Talks of Saks and
_ the Dancer’s Art
Ruth St. Denis Tells of Her
Triumphs With Fabrics
of Eastern Looms.
The reative genius of Ruth St,
Denis is at work again. This year’s
’ performance by the famous dancer
—assisted by Ted Shawn and the
lienlshawn dancers—is a series of pic
tures all dressed up in Bilks—silks
from Spain, Chink, Japan and India.
To this creator of wonderful dances,
this urtifct. who has achieved so much
in the past in arrangement of exquis
ite color combinations, silk has come
to mean more than ■ an afternoon
frock, an evening gown or a wrap,
in other words, more than it does to
the average feminine mind. The re
markable way in which Miss St. Denis
uses silks in the new dance crea
tions which will be seen at the Bran
deis on February 19 and 20, will be
a revelation to all who attend the per
formance.
in a recent interview. Miss St.
Denis said: ‘‘What amazing things
an be done with silk we are Just
beginning to find out in our school
We have always taught the handling
of drapery as a part of the dancer’s
education, but of late several inspire
tions have come to us regarding new
and unusual ways for the handling of
silk.
"China silk. Indian silk, Japanese
silk—each have their own individual
ity. For instance, the Japanese silks
arc heavy and rough, mostly in crepe
forms. They make wonderful sashes
with tassels to weigh them down, and
smocks that hang in lovely folds from
the shoulders, and then of course
there are the marvelous kimonos of
wonderful design.
"The kimono which I wear in my
Japanese flower arrangement was
bought in the Japanese quarter of
Dos Angeles and was made by a Jap
anese theatrical costumer who took
great interest in helping me to select
the silk and the right color for the
lining, the long sleeves and the train.
All had to he most carefully decided
upon. I had to stand for hours to
be fitted to the under things, which
have s their - own particular color
scheme that must not he used for
anything else. And then the embroid
ered neckband and the lovely obii,
gold encrusted, which hangs, accord
ing to the character I play, in front
for Omika is lady of beauty and leis
ure. The kimono itself had to be
made much larger for me than for
their own little folk.”
"Then the China silk—the wonder
ful brocaded crepes of China prob
ably have the most marvelous color
ings in tlie world, purples such as we
ran not get in our dyepots, and the
Chinese blue of the Cloisonne vases,
and the pink which is like no other
pink In the world. Last spring in San
Francisco with tbe Symphony or
iiestra I danced the third movement
if the Scheherazade suite with eight
:ong veils of 10 yards each, which
■lade’a bewildering colored aura for
iie dancing figure of Schehrerazade
s she came into the presence of the j
ultnn. They rose and fell like flames I
| Mary Develops a
New Role for Fans
Wouldn't you believe in Mary Pick
ford, If you \vet;e a motion picture
producer? You wouldn't have to, for
Mary la her own producer.
And here's the way she looks In
her latest picture "Rosita" the story
of the Spanish gypsy dancing girl In
"Rosita" which is scheduled at the
Sun theater, to follow the showing of
Charlie Chaplin's feature.
Mary is the defier of time in her
pictures. Admittedly of a number of
years both In the records of Father
Time ami of motion picture history,
Mary has the faculty of being for
ever youthful in a new part, artd one
that gives a new thrill and wonder
ment to the many people in filmland
and among movie fans who watch her
progress with a sufficiently jealous
eye to wish ' her—not the best of
wishes. In “Rosita,” Mary has again
outguessed the folks who know all
about films. She has a new role,
youthful, sprightly, romantic, and
pre-eminently Mary, herself,—one
more for the boys to wonder how
they can equal it.
and like rose-colored streamer* of
light, as the wonderful music of
Rimsky-Korakoff came from the fa
mous orchestra under the baton of
Alfred Hertz. These veils were of
China silk, smooth and oily, easy to
manage and a delight to fq^l between
the hands.
“And now silks from India—the
saris. The plain sari of the Parsec
woman, the silk skirt of (he Nautch
glrla, and the head sheet of thinnest
moslem-silk, of the Mohammedan
lady, chief of my treasures is a
wonderful black silk sari embroidered
in gold tissue which I got from the
collection of a noted British colonel
who was governor of the Punjab for
over 20 years. He and his wifo
brought a remarkable collection of
jewels and rugs and carvings to San
Francisco and of the three or four in
credibly lovely saris, this black and
gold one appealed to me most. I
show how an Indian woman dresses
herself in a few moments by using
this sari of uncut material in ‘The
Dance of the Black and Gold Sari.’
There are many ways of handling
silks, such as managing a thin strip
of silk which may be difficult to
manipulate but which creates a
wondrous whirling spectacle.
“Now wo come to the dance, ‘Soar
ing.’ which our children do on this sea
son's program. The older children of
Denishawn have played with this
great square of gleaming silk so hap
pily, never tiring of doing this dance
over and over again. They make
with it a soaring balloon of turquoise
color; the lights change and It be
comes the deep green «ea and then
bellows out with the wind and in the
end falls like a crimson flame. All
this and more can be done by know
ing how to use a square of silk."
f REAL AND UNREET
} DON B. EDDT.
Hollrwood Corrmpondent of The
^ Om»h» Boo. J
In Merry Mexico.
As near as we could figure out.
it was a mission in Mexico, and there
was a big fight going on, and a Mex
iean orchestra was zipping and zoom
ing along, and the bandits were tear
ing the pictures off the wall and yell
ing. and Bob Leonard was standing
hack with a megaphone hollering
and a Mexican Interpreter waa eland
ing beside Bob, also yelling, and when
it was all over we found that It was
Just a little pastoral scene for Mae
Murray’s new picture.
Otis Harlan had his 268 pounds
draped with a clerical robe, and Bob
McKlm was all goughed up as the
bandit chief. And right in the middle
of all the rumpus Otis pattered Ip
and held up his hand In the approved
clerical fashion and yelled, ‘‘Hey, cut
It out:” And then Bob McKlm grabbed
a big candelabra off the mantel and
socked Otis on the conk, and Otis did
a Semon on the floor and the stage
shook. And Bob Leonard, stopping
the action- with a sudden yell,
shouted:
"Wail’ll we put a couple more
braces under the floor and fix three
more mattresses for Otie to fall on,
and we'll try It again.”
Just for Variety.
Down the stage a little ways Sam
Wood was directing a opery named
’ Bluff.” and when we hove Into view
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Concerning—
the life of a scarlet woman, but so
marvelously and impersonally are
the delicate relations of the lead
ing characters brought out that
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of offending anyone.
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Bee:—
Pago Mr. Charles Spencer Chaplin,
director, and give him some sort or
crown or at least a modal for what
he has given to the screen in “A
Woman of Paris.”
News:—
It is really Chaplin who appears, even
though he is not photographed in the
scones. And the way Chaplin outwits
the censors is remarkable. He doesn't
show it, hut you know it is there just
the same.
Herald:—
Atmosphere is perfect, so is the
photography. Beautiful gowns and
beautiful settings in perfect taste. As
for the story we can only state that
it is fascinating and that It is humanly
done. NO ONE SHOULD MISS IT.
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Funeral
Photographed in
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Love Slory of
Reels Disclosed
Are you all alive to the latest gossip
from the secret rumors of Hollywood?
No?
Well, the latest dope is that Rich
ard Dix and Lois Wilson, who have
„ust finished a wonderful outdoor pic-'
lure, “The Call of the Canyon," are
engaged to be married in real life.
And they are to join the happy family
of film lovers on Hollywood boulevard.
Defying all conventions in far-famed
legend of wicked life, these two lovers
of acreen ajtd real honest to-goodness
life have stepped right out in front
of the most famous vamps and lovers
in this wide, wide world and an
nounced their engagement, and be
fore long the world of filmland will
ring weekly and strongly with the
words of press agents trying to make
a few honest dimes of profit out of
this love story.
Selahl
Tony Moreno and Jack Gardner, who
is Louise Dresser's husband, by the
way, were doing their stuff, "Bluff''
is a story of the wild and wicked city,
quite heavy.
Sam Wood has gons in for light
music on his sets, and now he is using
only a violin and guitar. hVom time
to time wo have noticed the remark
able versatility (which is a good
word) of this kind of an orchestra.
When the lovers met In the twi
light under the greenwood tree, the
orchestra played that touching
melody, "Cross-Eyed Papa." When
they were married and went march
ing down the aisle, the orchestra got
real sentimental and played "Cross
Eyed Papa." And later, when daddy
bent over the cradle of the first-born,
the orchestra, between racking sobs,
slowly and tenderly played "Cross
Eyed Papa.”
lie Couldn't Miss.
That candlestick that Boh McKim
was socking Otie Harlan with was a
five pronged thing made out of rub
tier. It was heavy rubber, solid, and
when you see it on the screen you'll
think it was iron.
Anyway, they tried it over and Bob
hauled of and socked. And Otle went
down with a dull but penetrating
thud. And the scene finished and Otle
rolled over and ’came up from the
mattresses.
"Gosh,” said Otie uneloricaily, rub
bing his conk, "that was a good
scene. I know it was a good scene.
It felt like it.”
Historical Note.
Charlie Stevenson has come to
Hollywood. A lot of oldtimers will re
member Charlie and will be interest
ed to know that he still swings a
wicked billiard cue. Charlie says he
Is the oldest living member of the
Lambs.
Probably everybody has heard of
the I-amhs, the famous actors' club.
Charlie knows how it was organized
and why it was named, because he
helped organize and name it. It was
the custom, lie tells us, for a group
of actors to gather nightly at the
home of Charles Lamb and his sister.
After a while this got so customary
that they spoke of it as "going down
to the I,ambs." Later, when this con
genial group decided to organize a
little club, they called It "The Lambs"
from force of habit.
In Wild Hollywood.
It's a wild life that these here (Ilium
ladles lead. And It takes a strong
constitution.
Patsy Ruth Miller was telling us
she got up at 8 a. m., on schedule,
and went to the studio. They told
her she wouldn't work until 11:30
that night, but would then continue
working until 9 a. m. next day. So
she spent the day shopping, and went
to the theater tn the evening until
time to go to work.
She worked from 11:30 p. m. to I
a. m., and then she hsd an engage
merit with her hair dresser, so she
went and had her hair dressed, and
had lunch, and then she had a shop
ping engagement for the afternoon,
which she met, and that night she
went to the theater agnip.
And at 8 a. m. the next day she
was up and at it again.
---
Positively Silly.
Personally, we were not able to
raise even a tiny titter when Drill
M. Threw wrote to Inform ua that
Dr. H. W. Gum was a Hollywood
dentist.
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The Sun Theater Sets the Standard for Comparison in the
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Announcing the coming of
"The World's Sweetheart"
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