Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30

" manufacturers of photo
plays, and the Ufa firm
VIII have a downtown theater within
q month or two. The Film Arts
Guild will work with the German
company, and the best products OF
the European studios are scheduled
for exhibition. The theater has al
ready been purchased, on Ninth
street, but it will not be opened to
the public until remodeling is COM
pleted. This move will give the Film
Guild two theaters in the Capital
at the Wardman Park Hotel and in
the heart of the theater district
Plans of the Ufa company include
the purchase of about 90 theaters in
the United States, of which the
Ninth street house will be link in
the chain. Symon Gould of New
York heads the Film Arts Guild,
working with the producers of for
elgn films and in the establishment
Of little film theaters" in this coun-
try.
TWO HUNDRED delegates, repre-
- senting 20 States, attended the
third annual motion picture confer
ence, held in New York last week,
under the auspices of the National
Board of Review of Motion Pic
lures. Among those who delivered
addresses were Christopher Morley,
novelist and critic; Prof. John Frs
kline, novelist; Herbert Brenon, di-
rector of Peter Pan" and Beau
Geste"; DR.. William Norman Guth-
RE, rector of St. Mark Sin the
Bouwerie, and Victor Shapiro. a di-
rector of publicity One of the in
teresting features of the conference
was a composite film assembled in
historical sequence, Thirty Years
of Motion Pictures" showing the
growth and progress of the industry
since the first screen pictures, were
made.
JUST to show how the government
y feels about the production of mo-
ton pictures, Austrian directors are
permitted. for nominal fee, to use
In sets whenever required the furn-
ture and decorations of the ex-em-
perors Summer palace at Schoen-
brumn, on the outskirts of Vienna.
A film recently produced by the
Vita Studio of Austria told the story
of the reign of King Ludwig Leopold
OF Bavaria, and settings reproduced,
as nearly accurate as possible. scenes
IN one of the Kings palaces some
% years ago. Gobelin tapestries. oil
paintings, including an original
painting of Emperor Francis Joseph:
upholstered chairs and divans be-
longing to the period; curtains and
draperies of silver tissue; bronzes.
tables, etc, all of great intrinsic and
historic value, were filmed, while
servants of the former emperor.
knowing we'll the manner and Gus
toms of the household, were hired
to add touch of realism. If the
former ruler could have returned to
lie ne would have seen his palace
running along as though nothing
had happened, but with his former
personal valet portraying the part of
the emperor.
Another scene of this particular
picture depicted banquet in the
Bavarian Kings palace. One hum
dred guests wore military and diplo
matte uniforms, and the silver dinner
service OF the ex-emperor's palace
had been hired for the scene. The
waters were formerly in service at
the Vienna palace of the Austro-
Hungarian ruler.
The picture was produced by a
German company, with headquarters
in Munich, and the film, which was
reputed to have cost 100000, is ex-
pected to have considerable success
throughout the former empire.
FROM word received through
4 United States commercial agents
American films are becoming more
and more popular in Berlin. In the
sections outside of Berlin the West
ern stories and comedies draw the
largest crowds and attract most at
tention from the exhibitors.
NORMA TALMADGE'S newest
~ vehicle, Camille" is being con-
structed TO reach the feminine eve.
for the very newest frocks-the
ultra-modern creations of Paris
dressmakers-are to be worn by the
star. Never, it is said, in the career
of Miss Talmadge has she assembled
such a gorgeous and startling ward
rode" Here is a word or two from
the early press releases:
THE wraps which Miss Talmadge
wears in Camille are especially
striking. The colors resemble a
jewel casket There are deep sap
phires, brilliant rubies, turquoise
blues, aquamarines, jades, opals,
garnets, ambers, silvers, colds,
blacks, whites and coral shades.