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Show FOUR SONS" IS FEATURE AT RIVOLISUNDAY It is unprecedented for a screen attraction to contain as many representatives rep-resentatives of a notable second generation as does "Four Sons." It has in its cast the distinctive offspring off-spring of parents who have achieved achiev-ed success in the world of cinema and of art. This popular film will be seen at the Rivoli Sunday and Monday. Francis X. Bushman, Jr., son of the matinee idol of early screen days, plays one of the totle roles, the high light of his film career thus far. In the role of Franz, the giant soldier son of Grandma Bernle who is among the first to answer the call of the colors Bushman Bush-man has won unusual tributes for the vitality of his acting, and its truth of type. Ruth Mix, a daughter of Tom Mix, celebrated cowboy star of mo-1 tion pictures, is following in her i father's footsteps under the banner of this company. She plays the role of one of the Tyrolean sweethearts of the four young men in their Bavarian village. June Collyer, grand-daughter of Dan Collyer, well-known on the stage as a comedian come-dian for more than half a century, has proven that blood will tell by her playing in this production. "The Tragedy Of Youth" a Tif-fany-Stahl production will be shown at the Rivoli theater Tuesday. The story is a highly dramatic picturi-zation picturi-zation of the younger set of today depicting their devil-may-care attitude atti-tude towards convention and taking tak-ing life as a huge joke until confronted con-fronted with the more serious problems prob-lems of marrieg and divorce. It is one of the best picture entertainments entertain-ments seen here in some time. John Barrymore in "The Beloved Rogue," will be seen next Wednesday Wednes-day and Thursday at the Rivoli theater. The film is Barrymore's first independent production for United Artists release and it represents repre-sents twice the time the star has devoted to any previous picture. As Francois Villon, the immortal French beggar-poet, Barrymore loves 'em and leaves 'em in fifteenth fif-teenth century Paris; he plays pranks on the King and the Duke of Burgundy, leads his beggar band in routs and jousts, composes undy- ing roundels in hovels while carousing car-ousing inhabitants of the strange Court of Miracles jostle each other; he loves and loses Charlotte de Vauxcellcs, and wins her at the end. There is a thrill, a chill and a good laugh at the Rivoli theater where D. W. Griffiths new cinema, "One Exciting Night," opened last evenin gtop erhaps a critical audience. audi-ence. "One Exciting Night," a United Artists release, is a mystery drama, with just enough comedy to relieve re-lieve a tense situation when the plot begins to thicken. While Mr. Griffith has departed from the heavy and spectacular, he has produced pro-duced a picture that will live among the immortals of the silver screen. It is one of the best photoplays ever shown and a well balanced cast of characters, which is headed by Miss Carol Dempster, who shares the honors with Henry Hull. |