| Show PROGRAM theater SATURDAY DECEMBER 25 PHANTOM OF THE OPERA aith LON CHANEY mary philbin norman kerry and great supporting cast of screen actors the most magnificent scenes ever in pictures in full color natural the phantom of the opera lon chaness chaneys Cha much heralded successor spectacle to the hunchback of notre damle and one of the most daring departures in screen portrayals ever attempted comes saturday to the ides theatre it is a spectacular mystery story of paris in which a complete operatic performance staged in a huge replica of the pans opera house largest in the world is compared with weird and grotesque adventures in the great cellars and catacombs cata combs lon chancy plays the phantom a strange creature of the shadows m a makeup that eclipses his weird as quasimodo in the hugo classic mary philbin plays the opera singer whom he kidnaps into his underground stronghold and norman kerry plays her lover and rescuer A remarkable cast is seen in the principal roles and fully four thousand people take part in the mob scenes the brilliant spectacles on the arrand staircase of the opera and the gala performance of faust staged in the opera house proper much of this action is taken in color photography which gives vivid aspect to the kaleidoscopic scenes rupert julian director at merry go round directed the new feature in the cast are virginia pearson gibson gowland edwards cesare gravina arthur edmund carewe alexander begani anton george B williams edward cecil and blany other noted screen players the dropping of the huge chandelier of the opera house on the heads of the audience the remarkable chases through the dark underground cellars and the strange adventure on the underground lake are among the big scenes of the story pictures ever shown at moab PRICES and SUNDAY DECEMBER 26 COLLEEN MOORE IN SALLY you will find this one of the cleverest pictures shown in months colleen moore is the hit of her career MONDAY DECEMBER 27 SID CHAPLIN IN CHARLEYS AUNT here is a comedy that will lift you out of your seats dont miss it TUESDAY DECEMBER 28 BROWN OF HARVARD an exciting story of college life A big metro goldwyn feature THURSDAY DECEMBER 30 IF MARRIAGE FAILS with jacqueline logan clive brook and a brilliant cast 4 if marriage fails is the interesting title of this production second of the C gardner sullivan pictures made for F B 0 and beneath all the human quality all the charm and all the comedy of the entertainment there is a strong note of daring revolt from the conventionally accepted view of the solemnity and endurance of the marriage institution rather it might be said that sir sul i livan is a firm believer in the mod ern view held by a minority that a marriage 13 only as sacred or as binding as the happiness of the couples involved make it the scathing sat ire of some of the scenes which re veal the life of wealthy and none to conventional persons and the bold daring strokes with which the has been worked out make this one of the outstanding pictures of the year jacquelne ehne logan has one of the finest roles which could be given to an actress and she interprets the mer bunal naive and adorable nadia with rare understanding clive brook is a good lead opposite her while jean hersholt and donald macdonald make their parts stand out brilliantly belle bennett and cissie fitzgerald are also good indeed the whole cat is exceptional john ince directed the picture the theme of if marriage fails is that of a friendship slowly and un consciously ripening into lovo between nadia the naive crystal ga er who hag taken society by storm and the very wealthy husband of young society it spoil the story to relate how these two work out their destinies but suffice to say it is both an unusual and A gripping tale the production has evidently been filmed with small regard to expense as the settings prove one scene in particular is worthy of rank amon the most lavish spectacles of the year it depicts the venecia cf to the fashionable and bansi crowd in the night life new are conveyed on real wh traverse rocky canals of water an float up to the very edge of the dance floor |
