The Banner-herald. (Athens, Ga.) 1923-1933, May 17, 1923, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextTHURSDAY. MAY 1T. 1923. THB BAWNHR-HERAI.D. ATHENS. GEORGIA PAPE SEVEN JUDGE IS dll STAR . OF “WITHIN THE UW;” PLAYS HERE harming j~ ji; ss Talmadge- in This Picture, Including Lew Codv, Eileen Percy, v I police, watchful of an opportunity nf'“Smil-Do pouncd on the band for their Dial u # 1 activities, have to admit that they Thru” Returns in j always keep "within the law” in 111 rVrknlv- PiH-ilfA every transaction. With a reputa. Famous vrOOK . iriLiuiej t j on for befriending g i r i B anxious *- • Two Da VS. [ to be honest, Mary has a call from 1*01 - " u ™_ Helen Morris. She has come to r .4 I* T Dprnunss Help, ,mt when she sees that Miry ;R0FvE ALJj KLlUKIJa l3 tho girl she wronged, sho is so n ' MONEY fiETTER overcome teat she confesses to ^ x I the theft that sent Mary to prison. , r\ ». IDcspiJb this revelation, Mary In- olendid Cast Suppoi ts :; | 8 ta on. helping Helen. *-• rn.i—Thio Inspector Burke seta n trap for Garson by sending his stool ptgec English Eddy, to frame up a rob bery at the Gilder horns. Mary tries to prevent Carson’s participa- „ .„rni _iova Uon, 88 11 ,s outside the law, but t sue cess f 1 p y • ho secretly makes plans to Join • r h‘- e “ ixrccnsilluvo.hcen Eng , |sh ,. :<My „ H lov( , s Mory but that rot wllh noted c I notet! her growing attachment tor . speaking AMge. lms J~ J": Dick. Tho day they marry, sh< ly truc.aa theatre-gQera ant. | s j^ a g. Dick t0 brinf , hl8 tather t0 - picture fans ha\e ohserv-1 j 1Hr _ Xlity nro seen together by an „ . I officer who immediately notifies thin the Law, wis ft®® ° r j Burke and Gilder that Dick Isin- iost popular dramas of tne | fatuated with an adventuress/and mcricnn stage, in fart it w8 »jthey start for Mary’s home^ Ni* robahly the greatest c^ook recognising in Iher the girl he sent play ever put on ^ pr i sont under offers her money the A m e r I c a n j | et f,| a 80n n i 0 ne. Then D^ck r * returns and announces their mar- rlage, with the result that he learns of Mary’s record and Gilder discovers who she is. Though sh« denies her love for Dick, he re fuses to believe she married' him for gengeance and keeps his faith during the days when »Jie refuses him. SOMETIMES CRITICS KNOW IF ITS BEING bone; a stage. Jt’s first few years It broke all box of fice receipts and draw well until it was finally taken off the boards. It i»* .a show that 1.4 w« 11 1 to adapted to the < screen and when I MARY TURNER Joseph Schencck CLEARED sole clod that J charming s t a r, ( As the time draws near for tho — A Norma Talmadge robbery, Burke tells Dick Mary NormaTalmaogo to play the lead - j haa^one away In order to get him , he assured himself of the lout of town, thinking that ho will tho picture/ . {follow her. Burke has Mary tipped {off that Garson Is in danger, so ; she goes to warn him at the Glide; rcftidehce where he and several other crooks. Including the stooi pigeon, are planning to steal tap>; estrlen. This Is just what Burke, iU jjtimoer of times, bo- with Giluer and the police, are l“n! n •'!* tho first time by the I waiting for, but before they make ( iar.v Joel. | the raid on them, Dick returns to ' ‘ n # the house and finds .Mary with the Mary ™. K r <* Zltror F - *»«* ?f thieves.- Mary .ml Oan.cn irahiur H".'» k p ) _ . j • nUfl t tho stoql pigeon of the TlaZlo to o“;.ts in in.p »<*■> «hen tries to raiso ' nun, .hi , ,,, | police whistle |o his lips, Gnrsoii ^ him with a revolver oo r guilt. Ileli» which la a Maxim silencer. They all hfC., 1 that some day W‘ «W bat Mary, who remains ' r n , j,!r for the sear* with .Dick. With her knowledge will her for the ><nr« I ( ((]o )aw> ’ lbe tella Ul|r |, n that nt In prison. I Dick shot the stool pigeon In dc- Agglo l.yncli, serving a term Tor j aaan 0 , bIa homo, knowing ho ... a.n ■ ni ‘ cannot ho convicted.. Burke sna. peels Oerson, however, and sending for them tho next day puts Them through a grilling examination without results until no plays on RIEF STORY-OF WITHIN THE LAW ... ;4V0(!y' Is famlllcr with r>- of the play. It has boon laekmallors-,. Ja Mery’s friend, promise, lo show her how to mp with tliatfaco of hers onco arc tree, hut Mary makes one Ucnu.l after another to aecoro ork and docs nut sco Agglo until ‘r;a,non’s suppressed' love for Mary, itlr pitiuTroth) nculdontulUT lto t | loni other meutbors .perate >v Is'causc the police-hound . Irom place ,K> place, the final- att-mpts sulihle nnd is rescued J»e Carrion, a forger belonging .\gsio's hand. He takes the half- pf tho bantntavo TstiuoaledT, an d accuses Mary, upon which Garson confesses, unable to have the wo man he loves suspected. A lotter ... .from Helen Morris clears Mary nnrpwl girl lo here apartment, i^,), |,or fathcr-ln-lnw, nnd Bho . *!;,ry finally consents to J lin I n nd Dick havo a 'smooth road or if they will all, promise t°i ahead to happiness, top "within the law." I MoviM-to Be Used i to Florida where Dick Glider | ;vpi Agsie from a staged drown attracted to Mary who, uliling that Fato has played iht into her hands tho son of'her my, detrrmtyhft.to use I)Jck to ike good her threat, despite tfcc In Public Schools WASHINGTOn/I). C.—a De partment of Visual Instruction, which wilt use motion picture ,, ... i „ films in lieu of textbooks, is to be t t ut she had fallen inaugurated In the Washington, Ith him. Mf an while, A^gjo has p. c„ sc hool system, according to and rich material for a. broach i^ n announcement by Assistant Su- pmml y suit In old Gerald Hast- perintendent of Slchools Stephen E. «'• He thinks himself still a devil Kramer. The upper classes in the ith the women und haH utlerty schools, under plans now before Ictstplinl 10 Aggie's pet phrase, < t |, e sc hoo) board, will study geo- ))i I am so frightened.", and her. gptrphy and various sciences by Iby-vamp pope, . mesna of the motion pictures. I I It is planned to take advantage 1 of the facilities of moving picture RLS RETURN 1 NEW YORK The two girls Totum to W[i Agglo ^Jih a pneket of com ■nihlly ,-onv.Ttiflo letters from F Dea rs! in 1 cr packet and tty assured of Dick’s lovo. Tho theatres located near the various Schools for the. Showing of .these Now films, the u«e of the houses h-.v Ing boenN>ffercd the schools by the exhibitors. A motion' picture in structor is to be appointed who will discuss the things shown on the scieen. Has Captured Chaplin’s Heart? NOUMA TALMADGE, star of many pictures, returns here in “Within the Law.” She plays Thursday and Friday. t ( Mothers Enjoy “Rustle of Silks” Photoplay Party Mother’s Day Entertain ment Is Given By The Constitution. nv STEWART F. GELDERS In Atlanta Constitution. Seventeen hundred mothers, in cluding a score of aged ones from the Old Ladies* Home in West End thrilled to pic turned romance* and pipe organ music at the How ard theater Monday morning ii*t special guests of The Atlanta Con- j fires of emotion burn intensely. 1 stitution. v "*” v ''*■*' 4 s — it was th*e tribute of all Atlanta to that revered portion of its pop ulation whose members answer to the name of “mother.” The occasion for the party was Mother’s day, which v as Sunday. Because of the city ordinance for bidding tho opening of places of amuement on Sunday, the event hfiil to b6 held on the day follow ing Mother’s day. In spirit tnflIn sentiment, however, It w*s but a continuation of tho tyrcijty-four hours which by common-consent'of ....« all Americans huve been set aside ing Telegram, ior special tribute to American motherhood. ,< Know How It Should Be Done But Can’t Do It; Actors Can Do It and Fume At Critics. t BY CHAS..E. MARTIN There’s nothing any more indi cative of tho success or faildrc of a theatrical production as .tie critics of the. big dailies of the large cities, 'especially those of New York where a show or h pie** ture is panneri or praised without fear or favor find when ope gets the “glad haftd” from practically all the critics it. must neceSarily possess merit. You know it is said that an ac tor knows how to act but doesn’t know how it should be acted white a critic knows how it should be acted hut doesn’t know how to act it j Take, for instance, the criticisms of the “picture, “Within the LawY scheduled for a showing here this week, the oritics Bcem to be on Iheir job and ^ actors knew fairly well how to act. Read some of them: “Norma Talmadge and her able cast, including the director, have done the finest jobs of tfie season-” —New York World. “A gripping production. Frank Lloyd's direction, coupled with the acting* of Norma Talmadge and a strong cast, made it a picture worth seeing^ A good story in which, all members of the support ing cast fill their parts unusually well.”—New York Times- !*The picture amplifies, the de tails of the- play'vividly. A vig orous, credible drama that does not let go the interest of the spec tator Or minute. Especially wprth while. Norma Talmadge is partic ularly good and acts with distinc tion and dignity and in whom the New York American. “Good melodrama with not an inch of dullness. Norma has sheer ability.”—-New York Globe. “You can make no mistake in seeing this. Norma Talmadgo is more beautiful than ever and she has a vehicle that la intenselv in teresting, with really thrilling Invitations to the Mother’s day theater party were printed in The Constitution* Monday. They went into homes of “the four hundred” and into homes of “the four mil lion’.’ The invitation was accepted by 1,700 of those invited in the spirit in which it was tendered, as a special mark of appreciation from a great city, through The Constitution to its most loved and revered citizens. In the program no special efforts was made to feature “motherhood” to play especially on the sent! ment around it. The Constitu tion’s plan was to “show the moth ers u good time” and to give them a couple of hours of pleasant amusement. It was an excitingly, romantic picture that was unreeled for the^ unusual audience beginning nt 11 o’clock Monday morning". Conway Tearle went through'some nerve- racking situations in order to win the honors that.were justly his and to prove his faithfulness to his wife, despite the wicked machina tions of nis rival, Cyril Chadwick, and the innocent indiscretions .of Betty Compson. The Mother’s day party fulfilled its mission in affording the. recrea tion The Constitution hoped to provide for its guests. The residents of the Old Ladies’ Home, whose opportunities for pleasure are limited, were brought in motors provided by oourtesy of the Yellow Cab company. Their wrinkled faces and nice but simple dress offered striking contrast to the handsomely gowned and youth ful matro.js. from fashionable homes who were driven to the theater in their own cars by their own chauffeurs. high, spots. A first class picture.” —New York Daily News. * “More entertaining than the suc cessful stage play.”—New York Evening World. * “One of the most Impressive photoplays’ nnd characterizations ever seen. Every foot notent nnd nulsating.”—New York Even ing .Telefcram* “An ideal movie story. iSo exr eitihg. Ihg.large Strand *kudicnce wilne?«>eo;ft with relish. Norma Talmadge Ip excellent.”—New York Sun. ■ , ; 1 - “The play has ju?t the sort ol material - trith which Miss Tal- mndgb ran build wonders. It gives free rein to her greatly esteemed emotianal power. One of the most interesting' pictures 5n which shq hn * ri^’^New York Jour- REGUi beautiful European actress, star of “Bella Donna. Both sorts o£ mothers- were there and all the conditions in be-| tween, in complete sympathy with the spirit of the. event. The wo man to <qrhom motion pictures are a luxury and the woman to Whom season tickets to opera mean noth ing more in price than the card board they are printed on, both laughed with the same heartiness! at the humorous incidents of the picture, both felt the same tight-1 ening of the heart strings when romance moved into the center of the screen and both felt the same joy when virtue finally vanquished- vice and the photoplay ended*in the scene indicative of the “hap- pily-ever-after” denouement. Here’s One For the Statistical Hound NEW YtftlK. N. Y.—The Bureau of Statistic! resorts that in the month of April just passed 14,628 phonographs ground out 192 plun ger songs for s grand total of 237.- D54.626 repetitions, using 131,402 packages of needles and consuming sufficient electrics! energy to run all the elevator* hi tho Wootwortli Building for 0 minutes and 27 sec onds. Not very important, per-1 hap?, hut interesting in a way.- 1 Colorful Actress, Pola Negri, Comes In “Bella Donna” Celebrated Polish Actress, Said to Be Chaplin’s Fiance, Here Next Wefek. Jt' la a tamed Negri who after her hectic pant of “Pnwdon” nnd ”Mnd Love.” interprets the toxic “Bella Donna,” She goes no re luctantly about tho depravities of the over-ripe woman who had mU«*h midnight oil burned over her erutlclski when she was seller. There Is such an air of this- liurUf-mo- worse* than-y«u when Pola's “Bella" Oonslpres naainst her husband un der the spell of the Sahara and Its Jord. Sorry 4 best for her hi An abused, understood ture. Nqthing In- ately cruel, veno mous or corrod ing, nfter the Hitchen’s model. If I read nils- the Pola Negri audience of Pola Negri’s American premier . erlg it, they were •In clined td be sorry for “Belty D6n^ na”; and no womnn !s*so very. bad. for whom you can entertain eym*. pathjr. It was indeed almost a qritno to force this kind of womati out Into .the sands to keep her death tryst with the black leop- ard. ^ Add so. In a way, Negri measur ably realized that wish of the firs! paragraph after all. > . In the,picture we see Tolu like’ other foreign netbrs and director! gravitating to Hollywood, be- { Ing poured into the American mo- j vie' mold. Home of tho dramatlr fire of her European rotes lafck- ! Ipg. Hho seems definitely dJfer- j ynt. She looks more beautiful, II no> quite so exotic In the magnifi cent accoutrements of the proluc* lion. Conrad Nagel, the impeccable is excellent ns the British husbanc ho nearly loses the lady nnd hi.* life by slows poison. *An«J Lois Wilson convincingly does the part lugged in to salvage the hut. of •Belh’s** husbands, a , chafactet Hitchens forgot to provide. Read Herald Who Does The Most Successful Advertising o ■ M The obvious answer is tbe local department stores and women’s specialty shops winch regularly adver- tise today for results tomorrow. . < N ' / ' / This is the way they used the New York newspapers ^ during 1922? ; - , , , f v / . / •/ ’ l v . DRYGOODS: Inches' Evening Newspapers (Exc. Sunday).... .1,886,076 Morning Newspapers (Exc. Sunday) 429,045 Sunday Newspapers 777,004 WOMEN’S SPECIALTY SHOPS ^ " Inches Evening Newspapers (Exc. Sunday) ......259,372 Morning Newspapers (Exc. Sunday ...... 70,458 Sunday Newspapers'. .206,616 —: ■ ■ V • - ' V / yirfnally the same thing is true in Chicago, Boston,' cities. \ / In the smaller cities and towns the evening newspa pers generally carry the bulk of direct result adver tising. • •. i ’ '?[ j / . * . / National advertising is a groupping of hundreds or / J ) thousands of intensive local drivef best accomplished .f I ■! _ ... ' it ^ by the use of evening newspapers. ■J/. * » ■ '. . • % >. r* / jBANNER-HERALD Athens, Georgia Tb» above facta were published by The New York Globe in Editor and Publisher, of March 10th, 192S. ' • . I 1 * 3 :—...