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THE WICHITA BEACON: SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 26, 1922 4 I At The Kansas 1 Turn to Right to Play a Week at the Wichita The Picture Is Another of jrWffijnJ "The Light in the Clearing" Will Be Shown at Kansas "The Light in The Clearing," a companion picture to "Eben Holden," will be the feature at the Kansas Theater the first three days this week. It is a photoplay full of tender pathos and sparkling humor. The author is Irving Bacheller. It is a picture that will find a place close to the heart of every lover of romance, according to critics who have viewed it. On the same program will bo a comedy, "Saving Sister Sue." Hoot Gibson in "Action" will be featured the last half of the week at the Kansas Theater.

The comedy will be "A Perfect Villain." "The Light in the Clearing" is the masterpiece of a master, writer. Mr. Bacheller's publishers have printed more than 900,000 copies of the book and it has been translated into fourteen languages. There is a strong love interest and a pretty romance in the story. It is one of those dllght-fully rural and old-fashioned tales that Bacheller loves to tell.

Director Ingram's Successes. rr III fl All lamas week A SCENK FROM "THE MGHT IN THE CLEARING. What Is generally conceded by the motion picture world to be one of i he best photoplays of the year will be presented all of this week at the first Mioraf an Event III Want a Wery Wampy Wamp; She Must Be of 1922 Vintage, Besides In Wichita oiarung Monday Vamp experts, snap into It! What is the 102a model of vampire? Bill Fox, movie producer, wants to know. He's getting ready to splurge on "A Fool There Was" and wants a One of the first to show "Turn to the Right" in the U. S.

A. Our presentation is really brilliant with color, setting, music, prologue and atmosphere. We have secured the talent an equipment to make it perfect. wery wampy wamp. Beulah Dix Writes 3 Million Words, 25 Years Three million, eight hundred and twenty thousand words 03,820,000) in 25 years.

Such is the prolific record of Emmett J. Flynn, director, has looked over more than 100 prospects, and advise that the Fox organlzatlou is laying off the types described as Beulah Marie Dix, successful I II novelist, playwright and scenario follows She must not be the old, gleezy, snakey sort of person. writer who recently completed the The baby vamp who cuddles and script of "The Ordeal," W. (Somerset Maugham's story which Is being done lisps won do. as au Agnes Ayres picture.

The daring show girls who lures with silken lingerie and clgarets is Those who wonder at the cause of such a flow of words need wonder no passe. Rather, he wants something along this rrder, as describe! by Merton Clivette, Greenwich Village vamp longer for here is the literary output of Beulah Marie Dix, 0 stage plays, 10 novels and 2(1 photoplays, five of Arranged by Lee D. Balsly. ik Picture Greater Than the Great PSay that ran 443 times in New York, 3 1 9 in Chicago. Written by Winchell Smith, author of "The Fortune Hunter" "Ughtnin "Thank You," "Brewster's Millions," in collaboration; and John Hazzard.

which were originals. painter, who says of the vamp of today. "She must be cold instead of affectionate; she must be distant and It's quite a while since Miss Dix graduated from Rndcliffo College and first uulimbered her fountain Den commercially hut it will be Wichita Theater. It is "Turn to the Eight." Thia is the filmlzatiou of the famous tage play of that naje which pmyed 443 times on Broadway. The screen version was produced by the unions young director, Rex Ingram, who won International renown with his screen portrayal of "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse." The Prologue Additional features to be presented all week on the same program with 'Turn to the Right" Include a vocal prologue "Smile Thru Your Tears." with Kathleen Kersting; Film symphony orchestra playing "The Evolution of Dixie" with the Prlzma colored picture, "Down In Dixie." "Turn to the Right" Is the story of a small town youth who, unjustly sent to prison, pals up with two crooks.

But having served his term lie decides to go buck to the little home, arriving In time to find that the hard-hearted village skinflint is about to close out a mortgage on the homestead. With the aid of his two crook pals 'a way Is found to beat out the old skinflint, and then the two crooks under the homey Influence of the a Red mother find a new road to life and love. All that delightful mixture of heart throbs and smiles from the public In the stage play has been preserved and intensified in the screen version. In the leading femtniue role is Alice Terry who won her way to fame in "The Four Horsemen" and "The Conquering Tower" while playing opposite her is Jack Mulhall who has made a reputation on both stage and screen. And Harry Myers Others in the cast are Harry Myers, who was the Yankee in "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" George Cooper, Edward, Connelly, Lydia Knott, Betty Allen, Margaret Loomis, William Blctcher, Eric Mayne and Ray Ripley.

Miss Terry is a last year's high school girt who has features of a delicately appealing sort. She always wins her audience. Harry Myers is in class by him-self ss a light comedian, He has the part of a lovable crook in "Turn to the Right." Seven Past Favorites Re-Issued by Paramount haughty, instead of coy and luring; she must invite but repel; she is subtle instead of brazen. Only arouse granted that as a mine of saleable, playable and scrcenablc words she has been somewhat of a bonanza. her and she is an iceberg, driving men crazy with her cold beauty and haughty allure." Miss Dix Is happily married and has one child, 11 years old.

Like Mary Roberts Rinehart the literary Sweet "Wild Irish success of Miss Dix has had uo de terrent effect on the happiness of her domestic life. Rose" Is Filmed by 200,000 Radio Fans Get Vitagraph Company New York, March Wild Wireless Scenario Lesson "A famous critic has said that movie actors should be seen and not Irish Rose" is being filmed by Vita- graph. That seems a smart move. No other country at present enloys more publicity than Ireland. Hook ing up a photoplay with current events most discussed should prove a popular thing.

The picture is adapted from "The Shaugraun," the stage success of Dion Boucicault, and Chauncev 01- cott's song, "My Wild Irish Rose." "The Shaugraun" was first played on the stage at the Drury Lane Theater, in London, in 1S75. It has since become a stock company favorite. "Colleen Bawn" and "Jeanle Deans" heard." "He should have further added that scenario writers should be and not seen." It was diminutive and wise Anita Loos, noted photodramatist, lecturing some 200,000 radiophone "bugs" scattered thruout the United States and Canadu the other night on how to master the art of scenario writing. Anita was talking into the transmitter of WJZ, the Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing Company's broadcasting station at Newark, N. J.

Listening in and absorbing snatches of the talk at Chicago, Constance Talmadge, having completed the making of "The Primitive Lover," was thrilled. For Connie like Anita, is a wireless fan and has not been a bit lonely since making Los Angeles her producing headquarters, because she has a little radiophone in her room, which brings the whole world crowding into her white stucco home by the mere getting of a dial and the turning of a switch. are two ether plays written by Bouci cault, who used to play leading parts pgr 1 I 'I is '1 'B) A yfi UW)L I I r34 i 1 Ml ri I -rrniTi 1 I vA ir 1.1 I''l it" fV in ma dramas. Chauncey Olcott's song easily finds a place in the ten most popular bal To comply with requests for the return of some of the best pictures of two and three years ago 1'ara- ii nlanttoH A vs. lnds of the past five decades.

"Sweet Rosie O'Grady," "Perfect Day" and "Sliver Threads Among the Gold" are probably the only ones more J1JUKI1L JlH-Htl IPST iibuiii-u issue seven of their most popular popular. Pat O'Malley and Puullne Starke head the cast of the new film. Little Richard Daniels, who has more Snub's Engaged; So Is Marie Mosquini; Yes, It's to Each Other, Too freckles on his nose alone than Wesley Barry has on his entire countenance, will also have a featured role. If you saw this kid iu "The Little Minister" the version starring Alice Calhoun you'll not dispute it. Pauline Starke, in my estimation, is one of the best actresses of the screen.

She isn't pretty and she doesn't pose in silly attempts to look pretty. O'Malley played in Chauncey Olcott's stage company three years. Everything considered, "My Wild Irish Rose" holds more promise than any of the moves now in the making. screen promicunns. j.hc seven yi-turcs will be released as a unit for one week's program.

They will be "The Miracle Man," "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," "Old. Wives for New," "On With the Dance," "Don't Change Your Husband," "Behold My Wife," and "Male and Female." Many people have complained that nfter a good picture is shown it is and becomes dead. In order to Rive the movie patrons of today a chanco to see what were considered the successes of yesterday Paramount is making this experiment The seven pictures will be shown in the Rtvoll Theater in New York first and then will be released tbruout the country as a unit.

Three of the pictures in the program, "Old Wives for New," "Don't Change Your Husband," and "Male and Female," are Cecil B. DeMllle productions. "The Miracle Man" was jnade by the late George Loane ucker George FlUmanrice produced -On With the Dance;" Dr. Jekyll nnd Mr. Hyde" was directed by John 8 Robertson with John Barrymore in the dual rplej and "Behold My Wife" was a George Melford pro-, duct ion.

Charlie Chaplin is a bricklayer in "Pav Day," his next comedy. It was filmed at night. This is the first time he has used artificial light in the filming of his comedies. Tom Moore and Edith Roberts will have the leading roles lq "Fawned," film version of Frank It. Packard' story.

In the Movie Grab-Bag Harry "Snub" Pollard, and Marie Mosquini are the latest film celebrities to confess, that the little god of love is a fineraarksman. Work has always seemed first with both Mr. Pollard and Miss Mosquini, whose apparent matter-of-factness in the making of one mirthquake after another permitted small opportunity for sentiment. So when the news leaked out, studio friends of the happy pair had the thrill of their lives Now that they have had time to digest it, everybody who has looked on while a comedy featuring Pollard was In the making is remembering little domestic scenes that were more prolonged than necessary for "registering." In all these comedies Marie Mosquini Is either "Snub" Pollard's sweetheart or wife, and if the latter, sweetheart as well. The engagement follows a long friendship which began in the Hal E.

Roach Studios dating from the days when Marie Mosquini did small bits in Harold Lloyd one-reelers. Long before Miss Mosquini ever dreamed of being a leading lady, or Harry Pollard featured in comedy, the two met at various parties and also appeared in snap shots together. Two years ago last November when Hal Roach, formed the "Snub" Pollard company, he placed Marie Mosquini opposite the comedian as leading lady. Now they are on their 106th one-reeler. 33 tt Leah Baird completes "When the Devil Drives." Wally Reid will be supported in "The Dictator" by Lila Lee, Theodore Kosloff, Kalla Pasha, Alan Hale, Walter Long, Fred Butler and Sidney Bracey.

Scenes for the four-part film showing the life of Frederick the Great were shot in the royal palaces at Berlin and Potsdam. Irvln Willat will direct Dorothy Dalton in her next picture, tentatively palled "The Chattel." Constance Talmadge intends to forsake straight comedy for more dramatic roles. She is to star in "East Is West" Barbara Tennant, who was a star 10 years ago when a two-reeler was a feature, returns to the screen in "The Masquerader." A Picture directed by the man who made "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse," and "Conquering Power." Rex Ingram is a master picture producer. "TURN TO THE RIGHT" has a SUPERB CAST that includes such favorites as Alice Terry, Jack Mulhall, Harry Myers, George Cooper, Edward Con-nelly and Lydia Knott. A Tome on Tom Vocal Prologue Introducing1 KATHLEEN KERSTING the child wonders-age 13, singing "MIGHTY LAK'A ROSE" and "SMILE THRU YOUR TEARS" with Orchestra assisting.

3 Times Daily 3:45, 7.45,9:45 It's a rare privilege to present this spe-. cial attraetion. Film Symphony while the Wichita Orchestra plays "THE EVOLUTION OF DIXIE" a Prisma Motion Picture "Down in DUie" will be shown. This marks the true blending of pictures and music. You'll be thrilled with its beauty.

Thomas Meighan was born in Pittsburgh, Ta. He attended schools in that city and altho his parents had slated him to be a physician he successfully evaded their plans and took up a stage career. His first stsge experience was with Henriette Cross-man who hired htm as an extra man for her company while playing "Mistress Nell in Pittsburgh. A season with Grace George and two years with stock company work in Pittsburgh served to establish him as one of the leading Juvenile men in the country. On the stage he appeared with such well known players as Elsie Dc Wolf, John Mason, Willie Collier, and David Warfleld In "The Return of Peter Grlmra." His last stage play before entering motion pictures was "On OPEN 11 TO 11 16c 15c 20e Plus Tax Kansas MON.

WED. TUE. SPECIAL DE LUXE PRESENTATION MONDAY AT 2:30 P. M. In honor the visiting Exhibitors' Convention and Motion Picture Men and special preparations necessary for this big program, the doors will open Monday at 2:30 with program starting at 3:00.

3 'The LIGHT in the CLEARING' Irving Bachellers Greatest Stortj CHRISTIE COMEDY DOROTHY DEV0RE in "SAVING SISTEE SUSIE" Little Sister Snsie Is so Fetching That She Fetches the Maa Ticked Out fof Her Catty Older Fister ORGAN TRIO MUSIC THAT PLEASES BEGINNING TUESDAY Pictures start at 11:30 and run continuous to 11 p. m. Prologue given 3 times daily, 3:307:309:30. MONDAY'S SCHEDULE 2:30 Doors Open 3:15 Down in Dixie 3:00 Orchestra 3:25 Kathleen Kersting 3:05 News 3:35 Turn to The Right Continuous to 11 p. m.

Trial." One of his first pictures was "The Fighting Hope." in support of Laura 1 Hope Crews. He supported such film actresses as Charlotte Walker, Blanche Sweet, Edna Goodrich, Marie Doro. Pauline Frederick. Velasks Sumtt and Billle Burke. His work in film has always been highly ef-fecllve but dating from "The Miracle Man." thru ihe William de Mille pro-i iluction "The Prince Chap." "Conrad in Quest of His Youth" and the Cecil H.

DeMille picture "Male and Female." and "Why Change Your Wife" he gained steadily In popularity. Among his more recent motion pictures are "Carry Ricks." "A Prince There Was," "If You Believe It "The Proxy Daddy," and "Our Lead-, ing Citizen." an original story by George Ade which he is now making. Meighan Is six feet tall, weighs pounds and baa dark brown hair and' blue ere. 1 Kiddies 10c Anytime Adults 10c Extra.