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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1925 18 SCREEN HERE AND THERE ON STAGE AND Neighboring Theaters THE NEW EVANSTON Paramount has been its own lavish self in selecting a cast for the Paul Bern production, "Grounds for Di- vorce," which will be the feature at the New Evanston theatre on Monday next to remain for three days. "Grounds for Divorce," directed by the man who made "The Dressmaker from Paris," was written for the screen by Violet Clark from Guy Bolton's adaptation of the continental comedy by Ernest Vajda, author of "The Harem," "The Dark Angle," etc. Flor- ence Vidor, Matt Moore and Louise Fazenda are featured in the leading, roles. Miss Vidor has the role played by Ina Claine when the play enjoyed;:a ie § run on Broadway durin the season 1924. As Alice Sorbier she finds herself married to a prom- inent Parisian divorce lawyer, who is too busy obtaining divorces for wives whose husbands have neglected them to pay much attention to her. Matt Moore, of the famous Moore] family of screen players is Maurice Sorbier, the lawyer. Louise Fazenda, cast as Marianne, an actress, is his client. Miss Fazenda departs from her usual character comedy roles inf! this production and lives the modern | woman with vampish tendencies. Harry Myers, best remembered for his work in "A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court," heads the strong supporting cast. He has a great comedy opportunity as a French count, a well meaning but blundering individual who marries Miss Vidor after she gives her husband a taste of his own medicine by divorcing him, only to go back to him before the picture comes to a close. James Cruze, who has gathered a goodly number of laurels during his distinguished directorial career, is said to have reached a new high-water mark in comedy productions with his latest Paramount cinema opus, "Marry Me!", a rural romance, adapted from the highly successful stage play "The Nest Egg" by Anne Caldwell which comes to the New Evanston next Thursday, Friday and Saturday. What could be more provocative of fun and excitement than a beauti- ful young school teacher getting her- self engaged to a chap by the name of John Smith, losing sight of him for five years, and having another John Smith turn up on her wedding day The possibilities for complicating circumstances are unlimited, especial- ly since the girl pretends that the second John Smith is her real lover in order to escape being the laugh- ing-stock of the town. Cruze develops the theme with such deftness and subtlety that the sym- pathy of the audience, even at the most hilarious moments, is always with the players. VILLAGE THEATRE "Quo Vadis," the gigantic film spec- tacle,- in which Emil. Jannings plays the part of the Emperor Nero, will be shown at the Village theatre Mon- day, Tuesday and Wednesday, July 20, 21 and 22. This picture was filmed in Rome, and is said to have a cast of 20,000 persons. : Among the thrilling scenes is that of Ursus, in the Arena at Rome, twist- ing an enraged bull by the horns until its neck is broken. The hero, after killing the huge animal with his bare hands, releases his mistress, the beauti- upon V comes to meet her king and marry him. adapted to: the screen by: Victor Sea- ful Christian, Lygia, who had been bound to the bull's back and destined to die a horrible death. This scene arises to a tremendous climax when Vinicius, a Roman gen- eral who loves Lyvgia, bears her in his arms before Nero and begs for mercy. Twenty thousand of the Roman pop- ulace, jammed into the huge Circus Maximus, turn thumbs up, signifying that mercy should be granted the girl, but the Emperor, whose cruelties knew no bounds, turned his thumb down. It was that final inhumanity which, as history cites, led to Nero's downfall and final suicide. Emil Jannings, as Nero, is said to have given the most remarkable char- acterization of his career. Lillian Hall Davis has the role of Lygia. An Educational comedy, "Pardon ' and a Pathe news reel will com- lete the bill. ; i. THE HOWARD _ - For' "Sunday, July 19, the Howard theatre will 'offer a film entitled "The Triflers" « featuring. Mae Buseh and Elliot Dexter. There. is only one out-ef-door shot in "Confessions of a Queen," the Victor Secastcora production which is coming to the Howard theatre on Monday and Tuesday, July 20 and 21. . The picture, which tells' the story of a princess who becomes a. queen, and of. her. life as ruler of a country in central Eurooe, is mostly built around mammoth sets of pomp and grandeur. For the most part, drawing rooms, court rooms. ard, bourdoirs are shown, and the one 'ex- ception is the exterior of the palace, showing the lake with the royal boat which the beautiful princess "Confessions 'of a Queen" was strom and Agnes Christine Johnston from "Kings in Exile," the famous Al- phonse Daudet story. Alice Terry, Lewis Stone, John Bowers, Helena d'Algy are included in the cast. This is Seastrom's third American- made production--his third in fact for tne Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Ccmpany. The two precedirg ones were "Name the Man" and "He Who Gets Slapped." On Wednesday and Thursday, July 22 and 23, the attraction at the How- ard will be "Empty Hearts." Friday and Saturday, a film called "The Recreation of Brian Kent" will be shown at the Howard theatre. THE HOYBURN Milton Sills, film hero, steps again out of the camera's eye on to the screen at the Hoyburn theatre next Monday, when his latest First National drama, "I Want My Man," opens for a three days' run. In this. latest appearance Sills is co- featured with Doris Kenyon and sup- ported by a cast which includes Phyllis Haver, May Allison, Paul Nicholson, Kate Bruce and others. Film fans will find an interesting contrast between Sills' notable role in "The Sea Hawk" and his characteriza- tion in "I Want My Man." The latter is that of a war-blinded soldier who returns cured after eight years in France to find this country steeped in a mania of pleasure chasing. "I Want My Man" was adapted from New Campus COOL AND REFRESHING Fountain Square Evanston Con. from 1:30 to 11 P. M. Monday, Tuesday, July 20 James Oliver Curwood's "STELIE OF THE ROYAL MOUNTED" - with Bert Lyttel Comedy 1st. Run News Wed. --Thurs.--July 23-24 Emil Janning in "THE LAST LAUGH" Larry Semon Comedy FRI.--SAT.--July 25-26 Tom Mix in Zane Grey's "THE RAINBOW TRAIL" The Sequel . to. Riders of the Bs Purple Sage i Comedy Review Fables pA. A Newell & Retchin HOWARD Continuous Every Day--2:15 to 11:15 N. W. "L" Station at Howard Sunday, July 19 Mack Busch and Eliott Dexter in "THE TRIFLERS" Monday, Tuesday, July 20-21 Alice Terry in "CONFESSIONS OF A QUEEN" Wednesday, Thursday, July 22-23 "EMPTY HEARTS" Friday, 24-25 OF Saturday, July "THE RECREATION BRIAN KENT" All North Shore Trains Stop at Howard Howard Feature .ewis Stone ad Helena Diy wOONFESSIONS OF A QUEE the novel, "The Interpreter's House," by Struthers Burt." It was produced for First Natiohal-under the super- vision of Earl Hudson and was directed by Lambert Hillyer. For half an hour the big lights buzzed and the clicking of the cameras alternated with the soothing voices of the 'director: For half an hour Hale Hamilton, well known stage star, sat in i Madame Flora's shop--or maybe - it's a shoppe--having his nails manicured. And for half an hour Bebe Daniels, in the role of the pretty Italian mani- curist in "The Manicure Girl," held Hale's hand, and industriously wielded a buffer. This should have made that gen- tleman feel pretty fine, but for some reason it didn't seem to. After the long scene was finished, he was ob- served looking at his fingers with a rueful expression. "I just had 'em manicured before I came to the studio," he said, "but now it looks as if I'd have to- get it done all over again." Bebe doesn't defend her work. She merely advises the audiences to note how pleased Mr. Hamilton looks in this scene in the picture. "The Manicure Girl" is Bebe's latest Paramount starring picture, which will be the feature at the Hoyburn theatre on next Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Hamilton has a prominent role in support of the star. Edmund Burns is leading man. Others are Dorothy Cumming, Ann Brody and Mary Foy. THE NEW CAMPUS "Steelie of the Royal Mounted," Vitagraph's picturization of James Curwood's story, will be featured -at the New Campus theatre next week, Monday and Tuesday. Something altogether new in motion pictures, and tremendously gripping, is "The Last Laugh," a U.F.A. produc- tion, starring Emil Jannings, and to be exhibited at the New Campus theatre next Wednesday and Thursday. This film only recently had a week at both the Rivoli and Rialto theatres on New York's Broadway, and it is because of the sensation it created then among fans and critics that it continued in another house. Among "The Last Laugh's" unique distinctions are that it has no sub- titles and that it is perhaps the first important picture ever made that re- quired almost no cutting. So perfect is the continuity and so eloquent the acting that the customary wordy ex- planations would be superfluous and so completely was the director, F. W. Murnau, master of the story that the usual waste of taking many substitute scenes and doing the same episodes over and over to be chosen from at the end was avoided. Simplicity is the key note of the story and the acting. That is why the humor and pathos of the picture go so straight to the heart. Jannings plays an old human character of a fashion- able hotel. Tom Mix has decided ideas of his own about picture making. He stands for clean, wholesome photoplays, pos- sessing entertaining and informative values. COMMUNITY HOUSE FRIDAY JULY 24 "CARDIGAN" Robert WwW. Romance of the Revolution Chambers' 0. W. Stephens, 418 Maple avenue, left Tuesday for Warfordsburg, Pa. to visit his sister who is very ill. ie "sf Village Theatre Your Home Theatre Always Cool Here J. B. Koppel Managing Director Evenings, 7:30 and 9:00 Matinee, 'Tues. 3:30 Mon., Tues. and Wed. Emil Jannings in "QUO VADIS" also "Pardon Us" Educational Comedy and Pathe News ee] Thurs. Fri. and Sat. Thomas Meighan in "OLD HOME WEEK" also latest Our Gang . "( Qi Days" Our Gang "Jubilo, Jr? cn Pathe News J 4 ERs Ng Eo = a we : NEW { EvanaroN | HOYBURN | VANSTO OYB ; Mon., Tues. and Wed. Mon., Tues. and Wed. il Florence Vidor Doris Kenyon I Matt Moore Milton Sills | " Q GROUNDS FOR "I WANT MY MAN" DIVORCE I Mack Sennett Comedy News Coniedy News WH h Thurs, Fri. and Sat. Thurs., Fri. and' Sat. Florence Vidor Bebe Daniels in 5 radi Sion : pi James Cruze's Producti or "THE MANICURE GIRL' o "MARRY ME" Fox Comedy News Comedy News Daily Shows at 2, 4, 7 and 9--Saturday Continuous 2 to 11 P. M. | a = = = isi months ago. 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