The Coronet Theatre was packed to the doors, last night when the first (evening) screening of William Fox's comedy 'The Yankee Way' took place. It is said that Mr. George Walsh has succeeded in giving us something new in the movie and a quite distinctive 'picture'…
An article about the experience of visiting Coronet written by a writer of China Mail called 'Barba.' He mentioned Mr. Ray and seeing a film called 'The American Way.'
The Romance of Tarzan' which presents the concluding chapters of 'Tarzan of the Apes' from the book by Edgar Rice Burroughs, please the eye with the same scenic magnificence that distinguished the first Tarzan film, and in addition provides an even more dramatic and closely-knit…
Paul J. Rainey's four-reel film 'The Heart of the Jungle' will be presented at the Coronet Theatre on Wednesday next. Rainey is an American and was born in Cleveland. He has been a hunter with gun and camera of lions and tigers in the African jungle. He has been an explorer in…
If this should meet the eye of the American gentleman who told us where in the Coronet lagged behind American cinemas, he will be glad to know that we have now done the needful -- we await his next criticism.
Following 'The Haunted Pyjamas,' a laughable 5-part comedy featuring Harold Lockwood, the Coronet is screening another picture entitled 'Sporting Life,' which is based on the well-known Drury Lane melodrama of the same name. More particulars about this picture are obtainable…
An interesting experiment is to be made at the Coronet Theatre on Wednesday next, namely, the American idea of running a continuous programme for several hours. The programme will begin at 2.30 p.m. and continue without intermission until 11.30 o'clock, and patrons can drop in just when it…
Crowded houses have been the order of the day at the Coronet, where is being screened Goldwyn's 'Polly of the Circus,' with Mae Marsh. The film is in eight parts and which was the means of bringing Samuel Goldwyn into the front rank of American producers. Some very clever acting…
Heralded by critics as the most tremendous screen production of the year, 'The Miracle Man' comes to Coronet Theatre today, and is to be screened for one week only. The review from the Philadelphia North American was included.
The inimitable Harold Lloyd last night provided the fun of the evening at the Coronet in a fine comedy which featured also his new partner, Mildred Davis. A doctor newly launched into practice, a secret home-distillery, and a girl patient formed the ideas for this latest Lloyd comedy, which this…
An entertaining film, entitled 'The Prince and Betty' is now being screened at the Coronet. The fortunes of a miniature State and the facility with which its destiny is guided by the whims of a dictator who is not always disinterested in its financial attractions as a 'Monte Carlo…
The Sack of Rome' is now being screened at the Coronet Theatre. The Coronet management claims to be showing Gauzzoni's historical picture at the same time as it is being exhibited in London and actually ahead of the American film houses. This film would make someone recall the film…
The Sack of Rome' is produced by Enrico Guazzoni, the well-known maker of 'Quo Vadis' and other famous Italian pictures. Plot and production notes are included.
A splendid programme was provided at the Coronet last night when appreciative audiences witnessed the first screening of 'Through the Wrong Door' starring Madge Kennedy, film synopsis included; and a new comedy entitled 'They're Off,' featuring American's comedians…
Through the Wrong Door,' a Goldwyn production, starring Madge Kennedy, is being shown at the Coronet Theatre. Film synopsis and review included. Supporting the Goldwyn feature is a cleverly produced comedy which portrays an entertaining chapter from the diverting experiences of the popular…
Katherine MacDonald capitalised as the 'American Beauty' has certainly made an auspicious start as a First National star in 'The Thunderbolt,' an original creation by J. Grubb Alexander, which is the current attraction at the Coronet. She is supported by Thomas Meighan,…
100% entertainment tonight, First National presents Katherine MacDonald, the American beauty in 'The Notorious Miss Lisle.' Also Hewry [sic] Lehrman excels himself in 'Wet and Warmer' and the topical film all Hongkong is talking about, 'The Inauguration of President Sun…
Early American history is presented on the screen in Maurice Tourneur's 'The Last of the Mohicans,' which is now available at the Coronet Theatre. Wallace Beery, Albert Roscoe, Joseph Singleton, Barbara Bedford, Lillian Hall and Henry Woodward, will appear in the film. Film…
The second issue of the 'China Gazette' will be screened at the Coronet Theatre. Among the current events depicted are General Leonard Wood's visit to Peking, the vaccination campaign at Woosung, the Shantung protest processions, certain well-known foreigners playing Ma Jeuk, and…
The Heart of Maryland,' based on David Belasco's famous stage play of the American Civil War, will be shown at the Coronet Theatre for the last time. The film is a Vitagraph production, and Catherine Calvert plays the leading role.