The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-01
WOLVES OF NIGHT" NOW
SHOWING AT ALCAZAR|
CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG
FOLLOWS FARNUM.
Original Keystone Cops Show
at Riaho First Three
Days Of Week.

With the tang of fall in the air
and the blood Of movie patrons tin
Cling for the new big productions OF
the new season, the week opens at
the Alcasar today with the first SUI
per production made under the new
order Of things. William Farnum is
being presented today and tomorrow
in that powerful drama of love and
high finance by e. Lloyd Sheldon,
INVOLVES Of the Night"
The week also brings Clara KIM
bah Young's first picture produced
by her own company. THE Better
Wife," and the most recent Elsie
Ferguson success. 1.-THE Society Elk
lie" Both are very excellent produce
lions.
. Elsie Ferguson graces the Alcazar
program Wednesday and Thursday
in ''The Society Exile" The ever
popular leading lady has never ap-
peared to better advantage than in
the screen adaptation of 1--WE Can't
Be as Bad as All of That" The pro-
duotion has been beautifully screened
and lavishly set. Her actingsin this
picture is said to be q lasting trib-
ute to her art. Beautiful Venetian
scenes add to the zest and color of
the story, the synopsis of which fol-
lows:
Nora Shard, American heiress,
writes a successful novel. Visiting
Lady Carnforth in England, she re-
fuses the latter's worthless brother,
Lord Bissett. Sir Harold Furnival.
playwright, collaborates with Nora
in dramatization of her book, work.
ing in a cottage on the Furnival es-
tates. For revenge Bissett convinces
Lady Furnival that Nora Is her hus-
bands mistress. Lady Furnival kills
Sir Harold and herself. Nora, her
reputation compromised, goes to
Venice. Sir Ralph Newell, brother
Of Lady Furnival. believes that Nora,
whom he has never seen, wrecked his
sisters life. He is wounded at the
battle Of the Marine and recuperates
In Venice, where he meets Nora, now
known as Christine Engaine, and
they fall in love. Nora writes him
Furnival tragedy, but he never re-
eeives it. They are married and re-
turn to England. Bissett reappears
and tells Newell he has married the
guilty Nora Shard. Newell separates
from his wife, who fees to Italy.
There her son is born. Later Newell
forces the truth from Bissett, seeks
Nora and they are reconciled.
1.-THE Better Wife"
IN 1.-THE Better Wife" Miss Young
has the part Of CHAIRMAN Page, a
young American girl who is touring
Europe with her father. One day
while she is visiting her friend, Helen
Kingdom. in England, she becomes
acquainted with Sir Richard Beverly.
whose wife, Lady Beverly, is killed
while racing in a car to meet her
lover. Chairman falls in love with
Sir Richards son. little Dick, and
becomes practically a mother to him.
Chairman is also in love with Sir
Richard. but the baronet hesitates to
speak OF his love because of the sa-
cred memory of his wife. He does
not know until later that some one
else would have made a better wife.
A powerful human drama Is being
shown today and tomorrow at the
Fine Arts. Rex Beach's 1.-The Auction
Block" Is a much talked of picture,
one that Is sensational and compell-
ing IN theme, being at the same time
O. preachment against certain stand
ards set by men and women Of to-
day.
Dustin Farnum will be seen in "a
Mans Fight Wednesday and Thurs
day, a picture full of action and heart |
interest, displaying the favorite star |
for the nonce in business suit and
evening dress. 1t has a sweet love
story and a rap1d-fire plot.
Friday and Saturday bring Corrine
Griffith in THE Bramtle Bush" the
story of the adventures Of a Tennes-
see girl.
AZ Rialto.
Vaudeville at the Rialtp increasesI
In merit with the weeks. Who would
have thought a month or six months
ago, or even yesterday, that the Key
made the Keystone comedies famous,
would be seen prancing around today
on the Rialto stage? The Three Ed
dies. the original keystone comedy
by Coppers, are here as one of the
acts of the program for the first half
of the week.
The bill reads something like this:
Ellinda Tiffany, clever musical and
singing entertainer; Grew and Pates,
in a comedy sketch; Charles Wilson,
eccentric comedy entertainer: the +
Three Eddies, comedy Keystone cops.
The program for the last half in b
PRODUCES Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Wilde b
and their daughter, Connie Wilde, /
who have made "Shadowland" ia
nous. These silhouette artists do
wonders with shadows and have a,
very unique act. And then the Swor L
brothers are on the bill-those in
imitable blackface comedians Of min
strel fame. Others who make up the
bill are: Johnny Small and sisters.
singing and dancing entertainers;
Bandy and Fields in comedy and
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