The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-30
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WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
Experimental Marriage" Constance
Talmadge's latest Select picture. in
which she Is presented by Lewis J.
Seiznick, will be seen today and tomor.
row at the Washington theatre.
Experimental marriage" is the
story Of Suzanne Ercoll, young and
charming widow, who accepts the pro-
posal OF marriage of Foxcroft Grey,
handsome young lawyer, on the con-
dition that they mutually agree to be
bound by the matrimonial ties only
during the time elapsing between Fri
day night and Monday morning of
each week. a contract to that effect
IS drawn up and they are married on
Friday night. Monday morning ar
rives. and Grey, determined to con-
vince the girl Of the folly of her idea,
plays wise game, and doesn't appear
anxious that she stay longer in his
company. She leaves. little wor-
rted, determined to come back later
and look into things.
Dot Harrington has foolishly accept
ed desire to visit. after an all night
dance, Charlie Hamilton's apartments
which are just above Grey's. Hamil-
ton and Dot now want to leave, but
can't eyade McCauley, the housekeep-
er, who allows no strange members
OF the feminine sex to enter the house.
So Charlie and Dot come down the
fire escape and ask Grey to help them.
Grey conceives plan of escape, in
structs Dot and Charlie, and leaves
for his office. Charlie goes up to en-
gage McCauley in an argument so
Dot can get away. Suzanne now re-
turns and finding the girl in Grey's
rooms, is Mortified, and viii laccept no
explanation from Dot. They hear
tapping on the steam pipe, Charles
signal for Dot to get away. and she
grabs Suzanne's hat and escapes.
McCauley thinks Suzanne is the
strange girl and carries her out on the
sidewalk outside.
Suzanne decides to play the same
game IS Grey, and sends him an an
onymous letter to be at the home of
Arthur Barnard, mutual friend, that
night. When Grey arrives. he finds
Suzanne in the bedroom, but lawyer
that he is, quickly sees into the game
that she is playing and pretends not
to be in the least annoyed.
An important phone call, presen-
tation of gift, tears and smiles and
explanations give this frothy, delight
full picture unique and wildly ex-
citing ending.
MURRAY.
In the original cast selected for the
New York production in 1907 of Eu-
gene Walters famous play, paid in
Full" which has been adapted for
the screen with Pauline Frederick as
the star, and which will be shown at
the Murray theatre today, Tully Mar
shall, popular Aircraft player, ere
ated the role of the weakling hus-
band of Emma Brooks, played by
Pauline Frederick in the screen YER
sion, and he presented one of the
most wonderful Characterization
ever witnessed on the stage.
The part played by Mr.. Marshall
on the stage is in the bonds of Robert
Cain. Miss Frederick has an unus-
ually appealing role and she makes
the most of it. The story has all the
captivating qualities which make pro-
auctions of this character so potent
"a factor of clean and wholesome
amusement Miss Frederick is sup
ported by excellent screen players,
and the direction of the picture by
Emile Chautard, is all that the most
exacting taste can demand.
MURRETTE.
Seena Owen, who plays the fem
mime lead with Charles Ray in his
new Paramount picture, The Sher-
ifs Son." which shows at the Muir
rette theatre today. is young act
ress whose work is making her in
creasingly popular with each picture.
She has starred in such pictures as
"Martha's Vindication," and Madame
Bo-Peep," and in this latest Ray
picture she has the best part in her
screen career.
She plays a western girl, Beulah
Rutherford, the niece of a chief of
cattle rustlerS. When Royal Beaudry,
the chief male figure of the story
comes west to ryescue his benefactor
a cattleman whom the rustlers have
taken prisoner, he meets Beulah. 1t
is she who helps him, who encourages
him when he loses courage, and who
helps him to win through with flying
colors. The picture is an adaptation
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