The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-02
THE COMEDY DRAMA
BEST DRAWING CARD,
MANAGER LOWENSTEIN
OF THE PALACE SAYS
BY MRS. MAUDE X. TANNER
Editor OF Weekly ArdmOreite)

Ardmore is little different from
her neighbor cities in that her min
listers do not favor the passage of
the blue laws, and are waging no
fight on the local moving picture
Shows keeping open house" on sun
day. From the putpits Of most cf the
churches at the morning service hour.
last Sunday, the ministers had some
thing 10 say on the blue law cam
paign and it was generally conceded
tat the judgment of the public will
be the best board of censorship for
the elimination of faults from the
moving pictures and that no laws
should be enacted to violate the per-
sonal privileges of the Sunday theatre
goers.
The tastes of Oklahoma theatre GO
ers, not unlike the average persons
taste for food are undergoing radical
changes as the seasons go by, accord
ing to managers of local theatre
houses. The sex and morality plays
are losing their pulling power ami the
wild west picture is not in demand here
az AoiHitill' ~ also IS NHt SOc!stl N-
vorce plays becoming unpopular, the
managers find.
The comedy drama with plenty of
action is generally conceded to be the
best drawing card for the average
Ardmore theatre goers say the local
managers.
Jim Rogers is a much talked of
actor who mas made a hit with pic
ture show lovers when he was seen
for the first time in a new picture
recently shown at a play house here.
His simple, awkward, country style,
has captured both young and Old alike.
His roles are cast along lines of
clean comedy drama and need no CEN
sorship board TO pass on their merits.
Another picture that is quite popular
with an Ardmore audience is the
farm drama, in which Charles Ray
il the favorite star. The farm drama
is always clean picture and con-
tains large allotment of good whole
some fun.
Such plays as Harold Lloyd. Char
lie Chaplin, Fatty" Arbuckle and the
light fayorites star in are all popu-
lar in Ardmore AMI are greeted with
packed houses. Charlie Chaplin is
billed 10 play at a local house here in
the lear future in which he will be
seen in his very latest picture The
Kid II has taken Chaplin approXim-
ately a year 10 secure the setting and
stage this play and local managers
have gone TO considerable expense
10 be among the first to show the
picture TO theatre patrons attending
their Theatre Charlie is as popular
with one class Of theatre goers as
another. but it takes the high school
girl TO be the ardent admirer OF the
Talmadse sisters, Norma and Con-
stance, and of Douglas Fairbanks and
Wallace Reid. Crowded houses always
greet the appearance OF any of tlese
favoriies.
Ardmore's most popular play in
years. judged by attendance, was Hu-
moresqCe, which played al the Palace
recently three days running. Larger
houses greeted this photoplay than
ever in the history OF the theatre
business in this city. The novelty OF
the play and the fact taat taere was
no mention made Of any name as TO
who those playing would be. appealed
10 the theatre goers, say the managers.
THE time is past when the name of
the star is the main drawing card to
a picture" sail Mr. Lowensteln. man
ager Of the Palace theatre, "and we
more Of on put IN the name OF the
picture than we DO the name OF the
star Take Humoresque, for instance
no name Of actor was mentioned, but
when tho picture was shown the au-
dionce WAS taken by storm with the
acting OF Vera Gordon, who played
the part VI the mother. The Greatest