THE
MICHIGAN,
DAILY
THE MICH IGAN DAILY
This Week In The Stage
AThe ScreenT
(By Edwin IX. eiss)
In order to comment on this week's
run of pictures at Ann Arbor, it is
necessary to take from the shelves of
our vocabulary and dust off our line
of superlatives, now rusty from disuse.
Gloria Swanson, H. B. Warner, Con-
stance Talmadge, Wallace Reid, Bebe
Daniels, Eugene O'Brien, Katherine
MacDonald, Theodore Roberts, Martha
Mansfield, Elliot Dexter; these names
which represent the highest in film art
are on the list for an exceptional.
movie week. ,
Beginning today at the Majestic,
Cecil B. DeMille offers for four days
his beautiful production entitled,
"Something to Think About." DeMille
has departed from his usual society
background and chooses this time a
more virile country setting for his
picture.
First Love Lives
The plot deals with a girl, Gloria
!Swanson, daughter of the village
blacksmith, Theodore Roberts, who is
sent to boarding school by a rich
young cripple, Elliot Dexter, with
-whom she is in love. But she meets
another man with whom she elopes,
only to become a widow -within a few
months afterwards. The girl comes
back home and in a dramatic manner
she and her first love are again
brought together.
There can be no hesitancy in meting
out praise of this- picture, and it is
worthy of every encouragement.
Scarcely less interesting today is
the appearance at the Wuerth of H. B.
Warner in an illustratious picture en-
titled "One Hour Before Dawn." H. B.
Warner is one of the most realistic of
screen actors and his rertdition of this
dramatic detective story will furnish
some very tense amusement.
The story, a synopsis of which is
rather difficult to present capably here,
is one which will grip its audience and
hold it from the first scene unto the
very end.
A second feature in itself, "High and
Dizzy," a Harold Lloyd comedy, also
appears at the Wuerth to relieve the
tension of the heavier drama.
"High and Dizzy" is without doubt
one of the best comedies that has. been
produced this year, and depends for its
humor upon the extreme ability and
versatility of Harold Lloyd who is
steadily gaining a tremendous popu-
larity.nThepicture isda scream from
beginning to end and is worth the
price of admission alone. Don't miss it.
Constance as Usual
In "Good References," Constance
Talmadge at the Arcade today appeals
as usual to our desire to be enter-
tained without having to use our heads
at all, and as usual she is a success in
that capacity. The story is quite worth
while seeing but not worth telling. It
is mostly Constance Talmadge's per-
sonality that counts.
Asna co-feature"The Revenge of
Tarzan" is also being played at the
Arcade. Tarzan kills a lion with his
hands in order to save the woman of
his heart. Some thriller, but the
imaginative books of Tarzan were
never meant for human imitation.
On Wednesday for one night only,
Wallace Reid plays at the Arcade in
one of his best productions,. supported
by Bebe Daniels. "The Dancin' Fool,"
the title, gives the idea of the plot
which deals with a young man from
fthe country who comes to town to
work -in his uncle's jug factory, who
meets a cabaret dancer and acts as her
partner, who finally modernizes his
uncle's old fogey business methods and
makes the little dancer his wife. Bebe
and Wally dance well together and the
picture as a whole is good, very good.
For the remainder of the week at
the Arcade, Katherine MacDonald fills
the bill in a new production entitled,
"Curtain," which has all the advantage
of fine advance reports. That star
lives up to her advertisement as the
"American Beauty" as she certainly
grows mare charming with each new
picture. All that is needed now is a
bit better acting, and Katherine Mac-,
Donald-will be among the foremost of
film celebrities.
Meanwhile on Wednesday and Thurs-
day, Eugene O'Brien turns up at the
Wuerth in "The Wonderful Chance."
O'Brien plays the part of an ex-convict
who impersonates an English noble-
man and who goes through a number
of adventures in high society and in
society which isn't so high.
Martha Mansfield, who will be re-
membered as the beautiful sweetheart
in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," starb
opposite O'Brien, furnishing a com-
bination which should prove very suc-
cessful and which certainly leaves
nothing to be desired in the way of
looks.
For the last half of the week at the
Majestic, Bert Lytell appears in "The
Price of Redemption," the story of an
outcast nobleman driven into the heart
of India, and how he fought his way
back into the high station in life from
whence he came. Bert Lytell's pro-
ductions have always been great draw-
ing cards in Ann Arbor and this should
prove no exception.
For Friday and Saturday the Wuerth
boasts William Farnum in "Drag Har-
lan," a story of the "reel" west. No
doubt with the appearance of Farnum
in a true western picture once more,
many will recall his successful rendi-
tion of the various Zane Grey novels a
year or so ago, and will be content if,
this newer production reaches their
standard.
Owen Moore Coming
At the Orpheum today and Monday
a picture entitled "The Courage o
Marge O'Doone," with an all-star cast
will be featured, while one Owe!
Moore, will- appear there on Tuesday
in the "Poor Simp," the story of a
fellow who wanted to die because he
had nothing to live for, but when
everyone else agreed with him that his
death would be a benefit to the com-
munity, then he changed his mind.
On Friday and Saturday Jack Pick
ford comes to town again at the Or
pheum in "A Burglar by Proxy," a pic
ture in which the hero is forced to turn
burglar in order to win the girl whom
he loves. The picture is quite cleve
and amusing, and helps to round off
week of really excellent photoplays.
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Saturday, November
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A Throb with the Mightiest
Heart Appeal ever Attained
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SURPASSING DeMille's last
sensation, "W h yCh a n g e
Your Wife?"
FROM FIRST to last an eye
filling, heart filling, gorgeous
entertainment.
A REMARKABLE tale of
simple folks yet aglow with
metropolitan beauty.,
STRIKES A NEW note nev-
er struck before in motion
pictures.
Notable DeMille Cast Por-
tray Virile Roles in this Su-
per-Special --
GLORIA SWANSON, first in
rags, then in silks and satins,
is an artistic triumph.
THEODORE ROBERTS, the
finest character actor on the
screen, rises to new heights.
ELLIOT DEXTER, as the
leading man:is an appealing
hero.
MONTE BLUE is the man
who gave all that others
might find happiness.
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C.ET
CECIL B. DeMILLE'S PRODUCTION
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FEATURING
Gloria Swanson
- Thedore Roberts
- Elliot Dexter
- Monte Blue
THIS PLAY RIVALSI
"THE MIRACLE MAN"
FOR HUMAN INTEREST
PRICES: ALL SHOWS TODAY
ADULTS - 35c KIDDIES -1 0c
MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY MATINEES
ALL SEATS 25c
NO SEATS RESERVED - COME EARLY
AND A NOTABLE SUPPORTING CAST
ADDED ATTRACTION
Season's Comedy Success
"SEVEN BALD PATES"
"SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT"
IS
SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT
SHOWS TODAY AT
1:30-3:00--4:30- 7:00--8:30
SHOWS WEEK DAYS AT
2:00 - 3:30 -7:00 -_8:30
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