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Show Otis Sk inner in "Kismet" at American When Aladdin waa a youth, all he had to do was rub the majric lamp, aummon I he irenil. demand anything- from a irold fish In the bottom of the ea to a palace with a thousand windows on the shores of a desert Isle, and. o and behold. It was there For the Ilorrtxon-lkde stiperspecsal production of "Kismet." to open at the American theatre tc-Uv, in whi'-h Otis Skinner, the war of the stajco plav. mki hi debut on the screen, the magic lamp and the -titl were husv day and night, and wonders have they performed. Ranking nest In Importance to the selection se-lection of the cast n the matter of 4-OHtuming. Julian Harrison, c rent or of raiment unique, w coin mine toned to design the costumes, whu h surpass In splendor anything ever before ahown on the staa-e or screen. Kor tls Hklnner aa Hajj. the heg-gmr. who In one short day rleea from poverty pov-erty to the position of adviser to the Waslr of HagiUd. there wer cioaka and turbans of antin in riaailing colors, each detained lo establish his new position , and prominence in life. I I Kor Koaemary Thehy, who will be seen aa the faertnating queen of the harem. wer. desiirned gowns of mysterious charm. Klinor Fair, as Maralnah. daush-ter daush-ter of HaJJ: the hrir who becomes ih tnWs tf The f aliphris renplentlent in her series of gowns of brocaded cold loth. And then there but nn might go on forever and ever telling of the exotic ex-otic cJtrm of it all, for there are thousands thou-sands of coatumes provided for the "populace." "pop-ulace." all varied and different, more goryeoua in coloring than the rainbow. H u f flee It to say that never before has there been offered to the public a production pro-duction which embodies so much artistry artis-try in every phase as does "Kismet," which represents a tremendous outlay of money to obtain the results of the combined efforts of the beat talent obtainable ob-tainable in America. Kenneth Mrafferr, formerly personal representative for Mary (Mckford, is now irwuriion manager for tha Hurry Carey company at I'n! vernal o(v, Carey is now at work on "If mly Jim." a West-em West-em comedy drama, directed bv Jsrques Jaocard. Jn the cst ere Ruth Hovre Carol Hallo way. (Hike e. Hoy Coulaon, Charles Hrlnley, (ieorge Hunny. Joe Ha-i Ha-i it on, Minnie i 'rev oat and younr Thonu rimlth. Kthel Dayton will begin work about the middle of January on "Hhim." a play by Klmer llama and JraUiln Bonner Thomas Heffron wilt direct It at the I-ky id'o In Hol'yw wd |