The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1919-05-08
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MURRAY

mOhHAY
Madaline Traverse, the motion pic
ture star. Is one OF those persons who
believe that women can do anything
a man can do. and she put some Of
her theories to the test after she had
purchased an automobile. One OF the
first things she did was to drive into
the congested traflc in Los Angeles.
She said:
Men have no trouble handling
car In the crowds. Why should II"
And she had no trouble. Soon she
heard OF particularly hard motor
drive over the Hollywood mountain.
The turns in this road are SO sharp
that you cannot always tell what you
are going to meet there-and, be It
said In passing. the road Is rather un-
comfortable, on the straight runs, for
two cars. She went up and over this
mountain and when she had completed
the ride. she said to her friends:
Therei I was told l shouldn't at
tempt that ride without having a man
to drive; but you see, women can do
1t, too"
Danger never faxes Miss Travers.
This is due to psychology. She be
lieves the spirits OF her ancestors arc
always lowering near her, and when
she gets in any difficulty she calls
those spirits around her, then goes
ahead. She declares they never have
failed her yet.
Miss Traverse will be seen today at
the Murray theatre in 'tThe Love That
Dares," new William Fox production.
MURRETTE
In his latest Paramount picture,
The Roaring Road" Wallace Reid.
the popular star, playing the role Of
'Toodles Waldon,' has two great am
bitions OF desires The first is to win
the hand of his employers daughter,
known as The Cub" and the second
Bear" his employer, has the agency,
in an impending Grand Prize road
race. He seeks to win the former by
accomplishing the latter.
Three Darco cars, which his en-
ployer had ordered shipped to him.
are smashed in a train wreck and The
Bear" has to give up the race. But
Toodles sees in this his chance, and
buying the wrecked cars from the ex-
press company. he rebuilds one good
car from the wreckage and on the
day of the race carries of the first
prize. But even then the Bear re
fuses to give Toodles his daughters $
hand. But Toodles later wins the girl
in clever and ingenious way.
There are several thrilling and ex-
citing race scenes in the picture which
will be shown at the Murrette theater
next Friday and Saturday. Mr.. Reid
drove his own car in all the scenes,
attaining at times, incredible speed
James Cruze directed and Marion
Fairfax wrote the scenario from a
series Of stories by Byron Morgan
Well known players, including Ann
Little, Theodore Roberts, Guy Oliver
and c. H. Geldart, support the star.
Doothy Dalton, the beautiful Thorn
as H. Ince-Paramount star, proved an
artistic delight to an enthusiastic audi.
ence at the Murrette theater where
"Vive La France!" her new photoplay
depicting war scenes in France, was
shown for the first time in this city
Yesterday That it is one of the besi
war pictures shown here thus far was
the general verdict, and that it reflects
great credit upon the star support
and producers was universally con
ceded
The story of the picture was writer
by II. H. Van Loan, writer of estab
lished fame, while the scenario was
the work of c. Gardner Sullivan, q
noted screen author. The director
was r. William Neill and the produc
ton was made under the supervision
of Thomas H Ince. The narrative has
to do with the fortunes of Jenevieve
/ Bouchette, a motion pictuA star il
New York, who goes to Europe or
receipt of news that her aged father
y and mother have been slain by Huns
when they invaded their home in
Deschon, France. The perturbation
of this event was graphic and created
a deep impression, not unmixed with
hostility against a nation that car
practice such frightful barbarities up