Motion Picture Classic (Jan-Dec 1920)

CELECT your own '^ subject — love, patriotism — write wliat the heart dictates, then submit ynur poem to lis. We write Ihc music iind Kuarantee publiafaer's acci'Ptance. Our K'-l:!o.! tO'iv'StT is Mr. Leo Friedman one vi America's weM-kn'>wti jnuslci.ins, the uulhor of manvsoHR successes, sticli »s "MfH M-' Tonight itt Drrumiortd," "Lft Mr Caii You Sweetheati," " When I Dr.-nm of Old h'rin." and others the sales CI vlirhnkij into miiiinns of mDtCfi. Si-nd o? tmtiy poem!' kt; yi>U wish. Don't Orlav. C*t Bufty—Outck. CHESTER MUSIC Ca'^^^rrrVao" *'"■ Chicago, III. 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Send lite ior our Twelve-Hour Talent-Tester or Key to Movie Acting Aptitude, ami Kn.l whcllu-r or not ) oil arc suited lo take uii Mo\ it ActiiiR. A iiovci. iiistniclivc nmi \.iluable wurk. Sentl din'c or stamps tohiy. A kirgc. interest inn. iUusif.iled H<»k1i-t on Movie AciinR incUuIed FRP^EI FILM INFORMATION BUREAU. Su. N., Jacksoo, Mich IMPORTANT NOTICE Due to uiiforcsi'iii conditiiins. it has been impossible to announce the final results of the I inatest of All Popularity Contests in this issue. The tinal votes have been tabulated, howe\er. and a complete announcement, with the interesting last-minute developments, will be lirinled next monili. and also in the ,Ianuar.v number of the Motion Picture M.\c.\zi.\f.. Stcige Plays of Interest {I\i\iJi-rs ill iiisliiiit li> IS zcill do tiv// to l^rescrtr this list /or reference zvlien tliesc spohcn f^ltiys nf>f>eiir iit fhcir vicinity. ) Jielasio. — "( )iu-.'" \\ itli l'r;iiici,s Starr. I'lilw arc! Knobliick's oims of twin .sisu-rs with liiU half a soul apiece. Xcithcr sister can get alouj; \\ithom tlie nlla-r. hciiee ihc drama. Miss Starr plays the iwiiis. Mr. Helasco's handling of this phiy saves it from slipping over the line from serious drama. Bijou. — "The Charm Schou!." .\n appealin^^ light conic<ly with music, based npon Alice Hiicr Miller's story of the handsome yoiinj.; hachclur who inht-rits a young ladies' tinishing .school. Minnie Dupree. James Gleason, Sam Hardy and Marie Carroll arc effective. Boot It. — "Happy-Go-LucUy." Ran a lonn time in London as "Tilly of llloonisbury." .\. typical llritish comedy hy Ian Hay. O. P. I Icggie runs away with the comedy as the bailiffs bibulous airl. Hroadhurst. — "The Guest uf Honor." with W illiam Hodge. A typical sttgar-coated Hodge vehicle, in which virtue is shriekingly triuni])hant. Xowhere near life, but pleasant bunkum. Casino. — "Ho'K-ydew." Pleasant musical enlertaiiimeut with cliarming score by Kfreiu /imbalist. tlie violinist. Mile. Marguerite and I'rank Gill score witii their dancing. Central.— "'\'\\c Poor Little Kitz Girl." A musical play enjoying a long run. Andrew Tombes heads the cast. Century. — "Mecca.'' A gorgeous and elaborately colorful "mosaic in music and mime'' of ancient Kgypt along the lines of "Cbu Chin I how." "Mecca" acliieves se\eral rarely beautiful moments in the ballet interludes created by Michel IVikine. A huge cast and fourteen scenes. Century Promenade. — Xew ^ ork's new est dinner and miflnight entertainment, "The Ccnlury l\e\iew" and "The Midnight Rounders." t olorful girl shows for the tired business man. A delightful place to cat. Cohan and //arris. — "Welcome Stranger." Aaron Hoffman's story uf a Shylock in a .\'ew ICngland town. Presents the battle of Jew and gentile in a way that the Ile!)rew gets nnicli the best of it. teaching a wliole town kindliness and religious toleration. George Sidney is excellent as the twentieth ceiitury Shylock. JS!tin<n'. — "Ladies* Xigbt." About the tuost daring comedy yet attempted on Ilroadway. This passes from tlie boudoir zone to the Turkish hath on ladies' night. Xot only skates on thin ice. hut smashes thru now and then. John Cumherland is admirable. 7:m/'/V(\— "Call llie Doctor." Jean Archibald's slender little comedy built artmnd a eharmitig feminine doctor of doinestic diftirullies. The production shows David Uelasco's •-mootii stage direction and is \ery well acted, particularly by Janet I'.eecber as tlie physician in (|uestion, I-orty-i-onnh .Street.~\). \\ . (iriffith's masler-production of the rural melodrama, "Way Down East." Splendid in many ways witii many moving moments and the biggest — and ino;.i thrilling— climax since the ride of tht; clansmen in "The P»irth of a Xntion." y-»//()7i.-— "Kilter. .Madame." The l)est thing — dramatically speaking — in Xcw York at the present moment. .\ \ ivid study in artistic leniIKiament : the story of a butlerfly opera singer, (iilda \aresi strikes lire in this Vole and gives a superb performat-ce. .Xorman Trevor plays Iter husband admirablv. Ilcnry Miller's Theater.— "The b'anious Mrs. I'air." .\blc drama dealing with the feminiut problem of a career or a home. Skilfully written by James 1-orbes. with unusual playing by IJlanche Mates, Henry Miller ami Ma'r'.^alo Gilmore. //i/^/iodronie. — "Good Times." Another big and picturesque Hippodrome spectacle. Xothing like it anywhere else on eartii. Plenty of entertainment. Xeiv .hnsterdani /<oof. — Ziegfeld 9 o'clock and midnight revues. Colorful entertainments unlike anything to be found anywhere else. /'alaee. — Keith vaudeville. The home of Aiuerica's best variety hills and the foremost music liall in the world. Always an attractive \audeville hill. /'/v;;((»f(//).— "Little < )U1 Xew \"ork." Rida Johnson ^ oung's delightful hut fragile little romance of Xew \ ork in 1810. with John Jacob Aslor, Cornelius Vanderbilt. I'eter Deltuotiico and W'ashingttm lr\ing am'otig its characters. Geneviexe Tohin runs away with the piece — and scores one of the biggest personal successes of many seasons. Here is a .Maude .\dams in the making. A'<'/>«/>/(f.— "The Lady of the Lamp.'' A fanciful and highly colored fantasy by Larl Carroll. Muilt about an opium dream wdiicli reveals a tragic romance of old China. .\ certain charm is lierc. George Gaul is admirable rind Hein-y Herbert gives a reiuarkahle portrayal of a sinister Manchu chieftain of centuries ago. Seh<;yn. — "Tickle Me." An .Vrthur Ilammerstein early autunm show with the amusing IVank Tinney starred. Considerable fun, some tuneful music and a very person;iI)le chorus. Likewise g(_jrgeous costuming. Shuberl. — "Greenwich Village Lollies of 1920." Gorgeous and beautiful, as is typical of John ^Murray Anderson productions. Here is a musical entertaimnent with imagination and charm. James Reynolds has created some remarkable scenes and costumes and the whole ensemhle is \ivid and colorful. Times Siina7'e Theater. — "TIic Mirage," with l-'lorence Reed. The first offering in Broadway's newest theater. Edgar Selvvyn's drama of X'ew ^ ork's easiest way: the tale of a country .-iri who comes to the wliite lights and forgets her ideals. Miss Reed plays the girl and prominent in the cast are .Man Dinehart, Malcolm \\ illiams and I'lorence Xash. ll'i)iler (n7rrfc;L— "Rroadway Heauties." Anotlier t>pical Winter (iarden revue, sans satire but plus girls. Bert W illiams furnishes mosl of the real fun. altho luldie Cantor and George LeMaire are also present. OX TOUR "Crooked immblers." A li\ely and thrilling coniedy-melo of tbc linancial district, in which a guileless voung inventor of auto tires defeats ihe W'olf of Wall Street. Taylor Holmes .'tarred. "/■oot-Toosc." \\\\.\\ Emily Stevens. Zoe A kins' well-done modernization of the old melodrama, "I'orgct-.Me-Xot." "C indereUa on Broaduiay.'' Typical girl entertaimnent designed foi" the tired business man. The extravaganza is based upon the fairv adventures of Cinderella. Plenty of girls, passable nnisic, attraeti\e costumes and a little humor. "Scrantblcd Wives." Another typical farce Iiuilt on a series of misunderstandings. .\ di\orced couple try to lude their first wedding from their new marriage alliances. Rather hright and amusing. Roland ^'oung is excellent. (.,eorije White's Scandals of P)iO." Lively and well-thougbt-Out musical revue with lavish and swiftly changing scenes, plus many pretty girls. Paint succeeds stockings and tights in (Continued on /yuije S) (SU)