Arizona republican., 1922-05-14
KISSES BRINGS
AtsE LAKE To THE
R|ALTO THURSDAY

Alice Lakes admirers will be ce
lighted that their favorite has been
selected as the picture star TO share
the program with the vaudeville show
next Thursday and Friday at the
Rialto, especially when the announce
ment is made that Kisses is the
picture which brings her to the house
of exceptional features for this en-
gagement. Kisses viii be remem-
bered as the Metro feature which
created so much favorable comment
during its engagement at LOew's
State theater in Los Angeles recently.
Kisses" is a delectable morsel of
pictuM daintiness and gives the star
a very captivating role which she
handles in bewitching style.
1t is crammed full of comedy,
moves with a snap and a bang i'm
PEELED by the nature of the theme and
develops a romance that will appeal
to everyone.
Alice Lakes role is that of Betty
Estabrook, daughter of the president
of the principal bank of the town
which forms the locale of the story.
Her girl chum, Bessie Nelden, is re-
turning home with Betty when fate
brings Bill Bailey. advertising man,
into their lives. The occasion is the
railroad train. The girls are trying
to lift the window; Bill gallantly
comes to their assistance and man
ages to hurt his finger on the win
dow. Betty plays the Red Cross
nurse. bandages the wounded finger,
and Bill and Betty and Bessie become
good friends. Bill is sitting on the
top of the world when they arrive at
the station, but when he sees Nor
er-H
the son of the wealthy Maynard
owner of the Maynard Sweets COM
pany, the largest candy concern In
the country, meet Betty, his romance
receives a severe jolt. But they do
say faint heart ne'er won fair lady,
and Bill was there million ways
with lots of pluck and plenty of pep
and vim. SO when he is appointed
publicity man for the charity fete,
and learns Betty will manage booth,
his chance has come. he VIII direct
all his energies towards making
Betty's booth the most popular IN
the fete, win the silver cup Tor her'
and set himself right again. Fine
as far as it went, but when he noticed
the brilliant engagement ring on
Betty's finger, he realized, to use the
language of the modern methods the
stuff was off,
Now. Betty's father had become
involved in a bank difficulty which
threatened disastrous results unless
his shortage could be satisfied. May
nard. an old friend of EstabrOoks s,
refused aid, and when Betty returned
from the charity fete she found her
beloved dad dead. the victim OF heart
failure. Norman Maynard, as soon
as he learned the pitiful fInancial
condition of Bettys affairs. promptly
annulled the engagement and Betty
returned his ring. Oh, You Bill
Railevt now's your chance, and may
he Won think Bill doesn't use II. He
Immediately organizes the B-klssed
CandS company, appoints Betty the
heaa of the firm, goes in partners
with her and takes in Bessie as tne
third member of the com blnatloh'
Now for the body blow to the May
nard monopoly of the candy lndus-
tray. BilPs advertising brains mace
themselves felt in a brilliant cam
paien. The orders started rolllng IN
the MAYNARD people begin TO lesl
the result, and then starts the pdttle
Of business. At every turn IN lle
road Bill beats them to the puhc5:i,
aid, desperate, the MAYNARD crow"
exen try To wreck the plant by SOW
mo the seeds of discomfort among
The workers. This failed. thanks 10
Betty's quick-acting mind, and .Een
the Maynards We're faced with the
necessity rp of buying the 3-kissed
ne&le or be cleaned out themselves
So was the real body oio"' -
o1IaTter of a million dollars was tie
r3rica set bv. Bill. and then an addl-
fional fifty thousand for the secret 1,st
formula which had mage - the
B-Kissed brand so popular. 1t was
case of die dog or eat the hatcnGt' ,,
81 the deal was consummateo' ne
result? That would be spolllng one
of the most enjoyable laughs lhe pI1-
lust don't overlook this one. 1t Is
The comedy on this program will
be Assorted Heroes" while the IN IN
fernational News will complete the
program.