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st August 13, 1927 WINNETKA TALK 49 Shore Theaters | BALABAN "KATZ RIHORE News | This nd Th at on Actors and Plays By Hub It has been charged--and that charge is more or less justified--t industry has been in rut. Certain it is that during the past few years there has been a sameness in scenarios, nlots and gags that has been gradually draw- ing all of the life from the movies. Stars have been utilized in quantity rather than quality productions and have only recently awakened to the fact that their popularity has been on a corresponding decline. That is the reason that the critics have gone into near tantrums and have written col- umns on the rottenness of a certain production. That is also the reason that they have been afforded the op-| portunity to say "Lewis Stone has staged a come back in 'The Prince of Headwaiters'" and that "Pola Negri is making up for all of those six or seven atrocities that she has wished off on us| | since relinquishing her German direc- tors." * ik # Various reasons for this situation have been advanced from time to time. Per- haps the outstanding one is the con- tention that the managers are having to hunt new talent and that talent is not forthcoming rapidly enough. Old stars are disappearing from the screen, old directors retiring but their places | remain unfilled. It is stated that un- less the answer to this problem of pro- EX antag HOWARD AVE, neg, CLARK try and has selected ten men who are | has been a headline attraction has been supposed to be representative members duplicated by other producers until the of their schools and who passed their tests successfully. Two of these, Ed-|Plot has been worn to a frazzle and ward Karges and Warner Smoot, were | that the public has become sick of the chosen from Northwestern university subject. It is the question of serving and, with the other eight men, are Mr. O'Flynn with cherry pie. The first ow on the job in Hollywood. Other : " : ed a E programs, for the most part at the |day it was "a foine bit o' pie that ye present in an embryonic stage, are be-| made for me, Katie dear" but when it i |'was cherry pie on the sixth evening Wiiile this short ts of | of the third week the police had to be ile this shortage is of course an| _ : : ; existing condition and one that must be called to quell the riot. Witness in the emedied, it is not by any means the | Past few weeks the role of a head- most important one nor the root of all waiter. First Lewis Stone appears in evil. The real problem and the cause | "The Prince of Headwaiters" and a lit- tle later Adolphe Menjou in "Service for Ladies." The result is immediate and apparent to anyone who choses to give it a moment's consideration--the second production seems mediocre and the actor loses in popularity while in reality the film is of the very highest grade and worthy of favorable com- ment. NOW PLAYING The Celebrated Cartoon Brought to Life "TILLIE THE TOILER" 1ag carried out by other producers. ¥ * FF 0% with MARION DAVIES On the Stage Tom & Ray Romain & Co. "What 18 Minutes Can Do" The Four Kadex "Thrills of the Air" » STARTING SUNDAY Her Greatest American Picture * * * Then there is the policy of featuring a popular star in production after pro- duction released in quick succession. Each of the vehicles is at best mediocre with and the actor loses all spontaneity and zest. As a result before he realizes PorLA NEGRI what is happening his name has passed and he finds himself on the discard. In On the Stage recent "years thé movies have become Clemens Belling . . : py p notorious for their legion of "Yes men with His Jolly Family Owens and Kelly Revue Assisted by Their Argentine Orches- "BARBED WIRE" --those members of the profession that have meekly murmured "yes" to what- ever proposal the "sup" happened to make. May McAvoy recently caused a near riot when she braced herself and shouted "no," payed 40,000 round dollars o -- - AA for her contract and took her talent QTL I AL) q | off to another company. But she saved | === Zan) S20 = | her name and won her way back to ES, - | favor with fandom. Pola Negri was| being raised | another of those little brain-storms that | ie tactics | rescued herself from destruction. In| short unless the producers and the tra and Ruth Stripling Edward Karges of the uproar that is throughout the country i i used by the producers themselves. In the first place, every production | Stars watch where their feet are being that has played to capacity houses and planted their standing will be listed | See daily papers for com- plete program of this week's performances and artists at among the things missing. Warner Smoot curring new talent is forthcoming in the near future the only shortage will not be found in the coal supply. In a few cases the magnates have gone to Europe on a modernized cru- sade and have brought back with them "new faces for Hollywood." Pola Negri is one of these imports, Einar Hansen was another. But this plan, while it does provide a few excellent stars, cannot furnish an adequate sup- ply. The demand exceeds that supply, to borrow the economist's thunder. In other cases the producers have turned to the sources more immediate- ly at hand. Paramount has inaugurated a junior star school and in it are train- ing the talent derived from the younger set so as to prepare them for the screen. First National has conducted a series of tests among the students in the different universities of the coun- Village Theatre WILMETTE, ILL. J. B. Koppel, Managing Director Phone Wilmette 1441 Milton Hosking at the Welte Grande Organ Evenings 7:30; Mat. Tues. 3:30 Saturday Mats.,, 2 and 4 Mon., Tues., Aug. 15-16 TWO DAYS ONLY Tues., Mat. 8:30 Eve. 7:15 & 9 JOHNNY HINES The Clown of Mirth "WHITE PANTS WILLIE" Also Ben Turpin in His Latest 2 Reel Comedy, Pathe News \ ALWAYS 68° COOL. \ ONLY JCE REFRIGERATING PLANT ON THE NORTH SHORE Now Playing HARRY LANGDON The Extinguisher of Gloom '""HIS FIRST FLAME" A Conflagration of Mirth! A Third Alarm Laugh Riot! Also First Run News Weekly 'Wed., Thurs., Aug. 17-18 TWO DAYS ONLY Eve, 7:15 & 9 Florence Vidor in "THE WORLD AT HER FEET" Also Pathe Review No. 32 "Hold Fast"--Comedy, News Fri.,, Sat.,, Aug. 19-20 TWO DAYS ONLY Eve. 7:15 & 9 Sat. Mat, 2 & 4 Marion Davies in "TILLIE THE TOILER" Also "Ten Years Old"-- 2 Reel Our Gang Comedy and Pathe News COMING MONDAY Lewis Stone "THE PRINCE OF HEAD WAITERS"