, the radio.
and other agencies all mean that peo-
Pile generally are laughing at tbs
same thing at the same time. When
I was new in the theater some specific
joke might be expected to crop up IN
Chicago a month or two after 1t made
its first appearance In New York. Nov
1t is out there the same day. and II
ceases to be funny in Chicago the
same day It becomes. passe In New
York.
81 think people today like to laugh
most at something about which they
have read or which they have seen.
and it is this circumstance which
leads me to prophesy-guess. Il YOU
like that term better-that IN few
years the playwright will be hang
ing around New York and Will be
seen at the theater late every after
noon bringing his play UP to date for
the evening performance"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17

As matter of fact, Baby Peggy's
studio activities consume about three
hours 4 day. The rest of the day Is
never works at night. She has never
worked on Sunday. 1t is claimed she
has never tired of her camera work
To her 1t is as much play as though
she were in her own garden with her
sister Louise.
The Montgomerys have purchased a
beautiful new home in Laurel Canyon
"a few miles from the center Of
Hollywood, and here Baby Peggy,
aged five, one of the big shining lights
of the movie world, can be seen daily
romping about the vast grounds with
her doggie close to her heels, and q
shaggy-haired doll swaying under her
arm-getting out Of life that which
every child her age deserves-happi-
ness sublime!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
Bar
thelmess In "Twenty-One."

Richard Barthelmess will be pic
tured at Crandall's Metropolitan The
alter this week, beginning this after
noon, In Twenty One" a First Ma
,ional release In which he appears as
y young American Of the present day
Larry Semon also Will be seen in
Nitagraph's two-reeled "Horseshoes."
THE world survey, Rossini's William
Tell' overture and an interpretative
orchestral score will be added attrac-
tons.
Twenty One" concerns the son Of
fTealthy parents. who. instead Of
drawing them closer together. serves
only to ALLEVIATE their affections.
When the marital break finally comes
tho mother gains possession Of the
boy and proceeds to make a PAM
pered, effeminate mollycoddle Of him.
much to his own humiliation and the
disgust OF his father. So 1t comes
that when Julian Mccullough meets
q. simple little country girl, daughter
Of a factory foreman, he clings to her
friendship tenaciously as tho only
real person he has ever met. Some
doubt is cast upon bis intentions by
an incident entirely beyond his con-
troll and the boy buries his identity
in the guise OF a taxi driver in a
tough portion Of a nearby city. where
he renders his father a service that
hrjORa hardness TO all concerned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
Modest Playwrights.

CRANK and Alice Mandel. successes
at playwrghting. are credited with
being equally successes at the more diff
acult ask OF being happily married and
still remaining playwTights, which seems
% be difficult task. If you are at all
'amiliar with the theater. try to recall
others outside of Frederic and Fanny
Hatton.
A few years back these playwrights
scored hit in the theater with their
play, 1.-THE High Cost Of Loving" They
row offer THE Lady Killer" and will
,ffer still another piece which, IN the
embryo at least, is said to give evil
ience Of being a success.
"The Lady Killer" is hailed as one Of
he funniest Of plays. 1t first saw the
light Of day out on the Pacific coast,
where the Mandels have been for the
asst few years providing grist for the
notion picture mills,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17

You see," said Mr.. MandeI in talking
about 1.-THE Lady Killer" "I don't really
feel that should take too much Of tht:
credit for the play. because the Idea
did was to lend q few suggestions and
do a bit OF polishing on the finished
product"
Mrs. Mandel. when asked practical,
the same question. said: "Of course,
feel that you should really talk to MI.
Mandel. You see, the lady was nostll-
his own idea. He worked the play out
and then I lent few suggestions ar
tried to help q bit with some Of thu
dialogue"
It wasn't case of passing the buc.s
Of responsibility, but only an indication
that the virtue OF humility rides apace
with their joint ambition.
No matter where the credit or blame
lies, the fact remains that 1.-THE Lady
Killer has been called one OF the great
est shows ever seen on the Pacific coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17

made by the public win their laureis
through ability and personality, and
their popularity is lasting.
The status of the star has changed
during the past year, however.
There was time when the star was
the supreme element in picture pro-
duction, but that condition no longer
exists. The demand for bigger pic
lures and the recognition accorded
good stories are the reasons for the
change.
Instead Of the story's being mold
ed to fit some certain star, the theme
is now preserved IN its original
strength and roles are awarded to
the artists best suited to them
Whereas a picture formerly rested on
the drawing power of one star, three
Of four stellar favorites now take the
leading parts In one production.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
Rialto THE Marriage
Circle"

Tho Marriage Circle" will he
shown at Moore's Rialto Theater this
week, with Marie Provost, Florence
Nidor, Monte Blue, Adolphe Menjou.
Harry Myers and Creighton Hale in
Its cast Ernst Lubitsch, the famous
european director, made 1t. 1t is de-
Ecribed as "the most delightfully."-
whimsical thing ever encountered on
the screen, a production revolution
&ry in it's artistic conception. incident
aud wonderful acting, and a distinct
departure from previous photoplays
bearing the Lubitsch stamp.
The plot deals with q mad mixup
in modern matrimony. For the first
time In his career as producer and
director Lubitsch Is said to have made
q thorough study Of the American
peoples psychology, and his aim in
producing THE Marriage Circle" was
10 make q picture that would have q
general American Significance.
Tho story concerns thet adventure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
Columbia Don't Call Il
Love"

William DeMille's latest pflotoplay
production, Don't Call It Love-" q
screen version Of Julian Streets story
and play, Rita Coventry" will be
presented at Locw's Columbia Theater
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
Mothers Older Stars.

play were it not for the happy contin-
gency that he has provided me with two
nephews."
And serene in her newly found happi-
ness, Jennie EuStace, mother of stars
In the world Of make-believe, smiled as
she sighed.