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. David Eeteraon. Managing Director
3 DAYS
TODAY. 'rononao'w AND ramAY
MERTON
OF THE MOVIES”
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AViOLA DANA lS
CO-STAR WITH
GLENN HUNTER
ABoth Shine' in ‘Merton’
A Story of. Movie
A Struck Youth from
Country
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Viola Dana, for eight years
Palace Theatre
Last Times Today, 2:15, 7:15, 9:00
REGINALD DENNY
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“THE RECKLESS AGE”.
l niicreal's Biggest Bit of the Year
Thursday - Friday - Saturday
An Easter Offering of Real Entertainment
5 ACTS BROADWAY VAUDEYILLE
Headlined by
F LASHES OF MELODY AND DANCE
and ——
HOOT GIBSON
in
“LET ’ER BUCK”
her‘
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Aetar in her own right. makes
debut in Paramount picture:
"Merton of the Movies."
And through a curious r‘o-inci-
ldence Glenn Hunter. the "Merton"
o: the photoiilay, made "Merton oi
the Movies" his first. appearance in
the West.
A Although each had known of the
:other for years and had mutual
itriends. they met for the first time
iwhen Hunter etepped from a (ran:-
icontincntal train at Loo Angeles.
And a week later they had ex-
{changed their first kiss. I’ happen-
!.ed 0! course. on one of the stages
Ant the l-amoua Players- Micky etu-
,dio James Cruze. who made "The
Covered “'agon" and other success-
es and the director 0: ".ierton"
gordored them to do i'. It was re-
gcorded on the film.
i Cruae has selected an eepeclally
,strong cast. for this great. story of
Ayoutliful pathos and laughter. Bo-
Asides Hunter and Miss Dana. the
plau-r: include De \"itt Jrnninge.
:Elliott Roth. Luke Congra‘e. Gale
lHenry Charles Sellon. Charles Ogle.
'Ethel Wales. Frank Jonaaean and
Eleanor Lawson.
“Melton of the Movies" was orig-
! inally a novel by Harry Leon “’iloon
and later became a stage play by
Marc Connelly and George 5 Kauf-
Imam. Hunter made his first great
Aaucceao in the stage play Walter
gW‘ooda wrote the film continuity.
A gravity.
‘perlenceo—tragic. funny and amor-
Aouo—of a small-town youth who in
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XE‘V LYRIC. BRIDGEPOBT
.T. PAUL’S CHURCH
.‘Iaund y-Thursday
3:00 P. .‘I.
"Give us illian and Dorothy Gish
,iin the same picture," has been the
a demand made by countless film pa.-
trona ever Since the two girl; ap-
peared together in “Orphans of the
Storm." And this request has been
nnswLered at last. with the ever-
popular Lillian and Dorothy doing
team-work in what has been called
one of the great pictures of the
year. “Romola.” “Romain." which
is Henry King's production of the
tamoua novel by George Eliot. is
coming to the New Lyric Theatre
Easter Sunday, April 1:. for {our
days. It is an Inspiration Picture
released by )Ictro-Goldw'yrl.‘ Bo~
sides the Gish cistern. the out also
includes Ronald Colman. William H.
Powell, Charles Lane. and Herbert
Grimfl‘ood. The entire production
was filmed in Florence, Italy.
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movievatruck and goes to Hollywood
to make his fortune in the pictures.
Miss Dana has an especially strong
part as the sophisticated little ac-
tress who "mothers" him and event;-
achlere his am bit ion.
"Merton" comes to the Regent
theatre today for a. ‘hrre days'
run. ‘
“REmESS AGE”-
ENDS RUN AT
PALACE TODAY
Reginald Darin; will be presented
in "The Reckless Age" at the Pal-
ace theatre today when this new
Cnivereal special will be presented
for the last. time. The attraction has
attracted large audiences to the Pal-
ace eince its run opened Monday and
those who have been lortunate
enough to view the picture have
been much pleased. A new bill of
vaudeville will open at the Palace
tomorrow {or the Easter week-end.
The show has already been selected
.by Manager David Eetoroon and in
all particular! is up to the high
standard- eetabliahed for the Palace.
"Let. Er Buck" will be Boot Gibson‘-
ncvr starring vehicle to be run with
vaudeville.
Speed
Wagons
REPAIRING AND OWULI'NG
PARTS AKD ACCESSORIES
HAYDBA
Pal-m
Oars
ually forces him against his will to '
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Will Appear Here With
Own Company in In-
dividual Interpreta-
tion of Opera
The career of Geraldine Farrar
who will sing in Carmen at the ne-
aplandid illustration 0! what can be
accomplished through the union or
extraordinary natural sift! with in-
domitable energy and quiet confi-
dence in ono’a aelt.
Youth. beauty. and voice are three
groat gifts. yet they would not have
sutticed or themselves to nuke au-
l’arrar a. leading soprano o! tho Opo
pra. Houses 0! Europa More one
was twenty. In the world of Irt. the
overmaatering force in personality,
and Geraldine Farrar fairly radiate-
that moat illuaive quality-v-chlfln.
From the time at her earliest. ap-
pearances. one has worked un lg
to combine technical powara ot the
(inset kind with thou qualitlaa o!
the heart and temperament which
the world calla "magnetism." Her
rewards are now musical hiatory.
Europe recognized. and later the
New York public welcomed. in MI.
Farrar an original creator 0: rolea.
whose work had the hauntinx charm
that. draws an audience to an opera
houoe again and satin.
This season Mia: Farm returua
to opera. and once more this extra.-
ordinary pereon expreeaca her indie
vidualitr. and presenu her own com-
pany to the public. A: “Carmen"
ahe will tour the country. and thil.
her latest venture. bids {air to out-
rlval her past aucceaaee. Bah in-
stinctive conception oi “Gnrmen” re—
\‘lle and modernized la hilhly indi-
vidual and the role is one 0! ho:-
greatest.
MARY PHILDIN
‘Korl Brown is supervising photo.1
The story‘ revolves around the ex- A
STARS IN NEW
FRENCH STORY
"The Rose of Paris,“ adapted for
tha acrevn from "Mitsl." a French
has! roller written by Dolly. the pen
name of a. brother and sister who
have when France by storm a. the
reeul: or the novela which they have
written in collaboration. cornea to
the Palace Theatre. next week.
ginning Mary Philbin. It was trans-
REGEIITAPRIT
(out Theatre. Friday. April 17. in a ‘
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Mtuklngoou’l‘mhrmou”wmbo abountboralaoe
screwy. ‘
A unique no) and has in ad:-
mRiSwo'iiRN' gamma .
STARS APPEAR ‘ SLOGANOFBIG
1N SAME MOVIE WESTERN RODEO
May McAvoy, Marie “Let ’Er Buck” Real
vost and Pauline; Cowboy Film Star-
Frederick Play in? ring Hoot Gibson —
Warner Film ‘ Roundup Scenes
Ernat L'ubitach. director 02 “The "Lei. 'Er Buck." liniversal~Glbaon
Marriage Circle." doea hot believe production admin; to the Palace
in giving Itellar honora to one per- theatre tomorrow is said to have set
Ion in 1110 cast. In “TAU?“ “omen an entirely new precedent in estab-
which he directed (or Warner BrOS- . lishing motion picture story atmos-
he h- divided them between MIY pherc. The title or the picture is
NCAVOY. Mario Provost and Pauline the slogan of the famous Annual
Frederick. “A“ has chosen for the Round-L'p livid at I’cndleton. Ore-
remainder of the cast Lew Cod.“ {:Cli. which “’as used no the back-
the 3“!"an trifler; Mary Carr. ”ground for the action of the aton’.
Pierre Gendrnn and \Tllliard LOUAS- Aorigiiially written by Charles Well-
Thia Warner. Bree. Classic 0? the lnxton Furlong, and adapted tor the
Screen will be presented 3‘ ”19 screen by Director l-Jd Sedgwick and
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|Rialw theatre tomorrow. Raymond D. Schrock.’
The three stars are all rivals for in effect "Let 'Er Buck" 13 ”lo
the love 0: one man. oxpericnced. pictures in one. tor there in the
latter. Sold ditxer. and man of the main story and also many (eat
world. “'e find the :Jtuation e\en showing \ariou: event: of each days
more complicated when we ' learn ‘ program 0! the his annual carnival
that. two of the rivals are mother-g: (331118 Country :portg. Conge-
and daughter. MY- LUhitsch has‘aquently the spectator “ill be enter-
presented the situation in his own A {aimed as is ugugi in a re‘ular pic-
it into a' tuna o: “estern life e. the story en.
story or comincing nailem. “A it acted l-y Hoot Gibson and a strong
the mother's uacrmua t.) uilow her supporting compan . and aloe ty
daughteo to many the man ehciu itching n‘rn. tamoua throughout.
louse. come more in! ricaucs 0! lilo! i ti; o land doing their best to tame
until the tragic death of the un- : some 0! the Iulld'a \icioua 'outlaw'
faitthl husband and lcxer utter his hornets.
aflair with a. third woman. A The; supporting company includes
lated and adapted for the screen by,
Bernard Mt‘tf'oiivillc. supervising ed-g
itor of I'tlhei‘saI-JewC-I production-.9
anointed by Lenore Cotter. on. oil
the best known scenario writers in:
motion pictures. Irving Cumming:
directed. The supporting cast in-
cluded such favorites as Rose Dione.
John Fainpolis. Cesare Gravina and
Robe." Cain.
"Three Women." unlike the very‘ Marian Nixon. Josie Sedgwick. G.
much overdone triangle :mry. is not Raymond Kye. Charles K. French.
only remarkable in pine and con. l-‘i'ed Hume: and “’iiliam Steele. in
struction. but has the advantage 0! “en as some fifteen Univeraal
extraordinary direction and an un- Ranch Riders. who in other years
uaual cast of play-ere. Iliad been prize winner: at Pendle-
ton. But best remembered 0! all is
Hoot Gibson. who won the world'-
championahip as an 'all round' cow.
boy. a number of year: ago.
Egotiam is the anesthetic .\’ature
gives to deaden the pain of being a
:ool.-—Altoona. Mirror.
Fame, Fortune and Stage Offers
Fall Upon Parisian Shopgirl
“TWOSHALI. BE
BORN” SHOWING
HERE SATURDAY
"Twn Shall Be Born." the Whit-
;man Brnnett production which will
be shown a: the Regent theatre on
Saturday. is an adaptation of the
novel or the sumo name by Mario
Conway Oemier. it was inspired
by the poem by Susan Marr Spauld-
‘ing. which commences, "Two ehall
‘ be born the whole wide world apart”
Around this theme Mia: Ocmler haa
woven a. romantic story of love, ad-
\enture and dramatic action. The,
hero portiaxed by Kenneth Harlan.
la the son or a. wealthy financier.
who retusee to marry the girl his
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