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aily Games. os artgcle AUGUST 28, 1925 FRIDAY MORNING. Cfcfarcrs amusements Little Wendy as Beautiful Bride FLASHES 11 Kit Violinist and Comedian Next at Hillstreet lpIIday fisiifnft STARS COME HOME ITMSATOS BEAUTIFULl if. 'in.) I 4050 WEST PICO St7 A. n.

r. ft aA )W3 AO alakarata af I MatrtMiitta FIRST NATIONAL TWINKI.ERS IX HOLLYWOOD SOON BIS I1r Imtepradeat et-ll B. Ixi Mille ProdarttoK METnnnni itam Vr ro vlnl! -i ne honors Pfk With Unci De a of Pud De Kerekjarto, virtuoso, will share tor at the Hiligtreet nex "Rays Artie Revue." Kerekjarto will offer I r-' LEATRICE "HELL-. JOY HIGHROAD New Christie Comedy "SOUP TO NUTS'" it the thrill-swept bowery turns to love and i I By Graoo Klngsley Some of these First National players are training right along with the author of "Home. Sweet Home," in that they believe that in its Incomparable charm there la no place but.

as Hugh Wiley's characters would say. Word from the offices of John B. McCormick. West Coast chief of production for that organization, tells us that Ben Lyon and Blanche Sweet will shortly complete their work in the East and hasten back to their homes In Hollywood, where they will reappear before First National cameras. Lloyd Hughes, who left recently for the New York headquarters of the film company, is another actor scheduled to come Beginning Tomorrow at 1 :30 Sat.

and Sun. Continuous, 1:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Fastest, Funniest Farce Ever Filmed! romance In A Herbert Brenon Paramount production with Percy Marmont, Mary Brian, Nell Hamilton SPECIAL ATTRACTION on stage A NIGHT AT cofpff TV AL CHRISTIE'S concert numbers in range from popular to the classics. Maurice Eisner will accompany him at the piano.

Roy Cummings's new skit is called "One in which he is supported by the dainty Irene Shaw. Margaret Severn is featured in her terpsichorean fantasy entitled "Music and Visualizations." Miss Severn la assisted by six dancers. She is one of the theater's foremost interpretative and classical dancers. Her terpsichorean creations are original and presented in conjunction with Miss Marion Vadie. KMward J.

Lambert will be xten In his hilarious novelty. "Youth ami Heauty." in which he is ably apsUted by Miss Minnie Fish. "ThankYou. Doctor." Is a comedy skit replete with funny situations presented by a company of clever headed hy Chester Clute and Eleanor Hicks. Edmund Lone will hold" the screen as the featured player of "The Kiss Barrier." bv Frederic and Fanny Hatton.

Chapter 11 of "Pacemakers." featuring Alberta Vaughan and George O'Hara, will be presented. A news reel and Aesop's Fable will conclude the bill. 66 DAYS" iiii liV ilif t'raiik Minn. maatrr of ceremonies, fuid SO entertainers. back to the Hollywood colony.

with LILLIAN RICH TOM WILSON. EDDIE GRIBB0N, ROSA GORE. CREIGHTON HALE. LILYAN TASHMAN, MABEL JULIENNE SCOTT, HAL COOLEY AND OTHERS. IfUst Times -111 i Mary Astor, who i working with Hughes in First National's "The Scarlet Saint." is still another player scheduled for a trip to Hollywood shortly.

Blanche Sweet and Ben Lyon are working together in "Invisible Wounds." This quartette will only add to the full-production schedule now in operation at First National studios on the West Coast. Six features have just been finished in Hollywood for First National, four more are in the course of production, and six others are being prepared for near production. The films shortly to be started include "Irene," which Colleen Moore will begin after she completes "We Moderns." "Spanish Sunlight." co-starring Barbara La Marr and Lewis Stone. "Joanna With a Million," Edwin Carewe's new story, Corlnne Griffith's "Caesar's Wife," Constance Tal-madge's "East of the Setting Sun." and an M. C.

Levee production which will shortly be announced. Winona Winter's Mentor Blind If vou want to know who taught FANCHON A MARCO Praaaatt WINONA WINTER Today! frttl Cohan Comedy Well Under Way at Playhouse -u IT' VVVV IT Muateaf tawe ttse with Ja ti. Paul Mtward Hdw ft UL HHE ri Mi aim, Otta PiaaO. nay aa BaldtlM ITevot QpifiSiilQHi Lj A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture directed by Hobart Hen Mary Brian, Appearing in "TJie Street of Forgotten Men," Metropolitan tomorrow. which opens at the ley mm with the adventures of a young man who Is suddenly thrown into a hand of choice cutthroats and Iester Cole.

Alice Cavanaugh. Franklyn Farnuni and Joe Nel-meyer, the stars of Louts (. Mac-loon's production of George M. Cohan's greatest musical comedy. "Little Nellie Kelly." are speeding along with the rehearsals.

The Playhouse, where the production Is being completed, is certainly the busiest show-shop in Angeles. Building the set of "Uttle Nel His Greatest Comedy in its World Premier Palais de Dance Grand Opening Set for Tonight I ji ship Ahoy hi.im (i, ilmiVil Oh. Bj! who becomes their leader through his amazing dexterity at their own KHz A First Nation! Plctnro RICHARD winona vTriinej, -J tricks lie Kelly," is like constructing sets hf MARCO 1 lufiftj "Radio Week Ideas" star now singing ai uucw nuv. to be a ventriloquist, I can tell you. It was none other than Vernon, the noted ventriloquist, and his wife, who assists him.

"When I was a little girl trav It is said to be an ideal role for and one to successfully top his "Don Q. Son of Zorro," which is breaking records, both east and west, 8inci Its first showing at the Globe Theater in New York this summer. jk yth l.oa Anee' (reatrat gT MM Mlara of the Air Aam wot: i snfis eling around with my father. Banks a great college atmospheric prologue featuring PEN NSYLVAN IAN America's freateit novelty orchestra lted by David Murray and Hilda Lt '11, KIM. and mm affaiiLsf.fi ii BmP-iMM- for a whole motion -picture production that Is released under the title of a "superpW'ture." Mall ordors are now being accepted for the first week of the engagement and judging from the list of prominent people who have mailed in seat reservations for the opening night, ft will he a gala uhiip Mttit ails of I'.

S. Xmwj. I Jaa a I Bowl Ready ior Presentation of 'Mikado9 Opera mftiM SS DIRECTION WFST COAST THFArRES tC joh pm.m niTEHEQTJ TlIElmMkn kill CLARA BOW -JOHNNY WALKER- RCBT. FRAIER. Last 3 days Blackton Will Appear Tonight at the Criterion Winter, and singing in nis act, there was an act on the bill known as Vernon, the Ventriloquist.

Naturally, 1 Ioed on those dummies of his as a new and delightful kind- of doll. I used to snatch every chance to play with these dolls. One day he told me that if I would learn how to do the ventriloqulal stuff from him. and would run on the stage and act and do a bit, he would give me one of the dolls for my own. Of course, I was delighted to do it." Vernon Is still going strong in nis iTne.

But a big tragedy has come to him, as he Is now almost totally blind. However, he still doeB his act with the assistance of his wife. "And the wonderful part of It is," explained Miss Winter, "nobody in the audience ever guesses that he Is blind, so carefully and skillfully does his wife assist him on and off the stage." TTts mt One of thp most pretentious as semblages of notables ever gathered in Ixis Angeles will he on hand at the new Falals De Dince on Hill street near Sixth this evening, when that ballroom is thrown open to the public for the first time. With Abe Lyman's famous orchestra providing the harmony, many of the famous stage and screen stars in the country will dance while motion pictures are made of the impressive scene. Among those who.

It is announced, will be present are Dempsey and his wife. Estelle Taylor; Lew Cody, Madge Bellamy, Ray Griffith. Roscoe Arbnckle, Pauline Starke, Sid Grauman, Jack White, Larry Semon, Lloyd Hamilton, Trilby Clark, Harry Coe, Claire Windsor, Bert Lytell, Tom Mix. Bill Desmond, Mary McAllister, Charlie Melson, Be'rnle Pollack, Fidel la Barba, Sylvia Grogg. Bill McCarthy, Charlotte Tread way, George Barnes, Ann McKay and others.

Mayor Cryer, Boyle Workman and members of the Police Commission will also be present. THE WONDER tat si, BETTY BRONSON'Rl-ARDO CORTEZ nv. Sidney Icott's and "Dirty Handt" Sp, Paramount picture Juvanlla iwn.dy Dua IN with SATURDAY'MLIDJiUCTIiaS Plans for transforming Hollywood Bowl into a spectacular Japanese tea garden for the production of "Mikado" by the Coast Opera Company, beginning next Tuesday evening, were completed at a conference of landscape and scenic artists with Impresario Joseph Rose. The unusual scenic effects that are to be adopted will be installed immediately upon the close of the present Bowl summer concert season. Behind the revivlnl of the Gilbert and Sullivan light opera are a number of civic organizations that desired the open air musical and dramatic season to be extended later Into the summer In orderto TOMtiHTj Commodore J.

Stuart Wafkton. veteran Warner Hre, director, and Florence Turner, aereen's flrat star, IN FERSON with BKAT HANK ROBBERY." rU' RtRTM OF ANATION' ANO'WAY DOWN EAST" nrnv D.W.Griffitho OS- MS1E Moomaw Borrows Jean Hersholt Lewis H. Moomaw. now that he The personal appearance of Commodore J. Staurt Blackton.

veteran motion-picture director, who has Just completed "The Glided Highway" for Warner Brothers, and of Florence Turner. one of the screen's first stars, will be the closing feature of "The Scarlet West" snd "The Great Train Robbery" at the Criterion Theater tonight. Commodore Blackton will also make a short talk preceding the showing of "The Great Train Robbery'." the first feature-length motion picture, produced In 1803. Because of his familiarity with motion pictures since their Inception, Commodore Blackton consented to appear for one night only with this noted, film. "The Scarlet West" and "The Great Train Robbery" will be replaced tomorrow by Peter the Great, the dog wonder, In "Wild Justice." Mi is all set to go on his big list of nroductions for Associated Exhlb give opportunity for the early tour- I West Coast Presentation RUBE WOLFF'S BAND 3 Shows Daily 2:15, 7, 9 itors, is letting Starts next Thursday I nt Time Toriajr mm mi' i rr; si rE" 1st visitors to get this particular phase of Los Angeles artistic atmosphere.

Arrangements were completed with the Hollywood Bowl Association late last week. Harmonious with the natural setting for the opera will be Jen Jee Chew, little Chinese prima donna, who will sing the role of Yum Yum, alternating with Corsa Thorne Bird. Mme. Alma Stetzler, George Kunkel, Arnold Blackner, Louis Fitzroy and other principals of the company will appear in "Mikado." I'HK WORLD PATg liOMAGE TO no grass grow under his feet, but is already showing Just how forehanded he can be by selecting I first story and engaging i principal star.w That star, by special arrangement with Universal, to whom said star is under contract, Is Jean Hersholt; and the story is STARTING TOMORROW LON CHANEY In "The Unholy 3" Directed by Tod Brownlns. iTfyirinifift mm Neilan Starts Work at Metro on 'Great Love9 Magnified by taunuWMiwa Prologue in 'THE on the Stage.

OOeLO QUSW Seats at Wnrlltier'f. 814 8. Barker or Egyptian Theater. Phone HOlly 2131. I.OS AKGKI.KA' GREATEST MUSICAL COMEDY SHOW MOSTLY OIRI COMPLETE CHANGE WEEKLY BURBANK THEATER Main at Sixth Hobart Henley Signs New Long Term Contract c4 In addition to Abe Lyman's Orchestra, the Palais De Dance Orchestra, directed by Chris Schon-bery, will also play during the eve- 'White Collars9 Has Real Theme as Laugh Basis Frank Kgan's production of "White Collars" continues to pile up records at the Egan Theater, where the wonder play goes Into Its eighty-fourth week Monday evening.

Many of our best -known theatergoers have seen it for the third and fourth times. "White Collars" appeals to one's intelligence, because Its story has a theme, and it does not give the impression that Edith Ellis, the authoo merely started out to write something funny. Rather, In It you see a message delivered in such a way that the laughter merely helps he telling. 'The well-chosen cast still Includes Craig Ward, Diane Es-motide, Blanche Douglas, Zellah Covington, Betty Sinclair, Marvel Quivey, Stuart Erwln, Gordon White and PatrT Kruger. iDorARrflShtPFuntRANl) OPENING AUG.

29 i Tf RFPT. 7 I I TAf II HUT SEATS NOW Mason TOR TUB tt NEXT DECK rVaftUIBI Following the expiration of his agreement with Metro-Goldwyri-Mayer, Director Hobart Henley yesterday signed a new long-term contract calling for a series of pictures. Henley's initial production under hiB new contract. It was announced Hi THE NEW VOCK. 10S ANU8 MUSICAL COMEDY TRIUMPH T.nOYDARNES KITTY DONER TED DONER AND THE WOBLD'5 GREATEST DANCING CHORUS Marshall Neilan.

who recently completed his own production starring Peggy Hopkins Joyce, has returned to the Metro-Onhlwyn-May-er studio and today began direction of ''The Great Love," a screen adaptation by himself and MenJa-mln Glazer of Randall McKeever's story. The oast Includes Bobby Agnew, Vera Stedmbn, Chster Conklln, Frank Currier. Junior Coughlin, Malcolm Walte and other well-known players. The story, which Is crammed full of tears and laughter, has to do with a young doctor whose first patient is an elephant. The pachyderm develops a remarkable affection for the physician and a still greater love for gin, which leads to many embarrassing and laughable situations.

The elephant, which Is more than years of sge. weighs several tons and Is known as Norma. by Harry Rapf, will be "Free Lips, an original story Just com pleted by Carey Wilson, which Is being adapted by Hope Lorlng and AUG. 31 t'esir Hamilton xhinn RevtM In Ballroom AUG. 30 I'' IT Hamilton De I Model Cont4at AUG.

29 His Carnival Pier Ballroom Louis Llghton. It is a. comedy- WEO.MAT. BIST Jf4WJl.50--SAT.MAT. BEST drama featuring an attorney, a business man, a flapper secretary and a stenographer who reads newspaper love advice columns.

Alfred Cohn's "To the Brave." And "To the Brave" Is to be no ordinary program release, either; but, according to the announcement of Jack Woody, the Associated Exhibitors' exectith'p head, the ploture is to be released as a special production. The news of the signing of Hersholt, okayed officially last night bj Raymond Schrock, general manager of Universal, is particularly of importance to the movie Industry because. Immediately upon the completion of "To the Brave," Hersholt will leave for France to enact "The Man Who Laughs." by Victor Hugo, as a Universal super-special In collaboration with a French company. 1 The Moomaw company will leave for Portland. to make exteriors of the picture.

In the Northwest a huge forest-fire sequence will be filmed near the famous Lake Odell. Corlnne Griffith Commences With the return of Corlnne Griffith to the First National studios yesterday, preparations to begin actual shooting on W. Somerset Maughan's play, "Caesar's Wife." were made, and the first scenes will be taken today. Playing in support of Miss Griffith will he Percy Marmont, Malcolm McGregor and Warner Oland. Irving Cummings Is directing and Hal Rossen will photograph the production.

DoiifiT Fairbanks Shooting There will be six villains, instead of the usual lone "heavy," in Doug- Ambassador Xli VILLE- II VAUOfVI if MATINEES 35 NITIVSAT.HAT.50 H.M.S. 'sr. w. The success of Henley's A Slave of Fashion" and "Exchange of Wives." It Is stated by Mr. Rapf, has made Henley one of the foremost directors of popular box-office pictures, and under his new con lf rnnlTI Pretty Ladies' Now Appearing at West Coast VAisirtwH.HXsSta PHOTOPLAYS i I rOJS tract he becomes one of the ace CHAS.

RUGGLES and Company 6Q voices )n the water At Amhuiailnr Nn Grace Nelaon Anderson A Tvel WARD VAN Featnro Photoplay Showings HARRY CAREY in "Th Teiaa Trail" Newa-Comedy Fables Matinc JONES 6V ELLIOTT BAND TWO BOB ALBRIGHT CO. LIXJjIAN IN TX-SinLfVKKOS" Lillian Lelghton, who won favorable comment from the critics last week for her work In "In the Name of Love," is hard at work with Bill Hart In "Tumbleweerls Some screen artists always leave Impressions of beauty, suavity or some other characteristic, hut Lillian leaves Just a vivid Impression of the character she is portraying. When you see her In "Turnhlweeds." you'll see Just an Irish pioneer woman in a dirty shirt. directors on the lot. Prior to his work as a director.

Henley achieved considerable success ss a screen actor. One Actress. of 'White Cargo' to Come Here Soon Every Even LAR Daily. 5-7Sc iCVVnOtiflM I eREETINSS T( TRinlty 3214 1' LOS ANQELES wmmmmmmmmmA MPrUUfllORCUIT VAUDiYtUC Lmmh TO Phn STARS ABE LYMAN ORCHESTRA VVETTE RriiEf AW ftRKRVwAV itOYI.AN ANO SARA NOPT CO. HOLLYWOOD BOWL i niriiu iun awiatn runu cl rniot SARAH PADDEN CO.Ki'tton SVMrWONY CONCERTS SEAT SALE NOW ON at Barker All Music Store Downtown, at Hollywood lm Store and at Headauartera.

rturoanKss rue Black Pi- In "Pretty Ladies," now showing at the Boulevard Theater, Director Monta BeJl proves his claim ss a peer among the artists of his profession. Bell has chosen a colorful and human story and has Mimed It In a manner that cannot help exciting the admiration of any audience. It Is a story of a Follies star who had everything except a lover and her efforts to find a husband. How she got him, lost him and brought htm home again, makes'the story rich with human Interest ZaSu Pitts is featured and Tom Moore is the erring lover and husband. Norma Shearer.

Tonrad Na-gel and others are also In the cast. The current program Is also on' hsncert by the presence of Rube Wolff and his Bouievm Another dazzling West Coast presentation Is one of the many features of the bill. THIS AND NEXT WEEK ONLY 2nd, Final Wk. Begins Monday Is Just starting rate," which he production on. TONIGHT.

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Adaala limantata. INTISMISSI0N 0vrtur. SuMlan laitar Rlmliy-Karwaw I Cama.ta far alana and areliMtra. Flat Uul Rudaloh Sam flan (lata a stainway Plana TURNS TO SCREEN Eric Stanley, who was brought from New York by Homer Curran to play Bezano in the Han Francisco production of "He Who Gets Slapped." has signed with the Jerry Meyer productions for an Important role In "The Code of The' Pony Express," which Walter Irving will direct. The company goes on location shortly.

Hit Guaranty Hollywood. Gl ari-'one 80S4. FRANK KEENAN "smiling danger" HPECIAI, NEW YORK CAST Mghtn, :.00 to KOe; Bargain Mat. 60c to Sl.M. 7.

irrrii- COMING SUN. fj LTI 'THE SAP" POSITIVELY LAST WEEK PILGRIMAGE PLAY WITHKILS RETURNS Grant Withers. Juvenile screen aclor, has returned from location at San Diego. He is now playing Billy In Fox's current Helen and Warren picture. iTTirra'd i.i j.ixh Some of the best-known talent In Hollywood will don pirates' togs and try to foil Doug- in the picture Sam De Grasse, Donald Crisp Anders Randolf, Charles Stevens Charles M.

Belcher and Roy Coul-son are the "villains" who have signed with Doug. They will be vy crew of wicked pirates unequaled since the strains of "Thirty Men On a Dead Man's Chest" were first heard along the 8panieh Main. The leading feminine 'rols in fact, the only woman In the picture will be Billle Dove, who was chosen to play the princess after months of screen tests, during which more than 1000 young women were considered. The remainder of the cast will be chosen soon, and Director Al Tell Your Friends BICCCST lAUGH HI With Marcella Zabala recalled from her Jaunt among the coastal natives of Samoa where she Is supposed to be spending her vaca-matir work in "White Cargo," tion studying emotion for her dra-Thomas Wilkes yesterday arn-nounced that she would arrive In Los Angelas on S- Tangier Marti, September 6, to appear in the same play which, by popular demand, begins a return engage-ment ttt th Orange Grove, September S. Miss Zabala, following the closing of "White Cargo" the Orange Grove four weeks ago, departed from this city for the South Sea Islands to resume her study of native costumes, habits and expression of emotion.

"Playthings," Frederick and Fanny Hatton's current attraction at the Orange Grove will be accompanied by Roberta Arnold, Rex Cherryman. Hope Drown and other members of the cast, to San Francisco to open there September 6. MORRISON WITH C.NIYERjSAIj Pete Morrison, famous western screen star, has been signed by Universal, according to an announcement made by Raymond L. Schrock. general manager.

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A REI I.AB MINT OF 1.AIOHTER l.imltrrf Entaement t.ki Only Bradwav. BaturMd Freshman Frolic Tonight bert Parker is maklnff preparations Jobyna Rahton in Person TO AWARD COLLEGIATE FOX-TROT TROPHY Autographed Harold Lloyd Footballs Free! H-Aft i nml. nrlln Mthtly. qqc to MllU Sat. sod Sim.

He.t Reota. 60s. to start snooting within a week or so. The technical crew at the Fairbanks studio Is busy rushing equipment and properties for the production, and Chief Cameraman Henry Sharp is completing his color tests, for th nlcture will be made entirely in color. "Those Who Judge" with Patsy Ruth Miller snd Lou Tellegen IllilM Suo Kmeraoaj Stnj and i Other Big Arte 'CALIFORNIA Straight Ahead" With REGINALD DENNY Hippodrome Vaudeville Main St.

at 4th rison will do a series of two-reel rh story or "The Rlark Pirate" westerns which will he released laid in the West Indies and deals jder the Mustang Brand. QORD JOYOtS WEEK OO r.ve. Mk, (1 Mats. Vied, and Hat. Boat a(s Frank taa Svaraaa Soaaaat at Sitaman Canliauoua OaiUr 1 to II.

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