SATURDAY AUGUST 2 1924.
COMING To The CORONET.
WALLACE REID
and
ELSIE FERGUSON
"FOREVER"
AR
Paramount Picture
Based on the Novel 'Peter Ibbetson'
by
GEORGE DU MAURIER
MYRTLE STEDMAN
and
MARGUERITE DE LA MOTTE
in
“THE FAMOUS MRS. FAIR"
A
Metro Picture
Based on the Celebrated Play.
COMING TO "The CORONET.
PROGRAMME FEATURES,
TO-NIGHT.
CORONET-Where the
Pavement Ends."
WORLD-“ Animals Acting As Men.""
STAR-"The Wanderwells."
= QUEEN'S—“ Heliotrope."
"BAVU."
STAR'S GREAT MYSTERY PICTURE.
"HUMORESQUE.”
MUSIC AIDS ACTORS IN SCENES.
Many Real Tears.
THE CHINA MAIL.
CINEMA CHATTER.
SCREEN BEAUTY.
SOUTH SEAS FILM.
Writes Dance Music.
Marguerite de la Motte, the
Picture.
screen beauty who plays on im CORONET'S GREAT ROMANCE portant part in the Fred Nibtó | photoplay production of "The Story Of An Intensely Romantic Famous Mrs. Falt," is rapidly winning fame as a composer of Where the pavement ends. there dance music. She has many suc-romance begins. There is no cessful dance numbers to her credit, and her two most, recent ones have scored tremendously in
"ROBIN HOOD."
"Where The Pavement Chosen As Best Photoplay of 1923.
Ends."
"Robin Hood," which comes to the Star Theatre, on Tuesday, was the first choice of photoplay "fans" in the United States. France and Mexico, as the most noted cinema production of 1923, according to the returns from the three countries which are now in hand. pavement in Wailog-and there is In the United States, this Fair- Matilda banka production, a United Artists much romance, yet Spener, daughter of the mission-release, received the highest vote ary, goes wanting, at least until by more than 300,000 in a contest Los Angeles.
Motauri comes into her life to conducted by the Photoplay Her latest fox trot was recently make real the dreams she dreamed Magazine," and Mr. Fairbanki introduced at the Club Royale, of romance, under the soft moon received the gold medal, annually offered by the "Photoplay Maga- was voted the title of the Southern seas. where it "Mediterranean Moon. Another But before he came she dream-zine." It is inscribed "To Douglas of the talented actress's composied in vain There was only one Fairbanks. for the Production of tions. "Jacumummy Lullaby," has available white man on the island Robin Hood."
In France and Mexico the movie |♦. already been published and is Gregson, an unscrupulous becoming a popular success. trader, keeper, of a rum shop. So "Fans" also voted first honours to
Miss De La Motte has a leading when Motauri comes, the incarnathe Fairbanks production. part in "The Famous Mrs. Fair,"tion of love and romance, she contests in those two countries James Forbes's great American realizes that her dream has come were conducted by the leading "fan" magazines, and a certificate play, presented as a Metro-Louis true.
of the vote has been received by Mr. Fairbanks at Hollywood.
The
instance
5.30
THE STAR
SATURDAY
9.15
Final and farewell appearance in the Colony
41
The WANDERWELLS
Lecturing on their interesting travel film
AROUND THE WORLD IN A FORD.
+1
6 p.m. SUNDAY 9.15 The Greatest Mystery Story of the Age
Thrills
Galore "BAVU
ཐཱ་ ་ ་
99.Sensations
Excitement
A picture that makes you grip your seat with anxiety excitingly awaiting the mysterious climax..
-Coming Soon DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
- “0. K.”
ROBIN
"Robin Hood" is a magnificent picture, wrote the Rev. J. O'Boyle, of the faculty of St. Louis Univer-
HOOD"
MANY THRILLS.
Notable Scenes In "Famous Mrs. Fair."
B. Mayer production. This photo- But Motauri is not of the ways play is the first of a series of Fred of her people. He is a native, a Niblo productions which will be chier of a nearby island, a young In their voting the motion pic- distributed by MetroPictures Cor-woodland god, content to wander ture public was asked to consider poration. Miss De La Motte has the pathless forests and dream every angle of the film production appeared in other photoplays Idly on the beach, while others the acting, the settings. the under Mr. Niblo's direction, hav, work to buy vile rum at Gregson's appeal, the story and the photo
In each ing scored emphatically in "The "Cafe." And Gregson hates this graphy.
Although Fred Niblo's picturiza Mark of Zorro" and "The Three handsome bronze youth because of Douglas Fairbanks in Robinaity, a Catholic theological school, Hood received the majority of at St. Louis, Mo., after this Doug- Musketeers.".
his aristocratic independence.
las Fairbanks picture had been tior f the great American play, Other celebrated players appeur- Gregson wants Matilda for his the votes.
"The Famous Mrs. Fair,” coming screened for his benefit. The ing in the cast of "The Famous own, and swears to have her,
letter was written to William "A. soon to the Coronet Theatre, deals Mrs. Fair" are Huntly Gordon, although he knows her father
So they begin their United Artists Corporation branch in the highest social circles, this Metro-Louis B. Mayer production Movic directors are "krent beMyrtle Stedman. Cullen Landis, regards him as an enemy to his Gregson's wicked eyes, she con- Shalit, manager of the St. Louis, with the lives of parsons moving
Ward Crane, Carmel Myers and flock. The trader knows nothing sents. lievers in atmosphere, some of Helen Ferguson,
of the girl's affair with Motauri perilous journey down the ravine office, and went on to say;
Time after "Through your kindness this has more than enough thrills and But early one evening he pieks toward the beach. them insist that emotional scenes
them up with his telescope as they time Motauri saves her from picture was shown to a number of good, fast action to keep it from University professors, and the being confused with the inary cannot be filmed with justice with-
stand ander the broken lantern of death in the roaring waters.
Near the beach, Motauri goes unanimous verdict was that it tea party plot. out the aid of music, Director,
the porch of the little mission,
out very prominently Blending into the main theme of Frank Borzage, who handled
Matilda he sees plainly. He can-off to get one of Gregson's boats. stands not quite make out her compariion, No other is available. While he among the best films made. The James Forbes' famous stage crea- "Humoresque," corning to the
is gone a terrife tropical storm fear that it might have objection- tion and affording exciting con- bot he suspecta.... Coronel Theatre shortly, is of this type.
of
Some of the scenes "Humoresque " are laid in New York's Jewish quarter on the East
WALLACE REID.
Entirely New Role in "Forever.“
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and
A few days later, Gregson calls breaks All night long. Matilda able-features-is-altogether ground trast to the quietly tense develop on Pastor. Spener. He wants to wanders terror-stricken in the less. It is so good that it deserves ments of the story are a number be a friend. No sense in white roaring hurricane. Finally she widespread distribution. We hope of big melodramatic scenes which Wallace 'Reid, who generally is men living as enemies on a lonely straggles to a strange house. As to secure it at an early date for a will bring a thrill to the wore blase We are Probably the most spectacular Side. Borzage accordingly brought visualized behind the wheel of a tropical island. The trader tells she stands near the window, she showing before the University of theatregoers.
She goes to a deeply grateful to you for the pre-event in the Fred Niblo production, a Hebrew canter and, his choir long nosed racing automobile, the missionary he will close hisees the maddened Gregson glar-faculty and students. The year's biggest mystery film to the studio.
is a race in the dead of night. When Matilda door, and hears the trader ques-view we enjoyed so much," of the church. The director pre-changed his conveyance, also his rum shop and become a membering at Motauri.
between a through passenger train' STUDIO LOT FLOODED. will be showing at the Starpared to "shoot" the episode in
and high-powered roadster. Theatre to-morrow and Monday in the picture where the musician-speed, in "Forever" George Fitz- comes in Gregson refers to the tioning him about her, but her
Cullen Landis, at the wheel, took "Baru," which stars Estelle hero is told that he will never be maurice's Paramount picture pro-fact that he has promised to lover is silent. Gregson hears a
Rex Ingram, while making duction, in which he is co-starring donate a new porch-lantern to the noise at the door. He opens it
several chances in getting realism... Taylor, Forrest Stanley Wallace able to play again.
Where-the-Pavement-Ends" in. with Elsie Ferguson and which church. and he looks at the girl suddenly, and Matilda fails into
for the screen.-Roaring along-at- Beery, Sylvia Breamer and Josef
"Give us some more music," will be the feature at the Coronet knowingly. A great. fear strikes the room..
He swings a rope whip at Miami, Florida, made a close breakneck speed on the state. Swickard. The following gives a
that highway
parallels the Theatre shortly. In their newest her as she realizes that this man brief impression of the story: ordered Borzage of the cantor.
him. They fight with fierce, hate Everglades when the water rose railroad tracks in Santa Bar Bavu-Who is he? An illiterate The Hebrew choir struck into picture the two stars step froin knows something of her clandes- Motauri, as the youth leaps at acquaintance with the famous
A table tips, and in the form of a lake com-bara County, dodging cars along peasant! A national Jenler! Athe weird strains of "Kol Nidre. one conveyance into another, none the romarice.
After he is gone, Matilda's for love and life.
revolver pletely surrounded the studio brute with the might of the mob Now "Kol Nidre," is a famous as speedy or modern. however, as
mountain roads, scaling steep behind him! In peaceful, blood-Hebrew
most roaring racer, for the story of father speaks happily of Gregson's chuirs are smashed, a melody the
The Metro director less days he calls on the peasantry emotional ever written some must "Forever" deals with a period sudden change. The missionary flashes in the dim light, Gregson buildings in which Mr. Ingram was the route, making sharp turns.on established connection with the grades, Mr. Landis gave the to revolt! Mischita, commissioner cians say and its beauty, and antedating the advent of the seems exceedingly anxious to place misses, but a moment later he at work.
about. The trader is un Motauri carries Matilda back to highway and between the build-cameraman something to talk of licences and the most human heart-reading appeal are well advent gasoline craze, and permits Gregson in a good light before his falls, a victim of heart failure. leader of the people, sways the known to anyone who has attended of no means of locomotion that daughter.
Flirting again with fate in hig married and a very rich man. the couch on her porch, where Herings by means of cance and motor- driven rafts. The flood paused mass to the safe side with calma syangogue. The players in breathes through a carburetor.
Miss Ferguson and Mr. Reid had Pastor Spener must look out for father finds her. He consents to just one inch below the floor level. roadster, Mr. Landis, in another words, Then the home of Prince "Humoresque" became conscious
As Motauri stands on the beach, Hundreds of neres, formerly dry episode of the picture, skids his Markoff is raided by the people of its effects immediately. Vera their first ride together in a horse- the interests of his daughter. take her back to New England.
of the undersea mile gait, making a sharp hairpin and the Princess Markoff, who had Gorden, playing the old mother, drawn victoria, a vehiele burrow-Matilda finches as her father tells known Mischka as her servant, wept real tears. Gaston Glass, ed from the Vanderbilt collection hers that Gregson has asked for two men come to him from his lund, became for a few days the car on a wet pavement at a forty-
own island. He is no longer chief, playground finds him her protector! Then the the hero, seemed suddenly to have in New York by the Paramount her hand.
Late that day, Motauri comes to they say. He is a white man, inhabitants. Such an overflow had turn in his pursuit of the despic- great fight between the beast, lost his best friend. Even the eastern studios, Miss Ferguson Bavu, and the man. Mischka, electrician looked woè-begone and next was drawn across the French her under the arbor of passion Whon his father died he had not occurred for ten years. It will able Dudley Gillette. His over- She tells him of her fear entrusted the boy to their chief. be rendered impossible in the taking the villain precipitates a realism is rivalled only by the begins. A murder of a peasant is the camera-man forgot to turn the street set in the studio in an vines.
of Gregson and her father's plans, who, having no sons, brought up future by the construction of new fight that for bitterness
canals, committed by Esyu himself and crank. "Stop it" shouted Bor-Lancient tallyho.
In subsequent scenes the two Motauri pleads that she must go Motauri to take his place.
"Where the Pavement Ends," a famous battle in "The Spoiler." Then
the seg Matilda and
production lail to the royal soldiers and the zage to the musicians and even upheaval starts. Bavu gets the his voice was a little quavery. "I ride together in a Venetian gon-away with him how-to the island
He paints a Motauri on the deck of an outward Rex Ingram production for Metro, Fortunately, Markoff jewels, and, not really a want pathos but I can't afford to dola, propelled by a picturesque where he is chief. patriot at heart, goes to Mischka turn this place into a morgue." brigand. After that they ride beautiful picture of their future bound vessel, dreaming dreams of is now at the Coronet Theatre. It schedule allowed both players a Frances Marion adapted "The camel in the happiness, of their days and their love under the passion vine was: adapted from John Russell's week's rest after the affair. for a passport to leave the coun- So the choir played a Ghetto together on try. Mischka, wanting to save the jazz turn, instead and immediately Algerian scenes. Mr. Reid's final nights of love. Overcome by the and of the years of love before story by Mr. Ingram, and photo-
Terry and Ramon Novarro have In the cast are Myrtle Stedman, dream of love, and remembering approvingly.
lending roles. Princess and Imowing that the restored the smile to everyone's mount was an English hunter in nearness of the realization of her them, as Pastor Spener looks on graphed by John F. Seitz. Alice Famous Mrs. Fair" to the screen.
the fox hunt scenes. only way to get her out of the cheeks. country is to marry her and take her out himself, tries to trick Bavu with a passport and "wedding licence supposedly for Kavu, but really made out for Mischka him- self. Illiterate Bavu can't read it and is duped until, while Mischka and the Princess are in his lair, he learns from a faithful sweetheart the meaning of the words on the passport. Then in the shadowy room with its secret doors and. pasanges, Its mysterious figures that come and go, Bavu and Mischka fight the fight of liberty! Mischka, wounded; hides in a huge basket. Bavu runs 'n sword through the basket. Out of the inferno of mud intrigue swift mov- ing figures run to sleighs outdoors and a terrific race over the white snows is started with Love in the lead and mystery bringing up the rear with ghostly demons of fear!
THE CANINE-SIX.
The great American play, "The Famous Mrs. Fair," by James Forbes, is the first of a series of Fred Niblo productions for Motro Louis B. Mayer auspices. The screen adaptation is by Frances Marion. In the cast are Myrtle Stedman, enacting the title role; Huntly Gordon, Marguerite De La Motte, Cullen Landis, Ward Crane, Carmel Myers; Helen Ferguson. The photography is by John Van
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A picture pulsing with the romance of the moonlit South Seas
REX INGRAM'S
Masterly Film Version of
JOHN RUSSELL'S
Great Story of Love and Danger
"WHERE THE PAVEMENT ENDS"
with a brilliant cast headed by
ALICE
TERRY AND RAMON NOVARRO
Beautiful Photography and Gorgeous Settings. TO-DAY, TO-MORROW and MONDAY at
THE CORONET,
The
House
That Shows
The Big Pictures.
Huntly Gordon, Marguerite De La Motte, Huntly Gordon, Marguerite De La Motte, Cullen Landis, Ward Crane, Carmel Myers and, Helen Ferguson.
A RADIO. ANTENOR.
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An enterprising newspaper in Miami, Florida, where Rex Ingram was making "Where the Pavement Ends," his latest production for Metro, now. the Coronet Theatre Induced Alice Terry to talk over the radiophone to the thousands of listeners in tho Rurrounding states. The only trouble now, writes one of the radio-filmt fans, is that when you see her you can't hear her and when you hear ber she isn't any- where in sight.
Meanwhile Miss Terry, herself, has become an ardent radio-fan. One day, when listening to a parti- cularly poor singer, Mr. Ingram exclaimed in dismay: "Who is that man, anyway?"
Miss Terry, thinking of her own apparatus, heard bim only partly. "Oh, probably one of those radio- antenors she replied absent- mindedly. W
"Where the Pavement Ends" was adapted by Rex Ingram from John Russell's story and photo-r graphed by John F. Seitz Alice Terry and Ramon Novarro play leading rolos.