The Washington herald., 1920-03-28

CrandalTs Metropolitan Theater
has in immediate prospect an es-
pecially noteworthy list of first
run super-features, Included among
the exceptional offerings scheduled
for early presentation are Geral-
dine Farrar in The Woman and
the Puppet," by far the most SEN
sational success in which she ever
has been pictured: Alice Joyce in
the mammoth screen version Of the
famous Drury Lane melodrama,
The Sporting Duchess" and Screen
Classics incompatible picturiza-
ton of James A. Herne's master
piece of native genre drama, Shore
Acres"
During the next two months,
Loew's Palace Theater, among 9TH
er photoplay attractions of a weeks
duration. will exhibit at least five
productions which are. unusual
even in this era of special" and
"super-special" photoplay produc-
ticns.
For the full week beginning Sun
day, April Is, the Palace plans to
devote its efforts to exhibitions of
Mack Sennett's latest five-reel spe-
cial production. Down On the
Farm" a comedy masterpiece that
is said to exceed even that other
great Sennett farce opus, Mickey"
Practically all the. important SEN
nett stars will be seen in Down
On the Farm" which is regarded as
Sennett's most outstanding pro-
duction to date.
Subsequent to the. showings of
Down on the Farm" the Palace
announces for early showings The
Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come"
an adaptation of the famous story
of the same name by John Fox. The
stellar role in the adaptation has
been given to Jack Pickford.
Romance" the great Griffith-
Withey adaptation of Edward Shell
don's stage success Of the same
name, with Doris Keane appearing
in the same role she had during
the run of this production on the
stage, is a third cinema selection
booked for late spring showings at
the Loew Theater.
Sometime in May, according to
the Palace Theater bulletin, Wash
inston will see the first showings
of Douglas Fairbanks in his latest
picture, ''The Mollycoddle." as we'll
90 oaot y lChlOEu IN neT latest PIC
ture, Hop o. My Thumb" both of
which will be seen at the Palace.
There are tricks of the trade, even
in such lightning-speed business
as automobile racing. Several of
them are shown in the new Wal
lace Reid picture. Excuse My
Dust" the attraction at Lcew's Pal
ace today. In the .photoplay Mr..
Reid has the role of '"Toodles" WAL
den, manager of the "Darco" agen-
cy and their chief racing driver.
His chief rival, the driver for the
'Fargot" concern, in n desperately
contested road race, attempts to put
him cut of the running by crowding
him over into the ditch on a turn.
But Wallie, in the part Of ''Toodles," !"
foils tho "Fargot" man. BY a quick
turn of the wheel. he ptunges into
the rear of the 'Fargot" and rem
ders 1t hors, du combat. At the
same moment another "Darco." pi-
loted by '-Toodles'" boss, roars past
to victory.
An elaborate automobile show,
complete in every detail, was staged
at a large auditorium in Los An
geles for scenes in Excuse My
Dust" Many people attended. be.
lieving It to be a real display of
new models of motor cars. The
names. "Darco" ami 'Fargot." which
are the rival makes of automobiles
in the picture. rather stumped many
of them. Director Sam Wood was,
Of course. mighty glad, to see the
crowds. as 1t eliminated the neces-
sity of hiring extras" for the scenes.
DR.. Cary T. Grayson. personal
physician to President Wilson, has
endorsed I'm Old Kentucky" the