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Evening star., 1928-12-16
New Advice on Old Theme

presented and fail after a few weeks
run. Your stenography and tipping will
help you carry through. 1t will help
out during the long Summers when
most theaterS are closed and the regu-
lar StenographerS are taking vacations
and need substitutes.
"Stenography has a real advantage
as it may be an entering wedge to the
theater itself Often companies go on
tour with the minor characters played
by people who do a double job, one on
the stage, the other for the manage
ment
What does one do, being stagestruck,
to get on the stage? Hundreds OF
people have an idea that the work Is
not difficult. 1t Is true that for many
of the modern plays now presented
could go out into the street and pick
ninety-eight out of a hundred people
train them little and make them pre-
sentable and acceptable for that type of
play. But q real actor is born.
Never in the history of the stage
has youth been at as high premium.
The girl who wants to act must begin
young, unless she is willing to give up
stardom or is unusually gifted.
THE good dramatic schools teach as
a first essential body control. After
body control comes breath control. No
matter how musical or penetrating your
voice, If you cannot manage your COL
urnn of air you are lost. If you cannot
control your feet, you are likewise lost. "
Stenography and typewriting are al
ways good Standbys in a pinch.
Evening star., 1928-12-16

'"The Importance of clothes as factor
in bringing woman happiness is the
theme of Irene and the story is always
of unfailing interest to women. Blue
stocking or social butterfly the clever
woman realizes that the right costumes
for proper occasion gives her an ad-
vantage that mere prettiness of face and
form cannot equal However, in their
eagerness to procure the correct style,
many women make the mistake OF wear
ing clothes which though fashionable
are altogether unsuited to their type.
lone reason / am opposed to organ
ICED fashion campaigns by French ano
other modistes is because they suit only
a small percentage of women. One
season we find that red has been
ordained the rage and women OF all
types, of all sizes, shapes and coiorlngs
flock like sheep to rig themselves out in
new costumes of this f1amboyant hue
which is probably unbecoming to 70
per cent of them.
Each woman" concludes the prima
donna of Irene sis distinct study
when it comes to deciding what colors
and lines are best for her. Except In 9
general way, there are no types, and
the wise seeker after beauty and dis
tinction would do well to avoid brom1dic
rules in dressing, unless they have been
rigidly tested by critical appliance to
her own personal attributes"
Evening star., 1928-12-16
Farquhar's Masterpiece.

He had always predicted that he would
marry wealth. He married indeed, a
lady who represented that she had
large fortune. The joke, as he soon
learned, and as his friends delighted
to point out, was on him. The lady was
as pennileSs as he was. He took MS
medicine, however, and made an aftec-
tionate and honorable husband, while
his wife remained loyal to him through
out his recurrent illness and poverty.
A companionate marriage, tested.
Whatever pique Mrs. Oldfield had teit
over his marriage was forgotten IN MS
extremity. She threw over all engage
mentS to take the leading part of Mrs.
Sullen in "The Beaux' Stratagem." :"
| And Robert Wilks, delighted with the
play and the fruits of his 20 guineas,
threw all his splendid talents into the
part of Archer.
| The result was a success that cheered
! the last weeks on earth of George
Farouhar. The legend is that he was
well enough one evening in April to
attend a special benefit performance
given for him at the Queens Theater,
Haymarket, and that he died that night
with the plauditS of the audience ring
ing in his ears. Thus the swan song
of the playwright, who, If he had lived,
might have dominated his dramatic
generation.
The play, in spite of the blasts which
its views of marriage provoked from the
divines of that remote period, retained
its popularity through most of the
eighteenth century. It was highly ad-
mired by Goldsmith and is said to have
had an important influence on Fielding'S
work An interesting circumstance.
It was frequently revived during this
time. During the 1760S 1t had an
extraordinary success with Garrick play
ing the part of Archer and Weston
playing Scrub. Thousands stormed the
theater. One night Weston, who had
been unsuccessfully pestering Garrick
for a loan, failed to appear. Garrick
was announcing to the audience that
Weston was i'll when the latter was seen
at the back of the theater with bailih.
I'm here" shouted Weston, "but the
bailiff won't let me play till my debts,
IL guineas, are paid" The groundlings
roared at Garrick until he produced the
money so that Weston might play the
beloved part of Scrub. Not until after
ward did Garrick discover that the
bailiff was sham used by Weston to
force the loan.
It was during this second Towering of
the play, it is believed, that the names
of two of its characters, Lady Bountiful
and Boniface, passed into the English
language.
During the nineteenth century, how
ever, "The Beaux' Stratagem," along
with Farquhar's other plays, ''The Con-
slant Couple" "The Twin Rivals" and
"The Recruiting Officer" passed into
eclipse and was almost forgotten. His
view that irreparably unhappy mar
riages should be diSsoluble by mutual
consent was enough to make his name |
anathema to the VictorianS.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
Hope Hampton In "Manon.

Hope Hampton In "Manon. '
HOPE HAMPTON, the celebrated
motion picture beauty. will make
her debut as a grand opera star with
the Philadelphia Grand Opera Co., in
the title role of "Manon," Friday.
Miss Hampton has entirely recov-
cred from her recent illness, which ne
cessirated a poStponement of her ap-
pearance with the company Thanks
giving
MaSsenet's beautiful opera will be
presented with brilliant cast of sing
srs, including, in addition to Miss Hamp-
ton, Ralph Errolle, tenor, in the role
of deS Grieux. part in which he has
gained international fame; Pavel Ludi-
kar, loaned for this performance by
the Metropolitan Opera Co., in the bar
itone role of Lescaut; Ivan Steschenko,
bass, as the elder deS Grieux; Conrad
Thibault, AleSsandro Angelucci and
others.
Thursday evening, December 27. Car
men" will be sung with Eleanor Painter
in the role of the Spanish gypsy girl,
and Louis Graveure, the famous BARI
tone, who last season startled the world
of music by becoming tenor as Don
Jose. Miss Painter and Mr. Graveure
will both make their grand opera de-
butts in this country on this occasion,
after a succession of brilliant triumphs
in Germany and other music centers
of Europe.
DR.. Artur RodzinSki will conduct both
performances, which will be staged by
Alex D. Puglia.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
Won StrOheim Reforms.

which. when half completed. became
the subject of a hectic controversy and
another director was substituted.
Following this, Won Stroheim moved
his megaphone to Culver City and de-
voted two years to transferring Frank
Norris "McTeague" to the screen.
When this reached the Nations cinema
temples under the title of Greed"
approximately one-tenth of the Won
Stroheim labors were revealed. He fol-
lowed this with THE Merry Widow
and then spent two years more making
THE Wedding March
The great milestone around Won
StroheimS neck. it is claimed. has
been his Teutonic regard for detail. 1t
is not the sweeping scenes in his pic
lures that take the time, but the
| infinitesimal details that too often
never leave the cutting room. And
time is precious element in Holly
wood
No one will deny that Blind Hus-
bands" and The Merry Widow" we're
| great pictures. Yet the former took
| only Z weeks to film and the latter II
weeks. Which, according to the law
| of averages, makes the possibility of
Won Stroheim's finishing Queen Kelly"
| in 10 weeks a thing to be considered
| seriously even by his severest critics.
Queen Kelly" is the story of a con-
! vent girl who is thrust by fate into
a strange role as the queen" of a.
notorious resort in German East
| Africa, but elevates herself finally to
| the position of royalty as an actual
queen.
Evening star., 1928-12-16

IN an unheralded search that has
covered 10 countries of the Old
World, Paramount announces the dis
covery of new screen personality. He
is Robert Castle, whose 23 years nave
been more colorful than the roles ne
will play on the screen.
Following his arrival in Hollywood
castle was signed to long-term Para
mount contract and Jesse L. Lasky I'M
mediately announced that his first role
would be as leading man for Clara Bow
in "Three Week Ends" an Elinor Glyn
story.
Castle was found in Vienna by one
of Mr.. Lasky's representatives during
years scouting trip through Europe IN
a search for new screen faces.
Robert Castle is one OF the hand
soonest and most romantic appearing
men have ever seen," says Mr.. Lasky,
"and his presence in our future pro-
auctions will bring to the screen new
and decidedly strong personality. De-
spite his Teutonic origin, he may oe
classed as true American type, ana i
predict brilliant future for him.
Castle is the third European leading
man to be signed by Paramount during
the past four months. While abroad
Mr. Lasky signed Maurice Chevalier,
one of the idols of the French stage,
and Capt. John Loder, an English youth
with a glamourous background OF ao-
During the World War Castle was a
FIRST lieutenant, following winch ne
Evening star., 1928-12-16

THE most interesting topic of dis
cussion handed to Hollywood chat
terers in many years is the reported
sudden reform of Erich Won Stro-
helm, heretofore called the Coal Oil
Johnny" of celluloid. This great profit
gate of time and dollars has let to be
known that from now on he Is going
to make the speedieSt Of directors look
to their laurels.
And who does the reader suppose
is the individual who was able to
bring about this great change in the
hitherto immovable and Interchangeable
Austrian? Who has been able to make
him see the light? None other than
Gloria Swanson, producer-star of
Queen Kelly" now in production un-
der Won Stroheim's direction. from a
story of his own creation.
In undertaking the direction Of
Queen Kelly" Miss SWanson's third
independently filmed picture for United
Artists, Won Stroheim agreed to a
shooting schedule of 10 weeks. Daily
he voices his determination to finish
camera work within the allotted time.
And in addition he has bet with
Miss Swanson that he will accomplish
the task!
For 10 years, ever since he made
his first picture, Won Stroheim has been
ranked as one of the really great di-
rectors, If not the greatest. And in
that time he has turned out exactly
612 motion pictures The first was
Blind Husbands" This was followed
by 1.-The Devils Passkey" and Foolish
Wives" Then came Merry -Go-Round. y
Evening star., 1928-12-16
Feast of Peanuts!

THE boy who stood on the burning
deck eating peanuts by the peck
had nothing on Corinne Griffith. For
three days in succession Miss Griffith
and her leading man, Grant Withers, in
Saturdays Children" consumed pea
nuts from early morning until late at
night.
One of the most important scenes in
Saturdays Children" takes place in
Central Park. In it Miss Griffith, as
Bobby Halvey, private secretary, and
Withers as Rims O'Neill, a $40 week
employe of the same firm, attending
the Sunday band concert in the park,
do their lovemaking while eating
peanuts.
Long shots and close-ups in the park
utilized band of SO musicians in uni
form and over 400 extras attending the
concert. A peanut vender of Burbank
made the record sale of his career when
Gregory La Cava, who is directing the
picture, bought out his entire stock for
this scene.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
NATIoNAL-"strange InterIude."


The Theater Guild is billing Eugene
O'Neills drama, Strange Interlude.
as "the most extraordinary play ever
written" It's presentation at the Ma
tional Theater next Sunday therefore
may be regarded as one of the really
important events in the theatrical his
tory of Washington.
Much discussion has been aroused by
this play of Americas leading dram
atist on account of its great length
its technique of having the actors ex-
press their inner thoughts in sort OF
"aside" to the audience. and because OF
the revolutionary contents of the play
that it has been awaited eagerly by
playgoers generally.
An indication of this is that OF the
published version of Strange Inter
lude" more copies have been sold than
of any play in book form since Ben
Hur." In New York the play is still
running, as much of triumphant sue
last February.
At first people came to see Strange
Interlude" as something of freak, at
tending it's performances in the spirit
of a lark. The idea of going to wit
ness a play from $50 o'clock in the
afternoon until IL at night. with din
ner intermission of an hour and quar-
ter was regarded as something more
than a mere novelty.
But this interest in the play as {
freak soon gave way to a deeper, {
more thoughtful consideration. The
dramatic intensity of the story of Nina
Leeds struggle for happiness and hel
search of the lives of three men to finc
it, must be ascribed as the real reason
This role of Nina Leeds. Is one of the
longest in dramatic literature, and it Is
regarded also as one of the finest Of
histrionic opportunities for the player
Many prominent actresses have ex-
pressed the desire to play it.
The Theater Guild, however, ha:
chosen Pauline Lord, who was called
by a symposium of New York critic!
Americas greatest actress, to play this
exacting role. In her appearance a
the National Miss Lord will be sup
ported by Harry C. Bannister, Ralph
Morgan, Donald Macdonald. Helen Anr
Hughes and others of typically fine
Theater Guild cast.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
How Ina Became q
Belasco Star.

THE signing by Pathe of Ina Claire,
the most sparkling personality of the
American theater, recalls the way in
which she was taken from impersona-
tion and placed in her first dramatic
production.
Miss Claire was impersonating Marie
Odile" in Ziegfeld's Follies, in parody
of David Belasco's great play Of the
same name. The noted master of stage
craft witnessed her performance, and
was so deeply impressed with it that
he engaged her for the lead OF his
Forthcoming play, Polly With Past."
Miss Claire and the play benefited de-
cidedly from the association. The play
scored a brilliant success, and Miss
Claire at the end of the two years run,
was established as one of the great per-
sonalities Of the stage. Her reputa-
ton was enhanced by other successes.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
First Fox-Movietone Drama
pACIFIc COAST fans are expectil

pACIFIC COAST fans are expecting
to see and to hear the first feature
length all-talking ox-Movietone drama,
I'm Old Arizona during Christmas
week.
This is described as an intensely dra-
matte story of period in the old South
west before civilization removed much
of its glamour 1t is the joint directorial
work of Raoul Walsh and Irving Cum
mings and brings to the screen cast
headed by Edmund Lowe, Warner Bax-
ter and Dorothy Burgess, with nearly a
score of Hollywood's notable character
actors, every member of which Will
be heard as well as seen.
Plans are announced to open I'm Old
Arizona" simultaneously during the
holiday week in Los Angeles, San Fran
cisco, Portland and Seattle.
Evening star., 1928-12-16

ON a February day in 1907 Georg'
~ Farouhar, the brilliant 29-year-olt
dramatiSt, lay Ill and penniless IN III
Squalid London lodgings. His frieno
Robert WilkS, the actor. foremost Oh III
day. sat at his beside, urging him tC
write another play.
sWrite!" Faruuhar said, starting up
sACan a man write who is heartlesS arc
has not shilling in his pocket?" Wilk'
emptied his earthly wealth Of 20 guineas
on the table and departed.
Within two months George Farquhal
was dead, but in the first month OF thai
time he had written The 6eaux
Stratagem," which Nigel Playfair calls
''the greatest of all restoration plays
from the point of view of the theater.
The Players Club of New York Is
sending this play to the National The
ater this week with an all-Star cast
It is a continuation of the revival which
began last Spring at the Hampder
Theater, New York.
IT is astonishingly modern this gay
comedy written two centuries ago in the
contemplation of death It is complete.
with bedroom scenes, gunner, double
crossing night club (tavern) propr1etors
and a defense of companionate mar
riage designed to delight the heart OF
Judge Ben B. Lindsey and fan the
righteous wrath OF DR.. John Roach
Straton.
1t is modern, too, in another way.
The wit of Farquhar's older restoration
olleagues-Congreve, Wycherly and
Vanbrugh - too often strained ana
spent itself in euphuism and verbal
acrobatics 1t was coruscating but was
it art? Not the art of the tneater,
certainly. because their elaborate tricks
unset the pace and marred the cnar-
acterization of their plays. And hall
their ingenious embroidery Is lost on
twentieth century audiences -.
Not so with 1.-The Beaux' Stratagem.
Farquhar's language falls easily upon
the modern ear. His effects are tnoSe
of humor rather than of wit, ana ne
would rather draw plausible cnaracOer
and tell a good story than string o!
a thousand epigrams. His work went
far toward freeing the Queen Anne
drama from the malign thralldom OF
the wise crack.
Romance as well as tragedy attended
the opening of "The Beaux' Stratagem,
BEGINNING March 8, 1907. Farquhar's
friends of the stage Che had been an
actor himself) rallied to insure the sue
cess of the play. Among these was
Nance Oldfleld. Seven years before,
Farguhar, then a handsome young
army captain, had overheard Mrs. OLD.
field (then barmaid) reading aloud
to some friends from the works OF
Beaumont and Fletcher Farquhar I'M
mediately recognized her talent and
with the help of Vanbrugh secured her
q part. She quickly became the lead
ing fine lady" of the London stage.
A romantic attachment is said to
have followed and Mrs. Oldfield Is be-
lieved to have been the Penelope" OF
Farouhar's letters. All this was broken
up by Farquhar's tragi-comic marriage.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
Sights Denied to Many.

of incompatible rugs and tapestries,
golden furniture, handsome paintings
and the spectacular beauty Of gorgeously
gowned women and naughty mobiles in
military and courtly uniforms-a sight
that more than a hundred million of
our people have never seen and can
never hope to see.
And as the crank turns and the NOV
ing panorama whirls along toward the
end of it's story, Paris comes in view,
its busy taxicabs darting about like
dragon flies, with innumerable pedes-
trianS lodging here and there to avoid
them; grisettes, shopgirls, boulevardiers,
the humanity intermingled with the
historic monumental structures of the
French capital; its luxurious cafes, its
unimaginable night life, all the glories
and exquisite show of the great fashion
center of the world. All fitting before
the eager eyes of millions who never
dreamed that such things could exist.
It is not alone the love story that
grips the gaze and stirs the heart, it
is the countless auxiliarieS of detail
that the heralds of the star and of her
story never mention, but which give
the picture an incalculable value to
those who have always hopeleSSly longed
to see what goes on on the other side
of the world
It is an invaluable something for
which the movie does not always re-
ceive the credit which is due it.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
Sounds and Songs.

A MAD scramble of tunes haunts the
sleeping hours of Richard Barthel-
mess these days. The First National
star has been listening to an average of
two songs day for two weeks. Every
one of these songs is entitled Weary
River" yet they are composed by diff
ferent authors, with different words and
different melodies
Weary River" is the name of Bar
thelmess' next picture. Originally a
short story by Whitney Ryley Cooper
it was published in a magazine of ma
tional circulation. Ali who have read
the story remember that song formed
the background of the published mar
rative, and song writer's got busy-pro-
fessional and amateur. Strange, COM
plex melodies consequently have flooded
into the studio and the Barthelmess sci
in particular is constantly hummine
with some weird Weary Ri-verrr!"
Barthelmess will play the theme song
on the piano and sing the words in the
vitaphone sequences.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
For Milady $ Frock.

THERE is said to be an international
Il silhouette for fashionable femi-
ninity this year. Designers have taken
their cue from the Chinese, the Jap
anese, the American woman of the
eighteenth century and the Arabian.
Architectural beauty has been called
into the scheme to make smart cos
tunes for modern women.
Afternoon frocks, according to Max
Rec, costume creator at First National
studios, may have silhouette like a
Japanese pagoda, or a Mohammedan's S
minaret, both styles calling for Jac-
quettes-a distinct departure in the
mode Still other new invasions in
the realm of style are the frills and
collars-and-cuffs of soft lace reminis-
cent of bygone days.
Rec has just designed several new
gowns for Billie Dove, including a
basque frock with flaring peplum
based on the 1880-92 style. An uneven
hemline which gives the modern twist
to the idea is the only departure.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
Color Art Director.

color experimentation Mrs. Kalmus has
worked with her husband, DR.. Kalmus,
and as reward has entire charge of all
coloringS for Technicolor productions.
This reward" however, carries with it
plenty of hard work; the designing OF
costumes embodying harmonious color
combinations; supervising all set color
ings to coordinate with the color ar
rangements of the players in their re-
Spective costumes. Infinite care must
be exercised so that costumes and sets
do not clash. They must blend to Gre
ate composite as of a moving painting.
Every sequence Of the story must be
considered; costumes and sets arranged
to motivate the action Of the drama,
and Mrs. Kalmus is said to have
fulfilled Ia 11erculian task in the color
arrangements for 1.-The Thrall of Left
the Lucky. a story of Viking days; a
thrilling tale of thousand years ago,
Technicolor's first feature length photo
play being produced entirely in natural
colors and planned for sound and voice
synchronization.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
Musical Charms In Fantasy.

THE musical embellishments of the
Fox Movietone production. "Forgei
Me Not" Marcel Silver's all-dialogue
fantasy, are said to be worked out with
infinite detail. Even a clock plays a
tune when 1t strikes the hours in the toy
shop where some of the action occurs
The opening is marked by the playing
of chimes heralding the arrival of
Christmas day, and the spirit of Yule-
tide it is SAID, probably has never been
given finer expression. The bells closely
associated with the morning of the
SaviorS birth ring out message that
is promised to give any audience thrill
of ecstacy.
Among the musical groups is a mill
tary band which ushers French troops
into the little German village where
Hans and Dolly live and love. Then
there is dream orchestra which ac-
companies the march of the wooden
soldiers which are presented in this Fox
Movietone production from an entirely
different angle.