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. THE OSHAWA DAILY . TIMFS. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1927 REGENT- "Swim Girl, Swim" NEW MARTIN-""7 he Chinese Parrot' 'At the Regent "SWIM, GIRL, SWI Ban BEBE DANIELS AT COL ¥ AGAIN { Every day in the year can be- to the undergraduates as far as Bebe Daniels, Paramount , is concerned. 'I love every- ine connected with a university campus," she says, "the me, ere, the color, the spirit. An Spurs. of this, I would rather make a motion picture dealing with the activities of students other subject I know." hae how her latest comedy "Swim, Girl, Swim," which comes to the Regent next Monday, Tues- day and Wednesday came about. "I enjoyed making 'The Cam- pus Flirt," says Miss Daniels, "and at that time I decided that if the general public liked me in it, I would make another, It séems that they did, and so I ed Lloyd Corrigan, author of e Campus Flirt," and a grad- e of the Universit yof Califor- «Mia, to give me another, 'He gave me 'Swim, Girl, Swim'." The story itself deals with plain Alice Smith, a co-ed at a large university, whose only pur- pose in life it seems, is to chase rare bugs and butterflies, Sec- petly, however. Alice yearns to be great athlete. She takes up swimming, making herself the campus joke because of her ideas the subject, and is persuaded enter a forthcoming channel Strangely enough, in spite he fact that she cannot swim, Here is the of complications which kes "Swim, Girl, Swim" one the funniest Bebe Daniels has /* After the acceptance of the story, the star asked for Clarence Badg, to act in the capacity of direc! and this was granted Badger has heen responsible for a gredit many of her successes, including "The Campus Flirt," "A Kiss in a Taxi," and '*Sen- orita,"" and jumped at the chanee 'to help with another dealing with college Jife. Of course, Miss Daniels finally "Nevada," by Zane Grey. AND--"Ben-Hur" , for this! Coming to the Local Theatres Within the next few weeks Oshawa fans will have an op- portunity of seeing the following worthwhile pictures: "The Magic Flame," with Ronald Colman and Vilma Banky. Has caused quite a semsation, "The Gorilla," with an all star cast. ¥ "Annie Laurie," with Lillian Gish, "The Valley of the Giants," starring Milton Sills. "The Cruise of the Hellion," a stirring drama of the high "Casey Jones," based on the railroad story, "The Belanger-Jarvis Fight," the official ringside pictures, + +» The mightiest of them all. Weird and thrilling, Watch does learn to swim and this re- quired a great part for someone, For this role Gertrude Ederle, | world famous as the first woman i to swim the English channel, was | obtained, thus making her first | appearance before the camera. {In the picture she is shown in {action in the water, and also as a player, ! James Hall, her leading man {on various occasions in the past, ! was again nominated for that part and Josephine Dunn, William Au- stin and James Mack rounded out a well-balanced cast. Because Miss Daniels insisted upon the proper atmosphere, the University of California in Los Angeles was selected as the lo- cation for the campus scenes and more than 200 students partiei- pated in the making of the pie- ture. It was here that Helen Weatherford, an unknown co-ed, was given her chance after being singled out of the moh of stud- ent-extras, This same insistence for ac- curacy took the company to Cata- lina Island, the start of the fam- ous channel swim of last winter wherein George Young was re- turned the victor, and here the channel swim of Miss Daniels was started, Some of the best swim- mers Southern California, in are shown in action here. many of whom swam with Young, | At the New Martin NEW PRAISES FOR MARIAN NIXON IN "CHINESE PARROT" Marian Nixon is sald to have reached the height of her beauty and popularity in the screen ver- sion of Harl Derr Biggers' mys- tery novel "The Chinese Parrot" in which she is co-featured with Edmund Burns, Miss Nixon's role in this Uni- versal-Jewel production which has been booked to be shown at the New Martin Theatre next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, is that of Sally Phillimore, the beautiful daughter of a proud but impoverished family that sways the social destinies of Honolulu, The part calls for exceptional histrionic ability and according to those who have seen the picture, Miss Nixon walks away with fly- ing colors, "The Chinese Parrot" rected by Paul Leni, one of the greatest of European directors, who came to this country a year ago under contract té Universal, His first production was "The Cat and the Canary" hailed as a directorial triumph, and resulted in his being chosen to handle the Biggers' opus. The supporting cast embraces some of the best known players in the industry including Ho- 5 of was di- Ud A Priceless Necklace and the Fate of a Millionaire at the Mercy of a--Parrot © EARL DERR BIGGERS' AR bart Besworth, K. Sejin, Anna May Wong, Albert Coati, George Kuwa, Edgar Kennedy, Fred Es- melton, Dan Mason and Slim, Summerville. The sereen adap- tation was made by J. Grubb Alexander. Those who saw Marian Nixon a few days ago in "Out Al Night," will wish to see this lovely little lady again, and they will have a good opportunity in "The Chinese Parrot." Sojin the sinister looking Malay, is al- so in the cast. He is often to be found nowadays where the weird atmosphere of the Orient is to be emphasized. Anna May Wong is another Oriental whose pres- ence embellishes any picture that has an Eastern motif. A number of the scenes in "The Chinese Parrot' were taken in Hawaii, and others in the Mo- jave Desert. Fans sometimes wonder why the names of diree- tors are so often featured. The reason is that the director fis really the creator of the picture, just as an artist is the creator of a painting. The players are mere- ly the pigments with which the director works, and in almost every case the success or other- wise of a picture is due to the director rather than to the actors themselves. All of which is simply an introduetion to the fact that the production of the "Chin- ese Parrot" was directed by Paul Leni, who also directed "The Cat and the Canary," that thrill- ing and fantastic melodrama which so gripped Oshawa fans a few weeks ago. Keeping that fact in mind, then, it will be doubly interesting that "The Chinese Parrot" was directed by the same master mind. Collegiate Chatter | "BEBE DANIELS Who will be at the Regent in the famous picture "Swim Girl Swim." 1S VAUDEVILLE COMING BACK? The magnates of the motion picture industry are confessing themselves somewhat worried over the trend of movie affairs in New York City, and other A Happy New Year and may everyone make some New Year's resolutions which they don't im- tend to break as soon as they get back to the Halls of Learning. LJ Even though it is only an ele- ven day holiday, lots of students are already looking forward to Tuesday when they go back to school again, Holidays are won- derful things but like too much castor oil, one soon tires of them, escpecially if nothing can be found to oceupy the most of the time. School is the halt way mark between actual work and idleness and to appreciate it most requires a stretch like the sum- mer holidays. - Isn't it a faet? « se This week saw numerous old Collegiate and High School stu- dents back at their homes for the holiday, from the Universities or schools of higher learning which they are attending. Some have- n't been home since the summer holidays, while others have been here for the occasional week end during the past four months, * + Muriel Morison, Arlie Barrow- clough and Anne Gibson all re- turned Thursday night from the Toronto Normal Schools, which they are attending, preparing for "school mams," as their future vocation. They go back on Tues- day. . . Edith Cawker and Margaret Tamblyn returifed the same day from their studies in Victoria Col- lege of the University of Toronto. Margaret, it is understood, is con- tinuing the good work which marked her out while attending Oshawa Collegiate last year and which resulted in her winning the Carter Scholarship. LJ * LJ "Dutch" Henry, now taking an Arts course in the University of . Toronto, was home for a short time, while Don DeMille, attend- ing Victoria, has been here all week. * . Wiltse McKay, student who graduated from the large cities, where the presenta- tion of vaudeville acts seem (0 he putting the feature pictures One of those rare pic. tures, so strange, so weird, so gripping that It baffles description, Fill- ed with unearthly effects, haunting in its mystery, vibrantly thrilling with drama, Based on the un- fathomable theft of » string of world renown- ed pearis--the key to the mystery is held by a Chinese parrot, Earl Derr Biggers' faméus Saturday Evening Post story and best-seller nov- el brought supremely to the screen! Added Attraction !!!! Special Comedy That Will Make Everyone Laugh somewhat in the background, es- pecially at some of the more pre- tentious theatres, such as the Capitol and Rozxey's. It is not s0 many years ago since the re- verse happened, when movies themselves put vaudeville out of business for about a quarter of a century, so that it would be turning the tables with a venge- ance if vaudeville once more came into its own, THEATRE MORTALITY It seems strange in these days of movie popularity to read that during the past 12 months over 1000 movie theatres closed their doors. When we see the crowds which attend our local theatres we find it hard to believe that there may be other towns and ci- ties which do not receive suffi- cient patronage to remain open. It is true that fifty per ccnt of these failures took place in towns of less than 3,000 popula- tion, but one would imagine that such towns should support at least one theatre. Evidently the life of theatre managers is not all beer and skittles. "THE CIRCUS" We are told that there will be no question about the pre-emin- ence of Charlie Chaplin as a comedian after the "Circus." In this picture, he returns to his old-time antics and fun-making, and has made a production that will be a delight to the public. Also the fact that Charlie closes on a pathetic note gives an inti- macy and a personal quality that will be relished by his most de- voted admirers. This by the way, shows that Charlie has not lost his touch with the public during his two years' absence from the films. The happy end- ing is fast going out of fashion, and there is no doubt but what the public prefers something more realistic and true to life, THE HAPPY ENDING It seems that the producers are just finding out that the public does not always demand the "happy ending," and the "clinch fade-out." [If they proceed to develop their new found diseoy- ery, it will doubtless mean much for the improvement of the ar- tistry of the movies. Three great successes would seem to point in this direction, "Under- world," "Children of Divorce," and "The Way of All Flesh," which latter we have had an op- portunity of judging for ourselves, and there is no doubt that the vision of the old man disappear- ing into the snowstorm om Christ- mas night was most effective. | renew | | ---- It's Here! - Don't Miss It! The Coming-- MONDAY for a Three- Day Showing In Oshawa SEASON'S another Varsity You'll Want to . see the First Girl who Swam the English Channel --"1rudy Ederle" Get Your 1ickets Collegiate two years ago, was Early ,. rill home for the holiday. Wiltse is Wie '3 Regular taking a course in Medicine, '\ v Sh * \d ows * Mr, and Mrs, F. E. Hare are nN O having what may be called a |§ i - i family re-union this week with oR Commence Tonight Johnny, who 'is taking a course |F§ 6.30 p.m~--8.30 p.m. in Political Economy, at Queens, |§ A few good seals left for our Pp Pp Archie, who is taking Moderns ! at Varsity and Wallace, who is J Ld taking Matric at the Collegiate, N \ all at home. ew ear % ve Yo 1 LJ * LJ Howard Adair, Allan Williams Commencing at 10,30 p.m, . and Bill Hart, who once com- m prised one of the smartest back- Get them at the Box Office--50c. fields in the school's rugby his- {3 tory, are back in town for the -- TUMBLING holiday, from their studies at ; H Queen's University, where they Added Attractions RIVER" are continuing their good grid- COMEDY OCEAN BLUES" fron records, Johnny Hare also : "" = is-Qufiking good in both hockey PATHE NEWS--'Felix the Cat I and rugby at the same institution. : . 0» At Llewellyn Hall, King street | east, their annual re-union was | held on Thursday of last week, | and numerous old students of the Collegiate and of the days when 0.C.1., was a High School, were present to recall old times dnd acquaintances. Millison Mitchell, now famous as middle distance runner through- out Canada, and a prospect for the 1928 Olympics, was present, paying one of his few visits to the town of his "High Schooling." Alex Grant who was and is yet one of the best sprinters pro- "Mo" duced at the school was also present, ingldently visiting his younger brothers, who are both students in the . first and second forms of the Collegiate at pres- ent, Dorothy Gauld, well known and liked among her classmates three years ago, managed to get down for the supper. Robert "Bob" McKay, who carried off a hatful of scholarships on graduat- ing two years ago, and McKay Thompson, who was a brilliant rughyist on the '24 and '25 teams were in attendance and so also were Eleanor Taylor and Jean Thompson, whom some of the older girls wi'l well remember, *. » LJ 4 To show ae nower of sugges- tion, of the Te: ity books in all which were recommended in as- sembly a week ago last Thurs- day morning, no less than fifty- two were taken out by the stu- | dents before the library was clos- | ed in the late afternoon. All of these hooks were decidedly of the ' better class and by noted authors. | LJ LJ The book which Mr. O'Neill in- dicated that he looked forward to reading this week was "Bar- num," but a student heat him to it, although whoever it was, he wasn't aware at the time that this was the literature Mr. O'- Neill intended to take home. Ld LJ » For those whom Santa Claus favoured with skates, toboggans or snow shoes, the weather is mak- ing it a rather unpleasant holiday for them. The week started out with the best of intentions but has ended with a touch of almost ideal cugby climate. Ld LJ Ld If the cold weather finally man- ages to return, Oshawa Collegiate in the mear future will trot out the prospects for her 1928 hockey season. After the success of last year, and despite the fact that five of the regulars will be missing, a record season is looked forward to. Into the category of such end- ings we might also bring the wonderful ending of "Roses of and Prosperous New Year to All" May 1928-- The Year of Opportunity --Bring You Health, Happiness and Prosperity in Oshawa, - the City of Opportunity. WED ED GES BES IND VED VE WE ER eR aa Picardy," beyond question one of of the most memorable finales of any picture we have ever seen. REAL ESTATE ppg a , ' (HG a) GS) GEE UBC (Ne ES Eee W58 WNS Om