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appearances on this stage. Later
her father directed for Carl
Laemmle and Mady herself
played in a picture with Paul
inc Frederick.
Although she was much younger
than Miss Frederick, Miss Chris
tians' part demanded that she
be an older woman. So with con-
siderable assistance from the
other artists at the Irving Place
made herself up to look years
beyond her age.
When the family returned to
Berlin Miss Christians devoted
herself seriously to a career on
the German stage. i was there
she met Ludwig Berger, director
of "A Waltz Dream. Berger was
director icr Max Reinhardt at the
time, but later took over the
management and direction of the
Staats-theater.
When Berger made "Cinder-
ella" and "A Glass of Water"
for UFA he cast Miss Chris.
tians in important roles. They
still looked upon motion pictures
as a diversion from their more
serious work. But in little
while they appreciated the posi-
bilities of the silent art. and now
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CHEVY CHASE LAKE -
"Planta ton Night" will be the
special attraction at Chevy Chase
Lake next Wednesday evening,
A collection of the Capitals
cutest little brown children will
present a dance revue that will
steps originated on Dixie plan
tations. with several specialties
from New York's vivid Harlem
thrown in for good measure.
With Meyer Davis music on both
upper and lower dancing decks
the Lake dancing facilities are
practically ideal.
GLEN ECHO PARK-Wash-
ingtonians are finding out that
the best way to beat the heat
is to forget about it-and the
best way to forget about 1t Is to
journey to Glen Echo Park,
where there are so many amuse-
ment devices. Chief attraction 10
the thrill seekers is the Hum
ming Bird" with it's frequent 80
foot drops. In addition crowds
can always be found around the
hundred and one other amuse-
ments. such as the Whip. Derhv
Racer, Caterpillar. etc. In The
Midway alone there are two
score fun makers which make an
especial appeal to the children.
Glen Echo Park makes an ideal
picnic ground, as there. are plenty
Of benches. ETC.. in shady spots,
and refreshments are nearby.
COLONIAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
bathing, fishing, grabbing, boat
ing, canoeing. dancing and other
seashore features are the attrac-
tlons Of Colonial Beach, which is
reached by a delightful 70-mile
daylight trip aboard the steamer
st. Johns. with free dancing on
the spacious dance deck as
popular feature of every trip OF
the steamer both to and from the
beach. Hotels and cottages Dro
vide accommoda tons for the day,
over the weekend holiday or
more extended vacation. The ST
Johns leaves the Seventh Street
wharf every Saturday at 2:30
p. m. and every Sunday at Q
a. M. for Colonial Beach, and
every evening except Saturday
and Sunday the steamer embarks
on a 40.mile moonlight trip.
SPANISH VILLAGE ROOF
GARDEN-Well, to be frank-
brutally frank-about 1t, the
weather is Enthusiastically warm.
And TO continue in this vein OF
merciless candor, there is no bet
ter way TO spend the warmer
evenings than to join in the
jollity at the Splash Village Roof
Garden. atop the Arlington Hotel.
Up there, it is always cool.
One has the choice Of dancing to
the sprightly strains of Johnny
O'Donnell's band or OF sitting
quietly in the attractive gloriettas
and partak:ng Of the tasty sup
pers and cooling beverages pre-.
pared under the expert eye OF
Alcalde Peter BorraS..
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Choice for Mack

Charles Emmett Mack, who
played the juvenile IN "A Wom
an Of the World" opposite Pols
Negri. and the lead in ''Thes
Unknown Soldier" has been
signed by Paramount to play the
Juvenile role in one OF two pie.
lures" Wings, or The Rough
Riders" u
Wings" the story Of the
American air service in the.
great war, win be directed by
William Wellman. 1.-THE Rough
Riders will be directed by Vic
tor Fleming from the story by
Hermann Hagedorn. biographer OF
Theodore Roosevelt. 50
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Burns. direction Of Alder Ray;s
"a Song of Two Humans" to b6.
made by F. w. Murnad; The
City,, with Janet Gaynor and
: Walter McGrail. and r. Will
liam feill production: ROYAL.
Romance" in which Howard.
Hawks will have George O'Brien.
and j. Farrell Macdonald in lead.
ing roles. and Going Crooked
with Victor Macdonald and Bessie
Love, direction Of George Mel
ford.
In England, Harry Beaumont is
about to begin shooting the out,
door scenes Of zone Increasing
Purpose" super-picture from
the novel of that name by A.
S. M. Hutchinson.
Photoplays in various stages of
filming embrace THE Country
Beyond" with Olive Borden and
Ralph Graves: 1.-THE Return Of
Peter Grimm" in which Alec b.
Francis has the title role: up
stream" with Dolores Del RIO,
Walter Pidgeon and Shirley
Mason in the main parts; ''The
Great * and A Train Robbery
Tom Mix Western: "Dese rt
Valley" Buck Jones' Western,
and my Wife's Honor" the first
picture Lou Tellegen will direct
for Fox.
Pictures completed and In the
',utting room include 1.-The Lily"
with Belle Bennett in the title
roIek The Blue Eagle" with
George O'Brien and Janet Gay.
nor. and Marriage Lieense?'
with Alma Rubens, Walter
Pidgeon and Walter McGrail.
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the american mOCIOn picture III
has been estimated, fully 200
foreign film celebrities have ar
rived in the United States.
Never, since the Tower of Babel
incident, have so many diff
ferent languages been spoken
in one place.
The reasons for the invasion"
are several.
With the success in the United
States of foreign photoplays, such
rs The Last Laugh" and FVarie.
ty," a demand has risen for the
artists who produced these pic
lures.
A tremendous campaign to in
troduce American pictures into
the foreign field is now being
made and Hollywood producers
are trying to obtain talent familiar
60 Continental theater-goers; Thus,
executives of Famous Players
Lasky admitted that when they
signed Pola Negri to long-term>
contract they expected her. to be
q drawing card in Europe-es.
pecially in Russia, Poland, and
Germany.
Foreign producers are unable to
compete with American film com
panies in the matter OF salaries.
Stories of fabulous ~alaries are
attracting foreign film talent just
as similar reports fire the anabi-
ton of foreign factory hands. IS
Many foreign stars and sdlrecs
tors are now So familiar they
seem a part OF the national con-
seriousness. Renee Adoree Freneh);
Greta Nissen and Anna %. Nils
sen (Swedishl: Erich Won Stro-
helm lGermam;e Pola sNegri
Polism: Ramon Navarro Mexi-
canE Ernst Lubitsch tGermanI.
Wilma Banky tAustrian); Rudolph
Valentino 0talian): Antonio Mo-
reno Spanish, and Ronald Col
man and Charlie Chaplin Eng
Iish) are refined products Of the
American melting pot.
Foreigners who have recently
been engaged by American film
corporations include Emil Jan.
nings, famous German character
actor: Dimitri Buchowetzki, Rus.
sian director; Iva de Putt. seduc-
tive French siren; Edouard Ra.
quello, French actor; Fl. DAbba-
dia D'Arrast, Basque director:
Erich Pommer. German producer
of 1.-The Last Laugh Variety.
and 1.-The Cabinet of DR.. Cali
gari;;" Mauritz Stiller. Swedish d.
rector; Paul Leni. German direc-
tor now handling the phone
for Universal on THE Cat and
the Canary" Ernest Vajda. Hun
Earian playwright; Irma Kornelia,
Austrian actress: Arlette Marchal,
French actress; George Witt, Rus.
sian script writer; Jack Buchanan,
English musical comedy star: Os-
car Beregi, Austrian actor, and
Mia Olaf Chrisander, Swedish di-
rector, who recently signed a
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Weight Bother You,
Ladies? Here
Rules

Here are tile wise rules for
WOmen's weight, says PIiOtOplay
Magazine for August. Before
go, be overweight rather than
underweigllt.
After 80, be underWeight
rather than overweight.
Before 80, thinness means
susceptibility to tuberculosis
and diseases Of the lungs.
Therefore, keep your weight
up.
After 80. Obseity means q
tendency toward diseases Of
the heart and kidneys. There.
fore. keep your weight down.
After 80. sIenderness means
a longer life.
Remember. people do not
naturally get heavier as they
grow older. It Is the easier,
more sedentary life they live,
not nature. that produces this
result.
Finally. remember also, that
no woman should start vigOT.
Gus reducing exceDt with her
physicians consent.
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Ohio country. OF their family
of IL. only Laddie and Leon.
a young boy, stick to the farm:
the others all go to the city.
The Pryors, mysterious and
wealthy couple on the adjoin-
ing estate, have left England
under a cloud. Pamela Pryor
(Bess FloWers). their daughter.
called the princess, adopts her
parents attitude of condescen-
sion toward the Stantons. but
Laddie is in love with her.
Pamela little by little appre.
ciates the essential worth of
the Stantons. being helped to-
ward this by the efforts Of
Little Sister. who is the only
one Of the STATIONS who knows
of Ladies' love- Laddie and
Pamela communicate by leaving
letters under an old log in the
woods. and Little Sister meets
the princess" here, and they
come to understand each other
A vocal quartet in presentations
from "Rigoletto" will be heard on
the stage:
COLUMBIA-"Dip Vic
torien Sardou's celebrated stage
play for Sarah Bernhard, anj
generally regarded as an out.
standing classic of modern drama
will be seen at the Columbia, with
a cast including Blanche Sweet,
Neil Hamilton, Arlette Marchal,
Matt Moore, Gustav Won Seyffer-
titz, Earle Williams, Arthur Ed
mund Carewe, Julia Swayne Cor
don, Sojin and others. will be given
its first presentation at Loew's
Columbia for the week starting
tomorrow.
Miss Sweet has the role Of
Dora, daughter of the impover-
ished Marquise de Zares, who sud
denly falls under suspicion. a few
DAYS after her marriage to d
Young English diplomat, of hav
ing conveyed to a Russian Boil;
shevist agent a certain ;ecret
treaty between China and Eng.
land.
Added subjects include short
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long-term contract with Ceci%B.
DeMilie.
other noteworthy acquisitions
from the Old World include the
following.
Victor Seastrom, Swedish direc-
tor; Lars Hansen, Swedish actor
who played opposite Lillian Gish
in "The Scarlet Letter." Greta
Carlo, leads in "The Temptress,"
and "Iba nez' Torrent" Karl Dane,
a native Of Copenhagen, who sup
ported Marion Davies in THE
Red MiII;" Karin Nolander. Swe-
dish actress; Einar Hanson. Swed-
isf1 actor: Sejin Kamiyama, Jap
anese actor: Hans Kraly. German
actor; Charles Puffy, Hungarian
comedian; Albert Cont. Austrian
actor; S yend Gade. Danish director;
Edla UlImer, a Vienese; Imrie
Fazekas. Hungarian playwright;
e. A. Dupont. German director,
whose first American picture,
Love Me and the World is Nine"
will soon be released; Maurice
'Tourneut French director: Zen.
amin Christensen. Swedish direc-
tor of Norma Shearer in THE
DEVILS Circus" TulIio Carininati.
Italian actor; Joseph Schildkraut,
Rumaniar actor who will play the
role of Judas NIscariot in THE
King of Kings" and Hans Winter,
German expert on foreign at
mospherc
Carlos Molina, a native of Co
lornbia. and Lucia Mendez. of
Venezuela. who recently married
Ralph Ince. film director. are the
leading representatives of South
America n HOLLYWOOD. The Latin
American republics. however, are
expected In the near future to be
enc of tn fruitful sources Of mo-
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Everyone's Agog

Up to a late hour last night.
all Of u e Investigators. including
the willy Inspector Lestrade, of
Scotland Yard, declared them
selves baffled over the deep mys.
terry surrounding the choice of
the young> woman that Johnny
Hines, the movie comedian, will
select to play opposite him in his
forthcoming comedy, for First
National. tentatively titled, "The
Knickerbocker Kid" When Mr..
Hines was questioned by the
sleuths, he smiled mysteriously
and made the statement to rep,
resentative Of this paper that he
would make the announcement
in due tinsAe
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GAYETY OPENING
A WEEK FROM
TODAY

Manager Ira J. La Motto an.
nounces the. opening of the
Gayety Theater for the new sea-
son with matinee Saturday, Au-
gust 81. The opening attraction
will be. Ed e. DaIey's Broadway
Brevities," which makes it's pre-
miere here prior to tour on
the Columbia Circuit.
broadway Breyities" Is said
to be deliberately staged in two
big acts with 20 scenes and a
score of musical numbers. The
cast Is headed by Mike Sacks,
Hebrew comedian of the latter
day school. who is ably assisted
by an eccentric comic, Jack Ken
ny. Ethael Albertini, a beau
tiful italian prima donna, Inez
Marvin and sgd Burke are some
Of the feminine players.
The Gayety has been thor
oughly renovated. repainted and
redecorated. Manager La Motto
has appointed as treasurer Ed
ward Martin. who comes from
New York city. Assistant treas
urer will he Kenneth Hosmer, for
merly connected with the Belasco
Theater here.
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are wholly devoted to the cinema.
Berger is in India, ab present,
making picture called "Vasanta-
sena." based on Indian history,
for the Phoebus- United Artists
COMPANY. In the fall he ex.
poets to direct either in London.
for British company. or in Cali
fornia, for one of the larger Amer
lean corporations
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of play for relief from the
agonies of summer heat. 1t
ripples, effervesces, sparkles and
interests because it is genuinely
American. In no other land on
the map could such play
thrive. It's as American as
Coca Cola or the Ford car.
Clifford Brooke is giving
"Applesauce" typical Broadway
cast and mounting.
KEITHS-The diminutive dan.
Ger, Emma Haig, with Olin How
land and Buddy Sheppards or.
chestra, will headline the bill 1T
B. +. Keith's Theater for the
new week. Featured on the
bill will be the Hemstreet Singers.
Janet of France will make merry
in "Toot Sweet" by Johnny Can't
WELL with a big company includ-
ing Byron Hawkins, William Rand,
Roger Allen and Milii MARITIME.
Next in line will come Clara Barry
and Orval Whitlege in the COM
edy, Jest for Awhile; Sen.
ator Murphy, who is interested
more in making laughs than
laws; Dorothy and Rosetta Ryan,
the Aerial De Groofs, and Anna
ION and Nile, in "A Tropical
Enchantment," will complete the
audible entertainment.
Screen features, Aesop's Fables,
Topics of the Day and the
Pathe News Pictorial. will frame
the bill.
EARLE - Iieadlining will be
Mile. De Lirio and a company OF
dancers and instrumentalists, for
merly featured in the Scandals.
Other acts include Tillis and La Rue
Co. who present an attractive Of
fering "Fanciful Capers," assisted
by Jay Seller. Matt Gibbons and
the Bay Sisters. Frank Meehan
and Eileen Shannon in "The Goose
is Cooked"; Russ-Dock and Peat.
novelty entertainers. in Bits OF
Nonsense"
The photoplay attraction for
this week will be Sunny Side Up"
with Vera Reynolds, Edmund
Burns, George ~ Arthur. Ed
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Dicks Next

J. Boyce Smith, general man-
ager Of Inspiration Pictures. an.
nounces that production on -Four
Feathers" the next Richard Bar
thickness starring vehicle FOR First
National, has started under the
direction of Sidney Olcott. The
screen story Is based on the ia
nous A. e. w. Mason novel, with
which the adapters have COM
bined material taken from "The
White Black Sheep" an original
especially written for Barthel.
mess by Violet Powell, promi-
nent English writer
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WI' OHCtl1dH TGCEHCIy, UUC CIIdI
was only beginning. From
August l until the close of the
year, we will push to compile
tion one of the most preten-
tious studio programs ever at
tempted in this country"
Ten directors are at present
completing pictures and fifteen
others are preparing for immed
late activities on as many vehicles
Those, to be launched Immediately
include:
wings of the Storm" with
Virginia Browne Faire and Reed
Howes. under the direction of j
G. Blystone; Whispering Wires,
with Anita Stewart and Edmund
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What The Boys
Do Between
Chores

Raymond Griffith. yachting.
Wallace Berry. fishing.
Noah Berry. hunting.
Betty Bronson. InOtOFfng.
Ell Brendel, baseball.
James .Cruze. swimming.
Ricardo COrteZ. boxing.
Richard Dix. golf.
Florence VidOr. tennis.
Bebe Daniels. golf. handbaIl.
William Collier. jr.. football.
George Bancroft. swimming.
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FOX OUTPUT ASCENDS
ON HUGE SCALE

One of the busiest spots California during
months promises to be the Fox Films West Coast Studios where
picturemaking going according
Sheehan, general manager and production chief.
eve have unusually busy months"
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ONE FROM
THE UFA5 STUDIOS

Mady Christians, plays part Of Princess Ai in 1.-THE
Waltz Dream the UFA production Loew Palace all week.
spent early life Her father
director of the old Irving Place Theater when German light
produced there Mady her first
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HOLLYWOOD, THE NEW
TOWER OF BABEL
By THOMAS r. CURRAN

International News Service Staff Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Aug IA great foreign invasion is in
progress.
Hardly arrives in Hollywood without half dozen Euro
the American motion industry year.
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FORCED REST MINES
HIDDEN TALENT

If the time which most people frequently hope
not that nm little Emma Haig she Of the quaint moves
wish abandon dancing her medium OF
expression could readily find outlet for her artistic temper
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-14
FORD BUYS l4OO
ACRES FOR AID IN
AIR TRANSPORT

The Ford Motor company has pur-
chased 1400 acres of land at May
nard, Ind. The property, which is
located on the Illinois Indiana state
line, approximately 25 miles south
east of Chicago, will be utilized as
the Chicago terminal of the Ford
air transport service. Since the es-
tablishing Of the Detroit Chicago air.
line. on april 13, 1925 Ford planes
have been landing at the govern
ment field at haywood, Ill. Con-
siderable difficulty was experienced
by Ford pilots in reaching the lands
ing field due to smoke and fog set
Ting about Chicago. This will be
avoided by the new location which
removes the necessity of traversing
the metropolitan district.
In announcing the purchase, the
company stated that the property
will be utilized only as landing
field.
"The Ford Motor company intends
no manufacturing activity of any
sort and coptemplates building no
more than a hangar for the shelter
and servicing of airplanes," the state
ment said.
The hangar Incorporates several
unique features of construction and
many of the most modern facilities
for servicing airplanes The build
ing, which will be 123 feet wide and
l03 feet long, will be so constructed
as to adapt itself to future expan-
sion in line with future development
of tha air TRANSPORT service To fa-
cilitate the movement of planes in
and out of the building, sliding doors
designed to open the entire length
of the hangar will be installed. This
feature will be made possible by the
use of cantilever type of roof.
The property is but six miles from
the Chicago assembly plant of the
at Hegewisch and is in ex-
cellent condition for use as a land
ing field.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-14
DANCE CONDEMNATION IS
SECRET OF SUCCESS-LET


NEW YORK, March 1O.-Sammy
Lee, who was called from Broadway
to put Jazz into the metropolitan
opera ballet when it was decided to
present Carpenters ''Skyscrapers,' has
given much thought to the mystery
of why certain dances become hits.
His conclusion is that generous
helpings of condemnation, which may
be expected from all sections of the
country, provide definite assurance
of popularity for a new dance.
Take a little glance into dance
history and you'll find that almost
every popular dance was condemned
shortly after it came out" he said.
"The polka, the tango, the fox trot.
the shimmy, the Charleston and nu-
merous others all were helped along
by unfavorable criticism
II don't believe there is any more
harm doing the Charleston than there
is in dancing an old-fashioned waltz.
But I recognize opposition made the
Charleston famous"
Most of the new dances are evolved
on the musical comedy stage, in
Lees opinion. Occasionally, some
particular step strikes popular fancy
with audiences and many of the per-
sons try thIAm out when they get
home.
There's desire within them to
duplicate what they saw on the
stage" the director explained. Soon
the dance finds itself on the dance
floor Then some one launches forth
with criticism and the creation is
started onward, usually to success.
"The stage likewise carries the
dance to the country at large. 1t is
danced on the vaudeville circuits
Musical comeG. es take it up and be-
fore long even the small towns have
seen and are dancing the new hit
Dancing teachers help in the popu-
larity march, but / don't believe
there is any organized exploitation
Lee has danced all his life. About
six years ago, he directed the dancing
i'm "The Gingham Girl and the origi-
nality displayed by his chorus OF
eight girls brought him fame on
Broadway.
| Since then, he has created and di-
rected the dancing in so musicai
, shows, including Lady Be Good,
'0rip Toes" "Cocoanuts." mo, Nc
Nanette Sweet Little Devil" and
Captain Jinks."
Lady Be Good" now is playing al
the Drury Lane in London and before
the year is over Lee hopes to have
four or five more Of his shows there
one of them which he will do witt
Irving Berlin and Freddie Lonsdale.
] Broadway looked upon Lees invl'
tation to the metropolitan for the
, Carpenter ballet as significant.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-14
Tombstone Soon To Have
24-HOur Phone Service

: According to announcement recent
" by e. C. Dendinger, Tombstone
telephone manager, "a hour telegraph
service will soon be made possible 1or
the residents of that city when work
is completed on a new telephone con-
nection with the Western Union Of.
flee at Fairbank.
The statement by the Tombstone
telephone official declares that the
Southern Pacific company has agreed
to install the telephone connection in
the station at Fairbank and then
any message sent out of Tombstone
after $50 p. M, can be telephoned
Ito the western Union man at Fair
bank.
Another service to be rendered by
the connection will be that offering
easy communication with the Fair
bank station agent so that folks may
determine if the S. P trains are on
time there
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-14
OFFICER SHOOTS
MAN Who
RESISTS ARREST

Leopoldo Martinez, 45, was shot
and killed Saturday afternoon near
Benson by prohibition officers headed
by M. F. Cosby, agent in charge from
Tucson, according to information
received tonight from Tombstone.
Martinez, the message said, had
made threats that if the officers
came to arrest him he would fire.
The officers went to the small tent
house which he used for a home on
the outskirts of Benson, and, in the
presence of a small group of people
who were gathered about the place,
called on the Mexican to surrender.
For answer he edged behind the
group and pulled a pistol, the wit
nesses said. One of the prohibition
officers with Cosby beat the Mexi-
can to the draw and fired, the shot
hitting Martinez in the right temple,
inflicting a fatal wound. More than
80 gallons of mescal were found by
the officers in their search of the
hut occupied by Martinez, the report
said.