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ILLED LIKE FEATURES
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By WHITNEY WILLIAMS
BILLED in many th equally with the fea ture, Christie Talking assuming an enviable place in the world of dialogue productions. Bresented in the form of playlets, they are more than merely "comedies," in the sense that the word generally implies; they are, indeed, complete integers of entertainment, short reels of action that vie for interest with the longer subjects.
The lines are particularly effective, and reminiscent, too, of the speech utterea by those brave del m< an | th.
Louise Fazenda clowns enoug to carry the picture by herself, but imkmd. byvrc(|^Hoi howl B^ewjis e'^Hu
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Willis Steell is credited with the story, Alfred A. Cohn wrote the adaptation and William Watson directed.
Of those comedies mtali.ll Bm{£ been filmed recently, fi'aro Nell, starring Louise Fn -nulla, Trtfl doubtless elicit the most response. To the title, "Faro Nell," is appended also the subtitle, "Or in Old Californy," and in a word it is a clever burlesque on the pictures that were made when the industry was a mere babe in swaddling clothes — a travesty on those early western thrillers that held popeyed audiences spellbound when the^i lllii III Willi' w n nimby our Nell.
"The Sleeping PorchJ ppooonto TT"r|iiiilll|d flriffitl] {\gttm In a comedy role and relates the tale of a sick man who has been ordered by his physician to pass the night on his sleeping porch — and of little wine, bound and determined that Raymond shall abide by the doctor's orders, despite the fact that the temperature is far below zero and that the porch is being rapidly covered with snow. From Octavus Roy Cohen's pen TuTHr^i^all-negro yarn £he Lady Fare a
aim yvuu 11 an 'headed by Roberta Hyson and Leroy Broomfield. Spencer Williams and Zack Williams complete the list of principals. Eurora Greeley & Cotton Club Chorus offer as fast and furious a dance as even the most ardent terpsichore fan might desire.
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"FARO NELL". Starring Louise Fazenda. With Jack Luden and big cast. A hilarious travesty o|n western melodrama.
"THE SLEEPING PORCH'*. Starring Raymond Griffith, the "whispering bass". A newlywed mix-up with a fivealarm finish.
"THE LADY FARE".
Al Christie's Sun Tan Revue. Hotter than hot. Music, dances. By Octavus Roy Cohen. All -colored cast.
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NEW SHOW WORLD IN SHORTS