Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-17

/ American pictures and wants the film
! people TO build more theaters in China
/ There are some in enlightened Amel'.
lea who want TO suppress both.
The League OF Nations Nonparti-
san Association was announced as
| sponsoring a film called Hell and the
/ Way out al an exhibition at the
New York Tivoh Theater YESTERDAY
morning.
Monte Banks next comedy ought to
settle things. 1t is called Ever
things All Right
Famous Players has signed up Geo.
gla Hale, who has been Charlie Chap
Inns leading woman lately. Charlie
let her go.
Eaoul Walsh. who will direct the
film production Of What Price
Glory" is at Hollywood and will cor
fer with Laurence Stallings the al
, thor, on il.
The motion picture owners OF Mar
land are questionnairing exhibitors to
decide whether or not theaters in
Maryland shall close for two weeks in
July, according to Film Daily.
Madge Beuamy will do SANDY" for
Fox, assisted by Harrison Ford
Edythe Chapman. Leslie Fenton, Da-
Vid Terrence and Bardson Bard.
The Federal Trade Commission
! forcing the inquiry, ascertained tina
Famous Players acquired 1o7 new
| theaters since September, 1924; Fox
| 1862: First National, 1872; Cecil 3. l.,
| Mile, 12S and Universal, ia.
A. l.. Erlanger is reported TO have
purchased the screen rights to Gen
Lew Wallace's THE Fair God' am
THE Prince of India
The Maine Motion Picture Improve
nent Association wants to close ali
moving picture theaters in Maine or
Sundays.
Over IN Russia the Soviet runs the
motion picture business bag and bag
gage, according TO news report l.
even makes the pictures.
Seena Owen will return TO pictures
in ''Shipwrecked." based on Langdon
Mccormick play, The Storm"
Famous Players is considering the
wisdom of road showing" Beau
Geste," the Herbert Brenon produc,
ton for which Wallace Berry was en-
gagged when efforts failed to secure
IHlll Jd1lUlHSS- -ldIS anu Alice
Joyce are in the cast also.
II. II. Van Loan, who won fame as
screen writer, is to write seven
originals. two for Reginald Denny anu
one each for Laura La Plante, Mary
Philbin. Norman Kerry, Hoot Gibson
and Hersholt. Denny's first will be
called SOS Your Old Man"
Roxy" has engaged Kurt Schindler
to direct the permanent chorus of
100, which will be a feature Of the
new Roxy Theater in New York.
Three Bad Men, the John Ford
production, is to he released as THE
World Of Promise"
Laugh Insurance" is a new one.
Harry Langdon is said TO have taken
out insurance to be paid If anything
happens during the filming Of Tramp,
| Tramp. Tramp which prevents his
acting to the best Of his ability.
George walsh's new release. 1.-THE
Prince of Broadway" a story of the
prize ring, IS said to feature the great
est cast of sport-world luminaries
ever seen in a photoplay. James J.
Jefferies and Bob Roper play impor-
,, tant roles, and others are Frankie
Genaro. AL Wolgast, Tommy Ryan,
Leach Cross and Billy Papke.
"a Social Celebrity" Adolphe Men
jou's new picture, is the third he has
made under the direction of Malcolm
St. Clair, the 29-year-old ex-cartoonist.
1t began production under the tenta-
tive title, Just for Tonight"
"Hassan.'' James Elroy Flecker's
Continued on Fourth PaSaS