The Washington herald., 1917-11-19
PoIPs-The NewIyweds' Grown Up
Baby"


As a grown-up. 'Snookums' fulflls
all the promise of his strenuous baby
hood In the current attraction at
Polls. THE Newlyweds' Grown-up
Baby"
Love and trouble are synonymous
With Snookums, and his affair Of the
heart forces him TO adopt the dis
guises Of a seminary maid and a
waiter in order to foil destiny and his
too affectionate parents. Which he
does, Of course. A persevering sleuth
and a pair of desperately tight stays
add to his interesting difficulties.
As Charles Napoleon Newlywed. the
erstwhile Snookums, Lou Powers.
aroused the enthusiasm Of the audi
ence, while the charmingly pretty
Edith Powers capably filed the part
Of Dorothy Hastings. the young lady
upon which Snookums' youthful af-
fections are centered. The rest Of the
cast was quite satisfactory, the sing
ing Of Carol Brown being especially
praiseworthy, though not heard fire.
quently enough. An attractive chorus
which was always filtering on and on
the stage. added materially to the pro-
duction.
anu CO5IhnucB "SAC NNl ,
pleasing; Viva Renaud's chic costumes
being particularly commendable-
While a few features Of the comedy
could be rather well eliminated. the
show as a whole is amusing, quick in
movement and really worth while.
Loew's ColumbiaAEIsIe Ferguson.
Elsie Ferguson appears in THE
Rise Of Jennie Gushing, the feature
photoplay at Losw's Columbia. The
production is Cne Of the most impres-
sive and entertaining romances ye,
screened. 1t is human. logical and
true. 1t gets under the emotions
where similar screen stories fail tc
scratch them. And It is true OF this
picture because OF Elsie Ferguson's
art.
Few actresses have been SO sue.
cessful in transferring to the screen
that beauty and talent which elevated
her to the front ranks Of stage stars
As q girl of the slums, later a grad
uate OF the reformatory, then q
ladies' maid, she is unlike the e4-
quisite Elsie Ferguson OF drawing
room roles, but, on the other hand
and Miss Ferguson makes her a real
personality. Her portrayal has that
sincerity that makes one forget it is
only a picture Feminine spectators
will live and love. laugh and cry
with Jennie and Don. The director.
with the aid Of an excellent camera
man. has set" the picture with
splendid East Side atmosphere in the
early scenes, which contributes its
share to the development of The char
acter. Then with Jennie's rise in the
world, her brief happiness in love,
her sacrifice for children who are
beginning life friendless. too. and her
final Joy in marriage. the backgrounds
are lavish and picturesque, as de-
manded, and the supporting cast
typical and capable, not forgetting
the well-directed, adorable kiddies.
Elliott Dexter's portrayal is probably
the best he has ever given to the
screen. It Is a splendid picture of
the wealthy young artist whose love
is bigger than the conventional ideas
Of his set.
Picture patrons can put double re-
ilnce on the effective appeal to be
found in THE Rise of Jennie CusfI-
ing" A Victor Moore comedy, en-
titled The Nutty Knitters." and q
Hearst-Pathe News were also shown.
Thursday and for the last half OF
the week Julian Eltinge will be seen
in THE Clever Mrs. Carfax."