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SATURDAY JANUARY 19 1924.

TO-NIGHT

AT

THE STAR

AT 5.30 & 9.15 P.M.

LAST PERFORMANCES

of

SIR J. M. BARRIE'S

WHIMSICAL" COMEDY

WHAT EVERY WOMAN

KNOWS

TO-DAY AT 2.30.

EDDIE · POLO in CAPTAIN KIDD.

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PROGRAMME FEATURES.

TO-NIGHT.

Coronet.

Workl.

Quincy Adans

2

So Long Letty."

Star- "What Every Wanian

Grand.---

ETHEL CLAYTON'S LATEST TRIUMPR.

COOKS GO

ON STRIKE.

ATTEMPT TO HOLD'UP DGBG."

MEMBERS OF COMPANY FILL PLACE.

While Douglas Fairbanks und company of one laundred players were filuing the biggest episode of.

THE CHINA MAIL.

CINEMA

CHATTER.

MOTOR CARAVAN.

VISIT TO DONGLAS FAIR, BANKS.

1

There were

DOUGLAS

FAIRBANKS The Mollycoddle

ELMO LINCOLN.

FAMOUS TARZAN NOW

BLACKSMITH,

MAN-MADE.

REMARKABLE MOVIE HURRICANE

Is A Lie Ever Justified?ne

Edith Parrish takes the blame upon herself for a false wife's escapades- to find that she has destroyed her

own happiness.

See

ETHEL

CLAYTON

THE LADDER OF LIES

TO-MORROW AT

*x*x*x*x*x* THE STAR.......

While this might have been done, itself were lifted they would string

it would have restricted the plot in out of the picture.

All the scenes had to be taken at many ways. It therefore became necessary to devise an artificialight with the aid of powerful storin so perfect that its seones flashes. The darkness greatly in searchlights stimuleting lightning could be intermingled with those of creased the difficulty of directing the actual storm without the divid- the army of workmen required to ing line being discovered..

manipulate the "props" from points outside the picture.

The first problem was to find s location for the cameras which would enable them to show the effect of the gale on giant trees froin top to botton at close range. To get this perspective it was necessary to

the air along the edge, of a patch of woodland. "

Blue Lineola, famous in picturesp. w. GRIFFITH'S GREATEST STORM erect a line of platforms fifty feet in

as "trzeń," and strong mas of renown, hays the village binck smith in the Metró-SL Special

Like many

Mirth!

Mystery!

Thrills

想

ONE EXCITING NIGHT

SCENE.

labour involved in preliminary work When the prodigious amount of alone, is considered, the familiar prèss-agent claim of "a million dollar picture" seems not at all a figment of the imagination, Fir

MYSTERY PICTURE.

HARDEST TO MAKE, SAYS GRIFFITH.

FAMOUS PRODUCER'S LATRET FILM. BENSATION,

For D. W. Grifith to have done.

bis customary work this humorom, quick-twisting plot of mystery.

The Mallycuddle," miles" from Seventy five men and women civilization in the desert of Arizona, from various Eastern points, mostly

Charles Steinmetz, the electrical On each of these a camora, man the progress of the prodiction was New York, recently spent a day at threaten when the cooks and the Studio of Douglas Fairbanks isereen version of Quincy Adams wizard, recently added to his fame was stationed to each the characters waiters in einrge of the mess hall Hollyword, inspecting and marvel. Sawyer."- Clarence G. Badger as by artificially creating a thunder as they struggled against the declared a strike.

ling it the huge sets which he has directed the picture,

other successful storm in his laboratory and hurling "stor and into his field of vision. It was aboi ten days after the built for his Forthcoming motion

Now The second problem yes to indicate lighting bolts to and fro. THE LADDER OF LIES." pty lt bese comfortably picture feature The Thief of motion picture players, Mr. Lincoln come D. W, Geithth with a new the strength of the blast hy ranking started his career as a member of picture, "One Exciting Night," aves bend and fall before it. The forfed and things were moving Baglas!."

"They were members of what is the D. W. Griffith forces, appear: United Artists release, in which an bending was accomplished by nigdy that one of the brainy

aliicial storm is brought into attaching wives to the treetops and 892 of kitchen mechanics suggest- zaid to be the firstmatorized coasting in "The Birth of a Nation, ed-a-strike for mare pay, declaring cost procession.

☀☀ { beings not in a small laboritory and statiuning gangs of men off-stage

ander a glass case, but over an area to pull then over in unisce on thank it would be impossible for thirty-five" privately-owned aptos • Doug to do anything oting than motiles in the curvan, despatched

of sovoril neres of open land and a signal. To make it possible for Inundred feet in the air. Steinnetz furge trees to be pulled down entire- grant duir request or starve the Westward some weeks ago by a

shuttere lock of wood with his ly tunnels were dug beneath them a mystery story in. "One Exciting Atlase you ever climbed a ladder Company. The spokesami's opin, New York newspaper. After an

lightning bolts. Griffith hurls down to undermine their roots.

Night," United Artists-release, "is Hi astet in golt maith or on aution was due to the realization that adventurous, thirty-six day journey

live many feet in diameter and Rain was comparatively, simple ansteads tonidazionale is that one hundred miles distant,

this newest milgaand depot was more the party retched "Trails kind" at Santa Monien, the beach city near

blows away a house with his hurri- matier and accomplished by a bat- one of the interesting surprises of So necustoined under you anggun ghatej #pward?.

Fairbanks, heard of the contem- Hollywood; A day at Hollywood

Simnetz achieved his re- tery of fire hose at one end of the the present season. salts by science-trihli by ing kication some of them operated has the Grifüth public become to his Mas eu ilination can be plated action pi the helps and knew proved to the tourists that the big

from towers a hundred feet high to spectacles and powerful dramas, appaltid ko, the hu Ler of ufe, Ledore] That Something should be done at sets for the clubmate Fairbanks

gempty,

Just how be obtained his specta give their streuss the required that it is difficult to reconcile with people star chuibing upstard to once i paeven serious poible, sergen tile with the Arabian Nights

eular result was a diffenti thing to ringe. Most important of all, since puppeness or property, úr any Wallus Heery, the "heavy" of the bkground are the sky-ground of

draw from Griffith. But when it was needed to co-ordinate the atlas de mate state, they drunkt company was sought and the two find.

was pointed out that any one can other elements, was an actual wind -list be certain that the ladder rest talked the siumation over with the The party was hented by Syl

sen ordinary storm from a of tremendung force. an aipa Pandanga; which will not result tint Hours uniertask to com- MarDawell, formerly a well known

window and that a man-made storm! game" nghi and manga'it te dall 'When beat the conditions with the under-feature writer of motion picture sub-

is the greater curiosity, he consent Boy Bunny regoled the top. equding "That -everything be left to jeels.

ed to the revelation of his sectet. Fast Paletly, is that there of him.

Certain scenes in the picture are

"Will the mystery story. be Entel" Clayton S HOW Paramount A few minutes later Beery and "villain" was inderstood. In five Alsealt Maring vahich,The the star entered the mess hall and ainutes the strikers" were, on] ****5440

** | advertised) as having been taken stand why the characters in "One" Ladder i bie which will be the kitchen erew was, isseaded their way to the depot. Beery was and Tutolerire. Lister he was during a tormdo which swept New Exciting Night leaned forward at popular among producers of pic- shown at the bar Theatre jo-mur-| Dogg then mounted ble and in the kitchen and with him early starred in the Tarzan pictures, York taking a heavy toll of lives at angle of forty-five degrees in tures? I might answer, do people

making their way again, this breeze like to work?" ፓን ያኔ ‛, Ta thes pradicti, Miss stated: "You are more than one every member of the company. Tarzan of the Apes" and "The and property, and this is true. «Clayton classmate as badril: turrish, a hundred miles from mailout Salt and pepper and everything was Reince of Tarzan." He niso bus: Carmen en were rushed out while broken off branches whisked

For the mystery play is one of young all-indo, who seeks to pre depit. You are all fired. Pack up being bundled as it never had been the leading role in "The Bench from the studios of the company at by their beads,

the most difficult of all plots to The fans were not driven by portray in pantomique. Teli Peler Crankostí," Transeinding and get out of here and make it before,

comber,one of Rex Ingram's early the light of the storms to read a folder of Inqquess, which is sappy.

the spectacle of mighty trees bow-electricity but by Liberty motors, An hour later super was served. | pictures. If you are not ready to

Mr. Lincoln is one of the large ing before the blast or crashing to commandered from airplanes for femmina uff the dong and lies of the start away in waiting automobiles No one complained and the dis-

Their blast was in wontan be bas mated. But the in five minutes you will be turned charged help w missed. cast of imbles who appear in the earth, and obtained a remark the purpose. bistand believin dhe in innocent end at this terry of the desert, "- Bong then called for volunteers who Bernard McConville's sorgen adapta- fable piece of film.

tensified by directing it through When it came to wearing a plot | long wooden funnels, and suspertz, hotel, the girl who

1-is-hard-plain the action on would enter the kitchen and do ation of Charles Feltan Pidgin's.

Wires again had to be employed is trying to help hutu

the faces the fisteners. They ile dish washing, etc., and all fans novel. Louise Fazenda, around and introducing characters Tar Story is filled with interest did not know what had happened. hands responded,

Hank Maun, Victor Potel, Gale into these scenes, however, the film in removing the house piecemeal on the stage. and moral drive, and culuinutes m But when they beard Fairbanks,

Henry, Billy Franey and Harry experts in the Griffith laboratories which in the picture is apparently a delightful and happy rouance dechre Beery in command of wont

Depp ung, when, their names are confessed their limitations. It had blown away by the tomado. "Miss Clayton ry-supported by, in ters they knew it was all up.'"

fisted, sound like the roster on a first been proposed to teko gacellent got of players, which,

Others separate film and after recording the Then Doug wonderat what Beery

Sennett comedy de luxe. includes Clyde Fillmore, Jane would do. But be diln't wonder

are Blunts Sweet, Barbara La action of the story on it, to super- Acker. Frying 'omnings. Richard long, for a knowing wink from the

Marr, John Bowers, Lon Chaney, impose it on the storm film, thus Sibling and Ruth Ashby Tom

and June Elvidge.

getting the background desired. Foron lirecter and Wilban Mur- sluil was plastographer.

POPULAR CONNIE.

"SAVE US FROM OUR FRIENDS?

Coustanco Talundgo's friends are " going to sign a petition asking her. tu stop driving her auto on the more populons New York streets. Tho dainty-stan-is-popular that it's resily rieky driving with her, s0 friend slater,

Them seed to be three direct enuse for action on the part of Connie's friends. In the first place, Miss Talmadge is generally recog inized by scores of pedestrian and motorists. All sorts of gruelings tre flung at her, and Miss Talmudgy answers Stecting a high- powered car and attending to the aforeinentioned details is not exactly easy on the nerves of those who happen to be riding in the car, so it. big said.

Another reason is because Mies Taluindge is forced to stop along the cub a number of times to great ber] many personal-friends. This causes deby, and people with appoint- rents are apt to wind up nt their dedinations anywhere from fifteen muntes to twɑ hours Tutor

.... The third and most important renson is that Conniis refuses to take | driving seriously. This applies specifically to changing gears, and more particularly and acutely to turning carnete. As one of her friends said s

Cannin usually turns corners.c fw wheels--and, one of lem #looring Whool.

In the two

most recent China Mail competitions

not

While this particular happening is not a part of "The Mollycoddle those who partook of the supper in question and many other meals to follow-until-new help arrived from Los Angeles, nro in the picture and Doug is proud of their work.

11 out of 12 films chosen as being the best shown, here were Coronet films;

11 out of 12 stars picked as being the most popular were

·Coronet Stars.

THE

REASON

Film firms of reputation are proud to have their productions shown at the house which uses Modern Methods of projections and which has a capable orchestra

Imagine twenty electric fans, each twelve feet high and with its air, current increased in direct propor- | tion to its size, and you will under

And as to how adaptable the ystery story is to the screen, Mr. Griffith is this to say:

"The camera is much more re- sourceful than the stage to intro duce mystery effects. It's greatest hanilicap is the terror and fright and suspense that the voice cau expres

You will find by reading your To history of the stage that terror accomplish this a linge staging was playa, us they were called, have constructed, and a little to leaward ever been popular in English of it, so that when the roof and drams. They began with the finally the main body of the house famous old Walpole play, The

There is,

of course, a reason, for this,

United Artists-Metro-First National Warner Bros-F, B. have been skimmed by us for their Cream. Take for instance, to-night's great metro picture

It

QUINCY ADAMS SAWYER

film that has been shown in THEATRES for extended runs at full theatre prices in both London and New York

to the Coronet as just part of our regular programme.

The public are the judges and they endorse our claim that

There is always a good show at

THE CORONET

Castle of Otranto"; "and have up- peared with growing ingenuity over since..

The modern twist to the mystery play is to have the audience as well! as the characters mystified as to the source of peril. In the old plays, it was the characters of the play who were uncertain; and the audience always knew the source of danger.

As I said, a mystery play is one of the most dificult undertakings for the screen. The reason for this is that you must find the exact centre of clearness and mystery that the action may still be mysteri our to the quicke-minded, therefore not overemphasized and yet be emphasized enough so the slow- minded in the audience can grasp it. "In a stage play, the voice can carry the urgency of a situation to even, the slowest guest but the picture must depend upon the visual reaction.

To an exceptionally quick-mind- ed person, n, screen inystery, story may always seem abÿiqus; but that. is necessary to insure the lower: element grasping it at all.

***It is unsound to judge, pictures focca the stage, standard. We of the screen show our stories to millions, and producers are just as inpornpetent, when stories are too mbile for be great muilience sa they are incompetent when their stories are futile

I think there will be a flood of mystory stories. The public wants, them That is because, there is a great need of thrills to offset in some degree the placidity of life since the enormous thrille of the war. Further, accustomed to tetora during the war, the audience is not sensitive as it was before the war. A murder is only a piece! dramaturgy, now whereas baforev