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\sbefore You'd be luoky If he ckehed the tenth!’4 This gave Mlaa Wray confidence and also made her very happy.* # *Mists Wray's performance in The Wedding March drew her a longterm contract with. Paramount oven before the picture was finished. Von Stroheim’s superlative estimate of her —that t-he is ten thousand wc-msn in one'1—is shared by Jesse Lasky and1 B. P. Schul-borg’- They think she is one of the greatest potential atars on the screen.ray is lyric feminine .proof that romance still lives. She set a gilded lance of hope at rest and tilted with Hollywood—with what eloquent results everyone now knows. She Is -the type -one likes to vision in an ivory tower toward which the roaes climb on old ivy in the moonlight, a goldenhaired wraith of a girh gazing into the distance for her armored knight who will carry her away In the scented. purpling darkness.She has glorious dreams and the hope that they will come true. That she wilt win. what she wants from life already seems assured, because she has something wonderful to give in'return. Dreams become realities to girls who, tike Fay Wra'y. bridge the gap from slapstick to the sublime, from Gasoline Love to “The Wedding March.Now she Is reaching for still higher realms in Hitting for Heaven.aWay of AH Flesh” On at Paramount.“After Midnight” Victory Offering.In -the nature of a vivid, dramatic thunderbolt, The Way of* All Flesh/' starring Emil Janntngs, • the noted German actor, who Is now appearing In his first American-made phgfo-play-under the Paramount banner, is at lh6 Paramount-Empress.The Way of All Flesh holds p. story of intense heart interest and emotional appeal, with Its theme of every-day affairs of life molded Into a convincingly human story, with the central character delineating four different characters in the varied -experiences of dramatic atmosphere 11! delighted at the picturiaes. In the opening sequences the star of “Variefy” plays a kindly,middle-aged family man, in love with his wife, children and work. Thenthe film's central figure, superbly ployed by John Gilbert; Slim and BulJ» . his buddies, irresistibly brought to life by Karl Dane and Tom O'Brien, and Melisande. a French peasant girl, delightfully * portrayed by Renee Adoree. These four characters move through the maelstrom of the war in scenes that, whether comic or tragic, are always profoundly fascinating.Jim Apperson's adventure* in France, in company with his two army pals,. make up the greater part of the picture. Ho meets ACelisande and a romance ensues. Hfs company \s ordered to tho front, and the separation .lhat follows Is heartbreaking. Mell.mnde, learning of hLs departure, seeks him out to bid him good-by and cannot find him. In this scene Miss Adores Is magnificent. She stands in the middle of the road, looking this way and that for Jim, while lorries laden with troops pass, by in all tho haste and tumult, and confusion of war. At last sbo espies him, embraces him for a moment, and is then left weeping In the roadside, clasping to her heart a shoe he has thrown her.The spectacular scenes at the front In the succeeding half of the film beggar description. Jim's pals aro killed, ho litmself is wounded; he returns home minus a leg, finds his girl engaged to his brother, and returns to France to seek Mellsande.This, in bare outline, is The Big Parade/' the finest and greatest of all big pictures. It must be seen to be appreciated.Back-stago effects—the roar of the great guns and the reports of the machine guns—ail go - to make theoffering that-has‘broken all recordsat the local Pntages theater since Its opening. . - • •comes the other woman,and asthe other roles transform him Into the character of care-free youth and finally to a broken, depressed and dissolute manhood, sadness finally gives way to happiness and the picture closes on tho smile of a happy patriarch.GVouped in the cast of characters are Belle Bennett and Phyllis Haver, both of whom are credited with honors for. the excellent, way in which they 'carry their roles, the picture having come under the of Paramount/s famous wielder, Victor Flemming, The Way of All Flesh is a strong, convincing!}' human drama for the screen, and with the masterful acting of this great European character artist in tho colorful rolea he delineates one Is assured of a stirring and thrilling entertainment, long to be remera-. bered.A musical attraction on the stage offers an enjoyable few minutes of tuneful and melodious harmony In the appearance of The Apollo Chorus/' under tho direction of Alva Woodward, With a chorus of about twenty members this organization produces a finish and artistry to its selections Ltiut bring forth wholehearted approval from the audience.A comedy two-reel la ugh-agitator furnishes a lot of fun, and with a last edition of the new Paramount News Weekly and the popular Paramount-Fmpress orchestra program there is100 per cent entertainment offered the week’s bill.H-1010lec-n13‘ga ; rRialto Headlines Mysterious Rider.a0Another absorbing story done in the best Zane Grey manner and moving against the colorful background of the desert, briefly characterizes Paramount's pietu.rlzation. of The Mysterious Rider/’ which opens at tho JUaUo today.Jack Holt assumes the responsibilities of the role of hero and acquits himself In the way that has mads him famous as one of the best of the western stars. He Is cast as Bent Wade, whose word Is of some weight in the desert community In wftlch he lives. But he finds himself ostracized when the homesteaders suspect him of appropriating for his own uses. $25,000 they hnd raised to buy an old Spanish land grant held by Cliff Hark-ncss (Charles Sellon), and which deprives fh^m of their title to the meager holdings.Wade la able to snow them only a blank piece of paper which ho alleges to have to reived from Harkness as a receipt for the money. But Hark-ness has double-crossed. An offer ofNorma Shearer in her latest'success, “After Midnight/' opened at tho Victory theatre Saturday to a capacity house, which was more thanpopular star's newest achievement. Included In tne cast with Miss Shearer is Lawrence Gray, another star, whose popularity ha a Increased with leaps and .bounds as has that of Gwen Lee who also tabes a prominent part In the offering.Aftei' Midnight gives Miss Shear-f*r more than usual opportunities to display a brilliant array of beautiful , cuwiiH and the film In addition to being highly entertaining developed Into a fashion revue as well, woven into which is much comedy, in. addition to many tense dramatic situations. .No actress in the film industry has proven more popular than Norma Shearer, and it te Interesting to know directorship, just how the charming and beauti-megaphone ] ful girl began her career. Miss Shear-' er's parents were wealthy residents of Montreal, her father a prominent business man, when due to an unfortunate turn of events most of the family fortune was lost in a business deal* Norma did not consider working a disgrace., nor the stage and screen opportunities to be dismissed at a thought, so she made a deliberate attempt to get Into pictures. With her family, she and her sister went to N-ew York, where they were going to attempt to refill the family coffers.Norma's sister soon dropped out of the race by marrying, so this .made It all the more necesyary for the one remaining girl to make good, She haunted agency casting off see s of both stage and screen, and let no opportunities pass without grasping lor it and testing its reliability.She met Louis B. Mayer on orie of his trips to New York and he was impressed with her beauty, a typo that was new to the screen, and as he was in search of netv faces he had tests made of every' possibility. Miss Shearer's tests were more than successful —they were a revelation. She was put under contract and sent io the Pacific coast.Isflss Shenrcr. since entering pictures, has become known as tho critics’ pet. With practically no former acting experience, she began playing small roles, and \n her thirtf picture was given a lead which will be recalled as Broadway After Dark/’ in which she made a tremendous hit.Miss Shearer is a very distinct type and brings to the screen more than her beamy. She has proven to be an actress of ability and la her newest release After Midnight, she will prove even more popular.In addition to the feature attraction a Hal Koach comedy, along with a news reel and the Victorians In concert, round out the program, whioh i3 booked for the entire week.on77$150*Dfl0 for the land grant from MarkKing, (Davkl Torrencej, a capitalist representing a rich power company, proves too strong a temptation for him. King procures the grant and holds It as a whip over the bends of the homesteaders to make them vacate; the $25,000 out of which Wade has been bamboozled is safe in the pocket of Harkness, and Wade finds himself forced to outlawry to -save himself from lynching at the hands of his former friends.He Is captured, and about to bn lynched when his pal Lem Spooner (Tom Kennedy), forces the ranchers at the point of two guns to bring him back to town to stand a fair trial, How he escapes and goes about the country as -the mysterious rlc-jr” warning the ranchers to hold * their ground untU they cant get a hearing In the courts, and how he finally saves the situation, makes a story packed with thrills that the Jack Holt fans havo learned to expect.An interesting love story la to be found here, too. It starts when Holt saves the life of King's daughter (Betty Jewel), from death In a pit of quicksand notwithstanding h I s own danger from the band of lynchers who are pursuing him.The ntory is lightened with very fme touches of comedy.Waters, who has directed Jack In several of bin previous £nne pictures, principally Born to“Sea Wolf” Proves Thriller at Gem.l.^or genuine thrills, heart appeal and; rousing incident, one must see Jack London*.* The .Sea Wolf, which delighted Immense audiences at the Gem theatre yesterday. From the opening Bceno, dramatic happenings follow one another in quick succession, eo that the Interest never lags for an instant The collision, the uprising of a ship’s crew against the brutal domination of their skipper, the gtruggtes of a girl to escape -the hateful love of a human monster, the battle in the forecastle, the sinking of the schooner—here Is enough red-blooded adventure to satisfy any ta.ste.The feature roles pla}’ed by Ralph W. I nee, Claire Adams, Theodore Von Kitz. Snitz Edwards and Mitchell Lewis are admirably portrayed.On the same hill is a cartoon, review andi a Beauty Parlor comedy.adi1tVaIlia1jasflt;tlt;atl£wmeJohnHoltGrey theOld Friends Will Be Seen in New Setting at Wilkes♦West.*' of the phone.ForlornForest.River.wieldedand Man the mcaga-liThe Big Parade Proves Thriller.77Spectacular, entertaining and- convincing! Never has tho screen offered anything to compare with Tho Big Parade. King Vidor production for Met ro-Ookhvyn-Mayer, starringJohn Gilbert, which is now playing at tho Pantages theater. It Is a picture that will haunt the memory forever.To see this amazing film Is to 11 vo 1 through the period of the great con-j fllct as only those who reached tho j front lived -through It. The hundreds of tales told by the veterans themselves and the thousands of books written about -the war pale Into Insignificance before these vital, glowing, richly dramatized scenes of an American doughboy's adventures in France.Director Yldor and Laurence Stallings, author of The 131g Parade,” himself a veteran who contributed a log to tho cause, have created at least four authentically human characters in telling hfs story—Jim Apr or son,Reseated and thoroughly renovated, the Wilkes theater will open Its season August 27. Few changes havo been made In tho popular east of last year. Dainty and gifted Gladys George, leading woman, and Ben Er-vay, leading man, whose pleasing personality and versatile talent won him an enthusiastic Salt Lake following, will return. C. W. Clogstun, manager of the theater, received a message from Miss George a few days ago, saying that *hc had arrived in Sun Francisco after a delightful summer 5n Honolulu and would be In Salt Lake within a short while.Mr. Erway and other membersofhvsaV b h vatVf-tuo:eTHIS WEEK'S BILLS+MOTION PICTURES.AMERICAN—Matt Moore nnd Ediih Roberts in'The Mystery Club. mid Lillian Rich J r\ God's Great Wlldenic**. Comedy and inteat ncwn events.P All A MOT/XT* JSrf PRESS—Emil Jarmtn?* in The Way of All Vi»h.” Pftrnmtmntnew*. Apollo eliom* ‘ on the atngc. VICTORY—-Normn Shomcr with Lawrence Cray In After M hi flight/1 with Ilfil Reach comedy and ni'Wrf orenis.GKM—Jack Loudon’# Tho Sen Wolf/’ with linlph Inch, Clalro Adam* find ,Snlfa Edwards. First showing here. Also Ue-Ttow, cartoon and comedy.RIALTO—Zane Grey'# The MyiterJone Rider, with Jtck Holt and bl* c«»t; Dorothy Gulliver In The Collegian*; Nowa,DRAMA AND YAUDRYirLR.PANTAGE9—Klrnt fchowin tt of The RigPnr«dc/T and vaudevilleA8ft1-rs}CAtIr*nyFliJT
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Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Sun, Aug 07, 1927
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