The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-15
WASHINGTON

Douglas MacLean laid himself oper
TO a charge of professional Jealousy
during the filming of the latest
Thomas H. Ince picture starring him
self and Doris May, "Mary's Ankle
which will be shown at the Washing
ton Theatre Sunday. Monday and
Tuesday True to the title Of the pic
ture, the pretty ankle OF Miss May
CAM in for large shore of attention
with Mr.. MacLean acting as minister
Ing angel, armed with bandages and
liniment. But during the shooting
OF some of the last scenes in the film
Doug fell down and ran an ugly piece
of glass into his knee. A physician
was called, and work had to be
stopped on the picture for several
days.
When he came back to the set, "
Mr.. MacLean was annoyed to find sew
eral members of the company smiling
at him knowingly. Director Lloyd In
graham capped the climax.
TITS no use," he said to the young
star. this picture is going to be call
ed 'Mary's Ankle and your efforts
to have it changed to Doug's Knee
won't have the slightest effect"
WASHINGTON.
Youth and high spirits are the pre-.
dominating notes in the Thomas H.
lnce production, "Mary's Ankle"
which is coming to the Washington
Theatre for three days commencing
Sunday next. Douglas MacLean and
Doris May, who made such an auspici-
Gus debut as co-stars in Twenty
Three and a Half Hours Leave" are
the featured players. The picture is
an adaptation of May Tully's hilar-
lous stage play of the same name.
The story is about a Doc Hampton,
young and impecunious, who meets a
girl on Tag Day and falls in love with
her. In order to claim an inheritance
from his rich uncle, Doc has fake
wedding announcements sent out His
bluff is called, the uncle informing
him that he will be on hand to inspect
the bride and take them on a honey
moon to Honolulu. In the emergency,
fate throws the Tag Day girl across
Docs path. He persuades her to pose
as his bride, and later, of course, she
makes good the deception by falling
In love with her pretended husband.
MURRAY.
The Stratford Comedy Four, four
young men who are comedians as well
as vocalfStS and harmonists, will head
line the new bill opening Monday
matinee at The Murray in the side
splitting school room sketch 1.-THE New
Teacher" This act is composed of
very little save good singing and
comedy which is based mostly upon
what three mischievious boys do to
teacher. Black and Milford also have
a school act. but entirely different in
structure. They term their offering
District School No. g." This school
is presided over by an old man who
has taught for forty years, and one
day he meets the female advance
agent of a burlesque troupe, and from
then on the laughs come thick and
fast. Lynn and LaRaye are a black
and tan" team, with the man doing a
very funny blackface character, and
the woman Creole. A number of
songs are introduced and flashy cos
tunes. The management will also
present Dorothy Gish with the fore
acts in her latest comedy
drama Mary Ellen Comes To Town."
p Paramount-Artcraft production in
fsve-reels, in which this clever come.
cienne is seen in a great comedy role
that of being chauffeur to a soda foun-
tain in small town. Headlining the
new bill Thursday will be Gordon and
Day, recognized standard Keith act
in their offering with special scenery
entitled "Mirthful Nonsense. They
offer comedy pantomine, talking and
cycling. Bernivici Bros, in their
beautiful scenic musical offering "a
Night in Venice" and Luciano Luca, a
young Italian Tenor, who is proving
a sensation in vaudeville this season,
will complete the vaudeville portion
All music lovers should hear this
promising tenor as it is said he is
considering an offer from The Metro
politan Opera Co, New York for next |
season. The screen feature for the |
last half of the week will be William |
Russell, in his latest comedy-drama in I
ive-reels entitled Leave 1t To |
George" which tells Of a town becom- |
ing populated with yeggs through the |
Efforts of an enterprising amateur de-
ective.
RICHMOND
An unusual treat, It is declared |
awaits patrons of the Richmond Thea
tire Sunday, when William Fox will |
present the "conqueror of the SCREEN"
George Walsh, in 1.-THE Dead Line"
l new tale of love and revenge by Paul |
II. Sloane in which action is the key
note.
The story in this dynamic drama is
laid in the mountains of Kentucky, |
AIMED for feuds and moonshine |
Both products of that section
ire played strongly in the picture, CIV
ng the personality of George Walsh,
star, ample scope for unusual effects
He fights and loves and conquers with
he strength of the strong and the di-
ectness of an untamed. primitive ma