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THE BOSTON SUNDAY" GLOBE MXY 20, 1923 81 I v--w FROM AN OKLAHOMA RANCH TO THE STAGE GIFTED IN ART OF STAGE THRILLS JOTES ABOUT Famous Film and New Musical MOVIE FACTS AND FANCIES THE PLAYERS i tr ti ii Aline McGill Once layed With Papooses, Now She Dances in "Lady Butterfly" Author of 'The Monster" Served His Apprenticeship in the Movies Horrta Gest is reported to have ob-1 breeds fancy Jersey cows and a fa-lateed control of the New York Hippo- nous brand of hops jmM for next season. He expects to M'- and Lles and Slssle and Blake 1 i nave com.leted a second edition of Tale, Harvard, Princeton, Columbia and other universities of similar standing have been Invited to send delegates to the International Congress on Motion Picture Arts to be held in New York city on June 7 and 8 under the auspices of the Authors' League of America in cooperation with Adolph aii-Necro revue aad Me seen here recently, that will -be brought out In August. Tom Dingle, on of the cast of 'The Use of Roste O'Reilly." made his first Daniel Frohman was reelected president of the Actors' Fund of America at its annual meetino- held lam Zukor and Jesse Lasky of the Fa- nit in one of the Cohan revues nearly decade ago. During preparations for i Dther officers elected were K. F.

Jn prnt? Mr Cohan observed tsars a young man rcriuner. treasurer, ana Walter Vincent secretary. Trustees elected for three fa a far corner of the rehearsal room steps to the music played at the the millions of women who will sea the picture. Lois Wilson had helped a friend morn Into a new home, so she hen If acted as "technical director" and received an additional check for her services. Raymond Hatton lost a perfectly goad pair of eyebrows during the filming of A Man of Action." He plays the role of a shell-shorked youth with a mania for discovering a noiseless exploitive.

Hatton accidentally dropped a box of matches In a sulphur mixuro which was being used as a prop during the filming of a scene, and no was forced to retire to his home for three weeks with ointment and hair restorer before his sye brows were in camera shape onco mon Everything on the set was so OompleU Ijr wrecked that the enlre net had lo be duplicated efore any shots could be made. The entire plant of one of Los Angeles' largest newspapers was turned over to Thomas H. Ince for 24 hours f'ir tho filming of some of the big scenes la "Her Reputation." From ght until Monday morning the lnce Company worked with the staff of the newspaper, who received a substantial bonus for their assistance in filming the picture. John Qrifflh Wray directed. He was so struck with the "The Covered Wagon, Stirring Story of Pioneer Days, on the Screen at the Majestic George M.

Cohan's "The Rise of Rosie O'Reilly" Opens at the Tremont Tuesday Night "The Broken Wing" at the St James AIIColored Show at the Howard Last Week of Mitzi and "Minnie 'an Me" at the Colonial "Lady Butterfly" at the Shubert "The Monster" at the Plymouth "The Fool" at the Selwyn "Westward Bound" at Tremont Temple Vaudeville at Keith's Burlesque at Waldron's Casino Gayety Pictures at the Park State Boston Modern and Beacon Orpheum Olympia Scollay Square Bowdoin Square Lancaster Codman Square Capitol Central Square Strand Exeter Fenway Union Square Somerville Players. mous Players-Lasky Corporation. Bin-ropean and American novelists have been invited to aid in formulating a set of principles of tho artlstio development of motion pictures. Librarians of public and private Institutions, editors of lending newspapers and dramatists are all Invited guests. King Gray, who Is photographing Jane Murfln in Jane Cowl's play.

"The Sign," was secured In 1916 to film Carter de Haven's first picture. When work started Gray found his star had one brown eye and one blue one. It took some work to figure out the lighting, but Gray got away with It and made both register brown. originality In stepping that be Tf a girl plana to an actress and breams about it. even when she is a tiny hlld.

then the handicap of being born on an Oklahoma farm, with wild Indians roaming about and frightening her mother half to death, won't keep her away from the bright lights of Broadway. It's a long way from Oklahoma to 42d st and Broadway, but Aline McOUl, lancer In "Lady Butterfly" at the Shu-' ert Theatre, made the distance. She used to play with little papooses when she was a baby. But she would leave them cold any day to come In the farmhouse and look longingly at the lltho-raphed photograph of Lillian Russell vhlch adorned the best room of her home. Some day.

Allne resolved, she would be as beautiful as Lillian Russell. lady" is what she called her. and he brown Indian babies would watch her with awe as little Allne would point Mrst at the picture of the beautiful actress and then at herself. "Me." she aid. Most persons credit Crane Wilbur with a remarkably fertile Imagination.

Especially if they have seen "The Monster." that weird melodrama in which the young actor-playwright assumes the dual role of author and hero. But, like most unusual things in this world there's a reason For Crane Wilbur, whose startling brainchild Is giving Boston audiences more shocks than are usually distributed between three average melodramas, has had a long and thorough training as a screen aetor and scenario writer, hi3 first big success in the films having been in the perennially thrilling "Perils of Pauline." And when one recalls some of the hair-raising predicaments from which Pauline used to escape by the proverbial skin of her teeth, it is not difficult to see that Mr Wilbur has had a very arduous training in the art of thrills one which he is now putting to practical use. "Quite frankly, I am sick and tired to death of movies and of acting for admitted Mr Wilbur the other afternoon in his dressing room at the Plymouth Theatre, while achieving the dishevelled appearance which marks Bruce's discovery In the chamber of horrors at the opening of the final act. years were Jesse L. Lasky, Henry Da-x an.

John Cope. Walter C. Jordan. Robert Haines, and Edmund Breese. R.

H. Bumside was chosen to fill the unexpired term of the late Joseph Herbert and Maclyn Arbuckle that of E. F. Albee. Mr Frohman reported total receipts for the year of $157,303.80 and dis-buraals of fl30.7fi9.28.

Tbe Grand Gulgnol Players will be brought from Paris for performances In America next season. The company will include Max and Paulette. who are featured, and 16 other members of the company. Eleanor Painter will begin a brief tour of the Keith circuit a week from tomorrow. asked him go on the tour.

He traveled and was one of the outstanding MM of that year's Frolic. The cast of George White's "Scandals of VCS." to open In New York June 8. vOI Include Lester Allen, Johnny Dealer. Winnie Lighlner. De Lyle Alda.

Tom Patricola. and the Tillee London Palace Girls. The annual public gambol of the Lambs will tae place June 3. at the Earl Carroll Theatre, New York. Alfred Aarons w.ll be the general Manager.

Purnetl B. Pratt the staar Duane Thompson, the new leading lady with Christie Comedies, who makes her bow with Bobby Vernon in "Plumb Crazy" has had a lot of trouble with her name. Duane Thompson happens to be her real name, but she used to be known in comedy pictures as Violet Joy. The latter name was wished on her some time ago when she was first featured In pictures. iger.

and Mark A. Luescher and Matt Moore has the rotr made famous by Wallace Eddlnger In lh film version of "Captain Applejack Knld Bennett has the rolo of a demure little cousin. Since Russell Oriffln, the 6-year-old star, had his picture taken with Babu Ruth he has been attempting to 1ml- hla I I ti I. 1 ll 1 1 Percy Oakes and Pamela Delour. specialty dancers of "Minnie an' Me." celebrated their 10th anniversary as dancing partners last week.

For a full decade they have been In vaudeville. Miss Delour ran away from school at the age of 12 to go on the stage. She joined Mr Oakes. who was IT, and together they barnstormed the West. After a year they ere engaged for the Keith clrcuiL Griffin home Is the ball field for Ru- resentation of an airplane crashing through the roof of a Mexican cottage, In which lives the heroine.

The girl lives just over the border, and Is sought marriage by an ofHcer of the Mexican Army. She likes the man, but always when she is alone she offers up prayers for a "Gringo" husband. One day the hero etarts out in his airplane for an Inspection tour, and during his flight the wing of his machine collapses and he makes an unexpected entrance into the Mexican cottage. "The Broken Wing" affords. In addition to Its unusual scenic effects and staging, excellent opportunity for acting.

Miss Bushnell will be the Mexican fc'irl and Mr Gilbert the aviator. fell and his Utile rrienns. Aireaay ins young batter has broken three win "The Covered Watrnn" at WaSn- th Dhot-wagon at play made by Fa. the Majestic mous P'ayers-Lasky Corporation from the widely-read story by the late Emerson Hough, will be shown for the first time In Boston at the Majestic Theatre tomorrow evening. It has been highly praised In other cities and was shown at the White House to a delighted assemblage, starting the Will Hays plan to store priceless film history In the White House vaults.

Prior to that. It was endorsed by all the Governors of the States along the Oregon and California trails. As a whole, the public interest aroused exceeds that of any recent production. The audience is promised a homely story of the pioneer makers of America, the folk in wagon trains who added the Western two-thirds of the continent to the National riches. The romance of Molly Wingate, the girl driver with rival Southern suitors reveals the passions and Illuminates the heroism of the rough times.

The thrilling double feud and courtship move with the train of 500 covered wagons Daughter of a Newspaper Man Allne's mother laughed heartily at the Idea of her tiny daughter going on the stage and leaving the Oklahoma ranch to brave the dangers of the big city. "And then we did leave the ranch," said Aline the other afternoon as she waited for her cue to go on the stage. "My father was a newspaper man and we traveled from one city to another, eventually settling in New York, where my father became financial advertising manager of the Tribune. "He wanted me to write, and several times tried to persuade me to go into newspaper work. Unfortunately I never have an Idea when pen and paper are put In front of me.

So I disappointed him that way. "I never forgot my childish longing to be a second Lillian Russell. I wanted to go on the stage, but the actuality of my being an actress did not occur to me. I went to every show In town, saved my pennies and went to the opera, and even looked longingly at the motion picture stars. They seemed women of another world women I envied ever so much but to whose station I could never myself attain.

"I studied dancing at one of the big dancing studios in New York and when I learned one day that several of the The Tiller Girls are making their screen debut In "HsJkIii Lights of Broadway." Charlie Surfar, dressed In a tiger skin, does sn Imitation of the flrls in the same picture. The Warner brother have completed one of the largeRt studios in I ik Angeles at an approximate expenditure of $260,000. The new studio covers tVt acres of ground, has all the largest lighting and stage equipment, 100 dressing rooms, 30 executive offices, library and all other modern appliances in addition to tho largest stage In tho world, fully 300 feet In length. For the first time In the history of the Japanese Empire a motion picture has been shown at the Irnpetal Theatre, Toklo. The picture was "Douglas Fairbanks In Robin Hood." In order lo show this feature It was necessary to cancel the engagement of a very famous drama, which was scheduled to play the two days given over to the Fairbanks production.

The musical score for the photoplay wan rendered by the Imperial Orchestra, the largest In all Asia. The Royal Family were among the notables who saw the Him. Later "Douglas Fairbanks In Kobin Hood" was released to the other theatres In Tokio. Lively Colored Show at the Howard Athenaeum The musical burlesque "Follow Me" will be produced tomorrow at the Howard Athenaeum by a company of clever colored entertainers after a successful season in several large Eastern cities. There are a half hundred performers in the show who introduce Dixie songs, cottonland dances and gambols, cake-walks and band music.

The burlesque is credited with being given with the "pep and punch" for which colored people are notable In their stage work. Marshall Rogers and Clifford Ross will furnish an abundance of comedy and Susie Sutton, Alice Gorgas, Lena Liggett, Iola Young, Edna Davis, Ethel Watts, Ernest Whitman, Eddie Stafford, jerry Mills and Doris Hudson are prominent in the cast. There is a spectacular rain and snow scene, up-to-date-ensembles and pretty costumes are Incidental to the production. Tuesday night the management will have a midnight show starting at 11:30. Other features of the bill include vaudeville and pictures.

The Sunday show begins at 3 and Is continuous. Editing something like 300,000 feet of film down to 10 or 12 reels is now the rugged task confronting Charles Ray. The producer-star has Just shot the final scenes on his production, "Tho Courtship of Mylee Standlsh." Beven cameras were used In making the scenes. Ray says that his research department found enough material for three dramas. There are 87 name parts, the largest number ever appearing In a film, Lew Codv doesn't like to portray a downright bad man.

In fact, he refuses to do so. He wants some sympathy or he won't play. Every character that Low has been playing lately has turned out In the end not to be as bad as originally painted. It seems that several years ago. when Lew was portraying home-wreckers, a fanatic out in Los Angeles look a shot at him, claiming it was men like him who were responsbile for all the domestic trouble in the world.

Since that time Lew has been careful about his parts. The motion picture theatre owners of the State of Kansas have made a plea to all the producers for shorter motion cfures claiming that the long super-specUls'are ruinfng the movls business in Kansas. Jackie Sanders, formerly a Picture Company star, but who ha been playing vaudeville, has just btIS assigned one of the leading roles in "Alimony," a R-C special feature. Justine Johnston, who won considerable popularity on the stage and screen a short time ago but who retired arter her marriage to a stage manager ana producer, is planning to return to pictures. Her first feature will probably be Sweet Pepper," by Geoffrey Moss.

Renee Adoree has been suffering from "Kleig-eyes" and she has had to stop work temporarily on "The Master of Woman." Her eyes were weakened by the number of tensely dramatic scenes in which she had to weep copiously to fulfill the demands of the picture. She is now confined to her home under the cjtre of her doctor. The star's presence In practically every Interior scene has made It necessary for the company to abandon studio work and go on location where Miss Adoree will Join them later. "The screen should have a literature of Its own," says one producer. "It Is big enough to stand on Its own legs and the crutches borrowed from published literature should be abandoned." Movies without a printed title, storla so smoothly and artistically told by means of pictures that no word of explanation will be necessary that Is the ideal of Israel Zangwlll, the famous English dramatist and novelist.

Some writers have contended that it could be and some directors have experimented with the idea. The subject of titleless movies will be discussed at the International Congress on Motion Picture Arts to be held In New York on June 7 and under the auspices of the Authors' League of America and Famous "Come Clean." a new three-act comedy by Roy Milton, la due here May -8. at a theatre to be announced later It Is sponsored by Albert James, a young producer long associated with Wlnthror Ames. Betty Alden and Frank Readick head tbe cast. Others are Bruce Elmore, of "Ready Money" fame.

Laura Alberta. Louis Kracke and Eleanor Ryan. Tom Heath appears to be permanently out of "Red Pepper," owing to illness His p'ace has been taken by Harry S'nunk. and the tour Is continuing along the Pacific Coast. Early In July Crane W'lbur and his wife.

Susanne Caubet, both of whom are now appearing in "The Monster," will sail on the French Line to spend six weeks In Parts. Wilbur chose the French Line so he could brush up on h's French while on the ocean, and for his wife, who is French by birth. Tully Marshall, a veteran actor whose work In Western drama's has always stood out, acts in "The Covered Wagon" the historic role of Jim Bridger. scout trader and friend of the "prairie schooner" emigrants. It was nearly a century ago that the famous frontiersman huih a Wyoming fort and trading post, serving as a kind of halfway house for the covered wagoners on their way to the Pacific.

The demand for young boys and girls who can sing and dance, to participate In the Somervll'e Theatre Frolics, which to be staged at the Somervllle Theatre at the close of the present dramatic season, has met with ready response from the youth of that city and the neighboring municipalities of Arlington. Belmont, Cambridge, Med-ford. Everett and Maiden. Will Rogers win leave "The Follies" June 2 and return to Hollywood. After the expiration of present picture contracts, he plans to head a road show which will tour the country.

Claude Archer, stage manager for Mltsi In "Minnie an Me," accompanied Prof Joseph R. Taylor and his drama students of Boston University back on the stage of the Colonial last week and explained to them the Intricacies of stage management. Archer gave an informal lecture on modern stage settings, lightings and appointments. He also discussed various phases and aspects of the stage manager's work, and its Importance as a stepping stone to reai stace directorship. Archer Is a Callfomian.

a Berkeley College graduate, and before he joined Henry W. Savage he was stage manager to the famous stock company where Fay Bainter. Marjorle Rambeau and Grace Valentine served their apprenticeship. Arthur William Row has a serial on Sarah Bernhardt beginning In the June number of "The Younger Set" magazine. It Is called "Memories of Sarah Bernhardt" and will appear later tn book 'nrm Mr Row will soon begin his third Chautauqua tour In "Crossed Wires." a prlxe play written by Richard Purdy.

Marc Klaw has secured "The Runt." by Hatcher Hughes, a play dealing with the mountaineers of Vorth Carolina, for production next season. Eugene Walter has returned from San Fellclan. In the Canadian wilds, where he has completed his new play, "The Man Who Found God Franklvn Hanna. who portrays the coal baron In 'The Fool." was born In Portlsnd. Me.

and educated In Lynn On leaving school he found emnlovm nt with the Boston A Maine Railroad Arriving In Boston one hot afternoon he met a friend who persuaded htm to go Into a vaudeville sketch. They -ured the eountrv for a year, finally landing In San Francisco, where he mined the Alcsxar Stock Company. Tie was with that organisation for two -ears and then came back East. On two occasions American managers have sent him to London, the last time with "Potash and Perlrmitter." "The Boomerant." the stage play by Wlnchell Smith and Victor Mapes. has been purchased for the screen by Preferred Pictures.

"The Breath of Scandal." by Edwin Balmer, has also been purchased by the same company. The Universal Pictures Corporation recently celebrated its 11th anniversary and surprised the president. farl Laemmle, by a I'nlversal Week In his honor. "Merry Oo Bound" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" are the two big photoplays which Universal will soon release. Hal Roach has signed up Noah Toting, the "tough guy" of the Harold Lloyd and Roach comedies, for a period of three years.

Young has the part of an Indignant "cop" In "Safety Last," and was a hard-boiled sailor In "Bailor Made Man." Sylvia Breamer will be in "The Lord of Thundergate." She was last seen as the feminine lead In "The Girl of the Golden West." Jacqueline Is supporting Dusttn Farnum In "The Man Who Won." while others In the cast are Lloyd Vvhltlock. Kalph Olonlnger, Mary warren. Pee Wee Holmes. Harvey Clark, Muriel McCormack and Micky McBan. Early Days In the Movies "I used to get as much as $5000 a week, and that Isn't to be sneezed at, either," laughed Mr Wilbur, "but that was in the days before salaries averaged as high as they do now and I got that figure because I used to write my own stories and act in them as well.

Those were the days, all right, but you get Into a sort of rut after all, and you can't help feeling that there Isn't any real future If you stick in the movie game." After several years of artistic and financial success in filmdom. Crane Wilbur returned to his first love, the legitimate stage, which he embraced at the early age of 16 years, but for the past few seasons he has devoted his time more to play writing than to acting. "I got tho idea of 'The Monster'," he explained, "froma so-called 'thriller that 1 saw in New York last year. Not that I wish to imply this is In any way a steal from the melodrama that gave me my Inspiration," he hastened to add, with a slight grin, "but it simply gave me the happy thought: if this is what the public really likes I can do that sort of thing for them quite as well as the next man." "So, I set out to prove my contention, and 'The Monster' Is the result. People have accused me of the wildest sort of things because of the human vivisection ideas which are expounded in this play, but I assure you they are not my own ideas, but those of various doctors and students of the subject.

Every utterance which Dr Ziska makes in th" play upon the subject can be found in statements by various authorities. Spine Chilling Effects "I had a lot of Inn in working out this play," continued Mr Wilbur, "for the idea was one which lends Itself very readily to the wordings of an imagination which has been well trained in all the of the stage, and some of the gruesome and spine-chilling effects which I have achieved here have been a real joy to work out. "Startling and awe-inspiring as the story is In itself." added Mr Wilbur "it needs plenty of melodramatic touches like the mysterious openings and closings of the doors, the mechanical canopy over the four-posted bed, and the sudden appearance of Caliban's face In upper closet, to give it the full flavor of shivery unrealitv which is so essential in order to keep the audience keyed up to high tension throughout the action of the play." Playing an exciting role like that of Alvin Bruce is a rather exhausting task, Mr Wilbur admits, for the hero is on th. stage through almost the entire course of the play, for the greater part of the lime is tho center of the situation, the keystone, so to speak, of the arch which supports the entire dramatic structure. Mr Wilbur did not act in "The Monster" during its New York run.

in fact, he has devoted the past season largely to Play writing, which he insists is now h's principal job in life, rather than acting. "I only act now and them," he explained, "for 1 real.y haven't ime to do both things, and I feel now that I'd rather spend most of my energies on play writing." AUTHOR OF "THE MONSTER" BELIEVES IN CLEAN PLAYS Crane Wilbur, the young author and actor now playing in his own thriller, "The Monster," at the Plymouth Theatre, deplores the production of plays and films not fit for immature minds. "The young, especially the so-called matinee girls, is a force with which to reckon," declares Mr Wilbur. "Look back upon the careers of our most celebrated players and you will find they were matinee idols at one time. "It is safe to say that the admiration helped largely to make some of the big reputations of our mimic world.

For example, Henry Miller, William Favers-ham, Kyrle Bellew, Dustin Farnum, have all been matinee idols. Maude Adams, Ethel Barrymore, Julia Marlowe, are easily recalled afternoon favorites of the young. "Were it not for the attendance of the young, the theatre would not be a profitable form of business. Our biggest money-making ventures have been plays of a wholesome sort. Off-color plays, despite appearances, have never been profitable, and a season Invariably sees the end of them.

"The theatre cannot do without the matinee girl and I for one believe that in making of plays she is more to be considered than her elders." DAREDEVIL WILL PERFORM STUNTS ON OLYMPIA ROOF A Jo.l1 Ti.il! lurfnrm hriilmfir stunts Grorge l-e Uuere general business nun-sgers. Over 100 Lambs will appear in a srosram of skits, satires, and sketches select eO from those most popular at tbe Winter series of private gambols. Harry CorL George Stoddard and C. Lack ret Roberts, who collaborated on -Oo-Go." are now at work on a musical comedy called "That's That." which goes into rehearsal shortly. John C.

Flinn. Famous Players-Lashy executive. Is expected In town tomorrow for the premier of "The Covered Wagon." He personally visited each of tasnistorlc stopping places in the movie epic from the Kansas City jump-off to the Portland. Ore. journey's end.

A. H. Woods will present Pauline Frederick to New York next season in a pUy by Kale Jordan entitled 'The Next Corner." Three matinees will be given at tbe Selwyn Theatre. New York. May 29.

30 and June 1 of "Officer 666," In French, by a company of actors who plan to produce a repertory of American plays In Paris th.s Summer. The cast constats of Peggy Wood. Beverly Sit-greaves. Kay I.aur-ll. Helen Tllden.

Louis Albernl and Clarke Silvernall. the director of the organisation. Rehearsals of tbe Players Club's production of 'The School for Scandal" will in New York tomorrow under the d.recllon of William Soy mour The cast will include, in addition to John Drew. 1 homas A. Wise, Robert Man-tell and Miss Ethel Barrymore.

Edwin Milton Royle. as Rowley; Walter Hampdrn as ady Sneer wells servant. Kelnald Werrenrath as Sir Toby Bumper. Henry E. Dixey as Sir Benjamin Backbite.

Francis Wilson as Joseph's Servant, and Mws Violet Keinble-Coop-er mm Lady Sneerwell. R. C. Carton's farcical play, "Mr Hopkinson." will be given at the Copley Theatre following the run of "The Likes of Some years ago It had a great success in London with James Welch in the title role, and in this rountry with Dallas Welford in the ame character, which will be played at the Copley by E. E.

Cltve. Cyril Maude is to sppear In New York tomorrow night as the star of Aren't We All." a new comedy by Frederick Lonsdale. Something unprecedented on the New York stage will tako place tomorrow night when Le and J. J. Shubert will I resent two companies of "Blossom Time" simultaneously In the same I reel and in theatres directly opposite each other, the Shubert and the Forty-Fourth Street.

The selection of tbe cast best titled to do this play In the forthcoming London engagement will be determined largely by tbe public verdict. The Oregon and raltfornla trails plc-tirised in "The Covered Wagon" are practically the present lineage of grea' transcont'nental railroads, the first or hich was not completed till over ZO vesrs sfter date of the events in the story. The rails shortened the jiurnev described from six months to two and half days. Fdea' J. MsrOreeor has completed a sew plsv.

"The Open Gate." In collabo-ratton with Tudraa Burs sere, which will b. presented for an early tryout. Ansa Pavlova and her Russian ballet have completed a world tour and are now in Paris. Pavlova plana to return to America next season. Charles DillmghanrTsalled for Europe, last week He will to Vienna (O see a musical piece called "Madam Pompadour." which he expects to produce in New York next season.

Sm Bernard and William Collier Wll convert the Fulton The.Tre. New i o-k. Into the Lernard and Collier" Fun Shop tn September. The comedian? wl 1 present files of 1923" there until the construction of their new music hall in Forty-fourth street Is completed The production will he alone the lines of the eld Weber and Fields shows Mr Collie- 111 contribute some of the material and will have entire charge of the Ktage end sf the enterprise. There wl'l be -ketche by Glen Macdonough.

Tbe mualc will be bv Jerome D. Kern. Flers. who has just produced spectacular tv vue at the Theatre Daunon. Par s.

will contribute some of the pictorial eff cts Tbe company will include Harry VJat-sos. Ray Doolev. Frank Crurnlt. Via ad 8c he nek. Cortex and Peggy and Rlen Broderlck.

Victor Baavalia will bt the musical director. Prank J. Wllstach well known for an years as a theatrical publicity man. has res'gned from the press department of the Shubert enterprises. Jack McGowan Is again a member of the George Cohan Comedians, and will be seen in a prominent role In "The of Roste O'Reilly." He Is remembered as the Ja of "Mar)" during Its king run here three seasons ago.

Raph Whitehead and several danctng teams ar the only Americans who will po abroad for the London production of 1 tue Nellie Kelly Whitehead will Ma tbe Charles King role. Mildred Quinn a 'sprightly red-haired ascer In "Minnie an' Me." has hei contract with Henry W. Savage to ap-fr next Fall with Mltsl. Meantime she look, forward to an entire Summer vaudeville with her father. Eddie QuUm.

of Forbes 4 Qulnn. Taylor Holmes, who has been Pa'- the leading role in "The Rear ar ver since that preposterous mystery was produced in Boston some Powers' Elephants Head Week's Bill at Keith's Powers" dancing elephants are the unusual headliners of the B. F. Keith bill this week. A feature of the New York Hippodrone show for 18 years, they are now performing their wonderful stunts In vaudeville on the Keith circuit.

Mlllership and Gerrard in "A Musical Comedy Revue" and Jack Osterman with his sparkling line of stories and songs are other star features. Burke and Durkln in the sketch. "A Tete-a-tete In "Thank You, Doctor." a funn one-act play; Swor and Conroy, blackface comedians; Bessye Clifford with her "Art Vincent O'Don-nell, vocalist, and the Sterlings, novelty roller skaters, complete the program. Two Notable Photoplays on View at the Park Two new photoplays with stories of the sensational order are announced for the Park Theatre this week. They are "The Rip Tide," a strong drama of the Orient with a cast headed by Stuart Holmes, Rosemary Theby.

Russell Simpson, J. Frank Glendon. George Rigas and Diana Allen, and a story centered among the California studios, "Night Life in Hollywood." The story of the first named picture combines much of the mysticism of the Orient with the more material and straightaway drama of the Occident. The photoplay Is said to abound in pictorial settings of startling beauty. The second photoplay deals with the adventures of a small town youth who goes to Hollywood In search of the hectic pleasures which, according to report, flourish within Its confines.

Bryant Washburn, J. Warren Kerrigan, Theodore Roberts Sessue Hayakawa, Tsuro Aokl and William Desmond are in the cast. through Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming Utah and Idaho to Oregon and California. Love, hate and adventure awheel the prairie schooners, that's the story. Among the high points may be mentioned the accurately reproduced achievement of the trains crossing the Platte, towed by swimming horses and oxen; the free fight, the prairie fire, the buffalo hunt, the attack by the Indians, the interrupted wedding, the ambush and the amazing swift finale.

Famous Players-Lasky entrusted the direction to James Cruze A native son of Utah, he combed the inter-mountain States for fine locations and their peoples for types. There are 2000 whites in the pictureplay, 1000 blanket Indians; 500 horses, 500 buffaloes, myriad flocks and herds of livestock. Great engineer-'ng operations were conducted In a Nevada-Utah desert 80 miles from a railroad. The cast of principals Includes J. Warren Kerrigan, Lois Wilson, Ernest Torrence.

Tully Marshall. Alan Hale. Charles Ogle. Guy Oliver. Ethel Wales and John Fox.

'Twas a hard tough life that "The Covered Wagon" typifies, but 'twas also merry, care-free and near-riotous In its pleasuring. Songs of the pioneers were whistled and sung the country over for two generations, and are hardly forgotten even now. Famous Players-Lasky have revived them, with the old-time dances and breakdowns. Flesh and blood actors and singers will stage the merry-making at the Majestic Frederick Arundel conducting. "The Covered Wagon" is to be ore-sen ted twice dailv except Sundays.

Cohan's "The Rise of Rosie O'Reilly" at the Tremont The Tremont Theatre will be closed tomorrow evening for tho final dress rehearsal of "The Rise of Rosie O'Reilly." which will have its first performance on any stage Tuesday evening The book, mus and lyric of this new musical comedy are by George M. Cohan It was produced under his personal supervision with the aim to make It a fitting successor to the attractions that for the past several years he has presented at the Tremont during i he Summer months. The success enjoyed bv his "Mary," "The O'Brien Girl" and Little Nellie Kelly" should assure a hearty reception for the new piece. Mr Cohan has given no detailed description of the new work, but it appears to be sufficiently defined by his announcement that it is a sons and dance show for which he is responsible in all departments. That should an to those acquainted with his methods that it will have an abundance of tuneful melodies, an infinite variety of dam.es and be clean in comedy and speedy in action.

The leaders of the numerous cast w'li be- Bobbv Watson, Jack McGowan. Virginia O'Brien, Emma Haig, Georgle ttnio Mary Lawior, Bernice Spee.r, George Bancroft, Marjorie Lane, Betty Hale. Margaret Dumont. Bobbv Neil Tom Dingle, Patsv Delaney. Eddie Russell W.

C- Ma8sdn, Dorothy Whitmore. Muidoon and Franklin and the Glorias. "The Broken Wing," Play of the Week at the St James "The Broken Wing." a melodrama by Paul Dickey and Charles Goddard, that is pleasantly remembered here, will be acted at the St James Theatre this week. There Is a startllngly realistic rep After spending three months In New York Mr and Mrs Antonio Moreno havo returned to the Coast. Tony will play the male lead in "The Hpanlsh Dancer," starring Pola Negri.

The picture Is an udaptatlon of "Don Caesar de Uaxan." Thomas Melghan Is hard at work on a new photoplay, "Homeward Bound, and Llla Lee is his pretty little leading woman Other members of the cant ars Charles Abbe. Hugh Cameron, William T. Carlton, Cyril ItinK and Alva The film Is an adaptation of Peter B. Kyne's novel, "The Light to the Lois Wilson can qualify as a technical director as well as an actress. When William de Mills was preparing scenes for "Only Thirty-Eight, which features Miss Wilson, May MeAvoy, Elliott Dexter and George Fawcett, he foresaw that the opening shots, showing the condition of a house on moving day, must be absolutely correct to pass the critical eyes of LAST OF THE OXEN IN "COVERED WAGON" graduates had gone on the stage I began to realize I might make my ambition come true.

"One day I was asked to dance at a big benefit held under the auspices of one of the New York papers. It waB a milk or ice fund. I danced and when I was behind the scenes some one brought up Lew Fields to meet me. It seems that he had liked my dancing and asked me If I should like to go on the stage. Her Stage Debut "I snapped at the opportunity and thus got my first stage experience in 'Blue The play didn't go very well, but I was on the stage at last, and so my ambition was realized.

"Now I have many other ambitions before me. I think I should like to have a role like the ones Mltzl has. I am not very much like Mltzi, I admit, but I would like to be able to have a part in which 1 could sing a little, dance a little and act a little. I think I would like to play the sort of roles in which Boston has recently seen Elizabeth Hines." Miss McGill specializes in dancing at present. She danced in "The O'Brien Girl." and until "The Perfect Fool" came to Boston Miss McGill had the danctng role that Estelle Penning1 took In this city.

'There is no one else from my family who ever went on the stage, admitted Miss McGill. "I am the first blaca sheep. "But my family has been very nice to me about it all and want to see me make a success. Let me tell you now. some day I am going to be a star, with my name In lights a yard high.

But in the meantime I'm going to keep right on working. I may never be a Lillian ilussell or a Mitzi, but I'm trying steadily to go as high as I can in the theatrical world." ALABAMA COMEDIAN IN SHOW AT THE HOWARD ATHENAEUM At tho Howard Athenaeum tomorrow will be seen a clever little comedian in the person of Marshall Rogers who Is a native of the State of Alabama. It was only by accident that he jumped upon the stage with the "Follow Me" burlesque company and made good. This colored chap was working around the race tracks down South only a year or so ago when the "Follow Me" company came to town. Business was suspended for the day and everyone went over to see the show.

It was then that Marshall Rogers decided that he could act and asked the manager for a position on the stage. "What can you do?" asked the mana- I can do as well as those birds you have with you. The manager of the show was so impressed with the young fellow's nerve that he said that he would give hitn a chance. Rogers was placed in the big plantation scene with the show and asked to dance along with the rest. Then he was induced to do what he termed his "Cottonland Steps" and he made a decided hit.

Since that time Rogers has gone rapidly and is now considered one of the best colored hu morists on the stage. THE RISE OF VIRGINIA O'BRIEN TO FAME ON THE STAGE Virginia O'Brien, the dainty little actress who hails from Bennington, Vt, but who calls Boston her home, would hardly be called robust. Nor would one pick her out of a crowd as being an especially strong-minded young woman Yet not so long ago she calmly said "bye-bye" to all the comforts of a luxurious home. She had made up hei mind to be a "queen of song," and that settled the matter. Small parts, with an obscure "musical stock company" at $30 per week was the stepping stone the thespian heights for little "Vlrgie," after four vears at the New England Conservatory of Music, from which she was graduated with honors in June.

1917. She decided that she would go to New York, haunt the theatrical agencies and 1 ave her cards with officious office boys until her "quarterly allowance" had evaporated, then she would take another "stock engagement' and laboriously strive to "save up" for another siege of the gateway to stageland. Donald Brian heard her sing and en- Saged her as understudy for the prima onna role In "Her Regiment." Before Miss O'Brien had been with the company a week she was called upon to sing the leading soprano role on an hour's notice, with no chance for a rehearsal She "made good'" to the extent that Victor Herbert insisted that she be retained. In September. 1918.

Mr Brian gave her an important role with "The Girl Behind the Gun." Next, she was engaged bv Charles Dillingham for a role in "She's a Good Fellow" and to understudy Ivy Sawyer. It was while singing Miss Sawver's role one afternoon that George M. Cohan saw Miss O'Brien. 5Three weeks later Mr Cohan selected this talented little lady for the principal feminine role In 'The Royal Vagabond." Now she will come back home in the title part Mr Cohan's new production. "The Rise of Rosie Rell-ly." which opens at the Tremont Theatre tomorrow night.

Photo Drama Shows Important Part They Played in Conquest of the West Photoplay Headliners at Loew's State Theatre The photoplay topliners at Loew's State Theatre this week will be Betty Compson In "The Rustle of Silk" and Mary Miles Mlnter in "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine." The first of these if the story of a humble daughter of a watchmaker, who falls in love with an English statesman who subsequently becomes Prime Minister. She finally sacrifices that love at the altar of National pride and respect for the potentialities of a great man. Conway Tearle Cyril Chadwick. Anna Q. Nilsson and several other prominent screen actori? are in the supporting cast The story of "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" deals with a bitter family feud resulting from a youthful quarrel.

The scenes are laid In th" Cumberland mountains In Kentucky whre the hardy mountaineers were always averse tc the coming of the law. Miss inter's CONTINUED ON NEXT PACK PLAYS THAT HAVE WON APPROVAL AT THE ST JAMES i A review of the two seasons of stock at the St James brings to light some Interesting statistics regarding the Inclinations of Boston audiences toward certain authors and producers. The most successful weeks of the Boston Stock Company have been those in which George M. Cohan's productions have been presented. In two years no less than 10 of Mr Cohan's productions have been presented.

Five Golden and Smith productions, all of which trace a certain credit to Mr Smith's rewriting, have also won approval. Three of Owen Davis' plays and three of Rol Cooper Megrue's have found favor with St James patrons. The record weeks at the St James belong to "Shavings." which estab-l'shed the record of the house the first year and beat that record this season. The second largest week goes Madame and the third to "Wedding Bells." Of the 39 plays presented this season. 11 received their Boston premiers.

Con sidering that the basic principle of stock ts to present only revivals of established successes, quite a bit of credit must go to Mr Giles for giving Boston an opportunity to see plays which were not sent here with road companies. Another noteworthy record bv the company was the six weeks' run in Slippy McGee" last season. It is hoped to beat that record In "The Man Who Came Back." which opens May 8o completely have the means of transportation been changed In this country since the advent of the automobile, that very few persons of the younger generation have ever seen a yoke of oxen such mm are pictured In "The Covered Wagon," to be shown at the Majestic tomorrow night Descendants of the forty-nlners. a w'delv-scattered adventurous folk who opened up Oregon and California, will he among the most Interested spectators in tomorrow night's assemblage at the MaVst'c. Boston for years was proud of the FortT-Nlners' Association that swapped tales, sang pioneer songs, and at Young's.

now survive. Their ch'ldren and children's children will see "The Covered Wagon" and realise In historic picture the tales that were told. F. Ziegfetd Jr has eneaged Mile Helena D'Algy. a French prima donna, formerlv of the Opera Continue, in Paris, and more recentlv of the Snan'sh Grand Opera Comnanv touring South America, for the "Follies." The ox, which played such an im portant and heroic part In the conquest Imost obsolete as a of the west, is aim draught animal In certain Darts of New England numcu.ii tho mnf nf nnrfinn'a Seollav Sauare Olympia Theatre every afternoon at 3 clock this ween in connection wuu the showing of Harold Lloyd's "Safety Last" at the tht-atre.

Beginning Hovt. profes sional daredevil, wiil swing once every day from flagpole to flagpole on top Of the tneatre ounaing. Mimt falla fnr rnol ludsment TVif snfetators on Tremont st will have a thrill to last them hours, according to tne management, oi have obtained Hovt an advertisement and to suggest the stunts that Harold Lloyd performs in his new photoplay. axrnths ago. will shortly appear In a sew called "Not So Fast-" PLAYS AND FILMS CONTINUED TOLLIES OF THE DAT" at the Gayety Highly amusing and richly staged burlesque that Is renewing here successes of former seasons.

"Bozo" continues as the outstanding comic feature. His pantomime is as artistic as it is funny. "THE FOOL" at the Selwyn Impressive and enthralling drama by Channing Pollock that is repeating here the success it has won in New York. The central character is a minister who honestly tries to live as Christ would live if he returned to earth "JIMM1E COOPER'S BLACK AND WHITE SHOW at Waldron's Casino Something new and something big in burlesque. The show by the white players rivals in speed and humor that by the colored performers "The Dancing Demons" and "Snow" Fisher are added features.

"LADY BUTTERFLY" at tbe Shobert Musical comedy that has been beautifully staged and costumed by Ned Wayburn. There is much excellent dancing. MITZI IX "MEXME AN' ME" at the Colonial Fantastic comedy with tuneful music that happily reveals the talents of the popular little comedienne in scenes of delightful humor and appealing sentiment. The last week. "THE MONSTER" at the Plymouth Mystery melodrama that alternately makes the audience shiver with fear and rock with laughter.

"THE LIKES OF 'ER" at the Copley Picturesque and interesting play of Cockney life in London; well acted by the Jewett Players. "WESTWARD BOTUTD" at Tremont Temple Photo melodrama picturing with fine realism a train wreck and other thrilling i where the ox did his full share In breaking the soli, removing slumps and building stone fences, his panning Is almost a tragedy, not only because of his as part of the landscape, but for utilitarian reasons as well He is sadly missed when, for Instance, a stone fence, built in the period of his supremacy, Is to be removed. The base stones, set In place by oxen, are far too large and heavy to be moved bv horses. Tractors cannot be used to advantage In this work, and the oy alternative is to sacrifice the stone by blasting It. Considering this scarcity of oxen at the present time, the spectator viewing "The Covered Wagon" may well wonder where the producern of the picture obtained the animals that are seen tn such numbers on the screen As the wagon train is seen stretching apparently for miles along the trial the theory that two or three yoke of oxen were photographed again and train Is at once explo'ied.

There are actually between 200 and IN oven in view at the same time In aomo of the scenes and they must have been there in reality. Indeed, the problem of securing a suf flclent number of oxen for the picture was one that cauasd the producers vest deal of trouble and expense. A very few oxen, broken to the roks. were obtained, but the great majority of the animals used in the picture were steers that were caught and broken from the range especially for the purpose of the product The wagons, the yokes and the chains. In large part, had t' be made eept" ially, as thy were not to be obtained anywhere in the quantity required.

RESEARCH DEPARTMENT MUST Jonn Barrymore. said togar iiuv-1ns. "will return to tbe New York auge in 'Hamlet' this Fall Following tour of our principal cities, he and the Onlv one member of the George Cohan's Corned' ns who are to anpear 'n the new rohan show. 'The Rise of "m'e O'Reilly." was a member of the ittle Nellie Kellv" comnanv. which Is still ho'd'ng forth In hteh popularity In New York That Marlor'e T-ane.

best remembered for her s'naing of "The Mvsterv Plav She has a much more important rote In the new piece. Crane Wilbur, the well-known actor of both the movie and the stage, has lust completed another play, which he has called "My Iinoorted Wife." and which Josen Galtes has accepted and will produce next Fall The week after her closing In Minnie an' Me" at the Colonial. Mltzl will sail for Eurone. to enjov a Summer's vacation The small star ll reach her home cl'v. Budapest.

Hungary. In time to attend the Commencement exercises of the College of Dramatic Art. Mitxl still holds the record as the youngest student who ever matriculated at that famous academy. "Passion Plav" performances are not confined to Oberammerrau. for the performances in Selxach.

Swits. which attracted attention for seven seasons before the war. are to be resumed. The production cannot be designated a merelv a copv of the Bavarian "Passion Phy." for historical records Indicate that the German-speaking residents of Switxer'and took an Important nart'ln the rise and development of re-ligious plays In the Middle Ages. BE AUTHORITY ON FASHIONS proauction win go vu en and they may go to Paris for a rief period Plans for both of these engagements were practically formu- i ted while I was abroad.

Nothing CUBAN PRESIDENT AIDED BARTHELMESS TO MAKE FILM Prea Alfredo Zayas gave an to Richard Barthimess when scenes were being shot in Cuba for "Tne Bright Shawl" and discussed with tne young star at length his plans for making the Hergesheimcr novel into a pho-toplay 'The Bright Shawl." which will be shown this week at Gordon's Olympia Theatre and Capitol Theatre tells the story of the Cuban strugg'e for independence from Spain. Pres Zayas ordered that every far-ll-ity should be placed at the disposal of the film company, even throwing open the doors of Morro Castle and the Cabanas fortress which had hitherto been kept secret from all visitors. also told where the best locations could be obtained. One building used was erected In 1660 and was the only one left standmg when the French pirates burned Havana the ISth century Pres Zayas was an Interested guest during the filming of several scenes. tifgiMi 1 wTinite has been settled as to Ethel Barry more' engagements for this Fall.

It ts possible she wlU come back to Broadway in a new play. I have two portant dramas by Eugene NeiH Tbe- Fountain' and and one Ft-renc Molnar. 'Earthly and Heavenly all ready for production, jt at present I am making no plans The research department of a studio must find many strange bits of information for picture directors. The other day the studio research department in the Famous Players-Lasky studio was asked to discover how many curlt a French grand dame of three generations ago wore. Director Herbert Bnnort needed the information for the filming of 'The Rustle of Silk" in order thai Betty Compson might not commit any anachronisms when she appeared in an episode showing her as her own French and aristocratic grandmother.

It was found that French ladles of the per od usually wore three tight little curls on each side of tbe head. wunmg tnem. Walter James." the "gigantic "Caliban" 5 The Monster." has stock farm In he -vuiwuiera I'trnusyivaiua, wnere i.