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Today Thru Thai'sd sday; ,
And Friday Matinee
Daily at 2:15—7:15—94'0
SWANSON CLASSIC
.. (elcbiated of all French plays is now
.. _ ..t of all SWanson triumphs. ._
~ I ; “ails and the beauty spots of France
,3. tIzicular scale.
Augmented Orchestra
No Advance in Prices
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Norwalk '
With a distinguished
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Chooses . 7
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“ Plays “Pony Roll” ,.
Norma T aim adg ei‘_
Norma, Talmadge lies just com"
pleted h‘3r new photoplasn 5. “Th
Lady.” with Wallace MacDonald a; ,
or leading man. ..
The adaptation of "The. Lad .
was done by’rrances Marlon, veha
wrote f‘Secreis." considered ”h.
est. pictures. ‘Miss' Marion ais.
wrote “Humoresque” and many
more of the screen’s greatestgplc-
tures.
"The Lady" had a. long run or ,
the New York and London stage:
before it was purchased by Mr
Schenck. The stage play was writ
ten by Martin Brown. The. stor)
from 1300 to 1921, and the locale
is London, Monte Carlo. Marseilles
and liax'rc, France. Norma. plays
the role of Polly 3011.3 part taken-i
by Mary Nash in the stage version
of "Tm Lad} " ,
\Wincllon'ald 1345 recently appeared
in “The.
\Vomzm." “Mnytime,” “Tho See
Hawk." "The lied, Lily" and "WW ‘I
Are French." lie is the fifth lead
in; man Norma has appeared witl
recently. the others being Eugene
O'Brien who has just ilnisled work
with Norma in “Sacrifice”; Conwei
Tearle, Jeseph Schlldkraut and
Jack Miilhall-
"The Lady"_ls a First National
attraction produced by Joseph lid.
Schcnck. It was directed by Frank
Borzage from Frances Marion‘s
story. “
The picture will be shown at. the
Rialto theatre 4 days beginning to-
day.
“ANN’S AN nor
IS MADE INTO
MOVING PICTURE -
Laura La Plante and
Eugene O’Brien Are
Co-stars in “Danger-
ous Innocence”
In 'Dangerous Innocence'," the
Universal-Jewel screen play coming
to the Palace theatre tomorrow,
Laura La Plante and Eugene
O‘Brien. who are co-stars in this
screen version of Pamela. \‘i’i‘nne's
nifty}: "Arin’n An Idiot” hnvn hon"
many to be one of Norma‘s great. '
covers a. period of twenty-One years, .« ‘
Spoilers." "Thy Name I: f
Elinor Glyn productions have
conic to mean beauty. intrigue and
exotic romance. To- those pictures
which bear her name and which are
assured of her own personal touch.
magnificent sets, correct detail and
a perfect cast are to be expected.
Definitely establishing herself and
her own personality in her "Three
Weeks" she Iollonged that with an~
other success, ”Hi3 Hour." Now her
third personally supervised produc-
ANOTNER ELlNOR GLYN STORY
T0 SNOW; HERE NEXT WEEK
Marianne Glyn has emerged :1. player
or unmistakable talent ready to take
her place beside any of the great
dramatic actresses.
Cody has for such a long time
given “heavy" roles to the screen
that it takes a long stretch oi: the
imagination to see him as a lull-I
{lodged hero. Yet Madame Glyn vis—
ioned him as such and gave. him the
role or Sir Nicholas Thormondc
without hesitation because he rep-
resented to her The exact type {or
IS A SWANSON
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Opens Here
The first xnétion picture ever to
play on Broadway at five dollars a.
EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION!
In Celebration of National Music W'eek
A Music Master Cinema Overture
THE mm or run: MENDELSSOHN
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Played By Augmented Rialto Orchestra
8 Performances Daily: 2:15, 7 and 9
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presents
“NOTHING BUT THE TRU
at the
ENT THEATRE
, MAY 8, AT 8: 15 P. M.
Seats on sale tomorrow at 10 a. m. at the Regent Box Office
FRIDA,
UnreservedSeats........................ ......... .. 506
Reserved Seats $1.00 3116.51.50
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_ be a child, discovers this fascination _,
its love when he earns her true age. .
surrounded with exceptionally
capable cast.
Among men, in Jean
mm'lo runs will greet an old to.-
vorite. To Mr. Hersholt was as-
signed the rather disagreeable char-
actor of James Gilchrist. It is Gil-
Christ. 'of the Ilritisli'Colonini SQX‘Vv
ice. with a. mind full or vile sus—
pecions and tinged ulth jealousy,
makes all the trouble for Ann
Church (Laura La. Plants). and
Major Anthony Seymour (Eugene
O'Brien). William Humphrey, as
Arm's father. is another old favorite
included in the cast. Then there is
Alfred Allen, :13 Captain Rome. the
dignified skipper ‘of‘ the steamer on
Which most of the ambition of the play
takes place.
Hedda. Hopper, to chain one as.
signed the task of playing the role
of Muriel Church. mother of Ann
finds herself the central figure in a
most" interesting love problem. She
,is called upon to choose between
motherly love and womanly pride
when she is suddenly confronted by
a situation revealing the fact that
the man “ho once loved. her has
fallen in love with her daughter.
Mills. Davenport. as the stewardess.
and Martha. Matias. as Arms aunt
are among the other women in the
cast. ‘P
“Dangerous Innocence" reveals a
young girl’s first Jove adventure.
The. action takes place during the I
passage or a steamer between Eng-
land and India, and also in the city
of Bombay. Annv IChurel-i, fresh
school ~ and the
imtchful «ayes of. an.» old aunt who
{121
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is really 19,13 making the journey
, Major Anthony Sevmour, return-
in: to his post in India. at; first
asclnated by what he. believes to
p in the'advertising of a play on:
{way some time ago when and
PIThey are just advertising, like the
Mr. Thomas finds himself. in the
wear a flower in his hair.
uuu has uLcu puv ‘un Lin. asucml.
“Man and Maid.” adapted from her
novel ,and picturlzed for Metro~
Goldwyn-Mayer, “iii come to the
Regent Theatre next Mendel. May
11. ,
Madame Glyn. as usual. offers a
fund of surprises. Her cast is head—
04]. by Harriet Hammond and Lew
Cody. The former has been away
trom the screen for two years, due
to a. long and serious illness. Pre-
viously she Was a. Sonnett bathing
beauty. She plays the part of the
heroine. Alatheu, in "Man and
Mold.” and“ wider the guidance of
the lobby. and elsewhere in (rent of-
tlie house. are many ladies in birth-
day suits. After the first rush was
over it was found that actually the
girls on the stage wore something.
inferred from looking at the pic-.
titres—~33 thousands do each day.
girl“ in the automobile tire. or the
ladies in the new rayon union suits
and the step ins, pull overs and the
like.
The manly hero or "Alamo." is
Frank Thomas, who also happens to
be a member of the Lambs‘ club
diremma. or being compelled to re-
fund the admission price paid by
many who profess to diaxing been
deceived by the pictures. ' >
For the benefit or those who wish
to see this play. it may be said that
and not nothing as might. have been .
the pan. Louv mu promote trom
this time on be in demand for loxer
totes.
Alec lt‘runcis is also importantly
featured in the cast. )lils is' a sym-
pathetic role. Renee Adoree as the
cocotte gives a ti 'id characteriza-
tion. Her role is most CDIOFEUT,*~- as
“‘tll as being most humorous. She
plays Suzette, Dagmar Desmond and
Leonie Lester were "discovered" by
Marianne Glyn and were given the
parts or Odette, the widow, and
Alice, Ilie divorc c, nithout having
had .1 day's experience. Tlicv both
are decided picture personalities, and
again show Madame Glyn’s uncanny
wisdom in selecting {successful types.
Paulette Dnval plays Coralle, and
Gerald Grove, also a newcomer to
the screen plays the lion. Bobby
Bulteel. .
In sets there has never been any-
thing more delightfully ‘ presented.
IThe Iboudoir or the bride was de-
signed by \{adame Gun. and is an
exact nor-lice. or one of the rooms in
her Paris house. It has 3 aide open
fire place, soft carpets, cheer; bright
chintzes: a. four poster bed set upon
3 disc and canopled with heaiy rose
brocade. _ »
The Paris apartment of the hero
Sir; Nicholas. is all that is desired
iii the may of comfort and ele genes
and again the hand all Madame Glyn
is seen in the detail of each bit,
which is perfect. ’
Victor Schertainger directed tfiis
production under the Supervision of
\Ir. Thomas is the man who doesn‘ t
. chief cameraman. _ ._
Madame Glyn. and Chet Lions was
where that unfortunate Queen con-
; . ants, and “ho was swept by the
5 ——~ ' "Lia-
dame Sans Gene,” hailed as Gloria.
Swansea's cinemasterpiece, made
for itself at its opening performance
in New York. Moreover. the thee.-
tre was packed to the rafters for
the occasion. with hundreds or un~
successful app‘licants for seats and a
crowd of several thousands giving
thoavnoiice ’a. tussle outside the tiles.-
tre intheir .efiorts to get into the
place and also to catch a. glimpse of
Miss Swanson and” her French
nobicmemhusband, the Marquis de
la. Feinisa de la. Cyndi-aye.
Manager Esterson has booked
“.‘liadame Sans Gene" at the Regent
Theatre for live days.
Even for Gloria Swanson, whoSe
screen efforts are always acted in
elaborate settings and gowns, "Ma-
dame Sans..Gene" is an unusually
luxurious production. It was mined
in France, and the backgrounds in-
clude the palaces at Versailles. Fon-
tainebleeu and Compiegne. spots
hitherto iorbidden to motion picture
directors.
the actual golden bed of Marie An-
toluene, flirting in the gardens
ducted her amorous intrigues. and
coquett‘i‘ng‘ with Napoleon: (Emile
Drain): in t eI'sctualei-irate chamb-
erIwhlcl‘x‘i 9 real Napoleon occupi-
ed.: ’nie» results. are said to be
startling realistic in the extreme. 7
" InIf‘Madnme SansGene“ (Madame.
the role of thowltty. flirtatious little.
French launuress, who used to was}:
_\apofeon s shirts for him, when he
who
serge-
was an unpecunlus corporal.
married one of. Napoleonic
French Revolution into the title 0:
_ , Duchess and residents in Napoleon's
‘ ending by. #3335016
tel-noteiy scanda-
er the haughty lords and 3361”.
: itmn- Na:
' 1;). cents . tori-J mmtitude. ‘
Charles d Roche. the Pharaoh or -,
Blonds satin step-in pumps, trimmed with mother-of-pearl',
"buckles, Baby Bpanishheels . $8.50
Tan calf, gore pumps, Cuban heels, old gold buckles . . $8.00
Black Satin; buckle opera pump, Moire silk backs. baby
Frenchheels ..$850
Conneally and Bracken
31 wesnmy econ s'r.
Gloria is seen sleeping in ,
Devli-May-Care), Miss Swanson has ‘
men and sent into hilarious laughto
mum’s '
[the best friend a “teller-”e
i’ :a‘r
86mins size mtg.
ever had.
The one who is—welL inst Met.
Let us rem‘ember her in a. substantial way with
Why not a. clock for her
dresser. er”; sterling (solid) silver comb brush and
’ pin or out: pins. strand 0: needs or
pearls, or a. new wrist watch. ._ .
there is a fleet If): other suggestions.
Norwalk Chronicler