The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-31
At the Theatres

OIHCo tno present trouble with
Mexico began, queer stories from Mex
lean sources have been set af1oat that
strike the average American as 1udi-
crous. The American is apt to look up
Oh the Mexican as being in almost as
pitable a state of civilization as the
western Indians used to be, and can
not understand why a Mexican should
look upon his own condition as being
vastly superior to what it would be in
case of an American invasion and pos
session of his country. A hearty
laugh, in consequence was raised
FEW months ago, when a Mexican
newspaper far in the interior publish
ed a story to the effect that Texas,
Arizona, New Mexico, California, and
parts of Colorado, Nevada and kim
dred states were dissatisfied with the
United States government, and were
/ contemplating a revolt, looking for
ward to union with Mexico and the
establishment Of great republic in
the southern end of North America.
Few Americans will question the
actual wisdom of the laugh, and yet
sympathetic deliver into the sentiments
of the human heart cannot fail to find
and appreciate some grounds for the
Mexican point of view. Such a sympa-
thizer with all classes of humanity
was Helen Hunt Jackson, a daughter
of Colorado, author of Ramona"
| which will be shown at the Classic
Sunday.
! Notable screen players appear with
Lionel Barrymore in "The Million
aires Double the Metro-Rolfe won
der play which will be seen at the
Majestic theatre Saturday. Supporting
Mr. Barrymore is pretty Evelyn Brent,
who has the leading feminine role of
Constance, the girl who impersonates
the widow of man supposedly dead.
The a1ch-conspirator, GIendon, is
played by the celebrated actor, Harry
5. Northrup. John Smiley, who plays
the valet, Stevens, has been seen with
Mabel Taliaferro in Gods Half Acre"
and in other Metro productions.
Jack Pickford, who with Louise
Huff will be seen at the Majestic on
Sunday and Monday in Marian Fair
fax's phOto-dramatization of Gene
is. Porter's famous novel 'sFreckles."
Is stickler for detail, and according
to Lasky-Paramount gossip, spent a
week before he started to work on the
production in going around California
with his face upturned in order to ac-
quire the necessary cuticle decorations,
SO that the title of the production
would not be inappropriate.
! Her Official Fathers" will be the
attraction at the Classic Friday. This
wholesome comedy, written evidently
to exploit the charming and winsome
Dorothy Gish, answers it's purposes
most admirably. 1t is full of amusing
situations and furnishes an ENJOYABLE
entertainment. Dorothy is a most live
ly Janice Webster, while to Frank
Bennett falls the role of Steven Pea
body, the bank drudge. Sam De Grasse
and Fred Warren were equally well
cast as the bank directors who
scnemed to get Janice's money but
schemed in vain.
kathlyn Williams and House Peters.
tne TWO splendid Morosco-Paramount
stars, will be seen at the Majestic Fri
day in perturbation of Willard
Macks thrilling story "The Highway
or Hope" The scenes of this photo
drama are mostly laid in the famous
Death Valley of California through
winch year after year hundreds of
people struggle and toll in their search
/ for gold