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Ventnor Theatre
V WEYMOUTH AND VENTNOR AVENUES
SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY
In the South Seas to Love Is to
Risk Death
The REX INGRAM Production
"Where the
Pavement Ends
By John Russell
* *
with Alice Terry and
Ramon Novarro
T\ijou Theatre
!3^0^)nlhe Board aiSoufh CarotirvaAvc
SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY
*rhe Fred Niblo
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Production
The Famous
Mrs. Fair
Shaking shoulders and cocktails
Painting the town and her lips red ~ - ‘
Burning up cigarettes and moonlit roads
While Mrs. Fair was away getting famous, her daughter,
Sylvia, knew all the flapper follies. They have their price!
CAPITOL ™
MARYLAND AND ATLANTIC AVENUES
SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY
► UMIfc ?
CurvNl
i)OWN TO THE
SEA.IN SHIPS1
A breath-taking battle with an enraged 90-ton “Bull” whale,
in a tale replete with thrills, romance and adventure
AT THE PLAY
By akthtjb q. walks*
IN THE NEXT ROOM—a mys
■; tery-meiodrama by Eleanor
Robson and Harriet Ford. At
the Apollo all this week.
THE CAST
The Characters The Players
Parks (Vantine’s Butler) ....George Riddell
Lorna Webster .Mary Kennedy
James Godfrey .Horace Bra ham
Philip Vantine .Wright Kramer
Rogers (Vantine's Footman),
Morris W. Ankrum
Richard Lester ..H. Langdon Bruce
Felix Armand .Paul Leyssac
Commissioner Grady (Of the New
York Detective Bureau) ....Wm. T. Clark
Simmonds (His Assistant)—Paul Huber
Kelly (A Policeman).Edwin H. Morse
Julia (Maid to Madame de
Charriere) .Beatrice Prentice
Madame de Charriere,
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Pigot (Head of the French
Detective Bureau) ...rrr..Joseph Macauley
It must be confessed that it
was all very thrilling—in fact
quite the most exciting thing we
have seen on the stage since
“The Monster” instilled its
mechanics into our sterile brains.
(Formerly Woods)
Boardwalk at Ocean Ave.
NOW PLAYING
ELMER.
CLIFTON)
DOWN TOTHB
SEA IN SHIPS
A breath-taking battle with an
enraged 90-ton “Bull” whale, in
a tale replete with thrills,
romance and adventure.
Continuous Performanpe:
11 A. M. to 11 P. M.
But “In the Next Room” is rather
devoid of mechanics though the
plot hinges a little on a certain
mechanism. It is truly a melo
drama of -mystery well written,
instilled^ with dialogue and pre
senting £ vehicle requiring acting
for every part, though most of it
is of the “type” design.
Originally titled “The Boule
Cabinet,” which article is situated
in “The Nej*t Room” of the first
act, the play revolves about the
presence in this room of a certain
wonderful French Cabinet of rare
design. The adventures about
this cabinet’include two murders,
a mysterious personal transfor
mation, a drugging, sundry
plots and counter plots that are
only visioned and lots of things
that are very mysterious and ap
parently, in the class of sus
pected clues, but not pertaining to
the case.
Hardened though we be by
many years and many mystery
plays, it must be admitted that
this concoction by Eleanor Robson
and Harriet Ford from a story by
Burton Stevenson was sufficiently
You and Your Friends Are
Cordially Invited to
Attend a
RECITAL
Under the auspices of
The
National Exhibitors, Inc.
AMPICO HALL
1729 Boardwalk
Brighton Block Atlantic City
Friday Eve., May 25,1923
8.30 o’clock
Among the Prominent Artists
will be
ERNA CAVELLE, Soprano
EVAN PROSSER, Tenor
. AND THE AMPICO
Dancing will follow the Concert
Admission Free
When you spend
$40 to $50
get its value
Price is important in buying clothes, but only
when it indicates the value of the suit.
When a low price appears on the ticket, the
quality disappears from the garment.
You cannot produce a well-tailored suit of the
finest quality, all-wool fabric, handstitched and
expertly cut at an absurdly low price.
Kuppenheimer
GOOD CLOTHES
HALPERN BROTHERS
1736-40 Atlantic Avenue
» Tjtoiroo IMBBPWMM>WMMM>Mi»»awSiwa8B<iWMar —
“Where the Pavement Ends**—Ventnor
Theatre, Sat., Sun., Mon.
clever to hold us to our seats and
make us forget all else but the
play, try as we would at many
points.
In going back to “The Argyle
Case” of several years past and
in which we believe Miss Ford
had a hand, if recollection serves,
there is a certain similarity in
construction—a likeness in good
dialogue. But this play has the
added inception of someone who
hag, appreciated the cleverness of
the modern mystery and at the
same time avoided the excess of
claptrap which consumes many of
the so-called “mysteries” of the
Hay.
There is some very good acting
in typifying the parts, though
hardly any of the names were
familiar to us before the curtain
rose. George Riddell, as the
Butler, first appeared and did a
splendid nervous bit. Mary Ken
nedy, a young, pleasant and alto
gether effective actress, held the
heroine role most satisfactorily.
Wright Kramer made up a
polished gentleman of refined
tastes and doubled back in a
small role. Morris W. Ankrum,
a nervous footman, did a rather
hard part very well and Paul
Leyssac also added French
qualities. Beatrice Prentice had
some feverish moments and there
was a brief part by Cornelia Otis
Skinner.
Charles Scbeuer’s Weekly
Helpful Roar at Lion’s Club
It is a fine thing to be yourself.
Eddie Cantor At
Apollo Next Week
In two acts and twenty-seven
scenes, and regarded- as the
crowning climax of Winter Gar
den achievement, “Make It Snap
py” bringing Eddie Cantor, of
Ziegfeld Follies' traditions, as
the pivotal character, will be the
event of next week at the Apollo
Theatre. In support of Mr. Can
tor are the pick of the world's
foremost artists. Principally are
Lillian Fitzgerald, Lew Hearn,
Joetlpp, Muriel De Forrest, John
Byan, Tot Qualters, Kelo Broth
ers, Ingred Solfeng, LeRoy Duf
field, Charlotte Woodruff, the
Eight Blue Devils, Betty Dair,
and at least 75 dainty diapha
nous divinities—meaning the fa
mous Winter Garden chorus. For
added value, the Cleveland Bron
ner Ballet, with scores of danc
ing nymphs who seem an em
broidery of fantastic passion and
color, will serve as one of the ar
tistic high lights of the perform
ance. In “Make It Snappy,” Ed
die Cantor, who is positively a
genius as a black and whiteface
singing comedian, takes full op
portunity of the greatest op
portunity of his career—accord
ing to all advance, reports.
TO A TRAGEDIAN
The play of Hamlet with the
Dane left out
Is held to be the absurdest sort
of sin;
But as you play it, sir, there is
no doubt
’Tis twice as funny with the
Dane left in. >
She acted, and he managed her
Through all the various stands
Until he married her, and then
The management changed
hands.
—Charles Scheuer
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