The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-25
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1.-THE Midnight PATROL will be
shown at the Washington theatre the
last times today. This is Select Pic
lures great special attraction con.
corning the underworld life in the
Chinese section of a large western
city. 1t was produced by Thomas H.
! Ince.
| WI Fang, a notorious Chinese, is
plotting with Jim Murdoch. corrupt
politician, to keep the police from In
terferring on night when big ship
ment of opium is expected. The only
man they fear is Terrence Shannon,
sergeant of the Chinese vice squad In
order to keep Shannon from conduct
ing a raid, Murdoch issues orders to
have Patsy O'Connell held captive
Patsy Is young woman who has
charge of the Chinese mission house.
Murdoch notifies Shannon that Patsy
is being held captive and that she
will be harmed unless Shannon keeps
away
Terrence decides to conduct a raid,
however, and notifies Policeman
O'Shea to come with the reserves if
he is not back at a stated hour With
"Chink" Ross, a ne'er-do-well white
man, Shannon finds the secret en-
trance to WI Fang's den When they
enter the den WI Fang and his as
sistants jump on Shannon and over
power him.
Just as the Chineses are about to
throw Terrence into the pit, O'Shea
arrives with the reserves. In the
fight that follows WI Fang is killed
and Murdoch is taken prisoner. AS
soon as his bonds are cut Shannon
hurries to release Patsy, and the next
day when he is notified that he has
been made chief Of police for conduct
ing the successful raid, Patsy prom
ises to be his wife.
A farcical production that is guar
anteed to drive away the blues, is the
new Paramount-Mack Sennett COM
edy. RIP and Stitch, Tailors," which
VIII be presented at the Washington
theatre Wednesday and Thursday. The
featured players are Harry Gribbon,
Hughes Mack, Alice Davenport and
Myrtle Lind. not to speak of those
wonderful Mack Sennett animals,
Teddy and Pep.
The story deals with a man tailor.
his wife. pretty customer and her
husband. There is misplaced love,
wifely jealousy and an elopement in
which baby figures startlingly. One
OF the most remarkable chases ever
seen in motion picture, is shown
The comedy is filled with humorous
action and the fun is in evidence from
start to finish
PALACE.
Come in and get him, damn vou,"
The girl was kneeling at the door
Of the little mountain cabin. In one
hand she held rifle. The other she
shook with fist clenched at the feud- |
lists who sought to enter and take
the life Of the man she loved. She
was dressed in the evening costume
of the society folk among whom she
had been born, and with whom her
whole life had been spent, UP to now,
She had sought by education to re-
strain the mountaineers from their
bloody feuds. Now the man who was
a feud leader, and to whom she had
given her heart, was
with death by his enemies,
Her life training of gentleness and
peace fell from her. She was a lion
ess defending her cub. She aimed and
tired rapidly, and as her assailants
ell one by one, she called her defiance
ike true mountain woman
Thrilling? Most decidedly. They
say that when they took this scene in
lining "Her Man." the splendid pic
.ure which will be at the Palace the
atre today, Elaine Hammerstein, the
star, had the tears streaming down
her face.
Also Ruth Roland in THE Sun
Bride"