Motion Picture Classic (Jan-Dec 1920)

ISmrLastQiance ToGet Jack London Free Finish These Stories For Yourself Judge When ,\iiu sent me up for four year-", you called me a rattleSQake. Maybe I am one — anyhow you hear me rattling now. One year after I got to tbe pen, my daughter died erf — well, they said it was poferty and the disgrace toCetlicr. You've got a daughter. Judge, and I am going to make you know how it feels to lose one. I'm free now, and I guess I've turned to rattlesnake all right. Look out when I strike. Yours respectfully. RatllBSnake. This ia the beginning of one «f Uie storlea by O. HENRY. "A Thief— She?" AND YET— with a shiver she told him oU the sordid story I Tbe stage life — the nights of drunkenness — the days of remorse for her sin — all was poured out In the desperate t«lo. Bui be loved her in spite of all, and— then came the astounding truth— tbe unexpected twist— that makes O. Henry the most eagerly read of American story-tellers. He Dared More Than All His Heroes Two hundred miles out on the Padfle with a boat leaking at every seam, with every memt>er aboard seasick from tbe endless tosalng — wilh bands blistered from the ropvs — there and then. Jack London learned naTigstlon. Be buUt blmselt a cockleahrtl. and In it, with his wife, sailed nearly around the world. Go with him to the freeslng North. Follow him to tbe South St'as. Fight jour way with him around th ■ Horn. He waa more real. Dion primitive, than an; of bU heroes. Along the Icebound Yukon be had tri-kked witb decs and alelgha and bunf«r — on the coral Smith Be* Inland* be bad battled wltb typhoons and man-oatlng cannibals. READ THE STORY OF THAT WONDEUFin, .lOITTtKEY. as bo lells U hkaaelf. Illi THE sets of Jack London which have been given FREE with O. Henry are handsome sets of books and we cannot afford to continue to give such books away. We have the choice of discontinuing the offer or giving you flimsier books. We prefer to stop the offer. Before doing so we wish to make this one announcement. As long as the present edition lasts you can get the O. Henry at its regular price and the Jack London FREE. This, however, is your last chance. Send the coupon without money at once and get your O. Henry for examination and lack London FREE. O. Henry O. Henry has made another record. More volumes of his works have been sold than any other short stories in the history of the world. Lip to the day this page goes to press 3,784,000 volumes have been sold — in England and Australia, France and Germany — throughout the world — over two million in the United States alone. So many editions have been printed that the old plates were entirely worn out and we had to make brand new plates for this edition. So you will get the very best impression from these new plates — the clearest, cleanest print you have ever seen. Your Last Chance This is the last edition of Jack London's works we can get at the special price which permits of our giving them free with O. Henry. When this one edition is gone (and there are only a few hundred sets now left) you will be able to get Jack London's wonderful stories only at their regular price of $1.00 or more a volume. Now, while you can, get the O. Henry at the low ^*""""~" price with the Jack London /ree. Dont be left * "j^io' out of a thing as tremendous as this. Dont f* review let this chance go and later pay a big price. * of reviews ^ 30 Irvlnff PI., Send the Coupon Now / sr^TmJ"'!, "^ * / proval, charges paid — eet lack Liiiidon free — and join :he / by yMi, q. Henry's Ml ■ L u . J I I J # works In 12 Tolumefl, millions who nave wepl and laughed ^ gold tops. Also the 5and felt better for the reading of / ,™S!„ S..h°'wi.'ir'g'SS O. Henrys warm, landlj', joyous, # lopg. if i keep th^ booka. tntrir Kite t\f hfe. 9 I ^^^ ''emit $1.50 In 5 tragic DltS 01 Ute. f j„s aod then S2 a month Remember that the end of t for lo months for the o. Hemr .1... ....U ;.. «* l...«.l A A^,. t "Wt only and retain the Lon the sale is at hand. A day t don act mtnoul charge, otherlost will cost you money. / wise I win. within ten day., re.' ^ t turn both seta al your expense. * Send the coupon now / Name — today-at once / ^<,^„„ Review of / Occupation ■p ■ c # Thii beautiful hair-leather style binding or reviews ^O., ^ o. Henry coets only a few cents more a 30 Irving PI ^ volume and has prove*! a favorite. For this »T -v 1 ' * luxurious binding change above to $1.00 In Wew X Orit. # five days and then $3.00 a month for 9 montha MOTION PICTURE CLASSIC Stage Plays That Are Worth While (Continued from page 6) light show running in the usual groove. Frances Cameron, who is developing remarkably, is the bright figure of ".A. Lonely Romeo," while Mr. Fields is his humorous self. There's a decidedly funny scene in a men's hat shop. "Cliil Chin Chow." An opulent and beautiful musical extravaganza based upon the .\rabian Nights tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Dazzling series of sensuous stage pictures. "Chu Chu Chow" is presented this year with an entirely new edition and new costumes. Marjorie Wood makes a colorful desert woman, Lionel Braham is very effective as the robber sheik and Eugene Cowles makes the role of steward stand out. George Rosely plays the young lover admirably. "La La Lucille." Musical comedy built around the efforts of a loving couple to arrange a divorce in order to live up to the terms of a millionaire aunt's will. A co-respondent is engaged and troubles begin. John E. Hazzard and Janet Velie play the wx)uld-be divorcees, while Marjorie Bentley and Helen Clark give able assistance. Light summer entertainment. The Shubert Gaieties of igig. A lively revue with scores of statuesque girls and stunning frocks. A decidedly attractive entertainment. "John Ferguson." A straight drama that compares favorably with anything of the kind that New York has seen for years. Beautifully staged and acted. Masterpieces of this kind should be liberally patronized to encourage others. George White's "Scandals of 1919." All sorts and variations of dancing make up for a lack of story or humor. The real star is piquant little Ann Pennington — as seductive a little jazzer as ever shimmied on Broadway. Then there's the lively dancing of Mr. White himself. "Friendly Enemies." This is the recordbreaking comedy drama of last season, with Louis Mann in his original role. "Three Wise Fools." Austin Strong's human little drama of three crusty old bachelors who are bequeathed a young woman and who are subsequently rejuvenated. Melodrama with a heart throb. Helen Menken gives a striking performance of the nerve-racked heroine, while Claude Gillingwater is a delightfully testy old Teddy Findley. "She's a Good Fellow." A light but pleasant musical comedy built about the efforts of old folks to break up a marriage between a loving young couple. Joseph Santley is a likeable lover-husband, masquerading in skirts for a whole act. Ivy Sawyer, the very pleasing Ann Orr and Scott Welsh lend delightful assistance. "jp East." A charming comedy founded on a boarding school romance in which many interesting characters make love-making difficult for a pair of j-oung lovers. "Up in Mabel's Room." Piquant, daring but decidedly amusing farce built about the pursuit of a dainty pink undergarment which bears the same name as a recent jazz dance. Admirable cast, including the radiant Hazel Dawn. "Three Faces East." .Another Secret Service-German spy drama, this one by Anthony Paul Kelly, one of our most successful photoplaywrights. The principal* charm of this play is in trying to guess who are the German spies and who are the Allies, just as we were puzzled in "Cheating Cheaters" to know who were burglars and who were not. LEADING PICTURE THEATERS. Loeiv's N. V. and Loew's American Roof. — Photoplays: first runs. Daily program, Loeii/s Metropolitan, Brooklyn. — Feature photoplays and vaudeville. Capitol. — Photoplay features plus a de luxe revue. Superb theater. Rivoli. — De luxe photoplays with full symphony orchestra. Weeklj^ program. Rialto. — Photoplays supreme. Program changes every week. Strand. — Select first-run photoplays. Program changes every week. (Eight)