The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-20
The Theatres
WASHINGTON.

All the red-blooded adventure that
Jack London put into his famous
novel, THE Sea Wolf" has been re-
tanned in the screen version, which
opened three days run at the Wash
ington Theatre last evening. In addi-
ton, the spectacular scenes which
feature the story have been portrayed
on the screen with startling vivid
ness that the printed page could never
hope to attain.
The central figure in the picture is
Wolf" Larsen, brutal captain Of THE
Ghost" whaling schooner. He rules
with a hand of iron, dominating his
crew by his sheer physical strength.
Yet at heart he is a philosopher, ready
to prove with skillful arguments that
might makes right" A rich idler and
a beautiful girl, picked up by the
schooner after a crash at sea, come
into contact with Wolf" Their adven-
lures on his ship form the plot Of the
story.
Noah Beery makes an ideal Wolf,
10th physically and by reason of his
considerable talent as an actor. Tom
Forman, Mabel Julienne Scott, and
Raymond Hatton are also in the cast.
The picture is a George Melford Pro
Guction and a Paramount Art craft.
MURRAY.
What a story for Madeline Ira
verse!" said Denison Cliff, William
Fox director and scenario writer.
when he read "The Spirit of Good"
What attracted him was the glamor
of the western dance hall and the
New York revue stage, and the NOV
ing story of love and revenge that
runs through it all. Enthusiastic, he
no ~
and within few days Paul Cazeneuve
was directing the production.
The result is that Madeline Traverse
will be seen in "The Spirit of Good"
at the Murray theatre, on Monday
She is supported by a capable cast.
including Frederick Stanton, Dick La
Reno Charles Smily and Clio King.
The story is by Clifford Howard
and Burke Jenkins.
MURRETTE.
George NJ Cohan has in rehearsal a
new musical show with the homely
title of Mary" To those unfamiliar
with the inside story of Mr.. Cohan's
this news item does not seem of great
importance But there is a history
to this good old Christian name.
Years ago, under great stress. MI.
Cohan wrote a musical play, called
"Forty-Five Minutes From Broadway.
Everybody knows this good old show
as it was one of the biggest sue
cesses George ever gave to the pub
lie. 1t was produced first with Vic
tor Moore and Fay Templeton in tho
principal roles-in 1904. Eight years
later it was revived with equal sue
cess with Mr.. Cohan himself playing
the principal part. And now it has
been made into screen version WITH
no less a star than Charles Ray and
offered as First National attraction.
it has proven the hughest success OF
Mr. Rays career. So much for
"Forty-F1ve Minutes From Broadway.
and now for Mary.
Mary was and is the principal fem
mime role in "Forty-Five Minutes
From Broadway" and in her, Mr.. Co
han has created one of the dearest
and sweetest stage Characterization
of his career. So much so, that after
the tremendous success registered y
the piece, he has never rested con
tent until he used the good old name
as the title of a play. And now Mary
has been given to the public in 2
motion picture offering. 1t will be
seen at the Murrette theatre on Mon
dav and Tuesday with Charles Ray in
the old Cohan part.
MURRAY.
An unusual degree of interest is
manifested in the announcement OF
the coming engagement Of the Neil
OBrien Minstrels at the Murray the
atre, Thursday, Sept %.
1t is promised by Manager Oscar F..
Hodge that everything is new for the
present season, and that there will not
be an old joke or an old song, and
that the costumes and scenery are all
new and up to date. pleasant sur
prise is promised, the details of which
are not published in advance, for the
first part setting. but it is said to be
artistic and one that will long be re-
membered as masterpiece OF scenic
art
Neil O'Brien has written three new
acts for the second part of the per-
Torrance and the entire production
for tho Second mart Of the performance