Cape May County Times, 11 March 1927 — Page 22

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At the Theatres Next Week

MOORLYX THEATRE. Ocean Qty—Friday. "Redheadu Prelerred:'" Saturday. "While LonSleepe:" Monday and Tuesday. "The White Black Sheep;" Wednesday. "The Truthful Sex;" Thureday. "Marriage.” HUNT'S CASINO. Wildwood— Friday. "Went of Broadway Saturday. "Corporal Kate; Sunday. "The Girl From Montmartre;" Monday. "JO Below Zero;” Tuesday and Wednesday. "Nobody's Widow;" Thursday. "Lone Hand Saui

dere."

GRAND THEATRE. Court House —•The Desert's Price:" Tuesday. "The Brown Derby:" Thursday, "The Lady From

Hell."

CAPITOL THEATRE, WoodblneSaturday and Sunday. "The' Social Highwayman;" Tuesday and Wednesday. 'The Waning

Sex."

COMMUNITY THEATRE. Tuckahoe—Saturday. 'The Flaming Forties." LYRIC THEATRE. Woodbine— Saturday and Sunday. "You Never Know Woman;" Wednesday. "The Unknown Soldier." Friday. "The Silent Rider." BRACA THEATRE. Sea Isle City —Saturday and Sunday. "FinManners;" Tuesday. "The Campus Flirt."

Hoot Gibson s Latest

Called His Best

’’The Social Highwayman

a y-'i • i Hard Riding Cowboy and /at L-apitOl Gi r | of Mystery in Film

Leatrice Joy Scores In No

Interesting Trio of Players in Leading Roles—Montague Love as Bandit

•The Silent Rider." Hoot Gibf - latest starring vehicle for i : rsal-Jewel which comes to Th- Lyric Theatre. Woodbine. Friday March 11. Is the fastest

^ , r-, t as L T •inK and moat thrilling westDorothy Devore Is Member ,. a e the year according to * ! Gibson himself la excellently "Th, S«M nAnW*. „ . b.rd-rldlnj; do.bor .bo SO*" J 11 ”" 11 ..lb In lov. .Itb . nj.i„iob, h.m B»ddlb,. ib.t a.mo. ... . - „„ z C.pUol Tbb.tr.. Wdtjdbl. . «» ' .d, ublE Blaocbb Saturday .»d “ » a.b.lIdT .. tb, «lrl dl.pl.y. hiIrreetiDK trio of p yr trlonic tal.nl. hlth.rto unkoo.n

CITE SAY COtJSTT TKES. mBAT. KA8CH 11. 1M7War Picture |N ew Honors Impresses By Now Sought By Pure Sincerity Lovely Corinne I ! Renaud Hoffman’s New 1 Portrayal of Russian Grand ! Spectacle "The Unknown Duchess Called Miss GrifSoldier" Is Beautiful j fith’s Most Dramatic Role

White Black , Sheep To Show At Moorlvn Three Acts of Vaudeville To Be Presented

Tomorrow

Brings

Out Family Ties! Tatiana. Oar's Daughter Wed Opportunity Night

'“S SSiok. .ho .0. tint. ,0 t" »-.‘"ru t.o. .bd

the screen by a gay charac-

terization at flaming youth sheik.-. Is featured in the role ol Jay Rodman Walker, a young reporter. Patrick has been prominently associated with the role of a tuus Idler, and this production ves him an opportunity to poray a reckless, adventuresome id romantic hero. Montagu Lo\e plays the bandit de luxe, the daring, suave, gallant robber of the road, who pretends to befriend the two young adventurers and Instead hauls them into the hands of the police for the crimes he himself ha. committed. "The Social Highwayman.' rltten by Darryl Francis Zanuck and adapted to the screen by Phil Klein and E. T. Lowe. Jr., is a gay comedy-drama of real crooks and false crooks, of romance and

brllla.

Lovely Blonde in “Flaming Forties’

Charming Jacquelin Gadsden in Latest Carey Film

the rest of the featured cast is

orrespondlngiy good.

Several thrilling stunts, new ven to the athletic Gibson, are enacted In "The Silent Rider.” and the action is fast moving throughout with a logical and

pleasant ending.

Lillian Gish’s Great Role In Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne's Hester Prynne

One of Vivid Figures in American Literature

A Burning Tale of Love

"The Scarlet Letter." one of the world's most dramatic romances. and one of America’s literary classics, is the newest starring v-hlcle lor Lillian Gish, one of the greatest figures in the

new style screen world.

The Immortalization of an Idea that is the clnematogi iphic achievement of Renaud Hohuisn. noted Producer-Director. who made the war epic. 'The Unknown Soldier. " which will be on view at the Lyric Theatre. Woodbine. Wednesday next. March IS. For the first time in motion picture history, the soul of u soldier and the bride and the mother he leaves behind are portrayed with sincerity and fidelity. Unlike most war pictures r h chronicle the horrors and magnitude of conflicts between nations. "The Unknown Soldier" depicts simply and powerfully a truly human interest story of the typical American doughboy. Surrounding the young soldier's fate-; ful struggle U a wealthy of i powerful plot Interest. Involving a moth. r. a sweetheart, a flock j

of war .riddles.

Their rtrugglrs. their hopes, their love-, their disappointments and th-lr happiness have tMirn blended into an all-powerful film j story reflecting the untold effect | of a war. and-made sympathetic and understandable to every man, woman and child in America. In the title role Is Charles Emmett Mack. 'The Unknown Soldier" of teh piece—homely, rollicking, soldier lad. Co-fea-tured' with him as the exqulsltr war bride is Marguerite I>e La Motte. noted emotional actrew.

Corinne Griffith bids for new honor in her latest First National picture. "Into Her Kingdom." which come* to the Grand Theatre. Court House. Monday, according to previewers ol her most recent effort. Generally regarded Of the screen's reigning beauty and having been acclaimed a comedienne of no mean talent, the popular star has accepted her most dramatic role in transferring the Ruth Comfort Mitchell narrative to the screen, and In doing so. her critics aver, has reached emotional heights seldom attained on stage or sHvei sheet. As the leading figure of "Into Her Kingdom" Miss Griffith plays the character of the supposedly murdered Grand Duchess Tatiana, second daughter of the former Czar. Early In the play she Is Tatiana aa a girl ot 12' bu-y with her first English 1<*-| son and in attendance at a county lair where she meets the peasant pupil of her tutor. Ivan, only! lose slghl of her new ac-; qualntanee when Cossacks dls t.-ie crowd and surry the : boy and bis mother off to Jail.. charging them with aeing ac-' cessories to a dellbert tr Bolshevik Insult to the Czar. Seven' years pass during the life of the story and In the latter reels she is M-«-n as the Grand Duchess j

Manager Wilson, of Uic

lyn. has selected some ot the big-j gest photoplays of the season lor next week. He la striving to give Ocean City the best that can

be obtained in photoplay*.

Raymond Hitchcock, who has been considered one of the lead-, Ing comedians of the speaking stage, will be seen In 'he Til(ar.y production. "Redheads Preferred." which will show at,

this tbeatrs tonight only.

Mr. Hitchcock became fa-j mous lor bis droll role In the etage success Ol “HIlchy-Koo” and is familiar to theatregoer.tor his ready wit and infeclUous

comedy.

Rin-Tln-Tia. famous canine screen star, ha# enacted death struggles with many creatures, from men to crocodiles, but never before has he fought a more thrilling dramatic fight than in - his latest Warner Bros, production. "While London Sleeps." a picture written and directed by Walter Moruseo. which opens tomorrow at the Moorlyn. with Helene Costello and Walter Meirill in the featured human r»>:-“. ’ Palsy Ruth Miller plsys the

leading feminine re* «» j of Richard Barthelmem In Tn j White Black the Moorlyn next Monday and,

, Tusoday.

! "Mkrriage " an absorbi.* stoT, of the fusion of two widely op- > poking human ch-mkals Intb gnat melting P<* of marrUge with Virginia Valll in the * lured role, comm to the **o°r-

l lyn next Thursday.

This exceptionally powerful drama Is adapted from the widely read novel by H. G. Welta. In It be tears the veil from marriage as only be could writr^ about such a subject, and It l» said that the picture Is every bit as fascinating as the book Itself.

Harry Carey —. - - .ce.

of leading woman in "The Flam-1 The new play, an elaborate

Korltr’c \Y/i’/4r»var! in * Fvl ' 1 '" bis new Hunt fllmlxatlon of Nathaniel HawUUUV a W lUUW Strom berg production which is thorn.-, story, will be presented I coming to the Community The-1 by M. tro-Gobiwyn May. r at tb.

Tuckahoe. next Saturday., .\>w People's Theatre. Millville,

v-harles Kay Appears m March 12. ] n-xt Tumday and Wedoesdiv. as S U .P^ rl ' n ^ Css, Blending b.''w.b.r''vi'?«c,vere'* < ab^ n <'b- BMlon' of Romance and Intrigue of ,h * mo *> perfect blondes on The story, know n wherever -the ,ht »«reen. English language is read. Is the

Her entrance into pletun* war g.ipplng tale ol • woman who.

Cleverest Picture of Year:i ui, ‘ - «edde«,:al. While attending to save the man she loved from

'High School in Lais Angeles, she' disgrace, carried a letter of would often call tor her mother shame on her breast throughout at the studios where she was a lifetime. It Is laid In th- days working. One day while her' of the early Puritan*, who*, inmother was working In a LoU tolerance is the guiding motif qf

Weber picture, the famous wo- th* powerful story,

man director saw her and OO. red Mi*. Qtah plays the role ol the her a small part. But "Jackie" | |||-f,ted "Hester Prynne. " „ne of was going to school and It was the most tragic and Mill most, not until the following summer; powerful figures In literature, vacation that she was able to: Lars Hanson, the famous Swrd-! grasp this golden opportunity. screen star, makes his Anieri-

After app- aring in a tiny hit can debut as "Anhu. Dtroroes-j

•” -nc Lois Weber picture, she dale." her clergyman lov.r An

Immediately signed for the interesting member of the cast nr role in -a rh»n..r t n Her is Henry B. Walthall, who played

latewt her lover in "Birth of a Nation." e has when he achieved fame as "The

Important parts in "Cordelia| mtlc Colonel." and who is play-

° r - ‘ n « * llh her lor the first lime

anges. The Man W ho \\ on" and | since in this new production.

MATINEE DAILY at I P. M.. Ea. Fri.

New People’s Theatre - Millville

EVENINGS at 7 sod 9 P. M.

It is a common belief that marriage* are contracted In heaven, and wrecked In—well, we'd call it the sea of circumstantial evl-

leading role in "A Chapter li Life." one of Miss Webei > productions. Since ther

Such seems to be the case in •'Nobody's Widow." a delightful romantic comedy starring Leatrice Joy. which will be preeented at Hunt's Theatre Tuesday and Wednesday. March 1$ and 16. literally, the marriage of the pair Involved in this comedy was solemnized in England, temporarily wrecked when the wife discovered another woman In the arms of her husband, and rehabilitated In California, with the aid of a blond widow and un-

certain circumstances.

It has been a long time since leatrice Joy hat appeared In a more felicitous role. It L a daring departure from such roles as she portrayed In "Clinging Vine." "For Alimony Only,” "Eve's Lwaves" and other of her famous pictures. "Nobody's Widow" i. a happy blending of roman •.

social intrigue and humorous i Ha . - situations'that mage for iin.-,l ' up In a small

loyed entertainment and Mo* Jo*' I* free to play. Johnny has scon-, one of the most ouIsland-'aged to Instill In his coim-d Ing successes of her carnr. This | the many spontaneous trick, tl picture will be enjoyed by mar- ] the atnage kid Is usually up ried folks, folks who are con'em- He plays Ju*- the sort of prat plating plunging into the mam any average boy Vould play monial sea. and those who have bis teacher, at a party or on escaped the shackles. l-o» II. i'. one of those who

hb. fun-making ran take a Ji

"Hl» Hour."

Johnny Hines Idol Of American Youth

Johnny Hines, who tome, to' the Grand Theatre next Tuesday In "The Brown Derby." a Flr,t ‘ National Picture, la the prototype the typical American youth.

en brough:

Scotch Fighters

Inspire Title

"The Lady From Hell." of Associated Exhibitor, pi •ion at th* Grand Theatre

well.

■ Brown Derby" Johnny • •My add to bis youth hut will undoubtedly at appeal to fandom In

taken

the :

ck-! |

name given the kilted soldi*. .„ „, fc

by the Germans during tb* war. ful car-et. When the Highlander, rharg. -— Man s Land in th- r.-d Jones Film Has the Germans saw! ThriUs.

glart

those strange, abort

u.plunging toward them. : call the kilted fighters "Lai from Hell," and beat a rapid

treat.

In the movie by this name. fightera has com*

LYRIC THEATRE WCK DBINE N. J.

Aturr

. alter

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through several thrilling episodi

In celluloid

dramatisation of story. "My Lord B." by Norton S.

The

Sat.. Sun.. Mar. 12. IS— SPECIAL DOUBLE BILL Paramount present* Florence Vidor hi “You Never Know Women” »ith Lowell Sherman and Clive Brook. From the story ol the great illusion. Alvo an amazing revelation ol the African jungles. THE GORILLA HUNT" Tingling with tremendous thnlh Seventh episode of Bill Grimm's Progress" Comedy and Latest News Wed. March 16— “The Unknown Soldier” Featuring Charles Mack. Marguerite De La Mott. Henry B. Walthall and an all-star cast. An absorbing picture story filled with laughs and thrills. Third episode of The Fire Fighters" Also Comedy and News Tki. picture is a benefit for th- High School Junior Class.

PROGRAM WEEK MARCH 14th

‘The Wild Hone Stampede”

KEN MAYNARD In ‘The Overland Stage” Am I is u the heart of the Added — The Thrilling Military Mystery Serial. -ON GUARD" with CULLEN LANDIS

FrL and Sat.. March M-lt While London Sleep*’ Starring RIN-TIN-TIN A stirring drama of dog love. Added—Mack bennett Comedy "CIRCUS TODAY"

LEVOY THEATRE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY V AUDEVILLEI7 4-ALL STAR ACTS-4 I-* In Conjuction w.th Feature Photoplay “Summer Bachelors” with Madge Bellamy M VTINFi: K.UTt ! AV \T S l<>—DOOlTK Of! N JI M FIU. KVK AT C.S0 and » !■ M—RAT. EVK. AT t »> and S.U ("VAUDEVILLE EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

CommuLity Theatre Tuckahie, N. J. SaT, MardTu— Harry Carey in “The Flaming Forties” A thrilling story of a great friendship that defied the law. grave danger and death itself. Without a moment's hesitation, Bill Jones proffered his pile—all his life's savings— to save his pal. The story of a pioneer who. despite his simple, easy-go-ing way. became one of the great heroes of the days of '48. Comedy and Hews Music by the Victor Orthophonic Conceit VicU.ola —Coming— George O'Brien in "THE FIGHTING HEART"

Qf/l 1 ’ GRAND

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE. N J. Saturday. March 12— BUCK JONES in “THE DESERTS PRICE” Comedy— Rah Rah Heidelburg Also Latest News Reel Matinee at 2 P. M. Children—10c. Adults—25c Monday. March 14— CORINNE GRIFFITH in "INTO HER KINGDOM” Cost a king's ransom to make—worth all the (town jewels

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March 18— | rsa! Jewel presents !

Hoot Gibson in

“The Silent Rider”

Speed to lift you out of i | your seat and'comedy to !

wake you laugh hard.

Comedy and News

—Coming—

Richard Barthlrmrss in

■ THE AMATEUR

GENTLEMAN

i the News Tuesday March 15Voull throw your hat in the air when you see JOHNNY HINES in “THE BROWN DERBY” Gene Tuoney in "THE FIGHTING MARINE." No. 9 Ataop’s Fable-: Radio Controlled" Thursday. March IT BLANCHE SWEET in ‘THE LADY FROM HELL" Our Gang Comedy-- SHOOTIN INJUNS" Pa the Review 44

Sat.. March 12— VAUDEVILLE Three Big Acts of High Class Vaudeville In conjunction with regular picture program. Warner Bros, present “The Social Highwayman” with John Patrick. Dorothy Devore. Montague Love' and other stnrv Thrills! Humor! Action A peppy comedy thriller that is just one smashing scene after another. Not a slow moment in it from beginning to end. The merry adventures of a modrrit Robin Hood, an amateur Sherlock Holmes and that

girl. Elsie.

Comedy—"Fair Warning"

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