The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-01
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WASHINGTON
The fair Marie is a boarding house
keeper with q lazy husband out of
Work. Chester is a bartender in the
amored of Marie.
Marie suddenly ipherits riches from
4 Uncle's estate and the fight is on in
Hearnest between Jimmy and Chester
Nor the heart and, incidentally, the for
tune OF the fascinating landIady
Chester frames up several schemes
TO get rid OF Jimmy and succeeds in
compromising him with Charlotte.
Charlotte has a secret sorrow of her
own which grows in intensity when
she finds her husband is in the same
house and being tenderly consoled by
the much-sought-after Marie.
Chester's base schemes all tail and
Jimmy comes out victorious after a
general mix.up in which a detective
spies on everyone but the right man
and Chester has been routed to his
saloon where thrilling fight Is pulled
of
The picture is filed with thrills and
the action. swift as a whirlwipd. pro-
vides many a laugh. 1t will be shown
at the Washington theatre today and
tomorrow.
10 Mowbray is the most attractive
girl in the Domino Cafe. She has been
taught to steal money from the patrons
OF this establishment, and when Harri-
son Wade, wealthy New Yorker, en-
tiers on Summing party. he is sug-
gested to her as victim. Wade no.
tees that she is inexperienced and Of
1ers her money, part OF which she is
to keep for herself and thus make her
aScana Tha nanaoerncpt 0nfi6ad
Of JOS intentions and prevents her es-
cape. A few days later the cafe is
raided, and 10 with the rest OF the
other girls is sentenced to three years
in the reformatory. At the end Of
The second year she escapes.
10 decides that the one way to get
The things in life she wants is through
some man. That was the only way
she had ever been taught. On the train
she sees Harrison Wade and offers her
self to him for pretty clothes, home,
and whatever else he may be willing
to give.
She receives the surprise of her life
when Wade informs her that he is
going to marry her. 10 soon becomes
established in Wade's home. acting as
his wife in name only. She calls her
self his probation wife.
Huntley McMerton, an elderly aris-
tocrat, whom Wade has introduced to
10, looks very familiar to her. They
become very friendly, and Wade, be-
lieving they are in love with each
other, starts divorce proceedings.
Surprise follows surprise and things
turn out as you never expected them
to. This is the human and absorbing
story Of The Probation Wife, which
Select Pictures offers with Norma Tai
nadge. today and tomorrow at the
Washington theatre.
MURRAY
That versatile young screen star.
Bryant Washburn, has human inter.
est comedy in The Way Of a Man
With a Maid and the story originally
appeared in The Saturday Evening
Post" where Bryant himself read it
and set about securing screen rights.
It is a Paramount picture and Is
shown at the Murray theatre today.
1t introduces Arthur McArney, sci
a week clerk as the chief figure. and
shows his romance with Elsa Owen
son, an extravagant, blonde little
stenographer. Arthur McArney is
shown as a very ordinary young man.
satisfied with his weekly wage until
the expensive Elsa comes into his life.
Then he has to hustle to corral enough
money to show her a good time and
from this situation the story develops
TO a charming and unexpected ending
Bryant Washburn is said to be at
his best as the young clerk. Wanda
- Hawley plays Elsa Owenson and Fred
Coodwins, who has done excellent
work in recent Paramount Pictures
appears as Bick Olsen. McArney 5
chum. Others who play important
roles are Bessie Eyton, Clarence Geld
art, Jay Dwiggins, Billy Elmer and
James Neil.
hURRETTE.
No more romantic story of the war
q than tia of the IA as