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Show AT THE . I MOVIES Wj ' ' A Wild West exhibition rivalling &, "Tho Frontier Days" at Cheyenne,' $T ' W08 staged at the Lasky ranch In con- ytif nectlon -with tho filming of Gloria J '' '" Swanson's latest Paramount picture, ' , 'h "Tho Husband's Trademark." Bran-' ' .'5' cho busting rope throwing and bull- .- dogging of steers by cowboys and' ) A) Mexicans helpod make ono of tho big scenes at a Spanish ranch house. An old-fashioned Spanish barbecue followed. fol-lowed. In tho Paramount picture of Bar- , rlo's "The Llttlo Minister," Detty Compson wears a collar of roso point laco almost as old as the period of which the author wrote. Tho laco was a gift of Mrs. Amolla Bliss, of . ' Chicago, an admirer of Miss Comp- y ' j pon's work on tho screen. With tho Wfi , ' laco Mrs. Bliss sent tho pretty Para-l Para-l , mount star a rare camel's hair shawl ;'i ' '. - a tlack Spnlsh mantilla, two luncheon ' Mif' ' ' sots and a madera cloth. - f'ij'i' Here aro aomo of tho things Doro- thy Dalton will havo to do in the feature rolo of Georgo Molford'a new Paramount picture, "Moran of tho Lady Letty." Fight a horde of Chinese cutthroats cut-throats armed with knives. t , ., Knock down deserting sailors with bare knuckles. Pilot n vcssol through rough seas. Fight with Itudolph Valentino who plays tho ntalo lead until ho finally ji overpowers her when sho learns to lovo him and becomes a woman with all women's weaknesses. Gloria Swanson In her latest Paramount Para-mount picture, "Tho Husband's Trado mark," helps tight off a band of Mexican Mexi-can bandits and Jumps Into tho Rio Grande River. When tho company was on location In Mexico recently sho also Jumped Into the Rio Grande to help rescue five Mexicans from drowning, an Incident not In tho picture. pic-ture. I "A woman, a dog and a walnut tree: I Tho more you beat'em, tho better 'thoy be!" I Tho supposed truth of that old saying say-ing Is put to test In Gloria Swanson's 'new starring vehicle, "Under tho Lash," n Paramount picture adapted from tho South African war novel, ."Tho Shulamlte," and oddly enough It is a handsome young Englishman, played by Mahlon Hamilton, who dls- ' proves tho saying so far as England Is concerned when ho finds a fanatical fanati-cal Boer husband beating his beautiful beauti-ful young wlfo with a rawhide whip. Tho first Broadway Bhowlng occurs next woek. A some what dilapidated Individual Indivi-dual with a battered hat and un-creased un-creased attlro accosted Ii. M. Good-stadt, Good-stadt, Paramount caBtlng director during the filming of Tom- Melghan's new plcturo "A Prince thero Was," ivlth this question: "Need a leading man'" "Leading what" queried tho director. dir-ector. "Oh," answered tho other with a twisted grin, "leadln" a horse, or almost al-most anything. PARAMOUNT GETS TWO NEW TOLA NEGRI PICTURES Two now pictures featuring Pola Negri, the famous Polish actress, have been secured by Paramount for early release In this country. Tho first releaso will bo "The Last Pay-ment," Pay-ment," scheduled on December. Tho other, "Tho Red Peacock." will bo released re-leased some time In Febrlary Unusual Interest attaches to "The Last Payment." for It Is tho first plcturo In which the American public will see Pola Negri In n purely dramatic dra-matic role, her other productions here having been essentially spectacular. specta-cular. "The Last Payment" was written by John llrennert and Georgo Jack-oby Jack-oby and was directed by the latter. Tho cettlngs and decorations aro fittingly fit-tingly elaborate and wero designed by Carl Rlchtor, ono of Europe's foro most stago directors. An atmosphere essentially exotic pervades tho entire picture, tho story opening in South America and closing in Paris. It Is a tale of tho sucresslve lore affairs of a woman of the Latin Quartler who has fled from the wild life of Paris to bury her past In self-exile In South America. Am-erica. Thero she meets and marries a rich cattloman who Is mudered, leaving her again dependent upon her own resources. About that tlmo sho meets a Parisian Pari-sian and, overmastered by hor longing long-ing for tho old life In her natlvo city, returns with htm to Paris nnd Is taken tak-en by him to tho homo of his father. Thero sho finds a former husband and fearing to ncknowlcdgo him as such, finds herself tho object of the attentions of thrco men. The situation situa-tion Is productive of tragedy and gives Miss Negri a Bplondld opportunity opportun-ity to display hor talent as un. emotional em-otional artist. Miss Negri Is tho only woman In tho cast and Is splendidly supported by four men In roles of almost equal Importance. J I "EVERYWOMAN," MADE INTO , GREAT MOTION PICTURE, IS COMNG RIr Allegorical Plny lias Been Filmed Film-ed on an Elaborate Scale Tho famous morality play, "Every-woman, "Every-woman, has been made Into a motion picture and will bo shown at tho Lyric Thcatro today and Friday. The story Is declared to havo been filmed film-ed on an extremely lavish scalo and to abound In beautiful settings, lovely love-ly woman attired In handsomo sowns and spectacular effects. Against this extravagant background Walter Browne's celebrated allegory of llfo and Its temptations Is acted by an extraordinary cast of player's. Tho rolo of Everywoman Is played by Violet Hemlng, a beautiful actress well known on tho stago and tho " screen. Monte Blue has tho part of Lovo, Wanda Hawley Is Beauty, and Theodore Roberts Is Wealth. Others In the company " lncludo Margaret Loomls, Mildred Reardon, Bebe Daniels, Dan-iels, Irving Cummtngs, Raymond Hat-ton, Hat-ton, Noah Beery, Charles Ogle, and Tully Marshall. Tho plcturo was directed by Georgo H. Melford and Is released as n Paramount Artcraft photoplay. |