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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
Junior Star Here in Film

JOSEPHINE DUNN, the third of the
> Paramount Junior stars to reach a
featured leading role since graduation,
will be seen in Washington this week
in the role of Honey Mcneil in Loves
Greatest Mistake" a Liberty Maya.
zine story.
Miss Dunn arrived at the Para
mount Picture School via the New
York musical comedy stage. She Is a
New Yorker born and bred. Though
only Is, she is already we'll started
on the road to cinema fame. She
played number Of extra parts before
her appearance in Fascinating
YOUTH" and also in such musical sue
cesses as Good Morning. Dearie,"
stepping Stones" and kid Boots"
At the end Of the run OF the latter on
Broadway she visited the Paramount
Long Island studios with friend, and
her blond piquancy attracted atten-
ton and won her place in the school.
She is said to be an accomplished
dancer and pianist, and is blond and
blue-eyed. 5 feet inches in height.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
REEVES Chinese Wisdom.
MODERN business efficiency is not
40 so new!

MODERN business efficiency IL not
40 so new!
More than 1000 years ago some OF
it's pet principles, as expounded TO-DAY
in organizations that promote gOod
business methods, were popular prov
CRIBS in China, cradle Of civilization.
They have echoed down the ages IN
the sayings Of K'ung- Tsze, or Con-
fucius-probably the worlds hrst ef-
ficiency expert, and Lon CLANCY, AFTER
intensive study of Chinese lore, Incl
dental to his role in 'Mr. WI, MS
latest picture, is reviving them.
Although thousands Of years DID,
says Clancy, he offers the following
Confucian analects to At modern busi'
ness slogans:
why use an ox.knife to kill q
fowl?"
wisdom consists Of knowing what
Is to be done, and knowing the proper
person to do it,"
prince Cheng, frightened by .
harmless serpent. stepped from the
beaten path into the forest-and
tiger ate him."
"Then there is one with perhaps q
more sinister meaning-'If you wound
a tiger and do not kill him you BE-
come his prey Compare it with our
modern legal theory Of caveat emptor
let the buyer beware"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
Picture Education

THE classes in visual instruction
conducted Jointly by the public
service and educational department OF
the Crandall Theaters, Of which Har-
Eriet Hawley Locher is director, and
the America niZation School of the Dis
trict af Columbia, with Mrs. Helen
classes, finished a particularly sue.
cessful season Wednesday Of last
week.
The visual instruction has been
carried on Wednesday afternoons and
evenings in the projection room of
Crandall's Metropolitan Theater. at
10th and F streets, where foreign-born
residents of the District DESTROYS of
obtaining American citizenship papers
have been accorded the benefit of see-
ing pictorially the leading industries
and agricultural pursuits of this
Nation, with subtitles employed to
explain the scenes depicted on the
screen serving a useful purpose also
as drills in English.
Large attendance has been the rule
at each session throughout the season,
and the classes will be resumed in
the Fall.
The motion pictures utilized as
topics of study in the course have
been projected on the screen for the
classes by Frank Jacobs, Stanley
Crandall projectionist, and the for
eign.born members Of the classes were
so appreciative of Mr.. Jacobs faithful
service that last Wednesday they pre-
scented him with a gold tie clasp as q
token of their gratitude.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
Camilles of Opera and Stage

NEARLY two dozen actresses who
= once played Camille attended a
recent matinee to see Norma Tai.
madge in her modern screen version
Of Camille" at the Globe Theater in
New York.
Among them were Anna Fitziu, who
has sung the operate version of
Candles story in La Traviata";
Texas Guinan, once the Camille of a
Denver stock company, who had as
her guest an ex-President of Cuba;
Blanche Yurka and Marian Coakley
also stock company graduates; Ann
Millburn, Marian Gillon, Charlotte
Walker, Eva lie Gallienne, Frances
Larrimore, Jeanne Eagels, Eva Leoni,
Marian Delmar, Eva Edgeworth and
Marian Haynes.
Each, after the final fade.out, de-
clared the portrayal of the lady of the
camelias by Miss Talmadge as ex-
cellent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
One of the Greatest Thrills.

DICHARD BARTHELMESS' de-
N sire for realism in a war scene in
1.-THE Patent Leather Kid" gave the
entire company scare, but resulted
in one of the most dramatic moments
ever recorded by the motion picture
camera, it Is said.
The war scenes required closeup
showing Barthelmess almost run over
by a tank. Hours were spent in
preparation for the scene. Half a
dozen cameras were lined behind
barbados and Barthelmess took his
position against the wall of the
trench.
He displays his horror of the tank.
and Arthur Stone, as his buddy, tries
to give him courage, when suddenly
q monster tank climbs the parapet di-
rectly in their path. The kid stands
as If petrified, and his pal takes to
cover.
The tank advanced slowly, ponder
ously. Inch by inch the laundering
behemoth crawled until two.thirds Of
its length extended high in the air. 1t
seemed to pause moment there.
casting an ominous shadow on the kid.
1t moved another inch. A woman on
the sidelines screamed. AL Rocket,
production manager, called to Dick to
move. That's long enough" he
shouted. But Dick held his ground.
The tank crept higher in the air.
An eternity seemed to pass. Then the
star turned his face from the tank
and dashed away as the iron dinosaur
numbered into the pit like a wounded
beast. 1t was one of the greatest
thrills In motion picture history.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
Called Back

EDDIE CANTOR will be seen in a
movie. Special Delivery" for
the last in long while.
Broadway, which applauded him
frantically for number of years be-
fore his screen success. has recalled
him. One of the cleverest black
face comedians in IL years of facing
people every night across the foot
lights, Cantor learned the secret of
making them laugh.
Born in New York City, at the age
of Is he attracted the attention of
Gus Edwards, who signed him for his
juvenile vaudeville revue. At the end
of three years with Edwards, Cantor
crossed the sea to appear in a Chariot
revue.
In 1916 he appeared in Canary Cot
tage." IN Los Angeles, and five months
later Joined Florenz Ziegfeld in New
York. The following years saw his
rise to footlight fame. Ziegfeld's kid
Boots" introduced him to millions.
Then Paramount made ready to film
that production. and he was signed
for the leading role.
Now Mr.. Ziegfeld desires him again
and Eddie has to go.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
How / Entered the Movies.

ence. So I agreed to come to the
studio each morning and each after
noon when there was not a rehear.
sal or matinee at the Reinhardt
Theater.
Never will I forget the blow my
vanity received when, on the second
day, saw on the screen the results
of the first days work. l considered
1t CHASTITY and refused to go on
with it.
Lubitsch insisted that the fault Law
entirely in the makeup I had myself
applied, and urged me to try it again.
He would supervise the laying on of
the grease paint, he promised, and he
also agreed to do this each day until
! had larned the difference between
making up for the camera and for
the stage. then went ahead with it.
8 So the persons who do not care for
my work on the s, :eer can blame
Ernst Lubitsch. I broke into the
movies" because he is my friend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
Divided By Success

4 L SHEAN of the musical comedy
Damon and Pythias team, Gal
lagher and Shean, has taken unto him
self a new and comedy partner, Miss
Lynn Canter. who has gained some
little repute along Broadway with her
exquisite soprano voice, for one of
the most hilarious comedy acts that
has come out of vaudeville in many a
moon, according to reports.
AL Shean is a sturdy and reliable
comic out of the rough but thorough
training school of old-time variety,
and one of the Dutch" comedians
who grew up in Weber and Fields
tradition. His accent, moreover, is
authentic, for Shean, despite his
Hibernian surname, was born in
Dortrecht, Holland, brought to New
York when he was little boy, and
made his debut at the Globe Museum,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
Town of Forgotten Faces.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, June R).-
There are some who see Hollywood as
the city Of thousand dreams come
true. but to those who have tasted the
bitterness of screen oblivion 1t Is the
town Of forgotten faces.
They haunt the casting offices, hop
ing for a. chance to come back into
popular favor, these leading women
and featured players of yesterday
who somehow have slipped Off the
ladder of success.
Many of them are registered
among the thousands of extras on
call at the cooperative central cast
ing bureau.
Miss Marion Mel, whose task it is
to listen to the stories of disappoint-
ment, says she has come to look with
affection on films that have tough"
dance hall sequences or mob scenes
where women Of uncertain age are
needed. For in these pictures. at
least, there are moments in which
fading beauty is an asset. and a for
gotten face is better than one which
the tickle film fans have not yet be-
gun to remember.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
NEW special-super feature
dropped Unexpectedly into New
York last week and was

NEW special.super feature
" dropped Unexpectedly into New
IL York last week and was
4 i greeted enthusiastically. 1t
Is Seventh Heaven" produced
by William Fox; it replaces, What
Price Glory?" another of Mr.. Fox's
products, at the Sam H. Harris
Theater.
Seventh Heaven" is the Aim yer.
sion of the fearful play by Austin
Strong, which ran for a long time.
in New York and elsewhere, with
Helen Mencken as its star.
The leading parts in the picture are
played by two newcomers-Charles
Farrell and Janet Gaynor-from both
of whom a great deal more is Ger.
tain to be heard. Mr.. Farrell has
already distinguished himself in "Old
Ironsides" and THE Rough Riders"
but Seventh Heaven" marks Miss
Gaynor's debut as a popular attrac-
ton.
Miss Gaynor, / feel certain, will
prove to be the most important and
the most valuable discovery of the
year. She is almost entirely devoid
of that sensational quality which is
known as "It"; in fact, it is not I'M
gracious to describe her as a plain
little girl.
But she has something which is
considerably more desirable than all
the dynamic sex appeal in the world;
she has ability, She is simple, un-
affected and natural; in her tragic
moments. she is infinitely tender and
sympathetic.
Janet Gaynor is certainly not an
other Clara Bow, but she may well
be another Lillian Gish. Indeed, her
work in Seventh Heaven" is un-
deniably reminiscent Of Miss Gish's
memorable performance in Broken
Blossoms"
Frank Borgaze directed Seventh
Heaven," and the lions share of the
credit is attributed to him. He has
done an impressive Job, and has been
amazingly consistent about it. AL.
though equipped with rather slim
and eventless story, he has kept it
going for seven or eight reels with
no serious moments of boredom.
Seventh Heaven" is a moving, ap-
pealing and genuinely imaginative
picture, and it deserves to be an EN-.
phatic success.
Perhaps the greatest problem that
a movie actor or actress must face
is whether to sign long.term con.
tract with one of the big companies,
or to remain a free lance.
The long-term contract, of course,
has its advantage. It guarantees
steady employment and steady salary. |
But most actors and actresses are |
smart enough to know, when they |
sign up for a period of years with |
Paramount, Metro-Goldwyn, or any Of |
the other corporations. the chances
are overwhelming that the corpora.
ton is getting considerably the best
of the deal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
Up in the Air Films.

A FLEET of air movies is about to
"A swoop down upon the picture go.
ing public.
Paramount has completed Wings"
romanticizing the American flyers in
the World War, and will offer an air
comedy featuring Wallace Berry, en-
titled, "Now We're In the Air"
An Independent production, 1.-THE
World Flight" starring Lieut.. Leslie
Arnold, one Of the world
aviators, is awaiting release. -Four
other pictures featuring Arnold in air
roles are contemplated.
Universal has completed "War
Eagles" with Raymond Keane and
Barbara Kent in the principal roles,
and has under way a series of five-
reel air pictures featuring AL Wilson,
stunt aviator.
The film rights to "War Birds" has
been purchased by Metro-Goldwyn.
Mayer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
The Moving Picture Album
BY ROBERT e. SHERWOOD.

! Mr.. Zukor. Mr.. Lasly, Mr.. Mayer
and the rest are not conducting
| charitable institutions, and when they
| contract to pay an actress two thou
| sand dollars a week, it's pretty safe to
assume that she's worth Ave times
as much. Rudolph Valentino, Greta
| Carlo and many others have been
lassoed with the dotted line and have
subsequently regretted it.
Several leading men and leading
| women in Hollywood have made
fortunes as free lances. On occasion,
such unrestrained performers have
worked in as many as four pictures
at once for as many different com.
panies, thereby drawing down four
pay checks each week instead of one.
Wallace Berry Cbefore he signed up
with Paramount as a start made
fortune in this way. So did Conway
Tearle, Milton Stills, Jack Mulhall,
Owen and Tom Moore, Eugene O'Brien
and Norman Kerry.
Most of the famous free lances now
are women. The list includes Alice
Joyce. Lois Moran, Dorothy Gish.
Carmel Myers, Lya de Putt, Patsy
Ruth Miller, Lois Wilson, Alma Ru-
bens, May Allison, Bessie Love, Betty
Bronson, Pauline Starke and Anna
Q. Nilsson.
Among the men now at large are
Antonio Moreno, Warner Baxter and
Ricardo Cortez.
X 4 X y
Speaking of movies and MOVIE con.
tracts:
There is one thing left for Charles
Lindbergh to do that will be finer.
drawer and more admirable than his
L. 49, a,-f- Sr1aA II al
all the movie magnates, who are now
frantically attempting to cash in on
his achievement, to go chase them
selves around the city limits Of Los
Angeles.
Lindbergh Is one young American
who doesn't need an army of direc-
tors, scenario writer's, makeup artists,
camera men. electricians and press
agents to make hero Of him.
Bulletins.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.-H. B. War
ner. lately emerged from the New
Testament, will have another Mes.
sianic role as the self-sacrificing
father in "Sorrell and Son." which
Herbert Brenon is to make as his first
United Artists picture. The
sacred Academy OF Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences, referred to in this
column last week, is to sponsor an
all.star movie, probably designed to
glorify the Hollywood home. 81
There is a rumor that Lois Moran
is engaged to a scenario writer named
Plan Banks. Miss Moran must be
all Of IL years old by now.
Not long ago the Aim producers were
blaming overproduction too many
pictures) for the slump in business.
Now they're complaining because too
many movie theaters have been built.
It's always something.
(CODyright 1877
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
26 Warner Winners ~

Fl NJ. Warner, president Of Warner
Bros. Pictures, has announced
the company's rs Warner win.
ners for 1927.1928.
The group of winners follows:
Monte Blue in 1.-THE Bush Lacquer"
zone Round Hogan" ION the Stroke
of Twelve" and one picture to be
selected; May McAvoy in slightly
Used" "Rebecca O'Brien" and two
big stories to be announced; Irene
Rich in Powder My Back" Beware
of Married Men" and two stories to
be selected; Louise Fazenda with Clyde
Cook and William Demarest in "a
Sailors Sweetheart" Five and Ten
Cent Annie" and two comedies to be
announced: Rin.Tin.Tin in "a Dog of
the Regiment" flaws of Steel"
'Rinty of the Desert" and THE Devil
Dog" a temporary title; one to be
made from one of the Arthur Somers
Roche stories: Good Time Charley"
with a star to be announced; "O'Rielly
and the 400" with a star Of prom
inence; "Finnegan's Ball. and two
pictures to be announced later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
New Foreign Masterpiece

The American premiere of a new
motion picture masterpiece from Eu-
rope. a Moscow Art Theater produc-
ton of Dostoievsky's famous novel,
Crime and Punishment" will be pre-
sented by the Motion Picture Guild at
the Wardman Park Theater next
Wednesday at $40.
The picture has just been received
from Europe, where it is said to have
been regarded as better than THE
Cabinet Of Doctor Caligari" It is to be
shown soon in New York under the
auspices Of the guild.
Robert Wiene, who made "Caligari. I"
the great fantasy which was 10 years
ahead OF its time, directed Crime and
Punishment" The roles are played by
Leading actors of the Moscow Art
Theater.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
Lois Moran's Start.

7 OILS MORAN. the American screen
- star. got her start in pictures IN
THE Living Dead Man." the Euro
pean masterpiece which comes to the
Little Theater this week.
Miss Moran was selected for the
part of leading woman by Marcel
L'Herbier. famous French director.
who saw her in Paris. The filming OF
the picture took her to Rome and
Monte Carlo, where a great many OF
the scenes are laid, and 1t IL said
L'Herbier was enthusiastic over her
work
The leading man, Europe's screen
idol Ivan Mosjoukine, has been
brought to this country and Will star
in American productions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05

on the Bowery, when he was little
more than a small boy.
Teamed with Ed Gallagher of
Frisco. the two gathered the laurels
of comic fame. Their first joint pro-
duction was called 1.-The Battle Of Bay
Rum" written by themselves and
acted with immensely satisfactory re.
suits all over the country. Then came
a long season as principal comics in
1.-THE Rose Maid" both in and out of
New York. After that they sepa.
rated for two or three years. scoring
individually.
1t was upon their reunion that
they swept to unprecedented popular.
ity upon the wings of song. Mr..
Gallagher and Mr.. Shean," which be.
came very nearly a national anthem.
Incredible popularity, however, in.
stead of uniting them more closely,
drove them apart, and for several sea-
sons they have been going it alone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05

NAZIMovA. stage and film actress,
is paying her first visit to England
since her rise to international fame.
Twenty odd years ago, when she
last appeared in London, she was a
comparatively unknown member of a
company of Russian players under the
name of ALA Nasimoff.
Her English debut was artistically
successful but financially disastrous.
A complimentary matinee was organ
lied to provide the company with
funds for a voyage to America in
search Of better fortune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
Upholds "He-Man" for
Movies

LONDON, Up.-Col. Josiah Wedge.
wood is strong for the "he-men" of
the American films and says he pre-
fers them to dancing dudes" as film
heroes.
The Labor member Of Parliament
made a gallant defense Of America 8
films before the committee which is
considering legislation to protect Brit
ish production.
Col. Wedgewood is a self-made man,
and he told the committee he likes
the self-made man Of the American
movies who struggles against adver'
sity and lands at the top.
Let as have that sort Of man, by
all means" he urged. rather than
the dandy who never works and
spends his time horse racing, hunting
and dallying in dance halls"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
Preview Verdicts.
BY the Associated Press.

HOLLYWOOD. Calif-An elaborate
game OF hide and seek is played al.
most nightly in the movie metropolis
and its environs.
Those who seek are players anxious
to see previews Of pictures in which
they appear. Those who hide are the
producers, anxious to get an unbiased
audiences opinion Of their product.
Precautions are taken to keep mem.
bers OF the cast from learning where
picture is to be previewed. Expert.
ence has shown that their friends add
too much appreciative laughter or ap-
plause and prevent a true test Of the
tentative film. Frequently a producer
will let word leak out that picture Is
to be previewed at a fashionable
neighborhood theater, then whisk it
into modest factory district house.
Usually several types Of audiences
are tried out before the picture is
considered adequately previewed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
Sheiks In 1870.

ONE of the most amusing conditions
met with in ascertaining proper
details for the new Patheserial 1.-THE
Hawk of the Hills" is that there were
sheiks galore in Montana even in 1870.
They were not called sheiks then.
They were known as dandies-and the
strange part of all is that these dan
dies were usually the most dangerous
men in a community. The majority
of handles were also known as killers
A dandy was conspicuous in a
crowd because of two things. Hesw
nearly always well shaver, which in.
dictated that he not only carried a
razor, which was usually in his
pocket, but that he used 1t as well.
The second and most astounding fact
was that his hair was as sleek and
shiny as the finest sheiks Of the
present time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
First to Make One-Reelers.

I AIRY SEMON stepped into comedy
production 16 years ago. being
among the first to make one-reel
subjects for Vitagraph. Then he be-
gan filming two-reel stories, his last
series being produced for Educa-
tional a year ago.
Recently the name of Larry Semon
has flashed across the motion picture
horizon with a new splendor because
of the merit OF "Spuds," a six-reel
Pathe feature on the war. Prior to
this the funster had made three fea-
lures, THE Girl in the Limousine"
for First National. Wizard of o."
Independent production, and stop,
Look and Listen" for Pathe.
Semon considers "Spuds" the best
thing he ever done. .-....-...-.....
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
Heroic Standards.

4 SCREEN hero should be nearly
"A 81 pounds heavier than the girl
he saves from the villain and So
inches taller. At least he should X
he works for Paramount.
At the Paramount studio the per
feet motion picture type" Is described
as feet 4 inches tall and 116 1Ne
pounds avoirdupois for women, and 8
feet 10Z inches and 1877 pounds for
men.
A comedian gets more leeway. He
can be as heavy as he likes. 80 long
as his humor Is not.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
Swedish Cowboy.

QUITTING a foreigner in a typical
cowboy role looked like a gamble
to those who heard Lars Hanson
would be Lillian Gish's cowboy lover
in Wind" But the Swedish actor,
with horsemanship he acquired as a
cavalryman on the continent, rode his
first American broncho with such
brilliant assurance that some specta-
tors swore he out-cowboyed the pro-
The name he handed his horse was
Olaf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
Screen Fame

THE price Of screen popularity is
lot of postage, photographs and
photo mailers. Sending ones picture
to 10000 fans a month frequently
costs more than $1,000, which is much
more than the salary Of some players
whose mail is large.
The modern film contract contains,
when the player can manage it, a
clause providing that the producer
shall assume the expense Of answer
ing fan mail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
Chauve Souris Coming


By the Associated Press.
NIKITA BALIEFF soon will bring
his Chauve Souris (Bat Theater)
for performances of an entirely new
program in New York, San Francisco,
Pasadena and Los Angeles, says a dis
patch from London.
In the place Of his noted Parade
Of the Wooden Soldiers" is ''Katinka's
Unexpected Romance" wherein the
heroine marries the commander of the
wooden soldiers. after the latter force
acquiescence from Katinka's parents.
A new pantomime burlesques Mozart's
"Seraglio."