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Evening star., 1925-01-11
Ma king a Motion Picture.

"OUT of the army of technicians
~ who work to make a feature
picture an artistic and a commercial
success" says Jesse l.. Lasky, there
are four persons who divide the praise
or blame, as the case may be.
These are, in the order of their
connection, the original author, the
the screen playwright who adapts the
story, the director who interprets
and directs it, and the actor who
transforms the written word into liv-
ing action. These four are counted
the most important of the many who
make the picture possible.
''Of these four 1t is the director who
must accept nearly all of the respon-
sibility. Generally speaking, he has
something to say concerning the Sc
lection OF the stories he makes into
films. The work of the screen adapt
or or scenario writer is carried on
under his eye and the actor is en-
tirely under his supervision.
when the picture is shot and
assembled it represents chiefly the
mind of the director. If it is lacking
in any particular. the responsibility
for its defects rests with him. If it
exhibits superlative qualities the
credit must go largely to the di-
rector whose supervision determines
the ultimate value of all things to
the picture.
when the film is assembled in a
rough cut the director comes at
last to "A point where he is glad, as a
rule, to hand over his load of respon-
sibility to a technician whose work,
next to his, finally will determine the
audience appeal. Generally. this per-
son has seen nothing of the actual
making of the picture. He shares
none of the 'companyS enthusiasm.
He is a cold-blooded expert, trained
to appraise pictures at their actual
worth, uninf1uenced by personal in
terest in either picture OF players
In his hands lies the opportunity to
make poor picture into a good one
and a good picture into a better one.
This expert, practically unknown
to motion picture fans, is the editor
and title-writer. He must understand
continuity as scenario writing is
called, in order to eliminate unneces-
sary footage, bridge the natural gaps
in action with explanatory titles,
compress the story into fast-moving
action and keep the plot unfolding in
an easy and nterest-compelling man
ner.
Ever since subtitles first came to
the screen, and made possible the ad-
vancement of the motion picture from
simple nantomime to the art of
drama, a controversy has ragged as to
Evening star., 1925-01-11
Acted by JeHersons s
Years.

JOSEPH JEFFERSON, the second
= grandfather of Thomas Jefferson,
first played rip Van Wrinkle" in Eng
land in 1880 and continued it for IT
years. His son, Joseph jefferson, the
third, father of Thomas, had the play
rewritten by Dion Boucicault in 1865,
and this version was in use continu-
ously until the death of the third and
most famous Joseph Jefferson in 1890
In that year Thomas followed his
father in the role and played it for
25 years. Thus was rip" played for
81 years by the Jefferson family.
The late Joseph jefferson, the third,
had four sons-Charles B., Joseph (the
fourth), Thomas and William The
two latter are still living, but Thomas
is the last of his line to continue in
the spoken drama. William Jefferson
is appearing in pictures.
Thomas Jefferson is named for the
founder of the house, who was born
in Yorkshire, England, in 1717. The
first Thomas jefferson early forsook
the ways of his forbears and acted in
London with David Garrick and other
cotemporary stars.
Evening star., 1925-01-11
Not a Prima Donna,

MARY HAYNES. who has red hair
and wonderful sense of comedy,
wants it distinctly understood that
she isn't a prima donna. Miss Haynes
Is an actress first and a singer after
ward. Her songs about the way to
get fur coat and the beauty parlor
and the gossiping neighbor in a New
York apartment house, are gems of
characterization set to clever Incl
dental music by her accompanist,
Eben Litchfield.
All of these skits are based on the
personal observations of Miss Haynes,
who has trunks full of notes for
sketches and plays which she hopes
some time to develop. In the meantime
her talents as a comedienne keep her
busy on the Keith circuit.
Miss Haynes is a Chicago girl, who
started her career singing illustrated
songs at the age of IA. She had q nat
ural leaning toward the humorous,
rather than the sentimental numbers,
and developed such a streak of natu-
raj comedy that she decided to go into
vaudeville. Her first act was with
| two other girls. They played while
in the Western vaudeville circuits
around Chicago. Her next venture
was a sister" act. But by the time
she had reached her stride in the big
vaudeville houses of the East, she had
discarded assistance and was doing a
single with Eben Litchf1eld as pianist
and composer.
Miss Haynes declares that any big
city is full of types as broadly humor-
Gus as the well known rube charac-
ters of the small town. She insists that
she has hardly broadened the stroke
in painting her manicures, her busy
bodies and fiappers of the big city.
Evening star., 1925-01-11

the Importance, even the necessity, OF
titles. Much has been written, chiefly
by people possessing no actual knowl-
edge of picture-making TO prove that
the motion picture should tell its
story without the aid of interpoIated
text. But these writers, who look
forward to the 'titleless' picture as
the great accomplishment of the in
dustry, forget that the motion pic
ture began without titles and never
stepped out of its cradle until the
use of titles overcame the limitations
placed upon it by pure pantomime.
THE importance 6f titling is no
where better exemplified than in the
case of costly productions, which have
been salvaged by expert titling. In
several cases, where the assembled
production showed such weakness of
story that the box office value was
something less than nothing, the title
writer, who must be, above all, a
story-teller was faced with the task
of writing in practically a new story
in titles. The film was edited and
scenes and titles were woven into a
new pattern far from the original de-
sign. The fact that many films, so
salvaged, have become successes en-
phasizes the value of the title-writer.
"An experienced title-writer, with
successes, may fail entirely in titling
comedies, where the chief requisite
is gift of humor that expresses
itself without effort in the colloquial-
isms of the period. 1t is not strange
that a man who can place himself
in the spirit of great historical
drama and express the sweep of its
story in polished phrases, or who can
help along the action of a fast-mov-
ing dramatic story, will sometimes
find himself almost helpless when
confronted with a comedy that makes
no pretense to realism.
From the opening subtitle of a
comedy to the end, there is one OBJ
ject TO be accomplished and only one.
The audience must be made to laugh.
If scene has missed fire, the title
writer must put words into the
mouths of the characters which will
emphasize the humor of the situa-
ton. If the plot follows a farcical
trend, replete with complications, the
titles must keep the story straight
and at the same time keep the audi
ence amused. The old saying that
every laugh is worth $4,000 to the
producer is largely true.
The really funny title is, undoubt-
edly, worth a great deal to the pro-
ducer but the funny title which just
misses is, by the same token, worth
a great deal less than nothing"
Evening star., 1925-01-11
Movie at Big Opera House.

FOLLOWING the example of the
Paris Opera House, which on the
fiftieth anniversary of its opening, has
permitted the showing of a motion
picture in it's auditorium, the Metro
politan opera House of New York may
lay aside its unbroken precedent In
favor of ""The Phantom OF the Opera"
a Universal picture starring Lon
CLANCY.
An Associated Press cable from
Paris announces that the showing of
the picture, lie Miracle des Loups,"
in the historic opera house there has
broken all records for attendance.
leaving even the grand operas far be-
hind. The showing was made in spite
of determined opposition by musi-
clans, who considered it a Dissertation
of the home of music.
Otto II. Kahn, chairman of the board
of directors of the Metropolitan, who
Is known to be in sympathy with mo-
tion pictures, has received an offer
from Carl Laemmle, president of Uni
versal Pictures Corporation. to give
the initial showing of the Phantom"
at the New York Metropolitan Opera
House.
The production, it is pointed out, is
extremely fitting for presentation in
an opera house, for it is a story of the
Paris opera House, ana presents
grand opera and it's creators on the
screen for the first time. For the
making Of the picture an exact re-
construction of the Paris Opera House
was built at Universal City, including
a full-size auditorium, with stage, five
tiers of boxes, balconies and main
floor The grand staircase, foyer du
danse, cellars under the opera and
other features of the building also are
shown.
Among the scenes is a full produc-
tion of the opera Faust" which was
made with real opera singers, an or
chestra Of 100, chorus of so and a
ballet of $50. These scenes are pho
tographed in color.
In his letter to Mr.. Kahn. Mr.
Laemmle said. in part:
May I ask the Metropolitan Opera
House to consider the presentation of
The Phantom of the Opera for one
performance? I believe 1t would be
notable action If. on the f1ftieth
birthday of the Paris Opera, the Met
ropoIitan Opera House would open it's
doors to worthy motion pictures, as
the Paris Opera has done"
The directors of the Metropolitan
have not yet notified Mr.. Laemm1e of
their decision.
Evening star., 1925-01-11
Palace-"Greed." !"

Erich Won Stroheim spectacular
perturbation of Frank Norris Ameri-
can novel, "McTeague," under the
screen title of Greed" will be shown
this week at Loew's Palace, begin
ming this afternoon. In this tremen-
dous epic Won Stroheim Is said to
have achieved what is already re-
garded as his directora1 masterpiece.
Greed" comes direct to Washing
ton from an engagement at 81 prices
at the Cosmopolitan Theater, in New
York.
1t is a. study of the effects of a
persons-herself, her husband and
the other man. 1t shows how Nc
league, a hulking miner, who later
becomes a journeyman dentist in San
Francisco, meets and falls in love
with the sweetheart of his friend,
who gives her up without a struggle
only to become a menace and a tor
ment to McTeague when the other
man learns that she has won $4,000
in a lottery. Exposed as a Quack
dentist by his former friend and daily
ground down by the avarice of his
wife, McTeague drifts down hill,
grows morose and sullen and finally,
in a quarrel with his wife, is led into
an act that sends him forth into the
heart of Death Valley a fugitive
from justice.
There will be no other features of
the Palace program except a musical
score by the orchestra.
Evening star., 1925-01-11
Rialto-"T The Narrow
Street. '

The feature attraction at the
Rialto this week, beginning this aft
ernoon, "The Narrow Street." is a story
with mystery angle. 1t concerns a
girl who gets into the home of a
bachelor quite by accident and is dis
covered there by him some time later
in the night, asleep on his couch. He
has never had any experience. with
women and a situation of this kind
is more than he is capable of ham
ding. From here on the story takes
on many new angles.
The cast includes Matt Moore and
Dorothy Devore.
The original story was written by
Edwin Bateman Morris, a well known
Washingtonian, and was issued here
last Spring in novel form.
Stan Laurel in Short kits" a
laughable comedy, and Duffey and
Mackenzie, the operatic stars, will be
added attractions, the latter in new
skit called "A Night in Seville" Bal
ley F. Alart will play a selection from
the operetta composed by him called
"FrantZi," which is being made ready
for a Broadway premiere. The In
ternational News also will be shown.
Evening star., 1925-01-11

J brief orchestral prelude, for which
the "Berceuse" from "Jocelyn" will be
used.
80 Big" is a drama of maternal
devotion to son and a mothers dis
appointment that her beloved child
should grow up to be a weakling
rather than the man among men she
had hoped
Miss Moores impersonation of the
mother is said to be a remarkably fine
achievement The role Of so Big is
played successfully by Baby Dorothy
Brock, frankie Darrow and Ben
Lyon. Others In the cast are John
Bowers, Wallace Beery. Ford Sterling,
Dot Farley, Jean Hersholt, Sam De
Grasse, Gladys Brockwell. Rosemary
Theby, Phyllis Haver, Charlotte Mer-
RAM and Henry Herbert.
The picture was directed by Charles
Brabin.
Evening star., 1925-01-11
Change In Children s
PROGRAM.

4 CHANGE in policy for the special
"A programs for children given each
Saturday morning at 1915 at Gram
dalls Tivoli Theater is announced by
Mrs. Harriet Hawley Locher. director
of the public service and educa-
tionaI department of the Crandall
theaters.
Hereafter, the screened features
will be those pictures that have been
produced with at least a partial view
to entertaining Juvenile audiences.
The following pictures will be shown
successfully: "Rehecca Of Sunny
brook Farm" Daddy Long Legs"
Kate Douglas Virgins "Timothy's
Quest" Mark Twain's 1.-The Prince
and the Pauper" and others of like
literary Importance.
In addition Peggy Albion appears
in person at each performance and
the pipe organ programs arranged by
Robert Rodwell comprise an impor-
tant feature of these morning bills.
Evening star., 1925-01-11
Central" One Glorious
NIGHT.

"One Glorious Night" the story of
a girl who had to choose between
her lifework with poverty, and riches
with nothing else. Is to be seen at
Crandall's Central Theater the first
two days of this week, beginning
this afternoon at 8, with Elaine Ham
merstein as the star. In the cast
are Albert Roscoe, Phyllis Haver,
Mathilde Brundage, Clarissa Selwynne
and Baby Vondel Darr. The comedy
is Hal Roach's .Jubilo, Jr.," featuring
"Our Gang" and a scenic study of
Prague" will be shown.
(Continusd on Fourth Page,l
Evening star., 1925-01-11
How Studios Size En- Up.

MUCH time is spent in debate on
l this question, When is a screen
actor or actress great? Studio folk
have definite way of ascertaining q
players degree of greatness. At the
Paramount Studio in Hollywood when
the word was whispered about that
Raymond Hatton was about to play a
big scene in "Contraband" every one
melted away In the direction of that
set to get peak at him. 1t is the
same in every picture in which he
plays.
Many other players in the same
studio are paid the same subtle COM
pliment by their fellow artists.
Evening star., 1925-01-11
Empire Fashions Predicted

original drawings and sketches in
Napoleonic museums for Madame
Sans-Gene," and the beautiful en-
sembles of the picture are declared to
be true portrayals of the style of
that period
Madame Sans-Gene,' said Miss
Swanson recently, has given me a
variation in my wardrobe which has
been very pleasing. 1 think, too, that
the reticules which the fashionable
women carried in those days may
very probably become popular again,
and some of the very charming hats
worn may influence the modistes
next year.
Furthermore, there Is a dignity
and grace about the Empire styles in
which women may find an interesting
outlet for expression"
Evening star., 1925-01-11
Photoplays This Week
At the Photoplay Houses This Week

RALTO-The Street" Shown this aenon evening
PALACE-"Cireed" Shown this afternoon and evening.
METROPOLTAN-"So Big" Shown this afternoon and evening
COLUMBIA-"Wages Virtue
TVOLI-"Ho Water" Shown this afternoon and evening.
AMBASSADOR-"So Shown this evening
CENTRAL-"One Night"
LINCOLN (Co1oreanice Meredith" Shown this afternoon and
Evening star., 1925-01-11
Metropolitan-"So Big"

Colleen Moore, in First Nationals
picture of Edna Ferber's novel, so
Big" at Crandalps Metropolitan
Theater this week, is said to reveal
an interpretative power and a
breadth of appeal that will astonish
those who have felt that her talents
were restricted to the expression of
ingenious young girlhood. The story
spans the years from 1887 to the pres
ent day, and Miss Moore impersonates
Selma De Jong during the pivotal Pc
riods Of her life, from girlhood to old
age.
The bill will embrace also a COM
edy, the Metropolitan World Survey
and a musical program, including a
Evening star., 1925-01-11

Al Jolson's new production, big
Boy" is a race track story. and Jol-
son is seen as Gus, jockey. Four
horses are employed in ''the most
thrilling race scene ever staged"
Evening star., 1925-01-11

wynne; Charles Chase, in "The Rats
Knuckles," comedy, and the second
release in the 'Galloping Hoofs"
series.
Evening star., 1925-01-11

Admirers of Gloria Swanson will be
interested in knowing that among
the list of coming attractions already
scheduled at Loew's Columbia is the
Paramount production of Sans Gene,
which Miss Swanson filmed partly in
Paris, and is said to be Miss Swan
sons outstanding production of 1924
1QqG
Evening star., 1925-01-11

Harry and Jack Segal of Pioneer
Films, Boston, also are going into
the filming of crossword problems
and George Ade is being tempted to
supply some of the material.
Evening star., 1925-01-11

Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures
will have 40 new productions this
year, including society melo-
dramas. "a five-reel Westerns and
specials and a series of short-reel
crossword puzzle films.
Evening star., 1925-01-11

Metro Goldwyn has designs upon
Roger Burlingame's you, Too" and
Ernest Pascars Virgin Flame"
having purchased the film rights to
both stories.
Evening star., 1925-01-11


Encouraged by the popular success
of her first published composition,
Honey Love-" played recently as a
theme number by the orchestra at
Crandalps Metropolitan Theater, Mrs.
Fritz D. Hoffman, wife of the con-
troller of the Crandall theaters, has
since had complete orchestrations
made of several other original melo-
dies heretofore written in script for
piano only.
Otto F. Beck'A pipe organ recitals
put in the air through station WRC
of the Radio Corporation of America
each Saturday night from Ills to
midnight from CrandalPs TivolI
Theater have caught on as one of
the most popular national units TAX
ing the ether. Mr.. Beck, WRC and
the Crandall offices have received
hundreds of messages from all parts
of the United States and Canada ex-
pressing pleasure at the recitals.
A radio base was established at
Death Valley, Arizona, by Erich Won
Stroheim and his party. who braved
the dangers of the region to film the
climax Of Won Stroheim's production,
Greed" The Austrian director says
he set up the radio in case he wanted
it to summon help If anything hap
pened to his water supply, which
gives some idea Of the danger that
beset the party on this last lap of
their undertaking.
To be raised from the obscurfty of
clerk to the grandeur of general man.
agership by an efficiency expert seems
like a miracle. This incident is only
&f~,r
"The Narrow Street" the Warner
Brothers production, which is claim ed
to be as exciting as world war.
From pantomime to pantomime
marks the progress of Lillian Rich,
the new find Cecil B. De Mile is
featuring in ''The Golden Bed" Miss
Rich made her debut as child in an
English Christmas pantomime called
Babies in the Woods" After an ex-
perience on the stage as leading
woman for Harry Lauder she came to
America. Her rise has been rapid.
Having completed the cutting of
"Salome of the Tenements," Sidney
OIcott has left for California to direct
Pola Negri in 1.-The Charmer" at the
Lasky Studio Caryl Fleming and
Fred Fleck, his assistants. went with
him.
Edmund Lowe, cast opposite Pola
Negri in East of Suez," Raoul
Walsh production for Paramount, was
the youngest bachelor of arts in
America when he was graduated from
Santa Clara University. Later he OBJ
tanned his masters degree from Stan
ford University. and for two years he
was a member of the faculty of Santa
Clara, teaching branch .of English
literature.
Richard Dix will have a featured
role in William de Miles next produc-
ton, Men and Women" which was
adapted to the screen by Clara Beran-
ger from the play by Henry c. de
Mile, father of the producer-director,
and David Belasco.
Evening star., 1925-01-11

Antonio Moreno has gone abroad to
appear in Rex Ingram's new picture,
Mare Nostrum.'
Evening star., 1925-01-11

News from Albany indicates the
repeal Of the censorship law in the
State of New York in the near
future.
Evening star., 1925-01-11

1t looks as If Douglas MacLean Is
to be fitted against Harold Lloyd by
rival producers as laugh -getters.
Evening star., 1925-01-11

The ten best box Office" attrac-
tions. according to Film Daily's poll
of the exhibitors, are THE Covered
Wagon" White Sister" "Hunch-
back of Notre Dame" Flaming
Youth" Little Old New York" +" Scar
amouche,' "The Humming Bird,
Monsieur Beaucaire" and "Why
Worry"
Evening star., 1925-01-11

Charlie Chaplin's wonderful pic
ture has been censored out of Wor-
cester, Mass.
Evening star., 1925-01-11

Arthur Train is reported to be
writing a story for Thomas MeiGhan.
Evening star., 1925-01-11

First National is to film Frank
Lloyd in Rex Beach's wings of
Chance"
Evening star., 1925-01-11
Filmograns.

DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS has started
a new picture entitled Don O."
which is a sequel to The Mark of
Zorro" Donald Crisp will direct.
Evening star., 1925-01-11

Greed" Won Stroheim's new pic
ture, which is scheduled among the
current attractions here, won both
critics and public in San Francisco
and has been shown to capacity
business.
Evening star., 1925-01-11

Richard Dix will have a featured
role in William de Miles next produc-
ton, Men and Women" which was
adapted to the screen by Clara Beran-
ger from the play by Henry c. de
Mile, father of the producer-director,
and David Belasco
New Britain herald., 1925-08-24
Eddie Eagan, Former Yale Star. Now Touring World

Oxford, England, Aug. 24 (Pl- F. J. F. Eagan the Colorado boy, and former Yale student, who was given a Rhodes scholarship after he had won most of the championships open to heavyweight hoXers, has fin ishcd his course in law at Oxford and is off with his friend. the mar quis of C1ydtsdale for q trip around tho World.
 Eddie graduated with high hon. or at the university.
 Known as man of pleasing per sonality and of quiet and modest bearing, Pagan made hosts of friends among Englishmcn of all classes. Tom Webster, the noted cartoonist, made him tho subject of one of his most amusing sketches. The Prince of Wales once had him 10 dinner as his personal guest.
 The Marquis of Clydcsdale, son and heir 10 the Duke of Hamilton also made a name as a clever box, CT. He and EaFan will spend a year touring the world before they set. tlc down-thc marquis to the bust. ness of being 9 Erandce and EaRar on tho job as lawyer in The United states.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-24
Chapman and Madonna
 To Race at VelOdrOme

New York, Aug. o4. - George Chapman, the American motor paced champion, and Vincent Madonna, the crack little Italian rider, who is battling Chapman for the titler will meet in q motor paced match race at the New York Eclodrome tomor- TOW night. This is race the fans have been waiting for all season and it is expected to attract one of the largest crowds of the year to the Now York saucer. Chapman and Madonna will start on opposite sides of the track and ride until one rider passes the other. Should the first or second heat go 25 miles or over the winner Of such heat will be declared the winner of the race, but If each rider should win a heat before 9 miles is covered a third and decid- ing heat will be necessary.