The Moving picture world (September 1925-October 1925)

74 MOVING PICTURE WORLD September 5, 1925 Scenes in "Slick Articles," a two-reel Century Comedy featuring Milliard Karr and Billy Engel. Al Herman directed this fast Universal release. Warners Purchased Theatres in Cleveland and Baltimore "Fifth Avenue" Soon PURCHASE of the Metropolitan Theatre in Baltimore and the taking over of the Circle in Cleveland by Warner Bros, is announced this week, and hereafter the firm will have first-run show-places in both the Maryland and Ohio cities. The Warners take possession of both houses at once and .will inaugurate the same class of entertainment in the newly acquired theatres as planned for the New York Piccadilly. The Metropolitan is situated on Pennsylvania Avenue in Baltimore's busiest section, and was built about two and one-half years ago. It seats 1,800 persons. Warner Bros, not only purchased the theatre, but the building in which it is situated and the ground. Plans for improvements are already under way, and it is intended to put in a new lobby and front, as well as build up the program of the house. Bernard Depkin, the present manager, will remain in charge. To Star Edna Purviance Edna Purviance. leading woman in many of Charlie Chaplin's earlier comedies, and star of "A Woman of Paris," his first serious dramatic production, arrived in New York last week and left for Europe by the steamship Majestic. On her return she will be starred in a number of productions to be made at the Chicago studios under supervision of Chaplin himself; the director's name to be announced shortly. The Circle in Cleveland is a 2,200-seat house situated at 101st Street and Euclid Avenue in a lively neighborhood. Built five years ago, it was recently remodeled and enlarged into an up-to-the-minute house with all the latest improvements for the comfort of its patrons. Martin Printz, the former owner, will remain as resident managed. George H. Dumond, general manager of all the Warner theatres, stated that it was the intention of the company to put the same class of entertainment in all the Warner first-run houses. The Metropolitan in Baltimore will be known as the Warner; the Circle in Cleveland will be Warner's Circle Theatre. To Be First Belasco Productions Film on Producers Distributing Schedule The first Belasco Productions picture on Producers DistriDuting Corp. schedule for the coming season, will be "Fifth Avenue," described as an epic of Eastern America, just as "The Covered Wagon" and other recent films have dealt with the spirit of the West. "Fifth Avenue" is a vivid story of the famous street from which it takes its title; the best known and the most romantic thoroughfare in all America. This story by Arthur Stringer has been accepted for publication by the Saturday Evening Post, which will shortly begin its serial publication. This will prove to be an innovation in Saturday Evening Post "tie-ups," as the story will be published in installments during the time that the motion picture version is in production; and it is expected that the film will be released at about the time that the last installment appears in print. New Wanda Wiley Comedy Is Announced by Century "W 'ON BY LAW," a two-reel Century Comedy starring Wanda Wiley, is announced for release this week as the first Wanda Wiley comedy in the new year's output of the Century Film Corporation. It is a new style comedy for Miss Wiley, and is noteworthy because of the unusual excellence of the story around which the comedy is constructed. "Won by Law" was written and directed by Edward I. Luddy, and was produced with an especially strong cast, including Bob Reeves, Lillian Worth and Frank Whitson. In this comedy, Wanda is a rich girl so bored with life and so lazy she sits down to play tennis. She is kidnapped by a bold, rough western rancher and taken to his cabin, where she is forced to learn to cook and do other work, on pain of not eating. The caveman stuff gets her and she falls in love with him. The two-reeler is filled with funny situations and good gags. It will go through Universal exchanges. Scenes in "A Queen of Aces," a Wanda Wiley-Century Comedy now popular in first run houses. It was directed by William Watson and has Al Alt and George Williams in the supporting roles. In it Wanda shows she is proficient in boxing, fencing and other .ports.