The San Francisco Examiner from San Francisco, California • 11

--THE -SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINE MONDAY. OCTOBER 1923 11 51 LIGHTS OF A) BROADWAY" IS HIT AT WARFIELD Belle of Shantytown MARION DAVIES 'MERRY WIDOW NEWMIX ILM 1ST PEOPLE' OmigoshlTub'n Everything! Yes! 'Wildflower' Has Popular Appeal STARS AS "FELY CALLED TRIUMPH 11 AUDEE1MC TWENTIETH IE At the President yesterday The I Best People," Avery Hopwood'a GRANADA "The Lucky an original play starring Tom Mix. Directed bv J. G. Blystone.

Produced by William Fox. THB CAST: Rand Foatar Tom Mil By IDWAL JONES. If Nietzsche were alive and could be Induced to collaborate with, say Michael Arlen (not that we can stand Arlen) on a drama which Krans Lehar could reset with lovely and heady Viennese "iis WARF1ELD THEATERj "Llflhtt Charlotte Greenwood In "Her Morning Bath." Actually! A tub, turkish towels 'n' everything! You can Just trot right up to the Orpheum and see the long-limbed Letty emerging from her tub. In addition to manipulating the sponge and towel, Miss Greenwood does some of her famous songs and dances, which reveal her in all her glory, with her elongated limbs and arms swinging in her own inimitable ft There are two "revues" on the bill. One is offered by Hugh Skel-Iy.

brother at the popular Hal Last night witnessed the opening of the fourth week of "Wildflower" at the Columbia Theater, and the audience again applauded the soore ot more of musical hits that have become the popular rage with San "April Blossoms," "Goodbye, Little Sweetheart have become the leaders in -popularity. Eva Olivotti, as the little temperamental peasant girl, Nina, carries away most of the honors of the play. She Is a splendid actress and Old Broadway," starring Marion Daviea, a Cosmopolitan produc mill Pot Killi IHvrt. tion for Mstro Mayer Goldwyn, I r.unor nuut Denmui Malcolm Walt Aunt Kuth Clarissa Srluj-u Ianr Ann Ptininrton Valft Gimnia THriii Foutar'i lidfick J. Fundi MtcDotwld directed by Monta Bell.

THIS CAST Fair OTtndf Marlon paHaa Dirk Da rUiondo Naaal Lara hart Rhonda Frank Currlar And (born K. Arthur By BUFORD GORDON BENNETT, We got the shock of our life ShABtut Tanoy I harlaa McHurtt i Mra. O'Tandy Elaanor Lawaon I Mra. De Rhonda lulls Swaroe Gordon I Widow Gorman Boiinf I when we arrived at the Granada yesterday, crawled into a comfort who appeared at the Or. pheum recently, and Emma Helt, with a company including Helen Ellfelt and the Janls Sisters in delightful song studies and character lellneationa.

Others in the revue are Bra lie and Pallo. a. t1r of able lose out of rays of the sun, addition dances through the. play with vim. Arthur Burckly's characterization of Guido is another outstanding hit In "Wildflower." uses tola fiue tenor voice to excellent ad 1 'f 1 Marion Davies' A 1 -s.

Vra llfillX Old (2 BroadWay," If. 1 s' her '4 latest i greatest on. the I' the Vfe -Cp M)rf J' A Warfield. iota i-aitor worn Bunn; Joa We her Gor M.rrli I and found Tom Mix the inimitable La' Ftelda Bernard Bariar I into a light opera! Question; What would happen? Answer: The equivalent Erich von Stro-helm's Merry Widow." Twice, sides black and blue from elbow poundings for a Von Stroheim picture comes, alas I but oncf a twelve-mont Mix cavorting on the silver sheet Tnonaa A. soiaon aiandno i louna Taaay HooaiTelt Blart as Don Juan.

And Tony, the brown nimDie dancers, and Lew Kessler, Boowralta FUhar Karl farce-comedy, entered the twentieth Week of Its run. The cast includes one actress who has made a unique record. Florence Roberts, whose work as the aristocratic mother has won her great praise, was brought here by Duffy from the East, when he began his regime at the Alcazar, and appeared as the colored mammy in "The Cat end the Canary." She is the only member of the original Henry Duffy Players who has played continuously for that period, having' been transferred from the Alcazar to the President In order that she might appear in "The Best People." Dale Winter and Dorothy La Mar were both absent from the Alcazar for six weeks during tha run of "Cobra." Miss Roberta, by the way. Is not related in any way to the Florence Roberts who starred at the old Alcazar before the fire of 1906. Jfc 7fc iK "Braveheart" now tn production for Cecil B.

De Mllle under the direction of Alan Halo, is not a dog picture as might be supposed by the itle. Rod La Rocque plays the title role. Clarence D. Badger has begun naklng "Hands Up," Raymond Griffith's next for Paramount vantage. W.

J. McCarthy's cbmedy eyed Tony, riding like mad through the streets of Spain, accessory to ram waggerty and Bobbie Par sons! work is well done and Carrie Rey By IDWAL JONES the crime. At first we thought It "trailer," an advertisement for John nolds. Walter White, Charles Edler. Bobby Higgins, with others the Augeros, a dancing team, all One of the particular bright spota on the bill is the appearance of Joe Morris and Beth Miller, whose comedy antics are a scream.

The Tha lights, that twinkle In "The lights stt Old Broadway." unfurling 'now, on the Warfleld screen. Barrymore, who is soon to star in "Don Juan." But it was only Tom share in "Wiiariower a triumph. having a dream, a weird dream of enaing ot their turn with the danc are those that come In bottles, be how he should conquer his girl and Barrie Autograph Is ing or thw "Charleston" Is a verlta ble riot. make her marry him Instead of the tag Mr. Edison's epochal Invention.

When they first shone on four- Book Stall Souvenir rascally no-account count from Carlton Emmy and his "mad wags' have a novel offering. Eta: "somewhere In Europe." During the war one ot the Red teenth street in New York, they precipitated, a financial panic, as we emerg from the Francis Theat tilled with. tl. conviction tha it is a msjui Look Hoy Is one of the first femalt Cross chapters in' London solicited authors for copies of their books bad in lta way as the "borrasca'l Tom looks far superior In cowboy regalia than he does masquerading ss Don Juan, that Is, If you take him seriously in the latter sequence. Chinese 'Impersonators to come, to America.

His slater- appears in and manuscripts to be sold for the of 98. Electric stocks went sky the act with him. benefit of the British soldiers. These were to be auctioned, the Gas stocks dropped with a hideous crash. The old order The program opens with Bill Lorraine and Sam Howard in an act triumph of tlu cinema.

The plot oi "The Merry But as a comedy and burlesque, "The Lucky Horseshoe" holds a deal Of merriment for Granada specta changed, and history was made. tale to be In charge of J. M. Barrie and E. V.

Lucas. or good comedy titled Until Lawrence Eyre wrote "The tors. While Herbert Brenon was In Widow," as Controversies." Real exponents of the art of equilibrism, the.Eauillo The popular star starts out as a London conferring with Barrie familiar to Merry Wives of Gotham" the dramatic' valhe of that episode was ignored. Now, with Marion Da vies as the capable star, that play is on Brothers close the bill. about the Paramount screen production of "A Kiss for Cinderella." every one as "Little Red Rid-lng Hood," is faint-hearted cowboy who could ride a busting broncho fearlessly, but when It came to telling a woman he loved her ah, that's a horse of ingS should do, under the stress of the screen as "Lights of Old Broad In which Betty Bronson Is to have the leading role, he ran across one of these books, a large paper copy the most violent of emotions.

just Grauatark- We venture to say that the great another color. But to make a long story short, Tom's buddy gives him Monta Bell. the direotor, has and-water. Rather thin of "Quality On the title est love scene delineated by the mo crammed a hundred different as page of this, which he had been tion picture camera Is that bit a copy of "Don Juan" to peruse in 'lis idle moments and Tom learns pects of Father Knickerbocker's stuff, verily. But by sheer genius asked to autograph, Barrie haa where Sally and Prinee Danilo con Jolly old town into his version.

a lot about women. The result is written: fess themselves after that little and imagination live-cent beer, the goats in Har At six 'twas thus I wrote my name. his dreamy trip to Spain with Tony. Blllle Dove and Ann Pennington lem. the Bronx shantytown, Tony supper In tha alcove.

Here, like wise, is sheer poignant loveliness the great Erich has made ot it J. Barrie. Pastor's variety house, the A.P.A At'twelve It was not quite the same. and as great beauty aa screen has are Mixle leading women. Miss Dove as the American girl, who while James M.

Barrie. a 'fabrication as potent to the beholder as a yet purveyed. Mae Murray gives a brilliant per waiting for her cowboy sweetheart riots and the Orangemen's parade, shlllalahs, Fenian bricks, red-'ahlrted firemen, bustles, feather boas and barouches these be At twenty, thus, with a caress, 'NELLIE Mr FRANCES BITE to pop the question almost mar James Matthew Barrie. formance aa the Widow. This is tumbler of whis ries the other man, and Miss Pen At thirty I admired it less: some of the Ingredients of a merry the first time we have ever seen net act John Gilbert as Danilo seerm ky and chartreuse mixed J.

M. Barrie. and strenuous emulation now nington as a dancer of sunny Spain Miss Pennington does more dancing than Bhe does acting, but the At forty-five It became so: I APACHE ORCHESTRA, STARTS r--7Sw' I NITE! I "i-VfA1" With Ftrt I I GRAND I I MASQUE I Carnival fa, JLl unapproachable, and Roy D'Arcy ar Like Goets von J. M. B.

gone from the earth. VIVACITY DISPLAYED the rather swinish but urbane an OPENS dT GOLDEN 1 1 ingen, Erich has an camera registers generously much And soon I thing the M. will go. often agreeable Crown Prince Mlrko Miss Daviea plays with all the of the Pennington charm and whim J. B.

iron hand, smites Is unique. No doubt Von Stroheim sprightly vivacity her role calls for. sicality. Tony, aa usual, is the co-star with Mix. hard and can't One tear for twenty's youthful swank And then the name becomes a blank.

took themvto pieces, molded them together again and Infused then' with his own personality, A it Is abide nonsense. As good dancing as the screen has ever witnessed is to be beheld In On the Granada Automatic Stage A satirical mystery plot, plenty Frances White, songstress and Corinne Griffith has completed Is "Grand Opera vs. Jazs," in which her stunts before Pastor's foot The first thing he did was to they are a gorgeous trio. of songs and dances, a clever cast dancer, proved a favorite yesterday The Neapolitan Quartet Johnny lights, where she leads the merry- work la "Caesar's Wife" and will vacation for three weeks before PEE-PUL WILL LIKE IT. at the Golden Gate.

Billy Joyce, and a chorus said to be 100 per cent gather up all the tago prom. merry with a speed and snap that Perkins, Alia Moskova, Ann Chris-toph, Ruth Williams. Helen Falk. who presides at the piano, is 1 a Also we Ilka Tully Marshall as starting her next attraction. "Ashes," C3 oeauty ail promise to make "Little Nellie Kelly" a big hit at the Wilkes 1 makes us think that the velocity of the Crook" chorus pleasing accompanist and also plays Hinds and Leonard, Johnny O'Brien, It Is said, has been selected.

the erotic and doddering old Baror who topples dead the evening of phoney 1 and lake cour sets and dron an enjoyable solo number. Harold Abbott and Orvllia De Pan has been grossly underestimated. where it opens tonight The nonsensical clowning, eccen Then her love scenes with the Alice Cavanaugh is "Nellie." Bhe them into the tric dancing and smart dialogue o( are featured with Verne Buck and the Synco-Symphonlsts in an elaborate act staged by Jack Parting Is small, golden haired and has the garbage nail and reputation of being one of the dain begin the Job Ed ana Tom Hlckey is a second popular turn on the new bill. Also Billy Chase and Charlotte Latour. ton.

The audience decides which it gay blade, Dirk De Rhondo (Conrad Nagel) cast. forth by his rigid old father because lie dallied with a actress, are exceptionally good. Nagel's work is better even with intelli tlest dancers to come to the Pacific Coast She has been a New York Mae Iviui, y. the nuptials. And George Fawcett na the aged King.

If that enjoyable scene haa not been cut out, you can see the old monarch In pajamas with plnce-ne awry, sawing off a corn with his rasor, while Her Highness, her phla besmeared with cold cream and her Jaw In a rubbe'-land for the benefit of a double chin, enjoys in her nightie a pre- gence. assisted by two capable players likes better, Jazs or grand opera. Yesterday's audience tied the popularity score. 1 fiJXltti M.t-wm illlallrillll.nilfalll Llailt.d laST illialaWmiTfl.kJ MARION jX favorite where she played in sev For half the story he takes you get a goodly share of applause foi than It was in "Sun Up." eraj successes. This is her first ap on an intimate romn.

through th their work In "Around the Corner," An individual style of comedy, pearance In California. a new Paul Gerard Smith sketch. Balkans. You dine on. smoked foat's flesh.

Charlotte russe. vin In Filmland youth, gaiety ot spirit ana dash Lester Cole, who plays Jerry Con- which shows a comparative love- roy, is a protege of. George M. Co- ordinaire; smell the pigs and attar- breakfaat pipe. these assets of Miss Daviea are utilized the full as ehe acta the hoydenlsh colleen, Fely.

She stoma "Finis" will be written across the i t-v a t-w a a i ban and is very similar In his way making and proposal scene between a rich capitalist and his society debutante and a pair of lovers Just oi-rosea; with the waiters, browbeat the peasantry, kiss the slate of the First National produo. These realistic episodes ana erotir analysis aside, "The Merry Widow" II llWIH of playing to the fascinating Cohan. like a hurricane at the aristocratic tion. "The Girl From village girls, pistol some one. enlov Joe Niemeyer and Una Fleming are orr tne iJowery.

is a masterpiece ot lyric beauty old dad who pomes to the shanty to this week. 'Barbara La Marr and the wit and perfumed cigarettes of In the closing spot on the bill featured dancers. nnd If It is possible for the Siren oust the Tandys, worthy speci Lewla Stone are the featured play charming artillery oincers, meet the Pasquall Brothers, three of the Walts to be 'transcribed visually, Betty Gallagher and Bob Carter mens of a nery race declared by some nice American chorus girls finest acrobats seen here In man then it has been achieved here. Thr era. legend to be highly antipathetic to do lots of team work and their danc- ana nave a pleasant time cener an exhibition of orchestra plays the score welt paying rent Ho bar Bosworth will play a fea in arum ing and keen comedy sense make them one of the show's many bright any.

tumbling and hand-to-hand bal This picture proves that Von Certainly nobody who likes the tured role in "The Golden Strain.1 ancing that, is little short of mlrac Then the stage story, of 'The Stroheim can direct a lso to the taste spota, Joe Grifien eccentric dancer, which Victor ScherUinger will di or aau ana Bi ulous. Merry Widow'! commences. It un Irish and Irish humor will complain there's a lack of it In "Lights of Old Broadway," for the romance Is is another dancing "marvel." of the general publio. The discriminating wjll find portions of it Other acts that proved popular folds, every inch packed with sslg- rect for Fox. alorious II Two brunette beauties, Rea Porter with opening day audiences were lncance.

It hasn been tAmnered as Hibernian as the Blarney Stone. and Grace Le Beau, wear stunning tr, is, u. win make a acreen with much, but passed through the ACCURATE DETAIL. clothes, while Eugene Borden, re as gratifying to the palate as caviare and crusty old wine. The pee-pul will like it for a good show The ingenuity of the Austrian'' adaptation of "The Futurity Win Joefiy Hyman, who misuses and JugJfi the English language in a rnajjjjwr that entertains, and Bert and Hasel Skatelle, who do diffi of Von Stroheim peculiar brain, it Is related with sardonic ner.

The background Is rich in accu- rate detail. The landing ot the membered here for his work In "The Lady," Is a Frenchman. Ida Moore ralety, Innumerable fratrlle laugh technique would take greater space Irish immigrants, their manner of and John Westervelt have comedy cult dances on roller skates. Al Rogell is making "The Over- than this to analyse and adequately II Iff 4 An Interesting picture feature is land Trail" for Universal. ter-maklng subtleties and joyous-nesa.

The director knows that the story Is not everything. His job is praise. roles. Franklyh Farnum and Kath-erlne Clare Ward give distinction living, the streets, costumes, transportation facilities and what not are displayed in interesting "Wild Justice," starrlne the urlant to typical Irish roles. German police dog, Peter the Great.

convey emotions to the spectator Marshall Hall dancing is anotner The story is set In the enow lands by a mastery of camera craft, by attractive feature. The chorus under shadows, tones and pantomime, so. the direction of Joe Niemeyer do Edison, young and obscure, the unknown power behind the electric boom, is well impersonated by Frank Glendon. His devices, the of the high Sierras, which affords some wonderful photography. Frances Teague, the San Francisco ac phisticated and impeccable always.

some spectacular dancing numbers. He la the romantio realist Be tress, plays the leading feminine hind the. strut the cock's feathers stock ticker, talking- machine and role. Tola Negri expects a new con nd shoddy panoply of the Balkan tract from Famous Players-Lasky peasant nobility you perceive the omber character and fire of the Hal Crane has been added to the which will Increase her salary, as the bulb light, and 'Brush's utilization of the dynamo give, the necessary touches that make for vari-slmilitude. i The players are admirably fitted she figures, possibly to 13,000 per folk.

staff of scenario writers at the Metro-Goldwyn studios in Culver week. GREATEST LOVE SCENE. city, to their roles. Frank Currier, the He la the psychoanalyst of the and Buck Black, the hoy who Im When The Viennese Medley" Is personates the youthful Teddy. screen.

His players, when they make love, don't heave their chests cut and edited June Mathls plans a "That Kaaio cang rom u. trip to New York to vacation and nd goose-step like underpaid stock the Fanchon and Marco offering, is rest It will be her first vacation of one of the best novelties yet given actors. They paw, yearn, weep and by this clever pair. A group of I length in several years. comport themselves as normal be radio stars from the Southland give stage veteran with a half-century of character work behind him, gives a Btrlklng portrayal of the old bank, er, De Rhondo, who goes to smash, almost, but who is saved at last moment by Fely rushing to deposit money In his counting-house.

And Charles McHugh as O'Tandy, a "broth of a bhoy" and terrible witn the cudgel for all his 'sixty years, hits off the Shantytown patriarch to the very Ufa 1 THOSE IN CAST. The cast Includes also George K. Arthur, Mathew Betz.iEleanor Law. eon, Wilbur Hlgby, Julia Swayn Gordon. Bodtl Rosing, George Bunnv a bright program of dialogue and songs.

Receiving sets are placed all about the big house as well as outside on the street and the stage i. Pletara i 1 ll Cosmopolitan Production Jr jjl 'THAT RADIO GANG FROM L. rAMOli STARS or RADIOL AND LLOYD HAMILTON COMEDY LIPSCHCLTZ MCSIC TOIP i at ik. ar ALL THE Jf program It broadcast over the en tire city. A Lloyd Hamilton comedy and Lipschults muslo further enliven WAY TO THE GOAL POST AND the bill, which should draw the mobs all week.

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