¥ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1028 comedy on the screen Was {fustrated | in the two-real Booth Tarkington | CHARM A 0 DY 3 "Edgar Comedies" which he pro- | é" » VE PIKER" [auces for Goldwyn, and in "Brothers | | Under the Skin' made for the same | a { company. In "Dangerous Curve | Directed by E. Mason Hopper, Ahad' and "Hungry Hearts," also GSTON THEATRES OFFER NEXT * Mr. Hopper is not only With Charming Anita Stew= |G0ldwyn pictures, he demonstrated | | |the screen. art In the Leading Role The latest picture in which Anita |p, Stewart appears {s the Cosmopolitan | vice for production, "The Love Picker,' which will be the offering at the Al- len theatre for three days, beginning Monday. This picture has an appeal that is bound to put it in the class of the season's most popular photo- | ear, ¥ | America from plays. It js a romantic love sto with deep interests and abouhds in Jathos and comedy. It has a soclety background. but with a numbe: slum sequences for contrast. situations are dramatic and with thrills, while th oroate and beautiful. Miss Stewart is one of the most popular of feminine screen stars and bas many notable productions to er oredit. She was starred by *Vita- STaph for a number of years anc i.- 'cently has made pitcures for Louis Mayer and for First National. "The Love Piker" is:her first picture for 'the Cosmopolitan Pictures by Gold- wyn-Cogmopolitan, "The Love Piker" is a picturiza- The tion of a story by Frank R. Adams, [drives gown magazine | imousine and writers in the country and a novels | ing the poor o one of the best-known | of |his financee down into | thfough with it. his mastery of dramatic acting on The adaptation of Love Piker" was made by Marion who did a like ser- "Humoresque" and who 1s the "The randes generally regarded as being in front rank of photoplay Writers, "The Love Piker' is the story of & snobbish, wealthy, society girl who falls in love with a self-made engin- whose parents . emigrated to Holland before he was born. The love story runs smoothly until one day the boy takes the poor quarters of the town to visit his old filled | Dutch father who ives in a shanyy, e settings are!smokes a corncob pipe and is sur- rounded by his dog, cat and parrot. After meeting him the girl is almost on the point of breMking her engage- ment but finally decides to go However, when it comes to the wedding she knows she should invite her prospective father-in-law but hasn't the nerve. The dramatic strength of the story comes at this point, as the girl fin- ally goes through a sort of regenera- | tion and on the day of the wedding | to the shanty in her! makes good by bring- | id father to the wed-' of note whose works have attracted ding, much attention because of realism and fidelity to life. Mason Hopper, who ls esteemed many critics to be one of the scree half-dozen ablest directors. megaphone for "The craftsman in other arts--a scientist inventor, accomplished chef, toonist, actor, writer, architect, interior decorator. His ability Put real human nature and a to their | E. | Plker" is practically all-star, There | keen 'and most experienced cameramen in cast chosen for "The Love The by [are four featureq players in the sup- | n's port, namely, held the | Frazer, Frederick Love Piker." | Arthur Hoyt, a director of (distinction. wide reputation but is also a skilled {cast includes ,| Francisco, Winston car- | Kelso, Robert Bolder, Cordelia Cal: and |lahan and James F. Fulton. William Nerris, Robt. | Truesdall and all screen artists of The remainder of the Carl Gerrard, Betty fller, Mayme George Barnes, one of the ablest | Anita Stewart and Robert Frazer if '*THE LOVE PIiKER"'" At the Allen, Monda -------- the country, photographed the scenes of this picture. Mr. Barnes has do many notable productions for various producting companies, sever- al of these being Cosmopolitan feat- ures that attracted much attention. His knowlegde of his craft, his technique and mastery of lights and shades so essential to high grade photography, place him in the front [rank of lens artists of the screen. a 'A LIVE PICTURE, THROBBING WITH VITALITY Anita Stewart more radiantly beautiful, more deliciously ap- pealing than ever in this splen- did role of a society heiress who loved a poor man's son. JS ANITA STEWART "ROL SUNSHINE COMEDY L ALONG " "SOME RANCH" The Adventure of Two on the Prince of Wales Raach, Artists The present visit of the Prince of Wales to his Canadian ranch has de- monstrated how deep an impression his last holiday on a cattle ranch made on his mind. Yo a young man of his evident high spirits and joy of living the irksomeness of his appointed wir ficial life must oftimes be almost over- whelming. Very little is known to the general public of the ranch which is now widely known as the "Prince's" but two years ago 1 was all unexpect- edly allowed the privilege 6f-both see- i. and making sketches of his ranch whilst staying for a brief'visit with the Prince's host on the occasion of his last Canadian visit. The ranch itself is situated in Al- berta 4,800 feet above sea level at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The buildings and ranch are built of wood in a valley sheltered by a large . grove of trees, at various intervals are A ~ other places, the arranged the stables, sheep and hog pens, In the foreground at a point mearest Bar U, iis a large wooden barn, 'which at the time of our visit housed a guagnificicnt pedigreed bull which was § after the long ocean journey preparatory to being exhibited at Western Agricultural Exhibitions, In June of 1991, myself and a friend an artist--decided to embark on a sketching trip through Western Ca- nada, which was to amongst at Banff, a visit to Lake Louise, and 'some point where we hoped to find the real hobest-to-goodness cowboys as la-movie. the train journey, my compan- » whe on gave us a letter full sketching outfits etc, we discoy- ered that the Bar U, ranch lay about forty miles South so we took train to High River which is the nearest rail. way station. Certainly the town itself gave no evidence of cowboys or ranch life, after sundry enquiries we were di- rected to the home of Mr. Fleming, Supt. of the Bar U, who kindly phoned Mr. Lane at the ranch which we dis- covered lay twenty-five miles west of the nearest railway station. We motor- ed out to the ranch where we were re- ceived by Mr. Lane, millionaire owner of the largest ranch in Western Canada controlling 100,000 acres of land, who although we were entire strangers to him, on learning our object, gave us full permission to do all the picture makifig we wished and 80 wherever we desired. ' The topography of the ranch and of The day we arrived Mr. Lane's SEM J3yj0ue Ing Unb pey yood asauyy 'sBoy pue dasys 'oped the Prince's own ranch, which directly joins Bar U. is rolling hilly country, very beautiful with its verdant green covering stretching as far as the eye can see, to the West however, the Rocky Mountains are plainly visible, Here we were privileged to see the lar- gest herd of pure bred Percheron hor- ses in the World and thousands of on his way out from Calgary. On this account, the first day we ate out in the mess-house with the cowboys and helpers at the ranch. The meal was served all in tin dishes with tin plates but scrupulously clean, abundant and finest quality. Mr. Lane also sat with us there being no difference made on his account, unless it was an air of de. ference on the part of the chinaman waiter. The cowboys chatted with Mr, Lane as freely (albeit res ) as the closest frie wolild. An amus- ing incident dufirig the meal was the glass eye of the Hog-man falling on to the table during dinner, and he be- ing covered with embarrassment at this disclosure, rushed out of the room pre- bly to repl the missing orb. At night we were kindly offered 1 guest room at the ranch house Mr. Lané and his son who was home from college, siept upstairs. -L-L-E-N STARTS MONDAY of Mr. Lane in this same house on his | his were | and hung around the rooms of his de- hness | lightful home, and listened enthralled f the to the stories of various experiences yn about | the annual trips to the nearby moun- was ' tains where last visit to Canada, and we proudly shown the room His Hig occupied. On the outer panel o door was pasted a piece of Daper three inches by five on which typewritten H.R. H. THE PRINCE OF WALES Doubtless not one of the old-timers and pic\ cers who helped to build this rude dwelling 'house, ever dreamt it would some day house the heir to the throne of the mightiest Empire this old earth has seen. A man whom, ac. customed to Juxury from the cradle turned his weary soul, with relief to this opportunity of respite from un- ending ceremony and pomp. The Bedroom. No doubt the society matrons would gasp with astonishment if they could see it--just such a room as you would find in a ranch house anywhere, plain wooden walls, an iron stove in the cen- tre, neat carpet and comfortable bed and a little furniture, but it is safe to say it is the most unpretentious room the Prince ever slept in, but we have Mr. Lane's testimony that every minu- te of his stay was keenly enjoyed. In answer to our natural curiosity concerning his distinguished visitor Mr. Lane recounted in a manner that left no doubt in our minds how high- ly the Prince was esteemed, several in- teresting recollections. x One of the escapades of the Prince that gave his host the fullest pleasure in the telling was how he climbed out of the window, (which was on the ground floor at 6 a.m.) before the rest of the househoid were up and went for a long walk over the hills. - We were further told how the Prince thoroughly enjoyed the over hills and dates ing to the foreman - and hands that he was an excellent, horseman who rode for the sheer joy of riding and love of horseflesh i who was a} us how the idermist told Prince examined with tremendous in- The Prince of Wales was the guest terest the very many fine specimens of | ¥: Tuesday and Wednesday. in that} = = = = = a = = = number of high class elements motion picture industry. The story is simple and powerrul, a love tale suppogted by glimpses into the life of Austria before, gur- ing and after the war. Several men who had lived for years in the famous old world capital helpea in securing realism in Vienna. What the great world-war meant to the love affair of a high-born count and a poor, girl of the Prater, the Coney Island of Vienna, is told dramatically in "Merry Go Round," the multiple reel screen feature coming to the Strand Theatre next Monday. The cast includes Mary Philbin, Universal's big "find" of the year, Norman Kerry, George Hacka- thorne, Dale Fuller, Ce:are Gra- vina, George Seigmann, Dorothy Wallace, Sidney Braky, Edith Yorke, Lillian Sylvester, Al Edmundson, Maurice Talbot, Fenwick Oliver and others of high professional :tand- Ing--one of the big casts of the £creen year. The chief setting of the story 1s the Prater, where clown clotues =:d aching hearts aud smiles covered tragedies. The people of the famous American carnival centre Toney Island, have proven interest- ing to many writers, and those of the Prater have the same faults) virtues and foibles. "Merry Go Round" is a cross section of a type of life famillar to the world in gen- eral through Vienna's fame as a gay capital in pre-war times, SUPREME LOVE STORY PICTURED IN STRAND FILM Merry-Go-Round," Screen Classic, - One of Year's Best Productions. Flimeq "at Universal City under the direction of Rupert Julian, who has made some of the outstanding Universal successes of past years,' "Merry Go Round" embodies a ih wx The Most Diverting and Dramatic Since the Unforgettable ** Wih MARY PHILBIN, NORMA A Cast of Rare Brilliance and Magnitu FROM THE BACK OF THE HQUSE Fe Our first glimpse of this season was "Cinderella," a pretty little per- formance that was not quite round- ed off when presented here. With a little shifting around in the cast and more experience it should de- velop into a very fair show. It car- ries one feature that always pleases lovers of burlesque---good-sized men impersonating girls. Bransby Willams brought to us ~~ ra House-ToNight at 8.15 "LISTEN TO ME" PRICES--380c,, 75c., $1.00, $1.50. Grand Ope THE BIG MUSICAL BUCCESS the scenes of |, | ment. Chapter STRAND 'To-Night A ROLLICKING, ENTERTAINING PROGRAMME FOR SATURDAY NIGHT some wonderful acting and a fine interpretation of Dickens when he showed vi Copperfield." Un- fortunately he left a bad taste in the mouth by complaining of the size of the house and that in a publiu speech. We can sympathize with his viewpoint, but he must learn that: the Canadian public wil not fall all over him because he appears to hall from the Mother Land. For- bes-Robertson, William Faversham, 8arah Bernhardt, Al Jolson, Harry Lauder, Irene Castle--and many others famous in their departments have honored our city with their presence without losing their temp- ers over small houses. Irene Castle was very pleasing-- what there was of her--abut for the major portion of the evening we must thank Duke Yellman and his crack orchestra for their entertain- One must admit that Mrs. Castle is wonderful, but she might {have been a IMttle more generous with her appearances. Miss Howard was nice--just that. ways liked the presentations of Mr. Beers. He is a natural entertainer. The whole evening for us resolved itself Into a mad desire to 80 behind | the Scenes and ask Irene this ques- tion! "How old are you?" And it would not have surprised us had she told us the actual truth. We had no doubts about "List- We have al-| GLORIA SWANSON "BLUEBEARD'S 8th WIFE" RULL MONTANA tn "ONE WILD DAY» en To Me," which opened last night [and is at the Grand again this af- {ternoon and evening. When this pro- {duction first came through some {wise bird told us it was "punk" and we nearly missed it as a result. Af- ter we iad seen it we swore eternal enmity to that fellow and last night [turned up bright and early so as te be sure of missing nothing. "Listen To Me" is nearly three hours of de- lighttul foolishness --and that's our idea of entertainment. "The Exciters," with Antonio Moreno and Bebe Daniels, was one lof the "movies" we ran across lates (ly. It was good ah right, but we | wera mightily disappointed at 20 |tame an ending. we'd have liked {Moreno much better had he stayed |a crook and turned out to be a de- tective at the last minute. We thought we were seeing a reforma- |tion--but It wasn't.' Miss Daniels |seemed as disgusted as we were-- |but she had to give in to round off {the picture nicely, gh nefther parties will is efinite statement jt is under- |stood. that the moving pleture {theatre managers and the local {musicians are to come to an agree- {ment shortly and that orchestras | will once more be on the program- |me. This is welcome news to all of us. / | Althou sue a d erry Widow?' de. Nn € Pre-War Life in Gay Vienna N KERRY and A MAD WHIRL OF LIFE, LOVE AND LUX URY : MERRY-GO-ROUND| THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD, TEND- ER YET TRAGIC, 2 PERFORMANCES DAILY 2.80 and 8. hunting skill, that were preserved big game of all kinds abound, promising his hearers that be- fore long he would hope to join them on such a trip and that he would wish nothing better than to take this expert hunter as his personal guide. Doubt- less this year will see the fruition of the Prince's hopes, vague and ephe- meral as they appeared at the time of his expressed desire. The Prince moved about amongst the employees on Bar U. with perfect freedom delighting everyone by his unaffected manner and manifested de- sire to learn all he possibly eould of ranch life at first hand. Speculation being aroused as -to whether the Prince found his precon- ceived notions of cattle ranching shat- tered, we recalled how novels of "God's Country" peopled by tremien- dously virile HE-MEN assisted by movies of Wild West life had helped to mould our opinions, only to prove entirely wrong in actual life. The picturesque dress of the Cowboy Heroes we soon discovered had been supplanted by blue and faded overalls, whilst one rider more enterprising than the rest even wore horn-rimmed spectacles. True, the virility and good 'horse manship were as evident as ever and we were Satured that at the annual) round-up of the cattle for. branding and culling: the well known costumes LOVE Mat., 16c., 25¢. Tax That evening we sat on the veran- dah watching the wonderful sunset gild the green of a noble old tree, with olive and saffron shades reminding one of some Maxfield Parrish decora- tion, arousing even Mr. Lane to en- Shusiag; though our own efforts to portray. the landscape had met with little encouragement at his hands. Per. haps his greatest shock was received after I spent several hours making a sketch of a pile-driver that stood near the reservoir, seemingly it was past his comprehension that any sane per- son should travel from{ Winnipeg. to a ranch, and then sketch a pile-driver. The more I meditate on it the more 1 think he was justified in his view, how- ever to retrieve his good opinjon we went out and made some studies of horses and sheep that certainly inter- ested him more deeply, and from the ensuing discussion my friend and J learnt more about blooded horses and cattle than we ever dreamed of pre- viously. One common misconception expos- ed was that the best cowboy, was he © made the cattle run or hurry. No- thing, we were assured, did more to reduce the value of a herd than the wild yee of rider so frequently met with in fiction or on the screen. This is not a recent dew: t either but was a policy on Bar U ranch from the earliest days, any cowboy caught chasing the cattle was immedi. ately di d as incompetent, Cattle we learnt have a marvellous instinct or smell for water, and when on a long trek would, in favorable Se STRAND Gd DAYS +e Mon., Tue, Wed., Thurs. PRIUES : THE Evg., 25c., 85a Included ASTONISHED NOW STIRS.&" CONTINENT. . { 2 PERFORMANCES DAILY 2.36 / THAT YORK FILM DRAMA NEW 1. { and 8. EE joining, skirting on the way river that provides some excel i i ery de- ceptive hills that Jooked very low but had: us panting heavily before we breasted the slope, the grass, too was as slippery as glass and made our pas- sage very difficult. At the top of the second hill we could see clear into the lw where the Prince's frm lay and we proceeded down and met one of the stablemen who kindly showed us over the barns and part of the stables. As Prof. Carlyle who is in charge was away, we were not per. mitted to enter the ranch-house, but judging from the exterior, it would differ very little from the one we were staying at. In the barn was a pedi- greed bull just imported from Eng- land, and around the barn many rolls of wire fencing that apparently was to replace some of the broken fencing. - The weather by this time had turned very dull ind we succeeded in making the storm broke. This was to be our last evening here before our departure, and we felt that, we fully understood why the Prince of Wales decided to purchase a ranch in this vicinity, where nature is at her best, where sport and big game hunt- ing abound, where the shackles and trappings of Royalty may be comple- tely abandoned, and men may live as man to man, stripped of all artificialty, Before we said adieu to Bar U. we were shown the visitors' book which probably contiins more illustrious signatures than any similar book in" Canada, headed by the signature of the Heir apparent, signed Edward P. W. whilst in the space allotted for the visitors' comments, he had bodly writ- ten 'Some Ranch." Every hero becomes a bore at last,