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Evening star., 1927-05-22
Has the Only Correct Bob.
"ONLY one motion picture star In

"ONLY one motion picture star in
all film,and's dazzling array
knows how to bob her hair correctly.
She's Billie Dove"
That's the verdict Of Antoine, Paris
ian master Of the coiffure, and the
Pkotoplay Magazine so quotes him.
Something is wrong with all of the
rest" he says in Photoplay Magazine.
after inspecting photographs Of the
screens most famous heads. For
example, Colleen Moore's bob is too
heavy for grace, and gives the face a
common expression. Clara Bows Is
piquant and interesting, but too heavy.
Marie Prevost's ss cute, but a little
artificial and unnatural. Greta Mis-
sens is pretty and effective. but could
be made prettier with less hair. Bebe
Daniels is artistic, but it could do
with more trimming. May Allison's
coiffure makes a graceful frame for
her face, but it gives her more sweet
ness than chic. Marion Davies bob
in "Tillie the Toiler" is ideal for the
role she is playing, that of a stenog-
rapher, but as thing Of art it Is ordi.
nary. too heavy and without distinc.
fion -
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NATIONAI-"The Ghost Train"

NATIONM-"TheG Ghost Train"
The superstition Of group of Maine
backwoods folk is made the basis for
a thrilling play. THE Ghost Train,"
which the National Players will offer
next week, beginning May 80. The
play had seasons run In London,
and was imported to New York by A.
H. Woods and proved a success in the
metropolis. 1t is now in its twenty
first week in Boston, and will be seen
here for the first time.
In the peaceful village of Rockford,
Me-. there is a superstition of 20 years
standing about ghost train which
flashes by in the dead Of night, grind
ing wheels Of death. The basis Of this
odd belief lis said to lie in rumors a
score of years ago that a train had
been wrecked with a crash that
aroused the countryside, but which
disappeared when frantic farmers,
aroused from their sleep. rushed from
all directions to lend relief.
On this superstition the authors
have laid a play which finds rum
runners and drug peddlers abusing
the credulity Of law.abiding folk to
import their wares in the most reck-
less manner. Only the keenness OF an
Evening star., 1927-05-22
To Screen Steve Brodie

STEvE BRODIE is to be immortal
lied in motion pictures!
The character who became world
famous figure years ago when he
jumped from Brooklyn Bridge into
the waters Of the East River is to
come to life again on the screen
and Charlie Murray will portray him!
This is the substance Of an an
nouncement by John Mccormick,
West Coast production chief for First
National, who states that E. NJ. Ashes
will produce for his company pic.
ture entitled "Steve Brodie Took a
Chance" with Charlie Murray and
George Sidney in the featured roles.
The story Is colorful one Of New
York in the picturesque 'nineties; it
will be faithful portrayal Of the
period when the metropolis was. per.
haps, more fascinating than it has
ever been, before or since. The ia.
miliar figures Of those reckless days,
the incidents attendant upon Steve
Brodie's spectacular career, all will be
included in what should prove one
of the seasons most interesting com.
edy films. .a.-----> --
incidentally, the picture will serve
to elucidate the meaning of the ia.
miliar phrase. "Steve Brodie Took a
Chance"
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To Compete for Belasco
Cup

THE Washington Little Theater may
enter the competition for the Da-
vid Belasco Cup for the best little
theater presentation next year, Miss
Estelle Allen, general director, an
nounces.
Miss Allen attended the recent cup
tournament in Boston and outlined
plans for participation by the local
group at last Thursdays "open
house" at 924 Seventeenth street
northwest.
The Washington Little Theater will
present one-act plays in Pierce Hall,
Fifteenth and Harvard streets north
west. June 2.
THE Acid Test" written by Monta
Bell, movie director, will be directed
by John Hoffman, to whom the script
was a gift.
1.-THE Man Who Died at IL O'Clock"
the work of Paul Green, author Of "In
Abraham's Bosom" this years Pulit.
ger prize play, will be directed by Paul
Messink, director of many Robin Hood
Players successes. and Miss Allen is
searching for a third actor to complete
the bill.
Evening star., 1927-05-22
Wedding March" for
Opera

"THE WEDDING MARCH," of
which Erich Won Stroheim is
author, director and star, may be
made into an operetta, he has an.
nounced.
Negotiations for the stage rights of
the story are now under way between
Won Stroheim and a we'll known New
York composer whom he declined to
name.
1.-THE Wedding March" is laid in
pre-war Vienna, which furnished the
background Of several famous oper.
ettas, including THE Merry Widow"
1.-The Chocolate Soldier" and the
"WaltZ Dream" This may be the
reason for the composers interest in
obtaining the story for adaptation as
a libretto, Won Stroheim said.
Evening star., 1927-05-22
Gladys Gets a Film Plum

GLADYS MCCONNELL, petite bru-
nette, has been awarded a cine.
matte plum which makes her the envy
of most of the younger feminine screen
players.
Harry Langdon. the screens newest
''big-time" comedy star, has selected
her for his leading lady.
Miss Mcconnell. just three years out
of school, succeeds Priscilla Bonner
as Langdon's romantic vis-a.vis.
Longdon visualized the girl he wanted,
but. searched in vain. Hundreds of
dreds more. sept photographs. One
night he ran several Western pictures
at his home for the entertainment OF
some guests. In the middle OF one
of them he suddenly found the girl.
Evening star., 1927-05-22
1000 In Procession.

QUITTING and editing Of the Corpus
Christi procession sequence of
Erich Won Stroheim's special produc-
ton, 1.-THE Wedding March," has been
completed, he has announced.
Won Stroheim, author. director, star
and cutter of the picture, declares the
procession" sequence the most diff
cult he ever handled. Taking place
both inside and outside the historic
st. Stephens Cathedral Of Vienna, the
procession necessitated over 1000 peo.
ple-crowds Of spectators, cavalry and
infantry troops, ecclesiastical digni-
taries, Viennese police and members of
the pre.war Austrian court.
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She was identified as Miss Mcconnell,
and the contract was signed within
two days.
Miss McConneil's screen experience
includes a dozen or more two.reel
Western and comedy leads. The
Wampas, an organization Of screen
publicists, named her a ''baby star"
this year, selecting her as one Of the
13 most promising youngsters In pic.
lures. Oscar Knuteson, prominent
artist. calls her "the typical American
girl" and has made her the subject
Of several paintings. -
!. She is a Western girl, born in Okla:
homa City and reared in Salt Lake,
was graduated from Hollywood High
School three years ago.
Evening star., 1927-05-22
Judgment of Beauty

DRESENT methods of judging
beauty contests are all wrong, and
so the Famous Players.Lasky studio
has announced a new policy.
Judges of beauty contests stand
too far away and, therefore, do not
observe the defects of complexion or
the irregularity Of features" says B.
P. Schulberg. Paramount producer.
I'm judging beauty for the screen,
henceforth, the face of an applicant
will be studied from q distance Of
not more than two feet. A large mag
nifying glass will be used. and an
expert IN makeup will be at hand to
point out even tiny lines. crowsfeet,
bad angles. poor placement OF the
ears, a slight droop to the lip, an
incorrect nose line. and the countless
little defects which are magnified on
the screen"
Evening star., 1927-05-22
Roxy Washington Gang

WASHINGTON is to have a Roxy
" Gang" of its own. At a. confer
ence held between William Fox and
S. j. Rothafel Roxy) Monday after
noon at the Fox Offices, New York, it
was definitely decided that the forma-
ton of a Washington gang" be
started at once, with headquarters in
the Fox Theater in.the new National
Press Club Building at Fourteenth
and F streets.
Roxy, who will have personal direc-
ton. of the theater, is well aware that
Washington abcunds with talent, and
in view Of the large following that
roxy and His Gang enjoy in Wash
ington it was thought appropriate the
city should have it's own gang"
The new Fox Theater will have all
Evening star., 1927-05-22

;ERNsT LURITscH has gone home
to Germany, but not to stay. In
two or three months he will return to
The Golden State of California, where
he now qualities as a native son, hav.
ing lived there for four years.
His pleasant trip to the scene of his
earlier triUlnphs Is no more than
visit with a little work thrown in.
He is taking along a cameraman and
various assistants and will photograph
q few backgrounds in and about
Heidelberg University for use in his
new Metro. Goldwyn picture, "Old
Heidelberg." Ramon Novarro and
Norma Shearer are its stars and 1t
will be ready for release next Fall.
Just before his sailing 1 had a talk
with Mr.. Lubitsch. He seemed to be
in excellent form and bore none OF
the intellectual scars which usually
affiict those who have campaigned in
Hollywood.
NY last meeting with him was three
years ago. On that occasion he told
me his next production represented
an experiment with new form In
the movies. He was trying, he said,
to achieve a comedy in which none
of the characters were altogether
good, none altogether bad, and in
which nothing particularly thrilling
would happen. 1t was to be a SYM
pathetic, humanitarian comedy.
Lubitsch's high hopes for this pic
ture, 1.-THE Marriage Circle" were
amply fulfilled. When / saw him
again the other day he told me that
he considered this to be the best work,
by all odds, that he had ever done.
IL
Ernst Lubitsch is an extremely
short, dark, thick-set man, with pom
derous shoulders and huge, twinkling
eyes. In appearance he resembles
combination Of Napoleon Bonaparte
and Punchinello; in character he COM
bines the best features of each.
He is dominant, aggressive, en-
phatic and decisive, thereby bearing
out his Napoleonic exterior. His kim
ship to the little figurehead on the
testers bauble is evident in the nimble
alertness of his wit, the indefatigable
irreverence in his attitude toward all
the musty traditions, all the tram
melting fetiches of his profession. He
has no use for hokum, Splurge and
exaggerated bunk, and he says so to
every one (his employers included.
In the course of four years expert.
ence in the Hollywood film mills he
has made seven pictures mot includ-
ing ''Old Heidelberg'1. In no one
of them has he made any concession
whatever to the box office laws. The
fact that most of them have been
financial successes is of incidental i'm.
portance to him, IL not to those who
pay his salary.
He still speaks with musical
comedy German accent, but it doesn't
seem to bother him to any great ex-
tent. He Is supremely voluble. and
forges confidently ahead through the
intricacies Of an alien language with
out regard for the obstacles Of speech
which continually confront him.
"sOld Heidelberg is something new
for me-" he said. Il shall not at
Evening star., 1927-05-22

necessary facilities for the gang"
In addition to the broadcasting studio,
there are spacious rehearsal halls,
dressing and lounge rooms.
Roxy has been in touch with a num-
ber of local "would-be members of the
gang" and several additional aspir-
ants are to be heard from.
Roxy is expected in Washington
around the early part of June, and
from then on will spend few days a
week in Washington rehearsing the
for the opening of the Fox Theater.
The Washington Capital with a
capital "A'D gang" will be heard OF,
the air for the first time in cSnjunc-
ton with the gala opening of the Fox
Theater, early in September.
Evening star., 1927-05-22
EARLE-"Withers' Opera"
How Orientals Cut. Films

or in Borneo or any other far.distant
land, as black is to white. -~.-.
The cause Is not the censor. The
native is the reason. The native must
not be excited. He is a delightful imi
tator. He does not fully understand
why he cannot carry gun and shoot
If it is done on the screen. He can't
comprehend that screen kiss is
made for entertainment.
When it is known that city like
Singapore, with 100000 persons. has
a native population of over 100000,
the censor rulings cannot be disputed.
Victor Fleming, who made 1.-THE
Rough Riders" and who directed Emil
Jannings in 1.-THE Way of All FLESH"
was at one time an automobile race
driver ~ ,.t ~;
Evening star., 1927-05-22

"Watch Your Wife" Then he di-
rected Corinne Griffith's Into Her
Kingdom" and "The Blonde Saint"
He is looked upon in Hollywood as
a genius with a great future In films.
Evening star., 1927-05-22

Clara Bows next picture for Para.
mount, story of the Hawaiian
Islands, goes into production May 80.
Evening star., 1927-05-22
COMING ATTRACTIONS

apparently witless detective trips up
the plot into a thrilling climax.
eff you want a hair-raising, seat.
gripping ride, buy your tickets early
for The Ghost Train,'" advised the
New York Daily Mirror after the
plays premiere. ~"
KEITH'S--Ned Wayburn's Buds OF
1927" <--..'
Ned Wayburn's Buds of 1927" will
top the bill at B. +. Keith's Theater
next week. Miss Patricola, the 'scin-
tillating melodist," will be featured.
EARLE-"Withers Opera"
"Withers' Opera" which will head
line next weeks bill at the Earle The
ater Is an original comedy offering.
combining keen human interest with
bizarre mechanical effects. Others on
the vaudeville bill will include Lady
Ogden Pearce, Warren and O'Brien in
a novel skit and Shirley Dehl Com.
pany, with other acts to be announced.
The photoplay feature will be the
screen version Of ''Tiptoes," co-starring
Dorothy Gish and VIII Rogers, popu-
lar personalities Of filmdom.
A Richard Harding Davis ivan Bib
ber' story. entitled "Car Shy" will
be added. -.
Evening star., 1927-05-22
Main Street and Movies

producer usually goes all the way
through with the test"
Mr.. Hays said the Kansas girls
little snip" probably was producers
experiment. He tried and failed. But
probably for that one failure the pro-
ducer had four or five successes in
his attempts TO develop new stars.
"Were there no such experiments
there would never be new names In
the electric lights and the folks would
tire Of the old ones" he explained.
1.-THE public's decision Is transmit
ted surely and quickly to the studios
in Hollywood. II the fault Is the
little ships and not that of the di.
rector, scenario writer or camera
man, you may be sure that she will
star no longer. If the fault is not
hers she will be given another chance.
but her battle will be more difficult
because Of her first failure. Motion
picture producers brook no failures"
Richard Rosson, who Is directing
Rolled Stockings" at the Paramount
Hollywood studio, is making duplicate
shots" Of several scenes in the pic
ture-one with a jazz orchestra &C.
compartment and the other without
music-to prove on the screen that
scenes made without music have an
uncertain tempo, while those done
with music show a Charleston tempo.
Evening star., 1927-05-22
DANCING.

Teach you to dance cor.
rectly in a few lessons.
Strictly private any hour.
Class dance Sat. eve.
with orchestra. Fox Trot.
Waltz. Collegiate. Tango,
New Britain herald., 1927-09-15
VETERANS RUSHING LETTERS FOR MONEY
Many Spend All Their Funds
 Seeing Paris Sights

Paris, Sept. } P-With the many 0 $. calls being sent home by vis- lung members of the American Le- zion during the last 4S hours for financial assistance, the two special cable offices established in the Le- Slon headquarters at Cours de la Reine, on the banks of the Seine, are proving q real necessity. Many of Inc Legionnaires have found Paris prices higher than those in their home town. and have discovered that the sum thought necessary for two weeks in France vanished in less than q week.
 One visitor, who had Sl,000 in his possession less than a week ago, lound that it had quickly melted away, in seeing the sights of Paris. He is returning home Saturday, un- able to stay for the convention week.
 Besides the actual Legion offices in big barracks the Salvation Army lassics are established with dough- nuts and coffee at "home prices" and ihe Knights of Columbus with every thing free.
 The American Red Cross also has d headquarters hospital, the Ameri- can Library also has a large room filled with reference books for the studious pilgrims. and the Legion auxiliary is on hand furnishing shop ping news to their sisters from the United States.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-15

executive committee man. and Dr. A. F. Branson, first state vice com
 mander. The Gopher delegation is scheduled to arrive at Antwerp,
 September IT. Arrangements are be- ing made to organize, among the delegates. a clown band which will
 take part in convention festivities. The Colorado legionnaires will to- tai $50. Harry Dunne, Littleton, de partment adjutant. and Earl Ewing. Colorado Springs, state commander, head the delegation
 State leaders announced they would start agitation in the French capital to bring the 1929 legion convention to Denver,
 The American Legion department
 of Oregon will be represented by a
 party of 92, headed by George E. Love, state commander.
 The Oregonians, according to
 statements made by Love before
 leaving his Eugene home. consider the Paris jaunt more as a goodwill
 pilgrimage. It is not likely that any business of importance will be pre-
New Britain herald., 1927-09-15

Among the leaders who will at 1 tend the convention are G. Decker
 French, Iowa department command
 CT of Davenport; R. J. Laird. state adjutant, of Algona; Frank Miles.
 editor Of the Iowa Legionnaire. Des
 Moines: Dan F. Steck. United States Senator and past department con-
 mander, Ottumwa; Mrs. Margaret Jones Hinderman, president of the Iowa American Legion Auxiliary,
 Wapello; Mrs. Virginia Bedell, Iowa Auxiliary president elect, Spirit
 Lake; Mrs. Gwendolyn Mcdowell, state auxiliary secretary, Story City: Marvin Jacobsen, past state vice ! commander, Clinton; R. F. Mitchell. 1 Grand Chef de Care Passe of the
 Iowa Forty and Eight, Fort Dodge: C. O. Powers. editor of the Ames Tribune, Ames.
 Col. Frank J. Schneider, Neenah. newly elected state Legion con- mander, led the Wisconsin delega-
 tion numbering 42O persons. It en- , trained at Chicago, September I for Quebec and sailed aboard the Cana dian-Pacific liner, Montroyal Sep tembor 9, arriving at Antwerp about
 September IS.
 In the delegation were members Of the American Legion and Auxiliary, and a number of guests. Thirtytwo are official delegates of
 Wisconsin department Of the Legion, and Is Of the Auxiliary.
 Wisconsin also will come into prominence because of the fact that 1 Mrs. Adalin w. MacCauley of Me nomonie, will lead the Auxiliary ! women of the nation on the pilgrim | age as president Of the national 1 body, Other Wisconsin leaders mak- i ing the trip are Austin A. Petersen. i Milwaukee, department adjutant;
 Walter Haight. Racine, Charles l Emery Eau Claire and Ogden Clas 1 son, Marinette, state vice command 1 CTS; H. l.. Hummer, Appleton, na-
 tional executive committeeman, and Mrs. II. N. Hilts, Augusta, state l Auxiliary president.
 Nebraska's Delegation Nebraska's delegation to the con
 N"ntlon includes between 400 and 1 800 legionnaires Of the Cornhusker | state and is led by Jean E. Cain, re- gently elected state commander of l Falls City, Neb.
 1 Before leaving Nebraska. how 1 ever plans had been laid by the e ! zion delegates to extend an invita- 1 ton to the convention in Paris to hold the 1882 national convention in 1 Lincoln.
 Sam Reynolds, Omaha national executive committeeman Of Nebras ka, Nels Johnson, Valley, Neb.. de- partment officer Earl Meyer All
 ance past state commander and liar
 rT Ball Of Lincoln were among the prominent Legion men of Nebras ska who made the trip.
 Three hundred legionnajres are attending from Minnesota. They are
 led by Stafford King. National Vice. Commander, J. NJ. Henry. national
New Britain herald., 1927-09-15
sented to the convention by the Oregon delegation.

sented to the convention by the Oregon delegation.
 Travelling in a special train from Portland, the Oregon war veterans and delegates Of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Legion enjoyed the maximum Of comfort while en route. Included among the six coaches of the Oregon train was a specially equipped rolling dancing palace" The Oregon legion members pick cd up the Idaho delegation en route, going to Chicago and from there to Quebec where they boarded the s. s. Montmairn, which sailed for France September 9.
 California will be represented by 500 men and women at the conven- tion. The majority of them went to New York in two special trains
 Delegates At Large
 The four delegates large arc John Capodice. Fred Bebergoi, John Pryor and Herbert Woylcr. Depart ment Commander Phillip Dodson John s. SlaViCh, former department commander and James K. Fisk, de
New Britain herald., 1927-09-15

enough accessions to carry on with the assistance of the farmers and independents.
 The De Valera, Fianna Fail, party which captured A seats in June, ex- poets to gain 10 seats, aided by the Sim Fein, making a total of 54. Labor. through lack of money, vas prevented from nominating more than 27 candidates as compared with 45 last June. The Laborites expect to retain their seats. and the Red mondites are confident of retaining their six seats.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-15
PATENT GRANTED NERO
 AFTER SIX YEARS WAIT
New Britain Man Awarded Rights on Improvements In Electric
 SWitch
BY GEORGE II. MANNING

D SIoTNSI II. AA.NA>ANS
 Washington Bureau of the N. B. Herald,
 Washington. D. C., Sept. 15.-Six years after filing his application, the United States patent office has granted to Arvid H. Nero of New Britain, a patent covering certain improvements in an electric switch.
 The improvement covered by Mir Nero's patent is in the shape of an insulated toggle contact member of the switch. He has assigned his in terest in the patent to the Arrow Electric Co. of Hartford. His ap- plication was filed in August, 1923.
 The Stanley Works of New Brit ain, has obtained assignment of a patent granted to Horace H. Ray bearing hinge. MT. Raymond s.hinee comprises of a pair of leaves with coasting knuckles with an anti-fric- tion device between them. This de- vice consists of two hardened wash CTS with & series of anti-friction members adapted to roll between them and the surrounding casing.
 Another patent which has been assigned to the Stanley Works was granted Edmund A. Schade of New Britain. for his invention of a new type of roofing bracket. It consists of metal bracket designed to be anchored in the shingles of a roof having arms to support a wood shelf.
 Frank T. Wheeler of Plainville, was granted a patent for his idea of an electric box connector. He has assigned his patent to the Trumbull Electric Manufacturing company of plainville. His application for a patent was filed in December, 1921.