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Evening star., 1927-11-06
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Hugo as an Artist.

VICTOR HUGO, the author Of Lies
Miserables." which is the feature
at the Rialto this week, was an artist
and caricaturist of parts, as well as a
writer Thousands of sketches bear
ing the signature of Victor Hugo are
possessed by various collectors. He
made sketches of everything he
saw that interested him and he
made pictures from his imagination
The backs of envelopes and visiting
cards and the margins Of newspapers
and books were adorned with the mo-
mentary dreams of the writer.
In his earliest drawings, Hugo ex-
fl;bits the same electric vigor that
gave to his mature writings the ap-
peal that made him one of the most
widely read authors.
The Hugo collections include hun.
dreds OF architectural drawings. most
of them sketched from or inspired by
the quaint and picturesque castles, ca
thedrals and homes Of poverty he saw
in his travels. Even in these pictures
he gave free rein to his fancy, for his
drawing of houses and castles are un-
like any architecture that ever ex-
listed In the world, and yet every eX-
turally solid and plausible.
The super picture that was made in
France from the book, Les Misera.
bles." was filmed on the exact loca-
tions indicated by Hugo in the novel,
wherever it was possible to recon
struct the natural settings to appear
as they did a hundred years ago. So
accurate We're the writer's descriptions
that there were few details open to
question when the reconstructors set
to work.
The cast includes number of the
most celebrated actors on the French
stage and the extras are said to ex-
ceed 5000. The picture was originally
made in Is reels at Il cost OF millions
Of francs. In this original length 1t
was shown throughout France and
Central Europe with signal success,
but the American distributors, Uni.
versal. have reduced the picture to
feature length. 10 reels. retaining the
meat of the story and the big dramatic
moments ard leaving out the side ex-
cursions so dear to the heart of the
European.
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Seene 1R2ox> 1R2o 'CHANG Palace
Managerial Milestone.

FORTY years ago to the month. Ed.
ward F. Albee, head of the Keith.
Albee vaudeville organization, master
theater builder and guiding spirit of
stitutions, first saw his own name
blaZoned upon the signs and walls of
n theater. Even then he had served
his noyitiate as a manager with his
friend and partner b. F. Keith, in
Boston. George NJ. Cohan and the
Four Cohans, Fred Stone and Dave
Montgomery, Maggie Cline, Mcintyre
& Heath, Nat Goodwin, Weber &
Fields, May Irwin and few others
of those days in Boston had met
young Albee and designated him as
''the new boss"
But in the Fall of 1887 B. F. Keith
secured the old Lows Opera House at
Providence, r. l., renamed it the E.
f. Albee Theater and installed the
new boss as lessee and manager. He
had Joined Keith few years previous
scum in Boston. They had invaded
Providence in 1886 when Keith secured
the Providence Museum and renamed
it the Gayety. But it was in 1887,
at this time of the year, that the
Providence theater became the Albee.
From that date, Mr.. Albee became a
leading factor III theatrical history.
Perhaps he won't celebrate this an
adversary any more emphatically than
by opening a dozen new theaters, in
cluding the magnificent new B. F.
Keith Memorial Theater. which he
has erected in honor of his friend and
associate of 40 years ago. Since that
time Mr.. Albee has made each year a
milestone in his theatrical progress.
He has devised and built no less than
so modern playhouses. He has recon-
structed and modernized at least 100
others. He has co-ordinated book
ing organization for over 500 affiliated
theaters, and he is the guide of over
10000 vaudeville artists.
Evening star., 1927-11-06
FILMOGRA A Nj S

House." from the story written by
Dom Byrne. Farnum will play the
role of the Citizen, an outstanding
character of the story, and the produc-
ton will be directed by John Ford,
with June Collyer in the feminine
lead.
Virginia Lee Corbin, CLYDE Cook.
Alec Francis, Frances Lee and John
MILAN will form the supporting cast
for May McAyoy's next picture, 1.-THE
Little Snob." Work is starting at the
Warner studios, with John Adolf at
the megaphone.
Fred Thomson, the Western star
whose historical picture, Jesse
James has opened on Broadway, will
shortly begin work on his next pic.
ture, '"The Pioneer Scout"
w. G. Fields has recovered from the
injuries received when struck by a.
heaVy truck at the Paramount stu.
dos. The new version of "Tillies
Punctured Romance" will have
Fields, Chester Conklin and Louise
tazenda in the leading roles.
wild Geese" from the novel of
Martha Ostenso, has been completed
by Tiffany Productions. The cast in.
;ludes Belle Bennett, Russell Simp-
SON. Eye Southern, Donald Keith,
Anita Stewart, Wesley Barry, Reta
Rae and others.
Doris Kenyon plays the feminine
lead in the new Milton SilIs picture,
The Valley of the Giants" Doris,
bF the way, is reported to have re-
emily published volume of verse.
BARRIERS around Hollywood are 60
ng to do a thriving business when
The Shepherd of the, Hills is COM
pieted. All the men OF the picture
mad to wear boards, and all the boards
were genuine.
Universal has just purchased from
owen Davis his Broadway play sue
cess Of several years ago, Cupid at
Vassar." Laura La Plante will be
given the star role. and Wesley Rug
giles will direct,
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As Congressman-at-Laree.

WILL ROGERS job in the movies
acting and writing subtitles-
has officially ended, and he is on a
vacation" pending the premiere In
New York City of "A Texas Steers'
in which he starred ~
The cOwboy-humorist has informed
Sam f.. Rork, producer of "A Texas
Steer" that he now has to catch up
on his "official" duties. The National
Press Club, through it's president.
Louis Ludlow, has wired Rogers for
his first report as Congressman-at
large of the United States, and as this
is his maiden effort as a Congress
man, Will is giving considerable
thought to the Nations affairs.
In "A Texas Steer" which is based
on the Charles Hoyt stage play, Rog.
ers has the part of a cattleman elect
ed to Congress against his wishes.
What he thinks of his job as a reel
Congressman is best explained in
some of the subtitles he concocted. as
follows:
There ought to be a tax on every
man that wanted political office or
Government appointment, and in two
years we could pay our national debt
Half the people in this country would
rather get dollar from the Govern
ment than earn 10 earnestly"
I'm a Congressman-a local bandi,
sent TO raid the national Headquarters
for something for my own district: if
get enough. become a statesman.
Evening star., 1927-11-06

Mathilde Comont, character actress,
has been added to the cast of "Ramo-
na," in which Dolores del Rio is the
star, Miss Comont also appears with
Miss Del Rio in Loves of Carmen"
showing in Washington this week.
Joseph Won Sternberg is directing
the new Emil Jannings picture. The
title has not been selected, although
two have been considered and then
abandoned. The first was THE Cen
eral," the second was 1.-THE Road to
Glory" and now the picture is only
known around the studio as "Produc-
lion No. H." Fay Wray and William
Powell are in the cast.
An embassy bali in wartime Wash
ington is one of the features Of "The
Legion of the Condemned" screen
story depicting the lives Of aviators at
the front. The photoplay is COM
panion piece to wings" William
Wellman is directing.
A collection of 125 rifles and revolv-
ers, rs knives, II suits OF arrnor and
numerous ancient spears, lances and
battleaxes are used to equip set in
Get Your Man." which is Clara Bows
Wallace Beery started in the motion
pictures by playing the part of a
Swedish housemaid in the old Essanay
company.
George O'Brien, William Fox star.
who during the World War was the
light heavyweight champion of the
Pacific fleet, has been given another
sea story. Lois Moran will have the
feminine lead. No title for the pic
ture has been selected.
James Hall, Paramount leading man,
was with the Ziegfeld Follies the year
before the World War broke out. He
Joined the Army at the age of II.
william Farnum, one of the color
full figures of the motion pictures sew
eral years ago, has been induced to
come out of retirement and he has
signed a contract with Fox. He will
aLDear in a feature. "Hangman's
Evening star., 1927-11-06
Light Opera Season Opens.
THE light opera season will be Of
ficially inaugurated in Washing

THE light opera season will be of
ficially inaugurated in Washing.
ton when the President Theater Light
Opera Company makes it bow tomor.
row night in the romantic comedy
''The Black Hussar," by Milloecker.
When Milloecker wrote 'The Black
Hussar" it was back in the old days
of the theater. The piece, in all it's
fineness, has been preserved through
the years and is brought back to this
generation in a blaze Of glory by this
repertory theater, which is being fos-
tered to bring about renaissance of
appreciation in the music of another
era.
The action in "The Black Hussar"
takes place during the years 1928,
and is developed through the efforts
of Won Helbert, young German pa
triot and officer in the Black Hussars,
to incite an insurrection in the Ger
man town of MISUNDERSTANDING dis
guised himself as an army chaplain
to further his designs. Hackenback,
the town magistrate, has had such an
influence by polite avoidance of any
rupture with the Russian and French
forces. who alternately overrun the
town, that the Inhabitants are not
easily aroused to the necessity of as
serting their freedom from Ma
pOleon's control.
The French are hunting Helbert and
he succeeds in having a description of
the magistrate inserted for that of
himself in the police notice. To be
ready for all emergencies, Hacken.
back has caused reversible panel to
be placed upon his house-one side
OF which bears the portrait of the
Car and the other that of Napoleon
Unfortunately, he has that of the Car
exposed at a time when he calls at
tention of the French to it as proof
of his patriotism.
The climax Is brought about by the
throwing off of all disguises by Hell
bert and his fellow conspirators as the
Black Hussar regiment arrives in town
to capture the French just as they
have captured the Russian forces, who
had previously been in possession of
the town.
Comedy results from the love-mak.
ing between the magistrates two
daughters and Helbert and his com.
panion. the magistrate having clothed
the girls as hags to protect them from
the soldiers.
THE Black Hussar" has been beau.
Evening star., 1927-11-06

This majestic drama Of humanity
striving under the yoke Of ignorance
and unjust power has had in it's book
form, 1t is claimed. more readers than
any other work of fiction.
1t Is claimed that two years were
spent in making this stupendous pic
ture, at n cost that mounted to mil.
lions of francs. Many of the scenes
were taken on the exact locations in.
dicated by the author in his book
The streets of these towns were al
tered to appear as they did a century
ago. But the French hold their favor
ite author in such esteem that not
even the remolding of a town could
stand in the way of their producing
Les Miserahles" with absolute fidel-
ity. The principal players were Sc
lected from the French stage and the
most. renowned actors chosen to por-
tray the characters created by Hugo.
Gabriel Gabrio, film idol of France.
plays the role of Jean Vatican, the
man who. after incarceration for years
of gruelling labor, grew to be mayor
Of town: then. after his bitter life
became loved and honored, was recog-
niZed by the police and branded a con-
vict. thus being again degraded and
Inundated, hut who at last dies in the
full realization that he had not lived
in vain.
The stage presentation will intro
duce Micarena and company in a novel
conception, called "a Classic Caprice
Revue" Rox Rommell. conducting
the Rialto Orchestra, offers Robes
pierre" as the overture. A comedy.
International News reel and other
auxiliaries round out the bill.
neutrality-suspicious." Ederle.
Celebrating it's ninth anniversary,
Loew's Palace Theater offers a pro-
gram this week of which the screen
attraction is Chang" picture re-
vealing the hazardous life of the jun.
gle. The stage feature is Gertrude
'Trudy" Ederle, the first woman to
swim the English Channel in her own
aquatic presentation, assisted by
Ethel and Dorothy Baker. diving
champions. Miss Ederle will demon.
strate in detail the various strokes
and maneuvers she employed in con-
quering the English Channel, and for
this purpose will utilize a specially
constructed swimming tank, which
has been designed and built to permit
spectators to get a complete view and
understanding of her accomplish
ments.
Heralded by Paramount as zone of
"Chang" is utterly different from any
photoplay ever made in that, although
ferocious animals of the jungle are
the principal actors, the picture CON
tains basic plot skillfully embroider-
ed with the conventional dramatic
forms of sympathy. struggle, menace,
tragedy. pathos and comedy. furnished
by a white gibbon named Bimbo. The
theme is most elemental-the conflict
of man against his implacable foe. the
jungle, and the hostile beasts shell
tered by it's abundant foliage.
Merriam G. Cooper and Ernest B.
Schoedsack spent % months in the
remote interior of Siam making the
production.
advertisements on the program in
clude M-GM News, a birthday organ
logue by j. Virgil Huffman, Aesops
Fables and the Palace Orchestra un
der Don Felice, guest conductor. ''a
Evening star., 1927-11-06
LITTLE THEATER-"Manon
IlPScauf"

One of the most famous romances
of all time, ''Manon Lescaut," comes
to the Little Theater this week in
screen version. The novel by Able
Provost has been recently filmed I'm
Germany by the Ufa Co., with Lya
de Putt in the title role, and Arthur
Robson directing.
"Manon Lescaut" Is the tale of an
erotic little French girl, who runs
away from her native village to live
in Paris with her lover. Her carefrse
nature is soon changed, however. for
her paramOur is placed in danger by
government officials, and the only way
out of the difficulty is to assuage the
wrath of gouty old marquis. This
the beautiful Manon accomplishes by
violent Irritation, the consequences
of which bring the drama to a power
full climax.
The feature will be accompanied by
Harry I.angdOn comedy. other short
subjects and the music of the Little
Theater Trio.
WARDMAN PARK-"A Lost Lady"
The Warner Brothers perturbation
of Villa Gathers prize novel, "a Lost
Lady," will be shown at the Ward
man Park Theater this week by the
Motion Picture Guild.
1t was directed by Harry Beaumont,
Irene Rich appears in the title role
and George Fawcett, Matt Moore and
June Marlowe have other leading
roles.
The story concerns the beautiful
wife of a famous railroad magnate,
whose unchanging home life leads her
to elope with a lover. The circum-
stances surrounding her return to her
husband, which lead to the climax, 1t
is said, provide drama of tense In
terest.
The feature will be accompanied by
short reels and music
Evening star., 1927-11-06

tifully mounted, in keeping with the
idea of the old school of light opera.
Charles T. HI. Jones, stage director,
has shown discrimination in selecting
his cast of pivotal characters which
will include Hazel Huntington, Mary
Craig, Anna Yago, William Mitchell,
Bertram Peacock. Lee Daily, William
Barclay and Robert Malone. The prin-
cipals will be supported by a chorus
featuring 40 voices. Alfred Manning
will direct the orchestra. Stephen
Golding has designed the scenery. the
costumes being made from original
drawings
Evening star., 1927-11-06

Bessie Love. the first PLAYER cas-,
FOR the Universal Jewel picture. "Has
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?", left IJni-
versal City with Director Willie Tyler
iast Monday to shoot the New York
City sequences.
Evening star., 1927-11-06

Sam Harris, the man who backed
the first movie theaters in Great
Britain, has been a visitor in Holly.
wood for the past week. All the
movies are 'cinemas" across the At.
lantic.
Evening star., 1927-11-06
Photoplays This Week


FOX-"Loves Of Carmen" This afternoon and evening
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES This afternoon evening
PALACE-"Chang" This afternoon evening
RIALTO-"Les Miserables." This afternoon evening
COLUMBIA-"Ben-I1u -I1ur." This afternoon and evening
LITTLE THEATERManon Lcscaut" afternoon and eve
WARDMAN PARK-"A Lost Lady" This evening
Evening star., 1927-11-06
RIALTO-'Ies MiserabIes"

Les Miserables," Victor Hugo's
great novel, picturized with a French
setting and French cast, is the fea-
ture at the Rialto this week.
Evening star., 1927-11-06

THE Virginia Board OF Film Gen.
- sors reports that during the
Evening star., 1927-11-06

FIGURES are dull, but Trade
l. Commissioner George X. Canty
OF the molten picture division of the
Department of Commerce. in Paris,
produces few that may interest
motion picture fans. He says that
approximately two and one-half bill
lion dollars are invested in the
motion picture industry. and of that
amount. America has an investment
of two billions, which shows how the
producers of this country control
the films. There are approximately
$1,000 motion picture theaters in the
world. with a capacity of about
20000000. America provides s. seats
for every 1000 inhabitants. while in
Europe the average does not exceed
20 seats. The comparison is made
TO show the possibility for Ameri-
can producers to invade the Euro
pean market.
* II Il
THE Virginia Board of Film Cen
sors reports that during the
Evening star., 1927-04-18
EVERYMAN'S
INVESTMENTS
Problem Of High Security Prices.
BY GEORGE t. HUGHES.

Problem of High Security Prices.
The investor who wishes to combine
a generous rate of. return with the
possibility Of appreciation in his prin-
cipal is confronted with a peculiarly
difficult problem just now. Bonds and
stocks Of investment grade are selling
at the highest prices since before the
war and the yield obtainable thereon
is correspondingly reduced. Six per
cent on a bond is a rarity, and even
per cent is not easy to obtain in the
better grades while the gilt-edged rail-
way mortgages are selling to yield
from 44 to Az per cent.
This condition has resulted in a
turning to common stocks, but these,
too, have been bid up until many of
them have discounted not only money
conditions, but the outlook for the
property concerned for years to
come. Now, all experience teaches
that prices do not move indefinitely
in one direction. Sooner or later a
prolonged advance terminates and a
decline sets in The question then
arises whether the investor shall buy
securities now at what are admittedly
high prices or shall wait for a more
favorable opportunity.
1t is not an easy question to answer
On the one hand, it takes self-ControI
to allow money to lie idle or only at
small interest rate, while waiting
for bargain time in the markets. and,
on the other hand, there is always the
fear If one invests under present con-
ditions he may see his capital depre.
ciate in market valuation.
Supposing the investor takes the
former course, what is the best place
to keep funds meanwhile? The man
with large resources can take short
term, high-grade investment bonds,
such as the new United States 31a per
cent notes or the Third Liberty Loan.
contenting himself with between
aud 3i3 per cent. The small inves
tor can do better by leaving his money
IN the savings banks, where from d
TO re per cent is to be had depending
on the particular bank and the place
IN which 1t is located. Probably that
IS the best solution in his case. Money
IN the savings bank is always avail.
aDle, and the rate of interest the saw.
lhgs banks pay is comparatively more
attractive today than any time
since the war.
Evening star., 1927-04-18
SISAL DEAL CLOSED.

MERIDA, Yucatan, April IS Lp.--
A deal has been closed for the sale Of
100000 bales of sisal grass by the
Cooperative Henequeros of Yucatan
$500 600 bales to the International
Harvester Co., IS 900 to the Plymouth
Cordage Co., and $4,000 to Monies
Lejeune & Co. The hemp is to be
delivered from April to September of
this year at "a cents gold per pound
the total transaction will amount to
about 50 100000. Because of the deal,
1t IS understood the state government
will revise the law restricting henp
production.
Evening star., 1927-04-18
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY
Special Dispatch to The star.

CHATTANOOGA, April 18.-The
Dixie Mercerizing Mills here have re-
ceived bids for an addition TO cost
$500 900 which viii be made to its
spinning units and which will in
Screase capacity to 100000 pounds of
combed yarn year.
PORTLAND, April 18.--Owing TO
the killing of Spring buds by disas-
trous frosts the oregon and Washing
ton prune crop is expected to be
smaller than usual, according to w.
H. Wood manager of the Washing
ton Packing Corporation. Sales, both
domestic and for export, are on the
increase.
BOSTON, April J8.-Some of the
Massachusetts shoe factories are still
in difficulties. The managements as
sert that unless their employees agree
to a slight reduction they cannot con
tinue 10 compete with Midwestern
firms.
GIRARD, Ohio, April 1S.-Wrought
iron may return to its former impor-
sance If a new process now being
tried by A. NJ. Byers e Co. is success
ful. The Byers company makes its
pipe from wrought iron. and obtains
a price 65 per cent higher than
makers Of steel pipe.
Evening star., 1927-04-18

at night, even In fog, and speed
should probably be increased
Although some industries have set
tied down and become stabilized, 9th.
ers like the airplane industry are still
in the pioneer stage, with all the spe-
cial opportunities and hazards of
being at the frontier of economic
progress
Evening star., 1927-04-18
NORFOLK SOUTHERN PROFITS.

NORFOLK, Va, April IS CP.-The
gross revenue and the net income Of
the Norfolk Southern Railway in 1925
were the largest for any one year in
the history of the company, George
K. Royal, president, told the stock
holders in his annual report. The
gross revenue was 10000, ,4S6 and the
net income SS13,517.
Evening star., 1927-04-18
BIG HIGHWAY SCHEDULED.

NEW ORLEANS. April IS (Spe-
ciaD The State Highway Commits
sion has formulated plans for build
ing 500 miles of State highways in
1927. This program. with mainte
nance of existing roads, will cost
,about $9,000,000
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