Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19
Flashes From the Screen
BY G. e. NELSON.

NELSON.
pictures before her triumph in
Stella Dallas
A FEW persons may contend that
"A the work of Emil Jannings IN
Faust" does not compare with his
efforts in Variety" but the fact re-
mains that even Jannings' second or
third best is good enough to attract
attention. The Faust" picture, by
the way, is a specimen OF remark
abe Photographic effects, aside from
the acting-"a real dream OF pic
ture."
JERUSALEM is being constructed
j in HOLLYWOOD for the filming of
The Kings of Kings This pic
ture. which will be several months
in the making, tells a story OF the
Bible. and it is being produced at
the De Mile studio. where thou
sands Of extras are finding employ
ment in the mob scenes.
EVERYTHING is ready for Laugh
IL Month";" to be celebrated far
and wide during January. Many OF
the studios are rushing their short
comedies for special exhibition, and
the producers and exhibitors have
ooo'ed their interests to make the
movie fans shake their sides for 50
DAYS. The drear and gloomy month
is to be the jOlliest of the year.
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ALL directors with the Para
"A mo=nt organization. the first to
establish school of acting, are
now required to find new faces for
the screen each year. This means
that at least 20 newcomers will be
singled out annually for training
and development and that they will
be started toward the coveted goal
Of stardom in the photoplay world.
The directors are given to under
stand that to develop new face"
which will find favor with the pub
lice will be considered of as great
a value to the company as the pro-
duction of a good box office pic
ture.
This step is expected to overcome
to a certain extent the hesitancy of
directors to use inexperienced or un
known players. 1t is the outgrowth
of the Paramount Pictures School,
in which 10 young people are an
nually given training for screen
work. Among those who graduated
from the school are Charles Rogers,
now playing one of the leading roles
in Wings; Mona Palmer, leading
woman for Thomas Meighan in
THE Canadian; Josephine. Dunn,
recently assigned to the leading role
in Loves Greatest Mistake; Ivy
Harris. with prominent role in
THE Potters,' and Jack Luden, who
has appeared in several photoplays
during the past few months.
In Theater and Studio-"Big Bill'
Tilden, the tennis star, appears as
the butler in the Belasco- Warf1eld
triumph, THE Music Master" di-
rected for Fox Films by Allan
Dwan. Tilden's service is said to-:
be perfect. !.
Lon CLANCY, before he went into
the movies, was stagehand.
Renee Adoree was a bareback rider
in her fathers circus in France.
Eleanor Boardman went to New
York in search of theatrical job,
and then she went TO work as an
assistant to an interior director.
She is a graduate of the Philadel-
phia Academy OF Fine Arts. Ramon
Novarro was piano and vocal
teacher before the film directors
found him. Mae Murray, when IS
years old, appeared as a dancer
with Broadway production. Joan
Crawford's first job was with a
revue in Chicago. John Gilbert once
sold automobile tires.
What Price Glory" is not ques-
ton, says Victor McLaglen, who
plays the part of Capt Flagg. Then
he explains that it is a specimen of
British slang-"a Cockney, sneering
phrase"
Mildred Davis (Mrs. Harold
Lloyd is returning to the screen
after a retirement of four years.
She will appear before the Para,
mount camera in Too Many Cooks"
a comedy.
The Stanley Co. of America car
ried 100000 insurance on Jules E.
Mastbaum, who died recently.
Mastbaum also had policies for
100000, half of which goes to the
Federation of Jewish Charities.
According to reports, Charles Ray
is going to England to make four
pictures, work starting next Sum-
mer At the present time he is com
pleting Getting Gertie's Garter"
Marie Provost playing opposite.
Clara Bow has just completed her
first starring vehicle, 1T" written
by Elinor G1yn. Clara started her
movie career four years ago.