Evening star., 1927-05-29
T YEW YORK gets her pictures
first, and then keeps them the
longest. The Big Parade"
Y l. IN Is second A.ear az the

Beau GeStc remains on broadway
the Herbert Brenon mystery -melo
drama drawing Just as large crowds
seemingly. as when It opened. "Ol'
Ironsides" continues to fill the Cri
terion, and THE Rough Riders re
mains a feature. or fixture, at th'
George NJ. Cohan Theater.
Among the new pictures III tht
metropolis that have attracted un'
usual attention from the critics anC
large box office receipts are Annie
Laurie" with Lillian Gish Mr.. Wu.
with Lon Clancy; Rough House
Rosie with Clara Bow; Chang,
the jungle picce; Camille, with
Norma Talmadge. and "RcSurrec-
ton" with Dolores Del Rio and Rod
La ROGUE
Miss Gish's newest effort. "Annie
Laurie" which was filmed in England
and Scotland, is said to be big pic
ture. but unconvincing i'll action and
atmosphere. However. it will draw
the thousands OF movie fans who
have a special preference for the
work OF this star One critic says
that the fair Lillian was OF the type
especially fitted for role like Mimi
in la Boheme,' but that she is not
we'll cast as Annie Laurie. The same
critic remarks that the jaunty in
terruptions (more or less comic cut
ins) detract from the story: that the
Eight touches are rather heavy and
entirely unnecessary to the success
of the production,
"Mr. Wu.' the Lon CLANCY vehi-
Gle, is a picture OF large dimensions.
There are beautiful scenes between
Renee Adoree. who figures as Nang
Ping. Mr.. Wu> daughter. and Ralph
Forbes, who plays the part of Basil
Gregory. Changes have been made
in the screen version because the
stage ideas would not pass the vari-
Gus censorial bodies. The story tells
of the traditions Of the Chinese and
the great powers OF such man
DARN as Lon CLANCY plays The
latter, of course, is the outstanding
figure.
The New York critics as a body
praise the work of Dolores Del Rio
in Resurrection" the Tolstoy film.
which had its premier i'll Washington
several months ago. Her perform
ancc is classed as ''one OF the finest
ever given to the screen"
PARGAlN-COUNTER girls are 60
~ ing into the movies by the hun
dreds. But there is nothing in this
statement which should start young
hearts ahutter. The ranks are just
about filled up, and there will be no
lines forming at the right or left
Mary Pickford has employed 100 Of
the girls in her newest picture, my
Best Girl and a large department
store has been set up in the United
Artists studio, out i'll Hollywood.
The cinematic shopgirls have been
assigned to their various counters.
the foorwalker prances here and
there. and the cash registers are
making terrific din.
Charles Rogers. Miss Pickford's
new leading man. has arrived OH the
job. and Sam Taylor, director Of
MANY Harold Lloyd comedies. has
purchased a new megaphone The
new story. by the way. is from the
pen vi NdlliICCil 4NOll Is. NCll hIlONH
novelist. 1t is the romance of a
tire-andten-cent store. and, accord
ing to the star, is a "real heart in
terest story undertoned with a rich
vein of comedy" Many scenes fea-
turing crowds AMI groups of extras
will be filmed. and Miss Pickford
plans foW weeks of uninterrupted
scenes between herself and Rogers.
who was borrowed from Paramount
for the picture.
BEFORE his hop-off to Paris,
~ Capt. Charles Lindhergh. COM
rnander and crew OF the good ship,
Spirit of ST. Louis, was given a
photograph of Dolores Del Rio as
the star OF Resurrection" The pic
ture was inscribed to Mary Garden,
singing i'll Resurrection" the opera,
in Paris, and the presentation was
made soon after the arrival of Lind
bergh in the French capital The
scheme originated with the press
agents. but it was one 30 attract at
tention.
NELLIE RENELL. a pioneer
~ newspaper woman and press
representative, has been employed by
Samuel Goldwyn to write titles for
the new Henry King production
'The Magic Flame" which will CO.
star Wilma Banky and Ronald Col
man. The story is OF the circus va
riety. and Miss Revell was selected
because OF her knowledge of circus
life as well as her concise literary
style
FRANCE is advertising her port o!
lie Havre by the movie method
A picture showing the port i'll all it:
details was recently screened IL
Paris, and it will probably be sent
over the world at the expense OF
the French government. The direc.
ton of the film, according to word
received by the motion picture sec.
tion OF the United States Depart
ment OF Commerce. was apparently
given to one experienced in CONNER.
ciai motion pictures. for continuity
was apparent throughout. Lc Hayrt
is now the third port Of France il
volume Of traffic handled, and b,
means OF publicity like the new pic
ture ITS promoters are pointing ou
its future possibilities 10 shippers
industrialists, merchants and others
4 = );
THE newest idea in motion pic
l. lures is the silhouette affair
"Princc Achmed." which has ar
rived III London from Germany
The plan OF the picture originate
in the mind OF one Lottc Reiniger
i was directed by Paul Koch. ant