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Swords and Fencing.

THE sword, which was cast on the
old-iron heap by the machine
gun and the tank, is being polished
up and put to use again by the movies.
Sword play, of course. has been
featured in the costume drama since
the films began. just as spear-carriers
make up Of the chorus in half the
operas. But the day. has arrived for
automatically correct duels. The
sword in the pictures now means
serious attempt to utilize the gallantry
and romance of the good old days in
all their poetic power.
Harry j. Uyttenhove, fencing mas
ter of the Los Angeles Athletic Club,
will see to it that every lunge and
parry in Paramount pictures hereafter
is up to the standard of a Bonnie
Prince Charlie. He has just signed r
contract with the film company to
supervise every dueling scene to be
screened in their Hollywood studio.
Fencing reached its perfection in
the days Of Louis XIV in France"
says Cyttenhove. 1T has gone down
hill in popularity. but it is too fine and
beneficial to man to be allowed to
pass. Its devotees still pass along the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21

THIS week in New York saw the
l. following extraordinary lineup OF
super-f feature films:
At the Aston Theater, The Big Pa
rade" now entering its ninety-second
week.
At the Criterion. Wings (Which
opened ten days ago and which will
be continued from now onl.
At the Gaiety. The King OF Kings
eighteenth week..
At the Globe. The Patent Leather
Kid (Which has also just started an
indefinite rum.
: At the Harris. Seventh Heaven"
fourteenth week..
At the Rialto. THE Way OF All
Flesh" eighth week..
At the Rivoli. "Topsy and Eva"
(another recent starter in the long
run field.
At the Roxy, What Price Glory?"
Installed here for few weeks after
it's long engagement at the iarrisl.
At Warmers, "Old San Francisco"
eighth waekl
In addition to these. there are The
Garden of Allah" which is soon to
start grinding at the Embassy. and
The Cat and the Canary" another
1ong-run attraction scheduled for the
Colony Theater.
Eleven super-features running with
in few yards of each other on Broad
way, and all doing good business. 1t
is an amazing situation. especially in
view of the fact that within this same
limited area is the worlds greatest
concentration of theaters devoted to
that which is known as the spoken
drama"
II is interesting to examine the audi
ences that flock to these theaters in
tens of thousands every night.
At the revues. like the 'Zieefeld Fol
lies, or at plays. like broadway"
you will observe emieres from Boston.
Des Moines. Little Rock. Seattle and
Santa Re. They have come to the me-
tropolis of Manhattan to see some
thing that can't be seen in their own
home town. They are anxious 10
have A look at a genuine Original
New York cast"
1t is at the movie palaces, such as
the Paramount, Capitol and Strand,
that YOU will observe the real New
Workers. Most of them can't afford to
pay the surplus taxes on theater tick.
cts imposed by gyp-speculators, so
they are content to see their evenings
entertainment in the film parlors
where tickets may be bought at the
box Office.
The visitors from out Of town. how.
ever. appear to enjoy the experience
OF being robbed. IT gives them a thrill
TO he able to so back home and an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
Theater to the Rescue.

SHOCKED by the increasing number
of suicides among American col
lege students, Boston theater lover
anonymously has offered 81, 900 for the
best American play which shall hold
up faith in life to the youth of Amer
lea. This has been announced by the
trustees OF the Repertory Theater OF
Boston. through whom the award will
be made The competition is open 10
any student of an American college,,
university or dramatic school.
The committee of final award. 1t was
announced, would consist of Winthrop
Ames and David Belasco, producers;
DIR. s. Parkes Cadman, president or
the Federated Council of Churches of
Christ in America and head of the
newly organized society. the Church
and Stage; DIR. John II. Finley, former
commissioner of education for New
York and now editor of the New York
Times, and Mrs. Frances Jewett, rep
resenting the trustees OF the Repertory
Theater of Boston.
In addition to the 81 900 prize, the
Repertory Theater will give the win
ming author a scholarship in its Work
SnDp, tnc uFdHldtlC Stilooi tOhICNCCd
with the theater.
The competition will close on Janu-
ary i, 1928. Plays must be in three
acts or the equivalent, providing
full evenings program. Manuscripts
should be submitted anonymously, the
authors name and address to be
mailed with the play in sealed en-
velope to the Prize Play Committee.
| the Repertory Theater OF Boston,
Huntington avenue, Boston. Mass.
1.-The stage is great power either
| for good or evil" the trustees state.
ment said. more persons go to our
theaters every day than go to our
churches on Sunday. 1t is the hope of
| the donor of this prize that through
| the medium of the stage there may be
awakened among the young people OF
| the Nation new appreciation OF the
value of life and the joy of living.
I'VE confidently expect that the Of
| fering of this award for play deal
| ing with a theme of such general in
| terest. one which kindles the imaSina-
| ton to sound the depths of human
| emotions in seeking the heights of
| human aspirati tons, will attract many
| Of the best students of the drama to
| join in the competition. with the re-
| suit that an American play of distinc-
| ton may be the outcome"
| The prize play will be announced
shortly after January /. 1928, and will
be produced in the Repertory Theater
early in the year. Arrangements will
be made for its production in as many
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
A Grim Joke.
LILLIAN BOYD is convinced that

WILLIAM BOYD is convinced that
Nv humor and tragedy run pretty
close together Boyd was loaned to
United Artists to play a leading role
in Two Arabian knights" with
Louis Wolheim.
"One sequence was in a shellhole 2"
said Boyd. 1T was very deep and there
was sticky, liquid mud in the bottom
at least knee-deep. Into this fell VOL
helm and ], each in full Army kit,
with overcoat and pack. Shells burst
over us, fog encompassed us. and rain
fell on us in sheets. The script called
for a fist fight, and we went to it,
slipping and falling in the mud, get
ting it in our eyes and mouths and
noses and being plastered from head
TO foot.
1T was the toughest five minutes
ever put in during my screen career.
At last the director called Cut and
Lou and | drew a long breath. Then
] heard an electrician. high above us
with spotlight, say to the man next
TO him:
Gosh, Jim. amt it wunnerful
what coupla guys will do to get out
OF going TO work -
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Real Actors Create Tvpes.

VICTOR VARCONI is one actor who
refuses to he catalogued Direc
tors have been casting this Hungarian
player in patrician roles ever since his
success as the prince in THE Volga
Roatman.' He appeared as Pontius
PLATE in 1.-The King of Kings" as a
wealthy bachelor in The Little Adj
Henturess" and as an Italian army
officer in "Eishting Love"
When Lois Weber began to select
her cast for "The Angel of Broad
way she needed a tough truck driver
from the East Side to play opposite
the star. Narconi's name was brought
up and dropped because he was mot
the type But Victor put on his
makeup. crumpled suit and a tough
expression and had a sceen test made
in the character. When Lois Weber
saw the test she selected Narconi at
once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21

The past theatrical season has been
in some ways the most important of
many wears. and one that will find a
lasting record in dramatic history. 1t
produced. for one thing, an epoch
making play.
We read and hear q lot of epochal
stage works. but rare indeed is the
actual meeting with one Of them-a
play that by reason of some peculiar
quality marks a turn in stage ways.
Such a play was recently with
drawn from the public view in New
York--hy order of the courts-after
a run of several months. during which
the theater was crowded at every per-
formance. Criticism had acclaimed
the literary excellence of the drama
the pulpit. in some surprising in
stances, had proclaimed it free of &C
tive evil, hut the law said: Off.
No need to specify the play; its
name will recur to almost every
reader. That. by itself, shows the
deep mark it has put on the records.
The play was experimenting because
OF the fact that it has brought the
New York stage under censorship for
the first time in its long history.
Some may challenge that statement,
or even deny that a formal censorship
has been put on the theatcr. But
though the formality may be doubtful
the fact is hard and obvious; several
plays have been ordered off the stage
others have not stood on the order OF
their going, and some that had fully
arranged for entrance wisely switched
to the storehouse.
The most formal censorship could
do no more than that.
Nor does the work of that unnamed
epoch making drama stop there. The
cleansing effect of its uncleanness viii
show in the theater for many years
| to come. The change is already no
| ticeable and it isn't case of "the
| storm II soon blow over"
There'u be much less talk of sex
| appeal as the one essential of q
stage entertainments Realism will no.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
Serious Theater Effort.

STARTED four years ago, the Amer
~ lean Laboratory Theater has been
unique institution, maintaining the
highest professional standards, but
not attempting to compete with
Broadway. Rather, the theater is
dedicated TO the idea of creative ex-
pertinent based on the belief Of Rich
ard Roleslavsky, former director of
the Moscow Art Theater, that the
theater is q living social force which
must re-create itself every generation
from contemporary material.
For two years pupils of Boleslav-
sky. assisted by faculty headed by
Nine. Maria Ouspenskaya. famous
character actress, We're trained in va
rious roles before a public production
was given. Within the next two sea
sons in such plays as "The Sea
Woman's Cloak" by Amelie Rives:
"Granite," by Clemence Dane, and
Shakespeare "Twelfth Night" the
thcater scored distinct successes.
BolesIavsky is we'll known in
America as stage director of dis.
tinctlon. He assisted Max Reinhardt
in the New York production of "The
Miracle" and subsequently staged the
Cleveland production of the same
spectacle. He directed four different
productions of THE Vagabond King
for Russell Janncy in the United
States and England and likewise
staged "Sancho Panza" for Otis
Skinner.
Among those who have approved
the training of the theater group are
Jacques Copeau, founder of the
Theater du Nieux Colombier of
France: Rachel Crothers, playwright;
Jane Cowl, actress, and Dudley
Digges, producing director of the
Actors Theater.
Four new plays will be added to
the repertoire of the company this
season. They are: Shakespeare )
Much Ado About Nothing" Doctor
Knock" by Jules Roman; cat the
Gates of the Kingdom" by knut
Hamsuu and ''In the Name of God -
cotemporary play by Anne Moore,
dealing with the religion of noun
tain folk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
STRAND-"Snapshots of 1927"

Harry Jarboe. who, the coming sea.
son. will look after the business af.
fairs of the Strand Theater, announces
the opening of the playhouse with a
matinee performance Saturday. Au.
gust -, of Snapshots of 1921" q
musical comedy revue, which will be
followed by other productions of a
similar character.
THE Snapshots" will present pro-
gram embracing the best in song,
dance and comedy, and after one hour
and half Of fast entertainment a
screen feature. Lon CLANCY in THE
Unknown" will be shown the first ha If
of the week, to he followed by The
Callahans and Murphys" the last three
days of the week.
Each week during the season a new
company Of % entertainers will appear
in an entirely new program, and the
feature picture will be changed semi
weekly.
The performances will run continu.
.ously each day from 1890 PM. Pop.
ular prices will be the rule.
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Exit MARY and Doug. y

MARY PIckFoRD and Douglas
Fairban ks will not appear, in per-
son or by proxy. in Herbert Brenons
production of "Sorrel & Son." but
Warwick Deeping, author of the book,
lately admitted that his chara cters of
Ethel F'robisher and Duncan Scott
were in reality slightly fictionized por-
trayals of Mary and Doug. who hap
pened to he in England on their honey
moon a the time Deeping was writing
his novel.
1t was hoped at first that the two
stars might he persuaded to appear In
the brief episode in which they figure
in the story, but 1t Is explained, while
they We're agreeable to it, their con-
tracts made it Impossible.
Until he departed last month for
England. Brenon still intended to use
the episode, employing for the roles
an actor and actress who would bear
n sufficient physical resemblance to
the famous pair to be recognizable
No such players, apparently, can be
found, and this scene of the story,
while picturesque, will be dropped
from the scenario. Brenon said.
1t Is all like the old epitaph on a
baby's tombstone: "If / was so soon
to be done for, what on earth was l
ever begun fOr?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
Reinhardt's "Discoverv."

FRITZ FIELD, who will have one
Of the leading roles in The Dove, i"
was discovered by Max Reinhardt. He
was playing grotesque, comedy roles
in A Berlin cabaret.
Reinhardt was so Interested in the
young actors humor and vitality and
the effect it had on the audience that
he sent for him. Within a short time
young Field became an assistant di-
rector in the Reinhardt orga nization
Soon after this he began acting for
the camera and has appeared in many
German cinemas.
Field is said to be extremely versa
tile. He writes music-a few of his
songs have been popular in Germany.
At one time he was q member of the
editorial staff Of die Berliner Zeitung
am Mittag, as we'll as a contributor
to German magazines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21

The precaution of insuring people
connected with the stage and screen
is not altogether new. The manager
of Josef Hoffman, the pianist. once
had the artists hands insured for a
large amount. There is another case
that of a young woman whose dancing
in a musical revue was responsible for
the success of the piece. The man
agement saw to it that her neither
limbs were insured during the run of
the piece, and as the nearest the
dancer ever got to n banana was in a
sundae at the soda fountain, the insur.
ance people considered her a good risk
While there has been some insur.
ance taken out to guard producers
and managers, there has never been
any comparable to the amount War
ner Bros. have taken out on AL Jolson.
! It is said that the insurance people
will keep the comedian in sight until
| the last shot" is taken of The Jazz
| Singer"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
ANU Sc M ENTS.~
To Keep Al on the Job.

INSURANCE to the amount of $780,.
= 900 was taken out by Warner Bros.
last week covering the health and we'll
being of AL Jolson. The policy is to
cover the period during which Jolson
is engaged in the work of screening
"rhe Jazz Singer" and to protect
themselves against loss in the event
of anything happening TO prevent the
actor completing the picture.
The preparatory work on THE Jazz
Singer" has been tremendously eXpen-
sve. As many of its musical Sc
quences were to be Nitaphoned. it was
necessary to make over a large sec
ton Of the studios. Further, there
had to be built a theater that is an
absolute copy of the Winter Garden
in New York City.
Negotiations are now on, It is
claimed. and it Is likely that the War
ners will carry close to S2,000,000 OF
insurance on Jolson before work on
the picture proceeds much farther.
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Selling Personality.

GAYS Blossom Seeley, perpetrator
of jazzy melodies:
I'm willing to bet that no one puts
more hard work into space of Is
minutes than I door any other
vaudeville star does. Vaudeville is
matter Of concentrated effort, mental
and physical. If you stop working
for one second you are lost.
1T is largely a question of selling
personality. 1t is the artist who has
sufficient personal magnetism to hold
the undivided attention of every men,
her of the audience that succeeds in
the two-a day.
Perfection Of talent is frequently a
secondary issue. 1t is often person
atty first. then accomplishment Get
your audience to like you as an
individual and they'll like what you
do, even il some one less attractive can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21

do what you do ten times better.
ITO establish that personal interest
you have to work from the moment
you step onto the stage until you
leave it. BY work, I mean it, You
have to concentrate every atom of
your energy in attracting and enter
tanning the individual members of
your audience. The slightest slack
ening Of your effort and the act is
as good is thrown away.
I'm legitimate productions star
has more than single opportunity
to make good. He or she generally
appears in several scenes. a flop in
one scene can be righted in the next.
Vaudeville is another story. An ar
fist has a few minutes to go out md
make good, and IL he or she should
fail that's the end Of it. There is
no second chance that day."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
Cowboy s Nervous
Breakdown.

IAN you image n cowboy with
nervous breakdown"
Well. it just goes TO show the strain
Of running a I ,000-horsepower show.
Jack Moore, foreman of the Laskv
ranch near Hollywood. has been
ordered to the hospital for a 30-day
rest. following his tremendous job of
assembling animals for the Paramount
production, Beau Sabreur.'
Moore was quartermaster general or
something like that for the tremen-
dous army which worked on the des-
ert picture. 1t came on the heels OF a
long busy season. and was too much
for the cowboy foreman.
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"OLD IRONSIDES" COMING.

Sunday evening, September /. will
he given at the National Theater the
Washington premiere showing of
James Cruces Paramount production,
"OId Ironsides, the film spectacle
written by Laurence Sfallings from
the career OF the greatest Of all Amer
scan frigates.
The premiere OF odd Ironsides' is
expected TO he one of the out standing
events of the season. The efforts of
the Government 10 have the old ship
rebuilt by popular subscription and
the publicity incident to the move
1nent will make the exact replica Of
the Constitution. shown in the picture.
particularly interesting TO official
Washington.
old Ironsides" is said to represent
the finest effort yet expended by Para
mount on any single production, and
as spectacle 1t is claimed to surpass
anything previously brought to the
screen. More than 1000 men, re-
cruted from all corners OF the globe,
and nearly 100 sailing vessels appear
in the picture, with scenes showing
"Old Ironsides" alone conquering the
Tripolitan pirates, who at the time
held The world at their mercy.
Mr.. Cruze is said to have made 1t
on even more memorable epic than
his Covered Wagon" the picture
with which he achieved fame aS q
screen director.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21

leading theaters of the country as pos,
sible. it was said.
The Repertory Theater of Boston, it
is added, is the only civic repertorT
theater in America exempt from city,
state and Federal taxation a an edu-
cational institution not conducted for
private profit. although it is entirely
professional in its scope.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
The Moving Picture Album
BY ROBERT e. SHERWOOD.

nounce, II paid s44 for four seats to
ndals'--think of it, for four seats"
| The fact that they entered the roles
| of 1.-The gold bricked" while in New
| York evidently contributes to their So
cial prestige in the home town.
| Two of the greatest financial sue
cesses of this century were Behind
| the Front" and We're in the Navy
| Now" featuring that lila ssorted pair
of clowns. Wallace Berry and Ray
mond Hatton.
1t looked like a world beating team
, until Paramount decided to start MIR.
| Berry alone in Casey at the Bat. "
whereat Mr.. IIatton announced that
! his association with Paramount was
at an end.
| Subsequently, Mr. Beerv started
work again as lone star in com.
edy called THE Big Sneeze," an
adaptation of "Looie the Fourteenth"
| in which Leon Enrol appeared to ad-
vantage on the stage.
| Although The Big Sneeze" was di-
rected by James Cruze, the Paramount
officials came to the conclusion that
| it lacked somethng-and that some
! thing ii lacked was none other than
| Consequently. Mr.. Hatton was in
| duced to return to the fold. Most Of
| The Zig Sneeze" was thrown out
and ii is now being remade under the
| direction Of Ralph Cedar Its present
| title is Now We're in Dutch" and
| Wallace Berry and Raymond Hatton
are once more sharing the honors If
anyl
| The next Beery-lIatton vehicle will
he Fireman, Save My Child" then
Were in the Air Now" and then
| We're in Society Now"
1t is not improbable that the title
eventually be changed to We're on
the Ladder Now"
Bulletin.
Hollywood, Calif.-Eaou1 Walsh is
| playing the hero in Gloria Swanson $
new offering. Sadie Thomson" which
is a taliZed version of Rain
furthermore, Mr.. Walsh is directing
the picture-furthermo he wrote
the scenario for it. Lillian Gish s
contract with Metro-Goldwyn expires
after the completion of her next pro.
ductlon. The Enemy''--it will not no
renewed, in all probability. Miss Gish
| Is slated TO return to ID. w. Griffith at
United Artists. When Rod La Eorole
| gets back from his honeymoon he will
start work on another of these col
leglate pictures, entitled Hold EN-.
Yale. -,
tCorvricht 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
DANCING.

CATHERINE BALE LEAVING TOWN FOR
A short stay. studio will be closed until Sep
temher lat. 1871 Conn. ave. NV. 22e
MIR. STAFFORD PEMBERTON.
Former Partner to Mae Murray.
Lessons in All Styles of Dancing.
Studio. 1924 Conn. Ave. FIR. 1910. 20
DAVISON'S Teach a,,I, you to dance ,a..c cor
1929. M ST: NV. Glass dance Sat. evening
Main 1872 with orchestra. 21e
PROF. AND MRS. l.. A. ACHER STUDIO
1927 10th NV. Glasses Mon. Fri. & to 1
pm. with orchestra. Private lessons by ap
pointment. Franklin e5e7. Established 1900
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CONTINUED rom First PageO
every particular, in two acts. with a
company Of 40. including an extra
large chorus OF % girls. There will
pe IA scenes and IL musical numbers.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-26
U. OF A. SHOW
WILL FEATURE
SNAPPY SCENES

The finest assortment of special
scenery, electrical equipment and
other stage paraphanelia ever secn
i'll production given by the Uni
vcrsity of Arizona Will be used in
"Waitll va See the 1927 senior
follies according to George Wettre,
author and director of the produc-
ton.
Wettle returned to Tucson Sunday
from Los Angeles, after visiting tne
famous f. e.. Martin studios of Holly.
wood and selecting great deal or
material for use in the follies. Ten
gorgeous borders and drapeS are
included amo1g the scenery leased,
while in lighting equipment, a large
assortment of spot and flood lights,
as we'll as equipment for special
effects, were secured.
A number Of beautiful costumes
were also brought back by Wettle.
who stated that portion OF the
costumes will be used in a special
Spanish act, while some of the COS.
TUNES are for "Thc Family Album"
the hit of last years follies, which
IS being repeated by request.
"Waitll va See" will play at the