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18 THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, CHARLOTTE, N. C, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1921. CHARLES RAY IS ' AT THE BROADWAY Appears In His New De L.uxe Comedy Special 'R. S. V. P." Harry Carey Comes Thursday in Western Super-Feature. Charles Ray seems possessed with an Idea that every time he produces a new motion picture he has a new world to conquer. Anyway, he jumps to a new role after grabbing a "different" Btory for each of his starring vehicles. This cheerful Charlie will be the fea tured screen player at the Broadway for three days, beginning tomorrow, in his latest comedy de luxe, "R. S. V. P." This high society-sounding title doesn't mean that this real revelry of filmed mirth is altogether high society in its settingr. Rather, Charlie bobs up this time as a formidable rival of the girl's other sweetheart, despite the fact that he h?s to share the only dress suit -with that rival, who, by a peculiar coincidence, is Charlie's most intimate pal. a "R. :3. V. P." is an adaptation f one of the best stories Bob Wagner ever wrote, and that fiction writer and hu morist has produced some memorable funny stories of the best kind. The film version, therefore, may be truly ailed one of the most amusing feature photoplays ever filmed, and it is high class comedy all the way through with no dull minutes. This high-speed gloom chaser bubbles over with fun if any motion picture ever did, and with the fun there is a charming little romance which is de veloped in a most surprising way. The story has a studio background, and Mr. Ray acts as a real artist chap should and does. Mr. Wagner, who was a painter before he adopted author ship as a career, in a published state ment lias declared his intense pleasure at the manner in which the lale has been depicted. Harry Myers, who "knocked 'em dead" as "the Yankee at King Ar ihur's Court," has a big role, and the Ray-Myers team work, as a pair of struggling artists with but one dress suit, between them and both in love with the same girl, provides comedy situations of maximum comedy value. Harry Carey in Western Super-Film, "The Fox," Harry Carey's .first big Universal-Jewel super-feature and which is the first super-Western pic ture ever screened, is coming to the Broadway theater Thursday for a three-day run. The concluding scenes were made at Universal City at night, where a picturesque stretch of country was il luminated by a flaring brush fire around which dramatic action was film ed. Harry Carey himself wrote "The Vox." It was adapted to the screen by IjUeieri Hubbard and filmed under the direction of Robert Thornby. It will make motion picture history by its dramatic force, its picturesque locale, its interesting cost and the fact that regular United States cavalry was used to furnish atmosphere. Most of the story was filmed on the Mojave desert, near Red Rock, where a modern army camp was built by Universal to quarter the big outfit necessary to maintain production. Nearby was encamped D and E troops of the Eleventh United States Cavalry, especially detailed to the production by Major Genera Muir, commanding gen eral of the Ninth Corps Area. Graphic shots of the regulars going into -iction with Harry Carey's own flying -quadron of cownunchers ridin on (he flanks, breath-snatching views of an explosion that churned up the earth over many an acre, a tender love sLory and some of the most magnificent scenery ever captured by the camera, add to the appeal of the story. Harry Carey was supported by Bettv Ros Tlark in the leading feminine role, and by such popular screen fa vorites as Alan Hale, George Nichols, John Harron. Gertrude Claire, George Cooper, Breezy Eason, Jr., Charles Le Moyne, Capt. C. E. Anderson, Harley tnamoers and others. IMPERIAL OFFERS TWO BIG FILMS "The Great Impersonation" Featuring George 3Ielford, Conies Monday Mary Pickford's "Little Lord Fauntleroy" Here Thursday. James Kirkwood, featured player In George Melford's new Paramount pro duction, "The Great Impersonation," which is to be shown at the Imperial 1 heater three days, beginning tomor row, has one cf the most difficult dual r'roles ever portrayed on the screen. j The skill required in the portrayal of this role will be understood when one considers the fact that Mr. Kirkwood must -nact two racial characters with Sentirely different characteristics one a uerman, tne other an Englishman. The role becomes further involved when, as the story develops, it appears that the German has killed the Eng lishman and imnersonatps him in 5 Britain, acting as a spy of the Im jperial Prussian Government just prior to the great war. After many thrilling scenes, a smash ing surprise develops which is calcu lated to make the average motion pic ture fan gasp. It is said this finale Ms unequalled in interest and dramatic .power by any similar situation ever shown in a motion picture. Mr. Kirk ,wood's portrayal of this difficult role js highly artistic. . Thi3 Paramount picture is an adapta tion by Monte M. Katterjohn of E. Phillips Oppenheim's novel. Ann For rest, Winter Hall. Truly Shattuck, Alan Hale, Lawrence Grant, Fontaine Lia Rue and other noted players are associated with Mr. Kirkwood in the all-star cast. Mary Piekford At Imperial. The thing that will probably interest the public most about Mary Pickford's "Little Lord Fauntleroy," coming to the Imoerial theater next Thursday as the feature attraction, is not so much the faet that she plays a dual role in this picture as that she takes the part of a boy. Little Mary has played a dual role beforein "Stella Maris" but this will be the first time she has ever appear ed as a boy throughout an entire photoplay. While it Is true that she has worn masculine garb in some of her previous productions, she did so as a girl masquerading as a boy for the moment only. But in her film version of Frances Hodgson Burnett's great story. Miss Piekford is constant ly on the screen as Little Lord Faunt leroy or as his mother; in fact, much of the time she is there both as the mother and the little lord, all by the aid of cleverly devised double exposure work of her cameraman, Charles Rosher. The work Miss Piekford does in the dual role is said to be by far the best ul ner career, wer sympathetic inter pretation of the mother part Is a start ling contrast against her portrayal of the boisterous, mischievous and exu berant boy. It hardly . seems posible according to members of the theater staff who have viewed the film, that these two widely different characteriza tions couli be assumed by one and the same person. DOLLAR-A-DAY BONUS. j Washington,' Dec. .10. World war veterans who wera in service more "fftr day would receive a tonus of $1 for e.cah day served under J'ossdale 'DKChtd by Representative j.ossdale, Republican, New York. Men rvho were commissioned officers would not receive a bonus. wuuio V; jj JEWS otesmoyJKland tywyii iwirn-iTmnnTiMir.flrnTiiireOTwiiriwnrFTf TO FILM STAGE HITS. Three plays, two of them celebrated successes of the stage, by Richard Wal ton Tully, are now In sight for pro duction in the films in California. In the order in which they will be made they are: "The Masquerade," which will star Guy Bates Post; "Omar the Tcntmaker" and "The Flame." The productions probably will be released by Associated First Nation. Mr. Tully himself will arrive in California in a few days to oversee the starting of the films. James Ycung will direct th first picture, be ginning in a few days. Some months ago Mr. Tully made plans for the filmjMg of "Omar the Tentmaker," which failed to mature at that time. Rudolph Valentine has lately been suggested for the role in view of his manifest success in the oriental role of "The Sheik." As Omar is shown as a young man through most of the picture story, Mr. Valentine would doubtless prove especially suited to the type. "The Flame" will probably be the last of the series to ze filmed. The pictures will be made at the United studios. BOBBY PLAYS "FATHER" ROLE. And now it is Papa Bobby Vernon, if -you please! Dr. Stork visited the Christie comedy star's home recently and left a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Vernon, who have named the new arrival Barbara Dorothy Vernon. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks, "Doug" and "Mary Piekford," don't you know, have just returned to "dear ol' Lunnon" from their vacation trip about Europe. Of course there were the usual crowds to meet them and they are here smiling upon the mobs who waited outside the motion picture offices for a glimpse of them. My word, you know, they are getting rawthaw nobby, too. The Duches3 cf Sutherland, no less, was hostess to the king and queen of movieland at ,a dance given in Rector's, London. Tho ft ' Winter Blossom. proceeds of the dance were given to the disabled soldiers' and sailors' work , shop. me couple are expected home within the month. fm. urn Sh4 w This petite Chinese leading lady plays in Goldwyn's production of "What-Ho, the Cook." The scenario is by Gouver neur Morris. The little girl, for she is scarcely more than that, has the ro mantic name of Winter Blossom. She was born in St. Louis and is American I by birth and .in her affections. Her , father is a well-to-do Chinese merchant. I It is a good guess that all the so i called fan letters from far-off China will be addressed in the future to this win jsome Winter Blossom instead of Lottie Lipstick, the serial queen, or Tessie Tweeyes, the cinema siren. By the way, Metro has borrowed Conrad Nagel from Famous Players Lasky to play opposite Alice in this feature. CHAPLIN DOG WORKING Bill the dbg that appeared with Charlie Chaplin in "A Dog's Life," nOw grown to elephantine proportions, is played an important part in Marshall Neilan's "Penrod." PROBABLY LARRY "'Blind Husbands,' 'Blind Wives,' 'Blind Hearts' and 'Blind Prejudice' are recent film, titles." comments Larry Semon. film comic. "Who will he the first photo-dramatist to write a 'Blind Pigs' or "Blind Tigers'?" picture. Her eight-year-old daughter, Julie, accompanied her. Leah Baird, who recently formed her own producing company, has just com pleted "Don't Doubt Your Wife," a drama of domestic misunderstanding; She is now preparing to start a second feature within the coming week or ten ANITA AS -MODEL In "The Woman He Married," now being made at the Mayer studio under Fred Niblo's direction, Anita Stewart id starred in the role of an artist's model who refuses a standing offer of marri age from a young millionaire until he has proven himself able to do some thinjj besides spend money and smoke gold-tipped cagarets. Darrel Foss sup plies the heroism, which more than off sets the low schemes of Donald Mac Donald in the play. Shannon Day as a petite French maid is behind more than one complication in the story. Others in the cast are: Charlotte Pierce, Charles Belcher, William Conklin and Frank Tokunaga. WELCOME Marcia Manon is prominent in the cast of the J. L. Frothingham produc tion, ' The Man Who Smiled." Miss Manon has been absent from the screen for some months due to ill health. We hope she will not stav away for so long again, because she is an excellent st ress and we have missed her. GOSSIPY BITS Vera Stedman, one of the Christie comedy stars, has become the morher of twins. She is the wife of Jack Tay lor, a musician. Marguerite Snow, wife of the director James Cruze, has returned for Jack sonville, Fla., where she played in a W-r &m Mir leading support, the cast including" on ly the three principals, and being un usual in that it contains no "leavy role. The original story is by Miss Baird herself. Miss Baird was last seen in "The Heart Line," a Pathe picture. Enid Bennett is to play for a while on the legitimate stage with a Los Ange les repertoire company, the Harlequin J Players. She will be presented in a one-act playlet. Odette Tyler, once fa mous Broadway star, is the director. Viola Dana has bought a home in the Hollywood foothills. She is living there with her father and mother, Mr. rnd j Mrs. Emil Flugarth. Her sister, Shirley Mason, is vacationing in the east. Nazimova, now heading her own pro ductions, is producing a generalised version of Ibsen's "A Doll's House." The cast Includes Alan Hale, AVedge wood Nowell, Nigel de Bruillier, Flor ence Fisher, Elinor Oliver and Cara Lee. 60-YEAR-OLD VAMPS CAUSING LAX MORALS Washington, Dec. 10. Dechrir girls now admitted to tin yn Crittenden Homes a-e at tho av of 16 years as compared with ,ir age of 23 years a few yf,a,. a;er Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett, president of that organization r: today at a meeting of the' jr';'arf"i tional Reform Bureau that 'V .rcrr have almost forced me to the '" of questioning whether women o'v"' ter guardians of morals th.in ,f "I have six little girls unrie '' my charge who are phvsiear- !;: morally rained," she siad. - V ' loss to understand the cause of V" alarming change unless it l,e r.-t-al loosening of the stnrd;iri?' in homes. .You can't expect much' ycung girls when there are s'3 0 sixty-year-old vamps.' ar PEOPLE WE ENVY rril r XTYIT "VrM'l.- Ol'rlc TT' Vn o vr rvrtf ting a look at the real Charles Ray. j THINK OF IT! According: to newsnaner rennrts Will Rogers's salary during his present flyer j mio vauuevme will be $3,000 a week. This shows that motion picture work increases an actor's ability to earn mon ey on the stage. For the cowboy com edian's weekly envelope before going into the silent drama is said to have contained a mere $1,000. ill ' fRAVKP'S I MR i f Leah BalrO. days. There will be six features in Miss Baird's first series under her own ban ner and all will be released through Pathe. In "Don't Doubt Your Wife," Emo ry Johnson and Edward Pell appear in A ! OADWA Monday Tuesday Wednesday Here He Is NORMA'S NEXT Norma Talmadge's next film will be an adaptation of Balzac's "The Duchess of Langeais." She is to start soon at hor new West Coast studio. Our Doug and Marj, RENEE ADORER WITH linv t Making a picture for the Fox com pany is just like going back home, to Renee Adoree, who had her first film engagement with this organization. When she married Tom Moore she said she was through with the screen, but breathes there an actress with soul so dead who will refuse to take a good part when it comes her way. So to make a long story short Renee accepted the offer made to her to play in a picture starring John Gilbert. Maude George is another well known player added to the same cast. cm 111 H r'' 8 y Again Another New Role 'TIS ALICE IN BORP.ER hair Alice Lake has bobbed her hair, but iu' cuts suKe. ine ivietro star needed short locks for her chorus- girl role in "Hate," to be directed by Max well Karger from June Mathis's scrip. But she says she will let her hair grow long again after she completes "Hate." I""""'"" II I II 'III I M j ; w-ijzb u u o Ln I THE STANDARD AMUSEMENT Monday Tuesday Wednesday MATINEE DAILY 3:30 P. 31. 20c and 30c TWO EVENING KHnv 7:15 and 9 P. M. 40c and 60c ;oc. jj Attraction Extraordinary RICE PUDDING" Five People in an Elaborate Musical Travesty With Special Effects inmM-iiii ii rwiHrfiiSSr ,;r-.l,", ...J L.mjii I Special Added Attraction COOGAN AND CASEY in "Bidding Her Goodnight" ted If you enjo3red "19 and Phyl lis," "A Midnight Bell," "The Old Swimming. Hole," "Scrap Iron" and "Two Minutes To Go." you simply must see this ane! He had half a dress suit, an artists' ambition and a yearning for a certain- girl's love. If you enjoy real scream comedy SEE! H Iter Teamed Up With Harry Myers in it B-a z& Rtr i i 66R V. O 99 11 e It's an out-of-the-ordinary comedy, and an extraordinary trio of screen characters, with Charles Ray at his level best, keep the audi ence gasping with laughter and between squalls over sartorial effects they vie for the love of the girl in a most amazing manner. YOU'LL ENJOY THIS ONE MORE! ADDED! FEATURES UNUSUAL ADDED! THREE DAYS STARTING THURSDAY The Week's DeLuxe Attractions iipraiM The Week's k weLuxe Attraciions THREE DAYS BEGINNING TOMORROW Special Added Feature LYNNE AND LORAY Present "The Beechnuts" -A grtttett of all Western character JkS- ponrwytn in a marvelous pictur rc9- Robert Thoraby. -Vv grea belle n otfv kj lit ZvT Molar rilllMl a timit mi h m... ... w esiru n with Added Feature THE STERLINGS "A. Smart Pace in a Small Place." Added Attraction KRAMER & ZARRELL in "Idols of Rome" THE PATHE NEWS Sees All Knows All M A PLEASING COMEDO The Right Sort The Academy announces that J. Presson, wellinown vau deville orchestra leader, takes charge of-the Academy Orchestra Monday. fUv ir v in mmmk h wah James Kirluiocd (X Cpanamount Cpidure Accused of being himself The story of a man who fooled the world by living a perfect natural life In a diplomatic game that leads through dark grim ways watch him through the direst intrigue ever conceived by a spy! A. picture crammed with amazing thrills like nothing you've seen UiVo From the Novel by E. Phillips Oppenheim. Photoplay by Monte M. Katterjohn. -ADDED International News THURSDAY e, FRIDAY SATURDAY It ' t Where ripples ' : i mm RUINTERUT from ( TOANCES UODGSONT DURNETTTS famous story . itriwMirfiTiBMiaiiiifirriaff r- AUDlTO SPECIAL Tuesday Might, Dec. 13 : 1 pictured, i On Same Program A TWO-REEL HILARIOUS COMEDY THE BROADWAY A Charlotte Institution REGULAR PRICES FIRST SOUTHERN APPEARANCES AND TRANSCONTINENTAL TOUB Of -rrr AMERICA'S FOREMOST SMAKFiPFADFA?l ACTdR m rr. r. I M. Hi. IS. ) " "ji IN HAM LET " A?les,o9ProdV01i- A record jailer HampAeKs pla.ee as- leadiab I mvgncaiv traedtatv assuredN u y?az& Seats Now. Selling at Bcatty's Drug Store. MAIL ORDERS NO'V George E. Swink, Manager. I to v r I .... A
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