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Evening star., 1928-04-01
Janet a Busy Girl.

JANET GAYNOR. youthful star of
Fox Films. is taking vocal lessons.
She is pioneer in preparing for Movie
tone pictures.
The day seems near when players
must not only be able to act, move and
gesture. but speak and sing as well.
Blossom Time the operetta based
on the life of Franz Schubert, Is to be
made on Movietone. Late in the Spring
Director Frank Borzage will begin the
filming In actual locales in Vienna and
other parts of Europe Miss Gaynor
and Charles Farrell. who won promi-
nence in Seventh Heaven" and are to-
gether again in Street Angel" will
play the principal roles
Miss Gaynor is now said TO be de-
voting an hour and q half each day in
the training Of her voice for the role.
Every morning. except Sunday, an in
structor comes to her home, high In the
Hollywood Hills. TO give her lessons. II
may be startling TO many who think a
movie stars life begins late in the day
TO know that Miss Gaynor is UP at sun
rise.
OF late Miss Gaynor also has been
practictng trapeze stunts, as she plays
a circus performer In The Four Devils, Z"
Murnaus big production. It is the most
arduous work she has undergone in her
career.
After studio hours Miss Gaynor swirns
or plays tennis. then has supper, and,
after reading for few hours, retires not
later than 10 O'Clock as general rule
But every day, nevertheless, Miss
Gaynor is up at dawn--and without the
aid Of an alarm clock.
Evening star., 1928-04-01
Moving Picture Album
BY ROBERT e. SHERWOOD.

| consult. 1t is synthetic compound,
like Scotch" whisky.
The very fact that moving pictures
of American history are apt to be
superior to moving pictures on any
other historical subject is In itself SUBJ
stantial evidence that the silent drama
is fundamentally American L ,dium of
expression.
There have been fine historical
, dramas on all manner of subjects: De-
ception" dealing with the Tudor fam
lily in England) Passion" orphans of
the Storm" and "All for Woman"
call dealing with the French Revolu-
tom: Intolerance" (which jumped
Ion TO the dawn of the Christian era.
to the massacre of st. Bartholomew
evel: "Cabiria" dealing with the Sec
ond Punic War;: Peter the Great"
"CZar Ivan the Terrible" Napoleon"
and many others.
In not one of these was to be found
the same strange excitement that
surged through THE Covered Wagon"
This is not hard TO explain. Ever
since Columbus showed off on his first
perilouS adventure into the unknown,
the history of this continent has been
history of forward movement.
Furthermore. 1t has been movement
fraught with more melodrama. more
heroism. more idealism and more greed
than any dime novel ever written.
The discovery. settlement and devel-
opment of the Western Hemisphere
form vast scenario. in which are fea-
tured a long list of utterly incredible
Adventures, from Columbus himself to
Col. Charles Augustus Lindbergh. The
most typical figure in the drama of
American history is that of lone pio-
neer plodding or riding or sailing or
flying toward the rim of the horizon.
That lone figure may be described by
the pen of Prescott or by the brush
Of Remington-but never more effec-
lively than by the moving picture
camera.
There remain many phases of Ameri-
can history that have not yet been
treated (or have been only inadequately
plenty of stories left in the Revolu-
tionary. French and Indian and Mexi-
can Wars. and even In the Civil War.
There are the conquest of Mexico. the
opening of the Mississippi Valley, the
building of the Panama Canal, the
landing Of the Pilgrims, the Oglethorpe
debtors colony in Georgia. the Alamo,
the Mormon hegira, the sacking OF
Panama land, indeed, all the activities
OF Morgan, Kidd and the others on and
about the Spanish Main). There are
the amazing careers of such men as
Pere Marquette. Daniel Boone. Brigham
Young. Alexander Hamilton, Sam Hous-
ton, Roger Williams, Light Horse Harry
Lee, Benedict Arnold Billy the Kid,
Geronimo. Bret Harte. Moody ana
Sanky. Walter Reed. Garry Nation. Sit
ting Bull, Gen. Lew Wallace, Ponce de
Leon and Andrew Jackson.
So rich is the supply of historical
material available for movie uses that
one Is inclined to conclude that the
men who made our history did so with
a keen eye open for future box-ofice
possibilities
fConyriEht. 1921
Evening star., 1928-04-01

THE term motion picture audiences"
ceases to be q misnomer with the
exhibition of "Tenderloin." starring
Dolores Costello. For the first time the
word audience" takes on Its true
meaning by signifying that those who
comprised 1t actually heard.
This Warner picture Is declared O
successful firSt experiment In q film
drama during which dialogue is spoken.
While Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer"
established the feasibility of transpos-
ing songs into the dramatic action,
"Tenderloin" has taken the use OF Vita
phone several PAGES farther by employ
ing 1t to bring out the human voice
realistically In dialogue throughout a
number Of the climaxes.
'Tenderioin" Is. according to Warner
Bros. one more great milestone In the
history Of sound pictures, and the sue
cessful use of dialogue In several spots
Of the "Tenderloin" story makes them
hopeful that the production Of fea-
ture with spoken lines throughout win
soon be timely.
Evening star., 1928-04-01
Adolphe Comments.

DOLPHE MENJOU. passing through
"A New York on his way to a vaca-
tion In Europe. talked Of moving pic
lures
Soon I'll be doing Westerns" he glib
ed with q characteristic lift of the eye
brow, and with the mannerism of the
cynic. His remark referred to "A Date
With q Duchess" in which he has the
part Of an actor. who makes his en-
trance riding on an elephant and then
goes inside the cage Of tiger.
"An elephant can be pleasant enough
when he hears music, but without or
chestrai accompaniment I'm not going
to try any wild animal stories" Meniou
remarked.
Thirteen years ago he made another
entrance. It was TO play q bit at q SAL
ary OF SIS a week in Olga Petrova's pic
ture. The White Peacock" And the
papers then didn't know him.
Evening star., 1928-04-01
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Notes of the Stage and Its People.

Edith Day will probably play the role
of Magnolia in the London production
Of "Show Boat" which Sir Alfred Butt
will sponsor there early in May.
Production of the musical play in
which Julian Eltinge was announced
to appear has been postponed because
Of the illness of Eltinge's mother in
California.
1.-THE Skull" a mystery play by Ber-
nard j. McOwen and Harry e. Hum
phrey, will open in the Bronx next
week and Is scheduled for Broadway
two weeks later. Lew Cantor Is the
producer.
Doris Vinton, last seen in THE
Manhatters," announces that In asSo-
citation with John w. Green and Sid
new Arthur Morton, she will produce
for Summer engagement musical
comedy entitled Call 1t What You
Will"
Edward Eliscu will write the lyrics
and Eugene Berton the music Of The
Dagger and the Rose" the musical
version of THE Firebrand," which will
be produced later in the season. Isabel
Leighton and Edward Farragoh will
adapt the book.
When David Belasco produces THE
Red Mill,' the name of his adaptation
Of Ferenc Molnar's play will be Nina"
1t is to be Lenore Ulric's next starring
vehicle. Sidney Blackmer will be seen
In the role opposite Miss Uric.
Helen Menken, recently of THE Cap
tive" will return TO the New York
stage late in the Summer to play the
star role In "Congaii," a drama of
Burma, Indo- China or some other part
OF the East Indies.
Mrs. Thomas Within, who is SO and
has been on the stage for So years,
was taken Ill in Boston while playing
part in Just Fancy" and had to
retire. Thomas Within, her son, says
his mother will now retire permanently
"The Breaks" a melodrama by J. c.
and Elliott Nugent, which they recently
tried out in Cleveland, has been pur-
chased for immediate production by
Richard Herndon. Mr.. Herndon also
announces that he has acquired a new
play by Barry Conners which he will
produce in the late Spring.
A musical comedy entitled why
Widows Worry" has been placed in re-
Evening star., 1928-04-01

hearsal in New York for an early
presentation by Arthur J. Lamb.
Rehearsals of Ring Lardner's base
ball comedy. "M," previously called
Hurry Kane" started last week with
Walter Huston in the feature role. The
cast will include Nan Sunderland,
players"
Theresa Helburn and Philip Moeller,
directors of the Theater Guild, have
made the adaptation Of Playing with
Love-" from the Hungarian Of si1-Vara.
Rehearsals for the sixth and last Guild
production scheduled for this season are
In progress.
Jane Cowl will not appear in the
London production of The Road to
Rome" this Summer. Instead she Is
TO have the leading role In new Rob-
ert Emmett Sherwood play next season.
However, Miss Cowl will be seen In Lon
don in 1929. when she will appear IN
Romeo and Juliet"
Lulu Vollmer's Sun Up" may appear
in operate form. Werner Jansen has
gone to Paris to compose q score, and
Miss Vollmer Is to provide the hbretto.
Lupino Lane, who has been appear
ing in pictures lately. reached New
York last week to join the cast Of
THE Red Robe" Owing TO the ma
ture of his film contracts, he viii be
able to remain with the show only 10
weeks.
Raymond Guion and Gale Beverly
are recent additions to the cast OF
Present Arms" the new Rogers-Fields-
Hart musical show It will open in
Wilmington the ninth Of this month
and is scheduled 70 reach New York
in two weeks.
The Berlin production Of Rose
Marie" took place last Friday and was
given warm reception. Arthur Ham
merstein, the producer, leaves Berlin
tomorrow for London to make arrange
ments for the presentation OF Golden
Dawn"
A new comedy by James Forbes en-
titled IAN Old Mans Darling" has
been acquired by Rosalie Stewart and
will be tried out in July, with the New
York opening scheduled for October.
Mr. Forbes, who Is the author Of THE
Famous Mrs. Fair" has not been rep
resented in New York for several sea
sons. The new play. which will be
directed by It's author. win have its
tryout in Atlantic City during the week
of July %.
Evening star., 1928-04-01

FOURTEEN years ago Jesse L. Lasky
arrived In Hollywood. quiet little
colony Of retired Fasteners somewhere
out In the country near Los Angeles.
He had money. but not much Of 1t, and
he had ambitions and ideas lot. He
was going to make motion pictures.
But where?
At the corner Of Vine and Selma ave-
nues stood an old barn, unpainted, di-
lapidated. But 1t had q roof and the
rental fee was right In that barn
Jesse l.. Lasky and Cecil B. De Mile,
his partner in the venture. laid the
humble corner stone OF Paramount
pictures.
Dustin Farnum. playing in the first
picture that Lasky made. was offered
an interest in the Arm, but he refused.
Certainly there was not much future In
q barn. But to Lasky and De Mile 1t
meant much.
Around those six stalls and under
that NOV of hay the 6rst chapter Of
remarkable history was lived. Unbe-
lievable success came. The Lasky Fea-
ture Play Co. swept meteorlike across
the horizon. Outgrown, the old barn
was permitted TO rest Its creaking
boards. The loft no longer echoed the
Evening star., 1928-04-01
Atwater Kent Announces
Second National Addition

ANOTHER national radio addition
this year is announced by the At
water Kent Foundation of Philadelphia
The awards-totaling sl7,5o0, with
tuition In a musical conservatory for
certain winners-wiil be the same as
last year. The competition. TO be held
over radio BY States and districts. is
open 70 all amateurs between IS and IS.
As in the previous addition. local and
State contests viii be conducted by
civic. musical and cultural clubs in CO.
operation with the foundation. which
k corporate institution established in
1919 Tor philanthropic, educational and
scienrI5c purposes.
In q statement announcing the new
addition. A. Atwater Kent. president Of
the foundation said:
1T has been source Of qualification
70 feel that IN every State the cause
Of good music has been adyanced-as
] have been assured it has. Fifty
thousand young singers, scattered
among 1000 communities, participated
IN the addition last year. and have
been informed by musical leaders from
al parts OF the country that the effect
Of that activity has been distinctly
beneficial 70 the listening public and
~ 6Lt0SI1a nAANEAb 6EktGk any
hope and believe this 70 be the
case and II ia for this reason that 1t
has been decided % repeat the contest
am sure that much Of its success last
year was due 70 the splendid co-opera-
ton Of the civic and cultural groups,
organizations and individuals who
helped 20 effectively in conducting the
audition In their respective States. /
feel deeply grateful 20 them and We are
counting On their cooperation TO make
the 1928 addition an even greater sue
cess"
Ten finaiiSts chosen from local, State
and district additions viii compete in
New York City In December, when the
following ftnai awards In five groups will
be divided among five boys and i've girls.
with identical gifts TO q boy and girl
IN each group. First, 5000, two years'
musical tuition and q gold decoration;
second, $4,000. and one years tuition:
third, 81 900 and one years musical tut
ton: fourth. $500: fifth. $3.50 Ex-
pen6es Of all contestants viii be paid 10
the district and final additions Win
ners Of State additions viii receive sill
yer medals and winners Of district
s4ditiong viii receive gold medals.
Evening star., 1928-04-01
To Film Hungarian Life.

4 PICTURE of Hungarian national
IA life is TO be made soon by Fox
Films. It win be fashioned by Truman
II. Talley. director-in-chief Of Fox
News, which records events of the mo-
ment over the world. Preliminary ar
rangements for the picture were made
last Summer when Winfield Sheehan
Fox vice president and general man
ager. was abroad.
Mr.. Talley and his wife sailed re-
Gently for Europe. After spending some
time at the company's ofiices in Lon
don. Paris, Berlin and Vienna In the
interests OF Fox News. Mr.. Talley will
60 TO Budapest 10 begin filming the
Hungarian story. A native cast viii be
used
II Is probable that Mr.. Talley also will
make some preparation In Vienna for
the perturbation of Blossom Time" !"
the operetta based on the life Of Franz
Schubert
Evening star., 1928-04-01
"RIO RITA" EASTER WEEK.

ktO RITA EASTEk WEEk.
Florenz Ziegfeld will send his origi-
nal Rio Rita" organization to the
National Theater Easter week. COM
mencing Monday, April ., direct from
New York. where It has drawn more
than $3,0O0.000 to the box Offices of
the Ziegfeld. Lyric and Majestic The
aters within the past year. It comes
intact
ziegfeld has produced five smashing
hits during the past IL monthS--all
commanding music -show record break
ers in receipts, perfectionS and expen-
ditures--something never before ap-
preached by any other individual pro-
ducer Of musicals. He conceived, real
lied and controls them all. This Is a
record breaking achievement in itself
They are all contemporaries. staged
with Rio Rita" as the senior, closely
followed by SHOW Boat" the musical
ization of Edna Ferbers great Ameri-
can novel, "Rosalie." musical comedy
starring effervescent Marilyn Miller
with Jack Donohue featured, and the
newest, the operetta version Of THE
Three Musketeers," starring Dennis
King and rivaling. IL not SURPRISING,
the vocal glories Of the famous Bos-
tonians
In "Rio Rita" is embodied the spirit
and magnificence Of the present Pc
riod. Its story Is that OF republics.
separated only by the narrow Rio
Grande. Its plottings are the never
dying conflict OF love for fair lady. It's
beauties are glorified senoritas and
gringoes. Its melodies are exquisite.
with a haunting ballad that runs
throughout.
The preservation of original cast has
been scrupulous, 1t is announced.
Among the principals are Ethelind
Terry. J. Harold Murray, Bert Wheel
er. Walter Catlett, Vincent Serrano,
Helen Give. Helen Brown, Noel Fran
els, also Ada May. Is Albertina Rasch
dancers and 100 glorified American
beauties.
Evening star., 1928-04-01
Follows John Barrymore.

FOLLOWING his transition from light
comedy to serious drama with his
appearance In John Galsworthy's JUS
tice," John Barrymore became one of
the most eagerly sought-after young
actors on the stage: Managers We'd
with each other to secure his services,
and Barrymore. as Is well known. soon
became one Of the most successful of
the younger players on the American
stage.
Leslie Howard's career Is said to be
developing an interesting analogy TO
that OF John Barrymore. Howard came
from England in 1920 and soon estab-
lished himself in light comedy. Win
throp Ames. who had engaged him for
A. A. Mines "The Truth About
Blayds" In 1922, recognized his possi-
bilities as a dramatic actor. and this
season again offered him the leading
role in John Galsworthy's Escape" "
which. like Justice" deals with con-
Wet
SO ambitious, however. Is he to act
as many parts as possible that he has
declined to play Escape" another sea-
son. and 1t Is said to be not improb-
able that Howard will follow Barry
more's example and act Hamlet" in
the not remote future.
Evening star., 1928-04-01
Fires "Reformatory.'

WITH flame spectacle lighting up
" the countryside for miles around
and rumble and roar Of collapsing
walls almost like a cataclysm of
nature, Cecil B. De Mile fired and de-
stroyed woman's reformatory build
ing on the outskirts of Culver City
the night OF March II. 1t was a rep
lica In many ways of the fire that
destroyed State reformatory institu-
ton at Boonville, Mo, recently.
The spectacular event thrilled a
large number Of onlookers, and was
marked by one narrow escape on the
part OF two girl supernumeraries
perched on the edge of the roof. The
flames licked up the roofing on both
sides Of them so rapidly that escape
seemed cut of. With great presence
Of mind. however. so the story runs,
the women clambered up the steep
and slippery gable and got down on
the other side through a smoke filled
attic to a stairway not yet devoured
by the flames. while mechanics with
in the burning structure carried on
their work with the aid of wartime
gas MASKS.
Sounds exciting. and maybe 1t was
even thrilling. but 1t was bit OF
motion picture making by Cecil B. De
Mile for his production, THE God
less Girl"
Evening star., 1928-04-01
Red and Its Effects.

WHEN q locomotive engineer sees
" red he stops When a bull sees
red he steps on the acceierator and
doesn't stop until he meets o brick wall.
All OF which makes life an exciting
proposition for redheads. Life is Just
q stop-and-go affair for them. What
spells stop" 10 some men indicates q
clear track 10 others--and this always
results in exciting complications for the
young lady who owns the red hair.
In the case Of Clara Bow, however,
nothing could convince her that her
red hair has been anything but a for
tunate factor In her life.
II isn't the red hair itself that
counts 10 much as II Is the personality
that goes with it. In the opinion OF
Elinor Glyn, famous English authoresg,
who has written q story called Red
Hair" which stars Miss Bow.
"Red-haired people are things apart
In nature" she declares We find In
them an intense vitality and fearless
determination. Woe TO the man or
woman who crosses their path"
Evening star., 1928-04-01
THE ROCK"--EASTER PLAY.

THE Rock" an Easter drama, de-
picting the denial and repentance Of
Simon Peter. win be presented at the
Masonic Auditorium, Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings, April 10 and IL.
by the Lutheran young people Of
Washington. assisted by players repre-
senting other denominations. 4
Leading parts In the piece will be
played by Vivian Miller, Lena Miller,
Winifred Buckingham, Herman Riess,
Ernest Henry. Henry Whiting. Ramsay
Small. Harry Rohrman. Charles Welt
eel, Ralph Kiester and william Grass.
Twenty-Five additional players win ap-
pear In small parts
The play will be given under the aus
pices OF the Luther League Of WASH
ington for the benefit Of the inner mis-
sions Of the city. and viii be directed
by Bess Davis Schreiner. assisted by o
special committee on production, which
includes Harold Snyder, In charge Of
stage setting and lighting: Helen Card
ner, in charge Of costumes: John d.
Long. in charge Of makeup: Katherine
Riggs, In charge OF music: Lois Hoover,
in charge Of properties: Evelyn Bixler,
Rebecca Long. Margaret Mcdonald.
George Denny. Harry Rohrman and
William Bulls. In charge of personnel.
Tickets have been placed on sale at
the Talbert Ticket Agency at the New
willard.
Evening star., 1928-04-01

WHENEVER director of reason
able intelligence and skill tackles
Q subject connected with some phase
of American history he seems to be-
come imbued with a sort of reverential
awe. the effects of which are decidedly
beneficial
Almost all the photoplays that have
dealt with the upward and onward
advance Of our Nation have possessed
an impressive dignity. majestic
grandeur. that are not to be found in
other films, however pretentious.
The Birth of Nation" had these
abraham Lincoln" and The Big
Parade: SO did parts of ''The Iron
Horse" America, ""Old Ironsides" and
"The Pony Express"
The same unique and purely native
form of thrill that distinguished all
these ''epics" is to be found in The
Trail of '9S," which opened recently at
the Astor Theater in New York. and
which is destined to be seen by\ an
enormous number of people before it
has ultimately run its course.
The Trail of '9S" is far from being
a fiawleSS picture. It is nowhere near
as Inomentous In its theme or in its
treatment as was The Covered
Wagon" or The Big Parade" 1t is
marred by streaks of pflony melodi anna
and equally phony comedy. But it has
that tremendous sweep. that great dra-
reserved for stories of this type.
II was directed by Clarence Brown,
with the combination of bold imaeina-
uveneSs and mathematical precision
that is evident in all his productions.
IT is Mr.. Browns most ambitious effort
70 date and also his most successful.
The cast includes Dolores del Rio and
Ralph Forbes for the love interest,
Harry Carey for the villainy (and deep
dyed villainy at that, Tullv Marshall
and Russell Simpson for the pictur-
esque Characterization, and Karl Dane
for the low comedy.
All Of them are good. but a little less
Of Mr.. Carey and Mr.. Dane would help
matters materially. in my estimation.
consideration of THE Covered
Wagon" The Trail of '9S" and other
epicS leads to the thought that. per-
maps, We have found in the moving
picture the ideal medium through which
TO express America. That is en- un-
pardonablv SententiouS utterance- but,
unlike most sententiouS uttersnces, il
contains more than one grain Of truth.
There can be no doubt that the
movie is the only approach to an art
form that is peculiarly and essentially
our own. In the novel, in the drama.
In poetry. music, sculpture ami paint
ing We are still far below the standards
set by the past masters in the Old
World. Except in one or two excep-
tional cases. We are even unable TO ap-
proach the standards set by our con-
temporaries abroad
One hears much talk Of Jazz music
as the true expression of Americas soul.
but Jazz. when analysed. is found to be
Of an unmistakably hybrid character
It is derived from Russian, French
italian. African and any other sources
that the Tin Pan Alley boys choose to
Evening star., 1928-04-01
Classic Proclamation.

WITH lions to the left OF him and
~ lions 10 the right of him. Charlie
Murray Is making the final scenes for
q big First National comedy special.
"Vamping Venus" q rollicking story of
modern New York and ancient Greece.
Exactly 2l7 lions tthe largest collec-
ton In the West and one Of the largest
In the world) are being used In this
picture. IN which Murray and Louise
Fazenda are featured. Beautiful Thel-
ma Todd enacts the role Venus.
The lions are owned by Charlie Gay,
q veteran lion trainer, and win provide
some OF the atmosphere Of the Grecian
scenes when Murray is forced 10 enter
their den and entertain King Jupiter
"Vamping Venus" Is an original story
by Bernard McConville and Is being
directed by Eddie Cline.
Evening star., 1928-04-01
Whistle Swallowed: Game OF.

When Johnny Brown. the 12-year-old
referee. swallowed the whistle. the ex-
citing foot ball match between boys
elcvens at Bootle, England. came abrupt
~ TO an end. No one else had a
whistle to continue the game. and
Johnny went to Stanley Hospital to
tearfully tell the doctors that the in
strument, nearly inches long. disap-
peared down his throat during a thrill
Ing part Of the contest. The doctors
are trying TO locate the whistle.