The Washington herald., 1921-12-26
METROPoLrAN.
Jackie CSsss.. .. -Nx1so

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The youthful genseses dominate the
holiday bf1i presented foe the hrs'
time Yesterday before .ovefAcw~svvpds
at crandair. Netropoltan rhcs<sr
Jackie CeoGAn. ce-Stsr vstn Char
lie Chaplin In The KID. and an in6i-
viduai hit IN the title role Of "Peck's
Bad Boy" by the remarka BILE PC
formsnce which he offers "a the little
role of NY Boy demousttsres the
possession OF real ssase OF drs-
matte and COMIC 80 uepssnd a power
to reach the he8ft( tkatis uhpreee-
dented In one NJ hts- years.
Milton Schwartz. the 10-year-cld
violin virtuoso whose mastery Of the
DOW has been the marvel Of uausics'
circles in the East durinr In brrs-
emit season. yesterday swept -ets =.
dience TO frenzied sppisuse by his
rendition Of Mendeksohn', son ,ths
wings OF Song" Kreisler's sTliebes-
freud and Drdia's souvenir. -
Ne Complementary features OF tAs
program both pictorial and o. ches-
trai. place the Metropolitan's Chrisi..
mas week bill spart from the oroL,
nary photopisy bill. t,cthF In dives
sity and In Quality. Larry Seuon's
new Vitagrsph COMEDY. the saw
mill. Is the funniest buriesque h
has brought TO the screen IN month -
and kept yesterdayss capacity house.
IN paroSysms OF mirth, alternst~a
with gasps at hazardous feats per-
formed by the star and his support
ing players.
The Psthe News and Literary d.
gests 'Topics OF the Day. met
with their usual enthusiastic an
provsl and the sportreel. -Speedr
added note Of novelty s-ths pic-
tured portions OF the entertain
ment. The "Christmss EcAoss.
overture contributed by the Metro
politan symphony under the eon-s
ductorship OF n. Mirxkey IVES Su,te
in sympathy with the spirit Of re
DAY and In entire eonsons nee .usr,r
the deliberately decorated theste'
Win Its Christmas trees at. each
side OF the screen ana The
snow seenes tssutifyins the, ~
rceniurr. - F.
Ny Boy Is nlm pis. Of -L,-~---
sistiole charm IN which .ysclSie ce~e
gan displays a wondsrS5i- sovkr = |.
r,rTt ~ - cA--ea arr Hk vi ~
are more sustained 4lns more - -
acting in their demands on hissespSs
Of psntomime than was the sce.st
in either OF the prerfons psospree,
in which he has bees eeen fN4
is deft blending of comedy MI
pathos in Ny Boy" that requires
the exercise Of marked ability in
the creation and maintenance ~
genuine character portrayal. - so
Jackie approaches his task. de-
spite its severe exactions on one
OF his age, with the poise and cpu-
hdence Of a veteran actor. and 40.
pears 10 experience no diniculty
whatever in bringing a tear to-th-
eve or a laugh TO the lips at will,
The most amusing episodes IN the
storys of a little immigrant VINO
evsdes the Ellis Island Authorities
who seek to deport him. and who
subsequently has a tough time Of
IL trying 20 keep his place in the
mesger life of q retired and rhea,
matte old ses-dog, are those IN
which he takes o bath -eee>e-~s-
IRENE dlricuities: where he com
pels an organ grinder to share the
PROFITS that have accrued from a
JAM dance he has done after tn.
monkeys terpsichoresn ability
seemed TO have been exhausted. ana
where he makes life hard for a
policeman who has an e1sreerst.o
sense OF duty.
With a supporting cast that in
cludes such sterling actors az Ma
thilde Brundsse and -Clsude- Gil.
hngwster' Jackie Coorsn sin
leaves an indelible impression upon
the memory OF the spectator as
star who deserves TO lead any eroup
Of players that might be assem-
bled.