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The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
CrandsIrs MetropoBtsn-"Bonas of
Love-

Pauline Frederick has returned to
the type of pictured drama in which
her greatest successes have been
achieved-a brilliant photodramatic ex-
position of domestic misunderstood
fngs and meddling trickery among the
socially elect Of an Eastern metropolis.
There is none Of the sodden morbid
ity Of dank Western melodrama, or
the pitiful penury OF the citys slums,
in Bonds of Love-" Miss Frederick's 8
most recent starring vehicle, revealed
for the first time in Washington before
capacity audiences at Crandalrs Met
ropolitan Theater yesterday.
Bonds Of Love" represents the first
enort In the way of photo playwright
ing by Louis Sherwin, formerly an
authoritative commentator upon the
drama In New York. The deftness
with which the succeeding scenes of
his first play are woven together into
a model OF directness and unbroken
continuity. and the adroitness display
ed in the development of the char
acters Of the leading figures in his
DRAMA mark Mr.. Sherwin as one
peculiarly fitted to add distinction to
the screen.
The central character in Bonds of
Love" is' Una Sayre, a young woman
OF culture who becomes a part of the
household of wealthy widower as
governess Of his little son. An i'm
mediate attachment springs I'D be-
tween the youngster and his new
playmate" This creates a condition
the eventual consequences of which
are feared by a pair Of precious pen-
sioners upon the bounty Of the lads s
father. They forthwith undertake To
discountenance the "Sayre woman" IN
the eyes Of the man upon whom her
gentleness and poise are having a
subtle effect. Unable longer to bear
the petty prosecutions of those who
fear her influence in the home, Una
decides to eliminate herself from the
domestic picture. As she Is about to
leave the spacious estate where the
family is disporting itself on vacation,
she descries little Jimmy alone in a
power boat out of control dashing to-
ward the rocks of the Devils Back
bone" Communicating q larger and
a swifter craft, she effects one of the
most thrilling rescues the camera has
recorded. Thereafter her place in the
family circle is made secure by a pro-
posal of marriage from the man whose
child she has saved from certain
death. r
A supplementary feature is con-
tributed to the bill by James Aubrey
who is pictured in the stellar role of
a new and leughable absurdity known
a. Mates and Modsis.- Other flm
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
Moore's Rialto-Houdini In SThe
Grim Game.1

Seemingly II takes the world ia =
nous Houdini to present the ulti-
mate in screen thrills. Personally
we thought we had seen every
stunt" possible in film and expert
enced thrills from such viewing un-
til We had become case hardened
and Immediately assumed a blase
expression when the greatest feat
ever performed" was announced. We
were due for an awakening, how
ever. and complete reversal of our
former attitude. Beside Houdini's
first feature production, Para
mount-Artcraft picture, The Grim
Came" which opened a weeks run
at Moore's Rialto rheater yesterday,
stunt films OF the past seem quite
commonplace. Not only does the
master illusionist perform before
your eyes all the amazing feats for
which he has earned his fame on
the stage. but he offers others even
more sensational He frees himself
from a bear trap while hanging
fifty feet in the air And, as though
this were not enough, Fate took
hand and turned the climax of the
picture into the most hair-raising
air accident in the history OF avia-
ton. Two 'planes-1ock propellors
5000 feet above ground and come
crashing. like rockets, to their ruin,
the occupants snatched by chance
from death at the last moment.
Arthur B. Reeve, author of the
Craig Kennedy tales. and John W.
Gray have built a clever mystery
story arvznd Houdini's earring
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rar~r F.ee. E.st--NatfeaaL

sTAree Faces East.-NatfoaaL
When Fraulein Helene, with her sky
blue fngenue eyes and funny golden
locks, sets out from PotSdam to beard
the British Lion in his den. II looks
as fhough the imperial animal Is In
for a major operation with all the ac-
cou1panylng horrors OF vivisection. All
Of which is apropos OF Three Faces
East" playing at the National for the
coming six days.
But such is the deceptiveness Of play
wriehts that otter following the fair
HeEsne through three acts OF Zeps'
,murrier (on stase), internal machines,
and fiourished autonatics. she fools
Us and the minions OF Berlin and al
most everyone else but a snappy young
British leftenant
'-Three Faces East" sets a killing
paes for secret service plays through
out its three acts. The surprises eaten
you 50 quickly and are such real ones.
so bgically thought. that the poor old
eersbeIlum gives up trying TO guess
what Is on the cards. You get huncn
that, maybe. the British cabinet minis
ter win turn out to be the Chief OF
the German Secret Service IN deep DIS
c1IEse. or that perhaps Fraulein Hell
enc Will DTONe q QduShlCh VI tAAS NN--~0
and Stripes. But no matter what you
r1,ess you'n be wrong. YouT just
have to sit and watch and admire
rne authors faculty for corkscrew
mental acrobatics.
violet Hemming plays Fraulein
Helene. who. with the password.
Three faces east" In her brain,
Cot strafe England" on her lips.
and goodness knows what in her
heart sails for London and victory.
She not only plays this fine and ex-
acting role-she nils II and gives one
a picture Of a real little lady arch
spys, treading the strange. weooed
trails of the secret service with
sure. small foot: gazing sweetly IN
the -enemy's eyes and bluff1ng the
daylights out OF him
Some irreverent folk regard British
cabinet ministers as representatives
of a quaint type that, il is hoped.
viii become an atavism during the
next century. But il has remained
for Charles Harbury TO make real
comedy character out OF the one he
has chosen to impersonate with in
finite skill
Standing head and shoulders above
the usual SPY Characterization is the
one contributed by Maurice Freeman.
who brings to one q sense OF cold
and malignant intelligence coupled
with unlimited fighting ability. Thorn
as ]. McGrane's imperSonation OF
Yeats. chief of the English Intel
ligenoe Department Is also very ad-
mirable, although his speech In the
last act seems Just a DIT dragged tn.
VI is surely enough to arrest spy
and condemn him to the Tower with
out condennninE him to listen to a
loud peroration a la Bri L MA
The remainder Of tn asst were
uniformly excellent filling their
roles with intelligence and enthu-
siasTn.
Among the scanes OF the play was
one very fine air raid depletion. full
Of the clang Of bells warning Lon
don to run down cellar, the vicious
click of machine guns, the boom OF
anti-aircraft ordnance and Boche
bombs. the clannor finally subsiding
into the purr of distant planes and
the call Of the "AIl Clear" signal.
There is one bedroom scene IN the
rIay, but for all the atmosphere OF
the usual scene in such a setting,
u might as well be laid in the front
vNrarda.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
SUNDAY THEATER OPENINGS

Others viii still stand for 1t II some
thing Is offered to boot In the way
of briIliance or novelty.
Many will come from this particular
suite affair with a sense of emptiness.
They will have laughed at some bits.
sighed over others, and ended with
the consciousness that they have seen
bedroom farce, just that and moth
ing more.
But there are a multitude Of others,
and Polls was thick with them last
night, to whom q bedroom farce, any
bedroom farce, Is a perpetual, un-
failing delight. What never fails to
touch OF their high hilarity is a speech
or action, innocent in itself, which di-
rects their thoughts unmistakably to
matters not politely spoken Of. 1t Is
not at all important that there should
be anything funny about these hidden
matters: the only essential is that
they should be forbidden. Their minds
stand leerily alert for crumbs of sug-
sestion-
"Parior, Bedroom and Bath has
much to please this type Of attendant,
but little SAVIOR for those who like
their fun seasoned with honest wit
and intelligence. Its situations are OF
the kind that was worked over and
over by French writers Of genraetion
ago and has been revamped again and
again on the Americn stage. Its lines
are only mildly clever.
There are several clever farceurs and
farceuses, IL that Is what you call
them. among the players. The best
is Miss Eda Ann Luke, who is genu-
inely funny as former chorus girl of
snappy temperament. Walter f. Per-
l0ins. as the husband whose wife can
not bear to think he isn't wicked. is
also amusing.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
Loew's Paiace-BilIie Burke IN
oSadie L0ves

Broadway stage successes, Gk.,
Broadway stage stars. are succumb-
ing to the lure OF the movies with
startling regularity these days. Tho
latest newcomer to the screen is
Avery Hopwood's sprightIy farce,
Sadie Love-" which made its ap-
pearance at Loew's Palace yester-
day for a weeks run. with Billie
Burke in the stellar role.
Miss Burke could take the drear-
lest play ever written. infect IL with
IN r delightful personality and tai
ents as comedienne, and make a
thoroughly entertaining picture out
of it. No such demands are made of
her in Sadie Love" for she has
been given just the sort of light.
polite comedy in which she excels.
There is something for every type
of screen lover in it
The story concerns Sadie, a viva
cious girl used to having her own
way. who marries handsome
young Italian count. It seems that
she has previously had a love af-
fair, and, when the earlier lover
phones her a short time after the
ceremony. she invites him to call
and womanwise imagines herself in
love with him. When an excitable
French countess appears on the
scene and claims Luigi as her
twin SOUL" Sadie confers the same
title on Jim and invites the coun-
tess and him to accompany her on
her honeymoon in name only"
A couple of laughable attempts
on the part of Jim to elope with
Sadie are followed by further COM
plications, brought to a climax by
Luigis attempt to starve his bride
into submission Finally Jim and
the irrepressibIe Sadie escape and
board the steamer on which the
had intended to suil for
Italy. But Luigi and Jim's wife
intercept them at the pier, and in
a/complications are avert
ed when bride and groom fall into
each others waiting arms.
The Palace program is delight
fully supplemented with another of
Director Gannon's splendid overture
selections. The Evolution of Dixie
and five other subsidiary hits, in
cluding a riotous Sennett comedy.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
Loewr CoIumbia-Margueri Clark
In SWidoyr by Proxy.-


Marguerite Clark cIInches her
right to the title OF the sweetest
girl in pictures" with one of the
very finest, most delightful screen
roles of hsr entire photoplay career
in widow by Proxy" the splendid
adaptation of Catherine Chisholm
Cushing's stage success Of the same
name, which opened a four-day run
at Loew's Columbia trsater yestet-
day. Altogether aside from Miss
Clark's splendid and delightful per-
formance. Widow by Proxy" is a
story of rare delight. spIendidly
portrayed with a supporting cast
that includes Nigel Barrie, Brownie
Vernon and others.
II brings Miss Clark to the
screen /. the role OF a girl who. for
the sake of a supposed widowed
though pridefuI chum. impersonates
the latter in order q enable the uu-
fortunate one to share il her hus-
bands estate. She goes to the home
of two spinster aUnt's Of the giSl's
late husband. proceeds to fall mad
ly in love with tbs dead rams bro
ther and altogether tangles the sit
uation only to be confronted by the
turned from France. where he was
supposed to have hen killed. The
story ends with the husban nd and
wife reunited and the masquerading
widow by proxy" free to receive
the love of the dead" mans brother.
It is a story ot unusual narrative
power. splendidly interpreted bv
Miss Clark in tho leading role and
It Is a story which will probably
rank as ono "f ~ very best screen
efforts Of this charming and capable
star.
The attraction at the Columbia is
supplemented in telling fashion
with four added attractions in
cluding a Strand comedy of dis
tInctive fun making value. the ami
mated ventures of Mutt and JEFF.
the news pictures and Topical
Tips" A splendid program of music
accompanies the various screen sub
! jects and makes the entire program
one of great appeal
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
Cranda1Fs-.His Majesty, the
American.1

Douglas Fairbanks yesterday dem
onstrated anew how fearful Mexican
bandits. European plotters, and plain
American thugs ought to be about
attempting to put him out Of the
way, either by fair means or foul. In
his FIRST photoplay release under the
banner Of the big four. His Majesty.
The American" the most popular
actor on the screen IN this country
offered additional proof that. as a
gymnastic comedian, he has no close
rival before the camera
His Majesty, The American" pro-
vides a succession Of thrills by Wis
ualizing a series OF episodes In the
life OF a young man who thrfved on
excitement Interspersing these hair
raising incidents in the career Of the
youth who went hunting trouble
when it displayed no immediate in
clination to seek him out. are myriad
comedy touches that render it ex-
tremely difficult for an audience to
determine whether the correct thing
is to laugh continuously and call the
picture a farce. or sit in apprehensive
fear throughout its length and classi-
fy It as a melodrama.
The story leads Billy Brooks from
the varied haunts of inquisitive young
manhood in a large city, to the ad-
venturous Southwest, and thence to
an abbreviated kingdom in Europe.
where he Is identified as the heir ap-
parent to q throne. the desirability Of
which tmpresses him adversely.
What further incentive to outdo him
self as a stunt" star, could Fair
banks crave than a plot of such rami-
hcations? The pictured results of his
activities before the recording lens
seems to answer the question en-
phaticalfy and fully.
Associated with the star in the
roles of greatest contributory impor-
tance are Marjorie Daw, Frank Cam
peau, Sam Sothern and Albert Nc
Quarrie- The settings are magnifi-
cent and massive. and the photog-
raphy Of the highest quality through
out the length Of the elaborate fea-
ture.
The bill for today and tomorrow at
Crandalrs is completed by the usual
array OF shorter film features and ex-
cellently synchronized orchestral ac-
commitment
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
Theft Is Reported.

Emma Thompson. All New York
avenue northwest, reported to the
police yesterday the theft of s1ss in
bills from her home.
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Cash Register Robbed.

Richard G. Lockes, 1925 Seventh
street northwest. reported the rob-
berry of $500 in bills from a cash
register. at the above addrssk
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
Steamer Charles Mscaiester.

Several hundred excursionists YES
terday took advantage Of the oppor-
tunity afforded by the Steamer
Charles Macalester's 40-mile trip to
Indian Head and return. Not only
does this AFFORD a delightful ride.
but also gives the chance to view
numerous points of national. and
historic interest along this famous
waterway. The same steamer is
making trips to Mt. Vernon twice
daily, excepting Sundays. leaving its
wharves at the foot of Seventh
street at 10 q M, and 1:45 D. m.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13

stunts. The handcuff king Is star
reporter on The Call and plans q
big scoop for his paper. According
to the scheme. his millionaire uncle.
Cameron. is to be ordered away to
the mountains by his doctor. Hou-
DIM Is to plant evidence for SEEM
ing murder. duplicating himself.
After he has been thrown into pris-
on the uncle is to return. and The
Call secures credit for printing the
inside story. But three men are.
unknown to Houdini. determined to
make the dissembied murder q real
one. Cameron is killed. The rest
Of the plot concerns the adventures
of Houdini trying to locate the mur-
derers following his own hair-rais-
ing escape from jail.
The Rialto Orchestra, under the
direction of Daniel Breeskin, is
given an opportunity to display
their talent in presenting q musical
setting which in every way lives up
to the strenuous demands of the
play. A cello solo by Mr.. Nicola De
Lisa is most acceptably received, the
overture for the week being Hun
garian Rhapsody. No. g." Short
features OF current interest and an
excellent comedy complete the bill.
Moore's GardeD-SThe FAN Of
Babylon
without doubt David Wark Griff1th,
master OF picture-making. has sur
passed his former efforts In the gor-
SeOus spectacle he has brought forth
in THE Fall OF Babylon" the fist
Of series of his wonder works, due
for showing at Moore's Garden Thea
ter, which opened yesterday for a
weeks engagement.
Many Of those who have been prfvi-
legged to see Mr.. Grifith's earlier tri-
umphs, notably. THE Birth Of a Ma
ton and Hearts OF the World" will
marvel at our statement that The
Fall Of Babylon" Is more sumptuous.
moro colorful, more sensational, and
more staggering in magnitude and
volume than its predecessors. AS just
one instance OF the brilliant array of
thrilling scenes, there is the army OF
Cyrus, the Persian. advancing to de-
.troy the city OF Babylon. whose
walls reach 800 feet high The horse
men who thrilled the spectator in
The Birth of A Nation" could be
swallowed up ana lost TO S1ght IN
this cavalry OF Cyrus. This march,
alone, which is but one of the tre-
mendous scenes of the play. reminds
one of the never-endinS waves of the
sea. Then one sees the attack on the
walls. where il is stated, no less
than 1000 warriors push their mighty
siege towers against the massive
barricades. Men grapple and fall
swords and spears flash, battering-
rams hammer the gates. huge cata,
pults hurl great rocks through the
air. giant cruss-bows discharge i'm
msnse arrows. The realism of the
conflict is truly astounding.
Startling and prodigious as the bat
tie scenes are, they constitute but a
small part of the colossal theme and
massive grandeur of the spectacle
The stage settings have never been
edualed in size and ma agnifcence. Eht
Palace OF Belshazzar and the Temple
Of Bel are ancient world-splendors
brought to our twentieth-century
eyes. accurately and artistically re.
produced.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
PeIrs--ParIor. Bedroom and Bath

PolI's-zParior. Bedroom and Bath. =
IL goes without saying that there is
plenty for anyone to laugh at in Par
or, Bedroom and Bath" the farce by
z. w. Bel and Marx Swan which A.
b Woods brings again to Polls Thea
nrr this week II Is built by men who
IRE experts In giving the right laugh
hg slant to the material in hand
Rapid-fire situations and sure-fire talk
pannot fal to hit the mark But when
, comes to measuring the satisfaction
enered BY this force over and above
be tnfanfble minimum. 1t all depends
"a the state Of mind the spectator
ertnzs with him Some may feel that
pc bedro9n tdea has been o~ervorked
- oA poanf~of sAsusola dscsspStude.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
Goa Little Journey

astute observer Of psychol-
declared that = Pullman car
cal setting for the student
aid watch human nature in
rats and moods.
My IL Is a very convenient
for the playwright who has
nd characters Of a distinct
ividual quality to introduce
edy and other purposes Of
3.
tie Journey" which Rachel
found suited New York for
dCd period. was offered to
patrons last night and the
' found the trip we'll worth
en- though the mile-a-minute
laughs is not evenly main
rough three enjoyable acts.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-13

subjects on the bill are the highly d.
yerting Fox News, and a brief reel
depicting animal antics. The symphony
aids In the completion Of one Of the
best bills Of the year by Offering from
among its members the "Andante
Cantabils" string quartet. by Tschai-
kowsky.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-10-19

DUBLIN, Ireland, Oct l8.-(P)- AIthO he is confined in jail as lead CT of the attempt to inCite the Irish people to rebellion, Ramon de Valera, noted Sim Feiner who has been presi- dent Of the so-called Irish republic for several months, was reelected to that position by the secret conven- ton held by the Sim Fein party at the Mansion house this week. De Valera was the unanimous choice of the delegates, who heartily endorsed the activities and policies adopted by him.
 De Valera was arrested in this city by the government agents shortly af- ter his arrival from touring America. Upon his return he advocated even more vigorous measures being adopt ed by the Irish people to secure their liberty and separation from England. The government feared that serious outbreaks might occure if he were al lowed to remain at liberty.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-10-19
DECIDE POLICY
 OF BARGAINING
GENERAL COMMITTEE TENTA- FINELY ABOUT COLLECTIVE
 BARGAINING PLAN.

WASHINGTON, Oct 1S.-P)-Ac- cording to a statement issued late this afternoon, the general commit tee of the national industrial con ference has tentatively agreed on it's report on the principle of collective bargaining. This report will prob ably have. considerable influence on the policy that the conference adopts in the matter. No inkling of what the report contains, whether or not it approves the proposal submitted by the capital group asking that the conference disapprove of collective bargaining, has not been diYulged.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-10-19
SALVATION ARMY HEAD DECORATED
BOOTH AWARDED DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
 CROSS FOR SERVICE

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.-(P)- Evangeline Booth, commander of the Salvation Army of America, was to- day awarded the Distinguished Ser vie Cross This award was made in recognition of the services rendered the country by Commander Booth, as head of the American Salvation Army organization, in directing the activities of her followers and for the active interest she showed in the prosecution of the war.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-10-19
PROTESTS SENT
 TO GOVERNMENT
ARE AGAINST FUTURE TRANS CONTINENTAL RACES AS BE
 ING DANGEROUS.

SPOKANE, Wash, Oct. 1S.-(P)- The Spokane Association of Engineers today sent a strenuous protest to the war department, objecting to any more transcontinental air races in the near future and until the science of aerial navigation has made substantial advancement. The association de clares that the number of deaths oc- curing in the present aerial derby proves that the cost is far too great for the benefit to be obtained out ot such racing
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-10-19
WOULD BE ASSASSIN s5F WILSON SENTENCED TO SHORT TERM IN
 PRISON; WILL TRY FOR APPEAL

LgAvENwoRTH Kas, Oct .s-lPp-Petro Italian, today plotting President Wilson and sentenced years the federal pentenay attorneys that from the decision.
 Two witnesses by today the dent at meeting of Chicago W. failed to Shake the evidence given by
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-10-19
WILSON PASSES
 FIRST GOOD DAY
PRESIDENT PASSED COMFORT ABLE DAY-IMPROVEMEN
 CONTINUES UNCHECKED.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 18.-(P) Following a fairly good rest Friday night, President Wilson passed comfortable day today. The improve ment in his prostatic condition shows improvement. simple method of treatment is being followed with marked success It Is believed that all danger of having to perform an opera ton has passed.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-10-19
REPUBLICANS PEEYED BECAUSE
 COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION
 SEATING AMERICAN DELEGATES

PARIS, Oct. 1S.-(4o)-The supreme council of the allies today passed unanimously resolution declaring that delegate, of the great powers may sit commission, that created under the provisions of the peace treaty and may vote questions coming before those bodies regardless of whether their governments have ra fled the treaty. This action taken by the council n order that the United States government may have its proper representation all commissions. Unless the American senate objects, American delegates will sit tIln commissions