Evening star., 1926-10-10
Flashes From the Screen
BY G. e. NELSON.

TT now shows upon the surface.
There were whisperings a few
- weeks ago. Every day or so
came that "sure tip" that all
was not we'll. and that we were to
expect something when the first
Autumn days came around. Many
Of these rumors were cast aside, like
tips on the stock market or sure
thing ways of beating the world
series. But events of the past few
weeks bring out the fact that the
movies and the vaudeville stage are
preparing for hostilities. They have
taken the armor from the moth
balls, polished up the typewriters
and are making moves toward turn
ing a long, cold Winter into a very
Interesting six months, as viewed
from the vantage point of the the
atergoer and the photoplay fan.
During the last two or three
seasons the movie exhibitors have
hooked" a number of vaudeville's
bili-toppers. Last Winter, if you re-
member, one of the big movie" at
fractions of Washington was Gi.da
Grey "in person She packed her
theater from orchestra pit to the
electric sign. and since that time au-
diences seem to have taken kindly
to the combination bills. Word ar
Sives that the giant old Hippodrome
of New York-once the scene of
great pageants and circus spectacles
lis changing from straight vaude-
vile to vaudeville and pictures.
And again, the. vaudeville houses
are presenting stars of the movies.
Betty Blythe, Theodore Roberts
Sessue Hayakawa, Clara kimball
Young and others are showing that
they may forsake their screen work
for time and reap the fruits of
their popu arity by appearing i'll
person. This is one way in which
the vaudeville houses may be pre-
pairing for the Winter battle. The
film intelligentsia has a certain
weakness for viewing, in person, the
hero or heroine of the photoplay.
The movie star makes a much better
appearance upon the vaudeville stage
than he does when stepping between
the curtains just before one of his
pictures is exhibited.
The outcome of the whole affair
cannot be discerned in the dim and
distant future. 1t is the theatergoer
and the photoplay fan who will set
tie the matter. 1t may be that the
representation" schemes of the ex-
hibitors will pail and fade away by
the time Kriss kringle prepares for
his annual pilgrimage to good little
children. And, on the other hand,
may be sounding, and when the blue
birds sing again we may have only
the combination houses.
II 4 X r
This Emil Jannings, extraordinary
star of the silver sheet, is classed as
q German product. but tits said that
ne was born in Little O'd New York
In 1886. However, not long after
this interesting event, his parents
took him to Germany. At the age of
10 he was given his choice of three
occupations9sailor, actor or forester.
Young Emil had a special liking for
brass buttons and natty uniforms, SO
he decided to become a sailor But
the stiff drills resulted in a dislike of
the sailorman's rowing life. Emil
took sudden leave of his shipmates,
wandered about the streets of Lon
don and was then returned to his
parents by a German friend Of the
family.
The stage was given a trial, and
at the age of 10 Emil received his
first engagement at the Gorlitz City
Theater. He served II years as Il
stock actor. Attracting the attention
Of Max Reinhardt and Felix Hollan
der, he was given a contract in Berlin
at the Small Theater. Soon after
this came his first trial in the movies,
and special attention was paid him
after his appearance in the gloomy
Russian picture, Brothers karama-
sov."
The title OF John Barrymore S
first United Artists picture will be
"The Beloved Rogue" the story hav-
ing as a foundation incidents in the
life of Francois Vi.lon. Marceline
Day is to play opposite the star.
Conrad Veidt. the German character
actor, has arrived in this country to
join the cast.