The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-07-22
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prisingly humorous. The limit Of drol-
lery may be confidently expected OF
Gene Green, whose character delinea-
tons Of popular dltties 10 said to be
along original and nonsensical lines.
with songs and chatter seasoning the
offering. Herbert Clifton Is another
! notable figure In his types Of femi-
ninity and it will be recalled that he
scored marked success here last sea-
son. His caricature The Scrub
woman" has, since then, developed
! more excenricities in expression and
vocabulary.
Joseph L. Bernard and company will
be seen in Who IL She?' the latest
query comedy to exhaust the laughter
Of Broadway. A futuristIc color
puzzle, The Edge Of the World" pro-
duced by Z. Ronsby and introduced
by Miss Bettina, is listed high as its
spectacular feature in the creation of
colors and their ensuing battle before
the eyes of the audience. Abbott &
White in pianosongology; the Kama
zawa boys, "Equilibrists with q
laugh; the pipe organ recitals, and
the Hearst-Pathe News pictorial with
war scene sections, are the remain
ing offerings.
George Middleton's newest MIN play,
''At First Sight" will begin a four
day showing at Loew's Columbia
Theater this afternoon. Mr.. Middle
ton is said to have woven into his
scenario the same brand of whlmsi-
cal humor that has characterized
]. NJ. Barrie's most popular comedies.
1t pictures Mae Murray as a girl who
Possesses quite as much wit and in
genuity as beauty. She makes up
her mind to marry a successful young
author and sets about her campaign
with the coolness, nonchalance and
quiet determination of a confident
and Invariably successful military
commander. She utilizes the expe-
dent OF pretending to help the man Of
her choice in the construction of a
plot for a romance he wishes to
write. The author il utterly unable
to perceive that he and the girl are
the chief characters Of the supposed
fiction story. The marry chase con-
tinues until the girl realizes that the
time for a coup de etat has arrived.
She transforms her pose to that Of the
shy, startled maiden and by using
the old weapons OF the eternal woman
inspires in her victim q determine
ton to overcome her shrinking atti-
tude She adds a final touch to her
artistic plans by deluding him into
the belief that his manly masterful-
ness was responsible for her surren-
der.
According to advance reviews Miss
Murray Is particularly captivating in
this strikingly effective role and re-
ceived excellent support from Sam
T. Hardy, who impersonated the OBJ
fuse young author. The feature an
nounced for the last half OF the
week Is a screen INSTALLATION by
Beulah Marie Dix. of George Broad
bursts What Money Can't Buy"
The Story, as theatergoers will re-
member, is laid in a small European
principality and has to do with a
fight for o railroad concession as we'll
as a contest for a pretty princesss
hand.
Jack Pickford and Louise HUH are
shown in the principal roles and were
supported before the camera by a re-
markable cast that included Theo-
dore Roberts, Hobart Bosworth, Ray
mond. Hatton, Bliss Chevalier and
other screen notables. The current
weeks program will include, in addi-
ton to single reel comedies and news
pictures, q film presentation of the
activities of Pershings "Sammies"
back of the firing line in Franco