The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 14, 1924, Page 10

t i att) be gi\ witness John Golden's splen did play, “Lightnin’,” whi opens at the Metropolitan Sunday; pretty girls, jazzy numbers and pretty scenic effects predominate the new Will King offering “Love Letters,” at the Palace Hip. . Manager Bostw the Pantages, promises a Unique act in the appearance of the Janet Adler Syncopa- tors, the headline act of the) new show, opening Monday afternoon. see METROPOLITAN of all recerds for box of receipts and length n New York, Chicago a Sunday, of supreme interest to pla fotrs of this a surrow ement is for or uN towns week, w and § For i Producer Died @ br by Thomas Je Joseph Jeffers Hacon, daughter of the late Frank Bacon, and Charles ©. Evans, veteran come dian, of “A Parlor Match” fame. “Lightnin'” is the work of Win ehell Smith and Fra "ten in a pro nd three acts, the story revolves around Light nin’ Bil! Jones, a most appealing Personality, a ne’erdo-well, a spin her of yarns and a man who might not be chosen for a st every day job, but whose hor 1 be depended upon and whose sense of humor is an unfailing resource. He | is the character who stands out and | gives the play its charm. PANTAGES Janet Adier's Syncopators, a com pany of 11 young women of stun-/ ming appearance, will come to the Pantages theater as the feature at- | traction, opening with the Monday matinee. They are all said to be talented musiciang and offer a bril Mant and diversified of smphonie melodies. musical production of enjoyable en- | tertainment {s promised, and the seenio invest and effects add greatly to th of this re markable The a r honors are @ivided between Bender and Arm strong and Gosier and Lusby “Just & Couple of Goof Men Gone Wrong” is the b of Bender and 4 strong have a comed entation that is filled with laughs and ts one of the bright bits of the bin, Gosler and Lusby, vaudewi!! 3 fa Yorite dancing artists, will present | “A Btory tn Song and Steps.” It is claimed to be a revelation in the art, of terpsichore, having very rich and | ¢ exquisite settings and attractive cos tumes, and ranks as one of the | Dest of its kind seen for some time. pearing in their newest comedy vehi ele, by the well-known writ jman, who meets 2 beautiful girl and | “thinks she is Russian prima don. fa. A program of very bright and amusing comedy. interspersed with | feminine |Dempeey in t Two of the world’s greatest equill- | pictures starri Drists, Wile Brothers, will present |Swers the que ‘one of the most advanced ezhibt- | tion: vil balancing re song, is promised. tions of dare Seen In vaudevi PALACE HIP a keen entertainment of laugh ter, song and dance. Will King is| while Lew Dunbar has a strong | eee OF Mike Dotay. The lier to fame and, when she real-|y re tl ard eee we ces tien Into her failure, took up tho career |of lat Many ludicrous and extremely hum. orous situations accentunted by the|°f aN actress, with beauty and a|of many diffieluties which confront. | tacks of professional nostalgie mrad had dre o is now play: clever character portrayals of Beasie|Charming personality as her chief|ed the property man attached to the | Martin took the role Hill and Honora Hamilton. Others|laims to consideration. COMPANY TRAVELS neery, LIKE CIRCUS TROUPE |“ Methods used by the old traveling} y of appro. | Circus companies were adopted dur- | priate musical numbers and dance |'™& “Wanderer of the Wasteland” taking important parts {n the tdl-| ented King cast are Reece Gardner, | Arthur Belasco, Billie Binzham, Harry Davis and Howard Yvans New scenic effects, stage settings and costumery charactert the per-} formances with on arr Specialties that greatly enhance the production. Musieal interludes open with “My | Jewel Girl’ by Mildred Markle and| ment, the star trio and the chorus. Casey | picture Jones, the popular jazz impersonator | country described in the ni and master of “mammy" songs,| End” js sung b; crystal run Clever Ruby A syncopator and epper personified,” | renders “‘Never Again” in a number | equipment keenly sujted to her’ original style of | motorcars, “*Wanderer of the Wasteland’ was romises a choice | produced by Irvin Wil n of many latest | Holt, Kathlyn Williams, Noah Beery | song hits as a prelude to every per-| and Billle Dove in the featured roles, Presentation. Hermie king orchestral prog formance. Souvenir photos of Marie| Lokke will be given to ladjes attend. a clever two.reel comedy complete) HERE } ’ WEE K “SCREEN | Bett ots of | jat the Blue 5 « Bacon, Writ | ongly Individualized ety te full of the ni melodramatic ac |tlon which the motion ploture public {ton magazine, « Its story concerns a penniless Amer tlle and who Is deserte scenes of the picture result from the @ together for the rest of th: girls have enjoy in motion pictures, 1.—Charles Evans and Bes Palace Hip; 3.—Janet Adler, Pantages. _ Traded Her LASKY SAILS. FOR EUROPE T ypewriter WILL CONFER WITH BARRIE for Makeup *. : HY did you take up a carcer| Pan £ as an actress?” That question je the featured one f biographical blanks In th Jack Hart and Jean Kern are ap- | ubiitty departments ie Bacon in Metropolitan; in the same photoplayn t © Man Life showtng at cast as ols-| haunts, which is now showing for the Victor Schertrer, who ts the auther this new dramatic the offering which cat tutomeee me an || Cunt Hunts Bull rt Bos | A‘ AN oat » alee ab i ze are ts pre pasa: who >| worth and Ralph Bushman. , will be shown to "Barrie Je role of the Grace Davison, whore beauty ar need by Jesse Lasky, first vi made famous on the r players of the screen, period of several mor sul METROPOLITAN wii wes is fea-|| cle 1 for A! Hate and a ite me morning Aceon was In read. and All Week on s to shoot the scenes of the hotoplay which t the Winter Garden for the Lasky, has just er, James | Madison, entitled “What Do You | Think of That?” The story revolves { ~Vmround a fresh and flirtatious sales. | ts regarding the pu denied that the purpose | s+, yied by « as to confer with | ply had to get in ¥ | ferent parts of the cou “the [loveliest woman on the screen,” ing with him the « that Miss Pick entioned for the pa: * but the choice of the! | play the role res to appear in is Is the first one. & Worman,” ure: ext n” to show to Barr pictures, e Jack |also is taking with him scre ty in motion p ~ |COLLECTING COBWEBS nad TO SCREEN NOVEL FILM STUNT How many cobwebs would be on a bottle of champagne which, for 20 had reposed tn a cellar? question which | manded the attention of th cludes Ralph Frazer and Jt players to film | “Because I couldn't write.” » goes on to exp | while script girl |John Robertson « A new musical farce ts the next |lin, Will King offering at, the Palace\across” some stories Hip, entitled “Love Letters,” a | scenarios. Novelty scheduled to give fans | attention. ait t disap- is The directe rew and 200 4 k Holi mes thru oQ city a ng the as a a nile away from the stu- dio, conversing in nimal lan. dramati 1d 45 gunee with a herd of cows, Hunt had been flimflammed; he had bought a cow, a bull, SA i aie RE SE AND BACK AGAIN © tertainer, appears eo and saxophone specialties, * r Seattle en. bill in| a Cheater: Frank school girl type whe into farce comedy she ventured | pobody. paid and ‘Stop, Thief,” genue of her characteristics Buchowetaki|#ired In the Famous Pi Negri's latest |ters she yielded to persuasion and| gave up the stage. At Ie je that she would Take the screen hor permament abiding place, But the stage fever returns every nd cobwebs was only ono | 0 0 often, and during one of these at- but when an In- Marion Davies assumes comely young Jad in Old New York,” which falt | attraction the role! “Your story has been carenaay hens where again the featured comedian in his |T®4, but found unsuitable to our|was producing Po characterization of Tkey Leschinskey, |'® equirements at the present mo. reeeritg line” worried | “Little | omes to America and disguise h will be tho | who comes to e eulses | begin. the e task of transforming ane She escaped Ritee singer ale bottle into a 20 bottle of wine with the ald | She appears smart togs worn by the youths of & century ago when men were al- lowed moro tatitude Embroidered “Compromised’’ Heading the ca: {role Negri are Ben Raymond Griffith and Wil ‘aneéda to support | with Donald Bri Noah | the country “DARING CHANCES” NEW HOXIE FILM , Universal star, started work on his latest Western feature, is|"Daring Chances," Cliff Smith, the + Jother tnain factor of the Hoxte-Smith unit ts directing, cast includes Alta Allen, Catherine | | Wallace, Genevi Payton and others. ns for her pictures |for much spectacular riding, and has HELENE CHADWICK with acting for en, Helene Chadwick, now star. r Own Free Will,” | determined to become a finished tume designer. Under the eye of a New York styl. Miss Chadwick has taken up a course in designing and to a The motion picture company was) n gowns toe Wer bltatae offers “St. Louis Gal.’ “Journey's | organized after the Don Smith, the| traveling favorite tenor, with the girls of the| moved from place to place in Arizona | |and the Mojave desert with the com ams, the soubrette| plete self dependence of a caravan. supplies and LAST DAY FOR MARSHALL NEILAN’S great love story “THE RENDEZVOUS” to thé author's agree ations used for filming the I The script calls circua of the 90's. te « A Woman STARRING ~ Richard Walton Tully and Oltver | ing daily matinees except Sunday.|Morosco are restrained from further | International news reel photos and | presentation of Th GREATEST “LITTLE OLD NEW YORK” THRILLING DAYS! Bird of Para-| * ‘by an Injunction a the varied offering, | New York. ZeNew Yorker Leaves Chicago — 12:45 P.M. (Dearborn Station) Arrives New York (next day) 5145 P.M. (Pennsylvania Station) 1 ME scenic route through the Fin, Robert Waser Lakes region and the Blue Ri Mountains by daylight. A luxurious, comfortable through train. Arrives at Pennsylvania station, New York. J. ¥. MeGuin 002 Second Ay . GRAND TRUNK Ratuway SYSTEM [ CANADIAN NATIONAL RAiLWays Sy an connection toith sre, Valley "Railroad ond Julin Swayne Gi Photoplay of WAS YOUNG! You'll be charmed NO ADVANCE IN PRICES 10¢ Till 6:30 P.M. the Wrlitaer PTIM ES CHAT ES JONES In “VAGABOND TRATLY BETTY BEG UILES “| May Allison eos Ye — Returning to Screen Again M t ‘Gordon-Stedman Combination to Be Seen Again H's Y JORDON the featured part in th Other principals in the cast Ww ter Long, Forest Stanley und I Agnew. | ‘The film play fs an a Raymond L, Schrock of th short story by William “RECKLESS ROMANCE” NEW CHRISTIE FILM Hungarian Iiterature is followir the lead of the F ed by Hodkinson, s Romance,’ from t by Emile Nytr d of the Al ¢ tributed by Betty Blythe, more entrancing than ever, is the heroine of | feature comedies ecoil,” Rex Beach's powerful story of an American girl enmeshed in the silken web of Europe's gilded pleasure) > Hoot st time at the) or Blue Mouse. | Knibbs. ——PLENTY of SEATS!_— ay no attention to sellout but visit the box 9 r iT who there are still FORMANCES—PAR- LARLY SUNDAY NI Mats., Wednesday and Saturday fish the improvised », When ft came SST a Jot 1820 able to vie with the women | in becoming costumes. | | All the quaint charm of New| | York as it was a century ago Is revived in this superpicture in| |which Mixs Davies plays the role of Patricia O'Day, a little Irieh gt | herself as a boy. “| Woven into the picture ts tiful love story. beau: | Ree | MARKET in thetr style | UNDER * 4 Peter B. Kyne's stirring stor: walstcoats | . a made the men {The Pride of Palomar,” ts show: | ‘DIRECTION OF ing at the Market. This Is one of the! “Wr pm | Most Interesting stories Kyne has yet | written and in transferring it to the! screen producers have very carefully followed the plot in every detail. Marjorie Daw is the heroine, and Forrest Stanley, who has appeared | MAS JEFFERSON, DESSIE TACON, Clea in many Paramount successes, is the . 500 to $2.50; Wed. Mi AT SECOND AND SPRING yousesite/ Will King MUSICAL COMEDY ¢ SOUVENIR PHOTO of MARIE LOKKE GIVEN TO LADIESat DAILY MATS.