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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-26
KARYL NORMAN
IN NEW MUSICAL
AT NATIONAL

On Sunday night, April 3, the
National will be the scene of an
other Washington before Broad
way opening when Lady Do" q
new musical comedy, makes its
bow featuring Karyl Norman, the
Creole Fashion Plate" acknowl.
edged as one Of the worlds fore
most female impersonators; Nancy
Wexford, the dainty inkenue, last
seen here in Edward Boyceis pro.
duction of "Cinders," and the wei.
known comedian. Lew Hern, who
recently returned from London
after playing two years in "Mer-
cenary Mary"
Sylvan Lee and Jane Moore.
the sensational dancers seen in
Naughty Riquette" earlier in the
season, will strive for new honors
in this production. Maude Odell,
a well-known comedienne, will con-
tribute to the laughing element in
Lady Do" while some splendid
singing may be expected from
Joseph Lertora whose fine efforts
In Princess Pat" are unforgetable.
Lady Do" goes direct from the
National to the Liberty Theater,
New York, the birthplace Of
Geo -'ge Whites Scandals" Lady
Be Good" and many other success
ful musical hits too numerous to
mention
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-26
WEEP All FIND" IN
MOVIE GOLD
RUSH

Clarence Brown, the well.known
director. has sent cameraman
from his moving picture gold rush
at. Corona, Col, to the real one at
Weepah, New
Brown IL directing the Chilkoot
pass and mining scenes for the
Metro Go1dwyn Mayer production
Of."The Trail Of 49," the veracious
story of the Klondike adapted from
Robert W. Services famous novel,
at the mountain location near
Denver. When he heard OF the
discovery of gold at Weepah he
desired to the utmost to visit tie
new stampede for the purpose of
studying at first hand the reaction
Of gold seeking on the prospectors
of all sorts. and their mode OF
living.
He was unable to take the time
away from his filming the mann.
moth scenes of THE Trail of '9S, "
so he did the next best thing in
sending a cameraman to Weepah.
The photographer will film many
thousands of feet at the new dis
covery town, which will embrace
all phases Of what is going on and
will make a study Of the reactions
ON the people imbued with the
same frenzy that underlies his pic
ture-seAking untold wealth from
the gold in. the ground.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-26
Young Blood

The cream of the child acting
talent of Hollywood has been
taken by Paramount for Emil
Janninss' first American starring
picture, THE Man Who Forget
God"
Six young players whose in.
dividual work has often been
classed as brilliant" by the lead.
ing motion picture critics OF the
country have been given parts.
They are: Philippe De Lacey,
Micky McBann, Betsy Ann
Hisle, Carmencita Johnson, Cor.
don Thorpe and Jackie Coombs.
From young De Lacey and
Micky McBann, two Of the talented
youthful trio in the opening
sequences Of Beau .Geste." to
little Jackie. less than 2 years Of
age. these children are all called
upon for difficult. tons
IN the Jannings picture
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-26
SMART SUPPORT
FOR WILMA
AND RON

Samuel GoIdwyn has conlplsteA
the cast Of King harlequin" the
new Ronald CONAN Wilma Banl<y
picture which Henry King IL al.
recting. Mr.. Goldwyn has signed
Augustine Borgato, q former player
in the repertory company of the
late Eleanora Duse, and also
William Blackwell, an 1S-year-old
Los Angeles high school boy.
King saw Borgato supporting
Duse in an Ibsen play in the
Constance Theater, Rome, while
King was making 1.-THE White
Sister" in Italy. Blackwell. the Los
Angeles high school boy, was
noticed on the screen by Mr..
Goldwyn himself, supporting Belle
Bennett in one Of her new pic
lures.
Others cast in support Of Ronald
Colman and Wilma Banky have
been Victor Delinsky and Andre
Cheron. 1t was Cheron who played
the role Of the Greek wise man in
Ben Hur." In king Harlequin"
he Is q hotel manager. Gustav Won
Seyffertitz, who was old Grimes
in Mary Pickford's ''Sparrows,"
has been signed to play the part
Of the Duke In "King Harlequin, -
while Vadin VranAff, who sup
ported John Barrymore in Ham.
let" for three years, has been cast
as "tie fanatic"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-26

ucAS AItte marks OF dlStlnc-
ton are right now the most
popular decorations known In the
picture business.
You can go into the Ann
bassador or the BiltYnore in Los
Angeles for dinner, or stray
into the Montmartre In Holly
wood on Saturday for lunch,
count the diamond bracelets on
the arms Of the women present
and tell exactly how many times
their husbands came home stewed
in the past year.
'Durin' the war the men who
wore wound stripes were sup
posed to have suffered to get
'em-today in Hollywood you suf-
fer and give 'em. Each diamond
bracelet in Hollywood represents
considerable ,sufferin' and anguish
but the anguishee don't wear
EN-. He just pays for 'em, while
the anguishor Jugs 'em around
to bridge parties and shows 'em
triumphantly to the other women.
IT attend q lot Of bridge
parties and social functions
these days. Not that l like
bridge. l can't even play it,
accordin' to Mrs. Mix, who knows
every bridge rule on earth and
a few she made up herself. Per-
sonally. I prefer game with q
few less rules and a lot more
action. Anyhow, go to see the
wound stripes.
1--WE got most Of 'em catalogued
and indexed, bein' Of methodical
turn of mind, and I can spot q
new one a mile away. Then I
get some congenial spirit, which
has likewise been nicked in that
fashion ever and anon, and we
get off in a seclooded corner and
speculate on what Bill McSwatt
has been a.doin' this time and
how much this here decoration
cost him in order to get the white
bird of peace once again roostin'
on the family tree.
when the women spot a new
wound stripe they remark in
some such fashion as, I'm so
sorry about Jimmy! Isn't your
new bracelet lovely?'
Not alone doe6 the wound
stripe inform all the interested
spectators that Jimmy jumped
the corral fence again, but the
experienced ones can tell from
the amount Of platinum and the
number of diamonds Just how
high and how far Jimmy jumped,
Some Of the so-called experts can
even estimate what part of town
Jimmy done his high hurdle
act in.
Hollywood and Los Angeles
jewelers. have got misdemeanors
weighed to a carat. They have
got the situation standardized to
where the number of diamonds II
takes to suare misdirected
evening is a matter of what you
might call public record.
"A jeweler is mighty conf
Dental party in Hollywood these
days.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-26
LEONA POWERS
FOR NATIONAL
STOCK

L6ona Powers. copper haired
beauty who il not strange TO
Washington. has been signed as
leading lady for the National
TheAter Players. beginning their
third season at the National The.
ater, May 8. in the farce, "Laff
That Off,. Miss Powers is now in
the Middle West, completing a
stock engagement that has lasted
all winter.
Those who visited the refurbfsheti
President Theater during its eight
weeks Of stock early last fall. will
recall that Miss Powers combines
Just about every essential for the
ideal stock actress. Though a grad.
uate of New York and road pro.
auctions she early deyeloped 4
tasre for repertoire, foreRoinr the
spasmodic plaudits of Broadway
Tor year around work in a BUSH
ness she knows from start to
finish. She has talent in almost
excess abundance. a striking APP
pearAnce and q wardrobe that
speaks volumes both for her own
lavish expenditures and for the
nberality of her employers.
Miss Powers has appeared in
stock in most of the country's lead.
Ing centers. Prior to coming here
early last September, she was for
several seasons with the Henry
Duffy Players in San Francisco
and Los Angeles. She interrupted
an indefinite contract out there to
come to the Capital, motoring with
her mother across the continent
and appearing in the role of Char
mine In what Price Glory" three
days after arriving. Probably her
outstanding appearance here was
IN "They Knew What They
Wanted"
The acquisition Of Miss Powers
IL first confirmation of Director
Clifford Brooke's pledge to give
Washington this summer the best
stock company in it's history. To
that end both he and Manager
8. Z. Cochran have been con-
ferring in New York this week.
with the further purpose in mind
OF placing options on the first
dozen plays to be considered.
Reminder Is made that season
reservations can be secured now
by mail or by appearance at the
box office. There Is no. extra
charge for, having the same seats
reserved throughout the engage
flent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-26

Most directors first read the
story to be filmed and it's screen
treatment. Then they study the
script, a technical splitting of the
story into numbered scenes. From
this script, costume departments
draw their designs and art and
technical departments build the
sets.
This Is too systematic for Mr..
Griffith. When he has an outline
suitable for picture purposes he's
satisfied. The creative work then
begins.
That's the way it worked with
Marie Corelli's story, Sorrows of
Satan" which comes to Crandalrs
Metropolitan and Ambassador the.
aters tomorrow.
It was known that Carol Denp.
ster would play one OF the leading
feminine roles. Water color cos
tune sketches didn't impress Mr..
Griffith. He wanted to see the
completed costumes. Then he had
them photographed and selected
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-26

the right ones from the finished
film results.
Many OF the leading players,
both on stage and screen, were
anxious to be in the picture be.
cause Of its Importance. Griffith's
method OF giving screen tests con.
sisted in talking about the role.
After his deep, rich voice had put
them at ease, he had the artists
go before a camera. Some of them
were turned down because Of the
way they walked others due to
their lack of receptivity to his al.
rection, or failure to screen per.
fectly.
Even Adolphe Menjou, with his
varied experience. underwent rig.
orous screen test and had long
conferences with Mr.. Griffith.
This process covered more than
two months. 1t was q long task.
but 1t illustrates Mr.. Griffith's
methods of approaching a big pro.
duction.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-26

in rapid-fire succession come
despair, abandonment, buoyant
hunnor and utter indulgence, life,
death, spiritual rebirth following
degradation, imprisonment, exile,
bitterness and yearning sacrifices
and resurrection" itself.
COLUMBIA-Harold Lloyd ends
his two weeks engagement at the
Columbia in THE Kid Brother"
tonight and gives way to the
time classic of the outdoors,
"slide. Kelly. Slide" a Metro-Gold.
wyn.Mayer production, with viii.
liam Haines, Sally O'Neil, Harry
Carey. Karl Dane and several base.
ball celebrities; Mike Donlin. Irish
Meusel, Bob Meusel and Tony
Lazzeri. The story is of a bush
league bearcat who makes good
through the offices of veteran,
gets the swelled head and earns the
contempt of the whole team, only
to retrieve their regard by pitching
his team to the world champion
ship. A Lupino Lane comedy,
news reel and special music will
round out.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
perturbation of the Marie Co.
relli story, THE Sorrows Of Sa-
tan" finds it's way to the Met
ropolitan screen next week with
an elaborate cast headed by
Adolphe Menjou. The Menjou
cynicism seems more than ade.
quate to equip him for the role
of the sinister gentleman sym.
bolic Of him who was banished
from heaven. Griffith directed
and supplied excellent support,
which includes Ricardo Cortez,
Carol Dempster. Lya De Putt
and Lawrence D'orsay. The prin.
cipal characters are a struggling
young girl writer. her impover-
ished sweetheart. the interven.
ing prince with his willy ways
and the sirenic beauty. On the
Vitaphone will be heard and seen
Nine. Ernestine Schumann-Heink
and Roy Smeck. whe does as.
tonishing things with a guitar.
a uke and a banjo. The Bee
thoven Centennial will be fur
Their acknowledged by a special
overture under Daniel Breeskin.
Shorter film subjects will round
out.
PALACE-The second Of the
special weeks at the Palace,
this time, Carnival Week. begins
Sunday with a combined screen
and stage entertainment. Head
ing the program will be the
Metro oldwyn- Mayer presenta.
ton. The Show" with John Gil.
bert, Renee Adoree, Lionel Bar
rynore, Edward Connolly, Ger.
trude Short and others. The
piece is of continental circus life,
reminiscent, somewhat, of Mol.
mars "Liliom" The devotion of
a little circus Gree changes the
devil-may-care outlook OF fellow
performer whom she loves. On
the stage will be heard Jack Sid
ney, character singer, as master
of ceremonies for the program.
An added number will have
Tommy Christians Melodyphiends
and holdover appearance of
the enchanting little dancer.
Drena Beach, Shorter films in.
clude international Newsreel.
Topics and organlogue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-26
Trelawny Is Spelt
Without That
Second e.

AS IL life were not difficult
enough, geographically speak
ing, confusion now develops
over the spelling of PinerO's
+ 'sTrelawny of the Wells
! There. il a firm conviction in
certain crOtchety quarters that
"Trelawny" needs an "e'' in its
| last syIlabIe--aIl idea shared by
the chroniclers of the first per.
Torrance and utterly unauthOr.
lied by Mr.. PinerO himself.
/ In fact the insurgent spelling 80
irritated the author that when
the Players Club gave their
performance Of the piece in
New York in 1925. he issued
an official bulletin, establishing
TrelaWny with one "e."
The old spelling. however,
still obtains rs q persistent
tradition in the plays records.
which Is one more way Of &C.
counting for that hunted look
on the face Of the harassed
caption writer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-26

In the first place Harry was
born with several generations of
ancestors who were all brilliant
scholars. He inherited his fathers
gift of mind concentration to such
a degree that the mental feats he
performs in vaudeville came to
him as a sort Of second nature.
However. this very same gift
caused him to be kicked out OF
school at an early age. He was
too bright. That Is, when ques-
tons were asked Harry didn't .~ait
for permission to answer, he sim.
ply yelled out the correct reply
before the other children had a
chance to reason for themselves.
This caused him to be classed as
a bad boy" and eventually to be
sent to special school which he
left in. disgust.
Handicapped, with a very meager
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-26

The La ROGUE baby was chris.
tened Roderique by his mother and
father, the latter a hotel manager.
incidentally, La ROGUE, ST., still
controls a string Of Chicago
hotels. The, La ROGUE family
name is La ROGUE La Tour.
At the age Of Rod La Rocoue
went on the stage in Duluth.
Mimi in support of Willard
MACK, to whom friends had
recommended the youngster.
Among the early stage PLAYS ana
vaudeville acts in which La RocouA
appeared were Shore Acres. :"
The MiddlemAn." SLEIGH BeIls''
and The Blue Girl" AT one finsa
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-26

camps, is said to be the most
accurate translation to the screen
OF the baseball art yet recorded by
the camera outside Of a newSreel.
Certain parts, Of course, such as
the world series shots are
authentic baseball though it was
regarded as a much easier task to
make ball players out Of screen
players than to make actors out
OF ball players, despite the fact
that the great American pastime
Is said TO command the merits OF
some Of the greatest showmen on
earth.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-26

young La Rocque's voice was a
prominent feature OF 1.-THE News.
boys Quartet. which sang every
night at o'clock in various hotel
Hobbies.
His entrance into films was with
Essanay, for whom he was soon
playing leads. After that he was
featured in George AIDES fables.
La ROGUE has played on the
stage opposite Alice Brady. Mary
Nash, Franeine Larrinn6re and
other famous stars. He served IN
the World War in the 127th In.
fartrY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-26

The picture in question Is "Slide,
Kelly, Slide." which will adorn the
screen at Loew's Columbia be-
ginning Sunday afternoon and
which enlists the high priced
services Of such ladies and gentle
men Of the screen and the dia-
mond as Sally O'Neil, William
Haines. Harry Carey, Karl Dane,
Mike Donlin. Irish and Bob MeuseI
and Tony Lazzeri.
This picture, which is being re-
leased at a time when the sound
Of the umpire r. heard in the land
and when the pink pages reek
with the dope Of the training
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-26
A Far Cry

T. Roy Barnes, screen comedian,
who il now appearing in "The
Tender Hour" George Fitzmaurice
production for First National fea-
turing Billie Dove and Ben Lyon,
started his professional stage
career as a magician.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-26
THEY'RE BAROMETERS
OF NAUGHTINESS

Tom Mix the cowboy star has has tvpe
writer and ne has learned write iwh trigger finger
One Of Toms literary efforts April issue of
Photoplay Magazine. - =
the subject Of the essay is "Wound Stripes Hollywood"
now the wound stripe as it is referred to Hollywood
present date, is diamond bracelet" writes Tom
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-26
LEAGUE PARK STUFF
AT THE COLUMBIA

Everybody knows of that the movies look far ahead
Tor their material and some great racing meet Of 1927 will
furnish the thrills Of phooplay released in 1928
of the thousands who the ST.
Louis Cardinals battling worlds championship
October 1926 realized that Metro Godwynayer
were then filming for spring baseball picture that
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-26
Problem

Natalie Kingston can no longer
carry Jerry, the Police dog puppy
which she recently adopted, in.
her arms. He is growing at the
rate of about 5 pounds a day!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-26
Observation

Mervyn Leroy, comedy con.
structor for First National Pic
lures, says II Is just twice as
hard to be funny in gloomy
weather a. n 10 when 'the sun
shines. -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-26
BEGAN IN DULUTH BUT
NOW LOOKl

Rod La ROGUE who plays Prince Dmitr in the film version ~
Kesurrecton at the Rato which, to its
oeng neld over for second weeks NATIVE ~
Cnago Ill Like Tooys hero La ROGUE dark and handsome
- - $3.50" aHu swapping Dlack
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-26
TOO SMART FOR HIS
TEACHER: FIRED

The old quotation "some born great achieve
greatness while others have upon them might
apply the of Harry Kahne "Menta" the Keith
Albee vaudeville
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-26
20 Degree Cooler Signs Lurking at the Corner
THE GRIFFITH METHOD
OF DIRECTION

D. W. Griffith is known the only director without script
system
"Tfue art is creative thought" Griffith "and cannot be
expressed by typewriter intended for reproduction pic
The Washington times., 1927-09-19
SEES |
CUP RAGE WON |
BY DODGE BOAT
Presidential Party Grests
Regatta Participants on
Yacht; MIshaps Recorded

President and Mrs. Coolidge,
accompanied by q distinguished
party aboard the Mayflower late
yesterday afternoon watched Miss
Syndicate, the Horace E. Dodge
entry, driven by his sister, Mrs.
Josephine Dodge Cromwell, win
the Presidents Cup, by taking
two Of the three heats at the
annual regatta Of the Corinthian
Yacht Club on the Potomac.
Greenwich Folly. which finished
First IN the initial heat run off Fri.
day, finished fourth IN the second
heat after getting of to 4 bad
start. and second IN the final
heat.
BABY CHIC THIRD.
Baby Chic, highly touted, finished
third in the last heat and second
Ia the second heat.
The Miss Okechobee, driven BY
Comdr. Fritz Erickson. won the
Secretary Of the Navy CUP race
over 2o.mile course, . secondary
feature.
The Miss okechobee won this
event last year, having been driven
in the event by Mrs. w. j. Con.
nors. The Secretary OF the Navy
cup race immediately preceded the
last heat Of the feature race.
Il The races were witnessed by Sec.
rotary OF Navy Wilbur from the
naval secretary's yacht Syiph, many
Government officials and dignitaries
from the Coast Guard cutter Man
ming and nearly 100000 spectators
who lined the banks of the river.
D. @. BOAT THIRD
The Curtis WilgoId ITT finished
an easy second and the =. d. III.
owned by Walter s. Corby. of
Washington, third. Only four boats
were scheduled to start in fhia
race. The Lady Spitfire was
scratched just before starting time.
The dirigi1le Los Angeles, from
Lakehurst lowered low over the
presidential yacht and dipped its
oumpy bag In q grotesque salute.
Immediately after the third ana
last heat Of the Dodge Memorial
Cup Won by Horace q. Dodee'a
Miss syndicate, President Coolidge
summoned the drivers Of the three
craft 70 the Mayflower for 4 haif-
hour chat. G. Bascolrl Elenu. re.
publican national commit ennan
from Virginia. was a guest of the
President -
MISS SYNDICATE WINS
Greenwich Folly, piIoted bv
George A. Townsend, twice cold
Cup winner. ran afoul 81 Yadv
Luck At the very start 81 the sec-
ond heat Of the Presidents Csip.
after having won the first trial on
Friday.
Sister Syn. Mrs. DeIphine Dodge
Cromwell's entry, driven by COM
n1odors Fitz Erickson. was over the
starting line before the gun. Town
send, fearing he was over ana
wishing to take no chances. and
rscsiying no sign from the JUDGE.
wheeled around the starting boat Il,
the wake Of Sister Syn.
or 70 q KQod start. His syndi.
y