Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 4, 1924, Page 22

PAGE SIX. Theatricals MYSTERY TALE IN FILM oHOWING AT AMERICA HAS FEW EQUALS Swrne Leavenworth Case,” which, 4s to be shown at ths America Thea- ter today and Mor.day 18 an adapta- ‘tfon to the scrren of the most fa- mous of all American tery and detective stories with society as the setting. Written ny. years ago by ‘Anna Katharine Green, almost at the beginning of the career of this ‘most talented writer, who has since “hecome famous the world over, it tygas the forerunner of hundreds of gimilar novels with mystery as the motif and people of wealth and _s0- clal position as the characters, But $t never has been surpa: d. Anna Katharine Green is gener- ally accepted as the greatest writer of detective stories that this coyntry lias produce¢ occupies the same Position to American literature that Gaboriau holds in the French. Like the French writer who introduced His famious detective, M. Lecoa, in nearly all his stories, Miss Green created the character of Gryeé, who plays an important role as a master detective in many of her novels and who {s first introduced in ‘The Leavenworth Case." but in such a minor role that he does Dot appear in the picture verslo Although Anna Katharine Green has written scores of novels since The Leavenworth Case,” many of them considered by some of her fol- as better and more finished, The Leavenworth Case” continues her best known work, Mr. Bennett, in his picture play, has followed Miss Green's story closely. ‘The time has been brought up to date by use of automobiles, telephones and other modern con- veniences, but the story remains un- nged. No lover of Anna Kath- Green's stories will be disap- ed in this screen version of “The Leavenworth Case."" “HERITAGE OF DESERT’ AT RIALTO ANYTHING BUT DULL First “To the Last Man,” then “The Call of the Canyon” and now #The Heritage of the Desert,” which wpened at the Rialto theater last night. It's an/Irvin Willat produc- tion featuring Bebe Daniels, Ernest ‘Torrence, Noah Beery and Lloyd ‘Hughes. It's western drama deluxe with all| ic jts humor and love interest. A tenderfoot arrives from the east and straightway finds himself in wrong with a band of rough desert char acters and cattle thieves. They suspect him of spying on them for August », owner of “The Oasis’ the fi in the country whicl obtain—through in the enfoldment Holderness k er to marry ab, with a tribe c neighboring ra ‘who have suffered at the hand of Holderness, raid the town of White the outlaw’s stronghold where ry word js law. A spectac. ar battle follows in which not a bullding is left standing. Holder. ness and his reign is wiped out for- r, Mescal rescued and returned to J , the tenderfoot, whom her guardian had befriended, know- g that there must be some good any man Holdernes had no use for For Miss Dantels, as Mescal, too much cannot be said. She lives the role rather than plays it. Ernest ‘orrence in the part of the rancher, Naab—that’s sufficient—witness his Jackson” in ‘The Covered Wagon” 1 “Cousin * in “Ruggles of 1 Gap.’ Hughes has a " hetic role—that athetio least until he} action against Holderness it's the latter gets, or needs —then sympat Dullness {s unknown in any foot of the story. MUSICAL COMEDY IS WYOMING FEATURE “Tennessee Pardner” {s announced ms the musical comedy to be pre- mented by Meckridge and Kava- maugh's Naughty Baby Revue the Wyoming theater, toda: day and Tuesda Johnnie 4s featured in the photoplay “The Fourth Musketeer.” The tabloid features Lew Green 4n a rube character. There will be the usual special numbers inter. Bpersed during the p ion. Johnnie Walker in “The Fourth Musketeer," is sure to prove one laughable productions It is a take-off “The Three Mus. of the most of this young star ‘on the photoplay keteers."" For Wednesday, ‘Thursday and Friday the Wyoming will present "Zuleka with Lew in Green blackface and Kitty VIRGINIA VALLI BACK IN FILMS “wild to the The Goldwyn picture, Oranges,” which comes Tialto theater Wednesday, for threc Gays, 1s the second production in nia Valli has appeared n to een after had just achieved star en she suffered a nervous breakdown after making several big feature 2 Although absent t more than a ntinued to ap King r ful Goldwyn 4 rector, re ible for the re marka’ 88 ¢ screen ver wion of Jc h Herges mer's “Wild Orange ‘ 1 that Virginia Valll would ¢ one capable of interpret important role of Millie Fray " pro first time they have appeared together the old Universal da Mayo and Virgi considered teams in moti OWEN MOORE AT THE IRIS} since Frank Valli have been the best stellar on _plotures. a character role, Ramon and Kay- anaugh in dancing apecialties and George Hill in character. Jack Hoxie will be seen in a west- ern thrille STARTING TODAY “TENNESSEE PARDNER” A MUSICAL COMEDY With a Western Atmosphere Presented by Naughty Baby Revue Co. NEW SONG, SPECIALTY AND DANCES Featuring LEW AND KITTY GREEN RAMON AND KAVANAUGH | GEO. B,. HILL and others FEATURE PICTURE “The Fourth Musketeer” 10c and 40¢ Continuous Starting at 2:30 ers n Our G Wm. Hart ‘on the same prograr WANTED—C! “The Tribune Office. Rags IAL ADDED TRACTION SPE A 70 | “SPIES HOWLING WOLVES” By the Courtesy of Music Week Vaudeville Che Casper Sunday Cribune News of Local: Offerings : Rialto, Sunday and miki eageeaty Daniels and Ernest “Heritage of the Desert comedy, “Call the Wagon.” Tuesday—Fritzi Brunette “Cavse for Divorce”, Sport Pictorial; Wednesda —Virginia V in +; Cameo comedy; Bray Cartoon. ‘Thursday and Friday in ‘Wild Oranges.” America Sunday . and Monday — “The Leavenworth Case'' from the famous mystery story by Anna Katherine Green, with Seena Owen and fine supporting cost. Also Stan Laurel in “Postage Due” Fox News and a new community song reel. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs- day.—"This Freedom” from A. M. 8S. Hutchinson's widely read novel. Also Pathe News and Topics of The Day. Friday and Saturday—‘Excite- ment” a high speed farce comedy eae screen actress Laura La Plante. Also Our Gang in their newest comedy “Boys to Board” and Fox News. Iris Sunday Only—Owen Moore in “The Poor Simp” also Wm, S. Hart in “A Knight of The Trail” and Our Gang in “A Pleasant Journey.” Monday and Tu y—"The Want- ers” with Marie Provost Also Al St. John in ‘Be Yourself." Wednesday and Thursday—’Her Temporary Husband” with sid Chaplin, Owen Moore and Sylvia Breamer. Also Clyde Cook in ‘Wet and Weary.” Friday and Saturday — Richard Talmadge in ‘Taking Chances" Also Harold Lioyd in “A Gasoline Wed: ding” and Leo Maloney in “100 per cent Nerve.” Ae Columbia, Sunday—Bud Brownle’s Budding Beauties inthe EBEDS, musical AMERICA TODAY and MONDAY Matinee GRIPPING AS THE STEEL that seeks to encircle the guilty hand is this tremendous mys- tery story of a baffling crime written by the master of ANNA KATHERINE GREEN Featuring tive fiction. SEENA THE GREATEST MYSTERY PLAY EVER SCREENED —also— STAN LAUREL —in— “POSTAGE DUE” —and— FOX NEWS NEW COMMUNITY SONGS TONIGHT Shows at 1—3—5—7—9 detec- OWEN 10¢ and 40c 10¢@ and 20e BISHOP-CASS OWEN MOORE “THE POOR SIMP” " WM. S. “A KNIGHT OF and OUR GANG i “A PLEASANT HART THE TRAIL” JOUR comedy, “The Broadway Sheik"; feature picture, Wyndham Standing and Marguerite Marsh in “Lion's Mouse.” Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- day—Four big time vaudeville acts: Holly and Lee in “The New Floor- walker; Carr, Clifford and Carr, “The Cop, the Chauffeur and the Lady in the Limousine’; Connie Mitchell, imitations and whistling; Daley, Mac and Daley, “Skating a la 1925"; Bud Brownie's musical show and pictures, Thursday and Friday—Bud Brownte’s musica] show and feature picture, “Dollar Devi! Wyoming Today, Monday, Tuesday—"Ten- nessee's Pardner,” a musical comedy Presented by the Naughty Baby Revue company, also Johnnie Walk- er in “The Fourth Musketee: Wed- nesday, Thursday, Friday “Zulika,” featuring Lew Green in blackface, Kitty Green in character and Ramon and Kavanaugh in dancing special- tes, presented by the Naughty Baby Review company, also Jack Hoxie in a “Western Thriller” Saturday. Watch newspaper for program. > One Cent Assets BERLIN—(United Press)— Five pfennigs, approximately 1 cent, werp the entire bullion yreserye of the Munich bank of Emil Haab & Co., Ltd. The banker Haab, 26 years old, and his managing director, Notes of SUNDAY, MAY 4, 1924. Filmdom Oppenheim, even younger than his| Assuming that another passenger chief, are at large. This the laconic| got into the car, adding 80 pounds police report. Inflation Schedule For Balloon Tires Is Held Important Lower air pressure in balloon tires has made it necessary that proper Inflation schedules be graduated at frequent intervals. A 6:20 balloon tire, for instance, under load of 1060 pounds, should be inflated to 26 to the load for that tire, the alr pres- sure should be increased to 28 pounds. gui studying this condition for all types and sizes of balloons, Mijler tire experts foresaw the confusion which might result in the motorist’s mind when driven to change his inflation pressure with the addition of each passenger, and worked out a schedule which overcomes the dif- ficulty without reducing the comfort of the ballooning or threatening the Ufe of the tire. —__s———— SEND IT TO THE PEARL WHITE LAUNDRY PHONE 1702. A story so supervision. rich in screen material, Also Christie Comedy, “Call The Wagon” RIALTO tooo George pounds air pressure. BOOLPH ZUKOR ANO JESSE L LASKY PRESENT ZANE GREY'S wHERITAGE%: DESERT AN IRVIN WILLAT PRODUCTION wits BEBE DANIELS - ERNEST TORRENCE NOAH BEERY = » LLOYD HUGHES S, there IS something new in Western pictures,—and here it is. Para- mount sent a company to the heart of the West to film it—under Zane Grey’s personal Shows: 1, 2:40, 4:20, 6, 7:40, 9:20 CASPER’S VAUDEVILLE THEATER COLUMBIA : OMORROW AN IRRESISTIBLE TRIPLE BILL THIS SHOW SECURED AT GREAT EXPENSE IF THEY CAN BE SECURED, WE WILL GET THEM THREE DAYS STARTING YOUR GENEROUS PATRONAGE HAS MADEIT POSSIBLE THIS SHOW DIRECT FROM NEW YORK Enroute to California, Stopping Only at Chicago and Omaha The European Headliners, the Most Versatile Artists Before the Public Today DALEY, MAC & DALEY “SKATING ALA 1925” A ROUTINE OF COMEDY, ACROBATIC TRICKS AND DANCING ON SKATES Down the River CONNIE MITCHELL A Story of Imitations and Whistling THE MIDNITE SERENADE “Things and Stuff” HOLLY and LEE “The New Floorwalker” AND THAT’S THAT A SPECIALLY. ENGAGED ATTRACTION CARR, CLIFFORD and CARR Entertainers DeLuxe “THE COP, THE CHAUFFEUR AND THE LADY IN THE LIMOUSINE” BUD BROWNIE’S BUDDING BEAUTIES in “THE BROADWAY SHEIK” Christie Comedy—“BABIES WELCOME” CHAN MATINEE—2:30, Pictures, EVENING—6:45, 9 o'clock, Pictures—Musical Show, THIS TREMENDOUS Watch the Time of Each Show SHOW 40c © OF PROGRAM—VAUDEVILLE FOLLOWS THE MUSICAL SHOW Musical Show at 3 o’clock—Vaudeville at 3:45 7, 9:20—Vaudeville at 8 and 10 o'clock