About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1923)
PAGE TWO FEATURE PICTURES[PREDOMINATE AT RYLANDER THEATRE 'THE WINTERS' SIMS THE LUXURV LBS Beautiful Women, Beautiful Clothes Play Their Part in Picture Who are the wanters? What do they want? The world ~s full of them. Some want clothes and jew els and happiness. Others have that happiness and still want some thing else. There are wanters who want high life; others money; some a baby’s kiss; a mother’s caress. All the wanters, their desires, their am bitions, are pictures in a drama that never lets up—it is titled The Wanters” and is the attraction at the Rylander next Thursday and Friday. • A thrill, a laugh, a tear and some thing to take home to think about. Motion pictures are essentially en tertainment, but when they com bine these eminent ingredients with a lesson that registers they reach their greatest achievement and ful fill the highest mission of the screen. a completely-satisfying mo tion picture do critics call ‘‘the er#,” an arraignment of snobbish ness and a glorification of romance, doling with life, gripping the at tention through its true reflection oC reality. *?‘The Wanters” sets out to de throne the old bromide that real hap pjpess lies in poverty, and at the end of the picture this old story book theory is shattered, but also is the popular belief that happiness necessarily goes with riches. Marie Prevost, as the heroine, is s®n as a “wanter” whom in order to. be surrounded by the luxuries she craves, takes a position as maid in the home of a wealthy New York family. The dramatic plot hinges around her marriage to a young member of the family, their ef forts to humiliate her, the parting of the lovers and their ultimate happy reunion. -Others in the cast are Huntley GOrdon, Noma Shearer, Gertrude AStor. Lincoln Stedman, Hank Mann Fazenda and Vernon Steele. PABfiETak-VICTIM. OF SHQQTINq,. •DUBLIN, Dec. 29. —Monday aft-, eftoon J. P. Padgett, who lives a|out flve >milefli froiri Dublin,, yas driving tosvfche, qity» and near the city limits passed a house where a “■Ball boy was sitting on the front steps handling a shotgun. SSefore Padgett could get by hihvever, the’ mi®, wa®, accidentally 1 fijed, and*e%mrßA4fc</lil‘(t 4shot Itßged under the skin in Mr. Pad- ’ g«t’s head. Physicians seated his Mot-sbriolis,! however, : uld he would soon be well. «t'he>4>oy’®-name was Ralph Grier, ■ son of Mrs. Marvin Grizzard. All circumstances of the shooting indi- 1 cated that it was accidental, but it came near being fatal for the man Passing. by at the moment. A Side-Splitting Lesson In Flying ONE OF THE YEAR’S GREAT COMEDIES • He was a great little flyer indoors.' His in- door sport was writing the best-seller on “Going-Up.” To win a girl’s hand he had to fly and things took on a different slant once he was in inid-air. He carries you high and far on his plane of fun. DOUGLAS MacLEAN —IN— BETTER THAN ‘THE HOTTENTOT’ “GOING “Mac Lean is liked by more in Going Up' than in 'The Hot- TTM* tentot’ ” —Pittsburg Post. J If Flying Interferes] With Love Making Swear Off Flying Added Attraction—“ Done in Oil,’’ Mermaid Comedy Monday A lAT lblllJ 1 Tfc Regular Tuesday JuSk I JLZjELf JIA Admission Scene From “The Wanters" Ji ■- BABY PEGGY IN FEMPICTURE Adorable Child Actress Makes 1 Starring Debut in “The Darl inf of New York” It’s astonishing the amount of drama that can be woven around the life of a little child, logical drama that has a deep, human in terest appeal; more astonishing it is to find a child whose personality can be moulded perfectly into in tensely dramatic situations. JJaby Peggy Montgomery is al most literally tossed through many reels of drama in her first feature production. ‘‘The Darling of New York,” which plays at the Rylander , on Wednesday. So carefully has the baby stip: been handled through-1 out the picture, that there is never! a moment in the play when the in terest lags. Attention is always | centered on her or her rag doll' which has such an important signi ficance in the unfoldment of the story. , The story reflects the experiences bi a four year old baby girl, of Ital ian and American parentage. The a-hilil i mtFotfdced as WAttfMvniHhmian in Italy. The mother entrusted her nurse yvith the care of her child, re-; questing that the baby be taken to her grandfather in America. Dramatic menace is immediately woven into the story, for at the dock the nurse discovers that she has forgotten her money—with the few minutes. Fran tically the nurse asks a stranger to, watch the child while she hujrjea away foj-her fnoney. The stKihger carried the little girl aboard the ship, into the steeiagg, yvhile ,the gates are closed to the nurse, who arrives too late to rescue the child.! Then events fly thick and fast. | There is plenty of comedy to balance the drama and the entire picture is filled with entertainment A sensational fire scene is intro duced as the anti-climax. Included ' in the cast are Glayds Brockwell, Sheldon Lewis, Betty Francisco and ■ Max Davidson. On the program with ‘‘The Dar i ling of New York” will be shown a comedy, "Bride’s Gloom.” “RUPERT OFHENTZAU” COMING TO RYLANDER Is there anyone who did not read ' and enjoyed Sir Anthony Hope’s • Prisoner of Zenda and its enthrall ; ing sequel. ‘Rupert of Hentzau” of , course there may be some such, but it is hard to believe. Following close on the heels of the book were the stage versions in which many ' prominent actors took part, and now best of .all come the cinemas ! |‘The Prisoner of Zenda” having ' | been shown some time ago and ' | "Rupert of Hentzau” an early at -1 traction at the Rylander. v While “Rupert” is somewhat of '•a costume picture, it has an unus ually strong story with many dra j matic situations, and although Di- • rector Victor Heerman gave much • ime and attention to the costuming of the piece, and no money was spared in making them perfect in • every detail, he devoted the great er part ,of his energies to the trans- i fernng of the romance and adven \ ture of the author’s story to the ’ screen. For after all, the import ' ant thing in a photoplay is not how •| he characters are dressed, but what they do and how they do it. It is said that never before in history has such a cast of cele brities appeared in any, one produc tion as may be seen in “Rupert of Hentzau.” Elaine Kammerstein, Bert Lytell, Lew Cody Bryant .Washburn, Hobart Bosworth, Claire Windsor, Irving Cummings, Mit ' chell Lewis, Elmo Lincoln, Mar- ■ iorie Ddw,‘ A,dpjph Menjou, Nigel De Bruflier and Gertrude Astor take prominent parts. j Between Samoa and New Zealand runs a submarine mountain range 1500 miles long. AIERICUS TIMES RECORDER 'GOING UP' BEST MACLEAN PICTURE. Thrills Run Laughter Close Race in Sparkling Love Story The Hollywood Writer’s Club whose membership role includes many of America’s most famous au thors, dramatists, actors and direc tors has pronounced Douglas Mac i Lean’s latest starring vehicle, "Go |ing Up,” the best picture ever pre ■ viewed in the club’s picturesque Hol- I lywood quarters. “Going Up” was shown to the “Writers” on the regular "pre view ight.” it being the custom of the club members to assemble one night during each week to view new screen productions. From the first reel to the last the audience was kept in spasms of laughter and the | comments at the conclusion of the showing were the most enthusi astic ever brought forth by any victure presented at the club For Mr. Mac Lean received a flood of several days following the preview, telegrams and letters of apprecia tion and congratulations. Because of the fact that the Writ ers’ Club is composed of one of the most critical circle of authors and i artists in Americ, the unaimi mous praise of the organization is regarded by those in the motion pic ture profession as the highest com pliment that may be accorded any production. Among those present at the preview were such cedebritics as Mrs. Leslie Carter; William De- Mille; Thomas H. Patton, Holly wood representative of Will Hays; Theda Bara; Charles A . Brabin; Tom McWamara. creator of the Us Boys cartoons; Clara Barenger and Josephine Quirk, senario writers, Waldemar Young, president of the club, and many others. “Goging Up” is the attraction at the Rylander on Monday and Tues day with a eomedy, "Done in Oil.” While ‘Going Up” has laughing until the tears course down the cheeks, the heart goes pit-a-pat at the thrilling love story that rides high and far on the plane of roma ance driven'by Douglas Mac Leap., As the famous author of the popular book of flyirig, he makes the role of Robert Street unusually vibrant and impressionable. It is estimated that there are six teen tons of microscope shellfish in every cublic mile of the ocean. .. I The moose deer has the largest horns of any. animal. They often weigh from fifty to sixty pounds. News from London. Man found a white, robin'.-Perhaps the bird be longs to the Ku Klux Klan, THE WORLD AND HiS WIFE REACHING FOR THE MOON 1 JBK tk THE “ WANTERS ” are CRAZY FOR— \ Money when they could _ f. Wk have love. y<. Ig . • • A thrill though it leads to '/ disaster. \ Ji 1 TO 'jSS’sF'* S ’"W F Power when they could X W/ have peace > Beautiful Women—Beautiful Clothes Play Their Part in the “Wanters” "THE LXIC Louise Fazenda Robert Ellis IT’S ETERNAL WANTING Germa. A, to r MAKES THE WORLD GO’ROUND . J x Thursday 'FEXZT A IKJI^VIJ 1 Regular £ Friday JLSL I Admission ... z .- v p> • Scene Prom “Going-Up" . < f - • I .. . . - • . ,'v . I. a. » POLA NEGRI COMING IN “SPANISH DANCER” Announced for an early showing at the Rylander is Pola Negri*h la test picture, a Paramount produc tion, "The Spanish Dancer.” For the first time since coming to Amer ica, Negri is the Pola of “Passion,” but never has the flashing jewel ap peared in such a magnificent set ting. It cost a fortune to make and it’s said to be one picture in a thousand. The old Spanish gowns worn by lola Negri in the picture constitute a veritable fashion display. Some of, the costumes worn in the scenes taken in the gypsy camp show the strong influence w’hich the Moorish invasion exercised over Spanish life even after it had been pepulsed Later in the story, when Pola Ne gri as Maritana, the gypsy girl, be comes the wife of Don Cesar, she ■wears costumes which for sheer 'beftuty have probably l>e.en equalled by the gowns of. j,any other period in history. Included in the cast* with Misss Negri are Antonio Moreno, Kathlyn Williams, Wallace Beery, Gareth Hughes, Adolph Menjou'and Robert Agnew. A York (Pa.) auto hit a street car that wouldn't get out of the way, but didn’t hurt it much. Be careful in talking back to central, it may make a ‘telephone pole hit an auto. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, DEC Program for Next Week Monday and Tuesday—Doug las Mac Lean in “Going Up; “Done in Oil,” comedy. Wednesday—Baby Peggy in “The Darling of New York;” “Bride’s Gloom,” comedy. Thursday and Friday—“ The Wanters,” special production; Aesop’s Fables. Saturday—“ The Man Next Door” by Emerson Hough; Wil liam Duncan in “The Steel Trail;” “High Kickers,” Century comedy. TIME NEAR TO BUY AUTOMOBILE TAGS VALDOSTA, Dec. 29. The for buying new automobiles tags is rapidly approaching and autoists beginning to think about filling out their application blanks. These blanks can be secured from the various offices in the court house. Owners are supposed to buy these 1924 tags on the first of January and the announcement was recent ly made from Atlanta that less time of grace would be allowed the coming year than heretofore. Ap plications are filled in Atlanta in the order they are received. Buyers are advised to send money orders instead of personal checks. United States trade with the British colonies, protectorates and dependencies has more than dou bled since the beginning of the war. IHERSDN HOUGH'S 'MN NW DQOR' Story By Famous Author at the Rylander Next Saturday An exceptionally fine picture has been secured by the Rylander for nex t Saturday in “The Man Next Door,” written by Emerson Hough, responsible for “The Covered Wag on” and ‘North of 36.” "The Man Nevt by mil- P’ cturiza " tion has Avith great fid elity to the author’s work. The story is an intensely human comedy drama. It revolves around Bonnie Bell Wright, the tomboy daughter of a wealthy Wyoming cattleman. The motherless Bonnie Bell has been reared by the cow punchers on a great ranch end when she is sixteen years, her fath er suddenly realizes that she rnUFt be educated and trained into a young lady of culture and refine ment. When Bonnie Bell finishes her schooling in the East her fath er decides that she must enjoy the luxuries his millions can provide in the city. In the West all people are neigh borly and Bonnie Bell and her fath er believed that society in the city was similarly charming. Through lessons Bonnie Bell learns how shal low and selfish smart society peo ple are. In her loneliness she makes, friends with the gardener of the estate next door and her struggle and ultimate finding of happinees in poverty makes “The Man Next Door” most dramatic. In the cast of the picture are Alice Calhoun, David Torrence, James Morrison and Frank Sheridan. On the program with “The Man Next Door” is a chapter of 'The Steel Trail” and a Century come dy, “High Kickers.” CONHNENIAL HATCHERY READY TO BEGIN WORK VALDOSTA, Dec. 29.—The time plant of the Continental Hatchery will be ready for business with the public next week. The incubators will be filled with eggs as fast 83 they are brought in and it is indi cated that a large number will be offered from the territory which will be covered by the plant. Eggs will be purchased outright by the hatchery or will be hatched at a nominal sum, for the people if so desired. The plant occupies the building on the V. M. & W. term inal property .formerly used as k potatyL^Vi_Manager A. J. Bartlett* wm ®Kp,ad to receiver visitors at any time and show them over the plant and explain its op erations.
