Evening star., 1927-11-06
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| fnileS or MIN, ana that within the
same period it has made a profit for
the State of $l5,57053 SO, whether
| the censorship is popular or not, it
shows a column of figures on the
right side of the ledger. In special
| report, the board says: 1T will be
the part of wisdom for parents and
guardians to become Informed in
advance as to the nature of the PIC
| lures their children propose seeing
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lT1NUSUAL interest is being shown
~ in the childrens programs
which are being exhibited in Wash
ington on Saturdays, and it goes
without saying that they have a
special place and have proved of
benefit to the younger generation.
The Army and Navy yesterday CO.
operated in Armistice day programs
at the Ambassador and Chevy
Chase Thcaters, sending enlisted
men to take part in the appropriate
tablcaux The Boy Scouts also
Joined in the patriotic celebration,
and the pictures exhibited were His
Majesty the American and Dor
othv Vernon of Haddon Hail.
The Saturday morning programs
are not all of a patriotic nature,
however. Many of the films ex-
hibited are of An educational char
acter. especially selected for the
youngsters. The club women of
Washington have joined hands with
Miss Locher in the movement, and
now it is attracting considerable at
tention outside of the District.
BECAUSE they do not believe in
~ pictures of the human face or
form, the Moslem rulers of Heiaz.
Asir. Yemen and Mokalla. in Arabia,
do not look with favor upon motion
pictures. Arabia has not become
good market for the American pro-
ducers, and no theatcrs have ever
been established in Alden and vicin--
ity. The Moslem law regards repre-
sentations of the face and form as
sacrilegious.
A MONG the new pictures listed by
IA the producers are The Pioneer
Scout" with Fred Thompson The
Red Mark" with Nena Quartaro,
the latest James Cruze find; His
Night" with Ramon Novarro: RED
Hair" with Clara Bow and William
Austin; Casey Jones' with Ralph
Lewis; THE Cossaek," with Dale
Fuller and Mary Alden: "The Trav-
cling Salesman" with Ford Sterling
and Richard Dix: Stage Kisses"
with Kenneth Harlan and Helen
Chadwick; "The Leopard Woman"
with Jacqueline Logan; Two
Flaming Youths" with w. c. Fields
and Chester Conklin: "Freckles."
with Hobart Bosworth. John Fox.
jr.. and Gene Stratton; Beware of
Married Men, with Stuart Holmes |
"The Haunted Ship" with Dorothy
Sebastian, Montague Love and Tom
Santschi: Walking Back" with
Vera Reynolds. and rip Van
Winkle," with Rudolph Schildkrau..
THE screen version of "The
L Barker" a play which was in
Washington last week. will have
Milton Sills as the star. Barney |
Glazer is writing the film story for |
First National and it will be a !
George Fitzmaurice special.
Another two-reel comedy star has |
been won over TO feature pictures
in the person of All St. John. the
acrobat. He plays an important role
in Billie Doves current starring We
a 1sefa "a A,,,arsr,~
Gladys Mcconnell is Harry Lang
don's leading lady in "The Chaser"
Arthur Thalaso is playing the heavy
part.
Secretary of Labor Davis was
recent visitor at the First Nationals |
Burbank. Calf, studio. Will Rogers
and Secretary Davis had a chat on
the political situation.
DO 1t Again" adapted from Dixie
Wilson's story. Help Yourself to
Hay" will be future vehicle for
Mary Astor and Lloyd Hughes.
Production will be started this
month.
1t is reported that the Ku Klux
klan is planning a censorship of |
motion pictures in Mississippi and
Alabama.
The London ban on the repre-
sentation of the figure of Christ, |
long observed by stage and film the
aters. has been lifted to allow the
showing of Cecil B. De Miles King
OF kings. This action was taken
by the London and MiddIesex Coun- /
ty Councils after a private showing
of the picture.
Her Wild Oats" has been selected
as title for Colleen Moore's new
picture, which has been in the
process of filming for several weeks
Marshall Neilan is directing and
Larry Kent is Miss Moore's new
leading man. Others in the cast are
Eritzi Ridgway. Hallan Cooley.
Gwen Lee. Yola D'Avril and Loretta
Young.
The Artists Guild of New York
has awarded the annual, blue ribbon
Tor the flnest motion picture of the
season to Fred w. Murnau's frs.
A.a,merican-made picture, Sunrise"
lhe photoplay is entering its sew
enth week in New York.
Three hundred West Point cadets
the premier exhibition of
Dress Parade" at the Strand The
ater, New York. last night. The
picture was made at the Military
Academy by Director Donald Crisp.
Joseph Cawthorn and Maude Full
ION. wef known to the speaking
stage, have been cast for the film
version OF Free and Easy" to be
produced in the Fox studios.