The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-11
The Theatres
WASHINGTON

one or the most enectlVe and thrill
ing scenes Of action in the air ever
presented in a photoplay is included
in the special Vitagraph production,
Trumpet Island" when an airplane
containing the heroine and the villain
collapses hundreds of feet up in the
air.
Staunch faith in realism caused Di-
rector Tom TerriSs to insist that this
scene not be faxed" as is often done
in screen drama productions. The
problem of presenting the spectacle OF
an airplane with human occupants
losing wing in midair was puzZling
one for several days, and many elabor-
ate plans were suggested only to be
rejected by Mr. Terriss. Finally Mr..
Terriss himself hit upon the solution.
and his plans worked.
Those who view this spectacular
event in Trumpet Island" at the
Washington Theatre today and tomor-
row will no doubt wonder how the &C
tress and actor escaped without sert-
Gus injury or death. To divulge the
manner in which the scene was made
would spoil its effect, however, so the
audience must perforce be left to draw
its own conclusions.
MURRETTE.
Harriet and Piper" Anita Stew
arts latest First National picture,
which will be screened at the Murrette.
Theatre, the first half, is from Kath
leen Norris story of the same name
The story, which has a Greenwich
Village setting, ran serially in the
Pictorial Review, and has since been
published in book form. Supporting
Miss Stewart is an all-star cast, in
Guiding Ward Crane, Charles Rich
man, Irving Cummings, Byron Mum
son, Myrtle Stedman, Margaret Lands,
Barbara La MARI Deeley and Loyola
O'Connor. Bertram Bracken directed
the production.
Those who have already seen
Harriet and the Piper" both at the
coast and in New York, are unani-
nous in declaring it the best film
vehicle in which Miss Stewart has
yet appeared, not excepting In Old
Kentucky" which was one of the most
successful of last seasons produc-
tons.
RICHMOND.
A vicious battle between two grizzly
bears is one Of the chief features in
The Courage of Marge O'Doone,'
Nitagraph's special production based
on the pOWer1ul mover Dy James OllFer
Curwood which will be shown at the
Richmond theater on Monday and
Tuesday. Special precautions were
taken to make the screen play true to
the type Of the Canadian Northwest.
The company waited in the vicinity OF
Truckee. in the mountains of Cali
fornia, for several days for a heavy
snowfall. A light snow on the ground
would have been unConvincing. Cabins
book were constructed at Bonner Lake
and at several locations hitherto I'M
touched by the camera.
MURRAY.
Rosa Gore, of the famous vaudeville
team Of Crimmins and Gore, who head,
lined on the Keith and Orpheum cir
cults for years. plays the role of a
domineering wife in support Of Eddie
Lyons and Lee Moran in their latest
comedy success, La La Lucille" to
be seen at the Murray Theatre next
Monday. Miss Gore is one of the best
known character condolences on the
stage or screen.
Arthur Thalasso, who played the
husky" parts opposite Charlie Chap
lin in so many of his comedies, will
be seen in the role of jealous apart
ment house ianitor in LA La Lucille
the feature comedy starring Eddie
LYONS and Lee Moran. This produc
ton. which was the big Broadway
musical comedy hit of last season. will
have its first local, screen showing
next Monday at the Murray Theatre.