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THE DAYTON HERALD, SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1929 J-22 Quintette Featured in Village Orchestra Repeats Former Successful Role Bobby Halvey in "Saturday's Children" is an intimate study of a twentieth century working girl of the native middle class, who has ultra-modern ideas on the subject HEADLINE ROLES j9v lis of matrimony. Bobby determines to convert her husband into a lover and her manner of bringing about (Concluded from Page Slx. this relationship forms an absorb 4. 9 I ing and most unusual story quite Little Theater Movement Being Felt A round World Not Only Have Opinion of Stage Folks Changed at Home But Away Off in Port Said They Are Coming Into Own. By JOE KELLER "That the moralizing or demoralizing influence of the legitimate Wage is no longer a debatable question seems to be definitely determined with dispatches from east of Suez to the effect that public spirited citl-lena of Port Bald, the "wickedest city of the world," will attempt to tame the citizens by the little theater movement.

Undeniable, then, Is the fact that the theater exists In a community for some good, rather than no good, as so many professional critics would have us believe. apart from the common run of pictures. This play by Maxwell Ander ft son, author of "Outside Looking In," "The White Desert" and co-author of "What Price Glory," was first in reel complete the current program at the State theater. STRAXD. Thee is excitement every minute in "Come Aerosj the Universal drama of a society girl in gangland, at the Strand theater.

Action, color and characterization were the triple goals of Ray Taylor, who directed, and he attained all three of his objectives. The story concern the adventures troduced at the Booth theater, New York, in 1927. and was immediately accepted by those quoted arbiters of the drama's fate, press and public, as a tremendous success. It won the Pulitzer prize as the best play of the season. Dayton ones had its opinion, along ft' of a Long Island society girl, played by Lina Basquette, who becomes an entertainer in an underworld cafe in her desire to ascertain how the with other cities, as to the danger STRAXD.

lia Toro, sensational South ous moral Influence the theater exerted In the lives of Its citizens. The Ink on trusty records of other com other half lives. She is embroiled ning Sunday night Laid In the sun-baked heart of the African coast, this play grips and enthralls with It fascinating story and presents drama that, if a bit raw, is in a criminal undertaking to extrl American beauty, is seen for the munities is not entirely faded in Its cate herself. Of course she becomes 1 1 1 I 4 -if reports that actor folk were a bad extremely vivid throughout first time in an American cinema production, "The Veiled Woman," involved in a romance, too. The night club scenes are espeel 4ub ana mav uie wwii wuum nave none of their kind In their midst.

ally noteworthy. The entertainment But the day when every actress was the Fox production which opens at the Strand theater for a week starting Saturday, July 27. sequences are daring and vivid. The raid scene, in wlncn scores of ex no good and every actor a reprobate has evidently passed with other rel tras participated, Is breath-taking in Miss Tora not only is the star of its intensity. The tenseness of the ics of tradition.

The tables are plot Is lightened appropriately by turned and now we find, at least in Port Said, that the stage folk exert the production, which was directed for Fox by Emmett Flynn, but she well-handled numerous sequences. i ne lamous Dallavo musical organization, "Call of the North" orchestra, enters the second week of its highly successful engagement at Greenwich Village, prepared to offer patrons, during the coming week, a fine combination of dance programs. Bill Dallavo is a most agreeable and talented orchestra leader and the artlsta have all the re? qursitesEecessaryTo maketlTem popular entertainers. The brass quintette being featured with this orchestra is shown in the accompanying picture. Russell and Dlllworth are prepar tures also on the program at Greenwich Village.

The popular acclaim which has greeted this innovation at the club during the past week has been most reassuring to the management, which has decided to continue the policy of presenting some of the foremost dancing teams and individual dance artists for the approval of its patrons. Both of these unique features, Russell and Dillworth, and the Dallavo "Call of the North orchestra, are being featured in the beautiful summer garden at Greenwich Village. Reservations in advance may be made. "White Cargo" is drama built of the primitive emotions in a land where there ia nothing but the primitive for men to live on, where there ia a land of damp rot, both physical and spiritual, and where, in the wide open spaces men are not men, but beasts. And where the leavening influence is not a pure white woman but an enticing half-breed who knows no code of morals but that which suits her own purposes.

The chief mouthpiece of the author's treatise is Witzel, a man Lima Basquette is at her best in a definite moral and wholesome in helped Julio de Moraes, a Brazilian "Coma Across." The night club fluence upon the community. scenes gave her a splendid oppor This little theater movement is newspaperman who had known her for many years, to write the story. It tunity to make use of the dancing talent which has featured some of solved a problem Fox officials had New York's most dazzling musical no small ripple upon the theatrical sea for every sizeable city in the United States and elsewhere now has its amateur organization which shows. been trying to solve that of provid Opposite Miss Basquette, Reed ing Miss Tora a role which would fit catches un and carries high the ing a special program of dance fea Howes gives a spirited performance. her personality and appearance to down-trodden theatrical standards who has accepted his fate with grim irony, who lives In the dirty hole for the rubber company, warning the Characterizations by Gustave von Seyffertitz and Flora Finch in their Salem theater.

and climb with all posible speed to a T. The young star-writer is a native This is just one or the many thrills the heights. They insure to even newcomers -who hope to become ac- of Rio de Janeiro. She had had no the smallest community a season of climated and Improve it, and erect roles of underworld denizens perceptibly heighten the quality of the film. Graui'urd Kent and Clarissa Selwynne are at their best.

Peter Mi'ne adapted "Come the best entertainment available. lng the warning posts against the idea of entering motion pictures until she won a beauty contest she had provided irr this story of the early days of Texas and the border. It Is an original by Bennett Cohen and tells of a struggling community ct ranchers, harassed by drought and thievery, and their attempt to pool their herds and drive them to a That the little theater has been a endeavor to steal the entire herd but Ken and Tarzan vindicate the ranchers Judgment ai to their Invaluable guard of the herd. Charles B. Rogers, producer of the Ken Maynard series for First National, has provided an excellent supporting caat for Ken In Nora Lane, Paul Hurst, J.

P. McGowan, Frank Rice and Howard Truesdell. Harry J. Brown, supervisor of the Mayard series, directed. biological error of miscegenation wholesome influence in Dayton of that is the curse of the white man" Across" from William Dudley Pel- recent years goes without saying.

in the tropics. This is all told in powerful drama. ley's story. Jimmy Dooley in "Happy Heels," More power to them, i safer and more fertile valley. The picture derives Its title from the organized bsnd of cattle thieves who EARL D.

DWIRE AS WITZEL. The drama is one or the battle of Dayton's stock season reaches the Pathe newsreel and Topics of the Day are other attractions now at lonollness against civilization and 7 Despite his cynicism and his con. the Strand treater to complete its rv7 stant nervousness, the character of Witzel Is an extremely appealing one. The action of the play requires program, PHgNE WSQ zenith of its glory with the coming the cynical, inevitable acceptance of presentation of the powerful South it all if one becomes "acclimated." Sea drama, "White Cargo," which once the half-breed woman appears the Wright players will offer at the on the scene, there is another battle Victory theater for the first time on royal, this time between the decent Monday evening. That "White Instincts of the white man and the Careo" ia stark and brutal and lures of the black woman.

And it that Dwlre exhibit the strange tern pers and moods of a man who has i entered "just for fun" and was offered a Fox contract. Even then she was extremely hesitant about It, but after a film test she agreed to give the profession a trial. Vincenti tried for five years to come to the United States without much success, so he went back home and all but gave up the attempt. He obtained a part in a theatrical production in Budapest, however, which was his home city, and stayed with it for some time. Then his luck asserted itself and a Hungarian company was organized to bring Hungarian plays to the United States for presentation to Hungarian audiences here, and he Jumped at a chance to come with it.

The company toured the United States. What happened to it after it reached the west coast doesn't con Assuming the role he played when the original production of Cargo" was on view in New York and later on the road, Earl D. Dwire, director of the Wright Players, will be the Witzel of presentation at the Victory, theater, beginning with tomorrow night's perform-anve. Witzel is the prophet of relentless truths who batters against the wall of impregnable environment and loses out. lived lor seven years in this de SALEM, Driving a team of borses afc fuu gallop while standing only on axle between two wheeiyi a hard Job, but when it Is neaessary to do this stunt between a iiarrow parellel, no that the camera an get a clone view something el again.

It was done however, three times by Ken May- pressing spot on the West African ONESYi monigh powerful and positively one of the Is hard to say at the end to whom most thrilling things the stage has the author gives the victory as the coast, yet who rises to a moment of plain speaking and high passion when he seeks to save another white nard while minting "The Lawless Le man from same fate that has over. presented is well known to iocai piay enas wim an ironic theatergoers who have seen the road The Wright Players are going to show presentation of the piece. The give "Whit Cargo" a superb pro-Wright production, as planned, is ductlon for Earl D. Dwire, the com-lohnmtji in it natura and should pany's director, played the part of whelmed him. gion," his laest western now at the in everv wav outstanding.

It will Witzel when the production was first FILMS ON THE WAY EVENINGS 4 made in New York and will repeat doubtless prove a memorable pro PAYTON the role here. Mr. Dwire also ar ductlon with which Earl Dwire may 25 TO cern us, for Vincenti was no longer I 25f 505 with it. He had been "discovered" CA FETERIA will be on view at the State thea B. F.

KEITH'S bring his work in this city to a bru liant close. Their promised produc Mnn of "The Patsv" the week fol ranged the special lighting effects for the play then and will install these here. The other equally important parts of the play will be in ter on Saturday, juiy n. by the movies and his destiny lay in Hollywood. 135 J) AST THIRD ST.

lowing is another delightful treat Somewhat similar to the film dissolve, by means of which one scene Daytonlans are to be offered the finest and the most thrilling talking picture ever made when the United Artists triumph, "Alibi" with which we anticipate eagerly. Truly ample hands with Betty Colter, cast crZ Z. iroimft for the part of Tondeleyo. ec) THE CALL BOARD AL SUNDAY is made to gradually fade out and into another, the "voice fade-out" Final chances to see "Joasey," one DINNER VICTORY Wright Players in group in Dayton. May they stay Chester Morris, opens at B.

of the late New York successes, will "Jonesy." Jong and prosper! A M. to 8 T. M. achieves an effect that now makes It possible to film scenes which have Keith's theater for the week starting Saturday, July 27th. KEITH'S Bancroft in "Thun RIED CHICKEN, derbolt." staee stars, as other humans, be given tonight and tomorrow night, All the members of the company are engaged in putting this play across and they do it in an heretofore been barred to the makers of talking pictures.

Through its One of the best-known police offi COLONIAIr-Richard Dlx in "Nothing 75c sen their well formulated plans, but the Truth." cials in the United States is authority for the statement that never be use lb is even possible to show their castles in the air. crumble LOEW'S Karl Dane and George K. amazingly fine manner. Kathryn player talking, then slowly dissolve llfo THAT SMK- Arthur In "China Bound." and fall much as do thos ot other fme ra humans. Eddie Cantor, for instance, dlstracte(1 mother -nd jonathan into the scenes he is talking about STATE Davey Lee In "Sonny Boy." IEAT ORDERS, 50c and hear his voice describing the strand Lina Basquette in "Come worked! ft long time on a shower iHole is well cast the whose Across." action that is being shown slmul taneously on the screen.

LAKESIDE PARK Jan Garber's or bit for tne talkies oniy to discover, misfortunes pile up mountain high that when the sound proof was an(j onjy atralghtened out when taken that the falling drops of no takes a hand in doing so himself. chestra; Bee Kyle, high diver, and attractions. In "The Leatherneck" the voice fade-out is used effectively, for the picture concerns the courtmartial of FOREST PARK Chuck Helwegen's Vegetables, Salad, Bread and Butter, Coffee, Milk or Tea and Pie Included. Bring the Family. fore has such real police atmosphere been incorporated in a motion picture as in "Alibi," the United Artists film.

The official is Captain John Mc-Caleb, commander of the Hollywood police department, who Is as well known In the film capital as Charles Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks or any of the stars. McCaleb was so interested in the avowed ambition of Roland West, producer and director of "Alibi," to make the production: water ioundea r.orw cracKing pistols than, anything else, The! LAKESIDE. orchestra: Siegfried, ski Jumper, and attractions. William Boyd, an American marine, GREENWICH VILLAGE Call of the act was never reieasea. jjus aaaie ponularitv nf rfanc wVitr for desertioa As Boyd explains his side of the case, the spectator's ears North orchestra and Russell and Dlllworth, dance team.

customary resourcefulness saved his may come ar(j but Jan Oarber absorb Just what their eyes are see ing and a splendid combination of pictorial action and vocal drama is the result. technically flawless from a police standpoint, that he spend considerable time at the studio, giving ad Knights of St. aonnfjptC' pAVIVJDFLAYoflOVlirmE7JlOPICSM Surrounding William Boyd Is a cast which includes Robert Armstrong, Alan Hale, Fred Kohler, Diane Ellis, Wade Boteler, Jules vice and watching the filming of the underworld thriller. flic at Eagles FrU day, Saturday Sunday Cowles, Jimmy Aldlne and others. "This picture shows crooks and SOME EXCELLENT DATES AM police as they really are, not as fic- stunt from coming 10 a aismai seems 10 go cn rorever.

This pep-failure when he found ft spot for pery little director and his Columbia Earl Carroll's new musical bla Recording orchestra will be in show, "Sketch Book," which is Dayton tonight, one night only, variously reported to be naughty Playing in t.ie beautiful ballroom but nifty. It is one ot the newest at Lakeside park. Broadwa7y openings. the rtg; surrounding the prospects of the new year and wm ease speaking stage in the face of the both hig frlends ta thu vjclnlty onslaught of the talkies, there is ani tnose who hear hJm or the raised the voice of E. L.

Erlinger, first time. to speak few hopeful words in Jan and his orchestra radiate that defense ot the legitimate theater, indefinable romething that takes He is reasonably optimistic concern- them into your heart and feet at ing the future of the stage. He once and it is no wonder that the predicts a healthy selection of road band's features are so sure fire. The inV mnv of which will in all ban1 has ha1 numerous vaudeville nSSJ al stage engagements and strikes Uonlsts most of the time depict July 19-20-21 NOV! AVAILABLE or THEATRE PARTIES" IFYOU2 CLUB OL COLONIAL. "Saturday's Children," the Max them to the public," said the cap tain.

OTHER. ORGANIZATION NEEDV i til ies Cards Dancing well Anderson Pulitzer, prize play, has been made Into a First National "West shows up gangsters and FUNOS ASK TME MANAGEMENT their ilk as cowards in the long run, ABOUT OUR. LIBERAL ARRANGE' Cllne's Orchestra Attend This Outing Pun for All sound and talking picture with beautiful Corrinne Oriffith as its MENTSFOR, THEATRE PARTIES And the actors who play the roles in 'Alibi act like real crooks and real police, not like actors." "Alibi" has an all-star cast of screen and stage favorites, including star and it is booked for its Dayton opening next Saturday for a week, starting July 27. In regard to "Saturday's Children" It Is said to be a distinct contrast to "The Divine Lady" and "Outcast," and gives the star an excellent opportunity to fur i- TCI rrtr that nappy medium which incorpor-fnpr the tomlng winter. He fleams Chester Morris, Pat CMalley, Eleanor Griffith.

Mae Busch, Harry that his house has booked no plays flMh find th(J danMrs Stubbs, Purnell B. Pratt, Regis Toomey, Irma Harrison, James Bradbury, Kern an Cripps, Elmer Ballard, De Witt Jennings and Al Hill. ie nnnninr? fun 1 jBlfTOS ther demonstrate her great versatility. The colorfulrole of Emma Hart, the daughter of a cook who became the celebrated lady, Hamilton in "The Divitfe Lady" deals with the life and lores of an historical character of tjse time of Marie Antoinette; the part' of Miriam in "Outcast" isa character study of a uJUoimi I uwiun.ii THE which nave noi peen morougmy never mls a or the listeners tried, that the menu is well- a laugh. diversified, and that the material Garoer's engagement Is the first offered very much better than of four noteworthy dance orchestras it has been to years, and the spoken to come to Lakeside park in the drama predominates, as it always course of a week On Tuesday of has.

AU of which stirs keen an- next week the famous Ben Bernie ticlpatlon regarding the winter road his Hot4 Roosevelt orchestra Ovf and comes here direct from a three-Tof the. three -remaining perform- year engagement Jn New York. ances of the new comedy drama, Next night the Clico rTJonesy," which came to Dayton Ciub Eskimos appear for one night Immediately after the New York only and on Monday, Wednesday, closing and which has Tegaled audi- Thursday and Friday nights Mike ences at the Victory theater all Specials and his Crusaders will ap- week. pear. Both these groups of musl- clans are high up in the world of LOEWS.

Loew's theater patrons are to see "The Last of Mrs. Cheyney," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer all-talking picture starring Norma Shearer, a screen version of the famous stage play which Inaugurated the Dayton season) of the Wright Players with SECOND WEEK BY POPULAR DEMAND- AT THE BALLROOM girl of the San Francisco streets, who risesabove her surroundings through in all compelling and regenerating love; while the role of EAT SIEGFRIED Selena Royle in the lead role, when it opens a week's engagement at Loew's theater, starting Saturday, Gala DiW i r- (HARDER JA July 27. FINAL WEEK FOE DALLAVO'S vrrrnuT dance music and will please park Moon Carroll, talented British L' 1 V. patrons mightily. The twist toward the exotic that Next Wednesday Lakeside park has been noted in books and plays stages another Kiddles' day, when EHTERTAIHEfiS -14 during several seasons past is ex- youngsters can enjoy any of the empllfied in "White Cargo," the cancesslons and rides' for three GALL OF THE NORTH pfcCHESTRA fiear Tfcelr Sclntllatlng yncojrutlon Held Over THOSE SENSATIONAL DANCERS RUSSELL AND actress, makes her silent and talking motion picture debut simultaneously In "The Last of Mrs.

Cheyney," Norma Shearer's latest starring vehicle for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which was screened from the famous Frederick Lonsdale London society comedy drama. In the new feature, Miss Carroll plays the part of Joan, a fluttering cents. A Shetland pony is to be given away and some lucky boy or Leon Gordon play which the Wright Players will revive at the Victory theater for the coming week, begln- NO ADVANCE INlPRICE! girl is going to ride home with it. VOiUD'S KNOR In death-defying slide and pap through space DAILY 4 AND 10:30 LONESOME TEXAS SOTiiflY STARTS POLE-SITTING MARATHON SUNDAY AT 2 P. H.

Seef him begin what promises to be one of most interesting endurance tests of its kind. DANCE TONIGHT orS Free picnic grounds Fun Features-Visit Zoo, Aquarium. Champion Ski Jumper Remains Another Week yCXLLWORTII debutante, whose inqulsitlveness pro FAMOUSXDANCE ARTISTS vides considerable mirth motivation. -'r "5' r-f- WHAT As a legitimate production "Mrs. A SHOW! A CLUB! Cheyney" enjoyed long runs in both TUESDAY HICIIT-aULY 23 Another Big Treat! BEN BERNIE HIS BAND London and New York, and it has KE YOUR been produced in all the English- RESERVATIONS NOW speaking countries on the globe.

In the New York production, the role Lin. 8fS Call Lin. 1033 enacted by Miss Shearer was made rREEHVICII famous by Ina Claire. Other lead tag actresses have essayed it, but VILLAGE never has it been more ably pre 24 JULY 7 sented than by the fascinating Norma Shearer, for whose lntrigu ing personality It seems to have been especially written. The cast has been most carefully Ve'thank the MIES' chosen and presents leading names of both stage and screen, and every part, regardless as to brevity, stands out with remarkable clarity and does high credit to each 'ousands of pa- ftronsj who have beehuith us dur For those who like smart comedy I built around a most interesting plot, ing the past week in i hit7 i frf nirWw wn iii iiis i rTinT xr' The Last of Mrs.

Cheyney" oilers the acme in entertainment. THE GREAT SIEGFRIED. XENIA AVENUE. ALLEN AND SAMUEL STREETS Tonight9Grand Finale (COMMUNITY NIGHT) Distribution of Prizes! aim have given us their liberal 3c FOR EVERYTHING-3C PONY GlifEN AWAY ALL NEXT WEEK BEGINNING TOMORROW FREE-HAAS BROS, to p.m. STATE.

The "voice fade-out," a clever me 1, ftalronage." i chanical arrangement by which the voice of a screen player in a talking picture may be made gradually to fade out and correspond to the action he is describing, was evolved by I mi 'Because of the great interest fihown in the dally performances during the past week of the great Siegfried, world's champion ski jumper, Forest park will hold him ever as a free attraction for another week, beginning Sunday with two performances dally at 4 and 10:30 p. m. Starting from a high point on a runway, Siegfried makes a during descent, using Norwegian skis, ordi narily used on snow-covered mountain paths, leaps into spasa at the end of this run and then lands on the ground with the ease and grace for which skilled ski Jumpers are noted. To make his attraction more spectacular, Siegfried in his night performances carries large flares with him on his descents, making a bill-llont reth ss he makes his rapid slide and leap through space. The Executive BE SURE TO ATTEND! YOUR VISIT TONIGHT TO THE FESTIVAL GROUNDS Director Howard Higgin and Benjamin Glazer, head of Pathe's sound Committee.

SENSATIONAL ACROBATS YOU WILL NEVER FORGET! for una In "The Leather neck," William Boyd's new pathe dialogue and sound picture, which.