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COMES UNDER SCRUTINY
IN WASHINGTON,
The US. Department of Justice le making a thorough investigation of the motion picture industry, Agents are in the field and off- clals of the department headquar ters are receiving reports from them. When the investigation will be concluded and what action will be taken, depends upon reports of the investigators.
POPULAR FILM STARS.
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Included.**
MUSIC MATERIAL
EVOLUTION OF FORM.
Continuing his series of six lectures at the Western Australia University on "The Growth of Music Material," Mr. A. J. Leckie, Mus Bac., spoke on musical forma and construction.
A short phrase embodying "a musical thought or idea was des cribed, the lecturer said, as 5 "theme" or "subject." Form was the manner in which, or plan on which, such themes were organised and elaborated to make a musical
London, Aug. 11. A questionnaire issued to 30,000 clergymen, doctors, actresses, Peers and Commoners regarding the most popular acreen favourites resulted in the following, selec tion:-Women; Betty Balfour, Con- stance Taimadge, Laura La Plante, Norma Talmadge, Mary Pickford and Pola Negri, in the order It was admitted at the depart named Men: Ronald Colman, ment that numerous complaints Adolphe Menjou, Ivor Novello, have been made, and it will be de-Harold Lloyd, Ramon Novarro and composition. All musical forms termined by those in charge of the Matheson Lang. Charlie Chaplin exhibited one principle-that of investigation whether there is any was twelfth, Sydney Chaplin pre-variety and unity. Without variety basis for them. Various phases of ceding him, although the legisla- music would be only a rélteration the industry have been under in- tors, actors, actresses, society of a theme. Without unity music spection for some time, the first people and the film trade prefer would be only a meaningless string-
ing together of phrases, one having been concerned with Charlie to anyone.
simplest phase of construction was the arbitration boards,
that in which muzic was built on This type persisted the elaboration of one idea or formula. throughout the whole story of music, from the most primitive stage up to the most highly organised. In primitive conditions the repeti- tion of a single figure was used without intelligent purpose, but as art developed it was used more tion to unify the work of art. and more as a means of organisa-
The female voters did not give It is desired not to duplicate the Rudolph Valentino a single vote. work of other divisions of the Gov-The male voters pu Adolphe ernment so that the recent action Menjou first, owing, it is believed, of the Federal Trade Commission to his finished action in the in bringing charges against one of Betrayer." the largest corporations, will be dealt with entirely by that organ- lsation. The Department of Justice Ir acting independently.
Recently William Sheafe Chase, superintendent of the International Reform Federation, asked Prest- dent Coolidge to appoint a special prosecutor and criticised the De- partment of Justice for its laxity in dealing with the motion picture industry, intimating that there was political influence at work.
This special prosecutor, Mr. Chase urged, should be directed to institute proceedings under the statutes to dissolve the Motion Picture Producers & Distributors of America, Inc. He declared that at the opening of Congress a peti- tion will be presented praying for a complete, full and impartial in vestigation of the failure of the Attorney-General to institute pro- ceedings against the company found guilty by the Federal Trade Commission, and "also. to inquire into the activities of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Inc., through its off cers and employed agents through their political leaders and Federal
officers."
WESTMINSTER ABBEY ORGANIST RESIGNS.
Mr. Sydney Hugo Nicholson has realgned from the post of organist of Westminster Abbey, which he has held since 1918.
- DANCE OF THE FAUN,
WES
melodies.
The
Such men na Schubert,
The dance of the faun is one of the most elaborate episodes of Rex of **The Ingram's production
Tracing the development of this Magician" for Metro-Goldwyn-
and other manifestations, Mr. Mayer, with Alice Terry in the formula through the "ground basa" leading role. More than 500 train Leckle said that an extension of ed dancers appeared in the repro-this "one-theme plan. was seen in duction of this famous dance staged variations on a theme in which the by Ingram in a forest setting on theme was reiterated in all man- ner of aspects, and the unity of the studio grounds near Nice, France, where a great part of the
each of the successive variations was attained by the use of definite Somerset Maugham story. made. Pan, with his famous pipe, formulas or figures. Song writers. in the garb of the half animal, half also applied this principle largely man, the faun with his horns and in the accompaniments to their. all the other details of the famous myth, were included in transferring it to the screen. Special arrange ments were made for the painting of the bodies of the men and women who participated in the scenes, and special care was taken in their have perfect selection so as to typea, even though they Could not all be in the camera foreground. Another particularly interesting episode of this production was Almed in the interior of an Arab course upon a definite text. It had served composers gifted with snake-charmer's tent at the Fair the highest qualities as a means of of Lion de Belfort. Some of the most deadly of reptiles found in presenting their ideas with an- Africa were handled by the snake surpassable clearness and concen-
tration. charmers before the camera for scents of this picture. Besides Miss Terry, the cast includes Ivan Petrovich and Firmin Gemier in the leading relea.
Mr. Nicholson, who succeeded the .. late Sir Frederick Bridge, has been a very notable Abbey organist, and during his period of office has in- troduced many Innovations.
On a number of occasions he has given the congregations singing lessons before the evening services, and he inaugurated a Westminster Abbey special choir which added a valuable factor to Londop musical life. He was the organist at the wedding of Princess Mary and he composed a special anthem for the occasion.
He has composed several works, chiefly of a religious kind, although he wrote the music for a romantic light opera, of which George A. Birmingham (Canon Hannay) was the author. He has also made a number of speeches which have at tracted considerable attention.
Mr. Nicholson, who is a son of the late Sir Charles Nicholson, was at one time acting organist of or Carlisle Cathedral, and was ganist of Manchester Cathedral from 1908 to 1018. He is an M.V.O.
TOM O'BRIEN,
Tom O'Brien, who has an impor- tant role in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's epic production, The Big Parade," was once a wild animal hunter for the leading menageries in Europe and America. He has travelled in every part of the globe, and now owns a flourishing law practice in Los Angeles. Movie acting in a hobby with him
WIGS FOR WOMEN,
Schumann, and others of the period showed in their songs the great ex- tent to which a clearly defined gure of accompaniment could add to the meaning and expression while at the same time it bound the whole work into consistency. The highest type of composition based on the form was the fugue, which suggested to the mind a dis-
There will be three further. lec- tures.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER
DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
(This cross-leord puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho.)
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11- Broad smile 13-Stick
24-Wild animal
18-0
19-Abused
22-Paint of compass
(abbr.)
28-30 (Bootch), 24-A heavy weight 25-Over (contr.) 26-Upon 27-A.hermit 28-Prefix: From 29-Epistle (abbr.) 31-Walked a short
distance 30-Eastern State
(abbr)pr 38-King (Fr.)
43-European country
45-T's stagger ·
45-64curity
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49-At this plaos
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w/wood
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side of a leaf 42-Ling the roof of 44-Rendered hog fat |48–Sheltered alde |40-Hend covering
51-Red Groen (abbr.) 52-Promissory note legg (mbbr.) (20
BUGGESTIONS FOR SOLVING CROSS-WORD PUZZLES
Start but by filling in the words of which you feel reasonably sure. These will give you a clue to other words crossing them, and they in turn to still others.: A letter belongs in each white space, words starting at the numbered squares and running either horisontally or vertically or both.
have cross-word puzzle will (The solution of the nhove appear in to-morrow's issue awng with a new crossword. puzzle.)
PATSY RUTH MILLER.
Patey Ruth Miller, who plays the leading feminine role in Fox Films production, "Fools in the Dark," THE "THIRD DEGREE.” was born and educated in St. Louis, Mo. Probably her most important How does a man act when the role in pictures was that of Es police submit him to the notorious meralda in "The Hunchback of "third degree?" That was the Notre Dame," and with Charles Ray "Wigs for women-now and for question which confronted Michael In "The Girl I Loved." Reading is ever!" That's the amazing slogan Curtis, director, and Jason Robards, Patay Ruth's greatest hobby, and that comes from no one less than leading man of Warner Bros. pro- she has read approximately 2,000 one of the screen's most beautiful duction of "The Third Degree," books to date. But Miss Miller does stars-Betty, Compson, Betty thinks starring Dolores Costello. That not give the appearance of the book- that the powdered periwig of the scene might be correct in every worm type with horn-rimmed colonial days should be revived, detail, they sought inside informa-glasses, because she is just as food And here's how it all came about. tion from Chief of Police Davis, of of the outdoors and all forms of Betty's most recent vehicle for the Los Angeles, and Deputy Commis athletics, screen la entitled, "The Bello ofsioner. Lendor, of New York then Broadway." It is a story in which in Los Angeles on the trail of a she plays the part of a celebrated dangerous criminal. Both of these actress and in a play within a play men had vivid recollections of the she portrays Madame Du Borry. days, not so long ago, when the Of course it calls for beautiful brutal institution of the third de- gowns of that century, and parti grea, was in full force, and the cularly wonderful wig creations. tense results show in the picture, In her few short scenes as Du "The Third Degree" was adapted Barry Betty wore three different and from the famous Charles Klein ravishingly beautiful wigs. Each stage melodrama by Graham Baker. cost 600 dollars. And after Betty In the cast are Louise Dresser, saw herself as Du Barry, especially Rockliffe Fellowes, Kats Price, Tom in the wigs, she fell head over heels Santchi, Harry Todd, Mary Louise in love with herself and so did Miller, Michael Vavitch, David every one else at the studio for Torrence and Fred Kelsey, that matter.
COLLAPSIBLE SIDEWALK.
HOLLYWOOD ROMANCE.
A collapsible sidewalk specially "Truth is stranger than fiction" designed for the purpose was built la an old phrase, but it was proven in front of the new two-story build- true during the filming of "Broken ing of the Jones' Detective Agency Hearts of Hollywood," the Warner at the corner of Pierce-avenue and Bros. epic of Filmtown, which is Bixth-street, Astoria, L.I. The walk to be released by Master Pictures extended 35ft. on Pierce-Avenue shortly, when Louise Dresser, who and 25ft. on Sixth-street, and was plays one of the leading roles, met built in sections that were operated Edward Clark, playwright, who by mechanical levers inside the wrote the atory for the screen. In New York, in 1912. Miss Dresser played the leading role in "Coat tails," the first play Mr. Clark had Hundreds of motor lorries many produced on Broadway. The play of them having seen servicein was put on By Arthur Hammerstein France are employed in one Im at the Court Theatre, and Miss pressive sequence in Metro Dresser scored triumphantly in it Goldwyn-Mayer's epic production, Now Mr. Clark, just recently from The Big Parade." They repro- New York to take a hand in duce a portion of the big parade scenario writing, finds Miss Dresser that went endlessly up to the firing playing one of the leading roles in line in France during the war "Broken Hearts of Hollywood," his
first effort. A years.
building. The building itself was constructed along extremely novel lines, having its main entrance through, a disguised cellar way on Sixth-street that led into a vacant lot owned by Paramount Pictures. The whole edifice and the walk were constructed by the carpentry de- partment of the Paramount Long Island studio, and used as a. Bet for Ed. Wynn's first starring picture, "Rubber Heels, which is now in production under the direction of Victor Heerman.
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