The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-28
AT the Theatres

Probably the most timely screen
play of the moment is 1.-The Food
Gamblers" produced under the SUI
pervision of Allan Dwan at the Tri-
angle studios, which will be shown at
the Classic tonight. Elda Miller, who
appeared in Her EXcellency the Gov
ernor," has the role Of the young
newspaper woman, who exposes a
ring of prominent men engaged in
food gambling" Wilfred Lucas has
the role of Henry Ravens, food COM
missioner. This Triangle picture is
said to be alive with dramatic action,
as when the young reporter breaks
into the food gamblers offices and de-
clares she will imprison them as
traitors to their country. She is aided
by the food commissioner in carrying
out her plans, but not before the ring
of grafters have managed to convict
her on the trumped-up charge of SELL
ing dope"
Victor DeLinsky, who appears in
William Fox's photoplay, Thou Shalt
Not Steal" at the Classic Sunday,
starring Virginia Person, is a Russian
of noble lineage He was a lieutenant
in the Russian army and fought in
the RussO-JapaneSe war, being wound
ed several times. His people are all
Royalists, but he is of the Revolu-
tiOnary party He left the army for
the stage, being graduated from the
Imperial Academy Of Dramatic Arts
at Petrograd in 1908. He starred in
several successes by TolstOy, Doestov-
sky, Gorky and others. In 1912 he was
arrested and sent to Siberia for life
for revolutionary propaganda work,
but escaped and came to this country.
Many a laugh greeted Julian Eli
inge, famous feminine impersonator,
at the Paramount studios the other
day when he made his first appear
ance for rehearsing his part in 1.-The
Countess Charming" his first picture.
Light brown hair piled high and
fluffy skirts wrapped about him, he
strobe through the studios calmly
smoking a pipe and striding about in
high heeled slippers. "The Countess
Charming is a screamingly funny
farce and will be shown at the Ma
jestic theatre on Sunday and Monday.
Of all DISCUSSES, save of course, the
time honored overalls and derby
"Fatty's" most becoming and funniest
is a demure bathing suit which he
wears in his newest Paramount COM
edy, FATTY in Coney Island" His adj
ventures in the famous beach resort
are wonders and the scenes were
actually filmed there during the re-
cent Mardi Gras festival FATTY in
Coney Island" will appear at the Ma
jestic tonight as an added attraction to
the regular program.
under Handicap" will be the at
traction at the Majestic Saturday. 1t
is Metro picture, is a splendid pro-
duction and typical Lockwood pic
ture-a picture in which brave young
Americanism triumphs over corrup-
ton and heavy odds. Greek Connis-
ton, played by Harold Lockwood
takes the part of a young man of
wealth who cares for nothing but
amusement
Were you ever blackmailed? Prob
ably not, because your life is I'M
doubtedly without blemish, but Paul
inc Frederick, as the wife in the Par
amount production, Double Crossed"
at the Majestic tonight, saves her
husband from an attempted case of
blackmail. How it is done is best ex-
planned by seeing the production to-
night.
"The Second Mrs. Tanqueray," the
Greater Vitagraph Blue Ribbon Fea-
ture which will appear at the Classic
Saturday is more than a play with a
moral; it is a modern, human trag-
edy. 1t has been. produced in many
countries and in many tongues and
still is being produced, one of the
classic plays of the times.