The Washington times., 1920-06-19
4 c'''on Or So of CHATTER About Pho;s tse Play.

lights from the projection booth one
each for the North. South. East and
West corners (Bill says he expects TO
look backward just as must 'ss Ire
does forward on this trip as you new
er can tell about these heat waves).
and beat 1t for the mountains around
! Deer Park. When will he be back?
| that depends on how fast and how
long he ran going out.
Old I'D" Evans. director and MANAGE
| OF tho publicity department of Moores
| Theaters Corporation and one Of the best
| little catch as-catch can press prevarics.
| tors newspaper row has ever seen, has. in
| the course Of his persmbuls tions around
| the Rialto, where he makes his hesdauar-
| or some other small town where you can
| "hnd' things. met distinguished elderly
gentleman, constant and weekly attend
| ant Of the Rislto presentations. Ed claims
this party pulls something worthwhile
every performance ne attends, and there
| fore he makes 1t a point to meet him on
the way out to get the latest which fol-
lows:
| way down and in the center. Last week.
| In the afternoon. when he entered the
most filled He discovered a seat in about
| the location he wanted and sauntered
down to take same. Just as he was about
| to sit down he made another discovery,
however. and this that the seat he
desired was occupied by a 1920 model OF
summer millinery. The old gentleman
| hcsitated and glanced at the party to
whom the hat belonged She paid no at
| tention to him.
up, however and in tart voice asked.
| why. do you want this scat? There are
more down front-take one Of those"
| slightly taken back. but with that ever
| ready wit which Ed claims is the bright
| est in town. the old gentleman leaned for
ward, gazcd directly into tho lsdy's face.
a nh aft nj of afA
You are correct madame; there are
more seats down front and shall take
you better don't think / care to occupy
| this seat anyhow"
Ed says the old gentleman didn't sp-
| pear TO be scratched or marred in any
| way. and therefor thinks he must have
made some quick getaway.
The continuity Of picture beinG
probably its most important feature. II
seems queer and absurd that the man
agement of the Metropolitan Theater
be not more considerate OF their pa
irons sense of Judgment. In two pic
lures during the several past weeks
| important parts of the reels bearing
directly on the plot were missing. in
| tentionally or otherwise. The pic
lures were Farrar in "The Woman
and Puppet" and Nozimova in Heart
of Child" Also a knock is a boost.
ALFRED STEINER.
| Lsst week when the electric current
failed temporarily for a brief period
In the Afternoon. CrandalIs MetropoIi-
tan Theater switched the house lights
and projection booth onto Its own IN
dependent power plant and continued
| the scheduled showinss of its photo
play program without interruption or
delay. The Metropolitan Theater is
the only playhouse in the Capital
equipped for such an emergency.
There f. always keen interest ON The
part OF tho management as well as
tho clientele when a new theater ap-
proaches It's hrst summer season.
There is always the question OF how
well the ventilating system will func-
tion and how cool or how hot the
house may be. Crandalrs York The.
ater. now Catering to picture lovers
during Its FIRST heated months is prov
ing again the efficacy OF the Ty.
phoon Cooling System.
Tho boswood hedge that surmcurts
| the decorative marquee over the en-
trance OF Crandall's Metropolitan The
ater. thanks to recent rains and sea.
fensble weather, has taken firm root
without the noss of n plant. The ALL
year green as n feature OF house beau
tification has met with instant an
proval and has slredy been copicd by
several large theater operators In the
| East
This week will complete the shoot
| ing OF scenes for Annette Keller
msun's nrst comedy drama. what
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