The Washington herald., 1920-04-18

a "he, which comes 10
Crsndalrs Metropolitan and Knick-
erbocker today. was written q season
or two ago as the special stellar
vehicle for Charlotte Walker, who
used 1t with great success on the
speaking stage. Local theatergoers
who saw the play in its original
form will be interested in seeing just
how we'll the motion picture men
have been able to follow the story
on the screen; those who did not
see the original version will be glad
Of the opportunity to discover Just
why 1t was that ."Just a Wife"
proved such a success.
kathlyn Williams, IIeatrice JOY.
and Toy Stewart are the important
players in Just a Wife,
Kathlyn Williams is one of the
best known Performers on the
screen. having established an en-
viable reputation as q star years
before some of the present screen
celebrities had embarked in the
business. In the role of the design
ing woman who comes between a
husband and his wife, Miss williams
displays artistry which will make
most photoplay devotees cohcede
that she is among the foremost ac-
tresses now appearing before the
camera. Leatrice JOY plays the wife
In a highly acceptable manner and
Roy Stewart portrays the difficult
role of the husband in a way to win
sympathy for the part all the way
through.
Times are changing and the old
gray mare amt what she used to
he" In h.
army figured out. Albertina Mar
lowe, said to be the youngest mem
Der of the Zeigfeld chorus atop the
New Amsterdam Roof, has admitted
that she had reached the age of 81
years. 1t must be the war, for be-
fore August, 1914, the chorus girl
couldn't be found who had met her
18th birthday.
Marriage has broken out all over
the Adam and Eve" company. and,
with Morris Gest. the great expert,
in Europe no one knows how to stop
the epidemic. Not content with
dropping Otto Kruger and SIZE Mac
Nanamy for count OF ten in the
marriage ring. Cupid has taken a
solar plexus wallop at Jean Shelby
which resulted in jsrring that lady
loose from the Adam and Eve"
company. Miss Shelby Is now hav-
ing her, injuries treated by the
blushing bridegroom to be. while
Marie Namara is rendering first aid
to the part formerly propped up by
Miss Shelby. The legislature Is ex-
pected to conduct an early investi-
cation of this epidemic, but every
one is confident that nothing will be
done about 1t.
The speed with which new plays
are produced In New York is indi-
Gated by one which is due to arrive
on Broadway next week. 1t re-
uuired but ten days to prepare it.
The managers heard that they could
get a playhouse on certain day,
and to take advantage Of this great
they organized the cast
and engaged producer.
Richard G. Herndon, producer of
THE Passion Flower" prepared
that play for New York presenta-
plans were we'll formulated before
the players were engaged. and AL
fred Hickman took them in charge.
so many plays have been staged
in New York this season that they
OAAhe ~ NhC dhCCuolC
to the amateur hunter" remarked
Mr.. Herndon. This youthful shot
was accompanied by a guide down
South and flushed a flock Of part
ridge. He raised his gun and pre-
pared to ire, but was stopped by
his guide. '-s-..- +, =.
Don't shoot commanded the
guide, the gun isn't loaded
. "T can't help that was the re-
ply. the birds won't walt"
When the Famous Player-Lasky
needed Salvation
Army uniform for Martha Mansfield
to wear in Civilian Clothes" they
didn't go to a regular costumer's or
have one made. Instead, they APP
pealed directly to the Salvation
Army headquarters in New York.
Their request came to the attention,
of Irene Mcintyre, one of the IA
nous Mcintyre sisters, Irene and
who were declared the most
popular Salvation Army lassies in
France.
Miss Mcintyre had seen the play,
Civilian Clothes" and. because of
her interest In 1t and her desire to
see the war scenes produced with
absolute realism, she took her own
precious uniform in which she had
been cited for the d. s. c. out of
moth balls and lent II to Miss Mans
field with her compliments. Even
the real mud of Flanders had been
left on the uniform.
Ann Pennington has been re-cn-
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