SATURDAY AUGUST 16 1924
Shaking shoulder and cocktails.
Painting the town and her lips red.
Burning up elgarettes and moonlit roads.
While Mrs. Fair was away getting famous, her daughter Sylvia knew all the flapper follies. They have their price!
Louis B. Mayer presents
The FRED NIBLO production
THE FAMOUS MRS. FAIR
featuring
Myrtle Stedman
-and
Marguerite de la Motte
Final presentation to-day
at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.15 p.m. THE CORONET
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*** SICK ABED.".
THRILLING SCENES.
Many In "To Have And To-Hold."
Pirates being, down headlong from, tosering decks; sword-fights
THE CHINA MAIL.
CINEMA CHATTER.
"HUMORESQUE.”
Vera Gordon An A Big Role.
Vera Gordon, the actress whe makes such a touderly appealing Ligure o the mother in "Hue," was engaged th play the role as the result of u Tuky roincidence. Miss Gordon is
enthusiastic traveller agd bus explored practically every corner of the globe. She combines business with pleasure, accepting theatrical engagements abroad in order to become acquitted with foreign lands. In this way she bas lie- Cone mistress of six or Hoen dillerent languages and is at home in Vladivostok. Honelali; or New York,
PROGRAMME FEATURES.
TO-NIGHT
Fambus
CORONET—” The
Mrs. Fair."
STAR—“Sick A'Bed."
WORLD The 4th Mus-
keteer."
QUEEN'S "Love in
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GOLD RUSH DAYS.
the
The Romance Of Other Years.
"Pipamontic picturesqueness or Caffomie's gold rush days
RIOTOUS BURLESQUE.
"THE SHRIEK OF ARABY.".
Showing at Star Tuesday,
Mack Sennett. picture producer, must surely get a kicks from th prognosticatiofis" of the so-called Wisecress, These rimous mongers. Bike to tell people that there is limit the successes pay pre- diner,
matter which he is, can Jaredure." Buch, time these know- Balls begin to take themselves heard Hornett comes out with another? Tenture, a comedy d
subtle sulire, melodramatir comedy or a broad comedy with plenty of hokmu.
Mack Sennett's Infest effort, a hillari comedy birkespreing The Sheik. inter the title The Shriek of Araby, will be shown in the Stair Theatre on Thes. as Wednesday, Ben Turpin with his crossed and roving optics. is the Shriek. He is bly supported in this new comedy character by Kalay Methier the leading
Miss Gordon just returning from me of her periódical trips adirond, was desending the desiner gung- phunk who rank Borzage, direr- ier Honoresqno" who was looking for a friend arriving on the samme ship, spied fur, Borzage as at the time picking players for the different rates in the picture. colourfully reproduced in "Ride for He saw at once that Miss Gordon Your Life," the Universal photo was the ideal type lor Manna play starring Foot Gibso Kanine" and, having met ber pré- It brings back such familiar feminine rüle. while fierge viously during his own career as a characters of longagun thonger. Dick Sutherland. Ray now, be approached her with the gallant and agent, who robbed Strey and Fautis Fronde, between. proposition. The result was that the men all bowed to the women, them, work up the humorons Miss Gordon appeared at the Coss the card slurps who made more situations which confront "The rady for work. Imopolitan studio' the nest moming money than the miners, the hardy risk of Araby," an Allied Pro- jold timers, and the reckless youth] dueers "und. Distributors Corpor'a- ex of that day who set almost as fast tion releughe
a pace in their rouaitic adventures as the super-spredy young folks of
She enjoyed an extensive price on the stage previous lo her debut in pictures, playing
„Free" and "The Gentle Wife,"
Senuri Carries the spectator's interest & his players from some. where in America put, into the
so well has it been daveted and" shi while rainon boom, and a thrilling leading roles in The Land of the 10-distore is essentially a broad expanse of the ocean where
SOCIOS DE B staress,
Pandy come
PRAISES STORY.
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SUNDAY THE STAR
MONDAY
MATINEE
NIGHT
HOOT GIBSON STARRING INS
RIDE FOR YOUR LIFE' SUPPORTED BY LAURA LA PLANTE UNIVERSAL GIBSOŃ PRODUCTION
If you like break-neck horsemanship and romance of California in the early days of the gold rush:
DON'T MISS→→→→
HOOT GIBSON
in
for
RIDE LIFE
i
your
It's full of hard riding, fast shooting, red handed fights, tense, dramatic action and a pulsing heart story.
THE FASTEST, ROUGHEST RIDING PICTURE EVER MADE.
NEW GIBSON FILM.
"RIDE FOR YOUR LIFE" AT STAR.
1.
Showing To-morrow.
•
· MILESTONES.”
FINE BRITISH FILM..
Coming to Star. Soon.
Wallace Reid's Big Success.
So, meis clean, spontanemus semedy prevails in "Sick" Ahed." adroitly does the star unge his swing for life 10 het cress and
The play Milestones," the film cole, that the pitture easily slips over the deck of rakish vorsair naift
comedy and was made with the they see Turpin thrown overload.taineer for seven weeks in "The Theatre on Thursday, was written After playing a southern moun- version of which comes to the Star inkes time Meliss, Almost every streho tlg bill features ol
object of creating laughter in They follow him and sympathize Night Message," the Pegely Poore by Arnold Bennett and Edward scene is lugh The scenarist George Fitzidaurice's new Para
alipost mery font offfilin. Gibson with him in his struggles agilist Sheehan, production flied at Knoblock. Clais Genetivi Kennedy has Ind munt picture productions of "Th
has the mile of a cowboy who mas- the waves in a mil end, and Universal City, Howard Truesdell produced by Frank Vernon under The play was first #excellent material, in the original Have, and To" Hold," with Betty
querules as a bandit to please his happy when he swaded up on changed his charactorization to the direction of Messrs. Vedreme phy which was written by Ethel Compare and Bert Letel in the Monte M. Katterjohn, who girl. While in the ralin of the shore, even if it is the edge of an that of a western pioneer in Hoot and Badic at the Royalty Theatre, Watts Moologd, and she femured loals, aided by Theodore adopted E. Philling, Oppenhigion's į bandit be walizes that the make-Jarid desert.
Wilson's "new handled it most advantageously, { Kosloff sad W. J. Ferguson în 1908. The firead limpersonation." up has clanged his whole mature It takes live mels to tell the ad-Ride for Your Life, which will before has a play won such a place
sturing feature. London, March 5th, 1912. Seldom Sam Wood: the director, his string roles.
Featuring James Kirkweni, derlaris) as well as his physical appenthee. ventures of Turpin, but those five
be shown at the Star Theatre to in the heart of every theatregoer shown a like sympathy with the The pirate meidents were taken the story is one of the most ender Instead of the indolent youth who reds are at full of a new brand ro spirit of the play, and it is largely in the due to him that the many anising heard the old South Sex trading ente
Jas this exquisitely artistic epitome geran of Bacton?" Calif., twining, he lais - done in a long has only succeeded in wiming the riotous comedy with any
time, Ann Forrest is the leading scorn of his sweetheart he becomes thrills, and with here and there pearance in a Gilson film within tons, reviewing as it does the mid- This is Truesdell's second up- of British temperamentarul cus- schonber. "Willian P. Irwin,'"
a. daring day who sturtles touches of real drama," to say no- rally to specially remilt for pirate pur
the fist few months. says whelt vansinity and a gallant thing of the fines. The last few actorization of the iscile dad of currying us step by step to those It is one of those stories,"
His char-Victorian days of the fast and »Wallare Rojd. This file exploits jus A humired tongs looking Mit Kafteriorus, “which you runt suitor, who outclasses his former feet of "The Shrek of Araby will the hemine in "Out of Lack' was as which just preceded the war.
His ability and originality to a intch | jinutes
Swords. pistols, drop, jones you start reading, until self a hundred wages in the set, of found everybody who sees it, on greater degen than Juve some of lendinutes and all the others enr. 200 bake linished it, it holds son love making,
their homeward way with "a smile acting
considered an outstanding piece of Its appent was donbtedly due to the manner in which the story" his trend whicles Ampullerose praks of the pune, barua vivid spellsuud by. Ms BRAZYTULISA **Prodenally", The Tegalnu slnel, fiinf won't cenne off." sippets him. Bebe Daniels
isipoker and against which the pein-quality and by the breathless Boot uses while in the masquerade Mack Sedutt wrote the story
Gibson's new picture is a story with its true atmosphere and its riever as the nurse and the Chinese cipals play our their thrilling parts, spese sullant fre theyding of the bandit belongs to a perind in Trichself and supervised the direction when gold mining was the sand heart strings
of the enrly days in California aughters and tears played on thu servant is an interesting study as. Mr. Fituaries devated and the situations that follong spille fis life when he was only a cow which wind upbying note of adventure Itan during the 600 perforijances of the of, all who saw it, interquoted by George Kasi.
time to the closing scene in the one pan anoffee. Furthermore, Bey, although a world's fujian, ichard Jones, who by the way is adaptation by Raymond L. Schrock first continuous run. The phrevo Juxurious banged from facit euvers, a wirle fjeld, with beings and Hud, no. Thought of a sereno posible for the direction of proof a magazine story by Johnston Have you court Vor King "Jains 1. of Rag je umers foreign lands." 10. Munger,
seen Milestones?** viofos Senorit successes,
became an everybody question on This sequeme with PPhillips Oppenheim is one of the Far La Runte rently de On account if its originality of wealth of gegeous seventeenth most popular of British antlers and a star by Curl Esemale, playsthede, the cast, and the reful around an easy dispositioned young was revived in October of 1914 and The theme of the story is woven the lips of all classes, and the play Puntius perisannes, articularly his tales dealing with internationappusite Door Others in the east bundling in its puking. The ecoy whods rebuked by a pretty again enjoyed a wonderfully, Feature of "The Great Impersonate Wornelly Ming Coupons foris brigne and diplomate joysteries include: Robert Mekin, Howard Shriek "C. Analy" promises 20girl was tells hin, that she a successful season.
¡ Ja strongly entrusting note to the inre well known everywherb." Truesdell'and Hany Todit.
Touring companies visited every | flyin as láct of his tempartment. { importani city in the United King- The youth, plays bandit in response do, and these tours were a to the girl's him.
triumphal progress. The preнent- Laura Ja Plante, recently made ing of such a subtly play on the
star by Universal, plays the cinema screen” offered at the brat . mantic leading 'võlis, Edward | glatter difficulties, but these have Sedgwick, directer of The been overrune in a masterly m Ramblin Kid, and other big ner by the Samuelson Film Mfg.. Gibson productions, hundied the Co. Ltd. an all-British firm).
negaphone.
This beautiful play lives again with not a point or situation nitted, and is further embellished with picture after picture that will be an education to the young ad a delightful reminiscence for the uld, and further, a faithful recoid of those manners and enators dear to the heart of every man gad woman of the British Empire.
KABER'S WAR ROOM.
tion."
Fazl
The humans were root of the deposed German Kuissa, known as the "Storeman of Motorit," is one of the holdy picturesepte features! of George Melford's lafest prodne-1. tion for Parmon, "The Great Toppersoaution?”
tour of the pirmte greges,
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THE STORY.
Trable arts whel Constumen
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Tasting, which was comi- Weens, alreides 113 J stracted and filled at great expense, srosario writer, pable to get any is "Mr." Melford's conception of the inspiration from her husband, she secret Prussing government chamy turns to Regilde bgy and ev ber where malets of all day engines, rizes in linda perfeel type for the machiajes, mainitions and devices her n her story, Much against | which were perfected for use in the his will she was, him to reloarse, world war were stored. . The main sonte of the serong with her, so as elmber is weseled jg a, toimel, | to try-Thurma cul. While they are int ched at both ends by steel vanli¦ the wands, me day a terrible Pain floors "which are operated by com storia colines up. ! grows dark binations, the sunr ne tumse in a junk, they loser Disir way in thei Treasing volt. Aliding jane ticket, They, remedy a slied whend | in the
allaley, paks religo and where thing evidence ot on entrance of any distr red box, a souli entoured La Reginald bribes the day to * The props with which the vitit take them une and näkeep immi is fitted won seered after weeks about it all.
kind.
her pun b
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Pho persistent started off Weems and the and beg him to He does this. nothing of "the
her
In this montina Chistanée's sal great ellet. Some are from pri- varte éollections of anturiied, sol. | hudutað," who las just sofil Regin- dieos, some, Tam misans and all's ranch to a lady, is caught in others from various series, he the main in another section of the collection includes machine gans of woodly he takes the hudy to all types, large field gen bondėls, tastreby inn, where they expect to jevolvers met smali uns, diell, jul Wanuth and food, but there hand grenades, large grondes, he discoves that they are in a Torpedoes, modet submarines and unterints re[house, nisl they lin, zeppelins, norint bonds, mines' of mediately escape. all kinds and many of the other Constance, hetheus, devires of destruction for distant parts. which were perfected by the fi- lady medf Regiinid poria govemment below the bef take them line. ginning of the conflict.
agreeing to say "B" funishings include a huge adventure. Cuir which was given fix the Crustoure finds out about Kaiser by the Pompeior of Austria', ] busbirnf's escajude and prepares a beautiful table desk which was to get alivore, as she already carried off hom Franes by the Ger- thinks she is in love with Reginald. ms during the war of 1870, and She tells Regitaald thus he must set ny other articles of furniture as a witness against her husband. which were brought over from He refuses and goes back to the Germany.
city. Here he is traced by the suppliant Weeins, whá begs him pot to testify agaitist him.” But e [labeas corpus bus, afpady been served against Reginald and to pre vent his uppering inteuurt. Weems Betty Compson, Puramount star, and his lawyer conjure u
plan
RETTY COMPSON,
is uning to the Cortet Theatry They all in two fake detors unil as the festored player in To Have have them examine Reginald and and To Hoki, a dramatic and prénomer him a peless sidferer picturesque photoplay of old Eng- from softening of the brain. land and Virginin. Berty Tytell is obliged to stay indoors For Is the loading man's role. The indefinite perind. Hri aros at this picture is mid to be tie of excep until he meets his Bay nurse, with tional charm and thrill
Fo
an
who be promptly fill in love.
Constatee mentine knows that {he is only pretending and she calls The Great Impersonations in a real specialist. Weems then big Parimonnt picture production burus that Reghult is the run of by George Melford, and featuring Constance's dreams pap proceede James Kirkwood. Ann Torrest is gel vengeance.
Consinace
tending woman and heads a com interferes midterfully reclaime pelont supporting cast of playern. her husband-and all cuts well.
tisini estriniaert,
Commencing to-morrow at 6, 7.30 &.9.15 at
THE CORONET
Jesse LLasky Presents A
George Melford
Production
"The Great Impersonation"
The story of a double im
personation that will, cer thrall, mystify, surprise and startle youl
One of the most absorblig ules of love and adventure over woven into drama. With a great supporting cant including Ann Forrest, Alan Hale, Fontaine La Rue, Win-
ter Hall and Truly Shattuck.
With
-James Kirkwood
a
Paramoun Picture
MeCulley.
Father have a bandit for a husband.
LAURA LA PLANTE,
With Hoot Gibson In New Western Play.
Lau La Plante. the preity little sereen actress who received as a diploina to her graduation" from thre Universalis
years' course in practical training
JAMES KIRKWOOD.
school, a starring contract, phys Dual Role of Great Power in Film. the romantic lead opposite. foot Gibson in "Ride for Your Life." James Kirkwood, featured player
Ride for
of
this, rôle
will
ono
Your Life" is in Genge Melford's new Pun Gibson's latest Universal western mount production, The Grant feature and is an adaptation by Timpersonation is one of the Raymond T. Schrock of a story by most difficult dual táles, evor perse Johnston McCulley. It is one of trayed on the screen. the first straight westerns that The skill required in the per- Gibson has the type of picture trayal
understood which displays his wonderful be
when the horsemanship and training" se a considers
fact that Mr. cowboy well as his skilled Kirkwoood must enact two meial dramatic ability.
chiareless with entirely different Mine La Planto Jus completed characteristick-one a German, tho her first starring vehicle for other an Englishman, Universal, and during a full' in bør The role becomes further in- own City she was cast for the | volved when, as the story develops, ferninine lend with Gibson, with it appears that the German hus whom she has played in many killed the Englishman and imper- pictures, such as "Out of Lock, somates him in Britain, acting w'a “ The Ramblin' Kid and others, spy of the Imperial Prussian gov She makes her how as a stor in ernment just prior to the great her own right in Excitement," faree comedy of thrills and exciting adventures.
Others in the east of the Gibson film are
Hery Todd. Howard Truesdell, Clark Comstock, Wil liam Robert Daly and Fred Hanes,
GREW A GOATEE.
يحميك
When Kostoff Had Painful Time,
War
After many thrilling scenet, a smashing surprise levelops which is calculated jo mike the avengo motion picture fan grep. It is mud this fimile is unequalled in interest and domatic power by any similar situatio ever shown in a motion picture. Mr. Kirkwood's portrayal of this difficult role is highly artistic
This Parnuoti Picture i adaptation by Monte M. Kattor- Realism has its disadvantages, joy of F. Phillips Oppenheim's Or, at least, ko thinks Theodore novel, Ann Forrest, Winter Hall! Kosloff. With much coaxing, the Truly Shattuck. Ahn Hale, Law- Husein, dancei and Paramount rence Gimnt. Fontaine La Rue and player raised a cute little goatee for other usted livers are associated his role of Lord Jarul in To with Mr. Kirkwood in the all-ar Have and to Hold, George Fita cast. maurice: production for Paramount featuring Betty Compson and Berte I1ytell. But, curveal, No one tug. As the Kosdoff chin grew or would believe it was the real under this explanatory treatment. thing he has decided that Art for Att
"What a fine make-up! they sake hus told him, giving the goatee a hearty possibilition.
distinctly
painful
From the Novel by E. Phillips Oppenheim Photoplay by Monte
M. Katterjohn