Evening star., 1927-04-24
Screen Notes.
SATURDAY matinees for children

SATURDAY matinees for children is
in Film Daily in connection with the.
inaugura ton Of series of such matt
nees in Minneapolis, at which women
from the various churches acted as
chaperons and about which a local
minister preached a special com
mandatory sermon. Reference is made
in the editorial to the fact that Harry
NJ. Crandall of this city, through Mrs.
Harriet Hawley Locher, has been
struggling for proper approval of this
plan for several years--in fact, he
originated the idea.
What are a few dollars in the
movies? Producers Distributing Cor
poration expended $4,000 for an en-
tire new stage at the Gaiety Theater,
New York. for the premiere of Cecil
B. De Miles picture, THE King Of
Kings" and will also install the larg
est electric sign on Broadway, cover
ing the entire front of the theater.
Our Department of Commerce has
been informed that the French min
lister of public instruction is to ap-
point a cinematographic commission
TO be attached to the beaux arts de-
partment to study motion pictures
1t is to be composed Of members of
various government departments to
work in conjunction with an advisory
board to be appointed by the moving
picture trade, industry, art, or call 1t
what you Will.
The Star has had several communi-
cations wondering when local picture
patrons are to see The Vision sug
gested by Sir John Millais' famous
painting, Speak! Speak! photo
graphed in colors, which was awarded
the ReisenfeId gold medal as the
finest short subject released In 1926"
The Star has not yet been informed.
The Maryland Theater, at Oakland,
Nd, announces that it has installed
a new gold-fber screen, (which re-
tains the fidelity of the natural tones
of the pictures and helps to reduce
eyestrain to nonentity.
starlight" Gladys Unger's play Of
stage life, has been secured for repro
duction on the screen by Metro-Gold'
wyn-Mayer.
Mary Roberts Rinehart's what
Happened TO Father" is scheduled for
early screen production by the War
ners, with Warner GLAND featured
Charles Condor is preparing the
scenario and John Adolfi will direct
Warner GLAND, by the way, Is said to
be near to stardom.
Emil Jannings has selected Fay
Wray as his leading woman for his
next Paramount picture, Hitting for
Heaven" a story Of the London Soho
district.
Polly Moran, who dates back to the
early keystone comedies days, has
been signed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
| she appears in THE Trail Of 49,"
Robert Services story of the Alaskan
gold rush, and in 1.-The Galatians and
| the Murphys," an adaptation Of Kath-
| leen Norris story, and is to appear
| in THE Thirteenth Hour"
Elinor GIyn's new story, "Ritzy,"
! is said TO be ready for production,
| with Betty Bronson as its star, under
direction Of Arthur Rosson.
Fox's production of Seventh
| Heaven" it is announced, will be re-
| leased late in the Summer. 1t features
Charles Farrell and Janet Gordon.
! Donne Burnes novel of Ireland,
| "Hangman's House" has been pur'
| chased for screen production by Fox.
! Lya de Putti has gone to Hollywood
| TO appear in 1.-The Midnight Rose" for
| Universal, and she will make another
picture for the same producing cor
poration before her return in July.
Roxy" is not name OF screen
origin 1t broke loose in base ball, in
Forest City, Pa, when the man who
bears it was a boy and an excited
coach yelled "Slide, Roxy. Slide"-and
Roxy slid. SO says Ralph Wilk, in
Film Daily.
! Cleveland residents, when they
heard that BALTIC, hero of the race TO
furnish toxin for fever-stricken Nome,
Alaska fast Winter, was eking out a
precarious existence in a dime mu-
scum purchased the dog and his
mate for their city. and in recogni-
ton thereof Educational Film Cor
poration has presented a print of
"Balto's Race to Nome" to the city.
Phil DAILY, in Film Daily, reports the
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