Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-17
PALACE THEATER
OPENS SEPT. q
THE OLD NEST
Beautiful NelU Stage Settings
NOlU Complete. Compares
With Any City Decorations

In the most beautiful moving pic
ture theater in the valley, the remod-
eied and refitted Palace, one of the
greatest and most heart gripping pic
lures Of the age is to be presented
Septent Der 2l and % at the reopening
of the .theate,. for the winter season.
The picture is The Old Nest" a
Goldwyn production, directed by Reg
inald Barker, and filmed from Rupert
Hughes gripping story of human emo
tions and the home,
1t is the story of mother whose
children no longer seemed to want her.
They have all grown up and left her
the babies she used to tuck in bed
at night. The old house is empty and
silent. All have forgotten her.. Her
birthdays pass unnoticed.
Each child has embarked on a
drama of his own. Loves, ambitions,
temptations carry them away. There
are moments of laughter and comedy,
romance, adventure, tragedy. The
story of their lives sweep you along.
Your life-your home-your mother.
Never before has the screen been
touched with such beauty and such
dramatic force, a subject which finds
an echo in the lives of every one Of US.
"The Old Nest" is a masterpiece Of a
new type-a presentation of life as it
really is with its moments of great
10y and flashes of expisite pain. One
of the most heart gripping and dra-
matte stories ever narrated.
1t is extremely fitting that the pre-
sentation of this latest Of great dra-
matte films, should have its premier
in the valley in a proper setting.
Proprietor Cook and Manager Cal
1ares have had designed and executed
one of the most beautiful stage set
tings ever designed for any theater in
the Imperial Valley. The beautiful
setting and lighting effects are the
work of Ed Raymond. premier at
the work, and the result is finished
piece of work comparable with the
de ecoration and fitting of any picture
theater in Southern California.
The great silver sheet occupies the
center Of the stage, and on each side
are columned panels, eXquisitely dec
.orated in a chromatic scheme that is
at once beautiful and delightful to the
eye. The wings leading to the front
of the proscenium opening are covered
with massed effect of light and flow
srs grouped over latices and inter-
spaced with colored electric globes,
which add to the beauty of the setting
The proscenium opening is draped
with a specially made curtain of blue
and gold which gracefully hands
around the great arch. A stage cur
tain of silver and gray will cover the
proscenium, until it is drawn back in
folds to the sides, giving full view
from every part of the house of the
screen in the center.
The stage itself is floored in tassel-
ated work in soft and pleasing design
and the border. foot and apron lights
are cunningly hidden from the eye, yet
so placed as to cast the soft radiance
of their lights in riotous blend of
color that will add to the magnificent
effect Of the whole.
In addition the entire house has
been refitted and redecorated and the
theater presents the appearance of a
brand new house. So beautiful and
unique is the scheme Of decorating and
refitting that one Of the great moving
picture trade magazines'has had photo
graphs made of it and will send the
story of Ell Centro's most beautiful
picture theater all over the country.
Especial attention has also been
paid to the comfort of the patrons of
the house and the ventilating system
has been gone over entirely and i'm
proved to the last word, and the the
ater chairs both unstairs and down.
have been arranged and refitted fol
the comfort and ease Of the patrons.