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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
No Cold-Diggers in Kentucky

, heard about the Forty Miners and the
Alaskan fortune hunters, but these
gold -diggers were men. We have
talked a lot the past week with the
high-powered social giants among the
Old Centre students, and they contend
that they must be 'gold-diggers' in
order to keep pace with the demands
made upon them by social festivities,
automobiles. delightful dinners at the
Coffee Shoppe and other necessary
features of student life in modern
times.
I'VE understand, however, from
private tip. having pledged our word
of honor not to reveal the source of
the information, that Mr.. Lasky in
his letter is referring to a type of
character that has departed from the
beautiful feminine ideal which the
South respects and loves, to become
one Of those human harpies, said to
be numerous in Mr.. Lasky's city of
New York, who have lost faith in men,
for one reason or another, and who
regard all masculine life as fair game
for them and fit to be gyped out Of
their hard-earned gold.
Seriously speaking. Mr.. Lasky
would be wasting his time looking for
such a type among the splendid WON
en- of Kentucky, even though she
would be acting part and not neces-
sarily presenting an actual type of hui
man character. Our splendid Ken
lucky women, our lovely Southerners
are not of the kind even to play that
part, Mr.. Lasky will find. Let him
look for such a woman among the
women of his cities, women perhaps
as good as our own. but women who
have that business turn, that love for
the almighty dollar, which enables
them to manifest even a repulsive
talent, if that be necessary in order
to garner the golden harvest. We
have them not in Kentucky"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
How Dynamite Explodes,

IT is the popular impression that
= dynamite seeks the line Of greatest
resistance. Place a quantity Of black
powder on rock and light it with q
fuse. 1t will flash, simply scorching
the stone. Place a piece Of dynamite
on the same rock, and the rock will be
shattered. Hence the reasoning that
dynamite follows the line of greatest
resistance. Nothing could be farther
from the truth, however. The black
powder takes fire and explodes inuch
more slowly than the dynamite, SO
that the elastic air that encloses it,
as 1t does everything, gives way grad
ually and the force is lost in the at
mosphere. With the dynamite, the
explosion has been so sudden, the at.
tack on the air SO instantaneous, that
for a fraction of q second it actually
resists.
The force of the dynamite is so ire
mendous that it cannot walt, and it is
turned into the rock, which, for the
instant, becomes the line Of least re
sistance. An illustration of this may
be seen during a display of lightning
A fork of it strikes across the sky
It packs the air so densely that II
can no longer make rapid progress ir
that direction, and it turns aside, tc
follow the line of least resistance. II
cannot wait for the air to yield. II
is the same with dynamite.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10

IN defense of the women of his State
and as a general proclamation tc
the entire world, Editor w. o. Nc
1ntyre of the Danville CKy0 Advocate
announces editorially and with great
eloquence that there are no gold
diggers in Kentucky.
Mr.. Mcintyre received a letter re
Gently from Jesse l.. Lasky, announc
ing that Paramount was searching for
a girl to play the part of Lorelei, the
gold-digger, in the screen production
Of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"
Advising Mr.. Laslly to look else
where than in Kentucky for his Lore
lei, the editor makes the suggestion
that if there ever were any gold.
diggers in Kentucky, they since have
departed for Mr.. Laskys own city
New York.
The editorial has been reprinted in
virtually all the larger newspapers of
the State. In part, it reads as fol-
lows:
'While we naturally appreciate
such a compliment, coming, as 1t
does, from one who probably is the
worlds greatest motion picture pro
Queer. yet we are not able to figure
out why Mr.. Lasky should write such
a letter to us. the humble scribe of
a small and unpretentious journal,
even though 1t is published in Ameri-
cas- greatest college town, in which
some of Americas greatest men have
been educated for the battle of life,
which they subsequently won.
1--WE fear we are not able to qualify
as an authority on 'gold-diggers,' or
even the ladies. generally speaking,
or otherwise. Some of our friends
with whom we have consulted about
the matter seem to think that Mr..
Lasky got his wires crossed
Fact is, we do not know what a
gold-digger is, anyway. We have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
Paints Jewelry on Wrist.

IF you would be in style, buy some
water-p proof paint and be your own
lapisdary. Be as extravagant as you
like in your choice Of jewels, for all
it will cost is the oil paint used.
Bebe Daniels, in making the water
sequences for her new picture, Swim.
Girl, SWIM found it necessary to
take off her rings and bracelets, so
she thought of the plan of painting
them on her fingers and wrists. 1t
quickly became a fad among the CO.
eds playing with her in the picture.
Use your own jewels as models or
design some to suit your own taste,
and with vari-colored paint, paint as
many bracelets or rings as you desire
on your hands and wrists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
Movie Superstitions.

DICTURE players without pet super.
stitions are hard to find in Holly
with, the movie Bagdad. Even those
of long established popularity are
willing to admit a. disinclination to
tempt fate with this or that "un-
lucky" action.
Richard Dix confesses it annoys
him acutely to hear any one whistling
on the set.
ut may mean a death in the COM
pany," he says.
Esther Ralston carefully avoids
putting shoes on a shelf.
Tim Mccoy, the Western star, pays
no attention to most superstitions,
but will not permit any one to try
On his 10-gallon hat. Twice some one
picked up Tins hat and put it on
before he, could prevent it, and in
each case, he says. it was the portent
Of a serious accident.
Dolores del Rio reverses the usual
cat superstition by keeping black
cat for good luck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10

Entertaining Education.

MRS. H HARRIET WILEY
LOCHER, director of the public
service and educational department of
the Stanley-Crandall theaters, enter
tanned in her studio over the Metro
politan Theater last Wednesday eve
ming the students Of the Anne Tillery
Renshaw School of Speech with a
demonstration of the educational
value, use and adaptability of films
selected from the regular theater pro.
gram material.
Mrs. Renshaw's students come from
many different States and are either
qualifying for teachers or taking a
postgraduate course in their profes.
sions. Among those present were
Miss Elizabeth Kunde, superintendent,
City Hospital, Schenectady, n. Y;
Miss Mary Spang and Gertrude Meyer
Of Reading, Pa; Miss Bess l.. Madi-
son, teacher Of expression in Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, and Miss Waurine Err
land OF the College Of Technology,
Terrell, Tex.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "The
Ancient Mariner was prepared as a
previous lesson and supplemented in
the studio with the Fox production.
In addition, 1.-The Voice Of the Night.
| ingale," an Educational release, pro.
| duced by l.. Starevitch, Polish ar.
| fist and winner of the Riesenfeld gold
medal for the most novel and artistic
! short subject of the year, and one reel
from Alaskan Adventures" Capt
Jack Robertson and Art Young's
thrilling travel picture, made up the
| program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
A Remarkable Effect.

THE moving picture Of sound, a
noise, is said to have been cap
tured on the screen in one of the most
effective and unusual shots ever made
by a camera.
1t is the roll of war drums, throb-
bling around the world.
No mechanical device is used to
create the effect, which was orig
mated by Erich Pommer, producer
with Rowland V. Lee of Pola Negri's
picture, "Barbed Wire" for Para
mount.
The action for 'Barbed Wire" starts
just before the start of the World
War. First is shown German drum
mer, marching at the head Of a mill
tary band. Then a Frenchman, then a
Belgian, then an Austrian, then Eng.
lish and so on, dissolving one into the
other. The figures first appear small
on the screen, then grow larger and
larger until the rafting drums seem
to be sweeping out from the screen
into the laps of the audiences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
Mexico and the Movies.

MEXICAN talent is coming to the
fore on the screen nowadays,
with Dolores del Rio and Gilbert
Roland as notable examples.
The latest Mexican to climb into
prominence however, is Donald Reed
a dark-eyed, tall and athletic young
man of %. who, First National execu-
tives believe, is one of the most
promising of the new generation.
Reed never worked on ranch, sold
hot tamaIes or fought with Villa. He
never wore a sombrero, mustaehios or
spurs. He is not from old CASTLE, and
so far as he knows his ancestors were
not Spanish grandees. He is not a
Don, and proud of 1t.
He is just the son of an industrious,
highly respectable family of Mexico
City, where he was born and received
his early education. He went to Los
Angeles, Calf, and completed his
academic education at Occidental
College.
The World War started him in the
direction of a film career. He was
then too young for service and so he
contributed performances at various
Red Cross entertainments and con-
ceived the idea of taking up acting as
a profession. Subsequently he met
Walter Hampden in California and
was given small supporting roles in
''The Light of Ages" Ramona" and
other stage plays.
At the Mexican Club in Los Angeles
he met Jerome Storm, screen director,
| who wanted him to play the bull
fighter in 1.-THE Siren of Seville" and
he took the part, which he describes
as 'little more than atmosphere" but
it was step in the direction of his
goal-the films.
For Universal he made a number
of two-reel westerns; for Henry King
he filled the leading male role with
Alice Terry in "Any Woman" After
that he made several pictures for
Metro GoldwynMayer And now First
National has signed him to a substan-
tial leng-term contract. and his latest
part is in the John Mccormick produc-
ton starring Colleen Moore, Naughty
But Nice"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
Startling Effects for Wings
7 oRENzo DEL R1cC1o, the youn

7 ORENZO DEL RICCIO, the young
cinema engineer responsible for
the magnascope, or triple size screen.
presented with startling effects in "Old
Ironsides," has arrived in New York
to prepare some revolutionary projec-
ton effects for Wings" Paramount s
epic of the air.
After the successful presentation of
"Old Ironsides," with the aid of the
magnascope, Jesse Lasky placed Del
Riccio under contract and sent him to
San Antonio. Tex, and Hollywood, to
cooperate with those making and
cutting wings" so that he might
work out certain effects which he had
outlined to Mr.. Lasky.
Although he declines to reveal these
effects in advance, Del Riccio Is re.
ported to have developed and i'm
proved upon the magnascope process
to such a degree that audiences view
ing wings" are going to experience
the dizzy. terrifying sensation of &C.
tually flying 10000 feet up among the
clouds and engaging enemy planes in
a reckless duel for life, and then of
dropping to earth with the plane a
mass of flames.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10

GIMPLE human stories of the simple
- human family. full of dramatic and
ordinary events in the lives of ordi-
nary people, is the pressing need Of
motion pictures. rather than elabo"
rate. costly pageants under the liable
Epic" This is the opinion of Emil
Jannings, famous German actor.
Motion picture makers in their
search for the new and the unusual
in screen entertainment" says jan
nings, have been diverted from the
path that will take them to their goal.
But the way is now clear. Epic
pictures, great sweeping costly pag-
eants, have for some time been consid-
cred the last word, the ultimate goal
for the producer whose ambition it
was to make the public and critics
agree that here is the greatest picture
of all time Now, the producers real
ize that this, to a certain extent, is
an illusion.
1.-THE perturbation Of big moments
in little lives, If you choose to put it
that way, is the keynote of this new
age in pictures" Mr.. Jannings ex-
plains. 'Such a picture is The Way
of All Flesh / honestly believe that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
A Woman Epic Now

THE next big picture Of road show
caliber to go into production. at
the DeMille studio viii be THE Pho
neer Woman" a photoplay intended
TO glorify the women who helped build
the American Nation.
This is an original screen story by
Harry Carr, who has been molding
his idea into screen shape since the
early part of the year. The fact that
nearly five months of research work
has already been devoted to THE
Pioneer Woman" is indicative Of the
scope with which this production will
be filmed.
Carr is now planning a visit of con-
sultation with J. w. Schultz, author
of MY Life as an Indian" and %
similar stories. Schultz has lived
among the redskins for the past 80
years, and is said OF be the greatest
living authority on the American In
dams.
1.-The Pioneer Woman will be one
of four road show attractions to be
filmed on the 1928 DeMille program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
Half Million in It.

HOWARD HUGHES, millionaire
nephew of Rupert Hughes, the
author, is making sensational. bid
for recognition in the motion.pictu-e
field.
Young Hughes, who is 2e, Is pro.
ducing, in conjunction with John ".
Considine, jr., of United Artists,
single comedy features, Two Arabian
Knights" on which it is said he is ex-
pending more than half a million dol.
lars.
William Boyd. the De Mile star,
and Louis Wolheim, original Capt.
Flagg of What Price Glory?" play
title roles. and Mary Astor is portray
ing her first sophisticated characteri.
cation as the Oriental heroine.
The film, based on a magazine story
by Donald McGibney, was directed BY
Lewis Milestone. and is said to be
pure comedy with all the sad features
of the war left out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
A New Movie Trick.

WITH the avowed intention of
doing his bit to make American
motion picture stories appealing to
every nation of the world. Capt. c.
Beddington Behrens, late of the
economic section Of the League of
Nations, has Joined the production
department of the Paramount Fa-
mous-Lasky Corporation.
Capt. Behrens pointed out that
most films made in this country are
based on the American point of
view. The same applies inversely to
foreign pictures and for that reason,
one country's productions do not hold
tremendous interest in another land.
American stories must be so con-
;tructed that they will appeal to every
nation in the world" Capt. Behrens
declared, and I'm going to try q
plan of mine to bring this about"
Capt. Behrens was for two and a
half years with the Royal Field. Ar
tiliery in France and received the
Military Cross and Bar. He is the
originator of the Brighton co-opera-
tive studio plan, which called for the
establishment of great studios where
American and European producers
might work together.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
Parks Now in Hollywood.
w c. FIELDS. former Ziegfel

w c. FIELDS. former Ziegfeld
Follies comedian, and now a
Paramount comedy star. parked his
automobile in front of the Paramount
studio.
Fields went West to resume his
starring career, interrupted about
three months ago by the closing Of
the Long Island studio where all his
pictures have been made.
1t is his first trip to California since
1922, when he played a three-week
vaudeville engagement at the Or
pheum Theater, Los Angeles, between
Follies seasons.
Fields new picture with Conklin
is in preparation, but is as yet un-
titled" officials said. 1t will be his
sixth picture for Paramount. He has
appeared in THAT Royle Girl" Its
the Old Army Game" sos Your Old
Man. . THE Potters" and Running
Wild"
II hope thisApne doesn't close the
West Coast sMdio." Fields said, in
commenting on Running Wild"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
Unknown for Menjou $ Lead.

CHIRLEY OHARA, a colleen as
Irish as her name, has just been
signed by Jesse l.. Lasky as leading
woman for Adolphe Menjou.
Shirley is so new in pictures that
not a sandwich has been named after
her in any Hollywood restaurant. She
has been seen briefly in some two-reel
Westerns. where she fought for foot
age with a male star and a horse, and
sometimes a bunch of horses.
One of these tabloid horse operas
came under the eye of Fred Datig,
casting director of Paramount studios.
who telephoned a call to Shirley. One
test of Shirley and officials of the
studio decided that Adolphe Menjou
had a satisfactory leading woman for
his next picture, as yet untitled, but
to be directed by Ha D'Abbadie D'Ar-
rast. who megaphoned Service for
ladies'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
Moths in the Movies.

HOW to keep eagles and airplanes
= out of scenes made outdoors and
at night has been one Of the perplex-
ing problems faced by motion picture
photographers.
The eagles" and "airplanes," how
ever, are the moths and bugs which
are attracted to the bright lights used
in night scenes. There is no way to
get rid Of the nuisance.
Opening scenes of Richard Dix s
picture, Shanghai Bound" were shot
at night. The next day, when the first
nights work was previewed at the
Paramount studio, one scene was dis
covered to be ruined.
Right through the middle of a
street scene sailed a huge black OBJ
ject shaped like an airplane. 1t was
followed by what appeared to be a
large bird
A couple Of moths, unnoticed. had
flown past the camera close to the
lens, and being out of focus their size
was magnified greatly on the screen.
The scene was made over the next
4, night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10

1t was in 1919 that the Moscow Art
Theater decided for the first time to
try it's hand at making motion pic
ture.
The directors of the world famous
organization realized the power and
versatility of this medium, and spent
several months in translating to the
screen Leo Tolstoy's "Polikushka, :"
an unusual story OF a peasant be-
trayed by friends. and his subsequent
downfall.
The Aim made a success in Europe,
and was given one or two special
showings In this country, but though
declared extremely good by the dis
eliminating few who saw 1t, In some
way it seemed to have disappeared.
The Motion Picture Guild recently
instituted a search for it and one
print of the picture finally was dis
covered and imported.
The Guild has announced that 'Po-
likushka," though not technically per-
feet, and that it's photography Is some
times poor, nevertheless it has points
of excellence well worth studying.
Ivan Moskine, one of the greatest
European actors, who acts the lead
ing role, has been highly compii.
mented by the National Board Of Re
view.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
Makes En- Weep

BROADWAY has gone lachrymose,
- in the opinion of g. Lobby, man.
ager Of the Rialto Theater, where
1.-The Way Of All FLESH" Emil JAN
nings' first American characterize
ton, is drawing record crowds.
IT have stood in the foyer and
watched the customers file out" said
Lobby. Their eyes are infiamed and
they are silently solemn. Occasional
ly one Of them will stop. to enthuse
over the film. but usually they are so
deeply affected that they are OBJ
livious.
1.-THE other day a man stopped me
to praise Jannings' great work. He
was not the emotional type, but his
eyes were red. He told me he was
affected by the artistry of the actor
and not emotionally. 1t is the finest
piece Of work I have ever SEEN, he
told me-"
Lobby says he has observed that all
Of the shifting in the audience Is not
done by women. This picture gets
EN- ALL" he says.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
Sounds a Popular Note.

EDWIN CAREWE, the maker of
- Resurrection" and other screen
sensations, has given voice to an opin-
ion which has many to indorse it.
Carewe believes that it is mistake
on the part of producers to take a
popular novel or stage hit and revise
the theme and context to fit censor.
ship or so-called box office require,
ments before converting the stories
into screen offerings.
"It is as unnecessary as it Is hypo-
critical" asserts the director. 1.-THE
same persons who make novel popu-
lar attend the movies.
mo criticism is as frequent as that
which emanates from the fan who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
Behind the Scenes.

FIFTY fee. abvse the National The.
alter stage is me coolest place in
town, according to Charlie Squires,
scenic designer Of all sets used by the
National Theater Players.
Mr.. Squires pretends to know, for
this is his third Summer with the
National Players, and incidentally. it
is the first year without a Summer"
that the Nationalites have known.
Two huge blower fans. geared to
slow speed, but with large blades,
pour moving air from two angles on
the scaffoldiHg upon which Mr..
Squires and his three assistants work.
This truly is a behind the scenes"
picture, for during matinees and eve
ming performances, If the sets are com
plicated. these men go on with their
work; listening to the dialogue of to-
days play floating from below, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10

sees one of his favorite works Of fic-
ton abused on the screen. The most
inexcusable blunder in film making is
the deliberate distortion of a great
piece of fiction ostensibly to conform
to censorship requirements and the
standardized conceptions of the box
office"
Carewe recently startled the film
world by producing the Tolstoi epic,
Resurrection" with absolute fidelity
to the original story. it is said, and
without offending the censors.
Carewe is now engaged in preparing
for the screen Helen Hunt Jackson's
famous novel, Ramona" romantic
story of early California history.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
European Director for Jetta

DAUL L. STEIN, European director,
will handle the production of
Jetta Gouda's next picture for the
DeMille studio.
Stein has completed q contract
with Warner Bros, who brought
him from Berlin last year to direct
MY Official Wife" and THE Climb
ers."
Under his new arrangement he will
direct 1.-THE Forbidden Woman" q
picture with European background
that stars the French actress Jetta
Goudal.
Stein was with the Ufa Co. OF
Berlin as scenarist, actor and direc.
tor for several years. He directed
Pola Negri in several productions be-
fore she came to Hollywood.
Clara Beranger is preparing the
script for 1.-THE Forbidden Woman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10

painting and plotting the settings for
next weeks production.
AS is probably known by this time,
all settings for the National stock
season are freshly built and painted
for each production. There are no
seconds from the stage warehouses no
settings that tax your imagination or
to make you believe they are not
what they are supposed to represent.
During the regular road or Winter
season an average of half a dozen
productions come into town, dressed
with sets that every Washington
critic recognizes as having been seen
in some other production. Since these
productions are usually of the $3.50
and $3.50 type, it is something of a
compliment to the profligacy of the
National management to know that
for its presentations at no higher than
81, real production setting is built
for one weeks use, after which it is
practically worthless.