The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-29
DOMESTIC TROUBLES
IN PHOTOPLAY PLOT
Weeks Programs In Film Thea.
ters Deal With Affairs Of the
d Home.

The domestic difficulties Of an en-
rineer who II required to 70 out into a.
wilderness and whose wife In too fond
OF the luxuries Of civilization to ac-
company him forms the basis OF "Fates
BOOMERANG" the photoplay which heads
the weeks program at Crandalfs today.
The play serves to introduce Mollie
King as a star and has been produced
with considerable care. Novel methods
have been used in working out the plot
and the conclusion brings rather more
surprise than IL usually the case In
photoplays. The production will be re-
pcatcd tomorrow /.
Robert Manteli and Genevieve Hamper
are the stars to be presented wednes-
day and Thursday in the Fox produce
ton of The Spider and the Fly" The
Ser web Z. Move sss With drugs She s%
snores n very respectable member OF
the community and disaster follows. :.
Friday and Saturday Will be revival
days at Crandsirs In that two nim pa,s s.s
production will be repeated. Friday Hob
crt Warwick will be seen again N sud
den Riches" and Saturday Alice Brady
e TO be presented In Tangled Fatss."
Both are World Film predictions.
Musical comedy reduced to motion
picture terms appears to be meio-
drama. according to the judgments that
have been passed upon the film adapta-
ton OF Claiming Pollock's THE ked
Widow" In which John Barrymore is
presented by the Famous Players at
| the Leader today.
The story or "rhe Ked widow
offara N dirartnr tho onnartnnitu to nut
on regular film melodrama, and the
director of this production has done
what he can to reduce that tendency.
Flora Isabelle, who had the leading
production. is seen In the same part
In the Aim play. THE Red widow
| will be repeated tomorrow.
Wednesday and Thursday Marguerite
Players in one OF her very best pro
auctions. the film adaptation OF the
| story OF Molly Make Believe" py
Eleanor Holloway Abbott. Miss Clark
pletely visualizes the whimsical youns
woman who undertook to make people
| happy by writing them letters. anc
makes the play almost realization OF
the book.
and Saturday in the Lasky production
| OF Hector Turnbull's play, The Hear
OF Nora Flynn" which Is rated as on,
| OF the most important OF photoplay pro
i auctions from a dramatic standpoint.
| "
Casino.
Just how far the photopiay Is TO &c
in the discussion OF intimate socia
questions Is one OF the problems that .,
raised in the mind OF the patron whc
views the newest effort OF Lois Weber
a ana r M P,itlsof heTeh Hre SrS
dren7" with Tyrone Power In the lead
Ing role at the Casino this week.
The play deals with the subject Of
birth control. ana The basis of the plo
IL a criminal operation. Mr.. Power. ir
the part OF a district attorney. prose.
cutes case against a physician, and
on examining the books OF the physi
clan finds that his. own wife and thu
| wives OF SOME Of his intimate friendl
have been among the patients attended
bv the physician.
The play Is a MIN sermon Of unmis
tnkable character. the story serving Al
the basis for a number OF allcgorlcal Of
dream" scenes that cover the mair
question aroused in a variety of forms
The production. as an entirety, has beer
we'll staged and directed. some of thu
scenes being especially good. The sub
iect Is handled delicately. and Mr.
Powers work Is especially notable. /
will be presented at the Casino all thu
week.