The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1920-11-26
At The Theatre

i"spotllaht Sadie" Gives
IS :5 Mae Marsh Quaint Role
In her new Goldwyn Picture with
the interesting title Of Spotlight
Sadie" Mae Marsh comes to the Lib
erty Theatre. tonight and tomorrow
night and the star promises to give an
uncommonly good account Of herself.
She is Sadie Sullivan, a timid new.
conner In the chorus of a Broadway
musical comedy with the avowed in
tention Of marrying a millionaire and
being happy ever afterward. She
meets him and they love each other,
but their happiness is Of short dura-
ton because Of the jealousy Of an
other girl. 5::
!. Sadie's sweetness and innocence are
made capital Of by the management;
cf the show, with the result that she
is heralded far and wide as "the saint
~ showgirl" Stories are told of her
fondness for reading prayer. book
while waiting for her cue and when
The young fellow learns that this is
true he Is convinced Of her high char
acter. ., -.,.. rEi2, 49,
In time he is made to know that
It is part of the role Sadie unknow-
'ngly plays. When he sees: her at a
notorious cafe, where she has gone in
resronce to false message from
friend, his worst suspicious are real
ICED. A powerful climax is worked up
from this point, in which Mae Marsh
displays all her whimsical appeal and
unique dramatic power.
"When Doctors Disagree. /.
Has Wealth Of. Realism
Nowadays successful photoplay Is
|',ke q $wellwrought novel. It is re-
plete with bits Of detail that make for
greater verisimilitude, small in themA
selves but large in effort. Mabel Nor
mands Coldwyn. Pictures are exam
ples OF this, and in when Doctors
Disagree" her newest, the value OF
trenchant byplay is perhaps seen at
its best. -:.9
The farce opens with a May party
such as one sees in q country town.
The mayor presides and the richest
girl, of course, is slated for the
queens shonors. Mabel Normand, as
Millie Martin, the poorest, watches
The Festivities from the top Of q tree.
There is the village band with the
,isual perspiring trombone player, the
saving fiddler: the Haunting fiutistR
aInd all the rest Near by nash diss$
closes a freckle.faced. girl licking o.
lemon. The disaster which overtakes
the trombone player. is easily imae.
'ned. 1t is photographed with acutely5
'udicrous effect and serves as g.
-raphic bit, to establish the spirit Of
the farce. ss: n
From that point the fun develops,
.eaching an uproarious height when
Nillie prec,pitates the May queen into
I, stagnant pool and the girl reels back
10 her court with her gaunts ngure TOO
crraast,y silhouetted by VET. and " tlimsy
garments. s5.i @*# 81 S$S@.5. ssS ss
Photographically. too. the produc-
tton Is replete with original effects.
One Of them shows with what result
q window shade can be lowered with 3
out interrlpting the action, The ex-
terror Of = houseSis seen With light
streaming from q Mindow. The shade
descends quickly and, instead OF fash
ing to the interior; the room dissolves
into the, scene. There is not the
slightest interruption Of the specta-
tors interest. .sA tribe, Of course, but
It Ii ~ trifes that any art is ad-
ynnced. ssss .ss ss3 ...
when Doctors Disagree" Ia which. t!i =.
Mabel Normand comes TO the Liberty
Theatre Friday and saturday Decem;
|sber. .ts and embodies i score Of
details which MI sit Sartistic 4:
terhs cry ysofs narades.
Tom Moore has HI drst neMlo y Modramt-1 y!
ssttc S3roie Ill ~ eity 81 Comrades',