Marriage and Other Subjects
Various states of trial and pro
bation marriage seem to be creep
ing into the movie titles and art
said to be rather attractive to oui
picture house audiencdfe. m
At the Ventnor Theatre today
for the last times Constance Tal
madge will be discovered in one
of those plays, “Experimental
Marriage.” It gives way in turn
to “Cameron of the Royal Mount
ed,” a story offered for Thursday
and Friday. On Saturday, Sun
day and Monday “Quincy Adams
Sawyer,” the famous home-town
story will be found realizing it
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large cast inclusive of Elmo
Lincoln, Louise Fazenda, Lon
Chariey and others. The, produc
tion is one of the largest ever
brought to the Ventnor screen.
Dorothy Dalton is playing “Dark
Secrets” at 'the Colonial today,
tomorrow and Friday. On Satur
day D. W. Griffith’s “One Exciting
Night” begins a several day en
gagement of continued interest.
City Square is offering “Who
Are My Parents” for four days
which begins today and ends Sat
urday. The play’s problem,
“Motherhood,” is said to have a
wide appeal to the public and has
been put out by the Fox Studio
with an all-star cast. ‘‘What
Fools Men Are” arrives Sunday'
and continues to exploit this sub
ject on Monday. It is from
Eugene Walter’s play.
“Broken Chains” is the title
that engages- attention at- the
Bijou today.. It continues until
Friday inclusive with a good cast
represented by Claire Windsor,
Malcolm MacGregor, Colleen
Moore and Ernest Torrence.
“Quincy Adams Sawyer begins an
engagement Saturday with the
same cast as described above for
the Ventnor Theatre engagement
uy tut: same Ucti.es.
‘‘Shattered Idols,” a one-time
stage Rlay, will interest the Cri
terion audiences today. Thurs
day is the famous all-comedy day.
On Friday Anita Stewart in
“Question of Honor” is due to re
main over Saturday and then in
turn give way to Sunday and
Monday’s booking of Dustin Far
num in “Three Who Paid.”
The Virginia offers Guy Bates
Post in “Omar The Tentmaker”
today, Thursday and Friday with
Virginia Faire and Walter Long
supporting. On Saturday “The
Christian,” Hall Caine’s famous
play and book are to be screened
at this Boardwalk house. The
production comes from the
VERNON StOOM
MOSICAtESN .
Saturday Evening, March 10th* 8.30 P.M.
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RUSSIAN VIOLINIST
MARCH 17th—VAN GORDON, VIDAS, RYMAN
MARCH 24th—DE LUCA, HOBSON, ORRELL
MARCH 31st—MARIO, ALTHOUSE, NYIREGYHAZI
Reserved Seats for each concert, $3.30; for the series, $13.20;
war tax included. Box Office open daily, Haddon Hall Arcade.
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DANCING
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Every Night, 8 to 11 P. M.
LUCKY FAVOR DANCE—Wednesday Ev.qinc
Music by
Ray Masino and His Orchestra
BON BON DANCE—Friday Night*
Maurice Tourneur studio and can
be counted upon for infinite de
tail as to the many complications
of the play.
The Capitol will invite us to
see Wesley Barry in “Rags to
Riches” for three days starting
today. This play has been at
tracting much popularity at the
Ventnor and Bijou and can be
counted upon for equal popularity
at the Capitol. “Broken Chains”
is the event starting Saturday.
Programs at the qew Royal will
be found enumerated in another
page of this'paper in connection
with announcements of the open
ing of the rebuilt theatre.
At the Central the daily changes
include E. K. Lincoln in “The Man
of Courage” for today, Vera Gor
don in “Your Best Friend” for
Thursday, Viola Dana' in “The
Five Dollar Baby” for Friday,
Dustin Farnum in “The Yosemite
Trail” and for Saturday and for
Sunday and Monday, Wallace
Reid, Bebe Daniels and Conrad
Nagel in Rachel Crother’s “Nice
People.”
In New York
Since her debut on the Apollo
stage Laurette Taylor’s appear
ance ip “Humoresque” has under
gone considerable revision, yet in
die reviews which are here noted
we find the same opinions ex
pressed that we were expressing
)n our own opening night, namely,
i disappointment at the small
routine proceedings after .the in
teresting accomplishments of the
first act. •
We quote from Percy Ham
mond:
“|tfiss Laurette Taylor and the
first act of ‘Humoresque’ were
so admirable last, evening that it
seems ungracious to cavil at sus
pected weaknesses elsewhere in
| the entertainment. But after a
; beginning that was perfect of its
kind the play relaxed into cus
tomary habits of sentimentality,
and before it was over it was
guilty of many feeble chromos.
These devices, however, were
staple and methodical, and will
not, it is alleged, interfere with
the popularity of ‘Humoresque.’
“At least, we trust that they
will not, for Miss Taylor’s imper
sonation of the Ghetto woman,
mothering genius, is the most in
telligently effective thing that she
has ever done. In it she employs
the cunning vernacular of her
usual formula, but she has modi
fied it beautifully to suit the ways
of a quaint mother in Israel.”
With still further words from
John Corbin:
“In the first act of Humor
esque,’ Laurette Taylor gave a
performance of character acting,
indeed of emotional acting of the
finer sort, that was incomparably
subtle and beautiful. The scene
was in the down-town Jewish
quarter-r^a single room that did
for kitchen, dining-room and bed
room, with social life mainly via
Atlantia At*, bat.
New Talk and
Kentucky
Phone—Mar. 2500
Direction STANLEY COMPANY OF AMSRICA
Two Blocka from the Boardwalk
Daily U A. M. to' 11 P. M.—Sunday 1.15 P. M. to 11 P. M.
TODAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY
Dorothy Dalton in “Dark Secrets”
SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY , ,
D. W. GRIFFITH’S
One Exciting' Night
Colonial Concert Orchestra—David Kaplan, Director
The Only Photo-Play Theatre In Atlantic City Maintaining Concert
Orchestra—Herbert Bendersen, Organist
CRITERION THEATRE
BOARDWALK OFROSITK STEEL
Th. Great Bif Comfy Houas with tha Uttla Entranca
Direction EDWARD J. O'KEEFE Contiguous 2 to 5.10—7 to 11 P. M.
TODAY—
SHATTERED IDOLS
From famous stage success—Cast includes Jas. Morrison - Ethel G. Terry
THURSDAY—
Our Regular Semi-Monthly
ALL-COMEDY DAY
Larry Semon in The Head Waiter. Clyde Cook in High and Dry*
Johnny Hines in Torchy and Orange Blossom*. Buster Keaton in hiB
latest laugh* The Electric House. Harold Lloyd In a revival of his
screaming hit. High and Dizzy. Two hours of solid laughs. A real treat.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY- /
AN1TA STEWART id A QUESTION OF HONOR/
The dramatic tale of a woman who risked her life and her reputation
for a man—And of the thanks she got for it. Added—Clyde Cook in his
latest laugh, The Artist.
SUNDAY and MONDAY—
DUSTIN FARNUM in THREE WHO PAID
CITY SQUARE THEATRE
Diwtioa EDWAED J- O’KEEFE
ATLANTIC AVENUE EEL0W SOUTH CAMUNA
OontinBoaa Fwformuei, I to 11 P. M.
TODAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY »nd SATURDAY—
William Fox pr«»*nt» with an all-atar cast
Who Are My Parents?
A smashing picture with a vital subject striking at the very heart
of every home in the land, unfolding a problem as old as life itself.
Should women try to evade their destiny—Motherhood?
SUNDAY and MONDAY—
What Fools Men Are
From Eugene Walters* famous ktage sueeess, “The Flapper.” A
zippy tale of New York’s gay younger set and thc^folly of a young love
pirate. Added—Clyde Cook in his latest scream, The Artist.
the fire escape.
“In the third act Leon is called
to the steamer to embark for
France, and Sarah is stricken
with fear. The character is true
enough. But it is too painfully
craven, and especially when one
remembers the woman of the
opening scend. How Sarah should
have borne herself is a question
indeterminable; one feels only
that the play as Fannie Hurst has
written it goes wrong. An audi
ence that thrilled and melted to
the beauty of the first act and
warmly applauded the second act
turned cold at the final curtain.
“It is, of course, quite possible
that there is enough of humor and
fine feeling^in the early part of
the performance to attract the
public. Certainly Miss Taylor’s
work in the tenement room should
be seen by every lover t>f subtle
character acting, of intrinsic
beauty and nobility. When a
production has so much to offer,
what does it matter that there is
no play—or, worse, a bad one?”
Loquacious Landlady—“I simply
dote on Shakespeare, Professor.”
Hungry Boarder—"Then, Madam,
why give us Bacon every morning for
breakfast?”
VIRGINIA THEATRE
BOARDWALK AND VIRGINIA AVENUE
Direction Stanley Company of America Marine 2500
Daily, 11 to 11; Sundays, -1.15 to 11
TODAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY
Guy Bates Post in Omar the Tentmaker
Supported by Virginia Brown Faire and Walter Long
Adapted from the famous stage success of the same name
- by Richard Walton Tully
Starting SATURDAY, March 10
MAURICE TOURNEUR’S Mammoth Production
THE CHRISTIAN
^ By Sir Hall Caine
Superb cast includes Richard Dix, Mae 13}isch, Gareth Hughes
Special Notice—Books of Admission ere on sale at Box Office
10 Tickets for $3.00
SUPERB ORGAN MUSIC by WALTER J. SEIFERT
—ALL THIS WEEK—Matinees Wednesday and Saturday—
JOHN CORT Presents a New Musical Comedy
“GO-GO”
With a Distinguished Cast of Principals and the Greatest
Dancing Chorus Extant
Evenings, 50c to $2.50 Matinees, 27c to $2.00
—ALL NEXT WEEK—Matinees Wednesday and Saturday—
SAM H. HARRIS Presents
MARY RYAN
IN
TfelE SLAVEMAKER
A Virile Play Dealing with the Drug Menace
By Norman Houston and Sam Forrest
Seats Ready Thursday
CENTRAL THEATRE
ATLANTIC AVENUE near FLORIDA
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Today—
E. K. Lincoln in The Man of Courage
Thursday—
Vera Gordon in Your Best Friend
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Friday— , j
Viola Dana in The Five-Dollar Baby,
Saturday—
Dustin Fa mum. in The Yosemite Trail
Sunday and Monday—•
Wallace Reid, Bebe Daniels and Conrad Nagel
in' Nice People