Evening star., 1927-05-08

:, the famous French playwright. Th'
2 same combination, Savoir and Col
: lings, are responsible for "The Crane
$ Duchess and the Waiter"
Ed Wynn, who makes his motion
picture debut in Rubber Heels" ha:
a standing offer to his 10-year-old son
Keenan, Wynn, of one dollar for every
joke or conundrum the lad asks thai
Wynn cannot answer. Thus fal
Wynn, who writes books, lyrics and
+ music for his musical comedies and
helped prepare the scenario of Rub
ber Heels" has only paid his son So
It's a cheap price for new jokes.
Wynn says, "and, Furthermore
teaches the boy respect for his
father"
/ James Cruze has directed more pic.
lures than any other megaphone
| wielder for Paramount, having made
80 box Office successes since Joining
Jesse l.. Lasky in 1916.
Florence Vidor, Paramount star, de-
| clares that being well dressed is a
| matter of spendings tens of dollars
| wisely and not hundreds of dollars
| waStefully."
Give Brook during the years before
| he became an actor was secretary,
| a newspaper man, short-story
writer, a well known violinist and a
teacher of elocution.
Esther Ralston, Paramount star,
! has started something. She appeared
recently at one of the southern Cali
| fornia beaches attired in a light rub
| ber swimming suit.
| -, 4bz +to,, oF +ba
| going public it is made known that
the following schedule of perform
ances at CrandalFs Metropolitan will
prevail during THE Better ole" en-
| gagement: Today. showing of the
| feature will begin at 3:15, $40, 7:25
and 9:35 pm. On week days the
! doors will open to the public as usual
at 10:3 80 am, with THE Better ole"
screened at 11:20 am, 1:20, 1925.
5:25, 7:25 and 9:35 pm.
! Crandall's Ambassador. beginning
| this afternoon at O'clock and con-
tinuing through Tuesday, will offer
as its attraction the Warner Bros
production of Don JUAN" starring
John Barrymore, supported by a re-
, markable cast. 1t will be recalled
that when John Barrymore in Don
Juan was first presented in Wash
fngton the crowds were so great at
the Metropolitan that the engage
ment was forced to continue over a
period of three weeks.
Paul Vincent. young and hand
some, a former Huzzar in one of
Hungary's crack regiments and for
some time in the Hungarian. diplo-
matte service. has been signed on a
long term contract by First National
Pictures, Inc, according to an an
| neuncement by Richard A. Rowland,
general and production manager.
Max Rommell, at the Rialto
| Theater this week, will offer as an
overture novel composition which
| he calls ASK Me Another" During
| the program he will play 10 selec-
tions, all popular favorities, and to
the patron correctly naming them
and their composers he will mail a
| free seat to the showing of "The
Yankee Clipper" next week.
A great fire and an earthquake,
realistically pictured, form an i'm
portant part of the story of "The
Fourth Commandment" that also
| features Belle Bennett. who became
| famous as "Stella Dallas" THE
Fourth Commandment will be an at
traction of the current week.
Taking 16 trunks of Hollywood
gowns with her, Pola Negri, screen
star. has sailed for, Paris to make a
study of the European actress, Rachel,
to be better prepared for her part In
her next Paramount picture.
Youth before and behind the
camera will guide the next Colleen
Moore picture for First National, ssOh,
What a Lifer' which will go into pro.
duction within few weeks at Bur.
bank. under a new director, Mervyn
LIE Roy, who has just been elevated
| Douglas MacLean had discovered a
new leading lady in the ranks of the
unknown. Her name is Sue Carol,
her home is in Chicago and in her
| first before.the-camera venture she at
tracted the attention of one of the
largest producing studios. She is a
brunette and graduate of an East
ern finishing school. Her only
theatrical experience was in the field
of interpretative dancing.
Brig. Gen. Robert Alexander, com
manding officer at Camp Lewis. Wash
ington, plays the leading role in a
| two-reel feature titled. "A Day With
the General" a picture directed by
Jack Mintz, which shows the entire
days activities OF q commander of a
large military camp.
It's hard-boiled picture when the
director and cameramen have to wear
hulletproof vests and direct the &C
| QrYf
that's the kind of a screen story I'm
derworld" happens to be, and Josef
Won Sternberg, director, and Bert
Glennon, cameraman, are taking nc
chances when they photograph scenes
in which machine guns rattle away
and hand grenades are tossed about
"Underworld" was written as an
| original story for the films by Ben
Hecht.
For what is said to be the first time
in history, a California cattle round
up of several thousand head was di
rected by radio in the canyons back
of Calabasas by Clarence Padger
Paramount director. who photo
graphed the roundup for scenes ir
"Senorita,'' starring Bebe Daniels
One rider in each group carried a
, portable receiving set concealed In his
costume and from a central broadcast
ing station Badger controlled the
movements Of each.
, One hundred extras spent from
, until 12 o'clock and from l until 6 a
the dinner table during the making
of scenes for First Nationals 1.-THE
> Stolen Bride" When the scenes
were completed, all Joined in con