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SATURDAY JUNE 28 1924.

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We can't invite you to have a simile with us, but how would a good, big hearty laugh go? Tom Moore has an unlimited supply of 100 proof humour to share with you, guaranteed to kick away all your troubles.

Samuel Goldwyn

presents

TOM MOORE

in

Officer 666"

A hilarious mixup of officers, crooks and ordinary honest folks.

See this Rip-Roaring Farce at

THE CORONET

PROGRAMME FEATURES.

TO-NIGHT.

CORONET—“The Conquer. ing Power."

WORLD "Bavu."

STAR—"Midsummer Mad-

ness."

QUEEN'S "Mothers-in-Law”

THE SILENT: VOICE."

STAR THEATRE'S BIG

PICTURE.

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• CONFUCIUS.

THE FIRST MOVIE

PRODUCER,

The public in general has been led to believe that motion pictures, our greatest "infant industry," are more or less a recent invention. and that the new popular amuse-.. ment came into being only a few years ago."

It is true that the development of the motion picture is a matter of recent years, but the interesting information has just come to light via London that Confucius, the Chinese sage was familiar with the general principle of motion pictures as far back as 300 B. C. In ancient Cuina he experimented with what were, then known as :bado shows."

The indications are quite clear that these shadow shows were the forerunners of motion pictures as we know them to day. Therefore, it might not be amiss to call Confucius the first motion picture producer.

soon

to

the

THE CHINA MAIL.

CINEMA

CHATTER.

CAMERA GEMS.

UNUSUAL PHOTOGRAPHY IN "SHADOWS."

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Lovers of beautiful photography have a treat in store for them in "Shadows," the Preferred Picture presented by B. P. Schulberg which will soon at the Coronet Theatre. Exteriors form the majority of the scenes in the story having for its locale, a picturesque little fishing village on the storm swept, rock bound coast of New England.

A perfect substitute for just such a Massachusetts town was found not far from Monterey, California, where Director. Tum, Forman took his company, In spite of the worst weather conditions imaginable Cameraman Harry Perry succeeded in semuring some of the most re- markable photographic effects ever recopied on cellutoid. He encount. erd unusual trouble in having to wait for fog when the sun" was out andice versa. Consequently he found himself forced many times to take blind gambles as the sun would be out one minute and in another would be hiding behind the clonds.

COLLEEN MOORE

GETS OLDEST FAN-

* LETTERS.

Fan letters are the oldest and

CLEVER WIVES.

KNOW HUMAN NATURE BETTER THAN HUSBANDS.

Are wives greater students of

yet the newest thing moilon picture human pature than husbands? star gets.

Originality is the keynote of all fan letters because they come from all colours and creeds of people. The writers are college bred or illiterate; poetical or prosaic; feminine" or masculine; critical or admiring; cynical or faithful; and

of occasionally out

the

avalanche of each day's mail there es a gem, perhaps unwittingly penned by some ddol worshipper in an unheard-of corner of the earth. Colleen. Moore, who is now engaged in the making of "The Perfect

Flapper" for

First National was the recipient of such a one. It follows:

"Miss Colleen Moore, Deirest of all unknown Friend Guess you will be surprised to hear from this part of Oklahoma. Bar like to surprise my best iriends anyway."

The writer then states that she would like, some advice.

The advice turns out to be a request for a little clothing to be used out in the open spaces of Oklahoma. Itemized, the needs of "Miss Fan"

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Are women more lenient than men in forgiveness of the other's marital infidelity

Does the unfaithful husband kill the love of his wife for all time?

These are questions that have received considerable motion picture treatment of late.

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The trend of producers, has turned from the ancient spectacles of romance and knighthood to the modern domestic story. Where last year the cameras were telling stories in terms of "long shots" of towering castles, to-day the clicking shutters are focussed on "close-ups" of modern domestic affairs.

George Fitzmaurice, among the foremost movie director: to "ture their talents to the dramatizing of domestic problems and himself an ardent student of human nature as it exists around us to-day, has hy far a better and more

human inclination and sympathetic understanding of

thair reasons for existing than the husband.

He has captured several astound-follows: A nice evening gown," "The modem wife is also more some evening pumps, the largest lenient, more charitable and more you have and hose to match, some forgiving because of this under slippers to sleeveless

ingly beautiful shots of a wide expanse of sky-the must difficult feat the manipulator of a camera knows. The gray murky sky with its ominous dark clouds

AUTHOR PLEASED.

HELPED TO MAKE HIS OWN

PICTURE.

wear

standing than the husband. '

"We of the motion pictures

5.30

THE STAR

TO-DAY

9.15

The greatest of all marriage

films

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"MIDSUMMER

MADNESS"

Commencing Sunday GEORGE ARLISS

in

"THE SILENT VOICE"

or

"The Man Who Played God"

MOVIE MUSIC.

PICTURES TO ILLUSTRATE THE OVERTURE:

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"They," says Modest Altschuler, emotions and the problems of former conductor of the Russian modern marital life. To transpose Symphony Orchestra recently these dramatics to the screen we engaged by Frank "Lloyd to pre- nust first try to understand them." pare the musical synchronization for his production of Sabatini's The number of unfaithful husThe Sea Hawk," "will provide the next achievement of the motion picture.

to school, a sweater and skirt to match and slippers too rulling in the distance are not only possible, a summer hat and dress, must make a close study of human striking in themselves but lend a match, some knickers and just any please send some slippers to dramatic touch to the story in the thing you have to give away, send creation of the storm effect.

dresses, bloomers, hats, slippers (not high heeled) I don't like those at all for school wear, but like them for evening wear; please send these if you can't send anything else. I bands fat exceed that of wives would also like to ask tor a danc- who do not live up to their ing costume but I know that I marriage vows. The infidelity of

"One of the finest things that have already asked too much, bur husband is regarded as a brave might be done for music," says sent oue if you can. Please send adventure. The unfaithfulness of Mr. Altschuler, "is to illustrate the 'some pearls, just Imitation ones, a wife is found unforgivable. inspiration of music, for instance to wear with my evening gown." "In Joseph Hergesheimer's rom- to picturize Napoleon's attack on Having terminated her ratherance of human nature, Cytherea, Moscow, the burning of the city timid requests, the writer closes the husband is not entirely to and the French retreat, which

Tschaikowsky's In the motion picture action with

version of this story we have musicale brought him back to his wife and children where forgiveness await ed him. We have done this be cause we feel it is based on fact, because we believe it is what hap pens in many similar instances in xxxx real life, and because film fans by

their vote have asked us to do so

"Had the wife been at main fault we would never have tried to bring about her husband's for- Kiveness because it would have been the unnatural proceeding,

Prominent authors whose works are adapted into motion pictures frequently complain that their stories are mutilated in the transi

tion,

Their brain-children fall

into unsympathetic, hands, they assert, and they, the authors, have nothing to say in the matter.

"I will close for the first letter, your unknown friend."

Now Colleen Moore is wonder- ing if these are form letters of which more are to follow,

The Silent Voice" featuring George Artiss will be shown at the

The experience of Cosmo Hamil xx Star Theatre tomorrow and Mon-

ton, whose novel," His Friend and day, The story is an extremely

His Wife." is the basis of William Interesting one. John Arden,

It is rather a strange coincidence De Mille's fine picture, "Mid- world-fachs musician, is at the that "Shadows" the new Preferred summer Madness," height of his success and engaged Picture

W13 far coming to a thaming girl when he caCoronet Theatre, has as its prin.

different. Mr. Hamilton was in- couniers sudden disaster, His cipal character, Yen Sin, & Chinese vited by Mr. De Mille to come to hearing is destroyed and with it laundryman which Lon Chaney, the California. He had a hand in the his power of performing and masterful character actor, portrays, scenario, personally selected the enjoying music. Although the girl B. P. Schulberg, the producer, did principal players for the cast, and not realize that in selecting the title "Shadows," he

in- advertently digging back into bygone ages when the famous Chinese philosopher, in his lighter

The result -was that--when "Midsummer Madness" was com- moments, turned 10 shadowpleted and Mr. Hamilton, upon his shows" for amusement:

return to New York, witnessed a showing of the picture, he sent Mr. De Mille an enthusiastic tele- gram praising the production to the skies.

was

Lon Chaney's role in" Shadows" might, after a fashion, he compared with an Oriental seer.

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was on hand when every scene of

the picture was "shot."

SHADOWS

COMING

SOON

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THE

CORONET.

blame.

now but

1912

Such expresses. picture perfectly synchronized to music would be a marvellous musicale education. "A person could learn the theory of various famous compositions,

half appreciated, easily. The most ignorant person could be well entertained and educated at the same time, and the real beauty of music.

fully appreciated because of the pictorial synchronization,"

more

Mr. Altschuler anticipates Women of to-day are frequent making several "movie overres ly forgiving in matters of this in the near future. nature and by reason of their forgiveness win B greater love from their husbands than they enjoyed. Men-never.

Her Simple Loveliness instantly won the dandy, from Paris, and in spite of the wily schemes of the miserly father, the two young people finally found the hap piness they sought. How it came about is grippingly shown in Rex Ingram pruduction for Metr of Balzac's "Eugenie Grandet."

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MOONLIGHT SCANDAL!

"MIDSUMMER MADNESS" AT THE STAR.

Take a pretty, romantic young woman whose husband is too busy to love her and an attractive man who is wearied of his wife. Place them together under the spell of the full moon at midnight. And what happens?

"Midsummer Madness"

will tell you in a manner that will please and startle. This is the new William De 'Mille production which has taken its place beside the really Sue pictures of the cur rent season, It will be shown at the Star Theatre for the last time to-night

The story, adapted from Cosmo Hamilton's society novel, "His Friend and His "Wife," centres around two young married couples who are close friends One of the husbands imagines himself in love with his friend's wife, and she," neglected by her husband and starving for romance, yields to a temporary infatuation. The results are highly interesting and lead to a climax that for sheer dramatic intensity has seldom been equalled on the screen.

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A notable cast was chosen to play the chief roles in "Midsum mer Madness including such favourites as Lila Lee, Lois Wilson, Jack Holt and Conrad Nagel.

CORONET'S BIG FILM,

"CONQUERING ' POWER MÄSTERPIECE."

Rex Ingram, producer for Metro of "The Four Horsemen of the

sticks to him and becomes his bride, Arden sulks under his atheter and becomes an embittered rechase. He succumb to dark

"I have seen instances where thoughts, and even his household

such marital turmoil brought about begins to

by the husband resulted in creating shrink from him.

a new romance founded on greater Realizing all this, he is about 19

understanding that far outshone The Conquering Power, a give up and end it all, when a

the former affair. As the Civil gleam of new interest penetrates his soal by his chance discovery of

War made a greater United States the intimate sorrows of a park.

so much heartbreaking incidents often bring about a greater and bench couple. A whim causes him

Sylvia Breamer, playing, the Apocalypse," has a worthy succes finer union between man and wife. secretly to extend aid to these

title role in Edwin Carewa's pro-his production of "The Conquering sor to that screen masterpiece, in people, and the feeling is so grate-Bert Lytell stepped off the 20th

While generally the unfaithful "Belonging", a novel by Olive wife kills the love of her husband duction of "The Girl of the Golden Power" showing at the Coronet ful that he indulges himself in Century Limited and members-His Hoarded Gold meant more Wadsley dealing with high society the contrary is not true in the West," was born in Sydney, Aus Theatre for the last time to-night. progressive benevolences; an of Garrick Pictures Corporation to Pere Grandet than anything else life in Paris and London, has instance of the erring husband, tralin. She began her stage career The action is again in France, but amateur playing God." In the breathed a sigh of relief. meantime Arden's wife leans upon they can start active production on lovingly counted the

Now in the world, and day after day he been purchased by M. C. Levee As Mr. Hergesheimer so forcefully before she reached ten years of age, this time in a small provincial immense for Maurice Tourneur's next pro- depicts, it is fatal to disregard the and has played with all the leading town, where a story of love and a young friend of the family." Born Rich" at the Biograph wealth secreted in his strong box duction for First National re- social conventions Stevens. Arden learns that she Studio. Claire Windsor has left and planned to increase it, but one lease,

of modern stock companies in the Antipoles. Kreed is pictured with intensive Camera work started times. Oftimes the husband She has also assumed leading roles intimacy jo an would indeed respond to Stevens Hollywood

atmosphere and will find the day something went wrong and about June I Albert Shelby Le through his infidelity wrecks in stage productions in New York of orgaf Ba It is the love were it not for her innate picture well under way ...... For the dramatic story portray- Vino's extremely successful adap-forever the happiness of his own

powerful story of Balzac's "Eugenio Joyalty to her eccentric hus when she arrives. Other members band. Arden has now reached of the cast are Cullen Landis, J.

ed, see the Rex Ingram production tation of "The White Meth," home as well as himself. Yet, if

Grandes," translated to the screen The for Metro, height

self

Conquering Tourneur's next picture, has won forgiveness is to be found for

by June Mathis, and superbly en- sacrifice Barney Sherry and Frank Morgan. Power," froin which causes him deliberately to Will Nigh is directing.

Balzac's novel for him the contract for the such offence it is in the wife and

acted by a cast that includes the "Eugenie Grandet."

adaptation of " Belonging.”

not in the husband."

exquisitely beautiful Alice Terry make her suppose she is abhorrent

as Eugenie, Rudolph Valentino as to him, so that she may leave him

the Parisian dandy who wins her without compunction. Now.crush-

love, Ralph Lewis as Eugenie's ed, broken and alone, Arden

miserly old father, and Edward' wanders to a church in which be

Connelly, Edna Dumary, George has installed a great pipe organ to

Atkinson, Willard Lee Hall, Mary the memory of his mother. Here

Hearn, Eugene Pouyer and Ward he discovers in a very dramatic

Wing. The photography is by incident, the sudden restoration'

John F. Seitz and the technical of his hearing. Amid his ecstasy

direction by Ralph Barton and at being able again, to play and

Amos Myers. hear his beloved music, the wife, who has herself stood the test and sent the other man out of her life, comes to bring the complete touch "tď John-Arden's joy,"

a

of

"Well-what do you want ?". And with these words Milton Sill commenced his initial day as Jimmie James in First National's! George "Single Wives". Archainband is directing" Single Wives,” incidentally, as a reward for his brilliant handling of “For Sale." He is befog assisted by Jack Voshell, with James Van Trees at the camera, Earl Hudson, author of "For Sale", is super- -rising: Marion Fairfax-ia-oditorlat director, and Marion Orth was the adapter; Milton Menasco is art director:- Arthur Trovarcs,flo editor; and Paul Grenbaux, camera- man. Corinne Griffith and Milton! Sills are being co-featured in this picture.

Don't miss

REX

and Boston. For nearly five years Mis Breemer has been in pictures and has always been in featured leads. Her hobby is dancing.

INGRAM'S production

"THE CONQUERING POWER"

featuring

ALICE TERRY.

RUDOLPH VALENTINO and ALICE

and

To-day at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 and 9.15; the Final performances of this magnificent film of a wonderful love and a powerful drama of life

Tel: 1743

THE

CORONET

Tel: 1743

Production is nearing comple- tion on J. K. McDonald's "A Self Made Failure" which is scheduled for early First National release. The producer will offer a splendid cast in a whimsical comedy of his own origination. The players are Ben Alexander; Lloyd Hamfiton, Matt Moore, Patsy Ruth Miller, Mary Carr, Sam De Grasse, Chuck Reisner, Victor Potel, Dan Mason and others of wide popularity.

The Golden Spectre gave the aniserly Pere Grandet no fest. It urged him on to greater and greater efforts until he was the wealthiest man in the province and then it turued. What happened to Pere Grandet forms one of the -thrilling episodes in "The Con- quering Power" Rex Ingrun production for Motro froin Balzac's. Eugenio Grandet.”