The Washington times., 1921-04-24


iously given that at a certain spot in
the Southern seas where the girl and
her family are cruising, lies buried
treasure. Now, what do you suppose
that a heroine needs buried treasure
for? What good could it do heroine?
And there's your story. This girl
was cruising with her naughty stern
parent-known as the Pirate CT Wall
Street"-in order to ALLEVIATE her
youthful affections away from GER
tain gallant young doctor-also on
hoard, and turn them in the direction
OF one of those bogus dukes that fur
ish in this free and untrammelled soil.
Oisinheritanoe threatens her. And
the buried treasure" looms up as
possibility
A pipe dream! Well, the anecdotes
told so plentifully in the annals Of
psychical research societies, here and
abroad, deal with just such matter.
1T is most alluringly set forth in this
particular picture. There Is no aridity
OF idea. 1t isn't difficult to assimilate.
In fact the mystery of automatic writ
ing-and who will contravert its mys-
tery?-is most ingeniously dealt with.
The girl has been impelled to her
frances from the very moment she
donned a Spanish costume at a masked
ball. Before that. she may have been
normal The inspiration came, and
she needed it. The scene on the old
pirate ship when the treasure was
deposited in its hiding place is really
masterfully shown. 1t is photograph
ically rather remarkable. The girl
sees IL all in a vision as she reads
from an old volume on piracy in her
fathers yachts library. The father
and the duke. In the vision, are the
pirates. She and her doctor, are re-
spectively heroine and hero.
Do they ind the treasure? Perhaps
/ should not reveal this circum-
stance. But on second thought, 1 will
do so. The treasure is dug UP on the
Island of Marguerite Ny the girl and
her lover. The hour is midnight.
The waves are sportive on the shore.
In the silence of the scene the twain
take on the appearance OF spirits
1t is errily attractive and unusual
The huge box is there. 1t Is I'M
earthed. 1t is filled with all the most
imaginative Imagination one could
hope for in the way of "jools" and
gold, and you may guess the finish.
Miss Marion Davies never had
mors arduous role to portray, and
never did more interesting work. Her
frances and visions were most plausi-
bile, and the lighter moods of capri
ciousness and firtatiousness were
equally earnestly displayed. Daring
Miss Marion Davies! She had the
courKe-the unalloyed courage-to
wear black wig. as the Spanish girl.
Now. 1t takes courage for an
honest-to-goodness blonde to sport the
brunette appurtenances. Many would
quail. Once Miss Laurette Taylor did
the feat in her play, zone Night in
Rome" I recall my relief when she
was finally seen in her "natoo'raI'
Eolden hair. Miss Davies was superb
ly Indifferent to her brunetterie. As
a matter Of fact, it was not at all
unbecoming. Just the same 1 felt
pleased that she wasn't born "sich."
Norman Kerry was an admirable
hero, and Thomas Findlay was the
gallant captain. Anders Randolph,
Edith Shayne, Earl Schenck and John
Charles completed the pictures cast.
Those who have never quite under
stood what automatic writing means.
win discover the simple explanation
AS far. at least as results go-in
Buried Treasure" 1t is a singularly
ingenious generalization of the So
called occult" and perhaps as wei
progress that stupid adjective will
vanish from our repertoire