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1 By esti- not gate ence Club om- that 0 be ants ror y as own -- EE Lh er eT . hath tetas oth oe to Se _-- Be He moves forward to a splendid ---- 1*Hot House Hazel" EI ------m at the Local Theatres REGENT- "Ben Hur" NEW MARTIN- "Casey Jones" W MARTIN Famer The Brae ol 8 Yay | nd > he one e gy 2 an rt's eet tragic death of baby killed by a freight train, The ori refuses to take out a train that night and is demoted to T engineer.' Then he takes out a Social laden with gold, and a hatched to wreck and rob it by is hatched. a hridge. The villian finds out too late that his er and the railroad president's daughter are on the train. In his mad effort to save them he meets his death when his own locos Jones," opening at the ig Theatre ig i the way of Sater to every eatre is i of itt romance and pathos, And the with well sustained suspense. he story is suggested by the ever pular song success of the same me, and concerns, as you will re- . a Te -- New Martin Theatre (COMING | | Robards, Ka Rotive is hurled to destruction with the undermined {rvatle, Relph Lows, Al St. John, Jason te Price, Anne Sheridan and rok Benedict are the featur- ed Trem Carr produced it for Reta. Pictures Corporation, The Circus The Circus, the new Charlie Chap- lin production which has been in the making for over two years, is now being cut and titled by Chaplin him- self, who wrote, directed and pro- duced it, besides acting fhe chief role. There are 588,000 feet of film which have to be cut down to eight reels, about 10,000 feet which will make it slightly longer than most of the Chaplin films, Edmund Lowe is working on a new picture which will be a clever satire on underworld melodramas, it will be called "Dressed to Kill" Warner Brothers are producing an elaborate film entitled "Glorious Betsy," which will have a Vitaphone sequence incorporated into its action. [Eo Costello is to be the leading lady. MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 1 The Greatest of All Railroad Stories One Picture You Must See! Mon Ending COMEDIES "Presented Here This Season FOX NEWS -- USUAL PRICES ildsen 10: ~ Adilts 25¢ - Ko Tax Phere will' bé"y , A. Taschereau, i feipal Affairs. 5 re report presented by this de- Here is an interesting bit of news! Think of that baby "Big Boy" and hen ponder on this serious item from he West Coast: "In an effort to get aught up with his schedule, 'Big Joy' is working at the Educational Studios without the customary per- | ods of rest between pictures," Ken Maynard is about to start on 4 new picture of the Western plains called "The Canyon of Adventure," Adolphe Menjou is working on a new vehicle for Paramont entitled "Serenade." Anita Loos has written a new ver- sion of her famous book "Gentlemen Prefer Blonds" with a view to adapt- ing it for the screen, It is a well known fact that com- pleted pictures are seldom released under. the same name as that with which they began production, As a case in: point, Reginald Benny's new picture, "On Your Toes," began as 'Sporting Blood," and was then changed to "Use Your Feet" before receiving its last and final title, new version of "Bringing. up Father" on the screen "before very long: BIG INCREASE IN "MUNICIPAL DANS 137 Provincial By-laws, Re- presenting $30,424,500 . During 1926-1927 Jan, 14. --Munieipal presenting a total 00,000 were - sanc- by the Provincial Depart- | mont of Municipal Affairs during financial year 1926-1927, ac- ng to the annual report laid on the table of the House by Hon. Minister - of This is the partment, 'Growth in mectivity since 1919 when the first annual report of the: rtment was presented, is shown, In that year 50 municipal loan by-laws representing $4,610, 174, were sanctioned. In 10 years this had grown to 137 by-laws, representing $30,494,500. Seventy- five school resolutions last year represented $2,036,493. The rise in municipal loans is shown in a graph which accompanies the re- port. The introduction to the report tells of the diiferent Ministers who have had charge of the de- partment, From 1918 to 1921 it was in the hands of Hon, W, G, Mitchell, who was succeeded by Hon. Jacob Nicol, he in turn be- ing succeeded in 1924 by Premier Taschereau. Oscar Morin, the Deputy Minister, has held office since the department was created. Of the municipal loans, amount- ing to $30,494,500, which received the sanction of the Lieutenant- Governor-in-Council, Montreal had the biggest share, four loans to- talling $19,200,000. The Montreal Metropolitan Commission had 8 loan oy $3,267,000. The total for gitles was $27,265,100, while that for towns was $2,097,040, the re- mainder being divided among the villages, parishes, townships, Joes and rural municipalities. School Loans . 'The total school loans author- ized were $2,036,493, the largest being that of $190,000 for Jonm- quieres Village for the comstruc- tion of school buildings, for float- ing. debt and the repayment »f loans. The department during 'the year under review refused to municipal councils applications to borrow $1,031,000 when ft was thouczht the loans were not in the interests of the municipali- 1 ties. dh To a as TRARIEA in lly, which ogy Mh pre at hd ra Reg- Thea bi Snir d Monday ancient Rs mans with a magoitude and magni- ficence unequalled by any previous apactacle of stage or screen. e Romans excelled in war, ath- etic pn and speed contests on the chariot race course. In the firs:- named, "Ben-Hur" shows a sea bat- Ye off Nisenum, in which more than hundred Greek and Roman ships 2s engaged. The Romans defeat the Greeks, but not without loss of the head trireme to the piratical Greeks whdé ram and board ship, kill the crew, then set fire to the "disabled, sinking craft. This is the most terri- fying action ever shown in a picture, For racetrack thrills, nothing can compare with the great Chariot Race scene. In the Roman mode a chariot course was built with half-mile laps, and this was surrounded by a Circus Maximus with a seating capacity of 100,000 spectators, the whole guarded by great Fadimariat figures in the heroic style of sculpture and orna- mented with Roman eagles, warriors and amazons by the artists Carmelo Barbara and Carlos Romenelli, : 48 in Race Twelve quadrigas or four-horse chariots enter the race, which is sev- en times around the course. Midway there is a wreck, in which several of the teams, drivers and chariots are piled one upon another. It is Ben Hur and Messala's race-duel toward the finish, Messala's yjwheel is torn off, he is smashed beneath his char- iot and his team. The other goes on The mighty spectacular thriller "Ben- day, where it will be shown twice ids rBHCHUR MBB GLORY oF now] E Prowessiof the Ratudna Grophically Pictured in Film Made For the Most Part uk) fom, oh ge Toatg PR gent on the doomed fireship ranged from 3,000 lire downward. General Le Wallace's "Ben- Hur: A Tale .. the Christ," that was a stage s-octacle twenty-two years, and as a book enjoyed a circulation as large as the Bible, will be seen for the first time as a picture in Oshawa, at the Re- THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1928 gent theatre for three days, com mencing Monday. Two perform- and 8:30 p.m. It comes here af- ter long runs and crowded houses in New York, Chicago, Boston and 160,000, Fred Niblo directed the produc- tion which begins with the Wise Men and the Star of Bethlehem, pictures Jerusalem under the Ro man tyranny and the condemna- tion of the Prince of Hur to the galleys. The battle 'twixt the Ro- man fleet and the Greek pirates was filmed with a great Ben-Hur navy of antique modeled craft off the coasts of Italy. Thrills and Romance The celebrated Antioch chariot race, in which Ben-Hur and Mes- sala contest for the palm, occupied three months in the making. Twelve quadrigas are driven seven laps over a course facing a Circus Maximus that holds nearly a hun- dred thousand spectators. The ex- Ramon Novarro and May M hoy in Benlld days of next week. The special "Ben-Hur" orchestra, under the direc- tion of Sam Marks, accompanies the big production, evening performances will be reserved and will be on sale at the Regent box-office Monday morning at 10 o'clock. quisite love story of Ben-Hur and Esther is intertwined with the thrilling action, Hur" comes to the Regent on Mon- daily a, 2.30 and 8.30, the first three All seats for the to win amid the plaudits of the vast crowd, The grandeur and accuracy of the above scenes--as well as of the en- tire story in its faithful depiction of Roman triumphs, Roman Jegionaries and Roman ciyilization--are due to the fact that Marcus Loew, the fam- ous head of the Loew theatres and of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film concern which produced the picture, sent the entire company, the technical staff and the directors to Italy, which is the source of information as well as the locale of that period of civili- zation, Operations were carried on for two years, and have been de- scribed from time to time in the news dispatches from Italy. Returning about a year ago, Fred Niblo the director-in-chief, and the company completed their work at Culver City, Cal, a few miles out of Los Angeles. Novarro Popular Among the chief favorites of the Italian people during the Roman filming were Ramon Novarro, the handsome young picture star of Latin type, who plays the role of Ben-Hur, and Carmel Myers who enacts the Egyptian siren Iras. Mr, Novarro took a keen interest in historic Rome during his stay there, visiting frequently the treas- ures of the Vatican, St. Peter's, the Castle of St. Angelo, ete, and en- dearing himself to Italian mewspaper men and to Italian artists alike by his courtesy and amiability. Miss Myers was the heroine of more than one public occasion, being at the forefront of receptions given to the Italian Deputies and to the diplomatic representatives, and also was furnished with a guard of honor of Roman soldiery. Her chic dress, dashing style and bold sparkling beauty were certainly captivating. The scene of operations was a great tract of 6,000 acres back of the Esquiline, about 8 miles out of Rome. This was known as the Quadrate, and on it were built the huge con- structions used in the filming. Thou- sands of Roman extras were trans- ported to the camp daily by the com- pany's actor buses; in addition, there were many people b; t up from Italy's African colonies, imported uties from 'the Folies Bergere, aris; also an extensive stockade of Arabian coursers, Lybian camels, and other domestic animals of the Oris at Livorno a large shipyard was taken by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for the construction of Rome's fleet and the, Greek Golthar's pirate galleys. The sea battle was staged on the Mecd'terranean off the northern city, Forty-eight cameras were emplo; The final scenes deal with Ben- Hur's assembling of legions in the plan to establish a kingdom of Judes, the diseovery of his long lost mother and sister in the Vale of Hinnom, the procession of Palny Sumnday, and the healing of the sick ones by the Saviour, whereby Ben-Hur and his beloved Esther and kinsfolk are reunited. A World Epic In a grandiose epic that has taken three years for its comple- tion and included as many real- life adventurings as an historic odyssey of the Old and New Worlds Ramon Novarro (in the title role), Betty Bronson, May McAvoy, Fran- cis X. Bushman, Carmel Myers, Claire McDowell, Kathleen Key, Nigel de Brulier, Mitchell Lewis and Frank Currier have promin- ent parts. The music for the pro- duction was written by David Men- doza and William Axt, the ecom- posers of "The Big Parade." The offering is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture made by special arrange- ment with A, L. Erlanger, C, B, Dillingham and F. Zeigfeld, Jr, and it cost $4,000,000, The special Ben-Hur orchestra, under the direction of Sam Marks will accompany the action of the big production on the screen at both the afternoon and evening performances, Children will be admitted to the matinees for twenty-five cents, while the price for adults will be fifty cents (seats not reserved). All seats to the evening perform- ances will be reserved, and the sale opens at the box office Mon- day morning at ten o'clock at the following prices. First two rows, fifty cents; mext six rows, seventy- five cents; balance of house, except loges, one dollar, Loges one dol- lar and a half. Above prices do not include tax, -- WINTER SPORTS IN THE HIGHLANDS OF ONTARIO Now is the time to enjoy 8 won- derful week end, or longer holi- day if possible, at the Winter re- sorts in the Highlands of Ontario. There is ski-ing, Toboganning, bob- sledding, skating, ski-joring, snow- shoeing, and nowhere could you spend a more enjoyable and health- ful holiday. ances will be given daily at 2:30 | Philadelphia. It boasts a cast of | A Thousand And One Glamorous = Breath-taking ~ Scenes THE ONE MIGHTY . SPECTACLE lr PAGF NINE Awe-Inspiring Production With the FAMOUS BEN.HUR Seats Reserved For Evening ORCHESTRA Cor Berni 3 DAYS StartsMonday Twice Daily 2.30 8.30 BOX-OFFICE OPEN MONDAY 10 am. -- Evenings: 80¢, 75¢, $1, $1.50 Matinees: , + . 85¢, B0c 1,800 SCHOOLS IN QUEBEC PROVINCE Catholics Maintain 1,454 and Protestants Have 346 Quebec, Jan, 14.--Quebec prov- ince had 1,800 school corporations as at June 30, 1926, according to the financial statement of school corportions tabled here in the Legislative Assembly Hon, L., A. David, Provincial Secretary, Ot them 1,454 were for Catholics and 846 for Protestants, In the course of 12 years the number of school commissions shows an increase of 154, The taxable immoveable prop- erty advanced in value to $523,- 224,880, * The assets of the school cor porations also increased by $45,- 380,837, On the other hand, the liabilities were increased by $32, 874,388.07 leaving. a margin of $12,607,488.93 in favor of the as- sets, The total receipts for the school operations, which in 1014-15 were $14,386,637.98, amounted to $26,~ 447,672.88 an increase of §12,- 061,034.80, There is always a balance hand, That of June, 1926, $1,053,658.34. 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