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...dressed, and the characterless puppets who support her. On the screen she had as distinct an individuality as Theda Bara ever had, but on the Metropolitan stage she was unable to glitter as in "Fascination" or "Peacock Alley". The romance of the Merry Widow waltz left the "Publix" patrons cold, whereas less black velvet and fluffy chiffon and more red hot syncopation a la her Ziegfield "Follies" days would have attracted the thunderous applause with which the "Publix" audience greets atrocious slapstick. Miss Murray must be admired, most of all, because she refused to descend to the level...
...Zukor last week announced that the company's 1926 net profits were $5,600,815. The Paramount Theatre, Manhattan, has been taking in an average of $75,000 weekly; is earning money at the rate of $1,000,000 a year. Less gorgeous are more than 550 other "Publix" theatres owned and controlled by the corporation, and earning profits. This year Beau Geste, Old Ironsides, Wedding March, Wings, Rough Riders and The Greatest Show on Earth, all Famous Players-Lasky productions, will tour the country as though they were plays on the legitimate stage, expecting to succeed...