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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14

WHILE the Theater has been report
ed seriously ILL, word from the
bedside is more encouraging. Several
times during the past Summer rumors
of sudden death have been broadcast,
but these have been later denied, and
the patient at the present time seems
to be in a convalescent state: much on
the mend, as 1t were, and about ready
TO take q little nouriShment.
For instance, Broadway reports that
ii new shows are to be tried out during
the months Of September and October,
81 Of them being scheduled for this
month This is a larger assortment
than the first-nights encountered last
year.
OF the Al productions many will pass
TO Gains historic warehouse, others will
find the ticket scalpers scrambling over
each other, while some will take up the
long trek through the provinces.
Among the plays TO be produced during
the next few weeks are Pagan Lady, "
THE Man in Possession" Sweet
Stranger" Hello, Paris" London
Calling" Miss Gulliver's Travels" "A
Midnight Call" Scarlet Sister Mary, ;"
Elizabeth the Queen" "a Well Known
South" when Hell Froze," When
the Spot" Maid in France "oh.
Promise Me-" 'Blackbirds of 1890"
THE Man Saul" Girl Crazy. "
"Marius," "As Good as Ever" Green
Grow the Llacs," Smiles" Sisters of
the Chorus" "Canaries Sometimes
Sing" IAN Affair Of State" THE Noble
Experiment" Reunion" Twelfth
Night THE Inspector General" Maid
in Erin" Vanderbilt Revue" "Over-
ture 1920" Bridge of Signs" wells
Of Romance" Another Language" and
''Frankenstein."
The R-K-O photoplay producing or
ganization has developed a subsidiary
company, to be known as Metropolitan
Productions, Ltd, for the production OF
legitimate plays in Los Angeles. This
IS reversing the usual order Of matters
theatrical. In the event that certain
plays are classed as hits on the West
Coast, the casts. and scenery will be
shipped to Broadway. The principal
idea Of the scheme is to select the best
material for talking pictures by giving
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
Not Always a Star.

7 ENORE URIC has had most va
ried experience in pictures, in
GLIDING picture post cards.
1t was in Chicago, along about 1913,
that stock company in which she was
appearing collapsed and left the players
stranded. Always resourceful, the young
actress set about to find another job.
Nothing in the way Of stagework being
at hand, she answered a newspaper
advertisement for a modelling position.
To her dismay she discovered, upon
making application for the job, that
her work would consist in posing in
various awkward and humorous posi-
tionS for post card pictures.
One notion that occurred to the man
who employed her was to photograph
Miss Uric roguishly peering out of a
caption under the picture read, Il
Refuse You" That and many another
idea emanating from the postcard
worthy was acted out by the lady who
later was to star for Mr.. Belasco.
Her emancipation came after few
weeks, when she secured vaudeville
booking in an act called 1.-THE Straight
Road" wherein she was required to
sing the theme song THE Straight
Road Is the Best Road After All"
Miss Uric comes to the National The
alter Monday, September %, as the star
of Pagan Lady," a new play by Will
liam Du Bots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
Film Rank.

under contract at a studio, as are stars
and featured players. They are brought
in for parts of secondary importance.
They get their names from the fact that
they play small bits" in certain
scenes. A butler in a picture may be a
bit part" as are maids. Wallets, chauf-
feurs, detectives and cafe managers in
nine cases out of ten.
An extra part, on the other hand. is
filled more or less as routine by the
studio casting Office. Forty or fifty din
ers may be needed for cafe scene in a
big picture The assistant director the
evening before the crowd is wanted
makes the fact known to the casting
Office. and General Casting Bureau is
called. The next morning "25 women,
25 men, mixed types, dinner Dress" will
report for work Their names never
appear except on their pay checks.
Atmosphere players are hired as a
group and act as a group. An "atmos-
phere crowd" is a throng at a base ball
game, the pedestrians on a street, or the
mob that storms the castle gates. at
moSphere players" always received their
pay in cash at the end of the day.
Thus 1t goes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14

THE traditional divisions of Holly
woods socia l scale into stars, "
featured players" bits" extras" and
atmosphere" are as clearly defined in
the Film City as the streets and ave-
nues of the town itself. But the public
often is puzzled This is an attempt to
clear up the definitions.
A star, according to the unwritten
code, is that player, man or woman,
who has reached the pinnacle of screen
success. A stars name is of more box
Office Importance than the title OF his
or her picture.
In star billing the name of the
player always takes first place. In addi-
ton to the Importance given their
names, the stars also enjoy certain
privileges around the studios which are
not accorded lesser players. A star
dressing room invariably Is a suite OF
rooms sometimes even an entire buc--
galow A star enjoys the services of a
"stand-in" when on the set, a stand
in" being man or woman who takes
the place of the star on the set when
lights are being adjusted and cameras
focused. During this tedious process
the star rests in chair on the set or
retires to portable dressing room
nearby. The wardrobe for star also
receives closer attention and Is more
elaborate than that given a lesser
player.
The featured player, just one step
down the scale, is one whose name is
of subordinate Importance, possibly some
youngster who is being groomed for
stardom, or perhaps a character actor
or actress we'll known to the public but
not of sufficient box-of1ce draw" to
carry a title"
Charlie Ruggles, Ralph Forbes and
SkeetS Gallagher are trio of fea-
tured comedians in Her Wedding
Night" in this case their featured
billing" being given them in starring
vehicle Lillian Roth and Eugene Pal
| lette are featured in Jack Oakie's new
starring comedy, Sea Legs"
| This system of distinguishing between
stars and featured players also Is used
in designating starring pictures and fea-
| ture productions. Witness Ernst Lu-
| bitsch's newest production, Monte
| Carlo" with jeanette Macdonald, Jack
Buchanan and Claud Allister. Preced-
| ing the entire billing is this line: "Ar
Ernst Lubitch prodL ;ion," for Luz
| bitsch's name as director is IF mate
rial importance to any picture Tech
nically, then, Miss Macdonald, Bu-
| chanan and Allister are featured in a
Lubitch special Had some lesser known
director worked on the production, his
name would have been subordinated tc
both the title and the player group.
"Bit players" generally are those moi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
Theater News Drift.

the plays a tryout on the legitimate
stage before an audience. Frederick G..
Latham, who for a number of years was
associated with Charles B. Dillingham;,
has been named general stage director
for the new organization.
Maurice Chevalier, the French star,
we'll known to both stage and screen
fame, will make concert tour with the
orchestra leader, Ben Bernie. During
the Fall and Winter they plan to visit
nearly all the cities of the United States
and Canada. Chevalier once appeared
with Duke Wellington and his orchestra,
the successful engagement furnishing
the idea for this Winters tour.
Among the Erlanger shows of the
coming season are "Three's Crowd" /;
Stranger" a comedy; Pagan Lady,
which stars Lenore Uric and comes to
Washington next week; Blind Mice;
THE Night OWL; THE Vanderbilt Re-
vue," musicale, and the tour of Mrs.
Fiske. Shubert-financed shows include
THE Man SAUL starring Paul MUM
once in the movies; Frisco Kate" with
Mae West; up Pops the Devil" a
comedy now being tried out on Broad
way, and Maid in France" with Lya
de Putt, another former movie star.
Vaudeville may stage big comeback
in January, according to some theater
authorities. But with the fact placed
squarely to the test the proposed come
back seems to have originated with the
optimists.
The few Washington theaters now
presenting vaudeville in connection with
talking pictures may be running along
without stage entertainment within
very short time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
The snoring Picture cAlbnm
BY Robert E. Sherwood.

may be anything amiss in the ordinary
processes of law and order.
They are afraid to have too much sex
in their pictures, lest they incur the
wrath of the censord.
They are afraid to have too little sex
in their pictures.
Most of all, they are desperately
afraid that, by some mischance, they
may produce something that will be SO
superior as to go over the heads OF
their lowliest patrons.
OF course, there have been occasional,
glowing exceptions to this dismal rule
Independent spirits who have not been
afraid to violate every clause in the
Hays code and every tradition orlgi-
mated by the gods of the box Office. IN
an effort to make pictures which VIII
conform to their own, private ideals
of artistry
1t is such exceptions, as have point
ed out on many previous occasions. VINO
have been responsible for the major
triumphs of the screen. And 1t is the
other type who are responsible for the
slumps into which the film business has
sunk before and IS now sinking again.
x * x
THEY tell me that the Jazz craze in
the movies has gone the way of all
flashes, and that before long there will
be no more Broadway melodies on the
screen This may be true-although,
what with "Dlxianna," Monte Carlo"
Animal Crackers" Heads Up" Top
Speed" big Boy" Good News" and
the imminent "Whoopee," among many
others, there doesn't seem to be much
slackening in the supply Of musical
monstroSities.
Perhaps, however, this is just the
final storm before the calm. hope so
first because I'm anxious to return
to that pleasant state of being able to
derive a certain amount of excitement
rather than a considerable amount of
boredom from the sight of 16 bare
legged chorus girls; and, second, be-
cause I want to see comedy, directed
by Ernst Lubitsch, that isn't continual
ly being interrupted by song cues.
Monte Carlo" Mr.. Lubitsch's latest,
contains some OF the most delightful
adroit invention that I have ever seen.
It is full of glitters and sparkles and
lusty laughs. Enough of clevcrnesS,
originality and sheer brilliance went
into its preparation to equip a hundred
ordinary pictures. 1t is eXcellently
acted. by Jack Buchanan, Jeannctte
Macdonald and Claude Allister. But
why, why did they nave to burden this
tasty meringue with Soggy songs?
1 don't know.
Does Mr.. Lubitsch know? Do his
employers, Mr.. zukor and Mr.. Lasky,
know? I doubt it.
(Copyright, $780,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14

TIME motion picture censor board
Of the sovereign State of Kansas
faces Supremely embarrassing
L problem in q w Grimt tncd pro-
For in this highly meritorious picture
there are at. least two mentions of the
historical fact that Gen. u. S. Grant
drank whisky. Indeed, he Is shown in
the act of doing it and audible comment
is made on 1t by Lincoln and by Grant
himself.
It is an equally historical fact that
this sort of thing is not permitted in
Kansas. In the course of an article
in scribner's Magazine, Pare Lorentz
says that Miss Emma Viets, head of
the Kansas board. has never allowed
one drinking scene or one use of the
word whisky to titillate the fancy of
Kansas movie-goers."
What, then. is to be done about Gen.
Grant?
If Abraham Lincoln" were a silent
picture the problem would be simple
one. for the Kansas censors would only
have to order the elimination of all
subtitleS containing the awful, unlaw-
full word But it is talking picture
and it contains lines that Lincoln ac-
tually uttered.
Thus, il the Kansas board must abide
by its own moral principles, it must
also COnUenln, AS utlllb hllu uAASlCdll
speeches that are quoted literally from
the Great Emancipator. There is no
good reason why even Abraham Lin
coin should be permitted to mention
strong drink in Kansas.
What will happen, in all probability,
is that the members of the board Will
cut out all the offending passages and
will then justify themselves by an
nouncing that the fluid which Grant
consumed in such hearty quantities was
really unfermented grapeJuice and that
that was what Lincoln referred to when
he said I'D like to send few barrels
Of the same brand to my other gen.
erals"
TN the same article Pare Lorentz ex-
presses the opinion that Fear is,
at bottom, the cause of the stupidity
Of the movies"
That is largely true. The film moguls
live in deadly terror Of that enormous
monster, the world public, by which
they are employed. They initiate their
pride by talking largely OF the incalcu-
liable power for good and evil that they
may WELD; they love to flaunt their
fame, their wealth and their interna-
tional Importance; but at heart they
are the most cringing Of slaves.
They are afraid of offending the SEN
sibilities or the prejudices of any race,
creed or sect.
They are afraid to intimate that there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
River Trips Continue.

THE lure of the river still fingers with
the mild weather, and as long as
conditions permit the local management
of the Wilson Line has decided to run
daily river trip down the Potomac
every afternoon, leaving Seventh Street
Wharf at pm. and returning about 5
pm. This daylight river trip affords
an opportunity to see the historic spots
along the Potomac as far down as In
dian Head.
The 40-mile moonlight trips" which
have proved popular all Summer, will
be continued also each evening at $50
O'Clock, with dancing on the second
deck to the tunes of Happy Walkers
Orchestra, and other facilities are pro-
vided for pleasant evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
Third Anniversary at Fox.

EVERYTHING is hustle and hustle
around the Fox Theater these days
in preparation for the third birthday
anniversary, which will be observed
starting Friday of this week, when the
Fox will celebrate the opening of its
doors three years ago to the day. Man.
ager Hardie Meakin has designated the
entire week for the celebration.
The featured screen attraction will be
the Fox Movietone version of Jack
Londons THE Sea Wolf" with Milton
Stills in the role of wolf" Larsen, and
Raymond Hackett, Jane Keith and
Mitchell Harris in the cast.
The anniversary week program will
mark the farewell appearance of Eddie
Peabody, guest banjo artist, and Bob
West, featured organist. Peabody is
scheduled to open an engagement at
the Fox in Philadelphia. West Is due
to return to Brooklyn, where he has
been the featured organist between the
Brooklyn Fox and Paramount for the
past three years.
The anniversary stage show will be
the Fanchon and Marco Broadway
Venuses' idea, featuring Mel Klee,
blackface comedian, and 16 beauty con-
test winners from New York City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
A Bit About LenOre Uric.

she wrote David Belasco letter asking
for job. A short time later she hac
role in 1.-THE Heart of Wetona," ano
two years later she was acting "Tigel
Rose" which was the piece that re-
suited in her becoming a star in Mr.
BelaSco's succeeding production, Son
Daughter"
Since leaving the Belasco manage
ment Miss Uric has been seen briefly
in one stage piece, the Sandy Hooker,
an enterprise that was found unworthy
and abandoned in its tryout stage. Re-
Gently she has been in Hollywood serv-
ing the cinema interests.
Miss Ulrics decision to act again in
stage play is based upon her belief
that conditions in the legitimate thea
ter are infinitely better now than they
have been in recent seasons, and be-
cause in Pagan Lady" she thinks she
has found role that animates her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
Noah to Travel.

4 SIX-WEEK itinerary is being pre-
pared for Noah Berry, Warner
Bros. player. in number of Warner
theaters throughout the country. Berry,
veteran of the stage and screen, has
played in six Warner features prior to
this season, his latest being "Oh, Sailor,
Behaved" and "A Soldiers Plaything-'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14

DRIOR to Daughter" in 1919,
the career of Lenore Uric was not
unlike that of any other young actress
intent upon grasping elusive fame. She
was born in New Uln, Mimi, and reared
in Milwaukee, Wis. In the latter city
she attended school until she arrived at
the fifth grade. and then abruptly with
drew, with the avowed intention of be-
coming an actress. Several years
elapsed, however. before she made her
stage debut with a Milwaukee stock
company as a cigarette girl in Car
men" without single line to call her
cwn.
At 16 Lenore was appearing as a
chorus girl in Shubert musicals in New
York, and following that experience
she essayed stock and vaudeville in
Chicago and other Midwestern cities.
Her career actually started April IA.
1915, for 1t is tod that on that day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
(*) Indicates Where Film Is Being
Shown Today.
ns.Gs-a e T-l~ksn

W 1uulCdtcS WHcTC EuAu ~ DClHB
Shown Today.
District of Columbia
EARLE-13th st. NV.
METROPOLITAN st. NV.
AMBASSADOR-18th and Col. I'd. NV.
*APOLLO-624 H st. ne.
$AVALON-Conn. ave. and Mckinley.
AVENUE GRAND-645 Pa. ave. Sc.
CENTRAL-9th st.
COLONY-Georgia ave. and Farragut.
EMPRESS-416 9th st. NV.
HOME-l23O C st. ne.
JESSE-3IOO 18th st. ne.
SAVOY-3O30 14th st. NV.
%STANTON-515 C st. ne.
*SYLVAN-104 Rhode Island ave. NV.
TAKOMA-4th and Butternut sts.
TIVOLI--14th and Park rd. NV.
YORK-GeOrgia ave. and Quebec NV.
Maryland and Virginia
Observation-Disclosures, Md.
ARCADE-Crisfield, Md.
neutrality-suspicious., Md.
ASHTON-ClarendOn, Va.
AUDITORIUM-Onan Va.
BERKELEY-BerkeIey Springs, w. Va.
CAPITAI-Cumberlan Md.
CAPITOL-WincheSte Va.
COMMUNITY-RidgeI Md.
CREWE-Crewe, Va.
EMPIRE-POcomoke City, MD.
EMEAhE-0dXlS, va
FIREMEN'S HALL-Willards, Md.
GLOBE-BerIin, Md.
Observation-Disclosures Md.
JEFFERSON-BrO0kn Va.
LYRIC-Fishing Greek, Va.
MARADA--St. MichaeIs, Md.
MARYLAND-Kitzmill Md.
MASONIC-CIift6n Forge, Va.
MELVILLE-SykesviIle Md.
NELSON HALL-L0vington, Va.
NEW-Aberdeen, Md.
NEW-EIktOn, Md.
NEW-HancOck, Md.
NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Va.
OPERA HOUSE-Leesburg, Va.
OPERA HOUSE-Piedmont, w. Va.
PALACE-FrOstburg, Md.
PALACE-Hagerst0wn, Md.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Md.
REPUBLIC THEATER-AnnapOIis
OCKBRIDGE-Buena Vista, Va.
STATE-Bethesda, Md.
STATE Westminster. Md.
STRAND-Staunton, Va.
WALLACE DALE-Tangier, Va.
WARRENTON-Warr Va.
WEl9-Alberton, Va. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
Climbed to the Top.

MARIAN NIXON started from the
IL very bottom and climbed to the
top. Though the dirninutive actress,
who plays leading role in Scarlet
Pages" is young in age, her progress
from the extra ranks required many
years.
Born in Superior, Wis. Marian made
her first stage appearance in a motion
picture theater prologue in Minneapolis.
AS member of a girls chorus she left
Minneapolis with vaudeville troupe,
toured the West landing in Los Angeles,
and found herself stranded.
She decided to crash the studios.
Securing work as an extra, she worked
at various studios before she received
recognition from Mack Sennett, who
gave her several small roles.
She next went to Fox. Then followed
three-year contract by Universal. And
now she's at the top.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
Change of Bill.

CONTRARY to the recent announce
~ ment by the Theater Guild to the
effect that "Green Grow the Lilacs"
would be the first of their production
coming to the National Theater the
week of october 20. it is definitely an
nounced now that Roar China" will be
the Guilds initial play on that date.
The other Guild production Will come
to the National later in the season:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
No Classes in Stories
Bv Mollie Merrick.

sleeve. he tells me. But what they
are he will not say. In fact. new ideas
for talkies are the most carefully guard
ed things to be encountered in Holly
wood Not that plagiarism is joyfully
INDUCED in, but rather that 1t takes
place without the persons involved real
izing it. They hear so many stories
that they just can't remember whether
they heard this one from a friend or
at a party or whether it's a personal
inspiration. And when in doubt, give
yourself the benefit of the doubt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14

Joan Peers has been awarded the
feminine lead in the new version of
"Tolable David" and Ruth Chatterton,"
who has just signed a new Paramount
contract. takes the lead in THE Right
to Love"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-04
MARKET
FOR VALLEY
FRUIT Seen
English Campaign On
Citrus Is Held
Indicative

An extensive campaign Is being
conducted in England to advertise
citrus. and grapefruit grown in the
Valley may form the bulk OF the
citrus sold there. according to a
letter from London received by the
local chamber Of commerce Thurs
day.
a booklet printed In England en-
titled Wider Markets" distributed
in the British Isles In an attempt
to educate the English to eating
grapefruit, has been mailed members
Of the board OF directors OF the
Brownsville chamber Of commerce
and TO various business men. 1t was
revealed in q letter from j. Z. Gar
raft and Sons, Ltd. Of 90 Southwark
Street, London, Sci.
The firm is cooperating with the
Valley, and fruit from this section
may be handled in large shipments
by the company in England.
The opinion has been expressed
2AJ I4AdI Vic W4AClAA44S VI G4C NAb7
rus market to include the Tight
Isles may be an important move.
The announcement that Benja-
min J. Wilson, an official of the
Galveston department Of commerce,
interested in the expectation OF cit
rus. will visit the Valley from Sept.
1 to Sept. II, Is considered signifi-
cant among local growers and ship
pers. G.. <. Leubben. European rep
resentative Of the department OF
commerce. was in the Valley early
in the year and delivered several
talks on the expectation Of citrus TO
England and Europe.
Mr.. Leuhben explained that grape
fruit for breakfast was gradually
taking foothold in England. but that
in Europe II was experiencing more
difficulty because OF the distribu-
ton Of poor grades Of grapefruit
grown in Spain having created up-
favorable impressions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-04
Now We Can Blow Out Lights

for safety devices and for extend
ing the operators control OF auto
mobiles, airplanes. scientific APP
paratus. punch-presses and other
machines in which hands and feet
are busy. IL can also be made TO
actuate devices that open service
doors Of restaurants. and TO operate
the carriages OF typewriters and
billing machines. 1t is even claim
ed that the breath device can be
made TO turn the pages OF sheet
music.
For extinguishing the lights a
person blows into a trim little fun
mel which resembles the mouth
piece Of a telephone. The breath
strikes phospor bronze springs ar
ranged so that the air impact
strikes a large surface and Is there
by amplified sufficiently to make
a regular contact" The position
Of the springs at the bottom OF
the funnel protects them from be-
inE affected by ordinary air cur
rents