The New York herald., 1921-07-31
where Lights Are Low,' Mother O Nine and
Shame Among New Photoplays of the Week
IA Virgin Paradise to Succeed
sOver the Hills at Park
Theatre.


nee to-day. William Fox will present
now feature photoplay entitled Shame"
The story is by Emmett ]. Flynn and
Bernard McConville. and the picture has
been staged and directed by Flynn. 1t
IS melodramatic. with incidents in the
wilds or Alaska. The cast includes John
Gilbert in a dual role, Rosemary Theby.
Doris Pawn, George Siegmann. William
" Mong, Little Mickey Moore and many
others. A Special musicai setting has
been arranged by Emo Rapee. Presen-
tations Of shame will be given twice
daily, and the engagement is limited to
two weeks.
'Thunderclap,' racing melodrama
with thrilling episodes and picturesque
scenes, was presented by William Fox
for the first time at the Central yester-
day. It was written by Paul II. Sloane
and directed by Richard Stanton. The
leading roles are played by Mary Carr.
Violet Mersereau, j. Barney Sherry,
Paul willis. John DAILY Murphy, Walter
McIDwan and others. The story OF
"Thunderclap" is written around race
horse of the same name. and there are
various race effects. The engagement
is limited till the opening of the regular
dramatic season at the Central.
Three men we'll known In their re-
speotive professions bestowed their COM
bined talents on Where Lights Are
Low" Sessue Hayakawa's newest
vehicle, which comes to the Capitol this
week. Lloyd Osbourne, stepson of Robert
Louis Stevenson. the author of the story
Colin Campbell, the director. and Haya-
kawa, Japanese-Anerican flm star, all
helped to make this Robertson-Cole pic
gtxl- - <IA ntfA VI
tells the love story of a young Chinese
prince, begins In China and develops In
San Franciscos Chinatown
The Oriental theme of the feature Will
be carried out In q scenic study. OF the
customs and country In the interior OF
China, and there will also be Quaint
Holland" travel picture by Lyman II.
Howe.
Thomas II. Ince In Mother O. Nine
which Is to have showing at the Strand
Theatre beginning to-day. offers screen
thriller. 1t was adapted to the screen
by c. Gardner Sullivan from the popu-
lar story ''The Octopus by Charles Bel
mont Davis. Fred Niblo directed 1t and
staged a number Of choral and ensemble
effects. The players include Betty
Blythe, Betty Ross Clark, Lloyd Hughes,
Joseph Kilgour and Claire Mcdowell.
Tho story concerns Robert Sheldon, who
prefers metropolitan opportunity to small
town stagnation. His mother. upon his
departure to the city, gives him letter
OF introduction to financial wizard
who is. unknown to the lad. his father.
Tho supplementary film programme In
cludes new "Toonervilie Trolley" COM
edy and sport pictorial called Boys.
edited by Grantland Rice
William Fox win present tho third OF
his special new feature photoplays at the
Rsrk, beginning next Wednesday after
moon. when he will show IA Virgin Para
disc" described as "a story Of the
Jungle and civilized hypocrisy" The
story was written by Hiram Percy
R1ascim, son of Sir Hiram Maxim. "A
Virgin Paradise is his first photoplay.
although he has written many books and
magazine articles. 1t has been staged
and directed by J. searle Dawley. He
has evolved a romance which begins in
the islands of the South Seas and cul-
inmates In an aristocratic old New Eng
land home The leading role Is played
by Miss Pearl White, who Is seen first
as waif of the South Seas, child
living alone on desert island through
the death of her father, a missionary.
Others in the cast are Robert Elliott. ].
Thornton Baston. Alan Edwards. Hen
rietta Floyd. Grace Beaumont, Mary
Beth Barnelie. Lynn Pratt and Charles
Fulton. Presentations will be given
twice daily. at 2 80 and s 80 p. M.
Roscoe (Fatty) Arhuclsle In his latest
Paramount comedy. Crazy to Marry"
written especially for Arbuckle by Frank
Condor, will be the principal screen event
on the programme arranged by Hugo
Riesenfeld for his Rialto Theatre during
the week beginning Sunday, July 81.
The big comedian plays the part of a
surgeon who Ii obsessed with the idea
that he can bring criminals back to the
path of nor,nalcy by performing surgi-
cal operations upon them. Lila Lee
plays the leading feminine role in Crazy
to Marry" and others in the support
ing cast are Bull Montana, Lura Anson.
Edwin Stevens and Lillian Leighton.
The dramatic feature scheduled for the
film part OF the programme will be Ir-
wing Cummings second tabloid feature.
sTricked," story OF the Royal North
west Mounted. 'Swat the Fly" an Urban
Kineto Review, will be another screen
number.
Tho Old Nest" the Goldwyn produc-
ton OF Rupert Hughes's story. continues
at the Ast6r.
Tho Golem." Paul Wegener's screen
fantasy, remains at the Criterion.
Gloria Swanson in '-rhe Great Mo-
ment," her first starring picture, written
especially for her by Elinor Glyn, will