The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-09
WASHINGTON

Harold Lockwood. who achleves the
greatest success of his brlillant
career in Screen Classics. lnces Dig
super feature, Pals First, is one Oh
the most popular actors OF the screen;
His rapid rise to fame is unequalled
in the motion picture world. He eX-
cells both as a comedian and a player
of romantic parts, and his Versatiilly
in this line has earned him an en-
viable position in the motion plclut9
world. pals First" which is screen
version of the famous Broadway stage
hit of last year, and will open at the
washington theatre on wednesday
and Thursday. =, "
He was born in Brooklyn, N. Y,
and later moved to Newark, new
Jersey where his father owned anu
managed a large stock farm anu
raised and trained blooded horses
But this life did not appeal to young
Harold and as soon as he Sraouateo
from school he decided to become an
actor. He tried the dramatic stass
for some time but the screen proved
alluring.
"The New Moon" Norma Tai
madges latest Select picture. in when
she is prese nted by Joseph H. Schenke
on Friday and Saturday at the WASH
ineton theatre, is a tense and thrllllns
drama of Russian home life as 1t eN-
lists today.
II is not a war picture and mas no
war scenes in it, but is the story OF
a Russian Princess, Marie PaVloVhd'
who is attacked in her castle by an
anarchist and forced to fee for safetv
In her hurried escape she is separated
from her fiance, Miclail ko!oyar. 10
insure her safety the Princess ols
puises herself as a peasant girl anu
goes to a neighboring province where
she takes refuge in a small store.
AS a possible means OF tndlns a
clue to the whereabout OF MS los,
fiance, Michail becomes member o,
the Anarchist Club under the rule u
Kameneff. ~.
Meanwhile. into the Veace or tne
village the Princess Is flndlns all lne
happiness possible without Mlcha y
comes the decree issued by hameheh
ordering all the women in the pro
vince to register for the purpose o.
naturalization. While some OF th'
women are duped into believing ina
it will be for their own GOOD 10 regis
ter, the Princess knows the tru'
meaning or lnS CulSI anu
register, She fncites the other womel
10 follow her example and promise
ia smurgle them over the border u
the next province.
Kameneff passes through the village
and RECOGNIZES the Princess in ne
disguise. He tries to force her Il
register. She refuses and fights hin
off as he embraces her, Michall. ~h'
has iust been detailed to duty IN tn
village. sees his tiance for the mrs
time since she made her escape iron
the castle-in the arms OF kameneH
He believes the worst. What happen
from this point on will supply IN
audience with thrills that Will max
the spine run cold, and eventually
smiles of happiness.
WASHINGTON
The sum of $4,000 was paid 81
Johnston Forbes Robertson for hi
enactment of the role of The Strange
in his greatest success, the PASSING
of the Third Floor Back which Her
bert Brennon has transferred to tn
screen. This remarkable production
will be shown at the Washington
theatre on Sunday only. 1t is a.
exact transcript of the story whicl
made Sir Johnston's name a house
hold word throughout the English
speaking world during the eight cor
secutive seasons that he played in il
In order to fulfill his contract wit
Herbert Brennon. Sir Johnston mad
a special trip across the submarine
infested Atlantic. and is said to hav
contributed a large share of the nor
ey that he received for his work be
fore the camera to the allied Re
Cross, in which he is deeply intel
ested.
Miss Helen Mccormick, assistan
District Attorney of Kings county
New York, has helped to draw up
bill asking for a law to allow wome
to serve on juries in New York State
Miss Mccormick says women woul
be less emotional than men in dea
ing with their own sex and could b
counted on to be just.
This idea of women on juries
zone that always makes a great appea
to women" says Miss Mccormick