The Washington times., 1926-10-23

with changes weekly, will go over
to the new order Of things. It
will become a long-run house, and
it is expected that James Cruces
"Old Ironsides' will inaugurate the
new policy. But even that is not
all, but it is especially mentioned
to show the trend the thing In
taking. Besides ''Old Ironsides,"
theater will have to be found for
Mauritz Stiller's Hotel Imperial"
starring Pola Negri. One will
have to be found for the UFA pro-
duction, Metropolis. One will
have to be found for wings" q
gigantic spectacle of aircraft's part
in the world war. One will have
to be found for 1.-THE Rough
Riders" the story of Roosevelt's
rise to glory in the Spanish-Ameri-
can war. One will have to be
found for the story of P. T. Bar
NUNS life.
This is not all, but 1t will give
you an idea of what is to come.
There you have Il long-run pic
lures for which theaters have
to be found. The legitimate
theater sees 1t coming. The
rap-tap-tap of the riveting ma
chine is heard plainly on Broad
way these days. Many new thea
ers are being erected. And II is
a safe prediction to say that In
the months to come many houses
now used for the spoken drama
will fall before the march Of the
cinema.
You ask what has all this to
do with other cities and towns.
But what is happening In New
York will be duplicated every
where that movies are shown.
The big productions which the
public is demanding now will in
proportion be seen for long runs
in other cities.
The average number OF other
legitimate shows on Broadway at
one time in the busy season is
so. In a short time there Will
be more than II long-run pic
lures in addition to the many
weekly-change houses.
Remember that the stage is as
old as the Chinese wall. while pic
lures can date back only 80
years. and you will get an &C.
curate picture of the strides Of
the movies.
The acquisition of Owen Davis
is an important one for motion
pictures. Davis has just signed
with Paramount He will 90
more than just write stories. He
will actually work in the studios
and will stay with picture until
it's completion. Owen Davis is
recognized as the dean of the
spoken stage dramatists. He has
had more plays produced than a
17-year-old youth has love at
fairs. and that's a good many.
1t runs way over hundred. He
has written Pulitzer prize plays.
Now he expects to limit his play
writing to one a year. The rest
OF his time belongs to motion
pictures.
That the public never tires Of
good pictures. no matter how old
they are, is amply being proven by
the Film Guild here. Every once
in while it revives THE Birth of
a Nation, The Last Laugh" and
OliiCi = llhC (IiSIII' at TIE Sdulct'
and these old reliableS never fail to
draw heavily. You may not be-
lieve it. but there still are some
people who never have seen Crit
fith's The Birth of a Nation" but
of course. most Of the patrons who
see it now are doing so for the
second, or even the third time.
His most recent picture is "The
Sorrows of Satan" now at the
George NJ. Cohan Theater.
Even though Queen Marie OF
Rumania arrived in this city on
the same day. New York paid its
mite of attention to Emil Jam
nings, great German star. He
arrived on the Albert Ballin and
was met here by Eric Pommer and
Mauritz Stiller. who will have a
lot to say about >Jannings' first
American-made picture. A recep-
ton and luncheon was held for
him at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. Mt.
tended by nearly hundred writ
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