Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 12, 1923, Page 15

“SUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 1923. Theatricals « “Liddy Ann’ goes on the rocks of the = latter sidc.of his nature that ‘got into * private life was his own and his pro- “THRILLIDEAIS THE THING? —ONTODIREGTOR OF “SKID PROOF ‘Amenica Feature Today and M and Monday Is Based on Belief That Original Productions of Story Material Will Be Screened. Riding on the crest of the tidal wave bearing motion pic- tures produced from original screen material, is “Skid Proof, the latest William Fox production starring Charles Jones to come to the America theater today and Monday. In a recent interview he gave to the press, Scott Dunlap, director of the Fox Film Corporation, predicted that before “Shadows, ALICE LAKE IN “SHORE ACRES” = WYOMING BOOKING = THIS = WEEK Justifying the claims made for her by the motion picture critics of the country, Alice Lake, Metro's newest star, will appear Tuesday and Wed- nesday at the Wyoming theater, in the picturization of James A. Herne's immortal drama of New England, “Shore Acres.” Miss Lake makes a tremendous appeal in the role of the daughter of the stern old lighthouse keeper on the coast of Maine, who de- fied’ her father in eloping with the man she loved. The haunting witch- ery of Miss Lake's face coupled with her superb capacity for portraying dramatic emotion makes the picture a supreme delight. The. story of the famous old com- edydrama is laid on the New Eng- land coast and concerns the family of Martin Berry, who keeps the light- house near Bar Harbor, Maine. Helen Berry, a sweet-natured but spirited girl-of twenty, is in love with Sam ‘Warren and her stern old father, Mertin; strives to force her into a match with Josiah Blake, the village promoter, Helen refuses to marry Blake, and her father, in a rage, for- bids her to see Sam Warren again. Meanwhile, Martin has mortgaged the old farm, Shore Acres, to invest in oil securities of Blake's. His brother, Uncle Nat, opposes, this move but is powerless to prevent it. ‘And then Helen decides to run away with Sam, and to this end books pas- sage on the “Liddy Ann,” a vessel that is bound down the coast, Martin learns of Helen's departure, and he lets the light in the lighthouse go out. Uncle Nat tries to show a beacon but Martin prevents him, so that the harbor. Supporting Miss Lake are such cap- wble players as Edward Connelly, Joseph Kilgour, Frank Brown long playwrights, novelists and oth- er kinds of authors, will. turn their efforts to the screen. He believes large scale productions of orlginal story material soon will become an an established fact, “The steady absorption by picture producers of all suitable story ma- terial, past and current,” said Mr. Dunlap, “coupled with the inflated valuation placed on all available ma- terial, has, brought about a serious shortage of screen stories. Authors also have seen from the successes of those of thelr number who turned out original material since the inception of the motion’ picture industry, the Vast possibilities that le in that direc- tion.”” With the screen application of the brans of authors of printed fic- tion, Dunlap thinks the logical means has been found to relieve the strin- gency of story material. That Mr. Fox also has faith in the adaptability of authors to the screen is indicated by the fact that he risked a large sum of money in producing “Skid Proof’ and numerous other film-plays of like origin, In speaking of the latter production Mr. Dunlap said: “It's ideas that the pictures need most, not merely plots. Plots are me- chanical things that skilled mechani- cians can provide. Plot is nothing more than a method of story-telling. Ideas give us something finer and doeper. “Analyze ‘Skld Proof,’ which I be- leve to be in the first rank of high- class melodrama, attractive in point of drama, cast, photography’ and set- tings. What will make this production ® success? The crux of reason is ex- pressed in one word—ideas—that is— ‘thrill ideas.’ The picture conveys what I chose to call a thrill {dea beau- tifully and imaginatively expressed. “Thrills project the fundamental ef- fort of mankind, of striving to es- cape boredom, commonplaces. Through the universal language of the screen, ths fundamental fact can be broad- casted and understood by all classes of people.”* Robert Walker, Margaret McWade, and Richard Headrick. The picture is capably directed by Rex Ingram from a scenario by Arthur J. Zellner. “TRIFLING WITH HONOR’ GOOD STORY ADAPTED TO BIG FILM Real human @rama is woven into the story of “Trifling With Honor,” the Universal-Jewel photodrama which has its opening locally at the Wy- oming Theater today. On the baseball field Bat Shugrue hit around 400 and was the home-run Jing of the league. In private life hix batting average was practically nil, Physicaly he was a_ battleship, moraily a derelict. But because his fessional life the public's, it was the print.” Every kid who swung a bat on a sand lot knew of Bat Shugrue. He was a champion of his class, therefore a hero with the lads who loved tne national sport. It was Bat, the home- run king, whom they knew and wor- shipped for his prowess. It was naturel that such widespread interest should make Bat good “copy” for the Every” PRICE A‘la-Carte:Dinners and dancing > Per foun oe eine Stier Ee Bat was signed by a sports synai- cate to write a series of articles deal- ing with his boyhood life and early training. As a matter of fact, Bat’s early career was the shade of mid- night, but this fact he masked be- neath a surly disposition that left small chance for enlightenment. His refusal to reveal any of the points of interest in his early life led an im- aginative reporter to create a ficti tious past for Bat that read like the memoirs of a cross between a Sunday school story and a Horatio Alger novel, It was a thrill to the kids, and be- cause it depicted Bat as the cleanest type of youngster it left an indelible desire on the part of his boyish wor: shippers to do things worth while. “Trifling With Honor” is more than wholesome. It 1s chockfull of dra- matic interest for every theater-gc Gardens The Ideal‘Mountain Resort for Chicken Dinner and-Dancing Even! m9 to 12” * $1.00 SpecialBates-toPrivate Parties - | Lunchéons*Served 4 | " At the-Foot-of}Casper;Mour tain, on the ‘ i) ' Garden Creek*Road Vaudeville Che Casper Sunvap Borning Cribune RIALTO Sunday and Monday—Jané Novak in ‘Thelma.’ Mermaid comedy “Three Stoke's Fables; Kinogram New: Tuesday and Wednesday—Leah Baird in “Is Divorce a Failure,” Christie Comedy, “Green as Grass, Screen Snapshots. ‘Thursday and Friday—Walter Hlers in “60c An Hour.” Cameo comedy “West is West,” Pathe News. IRIS THEATER Only—Lon Chaney in an Al Lichtman produc- tion, “Any Old Port,” a comedy. Monday and Tuesday—Betty Comp son in “Prisoners of Love.’ Torchy comedy, “Torchy's Nut Sundae.” Wednesday and Thursday. WHY CROWDS TRAILED CAR IN FILM PLAY A trail of silver dollars! The! world’s greatest hunter would get a| decided kick out of such novel track-| ing. In “Sixty Cents an Hour,"’ a Para: mount picture, starring Walter Hiers, | with Jacqueline Logan featured in| his support, which comes to aihe| Rialto theater next ‘Thursday, st trail causes roars of laughter. Two thieves rob a bank and store! the money in a rented Ford. When Hiers and Miss Logan come to rent a machino for a joy ride, this car is| the one they take. A series of excit-| ing events follow, coming to a climax| when a store owner shoots at fliers, tearing a hole in the rear end of the automobile, From this hole drops a regular trail of dollars. A small boy spots and grabs the first one, then two adults, and, before Miers has| driven a block, he has a regular mob of excited followers, selzing avidly upon the “trail of silver dollars.’ Sunday rold every other sport. Now s from the officers in a flan from his conscience. It’s d throbs. SdOWS TODAY AT: 2: STARTING TODAY ‘TRIFFLING WITH WITH AN ALL-STAR CAST You've read about crookedness in baseball as in how baseball and fame reformed a crook who hid LING WITH HONOR,” thrills, humor, sport and heart ALSO TWO-REEL COMEDY —with— BABY PEGGY peas Ree “SWEETIE” Lioyd in “Grandma's Bo; Your Man,” a Pathe comedy. Friday and Saturday—Milton Sills in “The Is'e of Lost Ships.” Larry Semon in “The Bell Hop.” “Here's AMERICA THEATER Sunday and Monday—Buck Jones in “Skidproof,’ “California or Bust,” a Snub Pollard comedy. Fox News. Tuesday and Wednesday—Katherine McDonald in “The Woman Conquers” "The Mummy,” a Sunshine comedy. Friday and Saturday- rbanks in “Robin Hood.’ WYOMING Sunday and With Honor,” Boy.’ Tuesday and Wednesday—“Shore Acres.’ Also “True Blue.” Thursday and Friday—"Love In the Dark.” and “The Radio Hound.” Saturday—"The Four Horsemen of! the Apocalypse.’ THEATER Monday—"Trifling and comedy “Dad's AT THE COLUMBIA Tuesday, Wednesday, “The Silent Vow,” and Thurs- Friday and Saturday—“Romance of Life’ and “Helpful Hogan,” also Monday—"Levinsky's | musical comedy, and} he Little Wildcat,” feature picture. also ‘musica! | musical comedy. ————_—__ EX-HUSBAND AND LOVER RIVALS IN “IS DIVORCE FAILURE?” RIALTO. PLAY 7 “Is Divorce a Failure-’ the Associa- | ated Exhibitors feature by and with | Leah Baird and showing Tuesday and Wednesday at the Rialto Theater tells a dramatic story in which a man finds | his greatest rival is the ex-husband of, the woman he loves. Having permit-| ted his wife to divorce him so that ee the dramatic story of nel suit, but couldn’t hide ramatically told in ““TRIF- -- News of Loca! Offerings she can marry the other man, the husband decides to take a chance at winning back what was stolen from him. It must have been a stormy wooing, for producer Arthur F, Beck assures us that there are four tremendous and spectacular punches in ‘Is Divorce a Failure?" First there is a shipwreck, then a man fights a shark under wa- ter, then a somnolent volcano erupts, and then there is a typhoon and temp- est. It promises to be a drama with the usual powerful Baird punch plus stupendous and magnificent scenic effects and thrills, PRODUCER SAYS STAR GAOT PAYS Over-Played Parts for Leaders Have Lost Old Appeal. Is the star system disappearing? That is a question interesting thous- ands of movie fans everywhere. In answering it B, P. Schulberg, pres!- dent of Preferred pictures says that it 's problematical, but that one thing | is certain—a new sort of film is now sought after by picture patrons. It cast. of well story only. is the all star production. sold in England for less than those of “I suppose that there will always| British manufacture. be favorites as long as there is such ———— {a thing as human preference,” says Mr. Schulberg. “It is clear to me, on the other hand, that the public is beginning to demand the same things from their movies as they do from their books—a sincere portrait of life, @ sound story rather than a shallow cuse to display an over-advertised star. “The complaints on the calibre of jpictsive during recent months have | beon occasioned largely by the super- RIALTO TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY Divorce and Devotion Ts Divorce se of = 2 i a Outcasts from civilization, their primitive life made the man’s love more blind, and made the woman see more clearly the true values of love, marriage and di- vorce, THOUGHTFUL DRAMA! SPECTACULAR THRILLS! = t=] 4, 6:30 and 8:30 CASPER’S FAMILY THEATER ' ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAM Levinsky’s Old Shoes PRESENTED BY W. L. PARISH 20-PEOPLE-20 NEW VAUDEVILLE SPE CIALTIES AND THE BIG FEATURE PICTURE WILDCAT ADMISSION 10c and 40c ficlality of the vehicles used to em phasize the restricted ability of one high sa'aried player. that good picture material is ridiculous. lent stories and plays available if pro- ducers want to pay for them. few of these stories or pays of real dramatic value center character and consequently the average piece a good screen trans. Jation the only solution is an all-star ‘The preducer today who knows what he is about casts the players to |the story not the stoi He goes out and bu book and then starts worrying about hiring the right peop'e for it. put upon them.” ———.___ | American artificial sidered in Germany to be superior to In the Mermaid Comedy ‘THREE STRIKES’ Shows at 1, 3, 5,7 The statement is scarce ‘There are many excel- But around one to give With to the p’ayers. @ good play or Alice Cathoun More- | proper Safety razors made in America are ‘ | teeth are con-} ther outside CORSO LOE cother_ otiteidel countrisa.) "Ge ineesttrmeess ae IALTO “Levinsky's the comedy that is going to be given] mother." today and tomorrow theater and with “The Little Wild: cat” as tho feature picture showing is no doubt left that the program this play house for environment, Old Shoes’ at the Columbia in the leading role there at these two days over, the actors and actresses vastly| is assured of large ronage. ‘There prefer this system. Many of the very| iy enough of variety to assure the | first rank artists in Hollywood are dis-| tact that everyone will be pleased. regarding opportunities to sign lon best chance for success les in the|/& situation in panes ene free-lance field. Judge James Arnold, the youngest “When we bought tho screen rights; ™4sistrate in the city had no pity to ‘Ching, Ching Chinaman,’ which|!" his heart for the unfortunates who we are now calling “Shadows” in its| Were brought before him in court. He film version, we used no less than sey.| believed that the condition in lfe of en players who had either been starr-| the criminal denizen of the under ed or featured in thelr own right.| World was as natural to him as a We did this in accordance with the|Junsie is to a wild beast pollcy we have of limiting the number| His friend, Robert Ware, however, known players only by the|® wealthy student of criminology held number of important parts. In this|the opposite view. He believed that way the true dramatic value of our| there was a divine spark in every is not only preserved, but {s/™an and woman which needed but a heightened by the capabilities of play-| breath to burst into flame. ers who adequately meet the demands Surround any woman with clean At the Iris today} conditions,” he said, “give her the and she will be- THE BEST BY TEST Pigeon's rel Roasted Coffee 228 E. Second St. TODAY and TOMORROW, Shows —WITH— JANE NOVAK MARIE CORELLI’S GREATEST STORY KINOGRAMS News Weekly FABLES “The Shiek” Mr. SRE : LIGE CONLEY ALL WEEK IN SONGS UPROARIOUS COMEDY ON BILL AT THE COLUMBIA; FEATURE FILM ADDED | as come as pure and “Perhaps your mother will be flat- tered by the comparison,” Arnold. my a subject for the experiment.” A story of cc of life Wildcat.” in its action wit In ea the given and suc and est. particul succeed. to prove that statement than any oth- Alice Calhoun has been heralded as the star who does not require any ar type of role in which to “Little Wildcat’? does more er picture In which she has appeared, evinsky’s Old Shoes” is an up- roarious comedy ty what they can do with one of the funniest skits ever shown on the stage. Sarting at 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 o’Clock RIALTO won| MILLIONS WAITING FOR THIS MAGNIFICENT STORY IN PICTURES ~ “THELMA” From the bleak hills of the Norseland c ame this simple little Jenny Wren to turn high society topsy-turvy and then stand it on its jaded head. GEORGE HALLY \THE “ CASPER’S FAVORITE Singing Today and Tomorrow “WE PARTED ON THE SHORE” HARRY LAUDER “BETTY BRYAN” Hally Sings at Matines | 3 o'clock Evenings 7:30 and 9 UCTtT = TZITTiTT‘i‘LC.C CKO PAGE SEVEN. Notes of Filmdom good as my own said Judge “I callenge yeu to come to court tomorrow and pick yourself ntrasts and a pleture # it exists is found In “Little It is so intensely, human and development that it appeal to the average person. atment the plot is well handl- ing as it does for its subject life of a little outcast, who was an opportunity to make good ‘eeds, it develops a new angle efents a story of human inter. siving an opportuni- for the Columbia players to show Phone 623 A Every Afternoon and Evening NETTO i LADIES ORCHESTRA The Best Music In the State {ema TODAY and MONDAY _ FAST MOVING “BUCK” . a ‘ os A Racing Romance From Broadway to the —also— Golden Gate The Most Timely Motion Picture Reel of the Day “OUR NEW. PRESIDENT” —and— SNUB POLLARD “CALIFORNIA OR BUST” and 9 10¢ and 40c TODAY ONLY, LON CHANEY pes theses Shadows One of the greatest characterization of his career. Also Comedy “ANY OLD PORT” Continuous 1 toll 10c and 20c MONDAY and TUESDAY BETTY COMPSON —in— “PRISONE OF LOV RS