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SIXTEEN THE SUNDAY CITIZEN, ASHEVTLLE, N. C, OCTOBER 1, 1922. SCREEN NEWS OF THE r STAGE AND' Oriental Mystery . .In 'Above All Law' Is Strand Picture "The Probation Wife" for the Mid-Week Pro- -gram at Strand. The -Paramount upeclal produc I'on. "Abov All Law," will b tfej featured attraction at tlio HtrauJ tomorrow und Tiienday. Thla pic ture la vibrant with Oriental my tery. art. i.ut-and-out thriller, with enough of emotion and (Huatlon to fill a "aerial." It la never tlre lomt for oi.a ran scarcely ret tired of serin" tiger leap at a man, or elnr bridges acrosa cbaania out. and othe.- devices of the aanie en tertaining variety.. And there are no tricks, no . confederates, ip 'Above Tna Law." All the wiz ardry in the proudctlon is straight from tho shoulder. The IndUn sotting ere superflns and the di rection, throutrhorft,'. Is excellent a-id. aa the "New York Mall" snys. 7 his a a film of the unusual sort.' , ' Tha featurettes for this progran consist ot the latent Issue of Fox News and a Harold Lloyd comedy entitled ".lust Dropped ln.'f Following clone on the heels of tt.s auccescful production; "Man slaughter" In which Thoa. Melghan waa the leading mnle star come the Norma Talmadge attrnction, Tha Probation Wife" with Melgh- n again In tha role ot a man doing his best to save the woman he loves from a life not worthy of her. ,. .. Norma Talmadge Is seen as "Jo" a child of the underwnrM anil I Melghan Is a wealthy New Yorker und olli-rs In the cam imlinle a'k II. I''iHntls ninl Kloimii Hitl- The Prohstlon Wife" ! tlx ! of n girl Inmitte of h dive, 'the cufo is raided and nil M en Umed to llir.-e yrar,, In Lie n- . ..... Ari:K(le KfTcctM A'lf- 1 tirelu Sew to Sn-een Fox. Super-Special "Nero" Comes to the Imperial This Week fi rmutorv. After two vui Kho eacapva and liosml u train niir: 1t covers on It a man who nud tried to Ik frli-nd lier In llio fwwt InMarire of their iii"-tpn in I In cute. He ierstml'S her 10 marry him and ii! frnw heme"' hw I'roliatl-m Wife" titnl Ihe story corrlts tliem thru limny k1IU''.'.iui ftiat serva to first f-nstrango mi l then draw thrm !- toKi'tln'r forming one of the rrns( h v r.- t Ing turls ever . flveii M1- Tii rnudKe t portray. The .h rt aitractluns for Ihn r-id-weeti i ro-rram will Inclndo it Holln comedy anil th M.uk Tiv:. In number of the "great American authors scries" "OMth'jounil" is the atJroctlve title of the picture siurrlne Uus t'r, rnrnum which 1 to" nrn n two days' engagement at fitr'and next FrUay and Huturday. The rUiiy is said to b a thrill lug tale of liver pirates on the I'urlfic" coast. The scenes nre lail nlonff the river front at Kanta iJarbaru.' The central figures are a milllon.i!te shipowner, his broth er who has fallen into the hands f crook, and the millionaires w.'fe,. Around this trio develop a story of crime, courage, cowardice', and cupidity which should , afford fine opportunities for an actor ot L'UKtln Karnum's ability. The a ided subjects on this pro gram will be a Fox News and a comedy entitled, "The Tin Uron . ; , f in This Picture. I Novcf Ibhting ''f lund.-!apes anil exteriors lll l) found I" "Xi'i-ri, Din William !'"": fUiT-)r'f.ial th;t ih comliiK t'l the Imperial Tucx'i'i nevt Mniiilav for thn-e days. The artintic effeis which have, hecn oli- t ilneil liV l".e caineraneil R('.' en- t rely new to lli screen. The pic-1 tore was nvnl" In Italy und Hie ninny b,r :i'.loi:s in nnd around Itnriie, culled for by the fury, of fer.nl a KDlendl.l opening, for t lie unuHiiril In phototday backMroundv. Tliero arn acunin in tho camp uf I'rliicedi Mnrcia's soldiers that are like the mnsterplecns of celebrated arlinta. The tent' under the troex arid the beauty of the rolling hills in the distance are broui;hu Into vivid contrast with the luxury snd the teeming llfo of the Imperial City. ... f'roiv'"1! with Incident and nplo'v with vigorous action. "Nero" tells its staitJinjr and appealing atory with reinBrkahla clearness, and thrown n brilliant li(?hf upon the Kinigjjle of the, e:irlv 'hrltlanf to b permitted to follow the teach Itiiri. tit flitie rrltpiun. Thu Iova nf l?,n,ifin rfner:i! fill n fH rtyt Ifl n I princess. 1st t lie intimate human tonch which binilit" tho plot to gether. Charles Harver and Vir Kiniit Tracy, who wrote the story have constructed the plot cith treat skill, and lirector J. flnrdoji l.dwards has -handluil the dramntlc sreae with rehiarkaldn reaulta. The big' sensational ultiiatloiis: pre dove-tailed into the fiction with out bre.nkinf? in upon -the steady progress, of the plot, the whole pfi lute having a Justinff- impression of a perfectly . bain need -historic ' tulo.. tidd -thi'oufrli the niodiimi of iM ; motion picture. : . One of "the- effects' that' eori- tilliutes largely to the success of "Noro'' and puts It In n,--tshiss-by liscrf s the; burning nf Rome. This historic holocaust,, which will for ever sinm-p Nero an, the Rreatp! tyrant the world has ever known, has ' been reproduced ' with mar velous fidelity. Tho destruction !t a single bulldihp by fire is a sereen tank that calld for clever direction anil consldrrablo outlay nf money. UtiCning vp nrf entire city, with its crowds nt friphtened Inhabitants riiMhint throitph : thj " slrects, i a prodigious task,'' especially wheif done with the thoroughness which -idmrncterized the method used by Ihrector J. Uordon Kdwards In tho ! ':' WIXKTUN'-SALKM. tfopt. . i The. oottnty smlltor s report, to be Issued in a few da vs. will esow an Increase in Korsvth's taxable property this Vear ivr K'lt of about nine an4 a half million dollars. ' Tnis is -one 01 that largest Increases for any one year In the history of the county. WSU'UTOV. Bept. . -American Krtiicutlon Week baa been aet lor December 1 to , Inclusive. It Was of Kducatlon and the National fcaj announced today by Garland . I'owell. assist nt national director , Americanasin tor ins American i, glun..wtiluli Inaugurated the movea.4 I? ; -it 1 j. r IJorrpe tMney In his original A'ldltonum V ednenilay niKlit. rolo In "Wcl'-omo blransor Cl scene from theQaramount Qicture At the Strand Tomorrow and Tuesday. AUDITORIUM WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 4- POSinVELY tho ORIGINAL NEW YORK COMPANY Ajpon Uofimns Delightful Comedy William I'"ox master picture. Decidedly out ft the ordinary also is the ncting of tho lnrga cast, made up of dramatic ai'tinM from Km nee. Italy and the. Unfled States. Tho title roL- 1ms boon In trusted to Jacques ,fjlillMt, iu celebrated, actor well knowi) In .Pttrls, The lenclliiK foinalfmeuiber f the cast Is I'uulette Duval, :i beautiful wo man, who out-vamps the whole, line nf . rnnii-destreyprs that rttmn lm- I foro her adVeht In the, mlmie worhl. J There Is h. inpirifyjt. !nl her 'mect i Ing with Non hi':r she rcalixep 1 that she hits succeeded in her pur pose, of fu.icinatlnK the pentloman. Slin is kneell mj to him and onljj lllie RnipororTntchca tho .expresaloti of her face, but the IlKht, that lies i in. tifls Woman's eyes is one of tin I holy triumph and forexhadows t! evil influence, sho Is to have on t this Jiast TUas,U?r of selfiKhness nqd f crime. 1 ' . It Violet Mersercau, th4 American j kc ri'Mi actress, and Alexander SU ' vlni. a noted momber of tha Ttat sta.KO, play Mnrci.'i and lloratitlft, respoctlvely, the pair of Juvimae lovers who.-romance is th'3. oar pure flame of the atory. ' ' various reasons, to establish their identity., Their conso'quont ml-A-tntnroM provide tlireo acts of un usual thriils and' 1 nifc'htcr. 'T1) complications n.ro numcroir rtncl tho fli nt ore to hop up to when the stcpf lOthw of one of tho sol Alicra. 'htvi.nff. collected Insurance rn tho life of tho supposed do r.tls'ett, ' la br'tnnjht to full realiza tion, that she wRl have to pay back to the povevninent the money fdie has received. Her son,, at first n.vious to. have his ofiit ia'l cxi.s t'..nco resorted, la not Inclined T bo pasmve In order lo accommodate his stepmother, hut finally, because, of olher .complications, ia williiiit Jo lot :1th return to life go ' un recorded. , . .'. i no sa una of tho trio is oiu- hum to . re-establish his .Identity j until he discovers .that tliere la a V,TIWM I'll rt (, fl I i-nii5ii.iu iitr U- crime It It tid he cummitted bo f'.ue entering tho army. The, third of tho trio having suf fered from pljell fihnelv nnd not Iclnff Ih full 'control ,,f has men tal facuhities. ami moreover &v , hired onh hilly dca.1. and is per fectly happy as lio ban no respon t'lbilities cf n.ry kind, lio devpop.- . , 1 . k lento mar. .a and when it becomes ,iparent that the trio has no litudt to live -on and must have moncv. ho cocs out to rob and returns v.'.th niiinv jewels And an in funt In a babv carriage. The .ipprnnrlntion of the child and the t'ivlDK away ot the Jewels brinfr th'fs ex-iHtence of the- trio to the! aitcntlon of the police. The unraveling of the red tape rei i Ksarv to re-establish the vsol- rtiero as living human beings -in li e-eyes tit tiie law Is productive a itriei of.latii;hable compli- ntions tint has given to this play I a dcHlgiratioii by the critics as hr-rtij; a most unique, and original story,' ' Tho play is not without Us love I'.tvrest ui addition V1" furnishing ti any lauths and it also allows for the introdjctlon of tpany unique ihnrnotiu types. The niaiiiKenicnt of the Finyen nnnotinfes that a new scale of I prices v.ill be placed, In effect at the theatre starting tomorrow i msrht. , Pissrah Forest Inn De.st mountain outing. Phone 34"7, em.- , and a Cast of Noted Players A yfAR IN NW YORK 8 A YEAR IN CHICAGO ; M the Scenic and other effects 'used ? the New Uork Production. BREAKING ALL RKOPBS fORATITNPANCE PRICES 50c TO $2.50 SEATS TOMORROW. MAIL AND PHONE ORDERS PHONE 2607 JPTrW . G qm I Pack Theatre This 't-mti-:Week Will Present three Live Miosis ' lii ' " wnEKB AIXJlSUEVIIil MEETS EACH WEEK.' : . ' ..- j WM ' 'Week Beginning Monday, October 2 ; l , ' V ' " yfe ' ' -; ' Prewnt ' The Rollicking ' Farce . ; , -l . - :'.! 'Ti Night at Mat. WeAat.-at rAkV. 8:20 . 3:00! I tW'-trXrf I A at tho fti NflTF THK NFw SCIAI.E OF PKIL.ES .1 I f I l'.,''!. ' " 3 - WATmc t IAa KfLn TCrt 1 S 1 f-Y r MATDTEES JOc 16c, 850, 40c., " " f H f ' . i j ORBEIl SEATS IX ADVANCE TELEPHONE 541 .1 : r x -i , ' ' i I.- L. ,SJ monaay nigni i uuuci iigm , Vfl I r. Je-v'it i I Every tady attondlnz Umj Theatre on Monday I v Tsff 1 I vl X .. . ... -1 ' 1 ' I fe Ath-7l I nijrnt can socure any Beat in uo uoiw iur -ya NWri-' 30ci rrovidlne ticket Is bought before 6 p.. I kKSsK! ; '..mwn i ' i1 - cynxfj - l r I vJ "' . - . '..'- X7SM LsVi New Priccin effect- STi - f L'i I s- Ml 1 1 if nt, m .nTtlfflii ...li'l j Ili.ii..l'.rl.i.... ., , SpT Will lie Pint Local Produc tion ot Thh Rollick ing Farce. TiOBinnlniT with a performance tomorrow ulrltt the I'ack I'layer ill indlt.'! the first lorn I stock pro ilnc tiiin of ill, rcl!iclinf , iitrcr "Threo Live Ghosts" at the lAc': Th(ia.tro. v ? ' Alt.hoi.lirU its title, hrw to (hi ith ttioatu t here is nothhiif fshiistlv About 'Three t,lvp tlnouts." A cockney, an American ami an Bii;:-li.-hman, ".Sionl'y." have. Iiee'u of ficially reported as helncr liilled in halt.le mill they are uiiahle, for TO MORROW NIG H T l Of1 EVENT OF UNUSUAL INTEREST "THE" SPEED DEMON" J . i OF USICAL COMEDY -GEO. M. COHAN'S COMEDIANS IN THE DIGGEST MUSICAL HIT. ON EARTH 7 y h m 4 5$n IT A GRAND OLD NAME?! nine MorrrHs in 'new york PEOPLE SUPERB CAST 40 "OOltAN" selected ("torus of. ei tinning ftlrlfl, noted for their iinclcri'iils.lanclti,; IHiSsleai;, Smuslihi;;, MiiHirol Whiriwilul, I'liii.cs r.tc to ..:,() i'M s t.vk. V A AMY M n n R B H m a m a a a n u n M m el a 9 a n m x a m n m H H U m a a m P M m im 1 ' 19 la Staring Hours 11; 4:30; 4:00; 6:30 and 9 P. M. ADMISSION S1 4 30C AdulU , ChOdren ..10c TOMORROW TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY mm '! SrV 3tztsiockzlfomc Jficacs thzt overturned the i throne of the Ctesars znd 4h- X , vdUseoL one Lrc&vcsij 4 fcv4 CcLtustrophe in all XS' 1 J . -.7 Victor,,'. - W WONDERFUL POWER. Of A WOMAN'S BYES AND TUB EYl THEY MAY 00. iN THE-SUPERj- PHOTO-PLA Y SENSATION i i K i i A B O E A gorgeous story of forbidden passion and re venge blending in its thrills all the exotic charm and romance of the mysterious East. With settings of asize and magnificence never before t2t:t en the screen. , A LOVE DRAMA OF r BEWILDERING BEAUTY O ,ii 4 ' ;v Children - - 10c . AdulU -- - - - 30c TOMORROW and TUESDAY at the t 'ip me somevheres east of Suei Where the test is l!ka the, worst, Where there arn't no Ten Commanments An' a man an raise a thrist." 1, i; ' t "SOUTH OF SUEZ" the romance land cjF the Erst-that's the scene of this flaming rJrama of forbidden love ; . J and thriliincr revenue. !n j t m roxf NEWS HAROLD LLOYD COMEDY "JUST DROPPED IN" ' ' . ".',':...' Ilocrs't 104S,' 12:20, 1:S5, 3:30, 5. OS, 6:40, 8:15, 915 1 03 y a m 19 If! 13 14 a IN U a a u 13 i a n n m a m n n M a ' What The Critics Say About "Nero' "NERO is an enormous spectacle. Photographed in Italy, . .on the very ground where the events detailed are supposed to have taken place cen turies ago. with huge sets and thous ands of people, it is one of the big gest films from a purely spectacular point of view. . .contains some of the finest ' photography extant. N. Y. Evening Mail. . "NERO is a magnificent spectacle for all, with a love story to touch every heart. From the first flicker to the very end it held us spellbound. The direction is perfect and the acting superb . . . gorgeous, bf i 1 1 i ant and thrilling." N. Y. Tribune. When a motion' picture of the quality of NERO always entertaining, often heart-touching, and nerve-tingling, never boresom; comes to town, the best thing 13 ,to advise every one to go and see it. This we do." N. Y.-World. - m I Pathe News Added Features " Concert Orchestra Aesop's Fables j - ,- ' : ' 1 " . " ' " ' " '.' , ' - ' ' ' ' ' " N -
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