The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-06
WASHINGTON

The latest Reconnaissance com
edy, Treating EN- Rough which is
to be the attraction at the Washing
ton theatre on Wednesday and Thurs
day, is we'll titled, for that is just
what happened when Ed. Kennedy
cuts loose in a crowded room, where
he has been locked with another suit
or for his girls hand.
But, as it turns out, Kennedy's
rough-house is in vain, for along
comes Jack Akroyd, aided by Teddy
the wonderful canine actor, and wins
the girl and the coin.
Treating EN- Rough" is said to be
about the funniest thing Mack Sennett
and his agile assistants have yet
evolved, operating on working sched-
ule of one laugh per second.
Garland Stahl, bank president and
prominent citizen of Chicago, says he
fancies the Reds and Tigers will win
their respective remnants. Most folks
wouldn't pay much attention to
bankers judgment on baseball, but
in this case the banker is none other
than Jake" Stahl, who managed and
played first base for the Boston Red
Sox when in 1912 they beat the Giants
in the most exciting worlds series
ever staged So his words are en-
titled to some consideration. Mr..
Stahl says, however, that McGraWs
Giants ARE tough birds to beat" and
he advises the Reds to keep on fight
ing. He says Detroit should win the
American league flag because Of bet
ter hitting and better pitching.
When Tom Moore comes to the
Washington Theatre in "Heartsease,'
beginning Wednesday, he not only
brings his delightful personality,
backed by the support OF finished
cast, but he portrays the subtle effect
of music on a man who, through a
vicious assault, has become Indifferent
to almost all impressions.
The story presents, him in love with
a girl who, through a misunderstand-
ing, accepts the proposal of another
In the end, justice and the old love
come into their own, and the means
by which the final settlement is
brought about includes the most stir
ring scenes in the entire drama.
1t is confidently asserted that The
Valley of the Giants" which is Wal
lace Reds new Paramount-Artcraft
picture and which will be shown at
the Washington Theater next Sunday
Monday, Tuesday is a photoplay that
will transport the spectator into the
land OF the big redwoods of northern
California,
The story, which is one of Capt
Peter B. kyne's most charming and
nlasterful creations, deals with life in
the big tree country.
A beautiful love romance is woven
into the story, and it is considered to
be one of the best in which Mr.. Reid
has been seen in many months.
James Cruze directed, Frank Urson
photographed the scenes, and power
full cast portray the various support
ing roles. Grace Darmond plays op
posite the star.
Brian Lazar was a healthy, happy
small-town boy with one consuming
desire-to paint beautiful things. He
wovshipped everything that was beau
tiful, but most of all he worshipped
Eileen Hawthorn, the delicate, eX-
quisite little girl who had inspired him
TO paint the picture which had hung
at the exhibition at the end of the
school term of the small country ar
school which he had attended
Mrs. Byfield, society woman, of
fered to take him to the city and give
him a start He went. He painted
her picture and soon became the
vogue among society women-not be
cause of his art but because Of hi:
charming, debonair self. He soon gave
up his art and lived among the par
asites whose husbands were too bus,
to give them the love they demanded
One day he discovered that he wa:
not happy-that life was an empty
farce. He goes back to the small
town he came from and marries the
girl who had once been his inspira
ton.
Love, thrills and heartaches are
seen in the story of The Perfec
Lover" starring Eugene O'Brien