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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-09
David Wark Griffith.

foreseeing the tremendous possibilities
of the new form Of drama. he cast his
lot with the old Biograph Co.
He began as an actor. but when one
of the directors was taken i'll. Griffith
was asked TO take that job. He relates
that he used to make one picture
day at that time, and one OF his first
leading women was Mary Pickford.
He also made the first slcp-stick COM
cdy. with Mack Sennett playing the
part of the fall guy"
From one to two reelers was a long
step, but soon the director had leaped
to three and even four reelers. He
came West with the Mutual-Reliance
Co. in 1912, and there followed his
productions, including: THE Birth Of
r Nation" Intolerance" Hearts Of
The World" Broken Blossoms"
Way Down East" orphans of the
Storm" and America"
After an absence of many years, he
has rejoired the producing forces ct
United Artists, where he will make
series of romantic episodes. the first
Of which is THE Drums of Love-" a
story concerning the dramatic di.
lemma of two feudal brothers who
covet the same captive girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-09
Daphne Pollard Arrives.
ALT GOULDING, director of Ma

A If GOULDING, director of Mack
Sennetts Pathe comedies. was
right up in front with the welcoming
committee when Daphne Pollard, in
ternationally known stage Coincidence,
recently arrived at the Sennett studios
to make her debut before a motion
picture camera.
Goulding had more than an ordinary
interest in the petite star, which dated
back to the days when. as a child of
s, she began her theatrical career
under his direction in Australia as a
member OF the Pollard Juvenile Opera
Co, which later toured the United
States.
When Miss Pollard was IA years
old she left the juvenile troup to play
in dramatic productions. and was not
coached again by Goulding until she
was signed to play in Senpett comedies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-09

and incidentally his bow 10 the pubic
as IL full-fledged star, will be shown
at LoeW's Palace Theater this week.
On the stage will he featured an
elahorately mounted revue, "On the
Campus which has for it's personnel
Tommy Christian and his orchestra of
i syncopaturs. the Columbia Record
ing stars. the Ponce sisters. in new
and old songs; Burns and Foran. in
their foot ban dance: Cardell TWINS,
dainty dancers, and the eight goods.
spriShtly steppers in the latest stu.
dent struts. Added t. the program
are: M-G-M News, Aesnps Fables. J.
\ir@1 Huffman ~ the organ and
music hE the Palace Orchestra under
Don f'rlice
HaInes in Spring Fever" l. a
young shipping clerk whose golf skill
attracts the att" nt!on of his boss.
George Fav cett. somewhat Of "buc"
himself Joan Crawford is the hcrp-
inc. and Haines and Edward Elrin
become r.vals for her hand. I:r"t
Woodruff is Williams father. VINO
doesn't approve of golf; Lee Moran
is his comical caddy, and George II.
Arthur u Gnlf nut with an eccentric
turn that i, hilor'nu.
The story is said to he very anus
ing. inclrd ne coflr;l duel" on the
golf liu,ls. 1t also has pretty
romance.
Edward $cdwick directed the pro-
duction. which was staged on lavish
Scaie. The outdoor scenes were
taken At tho famous Flintridge Cnun-
try Club. where some nf the most IA
nous championship matches in Amer
lea have been played.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-09
Acts Well Her Part.

THIS story is about little girl who
would miss a meal just to break
into print. but she is such a nice little
girl that she deserves the story.
Her name is Fay Ball and she is
visiting Washington for the first time
in her life When she is not playing
with that thrilling melodrama. zone
Of the Finest" she plans to see all
the sights.
Fay is native of Charleston. s. c.
She is a direct descendant of the Suily
family that created theatrical history
i'm this country in the days when
Charleston. Washington. Baltimore
and Philadelphia were OF more i'm
portance as theatrical centers than
New York.
In fact. it was the Sully family and
their stock company in Charleston
that gave the first American presen.
taton of several of the English
and a son of the elder Sully,
from whom Miss Ball is directly de-
scended. achieved fame by doing aero
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-09

CNE of the outstanding geniuses
which the screen has produced is
David Wark Griff1th.
It was he who first invented the
t'ose.up, who enlarged the scope of
The camera to that of the human eye,
who created a panic in the old Bio
graph studios by contending that pic
lures as long as two reels would be
demanded, and who brought out many
Of the leading actors and actresses OF
The silent drama. 1t was Griffith,
tno. who made the first really big
soectacles of the screen, and whose
"eirth of a Nation" after more than
decade is still classic.
Born in La Grange, KY. in 1870
the son of Col. Jacob Wark Griffith
end Margaret Oglesby, Griffith was
,argely educated by his sister alattie.
In those postwar days the South was
POVERTY stricken. and candles were
expensive; 80 several families wouid
gather together of an evening around
one taper and read the classics.
Lying in the dark under the table.
listening 10 the old tales, the young
boy undoubtedly formed the first MIND
pictures which were to become cellu-
loid classics later-a remarkably
natural sort of picture training Tor
an imaginative youth.
For several years Griffith was a
reporter for the famous editor
"Marse" Henry Watterson in Louis
VILE. 1t was while covering stock
companies for the paper that the
young man formed his first definite
intention of devoting his life to drama,
and shortly thereafter he Joined A
travelling show and went on the road.
After several years experience in
stock he came to the coast with Rich.
ard Mansfield and wrote his first play.
1.-THE Fool and the Girl" which was
accepted By James h. Hackett and
produced In Washington. ID. {.
While in Washington for the run
cf his play Griffith saw his first mo-
ton ricture-the chean. Pickering.
infant movies of a nickelodeon, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-09
Travel Lecture Mechanics.

BURTON HOLMES. celebrated
globe-trotter, is soon to return to
the National Theater.
Although Mr.. Holmes work may
not be properly classified as movies,
his use of the camera and the screen
places before him certain problems of
standardization and eliminated effect
identical with those confronting the
making of photoplays. The precision
and ease with which he presents his
colorful stories of travel seem magical.
But this Holmes magic, like all mag
ical effects, is simply the finished
product of time-tested system and in
tensive attention to detail.
Having returned to New York from
his Summer travels, Mr.. Holmes
buckled into the job of selection. For
example. in his lectures on Paris
he has over 10000 feet of motion pic
ture film which must he cut to 5000
feet. and his still views, of which he
can use but $50, must be chosen from
1000 or more.
In self.editing his Gravel shows"
Mr.. Holmes goes by deliberate stand
ards. There must he faithfulness to
the subject and q sense of motion.
And there must be proper proportions
Of comedy romance, realism and SPLEEN
dor The lecture must not Surfelt.
1t must he at once human and scenic
light and substantially instructive.
The audience should rise as from a
good dinner, feeling satisfied. but not
stuffed with viands.
When Mr. Holmes has written his
lecture the key-words are determined
in order that his operator may know
the exact moment for each picture
flash. The lecturer is on the pla torn
the generator in the booth, and they
can communicate only by these KEY
words. The operator accordingly
wears a head.set TO hear the words
of the lecturer and there is small
microphone beside Mr.. Holmes on the
platform. Nothing is left to chance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-09
RIALTO-"Alias the Deacon"


alias the Deacon" a film version
of the stage play which probably won
place in the hearts of theatergoers
in every city that boasts a stock com.
pany. is the screen feature at the Rial
TO this week.
Jean Hersholt in the stellar role is
a crafty old gambler who covers his
real occupation under the benign ex-
terror of a church deacon.
He meets John Adams, a Young
hobo. and Nancy, a gill in straitened
circumstances who is beatiE.; her way,
disguised as a boy, on a freight train.
and helps her out of a precarious sit
uation. when other hoboes begin to
annoy her. AT the next town all
three leave the train. Nancy secures
job in the towns hotel and John
works in garage. The Deacon
stays in town to watch over her.
meanwhile trimming the small town
citizen'ry at poker. A prize fight
about to be staged is called off be-
cause one of the principals fails to
put in an appearance. and John is Of
ferIed 5000 to substitute. In order
to get the money with which to marry
Nancy he takes terrific beating, but
the promoter refuses to give him his
money. and the Deacon here asserts
himself
The cast includes June Marlowe.
Ralph Graves. Myrtle Steadman. Ned
Sparks, Tom Kennedy and Lincoln
Plummer.
Memories of Harrigan and Hart"
the stage presentation, consists of
comedy and melodies made famous by
those famous stars in bygone years.
The Rialto Concert Orchestra, Rox
Rommell. conducting, in Chopin
lana" the Collegians comedy, The
Winning Five" and the International
Newsreel round out.
PALACE-"Spring Fever"-"On the
Campus"
Spring Fever" William Haines'
lataSt Mntro. Csold1I. Nia1.ot. 1aict11ro
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-09
Buvs Valentino Treasures.

TWO of Rudolph Valentines priced
possessions, a brace of Arab PTS
tolls. are being used by Bebe Daniels in
her new picture, shes Sheik.
The weapons. considered among the
finest of their kind, were carried by
the late film player during the max.
ing of his pictures. THE Sheik' and
The Son of the Sheik."
Miss Daniels obtained them along
with other Valentino treasures by de.
voting just two and one-half days to
the auction sale which disposed of the
stars effects shortly after his death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-09
Beautiful Gesture"

IN French beau geste' means "the
beautiful gesture" Applied to the
picture, it refers to Michael GeSte's
great sacrifice to save his aunt after
she has sod her priceless blue water
sapphire. and feels that upon her hus-
bands return he will, sooner or later.
discover the fake which has re-
placed 1t.
Michael steals the imitation and
lights out for the legion--and oblivion.
His two younger brothers, Digby and
John, not willing to let Beau" have
all tho fun and pleasure of doing a
little favor for their aunt, bolt, too.
And thereby hangs the tale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-09
Famous as a Songbird.

thrush. song sparrow. wild canary.
red-winged blackbird. cardinal bird,
meadoWlaril, home canary and the
hooking bird.
Mar%aret Mckee made her first New
York appearance at the Hippodrome.
Having conquered American audi
cnccs with her novel and pleasing en-
tertainmont. she sailed abroad for
new C0nquests. Returning to New
York, she first entered Irving Berlin's
Music Fox Revue. and subsequently
accompanied Sir Harry Lauder upon
one Of his numerous tours of tn"
United States. She appeared also in
Flo Ziegfeld's annie Dear in which
Miss Billie Burke was starred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-09
LITTLE THEATER-"Log of the u.
Boat"

The Motion Picture Guild this week
Will present a double feature bill at
the Little Theater with a visual rec.
ord OF one of the most thrilling angles
OF the World War headlining.
This is The Log of the C-Boat 35."
a picture of the historical cruise OF
this undersea raider when it sank some
dozen ships.
1t is said to be one of the most
amazing documents of the war. film.
ell by an official Cameraman of the for.
mer German high comma nd. and was
part of the archives of the former
imperial government.
The companion attraction is a Fox
perturbation of One Increasing Pur.
pose" novel by A. S. NJ. Hutchin.
son, concerning a British war veteran
who returns to his country uncertain
OF what TO do with himself. and who
stumbles onto many adventures. The
picture. which was filmed partly in
England. has scenes showing the
House of Parliament. Windsor Castle.
readily Circus. quaint villages and
StratIord-on-Avon. Edmund Lowe,
Lila Lee. Huntley Gordon. May ALI.
son. Josef Swickard. Emily Fitzroy
and Jane Novak have the leading
roles
Also on the program is a Biograph
thriller made in 1911, entitled The
Hat. directed by d. W. Griffith and
starring Mary Pickford. The Little
Theater Trio has selected special
music
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-09
Advises Use of Pencils.

IF those who seek fame and fortune
as motion picture scenarists would
discard their typewriters in favor of
lead pencils. their chances of success
would be greater.
Such is the opinion of F. McGrew
Willis, scenarist and supervisor fors
Pathe.
THE typewriter is meant for speed
and speed is fatal to creative work.
explained Willis. "Writing in long
hand slows one up, but 1t prevents
dashing off an idea. Experience has
proven that most dash Off scenarios
end up In the waste basket"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-09
PARK-"At the Grey
House."

The latest production from the stu
dos of CFA. AT the Grey House."
which was given it's American premiere
by the Motion Picture Guild at the
Little Theater last week, will be shown
for one week more at the Wardman
Park Theater beginning tonight.
1T is described as a picturesque
chronicle of medieval Germany, relat.
ing legend concerning the inherit.
2nce of the Grey House by two young
lords. The settings and atmosphere
of the film have been praised as much
ahead of their time. as only the patron
of little film theater is prepared to
accept long and subdued fantasy
such as AT the Grey House
The leading roles are: Lii Dagover.
heroine of "Caligari": Paul Hartmann.
star of "Siegfried": Rudolph Forster
and Gertrude Welcker. The direction
was by Arthur Won Gerlach
The program includes selected shor.
subjects and music.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-09
METROPOLITAN - "Tir Life Of
Ri:py,"

One of the comedy hits Of the wear
IS promised this week at CrIndall's
Metropolitan Theater. beginning this
afternoon, in The Life OF Riley" a
new First National comedy co-starring
George Sidney and Charlie Murray.
Instead of the customary short-reeI
comedy there will he SHOWN a novel
two-reel 'dramalet." titled "a short
Tail" setting forth the adventures of
two puppies. the humans in the cast
never revealing themselves and no
subtit!es being used. The Metropo,i.
tan World Survey and music ny the
Metropolitan symphony Orchestra tn.
der Daniel Breeskin will be added fea-
lures. the entire bill continuing
through Friday. because of the Metro
polltans change in policy. effective
Saturday of this week. or presenting
Its new bills first on Saturday instead
of Sunday.
In The Life of Riley" George Sid.
ney is cast as small town chief of
police who makes his living as the vii
laGe ice man. and Charlie Murray is
seen as the fire chief of the town who
doubles in a general store Both are
counting the village widow. imper-
sonated by Myrtle Stedman, who final.
~ capitulates to shell game operator
in small circus.
Edwards Davis, June NIarlowe, Ste
phen Carr. Bert Woodruff and Sam
Hardy, as Montague the shell man.
are also in the cast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-09
COLUMBIA-"Beau Gesfe."

Beau Geste." p. c. Wren's thrill
ing mystery story. opened an en-
gagement for a week at popular prices
at Loves Columbia Theater yester.
day.
1t is a story of romance. mystery
and adventure in the French Foreign
Legion with the theme of the devo-
ton of three brothers powerfully de-
picted. Beau Geste" has been trans
ferred to the screen by Paramont on a
scale seldom If ever surpassed.
Director Herbert Brenon led an
army of 1000 men into the Great
American desert for three months,
during which the exterior scenes We're
made. The camp was built in a sand
basin 30 miles from any habitation
and the entire company worked
straight through without a days
rest
Hundreds of the Vests finest riders
were brought together in it. with
1,5o0 horses and so camels.
Ronald Colnlan plays the title role
that of the eldest Of three brothers,
who each leave home without telling
the others. to enlist in the French
Foreign Legion under assumed names
in order TO shield each other from thu,
blame for the theft of a famous sap
phire. Neil Hamilton and Ralph
Forbes enact the other brothers
The brave defense of 40 legionnaires
of lonely fort in the Sahara when
it is attacked by hordes of mounted
desert warriors. Touaregs. brings the
story to it's climax
Noah Berry. as the brutal adjutant.
''the cruelest beast and bravest soldier
in the legion, reaches the pinnacle of
his notable career in the picture.
Other prominent players include Alice
joyce, Mary Brian, William Powell,
Norman Trevor and Victor McLaglan.
Added attractions are: The NJ. G.. NJ.
News and the Columbia orchestra i'm
selections from Hit The Deck" under
the direction of Harry Borjes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-09
Next Weeks Photoplays

METROPOLITAN - Noah
Berry in THE Rough Riders"
COLUMBIA-Ramon Novarro
: in "Ben-Hur."
RIALTO-Adolph Menjou in
"A Gentleman of Paris"
PALACE-W. {. Fields in
Running Wild"
LITTLE THEATER - Nazi-
nova in Ibsens "A Dolls
House."
WARDMAN PARk-"Log of
the U-Boat."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-09
FON-"Nhat Price Glory"

The management of the Fox
Thcatcr has decided to hold over for
IA second and final week William
F'oXs colossal screen version Of
What Price Glory?" the celebrated
Stali!nSs- Anderson stage play. to-
gether with breathtakinG Roxy pro-
locue. Many of Washington people
laily have been unable to gain admis-
sion to the new playhouse to SEQ
this highly finished program, which
has been commended unreScrVedly
Its authors took war as the canvas
on which to sketch i'm mastery
way tho realism of certain phases of
the great world conflict. 1T is replet"
with thrills and heart throbs. as Well
rs comedy, being filled with incidents
that bring a Chuckle as we'll as ii
thrill long after they are first seen.
Roxy" the master craftsman. has
conceived and personally supervised
the prologue.
Douglas Stanbury. baritone; Gladys
Rice soprano; the Roxy Male
Quartet, Messrs, Young. Redrdon
Thomas and Meller: Margaret
moc!lin- bird, who took London
Edinburgh, Cardiff and even Paris
by storm with her musical whistling
innovation; Marion Keller, musical
protece of Roxy" and newest MEM
Der of his famous gang; Sigard Nils
sen. James Melton. lyric tenor: NJ.
Nodnoy and the Russian Cathedral
Choir. in Soldiers of Massachusetts,
and Rose and Arthur Boylan'S apache
dance are features of the living en-
tertainment.
The Fox Theater Concert Orches-
ira. conducted by Adolphe kornspan,
will offer selections From PaSliacci."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-09

Spring Fever" William Haines
latest Observation-Disclosures Mayer picture
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-05
Plucking the Geese

When the thrifty organizers of the Ku-Klux Klan
found out how easy it to separate an enthusiast
tic 100 per center from ten dollar BILL they at once
found other ways of Turing few more dollars from
the faithfuI-lke selling them nightes and Ounce
caps at fat profit.
Chicago's Big Bill, being bit better posted on
how easy it is for of big citys intellectual
confidence men to sell the Masonic Temple to rubber
necking strangers, didn't see any in giving to
those who join his America First" anything at all
that costs money. He just lets 'em join and holler
America frst" The entire $40 goes into the pot.
All coming in, nothing going out. And any efficiency
expert will tell you that's smart business
But the opportunity for growth is still there.
There might be degrees. Call the first contri-
button of $40 the first degree. Having carefully put
the ten away the sucker may next be invited to join
the second degree-which will cost little more Of
course. Then if he has any cash left the Chicago
promoters can give him the third degree and take
all he has,
But even that doesn't exhaust opportunity for
dragging in little more cash. America Frsters can
take dummies of King George around to the county
fairs and let the more enthusiastic patriots throw
baseballs at the dummy at three balls for nickel
And histories from the Chicago library would make
good targets for the shooting galleries where the
Frsters can shoot history full of holes for the small
of a dime
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-05
NJ. E..
TRACY
SAYS:
SAYS:
You Just Can Not Tell
Where q Man Will Land
at go Because of What
He Was at 80.

william J. Burns, head of the
Burns Detective Agency, and w.
Sherman Burns. an official of the
agency, have been summoned to
appear Monday before the grand
jury now investigating the alleged
jury tampering which stopped the
Fall-Sinclair trial at Washington.
This is as it should be.
Affidavits which led to the
declaration Of a mistrial charge
that Burns detectives Swallowed
members of the jury.
1t is perfectly proper for the
government to ask why they did
this, and who employed them. If
their work was legal and legiti-
mate, as declared, there is no
reason why all the circumstances
concerning it should not be freely
and completely disclosed.
At all events, that is the posi-
ton the government ought to
take, and if there is any reluct-
ance on the part of Burns or his
subordinates, it ought to force the
issue by every possible means at
its command.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-05
A Fifty Fifty Proposition

South American countries are rife with anti-Amer-
lean propaganda, former Senator Miles Poindexter
tells us upon his return from Peru where he has
been serving as United States ambassador
This propaganda, he explains, is partly due to
Russia, which wants to undermine our influence on
this continent and partly to other European nations
seeking to the trade they lost to us during
the World War.
Beyond doubt much anti-American propaganda
is encountered all through Central and South Amer
lea. But Ambassador Poindexter gets his cart be-
fore his horse when he comes to explain it.
What is happening down there is that we got our
selves in very bad by frequent and inexcusable
plumbers in Mexico, Nicaragua and elsewhere, and
other nations cashing in mistakes
Recently, on a journey through Central America
our foreign editor met up with little German drum
mer aboard coast-wise steamer.
"Ten me-" the writer inquired chow did you find
conditions in Central and South American"
"Vell," replied the little German, with twinkle
in his eyes, sits ffty-ffty You get der knocks und
We get der bitzness"
President Coolidge, we have reason to believe Is
beginning to this and seeing it, is preparing to
apply remedy. Which remedy of course, is to wipe
out the last trace of laeduck diplomacy in this to
u.s. highly important part of the world and send down
the biggest brains at our command.
Certainly the people of the United States have
nothing but the frendest and most honorable of in
tentions with regard to their southern neghbors And
any secretary of State any of our diplomatic rep
resentatives accredited to those countries who fails
to make this perfectly clear, has distinctly fallen
down>on his job.
We can not make Europeans and others in Latin
America quit saying nasty things about us, but we
can quit deserving what they say.
Let us do that and battle in that part of the
world will already be more than half won.