Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-07
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plays prevails in 10 foreign countries
according to Film Daily-not because
| they are too bad" but because the,
are too good"
Laemmle is bringing a new Gern,al.
| actor for the films, Andre Mattoni.
Louise Fazenda is to be starred OF
! her own account and with WtlIar,
| Louis by Warner Brothers.
All seven Of the leading contestants
in the Atlantic City beauty contest las-
September won fun roles in Para
mounts beautyspeciaI based on this
contest, Phe American Venus" which
comes TO Washington this Afternoon
| for week. The beauties in the pic
ture are Miss Bronx. Miss Newark
Miss San Francisco, Miss Bay Ridge
Miss Birmingham, Miss Seattle and
| of course, Miss Fay Lanphier C'AIiss
American. who was Miss California j.,
the contest
Director Frank Tuttle is willing 10
admit that there may be girls witt
thick ankles in America, but they have
given movie studios q wide berth
futile wanted thick-ankled type for
certain comedy scenes in THE Amer
can Venus" and gave up searching in
vain. He had TO persuade a girl with
we'll, thin ankles, TO put on extra WOO
stockings to play the part
The captivating Renee Adoree, who
has been fascinating audiences at
Polls for several weeks as the French
peasant girl in 1.-THE Big Parade" has
a role of great contrast in THE
Blackbird." Lon Chaney's new picture
which Will be seen here this afternoon.
Renee is seen as a. beauty of the Lon
don music halls.
Tod Browning. who wrote and di-
rected THE Blackbird," is one Holly
wood director who frequently stages
his own stories. Brownings produc-
ton for Metro oldwyn of 1.-THE
Mystic was from a story he wrote Is
we'll as directed.
The real old-time marionettes which
once charmed patrons Of the Lon
don music halls appear IN Lon
Chaney's new picture, at Loew's Pal
ace this week.
Daniel Breeskin, conductor Of the
symphony orchestra at CrandaN's
Metropolitan Theater, has chosen for
his overture this week selection from
"Maytime," during which Elizabeth
Thornberry, soprano. will again be
heard. The theme Of the interpreta-
tive accompaniment will be deep in
My Heart" from The SUDDEN
Prince" and the exit number alt NUS
Be Love" from Merry Merry
Director Rupert Julian has secured
Raymond Hatton, humorous character
actor, for one of the featured roles in
Silence" which Is now being filmed
at the De Mile studio: Among Hat
tons film successes are 1.-THE Whisper
ing Chorus" 1.-The Affairs of Anatol,"
''Manslaughter," ITO Have and to
Hold" THE Hottentot" and THE Tie
That Binds" Silence" Is Beulah
Marie Dix's screen adaptation Of Max
MARGINS melodrama.
Bachelor Brides" spine-tingting
mystery drama, interspersed with hi
larious humor, has been announced as
Rod La Roque's next starring picture
c. Gardner Sullivan has written the
screen adaptation of this play, by
Charles Horace Malcolm. It gives La
Rogue a distinctly different type of
role from any in which he has ap-
peared in recent pictures-that of a
nervous bridegroom-elect.
Pierre Ceilings, adapter Of Adolphe
Mentou's "A Social Celebrity" has
gone to the Ilasky studio In Hollywood
to prepare the screen version Of THE
Showoff," in which Ford Sterling will
be featured in the role made famous
on the stage by Louis John Bartels.
The motion pictures have done more
to spur imagination than all the other
inventions or discoveries of all the
centuries that have gone before, &C
cording to Basil King. world-famous
writer. in his latest book. Faith and
Success" Mr.. King points out thai
has been suppressed III
a great many people who have not
been able to patronize the arts All
the world. he says, can and does go
to the motion picture theaters.
Georgia Hale. the young woman who
sprang from obscurity to fame when
Chaplin chose her as his leading WON
an in 1.-THE Gold Rush." has again
been awarded one of the prize roles of
Hollywood. 1t Is that of the girl in
The Rainmaker," Gerald Beaumont's
racing story, which Para
mount is to produce as one Of its
Spring specials. William Collier, jr.,
will play the principal male role.
Clarence Badger will direct.
Bryant Washburn, one of the vet
aran idols of the movies, has been en-
gagged to support Raymond Griffith in
the comedy stars next Paramount
film, ''Wet Paint" Washburn has
been appearing in vaudeville recently.
Theodore Roberts has just completed
MS first appearance before the movie
camera in two years and Is preparing
20 make a short vaudeville tour. Mr..
Roberts returned to the screen in ''The
cats Pajama," by Ernest Vajda, in
which Betty Bronson and Ricardo,
-ortez are co-Starred.
Jean Hersholt's first star picture
'or Universal will be called THE
,quarehead." 1t is also reported that
Don Marquis play. The Old Soak
s being prepared for Jeans next We