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Evening star., 1926-12-12
Tears of Film Actresses

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, December 16
H).-Screen actresses And that they
can cry naturally. without resorting
to glycerin, q peeled onion. ammonia
or smelling salts.
The tear-making articles. once i'm.
portant items in the motion picture
property mans .paraphernalia, there
fore have been displaced at most
studios by lachrymose music.
Eleanor Boardman maintains that
real tears may be produced II the
actress plays her part thoroughly
and feels the poignancy Of the situa-
ton.
However, Miss Boardman says,
"just so many tears can be cried. The
tear ducts run dry after a while, no
matter how much emotion you have,
so / work myself up just to the
point of tears and allow them to
come just when it Is time to shoot.
II remember once that cried dur
ing the time the lights and cameras
were being arranged and by the time
everything was ready / couldn't
weep another tear"
Joan Crawford. before a fearful
scene starts, sits in q corner with her
head in her hands listening to soft,
sad music. Marceline Day has no
trouble at, all crying. In fact. her
directors say 1t Is much more diff
cult for her laugh than to weep.
When Mae Murray weeps, she says.
she feels as grief stricken as though
her screen woes were real. She adds
that sometimes 1t takes her an hour
to recover from a strong emotional
scene.
Evening star., 1926-12-12
New Warner Releases

DOLORES COSTELLO in THE
II Third Degree" and Louise Fa.
zenda in Finger Prints" are sched-
uled for early release by Warner
1.-THE Third Degree" is Miss Costel-
los first big picture since she made
her hit, in "The Sea Beast" that re-
suited in her being made a star. 1t
is also the first American effort of
Michael Curtiz, director brought
from Hungary by the Warmers, who
gives promise of doing big things.
"The Third Degree" is from the
Charles play of two decades ago and
was adapted for the screen by Gra-
ham Baker.
I'm the cast with Miss Costello are
Louise Dresser, Jason Robards, Rock.
life Fellowes. Kate Price, Harry
Todd, Mary Louise Miller, Michael
Vavitch, David Terrence, Tom SAINT.
chi, Fred. Kelsey, Charles Clary and
Martin Turner.
Finger Prints an Arthur Som.
ers Roche comedy.mystery story, will
introduce Louise Fazenda to the
screen for the first time as full.
fledged star. In this picture Miss
Fazenda goes back to the comedy
character she made famous. It is
said to be a production meaty with
laughs, thrills and drama. John IT.
Murray and Helene Costello play op-
posite the star, and the direction Is
by Lloyd Bacon In the cast are
George Nichols. Martha Mattox,
Franklin Pangborn, William Dema-
rest. Robert Perry, Ed Kennedy. Jer-
ry Miley. Joseph Stone, Warner Rich
mond and Lou Harvey.
Evening star., 1926-12-12
Spelling Really Nothing

ANY one who lives in the delight
"A full delusion that spelling is a
science exact and unyielding has not
sign the names of theatrical persons
who are particular, if peculiar, about
the way they assemble the alphabet to
gain a cog2omen.
After 40 years Of not o.be.denied
prominence, E. H. Sothern never can
be certain that his name won't be
turned into a geographical direction
to read Southern" Julia Marlowe
must do without the final ''e" without
fretting. On the other hand, Sir Johns
ton Forbes-Robertson has had to ac-
cept in dignified silence an extra "e"
on Johnston. Maxine Elliott tempts
the thrifty ones who would make her
get along on Eliot" and Reinald
Werrenrath is the prize red bull to
people with spelling prejudices.
John Galsworthy, the author, is
irresistibly "Galesworthy" to sign
painters. George Arliss is denied two
final "s's' to his name. Irby Marshal,
his leading woman, is considered much
too frugal in asking for only one a."
and Elnor Johnson too modest in the
use of vowels in her Christian name.
Alan Trotter prefers to single the mid
die consonant of his first name and
double it in his second. The reverse
process. seems more appealing to
program printers.
After all, to paraphrase that ador.
able girl who discovered that gentle
men prefer light-headed ladies, SPELL
ing is really nothing.
Evening star., 1926-12-12
Gives Camera New
Power

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, December II
R.-The camera has become one OF
the most agile performers on the mo-
tion picture since the German innu'
ence came to Hollywood.
The old system of planting the feet
Of the tripod firmly and arranging the
players within it's limited focal sweep
has given way to the ideas OF enter
prising directors. Scenes are shot
from points high and low and from
every direction without disturbing the
cast arrangement.
The new technique is developed
upon the principle that the movies
should tell the story in such man.
ner that the spectator will seem to De
witnessing the story without the IN
termediation of the narrator.
$50 accomplish this end, the camera
must assume many personalities.
SAYS Michael Curtiz, director of The
Third Degree" in which the new
vogue of unique and unconventional
photography was employed. For the
most part 1t assumes the personality
of the audience.
"At moments when the interest is
high and the illusion of the audience
is greatest the camera alternately
places itself in the position of the va
rious characters as the dramatic bur-
den shifts from actor to actor. This
entails much movement of the camera.
If 1t cuts off at each position so that
1t seems to jump from place to place,
the effect is noticeable and the recep-
ton of the story is marred. In many
cases, therefore, the camera must
move from position to position without
stopping, just as a person would
Evening star., 1926-12-12
:. FILMOGRAMS -.

and Costa Ekman featured, which Is
now being shown In New York, is
said to characterized by unique
camera effects that give 1t distinction.
The threatened strike at the West
Coast studios has been averted by an
agreement providing for board of
ten, including five presidents of the
unions involved and five representa-
tives of the producers, who will hear
and consider requests or grievances
hours Of labor or other working con-
ditions which fail of adjustment at
the local studios.
Sol Lesser proposes to erect in Los
Angeles an international theater''
similar to others In Paris, Berlin and
Vienna. and will cooperate with
European producers and playwrights.
He viii import players and artists as
well as employ Hollywood talent.
A Canadian company is planning a
film to picture the part played by
Canada in the World War.
Fox is to make another war picture,
"a w. o. L." based upon some of
the lighter episodes of the late war.
Rudolph Valentines picture, 1.-THE
Son of the Sheik." which opened at
the Max Linder Theater in Paris, is
reported to be still running and likely
to continue indefinitely.
Mildred Davis IL coming back to the
screen, after q retirement Of four
years, in ''Too Many Crooks" a farce
comedy to be produced by Paramount
in January. It Is the story, by E. J.
Rath, Of an ambitious young woman
who, in her determination to write
the supreme crook drama Of all time,
seeks to draw her characters by first.
hand study Of the underworld.
Miss Davis made her last appear.
ance In Lloyd's Safety Last"
Associate Producer William La
Baron of the Paramount Astoria
studio, has announced that the filming
Of "Sorrell and Son. Warwick Deep.
ing's English novel of the love be.
tween q fathter and son, has been
postponed until next June, when
Director Herbert Brenon will take a
company Of players to England to
make the picture.
Norman Trevor has been assigned
an important role in Children Of Di.
vorce," which Frank Lloyd will direct
for Paramount. Clara Bow, Esther
Ralston and Gary Cooper, Hedda Hop.
per and Einar Hanson are other mem.
bers Of the cast.
Evening star., 1926-12-12

THE movie wants Max Reinhardt's
Miracle" Famous Players, First
National and Metro -Goldwyn- Mayer
showing inclinations. but strangest OF
all, A. H. Woods, the lurid play pro-
ducer. owns the worlds rights to 1t.
according to Film. Daily.
Paramount's short subject lineup
for the year beginning September 1,
1927, will include the newsreel twice
a week, 81 comedies, a series of
novelties and a series of IL two'reel
"Fitzpatrick Music Masters" with
others probably.
While Jesse L. Lasky has denied
that the Paramount studios on Long
Island are to be closed. the drift. from
present appearances. seems to be
"back to Hollywood" meaning, there
by. California.
Comedy is making them desperate.
A report states that to help make
laughmaker, Ina Rorke. English
comedienne, permitted a barber not
only to clip off all her hair, but to
shave the top of her head for scene
In When the Wife's. Away"
has been signed by Famous Players
Lasky to act, direct and write for
that company, which proposes to get
all the laughs out of him 1t can.
Will H. Hays, in q published state
nent, informs motion picture exhibi-
tors that good business sense demands
the exploitation of the short features
of a program quite as we'll as the ex-
pioitation of it's feature. He with.
holds his approval from the stock
phrase "also comedy. news events
and novelties" He thinks it pays to
advertise everything.
Metro.G o.Goldwyn-Mayer has engaged
Renee Adoree, and 1t is said she Will
probably appear with Lon CLANCY in
a new picture, "Mr. w."
Constance Talmadge's now picture,
"Carlotta." has had its name changed
to "All Night"
A Film Daily news note states that
George Bernard Shaw has received
from an unknown $150.00o for the
film rights to Arms and the Man.
whence musical comedy derived ''The
Chocolate Soldier"
Universal now is Offering prizes to
high school students for 600.word
essays on What Ideals for Life Do
You Find In Les Miserables'?" the
French picture, which was shown at
Polls some time ago to an invited
audience. The contest win run from
January / to February 20.
John Golding and Eddie Dowling,
eminent authorities in their line, de-
clared at a recent meeting Of the
Drama League that motion pictures
and other influences arc slowly but
certainly killing the drama. according
to Film Daily report.
F. w. Murnau's first picture since
THE Last Laugh" a film version Of
Goethe's Faust" with Emil Jannings
Evening star., 1926-12-12
Negro Talent Recognized

"TTP to about 25 years ago colored
entertainers had little opportu-
nifty to step into the foreground of the
higher class of amusements in this
country" according to Butterbeans
and Susie Of the Gayety show this
week.
"As in everything >else, 1t required
work, hard work, to make the white
folks understand that there is much
natural talent in the colored race.
"In the early days of this century
there were but a limited number of
our race who ever gained nation
wide recognition Ben HUM, John
son and Dean, Hodges and Launch
mere, Cole and Johnson, Avery and
Hart and Williams and Walker were
perhaps the only ones whose reputa-
ton finally stretched across the ocean.
Gradually we met with greater ap-
probation, and today colored attrac-
tions and individual acts are to be
found in great prOfusion.
"The reason for this Is very easily
explained. The colored race has a
keen understanding of the sort of
humor that appeals to the white folks.
They have a. way of rendering their
ditties in a. style all their own,
and credit will not be denied US for
having originated the most popular
dance gyrations.
Were it not for the encouragement
received from the white audiences, the
real talents of the negro might never
have come to the surface at all. !"
Evening star., 1926-12-12
Formerly a Film Salesman

CLOSE upon the success Of Rod La
Rocque's picture. "Gigolo." Cecil
B. De Mile announces that William X.
Howard. its director, has been given
q new long term contract.
His rapid rise is credited in part to
the fact that he is the only former
film saesman and theater man to at
tain fame In film production. Having
learned by hard experience what
sells" the public. he Is credited with
unusual deftness in injecting enter
tainment values into the pictures he
makes.
His Dog" an Albert Payson Ter.
hume story, will be his next.
Evening star., 1926-12-12
lydia Yeamans Titus.

born In Australia of Welsh parents
and became one of the most cele-
brated comedy stars of the period.
Ever since l can remember" says
Mrs. Titus, 'I have known the smell
of sawdust and breathed the dank air
of the theater. My father was q cir
Gus clown and bareback rider and I
was a theatrical roustabout. I was
born on a ship between Melbourne
and Sydney, and I have been on the
Jump ever since. My husband was
the first man to place a piano on q
vaudeville stage and I guess ] was
the first young upstart to do . song
and dance in vaudeville.
. Johnny Wilde and Old Lavender
are associated with my earliest MEM
cries. L was the first IL America to
make a success of child imperscna-
tions."
According to James Marcus. Q vet.
eran character actor who plays the
part Of Emile Plock In 'The Lily,
Mrs. Titus was not only ono Of the
most popular actresses OF her day but
one OF the wealthiest.
Evening star., 1926-12-12
>Midnisht Show at Gayety

Manager La Motto of the Gayety
Theater announces a special midnight
performance Of Jimmie Cooper's
BLACK and White Revue next Fri
day night, beginning promptly at IL
o'clock.
This extra show will be exactly the
same as the regular performances
and seats are now on sale. Jimmie
Cooper. himself heads his production,
which has two casts Of IS people
each. the first half Of the performance
being given by IS white players and
the second half by IS colored players,
featuring Butterbeans and Susie, and
totaling 20 in all.
Evening star., 1926-12-12
Echo Canyon Open
Theater
ECHO CANYON. Ariz.. December

ECHO CANYON. Ariz.. December
II U9.-High above the cacti-studded
desert, with towering cliff as back
ground, an open-air theater will be
built in this rock-ribbed canyon. which
is itself a natural amphitheater.
Echo Canyons acoustics are so per-
feet that an ordinary conversational
tone will carry faithfully 900 feet.
The thinnest note Of a high pitched
violin will penetrate into the canyons
innermost recesses. A cliff acts as a
natural sounding board. Opposite 1t
talus slope will afford graduated ele-
vations for spectators seats.
The Echo Canyon Bowl Association.
sponsor Of the project, plans to pro-
vide seating facilities for 5000 per-
sons and eventually for $4,000.
The canyon is about 8 miles from
Phoenix.
Evening star., 1926-12-12
New Western Thrill

THE crack Of the gun and the
villain sprawling in the dust were
the methods used by the producers of
old Westerns in supplying the thrill.
1t is still done that way in most pic
lures. but 1t has remained for Bill
Cody, virile young star OF king of
the Saddle" to do It differently. The
crack! still sounds the downfall Of the
badman. but 1t Is the report Of Bill
Cody's long Australian stock.whip.
and the action IL every bit as effec-
tive as powder and a leaden bullet.
Evening star., 1926-12-12
T YDIA YEAMANs TITUS. comi

I YDIA YEAMANS TITUS. comical
little housekeeper In the film ver-
sion Of David Belasco's stage drama.
'"The Lily" was a theatrical baby"
born on the high seas. and has spent
her entire life on the stage.
Thirty-five years ago Lydia Yea
mans Titus was one Of the most sue
cessful and popular condolences in
the United States. As the wife of
Frederick J. Titus, composer and con-
ductor, she immortaiized Sally in
Our Alley" and was decorated by
King Edward Of England. After wit
Messing her performance at the old
Alhambra Theater the King sent two
titled Englishmen behind the scenes
to escort the beautiful Lydia to his
box. One was Lord Albert Padgett.
the other Sir George Chetwyn. She
still has the golden decoration they
pinned on her waist.
Her mother, Annie Yeamans, was
Evening star., 1926-12-12
On Guard" An Army
Story

DURING the filming Of ION
Guard" q Pathe serial, at the
Aberdeen proving ground. in Mary
land, many new devices Of war were
tried out for the camera.
Aberdeen IL the testing place for all
the new engines Of destruction and
the men, Of the ordnance division TO-
Gated here are O. group OF unsung
heroes, for these men daily take their
lives In their hands for the protection
Of the men In the Army who are to
use these instruments Of warfare.
In "On Guard'' practically every
modern implement Of warfare is seen
in action. The story is of the Army
today and was written by Maj. Rob
ert Glassburn Of the United States
Army. formerly a member OF the
French general staff for three years.
Cullen Lands plays the lead.
Evening star., 1926-12-12
Duplex jazz Orchestra

ONE of the innovations Hal Roach.
~ Pathe comedy producer. is con.
sidering for the downtown short sub
ject motion picture theater now being
planned for Los Angeles. is a duplex
jazz orchestra"
Roach believes for q theater Of this
kind jazz music Is preferable, both for
overtures and for the "cueing" Of
comedies and news weeklies.
Evening star., 1926-12-12
New York Organist
Plays Here This Week

MARGARETHE CoLBURN. con.
- cert organist Of New York City.
will give series Of concerts in this
city next week.
Mrs. Colburn will make her first
appearance at St. Mary's Church,
Fifth street northwest between G and
H streets, in a concert Thursday. She
will play at the Rhode Island Avenue
Methodist Church and at St. Mat
thew's Church Friday.
The recitals, which will be held in
the evening, will include such num-
bers as March Of the Priests" by
Mendelssohn; ."Adagio Pathetique," :"
by GODDARD -Fairclougb; Largo" from
the World Symphony" by Dvorak;
"F1nlandia," by Sibelius; 'Kamennoi.
Ostrow," by Rubinstein; allegro and
Adagio Cantabile," from Sonata
Pathetique," by Beethoven; prelude" !"
by Rachmaninoff: "Eventide," by
Fairclough. and March Ponttfcale." J"
by Gounod.
Mrs. Colburn comes from O SUCCESS.
full tour Of tho Middle West, having
given concerts in the leading churches
Of st. Paul, Minneapolis, De0 Moines
and Chicago. In January she enters
upon a three.year series Of engage.
ments in New York City and Brook
lyn.
She has been chosen as special or.
ganist for the Fredberg Passion Play.
Evening star., 1926-12-12
Reaches Stardom

WHEN the name Of Louise Fazenda
w is next flashed on the screen 1t
viii be as a full-fledged star. Her
initial offering will be Finger
Prints" an Arthur Somers Roche
story, to be released in January.
Lloyd Bacon directed 1t.
The stars next production for the
Warmers will be 1.-THE Gay Old Bird"
by Virginia Dale, Chicago dramatic
critic. John T. Murray will play op-
posite Miss Fazenda and under the
direction Of Herman Raymaker.
Evening star., 1926-12-12

In the Pathe serial ''The House
without Key" Clifford P. Saum had
one of the shortest parts on record.
The script called for a sailor, tough.
hard. d.boiled, with growing beard, to
be blown up. This is the part Saum
played. OF course, he wasn't blown
up-a dumb thing made to look hike
Saum was used. And 1t was a hard
task to make the dummy look as
tough as the actor, according to the
nronertY man. =
Evening star., 1926-12-12
Our Gang Geography

TT is Robert McGowan's intention
in directing the newest "Our
Gang" Pathe comedy along the lines
made obvious by the title. Seeing the
World" to arouse in children in the
audiences all possible interest In geog.
raphy and the romantic features Of
unknown cities and lands.
Evening star., 1926-12-12
Concert by the Blind
To Be Given Tuesday

ADOLF GEORGE RAMIsCH, man.
"A ager, announces the annual
concert Of Columbia Polytechnic
Institute for the Blind to be given
Tuesday evening, sis o'clock. in
Foundry M. E. Church, Sixteenth and
Church streets. The following sight,
less persons will give piano solos
and duets: Susie I. Duffy, Catherine
L. Grady, Prof. J. Francis Germufller
and r. w. Swami will read.
Assisting are Anton Kaspar, vio-
linist, and the Imperial Male Quar-
tet, consisting Of w. Arthur Mccoy,
first tenor; Edward G.. Lippitt. Sec
ond tenor; j. Benton Webb, bari
tone: Wesley Francis p. Heartsill,
bass.
Evening star., 1926-12-12

The organ concerts given every
Sunday. starting at 2:S0 pm, by
Otto F. Beck, preceding the regular
performance. have proven, 50 popular
that they will be continued as q regu-
lar feature at the Rialto.
Evening star., 1926-12-12

Wells Hawks. the veteran theatrical
press representative. has been placed
in charge Of the publicity for What
Price Glory?" touring companies.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-01

votes east for the candidates in
whom they We're interested. rs the
votes of their favorites appeared ON
thc screen. they frequently broke
mo cheers. providing the figures
showed Il gain. Nothing was said
if rhe figures showed a loss.
The Press force was heavily tax
cd 10 compile returns Is they were
received. answer rctephouc caliS
anG INQUIRIES from anxious candi-
dates. The same conditions prevail
Ell today 9nf with q force shorten
81 by vacations the Press must
apologize for any shortcomings.
with the assurance that it did the
Very best thing possible in giving
The returns to the public, promptly
and accurateIy.
Thanks of the Press are due to
~ Kellogg. who operated the ap-
paratas used in throwing the re-
turns on the screens. to the officials
aHd office ferce Of the irrigation
district. -nr al given m obtaining
The returns. to officials at voting
precincts. who kindly tcIophon"d in
returns as fat rs thcv could. and
20 the police department for direct
i'm. traffic i'm front Of the Press Of
t.ce last night.
A. fast a~ official returns can be
received they will be complied and
posted on the Press bulletin board.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-01
Doheny's Lawyers
Submit Briefs S

WASHINGTON, Sept. l.--Coun
sci for Edward Il. Dohenv and form
er Secretary of the Interior Albert
3. Fan submitted briefs to the Dis
trict Of Columbia court of appeals
here yesterday supporting their re-
cent petition for quashing the con
spiracy indictments in the govern
ment oil reserve ease.
The court had ruled that the ap-
pcllants are entitled to have review
ed decision of Justice Stafford ov-
crrnling demurcrs to the indict
mcnts submitted in the district su-
prcmc court. The separate briefs sub
mttcd were preliminary to the argu-
ment set for October 4.
In asking the court to set aside
the ruling of the lower court and
quaSh the indictments. Frank j. Ho-
gan. counsel for Dohcnv, submitted
Il brief asserting the Indictment
does not charge the commission Of
any crime and was issued on erronc
oas assumption of the validity of
President lIarding's executive order
transferring naval oil reserves from
the secretary of the navy 10 the
secretary of the interior.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-01

I'll the votes are certified.
John Il. Elliott wa, leading Isa-
doro Dockwcilcr on the Democratic
senatorial Ticket Elliott had -
Ia votes and Dockweilcr's count
Was 2l.9l2.
Although far removed from New
York. the California Democrat, i'm
serted Tammauv a. the issue in their
rampaien. Sotn Elliott and John
son Wrrc backed by William Gibb.
,IcAdon. They accused their oPpou
out> If receiving Tammanv support
in . move 70 pledge the Democrat.
party in the state to Governor Al
smith Of New York for president
I'D l9oS.
The contest for Republican licu-
tenant governor nomination con
tiuucJ a walkavay for Buron Fits,
Los Angelo, assistant district attor-
ucy and former war veteran.
l,r,s had q total Of 1929 votes
this afternoon, while Frank +. Mcr-
lam, hi. nearest opponent. was
credited with l24,33G. Layman King
ot Rodlands was third with 72,793.
Representative Walter p. Line
berger Of Long Beach, seeking The
senatorial nomination. trailcd third
in his rarc. with 1887 votes.