The Washington times., 1920-06-05
A c''or Or So Of CHATTER About FAs;s sss Play.

palm beach. as is true also of Mr..
Vionrs concert orchestra.
YOU CAN'T PLEASE 'EM ALL
ALL OF THE TIME.
Dear II. e. L--why can't the moving
picture houses give us more pictures like
at the Metropolitan Thester last week,
instead Of Mutt and Jen pictures? They
are certainly more eievating and II the
expressions about such pictures I'm sure
they would do so. their main effort
should be to give an audience what 1t
wants. j O.
and yet, J. o., did you ever
stop to think that there are just as
many picture-goer whO haze senti-
ments just the reverse Of yours re-
gdrding scenic pictures and cartoon
comedies. Consider Mr.. Aesoy's
fable of the man, his son, and his
donkey.-H. c. L.
Dear II. c. 1t wish to register
word of appreciation for the su-
perior quality OF music at the Rialto
Theater. Mr.. Breeskin Is certainly to
be commended for his wonderful
work" H. B.
had the shock of her life a few even
ings ago. One OF her pictures was
showing at an outlying theater and
she planned to go in and see 1t. She
| heard some one in front of her say:
to pay twenty-five cents to see her.
They ought to pay me for looking
| at her"
| And" said the motion picture star,
| maybe she was right. Anyway. |
put my twenty-five cents back in my
pocket and walked away from the
| window"
Harold Lloyd, Pathe comedy star.
read the other day of Nebraska man
who swore he'd never shave his beard
again until William Jennings Bryan
is elected President. Said Harold:
when it comes time to bury that
bird. the undertaken probably will
have to use pitchfork."
WHAT DID WE DO IN THE OLD DAYS:
sometimes sit and wonder what we
women used to do
| when we would go a-shopping in the
| city's busy stores,
What did we do when we were tired with
hunting something new,
And no handy picture show with ever
welcome doors?
What di dthe tourists find to do, when they
were stranded here;
| with but hour or two to pass and
knew no place to go:
! How did they spend the tiresome while?
| twas weary time, fear;
Before the open picture house, which we
| have come to know.
How did the people hll their want for
4 f..II q
How did the lovers pass the hours?
| where did the children stay
How did the tired business man forget the
| Before the picture show had come. to
| rest from work and play?
Betty Bouton, who appears in the
| First National picture, Don't Ever
Marry" with Marjorie Daw and Matt
Moore, only waited for the completion
of that production to promise to
honor love, and obey one Arthur
jackson. All of which revives that
burning question, WHAT ina name?"
in the minds of screen fans.
Because friends told her she look
ed like Pearl White, the famous Fox
star, ,fifteen-year-old Virginia Liquori
of Brooklyn, ran away from home
to seek her fortune in motion pic.
lures. But IL takes more than looks
to be a Pearl white.
George A. Crouch. cashier Of tho
Crandall company. has established a
record in handling the funds OF the
seven Crandau Theaters in the Cap
ital During a period of six months
he has counted, packaged and deposit
ed the box office take" without an
error. Ask any banker whether this
is a good performance or not.
Dear ~. G. LII do think TINT
washington has some very pretty
movie houses. Loew's Palace - one
Of them. oh, boys, and that orches-
ira; some Jazz! How bout it7
BLVA, Alexandria, Va.
NOTE.
Tickets are mailed TO successful
contributors during the week follow
ing publication OF submitted articles
ia deem II courtesy " non-receipt
of tickets within ten days after publ
/ cation is brought TO my attention.
IL c. L.