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Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan • 10

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0 Screen Chat A ik aftt cMind A 'Huliikui tLkix AMERICAN 1 CHICLE A NY SEND A STICK IN EVERY LETTER TO YOUR SOLDIER BOY AMI SEMENTS AMUSEMENTS ami too we have splendid hahe who fflfe flicIliiiiHih anil tfarinig (fa Cherry 4700 ULLY mnnmiwrnrimnimi AMIRMENTS Peerless Painless Dentists Cor Woodward and Jefferson adiso: Detroit xMESTIC Uiiiuiiml BtojadWaStrSrid Wi In a I man who a MAJOTCS Not a Single Complaint Says Inspector General We can help you make your Christmas shopping easy and a pleasure Open all day Saturday during the Holidays RUTH ST DENIS Midnight Rollickers S'lvhi Ulnrk El Morton nrll (C Blair EniltH A lion Sip nry Tonnleyi Aerial Milrbells Krd Crust I'lclure Samuel Goldfish president of Goldwyn lctures has made public the good news that Hobart Henley dean of his directors has signed a long term renewal of his contract to direct the productions of various Goldwyn stars His first assign ment will be avlth Pauline red erick shortly to make her bow' In her big star series productions Tom Santschi who has Just re turned from New York where he did three successive pictures with Geraldine arrar has started to work with the National ilm Cor toratlon playing an important role the new Bert Bracken feature being made at this studio Washington Hoc 3 ood served the Amerlcin soldier in camps end field has been "universally satis factory" Brigadier General Wood acting inspector general if the nrmy says in his annua report made public today General Wood said one inspector reported not a single complaint re garding food had come dur ing one trip which Included visits to camps of 300000 soldiers It Is admitted complaints li'ivo been recorded regarding clothing equipment but tho report says defects were unavoidable In many cases and were remedied ns far as practicable" Dally 2 7 and 9 DOROTHY PHILLIPS Captui of Jerusalem' Open Till 9PM The Chamber Music Society of Detroit Season 101S 10B) mil HOTEL TObTt HUITRUN Mondwy Evening Derrmhcr 0 1BIH Ht o'clock Societe des Instruments Anciens 1'ondee fMir Henri (MhXDbVS President Cnmlllr SAINT HAEMS Tlckrtu on Sain nl door IRJ In chide Wnr Tiu Student Tickets Me in dude War Tax All Saata 25 TALKN of THE TOWN Rex Beech when creating the part of Norman Dalrymple In his newest photoplay "Too at to ight" determined to make him a hero such as he had never thought of before The author resolved to have his principal character do and say things not usually associated with the conventional It' was his desire to make "Dimples" as DalrympU Is called by his in timates a laughable figure as well as a pathetic one And Rex Beach has succeeded admirably know an orgy If one Jumped right in my lap" Thus Madge Kennedy defends herself in her newest picture "A Perfect Lady" when as Lucille Le jambon owner of an Ice cream cabaret In Sycamore she Is accused of pro moting wild revelries and other wise corrupting the morals of the young folk Hrondway Ethel cinytnn What makes Ethel Clayton such a screen attraction Is her lack of acting which is another way of saying she is just natural There hila next picture Her Great Chance" is being shown In first run houses throughout the country announcement is made that her next attraction will bo "In the Hollow of Hot Hand" a stocy by George Barr McCutcheon It came to light recently that Julian Eltlnge one of the world's most famous portrayers of feminine roles Is going to adopt a Belgian orphan And dun perhaps to the fact that he knows all about the what you may eall ums of feminine raiment and therefore feels capable of directing the feminine mind his godchild Is to be a little girl That Is going to adopt her If she Is and what little girl be! Then too we have splendid gifts for men mahogany desk sets calendars diaries fountain pens Eversharp pencils leather goods etc i to 11 pm I Dorothy Dalton Makes a most useful and accept able gift a safe choice for any is wondering what to IBERTY Norma Constance Talmadge ANTONIO MORENO In THB XRON TE8T" Chau 0 I Iles her real charm as Anne ElUott abused wife In Weap ons" a wholesome domestic drama at the Broadway Strand Elliott Dexter as Nicholas Elliott Independent author Is just a little but not bad Because his wife is Just a natural mother and a sensible woman Nicholas longs for some other womanly character istic which he thinks he finds in Esmeo Hale (Vera Ubrla) tempera mental artist A picture man gets about 300 feet of film showing El liott with the circe at an auto acci dent and Mrs Elliott attending the movies with her kiddles gets close There being no pyrotechnics In her scheme of things the wife brings the circe and husband to gether under one roof in a dish washing and cooking episode which takes all temperment out of the siren Husband decides all fools are not old and he and wifey regie ter affection The ree Press ilm edi tion shows how the police "mug measure and map" criminals in De troit and supplemented by Gaumont Graphic gives some fine war pic tures the president's farewell and other current events James Montgomery com edy "Independence Is de licious fun Mutt and Jeff are seen In "Tho New Champion" Eddie McGrath assisted by the eist trio sang "The Navy Will Bring Them Back" and then as an encorer a Red Cross nutse song Hose of No Land" The song was repeated several times lorence Reed Depicting the eternal battle of the sexes "Tho Struggle opened at the Regent theater Sun day It is a grlppingly interesting photoplay starring lorence Reed Something of a screen classic has been achieved In the production of this tellingly effective picture of ceaseless fight against lustful designs There Is nothing "preachy" about It nor anything to Impair its entertaining value Some of the love scenes and other pas sages are vehement "The Struggle Everlasting" is an absorbing pro duction as thrilling as it is capti vating Santery scored when he sang "The Chimes of Normandie" and Always Chasing Rainbows" lie sang other numbers but those mentioned were tho outstanding hits "Smiling" Bill Parsons in "A Pair of Pink Pajamas" succeeded in cor ralling flattering number of laughs Exceptionally Interesting views were revealed by the exclusive War Review of the Allies The Mutt and Jeff comedy was a big mlrth pro vokcr The Topics of the Day from tlie Literary Digest were as point edly clever ns ever Tite PEEL Tlinr din I A uiot'ONHA MP BI TTER! IY: Saturday Alnlinc il alurdiiy Eic Ing to master the manual of arms and toe in Instead of out he throws on his cot for a few min sleep Then enters Chaplin of the trenches with various parapherna lia such as a washtub a grater mouse trap dripping pan and sun dry other things not mentioned in the complete outfit of the soldier There comes the time when Chap lin goes over the top and success fully and then comes the time when he camouflages himself as a tree and goes on a spying expedition within the German lines One sol dier wants to cut him down for firewood but he manages to escape Next the hero rescues a pretty rench girl He lets her know he Is an American by hitting himself on the head with a brick and then pointing out the stars and stripes he sees as the result of the blow And then he gets Into a German officer's uniform puts the rench girl in another and takes the wheel of tlie kaiser's ear driving the war lord his son and none other than Hlndy or Ludy or one of those gen erals back Into the American lines Then sorrow of sorrows Chap lin wakes on his cot In the rookie camp Another picture "The Red Triangle" shows the boys" In tlie service and in sports and carnp life at Camp Custer Norina Talmadgr Roles In which she appears In a dual personality seem to fit Norma Talmadge especially those In which she Is appearing this webk at the Orphcum theater where she Is star ring in the feature photoplay orbidden City" The story by George Scarborough deals with the strange fate that be falls a beautiful Chinese girl who loves an American and marries him In defiance of the wishes' of her roval father The marriage is secret When the day comes on which tlie unfortunate girl Is to be married to the emperor It Is learned she is a mother and she Is put to death The latter part of the story tells of the Chinese American baby who develops Into a beautiful woman es capes from her tormenters flees toManila and becomes a Red Cross nurse Tlie picture is xvell directed and faithfully portrays the customs of the Chinese Included In the cast are a number of Chinese children who do some quaint and attractive acting Norma Talmadge Norma Talmadge her sister Con stance and Robert Harron stars In "The Missing Link" a mystery drama together with "The Iron Test" a serial picture featuring Antonio Moreno and Carol Hollo way are the features of tho pro gram of the Liberty theater' Harron returning home from col lege presents his brother with a pair of link cuff buttons He was told when ho bought them they were tho only pair in tho world Ho becomes acquainted with Norma and after having been ejected from her home by Jasper Starr an attor ney with whom Norma and her sis ter lived Harron and Norma elope After tho marriage ho Is given a share in tho banking establishment of his father A run on the bank' Indirectly causes tho death of the father Starr appointed receiver la mur dered and near his bodv Is found a cuff link Identical with that of Har ran's brother Harron is arrested He accuses his brother When it Is shown the brother still has the two links a search is begun for the real murderer The ending is happy erry airbanks our attractions will be offered at the erry ield theater this week Douglas airbanks in "Ho Comes Up Smiling" will bo shown for three days beginning Sunday Sunday the added features word "Daring and the Universal News eekly and a travnlogua Monday and Tuesday the added numbers will be Mutt and Jeff In a trip "Around tho World In Nine Minutes" a com edy "Are Second Marriages Happy?" and The Detroit ree Press film edi tion and Gaumont News Constance ono of tho popular madge sisters will grace the screen Wednesday In Lefllngwell's There will also be a ox comedy and the Bathe Nows Thurs day Carlyle Blackwell will appear In "Hitting tho Trail" in addition to which will ho "CaroleHS "Aro Brunettes alse?" a Strand comedy and the Gaumont Graphic riday and Saturday Marguerite Clark will be featured In "Out of a Clear Sky" Roscoe Arbuckle Is on the program for riday In "atty's Wash Day" and there win be a Bruce Scenic and the Paths News Saturday the added features will be a Toto comedy a cartoon comedy and tho Allies' Official War Review Allies Charlie Chaplin In "Shoulder Anns" the Miles "movie" for the week Charlie Chap lin Is Iho "awkwardcst" member of tlie awkward squad at camp and after a hard day's waeklu attempt The new theater De Luxe opened recently at the corner of Kerche val and Parkview is a splendid ad dition to list of motion pic ture theaters This new house has a seating capacity of 1600 and is fireproof throughout Built in the Adams style of architecture with a large lobby opening on two streets it is an Imposing structure Man ager A Moeller states that the De Luxe is conducting three per formances dally excepting Sundays and holidays continuous from 2 to 11 Paramount Artcraft and Select pictures are being shown Mati ETHEL (CLAYTON'" Wounded lying in No Land feverish from thirst stick of gum to him might have been a matter of life and death Colonial Mary MaeLaren Mary MacLaren in "The Vanity ool" at the Colonial this week plays the part of an Innocent stum bling block In tho path of a woulrf bo governor As Mary Royal of Lumber street she Interests an ambitious lawyer with political aspirations He trios to alleviate to some extent the drudgery of her Hie though regarding her as a mere child while she not knowing he is married falls in love with him state of affairs is discovered by Diana Carter who Is infatuated will the best friend Drew I arret Garret spurns her and to seek vengeance she Imparts her knowledge to the newspaper pub lisher who Is opposed to the election ot tho lawyer because he argues ho is "too good" The publisher prints a front page story and Mary (goes hack io Lumber street However I Dorotli Dnlinn i yulcksands" shown at the Wash fligton theater this week with Dorothy Dalton lnJJa load Is based on the unlimited power of accom plishment which Is back of un I swerving devotion In a wife and her belief in her Innocence of guilt Miss Dalton as Mary Bowen car Hes well the difficult role of 'thowoman who stakes her all on prov ing her husband blameless of a charge which has sent nJm to pris on She goes to tho length of be coming a cabaret singer pretend ing io succumb to tho charms of Akin Perry waiter irr the eaf In her elforts to cast tlie blame of Hie forgery of which hqr husband is accused at the door olf the per son xxho committed the crime is just at the blackest hour when vic tory seems fanhest away that I ho problem suddenly Itself Other attractions are jews and pictures a comedy raid a niu Aslca) program by the Washington orchestra ami David Duggln tenor 'I Madison AA'tiHaeeReld Most of the people who go to the Madison Wallace Retd In Many Millions" are fairly certain what they would do xvith W0li0l)0O le It Z11 1 1 ivii hho uieir laps witnout xvarnlng Undoubtedly that Is why the story seems so fuhnv but what makes the plot good Is the plotting and the plotter never missed a de If the plotter was good at putting in tho slit tie details Wallace Reid is jus as goou at applying I hemReid started out as a book agent became tho heir of 340000000 gave his shyster lawyer (Tully Marshall) power of attorney and 'the lawyer cleaned house so well he dldnt leave tho millionaire even a meal ticket The lawyer packed his millions in two bags but they made Him so much trouble ho finally took them hack to tho rightful owners Now Raid as Van Dorn having found a xvife (Ora Carewe) a job a humble roof and more Joy than ho over knew accepted the return of tho millions with ns much pleasure aa he would have welcomed tlie plague rand there the story closes There Is another comedy a nov elty scenic war pictures and topical reviel all making a splendid pro gram without a Haw SUN 4 EVES ZOSO SSo MATINEES 20u and 30 Contlnuoui Noon to 11 Conslnncc 4i A I 1 TalmadgE ANev JOSEPH MARTEL Baritone 1 Lo 11 Revue de OdieChaplin mXPoB'Sh 'SftouMer Arms' I'lrst MhiHvIng Red Ti mLWIMBHWJIIBimH ONE LEA AND A MERRY GO ROUND In Detroit there is one of the most curious circuses in existence It is a circus of trained fleas They are taught to perform to pull tiny wagons and even to operate a merry go round The pictures of these trained fleas are some of the "most remarkable ever shown in Detroit Shown in this week's THE DETROIT' REE PRESS ILM EDITION Produced by The Metropolitan Co Caplan Manager in xstociaiion wiin The Gaumont News and The Gaumont Graphic This Release Shown Today at The Broadway Strand Theater Other Releases Tday at erry ield Blvd and Gd River Maxine Mack and Baldwin Rosebud 117 Gratiot Rosedale 2394 Woodward Lakewood 3231 Jefferson See Detroit rom Your Theater Chair nBlliHMBBIHniRMIIIIIDSBIHHIHnK Personnel for one of rlara Kimball forthcoming pic tures "Cheating Cheaters" contains the names of Anna Nilsson Jack Hplt Tully Marshall Mayme Kelso Nicholas Dunuew and others thus giving Miss Young virtually an all star cast In her support for the screen version of this Max Marcln stage success of two seasons ago Select made public the personnel of Constance next plc Name" in which she will be presented by Lewis piez nick "A Lady's Name" will be re membered as the successful play by Cyril Harcourt in which Marie Tempest was starred and In which the author and Norma Trevor were featured players or him arid 2000000 others in rance 155945000 sticks of the Adams brands of chewing gum have been sent overseas Please remember this the next time you get your favorite brand of Adams gum If Adams Black Jack is missing from the counter try Adams California ruit Adams Pepsin or Adams Yucatan To a boy in No Land one stick might have been worth the price of an empire Phone Itcrry Mnt Wed fiOr MO Night Snt Mid 5(h' i it (1H SAN CARLO GRAND OPERA CO AIDA Twxibiy lA RUIIEME hirlnv M( Inr (2 Operas) liET Or ZAM "9 INUOUS 1 toll: I McConnell Simpson h0Ma otier NoImLla1gencitny" XSfrSS Ranaolph and HOUSE Monroe Sts Phnn Chftrru nw I0NIGHT AND ALL WEEK 7IEGELD OLL9ES MATS WED SAT 5Oo TO $200 4 Seats for aeoond 4 last week on tale Thursday 8:30 7 ana aoc aoo ss HORENCE bTHE STRU(ME REED SANTREY in Sohgs vmivus Hunn to 11 um Wallace Reid Many fantcllo Carey Soprano Usual Added eature ORA CAREWE Oru Carewe IVallace Reid's new leading woman is dark haired brown eyed und nineteen charming vivacious and unusually clever Miss Carewe aiipnars this week at the Madison where Wallace latest photoplay Many is being shown duo to Garret a tragedy Is averted and there is a happy ending Carmel Meyers in a comedy farce Night0 is also on the bill Dorothy rhllllpiv Talk of the a dis tinctly refreshing and pleasing story that provides what the motion pic ture fans are always looking for presented at the Majestic Sunday Dorothy Phil lips Is the star and she has a role that exactly suits her varied capa bilities The production has been very beautifully staged and photo graphed Talk of the is based on a story by Harold Vickers which ran in one of the popular monthlies and tells of a young woman who married solely for tho purpose of gaining freedom denied hep by her father She seeks to free herself even from the conventions of mar ried life and dabbles in the arts of Bohemia until she is almost scorch ed by its fire There aro some hu morous and a number of dramatic scenes General Allenby and his troops capturing Jerusalem provides some stirring pictures and the ord Mo tor company offers new views of Boston Hilda Barr and Joseph erte have two song numbers with spe cial sceyic setting and the orches tra plays the overture Exclusive motion pictures of the presidential party and the George Washlmrtnn nt son orn There also are pictures of Michigan and other troopg reaching nn 1116 Mauretania and of the notary club members dining at the Statler SINCE A Engraver PrintcrsBookbincler Office urniture Woodward at Congress VARRICIaIL'1 mat SOv to S300 Srrnml und Jjint Week of the HbrrrH Mutirui Comedy Succea In Many Yenra OH LOOK With tho Dolly Sisters Harry ox Nrxt Bri AX 1MEAI Hl bHAM CADILLAC OR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN Social ollies X'' lOc A not what yousay what you do that' counts Peerless Dentists are busy elimin ating Tooth Six days every never had a yet no cause for one Peerless treatments are guaranteed Pain less armerettes in nvAmilu nothing on Elsie Jane Wilson rhe feminine Bluebird director who created Ruth recent suc cess During the lUiuaiiK linn picture Alins son aoneared nt the stndln natty khnkl suit with trousers and wore pigskin puttees nnd a mascu line telescope hat SOLDIEROOD Mirth exciting tu tho ntli degreo Is "A Lady's Name" feuturn on the program ot the Adams theater tor tho wook Constaneo Tahnade ie the starred player and tlie comic SltUatimm hi 1 11 h11 In I ha bIwui Jday giviJ her unusual opportunities to herKplf In irmra nt I1A I movie fans The stuiy is built around Miss "nlmadbC in Her role of a young 4 VCintCH ft 1 1 a I I I niitji in nr tlMKhlinA Tx 1 i 1 1 4 'bo tu lil i 1 for a new novol Tlie rettponses to her advertisement provnlo Urn fur nml it Is clean cut and rollcklng Gt course among tho crowd of appll cunts she finds ono that Is useless ns material for a novel but per lectly Ideal for a husband then the usual "happy ever lifter" But the laughs by no means cease with the final close up ol "A Isidy's I They go right on during the screening of the Inlet cornedv 'llio KatzenJammor Kids" growing I louder If anything 4 Then news and trat el pictures Hist are to date and the usual I orchestral program complete the en tertainment that is a suro cure for I grouchlness WOODWARD AT KIRI Eve 15:25 MARY MacLAREN in "VANITY Pont" 1 Carmel Myers Pure Chewing Gum Adams Black Jack i A Adams California ruit Adams ChicUts Adams Yucatan Adams Pepsin Adams Sen Sen Adams Clove 9 I 4 A J'' a AIAMC uf fatimwry mnr wvinmuuuj hum a JffsyyT 1 2 mi M1 N1 HLIET tkovatoih: BE UUNTI coNiiNuoua a Vili a 6 I I Ifs II fc a IltmtltHIHIIintltMllllUIIIHIIIllllllWl 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