Evening star., 1928-04-01

Jesse l.. LASKY OF Paramount Is
- quoted in Film Daily, the movie
EradStreet, as follows: There Is a
very definite feeling IN the air that we
are on the verge Of period of serious
drama, strong dramas with unhappy
or tragic endings, even melodramas
done in modern manner"
Every picture made by Warner Bros,
for the l92s-a season. Film Daily states;
will be vitaphoned.
The new contributor to sound" pic
tlre Is the han-a-phone.
There is, report afioat that para
mount also Is 10 do sound, pictures.
Using what is known as the Pomeroy
, device. which was developed with the
cooperation Of General Electric.
Marriage of Tomorrow" Is to be a
new picture effort by TiffanyAStahl.
with Shirley Palmer. second lead IN
" THE Scarlet Dove" as its star. The
story is an original by Raymond
Schrock. ,-.-.t,
The Loves of Sappho," as told In a
story by Viola Brothers Shore and di-
rected by Arthur Gregor. and Ladies
of the Night Club" featuring Cissy
Fitzgerald, will be other Tiffany-Stahl
productions to be made,
Frances Hylaf1d. who made the con-
tinuity for Marriage of Tomorrow"
will now turn her efforts to Beautiful
But Dumb"
viii II. Hays sailed for Europe March
"a in connection with a recent French
decree which drastically affects the
American picture industry, the report
states.
Film Daily states that several exhibi-
tors who planned to tie up with the big
niovie-radio effort sponsored by the
Dodge Brothers March 80 we're unable
10 do so because OF restrictions placed
by the. musical union on radio remote
control in theaters."
The Frenchmen have invented a
player-violin on which the music notes
are produced by perforated rolls, the
bow being drawn mechanically across
the strings with a speed and pressure
controlled by the operator.
Our British cousins have classified
Charles Chaplin'S recent picture, The
Circus" as British production, because
Chaplin, its star, producer. director and
promoter is English. Nothing hike CIV
ing credit where 1t belongs,
Rosa Raisa and Charles Hackett of
the Chicago Civic Opera Co. have en-
tered into contracts. it Is said, to make
vitaphone appearances.
Fox is said to be seeking q cowboy to
replace Rex King. his short-iiyed pro-
tege.
In EXCESS Baggage" william .Haines
plays the role Of a wise-cracking
vaudeville artist" whose wife becomes
n screen star.
Universal is said TO be pushing the
two productions "Showboat" and
Broadway"
Buchoweizki is said to have con-
tracted with 20 members Of the Moscow
Art Theater and proposes to bring them
over for picture work In this country,
stngly or collectively. :
Walter Hagen. the famous golf
player, has. returned TO the Tiffany
StAhl studios to resume the making of
the picture Green Grass Widows" :"
which was interrupted when he had to
play golf in Chicago.
In connection with its showing of
the film 10000 Miles With Lind
beTgh" the Loew's Columbia manage
: nent has secured several pictures Of
Lindbergh by local artists, among
them q crayon drawing and painting
by Theodore Hardy. and a piece Of
water color by Louis Long. They are
On display In the. lobby.
Franz Corrter, veteran character,
who recently celebrated his iftieth an
niVersary on screen and stage, plays
the father in The, Enemy"
Hans Reinhard is directing a new
Tiffany -Staall color classic entitled "A
Perfect Day." with Byron Sage as the
featured player. This child actor has
5nst completed an important role in
the T1nany-Stahl production, Clothes
Make the Woman"
The completed film OF Harold IAoyd's
latest comedy. SPEEDY" has made the
long journey across the continent TO
New York and Montreal for release at
Easter time.
Anne Nichols "Abie's Irisf, Rose" is
20 be translated into Russian and will
be played In the leading tl1eater at
4 Riga, according TO Miss Nichols. The
play Is also being translated into
Chinese and japanese, according 10
announcement.
Warner Bros. now have four full
length productions with vitaphone Sc
ouenceE completed They are Al JoI-
son IN The Jazz Singer" Dolores Co.'S
teilo IN +TenderIoin." May McAVoy and
Lionel Barrymore in THE Lion and the
Mouse" and Dolores Costello In 'Olorf-
Gus Betsy" Another JoIson feature
and one for Fanny Brice are soon 10
be announced.
Give Brook and Irene Rich viii head
the cast. with Giennon as director. in
the story knpwp temporarily as The
Perfect Crime" which was written by
william lie Baron and Is based on
Israel ZangTtll's great story, THE Big
Bow Mystery" The screen adaptation
Is BY Ewart Adamson.
'Gee, I'm glad I'm not a mani"
This frank remark from Gertrude DIM
ssed WAS prompted by her first expert
eslce with bow tie, wing collar and
stiff dress sbirt front when she donnec
& youths tuxedo for scenes IN FBO's
picture The Hit of the Show" which
Ralph ince Was directing under the
temporary title Of Notices"
Malcolm ST. Clair. director Of Gen
tlemen Prefer Blondes viii direct tile
negt picture starring Emil JshninRs
according 10 announcement BY Para.
mount TIE assignment is regarded al
flanahcank IT Is 70 be @ 81
Clair type of pjctnre for Jsnninas or o
Jannings type for ~. Clair.
Evelyn Efent Will play opposite
0eoFge Bancroft in "Ewag," the Para.
mount Pig0t1play Magazine prize play
according W announcement. "Ewag" IL
an uflasFwogjc story, written by Eena
Vale, 23~yesT-old Los Angeles salesEiT
eD6 former school teacher
Billie Live listened " q gefensde, r.
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