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Evening star., 1925-10-18
Uses Discrimination.

DOUGLAS MAGICIAN. the noted
screen comedian and son of a
former popular Washington pastor.
is said to exercise extraordinary care
in the selection of his screen stories.
Young MacLean, who has recently
returned to the Paramount fold after
several years of independent produc-
ing spent no less than four months
it is said, combing over thousands of
short stories, plays, novels, songs and
even cartoons before he definitely de
cided to employ the George NJ. Cohan
dramatiZation of Earl Derr Biggers
novel, "Seven Keys TO Baldpate," as
the sis of his first new Paramount
picture.
MacLean seems to have very def
mite ideas ON what elements a story
should possess to become an accept
able motion picture for his purposes.
Naturally, he demands comedy as a
prime requisite, for he is an expo
nent Of gentle and cumulative screen
humor, but he also demands that such
stories must possess, additionally.
ample romance, drama and pathos.
Furthermore, the story must lay some
apparently insurmountable obstacle
in the path of the hero and the hero
must have some particularly powerful
motive to overcome that obstacle.
All of which leads one to believe
that young Douglas MacLean is at
least one movie star with a head upon
his shoulders that is used for pur-
poses other than supporting hair, and
this fine discrimination displayed in
the selection of his starring vehicles
may also account for the fact that
MacLean comedies are not released
every month in the year.
Evening star., 1925-10-18
AMBASSADOR-"Playing With
Souls "

playing With Souls" Ralph Inces
production for First National of a
story by c. Gardner Sullivan, will be
seen the first three days of this week
at Crandall's Ambassador Theater.
The story deals with the Partisan eX-
periences of a youth who has been
Sorely neglected by his rich parents,
and the cast includes Jacqueline Lo-
gan. Mary AStor, Belle Bennett, Clive
Brook, William Collier. jr.; Helen Hoge
and Josef Swickard. A comedy,
Scrambled Eggs" and color sub
ject. Paris Creations" also will be
shown.
Wednesday and Thursday, Never
the Swain Shall Meet" a story of
San Francisco and the South Seas by
Peter b. kyne, with Anita Stewart
and Bert Lytell featured, supported by
Justine Johnstone, George Siegmann
and Lionel Belmore, also Paul Terry
in an AeSop Fable; Friday, Gloria
Swanson'S exposition of the frivoitieS
and gay life in Florida. "The Coast of
Folly with Alec B. Francis and jed
Prouty supporting, also the Spat Fam
lily in THE Royal Four Flush; Sat
urday. Tom Mix and Tony. the won.
der horse, supported by Billie Dove
and Ann Pennington, in The Lucky
Horseshoe" romance of the West
and Old Spain, also Lige Conley In
Continued on Fourth PaSs3
Evening star., 1925-10-18
Opening-" Children s
Programs.'

MRS. HARRIET IIAWLEY LOCH-
Err, director of the public serv-
ice and educational department of
the Crandall Theaters, announces the
opening of the second season of Sc
lected programs for children" Satur.
day morning, October 81. at era andall' s
Tivoli- Theater, with Sir James NJ.
Barrie's delightful story of Peter
Pan" as the initial attraction.
AS Halloween falls on this day, it
has been decided to make this a
gala affair: thus it will be called a
Peter Pan party" and there will
be a real Peter Pan in the lobby to
greet the children as they arrive. All
the children who care to do so are
invited to come in costume. and it
is announced that views will be taken
of the audience as they leave the
theater by a motion picture camera.
the films to be shown at a later date
in the same playhouse.
The attendant ushers for this per-
formance will be from the Friends
School.
Evening star., 1925-10-18
History In the Films.

Vice President Charles G. Dawes
recently enhanced his reputation for
versatility by appearing in one of the
important scenes of James Cruces
new production. THE Pony Express"
Aided by an occasional word from
Mr.. Cruze and Betty Compson. who
has the featured feminine role, the
Vice President appeared greatly to
enjoy the experience, calling "cam.
era"' like megaphone veteran.
The Vice President and his party
including Mrs. Dawes, were the guests
of Senator Francis f. Warren Of Wy
oming and Mrs. Warren, and at the
Senator's invitation they decided to
pay a visit to the mammoth location
set that CruZe has established near
Cheyenne. Wyo. They inspected the
huge set, which is an exact repre-
Sentation of the town of Julesburg,
Colo, in the early> sos, and took a
lively interest in the picturesque garb
of the Indians and the tight -bodiced
actresses who were dressed in the
voluminous nounced skirts popular at
the time.
This is the most interesting thing
I've seen on my whole trip in the
West the Vice President told Direc-
tor Cruze. AS a young man, I spent
much time in Western Nebraska when
the wild West was still fairly wild.
These sod houses you are using in
your picture are more familiar to me
than YOU might imagine.
Il think you are doing a wonderful
thing in making American history pic
torial Today, you can still make
pictures that show the colorful and
romantic conquest of the old West
Fifty or a hundred years from now
such stories may not be possible to
film"
This Is an authentic story of my
own country declared Senator War
rem, "and my own time
Evening star., 1925-10-18
Exotic Writer'S for Screen

ERNEST NAJDA, the advance guard
~ of the group of Hungarian play
wrights who have been engaged to
write original screen stories exclu-
sively for the Famous Players-Lasky
Corporation, has arrived in New York.
The Hungarian theater today is ad-
mittedly one Of the greatest in the
world, and the men whose stories will
appear as Paramount pictures are said
to be the pick of the playwrightS of
that country.
Mr.. Vajda had four plays simulta-
neously on Broadway last season
"The Harem," produced by David Be-
lasco: Grounds for Divorce" pro-
duced by the Charles Frohman Com
pany: "Fata Morgana." produced by
the Theater Guild. and THE Little
Angel a Brook Pemberton produc-
ton. Mr.. Vajda also is the author of
THE Drive" THE Crown Prince, :"
Mr.. Bobby" Unexpected Guest" !"
"The Confession" which he wrote un-
der the pseudonym of Sidney Garrickt
and Carnival Marriage" the book for
an opera, the music for which was
done by Poldini. and which won first
prize in a Budapest contest for the
best opera book. This opera was pro-
duced at Budapest last season in the
Royal Opera House, the one in which
Nine. Jeritza recently sang. Three
months ago at a reception given in his
honor by leaders of the theatrical and
literary circles of London, Mr.. Va ida
was hailed as one of the greatest play
wrights of the world. He is still a
comparatively young man, consider
ably under 40, and speaks English per.
fectly.
Another Of the group is Melchoir
Lengyel, who came here about a
month ago to attend the rehearsals of
his play Antonio" Charles Froh-
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A Girl Tenor.

QUTH GIBBS, the prima donna in
~ la Revue Parisienne," at the
Gayety this week, is claimed to be
the only feminine vocalist on record
who sings tenor. She is one of the
members of the Lone Star Quartet" !"
Miss Gibbs is Southern girl, having
been born in Houston, Tex, and it is
in honor of Texas that the Lone Star
Quartet" is named. Her stage debut
was made in vaudeville, where she
scored a success, and in spite of many
flattering offers from the producers Of
big New York revues she decided to
cast her lot with Columbia Burlesque,
in which she has duplicated her vaude-
willie success.
Evening star., 1925-10-18
On the Fly.

MONTA BELL, former Washington
newspaper man and director of
Adolphe Menjou's starring picture.
THE King on Main Street." did some
fast travelling to show this picture to
his friends at Loew's Palace last
Thursday night, in advance of its pres
entation at Loews Columbia.
Mr.. Bell brought print from New
York with him on Wednesday eve
ming, remained over for the private
showing Thursday night, left Wash
ington for Boston on an early train,
was present at the opening of new
theater in Boston Friday, returned to
New York yesterday morning and left
yesterday afternoon for Hollywood to
resume his screen work
Evening star., 1925-10-18
Photoplays This Week
At the Photoplay Houses This Week.

RIALTO-"Thc Phantom OF Opera"
COLUMBIA-"Thc King Main Street" afternoon
and
METROPOIITAN"Thc Freshman Shown this and
evening.
PALACE-seven Keys Ba1dpate afternoon
AMBASSADOR-"Playing With Shown
CENTRA-"Playng With Souls Shown this and
Evening star., 1925-10-18

place who cares for him and under
val of genuine drama. \ foot ball
game affords one of the greatest eX
cuses for laughter ever conceived.
The picture has been called
masterpiece by critics.
The doors will be opened to the pub
lie at the Metropolitan this afternoon
at o'clock.
Owing to the length of the feature.
the newsreel and Pathe Review, with
orchestral music including overture
combining favorite college airs and ma
tive songs, especially devised by Fred
Stark, noted conductor and composer
of Richmond, Va, will be the only
added attractions.
PALACE-"Seven Keys to Baldpate."
Douglas NacLean, formerly Of
! Washington, who has given the screen
number of delightful comedy hits,
will be pictured at Loew's Palace this
week, beginning today. in an adapta
ton Of George NJ. Cohan's dramaLZa-
ton of Earl Derr Bggers Seven
/ Keys TO Baldpate." 1t was directed
by Fred Newmeyer, who has directed
Harold Lloyd's big comedies the past
three years and its cast includes Edith
Roberts, Anders Randolph, Crawford
Kent, Ned Sparks, William Orlamonde.
Wade Boteler, Betty Francisco, Maym
kelso and Edith Yorke.
Mr.. MacLean is pictured as Viii
liam Halowell Magee. a young and
very-much-in-love author who has
spent time counting the pretty daugh
ter of his publisher, instead of writing
the novel that must be written i'm
nediately to save the publisher from
bankruptcy. The latter, in a rage
forbids his daughter TO marry the
young man unless the book is de
liTered on time. and so the young an
thor accepts the offer Of his rival To
isolate himself III Baldpate Inn, a
closed hotel. in the dead Of Winter. To
grind out the novel in q hours. Pro
vided with the only known key of the
hotel, he starts work at the very time
that a band of criminals attempt to
use the hotel as rendezvous and steal
$500 900. Believing the whole thing a
frameup to prevent him writing his
novel. the author refuses to be sWerved
by the hair-raising incidents that pile
up about him and just as the sheriff
arrives with the seventh key and
locks up the whole crowd the novel is
finished.
A Ralph Graves-Mack Sennett com
edy, Don't Tell Dad.'; the Pathe
news reel, a Lyman Howe Hodge
Podge, THE Story Teller" and orches-
trail establishment Will be added at
fractions.
Evening star., 1925-10-18
NORMAN KEPRYa and NARY pHILBlN
Rialio
News andComment
Bu w. II. Landvo;qt.

By W. II. Landvo;gt
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unusual The all bear the hallmark
of excellence and them least excite anticipation
high degree Washington, local will find much interest
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the
Corporation with its unlimited financial resources and its long and
experience expected best elements
the OF making And when it signed Mr. Bell contract
as one OF leading directors stamped capabilities
superfneness
the vehicle selected the film
has reached by accomplished and popular
player Adophe Menjou Washington picture admirers will
especial Street. which will have
local. premiere at Loew's Columbia Theater today
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Evening star., 1925-10-18
TIVOLI-"The Ten Commandments. :"

The Ten Commandments" Cecil
B. De Miles colossal production, will
be the featured attraction at Gran
dall's Tivoli Theater the first three
days of this week, beginning Sunday
afternoon. The principal roles are
played by Richard Dix, Leatrice Joy.
Nita Naldi. Rod La ROGUE. Theodore
Roberts and Estelle Taylor (Mrs. Jack
Dempsey. Wednesday and Thursday,
First Nationals production of THE
Knockout" featuring Milton Sills as
a champion ring scrapper who accepts
a job in the North woods after sus-
tanning a severe injury to his right
arm, and then encounters strange ad-
ventures leading to a smashing climax
Hal Roach's comedy, Solid Ivory"
also will be shown. Friday. Ricardo
Cortez and Greta Nissen, with Rag.
mond Hatton and Wallace Beery in
In the Name of Love-" adapted from
Bulwer Lytton's play, THE Lady of
Lyons" and the Spat Family in "The
Fox Hunt" and Bruce scenic will
be shown, and Saturday Raymond
Griffith and Mary Brian in Hes
Prince "
Evening star., 1925-10-18

The new Metropolitan in Boston will
have an orchestra of 55 pieces and
special representations" by John Muir
ray Anderson, the musical comedy
producer,
Evening star., 1925-10-18

The Alabama author who claimed
that De Miles story for the "Ten
Commandments was plagiarized from
a scenario submitted by her in 1919
has lost her case in the courts. 1t Is
reported.
Evening star., 1925-10-18
METROPOLITAN-"The Freshman +,

Harold Lloyd will be pictured at
Crandalls Metropolitan Theater this
week, beginning today, in his latest
eight-reel cyclone of laughter, 1.-The
Freshman" a comedy-drama of col
lege days, in which he is supported by
Jobyna Ralston. The bill also will en-
brace the Metropolitan World Survey,
new Pathe Review and an interest
ing musical program, conducted by
Daniel Breeskin.
1.-THE Freshman" is not in any sense
a burlesque, but rather a keen study
of type of young college chap who
tries so hard to be a regular fellow"
that he overdues it and is taken by his
acquaintances as the perfect boob. :"
When the lad discovers that he is
merely being kidded by all whom he
had thought his friehds, he confesses
his distress to the only girl in the
Evening star., 1925-10-18
COlumbia-"The King on Main Street"

Beginning this afternoon, Loew's
Columbia will celebrate it's tenth ami
versary week with first Washington
| presentation of Monta Bells new
Paramount production, The King on
Main Street" starring Adolphe Men
| jou.
Based on Leo Ditrichstein's Broad.
way stage success, THE King" by c.
| a. de Caillavet and adapted to the
screen by Douglas Doty, The King
on Main Street represents the latest
achievement as a screen director of
Mr.. Bell. former Washington news
| paper man. whose previous produc-
tions including Broadway After
| Dark" The Snob" and Ladies of
the Night have lifted him high in
| the ranks of screen directors.
! The cast of "The King on Main
| Street" in addition to Adolphe Men
| jou, includes Bessie Love, Greta Ms.
sen, Oscar Shaw, the musical comedy
star; Joseph Kilgour, Edgar Norton,
Mario Majeroni, Carlotta Monterey
| Marcia Harris and Edouard Durand.
| Mr.. Menjou is pictured as the bored
monarch of an obscure GrauStarkian
kingdom who finds himself forced to
| obtain a loan for his country's de-
pleted treasury either through a state
marriage or by selling an oil con-
| cession to an American promoter.
Deciding to try America first, the
King arrives in state for the oil nego-
gotiations, but when an opportunity
| offers, he slips away unattended and
proceeds to spend a wonderful after
noon as an unidentified member of
New York's democratic multitude.
What happens to the King before he
is finally rounded up by his retainers
and pinned down to the business he
came for is embodied in a highly de-
lightful and romantic series of adven-
lures.
A Mermaid comedy. THE Spotlight
the international newsreel and musi-
cal embellishment provided by the
Columbia Orchestra will be added at
fractions.
Evening star., 1925-10-18
RIALTO-"Phanto of the Opera

THE Phantom of the Opera" Lon
Charey's much heralded successor to
The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is
the photoplay attraction at the Rialto
this week.
1t is a spectacular mystery story
of Paris. in which complete operate
performance, staged in d huge rep
lica of the Paris Opera House, the
largest in the world. is compared with
weird and groteSque adventures in
the great cellars and catacombs.
Lon CLANCY plays The Phantom,
a strange creature of the shadows,
in a makeup that is said to eclipse
his weird disguise as Quasimodo
in the Hugo classic. Mary Philbin
plays the opera singer whom he kid
maps into his underground stronghold
and Norman Kerry plays the lover
and reScuer.
Five thousand people, it is declared,
take part in the mob scenes, the bril-.
liant spectacles on the grand stair.
case Of the opera and the gala per.
formanCe of Faust" staged in the
opera house proper. Much of this
action is taken in color -'lotoplay,
giving Il vivid aspect to the scenes.
Others in the cast are Virginia
Pearson. Gibson Gowland. Snitz Ed
WdrQS, 1dSaTe GrdNlnd, arthur I'd
mund Carewe. Alexander Bevani,
Anton Vaverka, George B. Williams,
and Edward Cecil. The dropping of
the large chandelier in the opera
house on the heads of the audience,
the chase through the dark under
ground cellars, and the strange ad-
ventures on the underground lake are
among the thrilling scenes.
The Rialto Orchestra has been aug
mented especially for this engage
ment. Mischa Guterson will offer
for the overture the finale from TChai-
kowsky's Fourth Symphony" and
will present as a special vocal pre-
lude the duet from the first act of
Faust" sung between Mephistopheles
and Faust also the trio from the last
act. which will be sung by Tandy
Mackenzie, of the Chicago Opera
as Faust; John Smith in the role
of Mephistopheles; and Miss Nina
Norman as Marguerite.
Owing to the unusual length Of the
performance the short reels have been
omitted; with the exception of the In
ternational News.
Evening star., 1925-10-05
BAKING COMPANIES
IN GIANT MERGER
General, Ward and Continen-
tai Made s40O, 900, 900 Deal.
157 Plants Involved.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, October 5.--Comple-
ton of plans for a $500 900, 900 bak
Ing merger involving the General.
Ward and Continental Baking Com
panies. which together operate Is.
plants in all sections of the United
States. has been announced. The
General Baking Corporation, which
has been incorporated in Maryland I"
absorb the three concerns, will be the
largest baker of bread In the world
with an estimated total sales volume
Of $500 100000 annually.
The capital structure Of the new
corporation Uiil consist of 10000. 900
shares Of no par value stock, divided
INTO equal portions OF class az and
class 'B common. Paul II. Helms
former secretary and treasure of the
Ward Baking Corporation. has been
elected president OF the company and
g. chairman Of the board will be
chosen later.
The Continental Baking Corpora
ton. with assets Of about 5000 900. 900
is the largest unit in the proposed
consolidation. The assets of the
other two companies, both OF which
are controlled by the Ward interests,
are about 500 900 900 each
William r. Ward head of tho
Ward Baking Corpora ton. rs credited
with taking the lead in the formation
Of the huge merger
Evening star., 1925-10-05
COTTON FUTURES
IN SLIGHT RALLY
Talk of Frost in Belt Helps
Market After Early Selling
Is Absorbed.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October cotton fu-
lures opened steady: October, $3.50;
December, 22.77; January. e2.01:
March, 22.30; May, o2.53 The market
opened at a decline of 5 points to an
advance of | point. Many over-Sun-
day selling orders appeared. particu-
larly from the South, and December
quickly eased off to 22.75, or about 5
points net lower At this price, how
ever, there was good trade demand
and considerable covering on apprehen-
slons that low temperatures in the
Northwest might work down into the
belt. December rallied to 22.Ss, active
months generally showing net ad-
vances Of about TO IL points. al
though some Of the local weather ex-
perts thought it unlikely that the cold
spell in the Northwest would carry
frost into the cotton belts.
A private report issued this morn.
ing pointed to a yield Of 14.400, 900
bales, compared with an estimate Of
l4.0lS.000 toward the middle of Sep
tember.
New Orleans Quotations.
NEW ORLEANS, October 5.-cot-
loil IutuIeS opened STEADY. oClobeP,
ALT bid December. 22.07: January.
22.l0; March. % May. reg. First
trades showed a loss Of s points TO
gains Of points. Liverpool cables
were also irregular. Prices rallied
right after the opening fall. and by the
end Of the first half hour December
advanced to 22.2i. January TO "a
and March TO 22.21. an advance of / :
points above the opening figures, or s
To points above Saturdays close.
The Improvement was attributed to
the approaching cold wave shown by
the weather map.
Cotton Prices at Noon
NEW ORLEANS, October Noon
bids steady: October. - Al December
422.29. January, 22.2I: March. -22.2S
May. 2224.
NEW YORK. October 5.-Il:4J a m.
bids steady. October. 23.u5: December
23.oS: January. -. 81: March. 22.5S
May. 22.IS.