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THORBDA. JANUARY 11. 1923.

"PROGRAMME FEATURES.

TO NIGHT.

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Coronet Theatre.---Lloyd Mughes in

"Homespun Folks." Kowloon Theatre.-Joseph Dowling in The Sin of Martha Quoed."

World Theatre Lew Cody in

"Occasionally Year"

production. "The Birth of a Nation," Mr. Arliss was touring with his com pany, and be visited the studio as the

guest of Mr. Griffith on several occa- | riona. As the yeare passed, and the whole world came to see that motion | pictures had achieved a permanency in art, Mr. Arliss targed back to the Eubject, and by seeing the bigger, bet ter pictures, he was enabled to watch this rapid growth. To-day, Mr. Arlisa feels that the cinema art bas ap proached a degree of perfection that cannot fail to shatter the fast barrier of critciani.

THE CHINA MAIL,

THE FILMS

NAZIMOVÁ.

FASCINATION OF THE SCREEN.

(BY JAMES W. DEAN)

himself among the leading juveniles of the ecreen. He is one of the most era, being equally at his best in ovar versatile young men before the cam-

alls or full dress.

Homespun Folks," which is the story of a young country lawyer who "The theatro in general deca notis thrown into the vortex of a bitter appeal to me as much as it used to." political quarrol, gives Hughes an ex- cellent opportunity to display both his high dramatic talents and hia ability to effectively put over clever comedy bits.

Who do you think told me that? Nazimova, emotional actress, with out per, pioneer torch bearer for Iben.

"There is no fascination for me in *just acting. I need now something!

On January 18, 1921, Mfr. Arliss opened at the Booth Theatre in the Winthrop Ames production of William

STORIES ABOUT STARS. Archer's lay. "The Green Godiless."

MR. GEORGE ARLISS.

A ROMANTIC RISE,

Mr. George Arling, the djatinguished American actor who will be seen nunin in Hongkong within the next week or two in that masterpiece of motion picture production" Disraeli," started right at the bottom of the ladder.

Within a year of the time the Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, M. P. and Primo Minister of England passed away at his country place in Brghenden there was hero in London a boy who in after years was to depict the great English statesman on the stage. George Arliss is a in of Willinan Arliss and the boy was not born with a gold spoon in his mouth. True, he obtained a common school education but this be afterward avgmented by al life of study. He haunted the theatres of the day and studied the work of the

However, when the play was woll under way, Mr. Arlies signed a can- tract to make a series of picturoplaya for United Artists. It was stipulated |thut "Disra-li " was to by the first of the Egrive, owing to the great demaad for the picture.

MISS DORIS. KEANE.

A STRIKING PERSONALITY.

One of the most striking, personal. lies on stage and screen is Miss- Doris Keane whose picture appears on this page. She is scan to be seen at the Cornet Theatre in the wonderful

dm-es, Romance written by Edward Sheldon, author of The Boss, Salvation. Nell" and a host of other successor.

Ay

It was some few years ago that this striking rsonality came under the notice of dramatic critics, and famous actore of the period AÅR A

she was toon climbing rapidly to the south be memorized much of Sinker top of the ladder until to-day she is peare and the "all comedies" he recognized

one of America's knew backwards. When 18 year old greatest emotional actresses,

When George Arliss, was piven a small parte portrayed the role of Sonia in one of the old comedies then play. Kritehuole in "Arsene Lupin," her ing in the Elephant and Castle personality was ro in evidence that Theatre And there began Grogollit awayed her andnce long before Arliss's climb to the top of the ladder. Then followed a ten year tour of the British prov aces. In his dressing

be

room at the Booth Theatre in New York City, whers Mr. Arliss is star- ring in The Green Goddess remarked recently: I was a long job. It took me ten years to get to London but I finally got there," Getting to London," in the terms of the theatre abroad, menne playing a substantial role in a London play house. George Arliss opened in the Vaudeville Theatre in "Oa, and 00,"

he spoke a single word. This in undoubtedly the greatest natural gift any actress can paisesz for it appeals

to ali audiences and at once arouses

NAZIMOVA,

MA DOLLS Hoûre?

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o inflare me, a big motiva in a play. a big purpose for my appearing before the public," she continued.

MY FIRST PICTURE.

BY WALLACE REID.

(PARAMOUNT STAR),

My chief recollection of the first motion picture in which I appeared is that Lake Michigan is a very cold body of water in the

merry mouth of Alay,

The picture was made in Chicago, by Belig. I was given a job as juvenils because I had been a volunteer life saver on Lake Michigan and could swim My chief daty in the picture was to dive into the Lake and rescue various fair damsels from watery graves. The water was the same tem- perature as the North Pole and be. tween Econcs there was nothing for me to do but stand on the landing in my bathing anit and shiver.

The picture was called "The Phoenix," which, I believe is the game of a bird which has a peculiar

habit of rising from its own ashes. I sure would have welcomed come nahez when I rose from Old Lake Michigan. "Just now I am eaething with the Milton and Dolly Nobles, tw› recruite desire of being occupied in more than from the speaking stage, had the lead- eco way and it is only pictures that ing roles in the film, and the carers- an occupy every cell of my brain at man was Alvia Wyckoff, who is no the same time. There is no end to director of photography at the Laky their scopn-the pictures, ast myatulio. brain zelis ?>

She laughed at that last little joke Nazimova!

The name conjures to me only eyes. Eyes, one moment storm-freighted: the next dancing the next like two glowing coals in a Stygian cavero.

Eges minor the moote. And Nazi that oympathetic bond which placesmova is a creature of a thousand the audience in a cor. No matter moods. These moo farna from caprice what part of a rotench a person acte, to despair in "A Doll's Houss," it uiversally gains heart-ympathy. her latest and preatest film produc Miss Kane, quipp d. as she is with tion for Uaited Artists which is short- this woulurful unknown quality known as magn tiem, bas won mul titades of admirers.

ly to be seen in Hongkong.

than we do now. Often the story was We worked! differently in those days

Sometimes the director doubled a made up save_went along. leading man or even turned the crank of the camera in an energency. It

For the law party of the duches seldom took over ten days to make sin Reel Two no less than 7,000 quiets picture, which usually measured one of supergrate weed ware eová po or two reels.

|15 000 cubic yards of superr ch rail.

"DREAM STREET."

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In the shipwreck scene of R-el Four 75,000,000 calloon of supersea water! ware used; also 3,000 sealed oxygen tanke-of-high pressureuricne LATEST GRIFFITH FILM,

bottled in the South Sea felinda, No raven has wings blacker or more glittering than Nazimova's bob

The silk sweater of Mira Flicker bed tresses. Her lips, red like a fall-effort to come from D. W. Griffith. It 107,000 supersilkworms from Japan

"Dream Street" is the latest screen face, the star, rap resent the tail of { blown rose. Skin, bronzed as though is a tale of romanes and lave and A delegation of 75 000 silkṣɔribə swept by a brush laden with metalic laughter, Aymbolized with Good and specially selected in Tokio by experto, Evil influences lending an enchaut-provided the material for her stock-

Mi-a Keane is a young star in every sense of the word. She made her a comedy, and he met with great suc-debut in the company that supported ces. Soon thereafter Mr. ArlissFay Davis in The White washing of substance. joined Obarles Frohmnia's istitutionalisa Pinero play that had a great. The introduction. A hand, a littlement rarely seen in auch einems pro-ings.

Braidway rus. In this the had but hand, darts forth like the swift thrust auctions. The ideas are Griffith while. For the Alaskan blizzard "pas'acle three be to sprak, bat it may safely of a musketeer. After the eyes have be said that shese were spoken in the turned their hypnotic glance you are correct way. The next season she aware that that little band bas grip: was play the leading feminine sole ped you like a wincing vier. of Catherine Fulton with Lionel

Her eyeaah, there'a Nazimova ! Larrymore in "The Other Girl." Following that she was acting the

and played a number of inles in sup port of Mrs. Pat Camphill for 'n couple of years appearing in New York in 1901 when she played The Second Mrs. Tang prac" and "The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith.".

On September 16 1899, Miss Flor. ence Moutgomery a young English

actress, married Mr. Arliss, and th spuit of True Milward with John Drew

delightful association' as con'inued in D.lancey and then came at

both artistically and domestically an

til to-day. Mre, Artres has appeared

in support of her famous husband in a number of playu.

Mr. Artisa has watched the growth of motion picture with more than passing interest, When D. W. Grif- fith was making his Lest masiva

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entirely, different part in flypterites,” the Henry Arthur Jones play. This was a really serious role uni she made a hit not only here, but in London as well. leccopid ris, ati that time was particularly noted be cause it was her inimitable talents that were recognized.

DORIS

ỬỪ "ROMANCE”

LLOYD HUGHES.

A PROMISING "FIND "

the characters are taken from two in Rest Five 200 carloads of super- stories of Thomas Burke koown a rock salt wore used as saw, driven Gina of Chinatown" and "The Sign by a 30-mile gain gearrated by 250 of the Lamp." The locale is set in electric fans, each seven feet in Limehouse, London Although it diameter. might be said to encompass the world when it comes to the final analysis of the humans who trip gayly through the several scenes of dramatic effects directed by Mr. Griffitb.

A trinity of characters in the per SOBA of a young girl, Gypsy Fair, "Spike" McFadden and his brother, "Billie" are the youthful creatores

around which is woven a romance of

Thomas H. Ioce, whose record for discovering and developing film stars has been equalled by no other pro ducer, bas scored with another young dramatic love filled with poetic visions "find." Lloyd Hughes, who is feat

ni governed by the Good and Evil ured with an all-star cast in the first influences of this world symbolized in Associated Producere special, "Home. two remarkable characters. They are apun Folks," which will be shown at Good, embodied by a street preacher the Coronet Theatre this week is a and Evil portrayed by a Street áddler. rising young juvenile whore destiny Thay seem to set the mental directions

is nasured.

LLOYD HUGHES

HOMESPUN FOLKS

„THOMAS #INCE PRODUCTION

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Four hundred pine trees, totaling 964,932,239,008 pine needles, were used in the Alaskan set An the Eskimo dogs there were 53,307.972 artic deas.

Privste memo, by director: Not less than 6000 barrels of sup-reon crate were in the be-de-of-the-cas A. H. F. in Saturday Evening Post.

MY BIGGEST THRILL

(BY AGNES ATRES, PARAMOUNT STAR.]

I've had cramps in swimming and came near being trampled under a

of our little people flitting through this street of dreams and gaining, goat akin to paradise even on this earth,

borse's hoo's during the making of Mr. Griffith has assembled a cast of The Shelk "but no thrill of this rare talent to enect the roles of sort can come up to the one received, "Dream Street." Carl Dempeter is when I saw the lights of Chicago the Gypsy Fair. The "Spika" streaming behind from the observa- McFadden of the story is taken by tion platform of my traiu. Ralph Graves, while his brother I had turned afl bridges behind ine. "Billié"

portrayed by Charles I gave up a god jab in Chicago. I Entact Mack. Tyrone Power is the had only a little money. And yot symbolized street preacher for Good was going to New York beente and.the Evil one in the street fiddler friends had told me that if I was ted to is done by Morgan Wallace. W. Just abend in motion pictures, Man Ferguson plays Gypsy's father and battan was where I must go. the great Sway Wan of Chinese noble No position waited in in New birth is impersonated by Edward York. I had had some Peil,

with Essanay in Chicago-but my parts had not been big enough to be much of a talking point in New York, It was just a case of taking a chance. So now as 1 look back the biggest thrill I ever had camo when 1 left Chicago for New York. I was taking a lang chance and now that I bave won moderato sugeren my "burning of the bridges" has a permanent place Firmy memories.

"Drean Street", it is nouounced, is abortly to be shown at the Coronat

MOVIE STATISTICS,

FROM THE PROGRAMME OF ANY SUPERFEATURE

· PRODUCTION,

Buccess

Perhaps if I'bad failed that leaving

In the making of the palace set Lloyd Hughes showed such pro- 14,678,985' nails were used and 575,000 | Chicago might be a thought ef ́a "miss in several-Inne productions that, rquare yards of supercanvas.

reproach in my mind. But instead

be wa fiantly given a real chance' in The noise of the supercarpentare I "Day r expect to have a mere "Below The Surface," a chance that putting the art together could be dis

he handled with auch s.ill and jalg. Una ly heard se für from Hollywood ment that he imn distily entabijshed ins Portland, Oregon,

thrilling experience and that, in swying a lot when you, consider the imagina jose of some scenario writers.

GEORGE ARLISS

MISSED

du PONT

Scene from D.W.Griffiths

"Dream

Street

INIVERSA

Miss Du Pont, lending woman in Foolish Wivas" whic

being shown at the Star. Thostre nex

next week.