Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05

hird-dimension pictures may throw
the color work into the shade. Ar
engagements are now being made by
NJ H. Hoffman. vice president OF
Tiffany Productions, Inc, for the
first productions in America. and he
has just returned from Europe with
the new invention, the originators
of which are Emil and jacques Burk-
hardt of Switzerland
The third dimension picture, it is
claimed, will give depth to the photo
playa real, lifelike picture on the
screen. For instance, the picture
does not appear fat upon the screen
the background gives the appearance
of distance; all figures do not take
on the appearance on walking along
the same line of vision. The per
Spective, much sought after in photo
play production, will be a possibility.
According to Hoffman. no money
or effort will be spared in making
the first ird-dimenSion picture. and
special plans are being made TO Sc
lect a vehicle for a stupendous pro-
Notwithstanding which will be-
come rather sensational and revolu-
tionary from the entertainment
angle.
One of the most interesting phases
OF the third dimension photoplays
will be the TACT that there will be
no installation costs to speak of.
The present projection machines will
be used and the present screens.
large or small. will answer the pur-
pose. ANY theater can show the
pictures.
The inventors and their hacker
make the claim that the new photo
plays will "revolutionize the motion
picture industry" but one must wait
for the first picture before coming
TO this decision.
PARAMOUNT has employed eight
1 well known writers, who are 60
ing to Hollywood and concentrate
upon the photoplay. The first step
in the matter was taken some time
ago, when Jesse Lasky, first vice
president of Paramount. announced
the formation of an authors coun
Gil. with a bureau in New York and
another in Hollywood, and with
Owen Davis in charge. 1t is the
plan of the council to interest au-
thors and dramatists in writing
directly for the screen. First of all
however, the writer's will be in
structed in the requirements OF the
studios.
The authors who are now to have
little colony of their own i'll the
Hollywood hills are Ernest Pascal,
author of THE Marriage Bed" THE
Dark Swan" and others. who will
prepare a story for Florence Vidor;
Wilson. Meizner, co-author of The
Deep Purple" who will prepare
story of stage life in New York !;
Jack Iarrie, author of The Easy
Mark, - who is to write an original
story for Thomas ;Meighan; Oliver
H. P. Garrett. a newspaper reporter
of New York. who will prepare a
crime story: Kenyon Nicholson, au-
thor of The Barker" who will write
an original story TO be called THE
Tent Show Girr'; John Thomas, au-
thor of the novel, DRY Martini"
who VIII write, story for Adolph
Menjou; John Kirkpatrick, author of
"The. Book of Charm" who will write
for Paramount's Junior stars, and
Nunally Johnson, author of Rough
House Rosie who will contribute
another story for Clara Bow.
CENORITA MARIA CASAJUANA,
- selected by the Fox films as the
most beautiful girl in Spain and
signed to a long-term contract for
picture work in the Fox studios at
Hollywood, was typist in Barcelona
when discovered and entered in the
recent international beauty pageant
of Galveston, Tex. She is II years
old, S. feet high and weighs 10S
pounds. Her eyes are dark brown
and said to give the true Spanish
brilliance."
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THE picture producers are having
L their troubles, and now they are
outspoken., One concern reports as
J follows: "sOne of the big troubles
comes from the fact that stars who
a few years ago packed the theaters
are today stars in name only, and no
longer have grip upon their audi
ences. Another trouble is the scar
city of material in books and plays
Practically all of the classics for ex-
ample, have been filmed. The Metro
Goldwyn- Mayer organization has met
the situation in two ways: One, by
developing, with the aid of the pub
lie, its own starS-such as William
Haines, Joan Crawford and Sally
O'Neill; secondly, by assembling a
staff of original writers for the
screen. Every actor has a chance
to become a star, and the public and
the theaters are the sole Judges.
When the theaters place the name
OF an actor in lights and use this
way of drawing business, then, and
then only, will we. the producers,
award stardcm to that artist.
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CADIE THOMPSON, we'll known
~ to theatergoers who have seen
Rain" the Somerset Vaughan play,
is coming to the silver sheet. Her
antics will be portrayed by Gloria
Swanson in her next United Artists
production. Raoul Walsh. who d.
rected What Price Glory" will han
die the megaphone, and the scenes
will be "shot" i'll San Francisco and
the South Sea Islands. The picture
is scheduled for release in November.
This will be Gloria Swanson's sec
ond United Artists release, her first
being "The Love of Sunya" The
Woman and the Puppet." which was
TO have been the next Swanson pic
ture, has been postponed
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OK players Dresser, Andre
~ Beranger Edwin Martindel