The Washington herald., 1921-02-28
NEW ATTRACTIONS AT THE TEIEATERS
Moore. 'G.rse.--oss-.s. a. r...-

Msere's Gsrse,--oss.ls< the Ls~~
The crook. dramas Of recent yc.r-
that are really great may Be count
ed upon the fingers OF one hand or
named with one breath But
place among them will most cer-<,
tainly be earned BY that story Of
the underworld. -eutside the Law
a hlm feature written and produces
by Tod Browning. In which Prfs-
ella Dean. supported by the cels-
brated character actor. Lon chaney.
10 starring the FIRST four days OF
this week at hoore's Garden Thea
ter.
Avowediy an underworld picture.
Outside the Law" differs IN many
ways from any OF its predecessors-
The struggle OF crooks 10 20
straight 70 an old theme. but the
struggle Of silky Moll" and Dan
per" Bill to live their own lives 4,
part but not the theme OF the cur
rent attraction. II is merely che
dramatic skeleton that sustains the
comely flesh OF a human heart
drama in which the two starr men
TONED. together, with Wheeler Oak
man. are the principals
The real theme is the passion of
an old Chinese philosopher for nj,
ideals OF right and wrong. In his
Oriental devotion to what is rieht
and his endesvors TO impress his
code upon his white friends. Z. A
Warren shows the Chinese deaiins
a justice Outside the law"
Perfect settings and unusual pho
tographic Effects abound through
out Interesting and amusing short
subjects and an exceptionally an
propi late orchestral score complete
a high-class, entertaining program.
Leew's Palace Dsrethy GtsA, A.
The Ghost I'm the Garrett
A brilliant double bill Of romance.
comedy and mystery 10 offered BY
Loew's Palace Thester. beginning
yesterday afternoon. in which Miss
Dorothy Gish is seen as the festur-
ed star in her latest Independent
Paramount production. The Ghost
in the Garret." supplemented by
the hilarious Buster Keaton in his
latest comedy hit The Haunted
House"
The Ghost in the Garrett offers
Miss Gish one of the r1rest and
most fascinating roles she has ever
given the silversheet. II was
adapted from the story Of the same
name by Wells Hastings and was
directed by p. Richard Jones with
supporting cast that is brilliantly
studded with such players as WILL
lam E Park. Downing Clark. Ray
Gray. Mrs. David Landau. Walter
T. Lewis and many others.
In The Ghost in the Garrett" :"
Miss Gish is seen as Delsie O'Dell.
an impoverished young miss who
goes to live with an aunt and an
uncle who receive her coldiy. Her
uncle's secretary. however. falls in
love with the new arrival and his
affection 10 returned. Delsie's aunt's
secretary. however. is a crook and
he bungles a Jewel theft and in
wolves Delsie in the crime.
Suspecting the man. Delsie fol-
lows him to q supposedly haunted
house where the crook meets some
associates. The presence OF the
girl is discovered and Il is only by
mssQuersdinG as a ghost that she
is able TO keep the criminals at
bay until her sweetheart and the
police rescue her. The comedy and
romantic motif is high-pitched in
this latest Gish production and the
mystery background is fascinating
in its influence on the story.
Buster Keaton's latest picture,
The Haunted House" is a super
riot Of laughter that is back
grounded against a rich program
selection of added screen and musi-
cal numbers.