Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26

fashions and fadS i'll every
- thing else under the sun. The
recent exploit of the 25-year -olC
Lindbergh will, naturally. bring d
run of aviation-exploit pictures. lr
fact, they are already making theil
appearance. Then, after time. The
avntion pictures will be discarded
~ some newer Misunderstanding
Eore in the public eye at the time
The movies are nothing if not up
to-date.
Will II. Hays has requested tina,
the Universal company change the
name of their production. War
Eagles" and this has been done. The
picture will be released as The Lone
Eagle" The request of the movie
car" was made in order to avoid
conflict with other air pictures re-
Gently completed or in the process
of production. The Universal may
or may not have anything TO do with
Col. Lindbergh. During the World
War the French ace, Nungesser, who
was lost in his transatlantic effort
was known as The Lone Eagle" In
the American forces, Rickenbacker
was given the same name. 1t is
probable that Germany possessed a
warrior with such a title, and Col.
Charles Augustus Lindbergh is the
latest to be known as The Lone
Eagle
The original Universal story was
written by Lieut.. Howard Blanchard
under the title of The Winged Vic
tory" Edward Meagher adapted it
for the screen under the title,
Flight" Then, for various reasons,
while the picture was being made
it was changed TO Ace" Eagles
Wings" The American Eagle" War
Eagles" and, finally, The Lone
Eagle" The picture features Ray
mond keane and Barbara Kent and
the cast includes Nigel Barrie, Don
aid Stuart, Cuyler Supplee, Jack
Pennick and Marcella DAILY.
DOLORES DEL RIO, the new
- star shining very brightly in
the photoplay armament at present,
is the wife of Jaime Martinez Del
Rio, wealthy Mexican landowner.
She was born in the state of Durango
August 3. 1905, and she lived on a
ranch with her parents until she was
years old. Then she was taken
to Mexico City. where her fa9 her en-
gagged in the banking business. At
the age of she entered the St.
Joseph Convent of Mexico City, and
at ID she was taken to Europe. Her
marriage took place in 1921, after
which year and a half was spent
in European travel. While visiting
Mexico City. Edwin Carewe met the
Del Rios and his first proposal that
Dolores enter photoplay work was
met with laughter. Before the pro-
Queer left the city, however, he ar
ranged that the Del Rios-husband
and wife-visit Hollywood. The trip
was made several weeks later, and
the new star was signed to a con-
tract. Dolores playing small part
III Joanna" with Dorothy Mackaill
and Jack Mulhall. Her next picture
was High Shoppers" in which Lloyd
Hughes was featured. Then followed
the .loaning" of Dolores to Universal
for part in "The Whole Towns
Talking" The first big opportunity
came in what Price Glory:" di-
rected by Raouf~Walsh. and the per-.
Torrance of the Mexican girl lifted
her to the heights of moviedom. Two
pictures OF minor Importance fol-
lowed. and then came another chance
in Tolstoy's Resurrection" The
star has been loaned again to the
Metro Goldwyn- Mayer corporation
for "The Trail of 'o8,' and after that
she will have the leading role in the
United Artists production, "Ra-
mona" from the love story of Helen
Hunt Jackson.
The Del Rio, with her quick rise
to screen fame, is considered one of
the most beautiful of Hollywood
stars. She has black hair and large
brown eyes.
one of the largest of motion pic
" ture producing companies adver-
tises> the following pictures included
in the output for Summer: Ladies
Of the Night Club" Domestic Rela-
tons, Grass Widows" Their
Hour" Streets of Shanghai" "Once
and Forever" THE Girl from Gay
Paree." Lingerie" "A Woman of the
World "Woman's Wares" THE
Tragedy of Youth" Beautiful But
Dumb" Tia Juana Rose" THE
House of Scandal" 1.-THE Albany
Night Boat" Might Life" Bachelor
Apartments" and Clothes Make the
Woman"
And, after reading the list OF these
dainty hot-weather attractions, it is
rather difficult to say that the movies
are getting bigger and better as
each day passes For instance,
THE House of Scandal is advertised
as love with background of spying
eyes and lying tongues. tia Juana
Rose" is said to be a tale OF the
town of bangtails and cocktails.
where the land of liberty ends and
the land of license begins" "Beauti-
ful But Dumb" is explained as "situa-
tons in the life of human with a
vegetable brain" Lingerie" is de-
scribed as "lustrous as satin. ex-
qulsite as silk, intimate as the title"
The Streets of Shanghai is said to
have background for a tale of the
lotus blooming in the muck" Their
Hour" is "a new triangle and dra-
masic story OF love, temptation and
passion"
X :. *
A PHOTOPLAY feature of the re-
\ cent Col Lindbergh receDtiou in
Washington was the shooting" and
recording of the De Forest Phono-
films. Throughout Friday preceding
the day OF the Monument grounds
reception. trenches were dug. cables
laid and other preparations made for
the big event This wort, ,vas co,,,-