Show at the T ahlm theatre T h nu A are I 1 TONIGHT TO NIGHT FRIDAY P M when the bunco man comes to town hide the chU childrens drens banks and double lode lock the doors but dont fall to see one ot of them in action it caff be done without jeopardizing the family fortune by going to see W C fields and chester conklin lit in their paramount team comedy fools lor for luck now playing at the egyptian theatre this scintillating comedy of the professional fess ional promoters adventures in a small email town Is an entertainment masterpiece it Is a riot of tun fun from fr om start to finish and the laughs are made more enjoyable by being woven into an interesting te story that has its fun full quota of thrills as well asa dash of intriguing romance the picture snows shows fields as a silver tongued promoter who can make people scramble lor for the opportunity to turn over good money for worthless paper cheester Ch conklin Is shown as the leading citizen of 0 a small town and an expert with a pool cue the pool game Is only one of the many extremely amusing incidents which liven this sparkling comedy there Is a scene where conklin thinking he Is getting into bed with his bis wife climbs in with fields and conklin Is the last man in the world fields wants to see SATURDAY la 15 P M an enthusiastic crowd of three thousand people forms the background tor for the big rodeo scene in the latest tom mix production horseman ot of the plains f feature e attraction at iche egyptian theater t er for saturday considering that none ot of these people are extra players the story of how they came to appear in the pi picture c ture makes an interesting narrative it Js Is also a tribute to the enormous popularity of tom mix with all classes ot of people the mix company had been on location at prescott arizona tor for several days taking exterior scenes out in the mojave desert the neat scene to be shot was the rodeo and benjamin the director lound found that the script called lor for a grandstand crowd ot of several thousand people quickly gathering the mix cowboys together formed a parade headed by tom mix and tw two 0 cowboys bearing a huge placard notifying the townsfolk that a real rip roaring rodeo would take place at p in at their fair grounds admission free needless to say the fair grounds formed the scene of a tremendous gathering the entire town turned out in a body to witness their favorite western star display his skill as a rider the chariot and auto races kept the crowd on their toes and the final lap ot of the auto race found them yelling themselves hoarse tor for mix as he tore over the finish line an easy winner horseman ot of the plains was made by b fox films and has an excellent cast including sally blane heinle conklin I 1 charles byers lew dew harvey grace marvin and william ryno 0 SUNDAY P M an intensely dramatic climax laid in a powerful story ot of unusual setting makes the night watch the first national picture which plays sunday at the egyptian theatre a highly worthwhile worth while screen production billie dove never more beautiful nor charming has what many will regard as the most dramatic role ot of her starring career and one which called upon all her emotional depths tor for a convincing char c teriza tion she plays the wife of a naval officer who is falsely implicated in a murder which can only be cleared up by her testimony and this testimony will cast shadow upon her own honor in this ole miss dove displayed unusual drama tic lc qualities end and at the same time maintained a fine restraint in her characterization iza tion donald reed and paul lukas in the leading masculine roles have parts parta of practically equal importance and their contrasting personalities add greatly to the he storys power nicholas gustave partos nicholas cholas ll bela anita gervine and others are prominent in the supporting cast and all present finely drawn characterizations izat ions the night watch Is another high spot in the directorial career of alexander korda whose the yellow lily and other american productions have placed him among the front rank of film directors the story Is based on the stage success of a few years ago in the night watch and was adapted to the screen by lajos biro 0 4 01 0 MONDAY AND TUESDAY 3 9 P INI night shift matinee tuesday p m cecil B de milles motion picture life of christ under the title of the king of kings a work of tremendous magnitude and rare beauty which ran tor for T many a n Y months at enhanced prices in new yo york r k chicago boston and other cities will be on view at the egyptian theatre on monday and tuesday next mr de mille begins the story with the greater greater galilean Gal llean ministry of jesus makes the counter motive the opposition of scribe and pharisee and high priest and develops the first grand climax in the cleansing of the temple here arises the second opposition the resentfulness of judas when jesus refuses the temporal kingdom many wonderful scenes prom from scenes of great beauty in and around bethany the children in the olive grove and the raising of lazarus the action goes to the upper room boom of the lords supper and thence to the garden of gethsemane this wonderful sequence Is preceded by the scene when judas bargains with calathas Cal aphas to betray jesus for thirty pieces of sliver silver and it Is followed by peters denial of his lord the scene before the Is brief but a second and grander climax Is reached in the trial before pilate the opposing factor of good and evil being so stoutly matched and the apparent triumph Imph of the evil so heartbreaking heart breaking the return of the action Is already at work in the remorse and subsequent suicide of judas and in the spiritual triumph of the divine sufferer on calvary Cru crucifixion cHillon awe A wein we in inspiring the third and highest dramatic climax Is the crucifixion of jesus in it the art of de mille has been touched with something of the same divine fire that animated the pencils of the old masters finally the acme of spiritual beauty Is in the quiet and lovely denouement from the Magda lenes strange encounter with the gardener whom she found to be her blessed lord and the final message of the manifested savious go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every crea creature rl lining beglin balth ith prader begun with prayer the mining filming of the picture was most reverent incidental t to it were the building of vast architectural toc tec tural reconstructions notably the second cross temple the streets of the via dolorosa the jagged ravines and hill of calvary the hall of pilate the towers and turrets of jerusalem for use jn in the structures or in the outdoor see scenes n es t ten thousand archaeologically correct properties were devised bought or used all studios cooperate co operate i all AH the california studios lent of their resources eminent players from many companies vied for the parts As an in dl catlon ot of the size ot of the work no fewer than actors have named character roles thereby portraying hundreds ot of now new testament characters that readers of the gospels have longed to visualize while the great ensemble or mass scenes have enlisted as many us as men women and children learned scholars assist de alue the producer was fortunate in ing the active operation cooperation co ot of the rever bever end doctor george reid andrews chairman ot of the federal councils committee on drama and motion pictures and ot of the reverend father daniel A lord S J the drama professor ot of st louis university the well w 11 known rabbi dr J M alkow supervised the jewish anti antiquities antiquio quil while clifford howard the writer on biblical subjects edited the story which was adapted from the new testament narrative by jeanie macpherson in addition to the regular shows each night at and p in tl there will be a special matinee tuesday at p in for those on night shift and others who may not find it convenient to attend evening shows WEDNESDAY ay iy as P M following the precept laid down in director david Hart fords first three ACA pictures the latest the man in the shadow which comes to the egyptian theatre wednesday an allstar all star cast was engaged to enact this thrilling melodrama in one ot of the most important roles that ot of them other of the boy who Is sentenced to death on circumstantial evidence Is myrtle stedman one of the screens most gifted actresses playing opposite her in the role of the governor Is david torrence veteran ot of many outstanding screen portrayals As the boy joseph bennett proves to be a leader among the younger artists ot of the screen mary mcalister mcailster as the daughter ot of the governor and the sweetheart ot of the condemned man rises to the position ot of leading lady from which she is destined to climb even higher others who play important roles in ghisi thrilling story are arthur rankin john T dwyer margaret fielding and edward coxen the man in the shadow is based upon the injustice done to a lad who is convicted and sentenced to death upon circumstantial evidence when everyone else has tailed failed him and it seems impossible to stay the execution his mother and his bis sweetheart clear his name this Is accomplished only thru a series ot of highly exciting and tense tul ful episodes which hold the onlookers gripped in suspense THURSDAY HILLMAN billman PLAYERS TO PRESENT FARCE COMEDY on their return to the egyptian theatre next thursday night the hillman 7 sto stock c it company will present a new farce comedy called the warning signal a play that had a long and successful new york run and kept broadway audiences laughing for a solid year it Is announced as two hours of fun and nonsense and theatre goers who appreciate this style of entertainment should take advantage of this opportunity to see the hillman players in this new farce thursday night the public is demanding comedy more than ever this season and it is the plays that can make the audiences laugh and forget their troubles that are arc welcomed and patronized because her husband insisted that 21 of their relatives live with them in their three room cottage mrs helen R moore of Mil IvIlle N J Is suing for divorce t 0 0 charging that their pet goose attacked I 1 her mrs amelia facteau of washington D C has sued mr and mrs john R ragland tor for 40 01 A vicious horse snapped at george R of 0 adrian N D and bit off all 3 right car pieces of bone from his leg were grafted into the spine of albert of london and he has completely recovered from the effects of an accident that had left him helpless william lawrence of boston was waa awarded a divorce and 50 for the alienation of his wife 40 1040 miss miriam gibson 17 of sydenham eng I 1 was granted court permission to marry when she testified that her mother disappeared 10 years ago 0 01 ap severi seven wives whose husbands had lost money to warren V moore of chicago secured his conviction 40 1 I four men employed at st marys mary Is church of torquay Tor quay eng have rung its bell for 60 50 years or more |