The Detroit times., 1917-12-01
REGENT


D8Ea and her sea lions will be thn
hcaaline attraction Ia the Regent
neNt week. presenting an aquatic
spectacle which reproduces the seals
natural hahHat of the Pacific ocean.
0dita ard The seals disport them
ssfyss ln The Jig tank. performing
Vafjety az diving and swimming fcat7
81 which skill grace and daring arc
intermiugled. tho Intelligence shown
tg the animals bordering on the nu-
man Laura Guerite. musical comedt
ard New York and London light op-
srn favorite. viii be the added attrac-
ton Miss euelttr, know as ih+
Girl Who smiles" combines a. charm
ij3 personality with funefut sons
ana dazzling wardrohes. Melody
land " "a clever combination or sons,
Sauce and Instrumental speclalttes,
pili employ six people all of Wnon
excel as individusl and ensemble per-
fnfnnrs Spencer Charters & coin-
panH Viii present the Laughing play
kt "The Hermit" which has mover
siuf clever cust and special scenery.
/ lou Hamilton and Alice Lazar VIII
fenIudure brilliant mumen nts from Ia
ruNS Hrsicai comedies, M Whlch bh'l'
talent aA SINGERS. dancers ana
t0Bgnfs cf comedy ls exploited lf-
gau and Geneva. q man and woman,
Ia nOTefts W}re act perform aeflal
feata with Ehc aid n special nppara
tus. beiofc and after tHe NaldtNli,i,,,
perfofmnnrc, douglas tairhanks VIII
b. seen On the screen ia "lteachinS
kCr The Moon.
Douglas Fairbanks in REACHING
For The Moon" viii be the screen Tea
erre iu the Regent, next week FIRST
Introduced as humble emplo}e of
Button factory in afneH Anlarlcen
, town. enaa ged IN very minor tasks
which he fails 70 perform 20 the sat
4-F~ 81 g.. hnannaA
thDts are fixed on remote plans for
romantic happiness. he ts suddenly
transported 10 the court OF petty
prinoipaiity in Europe, as the heir
60 the throne his mother having
been 0f royal blood and refugee
when she fed TO America for safety.
All the glamour OF lfs In a palace ~
swept aside by contact with the plots
hnd connterplots which mark the IN
friNues of court life and he IL made
fhn target for a number OF attacks
which are launched against him by
his arch h-eDeuy, q pretender 20 The
fhrone. Thrills aplenty are AFFORDED
hy the scenes showing him stabbed.
blown up BY a bomb and tossed into
q canal and the interest Ia his for
tunes ~ well sustained thruout the
picture We II aided hy capable
east which Includes Richard Cum
sninr- MilIard webb. Eileen Percy
snd Frank campeau.
oRPHEUM
TRglora lions. a troupe OF perform
ing "kings Of the Jungle viii be
she headline attraction IN the or
pheum next week There are l2
beasts in the troupe. which takes
rank with the largest circus sttrac-
ton OF its kind, and constitutes
record for vaudeville. THE Plum
Phiends." styled "a prescription of
mlrth and melody" by a company of
10 people, headed by Jack Hailen and
Murray Harris. ~ a musical comedy
in tabloid form and employs chorus
rf charming girls THE -NeW KEY
comedy speciality by Jean HAvez.
will preFent Griffith and Mack in
Hebrew and straight appropriations
fespectiveiy. distinguished by orig
nal songs and patter. Al Noda.
whistler and mimic. llorcnee Tlnl-
ponL ''the sunshine girl ~ vaude.
kremk5 brothers eccentric acrohdrs
with their own apparatus, complete
the list OF attractions The supple
teenfary photoplay will be GERALDINE
farrar la The Woman God Forgot
a contest for amateur dancers r.
lfld every Friday night the audience
feiecting the prize-winners.
Geraldine Farrar In "The Woman
God Forgot" is the feature screen
fAtAiUk fA Ahf RfNNFNNif utAA Nffh-
5'his massive spectacle combines his
toricai and romantic appeal and is
portrayed with lavish scenic inves-
future. presenting a picture Of the
palace ~ Montezuma. emperor of the
lAEteca, at the time Of the invasion
of the Spanish conQuistadoreE under
fhe command of fernando Cortez, ad-
veuturer who dethroned "A dynasty
and eErHbiished Spanish rule ~ the
western hemisphere Sensational
scenes are enacted. including when
thc high priest prepares for the Eac-
fihcial offering in anpeasement OF
the wrath Ot the eods. as a means
~ hAiting the Invasion of the strange
tfarfiors who rode horses and used
GOnpowder In theif lghtinE and in
the combat between hundreds of
.trmed men swarminR over tho tops
~ The hiEh walls which guard the
rulers palace. Flahorately beautiful
costumes add 60 the attractivtness
~ thc spectacle. Miss Farrar is aci
serded adequate support by Raymond
Nnttun Hobart BosWorth anf wal
lace Reid. and n company which re-
0Oires the services Of hundreds OF
prrsons In some of the big scenes
"The Woman God Forgot will be
Hhcwn. with the usual shorter Alma
"a. tr,f. UFffh fAn rftafrf,,r