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Evening star., 1928-11-18

! duction of the magnitude of "Rosalie"
up to ziegfeldian standards.
The cost alone of keeping the hun
dreds of costumes worn by the players
clean and in repair totals over 81 1000 a
week. In addition to the head wardrobe
| mistress, there are Is assistants, who re-
ceive S25 a week. Then there are half
a dozen sewers generally employed at 81
day. Laundry and cleaning bills are
about $35 a week.
Mr.. Ziegfeld must furnish the ballet
slippers worn by the "a Albertina Rasch
dancers. They cost $40 pair, and last
about 10 days.
Then there is the mechanical depart
ment. Where the average musical COM
edy might get by with Is stage hands it
requires the services of exactly Al me-
chanics to handle the massive scenery
of "Rosalie" and manipulate the intri-
cate lighting system. And there are
scores and scores of other expenses that
must be met each week if the show
is to be kept up to standard. and no
profit can be reckoned on the show
until the production has been paid for.
All in all, this business Of being a
theatrical producer isn't such soft job
as it is cracked up to be.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
Thrilled by Talking Films.

A GROUP of distinguished English
journalists recently visiting Holly
wood received what they described as
their greatest thrill since coming to
America" when they heard their own
voices come through the giant loud
speaker on one of the sound stages of
the Paramount studios.
Their visit to the stage where talking
pictures are made was one of the series
Of surprises, for when they first entered
the building mysterious voice doomed
out a welcome to them and called them
each by name. They were introduced
by Roy j. Pomeroy. director of sound
effects and the maker of "Interfer-
ence," Paramount's first all-talking
film. who answered questions concern
ing the making of talking pictures.
Unknown to them, their questions and
Pomeroy's answers were being recorded
over microphones, so that a few mo-
ments after the interview was con-
cluded they heard themselves asking
the questions all over again. So en-
thusiastic were they over the recording
system, it is said, that they we're given
individual voice tests that were imme-
diately played back" to them over the
reproducing apparatus.
Evening star., 1928-11-18

James Gleason won fame with his
brilliant repartee in stage PLAYS sucn
as rs Eat So" and "Shannons of
Broadway" Now he Is in Hollywood
dialoguing talking pictures at M. g. NJ.
He may we'll be called the official slang
phrase collector of the Aim business.
A Russian physician invented Esper-
anto in 1887" Gleason declares, "bnt
1t was not dreamed that English would
form basis for the universal language
until sound drama came to the fore.
Many countries are teaching our tongue
in the foreign schools. If the talking
picture is only passing fancy, as many
claim. 1t will have revived interest in
the Esperanto idea and brought a
medium Of understanding to the world"
Evening star., 1928-11-18
Strands New Manager.

HOWARD BURKHART, the new
= manager of the Strand Theater,
1t is claimed, originated the now
famous illuminated runways in thea
ters.
There are now SO houses in the
United States using this feature.
Mr. Burkliart began a long and in
teresting theatrical career % years ago
In Baltimore. Leaving there, he joined
the forces of Hurtig S5 Semon. with
connections at the Harlem Music Hall
in New York. He also was connected
with the Hippodrome in Elizabeth. N j.,
and 125th Street Theater in New York
City.
Mr.. Burkhart has devoted most of
his attention to the burlesque field,
where he is noted for having very de-
clded ideas on what should be, and
then promptly putting such ideas into
effect.
Mr.. Burkharts present aim. of
course, is to make the Strand Theater
entertainment even better than it ever
has been in the past.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
Mary Brian's S Quick Rise.

MORE than 80 important pictures
A'A in 8 years is Mary Brian's record
in the movies.
Leaving high school to enter motion
pictures as Wendy in "Peter Pan"
Miss Brian displayed such splendid
talent that she was Immediately in de-
mand for other important parts. She
is recognized as one of the most pop
ular of Paramount's young players. and
Paramount executives are enthusiastic
over her future screen career.
Her role in Varsity" is said to be
the first of a series of exceptionally
fine roles awaiting her
Evening star., 1928-11-18
Elsie to Star Again.

ELSIE FERGUSON, who is to b.
starred again in New York after a
years absence from Broadway, will
start rehearsing THE Last Lover" a
smart modern comedy laid in Switzer-
land, in which she will play the role CT
a French actress who has loved too
we'll and not always Wisely,
The Last Lover" is by Garrett Fort
Charles Beahan and John Hunter
Booth. the first two young motion pic
ture writer's who dramatized "Jarne-
gan" Mr.. Booth is an established play
wright. Edgar Selywn will produce and
direct the play.
Miss Ferguson's last appearance on
the speaking stage was il THE House
of Women" Arthur Hopkins production
of dramatization of Louis B-omfeid9,
THE Green Bay Troop" in October,
1926. She has just returned from
Europe.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
"NapOleOn's Barber. "

A RTHUR CAESAR, lawyer, news
y paper man and dramatist, was but
recently shipped" to Hollywood under
a long-term contract to William Fox.
Arriving where pictures are made, Mr..
Caesar first submitted his 'Napoleon's
been selected. 1t is claimed. by a num-
ber of leading universities as a text
book for dramatiStS. This classic bit of
writing, as critics have termed it, has
been translated into 10 languages, and
some have called it the llost nearly
perfect piece of workmanship ever
credited to an American
John Ford, who made "The Iron
Horse" -Four Sons" and many other
Fox successes, was selected to direct the
picture and to make 1t what is now
Evening star., 1928-11-18

termed 100 per cent talking produc-
ton.
It was scheduled for release several
months from now. but it was the cause
of such enthusiasm when previewed in
the studios that already advertised pro-
grams of both the Roxy in New York
and the local Fox were Cancelled and
'Napoleon's Barber" substituted instead.
Though the feature is termed a short
subject. Mr.. Fox is personally quoted as
powerful speaking film yet made and
essentially full-length feature told in
three reels
The picture has an odd title-"Na-
poleon's Barber" 1t is an episode in
the life of the greatest conqueror since
Caesar. wherein the Little Corporal"
matches wit and courage with a vii
lage barber.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
New Aim for "Talkies."

"ENGLISH will become the Esper-
anto language of the world, due
to talking pictures" says James Gleason,
well known play writer and actor.
True, 1t is a difficult language to
learn, but every nation in the world
win soon be listening to our actors talk
in pictures. They will make an effort
to understand our English language. .
Gleason believes.
, The fact that sound is photographed
on the film with the picture makes it
impossible to use two languages" the
author continued Our pictures rule
the world. The Spaniard, Frenchman.
italian and German will try to under
stand our conversation in the motion
picture"
Evening star., 1928-11-18
Wins New Contract.

RACLANOVA, fiery Russian stage and
motion picture player, has been
awarded a new contract with Para
mount which calls for her exclusive
services.
Though in this country but a short
time, Baclarova has established herself
through her work in Jannings' THE
Street Of Sin," Forgotten Faces, "
Docks of New York" and "Avalance. "
a Zane Grey production, recently COM
pleted at the West Coast studios
The Russian tempest is now PLAYING
featured role in THE Wolf of Wall
Street." George Bancroft's newest pic
tlre
Evening star., 1928-11-18
Colleee Does the Trick.

LIE who would "break into" motion
L L pictures should go to college.
The success of this route was made
evident through the signing of five un-
dergraduates at Princeton University to
play major roles in Varsity" Charles
Buddy Rogers first starring picture,
for Paramount, which is now at the
Earle Theater.
Frank A. Baker of Kansas City.
Charles Arnt of Michigan City, Ind;
Jack Tappin and D. Lowry of New York
and Phillips r. Holmes of Grand Rap
ids, Mich, are the students who were
made motion picture actors overnight.
Director Tuttle selected the men from
hundreds of undergraduates, and after
tests had been made, placed them in the
cast. Holmes will go to Hollywood with
the company to complete his work in
the Paramount studio there.
incidentally, the famous Princeton
Tigers, monsters of stone, which were
presented to the university by the class
of 10, are to be seen in Varsity"
Evening star., 1928-11-18
Mannish Girl de Trop.

H'THE mannish looking girl makes a
great mistake in thinking her
slick hair and severe clothes are at
tractive on the screen" says Robert
Armstrong, Pathe screen player.
Never in history has the effeminate
girl been so admired as today" he con-
tinued. Talking pictures have accen-
tueted the need of dainty looking girls,
with soft voices. The mannish girl
with the coarse voice will not be popu-
lar with the public"
Evening star., 1928-11-18
He 'es Poosh Too Hard

DURING the filming of a scene for
"She Goes to War;" which Henry
King is bringing to the screen for In
5piration Pictures, Edmund Burns is
called upon to thrust Yola D'Avril aside
Burns delineation of q quick-tem-
pered young man caused him to put
much force behind the thrust, and Yola
was sent across the room. She caromed
against bank of lights with such force
that the lights went spinning.
Aside from a bruised back and a
few minor scratches, Yola escaped
injury.
When asked If she was really hurt
she answered in her best Franco-Ameri-
can dialect, "He'es poosh too hard!"
Evening star., 1928-11-18
Photoplays This Week
IN PHOTOpLAY THEATERs THIS WEEK.

IN PHOTOPLAY THEATERS THIS WEEK.
METROPOIITAN-"The Towners" This afternoon and
evening
PALACE-"The Battle the Sexes" This afternoon and
evening
RIALTO-The Scarlet Lady This afternoon and evening
EARLE-"Varsity." This afternoon and evening.
FOX-Napoleons Barber" This afternoon and evening.
COLUMBIA-"White Shadows the South Seas This after
and evening.
LITTLEhe Kreutzer Sonata This afternoon and evening
TIVOLI-"The Singing This afternoon and evening.
Evening star., 1928-11-18

his comedy skit. Marching On" Mr..
Sale is we'll known as a delineator OF
rural character studies. The Fox Movie
tone Newsreel will be added.
Jazz Revels" is the title Of the
stage portion of the program, which
will again feature Mary Reads Is Fox
TilleretteS in several new routines of
precision dancing; Tyler Mason. a
blackface singing star; Ayres. Malinof
and Rache. a trio of adagio artists;
Estelle Fratus, a wee Australian miss
who excels in tap dancing; Dorothy
Neville, a soprano with whom Wash
ington is acquainted, and Johnny Spe-
cial and his harmonica.
| Leon Brusiloff. directing the Fox Or
chestra, offers a novel overture. while
the Fox Movietone News rounds out the
/! program.
COLUMBIA-"White Shadows in the
South Seas"
| Metro Goldwyn- Mayer sent an expedi-
tion of so men and women more than
| 5000 miles to make white Shadows
| in the South Seas" which remains at
Loew's Columbia for second week.
| The picture is declared to be tri-
umph of the cameraman, who succeeds
| in photographing places hitherto un-
seen by white men. Monte Blue plays
| the lead in the story and Raquel Torres,
| new screen find, plays opposite him as
! Fayaway. the native princess. Monte
Blue as DR.. Lloyd is found at the OPEN
| ing of the picture as a beachcomber on
a South Sea isle, where drink Is getting
| the best of him. Nevertheless he pitieS
the natives who are being exploited by
| the white pearl traders. He incurS their
enmity and they cast him off on pest
| ship.
| After days Of drifting he is washed
ashore on an island no white man has
] ever visited before. Here the natives
| take kindly to him and In time he mar
ries the chiefs daughter. They live hap
| PLY until he discovers pearls and then,
/ his cupidity aroused, he lights bea-
| con fire to attract some nearby ship to
the island so that he may leave. Fay
away arrives on the scene and he re-
! gretS his act and puts out the fire. The
damage, however, has been done, in the
morning white traders arrive and Dr..
Lloyd is killed defending the natives
| against themselves.
Two Metro Movietone acts, the Ponce
Sisters, singers of popular songs, and
Fuzzy Knight, the nut singing come
dian and former West Virginia cheer
! leader; the Columbia Orchestra under
| Claude Burrows, the M-G-M News and
| the Fox Movietone News complete the
! program.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
EARLE-"Varsity."

A college picture with new, diff
ferent approach, minus fanfare and
slapStick, is Paramount's Varsity"
with Charles Buddy Rogers in the
leading role, supported by Mary Brian
and Chester Conklin, which is the cur
rent screen attraction at the Earle
Theater
1t is said to be a true and living rec
ord which any college man or woman
can recognize as such and appreciate.
Its dignified and beautiful theme deals
with whimsical janitor, whose aim in
life is achieved when his son comes to
college.
The scenes for varsity" were actual
" taken on the campus at Princeton
University, and were supervised in the
making by committee from the facul-
" of the university. The picture is de-
"lared to be spendidly conceived, ably
directed and competently acted. a true
portrait of cotemporary American COL
age life.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
MrTROPOLITAN-"The Home
TOWnerS"

"The Home Towners," vitaphone
version OF George M. Cohan's stage
success, is the screen offering this week
at the Metropolitan Theater. The cast
includes Richard Bennett. Doris Ken
Won. Robert McWade. Robert Edeson,
Gladys Brockwell, John MILAN, Vera
Lewis. Stanley Taylor, James T. Mack
and Patricia Caron.
All the lines are spoken and the
dialogue has been adapted by Addison
Burkhart and Murray Roth, who, 1t is
said, kept all the charm of the orig
inal. Bryan Foy, who directed Lights
of New York. also made this latest
all-talkie picture.
"The Home Towners" is described as
a genial heart warming, chuckling
play. recounting the adventures of two
middle aged churnS the young lady to
whom one is engaged, and her family
Robert McWade plays P. H. Bancroft,
the small-town pal, who hears that his
millionaire crony is engaged to marry
a big town young woman. Bancroft at
once assumes that she and her family
are hoodwinking his friend, and comes
post hate to Manhattan to set things
right. Instead he sets things decidedly
wrong, and it is only after much up
roarious maneuvering that he straight
ems out the mix-up he himself has
made.
The added attractions will include
the second issue of the Pathe Sound
News and new Charlie Chase comedy
entitled, "All Parts"
Evening star., 1928-11-18
LITTLE THEATER THE Kreutzcr
Sonata"

A double bill begins today one
week engagement at the Little The
ater, featuring perturbation Of Count
Lyof N. Tolstoy's novel, The Kreutzer
Sonata" and a thrilling travelogue of
the North, THE Great Arctic Seal
Hunt" A new comedy in which mod
ern inventions are satirized and the
regular house features complete tn
program.
"The Kreutzer Sonata" it is claim
follows faithfully the original theE
and spirit of the story from which
was adapted. The theme is one of t
few in which the Russian author deS
with the aristocracy, and concerns
novel twist to the eternal triangle prob
len1-husband, wife and lover. The tai
is related by a man sitting in railwa
carriage while the train whisks 1t
way through the bleak wastes of Russia
The production was actually filmed
in Russia and Germany. and was di-
rected by N. Machaty, with Eva Byron
and JAMS Petrovich, the latter brother
of Ivan Petrovich, featured in the cast
of continental players.
THE Great Arctic Seal Hunt" Is
described as an absorbing pictorial rec
ord of the last place in the w0rlt
where the willy fur bearers are hunte.
on large scale. 1t was filmed in Lat
rador by Varick Frissell, a young NJ
Yorker.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
PALACE-"The Battle of the Sexes

PALACE-"The Battle of the Sexes"
d. w. Grifiths new sound produc-
ton, THE Battle of the Sexes" is the
screen attraction this week at Loew's
Palace. The cast is headed by Jean
Hersholt, Phyllis Haver, Belle Bennett,
Don Alvarado and Sally ONeil.
The story is built upon the theme
of modern gold-digger who wrecks
mans home and steals the man to
satisfy her own lust for gold. In the
end she loses the man, but is victorious
in that she has accomplished her pur-
pose-money. Throughout the story
there is strong current of pathoS
as the mans wife and two children
struggle to regain their home-the old
battle of the sexes. It is described as
a story of the home told in laughter
and tears
On the stage Wesley Eddy and the
Palace Syncopators are presented in
Paul Oscard's latest Loew-PubliX pro-
duction Volcano" with cast headed
by Frank Melino & Co., Gil Wray,
Gogo De Lys, Ted and Jack Dale and
the Foster Girls.
Added attractions include the Fox
Movietone News, the M-G-M News, the
Palace Orchestra, under Harry Borjes,
Charles Gaige at the organ and selected
short subjects
Evening star., 1928-11-18
TIvOLT-"The Singing Fool"

AL Jolson's latest Vitaphone specia,
"1he Singing Fool" will be the screen
offering at the Tivoli Theater begin
ming Sunday and continuing through
Wednesday. In THE Singing Fool" Jol-
son plays the part of a singing waiter
who falls in love with a fair entertain
er at the night club-getS her a chance
to introduce a song he has written. He
afterward marries her, only to be de-
serted several years later.
Bebe Daniels will be the featured
star Thursday and Friday in a Para
mount production, Take Me Home"
with Paramount News and Vitaphone
short reels completing the program.
Saturday Jack Holt will be seen in
Water Hole" supported by Nancy Car
roll and John Boles. Many Of the
scenes we're photographed in natural
colorS and the story is from the novel
by Zane Grey.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
RIALTO-"The Scarlet Lady"

"The Scarlet Lady," featuring Lya lie
utti, is the attraction at the Rialto
as week.
The plot revolves around peasant
ri and her love for prince.
The action is tense from the first
,ene, commencing with a political up
rising among the lower classes, which
is broken up by the arrival of guard
of CosSacks. Lya, the peasant girl,
barely escapes and seeks refuge in the
quarters of prince.
When she is discovered Lya makes
such a pitiful plea that the prince
allows her to remain in the palace.
Zaneriff, former lover, glideS into the
palace and pleads with the girl to re-
turn to her people. They are discov-
cred and put to fight by the guards,
and Lya once more fees to the prince,
who has now succumbed to her charms.
A valet, however, informs the prince
that the girl came to him from the
arms of lover, and Lya is elected from
the palace. From this instant the ac-
ton is intense with drama.
Don Alvarado and Werner GLAND ap-
pear as the prince and peasant lover,
respectively, and others in the cast
are Otto Matieson, John Peters, Valen-
tina Zinina and Jacqueline GadSden.
Cossacks and hundreds of extras appear
in the big mob scenes.
Johnny Slaughter and his Rialto
Revelers regale with mirth and melody
on the stage. Vitaphone acts and other
short reels are added attractions.
FOX-"Napoleon's Barber"
An all talking Fox Movietone COM
edy, "Napoleon's Barber" is the attrac-
ton at the Fox Theater this week.
Supplementing this feature will be a
special two-reel all talking Movietone
appearance of Charles (Chic) Sale in
Evening star., 1928-11-18

WHILE affairs of the stage are
:" not promising from the view
point of the actor or actress, the
motion picture is offering them
quite an opportunity. This comes
about through the present pop
ularity of the sound picture and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-03
FundamentaIist
Scrap Avoided In
Methodist Farley

KANSAS CITY. May 3.-LPi-An
attempt 10 inject the modernist-
fundameutalist controversy into the
general conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal church here was headed
off al the outset Of today's session
when the SIS delegates voted almost
10 q 1 against consideration Of a
resolution on the subject.
The resolution was introduced by
the Rev. Harold Paul Sloan Of Had
donfield. n. j.. Of the New Jersey
delegation. II asked that the Goa
ference consider widespread dis
loyalty throughout many divisions
Ct the church 70 the doctrines Of
diety. virgin birth. original sin and
the second coming"
Mr.. Sloan. in presenting the reso-
luton. said ne had petitions from
525 communities in Il states and
carrying 10000 signatures support
ing his action ard that he wanted
an unbiased investigation.
Or. Daniel 4. Marsh, president or
Poston university and a member Of
the New England conferences. imme-
diately protested against considera-
tion Of the resolution.
Bishop William H. Mcdowell Of
Washington. presiding. said the mat
ter was 80 controversial that its
consideration would have to be voted
upon. A vote by hand raising did
not satisfy Mr. Sloan. A standing
vote was then taken and considera-
tion overwhelmingly voted down.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-03
SCHOOL GIRLS
CLUB GUESTS
Clothing Contest Win
ners Tell Rotary
Of Journey

Six Brownsville high school girls
who entered the state clothing con-
test for girls, at San Antonio, and,
in their own words, brought home
the bacon" were guests Of honor at
cheon Wednesday.
introduced by Mrs. ]. r. Harris.
their teacher, each discussed a par
ticular phase of the trip to San An
tonic. One tcld Of the first nights
journey TO San Antonio, another told
OF the arrival in the Alamo City, an
other Of the judging ard the anxiety
that attended il, and the others OF
later entertainment anu the return
home.
The young ladies included Misses
Nancy S~tringfellow, Margaret Hughs-
ton, Elizabeth Rowe, Frances Seth
man. Corinne Walton, and Dorothy
Dennis.
Misses Sethman and Dennis were
not entered in the contest, but hav-
ing made high marks were entitled
70 the trip.
Mrs. Harris. in behalf Of the young
ladies. expressed appreciation to the
school heads of the city, the lun-
cheon clubs, John c. Farming Of the
Capitol theater and others for CO.
operation that made the trip pos
sible. Also TO Homer L. Fitch. who
entertained the Brownsville delega-
ton at dinner on the night Of the
awards.
"Mr. Fitch saved our lives" Mrs,
Harris declared. "He appeared with
his invitation when we were down 70
our last quarter and were preparing
70 use that for a telegram home
telling Of u success"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-03
Kitty Hawk Pays
Tribute Today to
Wright Brothers

KITTY HAWK. n. g.. May 3.-lP-
While the nations capital feted the
Bremen's gallant crew. villagers Of
this isolated reef paid homage today
70 Orville and Wilbur Wright, whose
first short flight in a heavier-than-
air machine, rs years ago. startled
the world.
Near the beach dunes a modest
monument has been placed. It is in
scribed: "0n this spot, September II.
1900. Wilbur Wright began the as
sembly Of the Wright brothers first
experimental glider which led to
mans conquest Of the arr. Erected
by citizens Of Kitty Hawk, n. c..
1925
Many persons intimately associated
with the crazy" brothers during their
struggles 70 make their huge box
kites fly were assembled to watch
the unwilling Of the marble as were
prominent men from over North Caro-
lima.