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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1923
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TOM MEIGHAN ]
AT OPERA HOUSE '
The table of t',g Young man whc ]
Yj 5 ! ‘ Ck 1;om< Ar ‘‘ broke, as George , <
Ade might h' A v c written it.
There w;, s once a strapping young :
fellow v IJt)Se f a ther passed on and , <
left hi j) w i t h nothing hut his health '<
and Zl v a iie e f u n o f d eßC i 3 o f vzor th- |
>s land out in Texas which not even ]
a respectable cow would be caught j
grazing upem. Whereupon the young j
man’s native village gave him a.loud ;
razzberry and proceeded to enjoy his j
tough luck. |.‘
The young fellow decided that he ,
would visit his alkali inheritance and .
see how badly he had been stung. (
Soon after he arrived on the scene,
a man stuck a big pipe in the ground
and enough oil to wet down the state ‘
of Texas gushed forth. This was ,
. confined to the proper channels and
in a year or two the young fellow was .
disgustingly rich.
All the time his native village _
knew not a word about his sudden
wealth, and when it was announced '
that prodigal was returning they 1
prepared for a renewal of the Razz. 1
All but a pretty Pipin named Mary, .
who was for ou r hero rain or shine. |
The young fellow was tipped off to |
what was on tap for him, and he |'
decided to let them believe he was |
a flop and poor as a professor. Loud
and long was the anvil chorus. Mary :
was the only inahbitant who did not j
wield a hammer. Then suddenly our :
hero revealed himself in his real
character as a petroleum millionaire
and you should see the choristers
make for cover. In a minute the
whole world was his pal. oS he took
Mary and bade them a fond good
day.
Moral: When you’re on top look
ing down, the view is different.
“Back home and Broke,” is the
attraction at the Opera House today
and Thursday, with Tom Merghan in ■
the lead.
VIOLA DANA
AT RYLANDER.
An extraordinary bathing suit is
shown by Viola Dana in her new pic
ture, ‘‘Crinoline and Romance,
which Harry Beaumont directed for
Metro, at the Rylander theater
Thursday. It was a secret, and the
little star had bribed every mem
ber of the company help her keep ;
it.
“For one part of the picture I
wear a regular, up-toldate one piece
bathing siut,” she said. “It is one
' of those brief affairs that are fine
for swimming but no protection
against sunburn. (
BUSTER AND NORMA
ON ONE PROGRAM
A boudle bill, with Norma Tal
madge and Eugene O’Brien in one
great dramatic picture, and Buster
Keaton and a $5,000 Rolls-Royceauto, '
in a “furnace of fun,” a comedy call
ed “The Blacksmith,” is on at j
the Rylander Friday an Saturday,
with continuous performances.
Added to these features are the
BILIOUSNESS—SICK HEADACHE,
call for an Tablet, (a vegetable
aperient) to tone and otrencthea
the organs of digestion and elimi
nation. Improves Appetite, Relieves
Constipation.
Oct a for over-
gs'Box
Your
Chips off iho Old Block
JUNIORS Little FRs
One-third the regular dcse. Made
of same ingredients, then candy
coated. For children and adults.
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VIOLA DANA SIM
Crinoline
and Romance
KEG US PAT Off •
Miss Emmy Lou didn’t have a I-piece suit at first
—but then she didn't have a one-piece mind, either I "
Rylander Orchestra and the big or
gan in the hands of Miss Ryals and ] ;
Bathe News pictures. The theater, a
committee of men and women and
lots of children are using this prog
ram to send the Old Vets to New
Orleans. All the profits go to “our
own dear Rebels.”
“The Voice From the Minaret,”’ a
First National picture starring Nor
ma Talmadge and Eujfbne O’Brien is
proclaimed the most thrilling vehicle
in which these stars have ever ap- !
peared. Robert Hichens, who has
•gained international fame as a writer
of stories of the Orient, is the au
thor of the book on which this pro
duction is based.
Swiftly moving, the plot traverses
a vast expanse, with London, Bom
bay and Damascus the locales. Miss
Talmadge is cast in the part of
Lady Adrienne, who suffers ignom
iny at the hands of her husband,
flees from him, finds love in the de
sert, becomes the victim of a treach
erous plot and is the center of other
misadventures qf a highly thrilling
nature.
Eugene O’Brien plays opposite i
Miss Talmadge and gives an excel-,
lent portrayal of the of the lov
er.
As an automobile machanic, Bus
ter Keaton, in “The Blacksmith,” his
latest comedy for Associated First
National, demonstrates that he is a
'good piano mover. Serving a short
time as. a mechanical genius in an I
automotive 'Works, Keaton uoes con
siderable damage, and in his ini
mitable way brings forth so mucn
spontaneous laughter that + he picture i
is considered the best yet produced |
by the agile funmaker.
' While toiling away innocently on
a flivver, Buster composed y wrec.< ; .
a beautiful high pricec. automo file.
In the end he also “fixes” Li:e jitney
so it won’t run. During all th time
he goes from one funny situation i:
another, and the finish, both novi I I
and thrilling, is one that is sure to
bring down any audience in laughter |
The picture gains its title throng' |
the fact that Buster begin his oaree. .
as an apprentice blacksmith, and he ,
thoroughly demonstrates, in a faceti- j
ous manner, that he knows less about
blacksmithing than a bull pup know , j
about the League of Nations. De- i
spite all troubles he wins the girl of I
his choice and elopes with her, but |
not until his life has been placed in '
jeopardy several times.
‘ROBIN HOOD”
HERE TONIGHT
If you glance in the orchestra pit
of the Rylander theater during to
night’s engagement of “Robin Hood”
you will ibe startled at the strange
sight of a slender young woman vig
orously directing the opera.
Miss May Valentine not only di
rects the company but she produced
the opera, stepping, straight into the
shoes of Reginald De Koven, its au
thor, and wohse assistant she was be-
Dudley’s Opera House
1 oday
“BACK HOME Thursday
AND BROKE”
Just imagine going back home
and getting razzed all around “BACK HONIE
town! What would you do? See
Thomas jVJeighan.
Will the modern small town girl AND BROKE”
wait years for her small town
big world? You can find an an-
sweetheart to make good in the Repeated
swer in “Back Home and »
Broke.”
George Ade, America’s fore- SNUB POLLARD
most humorist, is the author of
“Back Home and Broke,” so Comedy
you can believe there are plen-
ty of laughs to be had in ~ . . . c
TEbmas Meighan’s new Para- If you are lookmg for picture
mount picture. entertainment, don t over-
look this one. It s a knock
out.
Screen Snap Shots Added
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fore his death. t
As far as she knows, Miss Valen- i
tine is the only woman director in
this country.
Miss Valentine is responsible for
a spirited performance of the old 1
i classic, “Robin Hood.” The company
■ goes through the three acts with dash
I and enthusiasm, and the delightful
■ songs that never grow old are sung ;
i in a very dramatic way.
There is “Brown October Ale,”
“Oh Promise Me,” “The Anvil Song”
and many others, with fairly compe
tent voices to sing them.
Emma Jean Arnt is Alan-A-Dale,
the role made famous by the late
Jessie Bartlet Davis when the Bos
tonians produced “Robin Hood.”
some twelve years ago.
Glenn Law has an agreeable tenor
voice as Robin Hood. Ethel Clarke
sings Maid Marian, and Bertram GoL
tra, Wiley the sheriff of Nottingham.
“I believe the day of jazz is wan
ing and that good music is gaining
more attention than for many years,”
said Mis Valentine.
“I am to produce several
other operas of the same class as
“Robin Hood.’
“Why do I direct orchestras and
conduct operas? Because it pays,”
says the practical blonde-haired
young leader.
“Robin Hood” opened with an en
gagement at the Rylander Saturday
and closes with the performance to :
night.
MITCHELL NOW FACES .
BIG LABOR SHORTAGE
CAMILLA, March 7. Mitchell
county farmers are facing a serious
labor shortage. Many complaints are
‘ being made that the negroes are
leaving the county'. Many of them
' are going north, but it is said that
I more of them are going to Florida
■ and other sections of Georgia, where
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they are promised better wages. The
negroes are gone in most cases be- I
fftre the farmer has any idea that '
they arc planning to leave. He not
only faces the probability of letting '
his land lie idle, but loses the money
that he has advanced in most cases
to the croppers who have fled.
The farmers are substituting labor
saving machinery and planting crops
that require less labor, doing their
best to get along despite the short
age of labor.
LIBRARY ASSN. PLANS
TO EXTEND USEFULNESS
HOT SPRNGS, Ark., March 7.
Methods of extending library service
to the many millions of persons in
country who are now without it, will
be one of the principal subjects to
come before the annual meeting of
the Ameircan Library association
here next month, April 23 to 28.
Club women, school superintend-
Norma Talmadge - Buster Keaton
A DOUBLE BILL
The Comedy pt aiMM-
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“The Blacksmith” -W |S||
“Under the spreading chestnut tree
j The village smithy stands, mB
A large and brawny man is he— (
with arms like rubber bands.”
“Betcha Life! There’s A Kick In It” L
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PATHE NEWS Rylander Orchestra THE BIG ORGAN
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Here tempestuous love \ —and Oil desert
and desert dangers play. fr\ i i
Here a thousand figures ' \ DrCCZe Came UIG
sweep across the screen in VOJCC from the mina-
beauty or berserk! Vast / rA . !]•.„.1 11
scenes —splendors— they | lilg tlieiil
come; they go. But never \ forgotten faith!
to forget is the incompar- j \
able art with which Nor- ( A
ma Talmadge portrays the i
woman who dares—lov- \ 1
ing as though from the I '
heart of Salome. Sheba. II / t
Cleopatra! B \ v - >a
wftllh r? it ia ds wif
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FRIDAY and . OVI A IMTXI7O". Continuous
i g SATURDAY • lx I Performance
ents, secretaries of Chambers of ]
| Commerce, representatives of civic ■
; clubs, all prominent in their lines of !
work, have been called to discuss ;
’ this new work of extension. Chief
among these is Alvin M. Owsley,
Commander of the American Le
gion. The legion is reported as es
pecially interested in the work as the
ex-service men remember the camp
libraries maintained by' the associa
tion during the war and in numerous
instances- have reported their regret
! that similar service is not available
i in their home communities.
OLD SPANISH TRAIL
MAY BECOME HIGHWAY
NEW ORLEANS, March. 7.—The
Old Spanish Trail, a national high
way from Jacksonville, Fla., to Los
Angeles, Calif., along the Gulf Coast
and through the territory' immediate
ly north of the Mexican border, is
I destined to include several sections
■ ; of road the equal of which will not
be found in the United States, if
I plans of good roads enthusiasts in- i
l terested in the projejet are carried
i out.
Secretary of War Weks recently
notified the New Orleans Association
of Commerce that the War Depart- :
ment and Department of Agricuture :
had reached an agreement whereby
that section of the highway from j
New Orleans through the Louisianna ’
marshes to the Mississippi coast had
been placed on first priority as a
federal aid project.
Construction of the Florida sec
tion of the Spanish Trail is well un- >
der way and that state, with feder- I
al, state and county funds, now i- I
building a broad, heavy concrete I
highway from Jacksonville to Pen- |
sacola, a distance of more th: n 375
nules. The highway will parallel the
j Seaboard Air Lino raiway from
i Jacksonville to River Junction and
(the Louisville & Nashville from
River Junction to Pensacola.
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