Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-09-27

"Woma nhandled." adapted by Luther
Reed from Arthur Stringers Saturday
Evening Post story and a companion
picture to Gloria Swansons Man
handled"
The cast announcement for Fannie
| Hurst'S 1000 prize contest story,
"Mannequin," which Paramount Will
produce, contains news Of momentouS
event in the career of Dolores Costello,
daughter of the veteran, Maurice Cos
tello, and real beauty, who is to PLAY
| the feminine lead. James CruZe will
| direct. Zasu Pitts and Warner Baxter
will also be in the cast.
George II. Cohan may write the
titles for Douglas MacLean's picturiza
| ton of Cohan's famous farce, Seven
Keys to Baldpate." At the time of the
purchase by MacLean Of the screen
right to Seven Keys to Baldpate" Co
han is reported TO have declared his
Willingness TO contribute to the MAX
ing of the screen comedy.
With Jack Holt, Florence Vidor and
Noah Berry as the nucleus of cast,
Irwin Willatt soon starts work filming
THE Enchanted Hill" the screen YER
SlOIl Ol refer y lie , novel WHICH
ran serially in the Cosmopolitan
Magazine. THE Enchanted Hill is
rugged. thrilling action story of the
West.
Frank Swinnerton's novel, "Noc-
turne,' hailed by II. G.. Wells as the
greatest contribution to English litera-
ture in decades, will be filmed by
Metro -Goldwyn Mayer shortly. Carey
Wilson Is doing the scenario and Leon
Abrams will direct.
Malcolm st. Clair, Paramount di-
rector, returned to Hollywood after
three weeks in New York, during
which he held a series of conferences
with Carl Van Vechten on the filming
| of THE Tattooed Countess" Pola
| Negris next starring production.
| Pierre Ceilings is adapting Mr.. Val
Vechten's novel for the screen.
Edward Sutherland, who directed
Raymond Griffith's first starring pro
| duction, Hes a Prince" is a grad
uate of the Charlie Chaplin studios.
whence came that other young man
directoral sensation, Monta Bell.
Sutherland assisted Chaplin in the
direction of "A Woman of Paris" and
The Gold Rush and has. recently
turned out two new hits for Para
mount in Thomas Meighans Coming
Through" and Bebe Daniels wild,
Wild Susan"
Buddy. Raymond Griffths famous
dog. which has supported him in
a number of his recent Paramount
pictures, is seen again in Hes
Prince" and had a regular studio
chair with his name on it, like the
other featured players in the cast.
Charles Ray is back in old harness.
In "A Little Bit of Broadway" i'll
which he is co-featured with Pauline
Starke, he wears the same ensemble"
which made his country boy charac-
tiers so famous.
Small models of movie sets with
miniature figures are part of the pre-
liminary rehearsalS of La Boheme"
Lillian Gish's first starring vehicle for
etro-Goldwyn-Mayer. They are used
to establish definite camera angles
lighting effects and positions of play
ers before filming begins.
A musical novelty will be offered
as the overture at Crandalls Metro
politan Theater this week Daniel
Breeskin. conductor of the Metropoli-
tan Symphony, has designated this
featured number as 1.-The Evolution
of the Waltz" The numbers utilized
include the blue Danube" THE
Merry Widow" Three O'Clock in the
Morning" and THE Midnight Waltz"
all cleverly linked together.
Mae Murray is no SLOUGH when it
comes to springing surprises. She an
nounced that a young boy, just getting
start on the stage, would perform
the Apache dance with her in THE
Masked Bride The young boy
turned out to be Carlos, the noted
dancer!
Elinor Glyn has another story on
the production horizon. 1t is THE
Reason Why" and she may direct it
| herself, as she is now directing her
story 1.-The Only Thing"
An instructive and entertaining film
dealing with fire prevention will he
| produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Ma by
arrangement with Chief Jay w
| Stevens of California. All the stars
| will participate and the funds derived
| will be used nationally for sickness
benefits and pensions for heroic fire
| fighters.
Billie Dove. "Follies" beauty. has
| been chosen leading lady for Douglas
Fairbanks photoplay, The Black
| Pirate" More than two thousand
young women were considered for this
| role, as a result of a recently pub
| lished announcement that Mr. Fair
| banks was seeking a heroine for his
! forthcoming sea story.
Alexander Podnos, violin virtuoso
| and assistant conductor of the sym
| phony orchestra at Crandall'S Metro
| politan Theater. Will be among those
present when the "Crandall Saturday
Nighters" take the air from the stage
| Of the Washington Auditorium Satur-
day night, October 8, and when their
| radio program will comprise the fea-
! ture of the Radio Merchants Asso-
| ciation's radio show.
Crandalrs Metropolitan Theater
| last week blossomed out In new Fall
| finery. The Summer cretonne dra-
peries and proscenium hangings, as
! well as the seat covers, gave way 10
| the canary-colored baronet satins that
| lend an added touch of artistic ele-
gance. The new garb of the house
staff is unusually attractive. The
| coats are light blue, cut almost in
| dinner-coat style, and the trousers
navy blue with gold stripes down the
sides. The waistcoats are braided, and