Evening star., 1927-04-17
FILMOGRAMS :.

/ who. it is said, is to groom her for
/ stardom.
| Rev. Father Bernard, c. p, di-
| rector of the picture, has refused an
/ offer for the distribution of 'Veron-
ica's Veil" on the ground that 1t
would take this religious drama out
of its true atmosphere.
William Fox is said to have ex-
pressed the opinion that, within five
years no producer will think of any
but talking pictures." If true, this
will mean the end of silent drama. 7"
Fox is accredited with being very far
sighted.
Sam Rork is making a production
of THE Texas Steer" and Win Rogers
is assisting Jane Murfin on the con-
tinuity and will title the picture, which
is designed to be a road show" 1t
is said the picture will be made in
Texas and in Washington. D. C.
Bridgeport, Conn, is to enjoy May
Is the premier" of Constance Tai
Venice, with Vitaphone accompani-
ment, at a $1,50 top price, according
to Film Daily.
Universal has bought the screen
rights to Give and Take" the Aaron
Hoffman play Of the stage.
Fox Roxy will be the name of the
new theater located in the National
Press Club Building, and it will be
under the controlling management of
Roxy himself.
At the recent A. NJ. 2. A. dinner
Secretary Herbert Hoover said, with
other things, THE motion picture is
not solely a commercial venture: it
IS not solely an agency of amusement
and recreations; beyond all
this it is skilled and potent purveyor
of intellectual ideas and national
ideals. 1t is the most penetrative and
persuasive of all these methods of
world communication. 1t can also
transfer the worst within us, as well
as the best"
Ben Lyon has the leading male role,
with Barbara .Stanwick, Louis John
Bartels and Joyce Collyer in the cast
in Dance Magic" the screen adapta-
tion of Clarence Buddingtou Kellands s
recent serial, which now goes into
production.
George B. Seitz. who won directoriaI
prominence with his work on "The
Vanishing American" and "The Last
Frontier" is welding the megaphone
over The Great Mail Robbery" The
story Is romantic melodrama. Theo.
dore Won Eltz, Holmes Herbert, Jeanne
Morgan, De Witt Jennings and Frank
Nelson are in the cast.
Members of First Nationals "The
Dat r L r.
on location at Camp Lewis, Wash,
are getting their daily papers by air.
plane from Portland, Greg, several
hundred miles from the camp. Rich.
ard Barthelmess is starred in the
picture.
Norma Shearer, who is starred in
Metro -Goldwyn- Mayors "The Demi.
Bride" is said to be rapidly becoming
an expert with the foils. In order to
play the first sequence of the picture,
Miss Shearer took fencing lessons
from Emil, fencing master to John
Gilbert and other stars who have used
the rapier in their screen offerings.
Norma. it is said, intends to keep up
her lessons even though the picture
has been completed.
At Loew's Palace Theater this week.
Colby Harriman's Easter fantasy.
Voices Of Spring. is a screen and
stage novelty, opening with a wide.
angle scenic and Springtime effect.
then fading into silhouette dance
featuring three charming young
ladies'. The 'Liebestraum" theme is
used during this dance. The stage
scene slowly transforms into a
shadow garden with banks of Easter
ililes and a gorgeous stained glass
window in the background.