Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05

FLORENCE ZIEGFELD, VINO mas d
contract with Eddie Cantor, has re-
called him from his screen work 10
reappear on the stage, and this means
no more pictures for a year at least,
it is claimed.
Miss Kon1ako Sunado. former
HOLLYWOOD high school girl, now mo-
ton picture star in Japan, mas sen.
Adolphe Menjou a "hagoita,' "kasa,
"tenogui' and ''hapicoat,' whlch
means a doll. an umbrella, brow
band and coolie coat.
Esther Ralston has started the
style of rubber bathing suits, declar-
ing the elastic beach apparel is more
f1attering than the wooden garment.
William Boyd, who made great
hit as the Volga boatman, and Louis
Wclheim are to be teamed as run
ma king doughboys in Two Arabian
knights" which also presents Mary
Astor as an Arabian princess.
Warner Brothers are announcing
AL Jolson in THE Jazz Singer" his
screen debut, as the prize capture OF
the season.,and AL has started right
in.
Another notable feature Of THE
Jazz Singer" is that it will embody
a Vitaphone singing picture or the
famous Cantor Rosenblatt, the great
est Jewish cantor in America, who
has refused to appear on the screen
or stage except as a singer OF re-
ligious hymns or canticles.
John Barrymore, Charlie Chaplin
and Bobby Jones will be notable stars
who will appear in a series OF four
minute reels for showing at home,
which will be made by the Eastman
Kodak Co., as "Cinegraphs," with a
regular monthly release Of new pic
lures.
John Mccormick. general director
Of production at First National s
Studios in Burbank, Calf, has quit
and AL Rocket, temporarily at least,
has taken his place. but First Ma
tional, it is said, will insist that Col.
leen Moore Mrs. Mccormick shall
complete the four pictures already
scheduled for her. Here's howdye
do!
Gloria Swanson. forsaking all 9TH
ers. is to do Sadie Thompson" from
w. Somerset Maugham's story, not
Rain" which Jeanne Eagles did on
the stage.
o-Goldwyn.Mayer has begun
production Of Terror" with Lon
CLANCY starred as a Russian peasant
during the Russian revolution. Stig
Esbern wrote an original story for
it, and Barbara Bedford plays oppo.
site CLANCY.
Norma Shearer is to be starred in
| 1.-THE Song OF Love-" written by
| Dorothy Farnum and based on the
life of Jenny Lind, the famous singer
| Of old.
Ann Nichols is taking no chances
She has appeared in Hollywood to see
her "Abie's Irish Rose" filmed.
Josef Won Sternberg has written ar
| original, Hitting for Heaven" fol-
Emil Jannings' next picture.
1t is reported that the William Fox
organization. which has been quietly
| engaged in the production of films for
| educational purposes-and, 1t Is
claimed, in association with Chief
Censor Riegel of Ohio-has contracted
with the Educational Department OF
Ohio to deliver two films week for
| 40 weeks to the 1873 schools now
equipped for visual education.
Gradually the light is dawning
upon the industry. 1t is reported that
picture roadshows and presentations
are not operating for the best inter
j ests of the motion picture itself. Uni
! Wersal is to take up the cudgels for
the picture in the Fall at the Colony
| in New York, making the picture the
dominating feature of its entertain.
ment.
The Stanley Co. of America, it is
reported. is contemplating a further
outlay of 100000 900 in the expan
sion of its chain theater project
Meanwhile both the stage and the
screen are wildly hunting for enter
tainment to put in the theaters an6
on the screen which will guarantee a
return of the money invested.
Ten college boys out of more thar
$4,000 applicants from 36 colleges Of
America. who were chosen by the
votes of statesmen and press repre-
sentatives of First National for screer
development, are reported as follows
John Westwood, Princeton: Richard
Miles, Glendenin University Cali
formal; Leland S. Wilcox, Michigan
John Van '@Cleve Morris, Purdue
Stuart Clayton Know, Yale: Wal
fer Graham. SmoOt Northwpafern