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The Washington times., 1920-01-24
CHOOSE WAITER TO BE
LINCOLN IN MOVIES

"wanted--A Man who Looks Like
Abraham Lincoln Without the Beard"
This advertisement inserted by the
Famous Players-Laskey Corporation
in the New York newspapers brought
Immediate responses. In all. some 300
people believed they were tho exact
counterparts of the great Enamel
pator. The object of the ad was to
secure a man to portray Lincoln in
the motion picture version of Angus
tus Thomas great play. The Cooper
head" which Is now playing at
Moore's Garden Theater.
The final selection settled upon N.
Sohroell. whose normal occupation is
that of waiter in Broadway cabaret.
Schroers remarkable resemblance to
Lincoln had attracted Attention long
before he had any motion picture as
pirations. He is six feet four in
height, has swarthy complexion,
wide mouth. and steel blue eyes. His
features.hre identically those of the
ruRRed-faced President.
Schroell has never before been be-
fore the camera, but he has appeared
in several stage productions. His ex-
perience In '"The Copperhead" has not
enthused him with the idea OF star.
ring in the movies and every evening
during the filming of the picture he
donned his soup and fish,, and re-
sumed his duties as waiter.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
COLUMBIA.
Douglas Mclean and
Doris MAY aa Cn-Stara.

Douglas Mclean, the Washington
boy who practically achieved over
night fame through the superior ex-
cellence of the first screen comedy in
which he was co-starred with Doris
May, "23h Hours Leave,n returns TO
Washington next week in a new
screen comedy, whats Your Hus-
band DoingW Pretty, lovabIe Miss
May is again seen opposite ebullient
Douglas. and the two will entertain
at Loew's Columbia Theater for the
four days beginning this afternoon at
3 o'clock. tst
What's Your Husband Doing9" II
will be remembered, is the farce
which made such a hit here last sum-
mer when presented on the stage by
the Garrick players. On the screen
II Is triply amusing. The mixed-up
story of a young married couples
misadventures when they are indi-
vidually arrested in raid on a no.
torious roadhouse. and the ensuing
complications make one of the most
hilariously laugh-provoking farces
ever written by that master of the
farce. George v. Hobart.
Beginning Thursday and continuing
for the remainder OF the week, the
Columbia will show 'The A B G OF
Love" the latest feature starring Mae
Murray.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
lHE ESADST0RY Oh
MR. WILL RgaE2S
Who, Having Been Born ia th1.
"WiId West Had 10 Pace
To Run Away To.
ny EnMIN Irgrra .L.,-NIE.


ut vas this way VII NpGers AZ
flrmed. Il uas born IN O3.lehoa,
and you Iiibw thst State was .paFtf
earvcd out af the old indian TORT
tory, and wien / was yoUr J uald
to hear about Eastern boy8 who drcam-
ed about running away fn3n baV-
ing TO 60 TO tho grocery and heaainE
fol the Indan Terfitcryt guessed
they niled The aame. or sometime
Weil Il Hsed 10 most brcsk my heari
contemplating that 1 hnQnl q pace
TO run away tt Rise tie IAdiap TerIi-
tory, having tsen bgfn there ~
didn't seem fair somehow: felt
should haze hod a cIiancs with th,
rest cf the fellows, ! c6Iant cqfp
get sore hptause my f2liss seat ne
the grocery too often, fbacauss theI4
wasn't a grocery within 80 miles or
our place, atd ~ thai grocery tiie
sold ticker pl ;ncipally, and So Far ag
Infants were concc we'd the neighbfr
hood was prohibition SO / wasus
often sent for Q cake OF SOAP.
Somehow or Other ] left cowbe
ing for the vaudeville stage. maxim
a feature Of my ability SO 70 speaL
to swing rope. Ny whole act cbE-
sisted OF doing tricks with 4 laraE
ana the only time 1 dpened my mesi \
wss 20 yawas or maybe sas sfhsnK
yoai4 TO admirfiis aadlenee5
''WcIl. one day ali the ghosts Of the
dead Indians over whose graves n
had had whooping Cough in NY boy
hood must have caught me at lsst, be.
rcaHSa all OF q sudden upsaln hnBeiN
bgrabbed my rope aud beEan to do all
sorts Of things 10 e puilinE Il this
way. that way. the other w9N. and
both ways. and sorely perpie1ed na9.
| suentet ] commenced 50 Eat rad IN
the face. and I WAS sorefy afraid that
the audience was getting red in the
eye
"In my agony / brnathed silent
prayer and said TO myself, Words,
come to men And they came l duft
know from where, but they ca nae,
! Swinging a rope is alrtsht, re-.
/ member saving when your neck atutE
Tin it, Then It's he'll / hears some
I faint filters. Embaldeped, ] went on,
EOut West where I come from thsg
won't let me play with Shis rope.
They think ] might hurt myseh{
! WCll, that audience started TO lrJgh
land forgot Go look at the lariat and
II was saved After that I started So
make wise cracks regNl9rly Until tho
| with MY latist but n-ade my tQrguh
wag instead SO as,to nrgl5c a pleasans
an@ rroRtuble living
''weH, life IS a funnv, pronositIoT.
| After had dropped. nv. past 81 me
with my lariat Ara took UP tall nlF
I for a livinr aloEg cbufss ~ ua'
Z lGoldwyn and before Z NndUE Hbat
has happened he has me woflsir IN
what they call lhe silent dre2,a
twhere people can see yaH~ lins NJ I'VE
tbut can't hear The wisdom OF yogr
inmost brain.
ESQ now I'm back where I staTteE
from, except that they have ts!seR
away my nope snd Givcn nae q dre@
tor, who Is q coed fypo9F. bub tatsf
through a mogaphore Aryhogh
I like the movies because yprs C74
meet so many famous oDerat!c tt2@A
Ia them"
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
GARDEN.
THE Copperhead,"
Featurinv IioueI Qarxvwnx

&S~ea~A 6akA AhgAGe
The first production in series OF
pictures TO be made by all the great
film companies OF the country and
presented in the great fight now
being waged under the direction OF
Secretary Lane. to bring home to the
citizens OF the United States Just
what their country stands for and
just what being a true and loyal
American means--in brief the thor
ough and complete Americanization
OF each and every one OF us-"The
Copperhead," Paramount Artcraft's s
superb special film version of Angus
tus Thomas celebrated play Of the
some name. an adaptation from the
book by Frederick Landis, with liz
onal Barrymore in the title role, will
open its second consecutive week of
showing at Moore's Garden Theater
tomorrow.
Lionel Barrymore was never seen
to greater advantage than in this
striking screen version of the play in
which he scored his greatest success
on the stage.
"The Copperhead" is one ,of Q the
really big motion picture presenta-
tions of the year.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
PALACE.
Ethel Clayton in
The 18th Commandment" "

The 18th Commandment"
"rhe Thirteenth Commandment" a
PAramount Aircraft picture, will bring
Izthel Clayton TO the screen OF Loew's
Palace Theater for the full week be-
a1nning this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The story was written by Rupert
hughes. t@
The cast includes Monte Blue. Anna
q. Nilsson. Irving Cummings, Charles
Meredith and others OF prominence.
= Americas most common vice is said
to be spending more than rs earned.
On this topic OF everyday life Rupert
Hughes has built story OF suspense,
power and thrill, leading to a cli-
matte denouement of rare human In
tBrest and appeal not alone to the
emotions, but to good, everyday
common sense.
: The story has as it's central figure
the daughter of a mid-Western mer-
chant in ordinary circumstances who
Incomes engaged to a, supposedly rich
New York youth. When IL is revealed
that the youth has been stinting HIM
sslf to buy her gifts the girl takes
matters into her own hands and
evolves a solution to their difficult
ues. -
: The Palace offers another exemp-
diary program of subsidiary features.
The Palace symphony Orchestra con-
tributes as the weeks overture num-
ber Orth's "In Clock store" a de-
lightful novelty.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
THE COMEDY OF THE
FUNERAL FLOWERS

The picture people in and about
Los Angeles are laughing over a
rather funny incident that took place
lately while taking some OF the scenes
for "The Shepherd OF the HIS" now
being screened from Harold Bell
wrights famous story OF that name.
For four days the sun did not shine
up in the mountains and the director
and actors waited impatiently for II
to come out. so they could proceed to
take the burial scene OF. Jim Lane, one
Of the Important incidents in the
story.
Finally on the NTH day out came
old Sol IN all his pristine glory, and
away the bunch hurried to take ad-
vantage of the sunlight and make the
scene while the light was good.
Everything was ready. the grave was
dug--the actors In place and the di-
rector all ready TO call camera. .
when IL was suddenly discovered that
In the hurry Of getting to the loca-
tion the property man had forgotten
the necessary wild flowers. The di-
rector tore his hair the sun was just
right. and il might be another four
days before such an opportunity came
again.
Fishery Reynolds, who is Mr..
wright's manager, came TO the rescue
and volunteered to jump into a watt
ing automobile, run into Los Angeles
at top speed and secure the essential
flowers. Away went Reynolds into
Los Angeles-secured a great armful
OF flowers at a florists and started
back for the hilis-at a nearby cross
ing the traffic was stopped--a pa
rade was about to take place and the
minion of the law at this crossing
was holding up all vehicles-jumping
out OF his automobile Reynolds ap-
! proaches the policeman and said.
please let me pass. These flowers
are for a funeral" "Whose funeral?'
asked the policeman, "Jim's Lanes, "
replies Mr.. Reynolds. who the devil
is Jim Lane7' ''why," replied Rey-
nolds, che was killed by Wash Gibbs" "
and we have been waiting Tor the sun
to shine for four days, so we could
bury him" "Qh, hell" said the Off
Ger, "some one of them damn movies"
and then with a grin he let him
pass.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
ETHEL CLAYTON HAS
IDEAS OF HER OWN

Ethel Clayton Is one of the few
motion picture stars who takes a
deep interest In the preparation of
/ her pictures into continuity form.
She has an expert knowledge OF mo-
tion picture technique and while the
scenarist was adapting her latest film,
"The Thirteen Commandment" from
Rupert Hughes, famous novel OF the
, same name, Miss Clayton was fre-
quently consulted. In this way the
pretty fayorfte became intimately ac-
qualnted with the story before she
started work on tine picture. Incl
IDENTIFY. she developed. some pretty def
mite ideas of her own with regard
to the heroine. whom Mr.. Hughes
sets as the ideal modern wife.
'sAfr. Hughes decries the idle and
extrayagant wife," said Miss Clayton
recently "who forces her husband
into debt in order to satisfy her
whims and considers It enough tolook
pretty and dress well. Daphpe Kip,
the heroine, is a woman like that
at first, but she sees the light. starts
little shop of her own, and comes
"a her husband-to -to-be only on condi-
ton that she be financially inde-
pendent and continue TO earn her
own way.
"EvidentIy the author considers
Daphne the ideal wife. don't
what would become OF the American
home and family IL every wife spent
the day tending a shop? And isn't IL
part Of every woman's duty to look
as pretty and dress as well as possi-
bIe-not beyond their income, OF
course? Don't men expect thatE L
think the ideal wife Is somewhere
between the extravagant one and sthe
strictly business woman. Don't your"
Local screen lovers will have a
chance to answer this for themselves
when "The Thirteenth Command
ment' is shown at Loew's Palace
Theater for the week commencing to-
morrow.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
STRAND.
"Jubilo," Featuring
VIII Rogers

A hobo with a sense OF loyalty is
supposed 20 be a rarity, but Will
Rogers, the Goldwyn star OF previous
ziegfeld Follies fame. proves that he
is just that in his latest photoproduc-
ton, "Jubilo," an adaptation from
Ben Ames Williams' famous story
which recently appeared In the Sat
urday Evening Post, which opens a
weeks engagement at Moore's Strand
Theater tomorrow.
/ The story concerns a knight OF the
road who views a train robbery and
saves from prison the man who gave
him his nrst long-distanoe job. Jubilo
the hobo, had no particular friend
ship for the man, but IN his daughter
and through her Kindness TO him, had
found someone who meant more 70
him than HIS previous free life I'm the
land OF vagabondia or even his own
life itself.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
RIALT0.
The Shepherd of the Hills"
with AIl-star Cast.

Harold Bell wrights The Shep-
herd Of the Hills" has been visualized
for the screen, under the authors
personal supervision and direction,
and will be presented at Moore's
Hialto Theater, starting tomorrow.
Pastoral simplicity of the kind that
approaches grandeur, is the inspiring
theme In the perturbation. The rug
ged honesty and worth of the men
that lead simple lives in the sequested
ozarks are even more graphically de-
picted through the cameras eye, then
theyswere in the vivid descriptions OF
the book.
n The story is one of a man who took
the trial to the lower ground and OF
the woman who found her way to the
5unlit plains.
Due to the length of the main at
traction, the overture for the week,
"Quartette from Rigoletto," will be
rendered only at the and o'clock
shows.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
KNICKERBOCKER.
"The Broken Melody"
Stars Screen Idol


THE Broken Melody" the newest
Selzniclx production starring Eugene
O3rien. viii be presented for the FIRST
time in Washington as the chief fea-
ture of the photoplay bill at Gran
dall's Knickerbocker Theater tomor-
row and Monday. In this subject, Mr..
o'Brien assumes the role of a young
printer whose love for a brilliant
young musician is seriously inter-
fered with by rich society meddler.
Foremost among the supplementary
Aim features win be shown His
Royal Slyness," starring Harold
Lloyd.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, Kath-
crime Macdonald. "the American
beauty" will be the pictured star in
The Thunderbolt." Thomas Meighan
is cast in the role opposite the star.
For Thursday and Friday, Mary
Pickford is announced in Heart o.
The Hills"
On Saturday only, H. b. Warner
will succeed to the stellar position
on the billein his latest release, "A
Fugitive From Matrimony."
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
GREENWICH VILLAGE
REPRODUCED In FILM

It Is said that a Latin Quarter like
New York's Greenwich Village is not
so much a matter of physical boun-
daries as OF spiritual ones. Accord
ingly, it was gigantic task that
faced the SeIznick technical director
when he was instructed to reproduce
the village at the Fort Lee stndio for
some of the scenes in Eugene
o'Brien's new selznick picture. The
Broken Melody"
The way these wizards Of construc-
tion, accustomed to creating almost
everything under the sun, got around
the difficulty was by not only build
ing a replica OF the village, but by
actually Turing some of its most not
able characters 20 the studio. among
them being sonia" the cigarette
girl; Blind George" whose nimble
fingers extract enchanting melodies
from any plano. and other denizens
OF Bohemia.
To incuicate still further that elu-
sive atmosphere of the village, some
OF Clara Tees fantastic sketches OF
dancing women were copied on the
walls-t'lara being one OF the most
famous exponents OF ultra-modern
art. Also, there was scribbled on the
walls one OF Bobby Edwards delight
fully rislue verses.
The "plece do resistance" OF these
cfrects was restaurant scene which
represented conRlomerate picture
OF the most unique qualities OF the
villages eating places, such as
"Polly's," "The Inn" The Black
Cat" and "The MIL.
The Broken Melody will be the
feature attraction at Crandalrs
Metropolitan Theater ell next week,
and at the Knickerboclker Sunday nnd
Monday, and will AFFORD local fans
the opportunity TO gain an accurate
insight into the sinner workings Of
Greenwich Village.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
ANOTHER FAMED COUPLE.

An item going the rounds says that
ENID Bennett and Fred NIblo are
now the only celebrated husband-wife
combination in flms," so7 How about
Bessie Barriscale and Howard Hiek-
man7 Mr.. Hickman and his world
famous wife entered pictures AZ the
same time and as her director during
good part OF this portion OF her ca .
reer has been largely responsibla Tor
her many successes. Previous TO that
they acted together on the stage--for
Mr.. Hickman II one OF the ablest
young leading men both behind the
footllghts and before the camera
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
KNIcKERBOCKER.

Nazimova will be screened IN
"stronger Than Death" at CrandalPs
Knickerbocker Theater the hrst two
DAYS OF the week OF February list.
Alice Brady will be seen Tuesday and
wednesday In "The Fear Markets"
Thursday and Friday, Douglass Fair
banks in "when The Clouds Roll By
saturday only. Doris Kenyon in"The
Bandbox."
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
FRlTzI is Mrs. DAILY.

Because their artistic endeavors
have usually kept them apart in diff
ferent flms, few people outside OF
iimland know that Fritzi Brunette is
the wife OF william Robert DAILY. the
motion picture director. They are
very happily married and each owes
much 60 the others inspiration for
the success that has attended them
since they came to California ten
years aro and became pioneers In the
movies with Col william seiig.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
CRANDALL'S.

Norma Talmadge Will occupy the
screen at Crandalrs on Sunday and
Monday OF the week OF February 1st
as star of her latest release, she
Loves and Lies" Other BOOKINGS TOT
the week are: Nell Craig in Common
Property" Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday, Alice Joyce in Slaves of
Pride"
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
Detailed Programs For The
Week AT The Various Houses

the community q group OF offending
women. without trial or alternative
save 70 leave. The chairman OF the
reform committed is the father OF
SON and a daughter. Through a
revelation OF what might happen 20
them. he is made to see the Injustice
OF his attitude toward the unfortu-
nate women he has been harrass.ng.
the denouement is one OF stratling
surprise.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
COIITMBIA.

For the FIRST four days OF the week
OF February 1 Loew's Columbia The
ater Announces Major Robert War
wick In "A Tree Of knowledge" For
the last three days OF that week. be-
ginning Thursday, the feature viii
be Love sparks,T featuring j. War.
rem Kerrigan.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
We elk of Feb. /
At the MopieS
METROPOLTTAN.

Nazimova, the screens incompara-
ble artistic, will be the pictured star
throughout the week of February lst
at crandalTs Metropolitan Theater In
her latest and greatest super-feature,
"stronger Than Death" The usual
array OF supplementary features will
complete the bill.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
PALACE.

The attraction for the week OF
February at Loow's Palace Theater
viii be d. w. Grifflth's latest film
drama, Scarlet Days" There will be
added attractions.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24

Harrison Ford. who came East 90
play opposite Marguerite Clark. In her
new Paramount-Ar Easy TO
Get has returned 20 California where
he will resume work at the Lasky
studio.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24

John Bowers, Goldwyn's versatile
leading man. complains that great
deal OF publicity is given TO his own
ing yacht, but none 60 his owning
and playing a guitar. It's strains arc
here recorded.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
Roundelays of Movie Days

earthly life Miss Pickford has departed
And oft Gloomy Gus the sad yarn has impaired
In each detail his doeful tale amissi
Tve got straight" he viii narrae it's just like this
,s "Tve got friend the coast
ss. who's quite familiar 1oth most
So "Of the folk soho make the
EAast "Thdt you upon the
49, ~ ~ "T'he other day got note
Which this friend asserts he Drote
Upon the Verg date and day
when MarJs laid
Indeed proye this lie
"He her hedrse passing by
His house just the gerry minute
"He penned the note S0ith this IN It,"
No you've heard gloomy bird bis bedimmed
with tears,
With huhed breath of death into your ears
But worry not; all rot; and Mrs Owen Moore
Will entertain just the she has years before
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
MAY TAX MAFYs tax.

Mary PickfoW NAV hsgh 10 50 3N
tax on her income tnE Wec. iIr
in the recent suit in q New y9gE ra2
revealed thar iu adifian- eg lgns1 Fr.s
nuol salary or Sl0&1OSM VI fr'i~s5t
kor was also 10 pa,r Npn sd 5ri.rpl ml.-
20 cover tho incorlo tax gfCrf1s
Revenue officials are now crrtgry isa
themselves with u,n rrobahiar ~
Imposing an addtlonal t0% 10 ,1ver
the eutlre uum advanced A7r L'llefr
The Washington times., 1920-01-24

Thomas Fastwooh rpNrgwaf 81
CrandaIrs Knickerbocltcr TheeFar ~
tho interest hc hns divn'cyd3 lu fiat
Janet Richards Mon 7Gv D1,-ril Z
talks given IN bis tfcafcr ana ~ bio
activity IN aasisting IN reThiDintsa-
nnco OF capaclty uttcn4Rnrsg each
week, hns given Bis houadtthe roll.
tation OF being the intellectual cCNtCr
of the comnuniLy.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24

Goidwyn Plcurcs has ree7lye3 to
carry on misslpnary worR throVeN iis
press andtservicc rcpreeert1tivgs seas
tered throughout the cpunnv tr lu
sunday closing laws dlrottcd. oga,n
motion pictures.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24

Harry NJ. CrandnII, owner OF the
chain OF Crandall theaters in the
Capital. and Joseph r. Morgan, gem
eraI manager of the Crandan enter
prises. spent the greater part OF last
week in New York on business con-
nected' with the local circuit!
The Washington times., 1920-01-24

Corinne griffith was recently asked
her opinion OF love. Here's what
she answered;
without love there wouldn't bc,any
movie shows7 Then where would
hc7"
Mebbe not romantic--but darned
practical.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24

The managerial ranks are neither
Immune. Larry Beatus who guides
Marcus Loew's enterprises here, got
grippy last Tuesday. and at latest
reports. was still alternating.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
HEARD Aa Mo7tHs 7HE


Old MIR. N. BIuenEa has been busy
among the gentlemen OF the film this
past week. And particularly among
the perpetrators OF publicity. Erin
stapce---Nelson b. Bell. whose spright-
ly effuslona concerning Harry Cam
dalrs attractions brighten our drab
days; and Earl +. T.. Dorsey. from
whom we are wont 10 receive many
gladsome burblings OF the shows at
the Palace and Columbia, were both
among those flued. This happy cir
cumstance left old I'D Evans. Tom
Moore's publicist. practically alone In
the field. and threw triple truckage
on his oscillating Oakland.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24

Afyron solznirlJ has nnnaupcc1f d
series OF Balph ruce speci5f rr luc-
tions for 1920. ihce lgns en- oCtor be-
fore he bccstue airelo ,Ni wr7
al various times With1thr NftAirorh
lowell, Potrova and Motro om-
panics.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24

'T.ovc Amcnr tho CN'crenf' is tNn
natnc OF strry which - gpn Ji-
nick has ius nurfhratf 'rar, trf.
willie Nodelrouse 'as nft5n a'ttfta
material. Owen Moore hha bfci s5-
lcctcd to mako tho chickens si' up
and take notice.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
FoIIowIng. the recatpetIng of ODD

Following. the recarpetlns OF the
promenade lounge at Crandal's Met
ropolitan Theater, further. coziness
has been given this quiet and de-
lightfully restful room on the mez-
canine floor, by the installation Of
subdued violet lights. The effect of
the new system OF illumination Is to
lend the lounge quite the atmosphere
of richly furnished private salon.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
Katherine wnIiams--rn answer to

NJ. n. R.--It wns MnhIon Hamilton
who was ,the Daddy Long Legs o. In
Mary PiclSford's picture.