The Washington herald., 1916-11-19

ologue.
| The supplemental film attractions will
include the big feature. THE Firm OF
Girdlestone," and both the Selig-Tribune
and the Pathe Weekly News pictures,
with a bit Of comedy.
! last weeks attractions. will start at 3
o'clock
Moore's strand-DouE1as Fairbanks.
Douglas Fairbanks, as famous before
the camera as behind the footlights. will
head the double feature program today.
Monday and Tuesday at Moore's Strand
Theater in one of his cleverest film Vehi-
cles. Manhattan Madness" 1t Is play
of East and West, displaying the athletic
and effervescent star In chaps, dress suit
and every graduation Of masculine attire
between. Steve O'Dare, the hero of the
story, coming East from his cattle ranch
on the plains, soon tires OF New York.
He declares there isn't a thrill in all
Manhattan Island. and being overheard
by an fastener. the latter offers to bet
Steve that IL he sticks around little old
New York another, he will receive the
thrill of his life.
1t is a Fairbanks picture all the way.
He fights in squadrons, battalions and
droves. He frolics over housetops. through
walls with all the usual Fairbanks ease
and abandon.
The remainder of the program on these
days will include Slim Somerville in His
Busted Trust and the Strand Topica!
Review.
On Wednesday and Thursday the at
traction de luxe will be a realistic pre-
sentation of a story of newspaper life,
entitled "A Woman's Fight and feat
uring Wilfred Lucas and Pauline Stark.
derelict reporter weds a girl who has
been sorely buffeted by the whole of
fate, and In so doing gains the enmity of
a powerful politician, who strives to be-
smirch the girls good name.
The added attraction will be travesty
on the vampire type Of film plays. en-
titled "A Calico Vampire" and featur-
In the leading role.
On Friday and Saturday Mr.. Moore
announces the return engagement on the
screen Of filmdom's idol, Clara KimbaIl
Young, In the remarkably successful vis-
ualization Of Robert Chambers celebrat-
ed story, The Common Law" Special
musical accomplishments by the Strand
Symphony Orchestra will add to the ef-
fectiveness of the film plays
Moore's Garden-Charles Chaplin.
Charles Chaplin, who receives the
modest salary of $4,000 a year for cut
ting capers before the camera, will lead
the triple feature program at Moore's
Garden Theater today, Monday. Tuesday
and Wednesday in his latest funfest,
Behind the Screen" There are few
people in the universe who have not the
desire to see 'behind'' the motion picture
screen, or. in other words, to see just
how and where film plays are made.
Chaplin, realizing this, wrote and scena-
rioized a story around the life In the
studio. In Behind the Screen" the scenes
are laid in the studio Of the Flicker Film
Corporation.
Chaplin, as the bungling. clumsy prop
erty man, is seen at his best, and he
leaves destruction and merriment In his
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Other attractions on these days will in
clude the noted French actress, late star
Of the Theater Odeon, Paris, in a strong.
tense drama of the underworld. entitled
Under the Mask; Reel Life" a novel
and realistic perturbation of a magazine;
Mutt and Jeff Animated Cartoon Com
edy and the Garden Topical Digest. On
Thursday and Friday Margarita Fischer,
the beautiful film star, returns to the
screen after a long absence In a fas-
cinating story Of the South Sea Islands,
entitled THE Pearl Of Paradise" The
OOIACoy oSSNAol Va Nuo pTOBTam Will IN
clude the expert funmalker, Neal Burns,
in novel farce, Her Sun Kissed Hero"
On Saturday one Of Americas most
popular dramatic stars, billie Burke,
will be seen in her greatest screen tri-
ump, Peggy" delightful story of
Scotch-American life. Appropriate mu-
sical accomplishments by the Garden
symphony Orchestra VIII be q feature
Of the daily program.
Belasco-"Her Soldier Boy,
"Her Soldier Boy" the new musical
play In which the Messrs. Shubert are
starring Clifton Crawford and featuring
John Charles Thomas, Beth Lydyd md
Adele Rowland. comes to the Belasco for
three days, beginning next Thursday.
This Is the first joint work Of that duo
of masters Of the lighter music field, Vic
tor Leon and Emmerich Kalman.
As the IRE pressible young American