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SATURDAY „JUNE 14. 1984

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PROGRAMME FEATURES.

"TO-NIGHT.

CORONET-"The Silent

Voice."

WORLD—“ Milestones." STAR-Holt and Sawyer's

burlesque sketch "Camille"; also "My Mystery Girl,

QUEEN'S. "Imperial

Violets,"

GEORGE ARLISS.

FAMOUS STAR'S LATEST, PICTURE.

Curing Hers To-day.

Almost any report of the doings of George Arliss, notaxi screen and stage star, is interesting, but the announcement of

his latest photoplay, "The Silent Voice," or The Man Who Played Gód," in which he has the stur role, and in which he again

tis proves

astounding versatility as an actor, constitutes real news for the motion picture theatre-goers of this city.

"Admirers of Mr. Arliss and his splendid artistry have seen him previously, in the role of the designing, scheming and crafty cynic, as the statesman and the diplomatist, and as the high class comedian. In "The Silent Voice" they will see him in still another role that of the romantic lover in a highly emotional picturization." "The Silent-Voice" is adapted from a play by Jules Eckert Good- maa founded on Gouverneur Morris's story of the same title as the picture. It was arranged for the screen by Forrest Halsey. The work of direction is by Harmon Weight.

The story deals with a world- famous musician who suddenly becomes deaf. Embittered against the whole world he is a thangeri man within a few months, and is driving wife and friends from him. by his despair and cynicism. To offset his deafness he has learned lip-reading and through this knowledge, and just as he has determined on suicide. he learns of another life tragedy greater oven His mind taken than his own. from his own grievance against the world he begins the gume of playing God. So engrossing does his work for the betterment of others become that in a short time he, becomes his normal self. He believes his wife has come, to love another and offers her, freedom. Through trivial accident he regains his hearing as suddenly.us he, lost it, and at the same time icarnu that he has misjudged his wife.

Mr. Arlies is supported by a cast of exceptional strength. Ann Forrest, one of the most popular women of the screen, has the lend- ing feminine role, with Effe Shannon, Edward Earle, Ivan Simpson, Mary Astor, Margaret Seddon and J. B. Walsh also in the list of players. Little Miriam Battista and "Mickey" Bonnett

also are among the, players, play- ing the roles of waifs toward whom the embittered-mifsician plays God.

TAKE YOUR CHOICE.

Conventional or Caveman Love?

Overworked romance comes in for a few hard thumps. The hammer is wielded hard against weepy maidens who build air

castles, and the person who wields hammer is norie. Other than Can- stance Talmadge, populir seree!

star whose latest First National attracti"The Prive Lover," will be shown at the Cornet

Theatre.

THE CHINA MAIL.

CINEMA CHATTER.

WHAT I SHOULD LIKE. TO DE.

FOURTH ESTATE.

A Few Words By Mary Fickford. Producer Strong For Pressmen.

No matter what we one-what occupation or life-calling happens to be ours there is always so thing, it seers, that we would

much rather be.

mont.

Muny and many are the draw- ings have made. But most of them were so far below my idol "that 1 destroyed them. Yet I got no ond of pleasure out of making #linse sketches, a fey of which have been tucked away by my mother, who cherishes them very wuch.

ILIS LATEST FILM.

Ingram Rivals "Four Horsemen."

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When America needs an efficient

bis Ingram through President; when a Mayor wants masterly production for Metro.of

good secretary; when big "The Four Horsemen of the! business needs" new blood"-Apocalypie," established himself newspaper man generally is eles supreme among directors. A ted. There's something about the tremendous spectacle, ouvianging game of news hunting that seems the war. as reflected through two to develop a mental alertness that proves invaluable training for continents, it overwhelmed with a work in other fields.

superb sense of power. Alice Terry and Rodolph Valentino were. in the cast.

I Tho Conquering Tower," his newest production, which will

For instance, I should like to be u painter-a painter of children ́s portraits As for balk; us 1 can roomber, I lave had this dusire. To be able to pinca dh aħivas the Thomas H.lace declares that he kenpes of the kiddies, with all has discovered not only that, men their love ith all their bers of the Fourth Estate are in- elfishne, and rogides, is to valuable aides in the business of metal remarkable accomplish-making pictures but also that the shown at the Coronet-Phottre newspaper world is rich in 'human interest stories which carry un-son, he works in un entirely

The story ha usual audience uppoal. In his lat. different genre. est film offering Her Reputation" been adapted by June Mathis he has daringly brought to the from Ilana's novel "Eugenie ' (screen an unusual story which Grandes," with swift-moving con

deals boldly with the all powerful

tinuity. Mr. Ingram bus illas- modern day American press.

The really of the story and rated it with pictures that have

technical

the tonal quality of great works of correctness of

art; the soft lighting of the every detail is vouched for by a committee of veteran newspaper photography and the perfectly I'men who assisted Mr. Ince in composed groupings give as

advistory capacity throughout the exquisite sense of reality, Binding of the picture. When the picture with his appealing Story of the girl who becomes a "first page endal story and her fight for her reputation was completed, was pre-viewed by newspaper writics. They gave it remarkable praise not only for its dramatic conception but also for the finished presentation. Several of the guests declared it to be the biggest

"I should like out of all, to be able to print a portrait of my itle nigre and momesake, Mary Pickford Ropp. She is rapidly growing out of babyhood, and before any of us realize it, she will he a little girl-and a few years later a grown-up, lady. If I could only register upon canvas

that

elusive chain of childhood that now here, and thing, which is which a few years heque will be

1. gone.

The lesson is emphasized by the

As I look back upon my own fact that it is the stir herself” apan ¦ childhood, it seems that my Véry. whom it is impressed in the evolu- first ambition was to be an artist. tion of the plenite. The convenThen aftor that I wanted to be an tional diatribe is turned into a

interior decorator to design and triangular demonstratlun as to arrange beautiful homes, And what kind of love making a woman

for Phyllis

those yearnings have never left mo. wants,

Tomley imaginative daughter of romance,

Even now I seldom go into a home finds herself beset by two suitors without wishing I could have had Phyllis has always dreamed of a band in arranging it. This does Kallant knight in armour. Circun- not mean that I do not approve of stances put the alternative directly tie arrangement, it merely means before her, for one of her suitors is

that I would have enjoyed helping a thoroughly practical business | man who pouh nuohe romance and

the elegance and I ura manifested non-sense. The other thirks grandant that women ure susceptible to the thero. glamour of force and decides to try his method.

Admirers of Mr Aziles are going to like him better than över In the picture. It is his best; with a wonderful story, a splendid cast, remarkable direction, beauti- falsota, and the best of photo. graphy,

When both of them try, but their schemes they find themselves pitted against each other with results that are decidedly ludicrous but immensely beneficial" as far as

Phyllis is concerned. The de- sirable ubject of their faction learns a few lessons about every day life and comes to a saner understanding of women's sphere in the world.

"The Primitive Lover" is 20

original story by Edgar Selwyn, which Constance Talmadge has turned into a breezy comedy with

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COMPENSATION.

Howard Gaye, who is seen in in "My Lady's Latchkey" the support of Katherine MacDonald

a

photoplay which is showing at the Star Theatre for the last. time to-day, has friend who although a capable actor, was such a 'slow study" that he preferred screen work, where his memory was not over taxed to stage parta Mr. Gaye asked him why he did not take

the

stury" which has reached "the screen in a long time,

MANY. TROUBLES.

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George Arlis, famous

a eubiy and stage star, his a man and he isn't a Set as his name-Hurry A. Fischbeck

will, denote. Fischbeck photo- graphed Mr. Arliss. in Disraeli," "The Raling Tuasion," and in his Distinctive Production, latest

United "The Silent Voice," a Artists Corporation release, which comes to the Corum Theatre to-day,

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Property men have walked into a box of negative without as much 48 saying Excuse me." Good flra has been mixed with Ind, and the bad taken to the Isboratory sent to be jurked, for printing, while the good was

THE STAR

TO-DAY

Farewell performances of

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HOLT and

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COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME TODAY

NEW SONGS NEW DANCES NEW COSTUMES Including their famous Burlesque

CAMILLE"

Together with the following, extraordinary pictures

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HERBERT RAWLINSON

“HIS MYSTERY GIRL

LARRY SEMON

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"'GOLF''

Commencing Sunday --

MARY FLOKFORD

In her Heart-throbbing, Rib-tickling" film success.

“SUDS”

"WHAT IS BEAUTY? ? Katherine Macdonald's Question.

In sixteen contests, both local and national, Katherine MacDonald Alice Terry, delicately beautiful has been voted the most beautiful woman on the screen' Eininent and charming, gives a deply artists, chief among whom was moving performance as genie: Howard Chandler Christy, have Rodolph Valentino, handsome and declared that Miss MacDonald is debonnair, plays the lover, Charles, the screen's most beautiful plar with a wealth of warm Latin fet But with all this evidence against parsmont and magnetism, and her photographic as well as the Ralph Lewis, remembered as the spoken word-Miss MacDonald disagrees wholly, When she was Stoneman of "The Birth of Nation is thrillingly envincingotified recently by a committee of Japanese that she had been selected DH Eugenic's misurly father.

in Japan as the reigning beauty in Others in the distinguished cast ure the cinema world, the, star said: Edward Connelly, Edia Dinnary, "What a beauty? Why, I know a George Atkinson, Willard Lee number of women in pictures far Hall, Mary Hearn, Bridgotta better looking than I But it is not Clark, Mark Fenton, Engens beauty alone that is going to win Pouyet and Ward Wing. photography is by John F. Seitz and the art interiors by Ralph Barton and Abies Myers,

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MISS BRADLEY KING.

"SHADOWS.'

Remarkable Picture Coming.

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·Filmdom's latest defiance of geographical boundaries has been performed by B. P. Schulberg, in his Tom Furman Production, Shadows," coming to the Coronet Theatre soon.

To catch the necessary atmos- ".

phere for the play which is an adaptation

of Wilbur Daniel

Steele's prize story, Ching, Ching, Chinaman," Mr. Schulberg has figuratively turned the country upside down and, temporarily planted the Cape Cod village of Urkey in sunny California. When plans for the production were being outlined it seemed im perative to transport the entire com

prons, etc., from Los pany, There own for screen artists. Beauty Angeles to Massachusetts. Shortly may be invaluable and beauty is before their departure Mr. Schul- invaluable. But unless one can comberg was invited on a fishing trip bine, personality and acting and and during his brief vacation from human interpretation with one's the studio he found the exact locn-" beanty, then the career we su oftention he, wanted for Utkey. "I talk about will probably never couldn't have come across any materialize." Perhaps this attitude | place more suitable on the whole explains Miss MacDonald's success New England coast," he enthusi as a motion picture star, for she has astically, told Director Tom For had an uphill struggle before reach- man. ing her present position. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., and educat-

Talbot Mundy, who collaborated with Bradley King in the writing

of Her Reparation" the noveled at Blairsville College. The sud. published by Bobbs Merrill Com pany from which Thomas I Inca's film of the same nume adapted, is one of the best known British novelists of the day.

den death of her father forced her to seek employment, and it was with great difficulty that she finally obtained a job as an artist's model at $5 a day. Her beauty finally motion "Her Reputation is his first won her a place in

pictures, beginning with small story of American life. The plot parts and finally, as she developed Bo Fischbeck has a. "negative comes from the, fertile bruin of her histrionic talent, playing

As fast as Bradley King, chief of the Ince leads. car,"

as he calls it. the exposed film comes from the staff of editors, and author of many camera, he, puts the roll.in a box Tice productions In the foreword in this "negative car," to which he to the arvel Mundy says: keeps the key. He has kept the To Bradley King, chief of the key ever, since a mob of "extras" Thomas H. Ince staff of editors, finishing a scene on location were belongs the credit for the plot which first saw the ight, in the

Her. genins form of a scopario.

her inimitable interpretation of the one of the advertised memory told to crowd into his car by romance crazed girl. Her sup- courses. "What!" replied his porting cast includes Harrison friend, and then have to do all production assistant, who thought Ford, Kenneth Harlan, Joe Roberts, my wife's errands at the butcher's, it was a hired taxi. The mob sat Chas Pino, Chief Big Tree, Matilda the baker's, and candlestick all over the car, including those Brundage, George Pierce and maker's. No, my memory 'tis but nogative boxes, which made good Clyde Benson.

a poor thing, but, all mine own.”. Heats.

He Held the World Spellbound at his feet.

Today she has her own producing company, releasing her own producions through Associated First National Pictures, Inc. Among her most recent screen successes are" Passion's Playground," The Notorious Mies Lisle and Curtain, and she is at present filming "Trust Your Wife. The beautiful Katherine is five feet six art and imagination and the pro-inches in height. She weighs verbial lavishness of my friend about 125 pounds, has a light com- Thomas H. Ince combined to pro- plexion, a magnificent head of

blonde hair, and dark blue eyes. duce a motion picture.'

le from his sensitive finger-tips came harmonies that Brought the plaudits of the multitude. Monarchs fawned upon him. He won a beautiful girl's wondrous soul. A universe was his. And then-Silence! Despair! Hopelessness! The world forgot. The girl shrank from him. Fate told of affliction greater than his own. Then began the game of playing God. Came peace, joy, a new love, a new more kindly world.

The

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Tears You Shed Will

When You Make You Glad

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GEORGE ARLISS

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THE SILENT VOICE"

or "The Man Who Played God”

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'In fact, it *looks so much like the typical Massachusetts. locale that the Pilgrims themselves wouldn't know the difference."

When casting. for, the film was begun, California supplied types as native to New England, as though they had been found in one of those little fishing towns which dot, the Atlantic Coast from Rhode Island to Maine. The actors and actresses chosen possess all the austere and provincial characteristics which Mr. Steele so minutely described in "Ching, Ching, Chinaman." Har- rison Ford plays the young min- ister, Marguerite De La. Molte is the girl, Walter Long, make a sea captain brutal enough to dominate any fishing fleet. John Sainpolis portrays the hypocritical character of Nate Snow, the richest man of the village and last but by no means least, Lon Chaney, that magician of make-up and gripping acting, achieves the triumph of his

remarkable career in the drawing he gives. Yen Sin, the central figure of the drama.

When Mr. Steele examined the first pictures of the case in, charac- ter he expressed his surprise and admiration that they measured up so exactly to his original concep- tion of then. He extended to Mr. Schulberg his congratulations and thanks that his favourite story had been given so faithful and effective interpretation in its'screen version,

ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL.

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The general concensus of opinion is that sreen artists always.insist upon being when at their best on Ure screen and incidents where they are not displayed to their beat advantage are ruthlessly eliminated from the story, but it is no atlier than the world famous beauty, Mary Pickford who has set this uxim at naught in her forth- coming production, for United Artists Corporation of "Buds" cluich will be the attraction at the Star Theatre on Sunday.

In this clover comedy drama, Our Mury, is most frequently soon with her hair"nicked back and. pinned, in a careless knot at the back of her hend-dirty, grensy face, pug Bose-tattered clothes and huge ungainly clothes. Only scensionally is she seen as her own lovely solf

Instead of sitting in the projec tion room and saying "I am not pretty enough in that scene, it will have to be eliminated," Miss Pick- ford sits back in her seat und says to her director, Jack Dillon, I um afraid we will have to rotake that scene, I am not homely enough in it.

But according to reports, one must see this clever story to fully apprealite Mary Pickford's desira for homeliness.*

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