Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-12

i cording to the announcement or
Jesse L. Lasky. 1t is based on
the experience of an American ace in
the World War.
Six.of the. juvenile stars of the Para
mount School were given new con-
tracts recently: Ivy Harris. Thelma
Todd, Charles. Rogers, Jack Luden,
Walter Goss, and Josephine Dunn. The
school graduated Is.
Gene Stratton- Porter's novel, THE
Harvester" is being filmed in Indiana,
at Limberlost Cabin and Caine Lake,
actual places described in the book. 1t
will be an F. E. o. picture.
The outcome of Paramount's frantic
search for blond gold-digging
Lorelei seems to have demonstrated
that Lorelei, as Anita Loos paints her.
is not a blond at all. Brunettes ga
lore applied for the job.
Philip Strange, who plays the heavy
role in MAN Power" Richard DiX's
new picture, was concert soloist for
five years in England before he turned
to acting as a permanent profession.
Maj. Edward Bowes, managing di-
rector of the Capitol Theater, New
York, has sailed for six weeks vaca-
ton in Europe.
The original Our Gang" cannot
last forever, and so, Director Robert
MCGOWAN is said to be adroitly in
iecting new faces into the Our Gang"
comedies, at first as extras but
eventually to become regulars"
There is to be spirited race in the
fnIl Il; ;,, l1n
lief that short comedies will draw new
patrons Notwithstanding the fact that
some folks are saying it is because the
features" are so poor nowadays. Be-
sides, it is too expensive to have good
features and presentations" on the
same bill.
Thelma Todd, one of the juvenile
stars, says whalebone corsets of the
period of 1870 and later cannot be
worn more than an hour at stretch,
after brief experience in them while
they We're filming Paramount's Ne
vada." Girls are not built that way
any more" declares Miss Todd. Grand.
ma wore them as a steady diet, how
ever.
Now they are rumoring that Pola
Negri intends to abandon her screen
career because of her recent marriage.
Chicago quotes her as saying SO.
Wedding bells will ring for Wilma
Banky and Rod la ROGUE June 26,
according to Film Daily.
Film Daily reports that Colleen
Moore and her husband, John McCor-
mick, whose separation from the First
National Pictures Corporation was re-
In
on their way to New York and thence
to Europe for several months.
A spirited potpourri to he played by
the Metropolitan orchestra this week
includes: "Kinkajou" from Rio Rita"
Dancing Miss" a novelty for two
pianos; What Does 1t Matter" Irving
Berlin's popular ballad; blue Skies"
and "Hallelujah!" hit from Louise
Groody's Hit the Deck" The sym.
phony also will be heard in accompa-
niment of the featured pictures.
Agostino Borgato, Pierre in Bebe
Daniels picture, "A Kiss in a Taxi"
was with Elinor Duse on the Euro.
pean stage for II years.
An exciting bit of realism injected
into "A Kiss in a Taxi" occurs when
a French taxi is driven full speed
through the walls of a cafe.
Reverse shadows" are the latest in
screen technique. This is the device
by which a remarkable dramatic Sc
quence was filmed in Mr.. W." Lon
Chaney's new starring vehicle. CLANCY
carries on all his action in this strange
scene before great carved gate,
through which the sunlight falls in
queerly shaped patches outlining
dragons and other fantastic objects
carved in wood. These light-spots
take the place of shadows in bringing
out the high points in the action.
A flaming torch streaking through
boulevard traffic behind the wheel of a
racy roadster. No one is alarmed. 1t
Is only the riotous red hair of Clara
Bow, who loves to drive without a
hat, her russell bobbed tresses tum-
bling in the wind.
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