| Show at the thea theatre TONIGHT FRIDAY A little ue ile cast intz into the air wui will fall to earth no noone one knows where and what Is more to the point no one can tell in advance just what the consequences of telling the lie ile may toe be this Is aptly and graphically illustrated la in the tee bachelors baby the columbia feature attraction playing at the egyptian theatre tonight to night friday aelene chadwick as the girl who tells a lie ile to a motor cop in order to escape arrest and a possible sixty day jail sentence little reamed realized just what scrapes the falsehood would get her into the development of the story with its absorbingly dramatic situations and humorous incidents sets a new standard tor for romantic comedies of the better type in addition to the feature there can be seen on the screen of the egyptian theatre during the run ot of the bachelors baby a number ot of novel short subjects including ben turpin in the jolly jilter SATURDAY buck jones comes riding on his famed steed silver buck on the screen ot of the egyptian theatre saturday afternoon in a thrilling western drama of 0 romance and adventure hills of peru peril this Is a fox films feature that is above the average western from every single angle story interest thrills suspense and ricmor and above all tt it contains some of the best scenic shots shown on the screen recently and the love story will delight the more romant lely inclined mile hills of peril Is the story etory of a very wild young man a cowpuncher by profession fes sion whose wild stunts and practical jokes are the talk of the state and who at last gets on the nerves of the t he more sedate members of the community they hold a meeting decide that bucks absence from binon city will be tor for the good of the town so a committee la Is appointed and buck is invited to leave he does this after one final and glorious bit of mischief and begins his wandering then follows bucks reformation his meeting with the girl who Is to make such a difference in his life the raid on a moonshine cave and a series of cals odes that are breath aking in their excitement cit elt ement and cusp ense the scene in the cave with the flax flaming ning alcohol on the surface of the water and bucks daring stunts are as nerve tingling as anything ever ver shown on the screen A fine alne cast including georgia hale in the leading feminine role supports BUCK also buckle black a youngster of 0 ten or thereabouts has fine bits in the production c in which he shows unusual talent as an actor 0 0 oj SUNDAY MATINEE P al 1 I the story Is told ot of a feminine scapegrace to in venice many years ago whose habitat was the murky water of the canals Is which flow through the italian city carefully avoiding the cites common mode of transportation the gondola this elusive mischief maker swam tr from omone one place to another always under cover of darkness thieving as she went the ho activities were reputed to have kept the administrators of law and 0 order r der in venice in a constant turmoil her hiding place never was found although rumor had it she lived in a concealed rat hole in place at the welters waters edge inaccessible except irom from the water details of the phantom fate are lacking while the story of her escapades Is told with great sincerity by many of the older residents of venice so tar far as Is known no one was ever found who I 1 actually bad seen her and the absence of such verification of the tale strengthens the belief that the story may be of imaginary origin whether truth or fiction however ahe m mischievous Isch levous water dweller finds a modern counterpart in venus of venice constance madges Tal latest comedy drama in which constance Is starred as aa carlotta the water rat eat an impulsive madcap of present day venice miss Tal madges role Is easily the m most ried appealing and entertaining of the varied va characterizations in which she has appeared carlotta Is a whimsical captivating tiva ting lovable little scamp in spite of her seemingly incurable addition to thle very and kindred mischief she is under the domination of marco former circus strong man who has become the most feared ccook in venice it Is while she Is fleeing from a wedding theft engineered by marco that carlotta unwittingly plunges into the most thrilling experience of her life seeking to escape her pursuers she le leaps alls from a canal bridge but instead of divi diving ng into the ink like water which is her natural element and in which she knows she will find satt ety she lands with a crash in the gondola of an american artist antonio moreno I 1 this incident Is sufficiently exciting in itself but to complicate matters the ar fists heart Is cap captured aured by the fascinating carlotta and his amorous interest leads him into byways v which otherwise he be would do be hesitant to tread the unusual romance of the canal gypsy and the american painter encounters many obstacles and the tragedies thrills and aux and near tragedies and arises that and their source in the companionship find panion ship ot of the two are the elements that make ven venus us ot of venice the seasons outstanding comedy drama MONDAY everyone enjoys a good marder mystery with the possible exception ot of the victim thus thua runs a somewhat peculiar aphorism voiced by someone or other and its truth Is attested by the popularity ot of mystery crime stories pictures and plays and by the interest manifested by the public in celebrated trio trials Is held by the law the universal jewel production which will he be the feature e attraction at the theatre hero here monday possesses a particularly mystifying murder as the basis of its plot and a particularly involved search to discover the murderer as its subsequent action written by bayard Vel ller that master ot of melodrama mel drama and mystery whose within the law and the thirteenth Thirteen ti chair have been universally popular I 1 held by the law promises to be one of the most interesting and successful productions ot of the season reason marguerite de la motte and johnnie walker share honors in the tw two 0 leading ri roles rooert ober plays a highly highl Y vitis villainous role with suavity and dash ralph lewis and E J ratcliffe fred kelsey maude vayne and others are prominent in the tha supporting cast edward laemmle who has mode made such popular successes as the whole towns talking the still alarm A womans comans faith and other pictures directed held by the law 10 4 44 TUESDAY in marion davies newest starling vehicle tulie tillie the toller toiler a cosmopolitan production filmed by metro goldwyn mayer the blonde star Is supported by the most able cast of comedians ever assembled in a single film production matt moore who has played for years in film allm farces or outstanding comedy roles of dramatic productions Is seen as mae mac the whimsical office drudge bert bert roach star of metro goldwyn mayers com comedy edy nit bit excuse me has an important role as bill the habitually intoxicated brother in law of the but lovable stenographer heroine gertrude short who won her comedy sarus in the telephone girl series of comedies put out a couple ot of years ago by has the role of the stenographer in tho the office next door and george fawcett who has played innumerable comedy roles including that ot of the king in the merry widow has the part of mr air simpkins george K arthur who has won fame in comedy role ol of rookies ies will be seen as mr whipple and harry crocker a newcomer to the screen Is to be seen as the immaculate and rich pennington fish arthur hoyt sometimes called the height of insignificance has the part of the business college professor while estelle clark plays the role of s down at the heels marfred sister the role of ma jones Is taken by claire mcdowell tillie the toiler a screen play by A P younger based on russ We stovers comic strip and directed by hobart henley benley will be seen at the egyptian theatre next tuesday WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY night shift matinee thursday Z 2 p in the best Is the last I 1 this phrase came weirdly true in the case ot of gene stratton porter the noted novelist who met her death in a tragic automobile accident in los angeles some two years ago early in 1024 the famous writer planned a novel that would outstrip all her previous well lo loved ed books such as laddie the girl of of the Limber limberlost lost the harvester freckles and michael the combined sales of which had mounted into an impressive number ot of millions million this new effort was to be an ethereal romance of a different type from her former works with a basic theme of a childhood love affair persisting through the years slowly it grew and developed the first draft was finished early in the fall and the final version was completed and the last page type on december first her comment was that this was her best beat novel and then five days later while motoring through town a street car crashed into her machine and she was instantly killed but her story lived on appearing in mccall Mc Calls a magazine in serial torm form last winter and with the publication of the book by doubleday page and company the magic garden made an instantaneous hit with her immense public and attracted more widespread attention than any ally of her previous works magnificent a screen reen version ot of the book directed by the late writers son in law J leo meehan Is responsible tor for much of the interest in the new story as it Is a remarkably mar kably faithful reproduction of the atmosphere and characters of the book the picture will appear at the egyptian theatre next wednesday and thursday in this her last story she has told of the romance of a boy and girl who meet by accident in a beautiful garden and of the love which comes to them and changes the course of their lives the boy develops into a musical genius and the girl unwilling to stand in his light bravely encourages him to go abroad tor for many years of study what transpires during their separation and their final enthralling reunion Is told in a beautiful fashion on the screen the picture was made under the direction of J leo meehan the son in law of mrs porter and who has to his credit the mining filming of several other of the authoresses autho books the distinguished cast includes margaret morris and raymond keane as the girl and boy william V mong joyce coad Phillip pede lacey charles clary walter wilkinson alfred allen alien cesare gravina Gra paulette duval and hedda hopper the adaptation was written by mr air meehan and the continuity by charles kerr |
