The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-20
On The Screen
WASHINGTON

| Picture, in which two World stars
June Elvidge and Carlyle Blackwell
appear, will on Sunday be shown at
the Washington theatre.
/ Carlyle Blackwell appears in the role
Of Robert Barr, a successful young
| journalist. Miss Elvidge appears In
the role of Alice Thornton, q young
society girl who Is in love with Barr.
But Mrs. Thornton, Alice's mother, op-
poses the match s. wishes to see
her daughter married to a foreigner
with title SO she decides to break off
the match between Alice and Barr.
Alice is taken abroad by Mrs. Thorn
ton and there Alice meets Count Louis
de Jouiville. Eventually Alice is In
/ duced by her mother to marry the
count Then later the count and Barr
meet on a battlefield In France and
there Barr makes big decision which
vitality affects his future and his hap
piness.
Nothing Is more exciting. more in
teresting. than life. And all ambit-
ions in life lead to success. At the
same time life can be the quintessence
Of melancholy. of dullness. What can
be more discouraging than to plod
through an existence which promises
no success and offers no opportunity
for progress. Henry B. Walthall, In
the Paralta play, "Hundrum Brown,
which will be shown at the Washing.
ton theatre for two days. commencing
Wednesday represents a man who is
trudging just such path.
Quick action and real emotional ap-
pear from the basis of Mabel Nor
mand's newest Coldwyn production
1.-THE Floor Below" to be shown begin
ming Friday at the Washington theatre
Miss Norman plays a copy girl in a
busy newspaper office, getting into a
scrape which causes her discharge
Is saved.
Rebecca Randall and her large fam
| fly of brothers and sisters live at
Sunnybrook Farm. which is princi
pally remarkable for the size Of the
mortgage it carries. The task of TAX.
ing care of all the children is too
much for Mrs. Randall, SO finally Re.
becca is sent to her two aunts, Mi.
randa and Jane Sawyer, who are strict
New England disciplinarians and they
strive to bring Rebecca up in the way
they think that she should go. RE
becca of Sunnybrook Farm" featur-
ing Mary Pickford, will be shown at
the Murray Sunday
THE Vortex is Triangle's new
photoplay that boils and seethes with
eleemnt of revenge. Van Cleefe and
Joan Meredith are borne down, into
the blacklist depths of despair until
fate bears them away to their isle OF
dreams and love. Joe King and Marie
Warren play the leads. The Vortex
will be shown at the Murray Theater,
Wednesday and Thursday.
Dropping into the Last Chance sa-
/ loon in the town of Lazette, Califor-
! ia, Calumet Marston, ranchman, had
IL \ unpleasant experience Of hearing
the character of a lady friend, Miss
Betty Clayton. The remarks came
| from Ton Taggart, another ranchman,
and an ol1-time enemy of the Mars
tons The Boss of the Lazy Y"
Charles Alden Settlers great success
full western novel, contains this thrill
, ling episode. Triangle has adapted
| this book to the screen. With Roy
Stewart in the lead ard pretty Josie
Sedgwick supporting hin,. the produc-
ton is worthy of more than ordinary
attention. This picture will he shown
at the Murray Theater on Friday and
Saturday.