The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-19

Thousands of local theatre-goers left
the Murray theatre. Saturday and
Sunday, perfectly satisfied that their
time had been instructively and en-
tertainingly spent. Everything was
light and color and high-class enter
tainment.
During the past week this popular
and comfortable theatre has been
transformed interiorily. The stage has
been beautifully set in a Grecian in
terror and exterior design, with mas
sive pillars, tre1lised arches, transpar-
ent cye1orama garden drop and fancy
balustrades, all of which permit of diff
ferent lighting effects which cast a
subdued glow over the entire theatre
and contribute greatly to the general
charm of the setting. The orchestra
is seated on a leaf lawn on the stage
in front of great plush curtains which
fall to conceal the picture screen at all
times when not in use.
No unimpOrtant feature of the en-
tertainment was the splendid music of
the ten piece orchestra directed by
Clarence Runge. Few Richmond
people realized before how much good
music adds to the enjoyment of pic
lures. The orchestra played wonder
full repertoire and their concert num-
bers won merited applause.
Perhaps the most enjoyable part of
the entire entertainment was the de-
lightful singing of Miss Marie James
who possesses one Of the most beau
tiful lyric soprano voices heard here
| for many months. 1t is so perfectly
placed that she renders the most diff
ficult numbers with little apparent
effort, while her diction at all times
| is superb.
| Manager Hickey made a fine selec-
| ton of pictures for the opening when
| Marguerite Clark was presented in
"Bab's Burglar" one of the most gen.
timely human things ever put into
| pictures 1t has charm and grace, the
attraction that comes from the human
interest of youth remarkably well
done and effectiveness which help
ring bulls eye bell in a program. So
/ delicately is 1t done and so joyously
| funny are the scenes where little
/ Miss Clark plays her unaffected parts
that it brings back a shattered faith
that motion pictures may be worthy OIL
ones time after all.
The Murray offers complete
change of program for today and to
morrow. Distinctly in a class by him
Self is Charles Ray in The Clodhop
per- five act Triangle photo drama
and the management personally guar
antees this to be one of the best film.
ever shown in Richmond "The Clod
hopper is a better picture than THE
Pinch Hitter" and in this feature
alone Charles Ray is firmly establish
ed as one OF the most lovable and like
able screen actors in America. "ThI
Clodhopper" will please any audienc,
and anyone failing to obtain entertain
ment from this feature should con
suit doctor; there's somethin,
wrong with their innards
All we can say is if you live within
a radius of a hundred miles and hav'
never seen this picture, see it if yol
never see another Another picture Oh
today's program that will merit you
attention is Who Leads the Nationa
Army timely photoplay authori2
ed by the war department and show
exclusively at the Murray theater
Hundreds of thousands of Amer
ica's finest young men are in trainin
camps-others are on the battle from
abroad. Relatives and friends of thes
red blooded fighters want to know
everything about the officers who will
lead them ''over the top" The stor
opens with scene at the club and tn
; decision to apply for registration a
the Officers Training Camp. Then TO