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HAPPENINGS IN CINEMA CAPITAL.
"MARY'S" GIRL ROLES.
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"Naturally I was delighted at this interest in my, welfare on the part of the public but later, as I gained more experience, I began to feel the desire to do something else
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS.
At the Virginia Theatre, Los An- geles, "His Majesty the American" has had seven runs:" "When the Clouds Roll By" aix; "Mollycoddle" eight; "Mark of Zorra" nine; and "The Nut" ten. The total number of runs on these first Ave Douglas Fairbanks United Artists Pictures fa 40, of which 35 are repeat runs.
"Rolo fixation" Is a new term the Before departing for a thres psychologists have evolved for ex-weeks' sojourn in California, Al pressing the curious preference of Lichtman, United Artists' Vice- the public to see its favourite pic-President and General Manager of Hollywood, Aug. 28. Meandering through Movieland And of the many well-known acreen Canada, announced that all records tura stars in certain definite roles, Distribution for, United States and Clara Bow is the coolest person in artists for whom the public has this for revivals of Douglas Fairbanks's Hollywood these hot days... The preference, none is more outstand-pieture have apparently been, shat- red haired star is wearing a grassing than Mary Pickford,
tered by the Virginia Theatre, skirt, before the camera, of course, *. Ever since the days when she was small seating capacity house, on for her new picture titled "Hula" known only as "The Blograph Girl," Main Street, Los Angeles. Architecture in the screen colony to portraying what are called "girl over a period of years filled in Miss Pickford has confined herself The Manager, Mr. Edwards, has again takes a new trend. For a time Spanish stucco designa prevail-occasion. In all her carly pictures turn engagement on one of United roles" except on one memorable every free booking date with a re- ed and now lumber houses are again she was a ragged, unkempt street Artists first five Douglas Fairbanka In style....George Hill, the direc urchin or tenement child of any releases. His Majesty the Ameri tor, has just completed his new where from fourteen to eighteen can." When the Clouds Roll By," beach home, an elaborate affair of years of age-never more nor less. "Mollycoddle," "Mark of Zorro" lumber tooled to resemble drift. And that publie which affection- and "The Nut." wood....Noah Beory and Roncos ately dubbed her "America's Sweet- Evidencing Fairbanks's popu- Karna, both explaining. For three heart" grew so accustomed to see larity with the rank and file of the montha, Noah and Roscoe have been fug her in these parts that it sub-population of Los Angeles, centre wearing beards, under brolling auntion" which forbade her to do any Virginin Theatre's repeat engage- consciously built up a "role fixa- of motion picture production, the at Guadalupe for "Beau Sabreur." thing else... The barber mowed the facial lawns,
ments on these five Fairbanks' pic- "The demand from the public tures have, according to the exhi- loaving the lower portion of their that I always enact girl roles is one bitor himself, represented to him faces white and the rest burned of the most interesting examples of over a period of years a consider- black by the sun........Edwin Carewa group psychology I have ever seen,able profit in dollars and cents. directing "Ramona," the famous Miss Pickford said. "My fan mail,Kegardless of the number of times story of Spanish and Indian love of course, always contains a widely these pictures have been sold to fore, over at Tec-are. Carewe was suggestions, and each new picture Mr. Edwards says he always finds varying number of requests and competitive houses on Main Street, born on an Oklahoma Indian re- I make changes the tenor of them, it profitable to spot-book a Fair- servation the son of a famous but invariably a large percentage banks picture. Cherokee chief....Jack Deering, of the writers beg me not to change famous circus clown, back under from girl roles. Of course they the "big top" again. Deering want different stories each time, teamed with Toto and Hannaford but they want me to remain a curly. and tumbled under the tops for headed hoyden in my late teens Barnum and Ringling. First nothing else. National lured him from a chicken ranch to play in "The Life of Riley".... A long line of "extra talent," holding forth in front of the cashier's window, another day, something entirely different from hard work for only three dollars. these tomboy parts. I wanted to do Cowboys will full beards are as something tragic, something pal- scarce as Indians with blonde com- pitating with drama.
Even now," plexions. An expert horseman was she laughed, "I have a secret yearn- needed to impersonate a Civil Waring to play a vamp. But in those days I really did want to make a general in scenes of "Jesse James." gerious and dramatic story that Milt Brown, who left the range for would put me as far away from the n career in pictures more than ten child roles as possible.". years ago was located: He confesa-. "About four years ago, I got my ed that he grew the beard 'long own way to а certain extent. after having ceased active cowboy Rosita' in which for the first time service, aa full beards won't grow I was allowed to be grown-up and in the wind and sun of the great dignified, was the result. But the public reaction was amazing. Let- ters by the thousands literally poured in, urging and entreating me to go back to my former types. The writers, and the critics too, praised the picture and my work, And Rita has as many opposers but my audiences objected to my as followers. Dolores Del Rio, the Louise, Wolheim, of "Harry Ape" getting out of character, so to Mexican star, and bosom friend of and "What Price Glory" fame on speak, and Insisted that I become Miss Carewe, is as strongly against
n Peter Pan and never grow up." the iden as Rita is for it. the legitimate stage,
will accom- plish exactly that when he plays cise could I do?
"So I meekly, consented. What tho, comedy-heavy in "Tempest,"publle opinion is a tremendous The weight of John Barrymore's new effort. thing, and even if I had any fur
For several
after his ther desire to go against it,-which graduation Wolheim taught mathe-I haven't-it would be impossible. matics at Cornell, leaving the And in my new picture, 'My Best Ithaca Institution to leap into star-Girl on which I am now working dom from complete theatrical obmy role is that of a little stock-girl in five-and-tea-cent store. I am Wolheim looks like a prize-fight-in her teens. I hope to make this not a child in this role, but a girl er, dresses like s beau Brummel the funniest picture I have ever and is actually a savant of no mean done, and those who have read the proportions, as well versed in litera-atory tell me it is the most human ture as he is in the "exact science." and appealing theme I have yet The blonde invasion of the Para-had. But no more heavy dramaties mount, lot continues, with Director for me, thank you."
open spaces.
From a professor of mathematics In Cornell to the Chair of Applied Laughs in the films is something of a running broad-jump, even for a college athlete.
scurity.
years
Malcolm St. Clair, and Anita Loos still seeking the true Lorelei for the picturisation of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes."
TYPICAL PLAYS?
WHITENED LIMBS.
Hollywood is experiencing its monthly war. Hardly a year passes in the film centre but that a dozen or more style battles are recorded.
for and against whitened limba!
Now comes the latest-the fight
When fashion leaders finally per- sunded the feminine sex that bare legs could be displayed on the side- walks as well as on the seashore, everybody breathed a sigh of re lief. Calm settled over the cinema capital.
Now comes Rita Carewe, film actress, who maintains that milady not only be aans hosiery, but that she have her legs whitened as re- gularly as her shoes blackened.
Claire Windsor sides in with Rita. display bare Hmba, why not show "Why not!" says Claire. "If we them off properly."
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1927.
DAILY CROSS WORD PUZZLE.
(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readere are warned to look out for occasional `namelic spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho.)
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18-Little sister 20-Having bladed propellors 22-Choler 23-Bee
26-Cover
25-Wheat covering 27-Blot
29-One of the nobility 81-Organ of the head
33-Ocean $4-$tim
38-A fruit (pl.). 42-Care for
43-Form hollows In
©THE INTERNATIONAL SYNDICATE.
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HORIZONTAL (CORL)
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60-80onem af combat 62-Nove!
Bumbled type
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8-Musics! note
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SUGGESTIONS FOR SOLVING CROSS-WORD PUZZLES Start out by filling in the words of which you feel reasonably sure, There will give you a clue to other words crossing them, and they in turni to still others A letter belongs in each white space, words starting at the numbered squares and running either horizontally or vertically or both
The solution of the chove, cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue along with a new cross-word puzzle.)
QUIT THAT SINGING.
.New York, Oct. 1. Officials of the Bush. Terminal
have asked the courts to grant an Building, New York. skyscraper
injunction against Glena Stark, a Douglas Fairbanks in his new pro- ing him from coaching pupils, Eve Southern, appearing with tenant and music teacher, restrain- duction, makes bold in announcing the modern girl is already display whose vocal trills and cadenzas dis- ing too much that should be cover turb the building's business atmos- ed. Eve retains her silk stockings, phere, other tenants claim.-United the subject. Meanwhile bootblacke
An accute situation has arisen on Press. have added bottles of theatrical whitening to their stands and are prepared to meet the conditions as presented in person.".
THEATRE DELUSIONS.
That there exist people
who
I heard one young German in a actually believe at least for the Every blonde iu the screen colony suburban railway compartment re- duration of a play's production covets the part and a score of lead-
commending to a fellow-country- that the actor is responsible for the ing tow heads have been suggested man a number of English novels dialogue Itself would seem to be but as yet no decision has been and plays which (he said) would the case from some experiences of made.-United Press.
give him an admirable idea of my own. Only to-day I heard of a modern English life and thought lady who refused to take seats for (remarks a "Daily News" writer.) playa by W. B. Yeats and Tachekov
They were
on the ground that I was. In the Galsworthy's "A Man of Pro-cast. That may have been a rea- perty."
CUT CINEMA SALARIES.
Shaw's "Candida." Wells' "Tono-Bungay." Henry James' "The
Los Angeles, Oct. 1. Many noted film stars will soon be eclipsed, it is reported here, fol- lowing conferences among produc-sadors." era at which it was decided to cut salaries and employ younger and obscure actors and actresses for stellar parts. The new policy, it is planned will go into effect as the present stars contracts expire. United Press.
DESERTS CINEMA.
New York, Oct. 1 Alla Nazimova, noted dlm actress, arriving here from Europe, said she would appear no longer on the screen but would return to the legi- timate stage.-United Press.
Hardy's "Return of the Native." Stevenson's "Treasure Island." It was the last item on the list that came with subtle unexpected-
con in itself, but she elaborated her objection on the ground that in the last play in which she saw me. I Ambha "used shocking language." I men-
tion this incident merely to aup port my argument. An audience is largely composed of people who grasp the slightest opportunity of separating the personality of the actor from the character he is But I fancy it could be defended playing, as well as from the play as an excellent corrective to any itself. Witness the distressful at- misconceptions of national tempera- traction to the personality of the ment created by an intensive study actor-manager in preference to the of those other brilliant books. quality of the play being perform-
ness...
ed; also his stage-door following.
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