New Britain herald., 1922-09-09
fOX'S FAST MAIL'' RIOT 0F THRILLS
All Action and Adventure Of
 Stage Melodrama

The movie enthusiast who goes to Fox's theater tomorrow night, or at any performance through Wednesday of next week, knowing what to ex- pect in the feature will probably get considerable entertainment out of The Fast Mail;" and If they don't know what to expect 1t is an unquali- fled certainty that they will get their fill of thrills while sitting through 1t.
 "The Fast Mail" which is a pie turization of Lincoln J. Carter's well known melodrama of that name, is the widest, wooliest, rip-roaring mo- ton picture that has hickered across the silver sheet in many a day.
 If there be anything in the field Of melodrama of the ultra mellow variety that was overlooked in the filming of this picture, 1t has not been discovered. It begins with some fast "drammer", speeds up in the second reel and then goes on ever faster and more furious until the final fade away when They live happily ever after"
 Just an inKling of what is in store for those who are to see "The Fast Mail" The hero Is a stalwart west erner from that land where men are men" In a steeplechase, he is fouled and thrown from his horI by the brother of his sweetheart. He forces a confession, holds up the "frame-up" gang at the point of gun and grabs the money they have won in order to return it to the loser. In the melee one of them is shot and then the, merry suit of one of them as the murderer begins. First there is the chase on horseback, during the course of which the hero vaults over some railroad gates just as the train whizzes past. Then there is the pur- suit on steamboats, with the hero leaping from one to the other to get the hard-hearted villain. and battling hand to hand with the entire stok. ing crew just before the boilers ex- plode.
 The villain escapes, reaches land and leaps into a fast motor car. The hero pun sues, first in hand car and then jumps onto the fast mail, from which he In turn jumps into speed- ing auto. He races right into the heart of the villains gang where he jars the entire place loose, lays out everybody in sight and in some wild fire scenes saves his sweetheart from the top floor of a burning building and another villain.
 The cast includes Charles (Buck) Jones as the hero and Eileen Percy as the heroine.
 Following Just Tony which comes the last half of the week, comes The Storm" Another big feature booked for an early showing | is Rodolph Valentino and Eugene O'Brien in 'The Wonderful Chance"
 The management at Fox's theater will formally open the fall season on Monday of next week with the rein
 lpduction of vaudeville programs at
 jth afternoon and evening perform hces. The programs. of four acts -ach, will be changed each Monday and Thursday and will be given in conjunction with a high class movie program.
 The opening bill presents several high class entertainers which the management does not hesitate to recommend. AS an opener, Fay and West, two men with a lively line of comedy chatter, some new jokes and antics, will make their initial bow here. Two girls. billed as Grace and Chum, with an ability to shake mean heel and to flounce a whirlwind fiounce, will dance their way into popular favor; while Cecil and Mack announce that they will give the pub lie Bits of This and That" Their That" is especially refreshing, they say. Wills, Winton and Wills. "The Three Fashion Plates" have a dis tinct novelty act, embodying not only good clothes and a grace to wear them, but also ability as excellent en-