The Washington times., 1920-09-18
A ce''os e. $. Of CHATTER About Photo :ss r,.,.
BY THE CHATTERER.

BY THE CHATTERER.
Harold Lloyd seems to have ousted
Charlie Chaplin from the hearts OF
You Washington movie fans, Judging
from the flood of letters coming to
me during the past week. Only one
writer chose Charlie Of the funny
feet as his "favorite comedian but
a perfect horde came out for Harold
, Lloyd.
NO, couldn't use 'em all. Some
, were too brief. for one thing, the
writer's evidently being busy folk
who just dashed off their answers IN
staccato fashion. Now we wanted to
entertain the readers of this column,
not enlignten them especially, so we
chose only four letters for publication
this week.
or the four, three named Harold
Lloyd, the other picking Ford Sterl-
ing. Well, any way. here are the
letters:
MY favorite comedian Is Harold Lloyd
My reason: He II funny without being
many OF the com ed ians do. He takes what
ever part he is playing very seriously. =
II last saw him at the Metropolitan In
MISS NARY GRIFFITH.
Good Hope road southeast
Anyone witnessing movie in which
-rod Lloyd appears Is sure to sntSs % raIs ths
9msdy nnsds; NV MA tsvori,e % s"s ssomedian. %
t:His acting ia usually on a higher level
an the other comedians nov SeiSIe .ne @
EARS invariably contain a plot n, wn,cn; n;
side from, the acting. holds the interest OF
II isst saw Harold Lloyd in An Eastern
westerner' at the Metropolitan IheateF.
"2lo First street northwest.
Ny favorite photopiay comedian,is Har-
oo nHe E,'ys is very original in.hi, .etIps and
selects very 5000 and isaessi ss sss in possIsie
and q i issst s0Gss saw him at the MeYop.'isan in
h:S Royal ''SSci.RA ScLARA L. THOMPSON;
''silver Spring, Mo-
NV favorite comedian Of the screen ls
ro-d sterlins. He is my favorite because
Nery time / have seen him he has mace
me laugh long and loud HIS impe,'T Das.
sionst. ,ov. or opinion OF self is very good.
The only trouble :. that new photopiays
ir which Ford Sterling acts DO not ''H'e
cut often enough to suit me.
II List saw him sd1M a. 1ne tNsCHUTz.
"717 Newton street northwest
No there. isn't any contest TINS
week. Haven't any ideas. Have you
.All right: send in your IDEAS aoou'
ideas. Maybe Wen use some oI .nen
~ We do. we'll reward the thinkers
with some tickets to some movie
bou.e in town. All you need DO IS
a. outline briefly what the movie rams
NV write about You can try, any
way, can't you?
Iourence .Beatus, manager. OF
N. otny n
r.cipient of many congratuiatiohs
,,rinp the past week, following tne
anrouncemcnt of his engagement TO
Miss ida zirkin Of 1919 MASSACHUSETTS,
avenue northwest " ..
The gathering OF foreign war
rotorans in Washington during the
rost vee,s has been, fittingly cele-
hrated Mt Loew's Palace and Columbia
,,besters, where the maranees over
,he sidewalSs at each theater nave
leen appropriately decorated In nass'
Mr.. Irving jackson. baritone, has
succeeded Mr.. Willard Andchn as .ne
solist at Loew's Columbia Theater.
Nv Jackson will continue the rendi-
lions of ELI, Elf as prologue TO
showings Of Fannie Hursts classic
"iIumoresque. ...
Thomas J. Cannon, director OF the
Palace Symphony Orchestra, IN an
nouncing Langy's Liberty ms
n.erture selection for the current
,xncl<. explains that Liberty Is a
brilliant musical commentary on the
,,or,d war and is one of the most
FASCINATING overture novelties issued
y this year. ...- ....
Harry ". Crandall, owner OF the
. twelve Crandall theaters In the WASH
inrtou territory. returned to his desk
last Thursday morning atter haNhs
undergone a bronchial operation that
conared him to his room in the hos
nttal during the early days OF the
week.
.. Joseph p. Morgan. general manager
" the Harry NJ. Crandail enterprises
ir washington and vicinity, having
successfully launched Crandalrs new
strand Theater in Cumberland. Md,
last week. dashed TO Petersburg, Va,
g. prepare for the reopcning OF the
century Theater In that city. the
century being the twelfth house un-
der Crandall control.
William c. Ewing, formerly mem
Der OF the art department OF the
Washington Post, was engaged last
week as assistant to Nelson n. Bell
IN charge OF advertising and publicity
for the Crsndall theaters In this city
and surrounding territory.
Ey n skillful allotment of time. Mr.
bIncdeo Vioni. conductor Of the sym.
rhony orchestra at Crandslrs Metro
lvpolltan Thester, has given each mem.
Der of his organization a full week's
,,rstiop durinc the sur1pner uithout