Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-17

DAYS. Edwin King, however, is no re-
lation to the King brothers.
An original program of the first per-
Torrance of Leo Dietrichstein's IA
nous. comedy. Are You a Mason?'
at Wallack's Theater, New York City,
April /, 1901, which was recently un-
earthed by the reading department at
the De Mile studio. revealed the inter-
esting fact that the part of Ernest
Morrison was played by Cecil B. De
Mile and the character of Caroline
Bloodgood was interpreted by May
Robson.
H. D'Abbadie D'Arrest. Paramount
director, was born in the Argentine
Republic of French parents. His work
as assistant director on Charlie Chap
Inns "A Woman of Paris" won him
the dictatorship with Paramount. His
latest picture is Adolphe MenJou's
Service for Ladies'"
Hope Loring's first story was print
in the Black Cat Magazine. She was
IA years old at the time. Now she Is
a scenario writer for Paramount.
Clara Bow. whose flaming red hair
Is as famous as her flaming youthful
personality, is said to have been in
Elinor Glyns mind when the discov-
erer of ut" wrote RED Hair" which
is to be her next picture. The story
was first written and published In
novel form Production Of Red Hair
will begin July 25, when Hula" also
Clara Bow production, will have
reached it's finishing stages.
shes a sheik," an original story
nv John McDermott will be Bebe
Daniels next picture, following
Swim, Girl, Swim" The continuity
is now being written by Lloyd CORR
gan. Clarence Badger will direct
Bebe in the girl sheik story.
Clyde Swendsen, one Of the best
divers turned out in Southern Cali
fornia, one time Olympic champion
and now swimming coach at the Hol-
Ivwood Athletic Club, trained Beba
Daniels, Paramount star, for racing
sequences in Swim, Girl, Swim. !"
Gertrude Ederle, world famous SWIM
mer, is a member of the supporting
cast.
Johnnie Morris, known in Holly
wood as five feet of comedy" in Emil
Jannings' new Paramount picture,
Hitting for Heaven" will play the
part of ALI, a wry jester OF the
London slums, and will share consid-
cradle footage as a henchman Of jan
nings. who plays a bruiser in the
Soho district.
The unbobbed girls are stealing the
parts from their shorn sisters in the
| movies. Latest Of the long-haired
sisterhood to draw down a big part is
Shirley O'Hara, the unknown" Sc
lected as leading woman for Adolphe
Menjou in 1.-THE Gentleman from
Paris" For exactly II years Shirley
has successfully resisted all tempta-
ton to shear her beautiful dark brown
tresses..
1.-THE Tired Business Man." Tiff
fany production, is farce comedy
portraying the methods used by the
American business man to shed bust
ness and indulge in the lighter phases
of life. Raymond Hitchcock, Mack
Swain, Margaret Quimby. Blanche Me-
haffey, Dot Farley, Lincoln Plumer
and Gibson Gowland supply the laughs
in it.
Nine. E1inor Glyn returned Monday
on the Paris from London and Paris.
After brief visit here she will return
to Hollywood to supervise her next
Paramount picture, make Them Love
You," In which she says she will re-
veal the secrets of love and beauty.
Gilbert Roland, the screens newest
romantic hero, who plays the leading
male role in THE Rose of Monterey"
is the son of Don Francisco de Alfonso,
for years favorite toreador of Span
ish royalty. Mary Aston plays the
part of the heroine
Modern housewives will be given an
opportunity to see how the New Eng
land kitchens Of the COS were fur
nished in 1.-THE Country Doctor"
which Rupert Julian Is directing at
the De Mile studio.
Crandall's Central Theater, the
Ninth street picture house operated
by the Stanley -Crandall Co. of Wash
ington, has been undergoing extensive
remodeling. An entire new heating
plant has been installed and the ladies'
rest room on the orchestra floor has
been enlarged, among these improve
ments.
Shephen Eilbacher, manager of
Crandalrs Tovili Theater, calls special
attention to the musical novelties pre-
sented each week by Otto +. Beck, con.
cert organist, and Ida v. Clark. asso-
clate. Last week cleverly arranged
organ-piano dialogue utilized the pop.
ular song hit IF You See Sally" The
lyrics were presented on slides as a
two-act drama. with novel lighting
effects.
Stephen Eilbacher, manager of Gran.
dall's Tivoli Theater, has arranged for
the reception Of the complete round
by-round radio report OF the Dempsey
SharISey fight to be held in the Yankee
Stadium I'm New York Thursday night.