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THE GARDEN ISLAND TUESDAY, DEC. 20, 1922
TIP TOP-ICS
DOUG HAS NEW PICTURE
THAT BEATS 'EM
ALL
If
You Don't Like a Laugh, Stay
Away From the "Nut;" It It
a Scream
Of Course There May Be a Plot;
But Do Not Worry, For It
l Painless
For downright hilariousness nor
sense, "The Nut" takes the barbed
wire bath sponge. It is a Douglas
Fairbanks conglomeration of eight
reels of wild-eyed foolishness of a
kind which threaten to strain ribs
and fracture whala-bona stays and
it comes to the Tip Top theater next
Sunday night.
As to the plot that doesn't mat
ter so much. "The Nut" is a love
story, but of the Fairbanks brand,
and even the love scenes are pure
comedy.
' From the moment the hero, Chas.
Jackson, grandson of President An
drew Jackson, if you please, wakes
one bright morning in his Green
wich Village apartment until l.e
marries the girl of his choice a few
days later in a New York police
court, there is super action of the
triple-compound type.
The Nut is well named, for a
nut has a pechant for inventing
things which do not work the way
they "are planned is the hero, and
the trouble he ;ots M.nwlf into try'
ing to help the girl of his heart out
of some of her pet schemes can
not be described in words. It takes
pictures and Fairbanks to do it
Certainly Fairbanks has employed
some startling innovation in creat
ing comedy. Wax figures, fireworhs,
incenae which put everyone to sleep
as well as some of his own comical
"inventions" are used with knock
out effects.
There is Just a silver thread of
seriousness in the picture, repre
sented by the "mission" in life of
the heroine, charmingly played by
Margueriate La Motte, who inlieves
that children of the sluni3 given re
fined influences a few hours a day
will grow better men and women
"The Nut" does not aspire to the
pretentiousness of "The Three Mus
kctters," The Mark of Zorro," and
similar historical or semi-historical
Fairbanks creations. It is strictly
modern and strictly laugh provoking.
"NICE PEOPLE" STORY
OF JAZZ-MAD WORLD,
COMING TO TIP TOP
William De Mille has gone the lim
it in the production of "Nice Feo
pie," a Paramount screen story of
the present jazz-mad world, featur
ing Wallace Reid, Bebe Daniels, Julia
Faye and Conrad Nagel, which will
be at the Tip Top theater Wednes
day, January 3.
Not that Do Mille has done any
thing improper. He has, however,
drawn some exceedingly strong pic
tures to put over his idea that "nice
people" have higher ideals and con
duct themselves differently than the
average so-called smart-set.
Let it be said here 1 that "Nice
People" is timely inasmuch as there
has been much smoke and a little
fire in the press recently concerning
smoking in theaters. Smokers and
non-smokers will agree after they
have seen "Nico People" that never
in screen history have so many cig
arettes been consumed in the making
of a feature.
Cocktail drinking, promiscuous kiss
ing. cran shooting, the wearing of
daring feminine clothes and the dar
ing situations into which young girls
plunge themselves quite as a matter
of course in these days may hold
the majority vote, but none the less
are not the ways of "nice people"
is the lesson which De Mille has
taught in this production, although
without resort to heavy drama, for
"Nice People" is essentially a com
edy. Bebe Daniels has the strongest role
of her career, and likewise the lead
role of the picture, although Wallace
Reid also figures prominently.
This picturization of the famous
stage success furnished by Lottie Blair
Baker and Joseph" Orismer goes
much farther than the original tale.
Mr. Griffith has begun where they
halted. He has not made it a pro
vincial thing; attempting to ex
plain nothing he has welded a
theory of eternal love, and in so
doing has removed his people from
time and period. Possessed of a
vision and mentality too great to
be handicapped by anythirg, he
has brought forth an epic far more
than clever it has the ring of
genius. The simple fun of plain
people is brought forth in greater
measure than the stage play ver
sion could ever hope to attain and
offers keen contrast to the suf
fering and woe of Anra Mooro
her hopes and struggled. Probably
the greatest cast of capable play
ers ever assembled for a motion
picture production was engaged
in the making of this work and it
ends in a thrilling climax of spec
tacular scenes amid the veenr.g
flaws of a New England blizzard
and the explosive breaking of a
river ice gorge, all of which en
thrall ns only a Griffith effort can
move auiiienc(S. ine tenner lini
ments, the tragic episodes, the
laughable situations and the stir
rintr scenes are accentuated by un
usual orchestral accompaniment
pronounced the most ambitious yet
attempted in the theater.
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GRIFFITH'S LATEST PICTURE
GREATEST OF THEM ALU
Unusual interest atiaches to the
opening of the coming engagemi nt
in this community of D. W. Grif
fith's great spectacle, "Way Down
East," which will be seen for the
first time here on Saturday, Decem
ber 30 and Monday, January 1st, at
the Tip Top theater. "Way Down
East" will be presented here for a
period of two days.
If such be possible, this latest mas
terful production by the genius of
the screen bids fair to eclipse even
the enormous vogue enjoyed by "The
Birth of a Nation." Now being offer
ed in the leading cities of the land,
"Way Down East" is attracting cap
acity throngs and seats are sought
weeks in advance.
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IP TOP THEATRE
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27
JACKIE COOGAN in
"TROUBLE
99
They call it "Trouble" but ' you
will find three smiles for every
tear.
More than n comedy more than
a drama a poignant heart holder,
wiih the Kid as orpliant, plumber,
witness, farmer, through five reels
that are gladsome and sadsome, and
regular -lad-some. Here's the only
trouble you'll enjoy.
Wallace Beery and Gloria Hope
head the big supporting cast. And
Queenie, Jack's pup ,is ther eall the
time tryii'g to steal the picture.
Saturday and Monday
D.-W. Griffith's great spectacle
Way Down East "
3 3d
H
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CARPENTERO
Filipino light-weight champion
of Hawaii
TO FIGHT
at the
RIZAL DAY CELEBRATION
on Saturday, December 30, 1922 at 4:30 p. m.
at
WAIPOUL1 RACE TRACK
Don't Miss This
The first Time on Kauai
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Sunday
If you don't like to
away from "The Nut."
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in T,l"$ . Pi I
loves a lady who loves
a hobby and when he pt: -sues
her troubles pws'js
him. Yet he overcomes
everything in his inimi
table wcy r.r.d "rhe r.uK
proves to be s real red
rV, blooded men.
there may
worry, for
laugh, Btay
Of course
be a plot, but don't
it is painless.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 3
Wallace Reid
in
"NICE PEOPLE"
Coming Friday and Saturday, Jan. 12 and 13
Willi I: something snappy, romantic, exciting,
full of tense action, bubbling over with Ro
mance, chivalry and glamor? Well, here it is
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
"The Mark of Zorro"
TJfl
AT
AUCTION
One 1920
Essex Touring Car
in good condition
will be Sold at Auction in front of
the County Building at 1 2 m.,
January 6th to satisfy creditors.
