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Who's Who and What's What in the Amusement World id "1 he Big Parade' has Return ngagement at Local 1heatre| "The Big Parade" which made such an impression on Oshawa audiences when it played here for two performances last October as road show, returns to the Re- t on Monday afternoon, for a limited three-day engagement at limited prices. A. few facts con- ng Ronis massive cinema at- n follows: °* Made at Culver City, California, snd at Fort Sam Houston near San Antonlo, Texas, by King Vi- doy from Laurence Stallings' or- {ginal story. Fifteen thousana ns in the cast, including tue nd Division, U.8.A., under the command of General Paul B. Ma- lone, Cost approximately $760,- 000. John Gilbert, the star, Renee doree, the featured player, and ar! Dane, Tom O'Brien, Hobart Bogworth, Claire McDowell, Olaire Adams, Robert Ober and Rosita Marstini, principals, In its second year at the Astor Theatré, New York City, In which the first thirty weeks were played . to receipts of $612,000 and 28. 674 persons bought standing room in the ocurse of that period. Toured United States and Can- ada with ten companies, each of which is playing to an average of 15,000 to 20,000 persons in weekly attendance, Produced in the prineipal for- elgn capitals, ineluding London, Parls, Berlin, Melbourne, and Melbourne and playing to capacl- ty in each of those cities, The only picture that was ever put ov- er In New York without a line of advance boosting ar puffing, 'and the only picture that has ever been endorsed and officially spon- sored by a great university through the sponsorship of Yale University Dramatic Association during the New Haven, Connecti- cut engagement, May 17, 23, 1926. The most extensively commented on and the most profusely maga- zined picture in tha world by rea- son of its excellence from the na- tional magazines and the editorial writers everywhere. Seen and boosted by more than ten million people, and destined to be the most largely circulated picture wherever a screen and projection machine are available. All Star Cast in "Last st Alarm" An setutional op cast is appear- ing in "The Last Alarm," a Rayart Superior melodrama which will go down in cinema history as a veritable tribute to American. firemen. Accord- ing to advance word from New York the pictiire is a powerful dramatization of life in the fire house, as well as a glori- fication of the men themselves Notable in the cast are Mau- rica Costello, Wanda Hawley Hazel Howell, Theodore Von Eltz, Rex Lease, Jimmy An- brey, Florence Turner and Er vin Renard. Costello, the vet eran, 1s so well and favorably known as to require no in troduction.' And of course Wanda Hawley, Hazel Howel) --in fact, all of the others, have established themselves on the screen, A checker club {is in operation in the city. We will have to see if we can't arrange a match bhe- tween England and Oshawa. That's the only way besides hopping the ocean that a place can be put un the map. TONGA MOTHERS' NIGHT , .. = SN Above Karl Dane and Tom O'Brien who appears In the massive screen spectacle "The Big Parade" which returns to the Regent for a limited thre-day engagement commencing Monday. John Gilbert and Renee Adorce play the featured roles in the blg production, This plcture originally played here last October as a road-show attraction; Left, Clara Bow who is coming to, the Regent next Thursday in Elinor Glyn's special screen story "Red Hair", The famous "It" girl shouid prove a splendid attraction for Osh- awa lovers of the screen next week- end, t a2, 3 - WE WANT'U'IN | | -- Featuring -- 8 -- ENTERTAINERS --8 "THE BLUE MARINES" In every particular of detall, ac- cording to the Rayart tidn who sponsor it, tha new fea- ture picture called "The Jas Alarm," ig a realistic reproduction of life among the fire fignters. This a tremendons! favorites organiza- film, which feature powerful cast of film C Clear The Way For The Fire Engines As the) race to answer: "The "Last Alarm" Coming to Oshawa Next Week a two-day engagement at he New Martin Theatre. Firemen of Los Angeles who itched it in the making, and moke-eaters" of New York who | iw tha preview showing, agreed 1at the picture is entirely lacking 'n exaggeration and that it pre- | nts the traditions and ideals of | opens | firemen in first-rate form. lamazing | Wanda {ence Turner and ki {company captain {Rex Lease, with the captain's daughter. The cast, as has been said, is of strength and {includes Hawley, Maurice Costello, Hazel Howell. Therdnr Jimmy Aubrey, vin Re: The story tells of an old engine o Van TV, Flop His son is a member of his com- pany and the veteran hopes to see the boy follow in his footsteps without a stain in the record. An- other member of the company is the boy's particular chum and in love These youths, entrusted with funds for the Firemen's Rellef As- sociation, suddenly find themselves robbed, the money missing and themselves under the shadow of suspicion. The mystery never slack- ens fromr that point until its solu- tion in the heat of a devastating fire in a tinder-box warehouse. According to advance notices, the fire scene is one of the most start!- ing ever arranged for the screen. about to retire, . "Annapolis" is in production with Lina Basquette and John Mack Brown, This is from an original story of F, McGrew Willis, Charley Chase has completed the tenth of his series of ten comedies for the current year, The work- ing title of "The Kid's First Fight" has heen finally set as "The Fight Pest." In' production is the new Roi LaRocque picture, "Love Over Night." Jeanette Loft is the lead- ing woman and the cast includes Tom Kennedy and Mary Carr. E. H, Grifith is the director and it is a Hector Turnbull production, ONG SHOTS AND CLOSE UPS FLICKERS FROM FILMDOM AND GOSSIP OF THE SCREEN A GENERAL REVIEW OF SCREEN ACTWVITIRS The 'newest Wallace Beery-Ray- mond Hatton co-starring comedy will be titled "The Big Killing," according to the latest annuunce- ment by Paramount. It was pro- duced under the working title of "Ready, Alm, Fire." "Power," starring William Boyd, with Alan Hale and Jacqueline Lo- gan, is in preparation. Howard Higgin is the director and it is a Ralph Block production. Ray Gar- nett wrote the story. : Walter Byron, young English ac- tor commended by Ronald Colman to Samuel Goldwyn Ia England, makes his American screen debut opposite Vilma Banky in "The In- nocent," a United Artists' feature. The DeMille Studio was the first company to use the new $5,000,- 000 City Hall in Los Angeles as a setting for a motion pleture when they filmed initial scenes there for Pathe's "Love Over Night." "The Man Who Laughs," Unl- versal's super production had its world premiere at the Centrol Ihe- [atre in New York, Friday evening, April 27th. It was enthusiastically received, the newspaper reviews proclaiming it a worthy successor to Universal's former works, "Les Miserables" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." Manager Osler, of the Regent theatre is bringing King Vidor's massive screen production "The Big Parade" back to Oshawa the first three days of next week, at regu- lar Regent admission prices, This attraction should appeal to Osh- awa theatre-goers, as it is one of the best of the recent road-shows. Clara Bow the famous "It girl after an absence from local screens for many weeks will be in town again thel ast three days of next week In her latest production, "Red Hair" a story from the pen of Elinor Glyn, Manager Osler 18 presenting her new picture at the Regent. Jackie Levine and Lorraine Rls vero, who have played the princi- pal supporting "kid" roles in "Big Boy's" recent starring vehicles, again will be seen with the fours year-old star in "Navy Beans," his latest Educational Comedy. Clara Bow's newest Paramount starring pieture, a story of the un- derworld titled "Ladies of the Mob," has received several recent assignments of supporting players, They includé Lorraine Rivero, child actress, Bodil Ann Rosing, Robert T. Haines and Carl Gerard. Riche ard Arlen is leading man, and Wil. llam Wellman, director of "Wings" and 'The Legion of the Condemns« ed," is director, LeRoy Mason, American youth discovered by Edwin Carewe in a Hollywood restaurant, begins his film career as leading man for Dolores Del Rio in United Artists' "Revenge." ___ Back Again! Regent | John Gllbert The Picture That Has Captured the World! NOT DRAMA ONLY--RATHER LIFE --SPLENDID, MEAN, RIBLE, UGLY, BEAUTIFUL, HEROIC, "THE BIG PARA veaturing- THE MIRACLE FILM OF LOVE AND WAR Screened at FUNNY, HOR.- 2.30 7.00 9.00 o'clock --- Coming Thursday -- Clara Bow in "Red Hair' Alonzo Palmer, Prop. and Mgr Under WW Park Pie Deparient J. H. Smithers, Alexander Boulevard Westmount res. J + BIGGER AND GRANDER THAN EVER BEFORE $10,000 Mammoth Mechanical Band A Triumph of Artistic, Musical ing it rt re oy other Worn lliog Orssiation: wil Gi Daly, cert the Ves on Midway THE MERRY MIX-UP A riot of fun--the ride with a real kick. The wildest and funniest of all rides, Palmer's Mammoth Ferris Wheel The Highest, Safest, Most Mag: wificent. Ferri erie Wheel With Ay he "Ride in the World. Catue and ses is snd Wide it you- self at night--A Blaze of ERS Highly Trained Animals Admission to Grounds: -- FREE! FREE! There is, of course, in a picture of this character, a quantity of action, no end of mystery and romance and romance and certainly, the rea- listic atmosphere of the fire houses. With the cast, as announced, "The Last Alarm" is expected to be not only a tribute to the heroic "smoke- caters," but a fine example of real- ism. THIRD FAMILY HOMELESS Cobalt, May 11.--Fire which de- stroyed the residence of Sommer- ville Warner, on the Silver Queen property, in Colman township, this morning rendered a third Cobalt family homeless in 24 hours. The blaze originated im the wall behind the kitchen stove, and despite the éfforts of a bucket brigade, swept through the building. The town firement responded to a call for helh, but could give no assistance owing to the lack of water. S e/3 p A screen version 'of "Danger e NN & Street," Harold MecGarth's well i... known novel, which appeared in the Red Book Magazine, went into pro- duction. Warner Baxter, who | with Dolores Del Rio, is the hero, with Duke Martin, Frank Mills, played the male lead in "Ramona." . 0) Perry, Harry Allen Grant and NERO RNE ERE ES EEA oR PALMER'S UNEQUALLED JUMPING HORSE CARRY.US-ALL Last larm DEVOTION -- COURAGE TREACHERY --THRILLS A fire trap. No decent extin- guisher. Fire doors barred by boxes and debris. Litter everywhere. Six stories to the ground and no fire escape. See "The Last Alarm." A Veritable Palace of Fun. Mechanical Fun Devices of all kinds. ~The Largest and Finest Travelling Arcade on the Road. ALL-CANADIAN AMUSEMENT ENTERPRISE THE CELEBRATED TOURNEY FAMILY In most unusual and truly remark- able performances of Juggling, Wire Walking, Contortion, Balancing, etc. PALMER'S PENNY ARCADE MANY OTHER A TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION.