Motion Picture Classic (Jan-Dec 1920)

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Brooklyn The School of Write the Words For a Song Write the words for a sonp We revise song-poems, compose '""='V'°^''l"l;ra ffuarantee to secure publication on a foyaUy basis by a New York music publisher Our Lyric Editor and Chief Compose is a song-writer of national reputation and has written many big song-hits. Mail your song-poem on love, Peace viC" "?y or any other subject t°."S tof^. Poems submitted are <==^='mined free. BROADWAY COMPOSING STUDIOS IKT-E Fiu..r.lJ BU... Br..dw., .1 T,... S,«r.. NEWTORK LEARN Movie Acting X ...clnatln. P7,'"';,°;,e"S'.P?ed''.o''lM. ^op ,ou like 10 know It '»" .'"Hour T»leat-Te.Ul' or Send lOe lor °"' ,„T,"i'',7,„d". and And whether Kej to MoT(» *'^",';fj*J'„',ake up Movie ActlnB. or no: you are lulled to taKe up ^_.^ ^^^ j,„n;^...^f f^a^^„:"if„', 'i^ji'jdnrrA'^". BoolU.-'-t^ot So Long Ago." A fragile ^n^ charming httle comedv by a newcomer. Arthur RichmZ telling a story of P-'"''"?"'^, ^ew York in the e.rh; seventies^ "I'l^ralhennc lichtful. Finely plaved by Eva Le Galhennc, Slauev Blackmcr .ind an excellent cast^ C™/,<ry.-'Florodora." The much-heralded revival of the widely popular m"^'"' ^'^"'^ °' 'ome twenty vears ago. Done with charm, distinction and'humor Eleanor Primer ssinginiv stands out v vidly and George Hassell s hum^r is highly diverting. Then, of course there is the famous "sextette. Here is a revival that really revives. ,. , , ., Cn,U.rv Pn,nu--,.d..-New VorWs newe^ dinner and mi,dnight entertainment, 1 he Cen fury Review" and "The Midnight Rounders^ Colorful girl shows for the tired business man. A delightful place to eat. Co/ia«'.r.— "The Hottentot,' with Willie Co her Typical one-man farce with the inimitable farJe'ur, Collier, at his best Arm Andrews lends pleasant assistance Full "/..'^'JS'^', ■ .^ Cohan a„d Kam.r.-"Honey Girl. J-';<='y musical comedv built about the brisk race-track Tr^edy, "Checkers." This has speed and humor-as well as an. excellent cast. Corl.— "Abraham Lincoln. \ou should see this if vou see nothing else on the New York stage John Drink-^vater■s play is a noteworthy t'efary^ and dramatic achievement, for he makes the Great American I've agam^ Abra ham Lincoln" cannot fail to make you a better American Moreover it is absorbing as a play. J, -lod?ama of the lonely Northwest wUh ^Hel™ M^iKellari: afmirable as the piquant '^^^:^<^^:' S. John Er^nes drab but brilliant tale of middle-class English life Superbly acted by the best ensemble m ""nZfrnier^s Tft.a...-"The Famous Mrs FaYr " Able drama dealing with the femimne nroblem of a career or a home, bk ituuy wrkteTby James Forbes, with unusual playing by Blanche Bates. Henry Miller and Margalo Gilmore. . . t -i c* .=... ii„;^_"Foot-Loose," with Emily Stevens Norman Trevor and O. PHegg.e^ ^^ ^,T. well™ one modernization of the old melodrama, ••Forget-Me-Not." Tallulah Bankhead scores '''N.TAtur^an, Roof.-fe.i.U 9.o'clock and midnight revues Colorful entertainments unlike anything to be f°""'l,.J7^^^y,'= ;"'!!, Here, too, are the most beautiful giris in all New York. . „ » i_ Nora Baycs T/ifOtfr— "Lassie. A charming and pleasantly tuneful little musical comedy of Scotland and London m the picturesque sixties Based upon Catherine Chisholm Cush S "I^tty MacKay" Tessa Kosta sings oleasantly and Mollie Pearson and Ro and Bot?omlev are prominent. Dorothy Dickson and Ca^lffyson contribute some delightful dance '"Tri"?"'Garrfc...-"Cinderella on Broadway." Typical summer girl entertainment designed fo? he tired business man. The extravaganza his year is based uuon the fairy adventures of CindereUa. Plenty of girls, passable music, attractive costumes and a little humor. Postpaid Halted InfUIn Sexual Knowledge ILLUSTRATED B, WINFIELD SCOTT HAIX. M.D..Pb.D. SEX FACTS MADE PLAIN *"•' e"'." >°»"° «'"m.'"''.T..uU k»-» What ""r, oannl Ihould knew «MI!1C*N*Pm CO.. 9«' W""" '''"'"■ ""1"'^''''' ON TOUR THIS AND NEXT SEASON "The Fall and R.sc of Susan i';''°:«-,-."-Weak adaptation of the David Graham Phillips novel. Alma Tell in the stellar role. "iVa»(fa/."-Co5mo Hamilton's daring dranria whfch Constance Talmadge play-ed on the screen Francine Larnmore and Charley Cherry have the leading roles in the excellent footlight production. „ . ■ a •Mr yoii Were" with Irene Bordoni and Dick Bernard. A delightful musical show in which Miss Bordoni dazzles as the various sirens of history. Pleasant music and a pleasant chorus lend effective aid. ^. ■ . , ■ "The Purple Mask." with Leo Ditnchstein A stirring, romantic melodrama of the days of ^,e First Consulate in France ; tense colorful and highlv interesti^ig. One of the best evening's fntertainments of the season. Mr, Ditr ichs ein is dc-lightful as the royahst brigand, the Purple Mask; Brandon Tynan is admirab e asthe republican police agent, Bnsquet; Lily CahUl is a charming heroine, and Boots Wooster makes her bit of a peasant girl stand out "The Sion on the Door."—K very good melodrama which boasts many instances of the unexp™ed-and Marjorie Rambeau in highly emotional scenes. • , , -i t .„„ A "Look iriw-s Here." with Cecil Lean A <^ns«able musical entertainment that entertains ?,hen Mr Lean and Cleo Mayfleld hold the center of the stage. ^ , a jj "SmiVm Through." with Jane Cowl. An odd^ but effective drama which purports to show how those who have gone before >"«"-"« and watch over our lives. Miss Cowl '^ exceedinglv good as a piquant Irish g"-l/nd^'=° f^ a fpirit maid whose death occurred f^fty years before. "Smilin' Through" will evoke your smiles and tears. . "The Ouija Board."— Crane Wilbur s thriUei built around spiritism. Real spooks >nvade a fake seance, solve a murder mystery and provide plenty of surprises. Guaranteed to keep you on edge. Excellent cast includes George Gaul, Howard Lang and Edward EUis. "My Golden GirU'-h passable musical entertainment with a score by Victor Herbert^ A chorus girl, Jeannette Dietrich, scores the '^4^{;,^^K pleasant bucolic , entertainment based upon Joseph C. Litjcoln'.s familiar Cape Cod stories. Harry Beresford is featured in a gentle, whimsical characterization. . ' 'Mammas Affair "-Rzchel Butler's admirably written comedy-a study of that deadly human species, the hypochondriac who fancies herself suffering from all sorts of i "s Done with distinction and fine discernment. Ida 5t. Leon scores and important members of the cast are • Effie Shannon, Robert Edeson, Katherine Kaelred and George Le Guerre. "The Little lVhoPfer."—Uvt\y and amusing musical comedy with tuneful score by Rudolf Friml. Vivienne Segal P'easantly heads the cast which also numbers Harry C Browne, who does excellent work, Mildred Richardson and W. J. Ferguson. . . ■ ui , "IVcdding Bells:'-K bright and highly amusing comedy by Salisbury Field. Admirably written and charmingly played by Margaret Lawrence and Wallace Eddinger. One of the things you should see. . , ■ u "Al>hrodite"-H\gh\y colored and lavish presentation of a drama based upon Pierre Louys' exotic novel of. ancient Alexandria Superbly staged adaptation of the play that caused a sensation in Pans. Dorothy Dalton, the screen star, returns to the stage in the principal r61e of the Galilean courtesan Chrysis and scores. McKay Morns is admirable m the ^'^^I^Msof im"-G. M. (Broncho Billy) Anderson's girl revue. Lively, speedy musical show with a large measure of vulgarity, but many pretty girls. '"The Roval l'agabond."~A Cohanized opera comique in every sense of the words. A tuneful operetta plus Cohan speed, pep and brash American humor. Lcnv's N y. and Loew's American Roof.— Photoplays; first runs. Daily program Locu-s Metropolitan. Brooi/y/i. Feature photoplays and vaudeville. Ca/>i/o/.— Photoplay features plus a de luxe ''"4""-E"e''ruxe"photoplays with full sym changes everv week. „ ; Strand. Select first-run photoplays. Program changes every week. (Six) i