Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28


ton from President Coolidge to
| the House of Representatives. officially
| rates the motion picture industry as
1.-The fourth largest in the, country, in
| terms of capital invested" This Is
said to be the first authentic and Off
cial statement rating the industry.
Fred Niblo's next will be huge
spectacle dealing with ancient Bagdad.
| if reports from the Pacific Coast be
true.
Hal Roach in imitation of English
royalty, recently fell from horse and
| broke his collarbone.
| If the critics are reliable authori-
! ties, their reports to Will II. Hays on
! the general upward trend of the
movies is favorable. They have been
asked specific questions regarding the
moral and artistic equations as well
as the tone of newspaper publicity.
Ring Lardner has made a deal for
| the screen production of a bakers
dozen of his You Know Me. AL"
stories by Universal
Metro Goldwyn- Mayer has signed
| Mae Busch TO a long-term contract.
Ronald Colman is to have the lead
| in Beau Geste."
More serials are promised for the
| Spring and Summer than at any time
| in several seasons, in addition to the
consistent schedule maintained by
Pathe and Universal
| After finishing THE Tavern Knight"
it is said John Barrymore will produce
| two pictures for United Artists.
! Immediate productions at the Fox
! plant include What Price Glory
1.-The Music Master" THE Return Of
Peter Grimm" us Eat 'So?" and "One
Increasing Purpose"
Patsy Ruth Miller is now sure of a
long job with the Warmers.
Graduation exercises of the Para
mount Picture School will be held at
| the Ritz, New York, March .. with a
| reception and q dinner, followed by
| the presentation of the schools first
picture, Fascinating Youth
Ethel Shannon, who now is appear
| ing in "Charley's Niece" an AL LIGHT
man production. will he starred in
| THE Golden Web" by f. Phillips
| Oppenheim, by Sam Sax.
! The State Conservation Commission
| of New York has completed an eduCa.
tional picture showing the work of
| fish planting from the time the young
| fish leave the hatchery until they are
| deposited in the streams
| An ordinance of Highland Park
Mich, makes it unlawful for children
to attend motion picture exhibitions
during school hours, unless accom-.
panied by their parents.
| A movie exhibitor in Kansas City.
whose theater was burned down, has
been given the use of a local church
! for his shows until the theater can be
rebuilt.
| Anita Stewart and George O'Brien
will have the leads in - Rustling for
Cupid" a Fox production.
/ Betty Con.pson has been signed for
THE Wise Guy" which Frank Lloyd
will direct for First National.
| Garrett Fort is collaborating with
| Jeanne MACPHERSON in an original for
Jetta Goudals first starring picture,
which is to be made under the super
vision of Cecil +. De Mile.
| The Crown of Lies" is to be the
| title of Pola Negri's new picture which
is to be directed by Dimitri BuchO-
wetzki for Paramount.
Richard Talmadge has started in
THE Gallant Fool" by Frank Howard
Clark. with Mason Noel directing. for
f. B. o. release.
| Alberto lie Vino is writing a scena-
! rio of his own story, "Nlademoiselle
From Armentierres,' for Richard
Thomas Productions.
Free Souls" novel by Adela
| Rogers st. Johns. has been bought by
! Metro-G oldwyn.M Mayer for screen pro
duction.
! 1t is announced that Gloria Swan
son will start in Fine Manners"
Frank futile directing, for Paramount
| Immediately.
| Louise Fazenda has been added TO
| the cast of THE Old Soak in which
Jean Hersholt will star for Universal.
Tom Mix is on record as believing
| that the young men of today are soft,
do not know how to fix o door, mend
| a pillow. or even fix the simplest thing
that goes wrong with a car.
Not to be compared to THE Four
| HorSemen of the Apocalypse, yet
| beautiful at times and its direction on
| occasions rises to real heights-this
| Is how Danny of Film Daily sums up
Rex Ingram's new picture. Mare
NoStrum.'
First National has bought the
screen rights to The Sheik of Flor
| ida" by George +. Worts and to The
Lying Truth by Ralph Spence.
The Warmers have planned to spend
$12 500. 900 in 1927 for 81 pictures
including eight specials to be made
by Ernst Lubitsch, John Barrymore
and Sgd Chaplin.
Mae Murray Is to be starred by
Metro.G oldwyn-Mayer.
The famous PN-9, historic flag plane
Of Comdr. Rogers in the Nays flight
to Hawaii last Summer, was nearly
lost for the second time during the
! filming of scenes for Emory Johnson's
THE Nonstop Flight" recently
| America, it is said. will see Lya de
| Putt. famous Hungarian screen &C
tress who has been imported by Para
| mount, for the first time in Variety"
a picture produced by T. y. Dupont