Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01

which has been mentlonec
before in these columns, this
is the day Of youth in the
movies. and nowhere Is 1t more
apparent than in the Hollywood
studios. This week comes an an
nouncement from Warner Broth.
ers. who are following the lead OF
other production units, that they
have established a training school
for young players. While the
Warner Brothers have gone into
the field of competition with heavy
money bags, grabbing stars from
ether organizations, they. also
feel that the future will be In the
bands Of the younger generation
OF actors and actresses, and that
the older stars will be looking Tor
other occupations before many
years roll around.
One of the younger or the
Warner players, by name Mariska
Medgyzsi, has already been selected
to play role in the new Doug
Fairbanks, IT,, picture. She has
lust passed her sixteenth birthday,
and She is one Of the first products
of the new training school.
When 1t comes to gaining en-
trance into one Of the new movie
schools, that Is something else
again. From all accounts, 1t would
appear that a prospective student
must be discovered" and this
process Of discovery Is matter
of 1aany ramif1cations. 1t is an
nounced that four of the students
of the Warner Brothers Training
School were discovered" while
they were entertaining home folk
in various sections of the United
States in amateur entertainments.
One or two received special notice
through college dralnaticS, and
others were taken from the lines
of Hollywood extras" 1t seems
from word sent out from Holly
wood, that the best bet for those
who are hopeful of breaking into
the movies Is the route of amateur
theatricals in ones home town.
It is reported that these amateur
theatricals are being syStemati-
cally canvassed by scouts from the
studios, much as the bush leagues
are secuted by the big base ball
outfits.
The Warner Brothers say: "Or-
ganize a group of friends and oc-
casionally give a performance; or
join some existing band OF play
ers. There is always the POSSIBLE
ity that some scout may come to
town on the lookout for fresh
movie material. Still another pos
Sibility Is that of sending q photo
graph to ivan Simpson, at the
Warner Brothers studio, Burbank,
Calf. This chap is the veteran
of the training school. The
chances, however, Of receiving at
tention through forwarding 9
photograph are slim. OF this, the
applicant should be forewarned.
Personality is the big thing for
screen work, and no photograph
will give an estimate Of this.
There is no fixed curriculum in
the new training school, nor is
there a routine Of hours. The In
struction is arranged SO that It
will not interfere with other activ-
tiles of the students. It Is q rather
easy sort Of school. NJ
And the establishment Of such
courses of instruction. clearly
shows which way the wind Is
blowing. The future wiz see new
and younger stars on the screen.
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Jesse Lnsku, srho KNOBS con-
siderable about motion pic
lures, says too many pictures
are being made. "There aren't
enough good stories IN the
aUoTld to supply the annual de-
n1dnd for screen entertain
nlent," he says. But achy turn
back to the old stories, witch
are sometimes called the good"
stories? What are all the eT-
pensiUe Ss0Deltsts and gag men
dotisg tn Hollywood? Why not
turn out some bGDC-Ap original
scripts? Why hire famed a0Tit-
eTs to conUeTt Dickens "ChTtSt-
mas CdTop for screen use? The
Office boy could do that.
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Film DAILY, which knows about
everything going on in the
movie world, announces that 456
feature pictures are set for dis
tribution to the public during the
season Of 1882. But, IL is said,
LISIE WILL DC ltWCT COHI08blCA1Ga
Stories" with more pictures "of
the wholesome heart interest" va
riety.
Well, the parlor farce was tried
out thoroughly, and it fell down
nliserably at the box ONCE. The
talking talkie turned out to be
mere conversation from the screen
and it will be discarded. Also the
, musical affair Topped, and very
few Of these will be distributed in
the year to come, although efforts
will no doubt be made to revive
interest. II has been found that
such pictures as "Cimarron," COM
biping the heart interest" with
action, draw best at the box ONCE.
There is special need for COM
edy, and the movie public Is gtarv-
ing for laughs. This fact Is no
better explained than In the pop
ularity Of such features as "Micky
Mouse" and the other cartoon
films. Film comedy, with or with
out dialogue, will never die.
There IS some chance, but
not q great deal of 1t, that
"DrGculG" 1OiL beat the boa
Office records of "AH Quiet ON
the Western Front" Reports
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