The Birmingham News from Birmingham, Alabama • 52

BUND AT. AIKIUIT 1lt ai Th South' Croat Nwpapt THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS FOURTEEN First Million Dollar Theater, To Open Monday CpM cf OSp Jvta2v Aa ano vfexvtf CbcuM CSU-fclWJiTifcV To appuw AT JMfc MfcNV yrQTZL flitz, Birminghams RITZ RIGGED UP FOR f' LARGE ROAD SHOWS 1 Kew Birmingham Theater Is Equipped To Spare Audiences All Eyestrain In preparing ihe Hid (or the thawing o( motion picture. well I ike Isrgr.i Irgitimate attraction touring the South, the Interline Amuf pent Company ha tpared no expense in equipping the playhouie with tlte latet type of projector and other theater equipment. The bulk of tho properly in Atlanta. 1urrhaar Include 14 prujei turn, a lralavertr.

full gtaar equipment, arc lamp, lamp and nereen. The projector, reflector arc lamp, spot lamp and tmneverter go into the projection booth The first two are for pic'ure Th projector atvc A r)ar. ptronfi ll(ht, InifRuHM by the reftrrtlni fetoprnent i Market two St Ion In pro nlrror arc lamp, a de-ly brought on ar ago. but a revo-ctlon. The poi lamp primarily for aolo acta, Southern Company Furnishes 250 Tons Structural Ti flaw? JAAOGt CtLLA AVw At SV-AB 0 eynr) i Bucks ANO tLCANOC OuCVCN 0OOOSN 0 Work For Ritz e-b-w CA0OB) liMPCOO ra on th itage, ample to take care ef the large! road production.

I all the rigging nrceaanry to present anything front a simple vaudeville number to the moat elaborate rnm-tdnatlon set. Equipping of the tugc ak.ne coat almot IIO.UAd A aerie rurtaln Include an asbestos curtain. front piece act. picture selling, two olio, three et of border and lour droti. upplcmcnted by in aet of line by ue of which Innumerable other piece may tie added.

Th ecreen. 11x1. built especially lor uae In lit Rltz, has a pec ml silver fibre surface. It Is hung at such angle that there no danger of tortlon Th danger of eyratraln la reduced to a minimum. 1 Diana kwf.

stMh Fw pnrn who rur a thtr hivi iny ldn of th amount of i no-fjeij to muko tho walla celling and floor aaf for the Ibouaand pound of burden placed upon them Vet. ateel la one of the moat Important itema to it" Into the conatruc-1 tlon of the modern building to In-1 aure atrengih and permanence Th Houthern Hteel Work a Company, of Birmingham, aupplled 250 lorn of atructuml afl and lnneoua ornamental ateel for the lilt Theater. A aingle girder importing the balcony In the lUtz Theater made by th( Southern Kfeel Worn Company, welgha 15 tuna. Homo of the other John Into which went steel made by thla company are: American Cast Iron JMpe Company. rupoU bulMlng and crane ways, 600, ten: Besaemer Foundry and Machine i Company, structural ateel.

200 tons.1 American Casket Company. new Production Of The Sea Hawk Thmur- Bouthrn; Dairies and others. (eta-HTi Gtoout- crpcitN 01 El 4 Reveals Traits That Add To His Popularity Birmingham And Broadway DT LESLIE CLEMWIDER Writrn Excluaivcly for Tho Bltmtnfham Ni PRINT RITZ PROGRAMS Enquirer Job Printing Company Gt Contract From Thtr All program and bills for the Ritz Theater will be printed by the Kn-qulrrr Job Printing Company. The company la known In ih theatrical and show world throughout the I'nlt-d State and has supplied program many seasons IN LATEST DESIGNS New yoi ard F. New Yc iOKK, Loveman, Joseph Loeb Has Shown Best Effects In Interior Patterns year RADIATOR CABINETS INSTALLED BY RITZ Theater Uses "Dixie Product In Protecting Interior Decorations In lin with th artistic and bu If til Interior fumiahlnra of th Hit Dili Radiator Cabnt hav ben 1n over each radiator.

Thla waa don to iovr th un-Mghtlv radiator and to itiv pmtf lion to th butiful nnd xinalvQ lntrior dcoratlona. Each Dixie rah int ha In it a concald copper humidifying attachment which add th proper moisture to th hot air. mak i in it healthful. b)nt L. "1...

In the study of the proper color effects put their beet forward In producing beauty in the Ritz Theater harmonise with the Interior The Southern Steel Works Com- i I puny is known to he equipped to han- die htg Jobs In all part of Alabama, Tho company has supplied metal for1 construction In Florida and Georgia. MASS SINGERS DRILLED Pfcopl Of England Are Enjoying Community Music LONDON. Aug. 14 (INS.H The people of London are being drilled In the art of mas Hinging. They are being roused out of their r1ou-nen and, now the initial tp hH i been tuken, they are enjoying them-Helves.

The "community singer, headed by (ilheon Young anti Eric Oodley. are rafonibIe for thin movement. Young etarced it by mounting an old tombstone in lie church yard of St. Martin'ii in the Fields and nhouting "Gather round, people, 1 want you to lng along with me." He had to ping by himaelf for a bit. Hut his enthusiasm and vitality Quickly communicated Itself to the croud and soon they were singing old i rence tho buginpla UvlUes the Kngllsh songs like "John Peel" and Birmingham retail section.

The Bailiffs Daughter of Isllngon," still, a year and a half ago Her- Many Follow Merchant In Opening Establishments In That Section founder of the club, and Mr. Kilpatrick, who are sailing shortly for Europe. The Southern Club I composed of students from 19 Southern states who are attending Columbia. In addition, each state has Its own club. Guests at the banquet Included presidents and "stunt" chairman of the stute clubs.

Mr. Stough declares the Alabama Club is the llvest outfit on the campus. A Birmingham friend was shopping along Fifth Avenue the other day. In a well known shop she asked a salesgirl: Have you any nice, soft felt huts?" "Yes, Just as nice and soft as your sweet Southern voice," answered the courteous salesgirl. P.

S. She sold the hat. Draperies artistically hung add much to the appearance of a theater, home or other Interiors. It Is In the Bltz Theater that the experienced drapers of Loveman. Joseph Loeb showed their handiwork with excellent effect.

The Loveman. Joseph Loeb organization took over the job of enhancing the beauty of the Ritz Theater with rich, colorful draperies of th latest design. How well their task has been done ran be seen by the public Sunday afternoon during the Inspection hours in the Ritz Theater. the body of a woman hanging from Men and women who have spent a tree on the Weston Club's course. HANGED ON GOLF COURSE WESTON Eng -Two golfer, found draperies.

Th Interior of the theater follows an early American motif, with Holland blue velvet valance -and galloons. The lounge is an example of perfectly tended shades of bluebell and violet. ESCAPES IN 170-FOOT FALL EASTBOURNE, Kng iAmnard Jeffries fell over a 170-foot cliff here, but mlracuously escaped with minor Injuries. Milton Sill been discovered hi new film Idol, according to Frederick Jame Smith. In a recent Issue of liberty Magazln-, he nays: "Milton Sill a Jan llokak, the hero Jn "Men of Steel." which afford him some of hi best screen moment since 'The Sea 1 a film oddity.

Rill 1 well Into hi forties. He 1 not th usual, cheery, celluloid personality. It depend neither upon Ubieties nor a rampant charm In tact. It I difficult to describe his box-office appeal. "Sills I a Chic i roan nd a gridu-gte of the University of Chicago.

It said that he left the Job of professor of psychology to enter the profession graced hr John Barrymore. That story was Invented by a pi ran gent back in tho palmy days when yarns wore yarns. Remember the taiee of Theda Bara and how she was born In the shadow of the pvran.lda? "Sills played oti the speaking stage for years and he first tried pictures In 1914. He was married In London four years before that. It was a long time before he got a star contract.

It Isn't easy for a leading man lo achieve stardom. Being cast opposite high strung feminine stars does not Kjvide many camera opportunities, feminine stars see to that. "Sills played a lot of he-man with a dour sort of earnestness, hut he was lacking In what directors call sex Aug. 14 Rlch-Johnson s-illed Into fork harbor the other day on the H. S.

City of St. Louis from Savannah. He was strolling along Broadway, glimpsing the sights, a few minutes after he landed. Dick says he saw no sea-serpents whatsoever that Is. on the ocean.

Yes. rMs. Johnston Is with him. New York newspapers were almost as excited about the Ala-iiama elections as the Birmingham papers wore. For several days previous to the electoral Armageddon, statements and counter-statements of the rival candidates were "front page stuff" here.

One newspaper actually had a staff correspondent on the Job, sending full reports of the race. Which goes to show that they all have to pay attention to Alabama these days. Sellers Stough, of Dothan, who is well known in Birmlng-luim. is now here at Columbia University for the Summer session. He is secretary of the Southern Club and president of the Alabama Club.

He was a guest at the annual banquet of the Southern Club given at the Hotel Astor the other night in the nature of a farewell to Dr. William Heard Kilpatrick, enamel to finish of the theater. an though they did it every day of their live. The community singing movement started in Australia and la going to be continued in all parts of London throughout the Hummer. appeal.

man Saks Hons ventured forth and opened the store at Second Avenue and Eighteenth Street, somewhat removed from what was then the retail shopping district. Today," stated A. C. Silverman, of TOOTH PATFNTF0 Herman Saks Sons, "this store is I UU Dnuori rM cni CU Jn the heart of the enlarged business section. Second Avenue has become the location of many new enterprise-.

The Jefferson Hotel under construction. The Hitz Theater is completed. The Jefferson Garage site "Then Sills did The Sea a type of tooth'-brush that 'hi had de" wlH.be the location for another build- Sabatinl story of pirate and swash- vised, by the patent office. A de- ng anf man other stores and build- bnckllng days. Ay a galley slave, scriptlon of the brush is as follows: nigs have followed our example, thus Fills Wore an exceedingly brief cos- "A tooth' brush having a head and showing our confidence in st Sec- tume plus a Jar of heavy tan gr ase bristles and a lip formed on one end cl Avenue was well Placed.

paint. Result, an avalanche of mall! of the head and extending substan- MOORE INCREASES FORCE congratulate the Ritz And they were kind enough to congratulate us Mrs. Lillian Jenkins recently joined: Flappers in Kansas and points West discovered Sills. He was made. 'Men of this new First National or eluctlon, directed by George Arrhainbaud.

was adapted from a short story by Fills himself, Yet the star did not write the whole thing for himself, in the usual actor fashion. Sills now gets 2.500 a week, and has a lot to say about his productions, as befits one of our first 10 male cinema idols Rally parallel to the bristles hut terminating short of the outer ends th sliel.w6od A Moore 'Realty Company. 803 Bankers Bond gagE'uble with the end bristles at tut. point intermediate their ends to sup- i 'dlnF-, 5 port the bristles and cause them 'to Moore Company Mrs. Jenkins was term a massaging pad when the connected with the A.

A. Lambill bristles are flexed there against." Realty 1 ompany. In addition the patent office dur- STUFFED BIRD HIS CHUM ir.g th week granted patent rights to ST. LOUIS, Mo. Thomas Ierrig, Robert L.

Doolittle and William a widower, carries brick and forth Hunter, of Montgomery, for a new his work stuffed canary bird of type of control valve. which his late wife was very fond. ALL CARPETS Samples Of Alexander Smith Worsted Wilton Velvet Guide For Theater Samples selected from the assort-! ment carried by Burger-Phtllips guided Ritz Theater officials in the selection of the carpets which were laid in the new showhouse. Worsted Wilton velvet carpet made by Alexander Smifh was laid by Rur-ger-Phillips throughout the Ritz The-; a ter. One thousand running yards of carpet were required to complete the work.

The ground floor, mezza-j nine and ante-rooms were Included in the contract. The Burger-Philllps organization found Itself fully equipped to handle the big job of supplying and laying the Immense amount of carpet, the finest grade of Its kind obtainable. The difficult workmanship was exe- cuted by the regular personnel In the carpet department of Burger-Philllps. New Process Aids Advertiser! In Getting Quality At Volume Prices On our interior decoration origination which we created for them When you enter the lobby of Birminghams newest theater, its iron stairway and Spanish draperies will stimulate memories Castilian, and perhaps a vision or so of the Alhambra. The interior of the theater follows an early American motif, with Holland blue velvet, valances and galloons.

The lounge is an example of perfectly blended shades of bluebell and violet. Briefly, we enjoy this work, we hope you will find our effects as intriguing as did we in working out the deco rative scheme. Our best wish to the Ritz consists of the hope that Birmingham people may enjoy their association with them as much as did we. I LOVEMAN. JOSEPH LOEB We Designed and Furnished All the Structural and Miscellaneous Steel Used In the Ritz Theater Congratulations! Ritz Theater Southern Steel Works Co.

Plate and Structural Steel Birmingham Signs are the show windows for theaters and on the manner of i presentation and appearance of the 1 show window depends the success ol the enterprise. A casual glance at show cards aqd I lobby displays hardly conveys a pood idea of the amount of technique required to set fortn the best qualities I of sign making. The I.vrlc Theater has carried out i a contract with the Holt Sign Com- pany fur year and a half for display slgnff and lobby decorations and exploitation work. The Holt Sign Company will do the same work for the Ritz Theater. The Holt Sign Company has just added a new department to Its shops, that of silk screen sign making which enables an advertiser to present his I message to the public In an ar'lstlc manner with much less cost than I heretofore.

The silk screen process Is quick, yet It enables volume output to be i effected. The screen Is placed on the paper or cardboard and the colored inks applied and, presto, the Job Is don. A sign of the same sort which formerly would have cost 25 or 480 can now bo produced at a fraction cf the former cost. All the desired effects are obtained. The signs can he varnished and made permanent.

The Holt Sign Company points to the silk screen process us a rlstlnct triumph in the sign making business of Birmingham, i 4.