The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-17
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WASHINGTON


A famous walled town of Morocco
was reproduced for Eye for Eye,
the newest Nazimova production,
which will be the Washington theatre
attraction today and tomorrow. The
smallest details were so faithfully
copied that those who know this city
situated on the edge of the great
African desert will recognize the land
marks Immediately.
This wonderful set was the combin-
ed work of Art Director Menessier and
Technical Director Edward ]. Shutter
and takes up the entire floor space
of the Nazimova New York studios
The scene depicts bazaar and mar
ket place. A group of square, white
plastered houses with red-tiled roofs
surround an open square-on the left
the French embassy-on the right the
market place filled with picturesque
Orientals of every description-Arabs
with their striped barnouses, bare
legged vendors of fruit and wines sit
ting cross-legged behind their wares.
drowsy and nodding, except when
some possible purchaser would bring
them to the inevitable haggling and
bargaining without which no Oriental
ever sells anything. A fountain stands
in the market place where women and
girls come to fill their TASKS. made
from the skins of goats. Small boys
play up and down the broad steps
leading to the fountain while pigeons
wheel and circle above the motley
throng. Here and there a beggar
squats in a shady corner whining his
ar1 octi ~ ~ kch -
Through a narrow street winds cara
van on it's way to the desert beyond
the edge of the city-the slow, sway
ing camels heavily laden with valuable
wares from the town.
MURRETTE.
Every man, woman and child In
whose mind love of country and fami-
ly affection are a controlling force in
determining action should find pow
erful appeal in the new William Fox
photo-spectacle titled Every Mothers
Son." This picture. featuring Char
lotte Walkers sacrifice of all she
holds most dear in order that her
three sons-as well as her husband
may be added to the hosts of Uncle
Sam that are fighting to free the
world from domination by the Hun. 1t
dwells with especial force upon the
mothers supreme sacrifice in sending
her last boy-her "baby"--into the
service: The play comes to the Muir
cite theater today and Tuesday.
MURRAY.
Priscilla Dean in the wildcat Of
Paris" today and Tuesday. Collette.
a turbulent imp of the Apache distric+
of Paris, is selected by the govern
ment to recruit the apaches (denizens
of the underworld) for war against the
invading Huns. Edmee, called 1.-THE
Toad" and known among the apaches
as Collette's man." helps her. He is
jealous, however, OF Jean Rovel, an
artist, for whom Collette has posed.
Rovel treats his little model with
profound respect and in time she
grows to love him. He does not re-
ciprocate, however, regarding her only
as a model.
When the German invaders are near
Paris, they come upon large man.
sion in which a temporary hospital
has ben established and to which
number of the apaches, including Col
iette anu ne OdU nave Deen as
signed. This mansion is the home of
Aime, sister of Jean. Then the i'm
pending danger to this innocent girl
stirs something in her and she prom
Uses to protect her.
Persons who like a fashion show
set to music were pleased with Flo
Flo" at the Murray theatre Saturday
evening. There is nothing that is
unique nor impressive about FloFlo,
and it depends for its success on
chorus that displays costumes from
the Bride shop to advantage, a lead
ing lady, who might be success as
a model, but has nothing to recon-
mend her as a musical comedy star,
and some clever comedians. The male
actors were easily the superior, and
Burns and Lynn, eccentric dancers,
who provide most of the comedy, were
the hit of the performance. Ivy Scott,