The Washington herald., 1921-01-30


Carleton and Edith HsIlor.
Innumerable well-eonceived COM
edy situations. a. unusual as they arc
laughable, are presented In DouElss
MscLesn's latest Paramount picture.
which comes TO DoeN'S Palace today
The youthful soldier. no longer a
rookie. but a seasoned veteran Of
months at the front. returns 70
wrestle with the problems Of adjust
ing himself TO the humdrUm exist.
ence Of civilian life. However, he
finds that postwar conditions are
not sS devoid OF action and excite
ment as he had thought. and his
lighting blood. reused by a house
hold Of rebellioug servants, a rival
for the hand OF the young lady Of
other things supply him with a.
much excitement as did ever the
treacherous Hun.
The comedy was directed By Jsrk
Nelson and photographed BY Be-
Cam under the supervision o.
Thomas II. Ince. Doris May heads
csrsble supporting cast
A whimsical tIdbit OF vha, e
known in motion picture psrIsncs
az atmosphere occurred quite
through accident during the filming
Of Flame OF Youth" the william
Fox production starring Shirley
Mason, which will be the photo.
dramatic attraction Of the vavdr-
vile and picture bill At the Strand
Theater, beginning tomorrow. Il
came about because the property
man failed TO place on the set
basket in which the star. IN her
childish role OF a Belgian peasant
girl. was supposed 10 put her PEI
rabbit TO bed.
The camera was grinding and the
scene had been going on in g 4
factory manner that an IN .e
ton would have spoiled it, 81.
the time came for Miss Me- -
walk over 10 the side OF her rsg
and place bunny" for the ~.
she perceived that the basket va
missing. Like a nash came a SuE-'
Eestion. She stopped down ana
tucked the rabbit in her wooden
shoe, where II remained comfortably
until the scene was ended The er-
feet is acknowledged 10 be far more
appealing than the original action
would have been.
PLANE OF Youth under the d.
rection OF Howard " Mitchell. i-
said 10 tell q captivating storr 70
Belgian life in which Miss Mason a.
Bebee, an orphan girl. is subjected
TO the wIles Of an INSCRIPTIONS ar
tist from Psris-the effect os which
is TO change her whole life.
Manger Lawrence Bestus. mana
ger OF Loew's Palace TheStsr. has
just finished one Of the busies'
weeks OF the season. From Las
Monday morning until yesterday
matinee. he has been busy enter
tanning orphans from practically
every institution in the city. who
come to the Palace. once each year.
during an engagement OF Mary
Pickford. This year, the Thousands
OF orphans who saw Misc Pickford
in The Love Light" were each
given a box Of candy by wslter
BrownIey TO assist in giving them ,
an even greater treat
Not content with having made
photoplsy history in Washington
with his presentation Of Passion
at the Metropolitan. Harry NJ
Crandsll immediately set about re
pestinE the Capital success in Cum
berlsnd. Nd, and MartinsburE, ".
Va.
A particularly strong line o. at
fractions arc on the booking sheet
~ CrandsIIs Metropolitan Theste-
for the weeks Immediately impenc-
ing These include James olive
Curwood's "Isobel" a magnificent
picturizstion Of his story The
Trails End" Charles Chaplin in
The Kid" George ArIiss in The
Devil" Nazimova IN billions sn'
new vehicles for Katherine Mac
Donald. Charles Ray. Viola Dan7 \
Lionel barrymore and the Tal''