Evening star., 1926-11-28

T.,
who whipped Jack Dempsey
N the ScSqui scuffic-a bat
tie WHICH did not compare
With some OF III, photoplay knock
cm- dow -and-dgaS chi outs - comes
into the limclight once more and
Genie, thai he spoke disparagingiy
Ot the efforts OF George Bernard
Shaw. who W-ot". among other
things. pr'Ec- fight ,story, "Cashel
Byron's Profession" Gene says he
had no idea %. cr.ticizing Mr. Shaw's
work. and tlat he will. under no con-
-lderation. accept the writer's chal-
ienge 10 go ahead and rcwrite the
novel himself"
The fuss in a teapot" started
hen American producers inaugu-
rated efforts to obtain Shaw's novel
for the movies. The author demand
ed, or requested. that i'll case the
novel was picturizcd, the leading
part should be played BY the erudite
scrapper. Tunney, and that the vii
hans role should be taken over by
the defeated champion, Jack Denp-
sey. Naturally, Tunney had read the
novel, which was one of the first
products Of g. B. S. and, naturally
again. he stated that it would have
20 be changed somewhat to conform
with modern price-ring fashions and
methods. Mr. Shaw. from his, coun-
try estate IN England. did not like
he idea OF the changes. and his
broadS:de was directed at the new
hampton. Also, Mr.. Shaw at the
time was bothered considerably
about being awarded the Nobel prize
for literature He had made the
public announcement that he was un-
award-ihereby Fastening into print
before many others could express
their opinions along this same line.
On top OF this came the discussion
Of his novel.
This writer steps alongside with
Mr.. Tunney. who knows a thing or
TWO. "Cashel Byron's Profession"
which was not sucha much of a
novel a score CT years ago. is a
little worse now, as far as movie
production goes. 1t is an old-fash-
ioned story; it would not fit into
present conditions; it does not COM
pare with A. Conan Doyle's prize
ring story, Rodney Stone and the
Shaw name attached to it would not
make it go over" with American
exhibitors and audiences. The novel
certainly requires the fine Italian
hand OF a Hollywood scenario writer
and a very modern director before
i will become a best seller" in the
photoplay houses. ii anything,
american audiences are sophisti-
Gated. George Bernard Shaw'5
name attached to weak picture
would not draw as many persons as
populated De Russcy's lane on that
fatal evening. The picture is the
thing!
THIS fellow Harry Langdon has
just about reached stardom in
the way OF photopiay comedy His
sew picture. hirh opened in Wash
'ngton week ago today. p aces him
among the leaders of the comics.
His Tramp, Tramp. Tramp paved
the way for the present vehicle,
Strong Man. and the latter pic
turc shows the little actor to be
stepping upon the heels ui the pam
hc'.tiliN stat MI Nidi' IlI I~dlS
don's comedy is wholesome; he
aceps his audiences chuc ckling all
the time, and Whcn Chaplin and his
sunny pants leave the screen Lang
don will become the leading screen
comedian. regardless 6t the efforts
# Harold Lloyd.
i; d : =
THE actress, when she starts out
u on her career. usually looks for
ward to the time when she will play
the part OF the Lady OF the Camellias
tnd Juliet III Romeo and Juliet"
L is not often that the actress
t'tually reaches such height, OF the
,age, but once III I, while she does
nrma Ialmadgc has juSt an
nnced that She i 20 play i'll
Ybotoplay productions ot Camille"
Size will play the part once taken
NN Du>e and Bernhardt. Norma's
version will be modern, but the in
'erprctation OF the role will be
:nunded upon the actual life story
- Marie DuplesSis
Alexander Dumas, the younger.
fuInded the character OF his heroine
noon d young French girl from Nor
andy. Marie Dup'essis. At the
age OF Is Marie startled blase Paris
Nth her seductive beauty and deli
tie charm. At the age OF - she
..cd OF tuberculosis. The tall win
COWS of her apartment looked out
.tr0u the boulevard opposite the