#SATURDAYƐ NOVEMBERG 24).
THE STAR-
TO-NIGHT at 5:80 and 9:15
HOOT GIBSON
in
DEAD GAME
TO-MORROW at 6 and 9.15-
ALICE TERRY
in
HEARTS ARETRUMPS
PROGRAMME FEATURES.,
TO-NIGHT.
Coronet.-Viola Dona in "Cia-
derella's Twin."*
World.--"Lare of Jade."'
Star, Kowloon -Hoot Gibson
ju "Dead Game."
Grund-Harold Lloyd in Dr.
Juck,
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GRIFFITHS MASTERPIECE.
"ORPHANS OF THE STORM."
TILE CHINA MAIIF.
THE
CINEMA.
GEORGE ARLISS TO BE 1 (KNIGHTED BY ENGLISH
GOVERNMENT:
According to information received from reliahia und authentic source
PENROD."
BARRY IDEAL HERO OF 2-
TARKINGTON'S BOY-
STORIES...
ملكنا
NORMA TALMADGE SCORES NEW SPECTACU. LAR TRIUMPH IN THE ETERNAL FLAME?
Wesley Barry, as the hero of PREPARED. REVIEW.
Booth Tarkington's famous and by the Distinctive Pictures Corporn delightful boy, storice, has brought After "Smilin' Through it may tion, George Arliss is appearing with "Pennod" te life. It is the Ponrod Bound almost too good to be tnie to age success in the age version of by the author's own confessida |that Mr Tarkington had in mind, say that Narma. Taladge has made an even better production. But William Arobere The Green Both he and Mr. Nailan, the dinco after viewing her in The Eternal Goddess" in London and with equal to take of their hats to the little Flame," the First National attrac- success in Distintivo's film version fredded genius for bis fine portrayal tion it became evident that here the play throughout the United of the typical bay of any and every beyond all doubt is the greatest States. These news are of especial [country vyt
The picture is a series of inci photodrama of Miss Talmudge's career, her incomparable achieve interest because if the reports are deate in the life of Penrod Bcho- correct, George Arliss will be the field, an ordinary youth, who cán Further than that, "The Eternal first Englishman to be knighted for he found in any home in any town, Flame" proves the supremacy of
and it brings out his moods, his American art on the screen oven his achievements in America. Mr. intricate means of amusement in over the most ambitious and mas-Arling through his work for the past short, it is a remarkable insight into sively spectacular productions of twenty years has reached an envi. the psychology of the twelve your foreign producers. For "The Eterable position both on the stage and old youngster. High lights of the tragic mal Flame" is a massive and specta- on the screen. Since 1921 to has production ane Penrod's cular production, a great human been connected with the Distinctive from a touch of prickly heat, a dancing leason, when he is suffering. drama that tugs at the heart strings, Pictures Corporation for whom he circus orgy, a tor light in which A moistens the eyes, grips with le has appeared in such accessed a dozen brave spirits participate, and dramatic sweep and warms the wal,Disraeli, The Man Who Played You, and in ita all embracing
mant to date,
MEIGHAN PREDICTS HOW humanity, it at times brings out the Good," "The Ruling Passion."
AUDIENCE WILL REACT.
Can anyone analyse an audience he never sece, but one which sees him an audience of millions of expectant, critical motion picture fans of all ages?'
smiles.
Adapted from Honore Balzac's *La Duchesse de Langeaia." with all the colour and pomp and glory of the Second Restamtion Period in the Court of Louis XVIII, it is an epic of the screen, and Norm, 18 the beautiful and flirtations dushoss, is superb.
Infuriated by the act of her hus band, the Duc de Langeaia, who wagers on her purity, she becomes the heartless coquette of the court.
She realizes
HAROLD
LLOYD
in
DR. JACK
TO-NIGHT at THE GRAND
HISTRIONIC DOLLS PLAY ON NORMA'S MODEL
11
a pageant which Penrod ruins by his frantic yearning to be well in the spotlight. Another big hit is the Great Show, organized by Penrod, and featuring Herman and Verman, the wild tatooed men, also the pallid, dashund, billed as the South American Dog, part Alliga tica."
The cat includes a BCore of clever children, whose antics in the select dancing class are highly amusing. The were adults are well portrayed, and form a typical family. with which a misunderstood little boy must grimly contend.
THE CORONET
TONIGHT 280-5:15; 7:15 and 9.15 TO-MORROW at 8, 7.30 and 9 16
VIOLA DANA
in
CINDERELLA'S TWIN
LARRY SEMON
in
DEWDROP INN
CORONET REVIEW.
AUTHORITIES SAY WHY LLOYD IS SUCCESSFUL
**Harold Lloyd is not a one-man shaw.**
Aside from the spectacled come dinn's own ability and personality authorities claim this is the out standing reninx for Harold Lloyd's He has surrounded great succesa. himself with experts in the line of
"Penrod is devoid of all strain-fun-making; be wins their con ing for sob-stuff, being a real fidence, and then gives them full hoya picture, well directed and credit for what they do. finely, acted.
WAY DOWN EAST."
PUBLIC OPINION ON THE PRODUCTION.
Leading celebrities and the big newspapers all joined in the chorus of praise accorded "Way Down East, which is to appear shortly. at the Star.
The New York Times, in an editorial devated to a review of the picture, wound up by saying "It is worked out with that same stary telling art, that imagination, sense uf beauty and ingenuity of crafte manship which have made the great name of David Griffith. The budi- ence est in rapture to watch its first unfolding here."
Hal Roach, who has produced the Lloyd comedies for eight years, is also a capable comedy story writer, Fred Newmeyer, the director, is conversant with every quip and angle of screen comedy. Harley M. Walker, title writer, has been put- ting humour into Lloyd titles for Sam Taylor and Jean six years. Havez, gag men are responsible seems to be the most exquisite for the funny incidents that are and poignantly enchanting thing I introduced into the pictures.
have ever seen in my life.”
John Barrymore says of Miss Gish's performance in the film. "It
Thomas Meighan does it-right along. In fact, close study of the phychology of audiences has been
She toys with men's hearts "once an aburbingly interesting and pro too often. General Armand de fitable study for the popular star. Montrivean, friend of Napoleon, who has time and again during his learns he is but the object of her vanity, that ahé is. Laughing at his screen career given evidence posse-love. Transformed into a man of
MORE ANIMAL FILM. eing of an alinost uncanny faculty of violent passion, he makes her cap predicting in advance how an auditive to indict a terrible revenge, but
At last Cherry Kearton's film ence would react to a picture. somehow he cannot bring himself to
records of wild and savage life in Really to know an audience, it brand her forehead with the mark
Central and East Africa, India, has been said, an actor must have of infamy. He releases her. Then
Borneo, and parts of America are comes her suffering. not only comprehending know her love for him. Her letters are
to be placed before the public, ledge of his art, but of the world's returned unanswered. Every arti-
which has been wondering at his ways and the thinking habits office she employs to attruct Tim-fails.
silence for so long after his recent retum from 's year's wanderings in people as well. How well Thomas Heart-broken she goes to is con-
STAGE Meighan understands people the vent, determined to renounce the
the heart of African audience he never sees-is illustrat-world. Meantime ber husband is
Cherry Roarton has tramped over ed in his views on what they expect killed in the wars and de Mor Norma Talmadge has a model 150,000 miles through the wilds to Of hate years there has been #
when they watch a play mirroring triveau learns that her love is not etage set up out at the United get his pictures, his longest walk tremendous impetus to the interest their own emotioną.
sham. In a powerfil denouement Studios that would turn the Harvard being from Mombasa on the cast taken in moving pictures. Only a "Wherever encountered, whether the lovers aro brought together in
coast to the mouth of the Congo on Workshop studente green with the west coast, à journey which comparatively short time ago the on screen or elsewhere, love is the happy reunion.
Magnificent are the settings re envy.
occupied, 18 months. customary attitude towards cinema most wonderful thing in life, and it
is the one thing that people the vealed in this gorgeously spectacular
A a big game hunter the last shows was one of bored tolerance.world over react to." ha declares. photodruma. Particularly so is the It has a complete modern light of a quintet of famous big game Here is what the star says hap-great ballroom scene in the Court of ing equipment, a set of miniature hunters-Cherry Kearton secured offerings at that time as a rule pens when poople go to a movie: Louis XVIII., with hundreds of furniture following in design that some remarkable pictures of wild
As soon as the first few scenes hit cavalier and their ladies on the
animals, including the spearing of With the advent of David Wark the screen no audience unconsciously floor. This photography is the last advocated by leaders of the little man-eating lion without the aid of begins mutobmaking. They pick word in the art of the cinemato theatre movement, and a regular dogy or guns, the lasacing of lions, Griffiths all this was changed, out this chap for that girl, and, grapher, and the direction by Frank stock company of animated rhinocerose, cheetahs, and other.
Lloyd'e. latest Path feature unitoals, pictures of the rare in Griffiths proceeded to put on the when some obstacle gets in the way, Lloyd is the work of a master
Story, setting, and acting me' of figurince.
habitants of Central Africa, of the comedy, Dr. Jack," will be shown screen a select number of produc- they begin figuring on how to re- craftsman. Conway Tearle, as do
move it. Consequently, when the Montriveau, is a most convincing The model stage and dolls have interior of Borneo, the jungle in at the Grand Theatre, beginning the very finest, making the produc tions that struck an entirely new right man gets the right girl-just artist, and Adolphe Jean Menjou is
examples of what might be called tiger and managed to secure a pie the screen comedy" ever seen, able appeal to all the world, imes. notice," and within a few months-overybody is happy and satisfied. Others in the cast who contribute to of technicality is brought up during ture of the animal which killed one. While his last effort, Gratiding's pective of class, colour, or creal. note. Critics "sat up and took as the audience intended all along admirable as the Duc de Languis real purpose; for whenever a point India where he was trapped with a to-nighty and is one of the host tion one that will make its irrosiat- after his first big picture Griffith's It is the way they would have one of the finest pictures of a decade the filming of a picture, Miss Tal of his spearmen, and the life story Boy was uproarious front start to worked out the situations then are Wedgwood Nowell, Rosemary madge umsily has recourte to it in of "Toto, a chimpanzee now in Srinu, "Dr. Jack" containg more name was on every lip. He was
selves any other ending would leave Thoby, Kate Lester, Thomas
and indeed the brand of picture
deserved nothing better.
a
They say of Harold Lloyd in film The film was originally described circles that he is the easiest and yet as a drama with a time and place the hardest man in the picture world in the World of Male-Believe. to work for. He is "easy" because The characters are those of No- he lacks temperament, is most con-where- yet Everywhere. The genial to work with, and will liter- ally slave to put over what the Incidents never occurred, but they He are often happening. How true is "boys" give him to do,
hardest because the type of the tag that "Nothing is so dramatic comely. de produces will permit only a certain kind of "business" as Life" can not be fully appre- and this business must be clean ciated until "Way Down East," showing the crises of everyday, above everything else.
has been seen and loved.
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hailed as the creator of Fine Art in them in a distressed, frame of Rickette, Irving Cuminings and order to settle the disputed ques-London and stated by the Zoological laughs to its footage, took more
the world of films. As time wont mind."
on, each successive picture became more and more artistic. Nowadays
Grifiths is one of the very few, men
whose, namo, as a director of a mov-
ing picture has a tangible appeal to the public.
This being so, it in gratifying to learn that his biggest film to date is shortly to be seen in Hongkong. "Orphans of the Blora" won golden opinions from Press, Pulpit, and Public, as one of the finest works of art in any field of enden-
your.
The story, which deals with the period of the French Revolution, is dealt with in epic fashion. There is no ridiculous straining after effect,. no perfection in character, not a single false note throughout. The history of a woman's love for two men, ondan aristocrat, proud;. gentle, passionate the other Dan- ton the revolutionary, whose capa; city for love was infinite, is told in. the most restrained, yet moving fashion,
The settings are a triumph of realism, old Paris being presented with setanighing fidelity.
H
"The cast includes Dorothy and Lillan G and Monte Blue, whose portrayal of Danion in B magnificent piece of work.
*Did Fouse bui
-After"
PRESCRIPTION:
Otis Harlan
tion.
anthorities to be the most remarks able chimpanzee ever seen.
timo to produce and cost more.
ANOTHER SENSATIONAL ATTRACTION
FOR THE STAR
THE
Commencing Saturday, December
1st
A. CARPI presents GRAND ITALIAN OPERA COY.
with the largest Combination of Principals that has ever toured the Far East.
FOR EIGHT DAYS ONLY!
Saturday, December 1st?
IL TROVATORE
Tuesday, December 4th LA BOHEME
Friday, December 7th IL PARDIERE DE SIVOLTA
Tickets $2 and $2
FOR EIGHT DAYS ONLY!
Sunday, December 2nd CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA and PAGLIACCI
Wednesday December 5th FORZA. DEL DESTINO
Monday, December 3rd LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
Thursday, December 8th MADAME BUTTERFLY
Saturday, December 8th GARMEN
"PLANS AT ANDERSONS from Monday
COTTON INDUSTRY FILM.
A film of one of the great indus- tries with which the prosperity of the country is most intimately bound up, that of cotton, stoneed the keen interest of the members of the Liverpool Cotton Exchange. Everything, aye” the Cinéma, is shown in great detail, be- ginning with the planting of the |ssed and ending with some of the masterpieces of industrial art which British loome distribute throughout the world.
Not the least interesting part of the film is the demonstration of bow the ball weevil, that scourge of the cation fielda, may ruin the most. promising crop unless his depreda tions are checked in time.
Brokers who deal in thousands of Broke
balee read with interest how. powdered calcium sroenste sprayed over the tender abonis pratecis them against their terrible little anciny. The ginning, compressing, and transportation of the cotton are. depicted in detail.
novel experience of abduct. ing his sweetheart three times in the sama pisture is offer Gibag in Dead Wastern photop
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