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The Washington herald., 1920-12-06
Cr.nd.u's-Nerna Tsl.sdre.

II is doubtful IL Norma Talmsdge
has ever been privileged to appear
in a more picturesque role that that
Of the heroine of Selects The Isle
Of Conquest.1 the Aim adaptation OF
Arthur HornbIow's fascinating
novel, BY Right OF Conquest"
which yesterday was presented as
chief feature Of the bill arranged
for the first three days Of the week
at crandalrs Theater.
In this subject, in which the star
is admirably supported by a distin-
guished cast led by her sister Nats-
lie and wyndham Standing, Miss
ITalmsdge is cast as a young society
butterfly who brings about the pro-
fessional disgrace OF her betrothed.
a gifted young medical scientist. by
tricking him into criminal desertion
Of his duty. Ruined in the eyes Of
his confreres and disillusioned as
to the quality Of feminine love, he
nrst surrenderers TO drink and then
takes passage as stoker ABOARD
a vessel bound for the South Seas.
Aboard the same ship is the girl
who caused him to be discredited
in the eyes OF the medical fraternity.
During a storm the ship is found
the former lovers. who ind them
selves by an odd twist OF q whim-
steal fate thrown upon the verdsnt
shores OF scantily populated
iAand. The manner in which they
readjust their relationships and the
circumstances that finally bring
them back to civilization constitute
the motivating influences OF scenes
that have seldom been equalled on
the screen.
As a supplementary feature Of the
early-week bill, Johnny Hines, =
star Of both silent and articulate
drama, is screened In the title role
Of a new Sewell Ford 'Torchy'
comedy, presented under the title Of
''Torchy on High" Added film hits
and excellent pipe organ accompani-
ment complete a bill OF many sp-
pealing qualities.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-06
NEW THOUGHT SPEAKER
NTERPRETS TRUTH

DR.. Julia Seton, evangelist of the
New Thought, spoke at the Church
of Life and Joy, 1914 N street north
west yesterday. She outlined the
fundamentals of the new evangel-
ism," and emphasized the difference
between the old theological ideas
and the new interpretations of God,
according to the new psychology.
DIR. Seton said there are just two
things in the universe-truth, and
what man thinks about truth.
Truth, God. or good, Is within man,
and this Is the aspect to be empha-
sized, rather than the external pres
ence of God as a Judge and ruler"
she said, until humanity every
where attains the realization that
all Is good"
DR.. Seton will conduct public heal
ing meetings at the New Thought
Temple, 1914 N street northwest, at
noon on Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday. this week Lectures will
be delivered in the evenings.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-06

Belasce-ssThe Lady % the Lamp
Earl carrolrs Oriental novelty,
The Lady of the Lamp" paid its
expected visit to Washington last
night. where it opened a weeks run
at the Belasco. 1t Is play Of pro-
found romance. appreciable novelty
and. but for indifferent acting and
occasional bits of staginess, It in
cludes elements that make for en-
tertainment.
Carroll is credited with the author
ship of the play, the designing OF
the scenery and the composition Of
the incidental music. It Is, of course.
neither as colorful nor as finished
q likeness as Belasco's production
of The Son-Daughter" and a too
close attention to the advance
panegyrics may cause a sense Of
disappointment, but for all khat.
The Lady of the Lamp" is on more
than equal terms with the average
stage offering. II
Based on a real or faneied loye
episode in Chinese history. TIN
characters of a modern setting are
into the time and locality
Of ancient China through the. me-
dium of an opium dream. The in
{ troductory, period of the acting
serves to Introduce mixed social
gathering of the East and West
and 1t is through the curiosity of a
young artist to smoke opium that
verify is given to the representation
OF his dream, in which he enacts
the part of the Chinese emperor,
who. for love of a Chinese girl, de-
fies the Manchu invaders OF the
north. brings war to his people and
finally. in revenge for ,the brutal
staying of his loved one. invades
their lands and cities and delivers
his own people from the yoke OF
domination.
The first and final acts Of the
piece are localed in New York; the
rest of the action is. Chinese. In
the final period the opium smoker
awakes from his dream. finds his
friends no longer charac.ers in Chi
nese melodrama. but just plain
friends and, most important of al,
finds his beloved lotds flower of
China the sister of his best friend.
The happy ending is obvious.
Eileen Wilson. who made hsr FIRST
Broadway hit as this girl. gives a
delicate performance that does not
initiate Lenore Ulrio George Gau!,
as the emperor, rises to advantage
in the active scenes of the produc-
ton. though in several others his
voice seems a studied resemblance
Of Richard Benefits best Beyond
/ the Horizon" diction. Henry II Ut
bert effectively portrayed the par,
of a Chinese NeA Yorker who was
was poet <and philosopher of the
poppy dream
All in all, good, sturdy hokum
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CrandalI's Metropolitan -~Nonads
of the NORTH

Neewa, the cub, and Birthstone,
the pup tied together by a little
piece of string participate in a Sc
rles of adventures and play q part
in the life struggle of their master.
Raoul Challoner, in James Oliver
Curwood's superb perturbation OF
his own engrossing story Of the
great woods, ''Nomads of the
North" which was revealed for the
first time in Washington at Gran
dal's Metropolitan Theater yester-
day.
"Nomads of the North" in picture
form. adds to the original story OF
the bear and the dog that were pals
from babyhood to old age the color
full tale of Raoul Challoner and his
bride, Nanette, who fee the settle
ment at Fort o. God to escape the
penaltyof the law for a crime forced
upon Raoul by the villainous son OF
the local factor of the Hudson Bay
Company. Corporal O'Connor, Of
the r. N. w. NJ. police, is sent into
the wilds to bring challoner in.
Through the aid of young MacDou-
gal and a renegade whisky runner,
O'Connor, a former sweetheart Of
Nanette's. locates the fugitiyes in
the heart of the wilderness. While
he is attempting to bring them back
TO the settlement the little party, in
cluding Neewa and Birthstone, are
trapped in a raging forest FIRE.
MacDougal, in drunker stupor,
is burned to, death, and O'Connor.
moved to compassion by the love of
Raoul and Nanette for each other
and for their little baby, decides to
report to headquarters that 1t was
Raoul who lost his life and to turn
his prisoner back into the woods
where his little cabin remains un-
touched by the ravenous flames.
Lon CLANCY. Betty Blythe, Lewis
S. Stone, Melbourne MacDowell
Francis Mcdonald and Spottiswood
Aitken comprise the principal men,
bers of a cast that is notable for the
expertness with which they portray
the habitants of the Northwest
Neewa and Birthstone are played by
a bear cub and a grown bear and a
Dane pup and a full-grown grea,
Dane with an indifference to their
association with humans that
speaks worlds for Mr.. Curwood':
profound knowledge of woodcraf'
and animal habits.
The bill is completed by a laugh
able Mutt and JEFF animated car
toon, Home Brew" a new issue o,
the Pathe News, Topics of the Day
and overture number consisting OF
selections from Irene"
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Barker, the prodution embodies all
Of The best elements OF the many
necessary factors which enter into
special feature and as such viii un-
doubtedly meet with the approval
of all patrons Of the cinema who sse
IL during the week.
In a picturization of this charac-
ter the roles are so distinctive. The
types 80 pronounced, and the. situa-
tions SO tense and dramatic. that the
depletion requires ability of the
highest order. II 10 therefore but
just that special attention be given
to the perfect work Of the stars.
Barbara Castleton. in the role of
Joan Carver, about whom the story
centers. never mad q role which
offered more opportunities for her
distinctive talents. She has been
seen in society roles where her
beauty and charm manifested them
selves to a pleasing extent. The role
of an untutored mountain girl with
impulses. longings, and aspirations.
which she herself does not under
stand. Is entirely different however.
II is essentially a character por-
trayal.
James Kirkwood. playing opposite,
screen patrons and as Pierre Landis,
an uneducated, direct, forceftl young
rancher, he has a part which Is per-
fectly adapted to his big. rugged
personality.
A perfect interpretative orches-
tration has as usual been provided
by Daniel Breeskin5 conducting the
Rialto symphony Orchestra. The
overture Raymond" by Thomas, is
exceptionally well rendered. while
the special number. a violin solo
by Mr.. Breeskin, Let the Rest OF
the World Go By" was Nmost en-
Enthusiastically received.
A multiple-reel comedy featuring
Lloyd Hamilton, entitled April
Fool" and an exclusive showing OF
the latest Fox News complete two
hours OF enjoyable entertainment.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-06
Miss Sands in ene Of the beauty
spots Of @The Poor Little Rits
Girl.- which opened q weeks run
at Polls last night.

ence to follow the workings of q
cumbersome plot. carry the specta-
tor from one colorful scene to an
other in a whirl of comedy and song.
Besides those already named, the
chief contributors to the program
are Helen McClain. Pat Kearney.
Kitty Warren, Jack Gibson. Mar
jorie Williams and DOC Dorman."
OF course, the Importance Of cho-
rus has not been overlooked, and
a bevy of graceful beauties has been
provided and its members are seen
to advantage in the score or more
OF musical numbers. dances and en-
sembles which dot the program
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The Washington herald., 1920-12-06
Mssre's Garden-HConrad In Qsest
of His Youth.s

II you believe yourself to be old
at IS and that life has nothing fur
ther in store for you, you should see
Thomas Meighan in William De-
Miles splendid Paramount picture.
Conrad In Quest OF His Youth" an
adaptation OF Leonard Merrick's
story OF the same title, which opened
weeks engagement at Moore's
Garden Theater yesterday.
In fact the showing was I'D the
nature OF an ovation to Mr.. Meighan,
who enthused filmSpatrons by his
memorable work in The Miracle
Man: fascinated them as the butler
in Male and Female" and made
them love him as the young artist
in The Prince Chap" in which pro-
duction he became a full-hedged
star.
without telling the story in detail.
il can be stated that the central
theme developed-that one never
grows old when one loves-hlls one
with a certain amount Of enthus-
iasm- At least IL seemed to have
this effect upon the older persons
who saw the play last night. Con-
rad finds 1t impossible to travel the
road back to IL, because there Is
none. but when he fell in love, pres
to! his vanished youth seemingly
returned.
Mr.. Meighan portrays the role Of
Conrad Warrener. who returns from
military campaign in India to
London fully convinced that he is an
old man although only 35, and seeks.
by living over the scenes OF his
youth. to make himself young again.
The failure of his attempts to re-
liye his past. bring out delicate
combination OF comedy and pathos
such as is seldom brought to US on
either stage or screen. How he finds.
ultimately. the secret of youth, nm
ishes the picture with a delightful
romance.
Excellent subsidiary attractions
including a multiple reel Christie
comedy, entitled. Back From the
Front" featuring popular Bobby
Vernon, and an exclusive showing OF
the most recent Fox News, together
| with special orchestral numbers as
| arranged by Claude V. Burrows,
complete the bill.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-06
Births Reported

william snd Annie/ M. Kearns, girl.
BENJAMIN and Sophia staklisky, boy.
William r. and Marie @. Little. girl.
Raymond L. and Elsie N. Johns, boy.
Shelby NJ. and Jeanette N. Baylor, girl.
Charles v. and Edna Belt. boy.
Monroe ID. B. andNAdna A. streecker, boy
Harry r. and Mary ]. Hinton, girl.
Jacob II. and Lillian @. Lehman, girl.
Paul J. and Emma A. Heath. boy.
william A. and Emma A. Northrpp. girl.
Harry GS.and Charlie II. Donald \ girl.
william snd Fannie Thomas. girl.
charies and Alice Chase. sirL
The Washington herald., 1920-12-06
Loew,s CoIunbi.-.BeLoId My Wife,,


Sir Gilbert Parker's mastery
tale. Behold Ny Wife" which ap-
peared in manuscript form as The
OF Savage" and which
has been picturized by George Mel
ford as a Paramount special pro-
duction. began the second week OF
its phenomenal Washington engage
ment at Loew's Columbia Theater
yesterday. where its engagement OF
the past week proved inadequate to
meet the demand OF the public for
further showings.
The Melford perturbation of this
story brings to its Interpretation q
cast OF rare and unusual excellence,
including Mabel Julienne Scott.
Elliott Dexter. Milton Sills and
numerous others and il reveals a
story of savage revenge and roman
tic tenderness that easily gives il
rank with the finer productions OF
the season.
Miss Scott has the role of chief
importance-that of a beautiful In
dian girl who is purchased from her
father and married by a young
Englishman who is attempting TO
carve out a fortune in the Csnad-
ian wilds. He sends this raw saw
age back to his aristocratic home
in England to shame and disgrace
his family for what he regards as
unwarranted meddling in his affairs
whereby his fiancee has married an
other in his absence.
Having used the Indian girl mere
ly to shame his family the man
sinks to the depths in the grea,
North Woods, only to be rescued
and won back to manhood by q
friend. Realizing the wrong he ha.
done the Indian girl, he returns tc
England to find her not only q
savage no longer. but a woman OF
culture and refinement, breathing
the education and training that ha.
been lavished upon her by his peo,
pie and the mother Of his son al
well. The man, naturally. Is over.
whelmed by the turn Of events, anC
he does the only thing he can do
he kneels and asks her pardon anS
confesses that the love he bore 70
another is now centered upon her.
This production, rich in romance
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Cr.sSaII's k.iekersseker-Ne
OF the Nsrtk.s


Cr.sdaII's kniekerSseker-sN
OF the Nsrtk.-
The FIRST OF the special musical
attractions arrsnsed for Sundays
during the month or December was
presented tt crsndalrs Rnicker-
booker Theater yesterday. when
Miss Beatrix Z. Hurley. pisntste.
and George Roosevelt Flemmer. vio-
linist. charmed capacity audiences
with the hawless quality OF their
music. The Knickerbocker stage
was tastefully set with large bas-
kets Of chrysanthemums and sea-
sonsble greens for the appearance
of these brilliant young artists who
offered q program OF delightful va
riety.
Mrl Flemmer. accompanied by
Miss Hurley. frst played his own
arrangement for the violin OF Linn
sellers Butterfly" q number that
served well to bring out his tone
control and finish of his technique.
Miss Hurley next won applause with
an especially colorful rendition OF
MacDowell's Concert Etude." Their
final number was Rimsky-Korssk-
offs wonderfully plaintive -Chanson
Indoue." played with consummste
skill and admirable shading. Each
number was enthusiastically en-
cored and only the necessary OBJ
servance Of the time restrictions OF
the schedule Of performances pre-
vented Miss Hurley and Mr.. Flem-
mer from playing at least four ao-
ditional numbers.
Prominent among the photodra-
matte portions OF the bill arranged
for yesterday aud today at the
T, Knickerbocker is Harry Pollaro's
latest single reel comedy. -Cssh
Customers" in which he is as usual
diyerting with the assistance OF Ma
rie MosQuini. Hughey Mack. Picka-
ninny Sammy and other tried mem
bers of the Hal Roche roster OF
funmakers. The Pathe News pro-
vided further cinematogrsphic d.
version.
The chief ph6toplsy attraction for
the first two days Of the week IL
James Oliver Curwood's picturiZs
tion for First National Of his own
story. ''Nomads OF the North" in
which Lon Clancy. Betty Blythe
and Lewis S. Stone lend distinction
, to one of the most remarkable film
productions OF the year. a oom-
plete review OF which will be found
in connection with the metropolitan
Theater.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-06
Deaths Reported

John W. King, "a yrs. as 11th ct. sw.
Della Harper. 50, Casualty Hosp.
Walter T.. whitson. 4. 1854 Irving st. NV.
Grace Callahan, IS, 1893 d st. 20.
Catherine M.NGrace, ~. $40 LIST II. Sc.
Romaine DALEY. u. 1l3O Jeiferyon st. NV.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-06
The Weather

Forecast for Today and Tomorrow.
For the District Of Columbia and
Maryland-Fair today; tomorrow,
increasing cloudiness. probably fol-
lowed by rain; little change in tenn
perature; moderate west and north
west, shifting to east winds.
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THE QUESTION
What Do You Think Would Be the
Most Terrible Thing to Happen
To You?
THE ANSWERS,

j. l.. MARTIN, clerk, District
BuiIdingi ITO be marching along
n muddy road in France, with a
heavy pack on your back, rain
coming down, no food under
your belt, and twenty miles
more to 60 without a rest.'
ETHEL GOLDSTEIN, stenog-
rapher, executive Offices, District
Building; Ito have to read the
unabridged dictionary - every
word of it-all the wny
through"
HARRY HANSON, 135 r. street
northeasti 'To have to listen to
all of the political speeches
made during n campaign"
Louis Monroe. clerk, Franklin
school; ITO fall out Of the
Washington Monument and
i, know every second that the
pavement would meet me Mt the
bottom.-
VIRGINIA JACKSON, 3IsS
Eighteenth street northwest,
ITO get caught I'm the ruin with
new suit and NO umbrellas ON
the horizOn.o
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LncaI Tcmperaturc.

HIgHtsI, %, IOWtst' TT
p. M, So; s p. M, Al.
Rainfall Is p. m. to s p. m.), 0.55.
Hours of sunshine, 2.5.
Per cent of possible sunshine, 2S.
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and lots Of it. with BIT of novelty
for o setting. \


PeIrs-.TAe Poor Little Rits Girl"
An abundance of speed and snap
supplied by both principals and the
merry, merry aid materially In sus-
tanning the interest ih The Poor
Little Ritz Girl" the latest Lew
Fields comedy which opened .
weeks engagement at Polls last
night.
The book supplied by Fred Jack
son and Lew Fields calls for no
burdening mental effort in follow
ing the intricacies of plot. nor IL
dignity, respected in the quest for
but the generous portions
of low comedy seemed TO strike
Responsive chord with the large au-
dience and the reaction was applause
both genuine and enthusiastic.
AS the authors laid the story OF
"The Poor Little Ritz Girl" back
stage and in a aNchorus girls apart
ment, II Is necessary to take the
audience from the footliehts Of a
theater to the domestic setAipg with
some rapidity and this Is accom-
plished by an ingenious device that
is revealed before the final curtain
as one of the novel features Of the
entertainment. The thin thread OF
story tells of Barbara Arden, q fair
maiden from the South who comes
to Broadway to replenish the fam
lily fortunes via the footlight route
and accepts n position in the chorus.
An INSCRIPTIONS apartment house
superintendent leases her a small
bachelor apartment presumably un-
der the belief that the tenant who
has gone away will not return for
some months. The tenant, q most
engaging young man. returns un-
lexpectedly, and Nthe complications
which ensue end as one might ex-
pect.
Andrew Tombes is the featured
comic and his unctuous and easy
playing of the role OF a frivolous
M. d. extracted the full quota of
comedy. He is ably assisted by
Lulu Mcconnell, adept in the school
of horseplay and broad burlesque.
and gifted with the ability to make
the most of every opportunity in
lines and business. Their joint ef-
fort in satire on way Down
East" concluding with an eccentric
dance, was the high comedy spot
of the evening. The dancing hon.
ors went to Donald Kerr, an agile
and talented stopper whose two
numbers earned generous encores
Elsie Bonwit also contributes in a
! terpsichorean way. Anne Sands
made a winsome and tuneful Bar
bara." and Frederick Santley as an
impulsive lover shone best in am
| bilious vocal efforts. Others who
contributed satisfactory support
were Grant Simpson. Louise Kelley
Florence Weber, Peggy Van and
julie Anderson.
The score supplied by Richard c
Rogers and Sigmund Romberg. while
not pretentious. contains a grouI
4 of pleasing melodies, the more Tilt
ing being Love Will Call" Pretty
Ming Toy" "AH You Need to Be
Star" and In the Land of Yes
terday."
| A Ned Wayburn chorus Is attract
i've and adorned with some fetch
ling costumes and two of the stage
settings furnish colorful and effect
i've stage pictures.
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