Camera - April 14, 1923 to February 16, 1924 (April 1923-February 1924)

Page 14 Camera! News Section Camera "The great '-agedienne, Annette Adoree, has entered the boudoir o( her home after leaving the theatre, the scene of her many seasons of successes before the footlights. "A crowd from the audience, admirers of her great talent and beauty has followed from the theater to do her homage. The muffled roar of their cheers float thru the window on the midnight breeze. It was her last appearance before her beloved people for on the morrow she is to wed; wed an impoverished nobleman so as to insure for herself a position of refinement and security after the many tempestuous years of her career. "Her maid removes her cloak — she sinks languidly in a chair before the fireplace and memories of her many past lovers float before her in a vision, "Dreams of Love." "Her first, her very first, lover slowly materializes , a visionary manifestation of her troubled brain and stands before her. He is the great actor ." But, Ah! more would be telling ami the great heart interest would be lost. The play, tense, thrilling but withal having a delicious vein of humor running through its entirety is the great European success, "Dreams of Love," a fantastic comedy-drama by Armin Freedman and will be given at the Fine Arts Theatre, on the evenings of November 27th, 2Sth and 29th, and a special Thanksgiving matinee, under the direction of Lawrence Underwood. Ary de Leoni and Rosamonde Joyzelle will assume the principal roles, this being Mr. de Leoni's American debut after many successful seasons abroad, both on the legitimate stage and before trie screen. In this play he essays four separate and distinct characters, that of the great Jaques Miller, stage manager and impressario and of the three former lovers of the actress, Annette, which latter role is excellently handled by Rosamonde Joyzelle-. Ary de Leoni is a young Italian nobleman, who, years ago laid aside his title to take up the profession of dramatic art, and will without doubt soon become as popular in this country as he now is abroad. Seldom does the amusement lov ing public have the opportunity of greeting a more lovable, a more forceful and a more versatile actor than Mr. de Leoni. He is a delightful Latin type likened by many to Valentino both in mannerisms and features. He comes to America direct from the Theatre Coliseo, Buenos Aires, and the Theatre Municipal, Rio de Janeiro, the Royal and Metropol Theatres, Vienna, Comic Opera, Berlin and others where for many seasons he portrayed feature roles. Miss Rosamonde Joyzelle is the beautiful and talented young actress who for two seasons was leading woman with Frederick VVarde in the San Gabriel "Mission Play" and for the past three seasons played the role of the Mother Mary in the Hollywood "Pilgrimage Play.*' A list of her recent criticisms ,one and all speak only in terms of praise and her appearance in this play "Dreams of Love" further insures the success of the production. Miss Laura Winston, likewise in the cast, is an artist of rare ability, having for the past number of years played important roles on the legitimate stage and for a time was at the head of her own company. Of recent years, however, she has been appearing before the screen at the local studios. Her mother roles particularly have won the heart sof the public. Lovers of Terpsichore and music will find delight in the specially arranged number, "Divertissements of the Ballet," presented by the renowned Janeski Robenoff and the Robenoff dancers. H. J. Tandler, conductor and composer, will conduct his petite symphony orchestra. Altogether, a most unusual and delightful evening's entertainment is in store. A blending of the dramatic talents of the old world and the new, intermingling the cream of Terpsichore with the harmonious melodies of the masters of both the present and the past. HAMPTON EAST Jesse D. Hampton, producer of "The Spoilers" one of the outstanding successes of the year, has departed for New York City where he will confer with several authors regarding future screen stories. He will be in the East three weeks. Has Right Angle on Comedy "Make the audience feel like crying first," is Buster Keaton's paradoxical formula for getting laughs. "Dramatists build their action up to a grim climax and then relieve the tension with a bit of humor. The laughter following on this relaxation is more violent than the funniest gag in a straight comedy. This struck my attention while I was attending the theatre not long ago, and I wondered why. The answer was easy. "The relaxation following the tension of the climax sets up a reaction amounting to a state of hysteria. The audience must find an outlet for its emotion. It is a case either of laugh or go mad. So the audience laughs. When you stop to think it over the bit of business by which the laugh is gotten is not always or even necessarily funny. "It occurred to me that this fact could be made to serve moving picture comedy purposes. So I tried it in "Hospitality," my latest comedy. My scenario staff, composed of Jean Havez, Joe Mitchell and Clyde Brockman, prepared a highly dramatic episode to precede the thread of the comedy plot, and episode of the strongest kind of drama. In fact, it was melodramatic. "With this melodrama to pave the way, we believe the spectators will be in a more receptive and sympathetic mood toward the main story of 'Hospitality.' It should be as effective I believe as anything could be short of hitting the spectator over the head with a slapstick club." IS GOLF BUG Mervyn LeRoy, clever screen juvenile soon to be seen locally in "Little Johnnie Jones," has joined the throng of golf bugs who compete for space on the new Griffith Park links every Sunday morning at six o'clock. Mervyn states that these pre-dawn risings have taught WILL RETURN Robert Ober, prominent screen actor and stage director, writes from San Francisco that he will return to Hollywood within a week. Mr. Ober recently presented the first showing of Maud Fulton's "Punchenello" in the bay city. STRAINS TEA THROUGH SWATTER Freckled-faced Mickey's mother is worred about him. She says he never steps out of the character he plays in Hal Roach's "Our Gang comedies. The other evening she asked him to pour her a cup of tea. Mickey hied himself dutifully to the kitchen and returned in due time with the tea. "It looks so dark, Mickey," remarked his mother. "You don't care do you, ma. I strained it through the fly swatter." Starting Baby Peggy Pictun Sol Lesser, president of Princip; Pictures Corporation, announce that Baby Peggy's first feature prt' duction under he' 'hree year cor tract with that organization, wi| be an adaptation of "Captain Jat' uary." "Captain January" was writtej by Laura E. Richards, and is on] of the most famous of children) books, ranking in popularity wit] "The Five Little Peppers," and th|. Alcott books. "It seems as if 'Captain Jam ary' was written especially for lit tie Baby Peggy," says Lesser i discussing his selection of this boo as her first picture under his bar ner. "The child in the story ha all the sympathetic characteristic' that we are so anxious to bring oi in Baby Peggy, and which hav hitherto been unsuspected in th light comedies in which Peggy ba been seen." Lesser is determined to surroun his new star with the best taler obtainable in the making of he pictures. Eve Unsell, clever fre lance writer, who recently finishe work on "Lon~ Live the King; with Jackie Coogan, and "Shadow of Paris," with Pola Negri, ha been engaged to collaborate I John Grey on the scenario fc "Captain January." Edward F. Cline, whose recti achievements include picturizal of "Circus Days" with Jackie Cm, Kan, George M. Cohan's "Th Meanest Man in the World," an Harold Bell Wright's "When Man's a Man," will direct Bab Peggy in her first starring pictur for SoJ Lesser. "Captain January" will go int production within two weeks. Vu Igarity Condemned Finis Fox, who has just starte work on his latest feature "TW Woman Who Sinned," appeare before a number of exhibitor's oi ganizations throughout the Unite States just prior to his return t Los Angeles to ascertain tl wants and don't wants in motto pictures. "The members of ei organization that I talked to wet a unit in declaring that they di not want films with any suggestio of vulgarity whatever," said Fial> "They said they wanted love stc ries, but they wanted them clean. "The costume play is in vogu< but many exhibitors seem to fei that it's appeal will soon be pa* ing out and that American films t American people along the lines ( "Main Street," "The Gold Di| gers" and "Ruggles of Red C«| will gradually grow more a more in popular favor. The e> hibitors all over are wild to M cure good comedies and c.med dramas. Trury also want the called sex drama but, they wa presented in a dignified, wf some manner with the story subtly, rather than obviously." imeo' 3