Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
NRETA GARBO Is one of
v the outstanding figures in
the screen world today.

able discussion and special inter-
est among those who pay hard
cash to see her perform. The
star, having constructed a wall OF
mystery around her life and per-
sonal affairs, gives the public lit
tie to talk about, except when she
takes up a new screen story
Greta knows the value of this
mystery wall" and her public
graSpS at the Straws of publicity
which now and then come from
Hollywood.
Some time ago it was announced
that the Carlo picture had been
decided upon. It Is the old David
Graham Phillips story, "The Fail
and Rise Of Susan Lenox" If you
remember, this novel came from
the presses in two volumes, and
you will still find 1t in some
libraries. A large part of the story
dealt with affairs around the
metropolis of the Ohio, Cincin-
natl, where Susan went through
series of adventures-these
being accounted for as the Fall"
section of the novel. Also, it is
probable that this was the first
time a river show boat was promi-
nently worked into an American
novel. 1.-THE Show Boat" came at
a much later date.
Naturally, the story will be
changed somewhat when it reaches
the theaterS. Susan, on the screen,
will be a daughter of a Swedish
farmer in Minnesota. Care has
been used in the selection of an
actor to play opposite the Carlo.
and Clark Gable will handle that
role. Others in the cast are Jean
HerSholt, John MILAN and Mar
jorie Rambeau. The construction
Of the sets, which number IS, was
intruSted to Alexander Toluboff, a
young Russian architect. In most
modern movies there are only 10
or IL sets, so that Susan" will be
an elaborate affair. Work on the
picture has been going on for the
past three weeks.
AS to the future, no definite
plans have been made for Greta,
although 1t Is expected that she
will start, as soon as Susan
Lenox" is completed, q dramatic
story of Mata Hari, the World
War spy who was executed in
1917 by the French. Another story
which studio executives have in
mind for her is called Red Dust"
a tale with a tropical setting pre-
pared by John Cotton, co-author
of the Jeanne Eagles play, Rain"
MOVIE stars come and movie
stars 60, but the newest stars
are a talented group Of fleaS! Yes,
feaS! The common, ordinary
very ordinary-variety of hop
skipping acrobatS that have been
more or less ostracized by polite
society since the day when Noah
and his strange passengers pulled
up anchor and sailed away. THAT
really was the first record of fieas
becoming a public nuiSance.) The
newest film novelty is a flea
circus" picture, titled up To the
Scratch" done with microscopic
cameras, in which the various pro-
tagionistS go through their PAGES
the way the dog and monkey &C
tors do. Next we shall have the
famous waltzing mice.
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YOUNG Carl Laemmie is plan
ming a picture which will be
a sort of monument to the memory
OF Knute Rockne, late foot ball
mentor of Notre Dame. There
will be no hunchback in the story,
and its title will be 1.-THE Spirit of
Notre Dame" The famous foot
ball coach, some time before his
death, selected Lew Ayres for the
leading role, and, Of course, the
original plans included a promi-
nent part for Coach Rockne.
Others in the cast are the Four
HorSemen Of Notre Danes great
est foot ball team-Stuhldreh
Crowley, Miller and Walsh-with
the added services of Frank
Carideo, two times an all-Ameri-
can quarterback. The story for
the picture has been arranged by
Christy Walsh, sports writer.
IF it isn't one trouble with the
movies, it is another. And now,
the weather being nice and warm,
the Federated Council of Churches
of Christ in America, through
Bishop Francis j. Mcconnell, has
found the season appropriate for
making 1t hot for the movies. Will
Hays, sometimes called a GEAR"
and sometimes referred to as a
buffer" took two or three days
of and wrote an answer to the
Report on the Public Relations
of the Motion Picture Industry"
issued by the department of re-
search and education of the Fed
eral Council Of Churches of Christ
in America. In part, he says:
1--WE are at loss to understand
the purpose in broadcaSting a
statement to the press based sole
ly upon your research and educa-
ton departments conclusions
without distributing to the news
papers at the same time the facts
developed by its own investigators,
and upon which such conclusions
must necessarily be based. We do
challenge the validity Of some Of
your departments conclusions.
Both as to the facts omitted in
the report and the facts admitted,
we are entirely content to rest
upon the judgment of public
opinion"
The church people complain
that, among other things, the
"code" promulgated by the photo
play magnates has failed to
function. That Is, II a story was
found unsuitable, it was salvaged,
rearranged and worked over. But
Will Hays says: -
IT the Organized1 motion pic