STAGE AND SCREEN

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 3 April 1926, Page 4

STAGE AND SCREEN

Madge Ih'llamy. of "'I lie Iron Horse j fame, runic to the film world from the. speaking stage, where she played I’d j Ivanna. ’ 'Teg O' My Heart.'' and op j posite William (lilt He in Janus lor He's "Dear Urntus." She was hilled as the must beautiful girl mi Ihoadway. T’enrhyn Stun laws, artist of interna tional fame, proclaimed her as the most beautiful .voting girl in America, and two years later she was included by Antoinette Donnelly, noted authority on beauty, in lmr list of the twelve most beautiful women in the United Stales. Madge llellamy was born in Texas, the daughter of a college professor of English. lull lived only a short time in that stale. Her stage success attracted the attention of one of the large picture piwluecrs wlm signed her for a period nf three years. Among her iihn prodm: (ions are "Blind Hearts. ’ "Ihc Call of the North.” "Hail the Woman." "The Hot (cutnt,” and ‘Lunin Dunne.” ( tne of the funniest pictures ever seen is “Seven Years’ Had Luck.” a new Robertson-Cole super special with Max Kinder. Fur the first time in years, the moving picture Inver is privileged to see a roaring comedv which lias not the slightest suggestion of slapstick humour in iniv of■ its five reels. Max Kinder returns to the screen after a notable record in the French Army during the late war To see him again is to knowhow much he has been missed. A nn may divine that- the “Seven Years Had Luck” enmes to Max through the breaking nf a looking glass. Ku| this is all vnti will be able to dope out. I here is a series of convulsing episodes which, until lie has seen (lie picture, are hevond the imagination of the layman. With Max Under is a strong east including: Thelma Berry. Alfa Allen. Hefty Peterson. Lola (lop/,ales. Harrv Mann'. Chance Ward. Ralph MeCnl[nmdi, and Hugh Saxon. The American Indian has found _ a modern champion in Tsndnre Hernstein. 1 author and scenario writer. The result has been a. powerful-.picture play on- j filled “The Red Rider.” with Jack. TToxie as the star. Among tlir plav- , ers supporting TToxie are Afarv MeAl- 1 lister. .Tack "Pratt. Natalie Warfield. Marin Sais, William McCall. Francis Ford. Cteorge Connors. Frank Fanning. Clark Comstock, and Duke R. Lee. | “The Scaramonelie.' a Rex Ingram j production for Melra. adapted from J Rafael Sabatini’s novel, is acclaimed hv j critics as one of the masterpieces of the ■ screen. "Searamouehc” is a story oft the French Revolution. Andre-Louis. a voting noble, has sworn eternal vengeance 011 Marquis La Tour for killing a friend. To make matters worse the marquis is courting Aline. Andre s seditious speeches cause bitty to he sought by the police an ß in escaping be joins a bimd of strolling players and becomes Seararnouehe. Urn chwrt. Bitterness

ijgjiinj.) .Mini- leads him into fin affair with tin' loading Ifitly nt the. troupe, hut. ho cmls this v.ht'ti tlm girl accepts atti'iiiiims from ilic, marquis. Skilled in fencing. "he is persuaded to lieeome. substitute deputy in the National As sdithlv of France for a- deputy who was k"Ill»',l' in tin; series of duels fought, hy the aristocrate a gainst the people's rep. resent nt i vos. In fi duel with La. Tour Andre-Louis wounds the nianpiis. and Andre's misiiiidersl .'Hiding of A line's, notions after the duel further widens the hreaeli between them. The lire's of rehellion are finally failed into open revolt. The patriot Danloti, played by fleorgo Siogiiiami. leads the inch to the Tuilerios, where the monarchy is overthrown. The marquis escapes from the

massacre and seeks •shelter nl. a house where he linds Aline, who has been unahie to get away from the city. Andre Louis comes to save her, and linds the marquis there. The two men are mi the point of killing each other when revelations are made that disclose An lire's real identity. Samuel (loldww n s third annual "Potash and Pei liniil ter’ laugh feu lure has boon completed. and after go iug through the editing and titling proi esses w ill lie ready for distribution through United Artists Corpora l ion. This third fun special is called "Partners Again -With Potasli and Perlmuftor," and is an adaptation of the Montagu Idass stage play. fieorge Sidney and Alexander Carr again are seen in

the title roles. This time, the partners are in the atdumhile business as distributors and demonstrators, and it is claimed that their latest, business ventures comprise a real riot. In the east are Hetty Jewel, Allan Forrest, Earle .Metcalfe. Ilohert N. Sellable, Lillian Klliott. Oilbert Clayton, arid Anna Cilbert.