The New York herald., 1921-05-29
Charles Ray Directs and Stars
in Picture-Miss Reed in
Dual Role.
Film Features

@HARLES RAY, star and inde-
L pendent motion picture pro-
ducer, has turned director for
Scrap Iron" written by Charles E.
Van Loan. which will have its show
Ing at the Strand Theatre this week.
In 1t Mr.. Ray enacts the role of the
only support OF a widowed and invalid
mother. who gets the reputation Of
being yellow" because he promises
his mother to abandon his favorite
sport of boxing. Miss Vera Stedman,
Miss Lydia Knott and Tom Wilson
have prominent parts in the cast. A
new comedy and scenic study are
the supplementary features.
The Capitol will have Miss Florence
Reed In s'The Black Panther's Cub.
the first production of w. X. Ziegfeld,
brother Of Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr The
story Is based on Swinburne's poem Of
"Faustine" and Is directed by Emile
Chautard. To Miss Reed has been en-
trusted the dual role Of the mother and
the daughter. She Is seen as Faustine,
known as the "black panther and keep
er OF the most notorious gambling palace
In Paris. Norman Trevor, Earle Foxe.
Tyrone Power. Henry Stephenson. Mile.
Dazzle. William Roselle. Miss Ethel Dono-
her and Paula Shay are some Of the
members of the cast.
Where Poppies Bloom" reminiscent
vista OF the resting place Of our soldier
dead. is presented In comrnemoration Of
Decoration Day. Fish and Totem"
sport pictorial. which gives an exposi-
ton of the art Of the line and rod. COM
plete the film units Of the programme.
George Melford's production, "A Wise
Fool" prepared for the screen by Sir
Gilbert Parker from his own novel, THE
money Master" will be the feature at
traction at the Rivoli 1t Is the second
of Paramounts' Famous Authors-Fa-
NOUS Directors" series James Kirk
wood has the role Of Jean Jacques Bar
bile, the French Canadian philosopher
and man Of wealth who was SO much in
terested In the universe that he forgot
to pay very much attention to such de-
tails as wife and child IN the sup
porting cast are Miss Alice Hollister.
Miss Ann Forrest, Alan Hale, Fred
Huntley William Boyd and Miss Truly
Shattuo., A comedy will complete the
film part of the bill
Thomas Meighan, master OF crook
roles, returns to his old love in White
and Unmarried" which will be the feat
ure of the new programme at the Cri-
terion. The story revolves i-round the
adventures of Billy Kane, a solitary and
handsome young burglar, who comes
home from a robbing expedition to find
himself the possessor Of about million
dollars left by bookmaker uncle. In
the supporting cast is Miss Jacqueline
Logan, a dancer who plays the role oil
the French cabaret girl who captures
the reformed crook. Others In the cast
are Miss Grace Darmond. Walter Long
and Lloyd Whitlock. Tom Forman. who
has directed all Of Meighans recent sue
cesses, also held the magophone for this
picture. Will M. Ritchey prepared the
scenario from story by John d. Swain.
A prizma color scenic entitled Dawn
ing" Tony Sarg's second animated car
toon. entitled "The Tooth Carpenter,
and a comedy will complete the film part
OF the programme.
The success OF THE Woman God
Changed has been so great az the
Rivoli Theatre this week that Hugo
RiesenfcId has decided to give 1t an
other run on Broadway and will move 1t
to the Rialto.
d. w. Griffith's spectacular presenta-
ton of Way Down East continues In
its thirty ninth week at the Forty
fourth Street Theatre. Commencing with
the matinee this afternoon there Will be
inaugurated a special scale OF summer
prices.
..The Queen OF Sheba," the William
Fox spectacle. enters upon the eighth
week Of It's stay at the Lyric.
The Four Horsemen of the Apoca-
Iypse." the Metro version Of Vicente
Blasco Ibanez's novel. continues at the
Astor.
Grifith's picture Dream Street." re-
mains at the Town Hall with the talking
movies.
The twelfth week OF the New York run
OF "a Connecticut Yankee In King Ar
II was made by Fox from Mark Twain's
novel.
over the; HILL" the Fox adaptation
Of VIII Carleton's poem. runs on s,
the Park.
Attractions at Loew's New York will
include "A Message From Mars with
Bert Lytell, to-day and tomorrow
"yim, the Penman'' with Lionel Barry
more. Tuesday; THE Habit Of Happi-
ness with Douglas Fairbanks. Wednes-
day: Home Stuff with Miss Viola
Dana, Thursday. THE Man Tanner"
with Miss Gladys Walton. and big
Town Ideas with Miss Eileen Percy.
Friday: "The Last Card" with Miss May
Allison. Saturday. and Through the
Back Door" with Miss Mary Pickford.
Sunday.