BATURDAY MARUH
A Coronet Universal Picture
You know what that means! HOOT GIBSON
in
the biggest, fastest, and most actionful film he has ever made
"BLINKY"
& revelation of fast riding and fighting over deserts and mountains-a beautiful girl-a knockout of a story-and Hoot at his very best !
To-day at 2.30, 5:15, 7.15 and 9.15
To-morrow at 6, 7.30 and 9,15
JJ
THE CORONET
PROGRAMME FEATURES.
TO-NIGHT.
CORONET-Hoot Gibson in
"Blinky."
RAMON NOVARRO. HANDSOME SPANISH "ACTOR.
Great Screen Future. Ramon Novarro, Rex Ingram's screen find who has won the theatre-goers' plaudits for his exceptionally fine performancès in "The Prisoner of Zenda", and "Trifling Women," and who is playing the leading male role in Rex Ingram's production for Metro, "Where the Pavement Ends," coming soon to the Coronet Theatre, was born of Spanish parents who settled in Durango, one of the prosperous states of Mexico.
THE CHINA MAIL.
CINEMA CHATTER.
RAGS TO RICHES.
Amusing Wesley Barry Incident.
Patrons of the silent drama. when they observe the spirited: acting of fifteen-year-old Wesley Barry, the freckled and featured player in "Rags to Riches," com- ing to the Coronet Theatre, will be curious to learn how the young ster's antamable spirit was leash ed during the time necessary for the filming of the picture.
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PAN
MARK TWAIN. FILM.
*** The "Prince And The Pauper
To Be Produced As A Film "Peter Pan," James M. Barrie's The character of Henry VIII. of most famous play, is to be pro- duced for the screen this summer by the Famous Players Lasky Corporation. While no announce company's offices, it was learned ment was forthcoming from the from an authoritative source that the scenario for the production that it is planned to have the pic has already been completed and ture ready for rolease around next Christmas,
England is coming to be seen as frequently on the screen as it used to be on the stage. His latest
the Prince and The Pauper," appearance is in Mark Twain's
shortly coming to the World Briton. Theatre, and he is played by a
distinguished
Director Wallace Worsley, who made this Harry Hapf production sponsored by Warner Brothers, says it was the hardest job he ever tackled While Wes-loyes to pose for the cameraman there are times when the lure of the bat and ball and corner lot is even stronger And during the filming of the picture, a fast ball game always happened to be in progress. Wes Was fidgety, throughout.
"Say, Mr. Worsley, how long will it be until I kin get out nget on the team," he would ask a dozen times each day.
created the title role and who self in "The Prince, and The Finally, the director hit on the
acored her biggest success in it, Fauper"; he inspires no murders, only feasible solution to the would change her mind and re- nor does he cast off one queen for baffing problem. At first he hope of getting Miss Adams back unsympathetic figure at
turn to the stage. Apparently another, In fact, he la not an threatened to remove Wes from the small list of screen luminaries, on the stage has been abandoned; but when this proved unsuccess and as "Peter Pan" cannot be con- ful, he plotted a dark plot that ceived without her in the title won the day. While Wes was role, arrangementa for its produc busy putting on rags for his part, tion in motion pictures are being Mr. Worsley stole out to the lot, pushed in the Famous Players and promised the boys that if
offices. they kept away from the vicinity
Lyn Harding, Famous Players has owned the When Knighthood. Was in English actor, lays Henry in creen rights to this, valuable Flower," another great picture of dramatic property for several the year. And in "Deception years, having acquired them with that superlative film which came the rights of all the other Barrie out of Germany, Emil Jannings dramatic successes. There has essayed Henry in the story of been considerable, speculation as Anne Boleyn's love for the king to why the, picture was not pro While, of course, in Shakespeare's stood that it was held off in the moods and at various ages.... duced long ago, but it is under-plays we find Henry in various hope that Maude Adams, who
He is not his usual o
of the studio for another month he would give them ten dollars apiece. The trick worked.
to the business of the day-that Wes instantly confined himself of making one of the funniest, rollicking pictures ever seen.
WORLD-" Lights Out.”
STAR — "The Witching
Hour."
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There he lived the life of a well- FILM PLOT MINE,
to-do Mexican boy and at an early age gave evidence of unusual Millionaire's Notable Offer. talents. With his own hands he
constructed a miniature theatre greatest actors, He says: During the filming of "Prison-in which he and his sisters enact- "Novarro is a born actor, inex- ers of Love," Betty Compson's ed plays of his own creation. He perienced yet, but able for all first starring picture, which will even designed and fashioned the that to go out on the set and be shown at the Coronet Theatre settings, some of which were re-express things which would puzzle soon, Miss Compson announced markably clever, His sisters, who an old timer to accomplish." that the first half dozen of her did not share Ramon's enthusiasm productions would be radically for acting,
reluctantly different, one from the other, both wheedled. into assuming, the from the standpoint of the theme female roles at a salary of two of the stories and her own stellar cents a performance. characterizations.
were
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Realizing that opportunities in The announcement was read by the theatre were far more numer- an Eastern millionaire who has ous in the United States, he came built up one of the finest private to this country at an early age libraries in the country. He is a and his ability as a dancer won noted bibliophila and his literary him a place in the Mae Murray collection is his principal hobby, dance troupe, with which he tour In a letter which he wrote to Missed the Orpheum circuit. Compson he said, "It occurs to me Arriving in Los Angeles he be- that as you intend seeking such came stage manager of the a wide variety of stories for your Majestic Stock Company, an ex- productions I might be able from perience which has been invalu- time to time to recommend to you able to him in his screen work desirable fiction that is contained But again dancing proved to be in my collection. Some of the the keystone to his present suc- screen productions of to-day lead cesa, for he joined the Marion me to believe that some one is Morgan dancers and while with overlooking a wealth of valuable them put on the Royal Fandango, material that is literally slumber-a dance fantasy, for the Hollywood ing on the shelves of our private Community. Players. At this per- libraries.
formance he was seen by Rex "I well recall your work when Ingram who was looking for the ware in comedies. Your ideal player to impersonate the portrayal of the role of the girl dashing Rupert of Hentzau in the in George Loáne Tucker'à Miracle "The Prisoner of Zenda,"
you
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So impressed was Ingram by the ability of this young Spaniard that he cast him for the leading male role in "Trifting Women;" And Novarro's brilliant work in that picture earned him his 'pro- minent place in "Where the Pave-, ment Ends."
Pan" on the screen has not been Who will play the role of "Peter decided upon, it is understood.
Look out for OPENING DATE
of
REX INGRAM'S "TRIFLING
WOMEN"
featuring Ramon NOVARRO, Barbara, La Marr & Lewis Stone
at The
CORONET
“TRIUMPH,” Bruce Mitchell, one of the best known and most experienced director in motion pictures, has been signed by Cecil B. Da Mille to assist him in the mak ing of "Triumph," the latest De Mille Paramount picture, adapted. by Jeanie Macpherson from a story by May Edginton.
Such is the story of this young and actor whose personality ability are bound to make him a conspicuous figure among motion picture idols. To say that he is good looking is to use a colourless term for a physical charm that is rare even on the screen. He has deep brown eyes, perfect fen tures and a well shaped head. Slightly over average height, he is lithe and slender and graceful.
"Where the Pavement Ends," a starring tale of the South Seas, was written by John Russell and Mitchell will bring to his work adapted for the screen by Rex with De Mille the organizing and Ingram. Alice Terry plays the executive ability gained in the feminine lead. The photography making of one hundred and was done by John F. Seitz, whose ninety-ohe photoplays. He has brilliant work is by-word been a director ten years and made wherever films are made or "Captivating Mary" the first shown. The powerful cast also Norma Talmadge starring vehicle. includes Harry T. Morey and He has just completed two all-star Edward Connelly.
productipns for Thomas Ince.
器
all
To-day at 5.30 & 9.15 p.m
LAST SHOWING OF
ELLIOT DEXTER
star cast in
"THE WITCHING
HOUR
Commencing Sunday, March 29th Twice Dally.
..
PETER THE GREAT * Peter Limutkin
THE WORLD'S STRONGEST
THE STAR
blematical but that one thing is certain a new sort of film is now sought after by picture patrons. It is the all-star production.
Tuppose that there will always be favourites as long as
BEST FILM - STORIES,
Where They Are To Be Foun
"Classic Iterature, and dra
to
is such a thing as human will ever be a productive hel eference," says Mr. Schulberg the motion picture pro though his appearance is sinistert is clear to me, on the other saya Rex Ingram, whose in the extreme. Henry counts for hand, that the public is beginning Metro production, more as the father of the youthful to demand the same things from Women," Is coming Prince of Wales (one of the two their movies as they do from their Coronet Theatre. "While it heroes of the picture), than as books and plays a sincere por probable that the present tenden the ruler of Britain. Those who trait of life, a sound story, rather toward a preference for modern do not know the story of "The than a shallow excuse to digany well knit, vital stories will regi interested in a brief summary of "The complaints on the calibre picture, it is neverthelesa truc Prince and The Pauper will be an over advertised stor. in a preponderance of that typ
a tale that will never die.
Its principal figures are two boys, though Mark Twain did not write a story for children only The boya bear a marvellous resem- blance to each other, though one Is England's heir and the other is Tom Canty, the son of a thief. The period is 1537. They meet in a plausible manner and the Prince, in a spirit of mischief, ordera Tom to change clothes with him that he may explore Tom's haunts while the latter remains in the palace attired in royal robes.
Then the drama begins. For the Prince cannot return to the palace, nor can Tom escape. Net ther boy is believed when he tells the truth about his identity. Each is thought to be mad. The efforts of the Prince to escape from the lawless band who hold him and return to his rightful place provide thrills galore as well as pathetic moments; while Tom's sorry attempts at princely dignity are highly amusing. This unusual case of mistaken identity is play. ed in magnificent settings palaces, court-yards, cathedrals and picturesque streets teeming with thiobs.
of pictures' daring recent months the classics will continue to have been occasioned largely by drawn upon by directors who the superficiality of the vehicles ambitions to deal with great gu used to emphasize the restricted jects in a great way, brudd
bility of one high salaried player. "There are two logical reason The statement that good picture for this. In the first place t material is scarce, is ridiculous. story or drama which has a li There are many excellent stories vived the test of time hath and plays available if producers virtue of that fact, demonstrat Want to pay for them. But few of that there is something? these stories or plays of real theme or treatment which - dramatic value centre around one universal appeal, something character and consequently to is greater than the ever chat give the average piece a good currents of a temporary, pab screen translation the only solu- ty. In the second place, tion is an all-star cast. The pro- a tremendous fascination, for. ducer to-day who knows what he director in taking story is about casts the players to the characters that are known story, not the story to the players. hundreds of thousands of He goes out and buys a good play and attempting to make t or book and then starts worrying story and those characters live about hiring the right people for the screen in such a way that it. Moreover, the actors and will win the approval of his actresses vastly prefer thisSuch a task may well ill system. Many of the very first heart of the most able dire rank artists in Hollywood are dis- with occasional misgivingst regarding opportunities to signing the production of The Fo long contracts because they feel Horsemen of the Apocalyp that their best chance for success spent many a sleepless night lies in the free-lance field... was confident that the picture,
"When we bought the screen It was being developed, was fait rights to Ching, Ching, China close to the author's conception man, which we are calling regard to theme, characteriza Shadows, in its film version, we and emphasis. And yet there used no less than seven players always the fear that the who had either boon starred or mass of people who had read featured in their own right. We book might expect to see the pl did this in accordance with the ture just different enough from policy we have of limiting the the one that I felt was the number of well known players logical presentation of the stor only by the number of important that they would be disappointed, Is the star system disappear parts. In this way the true Happily my fears were ground ing? That is a question interest-dramatic value of our story is not less, as such fears are likely to b ing thousands of movie fans only preserved but is heightened if a director approaches his tat everywhere. In answering it B. P. by the capabilities of players who with honesty and vision Schulberg, president of Preferred adequately meet the demands put sincerity Pictures, says that it is pro-} upon them.
PUBLIC'S LIKES.
Producer's Interesting Review,
When You Are Down and Out, Don't Be Discouraged; But
Man' was to me a marvellous Rex Ingram believes that achievement. Now I have read Novarro will become one of our that you have become a atar, and have commenced producing your own pictures. If you con- template striving to secure stories that, are entirely unlike, as a means of proving your versatility, then it seems to me that I might well offer, you Buggestions from time to time as P scrutinize new stories that are constantly being added to my collection. I am keeping well abreast of our best contemporary writers,
MONSIEUR BEAUCAIRE.”
Rudolph Valentino's Venture.
Rudolph Valentino will be sup- ported by an all-star cast in the production of "Monsieur Beni. caire," which will mark his return to the screen in Paramount pic- tures. Bebe Daniels, Lois Wilson and Helene Chadwick are the more important women players already chosen and among the men are Lowell Sherinan, Oswald Yorke and John Davidson.
Miss Daniels has come from the West Coast to play the role of Francesa de Bourbon-Conti, Benu- caire's early sweetheart: In France; Lois Wilson will have the part of Marie Lesczymka, wife of, Louis XV of France, and: Mins Chadwick will play Lady Mary Carlisle, the English girl. 4279
Lowall Sherman will have the role of Louis XV, King of France; Oswald Yorke will play Mirepoix, Paulette Du Vál, a French actress, will have the colourful role of Mme. Pompadour. John David "son will be young Biokelau
When You Have Climbed to be a Successful and Remarkable Character,
Don't Forget the Origin You Have Risen from, but Come and see me,
WESLEY BARRY
in
"RAGS to RICHES"
My Biggest Picture and Tremendous Success!
Packed with action, thrilling scenes and stirring adventure-
*Interwoven
Romance, Pathos and Laughter,
'A Marvellous Production | traying the unconquerable spirit of boyhood,
lovable roles of hi
A Film Masterpiece!
iful story,
seen in one of the greatest and most
Taar
Commencing Monday, March 31
.......... at the CORONET of course
And for these reasons E lieve that producers and directors will continually turn to the classics for material, and for further reason that in them int be found a full bloodedness vitality, a fundamental strengt which gives them a universit of interest in every generation.
Trifling Women" was writ adapted and directed by Ke Ingram. In the cast are Rank Novarro, Barbara La Marr Lewis: Stone. The photography the work of John F. Sel Starrett. Ford was product! manager.
JOHN MERYKL
Paramount Movie Star
John Markyl, who plays a hea role in Herbert Brenon'a, latë:” production for Paramount TVA Breaking Point" began his care in Berlin at the age of nineteens an opera singer.
This was his first series cipation in professional although he had stago from the time he was Born in Keokuk, Iowa, went abroad at an earl has followed his many parts of the worl England, India, China, the Philippine Islands,
Merky
ture
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