Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-19

Rod La Rocque's latest star vehf-
Gle, Bachelor Brides" will be the
piece de resistance at the Augusta
Opera House today. Elinor Fair and
Julia Faye are featured in support
Of the star. This is a delightful COM
edy mystery drama in which Mr.. La
ROGUE is seen as a young British
nobleman. The picture is said to be
quite worthwhile.
Phyllis Haver has starring part
in "a Fight to the Finish" playing
opposite William Fairbanks. The
beautiful young actress has an ex-
tremely unusual role as girl who
can train a fighter as we'll as a lover!
"A Fight to the Finish" is one of
Columbia's latest Perfection features.
Tom Ricketts,, Pat Harmon, Robert
Bolder and Leon Beauman are 9TH
ers in the cast of well-known screen
players. The picture will be SCREEN
ed today.
Cappy Kicks has returned to the
screen and brought with him Dad
Hinchfield, his old rival in the ship
ping business. Not content with this,
Cappy takes his daughter into the Of
fee and Dad introduces his son
Willie as a junior partner, who be-
comes the friend of Henry Tweedle,
LAD ONCE manager.
These are the principal charac-
ters in Peter B. Kyne's newest story
about Cappy Kicks and it has been
brought to the screen as More Pay
Less Work." Fox Films latest re-
lease, which will show at the Opera
House, Tuesday.
Albert Gran plays Cappy Kicks and
e. ]. Radcliffe is Dad Hinchfield.
Cappy's business rival. Charles
Buddy" Rogers has the part of
Willie Hinchfield and Mary Brian the
role of Betty Kicks. Otto Hoffman
as Henry Tweedle, Dads o;ce man
ager, and Charles Conl1lin as the
Janitor, complete the cast.
The companion feature tomorrow
will be THE Shadow on the Wall"
starring Eileen Percy.
1t Is officially announced that no
sides are taken in Cecil B. De Miles
russian picture production, 1.-The
Eolga Boatman." He asserts that
this is simply a love story of an aris-
tocrat and crude Volga Boatman.
laid against the background of the
most dramatic social upheaval in the
history of the world.
Elinor Fair plays the girl, and
William Boyd, the man, who pulls in
the harness of the Volga boats. The
time is laid during the period of
struggle between the Red and White
Armies, and the whole drama is I'M
derlaid with gripping interest con-
ferned with the reversal of position
when servant became master, and
master, servant.
The Volga Boatman," which
comes to the Opera House as the
Wednesday feature attraction. fea-
lures in addition to Miss Fair and
MT; BOYD, Victor Varconi, Julia Faye
ana theodore Kosloff. The action is
dramatic and swift and there are
many thrills with abundant anneaI
hghtened by wholesome comedy.
Thrilling battle scenes. Milton
Sills and Francis Mcdonald bat
Ting wildly with each other In a
burning theatre with the flaming
scenery falling all about them. Cert
rude Olmsted standing by watching
Two men fight for her while the
flames threaten their lives-these are
put few of the thrills that will he
seen in First Nationals latest photo
play, Puppets" which will be seen
on Thursday. Stills has the stellar
role, with Miss Olmsted as his lead
ing lady.
Puppets" is laid in the heart of
New York's lowest East Side and
on the battlefelds of the World War.
and no pains or expense have been
spared to give the motion picture
public a piece of realism they will
long remember. 1t was produced by
Al Rocket, who, with his brother.
Ray, produced the great picture.
Abraham Lincoln" 1t was directed
by George Archainbaud, who learn
ed his war realism in France as a
hghting officer. Heading the great
cast is Milton Stills. Supporting him
are Miss Olmsted, Francis Mcdonald.
Mathflde Comont, William Ricciardi.
Lucien Prival, Nick Thompson and
others.
Love that endures through the
ages; love that surmounts all bar
rlers and stands firm against the on
siaught of adversely; young love and
old love form the engrossing theme
of Laura Jean Libbey's famous ro-
mantle novel, "A Poor Girls Ro-
nance" modernized version of
which will also be screened on
Thursday.
Directed by F. Harmon Weight
creator Of such memorable photo,
pays as "Drusilla with a Million"
ana FLAMING Waters" "A Poor
GlrIs Romance" carries on the snirit