The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-05
The Theatres
WASHINGTON

a remarka bic cast was assembled to
assist Wallace Reid in his new picture,
The Lottery Man." which is the at
traction at the Washington theatre to-
DAY and tomorrow. The leading lady
IS Wanda Hawley. a beautiful and
talented actress who has played OPP
iosite practically every prominent
star in the film world. She has the
role of the girl for whom Mr.. Reid, as
Jack Wright, makes frantic attempts
10 call off his scheme to win 100000.
Harrison Ford. who has been leading
man for Marguerite Clark and other
stars, plays a part of but little less
importance than the stars. He lends
q breeziness and good taste to his
work that helps maintain the swift
action and hilarious quality of the
picture. Sylvia Ashton, who is rapidly
gaining reputation as a coincidence
Of the first rank, draws a rain of
laughs by her humorous performance
in character part. Her foil and fell
low laugh getter is Carolyn Rankin.
RICHMOND.
"Oh Boy" which Manager Mills has
booked for exhibition at the Richmond
Theatre today, is said to represent the
only really successful attempt ever
made to translate to the screen the
complete story of modern, up-to-dato
''girlie- grille" musical comedy hit. For
from start to finish, oh, Boy" is just
one succession of laughter-provoking
ludicrous, farcial situations, yet main
tanning the romantic story of the
original musical comedy production.
The film version of "Oh, Boy" is
the stage version picturized the only
Variations made being those which
ahcnlll+ oil and inriI-
ent to the translation from stage to
screen. All of the wit, htmOr and
farce-comedy of the regular production
has been retained in the film presenta-
ton, augmented by the fact that
whereas the stage play was confined
10 two scenes only, the broader scope
of the cinematograph has permitted
wealth OF magnificent settings.
MURRETTE.
Violet Heming. the beautiful actress
who is playing the chief role in the
big production Of "Everywoman" at
the Murrette Theatre this week, re-
Gently received a much worn and
unique snapshot in Germany. He was
a Now Yorker whose company had
benefited by an entertainment in
which Miss Heming was the central
figure. The picture was taken in Il
'uSbuI NllItu tiiC dllhH ltTth i'ii ~
Lind in their victorious march toward
Berlin. High up in this manmade
cave is a photo of Miss fleming torn
from magazine. One corner has
l.een partially ripped away by bullet
hole made ny a Hun sniper. Miss
fleming has purchased a suitable
frame for the momentO and has it
among her most cherished posses
siOns.
MURRAY
No better evidence could be desired
of the success of "A TailOrMade
Man" the new American comedy by
the late Harry James Smith, than the
fact that it rounded out a solid years
run at the Cohan and Harris theatre
New York, where it was declared to
be the funniest play if its kind that
the metropolis had seen in more than
a decade. COhan and Harris announce
a local booking of the play at the
Murray theatre next Monday.
"A Tailor-Made Man" presents, in
graphic form, psychological study
of the effect of environment on char
acter The central figure in the play,
John Paul Hart, STILES in the atmos-
phere of the tailor shop. He desires
broader, more sensitive surroundings, !
and with nothing better than a belief
in destiny, he commanders a dress
>l,it which in his hands or rather on