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PART FOtTR tffg PETROrt FRgg PRESS StTtfPAT. PCCEMBER Ut9 where. It Is the pictorial record of This Romance Interests Filmdom THE SCREEN SIX-FOOT MAN HAS THE CALL Jolson Acts As Mentor For Lad He Discovered David Lee's next picture will bava the benefit of Al Jolaon's advice and supervision through every stags of Its production. Jolson is now In consultation preparing a story which the talented three-year-old actor will begin work on immedW ateiy after the new year. It was Jolson who discovered tfcs little boy and him for the child role in "The Singing Fool." So Interested is he In the youngster's progress that he will be oa the set in an advisory capacity throughout the entire production of David's first starring vehicle.

NAME BOULEVARD IN SANTA'S HONOR Hollywood. Dec. 22. (A. Hollywood boulevard, one of the most widely talked and written about streets in the world, has been re-named Santa Clause Lane for the duration of the holiday season.

It was the Idea of the chamber of commerce, of course, and intended to stimulate Christmas shopping in this film community. But to many who stroll the celebrated street the new sign would be just as appropriate the year 'round. The boulevard is emphatically Santa Claus Lane to the thousands of screenstruck who flock here hoping for fame In the films. They are fervent believers in a cinema Santa Clause when they arrive; and sometimes, in very rare Instances, when they leave. To Mark Air Traffic Zones Hollywood.

Dec. 22 (Special Correspondence to The Free Press) Aerial quiet sones, marking sky areas forbidden for the passage of planes, are to be established over motion picture studios particularly those studios which create talking pictures if a plan brought forward by moviemen is enacted by supervisors of Los Angeles county and city counctlmen. The proposal Is that studios engaged in making sound pictures shall Cy a flat? or emblem, easily visible from above as a warning that microphones are open. Hundreds of feet of sound pictures have been ruined because aircraft noises from airplanes flying overhead reproduced or ruined sound records. if Jk MSI for the excellence of Conrad Veldt's starring vehicle, "Krlk tha Great," in which Mary Philbln co-stars under the direction of Paul Fejos.

As associate producer Laemmle, will produce "Broadway" which will be the first million dollar all-talking picture to be made by any company. The motion picture sound and dialogue rights to this now famous play were acquired by the Universal Pictures corporation for a quarter million dollars from the authors, Phillip Dunning and George Abbott, and the producer, Jed Harris. This is the largest figure ever paid for motion picture rights to any stage property. Young Laemmle has been the constant companion of his father since an early age and was practically brought up in the picture business and his father learned to appreciate his youthful and fresh viewpoint on picture matters. While he played at picture making at the age of ten, his entrance into the production end was with the conception of that popular series "The Collegians," which grew from the original series of ten featurettes to four series of twelve pictures each.

Following the success of the series, he was made supervisor of other productions, gradually assuming more responsibility until the assured success of his two latest pictures "The Last Warning" and "Erik the Great" Additions are still being made to the cast of "The Charlatan," the Broadway stage play. Monte Montague is the latest player signed for this production which has a notable cast Including Holmes Herbert, Margaret Livingston, Rockcllffe Fellows. Phllo McCul-lough, Anita Garvin. Bud Marshall, Rose Taplcy, John George and Wilson Benge. George Melford is the director.

Film folk continue to be greatly Interested in the romance between Joan Crawford and Douglas Fairbanks. Jr. The young people have acknowledged their engagement, but beyond that refuse to divulge any Information. According to the January number of Screen Secrets, the rumor persists in Hollywood that Joan and Doug are married already. It Is reported that they slipped down to Mexico several weeks ago and were married under their real names Lucille Le Seur and Douglas L'llman which successfully hid their screen world identities and saved them from detection and publicity.

Paul Lent, and starring Laura La Plante, has been heralded as a mystery film outdoing "The Cat and the Canary" in thrills and audience appeal and It is said much of the credit for Its spine-chilling interest is due to young Lacmmle's discriminating supervision. He Is also responsible to a large degree Carl Laemmle, Earns Signal Promotion For One of His Years wifHIGAN Charles Rogers In Someone To Love," and two stage are at the Michigan. Buddy his usual buoyant, likeable self the ambitious young salesman a music store, and Mary Brian he "someone" Buddy chooses to live She is an heiress to millions inYthat coupled with a plot of Rmldv's co-workers to marry money father complicates the romance. Iliam Austin, the British comic, Turk Oakie and James Kirkwood re other principals. Six Juvenile lit.

take part in the show "In Kre Cole's the Crelghton Lis Baby Dorothy and Three waeue Boys with other talented Jhild actors. Charles Jolley Is King role and the various characters of "Mather Goose" come to life in his in modernistic manner. The Pub'ix stage show "Volcano," offers Al f-vans and the Michiganders and talented group, including Gogo I eliVS and the Foster girls. Arthur rntow plays a Christmas solo at the organ called "Then Yule Remember," and Eduard Werner directs the Symphony orchestra in the orchestral numbers. roXTwo popular young people the screen, David Rollins and vancy Jjrexei, iu x-ieji mu rcji nd an elaborate surrounding pro-cram of Christmas features is the joxs offering.

Much fun and thrills are provided In the picture with the boy, played by Rollins, trying to live up to his father's reputation as an athlete at the chool where dad has sent him. y'oimg Rollins and Miss Drexel are to he seen also in an all-talking jkit. "Forget-Me-Not." The stage (how is divided between Christmas and college doings. Carols and music of the holiday season are presented in "Around the Christ-Bias Tree" with the Symphony orchestra, under the direction of Kornspan, and the chorus, ensemble and ballet taking part, and John Griffin, tenor, and Clay Inirmn, baritone, as soloists. "The parade of the Wooden Soldiers," danced by the Tillcrettes, by gen-ral request, is retained on the prop-am.

In "Campus Capers" the Melody Masters, Earl Capps and sisters. Varsity Six, Brown and Bailey, Three O'Connor sisters and llortenson, playing two pianos at the same time, are among the entertainers. Movietone world events and other features are on the program. CAPITOL Life at the United States Naval academy and the romance of two middles and a charming girl is to be found In "Annapolis," on the Capitol's screen. The pictures show all phases of life at the academy and the training of the midshipmen, and was filmed in co-operation with the United States government Johnny Mark Brown, Hugh Allan, William Eakewell and Jcanette Loff play the leading roles.

"The Night Be fore Christmas," presented by a cast or juvenile entertainers, is a fpeclal feature of the stage program which Includes also the puhllx revue "Bits of Broadway." In the children's show are a dog, cat, rabbit and pigeon circus, with Billy Burns, Graham Kids, Jean Allen, Harriet Bcrkenstadt and others. Del Dolbridge and the Cap-Itolians provide the musical back ground for Richy Cralp, Vera Van, Sick Lang. Agnes Gilroy, Pasquale brothers and the ballet. Mrs. Doris Gulow, guest orgnnlst, plays Christmas music, and the Symphony orchestra, under the direction of Emil Hollander, offers a program appro priate 10 me season.

T'N'ITED ARTISTS "Simba," the plcturizatinn of a big game hunt in Afrleaand one of the most striking, novel and thrilling scries of pictures ever placed on the screen Is at United Artists for its first popular priced engagement any EUCLID 4031 TODAY AKD ALL WEEK With an All-Star Cast and (3 Carl Laemmle, has received recognition of his supervision of two of Unlversal's most important pictures for the coming season, "The Last Warning" and "Erik the Great," in the appointment associate producer. Laemmle, Jr, is still In his early twenties. "The Last Warning," directed by Kunsky Theatres Can Show Great Pictures Like Not since "Lights of New York" Has There Been Such a Talking Picture Sensation! EVERY CHARACTER TALKS Tall Huskies Get Picture Plums Both as Heroes and Villains. Hollywood, Dec 22. (Special to The Free Press.) Days of the short motion picture leading man are gone.

The film queens and the puDiic want to look up to their heroes, and Hollywood is fast becoming a city of giants. Rudolph Valentino, the great screen lover of a few years ago, came well under the six-foot mark; Douglas Fairbanks, one of the dominant figures in the film world, can't stretch himself to that height: Maurice Costello, one of the first greats" of the industry that made celluloid famous, was far from being tall. Now, however, the mere six-footer more often than not has to look up rather than down on his fellows. Such young skyscrapers as Gary Cooper, Nils Asther, John Loder, Johnny Mack Brown and Lane Chandler, not to mention a few of the older heads in the film game like Reginald Denny, Richard Dix and Edmund Lowe are raising the level of the screen industry. It has long been considered the thing for the western heroes of the wide open spaces to tower over the ordinary mere man.

Jack Holt is a stalwart six feet and a fraction. Colonel Tim McCoy makes the six-foot mark look ashamed, and Fred Thomson easily passes that figure. At the Paramount studios la of the 21 male players are six-footers, some with a few inches to spare, and all but one of the five stars fall Into this category. Adolphe Men- jou is tne sole exception, and he shades the tape measure a trifle above the five foot ten-inch mark. George Bancroft towers to a power ful six feet one.

Richard Dix Is Just six feet in height, and looks taller. Emil Janninga comes a fraction above the even mark, but does not look quite so tall because of his bulk. Charles "Buddy" Rogers, newest of the stars, just reaches the six-foot mark with neatness and dispatch. Wallace Beery, Jovial bad man and character actor, Is another of the array of giants Paramount has on its payroll. The top hair of his head wavers between the six foot one and six two mark.

Not so many people suspect that William Powell is a six-footer, but the meas uring rod proves that he Is within a fraction of an Inch. S3 and Arm Hear Every Only nil where four years spent in the African Jungles by Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson, who are recognized as among the foremost explorers in the world. Their feats are well known for they have scoured the seven seas for years, bringing back marvelous pictures each time.

On this occasion they have outdone themselves in giving to the American public an authentic photographic record of the beasts of the African jungle and of the perils faced in such an undertaking. The program presents also shorter screen numbers of peculiar interest to the Christmas season, music by the Symphony orchestra, Movietone and other world news and other special features. FTSHER Romance woven around a youthful clerk in a music store and an heiress Is the theme of "Someone To Love" at the Fisher, with Charles Rogers and Mary Brian as the lovers. "Babes in Toyland" Is the attractive special stage show for children with principals that include Eleanor Peters, Dietrich and Kessler, Gertie Stewart, Orville Dietrich, Ruth Goldstein and Jane Fetter, all children, and Carmen Moreloek, contralto. The Publix revue is "Pickin' Peaches," with Paul Leash directing the Fisher Syncopaters, and with Cy Wills, Three Kenna Girls, Three Diamonds, Charles Barnes and the ballet and chorus.

Christmas music will be presented by the Symphony orchestra, under the direction of Samuel Benavie and Don Miller, organist. ADAMS In its fourth week at the Adams "The Singing Fool" snows no sign or waning capacity business. Al Jolson's acting and his rendition of a half dozen songs, including "sonny noy ana "There a Rainbow 'Round My Shoulders." are surefire hits. Young and old find "The Singing Fool" a picture which appeals to eyes, ears and hearts. Little David Lee, who through his work with Jolson In this film has become the most popular child actor of the screen, with a following which bids fair to out grow that of any juvenile screen star, Betty Bronson, Josephine Dunn and other players are In the cast The scenes have been magnificently filmed.

STATE "White Shadows in the South Seas" continues at the State. Monte Blue, Raquel Torres and Robert Anderson play the leading roies wnn tne cast made up entirely of the native Marquesans of the South Seas Islands where the picture was made. Native love songs and Hawaiian dance melo dies are the sound features which add realism to the scenes of native love ceremonials and feasts. A Stan Laurel sound comedy "I Faw Down" and talking news are Included In the surrounding program. MADISON Milton Sills, Betty Compson, Douglas Fairbanks, and Dorothy Mackalll all talk In "The Barker" which continues at tho Madison.

All the dramatic power of the stage play is repro- aucea viviaiy in tne speaking voices of tho players whose first talking picture is. An nur uang comeuy, "School Begins," Nancy Carroll and Charles Rocers In a tnlkiner film which describes "Abie's Irish Rose" and In which Miss Carroll sings "Rosemary," are other program leaiures. ORIENTAL The Hudson river and Coney Island are backgrounds for "The Albany Night Boat," a melodramatic romance which stars Olive Borden at the Oriental. The picture starts with a splash with Olive casting herself Into the river when a man's attentions to her prove obnoxious. Ralph and Duke are a pair of searchlight operators on the Albany night boat, and their flare picks her out and one of them goes to the rescue.

Bitter 3 SHOWS TODAY FREE PARKING SOUND Accompaniment Morton Thomas MERLE CLARK at the Organ i truss tjeeing i nisi A PICTURE PRAISED BY ft ALL CRITICS toAWNl Tk Dramatic Story of rTn the Grtatttt Heroine theHorldWar Since David took part in ths filming of "The Singing Fool." he has made two more pictures for Warner Brothers, both of which will be released shortly. They are "Frozen River," with Rln Tin Tin, and "She Knew Men," with Betty Bronson and Edward Everett Hor-ton. In both these productions he has given amazing performances, according to the Warner studio executives. Time Audiences Reaction On Emotional Meter Movie audiences in and around Los Angeles are being analyzed by an emotional response meter. This development of talking pictures was used for the first time at a preview of the all-talking comedy drama, "The Dummy" and was employed to check up the number and degrees of the laughs received during the running of the film.

One of the most difficult phase! of talking films lies in timing th actions of the players In relation to the audience's reactions. Whenever a player, for example, says or does something humorous, time must be allowed for the resultant laugh to die down before he resumes his action and speech, other-wise the audience will down out the words coming from the screen. For the first "prehearing" of "The Dummy," sound engineers Installed microphones throughout the small neighborhood theater where it was being held. Thesa micro phones were connected to a sensitive meter In the projection room. The louder the laugh, the mora it moved.

In this manner an observer was able to gauge the degree of response to each given situation and also note the length of th laughs. This information was turned over to the cutters of the picture, who timed the players voice In accordance with the duration of the audience's laughter. These! Snnn imp at Any Pic. retjionl tiii alt ffi rivalry between the two, intrigue, jealousy and strange events follow. The vaudeville Is headed, by the Dancing Tambourines." presenting solo and ensemble dancing of high quality.

"The Original Honey Daito ddoAanrlnnta tt Vi fornAin George Evans' Honey Boy min strels in "A Beehive Full of Six JJaunton Shaws, Australian cyclists: Laven and Bolles in "Mere McLaughlin and Evans and other acts. COLONIAL No motion picture shown in Detroit in recent years perhaps has created so much discussion as "Dawn," the British-made motion picture version of the life of Edith Cavell, Red Cross nurse, which is continuing Its en gagement at the Colonial. "Dawn" attempts to expound the principals for which Miss Cavell gave her life during the time when the world was in the grip of a military mania. The picture was made without bitterness and Is a thrilling document told in dramatic manner and with the acting services of some of England's finest players with Sybil Thorndyke in the role of Nurse Cavell. I GRAND RIVIERA "King of Kings," Cecil B.

DeMille's splendid production la appropriately offered as the Christmas screen attraction at the Grand Riviera, and will remain throughout the week. The picture was produced at a tremendous cost features an all-star cast, and Is a combination of all that Is essential in good screen entertainment H. B. Warner, Jacqueline Logan and William Boyd are just a few of the Btars of the piece. "Fairyland," the stage show, features "Monk" Watson and the Keystone Sercnaders in a pretentious stage production in which a specially trained ballet of 40 children depict well-known "Mother Goose" stories, and finally, Santa Claus' famous workshop.

The usual list of vaudeville attractions and dances by the Riviera Wonder Girls are also offered. Merle Clark at the organ presents a unique Christmas novelty, and shorter screen sub jects round out the program. HOLLYWOOD With its Vita- phone and Movietone talking pic ture installations complete the Hollywood offers Its second talking picture in "State street same" with Conrad Nagel, Myrna Loy, William Russell and others in the leading roles. It is a crook story, revolving around a twin seeking to avenge the death of his brother. The talking moments have been well handled and are a big factor in making this film a success.

There are short talkies, news-reels and comedies also on the screen. Several acts of big-time vaudeville are Beehee and Rubyatte, "Athletes Different." Dancing, singing and comedy predominate among the other acts. Sammy Dlbert and his Sunnybrook orchestra In new dance arrangements and specialties and Bob Clarke at the organ provide the musical features. UPTOWN The Biblical spectacle "King of Kings Is at the Uptown for the first half of this week, with its all-star cast and its splendor of ancient pageantry. The leading roles In this beautifully filmed story of the life of Christ are played by H.

IS. Warner, Ernest Torrence, Victor Varconl, Robert Edeson, Joseph Schildkrat, Rudolph Schild- krat, William tfoyd, Jacqueline Logan and a host of other famous stage and screen players. The vaudeville bill is topped by Al Trahan and Marie Duval in "The Curtain Speech;" Lester Lane and company presenting "A Study In Youth;" Kerr and Ensign in "Woman;" comedy skit, "Girl Wanted," and other acts. John Mc- Cardie and the Uptowners, in new musical numbers, and Vera del Oreflce with a program of Christ mas music on the organ complete the bill. LITTLE THEATER "Salome' with Alia Nazimova in the title role is at the Little Theater.

Madame Nazimova produced this picture several years ago founding the story on Oscar Wilde's drama. The settings were designed by ruatacna uamoova (Mrs. Kudolnh Valentino) after the Aubrey Beards-ley manner, that artist having Illustrated the original edition of the Wilde drama. Other pictures are snown also. ANNEX Grand Hirer Jo Rood with Jane lolltrr Comedy International Xewa FERRY FIELD (irand River and brand Blvd.

An rhflneT In WHILE THIS UTY M-EfTS wun flot'ND Comedy "Slippery ssJ." Norelty Ea- kimolite Kinoffram Continuous from 3 to 11 p. m. GLADWIN Jefferson at Waterworks Bear TNCI.E TOMH CABIN" with MnviHofto Ilesr Van a Vhenk sin and ta)k. Rear "Realisation." A Vitaphone ta.kinr drama. Hear Talkin.

News. KUNSKY ALHAMBRA Woodward at fcenllworUi John (dlbert fn "THE MAkS OF THE DEVIL" Roman- in the world muet romantic city KUNSKY DELUXE Lorn htnrr In "Wnil.E THE IITT BI.rEPS" nUndM OlrlMnU mfwimI. K4 I Raq In "CM IS mAM.K" ATI Action. Humor anil SupDM tferiiU Tnlir LA SALLE GARDEN Fnrt4nth at W. Oraas Bl- rowEK or the raisw DaailaM ralrbaaka, 4r.

Corner Pal ha Jw TUXEDO ark Malhan an fWatkr MaraalU ta TKI P.IT" Comadr Siorv-V R-r Path Bartew fataa She played with his heart; laughed al kit love then hard-boiled Hannah fell and fell hardt They All Talk Most Sensational Dialogue Ever Screened I MILTON SILLS BETTY COMPSON DOUG FAIRBANKS, JR. DOROTHY MACKAILL GEORGE COOPER STUTTERING DUGAN An innocent youth thrust into the soft embrace of carnival sirens; a hula dancer's strange revenge on the man she loves I (First h'atioMl's Talking Drama) ALL SOUND PROGRAM I Hear Aim MePhron in Talking Path Nwt Our Cong Comtdy in Sound ComJnffl "Abie's Irish Host" COME where palms sway summer moon spells romance. Forget winter; see 7 KllNSKY GIFT BOOKS. Fill Your Gift List Everybody Want! One. $5.

Jn All Ubbitt 7 hear FOUDTU CAPACITY WEEK Warner Bros' Greatest VtUiphont Achievement! HEAR HIM SING! HEAR HIM TALK! SANTA CLAUS will be at the Grand Riviera every matinea and Evening until Christmas Bring the Kiddies I "MONK" Keystone WATSON Serenaders With a Specially Trained Ballet of Forty Children In on of th most elaborate and colorful productions ovar offered to Detroit theater-f oera. Eight biff acmes, apeciaj musk and novelties in keep in with tho Christmas season. HEAR Monte Bine whistle his song of love; see Raquel Torres as the South Sea virgin! aaa GARDINI Gilbert French Soft, languorous melodies of Tahiti, where love is unashamed; where men fight sharks; where savage hates flame. A aaa Garden of Eden shattered by vice and greed! Riviera Wonder Girls 57 uon 3 Cosm nfolitm'l Seductive Sound Vrjma SAGVG Talking Fox Movietone News "Preview" our n.it --iii druna. Smmi CameirS'f Or.rW.fr.

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