Variety (August 1925)

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Wednesday, August 5, 1925 PICTURES VARIETY tations) Mr. Plunkett did quit* a deal at little expense. '^« pre-mu- tation didn't look to o6c .000 groes. Inclualve of two acts em- ?Joyed and the Strand's stock quar- et Tlttlng In nicely, the feature oame rlfht on top of it For personal appearances Mr. GrUnth arrived ilrst He blamed the success o< the fllm upon Mr. Fields, who In turn blamed It upon Mr. Orlfflth. and they both ac- knowledged Miss Dempster : ad *;een of much assistance. Aftar that nutual pat, they rracefully retired •nd the huere mob who had strug- fled to get In to see them saw them tor about 40 ~«conds. A Tsry good program currently ,Vttb deft manipulation. Bim«. I capit8l ''• ;* New York. Aug. 1 An *n>und good show at the dkpitol this w«ek, possibly a show tltat seems better than usual be- cause ot the fact that the feature ylcture^* *The Unholy ^Three," is also good. That makes all the dif- ference ,ln the world, for a rotten picture can make the best show in any picture house appear off color But this week's combination at the Capitol is a happy one, and one tha the audiences like. Generally in Variety good shows are given individual presentation notices as to the respective merits of the attractions offered. At the Capitol it soAms, however, that this would be more or less of a useless procedure, at least as far as th« individual artists are concerned, for at the Capitol, is a stock com- pany and as none of those in the organization is an itinerant artist, individual notices would seem to be of little use to the management of other houses to serve as a guide for their engaging them. By the same token It would be Just aboiit As useless to go Into the great R- semble numbers for there Is not another house in the country with the same sort of an organization in producing behind It that would be capable of i^produclng the show as pesented here. However, this week's show has as its overture the selection from "Maritana," with David Mendoau conducting. This is followed by a selection of three numbers by the Capitol Male Quartet together with a Bruce Bcenlo. Then comes the Divertisement, which is in three parts. The flrst of these is "The Little Tin Soldiers," with Mile. Qambarelli and the ballet; this is followed by a duet by Gladys Rice and Marjorle Harcum and finally another terpsichorean offering by Maria Turicva and Veselaff Har- cum. The Capitol Magazine follows for eight minutes and then a brass sex- tette from the orchestra. Sffeotlve and applause winning. This precedes the finale of the sec- ond act of "Porza Del Destino" with a male and female voice and an ensemble of 20 male voMr*. There are but 20. even though the program states 26. Then a momentary prolog to the feature. Fred, "Stella Dallas" (Samuel Goldwyn) win be released by United Artists late In the faU. RIALTO New York, Aug. 3. A splendid musical program par- tially balances a liKlitweight feature i^ the cinema dlvlaion on the cur- rent bill here, viz Bebe Daniels In her latest Paramount release, "Wild, Wild Susan," which although enter- taining In spots does not loom up as a humdinger attraction for Broad- way nor a formidable representa- tion for "Greater Movie Season." The entertainment is divided into seven parts. Rossini's "Scmira- mlde," conducted by Willy Stahl. was the overture, followed by the latest arrangement of Riesenfeld's "Classical Jasz," in which the pit men were augmanted by a saxo- phone sextet adorning a platform at left of orchestra, which helped lots. "The Modern Wizard," a clev- erly camouflaged trailer heralding "The Wanderer," oame next, was entertaining to a deKi'ee in proving the progress of pictures during the past 20 years by showing shots of several early features and contrast- ing with scenes from "The Wan- derer." The Rlalto magazine fol- lowed, with Pathe gettim; seven ot the 13 shots incorporated, with Fox News coming next with three. Inter- national 2 and KInograms 1. A trombone solo, "Macushla," by Boyce H. Cullen, preceded the fea- ture, which was followed by a new cartoon of the Kellx the Cat series, captioned "Felix Finds 'Km Fickle." adba. RlVOLl New York. Aug. S. No getting away from it, that boy Ben Bernie certain seems to hav* hit a responsive chord in the faearta of the picture-going public at the Rivoli. If you doubt that Just walk In some evening and see the recep- tion that he gets after only tbretf weeks at the house. Bernie Is "In*^ as a picture house attraction from now on. He Is sure fire bi any house in any big town the country over for four weeks at least with A novelty change of bill weekly. This week at the Rivoli Bemto U presenting "Spain." It's a wow at the start for laughs, and It Is rsal (Continued on page S2) ft ,>-.;! ■ ; ,| g ^;ji ! ;•> ■ »^ ■ ■ i'.'., -. ■'■%' f: ^"^'^ V4 —here^s t eather r tfie co(Aesi * oti the market I REGINALD BARKER'S production % WHITE A .r<f " DESERT VV By Courtney Rylcy Cooper ttft8CMreWindsor PatO'MaUey TheeTcdU^fthe'lndustry This Means Money/ ^"Therc it a •oul'Mirrintf thrill in nearly every inch of The W^e Desert.' In fact, this rc> viewer was more deeply moved by it than he hat been in months.*' —Evenixf World "At the Capitol you can freeze as stiff m you picate ihit week. The White Desert* is the feature film.ThetnoW'tli4(buryinf die little village is thrillingly pictured and siippUes • great punch." —Morning Tdeglr<t^ "Coiitinikius tiM>w tcenet strike the cy«^ gratefully at thb season of the year. There is tremeiMMUS tension when ^e scuiw plow ls| seen breakUig its way towara the camp. The, scene of the snowsUdc is one of the best effects of its kind seen recently in pictures. It is very impressively naanftged."-"N. Y.Ttoicfl " Barometer reaches forty below zero in*Thc White Desert.' The avalanche and thesuiow plow are worth any amount of effort csp«« cially on a hot afternoon. The Capitol Is cool, and the picture makes it even cooler." —Evening Post) "Gorgeously beautiful snow scenes filmed, on the snowy stretches at the top of the Co»> tinentsi Divide, in the Rockies of CoioradoJ It is decidedly worth seeing. The avabmche was Hirilling and beautiful. The photog* raphy and composition represent triumphs/*. —Evening Sun '*One of the best out^door dramas Tve ever seen. Absorbing and very well ^ctcd, tale, with situations that leave one breMb*' less. The scenery is absolutely gorgeous and the terrifying suspense and danger Is well handled. It's decidedly well worth se«ing."t —Evening Jonnial^ "Suspense quivered in the air from the 6rsc scene. As thie story progressed, the a ud i e nc e , becaatie tense with excitcmcnu This is one thriller that really thHUs. Ifyoueiijoy thrill; left you will find this one of the best." —N.Y.American "A movie which is terrifyingly beautiful! And visibly perilous f One otthe most ven«'^ turesome prodnctions ever screened. It's certainly onc; of the most entrancing, most spell'binding and, indeed, roost interesting: If you don't get • kick out of 'The White] Desert,' movies no longer hold any kicks for you." -Doily NswSj "Thrills and suspense galore. Plenty of fine cdoling scenery. You can promise a real hot weather treat." - Film Dally "Indeed an emcrptionally fine photoplsyl Should draw unusually well for any type of theatre. Your audience will sit spellbounA,; There ate so many thrilling BCenct that It U impossible to cite ihem all. A notable film which should achieve notable results at the box office." ' -Ex. Tr. Review • ■ ■■:'■:•■'■■'^ XeiBlier Metlea Plctars Fr«4iK«ra aad Distributor* ot AnMrica. Isc— Will B. U^r% PrsslOcst ^^