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A A- , i i IS f. - 4 " ' I ' 11 1 "& Vw4 Adolphe Menjdu and Shirley OKara mthe Paramour Picture -A Gentleman of Paris "ICE FLOOD" TO SHOY AT IDLE HOUR Viola Dana and Kenneth Harlan Co- Starred in Coming Feature "The Ice Flood," a Universal-jewel I production with Kenneth Harlan and ila Dana in the featured leading will be the , main attraction at i? tile Hour thceatre, here next 1 "ndav and Saturday. The picture, based on a magazine story by Johnstone McCulley,,. "The Brute Breaker," is a lively," thrilling Story, with its locale in .the timber redons of northern America. - - o . To make the snow and timber scenes as realistic as possible, the entire company,, numbering some sixty per sons, spent almost three months on location in northern Oregon, photo graphing te most important sequences of the picture in the actual , locale described by the author. The climax is a masterpiece of re- -JHty ana,,, snows & uuge -iv wukvj- i "s ; tioit on tne nair-arozcu vvm.um.nc ;: River, of Oregon,' with a tiny launch trapped in the tremendous jam of floating ice cakes. ' . The whole company went through no little danger and hardship in order '' 1 to get the authentic scenes, but the risk and dinicumes .expeneutcu m obtaining the shots were more than ' justified by the results. "The Ice Flood" was directed by " George B. Seitz, and was based on Johnstone McCulley's story, "The Brute Breaker." In addition to ,Har , lan and Miss Dana, the cast includes Frank Hagney, Fred Kohler, De Witt . nrn T'.-.i CI. ..of far Vittxr Jennings, ciuy m-ui ouwun-'p V, Barlow, James Gordon and others. Menjou Has Embarrassing Moment as Hero of Drama The last word in embarrassing mom ents is to . have an ace of hearts found tucked up your sleeve just after you have taken in nearly every chip on the table : in a big poker game. This delicate problem is said to be enacted most convincingly by Adol phe Menjou in "A Gentleman : of Paris" his new Paramount vehicle which will be shown at the Idle Hour theatre 'next Monday and Iues- Menjou's role is that of 'injured, innocence. He dosen't know how the card got in his sleeve but neither do any of his friends and they feel that the only decent thing for him to do is to kill himself. Menjou re tires to his room with a pistol and when the pistol is exploded the mys tery of the hidden card is explained. 1 The supporting cast of the Picture includes Nicholas Soussanin, Shirley CHara, leading woman; Lawrence Grant, William B. Davidson, Arlctte Marchal and Lorraine Eddy. 7 VUnct Vidor "Shrew" In Modernized "Taming Shakespeare revealed certain ways of curing a woman or ner lernwe temper in "The Taming qf the Shrew but Prince Dantarini presents some very original ideas in "Honeymoon starring Florenc'OW to be shown I - nn the screen at the Tdle Hour theatre 1 on Wednesday and Thursday. I The picture, an adaptation, of the 1 magazine . storv of the same name by Mrs. A M. Williamson, concerns 1 an American girl, Gail Grant, played I by Miss' Vidor, who would demand the moon if she desired it. She is Umazed at the audacity of handsome tPrince Dantarini when he refuses her Certain things, so she seeks to put him in his place, even going so far rrtirfV film. He coes through . ' . . 1 t m oil' e ceremony meaning uuuiui,y I - rrt ' . t .-, ma Hie the prl. ineir .noncywii w of anger and continual wrangling, he r rmre wins out. x0 Carminati is to be seen in 'yal role, while an excellent mc cast is promised. Luther rc:f1 "Hmrr.n Hnte." IDLE HOUR THEATRE Friday & Sat., Janl 13-14 I - mid. . 1K' I ihtL-X I V A gieat thrill-special of the North Country. . . Also Two Rcej CcAiedy,, Admission, 15 and 25 Cts. Mbn. & Tues., Jan. 16-17 ; :;:::::::::i::;-:';-.v: i r ttlfUTSlflJb i The screen's most exquisite so phisticate in another of those clev er picturizations of Parisian life. Also Two Reel Comedy. Admission, 15 and 25 Cts. WecL& Tliurs.; Jan41849 Dim. 1 .MR-Wmik' If, like Peter Pumpkin-cater, you've married a wife and can't keen her. see this comedy! You may learn something if husbands ever can! AlsoPATHE REVIEW and M- G-M NEWS. Amission, 15 and 25 Cts i ciiico Locals ICd Mason has moved to Uurning town. M. C. Anderson, of Burniiigtown, has moved in this section. Our school will be out Monday, January 9, We have had a good school taught by Miss Gay Bennett. Messrs. Flqyd Justice and . Gradie Watts went to Franklin on busi ness Friday. J. M. Cochran, of . Briartown, was on our streets Sunday. Floyd Ramsey went to Sylva Tues day on business. , Floyd Womack, who has been work ing for thePorter and Moody Lum ber companyas moved his family to Franklin. ) Tillery Love, of Stiles was in our community Friday. Messrs. Robert aivd Ifarley Ramsey went to Franklin on business Wed , Bryant-Byrne Miss Margaret Bryant, of Colum bus, Ga., and Mr. John B. Byrne, Junior Forester with station at Frank lin, were married in the church of the Holy Family at Columbus, Ga., on December 27, Father Joseph Moy lan performing the marriage ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Byrne will leave the latter part of" this week for a stay of several weeks at Washington, 1). C, after which they will return to Franklin and occupy the home where Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Shields formerly lived. . Eastern Star Entertains The ladies of the local chapter,, Eastern Star, entertained Monday night on the roof garden of the Scott Griffin hotel. Approximately 100 invited guests were present, an! enjoyed games of all kinds. An ad- mission fee of 50 cents was charged and the order received approximately $50 for the night's , entertainment-.. Sorhe prcFcnt claim that it was worth the price of admission to see Theodort Munday dance. The Eastern Star wishes tp thank all who co-operated with them in making the entertainment a success. Special thanks arc extended to Steve ' Porter for the free use of his- roof garden and equipment. WE WISH TO ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF "A Dteoaitaeitti 1 , in connection with our furniture. ,st6re,We;tvi!VW!ad?wyLtime-.to. show our friends and visitors our equipment which consists of a Hand some Funeral Gar, Lowering Device, Green Grass and a complete line of Caskets, Coffins, , Suits, Robes and Dresses. . A h. It Is Well To Gonsifa experience as vell as equipment when selecting a Funeral Dirctor, be cause equipment alone is not a prom ise of good service in our profession. There must be experience to use the equipment to the best advantage. Our service is EXPERIENCED ser vice. ' 1 SLUDER-GARKETT FURNITURE 0 n F. Y, McCRACKEN, Manager DAY PHONE 126 NIGHT PHONE 7405 1 r y i
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