Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-01-20 | Page 15 | Thrills, Mystery Enhance Film on Victory Screen

Thrills 1 Mystery Enhance Film Pilm on Victory Screen Soreen There Is no that tends to enhance the mystery angle in a I isle isle- lc- lc ture tUle that has been omitted or neg- neg In the Haunted house Hoose which opened yesterday at the Vie Vie- tory tOIV theatre Spectators confess that th they have never ne been nearer to absolute te fear nor enjoyed them them- stI to a. a greater extent than at atthe atthe the of this thriller ild mysterious organ music sliding iding panels trap trapdoors trapdoors doors slinking figures a mad loc loc- tor br a lively sleep wa walker clanking chains eerie ghostly figure and all sorts ot of comedy provided pro by Chester Chester Ches- Ches ter Conklin and Flora Flor Finch are arc features of oC this amazing Interest Interest- Ing and entertaining entertaining- film the inci Incidental sounds sound and many new ness and unusual noises are introduced that add to the weIrdness and and the entertainment of the haunted House Thelma Todd I is leading woman Larry Kent has the thc hero role while others In the cast are Montague Love Lo Eve Southern William VIon V V. Mong Ion and anel Barbara Bedford For Forthe Forthe the Vita phone spice there have been provIded two differing and enter enter- taming subjects The Sisters present a musical fantasy fantas Down South singing act while Harry DelC Deif and Hedda Hopper Pres present Pre s sent nt a new angl mg on em the old mother mother- In law joke In GIvIng In Fox News has some Interesting In- In highlights of oC Interesting world events In sight and sound Jewel Cox at the Victory organ offers a novelty no org organ n solo CONRADS CONRAD'S STORY The Rescue Hescue of the Joseph Conrad tale has seen In Preview here with Ronald Colman Col- Col man starred and Lilt Damita dark dark- eyed importation fro fron ill France as his leading lady The rho picture has no dialog but stirring sound effects ef- ef feets were praised un I I shows often oHen have beca turned out without much forethought ht The Second public has been pretty much at the mercy ot f the theatre scalper scalpel Producers Producers have carelessly let their tickets drift where they might ht to be sure of dIsposal Plays that are looked I I I I unon a as potential successes are bought ht up by the agencIes weeks In advance The Tho average ticket buyer buyer- gets but a a smile at atthe atthe the average e box office and has to toI pay t VIce twice the tho of a ticket if IC he goes to a s Before this double bur burden en was placed upon upon the theatregoer the price was beyond the thc reach of oC the class man Its cost at lowest low low- est eat ml might ht have ha been or 01 By the time the has been made the cost Is from 8 upward pel er seat scat GO TO MOVIES And so the theatre has lost the average mans man's business lie He has grown tired of beIng held up Particularly Particularly Par Par- for a a. show that may have little or 01 no worth After all the theatre cannot be entirely supported supported sup sup- ported by the town out trade which drifting In for COl a few days das does not question the expense Tens of thousands who once attended at- at tended the theatre stay home at atthe atthe the radio or gO to the movies movies- even when the movIes are duller than the thc shows The Third f lila n of OC plays plays' this season has been particularly bpd So bad In fact or just so-so so that the cagey cage theatregoer r has lIned learned e to walt wait a while and see what would happen Because of the various conditions a new array of unknown producers has showed up UI Easy money In Wall Vall street has provIded backers and withOut without with with- Out experIence In play selection or production a score of oC dranis ha have haC C como come and most gone of them seeming to lo be fantastic travesties on play writing and performing Many of these newcomers In to get well known performers perform perform- ers era have boosted salaries of oC a afew few actors to the skies sIdes and made competition corn com I petition Impossible The Thc old timers timers tim tim- ers will vili tell you that some of oC I these ha have e all but put the racket on the EXPECTS IMPROVEMENT Add Adl to thIs the novelty of the talkies the fabulous salaries offered offered of- of well known Broadway fIgures figurea fIg fIg- urea ures for tor appearing In talkers and a general timidity born of many failures and you have some Idea ot of the Broadway chaos at pres- pres ent Meanwhile thousands ot of actors walle the streets and theatres grow darker Out of oC this situation are ale likely to come lower priced tickets a anew anew new attitude on scalpers better and more amusing plays new arrangements ar- ar between producers stage hands and actors and a sudden sudden sud- sud den let up In theatre expansion Or maybe Im I'm too optimistic