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Evening star., 1926-11-21

DALLAS, Tex, November 20 R.-
The rough West" hunsered for good
plays. It was far removed from the
main Travelled roads Of the best ORA.
matte companies. The so.called
spoken drama was only whisper out
here where the wide open spaces are
reputed to begin.
Then came the Dallas Little Thea.
ter. 1t was born In the house Of the
dead and fostered in d restaurant. but
despite this humble nativity. within
six years OF its birth 1t had three
times captured the East's most COW
eted little theater prize. the Belasco
cup.
Hungered for Drama.
Now the capital of the little thea.
ter movement may be said to have
settled for the time being at the edge
Of the great cow country OF Texas.
and persons dramatically inclined are
wondering why it is SO.
Director oliver Hinsdell is one OF
the reasons. He attributes the sue.
cess to hunger for good drama and
the character building work necessary
to overcome many obstacles here.
Six years ago group of Dallas
people, not satisfied with the scraps
OF drama they had been getting, de-
cided to manufacture their own. They
held their first meeting in an under.
takers chapel, and there the move.
ment was organized. The first play
was given in a high school, their sec
ond In a restaurant where. after the
evening meal, the proprietor permit
ted them to push back the chairs and
tables and present their play.
To Build Own Home.
After the movement had gone along
for three years. oliver Hinsdell came
from New Orleans. where he had built
a $6b. 900 little theater. He had been
a successful professional stage actor
and lecturer. The Dallas theater had
It's troubles. In the beginning the
men stayed away. Now the men are
among It's cleverest actors. 1t had
no theater building and no money,
but these obstacles, too, have been
overcome.
The theater now is housed in a
frame building on side street. A
Evening star., 1926-11-21
Courage in Moviiedom.

COURAGE has won wars, fair
women. wealth and fame since the
world began. but seldom has 1t proved
responsible in the success Of motion
picture director. It did in the case Of
Gregory La Cava. the young Para
mount picture maker. whose effort,
Paradise for Two" will star Richard
Dix and Betty Bronson.
or course, courage does not make
films for La Cava. His ability does
that. But the point is that he was
in the motion picture industry for ten
years as an animated cartoonist, gag
man. comedy writer and obscure di.
rector of tworeel comedies before his
nervy qualities won the coveted
chance OF directing a feature picture.
Now Paramount company ranks
him justly as one Of their foremost
directorial assets, and fine things are
expected of him.
But to get back to that take-a-
chance element in Mr.. La Cava. AS a
comedy director he was earning a
comfortable salary. But it wasn't
what he wanted. He yearned to di-
rect feature films. He went to the
Paramount studio at Astoria and was
engaged as q story constructionist. to
bolster up weak yarns by sustained
dramatic or comedy touches.
La CAva's acceptance of the Steve
Brodie philosophy first became appar-
ent during the filming OF The Shock
Punch" in which Dix, as the hero,
played an ironworker tossing rivets
atop a towering skyscraper. Scenes
were made on the beams Of the New
York Telephone Co. Building, some 30
stories above lower West street. Fur
thermore, It was windy and altogether
most uncomfortable for anybody ex-
cept ironworkers. La Cava volun-
teered to direct the risky scenes. He
did, and they proved to be the pic
ture's most thrilling sequences.
Came another Dix picture. THE
Lucky Devil" in which Richard won
Evening star., 1926-11-21
Murnau's Q "Sunrise"

2 EPoRTs from Hollywood indicate
that r. W. Murnau. the noted
German director Of "The Last Laugh"
is making excellent progress on Sun
RISE" his first American production
for Fox films.
After q month on location at Lake
Arrowhead, Calf. in the San Ber'
nardino Mountains, he has brought
his company back to Hollywood to
begin work on interiors and outdoor
sets constructed at FOX Kills.
Murnau is said to be making efec-
tive use Of his original technique with
American facilities in creating a vivid
love story. There Is gripping drama
and logical comedy in the photoplay
that Is being wrought from DR.. Carl
Mayors adaptation Of an idea from
Herman Sudermann's novel. The
Trip to Tilsit."
BY effective makeup and direction,
Murnau has coverted George O'Brien
into an elemental man-the virile hero
Of the story. Janet Gaynor, as his
wife, is all heart, and Margaret Liv-
ingston is a new type Of vampire.
Sunrise" will be a richly mounted
production. In 1t Murnau is said to be
portraying emotion as rhythm. Its
subtitle is "A Song OF Two Humans"
Evening star., 1926-11-21
Labor IN the Movies.

outside life-and the result Of scien.
tifically distributing this labor so
shortens the time that the structure
ia complete where in outside life the
foundations would hardly have been
laid.
Thirty.six hours is the outside limit
for constructing any ordinary building
| or street Of buildings, according to
G. F. Wilhelm, construction chief at
the studio.
The organizatio Of the department
is patterned on Army lines. with fore
men, corresponding to officers. hav-
ing full responsibility for every de-
tail and the men organized under
them in squads, platoons and
companies.
The studio operates it's own shops.
manufacturing all it's piece work
from raw material, according to Its
own scientifically designed standards
The shops can turn out any piece
ordered within a few hours.
This building speed is necessary in
order that sudden calls for settings
may be so filled as not to delay pro-
duction, thus saving stars and actors
waiting idle under salary. Sometimes
a set is constructed on as little as
three hours notice when a scenarist
makes a sudden change or improve
ment in his story.
Evening star., 1926-11-21
What Kiralfy Thinks.

Ana yet Bolossy Kiralfy expressed
himself az astounded at the bigness OF
the Universal.Filn De France produc-
ton. michael Strogoff." amazed at
the beauty and costunaing and color.
ing. He marveled at the movement
Of masses when thousands of shrek
ing barbarians swept before the cam
era eye-when the electric storm
broke in the Ural Mountains-when
the oil-charged river went up IN
flames and the Tartar hordes swarm
ed into the streets OF the Siberian
capital.
"It did everything that 1t was sup,
posed to do. was enthralled all
through It,"
Il am surprised" continued Kiralfy.
that this famous old thriller has
never been produced for the screen
before: have been connected with
the theater and with amusement enter
prises for more than half century,
and I can recall no play, no plot, or
dramatic story in any form that has
the universal appeal to all ages ana
all races such as has maintained the
popularity OF Michael Strogoff" for
80 wears.
Evening star., 1926-11-21

EORTY.FTvE years have passed
since Bolossy Kiralfy and his
| brother presented Michael Strogoff. )"
probably the most stupendous stage
production the world has ever seen.
It's triumphant opening took place at
the New York Academy Of Music sep.
ternber 3. 1881, and it remained one OF
the biggest and most popular produc-
tions in America for 10 years, playing
repeated engagements in all cities
that boasted a stage. The Kiralfy
Brothers were then Americas big
gest producers. Their lavish pres.
entations in this country and abroad
were uneQualled in immensity and
grandeur. Every worlds fair had a
kiralfy spectacle as one of its leading
attractions.
Many Of the worlds largest and
finest theaters had been built by or
for Kiralfy, in Paris, London. Berlin
and Brussels. as well as in the United
States In his day the biggest and
best in spectacle. drama and pageant
/, were labeled with his name. When
anything in the amusement line was
30 big as to seem impossible, 1t was
almost sure to be a Kiralfy produc.
ton
Evening star., 1926-11-21

an exciting cross-country automobile
race from a group OF professional
drivers. They went on location to the
dirt roads of New Jersey near Lake
wood and hired q dozen professional
speed kings. who, animated by profes.
slonal pride, made the races realistic
TO the extreme. opening wide the
throttle and plungfng 80 and 100
miles an hour
True to movie tradition, the race
had to be photographed from a speed
/ ing auto in front of the others. The
job called for steel nerves, and La
Cava accomplished the feat OF direc-
ton. Incidentally he developed q
series OF uproarious comic episodes
which blended perfectly with the
thrills and made the picture one OF
Dix's best.
La Cava was then permitted to d.
rect "Womanhandled." The company
went to Texas, and almost immedi-
| ately trouble began. For month 1t
rained, and it simply was impossible
mounted heavily. wires Of inquiry
came daily from New York. everybody
down in Texas was nervous but could
do nothing. 1t chanced that some Of
the real cowboys working in the film
did not feel the same urge for achieve
ment as did La Cava, with the result
that one Of them drew his formidable
six shooter and declared, We'll shoot
this out, right here now" 1t was. in
deed a perilous moment. La Cava met
it squarely. and the picture went
ahead
When 1t was shown the New York
critics asred that 1t was fine comedy
and audiences were volubly enthusi.
astic about II.
Still, La Cava was not sold" a. yet
to the powers that be. And then, with
his future depending. he went ahead
and made his hest effort, Let's Get
Married." which stands among the
first Ave Of the Paramount honor roll
# successful audience pictures.
Evening star., 1926-11-21

Ellen Terry. her stage name Is con.
stantly in public prints. She is even
more rubust than Dame Ellen and
seldom n1isses a notable first night or
I any great gathering where represent
atives Of the arts are assembled.
Dame Madge was the twenty-second
child Of William and Margaretta Rob
e.tson. Her mother was Of Danish
blood. Her father came Of British
theatrical family, which was well
known in the amusement world for
generations.
Mrs Kendall was only years old
when she made her first appearance
on the stage. and played repertoire
Of roles that included everything from
Little Eva in Uncle Toms Cabin"
to Shakespeare.
In 1855 Mrs Kendall appeared at
the Haymarket. in London, as Ophelia
in a production Of Hamlet" with
Walter Montgomery in the role Of the
Danish prince. From then on she
played most Of the Shakespeareian
heroines. and in every sort Of classical
and popular drama until 1911. when
she retired She made several tours
of the United States with her husba nd
in the sos and 90s and was popular
In such plays as Marriage" Prince
Karatoff." and "A Scrap Of Paper"
Evening star., 1926-11-21
IN THE SPOTLIGHT

years plans. 1t Is called "Busman's
Holiday"
Werner Meurice Whitney, formerly
casting director of the Albertina Rasch
enterprises. Is to produce a. miniature
Spanish revue. with Jane Overton as
the principal dancer. Associated with
Mr.. Whitney as business manager is
Stuart Robson, jr., son Of the famous
comedian.
Yours Truly" q musical comedy,
with book by Clyde North. lyrics by
Anne Caldwell and music by Raymond
Hubbell. will be produced in New
York early in the new year by Gene
Buck. Joseph Urban will design the
sets.
The George White ofSices announce
that Harry Richman will continue in
the various editions Of the Scandals"
for two years, and that he will then
be starred in a musical comedy.
Atlantic City has seen The Wooden
Kimono" and found It full Of shouts,
one Of the mystery melodramas in
which perfectly natural clues are di-
verted to supernatural sources. The
play was written by John Floyd and
is scheduled to open in New York
tomorrow night.
1.-The Nightingale" musical show
dealing with the life Of Jenny Lind.
will have its first showing tomorrow
and Stanley Lupino head the cast.
Guy Bolton and p. G. Wodehouse
wrote the book and lyrics and Armand
Vecsev the music.
Evening star., 1926-11-21

A company of Cradle Snatchers.
headed by Blanche Ring. started a
second road tour last Thursday in
Springfield.
Charles l.. Wagner has accepted for
Immediate production "Ballyhoo," a
play by J. X. Nicholson. dealing with
tent show life.
Dorothy Dilley. last seen in "Kitty's
Kisses" will play the leading role in
Peggy" instead Of Ada Mae, as pre-.
viously announced
Helen Hayes acted in What Every
Woman Knows" for the 255th time in
New York last Wednesday night. This
is said to establish new record for
revivals.
Mildred Blanchard, an English act.
ress, will soon appear In Keith.Albee
vaudeville in a condensed version Of
SArdou's Fedora"
Robert Keith will have the leading
role in the revival OF Beyond the
Horizon" which will be the second
production of the Actors Theater,
New York.
Vivienne Segal has been engaged for
Lady Fair" which Schwab and Man
del will present in New York during
the week of November 20.
Ray Dooley will be starred in "Ea st
Side, West Side" musical play by
her husband. Eddie Bowling. and
James Hanley, which A. L. Erlanger
and Charles Dillingham; will present.
An adaptation by Cosmo Hamilton
and Frank c. Reilly of Dickens
"Pickwick Papers" is to go into re-
hearsal' soon under the title "Mr.
Pickwick." Mr.. Reilly is the pro-
ducer, and it is probable that the play
will be seen in Boston in February, be-
fore it's New York presentation.
Florenz Ziegfeld announces the en-
gagement of Ada Mae for "Rio Rita, !"
now in rehearsal, and of Madeline
Cameron for Betsy Kitzel," the mu-
sical comedy in which Belle Baker will
appear.
"Ching-a- Ling" described as a Chi
nese Oriental revue" is being prepar-
ed for Broadway presentation by Ar.
thur Lyons and William Seabury. 1t
will open around the holidays.
Arch selwyn, George White and
Martin Beck recently sailed for Lon.
don. Mr.. Selwyn will see the produc.
ton Of Princess Charming" to which
he and Mr.. White have purchased
the American rights. and the premier
Of Frederick Lonsdale'e 1.-THE League
Of Notions" which he and Arthur
Hopkins plan to produce in New
York.
Dorothy Parker recently returned
to New York after q years absence
abroad. She brought with her the
manuscript OF her new play, which
Arthur Hopkins scheduled for pro
Evening star., 1926-11-21

AHAREL TERRY.LEwIS. talented
1'I English actress. appearing with
Ethel Barrymore in THE Constant
W-ife." the new Somerset Vaughan
comedy, is a niece Of Dame Ellen
Terry and daughter Of Kate Terry.
whom Bernarda Shaw called the great
est Of them all.
Evening star., 1926-11-21

Ludwig Berger. noted German di.
rector Of THE Waltz Dream" has
been signed by Fox to make photo.
plays and Is expected in Hollywood
in March.
Evening star., 1926-11-21
Started on It's Uppers.

campaign to raise es5 1000 for a new
building is under way. Any one IL
considered a member who buys sea-
Son ticket.
Ali walks OF life are represented in
the casts. A society woman may play
in the same cast with her gardener.
In a season hundred or more actors
are used.
Judge Lynch" by william Rogers,
ir., q member Of the Little Theater
and former Dallas newspaper ma n,
was the f1ret play taken to New York.
1t won the Belasco cup. In 1925 they
won with The No Count Boy" by
Paul Green. Last Winter they cap
tured the trophy with lei Cristo."
Evening star., 1926-11-21

Lew Fields has recovered from his
recent illnees and rs,turned to his
home last week. He expects to go
back to the thAAter at once and will
supervise the production Of Peggy"
his musical comedy. which went into
rehearsal last Tuesday. 1t is the
work Of his son, Herbert Fields; Rich.
ard Rogers and Lorenz Hart.
Evening star., 1926-11-21

Dorothy Parker recently returned
to New York after q years absence
abroad. She brought with her the
manuscript OF her new play, which
Arthur Hopkins scheduled for pro.
duction in his annoupncement OF this
Evening star., 1926-11-21

"Ching-a-Ling," described as "Chi-
| nese Oriental revue" is being prepar-
ed for Broadway presentation by Ar.
| thur Lyons and William Eeabury. It
will open around the holidays.
Evening star., 1926-11-21

Robert Keith will have the leading
role in the revival OF Beyond the
Horizon" which will be the second
production of the Actors Theater,
New York.
Evening star., 1926-11-21

Florenz Ziegfeld announces the en-
gagement of Ada Mae for "Rio Rita, !"
now in rehearsal, and of Madeline
Cameron for Betsy Kitzel," the mu-
sical comedy in which Belle Baker will
aDDear
Evening star., 1926-11-21

Vivienne Segal has been engaged for
Lady Fair" which Schwab and Man.
del will present in New York during
the week of November %.
Evening star., 1926-11-21

Mildred Blanchard, an English act.
ress, will soon appear in Keith.Albee
vaudeville in a condensed version Of
SArdou'S Fedora"
The Washington times., 1926-10-19

syringed out with warm water.
If the bite is painful, prolonged
bathing with very hot water and
the application afterward of a
strong solution Of baking soda,
allowed to dry on the skin, Is
helpful. The doctor should be
consulted at once il any compli-
cations arise.
The small Northern lawn ticks
are probably equally as potent in
carrying some infection. IL start
ed in the rabbits, In the commu-
nifty in which they exist. They
cannot well be carriers from their
human hosts into which they bore
themselves, never escaping alive
from their burrows.
A common complaint due to
acarine parasites Of the same
kind as ticks. but, like the fore
going much smaller. Is scabies
or 1.-The itch" Its symptoms are
intense itching OF the back of the
wrists and between the fingers
caused by the burrowing of the
parasite into the skin, where 1t
lays It's eggs. 1t often attacks
the insteps as we'll and. in addi-
ton to the sites Of the burrows,
children very often get an itch.
ing rash Of the arms. trunk and
backs Of the thighs. The treat
ment Is an intensive course of
sulphur applications, but 1t Is cs-
The Washington times., 1926-10-19

on the wrists, ankles or head
which spreads all over the body.
The culprit tick, in this in
stance, is very different from the
cattle tick. but very similar to
the ordinary wood tick" Of the
Northern States. In the first
year Of its life it feeds upon squir.
rels, rabbits and other smalls
animals. and It is probable that
some of these, especially the
snoWshoe rabbit. act as reser-
voirs for the disease.
During the second year OF it's
life it feeds upon larger mammals
and men, and infects men with
the spotted fever.
Since ticks are. therefore, not
only annoying but dangerous. it
is obvious that they should be
avoided as much as possible and
removed when they get on the
body. Since they sometimes do
not feed at once. and since the eff
fects do not appear until some
time after the bite takes place,
search should be made for them
Immediately after exposure. In
removing attached ticks care
should be taken TO remove the
mouth parts as well, and not to
leave them in the wound Case.
line. petroleum or vaseline will
make them relax their hold II
applied to their body. The wound
The Washington times., 1926-10-19
NOU Continue

The crew Of the bateau had
Joined in the evening song OF
the rivermen on the raft. and
over the ridges and hollows Of
the forest tops, red and green
and gold in the last warm glory
of the sun. echoed that chanting
voice of men. David understood
now what st. Pierre's command
had been. The huge raft with
its tented city Of life was pre-.
pairing to tie up for the night.
A quarter of a mile ahead the
far side was a low, clean shore
toward which the efforts of the
men at the sweeps were slowly
shot out on the shore side and
dropped anchors that helped drag
the big craft in. Two others
tugged at tow-lines fastened to
the shore-side bow. and within
twenty minutes the first men
were plunging up out of the
water on the white strip of beach
and were whipping the tie-lines
about the nearest trees.
David unconsciously was smil-
ing in the thrill and triumph of
these last moments. and not until
they were over did he sense the
fact that Bateese and his crew
were bringing the bateau in to the
opposite shore. Before the sun
was quite down, both raft and
houseboat were anchored for the
night.
AS the shadows of the distant
forests deepened Carrigan felt
impending about him an oppres-
sion Of emptiness and loneliness
which he had not experienced be-
fore. He was disappointed that
the bateau had not tied up with
the raft. Already he could see
men building fires. Spirals of
smoke began to rise from the
shore. and he knew that the river.
mans happiest of all hours. sup
per time, was close at hand.
He looked at his watch. 1t was
Pfter o'clock. Then he watched
the fading away of the sun until
only the red glow OF it remained
~ WeS4 and against the still
The Washington times., 1926-10-19

A MURMuR of voices rose over
&1the water. and then the murmur
was broken by bowls and shouts
as the rivermen ran to their
places at the command Of st.
Pierre's voice. and as the sweeps
began to flash in the setting
sun, it gave way entirely to the
evening chant of the Padding
Song.
David gripped himself as he lis
tened and watched the slowly
drifting glory of the world that
came down to the shores of the
river. He could see ST. Pierre
clearly, for the bateau had
worked it's way nearer. He could
see the bare heads and naked
arms of the rivermen at the
sweeps.
The sweet breath OF the forests
filled his lungs. as that picture
lay before him. and there came
into his soul a covetousness and
a yearning where before there
had been humiliation and the
grim urge of duty. He could
breathe the air of that world,
he could look at it's beauty, he
could worship it-and yet he
knew that he was not a part of
1t as those others were a part
Of 1t.
He envied the men at the
sweeps: he felt his heart SWELL
ing at the exultation ana Joy
in their song. They were going
Monochrome down the big rivers,
home to the heart OF Gods Coun-
try, where wives and sweeth rts
and happiness were waiting for
them, and their visions were his
visions as he stared wide-eyed
and motionless over the river.
And yet he was irrevocably an
alien. He was more than that
an enemy. a man-hound sent out
on a trail to destroy, an agent
OF a powerful and merciless force
that carried with it punishment
and death.
The Washington times., 1926-10-19

He was sure he would never
see her again as he had seen her
then and something OF bitterness
rose in him as he thought of that.
st. Pierre, could he have seen her
face and eyes when he told her
that her hair in the moonlight was
lovelier than anything he had ever
seen. would have throttled him
with his naked hand in that meet
ing in tho cabin.
For st. Pierre's code would not
have her eyes droop under their
long lashes or her cheeks flush so
warmly at the words of another
man-and he could not take ven-
geance on the woman herself. No,
she had not told st. Pierre all she
might have told! There were
things which she must have kept
to herself, which she dared not re.
veal even to the great.hearted
man who was her husband.
The Washington times., 1926-10-19

thicker shadows OF the fires Of
the rivermen threw up yellow
flames.
On his own side, Bateese and
the bateau crew were preparing
their meal. 1t was 8 O'Clock
when a man he had not seen be-
fore brought in his supper. He
ate. scarcely SENSING the taste of
his food, and half an hour later
the man reappeared for the
dishes.
1t was not quite dark when he
returned to his window, but the
far shore was only an indistinct
blur of gloom. The fires were
brighter. One Of them, built sole
ly because of the rivermen's
inherent love OF light and cheer,
threw the blaze of its flaming
logs 20 feet into the air.
He wondered what Marie-Anne
was doing at this hour. Last
night they had been together.
The Washington times., 1926-10-19
DR.. Reed Urges Devices For Battling Dread Ticks

sential that this should be car
ried out under the observation Of
a doctor. Children, and adults as
we'll, pick up these parasites from
one another, and some people can
carry them without knowing it.
In this way itch" may so
through a school or a community.
These acarinae are a totally diff
ferent species from the pediculi.
or lice. which affect people who
do not go in for cleanliness, and
also carry serious diseases such
as typhus. The most satisfac-
tory treatment for head lice is
to tie up the hair for an hour in
any hot. strong antiseptic com.
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