The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-24
PH0TOPLAY FEAST AT
ALCAzAR NEXT WEEK

- reBulhF pnOtOpidy tehbt mas Deen
prepared for film fans at the Alcazar
next week. It ia the most likely look
ing bill In months. William Desmond
starts the ball rolling tomorrow in a
IRE al" pictures; photoplay that has
fine humor and all the seat grabbing
elements that make for jam-up enter
way Cowboy"
A brief synopsis of the story does not
intimate in any way the fine situations
in the photoplay. To tell the Aim story
would be unfair. Here's the skeleton
plot:
"Burke Randolph was an actor. While
touring small towns In Montana In "A
Western Knight his trunk was lost and
he was forced to wear his stage cow
boy costume on the street.
"Burke was In love with Betty Jor-
dan. OF Winslow, Mont. He met her
while she was going to school in New
York. Betty was loved by the sheriff,
who learned OF her love for the actor
Ho sent Burke's photo to neighboring
shoriffs with orders to arrest on sight.
'When Burke was arrested, adven-
ture piled up thick and fast and the
Broadway cowboy, west for the hrst
time in his life, unused to real bullets,
rough riding and fist fights, got bit
ter dose OF the real west at its
toughest"
Now for another good one! Rex
Beach's "Going Some" will make a
merry and interesting hour for any ad-
mirer Of Aim entertainment. Going
Some" is from that breezy play we were
wont to enjoy years ago on the legit-
innate stage. Cullen Lands. the Nash
Vile boy. who took the lead in "The
Girl From the Outside" is again the
hero and he takes you at merry clip.
Last Of Week.
Mary Miles Minter In 'Nurse Mar
jorie," Realart attraction, will be seen
Friday and Saturday. Nurse Mar
jorie" is her best picture. The inter-
esting story follows:
Lady Marjorie, the only daughter Of
the Duke and Duchess Of Donegal, tir-
ing of the colorless life of the nobility.
decides to become self-supporting. She
decides on nursing, and enters a SAM
tarium. The news shocks the duchess,
who calls family council in an at
tempt to dissuade the determined young
lady from outraging family tradition.
Lord Douglas Fitztrevor, the choice of
the family for the hand of Lady Mar
jorie, also Is called into the conference.
But argument is of no avail. though
only one member OF the family Is in
with the young woman-her
father. the duke.
Lady Marjorie becomes Nurse Mar
jorie, and enters into the hospital work
with a will. One patient, a child named
Dick Allan, who is suffering from a
broken leg. takes up most of her time.
Her beautiful face and sunny DISPOSE
ton captivate the little orphan. Nurse
Marjories othar patient is John Dan
bury. a member of the house of COM
mons, who Is popularity known as the
peoples john Danbury is in the in
for an operation to correct a
rquint. Upon entering the hospital,
Nurse Thompson takes charge Of him.
Danbury after the bandages are re-
moved following the operation, is as
to see the beautiful Nurse
Marjorie In attendance. He falls des-
perately In love with her, and Marjorie
devotes so much of her time to her
orphan patient that Danbury becomes
Jealous. He does not know that the
other patient is child.
1.-THE ospital byplay develops some
very humorous situations as Danbury,
while his eyes are bandaged, is under
the impression that Nurse Marjorie Is
the homely old Nurse Thompson. Con-
sequently he dlscourages Marjories at
tentions, The removal of the band
ages changes the situation considerably.
Danbury, entirely recovered. is forced to
leave the hospital against his will. He
resumes his political work under pro-
test, even though he Is needed to sup
press a shipyard strike in his fathers
great plant, and to help pass an i'm
portant bill in the house of commons.
"John Danbury traces Nurse Marjorie
to the home of her supposed parents.
This turns out to be fish market In
one of the poorer quarters. Her par
snts'' vocation and poverty-ridden APP
pearance do not disillusion the love-
mad man who is given preference at the
fish emporium over Lord Fitztrevor. the
other sutton for her hand. Biddy O'Mul-
Iigan, Lady Marjorie's mother for the
time being. lends her assistance In the
effort to disilusion the lovelorn Dan
bury, but he is steadfast and deter
mined.
"John's mother and father follow him
10 the fish market and plead with MN
10 give up Marjorie. He Will not hear
81 It, and stands ready to give up his
inheritance for her. His earnestness
lmpresses Marjorie and she tells him
who She is. Then comes the surprise
for Marjorie. Instead Of being delighted
With the news John is downcast, AS
an ally OF the poor and oppressed, ne
he cannot marry lazy OF
title.
HE returns home and while exhort-
Ing the strikers, Is shot. The papers
the seriousness OF the WOUND
and Marjorie goes to him, bringing her
parents with her 1t is then that John
and Marjorie realize the mutual bono
~ affection. and that John becomes
willing to sacrifice his political aspira-
tons to wed Marjorie. The girls IA
Their, the Irish duke, who has always
ccnyeys to Danbury the Importance OF
the alliance to strengthen his political
power, and all troubles are forgotten