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Evening star., 1928-04-15

brilliant libreftisf and splendid di-
fsctfeaA II Ha8 her IDilipop that
brought me ~ tfe top. She was fespon~
sibie for developing the better Gide of
noe. She taught me what | yeaFned for.
sincerity and poiee. and | realized that
] could be funny without 'mogging' or
eD~Diug'
just after the present season began
had just sin hours in which 10 make
thf most vital decision III my life
had three offers ~ De starred In what
have turned Dtit 10 be- moderate size
eekses One producer had my promise 10
decide before midnight. The contract
was ready fof signing At 4 O'Clock Flor
en- IleEfeid rang me up. W. had moi
discussed al engagement. no question
cf salary WAS involved / signed WIN
MIN within 10 minutes when We got Lo-
Eftnef.
II have been Told by those 1 believe
| In that Ah0uid concentrate on nay
lyric work, The first thing singer IL
! taught IL diaphragm control Nature
mas given IL tg me ~ an amazing de
gree Dancing does not interfere viii,
my voice. but my eIlief desire ls 10 sing
Before my Stage career ends / hope
~ be- starred individually rs singer
by Mr., Iiegfsld the greatest Snowman
" 'af world. ! am gambling on that
chanel
Evening star., 1928-04-15
Signs Ben Lyon.

HOWARD HUGHES. president Of The
u Caddo Co. has taken over Ben
Lyons contract with First National
The deal was c0naummated following
a conference between Hughes and Wat
terson Rothacker of First National
Lyons excellent work In "Heli's
Angels" the aviation spectacle. I'm
which he is co-starred with James Hall.
led 10 the contract Hughes began bid
ding for the popular actors contract
after viewing his work In the air pic
turc. which liz stlii In production
Plans for his future under the neW
contract wiz be made after "Hellg
AngeIs" has been completed
Lyon is one Of the most popular
young stars of the screen. Since he
signed With First National nearly FIVE
years ago. Lyon has risen from an un~
known Juvenile to his present enviable
position in the film armament,
Evening star., 1928-04-15
Something of Ada May.

TDf1Ah MITCHELL, stone deaf. bat
- sfTy great musical stage director,
Nfo 6ied iaSf Summer gaze Ads MAJ
Isef professional sfsft ~ s5s a week. se
one ~ the six little specially dancers
tB Miss Springtlme" 4" Her salary vas
no9bied within n month iu anoi her
KfIangfy si1oY Around f1e Map" fol-
IoNe1 b. eight weeks iu ZIegfelds Mid >
night Isg3ale on the New Amsterdam
Hatgf Miss MaY Goef uot believe that
Ar Zlegfele even faintly remsnbers
her ss 93e " has little 9p~iH~sit chorus
girls
Next. Ada fell te)r u MafiIyu Miller b
part Ia Fancy Free" 83tb Clifton
Ere HfeEo, followed by john c9fis
@f9sten, Les1er@ and by George M. Co
T9sn Is The o'BflsD Glri III Wi1ieh she
vas comedy toll fof the ingenue 81
Elizabeth Hines This Dtoke AeF heart
as sIae wanted IN IL the sweet in9snue
herself GeoFRe M E9hsn dipi9malicsi-
III joiIiad her along ard said Just be
nataftsl klc anc make 'eHl laugh " Eui
i8 George w LedsFsT'e Peaches 3" t0f
which Boz Office fires were not burning
ia tne ofellaF6 when p Dllgbtlng frost
came. st}e was briefly happy IN shat she
describes ss r. regular Mary PlcktoFd
pafi She SAYS
II oH1 more Than ! csn ever repss
70 Zelda Sears q great eotnedisnne. 0
Evening star., 1928-04-15
''Typically American.

TE'HE typical American girl. typical
American hoy. directed ny n
typicnIly American director IN an ail~
American story" is a description of
eThe Crowd" King Vidnra new pfodic-
tion for Metro GoldWyn~ Mayer, which
IN furnished for those who may be In"
iefested
Vidor wrote the story himself and
critics have dubbed the picture the
big parade 0t peace" and nj good a
picture on peace as Vldofa THE Big
Parade was fine al story of the
World War.
Because the story Is typieally Amer
lean, concerning the lives Of an Amer"
icnn Rlrl and an American boy III the
ordinary surroundings OF Our Own c0un~
Try" says the director, I'VE made an
attempt To cast In the feature roles
players whose personal appearance and
actions stamp them as hefltting these
parts
King Vidnr selected Eleanor Hoafdman
as a typical American girl, and II II
said, In making his selection, was un=
hampered by consideration Of name ~
hos nftife drawing power. .He chaaa
Miss H0ardman heeatlae she reflects
American femlninity 0f the present pc
rjud IN energy pefaanality and gestures
which would stamp her anywhere In
sbs world Al IA AInslllal. -
Evening star., 1928-04-15
Left Films for "Rio Rita. "

acre just az good teachers IN New York
as in Paris and more Of them.
Signing up Tor Rio Rita, she dis
closed her versatility before /, was
brought 10 New York by winning a
swimming pool contest In Philadelphia,
sponsored by the Elks. Back In Los
Angeles she had been lalestic Miss
Oregon" on float in national Flks'
convention parade, although she had
never been In Oregon.
Miss Blake is one of the talieGt
show girls in Rio Rita" Standing s
feet inches. kfe weighs i35 pounds.
Shyioek, according 10 his bloRrapher.
WIN Shakespeare, Was worried over
"A client vino objected 10 losing pound
Of flesh. Peggy's worry is fear Of gain
Ing pound She took OF q few ounces
while playing ~ understudy perform
ances Of Carmen" during Helen
Gives vacation Nov she balances the
scale again. but desires 10 keep on the
safe side by taking OF couple Of
pounds occasionally,
Evening star., 1928-04-15
Finds Use for Poetry.

HARD faced heroes OF the screen
sometimes have had the most deli
cate tastes In poetry, strange as IT may
seem. For instance. one would hardly
imagine L0n Clianey al al authority
on this phase of literature yet he Is.
CLANCY is said 10 use poetry TO help
him act just as many use music Ten
nybon's 'ficyiIs Of the King" and In
Memofiani" the verses of BaudNlalre
and Wilde's melodic poems are among
his favorites,
Poetry" he says. Fis really nothing
but music expressed III words rather
than melody. and therefore. like music
poetry can cpnliIre up imageg 10 the
mind. In other words, II sharpenA the
power for YibIaIlzing concrete thjnQs
suggested 0r expressed In words, and
this gives poetry very practical place
among the aids 10 the actor.
Evening star., 1928-04-15
Washington's Newest.
Little. Jhoater

lnde. not quite real. but holding a
strange effect,
Nothing quite like this picture has
been done before Its striking story Ii
accented by ultra modernistic methods.
Only one subtitle Is used, and this at
the very beginning, So subtle il the
development OF the plot that no other
snb-titles seem TO be needed, Their
absence is hardly noted.
The Last Moment" liz the first Of a
sequence of remarkable Aims which 1t
is planned TO present shortly and
which win include Gear IVAN the Ter
rtblc.' sensation IN New York, and
THE Prince Potemkin," which has been
presented IN Washington before, be-
cause Of number of requests that II
be brought here again
The Band Box Theater In under the
management Of Arthur Leslie Smith,
who several years ago operated stock
companies at both the 0arrick and
President Theaters with Monta Bell and
later Terry Duffy.
Evening star., 1928-04-15
LITTLE THEATER-"The Loves Of
Pharaoh"

One.of the most interesting and az
the same time little known character
izations Of Emil Jannings is the feature
this week at the Little Theater. entitled
The Loves of Pharaoh" which is pre-
sented BY the Motion Picture Guild for
one week.
The Loves Of Pharaoh" Is described
as weird historical romance dealing
with that period of ancient Egyptian
history that tells of the DOMINATION Of
hte Israelites by the Pharaolls. Great
temples and scenes are used in the de-
velopment of the atmosphere Of old
Egypt. while the technical perfection Of
the work OF the UFA studios is said TO
be apparent in the handling Of the theme
Ernst Lubitsch. who made Passion, -
The Marriage Circle etc. Is RESPONSE
bic for the direction
Emil Jannings. appearing in the title
role as Pharaoh. has ample opportunity
to display the powerful personality and
acting proficiency that has stamped his
screen work. Other well known PLAYERS
In the cast include Dagny Servaes as an
egyptian maiden, and Bernhard
Goetzke
On the program also are several dis
tinctiVe short subjects. including q new
reel OF the uFA Heavenly Body" Sc
ries. q comedy and the violin solo os
PTof. de Huarte.
Evening star., 1928-04-15
Washington and Movies.

from the procession Of little rhofs,-
graphs on the film as they pass hy the
aperture plate which admits the light
recognized today, after wears Of con-
fused claims from many sources As
the inventor Of the projection uaacfains
in all its present practicabllity. Mr..
Armat lives at Stoneleigh Court
At one time he was associated with
c. Francis jenkins the noted Wash
ington inventor. who also occupies an
important place in this record. The
two were responsible for one OF the firSt
exhibitions Of movies on screen. given
at the Cotton States Exposition IN At
lanta In 1895,
After this pioneering, the develop
ment Of the movie rs entertainment and
as an educational and scientific nleds-
um was but natural,
In the meantime screen entertain
ment had become a vast commercial
proposition, but the true status az tas
cinema rs an art was beginning 20 ee
recognized. In various parts OF the
world the screen was fostering artists
who realised the powerful pictorial,
rhNthmtcal and cornpoSlElanSl attributes
or the cinema. Several works al sSsie
art were created, But. With minor eN-
cepeionS, they we're seldom shown,
There waS no place for thoughtfulneSS
or high~erow ideas In normal screen
entertainment,
The inevitable result WAS the little
Aim theater movement, Though still
less than two years old. this new plan
has made 3 meeting place for the in
teiligent cinema output Of all countries
provtdinS intimate and carefully de-
signed exhibition buildings for the most
unusual and beautiful Aims of the past
and present, The next step In shlS
category viii he the production Of pCFelS
artistic films for these particular pla%-
houses, Several have been made ALREADY.
And once more Washington figures,
II VAS here, at the Warcman Park The
ateF, IN MAY Of 1929, that the Masken
Picture Guild established the ngSt Msss.s
Aim theAter, running out~cf-the~nsal-
nary pictures every week, 4 grcap Of
washington gentleMen were behind this
Seemmgly tar~fetched notion, Tne re-
suit OF their pioneering. however. nNs
been the erection Of such playhNass@ NJ
Chicago, London. New Work, RaltgnaS.~.
Paris, Cleveland, etc, The first sheAtey
to have been built Tor the purgNASe i
oar own Little Theaser. between r and
y ON Ninth StrSee, Opened by the Mo-
ton Picture Guild in April af laa7,
Refore our brief record Is cA,Nexl 1t
may he we'll IL ask whether or not
Is Stisl active IN MNtson pie
tuve history The answer Is in the ag~
nrntattve, An interview with Mr. Armat
last "Wednesday revealed the tact that
he II working OH the prohlem ef home
simplifying the nlM used In the
miniature machines Air. e, Francis
Jenkins tells this writer over the tsAe-
phone that he Is eanSeEtseeing a device
Ia he attached Ia radios like loud
speaker that viii make possible hraaas
casting and hante Fecepsl0n ct movies.
And the Motion pleATe Guild. haviNx
recently epened a heAutihll little Aim
theateg IN Baltimore, IA NOW ENGAGED
IN the task Of bringing another to pA..v
Evening star., 1928-04-15
WAsHrNoToN's newest motion p

WAsnfNGToN'5 newest motion pic
w ture theater, THE Band Box,
opened yesterday with The Last Mo-
ment' as It's featured Offering.
While tho Band Box Theater Is situ~
ated on u street between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets, IT. viii not be a
neighbofhood house It's announced
policy IL to present only such pictures
as make a special appeal 10 the more
sophisticated and critical type Of audi"
cnce, both the finer Hollywood products
and the exotic and sometimes macabre
films now being produced In Europe
The Last Moment" has been termed
the most stimulating experiment OF the
season IN its fresh and unusual han
ding ot both Photographic and psychn~
logic values" 1t In based on the theory
that as a man browns the high lights
of his career Dash through his con-
sci0usness Beginning ard ending with
fash Of dark bubbles rising to the
surface of a lake. the entire picture
presents the effect of drama inter-
Evening star., 1928-04-15
BY JOHN MII.IIGAN.

IONLY 10 short years ago any one whe
- dared 10 suggest that the motion
picture might have possibilities as a
| new art form would have been derieied
The movies are still In their infancy. "
was the watchword. and the ganglinc
industry was beSieged by stern and self
satisfied critics who Judged the merits
of the new medium of expression solely
by Its output then. ignoring It's posi-
bilitieS.
Today the lowly movie Is rapidIy
achieving the orthodoxy Of the drama,
/ literature and the other fine arts. Like
It's sister arts the cinema Is being
Judged as an cSthetic influence by les
| finer aspects. and not by the ordinary
commercial product, Lovers of WORTH
While films even have their own the
aters In which the best movies of the
past and present are being shown. And
the American Mercury stronghold
Of the AIM ft,ndamentalistS. has at last
admitted In a recent issue that certain
pictures have been works of art, and
that the little film theater movement
controls the future destiny of the in
dustry along this line.
Interest In the cinema has thus un-
dereone a renaissance. and widespread
questioning prevails about the people
responsible for this new wonder. What
In its hiStorvs Who conceived the idea ?
Are the movie people we hear of today
the real ploneerSP The result has been
Investigation. And that Investigation
reveals that the Capital Of our country
has PLAYED tremendously important
role In the development ot the motion
picture from It's first vague beginnings
to the present forces at work The
whole story Is fascinating, hut n brief
outline will suffice To describe Wash
ingtonS place iii the history Of the
worlds newest and most versatile fine
art
Thomas A. Edison, it Is we'll known.
Is responsible for the initial coneep-
ton ot the motion picture Az n me-
ehanical form. As an artistic form 1t
had been imagined by Leonardo da
Ninct. naSuerre and other artists.
Edison, however, gave the first great
impulse toward making the dream
come, true, With a short piece In lEan
he Invented peepShow device of film
bought from George Eastman called
the Kaleidoscope, which imprisoned the
magic Of the movies IN little box
The liberation of the movies to The
screen ls tho next most important step
IN the story, For this projection ma
chine was necessary, The first such de-
Vice. highly impractical but partly
successful affair. was built by Mai
Woodellle Latham, an ofticer OF the
Confederate Army, who save an exhihl-
tlon In New York, April u, iaaa. Mai
Latham lies buried In Rock Greek Gem
etery Ills two sisters make their home
In Washington
In the protection hoashs OF every
film playhouse today. however, there are
employed the fundamental devices and
conclusions ut one Thomas Armal A
young man In his twentleS, Agmat be-
came interested In the problem of pgo~
leclion IN laaS and developed the heart
nf the present machines ~-ths 'NintsfMitv
tent er heater" movement, which
laAsa palsIels sAe AIas1pa N R2ssssa
Evening star., 1928-04-15
HAROLD LLOYD-
Metropolitan
Flapper in Type, But

THOUGH measuring but feet II
inches. which should flnd the cast
ing directors placing her in fiappcr
roles. May McAvoy really won her way
In more pretcntious roles, and is one
of the most-snught-after free-lance
players (those working by the picture
instead of the yearly contract1 in the
Hollywood colony.
"A Perfect Lady gave her her first
role for which she laid aside her first
ambition to be n school teacher. Lady
Windcrmere'S Fan" the Margaret An
glin play; Three Women" Grumpy
Kick In" by Willard Mack. only
"a. Sentimental Tommy" and Slight
" Used" precede her very latest. a
Reno Divorce" Ralph Graves not only
wrote the scenario but also directed
the picture,
The star is New York City girl and
made her first studio appearance there.
Evening star., 1928-04-15

Vidor canvnssed the entire picture
industry for the boy to play the role
OF John. and found his ideal, IL IL
claimed, only after he had exhausted
every big name nf the screen and had
even hunted for weeks among the ranks
Of the extra men,
James Murray. who was chosen, ts
said 10 bn typically American screens
well. shows IA marked personality when
transferred To cellulold. and looks the
part He had had little screen eXperl-
enee and had never been heard of by
The pietnfe~going public, Yet he was
believed to have all the characteristics
Of the typical American youth
Louis b Mayer, head OF the big
Metto~diold~yn- Mayer studio, after
seeing number o& screen tests of Muir
ray who was an extra, ordered him
10 be signed 10 long term contract To
appear exclusively In NOM produce
tians Miss Hnardman has BEEN under
contract to the studio for some years
and has had the featured feminine
roles,
Evening star., 1928-04-15

stp Ed HAIRED girls are said TO be-
II naturally Hght-hearted end Of
sunny dispoeltion--Du some folks de-
light 10 stir up a fed-head 70 provoke
her 20 anger" 80 says Peggy Blake,
Titasn-hsired beauty Of Zieefeld's Rio
Rita ="
Born In Hollywood. Peggy decided To
upiift the spoken drama. Al is Sfe was
o fsDpeF in the Los Angeles stock COM
psnY tryCut of "Abie's Irish Rose. ="
the picture scouts promptly kidnapped
kef. and her screen debut with Colleen
Moore brought ger D contract. Then
size sas with Fox. Famous Players and
Warner, IN Don Juan" She Was one
~ the Ysmps Her last picture was
seIpa'd Ee Surprised" +" with ID. W..
Gr5r8tn.
Her interest la films faded out. how
esef. anc siae planned 10 start for Eil-
rope ~ study tojce, when Stanley
Ehafpf spied her snd sent her ~ Mr.,
Zte9feln, who assured her thst there
Evening star., 1928-04-15
An Enelish-Cerman Girl.

FLORA BRAMLEY, one of the 1898
crop of WampuS stars. appears AS
the little German girl In unlversal's =
picture, we Americans"
Miss Bramley is an English girl, hav-
Ing been born in London, but when she
was still very young her family moved
to Detroit She was graduated from
Central High School In Detroit and
then returned to London to attend
Clark's College Her father. who went
back with her. became the orchestra
leader ut the famous Covent Garden
Opera House,
After graduation. Miss Rramiey went
on the stage. her first appearance be-
Ing Iii Mereenary Mary" London
musical comedy, Then she and her
family moved to Hollywood year ago.
She PLAYED In the stage version of
Cradle Snatchers," and later for the
screen In college "Sorrell and Son"
and we Americans"
Evening star., 1928-04-15
Wins Prize Medal.

"COQIETTE," the play in which
~ Helen Hayes Is starred by led
Harris at Maxine, Elliott's Theater, New
York, has been awarded the medal an~
nually given by the Theater Club. Inc,
Ia "the most pleasing and worthy play
hy an American author"
The award Is given following a ballot
by the dah members of the organiEa~
tion Every American play presented
during the current season was eonsid-
erred IN the ballotlng "nehold the
bridegroom" ran second In the voting
and strange Interiude" and "pofgy"
we're tied for third place
George Ahltott and Ann Preston
hrideers, anthna at "CoQuette." viii he
presented with medals at the annual
meeting Of the club at the Hotel Astor
April a.
Evening star., 1928-04-15
Romance Of Arabia

1.-THE DESERT BRIDE" II glamorous
romance set In Arabia. IN one Of
the eight specials scheduled by Colum-
bia Pictures on this seasons program,
II WAS adapted from the story "Iha
Adventures" and stars Betty Comp
son and features Allan Forrest and
Otto Matlasen
Al Arabian uprising thf French
LegionHatfes Mt work and AT play, Il
thrilling simeon, Tile deadly sandsteln3
~ the desert, and intimate giinpses ef
life itl Mohamnedan city arc SONS
vi the yiYld AigA nghsa. .......
~ r S8ssss - Ass r
Evening star., 1928-04-15

One hundred and nifty theatera with
In 20nente radius of Washington are
planned by The Theater Corporation af
America, nf which Mark Gales, former
manager pt LoeWfs Columbia. Ii general
tllanakpIs .. -. Il. !.
Evening star., 1928-04-15
PALACE "The Big City"

Lon CLANCY. in THE Big City" a
new Metro Goldwyn- Mayer production,
is the current screen attraction at
Loew's Palace.
Chaney appears as New York
gangster leader whose gang Is In con-
f1ict with a rival gang. A sensational
hold-up of popular night club. bat
ties with the police and duels OF wits
with detectives are all exciting back
grounds for a charming love idyll OF a
boy and girl--roles played by Marco
line Day and James Murray.
The stage attraction Is John Murray
Anderson's latest production, "Knick
Knacks." in which Wesley Eddy. mas
ter OF ceremonies and his Palace Syn
copators are featured, aided by the
Foster Girls in new dance ideas: Mil
dred and Muriel Lee, as exponents of
, syncopated steps; Llora Hoffman, prima
donna soprano: Pasquali Brothers in an
acrobatic novelty THE Silver Con-
dola," and a comedy riot with Winfield
and Mills, The Chinaman and the
| Coon"
Harry Borjes and his Palace Concert
| Orchestra, short subjects and the
M. g. M. Newsreal complete the pro-
| gram
Evening star., 1928-04-15

ley Company of America studios which
are under the direction Of Joe Plunkett.
the managing director of the Marx
Strand Theater, New York. The title
is Around the Clock" and features sew
.eral Broadway stars led by Jack Pep
per, the peppy master OF ceremonies:
the Three Co-eds. Lady Tsen Mel, the
Kaufman Girls. Marty White, Morosco
and Daniels and Maxine Hamilton.
stand and Deliver" which Donald
Crisp directed. is story Of modern
Greece. played against a background OF
| banditry. Lupe Velez. the leading lady.
a comparative newcomer on the screen,
achieved a triumph in The Gaucho. ?"
and others are Warner GLAND as Ghika.
| the bandit chief; Louis Natheaux and
| Clarence Burton.
! The program will be augmented By
| short reels, orchestral overture and
| other numbers by the Eagle Concert Or
| chestra, under Daniel Breeskin.
Evening star., 1928-04-15
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS"

Harold Lloyd. who has been the
screen star for the past week az Gran
dall's Metropolitan Theater. viii be
held over for second week in his new
Cbmedy. Speedy
Speedy" as is typical Of all Lloyd
productions. has entirely new and
humorous situations It is a fast mov-
ing story which keeps the audience on
edge every minute The subject around
which the star has built his plot Is an
old, antiquated horse drawn street car
In this age that in itself is novel
enough. but the horse car is only the
beginning Of things More hilarity is
due when he is seen driving the car
through one of the busiest streets Of
New York City. and more still when
he is seen as a driver Of taxicab ard
further in the Coney Island sequences.
Lloyd introduces a new leading lady
in this comedy. Ann ChriSty. whose
work. it is said promises much for her
screen career.
Evening star., 1928-04-15

II il reported that. Arthur Hammer
siein New York theatrical producer,
has imported three Russian pictures
and will exhibit tliem IN the Hammer
stein lheater Ia New Nnrk The names
q sAs t',.I.t plsssksp ps. MI No. rxr,,.
Evening star., 1928-04-15
EARLE-~ssand and Deliver. y

S1&ha anu 0CMF&fs
AT the Earle this week. the screen
attraction Is Stand and Deliver which
features Rod La RocQue. who has the
role of Roger Norman, a wealthy Young
Englishman. who joins the Greek cav
airy in quest OF adventures.
The stage presentation is the first
OF the productions from the new STAN
Evening star., 1928-04-15

Next Week $ Photoplays
COLUMBIA--D. w. Grlfllth's
Drums Of Love ' -.
RIALTO-~Belle Bennett in
wild Geese"
FOX-CIara Bow In The
Primrose Path"
PALAcE~Bcbe Daniels in
Feel My Pulse" +"
LITTLE THEATER~-Werner
Kraus in THE Treasure"