Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-14

Curtiz Is it's director, and William
Russell. William Collier. jr.: Jack
Ackroyd and Douglas Gerard appear
In roles of Importance.
Billie Dove is to be the star In
| Louisiana" an adaptation Of The
Barber OF New Orleans" the stage
play by Edward Childs Carpenter, a
story of the Spanish plot to seize the
State shortly after the purchase in
1903.
Richard Rosson and Victor Heer.
man. both associated with Famous
Players until recently. have been en-
gagged for Fox Films.
Heerman's first directorial assign
ment will be Ladies Must Dress" ar
original story by Ray Cannon, which
he will make under the supervision Of
Kenneth Hawks,
Tyler Brooke. we'll known musical
comedy player, who has been assigned
| the role OF Reginald Van Bibber In
Fox Films Van Bihber comedies.
| based upon the stories by Richard
| Harding Davis. has started work in
| his first picture, "A Fool and His
| Honey directed by Orville O. Dull.
| In the cast are Duane Thompson, Lar
| ~ Steers. Ress Flowers. Monte Col.
! Inns jr, and Adele Watson. Brooke
succeeded Earle Fox in the character
of Van Bibber when Fox officials de.
| cided 10 feature the latter in big
| productions.
Alfred r. Green. Fox Films director.
Is about to begin production on the
screen version of Come to My House."
the magazine story by Author Somers
Roche. Olive Borden will be featured.
Alfred Raboch, directing Gida Gray
in THE Devil Dancer" forsook the
career of illustrator to enter the NOV.
les. Born in New York of pioneer
parents. Raboch pursued the finer arts
until he won himself a degree at Co
lumbia University. He came in con-
tact with picture making as a friend
of the late Rankin Drew, son of the
late Sidney Drew, who later was
killed in France.
Universal has purchased Fallen
Angels" current magazine serial by
Arthur Somers Roche, and will put it
into production almost Immediately,
with Edward Laemmle directing.
George Melford has been assigned to
direct The MuZzle," by Peter b. kyne,
the newspaper story which was writ
ten in collaboration with newspaper
authorities.
Director Irwin Willat is in Wash.
ington, ID. c., in consultation with
United States naval authorities regard.
ing various scenes and properties for
''The Big Cum" by Richard Barry,
which will go into production at Uni
versal City upon his return.
4 special trunk to safeguard her
press clippings and other souvenirs
of her acting career is part of the
personal luggage of I.eona Powers of
the National Players. In dozen
years on the stage Miss Powers has
collected a mass of "impedimenta"
and her mother. who always accom-
panies her. is official librarian. Leona
confeSses that if she had to do it
herself. the clipping books would be
far from up-to-date.
Director Clifford Brooke of the
National Players, who has made sew
eral air-talks this season. was
scheduled for another appearance
over WMAL Saturday night to en-
tighten the public on the play con-
test being held for the last week of
the Summer season, beginning Sep
TENDER 5. Balloting by patrons is
now going on to pick the most popu-
lar play for revival.
Five independent productions by
United Artists Independent units
have started or will start during the
current month. They are Corinne
Griffith's. The Garden Of Eden"
John Barrymore's Tempest" Gilda
Gray's 1.-The Devil Dancer" d. w.
Griffith's "A Romance of Old Spain"
with Estelle Taylor, and Dolores del
Rios Ramona
Otto F. Beck. concert organist at
Crandall's Tivoli Theater, will offer a
unique organ recital today and tomor.
row in connection with the picture,
Captain Salvation" including IAN
Organist's Infantasy." which features
Baby Feet Go Pitter.Patter." accom-.
panied by illustrated song slides and
lighting effects.
Mrs. Mirabel Lindsay. concert or.
ganist at Ora ndall's Ambassador
Theater and secretary of the Organ
lists Club of the Stanley Crandall Co.
spent several days. in Chicago re-
Gently investigating the character of
musical entertainment offered in the
Midwest metropolis and in visiting
the kimball Organ School In that city.
Later she gave a recital in her "old
home town." Iowa Falls. Iowa, where
she was graduated from high school
and Ellsworth College.
During the filming of "His First
Flame" which will be shown here this
week, Harry Langdon had the services
Of seven gag men," in addition to
Harry Edwards, the director, and
Frank Capra and Arthur Ripley, who
wrote the story. Gag men do the work
formerly done by the scenario writer
or the director, as specialists in fun.
making.
Louise FaZenda, Hank Mann, Victor
Potel, Gale Henry, Billy Franey and
Harry Depp, names that sound like
the roster of a Sennett comedy, are
members of the cast in Metros photo.
play, Quincy Adams Sawyer" taken
from the famous novel of New Eng
land life by Charles FELTON, Pidgin.
Charles Rogers, one Of the Para.
mount School graduates. will play the
lead with Clara Bow in Red Hair"
Rogers will soon complete the lead in
| Mary Pickford's picture. "My Best
| Girl
| Acted and Had a Good Time.