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Show Friday, June THE OGDEN POST STAGE - SCREEN AMUSEMENTS - Syd Chaplin as Old Bill Plays Role in The Better Ole That is Antithesis of His Own Private Life Personality; Egyptian Sunday Ankles Preferred A Fast Moving Story Afraid to Love Zane Greys Latest Paramount Theatre Madge Bellamy, charming Fox Film ur, come to the Egyptian Zane Grey's latest and said to be theatre next Thursday in Ankles novel is now A Paramount comedy-dram- a best his a Preferred," stirring and opens Sunday for a three picture Tmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Paramount theatre. the run at day This picture gives Warner Baxter, the popular Paramount star, a chance an to again show his versitality a soactor in westerns as well as in litpretty ciety dramas along with new tle Maretta Millner who is a wm bound to and screen the to cmuT way into the hearts of Paramount fans. There are many comedy situations throughout the picture, and these fctiT-lin- g are placed in the hands of Ford laughs good causes many who of the everytime he gets in front camera. Along with Drums of the Desert Small comedy jH a Mack Sennett 'ANKlfS PRirtHJitD the latest news events HAOOl UUAHY Princess Town riM Al ItAMtOK usual by International News and the of metropolitan life written by James good music by Clair Anderson at the Mammoth Kimball Pipe organ. Hamilton and directed hy J. G. She is surrounded by an excellent east, including Lawrence Gray, Gentlemen may prefer em, but J. Farrell MacDonald, Allan Forrest, are no blondes in The Patent there MarBarry Norton, Joyce Compton, leather Kid," First Nationals big jorie Beebe, Arthur Housman, Lillian war spectacle starring Richard and favorites. other Elliott, The Patent Leather Kid modIn this fast moving Ftory of of Rupert Hughes version ern American life, Miss Bellamy is the film The title is dename. of that metroin a story starts as a wage-earnThe Kid, that the fact from politan store, rises rapidly to better rivedEast Side boxer, has dark hair an and with McGuire, Goldberg things slicked close to his proprietors of a fashionable modiste which he wore hupatent leather. Molresembling head, defeat and and then faces shop, his lady, is also leading miliation when she is given the posi- ly ODay, dark haired. The supporting cast does tion of entertainer of not include a single blonde. buyers. M-W- Bly-ston- DETTER 'OLE, .Warner. for comfort, not style. Around his neck he wears one of those famous knitted mufflers, hia upper and Iowct n lips are ambushed behind a walrus mustache from which an ancient stub of briar pipe peeks timidly forth like a bunny from its burrow. A recalcitrant forelock strays down hia forehead from beneath a lumpy cap whose visor inclines rakishly over his right ear. He ia a stolid, stodgy, old natural, a veteran g trooper in the armies of the Empire. Syd ia naturally debonair, witty and quick, ilia manner is open and joyous., hia actions quick and decisive, lie ia accomplished in all arts which re quire deft and clever manipulation. But on the screen he is old Bill. The picture was directed by Charles His characterisation of Old Hill in Warner Bros.' production of The Better 'Ole," which cornea to the Egyptian theatre on Sunday, has been hailed aa Syd Chaplin's maaterpiere. Critica eall him Old Bill, to the life." Yet Old Bill ia in many ways the direct antithcaia of Chaplin's real perthey sonality. One of the few things have in common ia a splendid instinctive sense of humor well developed, but even thin differs, aa Syda ia polished, subtle and lightning-quic- k while Old Bill's ia deliberate, pointed and native. Old Bill ia Bruce Baimsfather'a beloved rarirature of a comic British Tommy and his adof type ventures in the world war. Ilia muddy, baggy uniform ia obviously built full-blow- slow-thinkin- uni-versal- ly Declared by critics everywhere to a masterpiece of light comedy, the Paramount picture Afraid to Ijove, starring Florence Vidor, coming to the Paramount theatre next Wednesday and Thursday, with Clive Brook, the landsome English actor, as leading man. As Katherine Silverton, the aristocrat. Miss Vidor sarifies the orchid love-ir.that has made her renowned and appears as a spinsterish old owl with glasses, dowdy clothes and cross-eyeParadoxically she does this to win the love of Sir Reginald Belsize, whose uncle has just left him a neat fortune on condition that he forswear the charms and lure of one Helen de Semiar.o, a lady of siren tendencies with whom he is enmeshed. es triple-thickne- Mme. de Semi&no is wi!li.ij her gentleman friend marry else in order to salvage iht tance, but only a homely br:i ceptable, and Katherine Silvirun j her disguise, appears homely " to fill the bill. Complications ensue when du. covered that the homely spinster is .. reality a beautiful and cultuv, j pc tie women against whom the a,L0!. turess shows to poor advantag. . The story develops into r j, ..0iW farce when all three leave for Jocelyn Lee gives a credits1 !0 per. formance as the vamp. Ibi,.n Scmiano, and other member t f th cast who acquit themselves wll ar! Norman Trevor and Arthur I.d.jj, 15 ss s. A fire in the cutting room ;,t Uni. versal City last week will delay ;;! further the release of Reginald s overdue picture, Fast arid Fur Pen-ny- ious." Denny s own illness, and weather have all played a part in' the making of this story which Denny himself wrote. e. Starting SUNDAY Bar-thelme- No Raise in er Greatest Comedy Ever Screened Prices EZZZZZZ SSEa. out-of-to- Warner Bros. present F. Keisncr. Corinne Scores in Hermitage Secures Ransoms Californians A Strong Melodrama At Orpheum Theatre Manager W. W. Wilson, of the Hermitage Grove has secured for the summer engagement at the dancing pavillion, Cliff Ransoms Californians, who filled the engagement there last The personnel of the orsummer. chestra is aa follows: Cliff Ransom, Jack McGuire, Bob Sherwood and Harry Browning. McGuire is the pianist and arranger of the music. He ia also a composer of a number of popular danre numbers. The orchestra will play every evening at the Hermitage draa of for time tensely portrayal except Sunday evening. gtove matic role of fine emotional quality, and aa usual, the star gives a most an insanely jealous husband. Os. creditable performance. traeized by society, she ia forced to and who Picturegoers laughed chocklea with Corinne at the show- the extremes of poverty. Her un huaband, who has previous, ing of her brilliant romedies, Classi- relenting refused to allow her to see her ly will find fied" and Syncopating Sue," an altogether different Corinne in child, finally invites her to his home, she finds the child dead. "Three Hours." Her part in this pic- 'where ture is as tragic as the characterisa- to The scene in which the mother goer the home that waa once hers, haptions in the previously mentioned py for the first time in years in her films were humorous. anticipation of a reunion with her Victim of Circumstances rhild, to find the child lying dead in Blending somewhat the dramatic its coffin, is without doubt one of the qualities of Black Oxen" and De- most powerfully dramatic situations classe," her role is that of a society that has ever been screened. By ho means, however, is the picmatron, which is the victim of circumstantial evidence, and the wrath of ture without its lighter moments, despite the tragie incident of the dead ... child. There is a finely woven romance running throughout the film anti the repressed manner in which this has been handled is a commentary perfect direction of James Tomorrow Floodonandthe the fine work of the variToday ous players. Bos worth Is Fine Ilobart Rosworth gives an excellent performance in his role of the jealous husband. The elements of the drama in this part is reminiscent in many ways of the memorable work in The Sea Wolf" and Behind the Door." The romantic phases of the film are in the talented hands of John Bowers 1 1 and Paul Ellis, while credit should also go to Ann Schaefer, and to Mary SEMINARY SCANDAIJ3 Louise Miller, who plays the part of the baby. Featuring Miss Thomasina Allen in A Comedy Farce No Raise in Prices ORPHEUM and as OLD BILL Always a Good Show Corinne Griffith, always one of the moat dependable of all screen stars, be it in a dramatic or comedy vehicle, again scores in Three Ilours," the First National picture, which shows Sunday and Monday only. Of a decidedly melodramatic tinge, Three Hours" gives to Miss Griffith perhaps, one of the greatest opportunities that she has had in a long ' Called Masterpiece Of Light Comedy Novel Coming to the hr fcD CHAPLIN in "THE 10, 1927 IN Based uhontUphy by Bruce Bairnsfather and Arthur Eliot MADGE BELLAMY VireCirdby CHARLES REISNERi Star of Summer Bachelors in an intimate story of silk stockings . . . ANKLES PREFERRED A IMcture Above Far With J. Farrell MacDonald, Allan Forrest and Others. w u ADDED FEATURES She found out whst every business girl knows F. Thst business men, like most other men are never too busy to flirt. 1L 0. Comedy, Steamed Up Pa the News Pathe Review Gene Halliday at the Wurlitzer : An Outstanding Vaudeville Bill of Features . ; Shown at Orpheum in On Broadway" T T LANGFORD AND 3IYRA in "Speak Easy" ? I ! FRAWLEY AND riJTNMAN "A Breeze from the West" t t PRINCESS WHITECLOUD . 1 r. r The Woodland Songstress ! ! ALEXANDER AND KENT on the Horizontal Bars f ! With The Thrill King of Comedy . t . Saturday MONTY BANKS in PLAY SAFE The following communication was printed in the Anderson, S. C., Mail of June 20, and signed by the Rev. Guy 11. Frazier. The communication expresses Mr. Fraziers opinion of the picture which is to be shown at the Orpheum theatre in this city and is as follows: To Editor, Daily Mail: In view of the crying need of shielding and saving our young people from the horrible and unspeakable and unprintable deformities and abnormal-tie- s of life when abused, 1 wish, it were possible for the police to arrest every young man in Anderson and take them to the Strand tonight and compel them to sit through the picture as entitled Are You Fit To Marry?" We believe in compulsory education, and this contemplated act, if it could be carried out would be entirely in keeping with that principle, for education of the sort contained in that picture, if heeded, will do more for the salvation of the race than almost any amount of preaching. I am nftt advertising the Strand but I say all glory to the theatre when used for the benefit of the race. W have not begun to capitalize the moving picture house as a blessing. On Guard our young with the show. women for the sake of the little angels." a Featuring Sandmv, America's Greatest Police Dog. SMITHS VISITOR news DATIir TOPICS A1 I Ht . gene halliday AT THE FABLES WURLITZER A Pathecomedy. Sunday Only ENCHANTED HILL Featuring Jack Holt and Florence Vidor. A colorful story of action every minute Wild rides, airplane flights, gun fights, pianty of comedy relief and romance. Produced by the director of the sensationally successful North of 36. fast-movin- g, BREAK AWAY An Educational Comedy Monday and Tuesday Miller Bros. 101 Ranch Picture TRAIL DUST Wednesday Only SOMEBODY'S MOTHER Featuring Mary Carr. One of the tenderist and most beautiful stories of mother love that has ever been screened. LISTEN, LENA An Educational Comedy. Thursday and Friday THE nBIGGER HOME OF PARAMOUNT PICTURES NOW TODAY SATURDAY BUSTER KEATON IN HIS BIGGEST AND BEST COMEDY THE GENERAL IT'S COOLER AT PARAMOUNT COMING SUNDAY, MONDAY. TUESDAY ZANE GREYS thriller DRUMS 'OF THE DESERT ...LATEST novel and WARNER BAXTER A PARAMOUNT PARAMOUNT DEMI-BRID- E With Norma Shearer and Lew Cody. A gav. provoking ccmedy-dram- a with beautiful Norma Shearer in a Guy H. Frazier. Jewels which UniThe thirty-thre- e versal will release next season will be called; for campaign purposes, the Big Gun series. ADDED ATTRACTIONS AVENGING FANGS" Praises Picture to be t HANCOCK AND DOLLY i r; Episcopal Rector !. i COLONIAL FORD STERLING PICTURE PICTURES NEXT WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY role you'll love. FLORENCE VIDOR The comedy is AFRAID TO LOVE AND BETTER BLONDES IN A PARAMOUNT PICTURE y |