Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18

ttldL 1HGiS was not dS bidGh as lie has
been painted in the Greek legends is
that the city Of Paris, France, has
remained true to him, in name at
least, to this day.
Now. it appears. Marconi is predict
ing that news reels will he transmitted
by radio, al no distant date TO theater
screens simultaneously with the &C
currence OF the events they record.
"The King of Kings" win give way.
A week in advance Of the original plan,
10 the screen melodrama, Chicago, "
al the Gaiety Theater. New York, the
Friday before Christmas, showing APP
parently that the movie industry does
not permit themes to interfere with
business.
Charlie Chaplin's Circus" win have
premieres both a the Mark Strand in
New York and at the Sale MaraYauX
in Paris France, January Z. instead
of January IA, as at first proposed.
The jury brought in a verdict of
500, 900, the value of Peter the Great,
the dog star. with S25 600 additional
damages caused by his death, in the
suit of the dogs owners. Edward Faust
end Charles Dryer. against Fred Cy,
RACKS. wealthy land owner who shot
and killed the dog last year.
Demonstration of a new musical in.
strument or device, 10 supplant the
orchestra in picture houses was made
at the Tivoh New York, last week.
It's cost IS said II he $500 includ-
Ing a library Of 200 records. Further
more with il The operator is said 10
he able to cue" pictures effectively
and ar invited audience was impress.
ed hv the possibilities Of the new de.
vice" il is called the orchestraphone.
Twenty.four Loew theaters will give
midnight shows in New York New
Year eve.
Reginald Denny is to be starred in
"Ivanhoe" by Universal. Film Daily
reports The report adds that Mary
Philbin and Marion Nixon will play
leads and Harry Pollard will direct the
picture.
Moving picture theaters vii he as
numerous rs We're the saloons in the
days gone by, if the present craze in
the industry for making new ones
continues.
Amusement taxes collected by the
Government last year amounted 10
Sl7,06S. 0S5.46 on tickets sold at theater
box offices. S14a .629S6 on sales al
places other than box offices and at
prices in excess of box-office prices:
g .565.70 on sales by theaters at prices
in excess Of established prices: Sill
659.52 on leases of boxes or seats, and
S-15.746.15 from caharets, roof gar
dens and similar places.
Harry Pollard is working with
Charles Kenyon on Edna Ferber's
SHOW Boat" which Universal is TO
produce in film form. with Norman
Kerry. probably. in the leading role.
Josephine Norman. seen as Mary.
sister Of Lazarus. in THE King of
Kings" was born in Vienna. Austria.
but was brought 10 America by her
family at the age of s. She received
her early education in the New York
public schools. where her talent as
an artist became sufficiently developed
10 win her a scholarship in the Ma.
tionai Academy of Design. Here she
studied for two years, and because of
her remarkable beauty, posed for
many famous artists who also encour-
aged her in her efforts with the
brush and canvas.
The garden of Gethsemane is to-
day a monks flower garden: but. -
years ago. the grassy, partly wooded
slopes are said TO have looked much
as in the Savior's time. For the pro.
duction Of The King of Kings" OLD
steel engravings served Cecil r. De
Mile in the reconstruction Of il as a
Canyor+like vale where Jesus is ar
rested while at prayer. Bea utiful
trees Of olive and cypress fringe its
sides.
George O'Brien will portray the
virile hero of Honor Bound" story
of the convict labor camps, following
sharp Shooters" a sea story, in
which Lois Moran plays opposite
In the meantime Director Alfred E.
Green is imprisoned in a convict labor
camp in Alabama. the locale of the
original novel by Jack Bethea. to get
the proper background for the new
pic. IRE.
So that there may be no misunder-
standing as 10 it's theme. Warner
Bros. have rechristened their COM
ing comedy heretofore known as
Ham and Eggs" and will call it
upon its release Ham and Eggs at
the Front" This is the laugh spe-
cial written by Daryl Francis Ia
muck, in which all the principal
players appear in black-face 10 bring
to life the exploits of the colored
troops in France.
The hacienda in which Helen Hunt
Jackson lived while she wrote the
story of Ramona" is still standing.
The calm vistas of many wears ago
have vanished, however, and in their
place are tall buildings, represent.
ative Of the giant progress of the
West. A cracker factory surrounds
the old hacienda.
Maria Casa iuana. the little Spanish
beauty whom Fox Films brought from
Barcelona TO train for a picture ca
reer, has her dramatic chance in "A
Girl in Every Port" which Howard
Hawks is directing for Fox Maria
is the fiery Miss from Argentine"
June ColIyer. Fox Films star. has
championship company in Woman
Wise" just completed. The cast in
cludes Duke kahanamoku, famous
swimmer; Raoul PaOli. one Of the
greatest Olympic athletes of Europe,
and Theodore Kosloff, famous dancer
Victor McLaglen insists he never
had a Don Juan complex off the
screen. AS evidence he shows a
broken nose acquired in fighting Jack
Johnson, then champion. for six
rounds in Vancouver in 1909. He says
a face like his is never the mark of a
gay Lothario.
F. Schumann-Heink. son of the ia.
nous operate contralto Nine. Schu
mann-Heink. PLAYS the part Of a Wen
nese officer in the Tiffany Stahl pro
duction. Night Life" which has just
been completed by George Archain
baud. Young Heink intends 10 follow
n movie career. and ii is said has