The New York herald., 1921-09-04
Fanny Herselr
First of Year of
Films at Central
Tom Moore, Douglas MacLcan
and Ethel Clayton in Other
Photo Plays.

The Central Theatre opens for year
OF Universal pictures on to-day with
the presentation OF NO Woman Knows"
the screen version of Edna Ferbers
novel. Fanny Herself" This Universal
Jewel production. which features Mabel
/ by Tod Browning and took over eight
months 10 complete. The story tells of
the struggle of Molly Brandeis to wrest
living In the small Wisconsin town of
winnebago from Brandeis's Bazaar for
herself and her two children. Fanny and
Theodore. ShGublits, a great musician.
pronounces Theodore a genius on the
violin and Fanny and the mother scrimp
to the bone that he may be educated in
Vienna.
TIE cast includes Grace Marvin, Max
Davidson, T.. A. Warren Dick Cummings,
Snitz Edwards and Joe Swickward.
Tom Moore brings his magnetic per-
sonality to the Capitol screen this week
In Goldwyn production. called Beat
ing the Came" The story is by
Charles A. Kenyon, and is directed by
Victor Schertzinger. Moore takes the
role of dashng and promising young
crook who Is induced by what he sup
poses to be a master mind" of the
underworld to "go straight" for a ccr-
tain period of time. The cast includes
Hazel Dale, De Witt Jennings. Nick Cog
ley. Tom Ricketts, and Lydia Knott. The
incidental films include a Pathe color
review of 1.-The Cliff Roads of Switzer-
land" "Babyhood." from the Lyman II.
Howe Film Library, and Bessie, the
Adventures" the autobiography of a
sweet young orang-outang, who accom-
panied Martin Johnson on his Jungle
Adventures"
Douglas MacLean in Passing Thru"
Thomas II. Ince comedy production
for Paramount, will be the principal
screen attraction at the Rialto. Madge
Bellamy who has the leading feminine
role in the production. is new dis
covery by Ince. Others In the cast are
Willis Robards, Edithe Yorke. Otto
Hoffman and Cameron Coffey. This
story was written by Agnes Christine
Johnston and directed by William A.
Setter. The scenario Is by Joseph
Franklin Poland. 1t Is a humorous
tale Of young bank clerk whose will
ingness to oblige and to assume the
troubles Of others involves him In seri-
Gus difficulties. Charles Chaplin In
"The Vagabond." one of the early Chap
lins. will be the comedy. Another num-
Der on the film programme will be n
scenic. "Serenade." an r. A. Walsh
production, featuring Miriam Cooper and
George Walsh. will be presented at
the Strand. 1t is photoplay OF
old Spain. adapted from Maria del
Carmen" Felin Codina's European
r,1o ha
role Of Maria del Carmen, Spanish
senoritn OF the dangerous. impulsive
type. She is loved by Pdncho, son OF
the Governor Of Magdalena. who woos
her in the customary. manner by sere-
nading her with his guitar
The film programme will also include
a new comedy and a Prizma scenic
called "Marimba Land"
Ethel Clayton in Beyond" a William
d. Taylor production for Paramount OF
an original screen story written by
Henry Arthur Jones, British playwright
and author, will be the feature Aim at
traction at the Rivoli. In the support.
Ing cast are Fontaine La Rue. Winifrcd
Kingston, Charles French Spottiswoodf
Aitken and Charles Meredith. julia
Crawford Ivers made the screen adapta-
tion. The story deals with the problem
of communication between the living
and the spirits of the dead. though 1t Is
different in theme from the purely spir-
itualistic in that the mother in the film
appears to her daughter in dream WIS.,
ions. Brownies Little Venus is the
title OF n comedy which has the dog
Brownie for a hero.
Douglas Fairbanks enters on his Sec
ond week at raising ructions in The
Three Muskcteers" at the Lyric.
THE Golcm" begins the twelfth wcc,
Of its extended engagement at the Cri-
terfon.
Another handsome motion picture the
atre was added to New York's places of
amusement last evening. when the Tivoli
Theatre, mt Eighth avenue and F'iftieth
street, opened its doors 1t Is a modern
house with a seating capacity Of 1900
including an attractive roof garden. 1t
shows feature picture. the latest In
news reels and short subjects together
with a symphony orchestra, bits of grand
opera and Kimball organ.
william Farnum's latest screen pro-
duction. Perjury" done by William
Fox. continues its engagement at the
Park Theatre. entering its fourth week
this afternoon.
cover the Hill" will be shown at the
Riviera.