Show at the hie theair 1 2 h ve aft t ff ao TONIGHT FRIDAY ais 7 15 P al serial tonight A kings ransom to in diamonds diamond sl 1 what could be more suitable for a thrilling chapter play than a fortune in jewels valuable enough to ito start a war the diamond master a universal Chapter play the second chapter of 01 which will be shown at the egyptian theatre tonight presents lust just that the plot concerns the secret ot of an aged diamond master who holds the key to a mysterious source ot of diamonds a source irom which might be obtained diamonds in unlimited quantities and of almost gar mr X gantman proportions universals absorbing chapter play depicts mans age old lust tor for beautiful gems with the evil forces led by a man whose greed and desire for riches compel him to go to any extreme to gala gain his end the picture Is one of the most thrilling and exciting serials presented in recent years louise lorraane Lorr alne and hayden stevenson are cast in the featured roles stevenson Is well known for his work in a recent universal Chapter play blake of scotland yard as well as tor for his role of the coach in tho the popular rolle collegians glans series I 1 creature attraction square shoulders which plays tol night inight at the egyptian theatre presents junior coghlan bathes juvenile star in the finest r role ole of his screen career the boy proves himself not only a dramatic actor ot of fine talent but a comedian as well the picture takes an audience through every phase of human emotions with the colorful dashing background ofa of a military school square shoulders Is the story of the devotion of a wayward father to his son although the father la Is a derelict the boy believes him to have been a great man the father accidentally ci meets his son sea and stirred by the kids pride in his bis memory decides to try to live up to it in order to be near him the father gets a job as stable man the pathos the drama and the humor that develops from this situation makes a story that tugs at ones heart r strings running parallel wel to this phase of the story Is 33 a delightful kid romance in which junior anita louise and philippe delacy are the principals this Is filled with the brand of realistic youthful comedy square shoulders was directed by E acason hopper from an original story by george dromgold and houston branch the cast lal includes u des besides the above mentioned monta montague gue shaw morgan clarence geldert and maurice black an interesting feature Is the appearance of erich van stroheim helm beim jr as menace besides bearing a striking resemblance to his illustrious father the boy also displays acting ability of high order when philippe delacy and junior coghlan try to better each other in the affections of anita louise he steps in and takes her away from both of them 00 0 0 SATURDAY 71 1900 1 P al tom tyler the popular western star will gallop luto into town on saturday with his latest vehicle trail of the horse thieves tyler and his little 8 year old pal frankie Franl tle darro always prove a sen sensation satio and in trall trail of the horse thieves it is s said aid that they outdo any of their past performances acclaimed the most dramatic highlight in the picture Is the scene where tyler is forced by bandits to enter eater treacherous ands in which he Is gradually slaking sinking to his death ile he is 13 sa saved ed alter after a terrific struggle and by the timely aid of his little pal frankle darro having directed tyler in more than eighteen pictures robert delacy again W wielded the megaphone on this production and has performed a piece of directorial work that may well be termed masterful supporting the star and brankle darro 1 Is S an a excellent cast consisting of bee araann amann a former mack sennett bathing i beauty bill nestell barney furey H harry arry oconnor vie via allen alien ray childs and leo willett the story was adapted by frank howard dark clark irom from wm win E wings well known novel desert madness 0 0 SUNDAY P al reginald dennys most hilarious comedy red hot speed will be the unusually offering ot of this theatre sunday it Is a a story which everyone will appreciate preci ate with natural human comedy and a collection of gay new gags denny appears in the role of a young assistant district attorney who handles the cases in the speeders court every person who ever rode in an auto or who was ever menaced by a motorcycle cop or wants to own jl a car will appreciate the splendid comedy of this A newspaper editor launches an antl r ng campaign and his bis daughter Is tagged she gives a fake name denny denounces her recklessness in court so 60 the judge places her in his custody then he learns who she Is and she pleads with him not to tell her father tor for fear he will send her back to boarding school where the tun fun begins alice day plays the daughter thomas RI cletts enacts the role of the editor and de witt jennings plays the judge of the speeders court fritzi ridgeway plays the role ot of the girl who impersonates the paroled speeder to help the others out ot of a difficulty only to get them into trouble collegians another popular story ot of college life speeding youth will be one of the added attractions on this easter program george lewis and dorothy gulliver lead the favorite cast of these collegians subjects topics ol of the day fea featuring ing up to date wit and humor from th the P press all over the world completes the bill d edw ah MONDAY AND TUESDAY each night night shift matinee Ala tince tuesday p tn A DAY FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS WHAT DID THE DIRECTOR OF UNCLE TOMS CABIN DO WITH THIS HUGE SUM in 1913 carl laemmle made a super special jewel production of uncle toms cabin which cost the staggering sum of it was considered excellent screen fare in its day and it is rather difficult to understand why the 1928 version of the same famous story should cost nearly or more than times as much let harry pollard who played uncle tom in this first production and Is director of the second explain when the first picture was made an adaptation was written each player was given a copy to read and the shooting started two days later in the present one before a single foot of film was used we spent blent eight months time in re work alone the largest single outlay of money except tor for the location trips of course was in the construction ol 01 a the shelby and st clare plantation homes these mansions erected at universal city are the most expensive and complete residences ever built tor for the sole purpose of a moving picture in the shelby mansion there are nine rooms and each one of them th ra Is furnished exactly Us as it should be it Is the same in the st clare home the huge chandelier in fix the living room had to be removed from new cries orleans as to universal city in one piece the two mansions were built from regular architects plans designed by a nationally known architect after he had bad visited nearly eltty fl fly plantations tn in the south the location trips to Platts burgs N 7 where the famous ellza eliza crossing the ice scenes were first shot and where director pollard contracted the illness which 1 V him in the hospital for many mou mon 41 the second trip and the more e extent 74 ot of the two was the one made las last r to the mississippi tor for the river sequel the old kate adams the last of alff proud river continued on page three at the theatre continued irom from page one palaces in their day was engaged to carry the company south and to play a role in this thia most widely known ot of american stories thousands ot of people in the motion picture industry and out ot of it have agreed that it was no mistake to spend so BO much money for or uncle toms cabin the stage play was presented hundreds of thousands thousand 9 ot f times over a period of seventy five scars years and audiences paid uncounted millions to see it it has been played in schoolhouses land and town halls with the crudest of 0 scenery and it has been given in the most sumptuous U is opera houses bouses in a magnificent way the most ak elaborate stage production on record being william A bradys uncle toms cabin staged at a cost of which Is a little more than one per cent ot of two million among the items purchased with carl laemmler Laem two million dollars were the following there were over 2400 minor players and ensemble atmosphere personalities engaged during the period of 0 this production in the building of the shelby Sli elby st clare and legree homes and the tavern it required one hundred tons of plaster to cover the walls one can realize I 1 the labor entailed in detail when told that these build buildings I 1 were built as exact replicas of those recorded and described by mrs k stowe in her epic making story these mansions and buildings were constructed from the practical standpoint with every minute detail properly placed t f all the way from the mississippi forests came fifty bases bales ot of spanish mose to em hellish the trees at universal city in or der that this picturesque detail might t enhance the verdant scenes and achieve rf the rich tropical atmosphere agn for the interior and ex exterior rl r d decora ora ot of the buildings there were er used se two ft hund hundred rOad barrels ot of paints paint ot a au the 1 1 colors called for irom from th the stowe t a desp I 1 b there were individual items ot of if hand props used in all these varied aft sets beta ih in order to select the necessary foot tage age for the successful showing of uncle toms cabin leet feet ol of film were I 1 exposed A A there are nearly scenes shown in ithe the big production this Is mo more re tha than j twice as many as in any other super pk alc g ture ever made at universal city p th the 0 uncle toms cabin company traveled over miles on location trips throughout the country platts burgh N Y memphis tenn helena I 1 ark greenville Green vUle and natchez miss jonesville janesville Jones ville and new orleans la cairo and chicago ill franklin pa and various points in california were some ot of the centers visited to get locale and atmosphere mo sphere one ot of the historic props and scenes is that ot of one ot of the mississippi mighty the old kate adams on which the boat activities were enacted and photographed the famous old boat was chartered for nine weeks and rebuilt to conform to the period of the sos and it was renamed the labelle riviere to conform to mrs story it required fourteen skilled craftsmen laboring two weeks to fax up the cabinetwork cabinet work smokestack plumes rails and other details of the historic old side wheelers the bloodhounds used tor for the famous escape on the ice scene were especially imported from england they are of the rare hedburn strain only a few of which are found in the united states over one quarter of a million feet ot of lumber was sued in the construction ot of the many massive sets including the shelby and st clare mansions and their resper respective tive slave quarters the legree plantation houses with negro cabins the auction rooms in new mew orleans the tavern tavera and the other numerous buildings of the varied locales prior to the taking of a single toot loot of film on the world famous story eight months were spent in research work by technicians who travelled all over the south for historical geographical and architectural data this required the expert attention of architects painters decorators cora tors furniture builders electricians agriculturists machinists and plain chroniclers of the research data there were sixty five separate and distinct sets built specially tor for t the h a p production T adue this Is most unusual when one considers that the average BIG production includes eight or nine out of a historic new orleans home there was brought up to universal city a crystal chandelier to decorate the living room of the st clare manor house also coming from new orleans were the lead base tor for the garden fountain and the lead bath tub used in this home the latter was used by topsy and furnishes m much U ch merriment in the story in the wardrobe department there were made and furnished over fifty thousand major pieces of clothing to array the principals and extras in the various scenes and this garbing gabbing and cultivating of thi the p personalities enacting the leading characters ha et ers as well as the minor and extra people required sticks of grease paint tor for their respective make UPS upa 40 aw WEDNESDAY P M I A regular ct cocktail of laughter Is naughty baby which plays wednesday at the egyptian theatre with alice white as the principal ingredient in the cocktail this lively story moves along with a laugh a minute due to the able direction ot of mervyn leroy who was responsible tor for harold teen the sensational success in which miss white also appeared jack Mul mulhall liall Is featured with miss white who has the tole role of 01 ob a check girl bt at the ritzy hotel and who Is herself more mora ritzy than the establishment alice has no idea ot of staying poor long and when jack comes into view with the intention ot of gilding the great white way with a broad brush she has a great yearning to help in his noble work jack plays the role ot of the heir to millions who ho la Is trying to spend a good part ot of it 1 la advance alice Is a regular four timer and works three ot of her humble neighborhood b admirers one an italian the other jewish and the third irish tor for everything i she needs to catch mulhall Mul liall the roles of the these s a three musketeers eire are admirably tak taken en by george stone benny rubin and andy devine one works in a modiste shop and borrows gowns the other in a pawnshop where he can borrow lewels jewels while the other works in a garage and can furnish cars needless to say with this layout alice Is ritzy and howl bowl the story works out delightfully and Is good entertainment thelma todd doris dawson fred kel sey scy bosle alone and others constitute a s notable cast tom geraghty wrote the script 41 W 40 I 1 P M against shifting backgrounds ot of new yorks colorful east side find and the luxurious surroundings of riverside drive col younger generation which will vill be shown at the egyptian theatre on thursday presents a drama of touching heart interest pathos la Is relieved by deft touches of humor that hide tears with smiles love ready to sacrifice itself for another Is revealed to in henhe situations A fire in a tenement house a bold daylight robbery on fifth avenue and gay social functions fu ti ore are among the highlights the younger generation Is an adaptation dap apt tation atlon of the stage play 1 it I Is to laugh and the story the gold in the fish by fannie hurst it has been pronounced her best work As a 96 play it made it a tremendous hit As a story it thrilled millions of readers As a photodrama it to Is the senE sensation tiOU of the year jean herbhold Her HerB aholt holt has the stellar role and gives one of the best performances of his long and varied career he lg IS supported by an all star cast one of the best ever assembled tor for a 06 single production the list includes the names of llna lina basquette rosa bosa ricardo cortez rex lease martha franklin julanne johnston jack raymond sydney crossley otto fries julia swayne gordon and donald hall |