The Washington herald., 1920-11-21
Megrue's Undying Character

though DENLY never appeared In
person. We hear him spoken OF
again in the new play. "Honors Are
Even"
Megrue. no doubt. believes that
DENLY brings him luck and as all
his plays seem to be particularly
successful. he has good reasons for
his opinion.
And learned about women from
her"
The theory Of Kiplings poem IS
that a man can always learn some
thing about the sex from any worn-
an. no matter how much he may
previously have known about the
species. In The Daughter Pays
the new Selznick Picture starring
winsome Elaine Hammerstein-
which is the photodra matte feature
OF the vaudeville and picture bin At
the Strand all week. beginning Mon
day. Osbert Gaunt learns a great
deal about women from Virginia
Mynors. Among other things. no
finds that all women aren't selfish
shallow. loveless and money-mad-
Mrs. Bauie Reynolds. who wrote
the story from which this picture
was made. has achieved something
very much out of the ordinary.
While building up a set OF very eK-
traordinary circumstance. she has
not made too great a demand upon
credulity. nor is the action strained
or unnatural II treats the situation
of a young girl marrying an old
man. apparently for his wealth. in
a new and seemingly original way.
Gaunt marries Virginia because
she is the daughter Of the woman
who. in his early life, turned him
down for a richer man. He msrries
the girl for revenge. planning TO
make her suffer keenly all through
life. TO pay the penalty Of her
mothers act. He believes Virginia
Z is the same sort of girl her mother
was. But the girls sweet ways, her
simplicity and purity and her splen-
did spirit in making the best OF
bad bargain. eventually wins her
husbands love and brings the happi-
ness she deserves.
! Announcement is made from the
Executive Offices OF the Crandan
Theaters in Washington that special
I holiday matinees will be given on
Thursday. Friday and Saturday OF
the current week at Crandalrs
I Enickerbocker Theater: on Thurs
day and Saturday at Crandslls Sa-
voy and Apollo Theators and on
= wedne sday. Thursday, Friday ana
f, Saturday at Crandalrs York Thea
ter, performances to begin at $50
: D. m and run continuously until
closing at IL D. m. The customary
daily matinees will, Of course. DC
given at Crandalrs Metropolitan.
] Avenue Grand and Ninth and 81
1 Streets Theaters, as usual.
Lawrence Beatus. manager Of
! Ioew's Palace Theater. is busily en-
| gagged in the preliminary eNploita-
tion campaign incident TO the pres
I cntatioN at Loew's Palace next
( week of The Furnace" the big su-
reproduction featuring Agnes
| Avres. Theodore Roberts and Nil
ton Sills.
1 The Dutch government has an
nounced the creation OF a national
board of censorship. message
from The Hague says: The Dutch
/ government proposes to follow the
! example of other countries and es-
tablish a national censorsip Of mo-
4 tion pictures. This control has pre-
| viousIy been in the hands Of the
various municipalities.
The proposed national system
would admit Of two classes OF films
l-one which could be shown 10 all
the population and the other only
i to those above the age Of is.
Il prefer well formed girls" de-
clared Raymond Hitchcock recently,
ito well Informed ones"