The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-23
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Fernando de Ferney, the neglected
girl.wife In "The Marionettec." played
by Clara Kimball Young and her own
company under the direction OF Emile
Chautard. and distributed by Select
Pictures which Ia being shown at the
Washington theatre today. Ia a charac.
terization In which this actress gives
free rein TO her whimsical humor.
THE Marionettes" deals with the
transformation OF dowdy wife. From
an unattractive li:tlo trump with per.
sonal surroundings as drab as herself.
she suddenly blossoms out into a gay
Partisan butterfly and her surround
ings take on metamorphosis as com.
plete as her own. As the result, her
husband discovers bis love for her.
His Royal Highness" which or Sun.
day will be shown at the Washingto on
theatre, Is romantic drama which
VIII please all the patrons Of this play
house. Two popular screen favorites
are the stars of this production-Car-
lyle Blackwell aud Evelyn Greeley,
who number their friends and admir-.
ers by the hundreds Of thousands.
His Royal Highness" Is a World
Picture Brady-Made and 1t has been
staged on lavish scale. A whole VII
iage was constructed for some Of the
scenes, and 1t was no tiny village,
either, but good-sized place An
aerOplane figures in some of the
scenes and the outdoor scenes are not
ably beautiful.
What would you do. II after night
ut the cabarets you discovered big
bear In your bathroom and II dawned
upon you that you had bought the
animal for pet" This may happen
to you--this Is the age Of surprises
so you are advised to see Jack Spur
lock--Prodigal" at the Washington
theatre Monday and Tuesday, where
George Walsh the William Fox star,
as young Spurlock, solves the problem
OF disposing of the 400-pound Alaska
bruin. Mr.. Bear makes 1t interesting
for the Harvard Faculty and his young
owner before he is gotten rid of.
Jack Spurlock-Prodigal" was writ
ten by George Horace Lormer editor
of Saturday Post. published in the Sat
urday Evening Post in serial form and
later In book form. The story made
hit and the book attained the distinc-
tion Of being the best seller" on the
market.
A powerful story of international in
trigue and romance built up to a strik-
ing dramatic climax. is unfolded in
William Fox's absorbing screen melo-
drama. The Moral Law" which comes
TO the Washington theatre on Wednes-
day and Thursday. Gladys Brockwell,
the brilliant emotional artistic, is the
star Of the production and gives A
remarkable characterization in the
dual role she plays.
Miss Brockwell Is first seen as Isobel
de Costa. daughter OF an importer o;
South american merchandise. Until
her fathers death, she does not know
that her fathers wife and daughter
are still living in one Of the Latin re-
publics. The will describes these two
women as deserving Of no considera-
ton because of their debased natures.
She goes to South America and finds
that the woman is known as Jezebel
(Rosita Marstini), one of the notorious
characters in the local red light" dis
trict. Her daughter, Anita (also play
cd by Gladys BrockwelD. enjoys
similar nDtoriety. Isobers adventures
in the rendezvous and the efforts of
Anita to discredit Isobel with the lat
ter's sweetheart. Robert Grant Colin
Chase, with Don Pedro (Bertram
Grassby), and Umberto Doseph Sin /
gleton), as tools, make the action as
rapid as it is interesting.
&c. hn Of
new Goldwyn Picture. Our Little
Wife" from the play by Avery Hop |
wood. which will be shown at the
Washington theatre. Friday and Sat .
urday. She has the role of Dodo, \
bride of few minutes who grieves
over the disappointment of several
other men who wanted to marry her.
To alleviate their suffering. she de-
cides to take three of them along with
her on her honeymoon, a decision that
iections avail nothing. So off they
Dodos three admirers DR.. Elliott,
Bobo Brown and Tommy Beldon.
MURRAY
The Hard Rock Breed with Mar
gerry Wilson and Jack Livingston as
eads, will be shown Monday and Tues
lay.
"Tll return to Shiela il ye beat me
man TO man" rang out the stentorian
voice Of Lynch Dolan, foreman of the
Snowslide Construction Camp. at the
Gem saloon, where he had been drink
ng heavily.
9TH take you up" was The cool ans.