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ilDAY HOKNING- Alirif 22, ir20. PART Tl CJjcatcrs amusements entertainments btatm- -3muscmcws entertainments One Finds "True Heaven" VITAPHONE RULES SHOW AT TOWER SPECIALNEW VITAPHONE RUN SLATED THE BEST SH07 IVE HAVE EVEH BSEJTED nz: a wm vjazm "CIm H.irmn" cuM immh try t. A. mtard wlthi.rt A 4 It A out runt Yu ur fiMtiit niniMilixi C. "One Stolen Night" Prove That There Are "Limits" Even in Arabia.

-4 Us if i 1 "Paailitcl. Ill) HJlr trchtilral artdtxtlMi th iwtt vrjrf.ly w-Mirstfa n1 all Imtnn tkotneil "SINGEH MIDfitT." ,1 a Li "Desert Song" Filmhation of Romberg's to Have Warner Premiere SHE PAID THE PENALTY in tear- and suffering In denying love for the folly of her youth. A PUBLIX THEATRE 6wfrHILL 35? TILL IRM TIIE There are three excellent Vitaphone acta on the new program which showed at the Tower Theater yesterday. And there's the feature picture, "One Stolen Night," also a -Vitaphone release. It's all aboue the terrible time a little dancing girl has out on the desert stretches of Ara- J'.

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i.agaaim,itiAJ N- si A i Marie Pretest, Noah leery Eddie tlulllan, Geo. Duryea! VJ3 nnn Es i I- I She's Just a sweet little thing, "an orchid from the gutter." who lias fallen in with a gauche theatrical troupe from Paris. lor her, the husband of the lady whip-cracker proprietress of the show makes unpleasant overtures. The lady whip-cracker, a creature of tempestuous passions, judging by the way she snorts and heaves her chest, gets awful mad. For revenge she tries to sell this pretty little dancing girl to an Arab sheik.

Well, it seems, there are limits even in Arabia. The sheik will have none of the dancing girl because she is a white heathen, a Christian. He sends her, as fast as a kwaw at pjctureX I 1 I 7 YEARS V1 1 fi i 1 IV in Uh i1' a OF' IT'S The long awaited premiere of "The Desert Song, Warner Brothers all singing and, talking ViU-phone production of the Is at 'last definitely scheduled. J. L.

Warner announced last, night that it would be the birthday attraction at Warner Brothers Theater in Hollywood, and will open with a reserved-seat premiere on April 8, in celebration of the first anniversary of the house. Advanced description of "The Desert Song" is practically unnec-cessary. It is one of the most popular light operas of the decade. Sigmund Romberg's unforgettable melodies, "One Alone," "The Rill Song" and "Desert Song," are internationally popular. The screen version through the Vitaphone is declared to be as' revolutionary in scope from the present talking picture as was the first -audible film.

Warners have spared no expense to make "The Desert Song" their most notable production of the year. The list of principals indues John Boles, musical comedy tenor, singing the role of the Red Shadow; Carlotta King; Johnny Arthur playing the role he did here on the stage; Louise Pazenda, Myrna Loy. Edward Martindel, John Miljan. Marie Wells, Jack Pratt, Otto Hoffman. The book is by Otto Harbach, Frank Mandel, Laurence Schwab, and Oscar Hammerstein II Harvef Gates did the adaptation and Roy Del Ruth directed.

Choruses of 150 trained voices will bring to the audiences the melodies of the opera via the Vitaphone. TIME mm A 1 7 camel can go, back to Ihe whip-cracking lady. jSSstr'" Well, as you may have guessed the revengeful proprietress I tries to crack the whip over the little girl's back, but a handsome young English lad who has been in JKK(HKfE SKHTS GiLLAONfK KARRY GPEH love with the little dancing girl all the time, stages the rescue act. And The sensation of the Century transformed into a dazzling Your eyes will bimlc and your ears will burn when, Buddy play every insr.ni. niT.tt Nanny Carroll sinns ft there comes happines, "One Stolen laughing romantic screen hit! and dunces! Jazj bnda ounces: da 1 3 II 1 Ik- 4 III riliUUCTS I nd Gens MarTey I wrote the story -f bVATTSr SHOW Croinll xvignv oi it, Betty Bronson is the dancing girl, and a very pretty and effectively appealing one despite the story limitations.

William Collier, is her young hero. Mitchel Lewis and Rose Dione, as the roue husband and the revengeful lady whip-cracker, per ON ivy STAGS "''J na butn- cJia.iu uirai ieu. Lois Moran Discovers love in the stalwart arms of George O'Brien, as the new film at the Boulevard Theater today reveals In detail, James Tinling directed "True Heaven" for Fox Films. from Anne Nichols's Play. MCNHY DUFFY BUDDY ROGGERS NANCY CARROL A HER.

SHOLT Paramount Picture. CREATORE 1 CRITERION SYMPHONY FOX MOVIETONE NEWS! House Janitor Kept Busy With Belasco Broom Craven Writes Lloyd Speeches Frank Craven, author and star of "The First Year," "The Nineteenth Hole" and other stage successes, will fjf MYSTERY PtAY fcj JLI r. Grand at seventn Ml Cont. 11 11! Pooular Prlcm forsake his golf for a couple of ioral as only good troupers can in roles of such caliber. There are occasional brief dialogue sequences, but for the most part tho written subtitle explains the thread of the story.

The short subjects present Stanley and Ginger, a clever and cute pair of vaudevillians, in a smartly effective bit of dialogue and song, a jazz orchestra in a repertoire of stunts and pieces, and the genial Frank Crummlt in some new and old songs. Crummlt's personality carries well from the shadow screen and members of the Tower audience last evening unconsciously once or twice broke into applause for him. Broadway Night Life Picturized weeks, and write the dialogue and cooperate on the titles for Harold TintrrTo nonfpet: nrnriiiction. the be The Belasco Theater Is fist becoming the glass-makers' most popular playhouse. More and more window glass is being smashed with each production at that popular edifice.

During the run of "The Front HENRY DUFFY PLAYERS spectacled comedian's initial venture At y.r: Page at the Belasco four panes were smashed every night. Now, Unfinished Play Newly Prepared for May Robson May Robson has received from Bessie Bacon the rough draft of the comedy which Miss Bacon has completed for the star's use. It Is based on the play which Frank Bacon was working on for Miss Robson at the time of his death. The central figure is that of a female Lightnin'. Miss Robson is enthusiastic over the idea of the comedy.

"The greatest problem for an actress, particularly a star, is to find a good play," she says. 'The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary' and 'Mother's Millions' have been my two greatest successes, and I am continually seeking a new play that will prove as popular. I only hope that we will find it in this one which Miss Bacon has completed." Vidor Attends Midnight Show To King Vidor will go the distinc with the run of "The Silent Had tut, Andther Trlumth 1 Pi Itom William Ftl 4 the mystery melodrama, six large IN into the realm ot taiKtng pictures. Craven, who just closed "The Nineteenth Hole" in San Francisco, was ready to leave for New York, and thence for the British open golf championship in May, when William R. Fraser, general manager of the Harold Lloyd Corporation, induced him to return to Hollywood.

Craven has started to work immediately on the dialogue, for Lloyd is now Hearing the completion of his silent version, and will be ready in the next month or two to go into the dialogue. The film comedian is obliged to produce a complete silent version because of the circulation his nlrt.nrrs have in countries where i i -I LYNN COWAN BAND Wfs A COLORFUL COMEDY DRAMA OF MXICO fV-T-'j Y.tVJ OKI SCHUDKRAUT NOW I KimiVA THOMSON A sheets of glazed glass are broken on the stage at each performance. Ho-Fang, the Chinese servant, smashes three and the other three, huge panes, used to show Dorothy Graw in the lethal gas chamber, are apparently demolished by Vernon Kelso in rescuing Miss Graw and him-sellf from the den of the vengeful Chinese. Salesmen for glass-manufacturing concerns are flow keeping the Belasco Theater on their daily call book. Night-life scenes revealing beautiful Broadway show girls are featured in "The Canary Murder Case," Paramount's all-talking mystery drama, which opens today at La-zarus's Million Dollar.

The same story by S. S. Van Dine, which amused millions in book form, has been transplanted to the screen realistically. Based on the murder of a noted staga beauty, this story takes rank n. -t H01LVWO0Uumiomui Vliuni'l lit sound equipment is still not installed 0 8EE LOIS MORAN li MORE OF YOU" Revin RITZ tPTOVN wtsHiMMUMtA ATfKVDTIAM Nf wirwNATioni a Vf LvIrllAni h.uii se.ii yj MCIXVHWO William Foi'n nil ill i iiji i i MBBHn, 8 'Jul.

0 HTcrt itr RMIUililS FTHFL ME 01 IN AlwUiiUIs A -V KIUD1KS 0NSTAGE1 A IV ilm.lavl A A II. VV. I tnK I.ATiY OK 7 UK 'f u'S-l E.7' A 'N ftA A I TA ABE jT 0 I I'. I hi VOX JIOVIK- yV- TONE in principal ana secondary meaiers. Hodge Prepares Jinx of Heavy Role Banished tion of acting as an ex-officlo stage Journey East wtui tne adventures of Sherlock Holmes as one of the most baffling criminal cases of all time.

Shelby LeVine, who aided in the film adap mr William Hodge, the favorite come director tomorrow night in presenting stellar artists of his production of "Hallelujah" at the midnight matinee of "The Broadway Melody" tation, was lormeny a crack police Helen Ware, New York dramatic tsar, is scoring in the role of Queen reporter in new xorK. dian now appearing before audiences William Powell, in tho detective role of Philo Vance, heads a notabte Dominica in Edward Everett Hor- at Grauman's Chinese Theater. in his latest play, "Straight Thru ton's production of "The Swan," Vidor has collaborated with Dan cast, which also includes James Hall, Louise Brooks, Jean Arthur, the Door" at the Mason Theater, reached his first real objective on UM now at the Majestic Theater, and jsea spars, unaries lane and Law according to her own story, she is Haynes, who will act as master of ceremonies, and the other members of the cast, for several days in arranging a nelaborate program for his regular biennial transcontinental rence Grant The supporting all-talking pro gram at Lazarus's Million Dollar in Every Eve at 5:30 Sharp Including Sundays but Not Mondays Dinner Intermission 7:40 to 9 uAn their appearances at the Chinese. Vidor will introduce Haynes. eludes Edward Everett Horton in "The Eligible Mr.

Bangs," Pathe aoi) West 6th bt. The colored actors to appear, in tour when he arrived -in Los Angeles after playing in Missouri, Oklahoma and -Texas within the same week. After a vacation during Holy Week. Hodge starts for San Francisco on his return Journey, during which he will visit the important but widely separated points in the Northwest for the first ime. His present tour will not close until he plays in Atlantic City addition to the Dixie Jubilee Singers and the Dixie Jubilee Feminine Quartet, include Nina Mae, Wil news and other short subjects.

Film Displays I oiwrtmiimir iini r-iirnniTiitiii niniiili fr'Twlflr HI0MT5 MATi t550.7SI cm uiATouao offices aowy-wprsToet hy liam Fontaine, Little Blue Boy, Victoria Spivey, Half Pint and Gin Rickey, Florabelle de Knight and N. Y. Theater Guild Policy-In Los Angel es as Everywhere GOOD SEATS AVAILABLE AT BOX OFFICE FOR ALL PERFORMANCES Price. $1 la $4.40 Eugene O'Neill's Creat Nine-Acl Play STRANGE INTERLUDE Smart Gowns Leaders in the social world, as proving a theory that she has long held According to Miss Ware, she has invariably been cast in heavy dramatic roles, despite the fact that lor many years she has had a desire to play comedy. A few times in the past some casting director has relented and given her a comedy role, but almost "without exception she has directly afterward been put back into heavy drama, the directors stating that, while she handled comedy lines well, she was a born dramatic star.

As Dominica she has brought round after round of laughs from the Majestic audiences. O'MALLEY SCORES IN "ALIBI," NEW TALKIE in June. well as screen' Celebrities and cos- turners, are flocking to view gown J.ate-Comers Will Not Be Seated Except Between the Acts Engagement Strictly Limited-Only 19 More Performances Hodge will be seen for the last times in Ills comedy at the Mason tomorow Sharon Lynn in First Dialogue colorful eye-filling lu-arl-lhrobbin creations displayed in "The Broadway Melody." Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's all-talking, singing and dancing production, now at Grau Harry Gray. Among melodies to be heard are "Chicken Pie," "Caroline." "That's My Mammy," "No, Papa. No," "Dig-ga Dlgga Do" and "Ol' Man River," with new and novel dance numbers to be presented.

The program of the "Hallelujah" artists will be staged in connection with a complete presentation of Sid Graumans prologue and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture of New York's Great White Way, presenting Charles King with Anita Page and Bessie Love. romance of heart and couraza jus! the aJventuro lov man's Chinese Theater. I CRUNG8SS What are declared by the man Since "Alibi," taken from the agement to be the smartest clothes ever styled exclusively for a motion picture are seen in this filmization of New York's eav and colorful STRAIGHT THRU I 1 stage play, "Nightstick," was pre TONIGHT LAST 2 DAYS tnl, 50a 1 Mat. 50C-J i.5t "Main treet." many of them coming directly from Paris' famed cou- THE DOOR ''HaJge dcllghii in clever play," Examiner. Pickford Mary tl) i i I i ini tiiitu )l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ilia viewed recently to some 2600 critics, newspaper men, exhibitors, directors and studio executives at a private morning preview at Grau tourteres.

Much of the wardrobe U1CKBSTKA Favors Drama presented In the picture is the twr-sonal property of the plavers, having been purchased soeciallv for fi-nti: finoenn not (hi lliu, I Hill II. Allni o. ititv. sn a Dtllv. TaU tv I I liin man's Chinese Theater, the consen Vaudeville sus of opinion is that one more of the production.

I Mi 1a- 1 4 tana Talkie' I I rox motif- rV:" jo I iS SEATS RESERVED Hollywods own is due for renewed Mitt t'fli ninilllaiawt recognition. This person is Pat BAKUflIN rwii. "RACKET" AUTHOR SIGNS Bartlett Cormack. who Sharon Lynn makes her talkie debute in "Speakeasy," which opens at the Fox-Criterion Theater the 30th inst. Miss Lynn's rise in pictures has been a gradual one dating from her graduation from the Paramount School, hi 1926.

After a number of successful leads in independent productions, Fox studio called her for a lead ii Raymond Cannon's "Red Wine." This part won her a long-term contract with Fox. Featured In "Speakeasy', are Paul Page. Lola Lane and Henry Walthall. GERTRUDE SHORT PREPARES Besides memorizing lines and Incidentally learning all the latest slang expressions for her new talkie role of the wisecracking chorus girl in "The Gold Diggers" for Warner Brothers, Gertrude Short is also brushing up on her dancing, taking lessons from Maurice Russell. O'Malley, who plays tho featured role of Detective Tommy Glennon.

J3 okh. cm Malley has been out of the run SIDNEY MARlOrJ JACK BENNY WZ ning for some months, but will come back in "Alibi" much the same way SEATSOtW that Bessie Love registered her suc mutes cess in "The Broadway Melody," tt is hinted. stage play. "The Racket" and has recently been on the Paramount writing staff, has signed a new contract with that organization. Cormack adapted fc- the talking screen Fred Jackson's melodrama.

"The Hole in the Wall," jvhich was produced recently at Paramount's Long Island studio. He has just completed an adaptation for the screen, wiih dialogue, of S. S. Van Dine's "The Green Murder Case." a "Alibi," directed by RMand West, Is United Artists' first 100 per cent talkie. It is expected to follow MaT Pickford's "Coquette" into the United Artists Theater and will have i 7 gZ' Jg ff BWf its world premiere at the Sam II.

RALSTON OPPOSITE DIX Hollywood's favorite blond. Esther Harris Theater in New York on April 7. The charter subscription drive of the Los Angeles Repertory Theater is being aided by Mary Pickford, who has sent an appeal to members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. A letter signed by "America's Sweetheart," addressed to each member of the academy, reads in part as follows: "Cecil B. De Mille, Reginald Denny.

Fred Niblo. Conrad Nagel. Joseph M. Schenck and myself, as members of the honorary civic committee of the Los Angeles Theater, have just learned that not all of the 370 members of the Academy of Motion Picture arts ani Sciences have availed themselves of the opportunity to become charter subscribers to the Los Angeles Repertory Theater. organization Is making a conscientious effort to bring to us the finest dramatic productions of the (stage, and don't you think as citizens of the fourth largest city in the United States we should give it our full support and patronage?" The entire Gleason family is now under contract 'to Pathe Mr.

and Mrs. "James" to make short subjects and Russel to work in talking pictures. His next will probably TWO I OR "cZSZy-JSY" Two additional actors for the cast is still Tii i sid MATS IM'tmumu i VITAPUiT'F fahWlk' of "Jealousy," all-talking film drama in which Jeanne Eagels is to be starred at tho Paramount Long Island studio, are announced. They Ralston, has been selected as the feminine crux of the dramatic incidents surrounding the storv of "The Wheel of Life." Richard" Diss second Paramount all-talking picture. This starring vehicle will mark Miss Ralston's third appearance opposite Dix as she had feminine leads in both "The Lucky Devil" and "The Quarterback," successes of two years ago.

'V Vm i JTr I DlCmrC 1 1 nrTrvmjni'Aii SHIRLEY MASON FINISHES Shirley Mason hs completed her starring role in "Anne Against the World" for Trem Carr Productions. This picture marks her return to the screen after an absenca of almost two years. SHRINEES VISIT ORPHEUM As a special tribute to Olsen and Johnson, comics. AI Malaikah Temple and Radio-Keith-Orpheum have designated tonight at the Orpheum as Shrine night, with special features scheduled. I 'a ill a 13 a mi Ik -tw.

1 are Hilda Moore and Herschel May-all. Miss Moore is an English actress of distinction. She created a role in the original stage play, "Interference," on the London stage, and later came to New York for the same role when the play opened on Broadway. Mayall plnyed the lead in "The Great Power." both on the 1 nW iin at rm 1 -i. stage and in a picture, and has Louise Fazenda builds and sells houses as a side vocation.

She has disposed of thresin Los Angeles and built the hous In which she lives NO COSTUMES FOR LOWE With the exceptions of "What Price Glory" and "In Old Arizona," all of Edmund Lowe's characterizations for the past tvo years have been those of a modern, well-dressed business man. Though he won his first fame In pictures like "East Lynne" and "in the Palace of the King," Lowe has not appeared in a picture requiring special costumes since 1326. N.Y. CO. been in other plays, films and in vaudeville.

be "Flying Fool" with William Boyd. The first talking film by the elder Gleasons will be a golf story. Alfred "Santell's next picture for 3" for herself. Some day she is going to work out the perfect plan, she says, and then build the dream house. She ftlso built the home at ffi kv4ia hiW urn tfoo.cn SAT.

Mahbou Beach in which she spends her summer months. James Gleason is dialoguing Flying Fool." the next William MAISftirf William J. Cowen and his wife. Lenore Coffee, have finally decided on a name for their little girl Joyce Antonia Cowen is the name. Cowen is signed at Radio Pictures for "Help Yourself to Happiness." Miss Coffee is writing scenarios at Mctrc-Goldwyn-Mayer studio.

Millard Webb, Paramount director, is to receive coauthorshio credit with 'J. P. McEvoy on the story for "Glorifying the American Girl." Th two men are writing in New York, and casting the picture from tape ttan there. First National will be an original story, written by himself. will be only three actors In the cast.

Santell has had the Idea hi mind for years. The cast is not chosen. At present the director is completing -Twin Beds" for First National. Pat OMalley has completed second talkie role, that of the prizefight manaeer in "The Man I Love," which William Weliman directed for Paramount. He is receiving much praise for his performances in "Alibi" for United ArUiU, ha fint big talkie rele.

Boyd picture at Pathe. Gleason H-cently completed the tits and Thelma Todd has not had a day's rest between pictures of late. Immediately after completing her feature role in "Careers' with Dove, she appeared in the lead of a two-reel talking comedy for Educational and haf now moved over to the Columbia studios where she is one of the principals in "The Bachelor Girl." also featuring Jacqueline Logan and Buster Collier. Richard Thorpe ta cUrccUr.f,. dialogue for "Broadway Melody" and 'High Voltage." The auihor-ector-producer Is known for his i clever lines in his plays such "Is Zat So?" and "Shannons cf.