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Evening star., 1926-10-10
NETROPOLITAN-"Don Juan's
Three Nights"

First Nationals production OF Don
Juan's Three Nights IS the leatuI e
announced for the current week at
Crandalrs Metropolitan Theater, pe-
oirning this afternoon. The stage at
fraction will be supplied by itlta Owll' H.
eccentric dancer. formerly 1eatureu III
the Ziegfeld follies, Arthur nanillie ma, l1i,.L
STEMS production OF Jimmy VII
Frances White and In Neo "eS So0i - .
'Town Gossip" 49,.
Awxil,arv features will include the
raual short reels and musical contrl-
buttons by the METROPOLITAN sym
nhonv. under Daniel Breeskin. ana on
week days only by Metropolitan Ram
blers. led by Milton Davis.
"Don Juan's Three Nights" depicts
the romantic adventures OF dlstin-
ruished pianist, whose love analrs IN
volve him in difficulties that nnaily
result In q duel with SWORDS IN Wnlch
he Is worsted and his hand lncapacl'
tated. Don Juan was a gentleiilah'
and suffered his defeat and su6se-
quent incapacity as an artist anu q
gentleman would.
The principal role is played by
Lewis s. Stone, as Johann Aridi, the
concert artist, and he is supported py
Shirley Mason. Malcolm MacGregor
MYRTLE Steadman, Betty Francisco
Kalla Pasha, Alma Bennett, Mario
Garlic, Jed Prouty, Madeline HurlocK
and Gertrude AstOr. Direction was
by John Francis Dillon.
Rita OWN Is dancer whose arr
encompasses many phases OF terpslcn
orean endeavor. Comic as an eccen
trio. she also is charming as a de-
lineator Of the more conventional
| forms Of the dance. ~,
The Metropolitan Symphony will
| offer as the concert overture sym
postum Of numbers from George
whites scandals" including Lucky
Day." "The Birth of the Blues,
''Biack Bottom" and ''The Girl Is You
| and the Boy Is Me-" AS theme mum
| bers for the interpretative score there
will be utilized Rudolf FrimPs
"Amour Coquet" and Mike" by
Benny DAVIS The exit march will be
| "AI Alone Monday" for "Ramblers.
Week days from 1880 am. to 1:30 pm.
and from to 1880 DIN. the Metro
politan Ramblers. conducted by NIL
ton Davis" will offer additional or
| chestral numbers.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
WILTON SlLLS-
Lincoln
Movie Sidelights

BY the Associated Press.
CCOTT MATTRAW, who once had
James Cruze on his pay roll at
S1S a week as a member of a stock
company, has played In more than 100
motion picture comedies since going to
Hollywood three years ago. The 290-
pound comedian, who several years
ago ran a string Of Is theaters in New
York, claims the distinction of having
eliminated the Just a Moment.
Please" slide in playhouses by using
two projectors.
Norma Shearer is an enthusiastic
advocate of the new cocktail gowns:
It Is an ensemble gown. capable Of
being changed quickly, by means Of
an overjacket, into a dress suitable
for either tea or dinner wear.
For years Lois Wilson refused to
have her hair bobbed. Two months
ago a role necessitated bobbed hair
and she finally bowed. Since then
there have been twice as many re-
quests for her photograph.
A villain. to be convincing, must be
true to life, believes John Roche, who
plays the heavy roles for Fox. He
should be consistent. Even bad egg
is consistent. A good villain is a
plausible one."
Richard Dix, in his foot ball picture,
discarded the makeup of grease paint
and powder in favor of mud baths.
The game which provides the climax
is played ostensibly on rain-deluged
field, although the actual filming was
done on sunny days. The studio crews
reduced the gridiron to the proper
state of oozing mud by the use of fire
hose. AS fast as the sun dried and
the mud caked, Dix and the other
players acquired new coatings by
throwing themselves down into the
slippery mess and rolling over and
over.
Manufacturers of piano wire are
now putting out a special brand for
use in motion picture studios. It has
a million uses, mostly in comedy
scenes where articles of furniture or
actors are hoisted about the stage,
mice are made to run across the floor,
windows must bang open. lamps fall
OF tables. etc. The wire. painted
black, becomes through this move
msnt absolutely invisible on the screen.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
AMBASSADOR" Juan's Three
Nights"

A cast led by Lewis S. Stone, Shir-
lev Mason, Malcolm MacGregor. Myr-
tie Steadman, Betty Francisco. kalla
Pasha, Alma Bennett, Mario Garlic,
Jed Prouty. Madeline Hurlock ami
Gertrude Aster will be seen In the
principal roles of First Nationals pro.
duction of Don Juan's Three Nights
at Crandall's Amba ssador Theater tho
first three days of this week. begin
ming this afternoon, the supple
mentary features including News
reel. added short reels and pipe organ
accompa niments and solo intervals.
Wednesday, Thomas Meighan in
Paramount production, Tin GODS,
supplemented by an Aesop Fable by
Paul Terry: Thursday, First Ma
tionals new production OF quo
Vadis," with Emil Jannings, foremost
star of the European stage and screen,
in the role of Nero, supplemented by
a new Alice reel; Friday, Gloria swan.
son in "F'ine Manners" supplemented
by a new comedy, "A Merry Wid-
over; Saturday, William Boyd in
1.-The Last Frontier" supplemented
by a comedy, THE Radio Bug.
Each daily bill will be augmented
by brief pipe organ recitalS.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
In the Local Playhouses.

Comedy and tragedy were closely
entwined on Ninth street near the
stage entrance to the Strand last
Tuesday. The city's dog catcher g
| wagon was standing close to the curb
in that vicinity, while the catcher
went prowling around for stray
CANNES. AS luck would have 1t, one
of those little fuzzy lap dogs, treas.
| ured by one of the Kismet sisters,
playing last week at the Strand, dash.
ed out of the stage door and ran
plumb into the dog catcher man.
Quick as a flash the little pet was
! gathered up and tossed into the
wagon, but not before its owner
caught a glimpse of the act as she
came chasing after.
How do you get that way" shout
ed Miss Kismet 1--WE got a license
for that dog and 1 want him right
awayr'
TRY and get him." replied the
catcher. II know my business. There
was no tag on the pup"
The situation looked serious, and
Miss Kismet changed her tactics, and
said, You know you have no right
| to take in that dog, but I'll give you
! dollar if you give it back to me-"
The man was all smiles as he pick.
| ed the little pet out of the wagon and
! handed 1t to the lady. Wrapping her
| arms around the little prize, Miss
| Kismet started for the stage door.
where's my dollar. lady?" called
| the man. "Try and get it," came
back the scornful remark as Miss
Kismet disappeared through the door.
The National Theater has been a
house of gloom the past week. The
| loss of two popular men, a manager
and doorkeeper, at the same time is
enough to cast dark shadow over
the brightest spot. 1t will be a long
| time before willie" Fowler and
! Jim" Evans are forgotten,
Evening star., 1926-10-10

A MoNG the striking and unusual
features of making Ben -Hur"
into q picture has been the three
years Of cooperation between .Abra'
ham L, Erlangar ,who, with his part
nere. Dillingham; and Ziegteld. owns
the rights to the spectacle and Mar
Gus Loew. president of the Metro
Coldwyn- MAYER Corporation, the com
pany producing It. This teamwork
has had the two-fold object of main
tanning historical accuracy ana EN-
hodying worthily the characters ana
situations. The wealth of materials
OF the old stage "BenHur" was fully
availed Of. Out of the 20 or 20 scenes
of the six,act stage play continuity
Of 900 scenes was evolved by bridg-
ing in the gaps in the action from the
book. These 1000 scenes were eX-
panded into $500 picture scenes In
the actual filming.
Strangely enough, the motion pic
ture Is required to be more accurate
than text or drama. In detail the
camera is an instrument demanding
absolute truth. SO, while Gen. Lew
Wallace could give but a vague and
general description of the great circus
at Antioch, Fred Niblo and his art
directors were obliged to reproduce
the actual circus from no better
guides than broken shafts and ruins
OF the master circus in Rome. The
same requirements of profound re-
search characterized preparations for
the making Of the Joppa gate, the
market place and streets of Jerusalem.
Among the new modes Of technique
that Ben. Hur" has evolved are. first,
the progression of filming in the Sc.
ouence Of the story; the direction OF
immense crowds, amid noise and clat-
ter Of scenes like the chariot race. by
the modulated thunders OF myriad
horned magnavox; the continuous
grinding Of gyroscopic cameras. NOV
ing in q circle to include every pos
sible arc Of action: new automobile
photography: photography through
gauze and glass. Disgusting the In.
strument, though located centrally in
the heart of the scene: sea photogra-
ply from the top of a floating plat
form; aerial photography. so that by
the combination Of all these multi
tudinous vistas afforded by the camera
not one salient thing was lost: the
importation to America OF all cos
TUNES, weapons. armor and properties
after they had been made abroad
under the supervision of Signor An
geu Of the Rome Museum and Prof.
Della Horti of the Pompeiian Museum
at Naples; the reinvention of the
Roman chariot race: the making of
the naval battle In which at one stage
Evening star., 1926-10-10
Difficulties Encountered In
Filming ''Ben-Hur" Story

100 antique ships participated, and the
picturing for the first time Of the
various ancient fighting devices, such
as hurling of fire balls, ballistics and
the Roman invention of the clamp or
shiplock which caught and held two
fighting craft together; the accurate
costuming and whiskering Of 20 ma
tionalities OF the Eastern Med1ter.
ranean; the ceaseless experimentation
whereby 100000 feet of Aim were
cut and recut into an evenings en-.
tertainment.
The mass Of exigencies surrounding
the making Of "Ben.Hur" were Of q
nature to exhaust half q dozen ordi.
nary directors. The choice Of Fred
Niblo as director in chief was brought
about not only by reason Of his techni-
cal skill and acting and stage expert.
ence, but also because Mr.. Loew was
conversant with his diplomatic and
business qualities and his wide expert
ence as a world traveller. Arriving in
Rome in June, 1924, after the new
work had already been In progress un.
der another director for some time,
Mr.. Niblo moved the players about
Italy and sent detachments of them
and of the technical staff to Africa
and the Eastern Mediterranean.
ANsA
in February. 1925, and took up the
work at the tro-Goldwyn-M Mayer Al.
acre studio lot near Los Angeles. 1t
Is worthy of note that all the cos.
tunes, wigs, armor, weapons and
props were brought over in bond. 80
that nothing was lost of the materials
used overseas. That work was contin.
uous until December Is Of last year,
when the picture was finally com
pleted.
Mr.. Niblo states that Italy and its
surrounding countries gave some
things that could never have been re-
produced here. For example, while Its
architecture may be copied. there are
trees. gardens and bushes OF the Old
World, particularly those they filmed
around Rome. that could not have
been matched here. Nor could they
have gotten the Mediterranean atmos-
phere of the sea battle on the shores
Of the Atlantic or Pacific.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
wARDMAN PARK-"Forever."

Forever C'Peter IbbetsonO. the
picture Wallace Reid believed to be
his greatest work, will be the first or
his productions to be shown by the
Motion Picture Guild at the Wardman
Park Theater this week, beginning
today.
This picture was selected almost
unanimously by patrons during the
last two weeks, when the guild con-
Quoted a poll to determine which or
the Wallace Reid pictures were de-
sired most to be shown.
Elsie Ferguson was co-starred In
this production with Wallace Reld,
and others in the east were Elliott
Dexter, George Fawcett, Montagu
Love, Barbara Dean, Dolores Cassi,
nelli and Paul McAllister. Forever
is the screen adaptation from George
Du Maurier's novel peter lbbetson.
The sets for this photOplay were pro-
duced at much expense. In the dream
scene Elsie Ferguson and wallace
Reid are revealed in a rondo'a IN n
Venetian canal, in an ice palace IN
Russia, at the Circus MaNImus IN
Rome, OF the desert sands in Algeria
and at various show places in Eng
land and France.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
Under the direction Of busine

Under the direction Of business
and professional men of the coun.
try, campaign to raise a $1.000,000
endowment fund for the Actors Fund
Of America will be launched with a
dinner to Daniel Frohman, president
of the fund, in New York December
10. Frohman has served for the past
"a years as an officer and director of
the charity. The dinner will cost
81. 1.000.44 per plate. of which 81 900 will
go to the fund and ~ cents for pay.
ment for the meal. The money thus
raised will go toward insuring the
permanency of the fund, which aids
needy and distressed actors and
actresses throughout the country. The
fund also maintains home for infirm
members Of the profession at Snug
Haxbog. Staten Island
Evening star., 1926-10-10
Real Fighting Men.

THE men now appearing in Para
mounts pictorial drama. "The
Rough Riders" would have been a
credit to Theodore Roosevelt's origi-
nal regiment. according to Army Of
ficers who fought in the Spanish
American War. Part of the new
Rough Riders are made up of season.
ed Regular Army cavalrymen. Others
are real cowpunchers from Texas
and Arizona. Still others are players
from Hollywood, expert riders.
When Roosevelt was planning the
formation of his regiment with
Leonard Wood, he said, according to
Hermann Hagedorn, his biographer:
East, West. North and South,
we'll get the damndest fighting men
in the country. whether they are
millionaires or hoboes."
Evening star., 1926-10-10
PALACE-"The Campus Flirt."

Comedy will reign over the stage
and screen program at Loew's Palace
this week, starting this afternoon.
with Bebe Daniels in her latest Para
mount comedy, THE Campus Flirt.
as the photoplay feature. and Al Her
man, "the black laugh" with his rs
minstrel monarchs in THE Evolution
Of Minstrelsy" as the principal stage
offering.
Supplemental features on the pro-
gram will include Dick Liebert's pop
ular "Organlogues': the Palace Maya
zine, Topics Of the Day, the organ
recessional and an overture and
atmospheric score by the Palace Or
chestra.
"The Campus Flirt." which was di'
rected by Clarence Badger, with
Charles Paddock, 1.-The worlds fastest
human; James Hall, FL Brendel and
Joan Standing in supporting roles, is
hilarious romance Of college life In
| which Miss Daniels. seen first as an
incorrigible snob, Is eventually turned
into a regular fellow through the IN.
iuence Of collegiate social life and
going out for the college track team
she actually outruns Paddock himseil
when a mouse makes a sudden aP
pearance. There Is a romantic angie
to the story and James Hall, "hnd
from the musical comedy stage, Is
Bebe's new leading man.
AL Herman and his Minstrels nave
as additional features "The broadway
Four" Jack Mulroe and Billy kueh
ling, former Washington dancers: Tex
Hendrix, the female impersonator, IN
an "Eltinge number; Harry Namba
and AL Roth. The music Is by L.
Wolfe Gilbert.
Sunday performances are continu
Gus from to II pm, with 1ou,
de luxe performances at 8. o. ana
O'Clock. while daily performances are
continuous from 1890 am. to IL pm.
with four de luxe performances at
80, $50, Z and 9 pm.
Evening star., 1926-10-10

"Take It From Me-" with Reginald
Denny. the feature picture at the
Rialto this week, Is another light and
breezy comedy of the kind that has
made Denny one Of the screens most
popular comedians. Adapted from
the musical comedy of the same titie,
the picture is said to retain all the
ingredients that made it a hit on the
stage.
1t concerns the ventures and mis-
haps of Denny, as an eXtraVagant
Young heir who sinks his last uollar
on a horse that just can't win first
place. When he Is broke and penni-
less he is informed that his uncle, IN
a codicil in the will, has PROVIDED
that his nephew shall inherit the huge
Eeeett Department Store, proVldeo
that he operates it for three months
and shows a profit at the end OF the
Deriod. In case the store loses money
during the year, title to 1t reverts 10
CYRUS Crabb, present manager OF the
store. and an old business associate OIL
The efforts of Tom Eggett. Regi-
nald Denny, and two Of his pals TO
onerate the huge business, ABOUT
| which they know nothing, are salo u
| be ludicrouS in the eXertme.
| Rlanche Mehaffey plays opposite
| the star. and others in the cast are
Ben Hendricks. jr.. Lee Moran. Etnel
Wales. Lucien Littlefleld, Joan Toliey
| and Vera Lewis. ,.,-
The Rialto Concert Orchestra, mis-
| cha Guterson, conducting, will play
FOR an overture "Mignon, by
Thomas. Henri Sokolov will play
| ''Zigeunerweisen," by Sarasate' as
| a violin solo.
International News. comeures anu
| o+har short film novelties will COM
plete the program. 3.
Due to the fact that the work Is
in nrogress enlarging the stage, there
will be no stage presentation.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
AVENUE GRAND.

Today and tomorrow, Gloria Swan
son In Fine Manners" and Mack Sen
nett comedy, 'Tce-Cold Cocoas" ;;
Tuesday and Wednesday. Ben Lyon
In 1.-The Savage" Aesop Fable and
Pathe Review; Thursday, Marie
Provost in almost a Lady" and O.
Henry comedy, The Failure; Fri
day, Jack Holt in "Forlorn River
and Mack Sennett comedy. Meet My
GirP; Saturday. Priscilla Dean in
"The Dice Woman" and Lige Conley
In "Solid Gold"
Evening star., 1926-10-10

Manager SHIELD Of the Rialto an
nounces that the stage presentations
will be discontinued for the next few
weeks. due to the fact that a large
force OF men are now at work en-
larging the stage. When it Is COM
pleted the Rialto will be able to
boast of one of the largest and best
equipped stages in the city and will
go in for special features in con-
junction with the showing Of 1ts
photoplay ON q layiehS1oalA
Evening star., 1926-10-10
CENTRAJ-"The Taxi Mystery"

This week. beginning this after
noon. the screen bill at Crandalfs
Central Theater will be featured by
1.-The Taxi Mystery" an enSrossing
film play starring Edith Roberts,
which will be supplemented by Bobbie
Vernon in It'll We Eat Again"
Tuesday, Patsy Ruth Miller In
Hell Bent fer Heaven" augmented
by Hal Roachs comedy, Don Key {:
Wednesday, Irene Rich in THE
Honeymoon Express supplemented
by o. Henry's picturized story Of THE
Failure; Thursday and Friday, Zane
Grey's "Forlorn River" featuring
Jack Holt, together with Mack Sen
nett's yankee Doodle Duke: Satur-
day. Leatrice Joy. supported by Tom
Moore and Robert EdesOn, in "The
Clinging Vine." and Booth Tarking-
ton-Van Bibber comedy. entitled "A
Partisan knight"
Evening star., 1926-10-10
APOLLO,

Today and tomorrow, Thomas Meig-
han in Tin Gods" and Aesop Fable;
Tuesday and Wednesday. Gloria
Swanson in Fine Manners" and Lon
CLANCY in "Solid Cold; Thursday,
Jack Holt in "FOrlOrn River" and I'M
perial comedy, THE Feud"; Friday.
Irene Rich in THE Honeymoon Ex-
press" and Clyde Cooke in He Forgot
to Remember; Saturday, Laura La
Plante in "PoLer Faces" Felix car
toon and the third episode of the new
chanter nlaY "SnoWed In"
Evening star., 1926-10-10
LINCOLN-"Men of Steel"

Milton Sills. supported by Doris
KENYON, Mae Allison, Victor Nc
Laglen, Frank Currier and George
Fawcett, will be the star at the Lin
coin Theater the first five days OF
this week, beginning this afternoon.
in First Nationals production of
MEN of Steel" drama of the steel
industry, In which the star has the
role of hobo who became leader OF
men and the husband of an heiress.
The story was adapted from a short
story by r. G. Kirk. entitled United
States Flavor" Supplementing the
bill will be an AesOp Fable.
Friday and Saturday, Leatrice Joy.
supported by Tom Moore and Robert
Edeson. will be seen in THE Cling
ing Vine," supplemented by Neal
Burns in Mr.. Wife," and added short
reels. Throughout the week special
musical accompaniments will be pro-
Vided.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
TIVOLI-"Finc Manners"

Gloria Swanson will be the star at
Crandall's Tivoli Theater the first two
days of this week. in Pdramounts
production of Fine Manners" and
in which she is supported by Eugene
O'Brien, Helen Dunbar, Walter GosS
and John Miltern. The auxiliary fea-
lures will be Mack Sennetts two
reeler, spanking Breezes" and the
Pathe review.
Tuesday and Wednesday. Cortnne
Griffith, supported by new leading
man, Einar Hansen, in First Nation
ais production, Into Her Kingdom.
the story of a Russian princess. who
marries serf and comes to America,
together with a Helen and Warren
comedy, Easy Payments Thursday
and Friday, William Boyd in West
ern production, THE Last Frontier
supplemented by an Aesop fable. sat
urday. Clara Bow in Don to the Sea
in Ships" augmented by a Cameo
comedy entitled, Kiss Me, Kate"
Each daily bill VIII nc established.
as usual, with special pipe organ mum
bers by Otto f. Beck and Ida v.
Clarke.
Evening star., 1926-10-10
CAROLINA.

Today and tomorrow. Milton Stills in
Puppets: Tuesday, Buck Jones In
THE Fighting Buckaroo": Wednes-
day and Thursday. THE Waltz
Dream; Friday, so This Is Paris"
with Monte Blue and Patsy Ruth Mil
Ter: Saturday, Tom Mix in MY
Own Pal"
Evening star., 1926-10-10
Photoplays This Week
At the Photoplay Houses This Week.

PALACE-"The Campus Frt" This afternoon and evening
RIALTO-"Take 1t From Me- This afternoon and evening.
METROPOLITAN-"Don Juans Three Nights This afternoon and
evening.
COIUMBIA-La Boheme" (second week). This afternoon and
evening.
TTVOI.I-"Fne Manners" This afternoon and evening
AMBASSADOR-"Don Juans Three Nights This afternoon and
evening.
WARDMAN PARK-"Forever" This afternoon and evening.
CENTRAI-"The Mystery" This afternoon and evening.
LINCOLN ColoredMen of Steel This afternoon and evening
Evening star., 1926-10-10
Next Weeks Photoplays

Next Weeks Photoplays
COLUMBIA Mary Pickford
in "Sparrows."
RIALTO-"Red" Grange in
"One Minute to Play"
METROPOLITAN Dorothy
Mackaill in Subway Sadie"
PALACE Raymond Griffith
in You'd Be Surprised"
TIVOLI THE Marriage
Clause" THE Amateur Cen
tleman," THE Savage" and
Hold That Lion"
AMBASSADOR "Sub way
Sadie" "The Marriage
Clause" Down to the Sea in
Ships" and "The Savage"
CENTRAL-"The Sea Wolf,"
The Last Frontier" Into
Her Kingdom" and Tin
Gods"
Evening star., 1926-10-10
CHEVY CHASE

Today, Milton Stills and Doris Ken
yon In Men of Steer': tomorrow.
Continued on Fourth Page1
Evening star., 1926-10-10

reel and an atmospheric score and
overture by the Columbia Orchestra,
under Leon Brusiloff. Will be added
features of the program.
Evening star., 1926-10-10

The title OF John Barrymore's
first United Artists picture will be
"The Beloved Rogue" the story hay
ing as foundation incidents i'll the
life of Francois Vi.lon. Marceline
Day is to play opposite the star.
Conrad Veidt. the German character
actor, has arrived in this country to
Join the cast.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-12-04
FROM OUR
EXCHANGES

Henry L. Caravati, organization
secretary of the Virginia State Cham
Der of Commerce for the Eastern dis
trict was in Northampton and Acco-
mac counties Last week. His purpose
was to give a clearer understanding
of the extensive program mapped out
by the State Chamber and it's desire
of assisting the Eastern Shore in any
problems within the State Chambers
province. These two counties are the
only ones which have yet to take out
individual memberships in the State
Chamber, though the Eastern Shore
of Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Joined last June.
Owing to the fact that the Cape
Charles Board of Trade has not fully
completed it's organization, it was
not feasible to call a meeting to hear
Mr.. Caravati.
Secretary E. D. Hartman of the
Onancock Board of Trade, issued a
hurry call and number of members
of that Board listened for some time
to Mr.. Caravati. He exhibited copies
of the publicity now being obtained
by the State Chamber, explained the
''orkings of the 5-5 program and the
world wide interest which is being
taken in the project to make a Hamp-
ton Roads Port.
He expressed amazement at the
unusual resources contained within
the borders Of Accomac and North
ampton and said it was generally be-
lieved throughout the State that with
in short time they will bring in a
handsome return, upon small in
vestment of advertising.