The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-08
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exceptional taste in clothes. Emmy
Wehlen, Metro star of Sylvia on
Spree" has richly gained the enviable
reputation of being the best dressed
woman on the screen" Not only is
Miss Whelen's taste exquisite but she
has the unusual art Of making her
clothes look natural part OF herself.
In Sylvia on Spree" which will
be shown at the Murray theatre on
Wednesday, this Beautiful star dis
plays an entire new outfit her sport
clothes morning and motoring cos
tumes.-dainty and delicate frocks OF
chiffons and silks for afternoon wear,
tailored and more elaborate street
clothes and evening gowns of the most
beautiful description
Thomas N. Hebron. who directs
William Desmond in "Life's Funny
Proposition produced by Jesse D..
Hampton and released through Exhib-
itors Mutual Distributing Corporation,
has long line of successful screen
productions to his credit, notably 1.-THE
Planter" an extraordinary photo
drama of Mexican plantation life in
which the eminent tragedian, Tyrone
Power, made a brilliant screen sue
cess; 1.-THE Kentucky Schoolmaster,"
"Gentility" and THE Sudden Gentle
man." Triangle productions: and "The
Return" and "In the House of the
Chief" produced for Selig
Mr.. Hebron came to the films after
a successful career as actor and pro-
Queer for Mrs. Fiske, William A. Bra
dy, Augustus Thomas, A. II. Woods
and Cohan and Harris, being known
as a sterling actor Of heavy roles, as
we'll as a director of unusual origin
atty and ability.
In .Lifes Funny Proposition" Mr.
Hebron has found a vehicle grateful
| to his talent for stagecraft At the
! Murray Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day.
Henry B. Walthall. who plays the
star role in "And Still Small Voice, "
new National Film Corporation play,
makes the part of Clay Randolph,
high-headed young society man who
| strays temporarily into the wrong
! path, living lesson. At the Murray
| today
! Mr. Walthall is an actor whose work
I in sympathetic dramatic roles has Sc
cured him a tremendous vogue among
picture patrons. He has the rare abil-
ity to make his characters talk
through his subtle mannerisms. In
the new production released by the
Exhibitors Mutual Distributing Corpor-
alton he plays the desperate lover
| temporarily thrown off his moral bal
| ance by the course of events. and
does it SO convincingly that despite
a certain weakness of the character
| he plays he maintains throughout the
sympathy and interest of his be-
holders.
| MURRETTE.
| When Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle
starts out to do athletic feats of a
startling character in any Of his com
edies, it is certainty that humor will
amound in every situation. Hence
! it. happens that in his latest produc
1 ton, 1.-THE Sheriff." Fatty does anus
| ing athletic stunts which Douglas Fair
thanks might be proud of, not the
| least of which is his chimp to the tor
of church spire from which peri
lous post he holds small army oil
enemies at bay. At the Murrette the
alter Friday and Saturday.
| Mr.. Arbuckle is a western sheriff
who has a fondness for motion pic
ture heroes, especially Douglas Fair
banks and William S. Hart.
! Toby Watkins is the allarount