Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-22

Leave it to Bebe Taniels to burst
forth with SO .ething new! Para
mounts apt comedienne, as dainty
and charming as ever, is with US
again-this time with a comedy that
should win an hosorary degree.
That's the reaction one gets from
her latest production, The Campus
Flirt," which will be the feature at
traction at the Augusta Oper House
today and Thursday. 4
Bebes story concerns itself with
the activities of a college girl who
thigh hats" everyone failing to come
up to her own ridiculous standard.
The girls subsequent treatment at
the hands of her fellow students
provides one with a laugh each Sec
ond.
How she defeats Charlie Paddock.
worlds fastest human" playing a
featured role; how he refuses to
walk home" from a boat ride, and
any of hundred other situations,
will keep you in Mysteries. Ell Bren-
dels inimitable cavorting with Mis-
ME, his pet mouse, is a comedy clas-
sic. James Hall, the third featured
player, makes a creditable screen
bow.
1.-THE Campus Flirt," directed by
Clarence Badger sparkles with gem
une campus atmosphere. Photo
graped at the University of Cali
fornia, it's track meet scenes made
members of the audience stand right
up in their seats.
The titles, works of art in them
selves, We're written by RUDE Gold
berg.
Also on the same program will be
seen THE Yellowback'. starrisg
Frank Humes.
Mid Week Program
Once more Lewis Stone and Anna
Q. Nilsson, who make such an adj
mirable movie team. will be seen to-
gether in a featured production.
The popular pair play the featured
leads In Midnight Lovers First
National screen version of ]. E. Har-
old Terrys play, "Collusion," booked
for showing on Wednesday, only.
Mr.. Stone and Miss Nilsson have
appeared successfully together in a
number of pictures produced by First
National and other companies. Not
able among their successes have been
1.-The Talker," "Inez From Holly
-wood' and TOO Much Money"
Both are under long term con-
tracts to First National.
Midnight Lovers" was made un-
der the production management of
John Mccormick.
It's a fascinating story Of hasty
after -the-war marriages in England
The supporting cast give very cap
able performances. and Chester Con-
kiln as a butler is especially funny
John Roche plays the milk and wa
ter dandy well. Others in the cast
are Dale Fuller, Purnell Pratt and
Harvey Clark. Most of the story
takes place in London, bue it shifts
also to the Mesopotamian battle
front. John Francis Dillon directed
the production.
When Johnny Hines pressed two
dozen Broadway chorus beauties
into service for his latest First Ma
tional Picture, stepping Along"
which comes to the Opera House for
the Thanksgiving holiday. he little
suspected that he had twenty-four
young women in his picture that
were intent on having a movie ca
reer.
The girls are all members of the
famous BLACK Bottom" dance cho-
rus that surround Ann Pennington
Ia her sensational number of
George Whites Scandals" and in
the filming of the comedy they re-
peated this number before a bat
terry of comeras on the stage of the
Selwyn theatre.
The next day the comedian and
his director. Charles Hines, decided
to film shots of the audience from
numerous angles. A call for extras
went out. Much to the surprise oP