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The Washington times., 1919-11-29
Universal Hires Big
Theater to Get Scene;
Playgoers Turned Away

Because the new theater now under
construction at Universal City was
not completed in time for the filming
Of Under Suspicion, a new crook
comedy drama. which opens a week.
engagement at Moores Strand The
ater tomorrow. a metropolitan play
house had To be leased for a night
suspending a popular stage produce
ton and turning away box office
crowd.
When Director William c. Dowlan
learned that there was theater scene
coming ne tried his wickedest to pre-
vail on somebody to speed up work
on the theater. but to no avail. so, like
all other resourceful men he did the
next best thing. He hired a big the
ater in Los Angeles and charged it up
to his boss. Carl Laemmle, president
of the Big L.
Under Suspicion" features Ora Ca
rev. The picture concerns small
town girl, who came into some money,
goes to a large city and attempts to
reform well-known society man
whom she suspects as a crook.
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
CRANDALL.s.

Two ffrst-run special photoplay pro-
ductions will be presented at Cram
dalls Theater during the FIRST six
days of next week. Beginning to-
morrow and continuing the chief fea+
ture of the bill through Tuesday,
Florence Reed. talented daughter OF
the late Roland Reed, will be screened
in Her Game" a thrilling drama OF a
financial feud between proud Nir-
ginia family and band of Wall Street
spectators. The ory is a vigorous
one of a young girl who took up her
family's fight against the predatory
tactics of the Rutherfords, and played
a game that partook not only of sd-
venture and excite nent. but also of a
particularly effective sort OF ro-
nance
Beginning Wednesday and occupy
ing the place OF chief interest on the
bill through Friday, Madame Trav-
erse, the empress OF stormy emo
tion" will be seen in the compelling
star role of Lost Money" story OF
the African diamond mines, a fortune
intrusted TO friend. the betrayal OF
the trust. and the part played by a
beautiful woman in reclaiming the
lost wealth.
For Saturdays chief feature. Kitty
Kelly, NJ. d." one OF the most recent
of Bessie Barriscale's releases, is an
nounced.
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
COLUMBIA.

Cosmo Hamilton's brilliant Cosmo-
politan Magazine story, "The Miracle
of Love-" have been adapted to photo
play form and appears as the featured
production at Loew's Columbia Thea
ter, beginning tomorrow for an en-
gagement of four days.
"The Miracle of Love" is a dra-
matte story Of British Upper-class life
1t is the story of a younger son.
noble Of birth, but penniless, who
Conceives an overWhelmin love
for the wife of dissipated
nobleman which love is passionately
returned. Faced by the absolute
necessity of obtaining funds, the
young Britisher attempts to contract
A marriage of convenience with an
American heiress.~-his loved one hay-
ing been cut off without a penny by
her husband, who discovered her love
for another just before he died. The
manner in which fate balked the
bitter plans of the younger son, pre-
vented his marriage for money alone
and brought to his arms the woman
he. trutA loved is the basis for s'me
of fs tllA most dramatic and sumptuous
&c an ssUsssn on the screen in many
rrosrta sss
'hror 'the last three days OF this
wtek, beginning Thursday, William
81 HaIt viii be the featured star Of
LAe, Columbia program in John Pet
tieoass
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
NORMA'S new ROLE
PROVES HER ABILITY
Her Versatility Generously Drawn
on By Her Part in The Isle
of Conquest"

In The Isle of Conquest" Norma
Talmadge's new select special the
charming star again demonstrates
that there is no height of expression
too lofty for her.
Her versatility is generously drawn
upon as she journeys through the
roles OF an innocent convent girl 10
an unhappy wlfehood snd thence 10
4 life OF isolation upon tropical ISL
and with lone man companion, there
to find complete happiness and con-
tcntment Always pleasing and capl-
BILE. the star ascends TO the full height
of her emotional talents and holds
the interest from beginning to end.
The Isle of Conquest is a last
moving drama treating with a young
girls marriage to a wealthy waster,
through the efforts OF a designing
mother. Later. the yacht upon which
they are cruising il wrecked and she
finds herself safe upon an uninhabit-
ed island with stoker from the
ships hold Months of isolation kim
dies within them a mutual love and,
all hope Of rescue having perished,
they are preparing TO enact their
marriage rite when suddenly her
husband appears TO return her to his
world Of shame. Here the circum-
stances became tragic, concluding
with an unexpected and sensational
climax
The play was adapted to the screen
by John Emerson and Anita Loos
from Arthur Hornblow's novel "By
Right of Conquest" and was directed
By Edward Jose. 1t will appear at
CrandalPs Metropolitan Theater to-
morrow for weeks run and at the
iik mic X crbuCker for two days.
L IA,aAIn L,arnnr,, H. cnrn nlatnd thH
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
STRAND.

CrWer suspicion, one Of the most
sssAs1--zL niversal Special releases,
withS Ora Carew, Forest Stanley.
Charles Clary. and a specially selected
cast is announced as the chief at
traction at Moore's Strand Theater.
starting tomorrow.
The story concerns Betty Standish,
who cannot resist the feminine i'm
pulse to reform a man. Only this man
whom Betty takes for a buglsr, is in
reality very nice young man, and
the owner of the apartment which
she has rented while visiting New
York. AS a result of her mistak en-
idea, aided and abetted in spirit
of fun by the young man, she engages
the supposed burglar as chaufie eur, so
that she can keep an eye on him. At
the theater the next evening So
ciety matron is robbed of diamond
necklace and Betty believes the rob
berry 10 be the work of the young
man she is trying to reform. How
ever there are other thieves-real
thieves-and they enter the action of
the story in natural manner, max
ing a near-tragedy Of what began as
a good joke. But everything turns
out happily in the final scenes. max
ing one Of the cleverest plot construc-
ltlons screened in many days.
The Washington times., 1919-11-29

Ora Carew is the star. and inci-
dentally. this gives her aTother OF
these crook comedy roles in which
she's rapidly approaching Priscilla
Deans famest 80
Vitagraph westernunioned an in
teresting bit of news to this depart
ment this week. The wire announced
that Larry Semon. famous screen
comedian. has signed a contract with
Albert r. SQith, president of Vita
graph. by the terms of which that
company will pay S3,6OO, OGO during
the ensuing three years for the serv-
ices of this star"
Imagine getting over a million a
year for being just a poor nut"
Who was IL that first said. Interest
ing. IL true2"
The Washington times., 1919-11-29

his wife and precocious pair Of
twins starting out on steamer TO
spend the day. Mishaps befall from
the moment they set foot on the boat.
1t would be unfair to everyone to
give the details Of this trip; it Is
one of the most laughable series OF
Chaplin stunts ever depicted on The
screen.
An added feature to this portion OF
the bill is the Kaminskie's Jazz
Band" This band has been engaged
TO play during all showings Of the
Chaplin masterpiece.
In addition TO the foregoing a two
reel animal comedy, which recently
created a sensation in New York al
the opening Of the new Capitol Thea
ter there. will be shown. This is
comedy in which no human being sp-
pears, the various parts being taken
by all .kinds sand breeds Of deGA
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
MILLIONAIRE'S YACHT
ISCOUNTERFEITER'SDEN

A yacht which has been the scene
OF nothing worse than few gay
parties (previous to July u was cor
rupted by the movies into a den of
when Elsie FepSuson's
new Psramount-Artcraft picture,
Counterfeit" was filmed.
The trim craft is the property Or
a New York millionaire and will prob
ably be recognized from it's pictures
in marine publications by several
when the film is shown at Loew 5
Palace Theater, next week. beginning
tomorrow. The story presents Miss
Ferguson in the unique role OF a
Southern girl Of good family who is
compelled by financial misfortune to
become an agent of the Secret Ser
vice.
The Washington times., 1919-11-29

tras in it's movie theaters-and eight
orchestras that are playing not alone
the popular music OF the day. with
its appeal of dance rhythm and catchy
tune; it is also giving the best music
of the world
Overtures and excerpts from the
operas bring back memories of the
voices and the scenes Of the life OF
the singing stage.
The ''life"-thats the words
what music puts into the atmosphere
of the theater Of silent drama 1t is
the life and the movement. too, OF the
pictures as they pass before US. With
out music one could not enter so
wholly into festive scene Of Tevel
and laughter and song Cthat we do
not hearl
without music one could not hurry
on TO scenes OF tense dramatic inter
est. could not respond to the peaceful
nature scenes. or thrill to the tender
love scenes OF our faYorite hero and
heroine.
And fun" is at it's best in the
movies with the right kind OF mu-
sic. This week Tom Moore at the
Rislto is going to replace his popular
orchestra. for a single picture, by a
jazz orchestra" when Charlie Chap
lin appears.
The lover OF music is grateful to
the movies for bringing the best of
musiC-played by real artists. direct
ed BY real musicians--to one and all
OF us.
If. tomorrow. America wakes up
and finds herself-at last-a "mu-
sicar' nation. il il because the movies
have caught US, all unaware, and
made US hear. then made US love. that
fair hand-maid of all srts-Music.
J. Mac B.
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
RIAI.TU.

Moore's Rialto Theater Will present
for the coming week. starting to-
morrow bill which is guaranteed
to start its audiences laughing the
moment they take tfeir seats and
keep them in such rollicking mood
until they leave them.
AS a headliner in thisNSsession OF
mirth Charles Chaplin il MnouEced
in his latest million dollar First Ma
tional Attraction "A Days Pleasure
The story opens with the star depict
ing a laborer. one a days vacation
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
? week at the Metropolitan
::::ljie'' ): ! J !: j: !: !;
br as That Tslmadre
a fhaRAnlAike 20 see SnoH

clothes and good scenery and s1eA
'pr, and thaVIit doesn't make much
dinsrence what the plot is just so it's
got a laugh here and there and a lox
Of good dresses and girls. Ny wife
saws
Hey; the Columbis's got "Tns
Miracle OF Love What kind of a
show is that. eApR Rube Goldberg
says or "Bugs" Baeray soneoody says.
you can't tell blythe etIe or they
all fail sooner or laSss. Nall bet the
war workers work oveffSme getting
to that one.
Say" said the sportinR editor. 'the
guys right It's right hard 20 pick
out a good show TO 90 TO but its
cinch you can spread " over a coupls
nights and an sfternson or two. Isn't
much else doing nov in the after
How about a coupla passes to
some OF these shows"
Nothing doinew snapped the
theater ed
Didn't / offer you q coupla SoAtx
TO fight Thursday night and the
Navy championship game In the at
tcrnoon. 'I couldn't help IL IL re-
couldn't go.
Yes. 7 put EN- hack IN THE or
DER ] FOUND EN-"
, . sRYAN A06.sk
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
A BIT OF ADVANCE INFORMATION ABOUT
What's at the Movies
The Coming Week
PALACE.


Elsie Ferguson, the noted star of
stage and screen, has one of the most
bEslnant photoplsy roles of her entire
career in Counterfeit" which begins
.Aa Is run at Loewfs Palace Theater
H 63fow. ia
Miss Ferguson assumes the role Of
Virginia Griswold. member of a proud
= ern family, who, to repair the
fortunes of her family. accepts
ret tsService assignment. hunts
N nd OF skillful counterfeiters
who are making a rendezvous of the
millionaire social colony at Newport,
and S4ksE reward for her services
thAsA&ftGYes the family Of further
a et9hter funds. In her chase of
tse cyH64r however. she has
ciosse44&e path of a man who falls
eS416tDy in love with her. This af-
fecHon<js returned, though the girl
-cA41o tssxplain certain acts which ap-
psas>ecempromising until after the
'gaHffetion of her mission. With the
rfeiters safely Jailed, she re-
ga 44ber identity as a Secret Service
3GBYxnd charming and appealing
ASe is swoftly brought to con-
S1usion.
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
in WHICH THE Sc.
PINCH HITS
For the T. e. and Tells
What He Thinks Of
the Movies.

I'VE asked the Sports Editor
to tcrite uhat he kress about the
MOVIES. Beloso Is schat he torofe.
Evtdently, as a mopte commen-
totor, he's mighty good sports
editor. But noe told him ICED
print At, so here yon are. Ine-
dentouy, merit ceek, soe're gong
to ask some INTELLIGENT
person TO sCrite something for
tbts colursn--some printer or
something. Just toatch--Thea-
ter Ed
The Washington times., 1919-11-29

Larry Bestus. Marcus Loew's highly
efficient mansger,in Washington. un-
der whose guidance the Palace and
Columbia have attained their present
standard, phones some right sprightly
news
He informs us that none other than
Dolores CassiueIli, one Of filmdom's ;
most beautiful stars, will sojourn in
our fair city for three whole days this
coming month. You see, her newest
and concededly best starring vehicle,
The Right To Lie" Will be featured
~ the Columbia on December II. u,
and Is. On each Of those days Miss
Cassinelli Will axe three personal
appearances at the theater-
The Columbia is getting to be the
Tecos sniZed house for personal ap-
pearances. Only recently dainty June
Caprice was there.
Incidentally. Larry also tells us
that while Miss Cassinelli is here,
she will do some sort of ceremonial
stuff as the first step in what VIII
be the entire recreating Of the Go
iImbis Theater. That house. recent
ly purchased in toto by Marcus Loew.
will be entirely rebuilt. from whs
we can CLEAN. within a year or SO
until il will be house that Will
easily rival even the Palace Ther,
will be over 1000 seats-and lots OF
other interesting things Well tell
you all about il as soon as the de-
tails are available.
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
Crandall and Moore in
Huge Movie Combine

announcement of more than usual interest in Wash
"A ington motion picture circles incorporated in
of this weeks copies of Wds Daily the recog-
nzed authority in flmdom Excerpts from article an
nouncng the expansion of the First National Exhibitors
Circuit follow:
"First National yesterday inklng
The involves the
all Of the country Canada until
lined
The first the to effectualy
Baltimore Washington Moore
franchise holder Maryland Delaware the District of
Columbia, will conjunction
of Washington and Charles E Whitehurst of Baltimore
~Crandal, Whitehurst and Moore
Maryland Delaware,
Columbia The film signed the
papers IN the First National home office last week."
What this will mean to tlS public, only time can
prove. But Tom Moore in discussing the matter, w,xed
extraordinarily enthusiastic the promise contained
therein of better pictures farer treatment of and d
rectors and above ALL farer treatment of the public itself
The Washington times., 1919-11-29

Theds Rara has been starred in
forty production by William Fox.
The Washington times., 1919-11-29

Anniversary weeks will lie quite De
The first week in November will see
the second anniversary OF Loew's
Palace; then the last week OF that
month will see CrsndalPs. York's first
birthday. and the following week will
zee the second anniversary week Of
CrandslFs Metropolitan. It'll be just
enc darned anniversary after another.
Tom Moore's going TO come peril
oosly close TO a Jazz week" at his
RiAlto next week. And that's some
radical step for r. NJ. His aim has
Always been quite in the other direc-
Son-to set up the Rialto as a stan
dArd for dignifed movie presentation
And Jazz would hardly it in with that
idea Tom has consistently opposed
all previous attempts TO try out a
Jazz experiment there. Why he has
compromised with his standards. we
don't profess to know, but he has. And
the Rialto next week offers a Chaplin
scream. a two-reel comedy acted en-
tireiy by trained dogs-and real jazz
orchestra, which will replace the
Rialto symphony in the pit during the
screening OF the Chaplin feature. Be
neve ye as. that's going some for T NJ
Universafs Washington exchange
manager. Bert Wales. than whom
there are few more so, has booked
another Of his Universal fca'Jra. At
the strand for the coming week 1bi-
tADS IFS Under Suspicion" (That's
5ust the title Of the hlm. OF course.)
The Washington times., 1919-11-29

dustin Fsrnum Has completed the
filming OF The Corsican Brothers"
The Washington times., 1919-11-29

with even possible lowering of ad-
mission prices in the future. He was
not vet in position to give in detail
any plans OF the first national orgsnI-.
zstion other than that,
The Exhibitors Trade Review. q
motion picture publication, explains:
In anticipation OF a gigantic and
heavily money effort on the part OF
certain producers with secret Wall
street support or the control the
motion picture industry. First Ma
tiCuzI has officially opened on
these prospective monopolists-
Looks like a merry hght-but con-
trary to the usual result OF big bust
ness fights. il looks as though the
poor. dear public win benefit by this
one. Let's hope so.
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
Il happened thu.ly:

II happened thusly:
The sporting editor ,curneyed' s-
the desk of the theater editor. The
stricsl editor. we almost wrote Then
did.
What's the dope at the movies for
next week? What's eoodT" oserled
the sporting editor.
They're all good i cant tell" {" re-
turned the thester editor. 1--WE been
editing press agent stuff all day and
I'm all in"
ION that stuff" srowled the S. T..
guy who sees all the advance pic
lures, hears all the stories. reads all
the dope, oughtter know. You got IL
all over the public. lts like throw
ing forward pass for a touchdown
against football team for the insti-
tute for the blind 'Slike Georre-
town playing the Strong John
Thomson grade school eleven. Other
guys do all your work and all you've
got TO do is TO have the Printers sst
IL up and then putIN5E1TKs paper.
and then go and seA4AGf ~ rrx what
the press agents $50 ~ was. on that
stnTi"
good for next week. look 'er over
countered the theH0pQaD1r aasd
then IL your dope is any Seod an run
It. Blu, N you e1o6Qny better
movie stuff than you do.frht xtu6
or football or bssessasSD OF. x.s
BASKET IN jusA .AHjAoRDDEERR DER
YOU FOUND MEN"
And the theater eorrof went rirht
on working while the sporting editor
looked over the pictures.
HIN; Elsie Ferguson AT the
Palace, said the s. e There. .
pretty dame and a clever one. CAM
tell from the title just what the play
is. But I'll say Elsie is good. And
she wears good clothes. too, and
doesn't oversct She's good to look
at te
I'D pick her for a winner any time
no matter what kind OF a club she's
playing with. She came here two or
three years ago, when she FIRST starred
in the movies and was with Maurice
Tourneur Saw 'em shoot a couris
scenes OF her out at Great Fall. !:
swfuh hot day. too. Right down on
the rocks by the falls. First tim.
Elsie had ever been on the rocks, too.
! guess. Eth? Not bad, not bad.
Hey; and Charlie Chaplin back
again. Long time since Charlie put
out reel People said he quit max
ing films for about a million reasons
What was the answer : Going to be
at the Rialto. too. Swell music there
and a real jazz orchestra A Day.
Pleasure eh% And a dog comedy. all
dog actors The Eternal Triangle
oughta be a lotta laughs there this
week.
This thing saws it's the FIRST ami
verssry week al the Metropolitan.
The Washington times., 1919-11-29

Ound to come.
heartbreakini
man, with ba.
red on his ia ce,
nd either kisst
~ ON innh Of
The Washington times., 1919-11-29
FADE-OUT CLINCH Is
RAPIDLY VANISHING.
Final Love-Sceue, Once Inevitable,
Becoming Rarer As Films
Improve In Quality.
BY EDWIN JusTUs MAYER.

When the motion picture was first
gaining its dominaneeover the Ameri.
can public it had already developed a
static ending from which it rarely
varied--until latteriy. Eyeryb0AK
knows with what exasperating r&GUs
larity the final clinch between hero
and heroine was bound to come. And
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-01-31
Charles @. Jones

Mr.. Charles o. Jones, son of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. c. Jones, of Todd
vile, died at his home Tuesday morn
ing, at ten O'Clock, of influenza-pneu-
monia. aged 50 years.
In addition to his parents, he is
survived by his wife, who, before her
was Miss Sadie Pritchett;
two children, Rosalie and Orem; three
brothers, Maurice, Loural and The
ron Jones, and one sister, Maud
Jones, all of Toddville, with the eX-
ception of Loural, who is with the
313th Infantry in France.
Funeral services (private) were
held from his late home at Todd
vile Wednesday afternoon, with in
terment in the family burying gorund
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DR.. MEADE EXTENDS
THANKS FOR HELP
States That People of Hoopers Is
land Deeply appreciate The Assis-
lance OF PHYSICIANS And Others.

| Editor of The Banner:
Dear Sir.-The terribly fierce cpl
demic OF influenza and pneumonia
which visited the district of Hooper's
Island few days after Christmas,
and which has been raging in a veri-
table fury up until few days ago.
has left Il few sad and lonely homes,
where, in spite Of the untiring devo-
ton to duty Of physicians and nur-
SEES, God has called some loved one
home.
But l wish to say that deep in my
heart l believe that if it had not
been for the kindness of DR.. B. W.
Goldsborough, DR.. Guy Steele, and
other Cambridge physicians, in COM
ing to my aid when l could not pos
sibly answer all the calls to the sick.
there would have been many, many
more deaths.
DR.. B. W. GoldSborough came from
Cambridge every day for about two
weeks, and several nights we work
ed together all night long N an en-
deayor to save the worst cases of
pneumonia ana sepsis. Many OF
these cases We're desperately i'll, but
upon being treated with aut1-pneu-
monia serum, showed mary elous i'm
provement and nearly all recovered.
However, not all OF our gratitude
do we owe to medical aid, and l
would venture TO say not even the
greater part, for the relief sent us
from Cambridge is due by far the
most. This Relief Committee, un-
der the Craftsmanship of Mr.. Levi B.
Phillips, and aided by Mrs. Guy
Steele, Mrs. Z. Z. Wolff, Mrs. VIM.
D. Gould, and many other Cam
bridge ladies, whose names l do not
know, has sent us supplies and nur-
ses which we sorely needed, and un-
der great personal sacrifice visited
the sick in an endeayor to aid and
ascertain what was needed.
1t is to be hoped that the people
of tifss-aiis.rict Will always remem-
Der vii Ia ~ratitude the re-
lief SCI 1t ~ .S .wSlaaaI
my c,nl.,' cosie ~ sass "Ss 81 :
-, n@, ezn w ,unq 81, lSa 'sr, e = >
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'~:,*pD1ov
Now Is The Time
To Look To Your
B E D D | n G

The piece of furniture you sleep on, namely
the Nj A T r E S is surely as import
ant as any. Certainly there is no piece in
which quality counts for more. The surest
thing about every mattress is that the quality
of it is above suspicion. This is true in the
sense of lastingness, but especially in the
sense of cleanliness. All the mattresses,
pillows, holsters and bed springs in our pos
session are attractively priced.
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Cambridge Schools To Open.

The public schools of Cambridge,
which have been closed for some
time, will be opened on Monday next,
Feb. 3, 1919, unless orders to the
contrary are received from the local
Health Officer.
EDWIN DASHIELL, Pres.
Jas. B. Noble, Sec.-Adv 31-2t.
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.Incubators and brooders Phil
lips Hdw. Co-Adv.
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Brief Local News

Miss Elizabeth Mundy is spending
4 short while this week in Baltimore.