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...THIRTY YEARS OF BILLIARDS-Willie Hoppe. Edited by J. E. Crozier-Putnam ($2.00). * Other famed brothers in sport are: Robert and Emil Meusel, Stanley and Harry Coveleskie, Jesse and Virgil Barnes, James and "Doc" Johnston, baseballers; Howard and Robert Kinsey, tennis players; Stanislaus and Wladek Zbyszko, wrestlers; Benjamin and Joseph Leonard, Peter and John Zivc, Thomas and Michael Gibbons, boxers...
...Vadis. Italy herewith put in a bid for cinema consideration. To assist their bid, they hired Emil Jannings, the most distinguished picture actor on the Continent, and used Rome for background. Jannings played Nero. Characteristically, his performance was intelligent and distinctive. He gave the Emperor a judicious mixture of viciousness and humor. Otherwise, the film was inconspicuous. There were a great many actors and a good deal of scenery, but the swift smoothness of Hollywood was lacking...
...Last Laugh. The first of the German Ufa films has come at last. With Emil Jannings in the part, it tells the simple story of a hotel door- keeper who is dismissed because of old age. He dies of disappointment in the hotel lavatory and is abruptly brought to life in a regular Hollywood honey ending. The economy of effect, the brilliant play of detail, the simplicity make it a text book to U. S. directors. Unfortunately, even the performance of Herr Jannings cannot make the kindly character tragedy of deep dramatic interest...
...same afternoon in the St. James Theatre, the third concert of the People's Symphony Orchestra, with Emil Mollenhauer conducting, will be given...
...night. Brown has played in the orchestra for three years as first cellist, under W. R. Piston Jr. '24, last year's conductor. At present Piston is continuing his musical studies abroad. His training has been under such men as George Chadwick, Wallace Goodrich, Karl Muck, Pierre Monteaux, and Emil Mollenbauser...