Motion Picture News (Jan-Feb 1922)

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737 January 28, 1922 Woodlawn Theatre — Organ Solo — Selection from “ Mile. Modiste.” Arthur J. Gutow at the organ. Woodlawn Screen Travel — “At the Damascus Gate ” — Burton Holmes. Woodlawn Pictorial Review. Comedy — Kiss and Make Up.” Overture — “ Lakme.” Feature — Wallace Reid in “ Rent Free.” Intermission — “ After the Rain.” Coming Feature — “Way Down East.” Barbee’s Theatre — Pathe Topics. Specialty — Mable Ballin in person. Comedy — “ Take a Chance.” Serial—” White Eagle.” Eleven to one o’clock daily. Feature — Mable Ballin in “Jane Eyre.” Coming Feature — “ Rip Van Win\ kle.” Ziegfeld Theatre — Pathe Weekly. I Comedy — -“Try, Try Again.” Literary Digest. Feature—” The Black Panther’s Cub.” Second week. Coming Feature — Charles Ray in R. S. V. P. CINCINNATI Walnut Theatre — Current Events — Pathe 5. Topics of the Day — Literary Digest. i Cartoon — Aesop’s Fables. Comedy — Country Chickens — Educational. Feature — Rent Free. Next Week — School Days. Strand — Current Events— Pathe 6. ' Comedy — The Sailor-Made Man — Harold Lloyd. Feature — Morals. Next Week — The Lane That Has No Turning. i Palace — :i Current Events — International News. Topics of the Day — Literary Digest. Feature — Boomerang Bill. !' Next Week — Her Face Value. Capitol — Overture — Echoes from Metropolitan Opera House, containing excerpts from Aida, Cavelleria, Rusticana, Boabdil, Tannhauser, Nibelungen, Fagliacci, William Tell. Played by Capitol Symphony Orchestra, Theodore Hahn, conductor. Current Events — Capitol Combination Reel. Song Presentation — Glow Worm (Lincke) — Amy Hattersley, soloist. Feature — Grand Larceny. Novelty — Old-Time Movie Show as it was 14 years ago. i Feature — Shadows of Doubt — With Mary Pickford, Owen Moore, James Kirkwood, Kate Bruce. With slides, illustrated song, and comedy effect. i Next Week — Why Girls Leave Home. WASHINGTON Metropolitan — Overture — “Jolly Robbers.” Current Events — Pathe News — Topics of the Day. Scenic — Neptune’s Neighbors. Comedy — The Paleface — First National. Feature — R. S. V. P. — First National. Next Week — -The Sailor Made Man — Lloyd. Palace — Overture — Raymond.” Current Events — Pathe News — Topics of the Day. Cartoon — Mutt & Jeff. Feature — Just Around the Corner — Paramount. Next Week — The Lane that Had No Turning — Paramount. Columbia — Feature — What Do Men Want. Comedy — No Parking — Christie. Rialto — Special Feature — Creatore. Current Events — Fox News. Scenic — The Delta of the Nile. Comedy — Torchy Taking a Chance. Feature — The Silent Call. Next Week — Virgin Forest — Fox. ST. PAUL Capitol Theatre — Overture — “ Festival Dance and Valse of the Hours ’’—Delibes. Capitol Digest— Pathe and International News. Neptune Neighbors — Prizma. Why Adam Walked the Floor — Tony Sarg. Capitol Instrumental Trio — Lawrence Plante, violin; J. Neuhauser, flute; Herman Thelen, harp. 1. “Love’s Dream after the Ball” — Czibulka. 2. “Love’s Old Sweet Song” — Molloy. Feature— Hail the Woman. NEW ORLEANS Strand Theatre — Feature — The Little Minister — Betty Compson. Educational Comedy— Torchy a la Carte. Pathe Review. Pathe News. Liberty Theatre — Feature — Conquering Power — Valentino. Educational Comedy — Torchy a la Carte. Creole Prizma — Neighbor Nelly. International News. Trianon Theatre — Feature — The Last Romance — All Star. Aesop’s Fables. Pathe Review. Globe Theatre — Feature— Don’t Tell Everything — Reid-Swanson-Dexter. Rolin Comedy. Tudor Theatre — Feature — What Do Men Want? — Lois Weber. Monty Banks Comedy — Fresh Air. INDIANAPOLIS Circle Theatre — Current Events — Kinograms. Novelty — Literary Digest Topics. Feature — Theodora. Next Week — Love’s Redemption. Colonial Theatre — Current Events — Selznick News. Comedy— Lose No Time — Pollard. Feature — At the Stage Door. Special Music— American Harmonists and Liberty Entertainers. Next Week — Shadows of the Sea. Loew’s State Theatre — Current Events — Pathe News. Comedy — Rolling Stones — Lloyd Hamilton. Soloist — Peter Grant. Feature — Back Pay. Next Week — Thunderclap. Ohio Theatre — Current Events — International N ews. Comedy — Assorted Heroes — Campbell. Feature — The Little Minister — Paramount. Next Week — Enchantment. MILWAUKEE Alhambra Theatre — Overture — “ Dance of the Hour.” Educational Films. Weekly — Literary Digest Topics. Stage Novelty — South Sea Isle. Pathe News. Comedy — For Land’s Sake. Feature — Just Around the Corner. Strand Theatre — Overture — Strand Orchestra. Weekly — Kinograms — Topics. Sketchographs — The Old Family Album. Special — Jack Yellon and Abe Olman featuring their new song hits “ Mississippi Cradle ” and “ That Doesn’t Mean a Thing.” Butterfly Theatre — Overture — Butterfly Orchestra. Weekly — Fox News. Musical — Walter Schwabe, bassobaritone. Weekly — Fox News. Scenic. Comedy— Robinson Crusoe. Feature — The Beautiful Liar. Merrill Theatre — Weekly — International News. Special — Tony Sarg’s Marionettes “ Vampire Number One.” Sport Review. Feature — The Glorious Fool — Richard Dix and Helene Chadwick. BROOKLYN Mark Strand — Overture — “ II Guarany ’’—Gomez. Prison Scene from “ Faust ” — Gounoud. Marguerite — Mary Fabian, soprano. Faust — Fred Jagel, tenor. Mephistopheles — Jackson Kinsey, baritone. Scenic mounting was interior prison scene, arch prison drop with stone wings. Straw light through tiny barred window. Other lighting was deep blue except footlights which were amber. Mephisto was lighted with red spot. Singers were in authentic costume. Mark Strand Topical Review. Prologue to Feature. Southern set with cut out house and Criterion Quartette garbed as planters. First, sang “ A Little Close Harmony,” by O’Hara. Followed by Maley’s “A Little Town Nearby.” In final chorus screen fell and projection of film began with singers still singing. Was no interruption between song number and opening of film. Feature — Richard Barthelmess in “ Tol’able David.” Auxiliary Feature—" The Bashful Suitor.” Organ Solo — “ An Evening Idyll ” — Sellars. MINNEAPOLIS State Theatre — Overture—" The Barber of Seville.” Current Events— Pathe and International News. Topics of the Day — Pathe. Bendix Male Quartette presenting “ Plantation Melodies.” 1. “Medley” (“From the South”) —Pike. 2. “Swing Along”— Cook. Thomas H. Ince’s “ Hail the Woman.” E, J, Dunstedter— Concert Organist. BUFFALO Shea’s Hippodrome — Overture— '• Dance of the Hours.” Vocal— Selections by Henri Scott of Metropolitan. Feature “ Love’s Redemption ” Norma Talmadge. Comedy— Bright Eyes— Ben Turpin. Current Events — Hippodrome Review. Shea’s Criterion — Feature—" The Queen of Sheba ”— Betty Blythe. Opening three week presentation. Loew’s State — Feature — “ Fighting Mad ” — William Desmond. Comedy— “We Should Worry”— Hallroom Boys. Special— Mutt and Jeff in “ Beside Her Cider.” Current Events— Loew News. Mark-Strand — Overture— Popular Medley. Feature— “All For a Woman”— Emil Jannings. Comedy — “ Country Chickens ”— Special — “Creation” — Episode from “The Bible.” Palace — Feature—" Cheated Hearts ” — Herbert Rawlinson. Olympic — Feature— “ The Little Minister”— Alice Calhoun. Elmwood and North Park — Feature—" Her Own Money ”— Ethel Clayton. Comedy — “ B right Eyes ”— B en Turpin. Note — The arrangement between the Shea Amusement company and the Elmwood theatre company, under which the Shea company operated the Elmwood with a first run policy, will terminate January 21. OMAHA Rialto Theatre — Overture — “ Raymond.” Special — Julius K. Johnson in organ recital. Current Events — Kinograms. Comedy — The Boat. Feature — R. S. V. P. Moon Theatre — Overture — Orchestral selections. Comedy — Chums. Feature — The Birth of a Nation. Sun Theatre — Overture — Nile Maidens. Current Events — International Weekly. Feature— The Queen of Sheba. Strand Theatre — Overture — Orchestral selections. Current Events — Pathe News. Special — Pathe Review. Feature — “ Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford.”