eek of Our Successful Sale Starts Monday, January
15, With Clothing and Furnishing Bargains Brilliantly Original
BIG, PRACTICAL WORKABLE SAVINGS HERE
Nothing develops and stimulates confidence like giving the public more than they anticipate. That is what this “DECIDEDLY DIFFERENT” SALE has done since last Thursday. Creating
more confidence among careful purchasers of clothing than any sale ever held in this part of North Carolina. Our store has been patronized by people from five different counties who could not be
separated from their hard-earned cash unless they got value received. They quickly recognized the fact that we did not sell sale merchandise, but high-class clothing and furnishing—unusual values,
and christened this sale with a conscience—the main event because it was “Decidedly Different” from anything they have ever attended. You who have preached economy now have an unparalleled
opportunity to practice it—and SAVE!
Men’s $35.00 Suits $24.50
High Standards? YES! High Prices? NO! Fine and
finished worsteds, new herring bone weaves, Scotch tweeds,
elegantly tai'ored, in mode's to fit the regu'ar, stout, slim or
short man. We know these suits equal any $35.00 suits sold
at good, realiable clothing houses. You, perhaps, know $4
to $5 can be taken away from any suit without you hardly
i detecting the difference, such as good linings, good canvas,
I good haircloth, linen stays running from the armpits to the
P pockets, hand tailoring in the fronts of the coats the same
as in the collars, giving the swagger tailored effect that re
mains with the suit as long as the last thread hangs to
gether. We could give you a whole page full of news that
would be interesting, and every line would be a merit mark
in favor of these $35 suits. Selling now for—
$24.50
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Men’s $25.00 Suits $16.75
Here is a chance to make your money pay extra large
dividends. In section No. 1 you will find garments that your
tailor would not offer for less than $40. We will bank our
reputation on the wearing quality, and the general satisfac
tion of every one of these 100 suits. You wifi find serges,
worsteds, cashmeres, tweeds and novelty weaves m conser
vative and young men’s styles. We can fit the stout man,
the slim man, the short man and the regular.
There are garments here to suit every man’s fancy and
in the big assortment in each section from one to nine, con
sisting of one hundred suits or more; there are perfect
models for both men and young men. Section No. 1, $25.00
suits for—
Boys’ Clothing Department on
second floor offers wonderful op
portunities to save. This has been
a busy place since this sale started.
ALTERATIONS COST YOU NOTHING BUT A LITTLE PATIENCE
Shrier & Solomon
Southwest Corner Front and Princess Streets
Overcoats for boys and men oil
second floor. If you contemplate
buying an overcoat, don’t wait, for
you may be disappointed. Our low
p -;ces are creating much activity
;n this department.
“THE FIRST YEAR”—VICTORIA.
The management of the Victoria an
nounces an especially promising- book
ing for that playhouse, for an engage
ment of two nights and Saturday mat
inee starting January 19 when John
Golden will send the hilarious comedy
hit, “The First Tear.” This ropular
comedy, which achieved a run of over
seven hundred consecutive perform
ances on Broadway and was written by
Frank Craven and staged by Finchell
Smith, gives a picture of the newly
weds and their troubles in as simple
and direct and honest a way as they
have been handled in any type of
American Action. The portraits are in
contestibly comic and just as incon
testibly true; so true that audiences
which witness “The First Tear” And
themselves laughing at their own ex
periences. Mr. Craven has a keen
sense of the difAculties, sentimental
and economic, that confront the newly
weds, with the result that he has writ
ten one of the most human comedies
that the native theatre has witnessed
in a decade. The cast includes such
comedy celebrities as Gregory Kelly,
iluth Gordon, John W. Ransone, Fanny
I lice. Ray L. Royce, Tom Cody, Edith
Wright, Joseph Garry and Isabell De
Armond.
“THE DANGEROUS AGE.''
A spectacular drama is coming to
the Grand theatre today for a three
day engagement. It is “The Danger-.
,us Age,” a First National attraction
produced by John M. Stahl. It is from
c, original by Frances Irene Reels.
Among the spectacular features in
corporated in the story .are a thrilling
race between an automobile and a
train, culminating a sensation smash
up; a horse race staged especially by
the producer with ten horses and jock
eys from the Tik Juana track in Mexico;
a magnificent cafe scene in which hun
dreds of beautifully gowned women
take part and in which was instilled all
of the high-pitched gayety, glamour
and air of extravagance known to mark
the famous old Cafe de Paris, 'after
which the set was copied; and last but
vitally important, a. wedding scene .
that for beauty is said to surpass any
thing in the way of a nuptial celebra
tion ever before attempted for the
screen.
While these events add greatly -to
the interest value of the Him, the pro
duction’s real strength lies in the hu
man interest element of the story. As
he has demonstrated in such past suc
cesses as “One Clear Call,’’ “The Child
Thou Gavest Me” and “The Woman in
His House,” Mr. Stahl is a master when
it comes to picturing the touching
phases of real life, and in “The Danger
ous Age,” with a big dramatic theme
for material, he has achieved the great
est triumph of his career.
Lewis S. Stone is at the head of the
all-star cast assembled by Mr. Stahl
for this production.
“THEY LIKE ’EM ROUGH.”
“Viola Dana gets more fascinating
and younger every day!” That’s what
one patron remarked when her last
picture was shown at the Royal. And
for today ^nd tomorrow the Royal is
distinctly proud to present this petite,
tantalizing star in her most fascinat
ing role in “They Dike ’Em Rough" a
production that gives her her greatest
opportunity to win the hearts of every
movie patron in America. It s pure
comedy, also pure romance, all, the way
through, and there isn’t a moment
Scene from Jo*n G.oU«tf. W. at »U !?»&*, WW«J«£**^ V,'t»^
Theatre, twe ntsht. and Saturday matinee, »,e*tnnin« Friday, Jnn. 1».
iThe.Dttm&rous -A^s’
Opening: Today at the CU*and
you'll feel like engaging in conversa
tion with your neighbor. No sir—-1
she’ll keep you busy for a solid hour I
and a half. |
The great Made in Carolina exposi- i
tion held in Charlotte was transferred
to the screen for those who could not
go and furnishes, a great extra magnet
at the Royal for today and tomorrow.
Every adult—and certainly every child
in Wilmington should see it.
“GRANDMA’S BOY.”
Harold Lloyd, was a mere stripling
when he took up physical training, and
when he was a half-grown youth he
could take care of himself with boys
twice his size. His mother loves to tell
the story of the time when the family
was living. in Omaha and warfare
waged between the “city kids” and the
"country kids.”
The farmer boys who went to the
school that Harold attended repudiated
everything that had a town trade
mark. The dispute# that arose had
to be settled with fists, and the town
boys won out. The future picture star
was among the leaders of the victo
rious army. '
Later, young Lloyd visited the coun
try, and there the olil warfare was Re
newed by six farmer lads. “I can’t
take you all on at once,” said Harold,
surveying the gang, “but I’ll do what
I can with one at a time.” That seem
ed fair enough and six rounds, each
with a different antagonist, were
fought, Lloyd besting each opponent
in turn. That ended the feud.
Harold says there is ho group ol
boys in the world that hasn’t its bully,
but that eventually the others turn
against the bully and whip him. That
is exactly what happens in “Grandma’s
Boy," except that in that case Harold
administers the thrashing unassisted.
It opens Thursday at the Grand.
“THE SEVENTH GUEST”
Remember the way "that ghost stories
used to thrill you when you were, a
kid? They were nothing compared to
the 'thrill's that you get from "The
Seventh Guest,” the special attraction
of. the Picaert Stock company at the
Academy pf Music; Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday of this week. This fa
mous mystery play is one succession
of surprises and hair raising moments..
Its author has succeeded in producing
one of the most logically unsolvuhle
ntojr riaAuui that has aver been offered
Error in Advertisement ,
of Shrier and Solomon
In yesterday's payer an error ap
peared in the advertisement of Shrier
and Solomon, which made the adver
tisement read opposite from the way it
was Intended. In the sentence: “They
quickly' recognized the fa,ct that we did
sell sale merchandise,” the word “not”
was omitted. With this word properly
inserted the sentence reads: “They
quickly recognized the fact that we did
NOT sell sale merchandise,’ etc.
Also there was a cut omitted. The
advertisement appears in today's pa-,
per in its proper form.
to theatregoers and has surrounded the
mystery of tlve play with' all the fun
and laughter that anyonq could ask
for.
"The Seventh Guest” is a mystery
play of today ana deals with a little
group of people who mock at the idea
of spirits, spiritualism, ghosts and all
that. It starts moving under these cir
cumstances and the first thing they
know these self-same people have come
to the conclusion that their theories
are all wrong and that not only is the
world jammed full of spirits but that j
most of them are in the house where j
they are week-ending. '
Situation tumbles over situation in i
“The Seventh Guest.” One gasp of
surprise from an audience foHows on
another. It’s all there right before
your eyes and yet you can’t see, right |
until the very end of the play, how it
all happened and .who was. responsible.
“The Seventh Guest,” in addition to
its mystery and* thrills, hae an unusual
love story. It has the most delightful
comedy imaginable and those big dra- I
matic moments vf'hen your heart is in
your throat. All in all it is one of the
most unusual of stage entertainments.
The members of the Pickert Stock
company are particularly well equipped
to present this play and this week
promisee to he a gala one at the Acad
emy.
S2HZ3
2 Nights and Saturday
Matinee
Starting Friday. January 10
JOHN. GOLDEN
Producer of “Llghtnln”* Presents
the Lnngk Riot
Life
Written by Frank Craven
Staked by WJnchell Smith
2 Years' Triumph' In New York
Human—Simple—Joyous
“Best of all American Comedies.”
—New York Times.
Ideal cast of celebrities includes:
Gregory Kelly, Ruth Gordon, John
W. Rgnsono. Fanny Rice, Ray L.
Royce, Edith Wright, Tom Cody, Jo
seph Garry and Isabelle De Armond.
Prices—Nights, S1.00 to S2.00. Mati
nee, 75c to SUM
(Plus Tax)
Tickets at the Wllmitngton Talking
Machine Company
>-—-—■—f - .,
Clarkton Highs Beat
Acme-Delco Quintet
(Special to the Star.)
ACHE, Jan. 14.—The basketball game
scheduled between Acme-Delco ., high
school and Clarktctn high school Satur
day afternoon on Acme-Delco court,
proved to be very Interesting to all
present. The game was called at 1
o’clock. The first half was refereed
by the professor of Clarkton high
school, the last by Professor Johnson,
assistant principle of Acme-Delco high
school.
Clarkton began the game with much
"pep,” but during the last half Acme
Delco rallied by a supreme effort and
scored so many goals that the Clark
ton boys became real anxious as to
the result of the game. But owing to
the fact that Clarkton was so much
faster In the first half the A. D. H. S.
boys lost.
The line-up and score follow:
Acme-Delco. Clarkton.
Wells (10) .J- Clark (2)
Right Forward.
Thomas . j.,.Hester (4)
Left Forward. ,
Pridgeon (4) . C. Clark
Center.
Formy.. Powers
Left Guard.
McAulay . Wallace (4)
Left Guard.
Four goals:
Well two out of five chances; Hester |
five out of eight chances. I
RUFFLES AGAIN
A wide ruffle finishes one of the
new frocks of printed silk, and makes
an unusual, flaring line about the
feet.
BUOU
Today
Again!
Colonel SelSgw Million Dollar
Wild Animal Thriller
‘THE JUNGLE GODDESS’
More Thrills Than Ever
MOVIE CHATS
Also A Bis Comedy
Tuesday’s Laugh Day
. “SATURDAY MORNING”
IT COST MORE—
Twice as much as the greatest
comedy Chaplin ever made—and
It’s broken every attendance rec
ord everywhere. -1- -i- “
HAROLD LLOYD
—t In l—
“GRANDMA’S
BOY”
Third on the List of the Year’s'
10 Best Pictures
OPENING THURSDAY!
GRAND
We’re compelled to rnlse the
price, though, by contract
To Face Grand Larceny
Charge in Virginia
FAIRMONT, Jan. 14.—Chief of Police
Lawson received last Thursday ex
tradition papers from Governor Morri
son for one J. E. Macon, who was ar
rested here several days ago on the
charge of grand larceny in Virginia.
Macon has spent" seyeral days in the
county ^ail'awaiting the necessary pa
ACADEMY
PICKERT STOCK
COMPANY
MONDAY, TUESDAY, and
WEDNESDAY
NiRlits
fi
Matinee Wednesday
“The Seventh Guest
Don't Come If Yon Are Nervous
Better than “The Bat” or
“Cat and Canary”
So One Seated After Curtain
Raises
THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHTS
(Matinee Saturdny)
“POLLYANNA”
The Play That Appeals
Admission t
Xlglit .23c* 35c, 53c
Matinee .10c, 20c, 35c
(Including Tux)
Children nt matinee., any seat, 10c
Performances^ Begin
.i.5:®®
Matinee ....
Reserved Seats nt Elvington'a
Drug Store
pers for his return to Virginia. The
wife of the accused man stated that
she knew nothing of the accusation,
and with her two children left here
this week for her home.
“The Censors’ll Get
You If You Don’t *
Watch!”
CTlwt'a wlint they tell the
screen’s most tantalising
star, but she goes right on
putties more pep in her pic
tures than any other star—
because she knows how to
keep it clean!
VIOLA DANA
“They Like
’Em Rough”
Her Most Fascinating Metro
Production
Today at 11, 12:30, 2, 3:30, 5, 0»30,
8 and 9:30
EXTRA!—“Made In Carolina*
Exposition”. Two reels show
ing the greatest Industrial ex
position ever held in the south.
The Picture That’s Not Afraid to Be Hottest!
A Drama of the Jazz
Age. Stahl’* Biggest
First National
Attraction
Wive*, when your husband reaches 40 he expects you to look —0, act 1«*
and talk 10. When lie Is attracted by a sirl of 20, It's not her
youth he’* after—but HIS OwnI
Cast Include* LcttI* Stone, Cleo Mndl*on,' Edith Robert*. Ruth Clifford,
Myrtle Stedmun and James Morrison
Today at 11* 1* 2:45, 4:30, 6:15,
8 and 0*40
Matinees 20c Nljrfct* 35c