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0 Xos ancjctcgSCaiU limes, MONDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 31, 1923. PART II. Cbcatcrs announcements ntectainmtnts Extravaganza of Egypt Popular PLAYDOM FLASHES mmrnwrnmi IT'S A BEAR yt syo- wowj FLAPPERITIS A Happy rA New 0 Year from flriuie with I)rownlnK' y' TV production Jf- liOGKIlS GREAT HIT IN "TWO COVERED WAGONS" Uj- Grace Kinsley With laurel wreutha rlnt out of censa wear tional novel by Arthur Roach NOW PLAYING ft JT Laurel Canyon, wa'H crown Will Rogers kingpin witirtat of the Hollywood film kingdom. ltogers long ago proved ho was the uce t'ome-on kid among stage monologue satirists.

AnAj now ho has arrived as face-curd vatlrlst of the screen. Seo 'Two Wagons. Both Cov-; ered" at the California, which packed them in yesterday, for an idea of what tho brilliant author-comedian la doing in his newest pictures. We're expecting Rogers to top all the other comedians within a year. His viewpoint is entirely fresh as well as funny, and his wit Is so penetrating, albeit good-humored, and ho seems so resouroe-ful, that there appears no end to the comic things we may expect of him.

1 Rogers's fsatiro Isn't over anybody's head, either. He says things that the chap in the street cannot muff. He takes a lot of liberty with doidwyn MiTvJl "A SPECIAL WATCH PARTY" i 4-- "What a story! MATINEE TONIGHT AT 10:30 I XL- Midnight Show A I New Year's Eve KA i Starts 11 P.M. -f tjtJ zjjfc "i'iIu'ii TUC CUTCT CJfclWrt ar THE SWEET SINfiINO rtAii'xs ELEANOR bilROMAN RAY ORlFflTH roRD STtNLINQ TYRONE POWER 'What a picture! I NEW PROGRAM HERMAN HELLER "IXAMINO VOITH" MERRILY AT LOEWS By Edwin Kchullort Lots of r.Ip! Lots of pep! Lots of spice! That's "Flamlnir Youth." the first really clever sketch of bob-ltles, pit-ltls and all the other affections and affectations of the fliirper that has gotten on tho screen this season, or perhaps during any other season. The picture Is showing this week at Loew's Statu Theater, and, going on the way the crowds lined up to see It Saturday and Sunday, It will probably prove a big, bright cnuso for tho continuation of show land prosperity right on Into the New Year.

To bo sure, we've heard highly favorable advance reports on this production. The New York premiere has been much talked about, and considerable enthusiasm spent on the performance of Colleen Moore In tho principal role. Tho story and tho treatment by Harry O. Hoyt, the scenarioist, and John Francis Dillon, the director, have all been commended. Too, tho novel, from which tho filhi is adapted, of course, well, though perhaps all too sensation-ly, known.

There is no doubt about the picture being a bit during, either. Youth flames considerably, even though incandescently. Nobody la actually scorched, but thero are several moments when some wings coma mighty near being singed. The modern girl is colorfully rouged and iip-sticked, but you grow to like her Just the same. She has a sense of humor, and for all her adventuresome spirit, she Is cautious.

Especially cautious when it comes to tho decision about marrluge. There are parties of every sort and description during the story, and the climax is the one where you glimpse in silhouette everybody plunging into a swimming pool in whatever sort of garb suits him or her best. Were it not that the characters are shown In silhouette, this particular episode would have been a picture that even an artist wouldn't have ventured to paint, I don't know that a picture like "Flaming Youth" accomplishes anything in particular. It's just the lightest sort of froth. It has no more of purpose than the brains which Its characters own, and most of them must have ob COLLIMC ASSISTED 6Y TMC ClCVERESt KIDDIES ON THE STAGE.

K-f HA.HArf 'Cfa IMWI a 0 11 at th organ Malcolm MacGregor and Carmel Myers Playing leading roles In "The Dancer of the Nile." which is being held over for second week at Olune's Broadway. AND HAL ROACH PRESENTS J9WJ) -Virsl rBig -Jaugli pi TWO -WAGONS. the text of his story when it comes to subtitles, but who cares? They are such sparkling geme of subtitles. "Speaking of pioneers," says one subtitle, "there was a time when you could dance until the fiddler was worn out!" That got a fine round of applause, as well as laughter: The announcement of the authorship of the story Is that 'Two Wagons, Both is by Will Rogers, with Apologies to Stude-baker Brothers!" "We traveled," said another subtitle, "to a spot that afterward disastrously turned out to be JN'ew York." The picture kids the whole plot of "The Covered Wagon," with I ing to be represented In art this year! The newest candidate for split-pint actor honors is Dinky Dean, 4 years of age, protege of Charles Chaplain, and starlet ot "A Prince of a King." Little Dinky is to have his own company, and articles of incorporation to this effect have been tiled at Sacramento. The new pro- BOTEICOVEIIED You'll enjoy tho laugh of a lifetime when you boo Bill in the roles of ERNEST TORRHNCK and JACK Rogers playing, for economy ducing company expects to start ac tivities within the ensuing month.

'-'r 't in o-i. ii-tI sake," a subtitle explains, both the roles of J. Waixen Kerrigan and Krnest Torrence. He is a scream In both parts, but especially as a burlesque Kerrigan, in a Spanish fandango hat and evening clothes, with an ingenue make-up! Ono particularly funny bit of business shows Rogers tasting the waters of the river at which the wagons have arrived, and announcing, "Why, it's the Mississippi!" But the big yell comes when the The organization is capitalized at $'50600, and the production schedule calls for four pictures annually covering a period of four years. Several of these will be big special productions, and the remainder will be five-reel features in which Dinky will be supported by the best available talent that can be procured.

Charles Francis Reisner, father proving the worth of his engine and ending everything happily. Stop and consider tho cast a moment. It Is good enough to save almost any picture and it saves this one, if anything does. Jacqueline Logan Is seen in the lend. Outside of flying an airplane or two, and drlfing that thundering fire truck at break-neck speed a couple of times, she has noth ing to do but fall into the arms of Antonio Moreno, tho stalwart hero, occasionally.

But she does it well. Moreno, also, is interesting to watch. Walter Hlers plays a very unefllcient efficiency man in a way you will like. Charles Ogle is the girl's father. Luke Cosgrove, remembered for his work in "Hollywood," offers a fine characterization as the mechanic, nnd Robert McKim is the almost-successful villain.

George Mclford directed. Herman Heller leads his orchestra through "A Story Told in Old Songs," and a symphonlzed version of "Love Tales." Henry Murtagh's organ selection, Collins and Harlan, and the Harper sisters complete the musical bill. An interesting feature of the news weekly is a reel showing the most important happenings in world history during the last ten years. Mission Play Season Is to OpenTomorrow 2nd Week Now and at Popular Prices cf thp ohilil at nr. la nrpHidpnt nf fh par ty is attacked by a bunch of cornpany.

and Louis C. Simmcl. oil supposed to be Indians, dolled man and head of seVeral business MARION OAVIES me up in branches of trees, but who and financial organizations, fa.icral in Ilia Gorgooua Cokltyn CosoopoUun Production 'Little Old New York1' SantaelU and his "Different" Orchestra. manager. Lewis Lipton Is supervisor of productions, Dinky's initial screen appearance was with Chaplin in "The Pilgrim." Actual shooting of Dinky's first picture will be commenced at an early date.

turn out to be Los Angeles real estate agents! While probably the gem of the whole burlesqued bits is that in which Rogers as Torrence goes to rescue a drowning man, finds him to be the real estate agent that has Just sold him a lot against his will, and jams him back into the water. tained theirs on the Installment plan. So deftly is the ticklish plot handled, however, and so clever and amusing aro some ot the scenes, C0NT5NU0US Presented by gala openinTtomy- N. JOS.M.SCHENCK jJlANUYD. I Popular Price.

Alwayo 'JS This picture brings the bull's-eye i and so diverting is the Inimitable II A to II P.M. FIRE TRUCK PLAYS SYMPATHETIC ROLE presence and sprightly acting ot Miss Colleen that you're sura of a goodly share of enjoyment as long as you're looking at the screen. Even the finish, which is a wild jumble of spiritualistic sentiment and melodrama, will possibly get by. Tho casting of all the roles has been well done. Outside of Miss Moore, the best performance is SFEOAL Persona! Appearance Fifteen Shapely Sennett Bathing Beauties and Harry Langdon appear in person at Special lidmfg Performance This Eve.

Show Starts at 11 o'Clock. Same Popular Prices. Wmh pirei the flreatcsr0 1 KtltS Everything is set for what promises to be the greatest year In the thirteen years of the history of the Mission Play at San Gabriel. The opening performance will be given tomorrow afternoon beginning at 2:15 p.m. John Steven McOcoarty believes that in securing R.

D. MacLean to play the leading role of Fray Junipero Serra he has made his greatest stroke of good fortune to date. This actor with the greatest traditions of the Shakespearean and romantic stage back of him should give a fine portrayal of the old Frnnrisrn frlrir whn B. P. SCIIULBERQ Presents oadwitk that of Milton Sills.

He has a difficult job of making the passion of a middle-aged man for a young girl seem real, but he does his scenes so admirably that he deserves a lot of applause. Myrtle Stedman again offers another fins portrayal as the mother of Patricia, whoso death is the one somber touch in tho very light production. Elliott Dexter has some moments of sereno appeal. Excellently cast, too, are: John Patrick, who looks very promising; Gene C'arrado, Ben Lvon, 66 9 9 ah Star Cast) sm. mm THE VIRGINIAN 'I cvciy Biiui.

as wen as setting up a new pattern of comedy. It made us wish that all the pictures were burlesques. But, of course, there had to be a leature. "The Day of Faith" is the name of it, and, being from Arthur Somers Roche's story, it Is entertaining enough, with some impressive bits. But on the whole we are pretty tired of these Man" themes.

A refreshing bit, however, was the place in which) the newspaper reporter kicked the fake invalid who was whining to bo healed. Raymond Griffith is the sidewalk, Hart-Schafner and Marks Valentino. He is a refreshing hero, vital, human, engaging, with a characterization of a breezy newspaper man that, never missed a tick. I'd rather see Griffith than all the patent-leather heroes in the world. He was lame and was supposed to be healed, but grew lame again presumably when Providence discovered he was a newspaper man! A little lame girl with corkscrew curls, is healed, though cured of everything but the corkscrew curls! There is a muddle-headed sort of brotherly love theme that "everybody Is perfect" the heroine's slogan and then everybody goes about to prove it by killing somebody.

Eleanor Boardman is immensely clever in the emotional scenes as the Glad Girl, and the remainder of the cast, including 4 dear old Ruby La Fayette, is excellent. MACK SENNETT "PICKING PEACHES" PresentB hi. very Iatt comdy star HARRY LANGDON and th New 1934 Bathing Gtrln' brought civilization and Christian- BV KENNETH TAYLOR. We have had screen romances built around airplanes, racing cars and auto trucks. Here comes one based on a fire truck.

And it's by the author responsible for so many of thoso racing car and truck stories Byron Morgan. "Flaming Barriers" is the title, and the picture is showing at the Metropolitan. It has a rather ln-eresting cast, but really not much else. As it stands, the entire last half of the picture would be a bear if it were compressed into about half the footage it now occupies. And to do that it would, of course, be necessary to build up a stronger story in the iirst half of the picture.

Cinema audiences are accustomed to being thrilled when a forest fire breaks out. They hate to see the smoke and the flames, and then either wait a long time for the thrills or else tako them in a long series of very small doses. Tho latter method is the one that applies to "Flaming Barriers." The story is about a struggling inventor of fire-fighting apparatus who Is about to go bankrupt. His only hope is based on his latest invention, an Improved fire truck. Attempts to demonstrate it to visiting fire chiefs are foiled, but at an opportune time a mountain fire breaks out, and with the aid of hi daughter and the young man sent down by a banking firm to look over his business, he saves A production MUSICAL UITt AGF-S I STORY BY JEANIE MACPHERSON yu can S0S- A paramount picture.

The Greatest Program Ever Created with "A Night In Pharaoh's Palace." kit rm PRICES 2:15, 50c, 75c, fl 8:13, 75c, $1 fl.50. FOUNDfOON INClQfNTS i. rrvArvi.tn i rims Ity to California. Supporting Mr. MacLean will be the largest cast of players that the Mission Play has ever had.

Several noted singers will appear this year for the first time in the play, among them being Raymond Williams, tenor, and John Bergman, basso, late of the Metropolitan Opera Company. Mr. Mc-Groarty also secured as an addition to the corps of Spanish dancers b'ollta Riulz of Madrid. She Is a sister of Julita Ruiz, who created a sensation In the Mission Play last year and who will tigain be with it. A feature of the fles scene will be the dance "EI Jarabe" by these sisters.

Lovely Patia Power will again appear as the Senora Josef a Yorba. 2 snows tonight 7:00 and 10:00 P.M. Sata Reserved v. W-WUM. II0HT8 to 2 SO 1 2 iioiiuay iiiauDues, xuvo.

rrices. 30o to $2 u. Phillips Smalley and others. Sylvia Breamer Is not so well adapted perhaps to the role of the flapper's oldest sister, but Betty Francisco carries out her part rather successfully. The concert under the direction of Arthur Kay, featuring tho in-trduction of the third act of "Lohengrin," and a special arrangement of "Mighty Lak' a Rose," pleases.

BUSHMAN WILL BE MESSALA IN "BEN IIUR" Francis X. Bushman Is to return to the screen and, what Is more, he is to play tho role of Messala In "Ben Hur." This announcement of the latest cast assignment in the production which the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation Is filming was made yesterday by Abraham Lehr, vice-president. Tho other members of tho case selected Include George Walsh, Gertrude Olmsted, Kathleen Key and Carmel Myers. Mail Orders DINKY DEAN NEWEST One Week Beginning Monday, Jan. 7th Now tOa to i.

Wed. Mat. too to 11.50. Sat. 50c to J3.

HALF-PORTION STAR the bridge which is the only outlet of a valley in which hundreds The Kindergarten is surely go- of campers are trapped, thereby announcements (entertainments BELLE RAKER STAYS Belle Baker, whose first week at the Orpheum has made new history here, will contlnuo to headline the New Year's week bill otherwise all new. She will add to the "new" also with another tine of songs if her public will terniit. AT 1 vnBiW OLD SAN GABRIEL MISSION PLAY 41 8S THE By Jol TV if Cbeatets announcements entertainments lin Steven McGroarty, Author. MY Al 2:15 P. M.

ft-i" A PARAMOUNT PICTKEii; I 1 Vty Thfl heartbreaking; fifrht of a Ur7h I X' rough and ready (rangnter for the soul of a little s--it)su 'ua I 1 boy and the love of a girl. 1 I SPECIAL MIDNIGHT EHOW TONIGHT 11 P.M. 1 OPENS NEW With R. D. A3 FRAY JUNIPERti Performances Wednesday a-.

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