Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-26

0HI0-Lew Cody In 1.-THE Beloved
"Cheater."
IsIS-Brysnt Washburn In TOO Much
Johnson"
COLONIAL-Nazimova in stronger Than
Death"
REGENT-Shoriy Hamilton in when
Arizona Won"
CIRCLE-D. w. Grifith's "The Greatest
Question"
II II II
CIRCLE.
There are any number of unusual fea-
lures that stand out noticeably in D. W.
Griffiths latest picture, The Greatest
Question" which is being shown this
week at the Circle theater 1t would
be hard to choose which might be the
better of the features, but it is easy to
decide that this is one of this pro-
ducer's best pieces. That is, it has some
thing just a bit different from his other
pictures.
In Keeping with his former produc-
tions, however, the scenes of 1.-The Great
est Question" are laid in a rurG com
munity, where the general surroundings
are familiar with the word poverty
The film shows a family that barely gets
along from one day until the next, and
when their oldest son, their only source
of support, is taken in the navy, they
mother pray for him TO be saved and
brought back to them, that he might
help them, but their prayers are snan-
swered and the boy Is drowned. The
father loses faith in God, but the mother
goes on, believing that "the Lord win
provide" when she sees her sons spirit
return upon the wings of a terrible
storm. The only bright spot in the home
is Jennie, a little girl left an orphan,
when her mother dies on a cross country
wagon trip. She and the younger son
Jimmie are true pals and when the
time comes that the funds absolutely
cease rolling in, Jennie seeks employment
at nearby farm house, where the man
and his wife are criminals of the worst
sort
She is abused and mlstreated. The
work Of Lillian Gish in this role at this
particular point is remarkable. Never
before has she been seen as a. child in
such agony That starey look In her
big brown eyes and that expression that
only shows misery, is so plainly seen on
the stars face, that one has an immense
desire to reach for the child and comfort
her But Jimmie, that lovable boy of
about 16, taken by Robert Harron, takes
her out of that house of torment when
his family discovers oil upon their land.
this film, but Griffith gives US n few
inside glimpses on the subject So nat
urally does the boys father change his
belief when ne and his wife are stand
ing in the graveyard, where a shrine
has been erected for the boy, and see his
outstretched arms. The cast is excep-
tioDally capable, having upon its list
George Fawcett, Eugene Besserer, Rob-
ert Harron, Ralph Graves, George Mich
OILS and Josephine Crowell
''The Garage" Roscoe Arbuckles latest
comedy, is an added feature with the
Circlette. Willard Andelin is the soloist
and the orchestra's overture is Rachman-
noffs famous prelude.
OHIO.
Lew Cody is seen at the Ohio this
week in a role different from those he
usually essays.
In THE Beloved Cheater," his present
Offering, the star is admirable. "The
Beloved Cheater' fits and f1utters about,
rot devoting all Of his attention to any
one person for any length Of time. And
the peculiar part of this person is-all
the men are "strong" for him and seek
advice from him in their love affairs.
Finally, he is sought by a miserable per-
son, who complains that his fancee has
made him promise that he VIII not kiss
her until they are married. The two
heads set busy and frame up a scheme
whereby they will prove to the young
woman just what she is missing. On
one evening when the lights are turned
out the girl Is kissed and when the
lights are suddenly turned on, she is
kissed by her sweetheart-but it was not
he same Kiss that she received IN the
dark. There was something strangely in
n ho
Identification is a torn rose she had
taken from the mans coat lapel And
this isn't all to the cleverly arranged
plot. Many interesting things follow
that would be too great in number TO
relate in these columns. But neyerthe-
less all ends well, the male butterfly
feeling that he had done some one a
whole lot of good with his advice. The
Ohio bill is rounded out by Mutt and
JEFF comedy and news reel.
ALHAMBRA.
Don't try to find out what your hus-
band is doing is the moral Of "What Is
Your Husband Doing?" which is being
shown at the Alhambra this week Doris
May and Douglas Mclean are featured in
this delightful picture and again show
that freshness and charm that made
their acting in Twenty three and a
Half Hours Leave" such a marked sue
cess. They have parts in this film that
are remarkably suited to their unusual
personalities and fit wen into a story
that is not in the usual category of
scenarios. Doris May portrays Jealous
wife who drinks q little too much one
night at HoneysuckIe Inn, whittier she
had gone in search Of her husband.
whom she suspects Of frequenting the
place. Douglas Mclean la A voung law