Variety (February 1925)

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ST VARIETY Pictures r^-. -fl..> .»»-• ^»..-», '.^ Wednesday, February 80. 1925 •■ ovation. MargI* Barr*tt fol- lowed and inad« a ttrave attam^it to S«t 'em KOlng for jau, but the patrons aeems to havo their mlnda made up for the "high brow" stuff. A duet from "11 Trovatore" proved popular. It was given In costume and with special settings. Jimmy Duan then Introduced the Seven Syncopation Sisters from Sunny California. The girls were compelled to play two numbers of the snappy stuff before allowed to proceed into the number Introduc- ing the Kelly Dancers. This clever dancing six stopped things and It commenced to look lilce the jacs lovers were In the majority, but "The Last Rose of Summer," vocal, got almost as much applause. Harry Kessel sang "When I See You In My Dreams" and was fol- lowed by the Kelly dancers, again, In the "Faust" ballet, another show stopper, and cob*ld«red by many thtyery host on thfi bill White and Mannlog wore next' and their comedy and eccentric dancing proved the,laughing wow. Miss . Idannln^i !■ much fclovorcr than many soon in tb* vblg shows.'' Jimmy Duan , followed , with some patter and a song or: two an4 then tho auartet from "Rigoletto." • For the finish the entire company was on In a Jatss version of the kextet from 'Xttds:,'' a novelty well llkM-Mia which qnade the vei:<dlot of tb«' JtitT just aebout evenly 'divided a^te the m«rit« of Ifato two classes pf Entertainment" Bvffhe$. gave him a groat hand. He respond- ed with a saxophone solo. The Missouri magaxlne consisted of threo International news shots and a cross-word puxxle. The third edition of Ted Snyder's song shop, running 81 minutes, was not so good as his preceding revues. The cur- tain rises on "Prince of Walls," by Snyder's band, conducted by Abe Roth and Walter Seims, followed by two solos, "I'm Tired of Dreaming" and "Any Old Place Is My Home Town," tenored by Fred Hughes, ac- companied on the piano by Snyder. The latter next played a medley of his own compositions, the orchestra assisting. Hughes came on again and sang "Smile Away Tour Tears." "In Radtoland With Little and Small" was a hit. This act uses a transparent radio set drop similar to the one in Harry Snodgrass' vaud.i^vlUe act. A wing light shows the two men at a piano behind the oortain; everything else dark. Their live duets were very well received, lb the flqale,^ "Because They All Love You," ted Snyder, Master Ray- mond and Fred Hughes assisting. ! "The Gopse Hangs High" was the feature, "Raspberry Rppnance" (Ben Turpin), a typical Sennett, and, a trailer followed. II, ana, •.!> -1, Mt3soum ' r' •./• ,^ St. 3toul4,'Feb."21. ; Oply )jv!D ciatts' 01^ tho prograna bsro .this weak, «n mMt. The two* lioiur-ran<I-fotB>-mtaut4 blU opened i^th the ovtrtara, "Ovpheoa in the ITMorWorM^s <OffealMoh)» • Hastvi- ^yaioad BalM 'eondaotlhg^ The oaf Is a marvel.- asffl t&e iSudionce- Nathan Tamins, owner of a. string of houses In , Fall River. Mass.. is to bnlld aoother house to sMrt 1.<M^ at South Main and Mor- gatk Streets, to that town, acoordlng to an announcement la the Provlt diBjDica daiUoak -■ •, A %yhdl<iaie of theatrical 'in'tn Uea4ed by Jacob Silverman of AI- tobhi; PC. tea Jacob sehluttkei- ot WiyHesb^rtt.-'Pfc', has pbtehftiied \tiei Maipyiand and Cololiial tfceattes n't HiMrtrstown, MS. ■ Ttio rDrtuina With 4: IflBion" plctuhs.^ by BV B. O.. has had lu tiOo cbangod to "Suddtat Rlohes." BARimMESS N^w Yi^k 9tdd: ., 5^; .• **A perfect comedy.*f •... n. vy Tribune "" ^ ^ "Dick Moaply greet.*' .V. • • - . Ori^Bhlo ', ,H*;» V V : FILM REVIEWS THUNDERING HERD Famouf Pltyers-I.aaky produotlon of Zaoc Oray'a story. DIrrctrd by Irvi.i Willat. K*v1ewad «t cpeclal >lM>v7liis at UtelCo tbra- tr«. New York, Feb. 2t. I'.unuinK Utat, 19 minutes. «< 'i-.'.v^C u..r»,'-. Healthy and wholesome.*' ' Times y-K...\. "BerthcTmeM a comedian of the firit water." -.'7 <l—. ft'*.-... ^t'p'- . JCveoiM Pofei ' >' «';■ ■^"i»**>r* imt,.. „;>^i .._.. ,.., ■•'.; ••4. ..■.<.!•. .J,.t ,, Y., .<•*♦ iav .. !•" ■;;.S^,.'-»: V ;' ■■■.I ft ..A •r'i' . ;.■••• ■ .";■.* H,; • ■»<,...■. , ;.:■, ^m ;■..'■ 1 . ..»: V-- ■«. Inspiratidtt Pictiire», Inc; . * PRESENTS RICHARD BARTHELMESS > NEW TOYS ■:t' •■»' .'.iii''*fni^ ■■■■ r-^'ji }Wtpm the play by Milton Herbert Grri^per and Oscar Hammcrstcin: 2nd. r As Produced -on- the Stag* by Sam H. HarH» ;; Supported by ■■ > ^ MARY HAY Scenario by JOSEPHINE LOVETT ■:■'■{.'• JOHN S. ROBERTSON PRODUCTION ^^■v^- ..T^*'. A First National Picture Here Is the greatest western pic- ture since **Tho Covered Wagon" and if anything It Is as great, If not greater than that Western epic at least from the 8tandi>oInt of thrills. For pure punch this production is pre-eminent. From a box office standpoint it should score terriflcally. It is a picture that everyone in every audience that sees It Is going to go out and boost. The credit for the wallop goes to the director, Irvln Willat, who cer- tainly has turned out a masterpiece of screen art in this production. It Is a western that carries Its thrilling punches done In snow- Wlllat's com- position photographically is some- thing that standa out tremendously. He has aohieved groupings and scenes thai rival the best that that freat artiaC of the west Frederick Lemlngton; hah done. Willat quali- fies as the Remington ot the screen after this one. Heading the cast are Jack Holt, Lois Wilson,'Noah Beery and-Ray- mond Hatton.' This Quartet stand out wonderfully well In their characterlt^tlonsr Miss Wilson i» coming Along so strongly in pic- tures'of IMS'nature that It won't be long 'when the screen will have a woman western star and her name will be-Lois wnson. Jack Holt la doing some of the best work that be has ever done before the camera. Noah-Beery Is lighter In tone play- Init th« heavy than usual and be- cause of this creates a much better Impression; . Hatton with his SQ- pressed comedy qualifies perfectly, but there is anbther member of the cast to whom all. credit should be given, Eulalle Jensen.' Miss Jen- sen enacts the role of a heavy that Is willing to stick a knife or fire a shot Into anyone that crosses her and the manner in which she regis- ters it makes her stand out remark- ably The rather youthful Maxlne Elliott Hieka with only a rathee small bit handles it sufBciently wsQ to warrant notice; But It Isn't the cast« the director, the story er the jriiotegraphy that makes "The Thundering Herd" a truly great picture. It is tho thrills. Thev come alon< in the snow scenes and are without doubt the greatest punch wallops that have been seen on the scroen in a long long while. So thrilling are the crashes o< tbs wagons, the fall- ing and kicking of the horses that women In the >audienoe gasp as they ooms to pass. The story of "The Thundering Herd" Is that of the group of buf- falo killers that invaded the terri- tory Which wore tho feeding grounds for the great herds of bison that formerly thundered over the plains. They were professional killers who were after the bides. They are first Introduoed at a small trading post where they are getting the wagon trains together for the final drive to the klUing grounds. All sorts, from the killers who are profes- sional huntsmen, Uie fortune seekers who have left their farms In Illinois and IndiajMk to gather wealth in buffalo hidesi (for h^es brought |3 ouch in those days) and a good day's Icill might mean 200 hides; to the fugitives from Justice, some with a hangfnan's noose over their heads if they were ever caught and the stick-up boys who were also on the bide out.. , In one grt^up from Illinois are father and son> wife and daughter represented with an old buffalo hunter, his nephew, a pal and a younger maA.. In another there is a young girl, her step-father and a woman he married after the girl's mother's 4eath together with three men of shady character. It Is with this set of principals that the story concerns Itself. The girl Is anxious to get away from her evil companions. The young man with the other party falls In love with her but after saving her from the grasp of the dance hall proprietor of the trading post loses sight of her for her step-father starts oijr that same night. Later the two again meet with the re- sult that they are once more parted through the step-father getting the drop on the youngster and then After tying his hands to the pom- mel of his Btaddle,'starts hlB'horse oft and fires a shot Ihto the h?ro. But on tlie final day of the story things happisn fast. The' Indians aroused because they are starving as all of the buffalo have been driven off by the white hunters, rise and start on the war path. A'mes- senger rides to all the little wagon -trains and bids them to a rendez- vous to make a stand against the savagfes. That message comes a tittle late to the train of the Illinois party,, but soot) enough to start the hero on the trtiU for the girl he loves. Meantime in that camp a double murder has been committed by the woman of the leader, and he in turn kills her when she tries to stab him in a jealous rage, with he being ""-'-a-^-S- ?ia\%- ffhV^"gfrf.- W IB turn remaining behind to fight oft the Indians so that she can make her escape. With the savages on her trail -she drit^es a four-horse outfit belter skelter across the snows, while the hero comes cutting across country to come to her rescue, but it Is the thundering herd of bison ^started on a stampede south because of the anow that intervenes and cuts her oft from the savages, so tha^ the hero can Just ride up in time to pull her to his horse from the path of the oncoming buffalo. That re- lates a few ot the first thrills. Then for the big stuff. A wagon train unable to reach the meeting place surrounded by galloping In- dians and a fight for life, with the rescuers coming in wagons and a horseback over the Ice and snow, with horses slipping and falling, wagons skidding in complete circles across a lake ot ice and crashing Ifito each other, horses falling Into dead falls covered with snow and all the while the fight with the In- dians going on. It Is a wow ot a rise to the rescue, one that has the audience right on "^dge and it fin- ished with some ot the best Indian battle stuff that has been shown in a long, long while. In the finish the lovt^rs are re- united and all ends happily with a corking silhouette of ai^ Indian on his pony on, a hill top watching the wagons wind away. Then comes an inserted letter from the Department of the In- terior informing the public that in reality there were no buffalo killed or any cruelty inflicted iir ihe mak- Ihif of the picture. Which Was a ihlgltty good Idea for a lot of fan- atics might have started letter writ- ing to the papers and to Washing- ton' protesting against the ' in- humanity of man to dumb beasts in order to achieve a plctura tiiat has box office angles. No matter what happens or whero you are if you get a chance to grab "The Thundering Herd" do so and play It tor all that it is worth, for it is certain to get the big money There are few pictures I want to see twice but this Is one ot them. Frei. Miracle of the Wolves Produced under the direction of the French Government. Retallinc the early hUtory of France. Directed by Raymond Bernard Presented In New York under tbe auaplcea of a committee composed of Barron Collier Rodman Wanamaker, William Wricley, Jr.* William Zlacler, Jr^ Comellui Vande'rbllt' Jr., R. A. C. Smith. Myron T. Berrtck anii 0«n. Coleman duPont. At the Criterion New York, for a run becliutnff Feb. a. Saanlas time. 118 mloutes. Jeanne Vouquet Tvonne StictI Robert Cottereaa....... RMnuAM Joube Louis XI ,....Charlea Dulltn Charfea the BoM 'Vannl Marcnux De Chateauneuf Gaaton Modor- Maltre Pouqeet aeor«es Maupln BiaclM Armani Bernard TrUUn. I'HenaUe Phllltpe Ilerlat "The Miracle of the Wolves" heralded heavily as a super-special nuide In France was viewed for the first time at the Criterion Monday night by an audience that tar from filled the little theatre even though the box olfice was announcing to late coniera that the house was en- tirely sold out. It h&d many empty seats and those that viewed the picture tailed to grow enthusiastic over it. There was nothing to grow en- thuslaftic about. The big scene from which the production derives its name resolves itself into seven police dogs, well trainejl .In pro- tection and. the fight they put up ,*'W, ■ son s^ Best Role SinceM ' TheMtracleMan'^ —NEW YORK MIRROR .»', WITH WALLACE MACpONAU) THGOOORE kOSlOFF SHELDON LCWiS ay the Big Hits. 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