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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-06
FILM
STARS PAID BY
THE DAY

The maximum rate Of pay for
moving picture stars IA Austria
ranges between 500 and 600
shiIlings for each working day, Of
in United States money. between
$40 and sS5. q trade bulletin IL.
sued by the Motion Picture Sec.
ton OF the Commerce Department
reveals. Well-known actors ana
actresses, according to the report,
get from 200 to 800 schillings for
each working, day or from 32s to
S43. The ordinary members OF the
cast receive about SIS for each
day they are employed. Super.
numaries are paid is shiIlings
per week but Il they are lucky
enough to own 8 dress suit they
get an additional 10 schiilinaa, or
what amounts to $3.50.
There are four studies In Aus.
tria, all Of which are located In
Vienna. The ssVita" Is the largest.
There are about 3 dozen producers
In the country. Only four of them,
however, are considered important.
According to the bulletin q good
part Of the necessary money with
which to start production Il ob.
tanned by Austrian ESmnanfes
through the means OF advanced
payments by foreign concerne Ter
advance bookings, together with
moneys secured by the sale of ini.
port licenses, whenever this Is
possible. It ID estimated that 10
films win be produced in Austria
during the current year. No
American companies have ever at.
tempted to produce films in Aus.
tria.
Italy has three producing com.
panies which made 10 pictures
last year and expect to complete
about hall that number III 1857.
At present there are only six
workable studios In ali Of italy,
two ii Rome, two In Turin ana
one each In Milan ana Florence.
Some costly films have been turned
out In italy In the past, notably
Tho Last Days Of Pornpaii'' and
"Quo Vadis" which cost respec.
lively S275.00O and $3.50, 900. The
usual productions now costs less
than one-tenth Of the latter figure.
Spain. the report reveals. has
six studios and five producers but
pictures are made spasmodically.
Outside Of Sain, Spanish pictures
are only popular in Portugal ana
q few Latin-AmSrican countries.
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A1AIt NeQOu ISom the German q
Rudolph Bernausr ana Rudolph
cstreieher. win 81 presented tor
ht first time Ia America Monday
night. August s. BY Mr.. KAopf, "a
association with Arch selwyns
who wiil make the New York
production.
The engagement Il De intsrna-
tionai ioAportance. &c The Gar.
den of Eden has ALREADY had
leag runs 81 Vienna Budapest.
stockholm. Milan and ASaleteg6 ~.
The London company, with TAI.
lulAh Bankhead ID the leading
role. s atiil PLAYING to capacity
houses,
There has been considerable
dlectfssion e. 10 who WIN play
The lead Ii New York. It was
thought Tor q time that Jeanne
Eagles would play III Mr.. Sci.
EFyn, however. has chosen Sylvia
Field, q member az the present
Auditorium company, but she u
ander contract to Mr.. Knept to-
appear ia his New York prOduc.
ton % The Big Pond, Miss
Field win create the role 81 the
Baltimore production ana Il q
thought likely that some agree
iaent win bo reached between the.
two producers whereby she can
continue 81 Il when the rlay
IS produced IN New York IN the
can.
An important addition 10 the
- A -.
Allison skipworth. who has betn
Imported especially Tor ''Thb
Garden oe Eden" Miss SISips
worth has played In many sue.
Cesges III New York ana a
4nVorfts player there. some 81
her best charaetsri1a tions have
been "a Lilies Of the Haeld,s
ssTho Torch Bearers = ''Ihe
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her sing in Los Angeles, ana !
wire brought her East Tor . try.
out, the result of which was the
long contract to sing in Keith
Yauq eviiIe.
Although Blle Il extremely
young Miss Jeoffr5a hes very
decided ideas about her career.
Since grand opera d her go&l ahe
win sing nothing but hte finest
music, ana no amount 81 parauas
sion can move her from that de.
cision. She sings chiefly colorns
t1ra arias from the operas ana
even In that she avoids selections
which have become triSo and out.
worn through repetition. Ia her
repertoire are included ssThe.
shadow Song from .Dinorah 4
The Ben Song from ''IlaixYne''::
the Caro- None aria from ..Rigo.
lett" and other coloratura arias
which the public has come to az.
sociAts especially with Nine. CALI
calrcis
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Of applause drift up TO the
painter. He pauses for & mo-
ment, grins IN sympathy and
then touches up q background
81 blue with just 4 suggestion
Of moonlight.
The geniai.looking chap is
Charles squlres, scenic director
uf the National Theater stock
productions. His world Il there
IA the shadows and. lost Ia the love
Of creating the beautiful ana ar.
tistlc. he works on ana On after
the curtain comes down ana the
stage becomes dark. CLEANING
stars, silver moons, red roses and
lakeR 81 blue find their birth IN
his brush TO later on come out
of the Tiles and thrill those Ia
front with their gentle beauty.
Backgrounds 81 sweet sentiment,
scenes for storms ana strife, bal.
aces Of the wealthy ana flresides
Of the poor are all born up there
through the skill Of the master
artist
Mr.. s0uires never comes into d.
rect contact with his audience ana
So they pay honor b the man
through his work. For thrss sum.
nner seasons. the artist has been
painting the scenic embellishments
OF every production put On BY the
National Taeatar Players. From
tbs first, the EAnn At the National
were quick with their appreciation
Of hIn alZiIl. Little gasps 81 "Ahsr'
ana .sOhAg. from eli corners Of the
house have okten testified to the
exceptional beauty Of some pArticu.
lar BACKGROUND. His praise has
been sung In the lobby on count.
less occasions between the acts.
but the painter was up in the flies.
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giving Miss Pringle the tea.
tured feminine role Of ''rIis
Hour" starring John Gilbert.
That picture established John
Gilbert as one Of the greatest
! lovers OF the screen ana It 81.
tablisEied Aileen PrinelA ~ q
ponailr Mayer Of sophisticated
feminine roles.
She gained the distinction Of
being the best-dressed woman on
the screen and she played tophis.
ticated roles. wearing elekalt
wardrUbea with q distinctly 10.
ciety atmosphere 90 q BACKGROUND.
AS though there were not
enough unexpected things to en-.
ter the life OF q single actress.
she was then Informed abe was
to be co.stArred In comedy Tea.
lures with Lew Cody. former
screen villain and now comedian
par excellence.
This news almost floorNd even
Aileen. but her work In Adam
and Evil the Metro. Csoidwvn.
Mayer feature opening tomorrow
at Loew's Columbia Theater
proved that she II also d come.
dienne Of SURPRISING talent.
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Interesuues

Clara Bow has signed 4 new
long term contract with Para.
mount. Gertruda Ia.
erie, famous swimmer, used COS.
metics for the first time IN her
life recently when makeup was
applied FOR use In her first film
venture. a staff Of IS 6x-
perts at makeup ID required at the
desert location camp, where 1850
actors are appearing ifl scenes Tor
Paramount's Beau sAbreur. =
Esther RaIston win slorify the
American stenog rapher IN her
new Paramount starring picture.
Heaven Help the working Girl. /"
Florence vidor ortdoso
herself a. creator Of fashions ia
One Woman 10 Another now
In course Dc production.
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WAShln ton glfl with axnpiEl0ne
u sing ID grand opera, and her
voice has been declared by such
% eminent authority - GioF6io
rDlacco, conductor 81 the Chi
caro- Opera Company, Is . per-
feet apeciment Of the colofa-
tllra type.
The miniature CALI Curci, z
~ she has been characterized
by music critics all through the
pRAst. has been studying since
nae was years old, chiefly
under the tutelage oe her mother,
who Ii graduate of the New
England Conservatory Of Music,
and who d acting as her accom-.
PIANIST she has baen singing IN
vaudeville and cabaret In the Ear
west III order to earn enough
1n6liey % come East, she SAYS.
a short time ago an enthusiaS tic
description was brought to New
York BY someone who had hoard
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stiii creating, and aid not hear
them.
An excellent e1Ample Of the akfI.
ity Of Mr.. Sauires Il found In the
first act 0k the current attraction
at the National, sSmilin Through
not even the scenic effects Of the
original production equaling Il IN
sheer beauty ana artistic creation.
Mr.. SQuires has built tho scenes Of
this play on eight diefArknt occa.
sions and has learned % love the
opportunities & offers him The
speeding freight train II : Alias the
Deacon, the bedroom and library
scenes Ii The Last Of Mrs..
Cheney" and the weird scenes Of
The Last Warning are samples
Of his art.
For 80 years Mr.. squires has
ben painting seannents Of mimic
worlds and painted them well.
From the West originally. hiA
work has carried him to all parts
of the country and has earned
him 4 brilliant reputation. Here
IN Washington he has had a busy
time OF Il. He must create new
scenery for each production and
very often he has been found
with two brushes between his
teeth and & mountain Of them
laying around.
He keeps three weeks ahead Of
the company and az present ID
engaged on the scenic effects that
20 with the attraction due two
weeks hence. Before building his
scenes. the artist creates his con.
cepfiOns In models and re-cre.
ates from these models.
No footlikht speeches ana flow.
ers for Charley Squires. He plays
his big part in the background
ana finds Joy In creating the
hAat1fff1ll.
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arms to receive hers
But to Aileen the unexpected
happened.
Il took what seemed to her ike
ages. though ii was only q couple
OF years, 10 reach the place where
she was any more than casually
noticed.
She played q few small roles
in the East ana then wnt to Call.
fornia.
One OF the first roles, ana an
uniraportant one, was IN Rupert
Hughes s'souls for Sale The
leading man was Lew Cody.
Miss Pringle was almost ready
to give up and 90 back to the
London stage. when the un.
expected again happened.
Nine. Elin0r Glyn suddenly an.
nounced that AiIeen would play
the featured feminine role In
"Three Weeks" one Of the most
widely read modern novels in
the world.
Miss Pringle played the role,
ana the unexpected that ID. un.
expected to other people-hap.
pened. She carried the diff.
cult role like q veteran.
Nine. Glyn followed W BY
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Swan, The Enchanted April
and New York EXCHANGE. :
avery Hopwood. one Of the
most prolific playwrights Ia.
America. g said 10 have made an
excellent adaptation oe the orig.
inAl work Of Messre. Bernauer
and Ostreicher. Mr.. Eopwood has
perhaps written moro Huccsssful
plays than any other American
author.
Rudolph Bernauer a associated
with several Berlin theAters a.
general director. He q lleht
opera ana musical comedy
librettist ot wide renown. ma
has written the books. wholly or
il collaboration, of many 81 the
German and Vienness musical
comedy successes. Bernauer
adapted shaw's ARMS and the
Man Tor the musical comedy
stage 1.-THE Chocolate Soldier.
Re also wrote the original hook
eE sAfaytimon (ssV7io Ernst I'm
Mar. adapted to the American
etage By the late Rida johnson
Young. he ID co.author with
Carl Mainland 81 aJohannes
lereIsIer, Z dramatic play pro.
dt1ced IL New York late 81 1892,
ana q widely known IN Germany
- poet ana philosopher.
Rudolph oatraIcher s. the
tbrettist of the original German
book of the musical comedy,
'sIIAtja, the Dancer.
Members of the Auditorium
company who win appear Ia ''The
Garden of Eden, are sylvia
FiAld. Allison skipwprth. Doug.
lass Montgomery. Robert Rendal.
Gilbert Douglas, Elliott Cabot
Doris Rankin, Nancy Baker, Julia
Mcmahon. John Wanhhurne, Har.
Ian Briggs, waiter Ger, Stuart
Brown and Donald Amnii1M.
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This subject, never having
been developed on the screen,
according to Menjou, presents
4 new departure in motion pic
lures. Only once before has
Adolphe Menjou played the part
Of waiter--in ssThe Grand
Duchess and the Waiter" but
that was merely as q subter-
fuge. In his current produc-
ton he appears as the smoothly
efficient, polished master of his
profession, 3 head waiter par
excellence, the favorite Of kings.
Az the setting for those phases
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When Sally hit the screen
these legs were again success.
They collapsed &c every critical oc-
easien and the audiences through.
out the country howled IN glee At
every collapse.
Enrol and his legs h4d arrived.
He wae placed under contract in
motion picture. ~
His latest film Ii .'The Lunatic
ct Large" which begins 4 weeks
showing &C the Eialto today, with
Dorothy MaclfailI co-starred.
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gtaI q. fefhaps his NEST out.
standing stage success was in
sally, the musical comedy.
III was while Errol was playing
81 this Broadway hit that the
idea was first conceived of put
ting those legs on the screen.
The picture rights of sally
ets bought, and, with Colleen
Moore "a the starring role ok the
1inancia ~ feebie Duke Of Checker.
VeEii which be played ID the
il3uaicaI version.
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BACKSTAGE IN THE LIFE
OF "A WAITER

stage setting Adolphe Memoirs
latest picture Service for Ladies'" which opens
Loews Palace revealing for the first time
intimate gpses behind the and into the lives Of the
who cater to the needs and wants Of their fellows.
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Exnert Helm

BENJAMIN Glazer. one Of the
best known screen writer's, acted
- production supervisor for
Adolphe MAnjou's latest picture,
Service for Ladies'" opening to.
morrow at Loew's Palace Theator.
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Enrol S QUEER LEGS
HIT THE SCREEN

Leon Erros capsible their Harry
Langdons stageruck Charlie Chapns feet Harold
oyds pectacs and Ben Turps crossed famous comedy
gags.
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HE NEVER SEES HIS
AUDIENCE
By HARRY sHREYE

Far up IN the flies the National Theater stage
gsnia looking chap puers around for hours at time with
below on the brilliant stage Leona Powers end her assocate
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RIDES ON THE CREST OF
THE UNEXPECTED

to whom the unexpected always happens an apt
description Of Aleen Prg famous film star Aliens life has
filled with surprises the inception dramatic
Following years Of the London stage Aleen
naturally expected that the film industry would throw wide its
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BAL ITMORE DEBUT FOR
Garden OF EDEN
NEXT WEEK

Having produced number Of established during the
Il the Auditorium Theater Baltimore, Edwin H
Knopf viii give paygoerh of that city and Washington
ppuH to the regning success Of Europe before its New
Evening star., 1927-11-13
ILLINOIS NEARER BIG TEN
TITLE BY NIPPINC CHICAGO
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~HAMPAIGN. ILL.,, November 1s.
Illinois. bounding along the
highways that lead to the
~ Western Conference gridirOn
championship, today knocked
Chicago over. IS to s. before upward
Of $4,000 spectators. and began licking
it's chops over the prospects Of wal
Looping Ohio State in the climax OF the
race week hence.
The "fghting Illni" to come into
undisputed possession OF the title.
must CONQUER the Buckeyes. ls they
conquered Michigan. Northwestern.
Iowa and Chicago.
Illinois, faster. harder running and
playing smarter foot ball than the
battered and bruised Maroons, smash.
ed over with two touchdowns, ana
was on the verge of scoring n third
when the bark Of the gun ended the
game. The Maroons, crippled through
the loss OF their captain. Kenneth
Rouse. offered only feeble resistance.
With Capt. Rouse out of the pro-
ceedings, Chicago's defense was seri'
ously weakened, and it's offensive
failed utterly except for squirt at the
beginning OF the second hail.
Chicago made only one frst down,
compared with 10 for the Illini. The
Maroon attempts to gain through the
line were futile. Capt. Bob Reitsch,
the Illini center. and the other IL
linois forwards checking the Chicago
bali carriers with little or no gain.
: The Illinois warriors played a smart.
tricky game. following the ball alert.
ly with Walker. Timm, Humbert and
D'Amhrnsio leading the attack. Walk
Or. substituting for Douglas Mills.
Evening star., 1927-11-13
FOUR SOCCER CONTESTS
ARE BOOKED FOR TO-DAY

Four fast soccer games are booked
for local fields this afternoon, three
OF which are a part OF the first round
of the Washington Southeastern Dis.
trict Soccer Association Cup tie elm.
ination tournament.
The six teams that battled In tis
games last week will resume activity
where they concluded week ago
Marlhoros will entertain Concords at
Upper Marlboro. Rockville will en-
tertain British Uniteds at the Mont
gomery County seat. Rosedale and
German-Americans are scheduled to
clash on the Monument grounds. The
game at Rockville will start at ,
O'Clock, the other two starting at !:
O'Clock.
Arcadians will play Clan MacLen-
nan hooters at o'clock on Monument
grounds in a Capital City League bat
tie. This is the only league game
carded for today.
Evening star., 1927-11-13
ALABAMA TOPPLED
BY FLORIDA, 13 TO 6

MONTGOMERY. Ala. November II
R.-The University of Florida out
played and outgeneraled Alabama
here today and defeated the Crimson
Tide, 13 to s.
1t was the first time Florida team
has triumphed over Coach Wade's
machine since 1922, when the ALI
gators spoiled championship plans of
the Crimson by setting Alabama back
in its only defeat of the year.
Florida started the scoring early In
the second period when Crabtree took
punt on his own 10-yard line and
ran the length OF the field for a
touchdown. Bishop kicked goal.
Late in the last period Smith inter-
cepted Florida pass and raced so
yards for Alabama's only touchdown.
Bowdoin failed to kick goal.
Evening star., 1927-11-13
GAME COLGATE TEAM
TIES WITH SYRACUSE

SYRACUSE. n. Y. November IL
P).-Two daring teams of oppor-
tunists matching thrill for thrill. Syra-
cuse and Colgate battled to a 13 TO 13
tie in a wild, spectacular foot ball
game before 10000 persons at Achbold
Stadium today.
Making the breaks and pouncing
upon them. A heads-up colgate eleven
with furionslv hargiug line n.ocked
two punts AMI cashed them for touch.
downs.
Syracuse scored the same number
by an Enerciny aerial attack and a
headlon, run back Ct a punt by e!u-
sive jonah Goldman.
Each team made 1ne OF the extra
points from placement, missing the
other, and these old time rivals for
supremacy in upstnte New York were
tied for the second time in as many
years.
Evea rs last year it was constant
ly fighting Colgate team which came
from behind to save fhe day. when
all looked dark except to the daunt-
ess men Of the Maroon.
Evening star., 1927-11-13
INDIANA WINS, 1877,
OVER NORTHWESTERN

EVANSTON. ILL.,, November 12 up.
A fighting, alert Indiana team swept
the Northwestern Wildcats to deci-
sive 1S-to-7 defeat before $4,000 per-
sons In homecoming foot ball game
at Dyche Stadium this afternoon. The
defeat was the fourth in a row for
Northwestern, several OF whose stars
today were forced to watch the game
from the side lines because Of injuries.
Two factors stood out In today's
victorious invasion of the Hoosiers-
first, the Indiana line. outweighed,
Outbucked and Outsmarted the Pur-
pies wall, ripping large holes for the
charging Indiana backs: second. the
Hoosier hacks thought nothing of a
tackle, squirming away time and
again for long runs when 1t seemed
as IL they were smothered by the
Wildcat avalanche.
Northwestern made il first downs
against Indiana's Z. The Hoosiers,
however, made 385 yards from scrim
mage, compared with Northwest
ern's 223.
Evening star., 1927-11-13

By the Associated Press.
NITTSBURGH, November r.
- Led by the redoubtable Gibby
Welch, backfieId flash. the PITT
Panthers today crushed the
foot ball stalwarts Of the Uni.
versity of Nebraska, II to 13. in one OF
the most important intersectlonai
struggles Of the year.
By their convincing triumph the
Panthers strengthened their position
as one Of the leading cOntenders for
the Eastern championship. A score
less tie with Washington and Jefter'
son, lso unbeaten, is the only blot on
the Pitt record.
The game. a wide open affair or the
most sensational character. developed
several individual heroes, but none TO
rival the brilliant Welch.
Welch Scores on kick.Of.
The game had no more than begun
before the Pitt captain. taking the
opening kick off. raced "a yards for a
Again in the second period
WEIGH. on the receiving end of a long
forward pass, lodged. twisted and
souirmed his way II yards down the
field for another score. Just before
this anna zing play Jimmy Hagan, Pitt
halfba3k, broke loose around the Corn
Huskers' left end and ran So yards for
another touchdown. Bullet" Booth,
ful,back, kicked all three extra points.
That was all the scoring Pitt could
accomplish, but it was enough. After
the second period Nebraska's defense
frightened. and although the Panthers
several times were in position to
score they could not develop the neces'
sary punch in the crisis.
Although shadowed by contrast
Evening star., 1927-11-13
PENN SCORES 27.0
WIN OVER COLUMBIA

PHILADELPHIA, November 12
R. R.--Pennsylvania staged second
comeback" in as many weeks today
to beat Columbia, q to 0.
The Lions were outplayed and
Coach Lou Young thought so little of
his opposition that he sent full sub
stitute team into the game at the end
Of the second and last quarters. Penn
scored two touchdowns in each of
these periods.
Incidentally the $4,000 persons who
were in the stands at Franklin Field
today saw the Quakers give Columbia
the worst drubbing since the first
game of the series in 1900.
A smashing line attack. forward
passing and the famed hidden ball"
play gave Penn its victory.
Evening star., 1927-11-13
RUTGERS PASSING GAME
BEATS LEHIGH, IL TO 6

NEW BRUNSWICK. n. j.. Noven-
ber II tP).--The Rutgers foot ball
team defeated I-ehigh here today, II
To 6. in a game featured by the sensa-
tionaI forward passing attack of the
Scarlet.
The visitors scored in the first
quarter when Jack LevitZ, fullback.
intercepted a forward pass and raced
80 yards for a touchdown. Rutgers
counted IN the openin2 quarter with
a 56-yard pass from Roberts TO Burk-
hardt and again in the third wren
Roberts passed In Rosen. who ran 80
yards to the goal.
Evening star., 1927-11-13
IS TIED.
TT, BY TENNESSEE

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, November 10
P,.-Vanderbilt' 8 passing attack failed
against an inspired Tennessee Univer-
sity eleven here today and the two
Tennessee teams battled to 7-to-7 tie
Spears, Vanderbilt passer. who had
showered the field with passes through
out the game only to have them batted
down or intercepted by the Tennessee
defense, looped long spiral over to
Creson, standing behind the goal line
in the third period. catching the Ten
nessee secondary f1atfoOted. to score
the first touchdown. Spears added the
extra point.
Early in the final quarter, Tennes-
see dropped down to straight foot ball,
and Dodson, Tennessee fullback, went
through the Vandy line for IL yards
standing up. ElmOre added the extra
point to tie the score.