New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-04

Rudolph Valentines newest film,
THE Son of the Sheik," which is
to be shown at the New Palace
theater next week, beginning tomor-
row night, recalls The Shlck.' In
which he became famous years ago.
Can you remember?
The year when Rudy made re-
cords as The Sheik," Babe Ruth
made a record Of SO home runs.
There was talk of a disarmament
Conference. Warren G.. Harding was
President of the United States.
The year when Rudy first crossed
the hot sands motion picture thea
ters began to install cooling plants.
Agnes Ayres was the naughty
English girl in THE Sheik": she
plays flash backs In Tho Son of the
Shcik," Adolph Menjou was getting
started as the French novelist in
The Shcik."
Awning manufacturers began to
patronize movies.
Shoik bandits. sheik belts and
sheik lovers came into being.
Weather bureau reported more
heat waves than in any previous
year.
lin fact, so rapidly does time fly
that THE Sheil" has already had
son, and 1.-THE Son of the Shcill" is
at the New Palace.
The Son OF the Shcik" will be
shown with vaudeville next week
and on Monday there will be four
complete shows while. on Tuesday
and Wednesday the picture will be
shown four times. Sunday nights
bill also includes Richard Talmadge
in THE Blue Streak"
AS matter of fact, while Val |
ontino was doing The Son of the
Sheik" he had narrow escape from
death during one of the pursuit seem !
es. His horse and himself nearly fell I,
to death over high cliff. Also by a +
queer trick of fate, Valentino was
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ing the same week that this picture !
made its initial Broadway appear
ance.
Raymond Griffith, the clever
high hat" comedian. is coming to
the New Palace in wet Paint" on
Of his best.
Another picture coming to the
New Palace soon is Conrad Maggie
and Norma Shearer in Waning
Sex" While another will show Flo
renee Nidor in You Never Know
Women" Buster Keatons Go
West" also Is definitely booked.
Marking the first time the clergy
las openly endorsed a motion picture
before the start of camera work,
of ten different re-
igious faiths gathered at the De
Mile studio to participate in brief /,
ceremony preceding the opening of
on he King of Kings"
Cecil B. De Miles pictorial story of
he Christ.
Catholic and Jew, Mohammedan
md Episcopalian, Christian Scientist
md Baptist, Presbyterian, Buddhist,
'ongregationalist and Salvation
Army all were re. resented in the =,
at which the good wishes
If the world were asked for this
tremendous Undertaking. Cecil r. De
Nile was congratulated on his cour-
&c in selectini this theme, and the
was considered epochal be
ause it focused the worlds greatest
n edium of eXpression-the motion
a subject which carries
much needed message to all. re-
.ardless of race, creed or nationality. I
Bishop w. B. Stevens, Episcopal
an, J. Osno. Buddhist, Rabbi Edgar
Iagnin, Jewish, Father Martin
)'Malley. Catholic. DR.. George Reid
andrews. Congregationalist. DR..
robert Freeman, Presbyterian, J. Il.
,obar, Mohammedan, DR.. B. S. Hud-
On. Baptist, and Major James Bell
f the Salvation army were those
in the brief ceremony, :
blowing which the set" represent
lg the home of Mary Magdalene
,as Illuminated, De Mile took his
irectorial chair. and the task COM