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THE CHINA MAIL

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1923,

BE SURE YOU

GET THE SPLENDID

SOUVENIR

PROGRAMME

Seven hundred years are swept aside

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when

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TO-DAY at THE CORONET

"ROBIN HOOD"

The Sordid, Selfish, Time-Serving, Timorous gives place to the Age of Chivalry

fills the Screen!

Twentieth Century

"When every morning brought a noble chance,

and every chance brought out a noble Knight." Richard the Lion Heart, Prince John, the Sheriff of Nottingham, the Friar Tuck, Maid Marion, Little John; Nottingham Castle,

and Crusaders on the line of march, Sherwood Forest-all these more are portrayed to the life-and, greatest of all the heroic figures of the time, he who gives his name to the play-ROBIN HOOD!

You have seen

DOUGLAS and enjoyed

FAIRBANKS D'Artagnan and Zorro; it is a different "DOUG" that plays the part of the famous outlaw-just as red-blooded but more restrained · and reasonable.

as

DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS in ROBIN HOOD

will be shown

TODAY at 2.15, 5.15 and 9.15 p.m. TO-MORROW at 6 sharp and 9.15.

BE SURE YOU GET THE SPLENDID

SOUVENIR PROGRAMME

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FILMS

PROGRAMME FEATURES,

TO-NIGHT

Cigonet.--Denglas Fairbanks. in

Redin Hood.”

Weld.The Bhe Lagoou." Star, Koyyleon-2,36 Bollide Bit: 5.30 and 9.15 pan. Hot Quickshot of Bi Grande with Jack Hoxie.

ALICE ADAMS."

star, Miss Vidur, of course, phys

the matte süle-dust of a girl whose sositive spirit suffers from the subs of her frimis whose fathers have been more nccessful finar edly than hers.

FIRES OF FATE."

FILM TOPICS.

FRANK LLOYD PRODUC. TIONS.

As a result of a contract just |signed with Frank Lloyd, First Nathral is able to fupuance that four of his productions will be added

ELINOR GLYN'S NEW PRODUCTION.

Dy the Film Critic.)

!

A NEW

TRAVEL FILM.

FILM ARTISTS' FACES.

The film artists of the United

100. BRITISH FILMS.

SAMSON.

"Samson and Delilah," presum Tho Bidi

What a wide scope Mfrien offers National Fihn Teague is organising a series of to the cinematographer is demon.ably a foreign production, shown British Fim Weeks through the strated by the latest filmed record privately at the Seal Theatre, British Isles during which more of a European exploring expeditionaly justifies its ambitions title, Many novelists--II. . Wellsflan 100 e films made by Britons which has just started on a fone in so far as ambitious aims are con and Gilbert Frankon among them in Britain will be shown.

weeks' ran at the Millermonteered, hat it completely falls short have complained, with renean,

The Prince of Wales has consent-Hall. In spite of the many trivel of its mark. Conceived on original that when their books are led to attend a sead-off function in flans through almost the same as it is a medley of seenes which The Gamont Company, Tad, to its roster for the new your the puder ignors the author November in conection with thegions which we love a lately, plunge the petalor breathlessly made un mistake in emphasising m

The Cradle of the World," as it is from nedern life into legendary Ju aking the mincement,eatly. Their work is untilted. compaign. | Bir queliminary advisements | Merging Director, Ralph J. Pugh their English is murdered in the

Mr. H. H. Walker, general¦ called, has many distinctice quali-soundings and vice-vers. Scope Wonderful Resptian sing points with table satisation.sab-tales, their sggestions are retary of the legs, stated that is all its own. It introduces us to is thus afled for a certain amount Fires of Page On winders if the five pleuigest which Frank ignored. The author, in fact, is present 85 per cent, of the films the some actors, but we see them of spectacular singing, and full aud California will to produce any Lloyd his already nude for the regarded as the last person who las glus in the country are America in each case from an original angle, effective advantage is taken of this. The cautions posters Dut somehow, after two hours of mare desert pictures after this one industry. The Eternal Flame," any right to "interfers."

and only 1 per cent. British. In as it were.

visual gymnastics and has been se,IL, Not all the moneyThe Voier: from Mittel,” But no such nahappy lot has be the Dominions the American persasstamed by oryx drinking from the tumes in the world could build "es" to leady seen here, and "Within the falles Elinor Clyn in the case of centers fixes lo ti won the British bank of the erocitile-infested fake especially after the ludicrously dat look like da ad Cairo, the ruined Law, shortly to enne, ali ove a her novel Beyand the Rocks,"

falls in 2 or 3. Less than 1 percent.is, for instance, as suggestive a pic anti-climax of the end, the inind temples of auricut Egypt, or had large purt of their sucess to which is Paramant's latest picture. of British fins are slow in the ture as the screen has ever slowovides quite another title for this American "lections with

Floyd, whose intelligent directin Elinor Glyn made a rish trip¦ United States.

as of wild life and the struggle for complicated performance Much [picturesque vistas and driting and assicurats attention to detail from the Continent o test sh

*There is in reason," he akled, existence. Every muscle of the Ado About Nothing." The play is [studs of the Site and the Libyan conded with Norm Talunge's could be present at the lining of why great spectacular pictures greful creature is fand, in readierent euugh, but the subject is des, PL They speak own inmate ability, mised Nær to | her story. She advised and her should not be made in Englandness for a luckward leap at the-fret far-fetched, and might easily

Fires of Fate in Egypt was a high plane.

advice was taken. She rearranged There are historical episodes which appearance of the deally mapping intentially degenerate into a The reason for giving a Another equally suggestive ureza, Wiih Florence Viber m

Alley well spent. 11 les destroyed

After completing "Within the detail's "put things straight-all lend themselves to the production as The one palm tree in a pot. Pro-Law," Mr. Lloyd was selected by, to the benchi of the production, of pictures of this kind, and as we finire shows herds of animals grcial mention to this production in Adanis,” a splendid rest wi eduction for evel.

Gloria Swanson Joseph M. Seleńck in direet "Ashes

and Holoff in support of the beautiital and ; So ah for the leanties of

more than all, the loa. A picture object-lesson for writers and film- Since the Total Valentine are the principals in the shake them in Britain they stampeding from the foo they dread, as it stands, it is an excellent

will have the true atmosphère." chaming

that will not readily be forgotten is producers-it so succinctly demont- Azsociated Exhibitors Fires of Pa." Alter the Faton Vegenee."

take shaw the general opinion wasst of this produciiqorwill raqam | east of "Deyand the Rocks," which far higher than any previous is a romance with the Ales, the

tures and other birds of prey are fiasco. thu it woubt prove a very pop Schenck pietre, the selection of gardens of Versailles, and Paris and WHEN CROMWELL RULED one in which literally scores of vulstrates what to avoid for fear of a | subject, naud 415

popularity would be due to its stir compliment to his ability. Mr.

much of it. Ford must be taken as a high London as the background,

Elizabeth Ellis's novel, "Barbarasten fighting over the carcase of a A combination of Anatole Fisser Winslow, Rebel," a comedy drama dend zebra, of which nothing but ringe elimins as to its picturesque, as are anglisht by birth, and Pett Ridge megfests the meat of Revolutionary linglund of the the bare bones retain for a few backgrounds. There is a very brisk After a brief career its British ing of extremes.

minutes. In the records of native Yet the English seventeenth century, is being pic demand for it."

theatres and music balls he made master of Cockney humour has been turised by Joseph A. Schenck customs and dunces the cinemato Slates are flocking to "facial sculp

called upon to write the "sub-

grapher has been no less happy.tors for the purpose of having his way to Anieria,

titles" of Ciranger's screen version under the title of "The Dangers here is one of a primitive open-air their countenances changed to suit

Maid," with Constance Talmadge

court of justice, in which counsel their parts. of the Frenchnan' dory "C'rain-

At Chicago, in the presence of a quebille. which screened is to as the slur.

Conway Tearle, rated as the for the defendant and plaintiff, not- bo alled Ole Bill of Paris- of the films," as he is called.

hardly the happiest of titles, since highest salaried leading man in the withstanding the fact that they are number of newspaper writers. Mr. recently came to England to take part it a new film ly Ideal Filtos, A forthcoming Universal Jewel the picture has nothing to do with fils, will enact the part of Captained and are squatting on the Ben Bard, a well-known screen Prothero. This role Ims bern re-ground, perform their alltoted parts actor, had his nose "taken up by 1.tel. The picture is how completed privation, entitled "The Shock," the War. It is character study of

The operation lasted 45 minutes, wae-hold aro Margaret MeWade under the title of Hutch Stirs Etuis claimed by Europeazes to press 14 old costeringer who lut pulled written with it special view to that with dignity and gravity that some a surgeon. as the nagging, whining nother audUp." It is a more than usumily apt features of unsial interest. It is his gurras, round Paris streets for actor's courtly, romanticism, oma of their Furopean confrères might Harold Goodwin as the swaggering,ane, for the role of the artist is fairly obvious that any picture star.fty years. ison (through notional mobility, and skilful swords-envy. There are several very sug after which Mr. Bard returned to The doctor has arranged to per that of a cow-box who desecnds fring that prince of character actors, fault of his owaut, drink, der manship, Mr. Tearle has just com-gestive pictures of hot springs burst the studio with the straight nose sporty brother.

en a sleepy English village and Lon Chaney, is bound to present air, and rescueyall play their part pleted an excellent piece of work in ing forth from the rocks at a tem required by his new part.

Norma Talmadge's forthening perature of 206deg. Fahr. Prince Vernoon Sicef was chosen to proceeds to stir up not only the usual angles, but the pices de in big story. Maurice de Ferandy First National feature release, William of Sweden, who accom- form a similer operation on Mie ply the romantic interest in the role villagers but the squire, who treats resistance of "The Block is, it is acts the more parti

"Aubes al Vengennee," a spectacle panied the expedition, and was able Fanny Bryce, one of America's WIRELESS PHOTOGnarhs, them mines or less as slaves, and said, a remarkablo duplication of

of old France. He most recently to procura something like 25,000 most popular actresses, who says The fact that inventors have been half believes himself task in the the San Franciscu esitluquake of sixteenth century.

1906, upon which the theme of the endeavouring to transit photo-appeared with Pol Negri in "Bella specimens of the fauna of the coun- she has exploited her present noss shown taking active part in many and wouts new ones for the comedy the supporting cast, The story is, in fact, based upor fin is built. Falling houses, yawn- graphs by wire has bum made the Donna," in which piece ho hunds try for the Stockholm Museum, is and mouth for all they are worth

of the most dangerous haute. A parts that she intends playing. Harry Harding's novel, "The Hawking chase in streets, flying debris, foundation of a film entitled "The A British

ebort playlet performed by half a

As Mr. Gosling. of Rodo," but the collision between midden outbreaks of fire, & punic- Miracle of To-morrow.''

dozen African nutives adds very perial crown.. the twentieth-century cowboy and stricken population, all are said to company heva now completed the

Two Gaumont film adaptations considerably to the interest of an whose latest official post was that the sixteenth-century squire, not be depicted with a realing that picture in Gorany. Its aim is to

of Treasurer of Kenya, insista, tho anly provides exciting and amusing brings home to every imagination show, the enormous power flat from well-known novels are shortly exe:llont entertainment.

While the film is being shown a jcinema has made its apportanos just incidents, but offers immemble the impotence of man in the heel wireless transmision of vision could to be released "The Man From

be for good or for evil, and how in Hinkley's, by F Anstey, and running commentary on anything at the critical moment so far is opportunities to Hutch for his darot Nglory's outbreaks. ing athletic fents.

Lon Chaney takes the rule of the outs of unscrupulous people it The Marls of Morens," by W. Jalient is given by Mr. John Africa is concerned, in order to give The film was mainly taken in cripple imprisoned by crooks in might become a terror in our overy, Locke. Both proved successful Gosling, C.R.E., who has passed a the world a permanent record of the when performed as stage plays. quarter of a century in Eastern infancy of mices which in a century West Country, and is full of beauti. Chinese dea in Frisco, ul his day life..

Death-dealing electrical discharges But the screen version of F. tropical Africa, and has done not or sa will probably have changed fol exteriors. Besides Butch him-acting loading up to the denoue self, the cast inchidos such well- ment is said to be/absplitely won-through an electric automation Austey's work, which was a social little to lay the foundations of out of all recognition. What would known players as Gibson Gowland,derful. Virginie Valli and Chris directed from a distance play a satire, depanding for success upon British power in what is probably we not give to have such a record Joan Bury, and Aubrey Fitz tine. Mayo, as 'n fanelo crook aud part in the plot of what might be its words, not upon its action, is not destined to become befefre long one of the primitivo inhabitants of

af the brightest jewels in the In- ancient Britain! described as a scientific meledrama in the least like the original. gerald.

vampire, support Chaney,

Next to Alice Jdans, the musi important chameter in the story is that of her father. Vigit Adams, and for this role there could have been no better selection than Chule Gillingwater. Others in the Adams

of Arthur Russell, who was Alko Adges' idea of the "perfect fiance."

3. A. Lanib, Virgil's employer and

Ricketts.

u particular in the desh of Mrs. Adams, was entrusted to Thomas Smaller but important Farts. are enacted by Gertrude Astor. Margaret Landis, Taylor Graves, Jay East and others.

Rowland V. Loo directod "Alice Adame and also adapted it to the screen, and in both capacities it is Bid that he beg adhered strictly to

the word and spirit of Booth Tuk-

ington's novel which won the Pulitzer prize for being the best acral published in 1922.

"Alice Adauis" is an Encore

Picture, distributed by Pathe.

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HUTCH STIRS 'EM UP."

Hurricane Hutch, "the dare-dtevil

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