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Show 1 j THEATRES j j Martha Mansfield Star in "Queen of the Moulin Rouge" A famous old music master of Paris, ambitious to climax his successful ca-reer ca-reer by presenting a genius of the vlo- lln to the world, has detected latent; jgenlus in an American student; and IthouRh he has deeloped the student's .technique to a state of perfection, be 1 unable to fan the smouldering cm- ber3 of genius Into flame. I Then a little maiden from Nor-mandy, Nor-mandy, herself srekln a career as a 1 dancer, comes into the fe of the boy. lliOVe blossoms And the crafty old master, wise in the ways of the world, Isec'lntr In that great love the means of realizing- his ambition, induces the girl to dance in the Moulin Rouge, most notorious of the nightlife resorts' in the gay capital of pleasure, know-i ing mat she will thus deliberately SS4 -Jrlflce the respect of the world know-1 ling. too. that this will plunge grief and I bitterness Into the heart of his i-lloved i-lloved pupil and wishing to torture ihim that he might awaken his soul Did the end justify th means, or was another victim of man's Injustice to find solace In the cold embrace of. ith'- Seine? ! woman's honor to he) ruthlessly bartered for that fleeting! success which turns men's heads nnd1 bllnda them to the sacrifices which I paved their way to fame1 For if pen-! ius were awakened In this lad would he thank a creature of the moot notorious: no-torious: cabaret In the Mnntmartre would he believe rhe could have risen ; from an embryo dancer 10 the very; queenshlp of this gilded 1 il.ti r.f -j travagance without defilement? One cannot foresee the answers to J these questions In Pyramid's production produc-tion of Queen of the Moulin Rouge " And there results a climax rife In Its suspense and gripping In Its play upon up-on the emotions. Martha Mansfield, as the pirl who is called upon for this supreme sacrifice; Joe Striker, as the student; Henry Harmon, as the ambitious music ma-ter, ma-ter, ar.. the principals of a highly capable cap-able all-star acst. The production was made for the screen by P.ay C. Smallwood from Paul M. Potter's Internationally famous play of the same name. Ben Carre, a French technical diieclor iv; resrmn- sibl for the authenticity of the settings set-tings and backgrounds. A treat is in store for her followers and for all lovers of the silent drama who admire convincing portrayal when Martha Mnnsfleld is seen in 'Queen of the Afouiln Rouge." which will be presented pre-sented commencing today and hae a run of four days at thc Ogdcn theatre. nrt story should be told . . Saw Helen Gahagen, Broadway's most promising stage debutante In "Fash-Ions "Fash-Ions for Men." a very excellent piece by Franz. Molnar . . Saw Micky Daniels, who has more freckles than Wesley Barry and whoso future srms as brlRht. In an "Our Gang" comedy. Saw nUr Nell" in which the st-agc pokes fun at itself and savs it with music . . . Saw "The Canyon of Dreams," a film scenic showing land and wator and sky in majestic proportions. pro-portions. . . . Saw Paul Parrot yes, that's his name In a film comic called "Trust Your Wife" or something some-thing like that. More action than comedy In It, Saw Miriam Batista and .she's going to be starred, thc first In the new series being "The Lucky Stone." from the story by Ab-blt Ab-blt Farwell Brown. The latest grapevine rumor from Hollywood Is to th? effect that Cecil DeMUIe Will act It as well as direct "The Ten Comnndments" and that Pola Negri and all the Paramount .ars will be seen In the picture. It will be Interesting to see DeMllle net. It will be especially interesting to some of iho stars and ex-stars he has dl-1 rccted Filming of "Main Street" has start- I d Harry Beaumont Is directing Julian .losephson wrote the scenario. -Monte Blue, Harry Meyers and Doulsel I Fazend.i have been cast In Important 1 j roles. This Is ono Instance of where the sen. n is about three years behind be-hind thu times. Dickens Is to be presented on the 'screen again. Warner Brothers are I planning an elaborate production of "David Copperfleld." with Wesley! I Barry in the title role. This shuuldl make an epochal film. It holds great-l ; er possibilities for the screen than1 "Oliver Twist" The Barry youth Is I j to be featured In two George M Co-Ihon Co-Ihon playa, 'Elttle Johnny Jones" and "George Washington. Jr.." following "David Copperfleld " George Davis, critic of th" Cleveland Cleve-land Press, suggests that John Barry-more Barry-more do a movie version of rlamli I Ho points out that fear of censorship! has heretofore kept "Hamlet" from the screen, but that censors would not dare to make cuts In a Barrymore version of "Hamlet" Davis' reasoning .suggests thc movie; producers are themselves largely to blame for the evils of censorship, H producers would give to the screon such high-class things as "Hamlet '1 public opinion wouldn't stand for cen-' sorshlp. But so long as the Intelll-1 gep.ee of the public Is placed at n! 14-yearoId development by the film! producers, the public will hardly em-ploy em-ploy the weight of Its opinion to drivel out censorship. I Public opinion cuts with both edges. "jj. 'will ii Btuiigj".jjmgi "Alice In Screenland " is thc title of Phyllis Harver's Mrst starring vehicle. Bernard McConvllle is preparing the script. It Is a rural comedy. 00 |