Evening star., 1926-10-31
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Styles in pianos have not changed
much since the days Of Louis XIII of
France. The piano that graces the
"Bardelys, the Magnificent" is al
most exactly similar to the period
grand models Of 1926.
Arthur Lubin, the Louis XIII of
France in the King Vidor production
for Metro -Goldwyn- Mayer, "Barde-
lys, the Magnificent" played for this
photoplay while in, the midst Of a
court fight to keep out of Jail. Lubin
was one Of the members of the cast
Of Eugene O'Neill'S "Desire Under
the Elms," which was stopped by the
Los Angeles censor and it's players
arraisned in court. The latter missed
jail when the jury disagreed.
Girls the country over are said to
be striving to lose weight. but 1t was
not until she began to put on weight
that Pauline Starke. the leading
woman Of "War Paint" was able to
convince the producers that she had
a real screen career ahead OF her.
Pauline was recently picked by Elinor
Glyn as a possessor in large quanti-
ties of that mystic personal charm
that Nine Glyn describes as 1T.
A new stage set greeted patrons
Of Crandalrs Metropolitan Theater
last week. The background is of
cloth and silver drops and the side
stages are embellished with two
giant urns with decorative flowers H.
Illuminated by multi-colored spotltghts
shining f.om the footlight trench.
This is but the first of a series of
surprises to be sprung on an unsus-
pecting public from time to time by
John J, Payette, supervisor for the
Stanley -Crandall Company of Wash
ington.
The work Of enlarging the stage Of
the Rialto is rapidly nearing COM
pletion and announcement OF the new
policy of the theater Is promised in
regard to the special presentation
features within the next week or 10
days. Some OF the most noted stars
OF stage and screen already have
been signed to head the stage at
fractions.
Plans are under way for the Ameri-
can premiere showing of Jules
Verne's Michael Strogoff' in picture
form at the Rialto. A party Of news
paper critics and other motion pic
ture notapies are coming down from
New York to view the opening per-
for1nance.
Don Eddy, the screen comedian.
tells this new one: Two Scotchmen at
the seashore were ready to plunge
into the briny when one, turning TO
the other, said. "I'll bet We 20 cents
I can stay under water longer than
you can" The other accepted an0 the
police have been hunting for their
bodies ever since.
Gradually the clouds are lifting.
Columbia comedians have discovered
that polite farce" that subtle fun
which lies between straight comedy
and slapstick, is the most difficult or
acr<en tasks No wonder It IS the
bane of both director and comedian.
Dick Tlavers, a matinee idol in the
Essanay days, Will play a role in
s.The Truthful Sex" new comedy
drama TO be produced by Columbia
Pictures.
The French play. "Cyprenne. by
sarxlou, is being prepared FOR screen
presentation by the European dlrec-
FOR. Paul L. Stein, with Rex Taylor.
and the result Of the screen will be
known as Don't Tell the Wife
.aThe Day Of Souls" with John Gill
r,ert as atar and Tod Browning as di-
rector. and "The Taxi Dancer" fea-
turing Joan Crawford. Owen Moore
and Marc McDer1nott, under the drec-
ton Of Harry MillarSle, are new pro-
auctions started recently on the
Coast
Byron Morgan. VINO wrote one
Minute 10 Play" is doirg announcer