Show at the theatre TONIGHT FRIDAY tho the social highwayman the warner picture directed by william beaudine Beaud lne that plays tonight to night friday at the egyptian theatre has an interesting trio ol of players in the leading role john patrick who first won tame fame on the screen by a gay characterization ol of flaming youth sheiks Is featured in the role ol of jay rodman walker a young reporter patrick has been prominently associated socia ted with the role or of a joyous laier idler and this production gives him an opportunity to portray a reckless adventuresome and romantic hero dorothy devote devore the little little brown eyed girl who developed herolt into one ot of the most amusing ot of screen comeal comedians F ns plays ellse elise van tyler an heiress in search search of a thrill montagu gu love plays the bandit de the daring suave gallant robber of the road who pretends to befriend the two young adventurers and instead hauls them into the bands of the police for the crimes he be himself has committed the social highwayman written by darryl francis zanuck and adapted to the screen by phil mein and E T lowe jr Is a gay comedy drama of real crooks and false crooks ot of lomance and thrills critics in other cities have be hailed ia c d it as one of the most enjoyable enoy able screen comedies ol of the season SATURDAY A cowpuncher by profession and anci a baseball player by instinct this Is the role tom tyler F B 0 western star chose lor for his newest picture out of the west to be shown at the egyptian theatre saturday tom plays the part of a c cowhand 0 who wins a lob job on the bar X ranch by his ability to play ball however base ball furnishes only part of the thrills and suspense in this picture rippling with action there Is plenty or of roping and riding done in a fashion to warm the heart of the most critical cowboy and the gripping climax offers something new and entirely different toi for screen darro and 61 sitting ting bull are much in evidence and guarantee a generous dividend ot of laughs others in fix the cast are ethan laidlaw J oconner alfred hewston gertrude claire and barney furey furcy the continuity was written by wyndham gittens irom from the story by frederick robert de DC lacey Is responsible lor for the excellent direction W 0 ar SUNDAY MATINEE P ir acting marshall current paramount picture featuring betty bronson ford sterling louise I 1 dresser lawrence gray henry walthall and raymond baymond hitchcock which arrives at the egyptian theatre sunday Is heralded as being a highly dramatic tale well flavored with typical neuan bellan comedy touches and it if advance notices be true acting runs a gaunt et from dynamic drama to scintillating comedy and succeed cs es in running it well keeping the tempo te ampo at the right pitch all the tha way the story written by neuan neilan for his own use starts at a time when the leading lady 0 or f a theatrical stock company Is killed by her husband leaving an infant daughter and follows the child through life itte with its five adopted guardians betty bronson nad a role roie since the never to be forgotten peter pan pall which can compare with her present part as doris poole first seen at the age of eight miss bronson actu actually tilly has bas the spectator grow up with her till she reaches beautiful young womanhood ford sterling appears at his funniest run niest as one ot of bettys fathers louise dresser distinguished character actress as an example ot of the successful career seeking woman will not disappoint her many admirers raymond hitchcock gives a good account ot of himself in his bis return to the silver screen hem henry 33 walthall Walt Wal ball thail the little colonel ot of the birth ot of a nation needs no introduction nor does gloria swansons Sw ansons lonner former leading man lawrence gray heading the supporting cast are stuart holmes edward martindel Martl ndel phelo mccullough jocelyn lee and jed prouty it if that an al A l company therell never be onel one Benj benjamin amla glazer prepared the screen play 0 MONDAY in warner bros production ot of across the pacific directed by doy day del ruth coming to the egyptian theatre anekt monday monte blue plays one ot of the b big two fisted heman he man roles in which he has pined gained such wide popularity three drew dress suit pictures followed the limited mail and hogans alley and monte who the virile outdoor out door work was harln t to 0 go I 1 when the filming ot of across the pacific began the whole picture reflects his enthusiasm belore before it had been three days in production that certain subtle something that presages a masterpiece was in tho the air frankly it was turning out bigger than anyone had expected in the first place its theme Is one ot of national interest and historical importance adapted from the charles D blaney story by darryl zanuck it tells with dramatic emphasis and sympatric the story of a southern boy divested of his estate and sweetheart who enlists for the spanish american war the greater part ot of the action occurs in the tropical of the philippine islands where he Is instrumental in ending the heroic insurrection of aguinaldo scenes ol of camp and campaign life alternate with hla his light against the clomare and the advances ot of a native girl to whom hom tor for strategic reasons he must finally w make love in the face or of his bis late betrothed soul struggles as mighty as the physical conflicts characterize character iLe this spectacle melodrama containing in charles stevens myrna boy ay jane winton to tom ar wilson wilbon wll walter mcgrael Mc Grall herbert pry pryor tod hd kennedy theodore lorch larch sojin and the strongest supporting cal caa blue has had 0 O 0 O TUESDAY 3 SHOWS ZW P 31 and P 1 q I the performance tonight to night opens with the greatest newspaper the pathe news showing world important news first billy dooley famous amous screen comedian follows in the dippy tar a salt water funmaker fun maker from th the Is ed educational uca studios opening the vaudeville program a m tile the egyptian vaudeville Oil nestra w will render two popular numbers and will send you away happily with a snappy exit march the vaudeville acts promise another 0 good show and they are described in detail below vaudeville patrons no doubt have seen the famous joe jackson with his comedy cycling pantomimic novelty jackson now has an equal rival in tom mills all is in I 1 tact fact mr mills lulls has crea created teda a number of new comedy thrills not seen heretofore his act Is unusual and laughable earl find and joys joye gregg in a comedy novelty called airs and errors prove to be two clever artists in a musical offering a c cycle of songs and tunes mr tr gregg Is one ol of the light comedy class and his bis style of delivery makes him a favorite on the bill miss joye jaye gregg a dainty miss proves an able toll foil for her fun making partner this couple have plenty of pep and personality and are a very pleasing attraction on any bill the capitol revue and offering that Is a noyel novel and new satire to vaudeville bringing to you a southern chime of melodies and dances that will bring you back to dixie the land of mirth and melody the capitol revue has the leading stars of musical comedy and min aln etrel str elry ry some of the members having held feature positions with some of the leading broadway productions with special scenery and effects that will make all in all an enjoyable offering her herbert b ert and binet in a scenic comedy billed bi ailed from the late musical comedy su suc c cess opportunities of 1926 this clever satire is built on the meeting of a race track follower from the town of calamity who meets a dainty miss from the town of opportunity this clever satire Is presented by two standard names in the amusement world mr herbers t wise cracking characterization and miss bohets tolling foiling for his should prove an original entertainment tain ment for theatre goers the 3 Ver Is an act that Is fr in a class by itself in tact fact it is the only act of its kind in the world they are con can lumbers acrobats gymnasts ju jugglers gilers and tumblers they also do upside down stilt and bayonet walking a genuine novelty ak WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MATINEE THURSDAY AT P 11 scenes which thrilled not only the nation but the world during the building of the f first i r s t transcontinental railroad I 1 in n the he ear early 1 y sixties have been re enate enacted t d tor for this generation in the william pox fox super special production the iron horse starring smiling george obreen and madge bellamy one of the most dramatic scenes dur ing ng the actual construction and now in the picture was the building of ten nilles of track in a day which still stan stands s as the worlds record william M thaders Th ayers marvels of tile the new ew west contains the following account of the scene has been so faithfully presented on anthe the S screen c reen Males four miles west of promontory point utah Is a sign board on which Is inscribed sc TEN MILES IN ONE DAY ten miles further west Is another board bearing the same inscription i on and the explanation to this the track between those two signboards sign boards was laid in on one day more track than was e ever or laid in a 86 day before or since the cv cause ause of this extra effort was the rivalry created between the central pacific working gang west of promontory Pro and the union working force east of that point the central gang boasted that they could lay jay more track in a day than the union the track layers accepted the challenge and laid six miles in one day then the central gang announced that they would lay ten miles of track in III one day which the officers of the union de declared c lared could not bo be done vice president durant bet that it could not be done charles crocker cracker of the central pacific taking the other end of the wager the central men proposed to establish their claim on the twenty ninth day clay ot of april when there was only fourteen miles of track to be laid to connect with the union at Pro promontory Promo lory point every necessary arrangement was made and on oil the ftP appointed POinted day in the presence ot of the officers ot of the road slid and a committee from the union the work was ac accomplished when the car loaded with rails earn came e to the end of the track the two center rails on oil either ariae were seized with iron III nippers apers hauled forward off the car and laid OK aim the ties by four men who attended exclusively to this over these rails the car was pushed forward slid and the process repeated behind these men a gang of men who halt half drove tile the spikes came slid and screwed on the fish plates at a short interval behind these came a gang ot of who drove home the spikes already inserted and added the rest behind these came a second squad of two deep on each side ot of the track the inner men had shovels the outer ones picks together they the track the average rate ot of speed at which all these processes were carried on was one minute and forty seven and one halt half seconds to every leet feet ot of track laid down those unacquainted quainter quain ted with the enormous amount ot of material required to build te knolues ot of railroad can learn something from the following figures fugures it requires cross ties iron rails spikes fish plates and bolts the whole weighing pounds J farrell macdonald plays the role ot of corporal casey the section boss who drove the men on to win this colorful rape ra ape the whole scene Is enacted step by y step in the fox picture which plays wednesday and thursday at the egyptian theatre A talented cast and expert direction by john ford have c combined to finish one ol of the most remarkable mo me tion pictures in the history ot of the industry |