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VARIETY ON SCREEN
Picture playgoers who passed
up or missed the opportunity of
seeing some of the big photoplays
of the season recently screened
in the resort are to be offered an
other opportunity, in many cases,
this week, return engagements
being featured at several of the
photoplay houses of Atlantic City
and Ventnor.
Today at the Ventnor Theatre,
“The Governor’s Lady,” a film
version of the David Belasco suc
cess, is presented as the cinema
attraction. Behind the guberna
torial scenes, with a theme of
politics all centering about the
first lady of the state, feature in
this production.
Another sensational stage suc
cess, “The Unknown Purple,” is
the basis of the picture offered
tomorrow and Friday at the Vent
nor Theatre. An exceptionally
well-chosen cast is presented, in
cluding Henry B. Walthall, Alice
Lake, Stuart Holmes, Ethel Grey
Terry and Frankie Lee.
South Sea thrillers are not un
known to the movie-going public,
but a real novelty is in store
Saturday, Sunday and Monday at
the Ventnor Theatre in “The Un
invited Guest,” a picture actually
filmed in the tropics, combining
wonderful undersea photography
with natural colors. Besides be
ing a photographic sensation, the
picture is marvelously entertain
ing.
The always popular Clara Kim
ball Young is seen in the leading
role in “A Wife’s Romance,” a
modern photodrama introducing
a unique theme and excellent
screen playing today at the Capi
tol Theatre.
Tomorrow and Friday at the
Capitol Theatre the “mightier
than the book” William Fox
screen version of A. S. M. Hutch
inson’s famous novel, “If Winter
Comes,” is presented in a special
return engagement.
House Peters is cast in the
stellar role in "Held to Answer,”
from Peter Clark MacFarlane’s
greatest story at the Capitol
Theatre, starting Saturday. A
fighting parson, an actress and
the criminal courts form the un
usual nucleus for a thrilling pho
toplay.
Today at the Bijou “If Winter
Comes” is the photoplay attrac- |
tion.
Little Old New York, the big
film sensation of Broadway be
fore it grew up, is to be seen to
morrow and Friday at the Bijou
Theatre. Marion Davies is fea
tured in a clever dual role in this
extraordinary film achievement.
“Happiness,” from the fa
mous stage success of Hartley
Manners, is presented with Lau
rette Taylor and a capable sup
porting cast at the Bijou Theatre
Saturday, Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday.
With Leslie Austen, the popu
lar star, appearing personally,
“Let Not Man Put Asunder,” the
sensational screen drama, is be
ing presented in a special return
, engagement at the Savoy Thea
tre. Pauline Frederick and Lou
Tellegen are featured with Les
lie Austen in this superb screen
masterpiece.
Betty Compson, Richard Dix,
Lewis Stone and Tully Marshall
constitute the excellent cast fea
tured in “The Stranger,” a strik
ing and unusual story, woven
with the colorful threads of life
at the Virginia Theatre today,
tomorrow and Friday.
Alfred Suter’s famous play, “A
Laughing Lady,” has been
adapted to the silver sheet, and
is presented starting Saturday at
the Virginia Theatre as “A Soci
ety Scandal,” starring the fasci
nating and alluring Gloria Swan
son in a modern photoplay.
Ernest Torrence. Lloyd Hughes
and Bebe Daniels take the lead
ing roles in “The Heritage of
the Desert,” a film version of the
famous story by Zane Grey,
painted in the vivid colors of ac
tion,, romance and thrills. The
Colonial is featuring this photo
play today, tomorrow and Friday.
Starting Saturday at the Col
onial Theatre, Thomas Meighan’s
latest starring vehicle, “Pied Pi
per Malone,” based on Booth
Tarkington’s well-known story,
is to he offered. The popular
screen star is cast in a new role
in an entertaining photoplay with
Lois Wilson taking the leading
feminine part.
A special return of Elinor
Glyn’s “Six Days,” one of the
most sensationally daring novels
to ever have been brought to
the screen, is featured today at
the Criterion Theatre. Frank
Mayo and Corinne Griffith are
seen as co-stars in this risque ro
mance.
Tyrone Power, Charles Em
met Mack, Mary Carr and Mil
dred Harris enact the principal
roles in “The Daring Years,” the
Criterion attraction Thursday. A
damning indictment of this pres
ent jazz-crazed age is presented.
“Maytime,” a dazzling version
of the world-famous stage suc
cess, is offered commencing Fri
lay at the Criterion Theatre, with
Harrison Ford, Clara Bow, Ethel
Shannon and William Norris pre
senting the leading characters of
the stage hit. Another big fea
ture of the production is the
abundance of feminine pulchri
tude featuring twelve of Holly
wood’s most beautiful girls.
Johnny Walker and Mildred
June are featured in “Fashion
able Fakers,” a delightful com
edy drama at the City Square
rheatre today.
Friday and Saturday at the
City Square Theatre “Grit,” a
powerful drama that reveals the
dark secrets of New York’s great
East Side, is offered. Glenn
Hunter and Clara Bow head the
cast.
“Phantom Justice,” with Es
telle Taylor and Rod La Rocque,
is offered at the City Square com
mencing Sunday.
Today at the Central Theatre
“Loyal Lives” is the featured pho
toplay. Tomorrow “The Broad
Road” is the production, while I
Friday “The Lion’s Mouse” is j
featured. “The Spider and the !
Rose” is the Central attraction
Saturday. “The Cheat” is fea
tured Sunday.
r
Steeplechase
PIER
NEW BALLROOM
Dancing
EVERY EVENING 8:30
NICK NICHOLS
And His Orchestra
BASKETBALL
and Dancing every Tuesday
Evening; Novelty Night every
Wednesday Evening
Tango Contest Friday
Evening — $30 Cash Prizes
Admission
Ladies, 25c; Gentlemen, 50c
Ballroom can be rented for
Private Events
AT THE PLAY
By ARTHUR G. WALKS?
THE MAGIC RING—a musical
comedy. Book and lyrics by
Zelda Sears. Music by Harold
Levey.
THE CHARACTERS
Zobeide .Estelle Birney
Vizier .Duane Helson
Abdullah .Worth Faulkner
Henry Brockway .Sydney Greenstreet
Phoebe Brockway ...Janet Murdock
Mrs. Bellamy .Phoebe Crosby
Iris Bellamy .Janet MacDonald
Tom Hammond .Boyd Marshall
Policeman .Ed Wakefield
Policeman .John Lyons
Polly Church .Mitzi
Minnie .Wait Until You See Her
Moe Bernheimer .Adrian Rosley
Stella .Estelle Birney
Specialty Dancers .Carlos and Inez
A musical piece that proved to
be 100 per cent, enjoyable was of
fered for this week’s delectable
entertainment at the Apollo on
Monday night. Mitzi, who made
her first American stellar debut
on the same stage, was once more
with us. Diminutive, quickly
alert, full of comedy and ever
fascinating with the ways that are
typically those of Mitzi she sang
and talked and danced her way
into our appreciation with an easy
grace of personality.
“The Magic Ring” deals with a
young lady who falls in love with
a musician who has been outcast
by his rich father who prefers the
City Square Theatre
Atl. Ave. below South Carolina
Direction Edward J. O’Keefe
Continuous Performance Daily—2 tp 11
TODAY, THURSDAY—
JOHNNY WALKER and
MILDRED JUNE
FASHIONABLE
FAKERS
— Added —
THE TELEPHONE GIRL, Chapter
One, Julies Seee Her. H. C. Wit
mer's Famous Short Stories. Every
Story Complete.
FRIDAY, SATURDAY—
GLENN HUNTER and
CLARA BOW
GRIT
Added—LOVE BIRDS. A Comedy
COMMENCING SUNDAY—
PHANTOM JUSTICE
Estelle Taylor and Rod LaRocque
commercialism of the packing in
dustry. It proves the remarkable
genius of this young man to make
a thousand dollars in one week
and his right to win the young
lady who first appears as the
owner of a hand organ and a
monkey.
Much of the plot unfolds because
of the presence of a magic ring
which, in a prologue, we are beau
tifully told,- has been decreed to
future generations with the
service of the spirit of the dead
lover who wooed the faithless
wife of Abdullah. This prologue
is in operatic style, finely set,
tragically acted in the mediaeval
spirit and enamoured of splendid
music.
The young man of the play has
to write a song to win his needed
payment which his father has re
quired for the first year’s success,
it is this song that is the motif
music of the story. The melody
tvhich is the most beautiful we can
recall from the writing of Harold
Levey combines a lilting strain
with the appealing chords of an
jld .hymn.
Beside the elf-like qualities of
Mitzi the piece boasts the fine
jaritone of Worth Faulkner, the
CRITERION Theatre
Boardwalk, Opposite Steel Pier
Direction EDWARD J. O’KEEFE
Che Great Big Comfy House with the
Little Entrance
TODAY—
Frank Mayo Corinne Griffith
SIX DAYS
THURSDAY—
THE DARING YEARS
with
Tyrone Power Mary Carr
Chas. Emmett Mack
Mildred Harris
COM. FRI. APRIL 11—FOUR DAYS
MAYTIME
with
Harrison Ford, Ethel Shannon
William Norris and
Clara Bow
and
Hollywood’s 12 Most Beautiful Girls
CENTRAL THEATRE
ATLANTIC AVENUE im FLORIDA
TODAY
Mary Carr and Faire Binney in
LOYAL LIVES
THURSDAY
May Allison in
THE BROAD ROAD
FRIDAY—
Marguerite Marsh and Wyndham Standing in
THE LION’S MOUSE
SATURDAY—
Alice Lake, Gaston Glass, Noah Beery, Robert
McKim and Louise Fazenda in
THE SPIDER "AND THE ROSE
SUNDAY, MONDAY—
Pola Negri and Jack Holt in
THE CHEAT
“East Is East—West Is West”
A Lecture by HERBERT ADAMS GIBBONS
Professor of History, Princeton University; World Traveler
And Lecturer
CHALFONTE-HADDON HALL
in the Vernon Room /
, Thursday, April 17th, 8.30 P. M.
Auspices Journalists’ Club of Atlantic County; Benefit
Children’s Seashore House for Crippled Children
TICKETS AT M. E. BLATT CO. . ONE DOLLAR
active charms of Janet MacDonalc
in an ingenue role and the elderlj
imbibing qualities of Sydnej
Greenstreet, not to mention a
quartet of dancing and singing
girls, a chorus who can play in
struments sufficient to compose
their own orchestra, several
specialty dancers and other princi
pals who add their efforts to mak
ing a fine entertainment.
THE BURG-BURG-BURGLAR
When forth to steal he softly stole
His bag of ching he chunk,
And many a wicked smile he smole
And many a wink he wunk.
Direction Stanley Company of America
BOARDWALK & VIRGINIA
AVENUE
ATLANTIC BETWEEN
NEW YORK & KENTUCKY
Phone 2300—DAILY 11 A. M. to 11 P. M.—SUN., 1 to 11—Phone 2500
TODAY — THURSDAY — FRIDAY
The
Stranger
with
BETTY COMPSON
RICHARD DIX
LEWIS STONE
TULLY MARSHALL
A Paramount Picture
SATURDAY — SUNDAY
POLA
NEGRI
in
SHADOWS
of PARIS
ZANE GREY’S
The
Heritage
of the
Desert
with
BEBE DANIELS
ERNEST TORRENCE
NOAH BEERY
LLOYD HUGHES
— MONDAY — TUESDAY
Thomas
Meighan
in
Pied Piper
Malone
By
BOOTH TARKINGTON
A Paramount Picture
Stanley Co.
of America
April 26
to May 2
10th ANNIVERSARY
GUY S. BURLEY .‘.‘Business Msn.gsr
ALL THIS WEEK—Matinees Wednesday and Saturday
HENRY W. SAVAGE, II*C., Offers x
MITZI
(The Irresistible)
In the Supreme Musical Comedy Success of Her
Triumphant Career
The MAGIC RING
Original Cast and Chorus De Luxe
Evenings 50c to $3.00 Matinees 27c to $2.00
-FIVE DAYS COMMENCING MONDAY, APRIL 14_
Mats. Wed. and Thurs.
— SPECIAL RETURN ENGAGEMENT —
MIGHTY MONARCH OF ALL MUSICAL SHOWS
“TOPICS OF 1923“
introducing:
ALICE DELYSIA
Famous Winter Garden Beauty Brigade of 100
Evenings 50c to $3.00 Matinees 27c to $2.00
SATURDAY, APRIL 19—Matinee and Night
36th Annual Production
MASK AND WIG CLUB, U. of P.
presenting:
“THAT’S THAT”
PUBLIC SALE OF SEATS OPENS MONDAY, APRIL 14