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VARIETY ON SCREEN
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Patience on the part of local
photoplay fans is at last rewarded
with the opening at the Savoy
Theatre of Douglas Fairbanks
sensational “The Thief of Bag
dad.” A special “Bagdad” set
ting and prologue as well as mu
sical accompaniment by the “Bag
dad” symphony orchestra are spe
cial features of the matinee and
evening performances.
The mightiest spectacle ever
produced, “The Ten Command
ments,” is continuing to hold
sway at the Garden Pier Theatre.
As an international triumph in
motion pictures, the photoplay
surpasses the praises of all critics
and maintains its claim of the
world’s greatest motion picture.
Agnes Ayres and Antonio Mo
reno are back with us again on
the screen of the Virginia Thea
tre. Today, tomorrow and Fri
day the two stars are featured in
“Bluff.”
Starting Saturday, Joseph Her
gesheimer’s great love classic,
“Cytherea,” is featured at the
Virginia Theatre. The wonderful
cast includes Lewis Stone, Alma
Rubens, Irene Rich, Norman
Kerry and Constance Bennett.
The famous “Eternal City”
blazes forth in a glorious array
of true ability when Barbara La
Marr and Lionel Barrymore com
bine efforts on the screen of the
Colonial Theatre starting today
for a three-day engagement.
The vital question of “Why
Men Leave Home” is answered
definitely and logically in a most
interesting and modem photoplay
that is coming to the Colonial
starting Saturday. The big cast
is headed by Lewis Stone and
Helene Chadwick.
David Belasco’s great comedy
success, “Daddies,” is the screen
offering at the Ventnor Theatre
today for the last times. Mae
Marsh is cast in ^he principal role
in this delightful screen version
of the famous stage play.
Today, tomorrow and Friday,
Baby Peggy, “Everyone’s Child,”
will be seen as the featured
player in “Captain January.”
This excellent photoplay that has
appeal for both the kiddies and
the grown-ups, will be presented
tomorrow and Friday also on the
screen of the Ventnor Theatre.
The supporting cast includes Ho
bart Bosworth, Lincoln Stedman,
Harry T. Morey and Barbara Ten
nant.
Saturday, Sunday and Monday
at the Ventnor Cosmo Hamilton’s
newest and greatest novel will be
seen in screen form as “Another
Scandal.” Lois Wilson is cast in
the title role.
An exceedingly fine bill is of
fered at the Capitol Theatre this
and the first part of next week.
The famous three million dollar
production that almost rivals
“The- Ten Commandments” is
“After Six Days.” All the spec
tacular scenes of early history
are most vividly presented in :»
tense and dramatic story. The
picture ends its engagement Fri
day.
“The Rejected Woman” at the
Capitol beginning Saturday and
continuing until Tuesday starring
Alma Rubens, Conrad Nagel and
Wyndham Standing is a photo
play of exceptional power and
beauty that offers a dazzling and
vivid picturization of our danc
ing, petting, jazzing, drinking
generation.
John Gilbert and Evelyn Brent
are starred in “The Lone
Chance,” a modern society drama
of today, at the Criterion Theatre
today for its final presentation.
Tomorrow at the Criterion fun
lovers will be given their oppor
tunity to participate in the grand
and glorious All-Comedy Day. An
excellent bill of feature comedies
is on tap for the big fun feast.
An all-star cast is featured in
“Broadway Broke,” the fast mov
ing story at the Criterion on Fri
day and Saturday.
“Roulette,” a stirring drama of
the devil’s wheel is offered at the
Criterion Theatre on Sunday and
Monday. The cast includes Mau
rice Costello, Edith Roberts, Nor
nan Trevor, Montague Love and
Eddie Shannon.
A remarkable dramatic offer
ng is “Floodgates,” the thrilling
photoplay drama that is the City
Square attraction today and to
morrow. The excellent cast is
leaded by Jane Thomas and John
Lowell.
“One Law For The Woman”
is the title of the City Square at
;raction for Friday and Saturday.
Cullen Landis, Mildred Harris,
Cecil Spooner and Otis Harlan
GLOBE Theatre
BOARDWALK AND ST. CHARLES PLACE
Direction Stanley Company of America
B. F. KEITH
ALL THIS WEEK!
The Laugh Makers of the Century
Clark & McCullough
Stars of Irving Berlin’s "Music Box Revue"
GEORGE MacFARLANE & CO.
In "Sons: Fantasies” with Margaret Walker
MR. AND MRS. JIMMIE BARRY; RUTH BUDD; LYTELL A FANT
STAN KAVANAGH A CO.; BOWERS. WALTERS A CROKER
AESOP’S FABLES; TOPICS OF THE DAY; PATHE NEWS
COMMENCING MONDAY, JULY 28
TED LEWIS
The American King of Syncopation
With His Jazzical Clowns
Morton — DOOLEY & MORTON — Martha
Famous Babies of Famous Families
WILTON SISTERS; HARRY ANGER A NETTA PACKER
SHAW A LEE; LORNER GIRLS; LES CHEZZI
AESOP’S FABLES; TOPICS OF THE DAY; PATHE NEWS
Mat. 3.00
30c to $1.10
TWO SHOWS
DAILY
Night at 8.30
30c to $1.65
MAMMOTH SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT AT 8.30
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comprise the highly capable cast.
“Flapper Wives” featuring
May Allison, Rockcliffe Fellows,
Edward Norton and the greatest
dog actor of the screen is fea
tured Sunday and Monday at the
City Square Theatre.
Katherine McDonald is the fea
tured player in “White Shoul
ders” at the Central Theatre to
day.
A corking good mystery photo
drama tingling with suspense and
action is “The Unknown Purple”
at the Central tomorrow while on
Friday an all-star cast is featured
in “Rip Tide.”
“Let’s Go,” the fast moving
comedy drama is the Central
photoplay for Saturday while on
Sunday Harold Lloyd’s famous
“Girl Shy” is featured.
WE NOTICE all the wee bits
of “sheiks” are scrubbing in and
around these days. The reason is,
of course, Babby Peggy’s coming
to town—straight from the lips of
Manager Lewis, of the Bijou. The
young member of the shiny firma
ment will be here this week.
City Square Theatre
Atl. Are. below South Carolina
Direction Edward J. O’Keefe
Continuous Performance Daily—I te 11
Wednesday and Thursday
FLOODGATES
A remarkable dramatic offering:
JANE THOMAS and JOHN LOWELL
Added
Comedy, Current Events, Etc.
Friday and Saturday
ONE LAW FOR
THE WOMAN '
- with -
CULLEN LANDIS, MILDRED HARRIS,
CECIL SPOONER and OTIS HARLAN
Added
Hang: On, Laughable Comedy
Current Events
Sunday and Monday
FLAPPER WIVES
— with —
MAY ALLISON
ROCKCLIFFE FELLOWS
EDWARD HORTON and
The Greatest Do, Actor on the Screen
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
as "The Thief of Bagdad” at the Savoy
Theatre appears in roles that speak of
bravado, romantic adventure and folk
CRITERION Theatre
Boardwalk, Opposite Steel Pier
Direction EDWARD J. O’KEEFE
The Great Big Comfy House with the
Little Entrance
Wednesday
THE LONE CHANCE
A modern society drama of today
with John Gilbert and Evelyn Brent
Added—The Telephone Girl, Chapter 9
Every Story Complete
Thursday
OUR REGULAR SEMI-MONTHLY
ALL-COMEDY DAY
Scare ’Em Much, one of Mack Sennett’s
latest laughs; Flying Finance with Jack
Lioyd; The income Tax Collector, a
Sunshine Scream; Charlie Case in See
ing Nelly Home; and—Larry Semon in
Spies and Spills. A two-hour joy feast.
Friday and Saturday
BROADWAY BROKE
with Henriette Crosman, Percy Mar
mont, Gladys Leslie, Malclyn Arbuckle
and Mary Carr
Sunday and Monday
ROULETTE
A drama of the Devil’s Wheel
with Maurice Costello, Edith Roberts,
Norman Trevor, Montague Love and
Effie Shannon
Special Musical Program Daily
NELL K. MORSE AT THE ORGAN
NIXON’S APOLLO
THEATRE
BOARDWALK AND NEW YORK AVE.
GUY S. BURLEY Mtntfar
ALL THIS WEEK — Matinees Wednesday and Saturday j
CATHERINE CHISHOLM CUSHINGS’
MARGE
A Dramatic Comedy with a Metropolitan Cast
including
Gertrude Vanderbilt George Le Guere
Louis Bennison Robert Fischer May Duncan
Elaine Temple Lou Ripley Ferike Boros
Evenings 50c to $2.50 Matinees 30c to $2.00
ALL NEXT WEEK — Matinees Wednesday and Saturday
JOHN GOLDEN Presents
Wages for Wives
A COMEDY BY GUY BOLTON
Direct from a Seven Months' Engagement at
Little Theatre, N. Y.
Staged by Winchell Smith
Seat Sale Thursday
Youthful Filmland
Favorite at Shore
Baby Peggy Montgomery Enter
taining Patron* of Ventnor and
Bijou Theatre* in Per*on and
On Screen Thi* Week
Miss Peggy Montgomery,
known to thousands of movie
fans all over the nation as Baby
P®ggy. was ceremoniously wel
comed into Atlantic City Monday
by the city fathers. The wee tot,
who is idolized by many, was met
at Pleasantville by Pageant beau
ties and a police escort and then
taken to the office of Mayor Ed
ward L. Bader, where she was
given the key to the city.
A reception for the diminutive
actress was held yesterday at the
M. E. Blatt department store,
where she met many of her young
admirers.
According to P. Mortimer
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Lewis, popular manager of an
Ocean City theatre, the Ventnor
Theatre, Bijou, Capitol and
Savoy, who is in charge of
Peggy’s entertainment all this
week, today will be “Ocean Ciiy
Day” for the young star. She
will welcome her friends in the
sister-resort all day today.
She will make an appearance
tomorrow afternoon at the Bijou
Theatre, in connection with her
feature picture, “Captain Jan
uary,” which has a showing today,
Thursday and Friday at the Bijou
and a run of two days beginning
tomorrow at the Ventnor Theatre.*
Baby Peggy has broadcast dur
ing her stay here from the con
trol station of WIP, Gimbel
Brothers in Philadelphia, on the
Steel Pier, where she expressed
her good wishes to her invisible
audience, and the less fortunate
tots of the Children’s Seashore
Home were given a chance to see
their favorite in person.
Direction Stanley Company of America
BOARDWALK A VIRGINIA ' ATLANTIC BETWEEN
AVENUE NEW YORK A KENTUCKY
Phone 2500—DAILY II A. M. to 11 P. M.—SUN., 1 to 11_Phono 2800
COLONIAL CONCERT ORCHESTRA—DAVID KAPLAN, Director
TODAY — THURSDAY — FRIDAY
AGNES AYRES
and
ANTONIO
MORENO
— in —
“BLUFF”
THE
featuring
Lionel Barrymore
Barbara LaMarr
«nd
20,000 others
SATURDAY — SUNDAY — MONDAY — TUESDAY
Joseph Hergesheimer’s
Love Classic of The Year!
CYTHEREA
with
LEWIS STONE
ALMA RUBENS
IRENE RICH
NORMAN KERRY
CONSTANCE
BENNETT
WHY MEN
LEAVE HOME
with
LEWIS STONE
HELENE CHADWICK
MARY CARR
CENTRAL THEATRE
ATLANTIC AVENUE near FLORIDA
WEDNESDAY
KATHERINE McDONALD
white’shoulders
THURSDAY—
ALICE LAKE, HENRY B. WALTHALL, JAMES MORRISON
and FRANKIE LEE
UNKNOWN PURPLE
FRIDAY—
ROSEMARY THEBY, STUART HOLMES and
RUSSELL SIMPSON
RIP TIDE
SATURDAY
RICHARD TALMADGE. EILEEN PERCY and
TULLY MARSHALL
LETTS GO
SUNDAY, MONDAY—
Special Musical Pro tram on Our New Wurlltzer Hope-Jonea Organ
HAROLD LLOYD
GIRLSHY