Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-10
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A performance It "Doys WIN ns
Boys" at the Queen Theatre is iibsr-
Ally punctustsd by the cAuckiss and
laughs oe the pleased audiences. irwin
4. Cobb supplies without stint titles OF
his. best humorous brand and win
Rogers is equally generous With
comedy In his portrayal OF Poop O'Day,
tho hero. Tonight win see the last
showinx OF the picture. Tomorrow
marks the beginning OF very auspi-
eious engagement. Goddess Men" ls
tho new feature that will flash on the
screen at the Queen Theatre. Reginald
RsrAer. famous director OF The
branding Iron and Madame X
made Goddess Men" from Ben Ames
Williams story "rhe Black Pawl."
.sroc Much Speed" At the Arcadia.
wallace Reid again proves he /,
no novice as a rscinx driver in his
new speed picture. Too Much Speed"
which opened yesterday at the Arcadia
WAlly Is once more Dusty Rhoads. a
racing driver who gives up the game
q win old Pat MacMurran's consent
te marry his daughter Virginia. Father
and prospective son-in-law quarrel.
however. and Dusty determines to en-
ter the forthcoming race. OF course.
he wins. That is mere incident
wally and his company are so used
To appearing before the camera that
there II absolutely no restrain or
self-consciousness visible in their
work.
Edith Roberts At the Rlalfc.
EGsth Roberts is making the. hit OF
her career now az the Ris,to Theatre.
where her picture Thunder Island
u being shown today and tomorrow.
In this production she plays an exotic
role in Spanish characterization.
Appearing as n Mexican girl in Lower
California. she is said to put into the
role all OF the fire and romance which
have endeared her to thousands. The
opening OF the story shows the star
Ia u dual role. a little Mexican shep-
herdsss and her brother. Unlike most
instances OF double exposure. the two
Identities are seen in close contact and
IN one amazing scene. Miss Roberts
kisses her brother"
~Csrnivsl- nj the Alalne
carnival" showing this week az thc
street. Is remarkable for its novelty
nd @enic spiendor and for the excel
iencR OF the story and the acting OF
th. company. The scene showing the
carnival ball employed hundreds OF
extras, is a particularly brilliant
achievement. Venice at carnival time.
period in which the city % canals
and gondolss Is resplendent in dccorr-
tions and revelry. is the time of the
action and the characters are OF the
atmosphere OF the Locale. Matheson
Lang, sterling actor. plays with
spiendei effect the role Of a famous
Italian actor. Mildz Bailey is seen as
~imonetta- his wife, while Ivur Nc
Nelio plays the other man" Count
Andrea impressiveiy. The introduc-
ton - a clever youthful player,
TwinkleS Hunter. adds charm TO sew
ersl OF the scenes.
Thrills NJ the Savoy.
Constance Talmsdge has an especial
" happy part in up The Road With
Ssiiie.- the photoplay in which she is
presented by Lewis ]. Selznick, and
which Is now having weeks run al
'he Savoy Theatre. Those who have
read the story VIII agree that the
anfhoy must have had Just such a
personality in mind as Constance Tai
r,sdre when she deisncafed the harum
~-arum girl who regards the whole