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SEPTEMBER 14, 1924. PART EI SUNDAY MORNING. COUNTERFEIT PSYCHOLOGY LUBITSCH AND POLA TOGETHER DUSKY FUN GIRL AT PHILHARMONIC ENGLISH ACTRESS SIGNED TO STAR Role of Brain Kent is Still a Conjecture With every recent announcement of a picture to be made from a feaiJBEs (Continual from 250j Pare) The CMriw" Is retting- along splendidly. L.ub!uch sees It the ideal picture for Pola. In the tory of th exotto.

temperamental Catherine t.f Russia, he eeea Pol ss if Pola were queen. He explained It all to me a few daya before the picture started, nd it taxed hla alow pains-takinr English to express hia feelings. -V It -r-v I Collen Moore, atar Tlamlng Touth." Tainted People" and the "Perfect napper." I eofeatured with Conway Tearle in th most recient of Flrot National's productions. "Flirting with which I th feature attraction at Tally's Theater this week. "Flirting With Love." adapted from Leroy Ecott'a atory, "Counterfeit," and directed by John Francis Dillon, I a story of a girl of the stag who tries to win fsm nd fortune in dramatic work.

The "better play commltt" closes her show, and she plan to repay th injury on It chairman. Wade Cameron, as played by Con-wy Tearle, whose avocation is that of psychologist In seeking revenge she pretend to lose her memory that ah may get into the home of Wade Cameron. Later ahe feign dual personality and It I In this assumed character that Mia Moor demonstrates her versatility. Eh Is called upon to play in resliry two part in one that of herself, temperamental, nervous end high-strung, and also th character of her "other personality," demur, hy and diffident Moor share th cofeatur-Ing honors with Conway Tarl In this plctur. Tearle la ideal in the role of th play ceneor and amateur psychologist Tbe supporting east consists of Winifred Bryeon, Francis Raymond, Alan Roscoe, John Patrick and Marga La Ruble.

seem to belong to th plctur at 11. He belonged to something Infinitely better. ThU week, too. the long-wslted "Merton" cam to our crna Now it is all wrong for anyone familiar with th book and th play to criticize th movi. But I do not know anyone who saw the move with an open mind I will Just hav to haaard a guea that the film would seem vastly entertaining to thsm.

Thos of us who cherish memories of Beulsh Baxter in the book and Will Hay in th play cannot help being disappointed In th film. But than you cannot expect th movi makers to poke fun at a czar of their own choosing. I dare say that Glenn Hunter and Viola Dana give good performances In their roles but I kept thinking of how much better Chsrle Ray and Dorothy Glah would have played them. Miss Dsna made Flips Just a cute kid and Flip In the book wa far more than that Th one pricele bit of irony In th film seemed to me the bit where Jamea Crura pre. ented a roughneck director made up to look like himself.

And Mr. Cruie ha led us to expect more "In the Czarina Foia rets I well-known book or play teare has 1 been speculation as to "who will I play the title role?" it is with word from Principal Picture etudlo that production Is soon to start on Harold Bell Wright's "Re-creation of Brian Kent." Wright's publishers vouch for the fact that his books have 2,000,000 readers, and a certainty It Is that these Wright "fans" will want to know who will play Brian Kent The name role is one PLAYER PREFERS HORSE Harry Carey Would Rather Ride i Mustang Than Locomotive I "Ride 'em cowboy!" When you hear such an' exprea-alon you expect to a wildly bucking broncho with a whooping cowpuncher valiantly attempting to tick in the addle. But "Ride 'em Cowboy' held a new significance for Harry Carey during the filming of "Roaring Rail." bis fourth Hunt Stromberg production. In tbi case his steed was a plunging locomotive, aa the picture deals with railroad life in the Far West and Carey portrays the role of a daring engineer. The weatern star admits that the role gave him a new thrill- Nevertheless he insists that h.

much prefers the back of a bucking broncho to the cab of a smoothly running "iron horse "I've ridden many an ornery horse in my time." Carey explains, "but at least a horse Is human. I defy anyone to credit a locomoi tlve with the least human quality. They Juat won't listen to reason a-talll" GORDON TRAVELS SOUTH Huntly Gordon played hia last scene as Phillip Jordon In the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production "The Great Divide" Just In time to eaten a. train for San Fran- i i i I if -m I "I than on great bit In each of hla picture. i i i I I.

i I r. I i Ilk. 'Slnnr in cllR is proving a far greater box office magnet than Binners in Heaven, which provea. Jatc medley. It 'ha th enormously popular Adolph Menjou and delightful Hedda Hopper In th east.

And It ha John Patrick. The screen Jazi party will ever aeem Incomplete to me without John Patrick. is my favorite light comedian. "Binner in Haven" Isn't much picture go, but It is responsible for on of the bast review I have ever read. Well Root of the New York World summed up Its plot in this wy: "England.

Airplane voyage. Crash. Desert Island. Girl. Man.

Without benefit of clergy. Cannibals. Battle. Airplane. Thank God.

England." After these two more or las routine rubber-stamp pictures, Paul Bern's "Open AH Night" come a a distinct shock. It should that calls for a powerful type ef manhood not necessarily a man of the out-of-doors, for Brian Kent in the early part of the story was a bafck employees wb later, In the course of his re-creation, finds the Ozark Mountans a place of strength building as well as a point of refuge. Many letters have been received at Principal's offices suggesting the names of various leading men of the screen for the portrayal of the Important role, many of them co-incidentally naming the star, who, It is practically decided, will be given tbe part Sol Lesser, piesi-dert of the producing company, expects to make public in a few days an announcement of this player's name. be a pleasant shock because it offers fresh viewpoint fresh subject matter and fresh treatment, which we reporters are always howling for. But who am not ordinarily offended by keyhole drama, found it a Uttle distasteful.

Though my mind told me that Jetta Goudal, Raymond Griffith and Lefty Flynn were giving extraordinary clever performance, my weary eye wished for something less decadent I felt rather like the Boston lady who said that she wished Gauguin would paint fruit before it spoiled. In th audtene near wa an old lady who wa fairly cock-eyed with excitement over the plctur. and a child of 10 or so, who did not seem to understand what It wis all about. I am afraid there re not enough old ladles to mak this sort of picture popular. perhaps, that the motion-picture producers are right in assuming Evelyn IJrent that sin and luxury must go hand tn hand to attract the public.

I hav seen so many cocktail- grsbblng flapper picture lately ctsco, from which port he sailed for the South Seas, He will spend more than a month working In "Never The Twain Shall Meet." which is to be made on the Island of Tahiti under the direction of Maurice Tourneur. that I am surprised to come out of the theater and find anyone under 80 unarmed with a cocktail shaker. However, "81nnr in Silk" 1 an improvement on th usual Ernestine Porter Krs Laying down one's work in pictures on one side of the world and taking it up on the other, only to find th same association of player and director Is the novel experience of Evelyn Brent former British cinema etar, now starring under a five-year contract with Uothio Productions, Inc. and Maurice Elvey. ertswhile director of Engllsh-msde cinema drama, who at present la making "Curlytop," a Thomas Burke Llmehouse Night story, for Fox, with Bhlrley Mason in the chief role.

Th Brent-El-vey duo-continent experience la all the more unusual because of th fact that there waa no pre-arrangement Elvey cam to Hollywood shortly after Miss Brent wa brought over by Douglas Fairbanks to appear a hi foil in two picture. Because of unavoidable delay in retting into production on th Fairbanks lot, Mia Brent secured her release from that organisa to.MTOW.m-j- i.i i nri.L.i-a itniii i.n "irnr I rn mm ht HattamJ f'iw ft IS i liil! 1 At chance to act herseu. made for her. But It ta not conventional Not at all. I cannot ee Pola, tn anything conventional st all.

She can rulnel ty sympathy. Over here she feel the want to play Koon woman pictures woman people feel eor-ry for. It Is all wrong. It Is not like her. Pola can only he great toy traredy.

black tragedy with Jus' a glint ct humor. Then tne public sympathize through the very blackness of the tragedy an he humor. That la Pol tragedy ajid humor." And Lubltsch smiled hla engaging amile. "She la a. remarkable woman Pola.

I look forward to working again with her. I iel he la the same Pola of the old days. An' In 'The Cierina I will show It. I hope. But the picture will not be sugary at all.

To give great an artist a Pola sugary parts would be too great Insult. So the two yeara have been bridged successfully, although they were full of conflicting exptrlences for both of them. for Pola the experiences have not been aa plees-ant aa for Lubltsch. They meant for her a new country whre ahe was not undrstood, where the fire which had been kindled with Lubltsch In Germany seemed to die down under other director ahak-lcg her confidence a bit and making her wonder If it had ever been there all. For Lubitaeh the time ha been much more happy.

Hia methods and work aa a director have, in Hollywood been extremely successful. Besides several extremely fine picturee to hla credit, there has been "The Marriage Circle." which critica and fans alike have ranked with "The Woman of Paris" aa being far In advance of any picture heretofore produoed. THE ESTBA EXTRAS However, while they are work-Irg together ds-lly Lubltsch and Pola' are not thinking of those years. They are living again th experiences they had Jn making pictures abroad. Every day something occurs on the set to recall some Incident of their early adven-ture.

The other day they stopped work to laugh at the time during the (Upheaval In Germany they ad-, vertised for 200 extras, and 8000 appeared, and stayed and stayed. For two day the company waa marooned in the studio while the mob threatened outside to de-molish the studio if all 6000 were not hired. Both Pola and Lubltsch ar enthusiastic about the cast of "Th Czarina." Pola Is enthusiastic vith reserves. Lubltsch Is unre-remdly so. You see that popular young man, Rod La Rocque, la to play with Pola, la also Adolnhe Menjou.

And Pola la learning. She is at last finding out that it la bst not to be too enthusiastic when a reporter is about. For months Pola and Bod have been tea-ing and tee-lnr together here, at Dtl Monte, and. oh, everywhere. greatest Their words are lies -Their smiles -deceits thqy vm ihsh beauty for thseteor sgost of tits chase-' 1 IN LOEWS STATE III ae tion, this coming just Elvy wa bout to begin casting for "Hr HISTORY Iseet Jeie etal Husband Wives," a Fox plctur which wa Elvey' first American production.

Finding Mia Brent ririTPy 1 mm DMf KID free of her contract Elvey sought tpaiamas Sfci 1 her out and gave her the first fea tured role of his plctur. Miss Brent mad a number of picture In England undar Elvey direction, and because of his knowledge of her work, he chose her to appear In bis first Ameri i TTiij can plctur. That waa nearly two years ago and Mies Brent after free-lancing In the Interim, la now SLEMBBffiL lOTKrTrTCii srtk It 14 11 lil. csk 'it i v. engaged in making the first of series of picture in which ahe will star for Oothlo Productions, Ino.

Her present vehicle Is an adaptation of "Prude," the Jull Hearne novel, which Is being made at F. B. O. under th direction of Tod Browning. iill BIG PICTURES iHiiif iilii! -a.

ii i ai. i Kxm a mMMmMitmi ON BROADWAY (Continued from 25th Page.) from th varloua film companies as usual, eagtr to put In a bid for film rights If the play looked like a success, and though it we ob They dance and they eat and they golf In each other'a company. And he is her leading man In "The vious from th first that this was Cearina." Romantic? Well, rather, not mm material, the oout did Two year ago Pola would prob not go disgustedly away ss they usually lo on such occasions, but ably have gone Into rhapsodies of praise Rod. expressing herself stayed to swell th volume of shout that filled the theater at freely aa to her feelings and a to his. But now It la different.

When I asked her opinion of him both the close of th performance. Louis Wolhelm, tn the role of a in the capacity of leading man and social companion, Pola merely smiled wisely and said. "Oh. Mr, I Rocque is so fine. He have real ere of art." And that wa all! Pola'a year In Hollywood hav held many disappointments, many neartacne, but she has learned that on lesson of reserve.

Aa Lu- Hi ViaN. XhtfiKbtiX W('BHff M' Ha r0- i Viviiv BROTHERS N-2325 I CLASSICS Sfklf Hill' MITRO GOLDWYN PICTURE P'T A METRO GOLDWYN PICTURE tmech aptly said, "Pola, nave oeveion much since work togthr. She have ome. thing- ah didn't have than." And he I right ONE OF SEASON'S SPECTACULAR HITS hsrd-boiled, rowdy, professional soldier, gives a powerful perform-gnc that 1 fraught with moments of rare tenderness and gruff pathos. So impressed wa on plctur producer by hi performance that immediately instructed hi scenario department to look about for a.

film role with similar possibilities to offer Mr. Wolhelm. A soon a the run of th play la well undar way, Mr. Wolhelm will tart work in th studio again. LLOTD IWESTIGATrXO Harold Lloyd ha bean looking at a lot of new photographic processes and investigating all sort of technical Improvements and scenic invention with a view to using thro in "Alice In Wonderland." He canr.ot hold the family record for discoveries, howvr.

Hi mother, here on a shopping trip, discovered Gloria Bwanaon's chauffeur, who 1 about th best guide to women' eloUi shop in New Tork. Piloted by him. ah has explored Fifth avenue sud all th hop on th other fashionable highway to th extreme delight of her son. But all of our film visitors ar leaving town. The L'oyds.

Gloria fiwaneon, Jiacki Coogan and Prlnr and May Murray, ail "SEAT5 RESERVED 1 ta3ss-e Eleanor Boardman Adolphe Menjou its tiel a i SUM iVr.l it If GpsniiiglJite I ONJLY COMEDY FEATURE HARRY LAfiGDOrJ aSeaGawir Kith a pirate cmr of fypins Eii: ii isisi NEVER an opening like this before! The entire block at 7TH GRAND luminated in daxxling blaze! Thousands of balloons carrying of FREE SOUVENIRS will be how-ered from- tbe roof of the theater! TUESDAY! TUESDAY! At EIGHT! There'll be a big show OUTSIDE and a bigger one INSIDE the Criterion Tuesday Night! Hail the' premiere of IDEAS OFTH2 FANCHON MARCO no advance in prices 15 SP Sittii Hii iiili ef Iiaej) V. v. i 4 I It SUPPORTED BY Virginia Lee Corbin, Ann Luther, Misa Dupont, Eugenie Gilbert Dorothy Dwan and John Patrick MERRY WIDOW OF YESTERDAYS TODAY DEIRO Ik worlds grmkst l.ul Jeee PREMIERES! NOTE Theater will close sftsr last shew tonight to allow for final prsparatlsntl Ui I I I MIUMI I ACCORCIQMIST mi i i if i i- a (53DirlWC3 who came Just on hurried bopping tours, hav departed. Mr. Grl.TUb will return in a few day from Germany, where, ha been making "Dawn" and rumor ha It that Eddl Cantor will play th leading role in th next picture Mr.

Griffith will produce. Dorothy Dalton i threatening a return to the films. Khe offered her husband, Arthur Hammer-Stein. JC0.000 fur the film right to "Rose Marie," which he presented on th stage last week. He refused it Incidentally Mary Hay 1 pretty cartatn to return to film when her husband.

Dick Barthalme, tarts th plotur that is to follow Classmate." Bh will featured with her husband In a com dy of young married lit. KEW SnOWg OJf BROADWAY After weak of somnolence, the big motion-picture theater en Broadway hav awakened and pvt 1 Wm iiiii 7th nfJD GRAND iiii I I teiet J'tllllllilllli Ruth Gifford The noEt pectaeular rips to screen faro fa th Uat year 1 credited to Ruth CU3ord. whose appearance have elicited unanimous praise from both th critic and the public. ITlas Clifford's firet aenaatlonal role was that of th first wt. leart of th "rail-spUtter" la AJ iuid Ray Kockett's rcmarkabl plo avssveei BWassa J' on fiv new picture.

Following ture. "Abraham Unooln." Tbla tbe fashion of using a alog such as "Greater Movie Week," Was the erst time th ac treat had FRANK LLOYDS an opportunity to Oispiay cer abll- oppoj Jty in a highly dramatic role and LfUL-JUu UU PICTURE .1 sSZ Paramount Wek," C. Burr Wek." or what hav you, this should in fustic hav been called ein Weak." hav "Sinner in Bilk" th Canltol; "ember in Heaven" at the 6trand. and Just th fringe of aln in 'Open All Night" at the Rialto. The most Important opntng of those who nave sn th rum declare that her performance wa on of the things that made the let lire great 6ooa after "Abr.

fcira Lincoln" waa Mts Clifford wa Mn locally 1 the Universal -Jewel production, which cr4 ueh a complete mcoMw at th Forum Theater. Because ef th quality of her performanc in this picture the wa cart a th feminine lead tn ween, however, wa that ef ASnaticsen, ttijraph' "Captain Blood" which followed "The Sea Hawk" Into the Astor. It waa enly reasonable to suppose that it would be made en the earn seal The Ka Hawk" and with something of the latter' fidelity and nturalna. But no the model for "Captain was obviously th eld Udes for Illustrated eongs or possibly tlluml-eud motto cards. J.

Warren Kerrigan and Joan Paige are par-tlcularly adept at this sort of performance, but James Morrison couldn't quit make the grade. He would do a scene naturellv and convincingly occasionally and aa apposite House Ptr In "The Now come the news that ahe will be e'en in a featured rcle in "Pandora." a First J'tion-(U production which Irving' Cunj-goinps etsrectirg. All of the st.reen play were koad within tbe last year and ail of them, except Taedora." which fcas not bn rel(aad aa yet. hav teen hlta. and according to th th work of Miss Clifford tea been greatly responsible for thtir iuu.d.

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