The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-16
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MURRETTE

possessing charming personality
and unusually gifted as an actress,
Dorothy Gish is one of the most pop
ular Of Paramount stars. Her first
starring vehicle under the Paramount
banner was Battling Jane" and her
characterization of the stellar role in
that superb photoplay placed her upon
a pedestal OF public approval from
which she cannot easily be removed.
In her latest starring vehicle, The
Hope Chest" showing at the Murrette,
Miss Gish has g role which will prove
her one of the most delightful COM
medicines in the silent drama Miss
Gish has just turned her twentieth
year, but despite her youth, she is a
veteran screen player, her motion pic
ture experience extending over a
period of seven years. She wen fame
under the tutelage of David Wark
Griffith with whom she went to Eng
land and France at the risk of her
life, to play the role of The Little Dis
turber" IN Hearts of the World" one
of the strongest photoplays of the
world war yet produced Miss Gish is
an artist through and through, and
Der genius as player, her delightful
personality, her buoyant nature, her
effervescent youth-all these contrib
ute to make her screen efforts thoro-
ughly enjoyable for all who come
under her magic sway.
MURRAY
John Barrymore had an amusing as
well as exciting experience while TAX
ing scenes in "On the Quiet" which
is showing at the Murray. When the
yacht on which the star was sailing
came within the zone in which the
German U-boats were reported to be
operating, OF Jersey coast things hap
pened
In ION the Quiet" there Is an ex-
citing chase when Barrymore escapes
from the brother of the girl he loves.
who is trying to stop the young peo-
pie from marrying, and these scenes
were photographed off the Jersey
coast While the action was going on
and the irate brother of the picture
was following the speedy yacht of the
clippers with another swift craft, Bar
rymore was perturbed by a flock of
aeroplanes and hydroplanes which
circled about, as well as a feet OF
other fast craft, and he said, disgust
eddy to Chef Whitney, the director: A
fellow can't even make pictures out
on the ocean without being bothered
by rubbernecks."
A few moments later one of the ny
droplanes came close to the Barrymore
yacht and CURLY delivered the mes
sage: Make for shore. German sub
marines are operating here"
The yacht made for shore speedily
Something unique in vaudeville acts
Is the playlet Shoes" which Whip
pie, Houston and company is present
ing at the Murray theatre the las
half of this week. The new bill
opened last night.
Shoes" has an allegorieal theme
which is relieved from too much ser
iousness by some clever lines and Mr.
BillikeA. the salesman in the sho'
shop of life, whose song, I've Got |
Good Job Now" made decided hi
with the audience. The settings ar
unusually handsome in oriental style
and the costuming is effective
Shoes" tells of a woman who trie
all the styles of footwear, from tn
gaudy, glittering shoe Of wealth, tn
stern, plain shoe of success; the com
Portable, pleasant shoe of friendship
to the beautiful lasting shoe of haI
DlueSS. WHcA cAC AholSto Oli IcAAAh
with her shoes of happiness, the sales
man is not able to deny her, and sh
promises that when she has foun
the road to content, she will com
back to him. Miss Whipple is yer
clever actress and does her emottona
lines we'll Houston, who plays Nj
Billiken, is a talented comedian, an
makes a good-looking salesman in hi
velvet coat and rakish Turkish fez.
The Whipple-Houston company wa
asked by Cincinnati theatre to pu
on the headline act this week, IN tn
, place of Hobart Bosworth, who ha
been taken seriously ILL., They ha
already booked to play in Richmond
and because of their long-standin
friendship with Manager Frank Ho
land of the Murray, were unwilling
cancel their engagement here, and d.
clined the Cincinnati offer
The other acts on the Murray bi
also take big time rank. Dolan an
Lenhar put some clever comedy
the usual mind reading act" an
Frick and Adair put on singing al
that's above the average. Their RAJ