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22 WOMAN MAKES BIG SCOOP ON CINEMA KINGS Laura Hope Crcwcs Secures Big Stage Successes for Talkie Production By MOLLIE MERRICK Special Disoatch to The Winnipeg Tribune and the North American Newspaper Alliance HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 30 The most radical wove in the trend of talking pictures is linking them with the theatre hy means of pays fre sh from Broadway. Laura Hope Crewes, one of the few women executives in moviedoni, has accomplished this most valuablj gesture In the new art. to the surprise of the majority of motion picture magnates who do not put women in positions of power; and to the delight and pride of the Pathe forces who have been splendidly justified in such, unwarranted procrdure. In the days when Laura Hr Crewes was shining light in th; theatre, and it 's less ttian three ytars ago that I saw her doing a m.

nilicent perfunnance in "The Silvtr noboil woitui have believed lliat a woman whose beauty and ability had given her every reason to think only of herself and her aggrandizement would be able to put herself aside and think of parts in terms of Ann Harding. Constance Bennett and Helen Twelvetrees. Score Big Scoop this is precisely what she had done. Laura Hope Crewes, faced with the problem of finding a vehicle for Ann Harding, buys "Holiday," the Barry play which has made galatine history. And on the heels of it she scoops the rest of the industry with the purchase of "Rebound" for which another company was sighing since it is a perfect vehicle for Ina Claire.

The yean of one night stands have given Laura Hope Crewes faith in the public at large. She knows that a good play never failed during th years when she toured with some of the best things the public were destined to pee. And she tells me she has applied the same rule the purchase of picture material. And, havintr found a tale that i. to her opinion.

Interesting and sympathetic material for a motion picture, her great ambition la to (In a writer who will key the additional dialogue in the general gesture of the author. Thus, in her opinion, one of the master strokes of "Holiday" was the scene in the church which was written in and yet whicn had nothing alien to the remainder of the text. 'In Business For Good" found her In the largest office and the coolest which Hollywood can boast. An apple green room with fresh breezes stirring its ivory curtains and a cool suggestion of young growing thing's In the upholstery of the and the deep carpet. If you think a pretty actress gone executive loses any of her chann in the process, you've another guess.

A blouse of flax blue linen of softest texture with a delicious pleated frill about the surplice neck, emphasized the blue of her eyes and the red gold of her hair. "I'm in business for good." she laughed. Then with a sudden change that Is peculiarly Crewes, "what do you think?" thfnlr vontnreH "that vnn'rp in business until vou find another 18 ordered Silver And if and when, I again, and June readp wouiuni give mucn lor 1111s room i and desk and telephone as a power to hold you. "Well, maybe. But In the mean that lovelv sensitive thing I sus pected and more.

Broadway at Your Door "It will be one of the best thing Gloria Swanson has ever had. And Gloria hxs had to be magnificent in spite of her stories so often instead of because of thfm as it should be. An actress should get some help from a play." If the plans of Laura Hope Crewe carry through and there is every reason to believe they will became of their highly successful start there, will be Utile need for the touring company. Talkies will give the public the latest Broadway sueeespes And more often than not, talklel will give them with far better casts than can be assembled on the east coast. Casting is far more important than It used to be because the audiences are much more critical than and new adventures Laura Hope Crewes has given up her Connecticut hnm.

to build a rolonial house in Beverly Hills. She has had her belongings brought out to movleland and. no manor what happens, she wants to remain here so far as home ia concerned i romptiy eacn morning at nine them. Laura Hope Crewes, lovely genius of the theatre, is proken tha oid taboo on women in Hollywood. The industry which can boast of but three women directors during It thlrty flve and more years existence has but one woman.

Dorothy Arzner, still behind the cameras. And there I but one woman executive In the Industry Laura Hope Crewes, of the theatre, and linking her love of the past, the legitimate, to that which claims her at present, the talking screen. NEWSPAPER WOMAN gether In happy abandon. But he back to the trenches they part. ter on 7 Tu i parties.

Meanwhl Cooper, not Play for Gloria, It's a play that bad, wounde ia has never been produced largely be t(J hospital wnere June eause the author lovely girl wa an aUachee. He is shocked to to shy to press the matter with A.icc learn of hPr scandalous havior. Erady. So when she was kept wait she tels in vain that abe ing for an hour or so after Miss i had bcen trying to forget the Brady had made the appointment, tragedy of the false news of his she just went away, letting a pro ldeath But ne doei not bdieveher. duction go as nonchalantly as you Their differences lead to a bitter please.

So I knew she must have argument, but after a series of something some fine sensitiveness i exciting events thiy are brought to be able to do that and I sent together Anally In a happy reunion, for the play. And there It all is, 1 The story was written by Albert Shelbv LeVIno and John V. A Weaver. Rowland V. Lee.

who served on five fronts during the war. is the director. de George Bancroft's "Ladles Iove Brutes." "Barbed Wire" and a number of other film successes. In the cast with Cooper and Miss Collyer are Regis Toomey. Morgan Farley.

E. Calvert end William B. Davidson. "HIT THE DECK AT THE RIALTO Harold Lloyd Comedies i Are of the Family Kind Musical Comedy, With Jack Oakie, it Current Attraction in the old days And they are be What considered a most preten coming more demanding than ever. I tious musical comedv is Looked for Producers regard this as a step I today, Monday and Tuesday at the in progression for thim, because it Hialto theatre.

It Is Radio Pictures' will free them from many restrlc lavish technicolor production of "Hit trons dile to audience reaction. They Deck." may cnoose a story with more Fourteen well known stage and atrengm ana aisagrera Dieness to it screen plavers compose the cast, than formerly. Because audiences Ui hinh I. wtL.or are ready and eager for new ideas Follies heautv. and Jack Oakle.

Four i in the list were brought directly from New York to Holhwood to appear In the picture. Polly Walker. Roger Gra, Franker Woods and Marguer 1 ita Paduia. George Oveyl Harry Sweet. June Clyde, Wallace MicDon aid.

Nate Slott. Dell Henderson, Charles Sullivan and Andy Clark are r. i the others. leave It egaln until six Nine songs ar. Included in the lAincheon is ent in.

This I quite fl' 'y. The typical of ell movie magnates, on Hallelujah song, a solo in the stage ferences are) held in th green office i version, ha become an entire se with the very feminine touch, qunee sung by 100 negro vocalists. vtieoutWo. iv. fnrn.eM hnhi On ed nosday, Th ursday and rri hurrylng there when problems beset da' th'" R'alto will present the fern ons screen mvstery thriller.

'The cspricious Thirteenth Chair." in which Margaret wneny, noieu siae eiar, gives a wonderful performance as the spiritualistic medium. made Into a splendid all talking picture. Miss Brush, a graduate of the newspaper city room, haa drawn upon her own experiences and knowledge of the "Fourth Estate" In producing this very absorbing novel about newspaper folk in New York. The picture Is a faithful reproduction of the very real characters of Ann Vaughn. Toby McLean, Shorty Ross I rt tnDiTre Dirs Mnc! they 111 I tO UIU lU LLI hich and Puff Randolph.

Here all relive the exciting llvi Miss Brush endowed them i with in her stirring novel. Kathrln Rrufh, one of the mos' "Young Man of Manhattan" comes promiKitif or America younger to the Osborne theatre for Monday novelists. Is the author of "Young i and Tuesday. The cast I headfd Man of Manhattan," famou Saturday F.venlnit Post serial and best Ulng novel, which Paramount ha by Claudette Colbert, with Norman Foster, Charles Ruggles and Ginger Roger supporting. THE WINNIPEG EVENING TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1930 viHiAiDowii aw id nm 4 II Showing, ne wcek if VV IP 31 fV CCMMtMCINO AUO.JO kjff 'J If SS5v.

A xi gggg Jss ff aMt COOPER STARS IN WAR STORY AT WINNIPEG I engagement with the enemy. I Overwhelmed by the news she I plunges into an orgy of wild CHANGE OF POLICY AT THE TIVOLI THEATRE Commencing Monday next week the management of the Tlvoli theatre announce a new schedule for the fall and winter season. Effective Monday all week day performances will commence at 5 p.m., and three shows will be given, at 4. 7 and 9 m. tor the evening pertormances June Collver Plavs Leadina prices have been materially reduced i rt in i with special supper show rates avail auufjuu ani) Ddiue veicidii Directs Gary Cooper, hero of "The Virginian" nd "The Trxan" becomes a gallant captain in the U.S.

Engineers in "A Man From Wyoming." which opens at the Winnipeg theatre for a weeks run today. "A Man Krom Wyoming" is the story of the war adventures of a young westirner who enlists at the first bugle call and serves in the great conflict in France. During a particularly stiff engagement June Coll er, a society girl ambulance driver, craving thrills, nukes hir way to the front. "A W. O.L." She wanders into Cooper's territory and draws shcll flre.

He is forced to arrest her. He treats her roughly, but he cannot help admiring her grit. She is fascinated by his stern manliness, and the result of their friendship is marriage in a smll French village bark of the lines. They spend thr happy davs to able until 6.30 p.m. Matinee are scheduled for Saturday and holidays only.

The present policy of three shows each week will continue as the increased patronage through this new Innovation Is the chief reason the Tlvoli is able to pass on to it patrons a reduction In admission. W'kh every worthwhile show of the new show season available for this popular theatre the management promise Its patrons the very best In picture entertainment. COLLEGE SHOWS WARNER BAXTER IN BIG STORY "Such Men Are Dangerous' Will be Holiday Attraction Adapted from Elinor Glyn' sensa Raster and Catherine Dale Owen In the leading roles. "Such Men ArJ Dangerous." Fox Movietone production, will be the feature today and Monday at the College theatre. On Mjnday, Labor Day, performance will be continuous from 1 p.m.

"Such Men Are Dangerous" 1 heralded as one of ttie best plctur made since the screen began to talk and embraces all the required element of solid entertainment, suspense, thrills, drama and comedy with more intriguing twists than Miss Glyn has heretofore offered. Not since his splendid performance In "In Old Arizona" In which hp portrayed the character of "The Cisco Kid," has Baxter been more delightfully cast. Catherine Dale Owen, acclaimed the mo beautiful hlondfl of the films, recently supported John Gilbert In "His Glorious Night." The cast Includes such notables as Hedda Hopper. Albert Contl, Claude Allister and Bela Lugosl. It WdJ directed by Kenneth Hawks.

On Tuesday and Wednesday the College will present "The Woman Racket" and on Thursday and Friday, "Free and Easy." Harold Lloyd has long been known as the "family comedian," because his humor and situations are clean that the entire family can understand and laugh at them. His latest picture, "Welcome Dan ger," in which he returns to the screen after an absence of over a year and a half Is no exception. In "Welcome Danger" Harold Is a young whose chief aim in life is to perfect a new specie of the wild cactus, and he pursues his hopes with a vim. Then presto, fate takes a hand In things and sends him from deah old Boston to San Francisco to clean up a tnng war and raid the underground Chinatown. "Welcome Danger" is the feature Picture at the t.rescent metlre, Monday and Tuesday.

It will be followed on Wednesday and Thursday by "This Thing Called Love." in whim Edmund Lowe and Constance Bennett are featured. The week programs will close on Friday and Saturday with Gary Cooper, Walter Huston, Richard Arlen and Mary Brian in "The Virginian." "THE LONE STAR RANGER" AT THE ROSE ON MONDAY The Rose has entertainment of a high character for it patron next week. Monday, Tueaday and Wednesday the attraction will be George O'Brien and Sue Carrol In "The Lone Star Ranger," an epic screen drama of Texas, which has prown most successful wherever shown. The last half of the week will bring Thomas Melghen In th role of a euper detective In "The Argyle Cas'." Roles of this character are LOVELY GIRLS IN 'FOLLIES OF 1930' AT THE REGENT They Lend Action and Color To Spectacular Screen Romance Three hundred of Hollywood' most beautiful dancing girl add grace, action and color to "The New Movietone Follie of 1930," spectacular romance which is the attraction today and Monday at the Regrnt theatre. Thousands of girls were given tryouts in the course of selecting the chorus ensembles of this big production.

Three famous dance directors, Max Schick, Maurice Kusell and Danny Dare, supervised the selection and spent weeks of effort before definitely making their final decisions. Youth, beauty, grace of form and movement and dancing ability were the requirements on which the candidate were judged and with so many beautiful and talented girls from all parts of. the world who have come to Hollywood seeking screen fame, competition was keen. Choruses are used In four spectacular numbers, including "Movle tonla," "Doing the Derby," "Emily Brown" and the sensational finale. Scheck staged the "Derby" and finale numbers.

Kusell put on "Movietonla." and Dare directed 1 1 Kf a fort4 9 7 rtllTYiViltP tional, romantic tory, with Warnet )n Marjorie White and Frank Richardson are featured The other featured roles of "The Movietone Follies of 1930" are ably enacted by such screen favorites as El Brendel. William Collier. Noel Francis end Miram Seegar. Benjamn Stoloflf drected the pro duction. 'GREEN GODDESS AT THE TIVOLI George Arliss Masterpiece Announced for Monday and Tuesday It going barefoot Is a cure for all pedal complaints, there re a large number of Hollywood extras that ought never visit a chiropodist again.

Several weeks of work a native Hindu priests In temple scenes of "The Green Goddess." the Warner aU talking Vltanhon production starring George Arils. gave their feet the outing of their lives. Hindu priests wear few clothes and no shoes. They shave their heads half way back and coll their long hair into rolls on the back of their necks The result Is an ap' paritlon that one would not like to meet on a dark nignt. Extensive temple scenes have been added to the new Vitaphone version of this famous melodrama which Is using both dialogue and pictorial surprises to heighten the suspense of the story.

Al Green directed Mr. Arliss and a east Includes H. B. Warner. Alice Joyce.

Ralph Forbe and Nigel de Bruller. The Vitaphone "Green Goddess' is a new screen version of William Archer's famous stage play In which George Arll a made a tremendous hit and the management of th Tlvoli theatre Is pleased to announce the showing of "The Green God dess" on Monday and Tuesday. King's Theatre Offering Is "Paramount on Parade" A voice that has thrilled Broad way will be htard a one of the outstanding entertainment festure or Paramount all star film frolic, "Paramount on Parade." which will show at the King's theatre Monday, Tuesday end Wednesday. The voice belongs to Dennis King, star or "Rose Marie' and "The Vag bond King." and the hero of Para mount's Terhnlcolor film sensation, "The Vagabond King." King, in "Paramount on sings a Russian love song, which take name from the novel et ting. "The Gallows Song." It Is one of the most brilliant of the fifteen Interlude in "Paramount on Par ade," much of which has been filmed in Technicolor.

The setting snows a hill top gsllowa, upon which, as a felon. King ia about to die. PLAZA HAS BAXTER IN "THE ARIZONA KID" a new departure for this virile I screen star and revenl him as a Warr.er Baxter has one of the most versatile actor. On Monday, strongest roles of his career In "The Ijibor Day, the Rose will open at Arizona Kid." the featture attraction 12.30. and performances will be con at the Plari heat re on Mondav, Unuous from that bour.

Tuesday and H'edneaday. A lie smiling, fearless, happy go lucky outlaw of the Arizona plain he is particularly well oast and hi performance i one which never fall to please the fans. The last half of the week the Plaza has another strong feature in "Condemned," starring Ronald Colman, and with Ann Harding in the leading female role. "Condemned" is a picture of Devil's Island and the cast Includes such favorites as Louis Wolheim. On Monday the Plaii will open at 12.30 and performances will be continuous from that inie until the closing hour.

PROVINCE HAS LON CHANEY IN FIRST TALKIE Noted Screen Star, Who Died This Week, to be Heard as Well as Seen Lon Chaney, probably the greatest screen actor of the past ten year, whose death occurred thl week, launched in to the talkie a short time before his fatal Illness. HI first all talking picture. "The Unholy Three." I the attraction at th Province theatre for the week commencing on Monday. It will be a unique as well as a pathetic experience to hear "the man of 1.000 faces" talk a well a display his wonderful screen art Th picture, an adaptation of the C. A.

Robbins story. done by Chaney as a silent film several years ago, was directed by Jack Conway, who had previously directed the star in "While the City Sleeps." The supporting cast include Lila Lee. Elliott Nugent, who together with hi father. J. C.

Nugent, also wrote the dialogue, Harry Farias, John Miljan, Ivan Linow. Clarence Burton and Crau ford Kent. The principal scene of the pic ture are laid first in the environment of a circus side show sectllon and later in a bird and animal shop in which Chaney in the disguise of an old woman hides from the police who are seeking him for a murder. In the pet shop sequenoes Chaney reveals a new angle of hi versatile talents, that of ventriloquism by which he makes the parrots "talk." By the same method he make the dummy In the side show sequences not only talk but lng "Sweet Roste OGrady." Dramatic epot In "The unholy Three" include the fight In the side show after the ventriloquist attempts to Pick the pockets of an onlooker; the mysterious murder on Christmas Eve; the scene in which th embittered midget lets loose an orang outang so that he can attack the side show giant; and Chaney' final scene in the court room where he reveals himself by tearing off the old woman' disguise. Chaney.

who achieved a distinguished niche in filmdon for his Impersonation and disguises in such pictures as "Road to Manda lav." "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." "Thunder." and "Tell It To the among others, pre Early and late Shows Opening Day. First show, 10 a.m. Extra show, 10 p.m. ONE ON RICHARD Special to Ths Winnipeg Tribune HOLLYWOOD, Aug. SO Richard Dlx ran Into difficulties yesterday during a rehearsal for RKO Radio Pictures' screen version of Edna Ferber's epic novel, "Cimarron." Approaching a s'Jil wart Osage Indian, he asked; "How.

redskin, How! See heap big Chief Bacon Rind around "My dear fellow," replied the Indian, "I wish you would endeavor to use better English. I don't speak the Osage tongue, but perhaps you speak French? No? German? No? Rea lly!" sent an entirely new aspect as a talking player. With a resonant baritone voice and an uncannv facility for imitating character voices, gleaned from his 20 years on the stage, he can literally "make up" his voice as he does his face so that it is difficult to gue lust which of his vocal disguiea is most like hLs natural speech. Richard Arlen Is Jeature Now at Wonderland Theatre During hi moving picture career, Richard Arlen, Paramount'a latest tar, who will be een in hi first stellar role In the Wonderland theatre feature today and Monday. "Burning Up." has played opposite some of screendom's most beautiful women.

In "Burning Up," Mary Brian, his heroine of "The Man I Love" and "The Virginian," is his sweetheart again. In "She's a Sheik" and "Feel My Pulse," Bebe Daniels was the star. Arlen played opposite Clara Bow in "Wings." "Ladies of the Mob" aad "Dangerous Curves." He has made love to Fay Wray and Louise Brooks. In "Dangerous Paradise" and "Manhattan Cocktail," he played opposite Nancy Carroll. For Tuesday and the Wonderland will present "Road house Nlghta." "Paramount on Parade" will be th attraction on Thursday and Friday.

EXTRAS AT LYCEUM In addition to "The Whit Hell of Pit Paul." th feature picture the Lyceum theatre for the week commencing today ha an especially fine lilt of short subjects. These include a whoopee all talking comedy, "Some Babies." and a special Issue of Screen Snapshot In which T. Rov Barnes takes the Lvceum patrons on a tour of Hollywood. Introducing the greater screen personalities, such as Mary Pickford. Maurice Chevalier, Buster Keaton.

Dolores Del Rio and others. There will also be the Universal Newspaper News reel with Graham Mc Namee broadcasting a list of timely subjects. "STREET SCENE" BY PLAYERS OF LITTLE THEATRE Pulitzer Prize Play To Be Given Production Sept. 18 ta 20 Among the most ambitiou of local theatrical venturea In recent year is the production of "Street Scene," th famous Pulitzer prize play which th Delta Phi Epsilon sorority I of ferlng at the Little Theatre for three night. Sept.

18 to 20. Elmer Rice' really monumental transcript of the life of th average man and woman In New York ha a tremendous cast There are more than 35 speaking part. "Street Scene" will be presented by th local gororlty In it entirety. Mr. Nancy Pyper has been rehearsing the large cast during tha summer mouth so that a truly faithful representation of ths play, which gained the Pulitzer award last year, might be achieved.

Th play era have ardently set themselves to the task. Inspired both by Mrs. Pyper' direction and th great appeal of the play itself. "Street Scene" is unusual In that it haa but one set throughout ths facade of a drab brownston apartment house in the 'roaring Forties of Manhattan. Th players who enter this house, leave It or pass It by ars drawn together by ths mafia of the playwright to form th pro taganlsts In a whirlpool of drams, "Street Scene" Is unforgettable because of its realism and It simplW city.

In ths cast are Leon Tenter, Fsnla Goldovsky, Bam Ruasn. Flo rence Barlsh, Alan Costell, Vivian Chudom, Ada Rosenthal, Ales Bele polsky, Simon Marcson, Nina Fran kel, Alex Cherniack, Helola Gold etein, Joseph Rice, Dorothy Rusen, Marcus Tessler, Sam Sheps, Freda, Bruser, Morrl Soronow, Yvette Diamond. Sid Finkleman. Etta Green berg. Sidney Meyers, Edith Chudom, Nettie Brown, Betty Rodin.

Alfred Berman, Cecil Shep and Fred Mare son. Cecil Blanksteln is designing; the set before which the action "Street Scene" takes place. Ticket are available at Gouldings and Russell Lang A Co. tjg" September Labor Dayk I lllll 1IIIIIIIIIIH III in TWE BROTHERS IN "Animal EXTRA! SONG CARTOON Ths Stein Song, by Rudy Vallee. PARAMOUNT SOUND NEWS GENERAL WE ARE PROUD OF OUR THEATRE AND WISH IT CONTINUED SUCCESS 1.