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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-18
THE STRAND
electrical Wizards"

A cyclone of fun is promised in the
headline offering of the vaudeville
half of the Strand bill when Fred La
Refine and his company, the worlds
formost electrical wizards, Will pres
ent their unusual number, wherein
they play and perform with high
voltage electrical currents as though
toying with matches, allowing these
currents to pass through their bodies
and making of themselves veritable
pillars OF fire.
Others to be seen Will include
Frank Hartley. late of the New York
IIippodrome and known as~the high
explosive of jugglery"; Frank Will
ling and Dolly Jordon, the popular
entertainers in "a Few Pleasant
Moments; Brady and Mahoney, the
nonsensical navigators presenting
their latest scream, "A Voyage On
knockout, Frank Dae and Marga ret
Neville who offer clean baseball
comedy skit entitled after The
Game
The photdramatic presentation for
the week promises to give new
angle on the great power of love as
shown in "a Slave of Vanity the
latest Robertson-Cole super-special
starring the great emotional actress
Pauline Frederick. The story being a
screen adoption of the drama Iris"
by Sir Arthur Wing Pinero.
Short film features including a
multiple reel comedy, scenic and
world events picturized, together
with special orchestral numbers as
arranged by Arthur J. Maxwell, the
overture for the week being fox
trot mysterioso, The Moan" will
complete a program well up to the
high standard set by this popular
bpnse
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-18
kNICkERBOCkER-
"JnsCen Forces"

For the first two days OF Christmas
week, beginning tomorrow at )
O'Clock, Crandal's knickerbocker
heater will offer Sidney A. Frank
Inns Unseen Forces" In this strange
romance OF young woman, whose
destiny is guided by peculiar psychic
forces that give her unique per-
ception of events entering into her
life. Mr.. Franklin has provided one
of the genuinely distinguished pic
lures OF the year. Sylvia Bream, r,
conrad Nagel, Rosemary Theby. Sam
De Grasse, Edward Martidel, and Rob
prt Cain are the foremost members
of the cast. The principal supple
mcntary feature of the bill for to-
morrow and Monday will be Harry Pol
lard's most recent comedy release,
Park Your Car" Added Fl m features
and special music, including a grand
overture number by the symphony or
chestra and Chickering Ampico Piano,
will complete the program.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the
famous Drury Lane melodrama- The
Best of Luck" interpreted by cast
led by kathryn Adams, Jack Holt,
Lille Leslie and Fred Malatcsta, will
afford patrons of the Knickerbock r
n glimpse of daring deeds, am rzing
perils and high romance. As an added
Offering will be shown the amusing
comedy, THE Simp," which in turn
will be bulwarked by other abhrevlat-
ed camera subjects and petal music.
Beatrice Joy and Walter Nicer II,
supported by Grace Diamond and a
numerous ensemble, viii occupy the
stellar position on the bill thursday
and Friday In Invisible Divorce"
an crgrossing study of doY u c fe
in Paris art colony Haired, Scarum"
win be the comedy fcatur..
Christmas day VIII be featur 4 by
Dorothy Gish In Flying Pat Mu I
and JefI in Home Brew" and Booth
Tarl<ington's delightful comedy, Ed
gar's Hamlet
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-18
FINAL GRAND CONTEST
FOR WINNING AMATEURS

The amateur nights being held
every Friday at Crsndall's York The
alter, have leaped into instant favor.
Last Fridays entries attracted the
same overflow crowds that marked
the Inauguration OF the series a week
ago. Manager Glassers problem is
to handle the thousands DESTROYS of
attending rather than to entice aspi-
rants for honors to appear. Entries
enough for four weeks have been
received to date.
II is planned to have a final grand
contest Of prize winners only to close
the series. Cash prizes OF $40, IS and
$3.50 are distributed every Friday
aight on a basis Of popular acclaim
determined by applause.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-18
4 Christmas 2t0rp
BY DOROTHY DALTON.

could tell them I wanted nice
woolly dog. Harold promised
faithfully.
Christmas day arrived and I
waited patiently all day for the ar
rival OF Harold's family. About
dusk their car drove up to our
house and 7 could hardly walt to
open the huge box with air holes
cut In 1t that Harold's father
brought.
/ was sure my wish had been
answered. With intense eagerness
I jumped and screamed and undid
the box. But no glad bark greet.
ed me and no curly dog stuck his
head out of the box.
Instead I saw n collection OF dogs
that filled my heart with disap-
pointment There were dogs OF all
varieties, but made OF papicrmache
and wool.
Harold had done his best but his
parents had got together with
mine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-18
CONGRATULATE DIRECTOR
BgUSIOF ON PROGRAM

Director Leon Brusilof, of the
Columbia symphony Orchestra, has
received scores of congratulations
from patrons of Loew's Columbia
Theater for the excellent musical pro-
gram arranged in connection with
showings at that theater of Idols OF
clay"
Director Brusilof has arranged a
prelude Morning Moods" from Suite
/, Peer Gynt tGri"g). which is &C
companied by bird whis;lings from
d'ffcrent parts of the theater that is
wholly charming and altogether mys-
tifying The illusion Of morning is
practically perfect and the Greig
movement forms a splendid counter
part OF the program.
As an overture, Director Brusilof
offers Dance of the Hours" from La
Giaconda, also another splendid
number.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-18
JOEW'S PALACE
SThe Misleading Lady.r

Bert Lytell comes to Loew's Palace
Theater tomorrow in 1.-THE Misleading
Lady" the photoplay adaptation of
the stage success Of the same name
by Charles Goddard and Paul Dickey.
In 1.-THE Misleading Lady" Mr.. Ly-
tell is seen as the brilliant but woman
hating young engineer who comes out
of the wilds OF South Africa, takes his
rightful place in New York society,
and does the quite usual thing of fall.
ing head over heels in love with Helen
Steele, a beautiful society girl.
fTumultuous in his avowal of love
for the gin the young engineer learns
to his cold horror that she merely
made him propose in order to prove
her fitness for role in amateur
rneatricalA
The fury OF the young engineer is
not lessened by his repression, but as
he is bidding her good-by he sweeps
her into coat. bundles her into his
waiting motor car, and carries her off
to his hunting lodge in the woods,
where begins a courtship that begins
with the misleading lady in chains
and ends by her defense OF the en-
sineer when the latter is acc1sed by
her own hance.
The extra added attractions for the
week sound a note of remarkable
novelty and appeal The Patho news
views. the Literary Digest's Topical
Tips. and other screen numbers OF I'M
usual interest including Pollard
comedy, Park Your Car" Mutt and
left animated cartoon. round out The
fjm portion of the program. Director
THOMAS J.. Cannon, OF the Palace
symphony Orchestra, announces
"Christmas Fantasies" (Brooks) as
tho weeks overture selection.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-18
Sylv:a Dreamer Made Society
In Londcn Gasp By Her Action

When beautiful Sylvia Dreamer
went on the stage in sydney. Aus
tralia, at tn. age OF tourtcen-which
isn't long ago-English society gasp.
ed. Miss Dreamer had broken all tn,
picturesque traditions Of her family
by accepting a position behind the
footiishts.
Way back in the days when George
" was Offering handsome induce
merts to his naval officers for the
capture of Kidd and his business
partner, Morgan, old Sir Oliver
Dreamer, an "officer and a gentle
man stirred England with his
heroic exploits in capturing one of
the, wind TANNERS belonging to the
famous pirates.
And 80 it came to pass that the
great -Ereat-great granddaughter OF
the noted alventurer stirred tn
hearts of all who saw her when he
winsOme and charming personalit
was first manifested in crude littl
musical comedy offering. in a small
Australian playhouse.
Since that time Miss Brcamer's rise
has been rapid and high. And now
she has the stellar role in what is
declared to be Sidney Franlllin's
greatest nroduc,ion Unseen Forces"
Whom If became known that Sylvia
was tn ,our rho continent with n
stock comnapy the Dreamer family.
which has it's branches in ROYALTY
WAS borrilied as only ROYALTY can be
fearful relatives implored the now
famous leading lady to consider the
SNUG pursuits of her long. line Of dis
tinguished ancestors, but Sylvia
argued logically, and in a lady-like
fashion, that non-provident ancestor
were no boon to family prosperity.
and that titles. in dollars and cents,
couldn't be considered in terms Of
negotiable securities.
Sylvia's father commander in the
British navy, had died. and when all
the gold lace had been paid for it
was discovered that Sylvia's mother
and sisters had a small financial bull
warlI against an overwhelming on
slaught Of social obligations demand
ing expenditures no longer possible
after the demise Of the head of the
Dreamer family.
Thus it became incumbent on some
member of the household to step
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-18
Hiss SCEERGER SINGS

The solo srtiste for the Third
Of the special musical offerings
arranged for Sundays md Mon
lays during December by Thomas
VI. Eastwood. manager of Gran
dnIrs KnickerbOcker Thcnter.
IL! he Mss Frances W. Scherger.
"a brilliant soprano. who will be
heard In miniature recital at the
IlnickerbOcker tomorrow md
Monday. Prominent among the
numbers which Miss SchcrEcr will
sing il "YOur Eyes Have Told We
SO," n ballad Of infinite charm.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-18


GEORGE S.-Are the automob q
pictures i have been making lam q
Gus? Are accidents dangerous. in
er words? j can only say II you |,
wheel or you skid while hitting
up In picture, you can be Just ~
dead as II you were doing II for any
other reason.
Nowadays when a scenario calls for
speed, IL means real speed. The pub
lie has seen too many pictures by
this time to risk taking. The camera
can be made TO speed up car going
at the ordinary pace, but IL can't DO
that without speeding up the pace CT
everything else in the picture. Every
ones suspicious are reused imme-
diately by pedestrians in the distance
sauntering over the landscape IN A
fast trot. little dogs wagging Their
tails with unnatural energy. and 90
liage swaying hurricdly back ana
forth in the gentle breeze. And even
II the public were still innocent
enough to let the taking get by, 10
self-respecting actor would stand for
il. The racing pictures you men
toned were the real thing. The pace
was just as hot as in professional
contests, and in one OF them l was
pitted against such noted drivers as
Tommy MiltoP, Ralph de Palma, EI-
die Pullen and Ralph Milford.
| like pictures OF this kind because
] like getting over a speedway At Il
fast clip in a car, and also because /
think fair amount of action in Il
photoplay is a desirable thing. We
don't go TO the moving picture theat"r
TO be lulled to rest, and / have always
found the fans liked picture tina I
could combine fast action in the de-
tails with plenty OF action in the plot
! itself WALLACE REID.
: sixteenth strect-Q.-Who is play
ing Leo Ditrichstein's part on the
screen in "Thc Great Lover? A
John Sainpolis.
J. f. W.--Q.--Is Alice Hollisror
playing in pictures now" Ayes.
for Goldwyn. She returned to the
screen after an absence Of two years
on account Of illness to appear -
leading woman in "Milestones." She
! is now playing in The Great Lover"
| which has just been released.
| Observation-Disclosures Castle is comius
| back to the screen, appearing in -four
productions year for the CawwOoI
Pictures Corporation.
~ \. l.---f1dETy NdTey ON ne II Tca l
| arm, if that's what you want to
| know. In fact, he is rancher Of
| the screen as well as on. He's ono Of
! the few western screen characte )
| who makes ranch life a steady bus
mess.
P. r. P.--,So you like Gladys Wa
ton. Who wouldn't? She's the
typical American girl. You're right.
She's seventeen and still studyine'
high school courses at Universal City.
Cal, between scenes. We understand
| Risky Business" is the name of hc''
new picture which follows "Pinlt
| Tights" her first real success.
r. A. S.-Norman Dawn, Universal
director, and a native of South
| America wrote Hidden Fires in
which Edith Roberts will be starred.
Yes, it is a story of South America
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-18
LOOKING AHEAD

Roscoe Fatty" Arbuckle, in Irwin
Cobbs The Life OF the Party" will
feature the bill at LOew's Palace for the
week beginning December 20.
Viola Dana, in "Cindcrella's Twin"
will b. at Crandalrs Metropolitan for
the week Of December IS, appearing also
at the Knickcrbocker on December IS
and -.
1.-THE Juckllngs" featuring Mabel
Juli"nae Scott and Monte Blue, comes to
Loew's Columbia for the week Of Do
Cember IS.
The knickerbocker will show THE
Soul Of Youth" on Tuesday aud Wednes-
day. December IS and 20, with Bebe
Daniels in You Never Can Tell com
pleting the week.
For three days, beginning with a week
from tomorrow, Something to Think
About" will be seen at Crandalrs The
alter. followed by Jack London's Burn
ing Daylight" for the rest of the week.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-18
Jane NOVAK SIGNS FOR
NE,LAN'S PRODUCTIONS

Jane Novak. whose exceptional
Characterization in "The Rivers
End" brought her to stsrdom. HIS
Just signed with Marshall Neilan to
appear in the leading feminine role OF
his newest production, mot a Drum
Was Heard"
In the new photoplay Miss Novak
will play opposite James Kirkwod,
recently engaged by Neilan to appear
IN a number OF big productions. Iici
mart will be that of Western girl,
with Montana and Arizona as the
locale Of the plot
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-18

bered for her work in the leading role
in Lehrman's "a Twilight Baby"
which was so well received through
out the country.
TEX" Cooper who plays a pad
man" in "The Teaser," Dorothy Dial =
tons latest Paramount picture car
ries his own Colts As, a gift of Zack
Miller of the 101 ranch, where he wa
the champion steer rider at the
ranch a few years ago.
The famous Bridge of Signs" over
which many criminals have walk eu
from the Grim nal court room to the
Tombs was l.ned for the first time
for use in Thomas Meighan's latest
picture, The Quarry
Edwin August, who is Dorothy DaI
IONS leading man, started on til
stage at the age of seven and toured
he country two years as Little LORD
Fauntleroy in the play Of that name.
Fatty Arbuckle is having n trium-
phal tour through France, where he
is on vacation resting up after maxi
ing The Life of the Party" his first
starring feature for Paramount
Bryant Washburn, who Is appearing
in "An Amateur Devil" has just re-
turned with Mrs. Washburn from
London.
"To Please On. Woman" is Lois
webers first production for Paramount.
Marion Davies will give a Christ
mas party at the International Film
Company's studio Christmas Day.
Hundreds of children of the nCighpor-
hood will then be the guests o, the
film star and beauty who Will per-
sonally present to each a Chri tmas
gift. There will be dancing, music,
refreshments and general gala
time. II Buried Treasure" Miss
Davies newest picture, can be got
from the laboratories where II is nov
being worked on. IL will be sh. WI
the children as an added Chri tmas
afternoon attraction. Previous to
this, Miss Davies has neld her Christ
mas Day children's party in her
Riverside Drive home.
Special Yuletide matinecs will be
given daily at the Knickerbocker.
Savoy, York, and Apollo theaters, be-
ginning Christmas day and continu-
ing through Sunday January ., 1921.
While similar holiday performances
have been given at the Knickerbock-
or in previous seasons, this Is The
first time daily matinecs have been
scheduled for the Savoy, York, and
Apollo.
There will be the customary daily
matinces at the Metropolitan, Avenue
Grand, and Ninth and Il street houses.
Special bookings have been arranged
FOR tho week intervening between
Christmas and New Year.
The ma inees at the lckcrbockcr,
Savoy, York. and Apollo will begin at
.2;3o y. m. and performances will be
continuous until closing, at IL p. M.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-18
ALICE JOYCE LEADING
HARD LIFE NOWADAYS

Alice Joyce and her company have
gone to Lakewood. N. j., where many
scenes for her forthcoming produce
ton "tter Lord and Master" will be
taken to arouse the beautiful estates
at h. famous New Jersey winter re-
sort. many OF which are English In
their type OF architecture. Tho play,
by Martha Morton. dcais with Eng
lish and American social lif,.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-18
"Oh Lady Lady," a Joyous
. Comedy, Is Booked at the
R.alto-"Idols of Clay"
Remains at Columbia ,
for Another Week.
Movie Gossip.
MOORE'S GARDEN
sHeliOtrOpe."

~htliOtrOpe.
DiA YOU ever associate a certain
perfume with a certain person. so
that whiff OF the perfume would
remind you OF them. even th"ush
they themselves might not be pres
ent? Such is the situation that gives
the title "Heliotrope' TO the new Co.'S
mopolitan production which VIII he
presented by Paramount Pictures at
Moore's Garden Thester all next
week.
Like its popular predecessor.
''Humoresque" this is a stirring
story OF a parents love for a child
But while mother love is the primal
motif in "Humoresque," II IL the sac
rifice made by a father To insure his
daughters happiness that is said TO
make the chief appeal in Hello
trope."
The story. written by ltichard
Washburn Child. centers around a
convict, who Is known TO his pals as
''Heliotrope Harry" due to his fond
ness for that plant and its perfume
Heliotrope's lovely daughter Alice.
has never known her father ana
mother. The latter is an unscrupu'
lous woman with a greed for gold.
When Alice becomes engaged Ito a
rich young man. brother OF her school
chum, her mother plans blackmail
game that threatens the girls fu-
ture. But before she can carry out
her evil design, Heliotrope secures
: his release from prison, and after
many dramatic developments gives
up his life to prevent Alice from com
ing to harm.
Advance reports state that while
the picture at no time descends into
melodrama, IL unfolds a plot that for
sheer excitement has seldom been
equalled and at the same time retains
all the pathos and human appeal of
its forerunner.
A carefully selected cast is seen in
the many important roles, Frederick
Burton playing the title part, sup
ported by Diana Allen, William h.
Mack, Wilfred Lytell, Julia Swaync
Gordon, Betty Hilburn and others OF
equal note.
Auxiliary features including com
edy and educational subjects and q
specially arranged orchestra score
round out bill that promises to be
most worth while.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-18
en-" Forces MenoboaBert Lyeu al Locus Palace
The
Film Forum
=
Conducted by
ELEANOR DALE

II there - dHVththO you cont 20
kHOU about motion pictures, urAe 10
Eleanor Dale Of this neHspdper. Gipe
your correct name and address IN odso
your ansWer must be sent through the
mail
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-18

bered for her work in the leading role
in Lehrman's "A Twilight Baby,
which was so well received through
out the country.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-18

"Tex" Cooper who plays a bad
man" in THE Teaser," Dorothy Dial
tons latest Paramount picture car
ries his own Colts As, a gift of Zach
Miller of the 101 ranch, where he wa.
the champion steer rider at tn,
ranch a few years ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-18

Fatty Arbuckle is having trium-
phal tour through France, where he
is on vacation resting up after maxi
ing The Life of the Party" his first
starring feature for Paramount
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-18

Bryant Washburn, who Is appearing
in "An Amateur Devil" has just re-
turned with Mrs. Washburn from
London.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-11
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