Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
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BY c. e. NELSON.

and Katalin Konsics. Mr.. La ROGUE
was, the press agent says, born III
Chicago and chriStened Roderick.
One OF the written-ln- advance ar
ticles reads a. follows; Mr.. and Mrs
La ROGUE will be an unusually happy
couple, for Old Sol was out in all
his glory here today. Long before
the time of the ceremony Santa
Monica boulevard was damned with
thousands OF people, anxious TO catch
glimpse OF the popular young
couple, as we'll as to see the many
celebrities who attended the wedding
Police reserves were called out to
check the mob. estimated at over
10000. while streets leading to the
church were roped off for blocks to
permit the guests to reach the scene
of this romantic wedding. Applause
that greeted the various screen per-
sonalities as they left their cars
swelled into roar when Rod La
ROGUE arrived, accompanied by his
best man. Cecil B. De Mile, both at
tired i'll striped trousers, cutaways
and silk hats. Police had difficulty
in restraining the surging crowd
when Miss Banky reached the church
with Samuel Goidwyn, and a thou
sand-throated cheer greeted her as
she walked to the church door. The
bride and groom later posed for the
photographers and drove away in a
limousine under police escort"
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DERHAPS it is the executives, who
contribute little or nothing to the
creative side OF the photoplay indus
try, who should suffer salary cut
After all is said and done. the movie
stars pay envelope is supposed to be
based upon his or her drawing power
at the box Office. 1t has been esti-
mated that the picture which nets
the producer million dollars prob
ably Melted the star between $4,000
and 100000 in salary.
x x X x
THE much-talked-of and much
- looked-for first American pic
ture OF the German star, Emil Jam
nings. is being screened in New York.
causing considerable comment. The
story is liberal adaptation of a
work by Perley Poore Sheehan, The
Way OF All Flesh" and it is not taken
from the famous old novel of Samuel
Butler. The picture is more OF a
character study than anything else.
lis dramatic moments. according to
one critic, being spread too thinly."
However, the public interest i'll lam
nlngS will uphold the photoplay, if
he is not sacrificed to the theory of
Hollywood producers. The latter
labor under the opinion that they
know exactly what the public wants.
The Way of All Flesh" would have
to be pretty bad picture to spoil
the work OF such an artist as Emil
JanningS.
CARL LAEMMLE, president Of the
~ Universal Pictures Corporation,
announces something new. With
the pictures to be released this Au-
tunln there will be a subtitle carry
ing the cast. to be repeated at the
end OF each picture. Thus, those who
enter the theater after the main title
has been run off. or who do not
catch or remember the various char
acterS and the players names. will
be able TO refresh their memories at
the end OF the showing
IN Cniversal's newest super-hln,
Uncle Toms Cabin Eliza
crossed the ice of Saranac River.
New York State. These particular
shots for the picture were made
year ago last Winter.
''RROADWAY." one of New
- York's big stage hits, will be
sold down the river to the movies
one OF these days, but it is joining
the record-breaking class as stage
attractions go. At the end of the
thirty-seventh week of the run a mil
lion dollars had filtered through the
box Office. and it is expected to gross
two million before it is turned into
celluloid drama. The picture rights
are expected to draw another quarter
million TO the stage producer and
author.
T OUIS WOLHEIM, the original
- Capt. Flagg of the stage play,
What Price Glory" has been de-
NOTED to the rank of sergeant in
Two Arabian Knights" Then he is
to play the part OF a corporal in
support of John Barrymore in
Tempest" Wolheim was once a
member of the faculty of Cornell
DIVERSITY.
DOLORES COSTELLO was dane
- ing i'll George Whites Scan
dals" when she was offered screen
work with John Barrymore. John
Bolcs was singing and dancing in a
musical comedy. 'Kitty's Kisses"
when he was offered a contract to
appear with Gloria Swanson in "The
Love OF Sunya.' Mary Pickford
gave Zazu Pitts and William Haines
their first screen chances. while Nor
ma Talmadge discovered" Gilbert
Roland.
ESTELLE TAYLOR will be in the
~ cast OF la Piava," an original
story by Dr. Karl Vollmoeller. The
production will be the first work of
David Wark Griffith for United