The Moving Picture Weekly (1920-1921)

-THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY -27 Rivoli Theatre, Denver, Col., witli displuy for "The Right To Happiness." Just one of the Displays on "Right to Happiness" •pHE lobby display of the Rivoli window of the drug store next to the Theatre, Denver, Col., for Dorothy theatre. The entire window is given Phillips in "The Right To Happiness." over to framed lobby display pictures Note the attractive display in the with a one-sheet in the centre. At the same time the Rivoli played "Tom's Little Star" and gave the picture part of its display room for onesheet advertising the main stars of this picture. What the Hospital Patients Say About a Universal Program Among the moral lessons we absorbed during the running of the Mary MacLaren film, "The Pointing Finger," at the State Hospital on Friday night, were these: Never attempt to rob a wall safe \mless you look behind the silken curtains, and never go away and leave your little Diebold unbolted with $10,000 in perfectly good money stacked carelessly on the shelves within easy reach. As few of us had ever seen $10,000 all in a lump before it was a wonderful sight, and a pleasant time was had by all. Mary, our Mary we call her now, was at her best. Our only criticism (and that is a gentle, subdued one) is this. We wish she would learn how to use a gun. There was one high spot where a cute little automatic would have advantageously let a little daylight through the devilish, dastardly, deceitful villain. But then — things would have ended at the third reel, and there must be five reels, you know. Miss MacLaren has a real sensitive nature when it comes to constant association with bugs. Still, the old "hug" professor was right there with the punch, despite his years and grey hairs. Some pep, boys, and that goes forty ways from the ace. The motion picture fans at the State Hospital have not quite recovered from the shock of what happened to Mary MacLaren in the "Petal on the Current," all through indulging in one glass of beer. Some of the said fans have had quite some experience along these lines and all stoutly aver that Mai-y must have had the real old time strength in the scuttle of suds that she lapped up at the party. Be that as it may, nothing happened Thanksgiving night to Harry Carey, who got outside of his quota of old red eye and never turned a hair. "The Ace of the Saddle," was the feature and held the attention of a splendid audience, completely filling the large assembly hall. A western film, it breathes of the great outdoors, cowboys and cattle raids. Lyons and Moran pleased with the comedy, "Half and Half," and International Current Events was enjoyed by all. Community singing was tried and "Old Folks at Home" thrilled with its Volume of sound. We wish foi Mary MacLareii a bountiful, happy New Year, "and may the Green-Eyed Gods grant her twelve desires." The Century comedy, "Weak Minds and Wilful Lions," was a feature of the evening, and we hope that those three tame, toothless, tractable, trained lions of the Universal Co. will be given a fine Christmas feed of soft boiled mush, or fried chicken livers. These lions have worked hard this year. At first we were much concerned regarding the safety of the members of the company. But now-^well, we can assume a nonchalant, indifferent attitude when they scowl their fiendish scowls. During the tense moments of the first Century comedy featuring these lions, three of the younger nurses from the Annex building fainted dead away, and had to be revived with liberal doses of Rochelle smelling salts. But no nurse has fainted now for months past. Is not that an improvement? We'll tell the world it is. Current Events No. 47 and "Old Black Joe" vociferously sung by the splendid audience, concluded the evening's entertainment. There will be motion pictures on Christmas and New Year's nights. I