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Show Anita Stewart at The American Today Anita. Stewart In her latest Aaaoeiated Flint National picture, "Howlna (ha Wind," will ba the feature attraction at the American theatre for five days beginning be-ginning today. Iaoula 11- Mayer, tha pro-ducr, pro-ducr, confidently announces this as one of Mies KtewarCs best efforts at interpreting inter-preting the silent dramatic art, of which ene nas long aeen recognised as one 01 the moat popular exponent. Tha story concerns Rosamond, who emerges from convent to plun into the evil environ-menta environ-menta of a gambling dive over which prealdea her benefactrcM. Haby Brabant, who In later revealed a the rirl'a mother. Hr flight from the den of orgies and her subsequent meeting with the man she, lovea and the accidental finding of ber father combine to make a story of suatained suspense, affording Mian Stewart Stew-art plenty of opportunltlea to dinplay her emotonal qualities. Heverat thrillUg dime di-me xea are claimed for the film and It Is further given credit for pointing out aomethtna; of a moral without aToins; to the extreme of preaching. Tha oaat suportlng Mlsa Stewart 1a notably strong. Including as It doea auch brilliant photoplayere aa Ralph Lwle, James Morriaoo, MyrU Htedman and WU Mam V. Mony. It Is an adaptation from tha stare play of Hydney Grundy and tha acreen version waa directed by John M. Utah under tha supervision of the producer, Mr. Mayer. j In all of Miee Btejvart'e recent pictures she haa shown a marked deposition to , stp forward rapidly by departing from beaten paths ao far aa characterlaatlon Is concerned, this being; true especially fn "The Yellow Typhoon" and 'Harriet and the Piper." In "Sowm tho Wind" she la aald to pro even further In her commendable com-mendable efforts to eatabltnh herself as one of the screen's moat versatile art let a. Norma and Conatanc Tainted ca have juat atgned an important contract with Luclen Leelonf, one of the beet known couturiers In Parle, whereby they agree to hava Leelorrtr furnlah them with twatva modela per year. Theae day and aranlng rovns will be the very laat yord In ultra chic advance sty lea, and will ba Introduced Intro-duced Into America exclusively by the Talmadirea. By the terma of tha contract, con-tract, water color sketrhea and samples of material are submitted to the TaJ-madires TaJ-madires of every unique style or novc deelgn aa soon as It la brought out by Lelonir. and In thla way the TaJmadge el Mere will be able to show on the screen the verv newert chanrea In style long before thay become generally adopted by tha American public. The spirit ef youthful America was first completely materialised on the) American stage by the Inimitable Charles j Hoyt, whoae comedies of a generation ago belong to the literary category In which the name of Mark Twain Is lu- 1 mi nous. It was inevitable that he young actor, who, beet of all plnyera lmperon atlng Amricit,n youth, ehould fall heir i to at least one of Hoyt's play a. and so t It happen that Charles Ray la proceed V Ing Joyfully with his screen Interprets- 1 tion of Hoyt's "The Midnight He," which, of all the plays that the writer of j "Hole In the Oround," "A Bunch of Keya" and "A Texas Steer" ever wrote, la best sdapted to diaplay the qualities I that have made Ray perhape the heat j loved of all American actors In boylah roles. That Ray will bring the beat of I hts art as actor, director and poet to this big creation Is regarded as certain by all thnae who know how eager he waa to ' secure the Hoyt masterpiece, 1 The question of copyright protection of ' Kngllsh tranalftttons covering picture rights ia involved In a motion before the supreme court in Brooklyn brought by : John O. Underbill, who claims the sole I rights for Kngliah translatlona of the j works of Jacinto Benavente, the Spanish , novel let end playwright. He seeks to have producers of a picture version of "The Paaaion Flower," In which Norma TaJmadge is starred, show cause why j they should not he restrained on the 1 ground of - Infringement. '"The Haealon Flowr" la elated for early release through Associated First National. The j defendants. Joseph M. Hcherick and Rich- j ard H. Herndon, deny Infringement. I claiming that ths picture rights were bought In i'arie. Justice Km p per has , reserved decision. I.rry 8 em on. Vitagraph'a comedy king, j continues to uee hla cartoonist's senae j o ttmelineae 4n filming and titling his comediea. He haa Jut started one called '"The Rent Collector." He recently fin- j tahed "The Hick.' In which hie near i leading lady. Maryon Aye. ia n for, the first time. A the title Indicate. 1 part of the action In "The Hick" re- volven about farm, with comedy fur- j Dished by cows, mules, chickens and other barnyard denlaena; then the notion i advanoes to the iasaieet of big city cabarets, cab-arets, I-arry directed -The Hick He was assisted In tho direction by Norman j Taurog. Kva Novak's next feature will be j "The Black Cap." s story by Wads- ! worth Camp, .which recently received , auch favorable comment when It appeared ap-peared is Collier's weekly. Harvey fie tee Is adapting this popular story for ths screen. Trash Mayo a feature to follow Th Magnifloent Brute" Is "The Truant." aa original story by Mann iaffs anrj laolls Korrester. lauces Hubbard. . aenaHe editor for 1'nlveraay, Is sdapt-Ing sdapt-Ing the atory for Mr. Mayo's use and 1 Robert Thornby will direct it for ths : screen. Bud" K rick eon. chief of the prop- erty depsriment f Willat Productions,! Inc., Is transplanting forest. He II tAckted a big Job Vhi he undertook I to move about a dozen half grown 1 1 trees to the new Willat studio at Cul-JB r"f City. lp to a late hour, he was ; getting away with It. ,B Tfif Face of the World" fs the next 'B book to be transferred to the screes by Irvln V Willat, the director whoj has produced such successes as Be- H hind the toor.' "Below the Surface." ! H I'own Home. and "Partners of the Tidf." j Gloria Fwsnaon is enthusiastic ever B the colorful opportunities afforded her ' in her first stnrring vehicle. "The j I Great Moment," which Kliner Olys wrote for her st ths eLesky siodlo. |