Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 10, 1924, Page 19

- REMARKABLE CAST FEATURED: IN * THE MEANEST MAN” AT AMERICA Beginning today, the screen of the lease is gaid to be one of the out- standing features of the season. a remarkable cast of players, headed by Mert Lytell, Blanche Sweet, Bryant Washburn and a dozen others of importance, this production will be boynd ‘to find favor with each and every patron of this theater. The story, which is an adaptation the famous stage play in which George M. Cohan personally ap- peared in New York City, deals with the business activities of a young lawyer who simply cannot succeed because he is too kind hearted. . He is finally ~told by his friend to be mean—to look eyerybody straight in the eye and say no. How the attorney begins this new ‘method of business and how he finds himself unable to live up to the title of “the meanest man in the world’ Provides some remarkable situations and finally, when he is sent to a small town in New York to fore- .| close a note long overdue, he finds, he can never succeed if he must use harsh Blanche Sweet makes her return to the silver sheet in. this picture, and critics who have seen her por- trayal claim she never appeared to better advantage than in the role of Jane Hudson. Bryant Washburn also has an excellent portrayal in the role of Ned Stevens, the, friend of the young lawyer. Others in the cast include Carl Stockdale, Maryon Helen Lynch, Victor Potel, Warde Crane, William Con- klin, Frances Raymond and many more of equal note. The production was directed by Edward F. Cline, who has given the screen many features of importance in the past few years. Will Rogers in his latest comedy, “The Cowboy Sheik,” is also play* ing. FILM VERSION HOLDS TO DRAMA MYSTERY Mystery, tipping, enthralling mystery, this is the underlying fea- ture of “The Acquittal,” Universal's remarkable. picturization of Rita Welman’s stage play, opened at the ‘Wyoming theater last night. I baffles from the start; through engrossing court room sequence one wondere “Who's guilty?” Through the sensational episodes that follow one still wonders., The sinister fin- ger of*suspicion points first at one character, then . Finally, in an astounding climax, the solution is cleated in one dramatic moment. To tell the rest would spoil the play for those who*haye yet to see it. In fact, the theater suggests that those who see it Keep the start- ing denouement from their friends let them guess for themselves. To guess is almost impossible. That heightens the gripping interest. It is one of the great storie: of the year. The acting of the»all-star- cast is superb. Normnaa Kerry, whose Aus- trian officer in “Merry-Go-Round” and romantic French hero in.“ Hunchback of Notre Dame” are screen history, adds another triumph to his list as the part of Robert Armstrong. Whether he's the hero or villain isn’t told until the final flash; his acting skilb- keeps up the {Illusion Claire Windsor en- acts a dramatic role “as Madeline Ames. One of tho striking bits In the piece 1s the part of Harry Mes- tayer, noted dramatic star who plays the district attorney of the sensa- tional trial scene. Barbara Bedford Charles. Wellesley, Richard Travers, Frederick ‘Vroom, Hayden Steven- son_and others have parts that fit them to perfection. The court scenes are astoundingly true to- detail and dramatically fect4-mark the ‘picture throughout, fects mark the picture througout, and, taken all in all, it is among the biggest of several big achieve- ments, of Universal this year. Clar- ence L. Brown, the director, cer. tainly takes his place as one of the big» feature directors: with this inys- tery. masterpiece. The Acquittal will be shown today, Monday and Dancing Pupils toAppear In Pantomime at America Theater Next Saturday “Columbine and Her Playfellows” from the Italian pantomime, featur- ing the dancing pupils of Miss Eliza- beth Baker, will be an added attrac- tion ‘next’ Saturday evening at the Anerica theater. The event prom- ises; high. class entertainment. for patrons of the Americg. The story of the pantomime and cast of char- acters follow: ‘Twas a mystical day that first day of May, for all the folk of the woods and heaven came to ‘play with Columbine and Pierrot for the first time that spring. "Twas rather a sad day for Pierrot and Pantaloon, her father, for the fairies had prom- ised to bring to Columbine a new playfellow, Harlequin, to dance with her. Pantaloon liked to read to her Jo keep her qitfet and make her feet * the magic, tender music for. her,-loved. her dearly and did not want a reck- Jess fellow to snatch her away. bs Vainly Pantaloon attempted to read to her, and bottle up her spirit put nuffers on her joy; but sly Uttle Columbine slipped away and left him reading to himself. Pierrot who was wandering in the forest Ustening to own music saw Columbine and tfiey played to- gether till once more Harlequin came ‘and lured: her away. Pierrot at last decided to leave forever and let Columbine play with Harlequin. Heart breaking days followed for Columbine, she missed Pterrot's to rest her and tired of Harlequin, her feet stopped twinkling and her heart was not glad, Pantaloon nodded his head in approval think- ing he had made of her the little frozen thing he desired. The fairies set to work busily and lo! One day came a great poet into the country who was presenting one of his masterpieces. Columbine to lease Harlequin, reluctantly Went tO see the play, but how queer Was the play, Columbine, one just like herself played with and teased Pierrot. And then a Harelquin came and lured her away and Pierrot. then a Harlequin sang of his love for Columbine and sang with such wondrous beauty that the-audience marveled. Pierrot himself was the great poet. Colum- bine was happy to know that he Was so near and sorry that she had Spuimed his love that she could hardly wait till the play was over— and they lived happily ever after. Cast of Characters, Columbhie Maxine Edwards Pierrot -Looo. Harlequin... Pantaloon ~__________Dean Burdick Clown Catherine Pickett Mimics Mary June Reed and White. Fairy Queen = Dorothy Mower Fays: «Bernadette Felman, Doro- thy StebBins, Twila Lakey, Betty Breisch, Mary ‘Weidner, Lois Pat- Ullo, Fritzie Smith, Mary Lamb, Marcia Stalmann and Helen Neit- hammer, -Bobble Stebbins Wind ~-.-~.-.-_-.-..-.Philip Long Peasants ~.-.--.______... a Gayle Boyd, Catherine Bryne, Eugene Owens and Wilma O'Brien. Play Within Play. Columbine ~-._...____Mildred Bubb Pierrot -.-----.-.-Edward Wright Harlequin -.-...-Mary Jane Keith Diana -Miss Baker SCREEN MASTERPIECE BOOKED BY RALT The Sam Wood Paramount pro. duction of “Fis Children’s Children" with Bebe’ Mack- cett featured in principal roles, gomes to the Rialto theater for a 4- days’ run opening Saturday next. Neither time nor money was spared in its production, with the result—a veritable screen masterpiece. It is dramatic, Pape ae and thrilling and has been luced on a lavish scale. It will be seen at the Rialto starting Saturday. Dr. Wixner . Dr. Macklyn ~. Miss Durant Miss Pepworth + Constance Weems . Ole an all-star cast in “The Common Law.” Cameo comedy “Oh Girls.” E’nogram News. ny ommeniey, Thursday and Fri- day: Wesley Barry in “The Country Kid" Christie comedy “Hold Every- news, Saturday: Starting of “His Chil- drens Children” with Bebe Daniels. America Today and Monday: “The Mean- est Man in the World,” featuring Bert Lytell with Blanch Sweet and Bryant, Washburn, and star cast. The program also includes Will Rogers in his latest comedy “The Cowboy Sheik,” and Fox News. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday— The feature picture will be “The Wanters,” with Marie Prevost, Huntley Gordon, and Gertrude As- tor, There is also A] St. Johns lat- est comedy “Full Speed Ahead,” and Pathe News and Topics of the day. Friday and Saturday—"The Bad Man" is the feature picture, with Holbrook Blinn, Jack Mulhall, Wal- ter McGrail, Enid Bennett, and Harry Myers, als” Fox Imperial comedy “Arabia's Last Alarm," and Fox News, Iris Theater Today Onty—Tom Moore in “Of. ficer 666", and Sunshine Comedy “Rough Sailing”. Monday and Tuesday—Douglas Fairbanks in “The Mark of Zoro," also Pathe Review. Wednesday and Thursday—‘Al. ways Tho Woman,” with Betty Compson, also Harold Lloyd Comedy and Pathe Comedy. Friday and Saturday—witl Rog- ers in “Guile of Women," also Paul Parrott Comedy and Pathe Review. Columbia Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday: Dick Hylands Revue in the snappy farce comedy “Good Night Nurse” and first run picture “The Challenge.” Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Dick Hylands Revue in a new mus. ical comedy featuring The Bashful Babies Chorus: and the first run pictures “The Danger Point.” Wyoming Theater. Today, Monday and Tuesday: “The Acquittal.” Ask any attorney in Casper, Wednesday: Wm.» Desmond in “Breathless Moment.” Thursday, Friday and Saturday: Hoot Gibson in “A Ride for Your Life.” ——— __ OLD MOVIE: HEROINE. 1S SEEN IN “THE WANTERS” COMING ON WEDNESDAY A lady’s maid is the heroine of the John M. Stahl production, “The Wanters,” which will be the First National picture presented by Louis B. Mayer at the America theater on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. She is a maid because she is a “wanter," desiring the finer things of life, the luxuries and the case that wealth can furnish. And it is because of this wanting that the girl takes servile position in a millionaire’s home: Charming Marie Prevost portrays this unique screen beroine, who is discharged when fouhd revelling in the finery of her mistress, but who returns to the home as the wife of 4 young membér of the aristocratic family to further complicate the plot. The production, which takes a | fling at snobbishness and vain want- ing, is described as one of the most unusual of the season. In the all-star cast besides Miss Shearer, G®rtrude Astor, Huntley Gordon, Richard Headrick, Lincoln Stedman, Lillian Langdon, Louise Fazenda, Hank “Mann, Lydia Yea- mens Titus, Vernon Steele, Harold Goodwin and William Buckley. The production is adapted from Leila Burton Wells’ story, the sce- nario having been prepared by J. G. Hawks and Paul Bern. Several of the principal players and more than five hundred extras worked through two nights making scenes for George J. Archainbaud's picturization of “The Common Law," the Myron Sélznick Master. picture now at the Rialto Theater. The scenes represent one of New York City’s big cafes on New Year's Eve, and one of the largest sets ever used in Hollywood wae con- structed—a replica of one of Broad- Way's famous gilded palaces. A jaza band played through both even- ings to supply music to the dancers, and a ton of confetti, streamers, OFFICER ‘666’ AT THE IRIS Assisting a crook to pack up the family heirlooms isn’t the average men's idea of a hilarious episode but it proved highly entertaining to Travers Gladwin. That is, it prov- ed entertaining until the police hap- pened along and mistoék Travers for an imposter thereby materially aiding the progress of the crook. If Travers hadn't insisted on wearing Phelan’s uniform and swearing his valet to silence his scheme to trap the crook would have matured beautifully, But as it turned out he came within an ace of losing a fortune in paintings and being ar. rested for impersonating an officer. He won the heart of Helen Burton, however, left lying around loose: in the excitement. See dashing Tom Moore in “Officer. 666," at the Iris today only. WESLEY BARRY COMING HERE WEDNESDAY JN LATEST PRODUCTION Wesley Barry, the genial-facea young screen star, will soon be with us again in film form, according ‘to the announcement of. the . Rialto Theatre. In his latest starring ve- hicle. “The Country Kid,{ a Wat- ner Brothers classic of thé screen, he appears in a distinctly new role, which again goes to prove his ver- satility and adaptation to various conditions, ‘The Country Kida" plays for 3 days beginning Wednesday. -Pigeon’s Fresh 228 East Second St. flash, newspaper, special feature, etc. EAT NEW YEAR’S PARTY IS {DESMOND COMING TO STAGED FOR ‘COMMON LAW’ garlands, etc., was demolished in the effecting of wild pre-prohibition hil- arity. Corinne Griffith. Conway Tearle, Elliott Dexter, Phyllis Ha- ver, Bryant Washburn, and Harry Myers served in the all-night vigil “| which lasted until! five o'clock in the morning. Several well known screen play- ers visited the set and took part in the scones of the frolic, and practi- cally every extra in Hollywood was needed to fill the immense cafe, Ginger ale flowed freéiy from cham- Pagne bottles, and director George J. Archainbaud secured the true at- mosphere of a bacchanalian revel. MUSICAL COMEDY AND MOVIES MAKE UP Ble BILL AT THE COLUMBIA With the musical comedy “Good Night Nurse” and the _photoplay “The Challenge” the Columbia thea- ter promises a program today that should arouse the interest of most amusement lovers. “Good Night Nurse’ takes its name from a complication of inci: dents that occur when a man tries to help out a friend by shamming ness in order that the first “old will not have to appear in orce case of the second old WYOMING THEATER IN "BREATHLESS MOMENT” ‘William Desmond and Robert Hu, Universal star and directpr, respec- tively, have worked together in many screen plays, but they both admit that the most pleasure they ever got out of picture making oc- curred during the filming of “The Breathless Moment.” Desmond's latest starring vehicle, coming to the ryoming theater next Wednes- Notes of The play is a crook drama with a distinct comedy angle. Both Des- mond and Hill are veterans of the vaudeville stage and they had a great time evolving “gags” for the Production. Often during the shoot ing of some of the scenes in the Picture Hill would shout, “Cut,"* and burst out in a loud guffaw of laugh- ter. He had thought up some new “laugh,” and it would be im- mediately written into the’ working script. It was seldom that a scene was filmed that the star also did not contribute a couple of “gags” that added to the comedy quality of the picture. That the Desmondé-Hill combina- tion has a clear and valuable con: ception of the type of humor that is appealing in a photop how Gi but law marriage". agreement to livg and who live tos other to their Regie Jay, played by Dick Hyland, falls in love with the pretty day nurse played by Miss Mildred Page, but the appearance of the nig nurse portrayed by Patricla West- cott, rather frumpy and smelling of ether, causes Regie to give the show many a life. It {s from this that the title “Good Night Nurse” is taken. There will be many special num- bers among them “Don’t ‘Think I'm Angry” which was written by “Slim” Brandt, a Casper musician, Dolores Cassinelli in “The Chal- jenge” plays a new role. She ts hostess at a gay hotel popular with society, .This is an occupation for women which has become general 'n the last few years, yet the char. Tastes Better—Goes Farther—Always Good ANNOUNCEMENT Ng On and after this date-the affairs of The Wyoming Poster Company will be under the management of Harry McCracken. This company will be prepared to handle advertising in all its branches, including posters, ¢paint, electric, form lefter, calendar, souvenirs, “LET US HELP YOU SOLVE YOUR ADVERTISING PROBLEMS WYOMING POSTER CO. 303 Consolidated Royalty Bldg. acter has not been made the heroine of @ screen play before. The chances of adventure and romance are end- less when a girl is so placed. What happens to Barbara when she has to chose between two men at the hotel might happen to any girl with her opportunities to make a wonderful match, Roasted Coffee Phone 623 ‘ Phone 2310-W G CAST OF CHARACTERS Reggie Jay =< Dick Hyland Mr. Weems _ Shilrey McDonnell Dr. Flexner =--- Roy Alexander ---- Bob Evans Gordon Richardson --Mildred Page atricia Wescott Teddy Magnus ~-G. Richardson lz] Continuous 2:30, 4:45, 6:45, 9 o’Clock COL U il BI A: GREAT’‘SHOW DICK HYLAND'S - REVUE ONE OF THE HAPPIEST, SNAPPIEST MUSICAL COMEDIES UNDER THE PERSONAL DIRECTION OF DICK HYLAND “GOOD NUMBERS Opening My Lovey Come Back _ Don't Think I’m Angry More More More Boy of Mine Specialty The Little House — Some Uke -___. Grand Finale . A First Run Picture DOLORES CASSINELLI and ROD LA ROCQUE in “THE CHALLENGE” NURSE” Roy Alexander and the Babies wg cere Gordon Richardson Oh How That Woman Could Cook. Teddy Magnus and Dick Hyland STARTS TODAY NIGHT aaa oe a The Passing Parade ----Bob Evans and Babies Teddy Magnus ~Dick Hyland and Gang The Manhattan Trio -Mildred Page and Babies Entire Company 10c 40c the connection in ea sre “THE MEANEST' this term is not one which is PAGE SEVEN Filmdom by the praise of the motion picture public for the comedy feature. —— Tribune Want Ads bring results. GET IT TODAY Eskimo Pies Manufactured Exclusively By THE PALMS ICE CREAM COMPANY \ 2. CO-STARRING Corinne Griffith Conway Tearle and ~ Eliott Dexter THE DRAMATIC SENSATION OF THE SEASON STARTING TODAY 1222. 2:10, 4:00 :50, 7:40, 9:30 5 MMOTUGAELTATUna eter TT cA DTTC Dy COMMON LAW MARRIAGE: is @ marriage not solemnized in the created by & mutual agreement to designated in law books and by counsel as & "common Therefore a common law ists whenever and whe ordinary way marry ‘and is ‘marriage ex- rever two people enter into an h operly used,. i ed by law but A Bishop-Cass Theater TODAY AND. MONDAY BLANCHE SWEET ~ BERT LYTELL AND A FINE SUPPORTING CAST —IN— GEORGE M. COHAN’S MAN IN THE WORLD?” The meanest man in the world meanest man in the world and said “I’m mean, mean—I'm the it’s the only way to be. This oil well is yours but you won't get a cent out of it unless you're mean—mean—and learn to say NO! and mean it, Just imagine a nice fellow like him advocating meanness and just then picture what happens when he gets Cupid sore and fools *im. Why, it'll make you roar—go wild with praise. You'll never want to see a better movie, —alto— WILL ROGERS in “The Cowboy Shiek” ROGERS’ LATEST COMEDY COMMUNITY SONGS TONIGHT “Old Black Joe” “Little Annie Rooney” “Home Sweet Home” Shows at 1, 2, 2:30, 5. » 6:30, 8, 9:30 10c and 40c Bishop-Cass e | TODAY | ONLY TOM MOORE eins. “OFFICER 666” —also— “ROUGH SAILING” COMEDY oie =