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Evening star., 1928-10-14
More of Craig's macbeth. -

and epitomize pure evil, hate and de-
struction. The witches are not playful
little danes; they are the anti-type OF
angels.
The castle courtyard, with its men,
acing masses, will suggest mystery, a
sense of dread. 1t is place where
anything might happen, a scene of
primitive passions, of lurking danger,
its tones of shadow a prelude to the
murder of King Duncan.
The color notes which will run
through the play are represented in
vertical arrangement on the curtain
used between scenes. These are the
primitive Celtic colors that were preva-
lent in the twelfth century, the period
Of our play. And they are very beau
tiful
THE same holds good of the music.
There will be no orchestra. Just as
fingers were before forks, so the voice
was antecedent to the instrument.
Voice is to predominant. Trumpets and
drums, which has always been the vbice
OF martial commands, these we will
have, OF course. But certainly the
dominant music of these armies was
represented by the war song That is
true of all armies-war songs in the
blvouac on the march. going into bat
tie. In the World War there were
'Tipperary' and over There
Our music will be authentic of the
period-songs, battle cries, such as
were sung by the soldiers and by the
troubadours that were carried with the
armies. We will hear continually the
echoes of this type of music carrying
through from one scene to another,
marking the continuity of the play
chorales, dirges. war songs The music
alone, its character and its functions,
might be made the topic of voluminous
comment. OF course, this means a tre-
mendous company, and truly it will be
tremendous"
Evening star., 1928-10-14

lOUGLAS ROSS, the producer, who
is staging Gordon Craig's produc-
zion of Macbeth" a George C. Tyler
promised attraction of the coming sea-
son, has this to say:
MY firm belief in this production Is
posed on the premise that it be taken
As an integer and not as a series of
component parts.'
So far as scenery is concerned. saws
Mr.. Ross. the guiding principle Of Mr..
Craig is that scenery is not to be seen.
1T. Is to be felt rather than seen It
assists to an atmosphere instead of
pbtruding as a picture.
1t is with this intent that Craig has
employed screens and architectural
masses for his sets in Macbeth" :"
drenched in mood of mystery, fear.
horror. or flooded with high-lighted
glory Of power and kingship-mood ef-
fected not only by physical form but
by the subtle and skillful commentary
OF the lighting scheme and of authentic
music of the twelfth century period.
"AS the supernatural element fur
nishes the controlling motive IN Mac
beth care has been taken by every
possible means to preserve the con-
tlhulty and the verify of other-world
forces from the opening witch scene on
he rocky, blasted heath to the final
wreck of Dunsinane. with the figure of
fiacbeth lying heap of human ashes
With his burnt-up ambitions.
Macbeth represents the greatest,
or1mlest, most stupendous conflict be-
veen good and evil in our literature.
ne supernatural overcasts and sub
nds the play.
In order that the tremendous power
- the evil influences may be properly
noted, 1t is necessary for the witches
! be played by men-tall, thin, cadav-
Gus men. Mr.. Craig's suggestive
awnings of these witches represent
Evening star., 1928-10-14
Something Noisy in Checks.

THE proprietor of a "one-fiipht-up'
clothing store in Los Angeles had
big surprise the other day when twc
Immediately dressed men entered his
place and asked to see the loudest
thing in checks he had.
Thinking that to the tastes repre-
sented by the quiet and well cut tweeds
OF his callers loudness in checks meant
something almost invisible, the cloth.
ing man produced suit as quiet as a
Sunday at the North Pole. It took
some argument on the part of his cali
ers before he finally trotted out a mas
terpiece in screaming checkerboards-a
klassy kollege kut Of black and white
with by no means invisible pin stripe
of Mandarin red.
This creation having been purchased
the visitors completed the outfit with
blue and white shirt broadly striped,
red tie and gray derby.
Still gulping feebly, like a perch out
OF water. the clothing man sought to
relieve his curiosity.
"Mebbe it's for a fency ball, yes?" he
inquired affably.
No" was the answer. Were pic
ture people"
Alan Hale was buying.
Evening star., 1928-10-14

! the entire Keith-Albee- -Orpheum Circuit
Of theaters.
Carl Laemmle, president of Universal
Pictures, presented his first talking pic
ture at the Colony, New York, last Sun
DAY evening. and it is reported that
the Rialto Theater In this city is shortly
to resume and that the Universal
"talkie" will be an attraction.
William Fox has opened up Movie
tone City" in California, with Ben
Jackson as general manager, assisted
by an elaborate staff for the nfanufac-
ture OF sound pictures 1t cost SlO,-
100000 to build it, so it is claimed.
While the fever is on the general
public there is strong tendency in
many big theaters to run midnight
matinees" that sound pictures may get
all that is coming their way. The movie
industry seems prepared to do business
"a hours of the day.
"Hell's Angels" now IA months in
the making, is undergoing the cutting
process to reduce its 100000 feet to
exhibition length in time for it's an
nounced premier in December.
Virginia Valh for time at least. has
forsaken the movie for the legitimate
stage and is appearing in the Hollywood
Music Box Theater In "Tarnish."
Paramount has bought and will make
into talking picture Edith Wharton's
latest novel, THE Children"
1t Is now the fashion for producers
to have song writer's ION the lot" to
write songs for their productions, and
Billy Rose, Herb Brown and Arthur
Fried are doing the job for Metro-G Gold
wyn-Mayer.
The Warmers have signed Lois Wilson
for four talking pictures, the first. kid
Gloves" Vitaphone picture, with Con-
rad Nagle as its star.
King Vidor has arrived in New York
to take tests for "Hallelujah," his new
Metro -Goldwyn- Mayer picture of negro
life Only one white player will ap-
pear in it, and exterior scenes will be
taken in the South.
William. J. Locke, the English novelist
who wrote stella Maris" for Mary
Pickford, Is to write another original
story for United Artists, and has gone to
the Pacific Coast for that purpose.
Evening star., 1928-10-14
Bosworth No Novice.

HOBART BOswoRTH, who has been
featured player and a star in
motion pictures ever since the days
when they used to nail the camera in
one position and scenarios were written
on cuffs, has prominent role in Esther
Ralston's Paramount picture, "Sawdust
Paradise"
BoSworth last set foot on the Para
mount lot II years ago, when he ap-
peared with Geraldine Farrar in Joan,
the Woman"
He also gained fame in a series of
Jack London stories, notably THE Sea
Wolf" Behind the Door" and Below
the Surface" added to Bosworth's popu-
iarity, and recently he has appeared
IN THE Chinese Parrot" The Blood
snip" Mary Pickfords MY Best Girl''
Evening star., 1928-10-14
Every One a Talkie.

EVERY picture made by First Ma
tional hereafter will be a dialogue
picture.
This announcement was made by Al
Rocket. production and studio man
ager at the Burbank plant. upon his re-
turn from New York recently.
While in the East he conferred with
Irving D. Rossheim. president of the
organization. and other officials. and it
was then decided that First National
Studios will be completely converted to
talking pictures.
This announcement means that
Stanley -Crandall's Metropolitan, the
pioneer Vitaphone house the Earle
Theater and the Tivoli Theater. where
Vitaphone is being installed are to be
assured of a plentiful supply of talking
pictures for the coming year
First National product is shown for
first run in Washington exclusively by
the Stanley-Crandall theaters.
Evening star., 1928-10-14
Personality Counts.
HAS your family cat screen per-

HAS your family cat screen per-
u sonality?
II 30, there's chance for him-Or
her-in Hollywood.
Cats playing just extra roles, so 10
speak, earn so cents to a dollar a day,
while if they show a knack for taking
direction they bring down salary checks
of $3.50.
The records of Dan Kelley. casting
director at the First National Studios
in Burbank, are said to show that it is
possible to hire the acting services of
any bird. beast or reptile. from fleas to
elephants and back to humming birds
A flock OF honking geese which have
learned to swim about strange ponds
unconcernedly, no matter what mad
action or noise goes on about them
earned for their owner so cents each
for every day they appeared in scenes
of Colleen Moore's Lilac Time"
Bozo. a trained goose who travels
from studio to studio in a limousine,
received $35 day for sharing close ups
with Jack Mulhall in Lady Be Good"
An ordinary farmyard COW received
SO for going about her usual business
of munching alfalfa, providing she does
it before motion picture camera. Pigs
are paid $3.50 day; horses. $3.50 and
up; ordinary dogs. 81 and So.
One man in Hollywood has trained
Evening star., 1928-10-14
New Lights First Used.

NEWLY PERFECTED incandescent
lighting equipment, a revolutionary
step In motion picture advancement,
was used exclusively for the first time
In filming Our Dancing Daughters"
The new studio lighting equipment
was brought to the Metro Goodwin
Mayer studio from a New YORK lab
oratory especially for the production
which Harry Beaumont directed upon
a lavish scale.
Because OF the new lights, all Of the
players had to experiment with new
make-ups and an entire scheme Of
stage settings were created to provide
background for the Photographic
artistry made possible by the new lights.
The new lights, it is claimed, eiini-
nate the danger of Klieg eyes and
greatly facilitate the making of motion
picture scenes.
Evening star., 1928-10-14
Elsie $ First Hit.

"OUTCAST," famous play by Hubert
Henry Davies, which had its
Broadway production more than a dec
ade ago, and has been revived on the
road number of times in the past few
years, is being brought to the screen by
FIRST National as a starring vehicle for
Corinne Griffith.
The stage version of "Outcast''
brought Elsie Ferguson from compare
tive obscurity to the leading rank of
legitimate actresses. Edmund Lowe.
VINO supported Miss Ferguson. now PLAYS
opposite Corinne Griffith in the screen
version of the play, in which he also
won his fame as an actor.
Inc screen version of the play now
serves to bring into prominence a hith-
erto unknown youth, James Ford, for
mer baker and street car conductor,
VINO journeyed to Hollywood to join the
army Of extra men.
Evening star., 1928-10-14
Tivoli to Have Talkies.
WHAT is considered the create,

WHAT is considered the greatest
event in the history of the Tivoli
Iheater since its opening, four years
tober 81.
The Tivoli is now being equipped with
Vltaphone and movietone, the first
neighborhood theater In Washington to
be accorded this honor, so states John
j. Payette, supervisor of theaters for
the Stanley-C -Crandall Co. in Washing
ton and nearby territory, and the thrill
which talking pictures have brought to
the audiences in the downtown Wash
lngton theaters will be felt by the
patrons of the Tivoli Theater, when
vitaphone and movietone attractions
are introduced on the date given.
Evening star., 1928-10-14
FBO's First ALT alike.

ROBERT KANE, president of Sound
Studios. Inc. has announced the
purchase Of stepping High" novel
by Gene Markey to be made into an
all-talking motion picture by FBO at
the Sound Studios. Inc, recently or
ganized by the Joseph P. Kennedy in
terests for the production of talking
pictures in the East.
A novel innovation conceived by Mr..
Kane will be utilized in the direction of
Stepping High" The picture will be
co-directed by two men-one an expert
motion picture director, the other an
expert stage director.
Gene Markey. the author. will COL
iAborate with these directors in the
preparation Of the scenario and the
dialogue
Josiah EURO, musical impresario, re-
Gently named general musical director
for all FBO and Pathe sound films. and
his orchestra of 35 pieces will prepare
the musical synchronization for Step
ping High"
Evening star., 1928-10-14
Shown Under Many Names.

TECIL B. DE MILES Pathe special,
The King of Kings" it is said,
Is being shown in every civilized coun-
try in the world.
In France 1t is being shown under
the title lie Roi des Rois;;" in Hum
gary as "Kiralyok Kiralya;" in Nor
way "Kongernes Konge;;" in Holland
De Koning der Koningen;" in Brazil
% Rel dos Refs" in Sweden "Komun-
garnas konung:" in Germany Der
konlg der Konige;" in Mexico "El Rey
de los Reyes" in Cuba and Spain
Ell Rey de Reyes" in Poland "Krol
Krolow;;" in Portugal the same as
Brazil; in Belgium the same as in
France: in Italy III Re del Re" in
Finland "Konungarnas Konung," and
In Denmark "Kongenes Konge."
The meaning of all the titles is the
same as in English.
Evening star., 1928-10-14
What Lasky Says.

production or soon to start. want TO
call particular attention to Sins of
the Fathers" starring Emil Jannings:
Three Week Ends" with Clara Bow;
THE Canary Murder Case" "Redskin,"
The Wolf of Wall Street." "The Shop
Worn Angel" Wolf Songs" Ellis Is
land" and The Saturday Night Kid"
Evening star., 1928-10-14
FILMOGRAMS

r. r. KEITH'S, Washington's famous
- Home of Polite Vaudeville" now
takes its rank as continuous per-
formance house" with stage attractions,
along with the Earle. formerly "its
younger sister; the Palace, the Fox
and other houses presenting motion
pictures. presentations and vaudeville
Of the lighter sort.
William Fox, with eyes askance and
minding his own business, is ignoring
Paramount, the Warmers and the COM
binations of the now famous banking
movie genius Kennedy, pushing en- and
yet waiting for the day when he can
eXclaim with Monte Cristo, The world
is mine!" This, apparently is what
Film Daily, The Movie Bradstreet,"
opines.
Legislative situations. sound pictures
and labor connected with the business
of motion picture exhibitions, it is re-
ported, will occupy the attention of the
convention Of the Motion Picture Thea
ter Owners Association, which opens
In Toronto, Canada, Tuesday.
| II the reports in the movie trade
| journals have 1t correctly the Radio
Corporation Of America, backed by
General Electric. will assume control Of
the Keith-Albee-Orpheum circuit and
Of r. B. o. as soon as the auditors COM
plete their reports and proper financing
can be arranged. 1t Is then expected
that the fate of vaudeville, with big
v, will rest with the Radio Corporation,
which already has large array of tai
ent on hand for the purpose.
Nazimova. now being called 1.-The
screen star" has a contract with Ed
ward Small, 1t Is reported, whereunder
she is to appear in a Bristolphone talk
| ing picture, based on india" Edgar
Allen VOLTS play Of the stage.
The world premiere" of "Noah's
Ark" which has been agitating the
movie men for long time. is scheduled
for Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los
Angeles, November l.. This is said to be
bill Of guarantee of its worth.
Dolores Del Rio is to be starred in
"Evangeline," based on a script pre-
pared from Longfellows poem, by Fink
Fox, and Roland Drew Is to play the
part Of Gabriel in it,
| Capt. John Loder, British actor. who
was discovered" by Jesse L. Lasky. has
been assigned to his first role in Half
an Hour" which William De Mile
is to direct and in which Ruth Chat
terton, H. B. Warner, Robert Edeson
and Joyce Marie Coad will appear.
A Chicago architect, Walter W. Ahl-
shlager. says that revolutionary changes
in design and construction of theaters
will be brought about by talking pic
ture development.
Charlie Chaplins new picture, "City
Lights" will have dialogue SEQUENCES
and the entire picture will be synchro-
nized. but Charlie will be seen and
not heard. He will not talk in 1t. It
is scheduled for release about Janu-
ary /.
The RCA-Photophone, according to
news report published in Film Daily.
the movie Bradstreet" has made con-
tracts for the manufacture of 200 sets
Of that device a month, and this de-
vice, 1t is added. will be installed over
Evening star., 1928-10-14

Nils Asther, appearing in the M-G-M
sound picture Our Dancing Daugh-
ters." has been in America but one
year and has had important roles In
eight pictures. He is only 81 years
of age, but was an intimate friend of
Sarah Bernhardt. He was the first
civilian invited to Soviet Russia after
the war, It is claimed
Evening star., 1928-10-14

The RCA-Photophone, according to
news report published in Film Daily,
the movie Bradstreet," has made con-
tracts for the manufacture of 200 sets
of that device a month, and this de-
vice, 1t IS added will be installed over
Evening star., 1928-10-14

Charlie Chaplins new picture, CITY
Lights" will have dialogue sequences
and the entire picture will be synchro-
nized, but Charlie will be seen and
not heard. He will not talk in It, It
is scheduled for release about Janu-
ary /.
Evening star., 1928-10-14

Chicago architect. Walter w. Ahl-
shlager. says that revolutionary changes
in design and construction of theaters
will be brought about by talking pic
ture development.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-30

aviation this year claimed more
prominent d.votees. OF course, there
were plenitude of prominent
victims last year. the most notable
in flying Efforts that we have had.
That lnveterate enemy of flying,
fog, caused the latest additions to the
long scroll of aviation deaths. Until
fog is conquered aviation will not
become as universal an accomplish
ment as its promoters hope for. 1t
will be remembered that on the day
when this fatality occurred the East
was covered with. fog and an air
mail plane had to land at the gov
ernor's airport in Plainville.
Next to an invention which will
reduce fog hazard in aviation is the
alternative of sufficient airports to
permit easy landings at almost any
part of the country in case of neces-
sity. 1t should not be necessary for
aviators. suddenly. confronted with
enveloping fog banks, to risk death
by attempting to land where land
ing is all but impossible. How close
together landing fields need to be
/ to reduce the hazard of flying is not
| yet settled among experts except
that they need to be much closer to-
gether than at present The multipli.
cation of airports will save lives.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-30
FAST WORK BY THE
POLICE

New Britain police were con-
iponted by the most important
death mystery in a long time when
three persons died from poisoned
home brew. To the credit of the po-
lice be 1t said that they went to work
IN an intelligent manner and today
announced that the man under sus-
pieion OF having placed poison in
the beer had confessed after a long
grilling. William P. McCue. detective
sergeant. the key man in the fnvesti-
CATION, deserves particular COM
mendation for his straightforward
efforts to solve the mystery.
The mystery Of few days turns
out to have been plot of the
eternal triangle variety. according to
the result Of the police investigation,
and the fact that more than the in
tended victim died of the poison ap-
parently was due to the placing Of
poison In liquor that was bound to
be drunk by more than one person.
Detective McCue apparently did
some reasoning that was worthy of
4 Sherlock Holmes. Samuel Weiss.
the man who according to the po-
lice confessed to placing cyanide In
ten bottles of beer. did not react in
a natural manner to the death OF his
brother. He showed little concern
and failed to attend the funeral
This was enough for Detective Nc
Cue and others in the police de
partmcnt to regard him with sus-
picion from the first. According to
the detective. Samuel Weiss had
good reasons for not being much
concerned over his brothers death
The tragedy is sordid in many o.
us aspects; Illicit loye-making led T.
an iKnoble end But what We =
mostly concerned with in this de
partment Is the highly successful
manner IN which the case wal
handled by the police department
They are entitled to pats on th'
back and will get them from al
feel proud OF the cops for their abb
work
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-30
BROAD STREET

II Is gratifying to note that the
monument dedication parade will In
all probability include Broad street
along the line of march. The city
north of the tracks contributed
greatly to the con'ingents from this
city during the war. a large proper
ton Of those whose names are In
scrihad on the monument wall lived
in this section, il is Just that the
parade include the main street of the
north end for this reason II for no
other # the paraders must walk
further than otherwise would be the
case they ought not to mind it. and
those who simply cannot walk the
increased distance will know enough
to drop out Of line when fatigue de-
mands il.
The dedication tribute should be
city wide ana nothing should be done
to ALLEVIATE any section Of the city
from the days observance.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-30
Is Year, Ago Today

A tickle wind spoiled the yacht
race today when the Reliance had
apparently won an Overwhelming
victory over the Shamrock.
The Maple Hill. golfers defeated
Waterbury yesterday by points. N.
p. Cooley won by up. while George
P. Hart broke even.
Co. l is wondering how the first
regiment picked its rife team FOR
the shoot at Sea Girt. as the local
company was not given q chance to
try out. This is peculiar, az the local
company is the best In marksman-
ship in the first regiment. having
won the Barbour medal for two
years The Barbour medal shoot at
Colts meadows will be held shortly
Co. f is forming a team.
C.. B Oldershaw, cashier Of the
Savings Bank of New Britain. Will
return from his vacation Saturday.
Lieutenant Colonel Thompson has
accepted an appointment on the
staff of Grad Marshal Hull in the
! big parade In Bristol Monday.
The Y. NJ. c. A. we'll Is now yield
ing IS gallons Of water minute.
{. l.. Barnes was granted his pc
tition for an office on Chestnut
street last night, but the council
specified it must he OF brick. Now
new trouble has arisen. AZ he plan
ned to set the office six feet back al
the street line and petitioners have
sent in a request that it be put back
to at least 10 feet.
Two New Britain men who went
down to the sea in ships returned to
town today. They were Peter Crona
and Councilman D. Mcmillan. both
passengers on the Teutonic. Mr.
Mcmillan. who was accompanied b,
his wife and child. had spent a holi'
day in Scotland. Mr.. Crona had beer
abroad since April. visiting his hom'
in karlskrona. Sweden. The ship OF
the return trip ran into a sewers
storm, and ;..ere was rain every da,
OF the voyage.