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April 30, 1926 WILMETTE that did t7')t entirely hide his own features, hut in "The Blackbird," the two characters are played with no resort to glue or putty. R~nye A<iorec plays the leading femmme role in this '.'.' od Browning producti?n while Owen Moore essays a very Important role. The storv is an or.iginal by Tod Browning, the- director, and was adapted to the screen by \Valdemar Young. It is a MetroColdwyn- ).J ayer picture. LIFE Stage and Screen News and Reviews · ,. . . .. . .. · VILLAGE THEATRE The la rgcst' motion picture set ever rconstructcd and the greatest number of per~ons ever used for .one sce ne in an Alllcrican made motion picture are two oi the outstanding features of "The \\'andcrer," famous Biblical spectacl e, HOYBURN THEATRE which Raoul \Val sh dircctc<l for ParaI.(·IIHJilad e was the ..;trong-es t hcn:rag-e uwunt, ami which :will he seen at the u.;rd hy the rast of " :\f emory Lane" \.illagc theatre next Monday, Tue sday durin~ the 111 aking of the pictu-re . The and \Vcdnesday, Mav 3. 4 and 5. cn ni('.;:-;ion ntllH'" irom till· producer The su·nr. \\'iliCll ~ ~· that of an un- himseli. John :\f. Stahl. nalJl<'<l Biblical city, was built in the The filt11 "'" ·' o;cn·rned during the hot i11ot -hills nf Santa ~1onica, California, f n dian ~ u mn1 cr. :\II t h c players. in and cm·t·rs many hundred acres of rluding Eleanor Boardman, Conrad ~ToUtHI. ).fore than h'\·o hundred car- !\agel and \Villiam Haine . ..;. \\'l're conpenters and scores of technical as- stantly thirsty. Instead oi providing sistants were at \\'ork ior llH·re than them "·ith-cr, water, the benevolent 1 ~~..-.c~t.._...~4 three weeks corhtructing the hundred producer gave them lemonade - all tln:v 0 ..... - 1 - ~- DuJas . ..;in· buildings and \\'all:-. for the coul<l drink. :-l'l ' Stahl a nnounce s that the rt:-.trlh prnThe e<L..;t nf "The \V anclern" in - 1ucccl In· the lem onade v;ere Yen· cl ude s the mo:-.t di st ingui shl'd acting happy . 'i'he beverage was exceedingly talent in the motion pictun~ industry. tasty, and so is the picture, according .\rnung the featur:td players arc li st ed to Stahl. :-til' h na nJt·..; as Ernest T(Jrren ce, \ VilFilm fans will ha\'e an opportunity liam Collier, Jr., \Vallace Beery, tn judge for them . elves, however, " ·hen Tyrone Pu\\'er, Creta Xissen and "~1 em on · Lane comes to the Hovburn Kathlyn \\ 'i lli ;un~. Other playe rs in · hcatrc 1~cxt 1fonday. It is a firs-t K aYoatr Home Tht"atre the spectacle includt: Kathryn Hill, tiona! picture produced by Louis B. - .f. C. Koppel~ ltlanaglug Director Cenrg-e Riga ~. Holmts l ferbert, Snitz ~I ayer. 7::10..8: Mat, 'I'D··· So30 Edwards, Lionel Brahm . Sojin and Duke Kahana111 rlku. ln addition to THE NEW CAMPUS ~ llun., 'J'uf.'N, unci \\' t·cl., 'lny :t--1-a the feature picture there will be a Hal F<l<lie Gribbon has added another of Hoa ch comedy, "II ired and Fired" and his famous "hard-boiled" characterizaa Pathc new s reel. tions to the screen. "l\1 annequin," the $50,000 l.ih,:rty magThis time it is "One Round Kcllev" 6 \\ ' lth l·:rnt·s t Torrf"nt·t· anti . az ine prize story by Fannie Jlur:-.t will a character created 1)\· Zane Grrv · i.n : Cirf"tn -'lssrn 1Jt the attraction on Thnr:-da,·. ~{a,· 6. "De:;ert Gold." which. \\·as made. b\· Inrlucled in the cast of the picturl' -arc Paramount and features Shirle\· Ma'iOI~ ! \lsu J>nfiH' ""H' :and '"llirt·d :end Fh·t·tl," 11 :11 Ho:~t·h ('omt·ti,· Alice Joyce, \Varn er Baxter, Dolores \'eil Hamilton, Robert Frazer and \Vil~ L'o..;te ll o, Za Su Pitt s and other:-. 'l'hnc liam Powell. 'l' hnrl'4du,·, 'lu,· U will abo bt· a Pathe comt.:dy artd a Uolurt·s ('u:..tt·llu in George B. Seitz directed the picture. Pathl' re,·ie,,·. 1.eon I·:rml. \Yho \Yill bL rcmt·mh<'red The supervising- editor was Lucien ior his work on the stage and scree n lluhhard. "De:;ert Gold" comes to the \"t'\\' Campus next ~fonclay and Tue:-;' .......... .......... , . nnd t·ntht· n.-,·it-w in ···s ally," a n<l Ill ore recc n t ly in ·· l.ou ic ·ctay. · tht' Fmtrteenth." which clo se d in ChiAfter many months in the featured Fri. and Sut., .\ luy 7-, "' cag(l this month \\·hen the actor was rnle of "Silence" on BroadwaY, H. B. l.t·on Errul ancl Uoruth,· (Oi~h in injurl·d . in a iall, ,,·ill he see n Friday .tnd Saturday, ~fay 7 ancl 8 in "Clothe~ \\'arncr returns. to the screet~ ::1 the "~CLOTHES \l;d,e the Pirate." This film \\·as taken ·) -a-a· ·~n_, ___ , _ _ _ .; irtttll till' rollicking story hy I lolman f Newell & Retchin D.t ,.. It tt· ll s tl1e ston· of Trelllhlc-at- ' l.:1test Pn t ht· _ , t-ws nnd ··Hi:t.zie ~ n ·il Tidd. tlw taii~Jr a;Hl the nw . ..;t timid H:ecl.· lit·s," Uut"k !'it·nnt>tt ( 'omt·dy~lll.ttt in Bo..;t ' . Through a se ri es of rni ,take:- he goe:-; tu ~ea in cominancl of ~:et. · ' lnt:..., :! :md 4 ··· m, t The HnuNf' of Hnrmon,. a pira tl· ship, ma:-.querading ·as a fam............._.f._.,,._.,._., .....~ ·._.... .._.~...._..,~· ou:- piratl' captain CJt the tim es. His = Continuous ac!YL' IItnn·:-. make one long laugh from Everv Dav-2 :15 to 11 :15 hl'gi nnin~. t_n l'lld. ~\ · .'~f ack Srnnet 1\f . W. "L" Station at Howard i comedy, Drzzy DadclJt· s and a Pat he ~ I ~~·tnrfln~·. "uy hct ~NEW lll'\\' S reel rnrnplete the bill. John Barrymore in "The Sea Beast" and \ctol 1' 11 )1.-uJou title role of "Whispering Smith," the who made· the biggest hit of her career Metropolitan picture which will be as Maisie in th e stage play, "Lilies of shown Wednesday. the Field," ha:> her fourth screen role \Varner is perhaps without an equal in Adolphe Me'njou's latest picture, "A on ::.tage or srcecn in point of popu- Social Celebrity," which comes ~riday larity. His work in "\Vhispering Smith" and Saturday. This is the comedy far outshines any of hi s previous screen elrama written by Monte Katterjohn c ha racteriza tion s. and directed by Mal St. Clair in ·which Evelyn Arden, wife of Jack : Mulhall Menjou starts out as a, l>arber in an fashioned mid-western shop. is Minnie J one,.-;, the vamp, in Fo~ old Film s production, "The Dixie ~lcr Through the help of Miss Drake as chant," which will be the feature at- ~Ir s. Jack son -Greer, a New York sotraction on Thursda\'. Screenicalh· ciety matron, he becomes the proprietor =- peak i11 ~. 1·: n ly 11 111 a k~ s a won de rf t; I of Gotham's leading beauty salon. Yalllp, and _I ack ~I ulhall, who has the j 1~===============~ :eadi ng male role in the picture, says that dome :-;tically spea kin g she is an :clu c.tlly wottdl'rlttl wife. "The Dixie Merchant" i:-; an a h:-;orbing and human :-tflry oi the ~t~uth directed by Frank e(l:·zage. 'l'odny-Suturday J osep hine comedian. CAMPU AIM() REWS f Village Theatre · a-t- "'Million Dollar Handieap" Aets· or Loop Vaudeville ,.UDIIoy-1' Ut"lllda.,· I ,.,,. ,., ,. I ··THE ~~NiERER" i I I I i ' I 4 4 Zane Grey's 'DESERT GOLD" ( ·taus. ( ' hnst· ( 'omt-dy .. DOf; ~Ill' " "Whispering Smith' I· umt>cl.,· -n.-,· 1.-w-~.-'"""' Discovery Mite 'l'hur~o~dny I I i I UThe MANNEQUIN" I '"The Dixie Me·ehant" 'U:ulj.~,· t- llt·llnmy, .Jn<'k Jlolhnll Cunu·d ,. _~Jwrts-~t-WM nt -'lght ' I I 1 I I I I i i MAKE I THE PIRATE" i i Charleston Contest Friday-~uturduy 4 Aets or Loop Vaudeville .\lso iu 4 HOWARD i Adolphe Menjou "A Social Celebrity' .J EVANSTON 1:I thr dual role which he plays 111 " Thl· Blackbird ," the next attraction at . '·e :r\ew Evanston theatre, coming on \f,HH i ay, Tuesday and \Vcdnesday, :\l·a\· 3, 4 and 5, Lon ChancY ha s. ,,·ith() I ,,- dnuht, achirvrd one the m ost · ·· 1t acting · f eats ever a tt emp t cd 1 dtthcu )y an\' actor. it is not difficult to realize thi s ,.,.hen it i-. und erstood that the dual role was accomp li shed without resorti ng to any ia J.,e noses, whiskers or facial deformiri, ·.; oi an\' kind. ~'haney -plays the part of an East End London · crook, feared by and 50tt~ht for hy Scotland Yard, in one characterizat ion. and th e ot her role is that of tht.· " Bi shop of Lime hou se," a kindh' soul, 1 0\·e d and pitied by everynnl' t;n account of hi s deformitie s. TIH' true test of Clnncv's abilitv is that thr two charcters apj)car ent(rely di .s:'im ilar t·l each otlwr, even th o ug h thev bear the same features. There ha,:e been few role <; in Chaney's career arc cOl~:: : ;~ ~yet C.h~lplin in "Oh, \Vhat a Nurse" 5 0 . I a ' ! I i i lu 1 ~A Soeial Celebrity' i THE ~muho,-. .Jt·ftn ,,,,. 2nd (~uuflnJ In ~- EVANSTON Mon.. Tues. . Wed. HOYBURN I r Mon .. Tues .. Wed of 1 I UThree i'aees East" I .l inn ·· 'l'ut·s ·· :t. .. lll:nu·lw ~\H't· t unci .J:u·k llullwH ·Lon Chaney In 1 I ~ - , _ ,.n,. f UThe Far Cry" \\' t·d ., 'l'hnr:.. .. ltn ~- :l, H Pulu -'t-gri in in I I : i 'The Blackbird' 1 1 Conrad Nagel Eleano~ Boardman 1 I ~ - f Lon Chaney's Greatest Imperial Comedy Fox Variety Firsr Run News Events '"Memory Lane" Also Lupino Lane in " TIME FLIES" Thurs.. Fri. , and Sat. , - I ' ,- I - ·- -- -----I ,. ~The Crown ol Lies' Blaek Bird" ·shnrt· Trul·· Stop 1 I - Thurs.. Fri. and Sat. -·- --~ Fri .. !Oint .. lluy ;, "" J.cm ( 'h:mt·y in i i I 1 · · 1 1 CONRAD NAGEL RENEE ADOREE Matt Moore Dorothy Devore "~The .\11 "The Exquisite Sinne·" VAN BIBBER COMEDY "Th·ee Weeks in Paris" Also ANDY GUMP "Andy Takes a Flier" .~· ~urth at ··· ---·-·-·--~~-- Ho-.va.rd . -a-a-·-t