The Banner-herald. (Athens, Ga.) 1923-1933, March 18, 1923, Image 15

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' ’ PAGE SEVEN , GEORGIA SPNPAV. MARCH 18. ISM. TUESDAY Undeniably the Supreme Achievement of Motion Picture Art SAME PAYING $2.00 TO SEE THAT ATLANTA -PAID f.1.00 and Prices For This VICIURE Our THE WAR TAX THIS INCLUDES Moves swiftly, never wearying, and lea vine at tlia lust* u regret that'It is over."-*-?!. Y. Mail. ' ! "Wl\en Knighthood Was In Flow- ■Jcr |s tteiytlilng that u spectacular •photoplay should be. It Is beautl- ! ful, exciting, vivid and authentic. It 'In a great picture.”—R. E. Sher wood, Life. "If the motion plctuco hubllo fails to appreciate When Knight, hood Was in Slower, then Its plea f,r better films Is ull n sham.'’— Boston I’OHt. '"For gcrgcoui boa'J’.y, 'hi* : pl An Epochal Picture Is Marion Davies 'When Knighthood Was in Flower* To Be Presented at the Palace Theatre Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday ■ess olid shetr . ._ ibnbly fc.iv never hee:i another photoplay that can equal this one.”«i-Boston Globe . “A v Ifcct 'ir spectacle not to be missed.”—Hasten Traveler. "ifeither time, thought nor ex pense has been'spared to make When Knighthood Was In Flower what It Is—a truly gorgeous spec tacle.”—Mac Tinne, Chicago Trib une. "(•■is marvels at the 'lettings, at the hnnunsity of tie picture" — Chicago Journal. hhic if the most glittering ini maun.'flccul screen p*s>s c <*.r t in duced When Knighthood Was In Flower does not dl&ppolnt, but sends Its audience from the thea tre thrilled and enchanted.”—De-. trolt Free Press. “It Is the richest, most entertain- ) Ing and by far the most speetaeu]|tr I photoplay that we have ever seen.” I —Detroit Times. I “Marlon Davies Is a star of the | first magnitude, and When Knight-1 hood Was In Flower Is one of the half dogen finest pictures ever screened.”—Milwaukee Journal. "Even better than we were led to expect.”—Washington Btar. “Marvelously beautiful.”—Wash- , Ington Herald. "One ol the most beautiful spec imens of .the film producers' arts I that the ! world has ever seen.”— I London Dally Telegraph. > y "When Knighthood Was In Flow- Tremendous! In every wuy, us artists of u magnitude ccldom If dramatic story, historic ■ accuracy, BMsdvr as it 19 exquisitely bcautl- opes men In tiny American motion Its‘superb photography and rich LI "When Khlghlhood W.ts *ln picture production. It Is nt once a jroHlumca,' und ull the featured- of! Flower,” m uring Marlin Davies tlellsht to the oyc and the mind, jsuperiority with which it ubounds,! In one <.f the most notable roles Displayed for months at enhanc- 'stamps It as tbe most magnificent iter 1 rtrayed by any screen star, cd-prlccs nt ^hc Criterion Theatre picture cfer presented on the screen b In evety sense of the word nn in New York where It was first ^ The settings by Joseph Urban, epochal pi,-tore production. . 'presented it waa hailed tut Ihe su- the adaptation by Luther ltced of Crraie ]. by.Qosmopotunn.-Prodiic- prvme achleiiemsnt cf tho American Charles Major's celebrated novel, Hons for I'ammouttt at itn expense screen. • this production mars n distinct ad- '“SZJSSSt -nc. in mb,Ion plctureart ASSERT FILMS HELP IN CHECKING CRIME Industry Says Uution-Wide Sur vey Among Wardens Gives a Motion-Picture Boost. Warden Lewis E. Lawea, ef Sing Sing, woe quoted aa caylng. "The cinema andoulitedly is the greatest blessing v mankind has been given since Mngna Chartn. The power of the films is enormous. Constant picture-going creates a brain ac- . tlvlty which leuda to a nowledgo cf things along other lines; it creates a demand for books a wish for thorough scientific knowledge.” An official of one of the large government- iwnitentlarles whole-heartedly commend It to every man, woman and child to when romance and beauty are not mete words In dictionaries.”—N. T. Daily News. "When Knighthood Whs in Flow er is one ftf the greatest film epics ever made la America; In fact, the picture merits visit after visit to grasp all Its glories.”—Robert O. Welsh ,N. Y. Evening Telegram. "The most amusingly beautiful motion picture ever screened. MARION DAVIES IN “WHEN KNIGHTHOCD WAS IN FLOWER’ A COSMOPOLITAN PRODUCTION tnt waa hi Ihe tlmq of King Henry J 11- VIII. *— Genuine gothic tapestries valued aid at $230,000 were uaed. Ancient armor cume from some w ‘ of the moot famous colectlons cf Ihe Europe. ful Antique Jewelry and silverware list used are worth $1,000,000. ■k- . Three thousand costumes of Ihe I.- Tudor period repreoent nn expend!- j ! a -i-e of $100,000. an The wedding drees alone worn by Miss Davies when. *as Princess ic- Mary Tudor, ahe became the bride da of old King Louis XII cf France, Ills cost $1,500 and Is so heavily laden icd with gems It wHghs twenty-five M0 pounds ' , in- Twenty expert awordamen engag ed in the thrilling duel scenes. • a Oas cf the moat epectncular fenta ■e- ever filmed le where Prlnceeg Mary rn. und Charlea Brandon on horaebUck J ale Jump off a bridge thirty feet high rht and Into the river to escape the jl tor king's pursuers. Thirty-three- cavalry horaee are 1 If- used In thla eeene. n- Dlreefor Robert G. Vignola and ae. Assistant Director Phil Carlo were r •re allied by fifteen aoalstanta so sto lid pendous Were the demands of the lor ["production. In all ihe big acta u wrote In behalf of the prisoners, asking for a program of pictures that would entertain the men during tbe Winter months adding "The mov- Wben -Knighthood Was In Flower he Mr red the critics of the dally nawspapera in leading cities to the highest pitch of enthusiasm., Here are a few exerpts culled from scores of glowing tributes to this wpnder picture: - "When Knighthood Was In Flow er Is dofxllng to tbe eye, splendid- V Impressive and apparently true to the time and. places of Its set tings. Marion Davies really outdoes harssif. wbUo Lyn Harding Is a Joy. Such a King! Spch a King!” —F. O. 8 peering, N. Y. Times. “It seems to us that this picture la every bit as i Important to see as Marion Davies m Tbrrest Stanley gam Men Xhightfvod tas'oiTkxuer • a cosmopolitan Production SOMETHING ABOUT “KNIGHT^ OOD WAS IN FLOWER” any play on Broadway. It marks a high point In tho art of entertain ment and In the art of the Ameri can motion picture studio. Wo □ OF -WHEN KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN THEATRE MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.