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By Robert e. Sherwood.

his younger brother. Overcome WIN
remorse. he turns to religion for solace:
and is so imbued with the spirit OF
evangelism that he becomes preacher
and goes forth through the land 10
save the souls of other sinners. Wnne
he is delivering one of his impassioneo
sermons he notices in his congregation
the same unscrupulous girl who had
once led him into sinful ways. Win
inspired eloquence he persuades her 70
repent and to hit the trail to glory.
After which triumph she again capti-
Yates him.
Any one who believes that primitive
emotionalism can never be reproduced
by SO modern and so mechanical q de-
vice as the talking picture should see
and hear "Hallelujah" and change his
mind.
There have been so many limitations
of the play "Burlesque" on the vocal
screen that it seemed incredible that
there could be another Of any merit.
The theme had been worn threadbare.
But "Burlesque" itself has finally come
into the movies under the vague title
1.-THE Dance of Life" and 1t is some
far better as movie than 1t was as
play-which is saying great deal,
but not too much. =,
THE Dance of Life" was directed by
two men. John Cromwell and A. Ed
ward Sutherland. who also collaborated
ir the preparation of "Close Harmony"
They seem to work together perfectly.
Mr. Cromwell supplying his knowledge
of the screen. They form the most sue
cessful merger that has yet been
achieved in the film industry.
Hal Sicily has been brought from
Broadway to play the same role that
was his In the original "Burlesque." He
is still indescribably right as the pa
thetic comic with great heart and a
greater thirst. In THE Dance Of Life
he is admirably aided and abetted by
Nancy Carroll.
This is another picture that must be
seen.
bulletin from the publicity depart
ment of Radio Pictures announces that
this corporation is about to produce the
great German Russian war novel. The
Case of Sergt. Grischa.' 1t will be
made ION the same elaborate scale" as
Rio Rita" "dit the Deck" and Rudy
Vallee's picture THE Vagabond Lover, VI
which means that it will probably have
in its cast no fewer than 160 chorus
girls and song hit entitled "Pettable,
Neckable You"
Copyright, 1927
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Reporter PlaywrightS.

York, where he continued his literary
work. and later began writing for the
stage.
Charles Macarthur 1t the son OF a
Presbyterian minister, the husband Of
Helen Hayes, the actress, and the only
member of his family to take up writing
as a profession. He has two brothers
who are successful business men. Mac
Arthur joined the staff of Chicago
morning newspaper when he was 10,
and became one of the best police re-
porters in town before he decided to
make New York his home. He did
newspaper work for a while in the
Eastern Metropolis before writing short
stories for magazines. Several years
age he started writing for the stage, but
always in conjunction with another
author. He thus far has declined to
undertake to do play alone. He says
his best work for the stage Is done in
collaboration with congenial friend.
He was co-authcr of two stage sue
cesses, Salvation" and Lulu Belle"
before he and Hecht conceived the idea
of writing THE Front Page" Both
claim the distinction of having written
the only successful play about news
paper life ever produced.
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UNUSUAL SCREEN NEWS

. TANET GAYNOR, the little Diane OF
~ Seventh Heaven" embarked with
L,ydelI peck. q young San Francisco
attorney, in search of her own seventh
heaven" last wednesday. The young
couple have gone to Hawaii, instead OF
the big city, In quest Of the bluebird OF
happiness.
Paul NUM-, the noted young char
acter actor, in Seven Faces" Fox
aim. will have seven distinct roles, all
Of them historical characters In wax
works show over which he Is supposed
to preside as custodian. The real wax
figures which. he impersonates were
made by Magonri Young, q famous
sculptor.
Dolores Cassinelli, who left the Aims
to become an operate star, will drift
back to the former via the talkies. and
yet remain singer, starring in sound
versions Of operas and operettas. More
over, as she Is under contract with the
National Broadcasting Co., her future
screen work will be done in New York.
It has not yet been decided whether her
debut will be made in La Boheme,
"Manon," "Tosca" or Madame Butter
fly" or something else.
Harry Richmans big picture has had
its name changed from Song Of Broad
way" to "Play Boy" The story was
written originally by Irving Berlin, and
Irving is writing special song numbers
for it.
John w. Consodine. jr., general pro-
duction manager for United Artists, 1t
seems, has turned to writing stories
himself for the screen. Sea Tang" Is
its title, but he has linked up with VIII
liam Anthony MCGUIRE, the playwright,
to do the dialogue, ETC., and all may go
well. This solves the authors problem
in the movies-yes?
There is to be United Artists Fea-
turettes Corporation to make dialogue
and sound short subjects for the coming
season, its subjects to range from music
pictures of symphonies and other
masterpieces to dancing specialties, ami
mated drawings and other novelties.
Fannie Brice, Lupe Velez, Harry Rich
man, Gilbert Roland and Joan Ben
nett will appear in some Of them. DR..
Hugo Reisenfeld and William Cameron
Menzies, art director, will produce the
featurettes.
Loretta Young, the l8-year-old actress
selected by j. L. Warner as leading
woman for John Barrymore in the
Vitaphone production 1.-The Man." at
tracted wide attention with her work In
The Squall.'
Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks
sailed for Europe September aboard
the Mauritania. They will spend two
months in France and Italy. THE
Tanning of the Shrew," their first joint
f1lm. has been completed. After their
return to Hollywood they will make in
dividual starring pictures.
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Fanchon-Marco Ideas.

SOMETHING new In motion picture
~ stage presentations is making its
debut this week at the Fox Theater.
It is what are called the Fanchon and
Marco Ideas, q West Coast creation
that has been brought eastward by
william Fox who saw In this type
of entertainment something new 1or
his theaters.
Fanchoii and Marco are brother and
sister. Their family name Is Woile.
They are native sous Of California,
The first Of these particular ideas.
Is titled "Sweethearts," and In "
Madame Hama Shimozlm Ike. who
achieved fame. In the operate title role
of Madame Butterfly" is cast In the
same role in pageant OF famous
sweethearts and vampires, OF history,
real and imaginative. Madame Ike not
only speaks English perfectly, 1t Is said,
but is equally fluent In French, Italian
and Spanish.
Jaron st. German, noted Holly
wood artist, designed most OF the prin-
cipal costumes used In this pageant,
which also includes Madame Du Barry,
Lucresia Borgia and other famous char
ActeES.
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Novelty in the Theater.

UCWEET LAND OF LIBERTY" new
- drama by Philip Dunning, author
of broadway and Night Hostess,
which is to be presented this year py
Messrs. Erlanger & Tyler, Is written
I'm two acts, for reasons which elected
the following comment from the author:
I'm what are sometimes referred to
rs the good old days, when there were
only II amendments to our Constitu-
ton" says Mr.. Dunning, "two or more
intermissions were the accepted part OF
all drama fare. In our opinion, the
usefulness Of intermissions disappeared
to a great degree with the arrival OF
the eighteenth amendment. In keeping
with the spirit of the constitutional
amendment, attention Is therefore re-
spectfully directed to the fact that this
play has been staged with but one
intermission."
House Party" a new play Of college
life, by Kenneth p. Britton and Roy
Harerave, the first Erlanger-Tyler Of
fering of the season, opened last Mon
day night at the Knickerbocker Thea
ter. and was enthusiastically received.
"House Party" is the work Of two
Young williams College graduates. The
scenes are laid in williams College, and
the action takes place In q fraternity
house on the williams campus. Roy
Hargrave, one of the authors, plays
the leading role.
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Why Decorate Interiors?
INTERIOR decorating is a protest.

NN1EH1OH decorating Is q profession
that Is certain to intrigue the fancy
Of the very feminine young girl, accord
ing to Loretta Young, heroine in the
First National Vitaphone picture "Fast
Life"
Every girl should take fling at this
subject. because it expresses her seq
impulse for home making and her art
impulse for creating beauty. in strictly
modern way" says Miss Young. ut
will replace in many cases the almost
lost arts of dressmaking, housekeeping
and grocery budgeting.
Interior decorating is science to-
day." the actress points out. High
schools and colleges teach it. and a
knowledge of the subject lifts the eter-
nal problem Of marriage out of the nut
Of hardship into a pleasurable. duty.
like playing musical instruments or
studying art"
In Fast Life" Miss Young portrays
the role of snappy young interior dec
orator who falls In love with a junior
architect.
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Coming Attractions.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS"


Lew Leslie's "Blackbirds," an &C
knowledged musical hit of Broadway
last season during its 15-month run at
the Eltinge Theater, comes intact 10 the
National Theater for one week begln-
ing September %, en- route to Chicago
where it expects to duplicate its New
York engagement record. Every feature
that caused so much pleasant comment
last season will be retained, and Wasn-
tnrton will have the opportunity 'o1
seeing what has been referred to as
that fastest-moving, all-colorsd musical
revue that has yet been presented 10
American theatergoers.
Dorothy Fields, daughter Of Lew
Fields, is responsible for the lyrics, and
Jimmy McHugh is the composer:
Lew Leslie, the producer, Is the man
who brought to international 1ame une
late Florence Mills. In HARRIET Calio-
predicts q personality that Will take the
place of his former star.
"BlackbirdS" is a fast-stepping or
sanization of poppy singers. dancers
and comedians and offers something
unique in the way OF theatrlcal rare
Among its features are the world-fa-
NOUS Plantation Orchestra, Cecn
Mack's Blackbird Choir and a noted
Creole beauty chorus.
GAYETY-"Nite Club Girls"
Next weeks attraction at the Gayety
Theater is an old favorite with the
h,lrlesoue fans with new laughs ana
other material. It goes under the name
of mite Club Girls" and features Body
wilson and Jessie Mcdonald, two well
known players on the burlesque stage,
who are assisted by a cast including
Ralph Smith, Walter Wyane, Pae Allen
Fred Walker, julie Paulsen, Lillian Fer.
Maid and Ed Ryan, with a chorus OF
40 excellent girl dancers and singers;
Much time and effort has been iaVisneo
on the scenery, costumes ana lghUnis
effects.
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Mrs. Fiske's New Play.
MRS. F1sKE's new play, original!

Mrs. F1sKE's new play. originally
announced by A. L. Granger and
George c. Tyler under the working title
of MIXED jury" will be presented I'M
der the new title of Ladies Of the
Jury" The play is the work of Fred
Ballard, whose Believe Me, Xantippe,"
and young America" are pleasantly
remembered
Ladies of the Jury is described as
a comedy satirizing the jury system.
1t opens in Baltimore September 30,
and has its Broadway premiere sched-
uled for October IA at the Avon Thea
ter. Harrison Grey Fiske is staging the
play.
Mrs. Fiske is surrounded with COM
pany of actors of high merit, including
Wilton Lackaye, who makes his first
appearance after an illness of three
years; Dudley Hawley, George Farren,
Germaine Giroux, George Tawde, Halle
Manning, Eunice Osborn, Marie Hunt,
Claire Grenville, Elsie Keene, June
Mullin, Wanda Curci. Bardis Lawrence,
j. H. Stoddart, Vincent James, Walter
Kinsella, c. w. VanVoorhis, William
Lorenz, Al Roberts and Virginia
Murray.
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The Snoring

KING VIDOR'S first talking picture,
N "Hallelujah," has been rewarded
with enthusiastic cheers from the So
herest and least demonstrative critics,
and it seems to be destined 10 ma
place among the celluloid immortals; :,
It would be both churlish and toollsn
to suggest that this distinction Is un-
deserved. the sincerity, the strength
and the courage that animated Halle
luiah" are too potent to be challenged.
Nevertheless, this admirable production
bears several regrettable evidences OF
the Hollywood faint. 1t seems to have
been tempered with by some hand other
than Mr. Vidor's.
For one thing, it appears to have
been brutally cut. so that its progress
is uneven. Certain episodes, wnlcn
seem to be mounting impressively 10
terrific climax, are interrupted abruptly
before that climax is reached. There
are several long stage waits" between
sequences during which the screen Is
empty and the audience hears notnng
but the protesting roar OF the SOUND
apparatus in the agonies Of readJust-
ment.
For another thing. theme song has
been introduced into the story. ana IL
obtrudes itself at the most inopportuAe
moments.
In glorious scene at a revivalist meet
ing, when the Negro preacher is whip
ping his listeners into a fury OF re-
iigious hysteria, he suddenly starts sing
ing the theme song-and tremendous
spell Is broken. 1t is one OF those alb
siIrd and inexplicable errors that are
characteristic of the film business In
Hollywood.
It is unlikely that the theme song or
other unhappy faults in "Hallelujah"
should be attributed to MIR. Vidor. He
has done a remarkably fine job in his
own conception and direction Of the
picture and in his selection of the bril-
liant Negro cast, and while l know
nothing OF the inside story OF the pro-
duction of "Hallelujah," I'm prepared
to bet that he fought hard to prevent
the over strenuous cutting and the in
terpolation of the theme song.
It's too bad that he didn't fight Just
q bit harder and more successfully. II s
even more unfortunate that an artist
of his Importance should have to take
orders from any one.
"Hallelujah" is the story Of Negro
youth who is entrapped by a jazzy
4high-yaller" girl and lured into crap
game. After he loses the hundred dol
lars which he has collected from the
sale of his fathers cotton crop. he
starts shooting and accidentally Kills
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DEN HEIGHT and Charles Macarthur.

DEN HEIGHT and Charles Macarthur.
authors of THE Front Page" the
newspaper farce which opens here Mon
day night, are both under SO years Of
age They are graduates of Chicago
newspaper Offices and have been writing
for a living since they were boys.
Hecht is the son Of tailor and went
to Chicago to seek his fortune at 10.
He obtained a job as a picture chaser
on an afternoon paper, but in less than
a year he had been promoted and was
a prominent member of the local staff.
Later he became the best known feature
story man on another Chicago paper.
But newspaper work was small part
of his activities. He loved to write and
was prolific with his typewriter. He
met Henry L. Mencken, who read
number Of his manuscripts and praised
his work. He soon became short
story writer for the magazines. He
wrote a number of one-act playlets about
big city life which were produced in
little theaters. Next he wrote half
dozen successful novels. Then he wrote
a number of scenarios for the movies,
several of which were outstanding sue
cesses. Five years ago he moved to New
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London 9 Sherlock Holmes.

n p. HEGGIE, who put Sherlock
". Holmes on the London stage. con-
tinues his detective portrayals after
lapse of more than IS years in Para
mounts talking perturbation OF. the
famous Sax Rohmer story. THE Mys-
FERROUS DR.. Flu Manchu." He recently
forsook the stage to devote his time to
audible moving pictures.
When Heggie> portrayed Sherlock
Holmes on the London stage in 1911 ne
had already had more than IL years OF
stage experience. having played In some
of the best known plays previous to that
time. In 1912 he played in 1.-THE New
Sin" at the Criterion Theater, New
York, where he recently was seen In his
first talking moving, picture. THE
Letter"
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Next Weeks Photoplays.
PALACE-Jeanne Eagels in

FA1IAAGI-OCdA Ao6SAS 80
Paramount'S Jealousy" a
talking picture.
FOX-"Salute," which was
Movietoned at Annapolis,
and features George
O'Brien, Helen Chandler
and Stepin Fetchit.
COLUMBIA-"The Dance of
Life" a Paramount sing
ing, talking, dancing pic
ture, featuring Hal Skelly
and Nancy Carroll.
1.-THE Constant
Nymph," a perturbation of
Margaret Kennedy's story,
adapted by Basil Dean
and filmed in England.
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Virginia.

Virginia.
MERICAN-Roanoke, Va.
Charlottesville Va.
NEWPORT-Norfolk. Va.
RIALTO-Danville. Va.
COLONIAL-Winchest Va.
STRAND-Staunton. Va.
BROADWAY-Danvil Va.
NEW-Lexington, Va.
MAsoNIc-Clifton FFse' Va
OLIvER-Crewe, Va.
acknowledgement, Va. ..-..
COLONIAL-Frederick Va.
Observation-Disclosures, Va.
REGAL-Urbanna, Va.
TOWN HALL-Tappahannock. Va.
WEISS-Emporia, Va.
STRAND-Roanoke, Va.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Va.
RITZ-Chatham, Va.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Va.
Observation-Disclosures. Va.
EMPIRE-Saxis, Va.
NELSON HALL-Lovingston We.
OPERA HOUSE-Bassett, Va.
FIELDALE-FieIdale. Va.
FRANKLIN-ROcky Mount, Va.
GATES-Portsmouth Va.
NATIONAL SOLDIERS HOME-Na.
tional Soldiers Home, Va.
MANHATTAN-Norfolk, Va.
IDLE HOUR-Petersburg, Va.
RELEE-Relee, Va.
NEW-Woodstock, Va.
STRAND-Strasburg Va.
NEW MARKET-New Market, Va.
JEFFERSON-BrookneaI Va.
CAMEO-LawrenceviIl Va.
ACHILLES HIGH SCHOOL-Bena,
Va.
LEE-JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL
Mathews, Va.
West Virginia.
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Maryland.

Maryland.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Md.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Md.
RECREATION HALL-Indian Head,
Md.
UNIvERSAL-Shady Side. Md.
LLOYD-South Cumberland. Md.
MARYLAND-Frederick, Md.
NEW--Ellzton, Md.
TOME SCHOOL-Port Deposit, Md.
MARADA-St. Michaels, Md.
GLOBE-Berlin, Md.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Md.
WEBB-Alberton, Md.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Md.
acknowledgements City, Md.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Md.
STATE-Westminster, Md.
lMPERIAL-Brunswick, Md.
PALACE-Frostburg, Md.
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West Virginia.

BRIDGE-Petersburg, w. Va.
OPERA HOUSE-Piedmont, w. Va.
PRINCESS-Lewisburg, w. Va.
BERKLEY-Berkley Springs, w. Va.
BRIDGE-Paw Paw, w. Va.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, EHt|
.ESz$S<z%- AT THESE THEATRES. e8WI#l

District of Columbia.
THE EARLB-Thirteenth and z
streets northwest.
RIALTO-Ninth near G northwest
Observation-Disclosures and Co
lumbia road northwest.
APOLLO-624 II street northeast.
AVENUE GRAND-645 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast.
CENTRAL-Ninth street between d
and E.
AVALON-Connecticut avenue and
Mckinley street, ID. C.
COLONY-Georgia avenue and FAR
ragut street. -
HOME-123o C street northeast.
TIvOLI-Fourteenth and Park road
northwest.
YORK-Georgia avenue and Quebec
street northwest.
REPUBLIC-1343 You street north
west.
STANTON--515 C street northeast.
HAPPYLAND-102o Seventh street
northwest.
DUNBAR - 1901 Seventh street
northwest.
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self (you see his nurse is expert
menting). And then the fun starts
He becomes absent minded and
nervous, which he says are sure
symptoms of love. To tell you how
absent minded he becomes, he for
gets that he has not got his pants on
in the presence Of a young lady I'm :
til it is almost too late, and he puts
the coffee pot on the fire without
either water or coffee in it. That's
getting the disease pretty bad. I
think.
Just when he is weakening. after
he and Miss Collyer had taken
shelter in a little fishing shack when
their canoe had upset, in pops the
little girl whom his patient is in love
with. She is in love with Dick too,
and proceeds to make things
troublesome for him. She even goes
so far as to compromise him. But
Dix by clever telephone call after
cutting the wires, and making her
think that she will have to live in
a lunatic asylum where he will be
house doctor, so completely changes
her mind, that she turns to the
young man who is so in love with
her.
Thus rid of her Richard proceeds
to take the only cure for love and
that is to love. You will like Rich
ard in this bit of comedy. 1t is the
kind that suits him best. Good
entertainment.
The stage show presents some
thing a little different from what
has been shown hitherto upon the
Indiana stage. Johnny Burke Of
both stage and screen, in "Over the
Top" proves to be very funny
Especially in his little talk when he
tells you about being wounded.
This is a sketch he has done in
vaudeville many times, and it al
ways meets with approval. The spec
tacular scenes, especially the battle
scene, was something to marvel
about. Beautifully done. The Pub
lix Singing Ensemble is composed
entirely of men; in fact, there is
only one girl in the presentation,
whom the men call Doughnuts. The
Bernie brothers sure know their oats
don't miSunderStand when it
comes to hoofng. "Over the Top"
is one of the most entertaining
sketches brought to the Indiana the
alter for some time. Charlie Davis
and his band appear on the stage
the first half and in the pit the sec
ond half, to make room for the bat
tie scenes.
Other features are an overture of
Victor Herbert Favorites," directed
by Ed Resener. and Dessa Byrd at
the Indiana organ. All this week
until Friday at the Indiana. (By
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CITIZENS ROUT
FOUR FOOTpADS
Two Other HoIdup Men Get
Only d Cents in Crime.

Banditry failed to show dividends
in indianapolis over the weekend
when four footpads were routed by
prospective victims, and two others
were rewarded with only four cents,
according to police records.
Two Negroes stopped Henry Bark
er, 1852 Woodlawn avenue, at
McCar,y street and White river.
Saturday night. One produced
pocket knife and ordered Barker to
stick EN- up"
Barker hit the thug. The second
bandit attacked Barker with a
knife, inflicting a slight wound in
the abdomen. Both escaped and
Barker was treated at city hospital.
Two other hol6up men. armed
with gun and black .ack, halted
Edward Hughes, 40, of 1918 East
Garfield drive, at Shelby and Iowa
streets. He put up a battle and was
beaten severely before passing mo-
florists came to his aid His aseon-
ants fed, Hughes was taken to city
hospital.
Flashing badges and declaring
they were federal officers two men
robbed Frank Henderson, "a, of
l0l5 East Pratt street. Of four cents,
at Pratt and Dorman stress, Sunday
night.