Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

ON THE STAGE
AND SCREEN

DOLORES DEL RIO, who brought
the grace and polish Of old Span
ish Mexico to the screen a year ago.
prefers rags and tatters to gorgeous
ball gowns for Inspirational purposes.
Caught by an acquaintance in the
drab and ill-fitting gray dress Of a
prison scene in Resurrection, she
declared that she did her best work
in such attire.
when you are hooked up In a
magnificent gown" she said, you
are the slave Of the dress"
DERCY MARMONT has followed a
number Of his confreres in screen
land into the orchard. His two main
pursuits used to be acting and golfing.
Now he has added the raising of lem
ons, oranges, grapefruit or avocados.
THE crisis through which the thea
4 ter Is passing Is result OF the
devotion Of modern youth to dancing
and sports, believes Franz Molnar
the Hungarian dramatist. He thinks,
however, that better days-or nights
are not far away.
THE trouble is the youth of the
world has abandoned the theater sfor
foot ball fields and dance halls" he
told a friend while boiling his beer
at a sidewalk table in Paris. BE
patient. They will come back and oc-
cupy the galleries again.
Molnar's newest play, "The Red
Mill" is scheduled for production In
New York next year. His The
Plays the Thing" now is on Broad
way.
A ST. LOUIS violinist has turned
n her back on her bow and rosin
for costume and grease paint. Elinor
MAYNARD for two years absorbed MIN
technique while she played in a studio
orchestra to give inspiration to actors
and actresses working before the cam
era. Now others play for her while
she registers joy, grief, surprise and
all the rest Of 1t at the direction OF
Cecil B. De Mile.
THE film hero lost fight the other
l. day and the villains won. JACK
Holt struggled nearly eight hours
with Charles Sellon and ivan Cnrls-
tie. while the camera ground out re-
take after retake. After throwing
Christie downstairs for the last time
Holt sank into a chair and murmured
weakly. You win"
THE LArt the theater should play in
1 life depends, it seems, on the
actress. Four stars of the New YORK
stage were asked for their opinions
ITO my mind, said Lynn ron
tame. 1.-The theater is for amusement
nure and simple" Leonore Uric
fs.is that the public wants to be car
rled out of real life Into a glamorous
country of romance.
THE great plays ought to give US
what Walter Pater calls a quickened
, conscience of living" said EVA LIE
Gallienne. Helen Menken believes the
stage should mirror life"
I'm % years Days. London, has
l. staged but 10 new productions
which the management contends is a
record no other theater in the world
can touch. "Yvonne," the present at
traction, with Hal Sherman of New
York in one of the roles, has passed
it's 3O0th performance. -
Other Daily successes include The
Maid of the Mountains" which
reached 1882 performances. The
Merry Widow" touched 1,017. The
record run for London, however. is
"Chu Chin Chow" at His Majesty's
Theater, with 2,23S performances.
r ON CLANCY, whose ability as a
IL makeup artist is byword in the
film studios, has developed a sideline
accomplishment which is not so gen
orally known. CLANCY is autosomnif
erous. Frequently his make-ups. such
as stretching his eyelids sidewise fol
an Oriental effect. are somewhat pain
full. To relieve the strain between
scenes he retires to a dark corner
curls up almost like dog and In G
moment loses himself in sleep,