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Show AT THE " MOVIES Tho we.ek at tho Lyric we have Americas Am-ericas sweet heart, .Mary PIckford In A united Artists Release. "Through J tho Back Door." Its as wholesome as a healthy child and as charming as a burst of glorious sunshine a' picture that will long bo remembered In which Miss PIckford brings a message mes-sage of unusual happiness. $$$ George Ado paid his first visit to tho Lasky studio last week with Thomas Mclghan, 1i!b closo friend, for whom ho Is writing "Our Leading Citizen," an original screen story which will bo a Paramount Picture. Tho noted humorist was interested I in may things and pleased a now acquaintance with several jjersons ho had known In tho past, Including Frank X. FInnlgan, now In tho title department, whom he has known for several hours looking over tho big plant with Mr. Melghan. $$ S S Theodore Roberts gives a remarkable remark-able picture of desent in tho social and financial scale In Thomas Molgh-an'fl Molgh-an'fl new Paramount Picture, "If You Believe It, It's So." From tho affluent old rescal ho gets to bo down and out. The metamorphosis Is said to be startllngly rellstlc. - Ethel Clayton Is nearly through with "For tho Defense", her Paramount Para-mount picture directed by Paul Powell. Pow-ell. Tho charming star has a highly emotional role as sponsor for an unfortunate un-fortunate glrl.played by ZaSu Pitts, who gets entaglcd In a murder case. Thomas Melghan, Is In New York on allying trip to see the now shows and attend to personal matters. On his return to Hollywood ho will bo-gin bo-gin a new Paramount , star picture temporarily called "Tho Proxy Daddy Olga Prlntzlua adapted it from Edward Ed-ward Peplo's story. $ $ 4 4 An interesting varatlon of tho old story of "From Offlco Boy to President" Presi-dent" js tho riso of George Hackath-orno Hackath-orno from a studio worker to the position of leading man opposite Betty Bet-ty Compson, Paramount star, In tho screen version of Sir James M. Barrio's Bar-rio's "Tho Iilttlo Minister" jjvhlch Penrhyn Stanlaws, tho artist produced produc-ed for Paramount. C ? V Conway Tearlo depicts English army llfo seasoned with brandy, and soda In "Tho Man of Stone." $ ? t j Elaine Hammerstein is mistaken for a housemaid In "Tho Way of a Maid" and gets away with it beautifully. beauti-fully. Owen Mooro develops enough excitement ex-citement in his now Selznlck comedy to provo that "Love Is an Awful Thing." r $ S $ 3 William Favorsham will act in no ordinary courtroom in "Justice," but will bo backed by an English set made from authentic drawings. $$ s Elalno Hammerstein appears as a school teacher In "Remorseless Love" and as a housemaid In "Tho Way of a Maid." "$. $$ 5 Eugene O'Brien becomes an American Am-erican hero in "Prophet's Paradise" and rescues his lady love from a Turkish slave mart. S- S 3 3 Conway Tearlo proves himself an ambidextrous love-make in "The Man of Stone" by courting Martha Mansfield and Botey Howo simultaneously. simultan-eously. $$ J Matt Moore is very much disconcerted discon-certed in "A Man's Home" to havo tho girl his father bought off confront con-front him on his wedding morn. S 4 & 5 In "A Man's Homo" Harry Morcy saos to a confidence man who has caused troublo through six reels: I can't fight you like a man. I can only whip you as I would a dog" and proceeds to make good. j S $ t Dear Dream Not Alarmlna. To dream you seo a bear signifies you havo n rich enemy, but not cunning cun-ning To bo attacked by n bear do-notes do-notes persecution, which you will overthrow over-throw when It seems most hopeless. China Regulates Its Flappers. CMncso "dappers" must not bob their hair or bind their feet, nnd must not marry without their parents' consent, con-sent, according to regulations issued by the Chinese ministry of education. On the Greek Stage. On tho Greek stago ft drama, or acted story, consisted In reality of three dramas, called together a trilogy, tril-ogy, and performed consecutively In the coureo ot one dov-OoJerldgfi. |
