Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
CAROL y
OEMPSTER
Palace
The Moving Picture
Bv Robert E. SheraUood.

GREAT advances have been made on
the screen during the past year.
and there is reason to believe that this
gratifying progress will continue. The
movies seem to be emerging from the
shell of infancy; they are beginning to
strut about, to explore new fields and
even, on occasions. to flap their in
cipient wings. They have not.
perhaps, justified all the confident pre-
dictions of those hopeful souls who
counted the chickens before the eggs
were Matched: nevertheless, the brood
has turned out surprisingly well.
To terminate this lengthy metaphor.
and to get down to actual cases. there
have been the following productions in
1925 which are well worth remember
ing:
Peter Pan" adapted from Barrie's
played by Betty Bronson. Ernest
Terrence and Esther Ralston, and
produced by Famous Players asky.
Greed" adapted from Frank
Norris novel. "McTeague"; directed
by Erich Won Stroheim; played by
Gibson Garland. Zasu Pitts and Jean
Hersholt. and produced by Metro
Goldwyn.
THE Last Laugh" written by Karl
Mayer; directed by F. w. Murnau;
played by Emil Jannings; produced dn
Germany by U. F. A. and distributed
lin the United States) by Universal.
Grass" a travel picture. made by
Merriam Cooper and Ernest Schoedsack,
and distributed by Famous Players
Lasky.
Don O." written by Douglas Fair
banks and his scenario staff directed
by Donald Crisp; played by Mr.. Fair
banks, Mr.. Crisp, Jean Hersholt and
Mary Aston, and produced by United
Artists.
The Gold Rush." written. directed
and played by Charlie Chaplin, and
produced by United Artists.
Kiss Me Again." written by Hans
Kraely; directed by Ernest Lubitsch;
played by Monte Blue and Marie
Provost. and produced by Warner
Brothers.
THE Unholy Three directed by
Tod Browning; played by Lon CLANCY.
Moore and Mae Busch, and produced
by Metro-Goldwyn.
THE Merry Widow" adapted by
Benjamin Glacier from the famous
libretto; directed by Erich Won Stro-
helm: played by John Gilbert, Mae
Murray. Roy Darcy and Tully Mar
shall, and produced by Metro-G oldwyn.
THE Wanderer," adapted from
Maurice Samuels' Biblical drama; d.
rected by Raoul Walsh; played by
William Collier, jr.: Greta Nissen
and produced by Famous Players
Lasky.
Stella Dallas" adapted by Frances
Marion from the novel by Olive Hig-
gins Prouty: directed by Henry King;
played by Belle Bennett, Lois Moran,
Ronald Colman, Alice Joyce and Jean
Hersholt, and produced by Samuel
Goldwyn.
THE Big Parade" written by
Nidor; played by John Gilbert and
Renee Adoree, and produced by
Metro-GoldWyn.
Lady Windermere's Fam" adapted
from Oscar Wilde's play; directed by
Ernst Lubitsch; played by Irene Rich,
Ronald Colman. Mae McAvoy and Bert
Lytell, and produced by Warner
Brothers.
"A Woman of the World" adapted
from a novel by Carl Van Vechten:
directed by Malcolm st. Clair: played
by Pola Negri. Chester Conklin,
Holmes Herbert and Charles Emmett
Mack, and produced by Famous
Players-Lask
"A Kiss for Cinderella" adapted
from Barrie's play; directed by
Herbert Brenon; played by Betty
Bronson and Tom Moore, and pro-
duced by Famous Players-Lasky.
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Only two Of the foregoing pictures
have failed utterly to engage the at
/ tention of the public at large; these
are Greed and THE Last Laugh. :"
All the others have been emphatic
! financial successes-which proves, If
| proof be necessary, that there Is an
| audience for good pictures whenever
| these good pictures are forthcoming.
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| The immediate prospects for 1926
include the following productions, all
of which look good on paper:
Ben Hur," directed by Fred Niblo,
with Ramon Novarco. Francis X.
/ Bushman, Carmel Myers, Mae Nc
| Avoy and Betty Bronson in the cast
THE Black Pirate" with Douglas
| Fairbanks.
THE Sea Beast" and Don Juan, i"
both with John Barrymore
La Boheme." directed by King
Vidor. with Lillian Gish and John
| Gilbert.
''Old Ironsides," directed by James
! Cruise.
An American historical drama las
yet untitled) directed by Ernst
Lubitsch.
"kiki," with Norma Talmadge, di-
vected by Clarence Brown.
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! Let us trust that the film moguls
IF Hollywood will enjoy a happy New
Year, and that they will provide us,
| In 1926, with entertainment that really
| nntertains. 4r
lCopsNsht. 1882