The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-23
FAIRBANKS in
GOOD PICTURE
Alice Joyce Good Sporting
Duchess"P Psychologist
Romance, Too.

Ills Majesty, the American,
which Douglas Fairbanks IL fea-
tured at ths Rialto today. Is O good
picture, with plenty of action, the
famous Fairbanks smile, and q good
deal OF humor besides.
Bill Brooks douglas Fairbanks) Is
a yellow who never waits for any
thing to happen" and SO when Bill,
who has been shipped Off to Mexico.
because there isn't room enough for
him In New York, receives a sum
mons to report to small European
prtncipality, whose prince he hap
pens to be. he loses no time in obey
ing the summons
Sarzeau, the prime minister of
Brizac, who Is a statesman after An
ttony Hopes own heart. IL carrying
on an intrigue which has as its OBJ
ject the ruin of the kingdom. The
American prince plunges whole
heartedly into this plot, and In his
adventures In the palace displays the
agility for which Douglas Fairbanks
ID famous. There is also q very
pretty countess (MarJorie Daw),
whose acquaintance the American
makes in characteristic fashion,
by climbing over q wall into q gar
den into which he has not been in
vited.
The Sporting Duohes.
Alice Joyce 10 the heroine OF "The
Sporting Duchess" showing today at
the Alcasar.s 1t 10 q role which suits
her perfectly. for nobody can look as
charmingly pathetic as Miss Joyce.
Douglas, the Duke Of Desborough.
who besides being the husband Of
Muriel (Alice Joyce), is the owner
of the famous horse "Clipstone," be-
comes an easy victim to the wiles OF
Mostyn, the villain. One has no hes
station In labelling Mostyn as the
villain--it Is 80 seldom that one finds
a good villain nowadays, and Mostyn
is indisputably one. His plot, which
in designed to destroy Desborough's
faith In his wife. involves the ruin OF
his fortunes as well. Desborough d.
vorces his wife. with the view of let
ting her marry Mostyn IL she so
desires.
"Clipstone,' along with the other
sold at auction. Muriel makes q bar
gain with Cyprian Streatfield that she
will marry. him II he buys "Clipstone"
for heron condition that .'Clipstone"
wins the derby. Cyprian bids against
Mostyn and succeeds In buying Clip
has another string TO his villainy; he
has persuaded Dick Hamomnd, Des-
borough's jockey. to leave Desborough,
and ride his colors. The methods which
"Clipstone'' chow that the sporting
duchess has Ifenty of resourcefulness.
Meantime Desborough has beea
shown his folly and is quite ready 20
be reconciled to his wife, except for
the fact that she has promised 70
derby. The old situation. by which
love and retrieval Of fortunes Is made
to hang on the outcome of horse
race is given a new twist In the reao-
HThe Street Called Straight"
Milton Silsl Is featured at the Fine
Arts today tn the screen version OF
Basil Kings 1.-THE Street Called
Straight" Those who hold that a
novel. In order to have successful
ings. should see this picture. The de-
velopnent of the story consists entirely
of q series Of involved psychological re-
actions, yet the unfolding of the plot
holds the spectators attention to the
end.
Olivia Guion is a Boston girl whose
father. Henry Guion, has become In
volved in financial difficulties which
seem about to culmtnate In disgrace az
well as ruin. Peter Davenant, q young
westernen who has risen from the
ranks. and to whom Guion has in times
past extend a helping hand, comes
forward with an offer OF aid. The fact
that Davenant has once proposed to
Olivia, and been refused. increases the
reluctance which she feels at accepting
his help. Olivia is at that time en-
gagged to Rupert Ashley. a British army
officer.
Mr.. King has very slzilfully shown
the contrast between the way in which
the American, without any especial
traditions of birth or breeding. rises to
the emergencies of a situation which
the Englishman is incapable OF meet
ing. Olivia solves the problem by fol-
lowing The Street Called Straight"
fers from that usually found in. stories
whose motif Ia the barter of q girls
happiness for money.