Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
SCREEN

a lUpSi iLiipNt lana i'diN al i3iN StIN
cess OF this picture.
The report comes from the War
ner Brothers studio that plans are
being made 10 Nitaphone the COM
plcte courtroom sequence III The
Lion and the Mouse which is just
going i'll 10 production.
One OF the newest talking movie
to reach the market is called the
Voice "a phone, and it will he ready
Tor the exhibitors early this year.
1t is said that it differs from the
Vi.aphone and Movietone in that
il requires no special theater install
lation-that the few hook ups can
be made within half hour.
THE Universal company announces
l. that the final scenes of The
Man Who Laughs starring Conrad
Neidt. the German actor, will be
made January g. This particular
picture has received more advance
publicity than any photoplay TO
date, and if il does not come up 10
expectations there will be consider
able DISAPPOINTMENT, Mary Philbin
plays opposite the star.
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HOBART BOSWORTH, one OF
IL the pioneers OF the screen. is a
close follower OF film affairs. and he
predicts that the painted masks OF
today will soon vanish from the stu
dos He believes that within few
more years the art OF the camera
will see all traces OF makeup re-
moved from the faces of the screen
actors. In the old days" he says.
grease paint was applied so thickly
that every face was painted mask.
Then came the panchromatic him,
which removed some OF the make
up. Then camera men started ex-
perimenting 10 remove more pant,
and careful photography took the
place Of lines and standings. Today,
we screen actors use only small
amount OF makeup In fact, the
average male studio worker uses
greas paint only when disguise is
desired. Actresses still use consider
able makeup. As the art OF pho
Biography advances and new lighting
devices are developed, makeup will
Jade from the pictures. For instance.
in The Wind. Lillian Gish was
filmed without makeup by the use
OF special lights, and never was a
better Photographic effect achieved.
Alice Day uses practically no make
$40 I'm the William Haines picture,
The Smart Set"
ID AMONA," the starring vehicle
N Of Dolores del Rio. has been
completed for United Artists by Di-
rector Edwin Carewc. IL will be re-
leased at about the same time as
Norma TaImadge's The Dove.
and Gloria Swanson's Sadie Thomp-
son" Ramona" is based upon Mrs.
Helen Hunt Jackson's story OF the
American Indian and early Cali
fornia. Warner Baxter and Roland
Drew are featured players.
CHlRLEY MASON will star in
- The Wiie's Relations" directed
by George II. Sei,z
Ramon Aoyarro has returned 10
California from vacation III the
East. His next picture for Metro
Goidwyn-M Mayer wsll be an adventure
story u the sea.
Warner Brothers have loaned
Leila Hyams 10 the Fox company
ior special work IN The Red Dan
Ger vi Moscow" Her last picture
with Warner Brothers was The
Crimson City" melodranta.
Lewis Stone, sympathetic por~
irayeF Of husband roles. IS 10 re"
,urn 10 the Paramount fold 10 sup
port Emil JannIngs IN The Patriot. "
Stone will play the role of Count
Fahieu. originally intended Tor jan
B,ng>. The latter vii play the part
II Gar Paul. son oi Catherine the
treat This fact h sufficient 10
arouse unusual interest "a the pic
tore, which wiIl be directed by
I.rncsi Lubiisch Evelyn Brent. The
gifl who aided George Bancroft IN
making Inderworid." i noteworthy
pfoduction. viii have the leading IL
male role ~ The Patriot. aud an-
other prominent paft viii be taken
by Vera Neronina. the Russian &C
trees.
The 1ecbnicoior Motion Picture
Company plans d iuli-Ieugih photo
play after completing SIX iwo-feelefs
III eoior Tor the Metro-Goidwyn-
Mayer company This viii be The
fIrsi tine az entire phoioplay deal
lng with d modern theme has been
tired.
Louise ialenda aud Clyde Cook
are starred ia comedy. domestic
Jroui,ics." made by warner
Erothers ~ The supporting cast Is
one III the featured players al sey.
cfal years ago. Betty Blythe.
Nils Asher, Who made decided
lli "a "5oTfeli H. Son" has been east
for the juvenile lead III Laugh,
clown. Laugh" ~blcI stars Lon
CLANCY The story is adapted from
a EcissCo stage success,