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Evening star., 1926-03-07
What a Director Saws

THERE seems to be no end to the
conflicting appraisements by motion
picture directors of what the function
OF the director in the studio, or on
the lot. really is.
"A director is a person who keeps
actors from acting"
This paradoxical statement comes
from John M. Stahl. film director.
producer whose latest release for
First National is Memory Lane"
According to Stahl. the ability to
act is universal. But the most con.
summate screen and stage stars do
not act, the director maintains. They
are natural.
The person who comes before a
camera and uses lot of gestures
hurts his own performance" says
Stahl.
II have found" however. that
most artists have a few little personal
mechanics which they will use with.
out rhyme or reason. If a director
does not interfere they will do the
same pieces Of business over and over
again.
1T Is the duty of a director to see
that these gestures are eliminated ex.
cept, of course. where they are essen.
tial to the action of the film.
II recommend. however, careful
training in the use of the eyes. They
are the most expressive features of
the human body and without knowing
1t the audience is constantly watch.
ing the eyes Of the actors"
Evening star., 1926-03-07

| Five powerful generators will help
| light the studio and heating will be
! regulated through an electric switch.
I board that will have contact with
every corner of the area covering the
studio buildings. Forty separate
buildings will rise on the property
each resplendent in latest Spanish
architecture and design.
Wardrobe and properties covering
every period Of history will he found
in the buildings erected for this pur-
pose. Enough uniforms to dress any
army and representing any nation will
be found on the racks. Hydraulic
elevators will be installed in all build.
ings and the telephone switchboard
Will have six expert operators on
duty at all times and with 100 outgo-
fng and incoming trunk lines for the
wire communications. A special tele-
graph station will he created on the
studio grounds with a separate wire
leading to all parts Of the land. Streets
will be paved throughout and all wir-
ing will he underground.
In fact. the new First National
Studios will be the finest equipped.
most modern and largest in the entire
world, 1t is claimed.
Evening star., 1926-03-07
Preparing an English Story

HAROLD GRIEvE. art director
with Marshall Neilan, is contem-
plating a brief trip to England in
the interest of a coming Neilan pro-
auction, story OF old England The
journey will cover period of only
six weeks and the art and technical
director will be back in his studio
Office early in April.
Grieve has been with the Neilan
organization for the past two years.
During that time he has designed
sets and costumes for Tess of the
D'Ubervilles." The Sporting Venus"
THE Skyrocket," Mike" The Great
Love" and wild Oats Lane" He
was loaned by Neilan to Metro Gold-
wyn-Mayer and was sent by that or
ganization to Rome to take charge
of the costumes on Ben Hur." He
was also loaned to Ernest Lubitsch
and for him designed the sets for
Lady Windemere's Fan"
Evening star., 1926-03-07

EVER since his first appearance in
New York, In November, 1913
Cyril Maude has been assured of the
favor and affection of the American
public. He has been frequent and
almost continuous visitor to these
shores, and the announcement of his
retirement at the end of the present
season will be received with regret.
Mr.. Maude has no desire to lag sur
plus on the stage, and he looks for
ward to the life of a country gentle
man with the greatest satisfaction.
Cyril Maude is the great -gra ndson
of Sir CORVALLIS Maude, the first
Viscount Hawarden. His grand
father was the Hon. Francis Maude,
r. n, and his father was Capt.
Charles H. Maude. an army officer,
while his mothers father was an earl.
AS a youth he had the desire to
become an actor and studied with the
best teachers with that end in view
but i'll health compelled him to go to
Canada.
At the age of 90 the English lad
made his debut on the stage at Den
yer, Colo. as the servant in East
Lynne" with the Daniel F. Band.
mann company in 1884
Two years later Mr.. Maude made
his first appearance in London as
Mr.. Pixie in THE Great Divorce
Case" and played with the usual lack
of luck of the beginner until he made
quite hit as the Duke of Courtland
In Racing" in 1887. He again scored
a few months later as Austin Wood
willie in ',Handfast.'
He joined Sir Charles Wyndham's
support in November. 1889, as Cool
in London Assurance" and Sir Ben
jamin BaCkbite in The School for
Scandal AS a member of Henry
Arthur Jones company he played in
number of the plays of that ener-
getic dramatist. and 10 years after
his Denver debut Cyril Maude beca me
town talk by his mastery perform
ance Of Cayley Drummle in The Sec
ond Mrs. Tanqueray." Success has
followed him ever since.
In 1896 Maude entered into part
nership with Frederic Harrison, and
their association al the historic Hay
market Theater lasted for nine years.
which are numbered as among the
most brilliant of the London stage.
He introduced Barrie as drama
tist with THE Little Minister" and
Evening star., 1926-03-07
Important Discovery.

filter which is said to be a variation
of the magenta shade, previously used
with some success in overcoming the
tendency of blue to photograph as
white. Its exact composition is kept
secret, but the realistic effects of it's
use are said to be startling.
Christianson explains that blue OBJ
jects possess an even greater actinic
value than white. 1t Is the actinic
property of light which impresses it.
self or burns itself into the silver
emulsion Of all phOtOgrs phic film.
ColOrs OF high actinic value naturally
register very dark on the negative
film and when printed. appear very
light or white. 1t is to reduce the
actinic value Of blue below that OF
white which has long engrossed the
attention of studio optical engineers,
and Christianson is credited with the
greatest advance so far in solving the
difficulty
Evening star., 1926-03-07
Open Door Policy in Films

THE open door policy of the mo-
ton picture industry is one year
old this month. And the first year
has been a success.
Last March the committee on pub
lie relations, which was organized by
Will H. Hays shortly after he became
president of the Motion Picture Pro-
ducers and Distributors of America,
developed into the department of pub
lie relations All interested groups
and individuals everywhere were in
vited to cooperate with the industry
by offering helpful suggestions and
constructive criticism
The response has been tremendous.
Evening star., 1926-03-07
New Faces in Pictures.

4 tF EN- IL has BCCH Sdlu ludl NOuIn
- wins out in the movies.
Marshall Neilan's production. wild
Oats Lane" seems to prove the ak
ception, for three of it's leading roles
are depicted by men over 20. Two
are men new to the screen. who are
making their initial bows, while the
third. a man over so. has been con
nected with pictures for more than
IS years.
George Barnum and John P. Mac
Sweeney are the newcomers. Bar
mum is a recognized stage actor and
director and at one time directed a
stage production in which Marshall
Neilan, then an actor. appeared
MacSweeney has been on the stage
for years, and Robert Brewer. the
third member of the trio. when the
old Edeson Company first came into
being, was one of the first players
engaged for the stock company. He
has watched the great growth of the
motion picture and has added his
knowledge gained thereby to almost
a half century OF stage acting.
Evening star., 1926-03-07
LIE PARADIS.

A collegiate three-ring circus is
promised at lie Paradis next Tues
day evening on collegiate night"
with dancing until am. to jazzed up
versions of the college songs, and
specially drafted vaudeville acts will
feature comedy stunts, dances and
ditties, all in the collegiate manner.
Harry Albert, director. with the LIE
Paradis Band Felix Solari, with his
banjo. and Walter Kolk, dancer
drummer. will provide speciaIties
Tea dances are scheduled for We'd
nesday and Friday.
Evening star., 1926-03-07

H. D'Abadie D'Arrast, who served
his directorial apprenticeship under
Charles Chaplin during the making
of "A Woman of Paris" and The
Gold Rush." has signed a contract
to direct for Metro-G Goldwyn- Mayer
William Nigh, who. it is claimed, in
the past 10 years has been the chief
reason why producers have insisted
that 1t is possible to make good pic
lures in the East, also has been an
nexed
Evening star., 1926-03-07
Capital Side Shows

and singers and several unusual ver-
sions Of the Charleston" the weekly
battle of music" Wednesday brings
the Swanee Syncopators in competi-
ton with Richmond aggregation,
and the ''juevnile revue" Thursday
will present half dozen clever chill
dren in smart little revue.
Evening star., 1926-03-07

according to Mr.. Hays. The motion
picture industry, incidentally, it is
pointed out, has gone farther than
any other industry in enlisting the
cooperation of thoughtful groups.
Evening star., 1926-03-07

Fred Jackmsn. who has been direct
ing the pictures starring Rex, the won
derful horse has purchased the animal
from Hal Roach.
Evening star., 1926-03-07
SWANEE.

Jazz dance music of electrical
tempo is the magnet at the Swanee
seven nights in the week by the
Swanee SyncopatOrs, led by Al
Kamons.
Vaudeville night" booked for next
Tuesday, will feature group of
Washington's brightest young dancers
Evening star., 1926-03-07
MAYFLOWER GARDENS.

Dance rhythms that twinkle with
syncopation are the attraction at the
May1ower Gardens each evening by
the Tupman Mayfower Gardens Or
chestra
At tea. dinner and supper sessions
the gardens are the scene of much
entertaining of the informal variety.
The daily tea dances are in particu-
lar the rendezvous of the younger
set. with debutantes and collegiates
prominent in the gay thrOng.
Evening star., 1926-03-07
DAVISON'S

PROF.-MRS.
1929 NJ ST. NV.
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Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-30
PRESCOTT ! TEAM
OPENS PRACTICE
FOR JAN. s GAME.

|. PRESCOTT, Dec. 29,--Training
rules, composed of many Thou
Shalt Nots,' for the Badger bas-
ketball squad. went into effect yes
terday, and the first, practice in
two weeks was held in the high
school gymnasium tonight.
AS the first of seven games on
the Badger schedule will come
that of Winslow here January s.
Very little is known in Prescott as
to the strength of the Winslow
team, although it. is expected that
the first game OF both teams will
be q stiff one, since each will be
strong in setting precedent.
Coach Jack DeViviers material
is very promising, he says, includ-
ing such experienced men as Tay-
lor Hicks, Minucci, Hubbard, Lo-
pez, Fagerberg, Toyrea and Bate.
Among those trying out for the
first time this year is Bob Yount.
From junior highs team of last
year are Joe Garner, Robert Lo-
pez, Quannah Blasingame. Abe
Terrin comes in this year from
the freshman class.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-30
Cops On Guard
As Crimson Tide
Holds Workouts

PASADENA, Cal, Dec. 30 (AP)
Oval leather objects believed by
observers to be footballs, which
all morning spiralled beautifully
high above the rim of Rose Bowl,
brought gasps of astonishment
from sports writer's gathered out
side the locked gates of the Ar
royo gridiron here where the
Crimson Tide from Alabama LASH
ed the turf in practice for the east
west clash with Stanford New
Years Day
1--WE don't know what they do
when they've got the leather on
the ground, but those guys from
Dixie sure can boot that ball,
.chorused the would-be practice
critics
Coach Wallace Wade, who pi-
lots the Tide, is taking no chances
on his pet plays becoming public
property. Big policemen system
atically clean out the bleachers
and brush off the knothole fans
from the fence on the south end
before Wade and his outfit flows
onto the green.
Gordon "Sherlock" Holmes was
again on the crest of the Tide dur
ing the morning when the bowl
was turned over to the Alabamans.
Holmes appendix apparently had
subsided completely after an out
burst at Ell Paso, Texas, on the
way west, and there were many
smiles of confidence when he. came
out in his football suit.
Wade has decreed that no more
sightseeing or social events shall
be INDUCED in by the Tide until
after the big game. Rest, he says,
will be their chief occupation with
g generous amount of skull prac-
tice" while they are resting.
Pop Warner, veteran pilot Of
the .Palo. Alto champions, changed
the hue of the picture in the after
Pp9n qgess with l.fitfglsaks n fl0Gk OF Eed shirted
sfidifon WARRIORS. So far Stan
ford has had no scrimmage, con-
fining practice to signal drop, set
ting. up exercises and kicking
goals from various angles,
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-30
Tombstone -Bisbee
Mail Route Improved

BISBEE Ariz., Dec 20 (AP)-
Long sought Improvement in mail
service between Douglas, Bisbee,
Tombstone and Benson will be-
come a reality ON New Years day,
when automobile stages will carry
United States mail between the
points specified on both eastbound
and westbound trips each day.
This announcement was made here
today by G. w. Hicks, Bishee post
master.
One advantage in the pew ar.
raDgement is that mail matter can
be exchanged between this city or
Douglas and Tombstone, the coun-
ty sci.t, within one day, condi-
tion that is not possible at pre-
sent through the sole medium of
railway mail service.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-30

next sea son. defended the play and
suggested that if the game must
be made simpler. fer the benefit of
old, and II slow lofficiaIsN 3perhaps
younger lands faster men should be
found to run the games.
Major Cavanaugh added, how
ever, that in many cases the trou-
BILE is found with the coaches them
selves who do not give the officials
at chance.aoi sh83 p - 9@s}a ~
"Biff" jones, Army coach, oppos-
ed the possibility Of another official
being added to the game, saying
no one wanted a fifth official, and
it would be better to abolish the
shift than to increase the number
Of officials.
Foster Stanford, supporting the
suggestion for slowing the shift,
declared cheating must STOP" and
said that the present four officials
can handle the situation. Contend
ing that a stop watch is not nee
essary in counting seconds, the
veteran coach demonstrated that he
could indicate elapsed seconds by
counting "one and half, two and
ia half, ETC."
Speaking OF football strategy
and tactics" W. w. Roper deplor-
ed the scouting evil which he said
has threatened to put football in
|Sa3 class with big business. y The
game has developed, he declared
into an effort "to outguess scout
and takes initiative away from the
players.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-30
Many Familiar Figures
In Sport World Passed
Away During Past Year

NEW YORK, Dec. 20 (AP)--
Death claimed three of the sports
worlds most colorful figures in
1926-Eddie Plank, famous south
paw of the Worlds champion Ath-
letics of 1910-1914; Andy Smith,
noted football coach Of the Uniyers-
ity of California; and Harry Greb,
picturesque ring figure and former
middleweight champion.
Smith died in January after an
illness dating from cold contract
ed during the Penn Cornell game
on Thanksgiving Day, 1925 A for
mer All-American fullback while
at Pennsylvania, Smith went to the
Far West to put California on the
football map. He succeeded so
well that the Golden Bears, under
his tutelage went through five
straight seasons without defeat.
Plank, at the age of 81, passed
from the arena not long after his
celebrated foeman of other days,
Christy Mathewson. Eddie had
not figured in major league compe-
ton since the Federal league war,
but memories remained of his
great twirling for the Athletics,
when he formed a triumyirate with
Chief Bender and Jack Combs.
Greb was in Prime
Greb, only 80 and still one of
the rings most active figures, died
suddenly at Atlantic City in Oc-
tober after failing to rally from q
supposedly minor operation on his
nose.
In thirteen years in the ring,
Greb engaged in nearly 300 bouts
against opponents ranging from
Welterweights to heayyweights. He
won the middleweight title from
johnny Wilson in 1923 and lost it
10 Tiger Flowers, Georgia negro,
last February. gGgeb fought Gene
Tunney five times, winning and
losing the American light heavy
weight championship in two bat
les with the former Marine.
Joe Thomas, famous middle
weight pugilist of Is to 20 years
ago, died at Boston in February
His greatest bout was 32-round
contest with the late Stanley Ketch-
el which was stopped by the ref
cree after Thomas had been floored
eleven times and Ketchel knocked
down seven times. Thomas was
80.
The death of Clever Sencio, Fill
pino bantamweight boxer, in Mil
waukee last April, following bout
with Bud Taylor of Terre Haute,
Ind, was the climax of a tragic
series of ring events. 1t was the
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-30
(Special TO The Daily Mail)

FLAGSTAFF, Dec. 29-Accord-
ing to information made public here
today by Mr.. T. d. Jessuppe, direc-
tor of physical education of the
Northern Arizona Teachers college,
and chairman Of the Northern Ari-
zona Athletic association, the bas-
ketball tournament for the North
ern High schools will be held this
year at Flagstaff Teachers college,
March IL and 12.
1t is expected that teams repre-
senting Winslow, Holbrook, Snow
flake, st. Johns, Flagstaff, Williams
Clarkdale, Jerome, Prescott, King
man, Ashfork and Pine VIII be
entered in the coming tourney.
The date for the track tourn-
ment has been set for May 13 and
May ID. Members of the physical
education classes of the college
here will act as officials for the
track tournament. = 5. -
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-30
New Hampshire Man Dates Are Set For Ma,
Chosen Coaches Head T.C. Casaba Tourney

NEW YORK, Dec. 29 (AP)--Will-
lam H. Cowell of the University OF
New Hampshire today was elected
president of the American Foot
hall Coaches association, succeed
ing Gilmour Dobie of Cornell.
w. w. Roper of Princeton, was
automatically advanced from sec
'6nd, vice president to first vice
president, and Hugo Bezdeck of
Penn State, to second vice presi-
dent. John w. Wilpe, on Ohio
State, was reelected secretary and
treasurer.
=, Trustees chosen We're Fielding
Fl. Yost of Michigan, William A.
1Alexander of Georgia Tech, Ben
G. Owen of the University of Okla
homa and John F. Meehan, New
York University.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-30
Both Sides Ready
For East and West
Clash At Frisco

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 20
(AP)-College football stars from
the east and midwest who meet d
western eleven in the annual east
west charity game here New Years
day had long workout today un-
der the personal direction of their
head coach, Navy Bill' Ingram of
Annapolis, organizer of the squad.
Navy Bill'' arrived today from
Chicago and Immediately plunged
into the task of whipping his hus-
kies into shape in an effort to re-
trieve honors lost a year ago when
the West team won by the margin
Of single touchdown.
The fasteners went through
more than three hours of hard
practice. AS has been the case
since arrival, they confined their
workout to the morning hours.
Eight plays, including couple of
pass formations, comprise the visi-
tors offensive.
Coach Orin e. Hollingberry also
sent his western eleven through
intensive training and from the
number of plays rehearsed it is
apparent that the west will have
q more varied attack than the east.
Following the practice the west
ern team selected Wild Bill"
Kelly, Montana star, as captain
for the game. Kelly was the lead
ing point scorer i'll the Pacific
Coast conference this year.
A. leader for the eastern eleven
will not be chosen until an hour
before game time.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-30
AMERICAN FOOTBALL COACHES
URGE CHEAT-PROOF SHIFT PLAY

rNEW YORK Dec. 30 (APl-In.
an eff6rt to find a cheat-proof Shift
'plass tfe American Football Coaches
l ssafiatiop i y today spage$tggd TED q R the IL
rules committee that after any
change of position of one or more
players, two or more seconds must.
elapse before the ball is put in
play"
The coaches, however, made it
clear that the unfavorable reaction
is created only to forward, or. lat
eral. shifts and is not intended to
prevent a player from running to-.
ward his own goal, an amendment
providing that this suggestion is
not intended to amend the present
rules in regard to men in motion,
but applies to shift plays only"
ft Most of the discussion was de-
voted to the shift play which many
coaches declared was an effort TO
beat the rules and as such could
not, be countenanced. The rules
committee of the association, head
ed by w. w. Roper, who is also
| a member of the committee making
the football rules, recommended
only one suggestion, that relating
Et0 ghifts,
E.& T'he coaches discussed the for
ward pass and point after touch7
down bllt made no suggestions for
changes in existing rules. ~e---
IHathe debate on the shift play
Frank w Cavanaugh, who moves
! from Boston college Ito Fordham
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-30
Lands Record Shows
w est II stihed He
Bet On Ball Game,

CHICAGO Dec. 20 (AP)-777Baset
balls newest scandal went into a
complicated tail spin today. with a
declaration from Fred West, an
employe. of, Navin field, in Detroit,
that the money bet by him was
placed on horse race, and not
on the result of the Detroit Cleve-
land ball game back in 1919, in
volving charges against Ty Cobb
and Iris Speaker.
This is a direct contradiction of
testimony West gave before Com.
missioner Lands to whom he ad-
mitted that money was placed on
the baseball contest.
There was no statement forth
coming from Mr.. Landis office to-
day on this newest turn of events.
Examination of the testimony
made public by Lands, however,
revealed the following:
"Q-By ,Landis) There has
been testimony given here today
to the effect that bet was made
on that game; did you have any
thing to do with that bet?'
@A-(By West) Yes Sir.
s"Q-Just what? % : - !.
"A-I placed the money, placed
the bets" .f
Dutch Leonard's. denial that he
sold the letters written by Cobb
and Smoky" Joe Wood to the
American League is in conflict
with statement made by Henry
Killilea of Milwaukee, attorney for
the American League who admitted
a week ago today that he had
settled the claim of Leonords s
against the Detroit Club last June
and negotiated for the sale OF the
the letters to the American League.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-30

second time an opponent of Tay-
lor's had died. Frankie Jerome
having succumbed from the effects
of a knockout by the Terre Haute
fighter in New York in 1924. Sen
clio was the second Filipino boxer
to die within a. short time. Pancho
Villa, the former worlds fiyweight
titleholder, was the other.
Two Other Boxers Die
Two other boxers died within "a
hours of each other after sustain
ing defeats in the ring. At Hart
ford, Conn, Dec. IA, Charles Pegu-
lihan, French light heavyweight,
died following his collapse during
a fight with Elmer Friedman Of
Boston. At Minneapolis the fol-
lowing day, Harry Berglund, MINI
neapolis light heavyweight, sue
cumbed after a knockout at the
hands of Carl Augustine of st. Paul.
Other sports figures, past and
present, who were taken from the
arena by death included:
BOX1NG-James Frawley, faith
er of the old New York State box
ing law; Tommy Dixon, feather
weight boxer of the nineties; An
Dire Anderson, heavyweight pugilis
and wrestler, slain in a Chicago
gunman's feud; Casper Leon, old
time bantam.
HORSE Misunderstanding Low
Jenkins, president OF the Mary
land State Fair, operating Laure
track, and noted turf leader
Harry K. Knapp, former steward
of New York Jockey Club; WilliaL
Duke, noted trainer, who saddle
Preakness and Kentucky Derb,
winners of 1925, Coventry and Fly
ing Ebony; Belle Beach, interna
tfonally known horsewoman sand
winner of more than 1000 Iblue am
red sTibbons. y
BASEBALIr--Dan O'NeiI, presie
dent OF Eastern League and lonl
prominent figure in national game
William r. Hutchinson, who p5tche
for old Chicago team led by Cap
tain Anson, and led National leagu
twirlers in 1891 LQuissBierbaual
former Pittsburgh and Brooklyn
player in nineties; Tom Needham
former National League catcher.
GOLF-James Hunter, Chicago
professional.
MISCELLANEOUS-Alf Alfred Jor-
dan, claimant of worlds checker
championship; Francis r. Hitch
cock, New York sportsman, polo
player and turfman; Martin De
laney, former athletic director of
the Chicago A. A.