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MOVIE PROGRAM FEB. 29 TO MARCH 10 What a line of pictures are in -lure for you—greatest titles, great est stories, with the leading stars. y S«. make use of the Movie for your cniovment. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 29 "Broken Gate," an inspiring, dra-! mat ic screen achievement. A pict-j -ii-ization of the novel by Emerson i tlough, author of "The Covered' Wagon." Staring Dorothy Phillips, flfr William Collier, Jr., Jean Arthur and nine others. j ~ i THURSDAY, MARCH 1 •Shepherd of the Hills," Triumphs with Molly O'Day and great sup wit ing cast. Harold Bell Wright's •K't seller. ; Comedy, "That's No Excuse.' j '. FRIDAY, MARCH 2 : Billie Dove and Huntley Gordon in Sensation Seekei's." > A real story ot our much dis used "younger generation"—-but ne not a tale of flappers, cakeeaters >n jLi7.z parties—is coming to the \[bW' Theatre on Friday, March 2. Lois Weber, the screen's only wo nanf director, has given a new angle :o this type of story and has an un usually well chosen and capable cast » enact her production. The lead vTii' roles are taken by Huntley Gordon and Billie Dove in this Uni ersal-Jewel production, called "The Sensation Seekers." "The real story ot' the modern .jirl." said Miss Weber, "has not been * Deen represented simply as a type, old on the screen. Instead, she has simple as a type. Tk'ie is no type for the younger generation of today. A few years ijr> they were nothing but types »ut a change has crept in. *The girl of today refuses to ENTIRE WEEK MARCH sth ■ The Parisian Follies \ Musical Comedy DeLuxe WITH Ray and Dess Temple, Thornhill and Wilson, Peggy Osborne, Otto ■* Holland, Jimmie DeForrest, The * Parisian Trio and the Tivoli Beauty Chorus. t 9 Piece Orchestra With 22 People in the Company at The Royal Theatre Spindale, N. C. Admission: 50c and 75c i pigeon-holed into any particular i type. She has a mind of her own ; which is usually a very good one and ! she insists on using it without domi i nation or parental influence. ! "The modern girl does not demand jazz parties, cocktails and late? hours nearly as much as she demands ; freedom of thought and action. This 1 modern girl has certainly not been put under the microscope in recent • flapper pictures." The cast of "The Sensation Seek : ers" also includes Raymond Bloom j t->r, Peggy Montgomery, Phillips i Smalley, Edith Yorke, Clarence j Thompson and Nora Cecil. j Also comedy, "Peaceful Oscar." 1 Comedy—"ln Again, Out Again." Terminating the last chapter of "Fire Fighters." i t . SATURDAY, MARCH 3 j "Women's Wares." An intrigu ing and interesting comedy drama. A splendid cast, headed by Evelyn , Brent and Bert Lytell. | Evelyn Brent who has climbed to the top rung of the film drama owes : her rise to stardom on the screen to j a girlhood ambition to make good as ' an actress. Born in New York City j she received her education in the! j Gramma.* schools and intrigued with I motion pictures, used all of her ( spare time in playing extra roles at the old Biograph Studios. After graduating from High School, her beauty and dramatic ability got her a contract with the World Film Company and during the period of j a year played everything from leads \ to bits. Miss Brent was making great j headway when a slump in the bus- j iness threw her out of a job and she J was forced to look for other work. ' She posed for James Montgomery j Flagg and her face was seen oh : many magazine covers. She then j went to other companies and played \ opposite Lionel Barrymore, with 1 Emily Stevens and ingenue leads in j a picture which starred Olive j Thomas. Becoming discouraged with j pictures, Miss Brent went to London [ and played the leading role in "The ! Ruined Lady" a part created by j THE FOREST CITY COURIER, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1928 Grace George in New York. Her [ success was instantaneous and play-' sd in London for a year. Discovered ' in Europe by John Robertson of Fa-1 mous Players, she was given a lead-' ing feminine role and returned to the I United States. Miss Brent's work attracted the attention of the production depai't-1 ment of Tiffany Productions and she was given the leading feminine role in their production of "Women's j Wares" which will be the feature pic-! tui-e attraction coming to the Movie , Theatre Saturday, March 3 for a one { day's run. Before that Miss Brent made a tre mendous success in her character- ization in "Underworld" and was j also engaged to play the leading fem- ' inine role in the special production; of "Beau Sabreur" and to piay op posite Emil Jannings in his latest pic- j ture. # Miss Brent impersonates an un-! sophisticated girl in a big city in "Women's Wares" and disillusioned! insofar as men are concerned de- j termines to show them that every! girl is not legitimate prey for the! wealthy man-about-town. It addi-1 tion to Miss Brent the cast includes j Short, Richard Tucker, Sylvia Ash-' ton, Cissy Fitzgerald, Gino Corrado j Bert Lytell, Larry Kent, Gertrude and other screen celebrities. Comedy—"Listen Lena." MONDAY, MARCH 5 ! "Becky." With Sally O'Neil and! Owen Moore featured. i Comedy—"Jail Birdies." , i TUESDAY^MARCH 6 George O'Ware stars in film by famous scenarist, "California in or Bust." Comedy—"Steamed Up." i WEDNESDAY, MAR. 7| "Back Stage." A living, breathing, | colorful human story of four chorus "James,',' their lives and j loves, is the Tiffany production," j Backstage." Comedy—"Here Comes Precious." j THURSDAY MARCH 8 i Harry Langdon chases gloom in ! "The Chaser." Latest Harry Lang- j don comedy, based exclusively on i laughs. Real all-fun farce-special, j Comedy—"Jane Sleuth." FRIDAY, MARCH 9 "Loco Luck." A blue streak wes tern, with Art Acord, showing- a great cross country race. Comedy—"The Champ." Serial This week begins a new chapter play, title, "Whispering Smith Rides," which will be depicted rip-snorting action! lightning! speed! daring deeds of mighty men! Horse races, train races, train wrecks, fisticuffs. Miss it and you will miss a lot o' life. SATURDAY, MAR. 10 "Devil's Skippers." Comedy—"Queer Ducks." COMING ' "12 Miles Out." "Lightning." "Helen of Troy." "Girl From Gay Paree." "Fair Co-ed." Watch for our program next week to be mailed out. TRAIN SCHEDULES Seaboard No. 21, South Arr. 1:18 p. m. 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