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Sunday Evening
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“Roaring
Adventure”
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Monday, Tuesday, '
Wednesday
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ALL-STAR CAST
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.1 iinur Glyn’s latest picture,
production
“MAN AND THE
MAID” '
Thursday and Friday
Virginia Valli .in
"K The Unknown”
:he screen's most popular ‘
PalaCe ,
Last Times Today
3:15, 6:45, 9:10
FIVE ACTS
.I'I’ER VAUDEVILLE
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I.” GENE O’BRIEN and
LAURA LaPLANTE
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“DANGEROUS
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“Roaring —»
Adventure”
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Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday :
Universal’s Outstanding
Masterpiece
ALL STAR CAST
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“WINE”
Writing and intoxicating
cinema spediai ‘
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Towards a New One .
Bicycles .Sold .On Easy
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Ride While You my
J ORDAN ’S
be Shop of a Thousand- mill“
.which is so unusual in that it is
BarboraLa Marr’ 3 Evening Gown Introduces
Ropes of Pearls as an Efl'ectwe Tnnimmg
As ' the season advances. and
spring peeps 33ny around the core
or. the vogue for the evening
frock oi fluttering chinonedvances.
Consequently it is a real depart-
ure 'lrom the usual which intro-
duces an evening gown/oi straight
lines. outlining the figure, and
heavily and gorgeously. trimmed
with pesrle. in ropes and beautiful
designs.
Barbara Ls. Msrr. seen in the.
first National sun “The Heart of a
Temptress.“ who always directs the
unusual in selecting her wardrobe.
has chosen an evening gown of dis-
tinct charm. The metallic material
so much‘ tutored beneath the cus-
cading laces ot the more usual
in. ct gown. is here used In sheath
elect to form a brilliant back-
ground for the delicate tracery oi
towels which‘ontline the bodice and
(era: a grscétul ham to the tunic
composed entirely at connected
ropes of pearls.
Pearls in smaller ropes term the
under skirt. and end in s nsrrow
hem which is most distinctive.
The low decolletage oi the back.
which spells the newest in Paris
gowns. is also a featured note in
the designing of the bodice in front.
Miss La Marr has chosen an
ostrich feather tan ct unusual di-
mention to accompany her evening
frock. Very lovely is this tan. lend-
ing an air of old world grace to the
ultra. modern gown. The -note of .
sophistication which Miss La Kerr
has introduced in her selection at s.
gown. has been well reflected in
all the details which go towards
creating a stunning ensemble. The
tan. with its allure. and the well
jewels chosen with an eye to the
exotic. all land a distinct appeal.
Miss La. Man has also dressed her
hair in s becoming and attend
fashion.
chosen silver slippers and brilliant ‘ ‘
‘ .s'MOTHER 7
They say man rules the universe,
That subject shore and main _
Knee! down and bless the empcry
Of his majestic reign;
But a sovereign. Bentler. mightier.‘
Man from his throne has
hurled,
‘For the hand that rocks the
J . cradle
. It the hand that rules the
' world.
—Wiiliam Stewart Ross. '
, ABDII BRIDE
AS RIDING
,New Thrills in “Trou-
Mildred June and
Alan Hale .
Admittedly. brides 1.... a...
troubles, but none ever had more
than Mildred June experiences ”gin
the new. William Fox production.
"Troubles of a Bride."‘which showy
Sunday at the Rlnlto
Thomas Buckingham. the demon
film creator. who directed "The Ari-
zona. Express" and ”The Cyclone
Rider." saw to this and saw to it
thoroughly.
It you lead a placid life: it your
blood pressure is low: it you crave a.
little excitement—and who doesn't
-—go to see what happened to Miss
June. who tried to get married a. la.
cinema to Robert Agnew.
The story concerns Mildred Pct-
terson. daughter of a. wealthy bank-
er who is all set to marry Robert
Wallace. a young engineer. until
Gordon Blake. played by Alan Hale.
appears on the scene. Hale, that
prince of screen villains. comes pri-
marily to get a. cache of important
money. but once he gets a look at
the prospective bride. he decides to
add her to the loot.
Mildred is kidnapped and then the
chase begins. A mud automobile
race, a. running fight. a wreck.’ a.
train hold up and then the heroine.
alone on a runaway engine. is rush-
ingheadloug toward an open draw-
,bridge and her watery doom. The
suspense is terrific and then just
when—. But why spoil everything?
SILVER-KING ISw
AN INTELLIGENT
PICTURE STAR
That old classic in slang. "Noth-
ing above the ears" can never be ap-
plied to Silver King. Fred Thomp-
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A ELINOR GLYN ; :
HAS 600D CAST
Her
fercnt ways.
Metro -Goldwyn -Mayer,
scribing her own V stories 'to the
identically with the- way
Written them.
In this latest production of here.
she has
Cody as her hero.
was established as a, villain on the
screen didn’t perturb her in the
slightest. for" he looked the part.
Harriet Hammond plays the tem-
ininc lead, a girl who had not ap-
peared in a. picture in the past two
Madame Glyn was searching
eagerly for a. :blonde with tragic eyes.
ladies qualified. Miss Hammond
be a momentous one and will estab-
lish her firmly as a screen actress of
, note.
And so with the rest of the dust: ,
' Dagmar Desmond. who plays the ,
' widow. Odette, Was a society woman V I
Who had never even been in a. studio
before. Leonie Lester was assistant
to her aunt. a cashier at a. hotel.
vorcee— ' V
and while Madame Glyn: s 'w ’
FOR ‘MAN& MAID’
Picks Villain Lew Cody
for Hero Because He
“Looked the Part” to
The various motion picture direc-
tors and producers select the cast
for their productions in widely dif-
Elinbr Glyn. who is
supervising a. series ot pictures for
and whose
“Man and Maid" is coming to the
Regent theatre on Monday. occupies
a. unique, position in that she is tron.
screen and is able to cast the parts
“Man and Mald.".she selected Lew
The fact that .he’
None or the available blonde' leading
did, so her return to the screen is to.
son’s equine lead in the popular
star's new series of F.B.0 produc-
tions. Never, that is, except literally.
for even when Silver King lays his
ears flat and starts to assume the
“Heh! heh! heh!" expression of‘cn
equine villain. there is truthfully
nothing above his ears. But Silver
King's_skull piece is not merely q.
parking place for the strap of a nose
bag. take it from his proud owner!
And the following story is proot at
it.
Min Thompson was talking one
day with a. group of friends on the
RED. lot. and Silver King. untether-
ed. was ruminating over a tow stray
tufts of grass which he had found s.
few rods away. At that moment Di.
rector Emory Johnson came into the
auto entrance in a. vintage of. 1900
Cadillac which be was going to use
in one o: hispictures. The old so-
tique wheezed. coughed, and gasped
its last just. as it rattled up to the
group. "A horse! A horse! My
kingdom for a horse," remarked Mr.
Thompson jocularly quoting the late
Richard III. Whereupon Silver
King. who had been taking no inter-
est in the proceedings. lifted his
head from the nearby grass-plot.
snorted. and approached in a. gentle
center! Nor was this‘all. The his
white horse inspected the ancient
bensine buggy from. its. comical dash
board to its antiquated tonneau.
soured. of it. and turned away with
very obvious cynicism. Fred Thomp-
son claims that he actually lifted his
lip in a rather sour smile.
Fred Thompson and Silver King
will appear at the Rialto Theatre.
in their latest picture. “That Devil
Quemadof" today only.
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LOS ANGELES. May 7.-—-Rumors
emanating from inner Hollywood.
that Jackie Coogan will be given a
long rest from film labors at the
termination or his present contract.
have brought up the question of
whether Jackie is being robbed of
his boyhood in order to make 9. mil-
lion dollars a. year.
Fearful that attendance at future
films will be hurt by the announce-
ment that Jackie is to retire. Jack
Cdogan. Sr.. has denied the report.
but the rumor persists.
Busybodie‘s have long been circu-
lating stories of the eifect that the
senior Coogans are, "Slave-drivers"
and are keeping Jackie tolling for
selfish ends. Everybody ., familiar
with the Coognns home life. and all
those associated with the Coogan
productions. call these stories lies.
The fact is Jackie isn’t being over-
worked. Hls parents have limited
his productions to two a. year. Be-
tween production periods he has long
rests and plenty of play. His edu-
cation isn‘t being neglected. He has
his own tutor. his own doctor. his
own physical culture attendant. He
knows every ca‘rc that could be giv-,
en him.
But all this. the busybodies argue,
FIVE-.6000 ACTS
VAUDEVILLE
The recent Palace vaudeville pro.
gram includes live oi! the most
pleasing acts that have ever been
onercd in Norwalk and large nudi-
euces have been delighted with the
show. Waiter O'Keefe. a soloist and
comedy dispenser. is particularly
good. Austin and Arnold received a.
fair reception. The Brushes. Fritz
and Pauline made a. hit with the
Palace patrons and won instant rs-
vor. while the Orpheium Comedy
Four nearly stopped the show. This
quartet ot singers and comedy stars~
is easily one of the best that has
ever graced the stage at the Palace.
The Juvenile Frolic, which closes
the bill. is a. kiddie revue of more
ceived.
Eugene O'Brienis featured in the
cinema. section of the bill for the
last half or the week. “Dangerous
Innocence" is the title of the pro-
duction.
Laura. La. Plants and Eugene
O‘Brien are co-stsrred in the pro-
duction. Bringing these two well-
loved favorites of the screen to-
gcther would in itselt be suihclent to
Above: Jackie (Zoom in s familiar screen pose; belorv, behig a regular
bOy to the meat or playing nurse to his new brother.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Coogan, Sn. are also shown.
His parents.
is what is making a. mere automaton
of Jackie. and denying him the
right to be a "regular boy.” He has
to be Jackie Coogan. with the big-
gest salary of any boy in the world.
all of the time. He must be guarded
against stubbed toes and cut fingers;
he knows none of the care-tree ex-
istence that is the very essence of
happy youth.
And this is why. it is told. the
Coogans. ever mindful of their trust.
are going to give Jackie a rest. Ru-
mor hath it that for three or tour
“years Jackie will live far from the
camera. and klelgs, and “be himself."
The plan. it isfeared. won't be a
success. For Jackie, it is reckoned.
can never be a. "regular boy." He's
a. genius. Acting is his life; just as
music was the life of the boy,Bcct-
hov‘en.
You can be sure. iilm leaders will
tell you. that the motion picture in-
dustry will never allow Jackie to be
abused. He is one of the greatest
assets of the screen. He keepi thou-
sands ot people patronizing the mov.
ies who wouldn’t go otherwise.
But meanwhile the bueybodles
continue their. sobbing recitals of
Jackie Coogan's cruel fate.
SHOWING 1N
BILL AT. PALACE
guarantee a. noteworthy produdtion.
but in the case of “Dangerous inno-
cence." is not only found two stars
at prominence, but also. what is
more important, they are appearing
in roles that suit to a. nicety their
own peculiar talents.
As Ann Church Laura. Lu Plants
makes a most fascinating young
miss just tresh from boarding
school and the care or an old aunt.
From the moment she becomes lost
on the docks at Liverpool right
down through the. many dramatic
and thrilling episodes of the picture
she enthrails and wins the hearts
of the audience by such an appeal-
ing display or her art that can only
the more firmly eutrench her as one
of the great screen actresses of the
day. .
Eugene O'Brien. whose loveé
making on the screen has on more
than one occasion served to send a.
thrill into some old-world-hurdened
heart or made to burn more brighte
ly the budding flame in a. younger
one. as Major Anthony Seymour, 8.
British Air-my emcer. is once again
the stalw'urt. manly lover.
I
colorful action to the story.
Some beautiful natural , back-
ground was obtained in the Sierra.
Nevada mountains where theater-
iors were turned. This oeuntry Swan
made famous by two: of Morton’s
greatest literary artists. Mark Twain
and Bret Harte. ,»
purchased by Warner Brothers. ' ‘
dealing that the magnificent talents
, a version c: this some years ago.
Fred Thomson
and his famous hog-3g
Silver nKing
One thrill utter another and
, of
' SANDING BREWSTER.
“That Devil Quemado” The speediest comedy that
, I , .
may smote
William Fox '
presents
“Troubles of a Bride?
raced across the screen.
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By DAISY DEAN
"It' s good to get back to studio life
again after four months of work on
the high seas and in African jung-
les." Patsy Ruth Miller tells me.
Patsy has gone to work at the W'ar-
her studio in the leading role in
"Rose or the \Vorld," an adaption
ot the Kathleen Noxris story. She
has just had some strenuous exper-
iences making “Lorraine of the
Lions " '
Patsy has been rising syriftly in
the film world. she has the lead
in fixe of the last six pictures in
which she has appeared.
As you probably have noticed
film fashions move in cycles. W‘est-
erns have a. recurrent vogue;
"vamp" pictures reign for a while;
"costume" films occupy the pro-
ducers for a. time: then it's some-
thing else. Now it's "ragged roles. "
Mary Pickford is doing one now.
“Little Annie Rooney," and Will
follow “Annie" with still another.
Mary has not been prolific in pro-
ductions since she left Famous
Players. but this year she is plan-
ning to do three. one of which pro-
bably will be directed by Ernest
Lubitsch.
Hollywood cleanings.
Elinor Glyn's next story: is a. de-
viation from her traditional ones
which made her tamuos, we are in-
formed. Thank heavenl—and Met-
ro-Goldwyn. May McAvoy has the
lead. No title yet. ’ ‘ No. 6789 of
the pictures about Follies girls is
“Pretty Ladies." 8. Monte. Bell pro-
duction with Lilyan Tashman. ' ‘
We are pleased to report that Pau-
line Starks has been made a. star.
We are less pleased to report that
her first starring picture will be “A
Little Bit of Broadway.” ‘ ‘ “This
is the picture I want to be remem-
bered by," Charlie Chaplin tells us,
referring to “The Gold Rush" which
is now ready for release. after hav-
ing been in production since Febru-
ary. 1924. It's in ten reels. ' '
Tony do: one writes from Spain
where he is making Ibnnez’s “Marc
Rostrum.“ that he and his wife
were summoned to an audience with
the royal family and congratulated
on the fame‘and fortune he‘ has
min in America. He says half the
youth: or Spain want him to get
them into pictures. ' * It’s old news
by now that Vitagraph. one of the
oldest mm companies. has been
Weli.'Vitagraph (new Warner) has
decided )0. give Booth Tarkington's
Prize novel. “The Magnificent Am-
bersons," a dilterent title on the
screen. It‘ll be known as “Pam-
pered Youth." They better keep
Mr. T. away from fire and water
when he hears the'news.
For a. long time we have been
of Aime. Rubens are being wasted.
She is one of William Fox's hired
hands now; and :8 Fox is taking on
some directors who . know their
business. perhaps Miss Rubens will
be given .a. proper opportunity.
She’s now playing ‘Indy Isabel" in
the hoary “East Lynne.” Fox made
, tion to her husband and
Patsy Ruth Miller.
ed actresses on the screen. 513qu
appearances. remains just a. .
little girl. impish, smiling and
pealing.
Clara 5 latest are "Empty H
‘Capital Punishment" and
to Love. "
Peggy Hopkins Joyce, who 13'
the world's record for sen
matrimonial ventures, wants
in pictures. The story is pi’
"Starlight. " a tale of Hollyw
by Adela. Rogers 50. John, and
shall Kellen is ready to wl
megaphone; but "Will Hays,
czar. and Joseph Schenck. h
the Motion Picture Producers"
ciation. do not regard the bit
Peggy as a desirable ndditi I‘
screen morale. They are gen .
however, and declare they will“
use force in opposing her.
BURTONKING:
mmcoonc
Burton King. who is one
screen's most successful .
has added another 1 "
cap of screen hits in his
duetlon. "'I'he Truth About W
which comes to the Regent
today only. In this picture
tells’a modern story or love 1
planes in which {our charact
a. loading pan-t. Director In
done himself proud. Some
big scenes are staged in '
artistically. with the leads,
Hope Hampton. Lowell
Hal-y Thurman and Dim
enacting their roles admirably
It is a. big American ’
story or a. Woman's lore
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