Oshawa Daily Times, 8 Jun 1929, p. 16

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PAGE FOURTEEN THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1929 Interesting Pen Impressions of the Coming At- tractionson . "The Singing Fool" at the Regent| Al Jolson Well-known Screen Artist Showing at Regent The- atre on Monday--One of Greatest Films Ever Shown "The Singing Fool," Al Jolson's newest film propduction, is a tri- umph of up-to-the-minute motion picture art. In the first place the Leslie ». Barrows story is written out of a deep familiarity with the life of the stage and of New York night clubs -- and what is greater, an understanding of those qualities which make all humanity akin. Then, too, Byron Haskins has pro- duced a marvel of photography. the glamor of the scenes of revelry being created with certainty and real magic. As for Jolson, he is revealed as an actor of unquestionable sincer- ity and amazing power of emo- tional expression. In many of his scenes his sorrows are tragic in their intensity, and exercise an un- usual effect on the feelings of the audience, This is the more re- markable when one considers that Jolson has always been looked unp- on as a comedian, though to the more discerning there has invariab- 1y been the touch of pathos which made it evident that he would be able at some time to interpret the tragedies of life as well as the lighter moods, "The Singing Fool" gives Al Jolson that chance. His first pic ture, "The Jazz Singer," reached 4 the source of THE LOCAL SCREEN L ST ee ® With | tears as well as laughter, but the later play has wider appeal -- touches the chords of life with a surer hand. The | first play broke all records every- where -- the second will outclass | the first--for it is done with more familiarity with the new medium of the screen--and with a deeper insight into humanity. "The Singing Fool" tells the story of a man who works in a New York night club in the dual capacity of waiter and singer of popular songs. He is madly in- fatuated with th featured enter- tainer of the club and eventually makes her his wife but stark trag- edy comes into his household, and the distracted husband, who has by this time become part owner of a pretentious cabaret, is almost broken by the weight of his dis- tress. The principal feminine roles of "The Singing Fool" are enacted by Betty Bronson and Josephine Dunn, other important members of the cast being Reed Howes, Arthur Housman, Edward Martindel, Robert Emmett O'Connor and Dav- ia Lee, the attractive youngster who plays the son of Al The pleture was made from an original story by Leslie S. Bar- rows, with scenario by C. Graham Baker, and the really beautiful photography is to be credited to Byron Haskin. Lloyd Bacon, who directed, has turned out a screen drama which is without doubt the bést of his many successes. You will enjoy Al Jolson and "The Singing Fool." Take your handkerchief and go to the Regent Theatre now. NEW MARTIN THEATRE 3 DAYS MON. COM. JUNE 10° Favorite Comedienne ARLIE MARKS YOUR FAVORITE'S RETURN ARLIE MARKS HER PLAYERS In a Repertoire of 8 Great Comedies-=with VAUDEVILLE BETWEEN ACTS POSITIVELY MONDAY EVENING 'The Patsy" You'll Laugh your Head off at the way she gets her Man All New Plays TUESDAY EVENING "Why Wives Worry" A Human Comedy of Married Life WEDNES. EVENING "She Got What She Wanted " POPULAR CHILDREN ADULTS PRICES 25c TAX 50c INCLUDED DOOORS OPEN 7 P.M. PERFORMANCE STARTS 8 P. M. -- NO RESERVED SEATS -- AND NO MATINEES COMIN. TC ArOCL Jia 4 Yeo OSHAWA NEXT WEEK | i t 4] THE PATSY' WILL BE GIVEN BY ARLIE MARKS ANDPLAYERS > Two Other Splendid Plays i cracking play To Be Presented by Well- Known Players a witty, wise- the pen of "The Patsy," from : Barry Connors, author of "Apple- ! sauce," will be presented by the i Arlie Marks Players, at New Mar- | play of Mr, tin Theatre, Mon., June 10. "The Patsy' had a most successful run last year at Booth Theatre, New York. "The Patsy' of this new Connors is a young girl who is the butt of her family. Blamed for everything that goes wrong, she has been the family goat for so long that her folks regard her as a bit simple mindea, { As a matter of fact, she is nothing { of the kind. She is simply mis- understood and later, when she decides to branch out as a per- sonality by giving vent to all sorts of wisecracks which she has culled from a set of books guaranteed, to | make a wit out of anyone, her fam- i ily decides that she has gone daft. | To , carded beau and + winning , American comedy + years, ! marriage triangle, Feo starring Al Jolson at the Regent starting Monday JOLSON WINS IN "SINGING FOOL" When Al Jolson's first picture, '""The Jazz Singer," broke records all over the country, people said it would be impossible to equal it in glitter, glamour and heart ap- peal. The impossible has been done, for Warner Bros. now pre- sent Al Jolson in his second spec- ial picture, "The Singing Fool." The world's greatest entertainer is seen in a part of tremenaous and moving pathos and he proves that he has what his legions of fol- lowers have always insisted he pos- sessed--the genius for tragedy. The night clubs of the Big Town ~the haunts and the home of the singing waiter -- whose heart- breaking humorous story makes the play. The original for C, Graham Bak- er"s picturization is by Leslie S. Barrows. Lloyd Bacon directed and the star cast includes Betty Bronson, Josephine Dunn, Reed Howes, Edward Martindel' Arthur Housman, David Lee and Robert Emmett O'Connor. "The Singing Fool" with Al Jolson in the star part is an event, It is the most uniquely heart-stir- ring screen effort ever offered. Visit the Regent Theatre now. COMING ATTRACTIONS AT THE REGENT Oshawa theatre-goers will be pleased to learn from an an- nouncement given The Times this morning by Leon Osiér, manager of the Regent theatre that he has contracted for early presentation on the Regent's new living screen such outstanding successes as "Close Harmony' the all talking, singing and musical production foaturing Buddy Rogers and beau- tiful Nancy Carroll; 'he sensation- al mystery play, "The Donevan Affair"; while other big attrac- tions Mr. Osler is bringing to Osh- awa soon include '"'Speakpasy", "The 'Bellamy Trial" and the col- orful story of circus life "The Barker" in which Milton Sill's and Betty Compson's voices are a de- light, in this, their first "talkie." ARLIE MARKS PLAYERS AT THE NEW MARTIN Commencing next Monday and continuing for three nights, the management of the New Martin Theatre has the honor to present Miss Arlie Marks, Canada's finest Irih comedienne, and her company of Players, now on their coast to coast tour. Although young in years Miss Marks is already one or the most delightful of Canada's performers and her visit to Osha- wa will be looked forward to with great expectation. As is the fashion with the ma- jority of the eompanies now play- ing Canada, Miss Marks and her Players will offer for New Martin partons a repertoire of plays, up- to-date, and modernly presented in each detail. The opening attrac- tion will be a new play by Barry Connors, 'The Patsy," now pro- dusing at the Gayety Theatre, New York. "The Patsy" is one of the out- standing melodramatic comedies of the day Included are six big time vaudeville acts. J BEATEN BY THUGS, DRIVER ROBBED Windsor, June 8.--Compelled to drive gix miles to a point on the Grand Marais road, Sandwich west, Findlay Munroe, 24 years old, driver for the Checker Taxi-Cab company, Windsor, last night, was robbed of $3 by three armed men who boarded his car in the Wind- sor downtown district. i When he resisted the thugs, one of them beat him over the head with the butt of a revolver. He reported the hold-up to the provincial police, who took him to the Hotel Dieu for treatment for deep scalp wounds. USING MANY PULPSTONES Over half a million dollars worth of pulpstones are used annually in the 60 Canadian pulp mills. I "Yes We are Sold Out" / Just another of the innumerable evidences of the community-wide attention to the Adver- tisements of the Osha clearing house of su buyer and seller. through The Times? If wa Daily Times as a ly and demand between ave you told your story not, Why Not? ~The Oshawa Daily Times CENTRAL ONTARIO'S LEADING NEWSPAPER PHONE 35 I oll pppoe sis complicate matters, she falls in love with her elder sister's dis- her method of him for herself consti- tutes as hilarious an episode as any has offered in Harrison's laughable "Why Wives Wory," is the offering of the com- pany for Tuesday. For Wednes- day the company present another of Chas. Harrison's great moral Chas. K. lessons, "She Got What She Wanted." Six big time vaudeville acts are presented between acts during the changing of stage se. tings. MISS ARLIE MARKS COMES TO OSHAWA Miss Arlie, Marks, the dainty Irish-Canadian comedienne and her company of players will be the next attraction at the New Martin theatre for a limited engagement of three nights, commencing Mon- day, June 10th. Miss Marks, as many will remeber, is one of Canada's brightest theatrical stars and comes from a long line of theatre people, being the daugh- ter of Tom Marks, that inimitable Irish comedian who amused t* >us- ands of Canadians with his rare humor not many years ago. This season Miss Marks and her players are making a coast to coast tour and Oshawa is just one of the many engagemnts of her tour. For the three nights engage- ment, Miss Marks will offer three of her up-to-date repertoire plays, starting with "The Patsy." This sterling dramatic comedy will be offered on Monday evening and is one of the outstanding plays of the day. On Tuesday evening the players are offering one of the greatest of Chas. K. Harrison's comedies, "Why Wives Worry." For Wednes- day evening the offering will ve a great moral comedy drama, also by Chas. K. Harrison, "She Got What She Wanted." ] ie pins An Indiana man has invented a device by which salt can be shaken from a salt shaker. This is one of those revolutionary inventions that Who's Who and What's What in the Amusement World ONG SHOTS AND CLOSE UPS | FLICKERS FROM FILMDOM AND GOSSIP OF THE SCREEN A GENERAL REVIEW OF SCREEN ACTIVITIES AA Clee Manager Osier announces that the Regent Theatre, Oshawa, has been placed in eighth position among a group of thirty-two selected Canadian cities. This represents a big jump forward in a race for busi- ness that has been going on for some time among Paramount Theatre managers, Dialogue sequences are now being recorded at the Mack Sennett sound studios for the Tiffany-Stahl production "Whispering Winds" di- rected by James Flood, with David Hartford, well known stage director, co-directing on the dialogue. The picture has an all-star. cast, including Patsy Ruth Miller, Malcolm McGregor, Eve Southern, Eugenie Besserer and James Marcus, Harry Edwards, former director for Harry Langdon and "Baby Peggy," is directing "Camera Crank," a Universal two-reel comedy star- ring Sid Saylor, ; Edwards, who directed several episodes of Universal's popular "Col- legian" series, may be assigned to dircct a comedy starring Sonny Mc- Keen, Universal's child star, upon the completion of the Saylor picture. . . "Speedway," a racing story to be made in Indianapolis, with real- istic scenes of the big annual auto race there, is William Haine's new starring vehicle for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Harry Beaumont, who made the sensationally Melody," is directing the new picture. successful "Broadway Production of "The Climax," all-dialogue and music adaptation of Edward Locke's famous stage play of the same name, has been com- pleted at Universal. "The Climax," directed by Renaud Hoffman, stars Jean Hersholt with Kathryn Crawford, LeRoy Mason, John Reinhardt and Henry Armetta composing the cast. Morton Downey, whose current Broadway appearance is in "Moth- er's Boy" at the George M. Cohan Theatre and who has recently com- pleted "Lucky In Love," at the Pathe Sound Studios, is spending a brief vacation at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Barbara Bennett (Mrs. Morton Downey), who also appears in "Mother's Boy," accomp- anied the star. "The Early Bird," an original song, has been written for Moran and Mack's first all-taking picture, "Why Bring That Up" now in pro- duction at the Paramount studios in Hollywood. It will be used as one of the three songs to feature stage acts which really revolutionize.--Los Angel¢$ Times. ' are included in the picture. fl as.mo is Hear and See the Man Who Made "Mammy" and "Sonny Boy" Famous oe Positively for 3 Days Only Starting -- MONDAY SCENE FROM "THE SINGING FOOL" DAVEY LEE JOSEPHINE DUNN BETTY BRONSON The "Singing Fool" with Al Jolson is 's great prod If you want to hear "Sonny Boy" sang as only the real Al Jolson can sing it, don't miss "The Singing Fool. regarded as one of the

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