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With a dog, monkeys, peacocks,
bears, elephants, snakes, donkeys,
crocodiles, canary birds, horses and
lamb included in the cast, it Is
probable that Cecil B. DeMille's
Paramount picture. Fools Para
disc" has set a new record in the
number and variety of wild and
domestic animals used In making
motion picture. ~. ..
In a setting that changes from
an .oil-boom town on the Mexican
border to Oriental temple scenes
in Siam, and back again, the man
who staged the yacht wreck. in
Male and Female" the tunnel
case-in in Something to Think
About" and the Cinderella vision
in forbidden Fruit" unquestion.
ably was called on to handle a
pretty large order for q mere movie
designed to be shown in two hours
at most. 80. :. ...
Some OF the animals were, of
course. very easy to get and "di-
rect" in their acting" But others,
especially the scroeodiles, provided
many interesting and thrilling
moments for the production man.
oger. A. special wire-inclosed
truck had to be built for their
transportation, and on their arrival
at the studio, unusual provisions
had TO be- made for their feeding.
For theses were really vicious
beasts. Conrad Nagel and John
Davidson, who climbed down into
the crocodile pit, can testify that
they were In. danger enough, with
out that brought about by the an
ger Of hunger pains.
One hundred pounds Of raw meat
was thrown to the animals daily,
and they were not at all bashful
about its consumption,
Angelina" was the queen of the
group OF eighteen reptiles. She Is
the largest in the United States, is
eleven feet long, weighs as pounds
and 10 approximately $50 years old.
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COLuMBIA.

CEl B. DeMille's "FooFis Poradise.s
een B. DeMilIe. whose gorEeous
AZ penetrating dramatic MASTER
pieces Of the screen include such
pIttures as Male and Female" why
C@nge Your Wife, '.Forbidden
Ffpit." ''The Affairs Of Anator' and
mTny others. has once again proved
h Incompatible mastery Of photo
pleN dramatic technique In Fools
P4radise.'' his personally directed
" halizatfon Of the story Of the same
name by Beulah Marie Dix and Sada
CoVan. which was suggested by
Leonard Merrick's noted tale. The
I2Rreis and the Lady" and which
WI be offered as the extraordinary
Genera feature at LoewPs Columbia
Tpeater for an extended engagement
beginning this afternoon.
The cast Is practically aIl-star IN
caliber and includes such noted artists
As Dorothy Dalton. Mildred Harris.
Ceprad NageL Theodore Koslo1, John
D1Sidson and Julia Faye. Both
Dorothy Dalton and Mildred Harris
am stars with large followings, while
Conrad Nagel Is exceptionally we'll
klown for his recent work In william
DtNille productions. Other roles are
a $umed with skill and understand
ing by Clarence Burton, George
Fields. Guy oliver, Kamuela searies
a4l Jaeqnelfne Logan.
d the Interpretation o. this story
~ DeMille has revealed several
sctnes In which he outdoes. in its
gfath-taking drama, anything he
hes ever contributed before to the
screen Among these scenes IL the
rescue OF man from a pit OF croco-
dies In Siam. the sensational Dance
Paisisnne Of the French dancer, Q
bsdtle of frenzied crowds in an ORR
eflat temple. q series OF the most
laEish water and palace scenes ever
hIned and q gorgeous ice ballet and
skating scene.
STOOLS Paradise" which begins Its
extended engagement at Loew's CO.
lumbia Theater this afternoon. win
be supplemented by q restricted array
of program features, owing to the
length Of the featured attraction.
The musical embellishments will Be
unusual under the direction Of MT.
LeopI Brusilof, of the Columbia
Symphony Orchestra
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NOHtbb4eo gTOW FuVe OHS.
the low-enough ZIegfeld standard,
and having failed, even after three
attempts. to discern and thereby
initiate the true essence Of Zieg-
field show, !. e. its subtle repression
and its soft, swift, sIbilant grace,
Mr.. White now probably prepares
for his fourth attempt At Scan.
dal' producing.
He probably has the funds to
stage worthwhile Offering.
There are certainly comedians of
more diverse and Sophisticated tai
ents than the four burlesque speci-
mems who have graced his casts
in the past. For Q consideration
1t may be possible to purchase q
libretto of value and merit, while
chorus girls and settings bloom on
every sunny lea.
But frst, Mr.. White must leave
of his efforts to convince the
world at large that he II the heir
Of the Ziegfeld manner. He gets
nowhere at that business and while
he eventually bids fair to Identity
himself with an obvious and I'M
sophisticated style of music enter
tainment, his fourth production. II
he makes one, win almost GER
tainly reveal just how good or
how bad q production White Is
capable Of making, -Four attempts
at any one style Of work usually
reveals ones motives, II nothing
else.
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TI0in Horses Play
TLrin Role in Film
This might be . Ssh story, but

This might be . Ssh story, but
Il isn't.
Human triplets have been used
In pictures. Also male and fe-
male twins By the score.
But twin horses-they are in
deed q rarity even In the Aims.
where the tie of kindred blood
has always been . popular Geld
for the constructions of dramatic
plots. f..f
And 20 Il r. that twin horses
play an Important part In oval
Of Paradise . new picture CO.
starring Bebe Daniels and Jack
Holt.
Twin horses, however, are .
real rarity In the animal world
and their appearance rs pic
tsre material II eorrespondingly
Interesting.
where human twins occur IN
. ratio of sbout I to 100 and
triplets to S,0O0-the ratio Of
twin horses II over to 100. 600.
Many hsrsemen live their whole
lives without seeing . single
Dair-so rare D. the occurrence.
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RlALTO.

LioReI barrymore IN Boomerang BiTl.'
Lionel Barrymore will be pre-
scented at Moore's Rialto today and
all week in boomerang BILL" the
latest Paramount production In
Boomerang Bill" IL is said he has q
part so well suited to his talents
that the story depicted might we'll
have been written especially for
him
Boomerang BilP' as many who
have read Jack Boyle's story Of the
same title. will recall, IL . tale Of
a man whom circumstances have
made a crook" but whose own
fine instincts. intelligence and sym
patty keep him a man" There
Is nothing of the craven about Bill
and he has a spark Of the old gal
lantry that makes him defend a
woman In danger and the effect this
spark has upon his life with its
many ups and downs makes q story
and never for q moment lacks in
interest.
Mr.. Barrymore is supported by an
excenent cast Of players, Mar
talented actress, appearing opposite,
talented actress appearing opposite.
With Margaret Seldom, remembered
most favorably for her work in
The Inside of the Cup" seen in
the role Of the mother. Frank
ShSpnon and Miriam Battista also
appear to decided advantage.
The program also includes the
laughable Mermaid/e comedy, The
Ram maker" featuring Lloyd
CHsm) Hamilton; a beautiful
scenic, unknown Switzerland" and
the Fox News Director r. Bond
Gotta. conducting his famous Rialto
Orchestra. also promises q treat in
store for all lovers of symphony.
The special overture number for
the Current week Is excerpts from
Robin Hood"
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this afternoon at 8. at crandaIrs
Theater.
As notable as the distinguished
personnel of the cast is the excep-
tionally picturesque natural setting
which the magnificent grandeur of
the Canadian Rockies has afforded
the picture.
The story concerns the experience
OF q young Englishman who mi
CRATES to Canada to avoid the
imaginary disgrace that he thinks
threatens as q result Of . night at
the gaming table. His adventures
in the new country are genuinely
stirring and finally lead, under
thrilling circumstances, to, his en-
listment In the famous mounted
constabulary of the. Northwest and
to romance. 80 r.
The title role Is played with me
yirility by CASTOR Glass, q protege
Of Bernhard, who has been seen In
many splendid screen characterize
tions. Others Of note In the cast
are Irving Cummings, Vivienne Os-
borne and Frank tanning. A an
added comedy attraction will be
SHOWN Nicer ocuuGSI1 NAulCuiOuS
two-reel travesty, The Duck
Hunter" which Is rich in laughable
situations and feminine pulchri-
tude.
Beginning Wednesday and con-
tinuing the major feature OF the
bill throughout the remainder of
the week. win be offered the. War.
ners delightful picturiEation Of Gus
Edwards famous stage success,
School Days" In which the stellar
role IL played with inimitable
hnmor and an effective touch OF
pathos BY Wesley rFreckles' Bar
ry, remembered for sterling work
In go and Get It." Duty and
numerous other popular camera
successes During the amusing ac-
tlon Of this genre comedy are pre-
sented many episodes that will re-
call to every mind the golden days
Of youth In the old home town.
A brilliant supporting company 10
filmed in the roles. Of primary inn
portance.
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Next Weeks Shows.

NATIONAL-Geo. NJ Cohan's
Comedians in The o,Brien Git1,"
book by Otto Hanback,, lyrics
and music by Frank Mandel and
Lou Hirsh, staging by Julian
Mitchell. In the cast are Frank
Otto. Helen Mann, Oscar Figman,
Edna whistler, Sherman wade.
Marion saki and Kay Carleton.
POLLS - Main Street" the
Harvey O'Higgins-H Harriet Ford
stage version of Sinclair Lewis
novel, with Alma Tell and Nc.
Kay Norris featured In the cast
n. y. KEITHss - Florence
Reed. Margaret Young, the
Great Leon and company, and
Rice and Werner.
C0sMos-"Yes, My Dear!" pre-
sentfng Nat Chick" Haines; the
Leightons in "Bluing the Blues:
Archer and Bedford in THE New
Janitor'': Adelaide and Dwyer;
Van and Emerson; the Gutter
Kids; Herbert Rawlinson In The
serapper''; Monte Banks In BE
Careful"
sfRAND-Ashley and Dorney
In . vaudeville speciality; BEN
Ter and Herr, athletes; Charlotte
worth in songs; Frank Cornell
in ''Flivvering"; lone Kingsbury
in Dances De Luxe: Pauline
Frederick in her latest sim,
The Lure OF Jade"
GAYETY-The ''Bowery Bur.
lesquers" with Billy Foster,
Dolly Sweet Margaret White,
Justine Gray, Russell Hill,
Marty semon and Ffnnan and
Mack.
PALACE-Wallace Reid in
The World Champion" based
on the famous George NJ. Conan
stage success. The Champion"
RIALTo-"Find the Woman"
depicted BY large cast of stars.
CRANDAEL'S - Norma Tai
ndadge in Poppy" first three
days; wednesday and Thursday,
Pola Negri in Vendetta; last
two days. give Days to Live"
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DeMille Uses Menagerie
In Filming New Picture
Savage Crocodiles, Cobras and Python Add
Spice to the Business of Acting
D.. Xxx. - At Hollywood.

A couple of big blue oobras gave
zest to the life Of those around the
DeMille Siamese temple set. But
a competent trainer was with them
and the poisonous looking reptiles
obeyed their master with the docil-
ity of dogs. No one else, however,
cared to test the full extent OF
their DISPOSITIONS.
A dozen different kinds of mon
keys-Siamese, ring-tailed, spider
added properly tropical atmosphere,
.while peacocks with their wide-
spreading tails provided an excel
lent background for the blonde
beauty Of Mildred Harris. =.
+ Fools Paradise. will begin an
EXTENDED engagement at Loew's
Columbia today.
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PALACE.
HThe -Four Horsemen Of the
apocalypse"


THE -Four Horsenen of the
Apocalypse" Rex Ingram's brilliant
and famous 81. 900. 900 production for
Metro OF the noted novel Of the same
name by V. Biasco Ibanez. the cele-
brated Spanish novelist, which has
been one of the outstanding screen
sensations Of the past week at Loew's
Palace Theater, VIII be offered al
that playhouse for four days longer,
beginning this afternoon at . o'clock.
The cast Is headed by Rudolph Valen-
tino and Alice Terry.
THE Four Horsemen" Is reckoned
by critics everywhere as the supreme
novelistic and cinematographic -ex-
preston of the great war. In this
moving epic story Ibanez has. de-
picted against the background Of the
great struggle a moving panorama
of human passion and struggle.
tinEed with a deep and IndelIble hue
Of romance that commends the pro-
duction and the story to every class
of the populace. Its perturbation
marked the first great dramatic
achievement of Rudolph Valentino
now a star. while IL raised Rex
Ingram. its producer. to the ranks OF
the screen immortals.
A noteworthy feature Of the pre-
sentation Of "rhe Four Horsemen"
at Loew's Palace Is the musical en-
bellishment that Is given the pic,
turized version by the Palace Sym
phtny Orchestra. under the direction
OF Dir. Thomas Joseph Cannon, who
II viii be recalled, directed the aug-
mShted orchestra at Polls during the
pretniere OF this noted featured at
traction as a 50 offering.
On next Thursday morning at 1880
O'Clock Leow's Palace will present
for three days only. Loves Boomer
ang" John s. Robertson's splendid
Paramount screen conception OF cir.
Gus life, based on the novel. Per
petpa.9 by Dion Clayton CaIthrop. In
which Ann Forrest and David Powell
have the roles Of featured prominence,
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One OF the things Guthrie Nc
Clintic, the 2s-yesr-old producer Of
The Dover Road" which Is scoring
a pronounced success IN New York.
has observed in his brief career as
a director and play producer Is that
there 10 far too much profanity on
the stage. Saying at the same time
that censorship isn't the remedy for
II, he believes the terms. "oh, Cod!
MY Godr" and Good Cod" are re-
peated so often in plays where
there Ia really no need for such
terms that theatergoers resent II
and ind IL actually offensive.
TITS simply - matter Of good
taste" Mr.. McClintic says, and VIII
die away with the now fast going
stage gambler" The stage gam
bier" he says, is the once prevalent
tyne OF manager and producer who
sat in his once downtown! produc-
ing plays. not knowing, as q matter
of fact, what his play was about
but left the actual staging and act
ing to the players themselves. or
10 directors OF little skill.
"a person does not have to be es-
pecially pious to resent such ex-
pressions," he says, Often they are
used when other terms or means OF
expression woulS be far stronger
We have q certain type OF actor
now also fast fading, who can only
express himself In this way. Don't
however, mistake anything may
have to say along this line a. "a
voring a censorship action. ao-
hor the thought Of such thing.
The simple exercise Of Eooo taste
by authors and actors would elm
mate IT,.
Mr.. McClintic is one Of the young
est successful producers In New
York ar this time. He has learned
what he knows about theafricaIs IN
An eIght-year association with Win
throp Ames. Added to this 10 q
brief excursion into stock produc-
ing and directing in Detroit. He
acted q bit there. too. just to round
out matters. q
people often ask me-" he says.
..if got anything out OF my stock
work, and / have 70 reply: 'Yes. ]
got q mighty good girl out Of IL
You see, FIRST met, fell in love and
married Katherine Cornell while i
was working with Q stock company
In Detroit two years ago.
He was born in Seattle. attended
washineton Univerity. and later
was graduated from the American
Academy Of Fine Arts.
Following the recent church de-
bate IN New York between. Will
lam A. Brady, the stage producer.
and the Rev. John Roach Stratton-
the New York pastor, In which
stage morals were so candidly dis
cussed, Russell Janney. the pro-
Queer Of the musical version Of
''Pomander walk" invited 800 New
York pastors to step into a recent
Monday matinee and observe the
conduct OF Mr.. Jenney's play.
Under these circumstances many
expectsd nothing less than faint
Ing fcasuaities when pretty little
Mary Hay kicked up her toes.
showing a fringe OF her lavender
silk watchamacallems. says the
New York World. But there wasn't
even q groan from the clerEymen.
Instead. there was storm OF APP
plapse.
One .ssaAts. ssntlenan f~ItA IN
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Kreisler at Keith's.

Fritz Kreisler, the celebrated
iyiolinist. whose, concert was TO have
been held at the Central High
School Auditorium on March I, will
be Oven ut B. T.. Keith's Theater
on the same day. Tuesday. March 2,
ri, Il:so a. m, This change mas
been made necessary owing to the
'theater conditions in washington
and Mrs, Wilson Greene has been
successful, through the courtesy of
the Keith maRagement. in obtain
Ing this, thester. -.v...-l..-.--.,..-.. :,
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IN nIUtnr additional and revised
scenes for his orphans Of the
Storm after ne production had
its prcmiere IN New York, has ere
ated . stir IN professional circles.
Usually after . producer has once
launched picture there N no TAX
Ing II back % amend The ordI-
nary picture must 30 on with its
faults or Its omissions.
product all the way from plot 20
public. By his initiative in retakinE
several scenes. has added telling
power 10 the stony. vhIch n now be-
Ing sent TO all the large cities for
exhibition
Since Charles Ray has afilIsted
himself with United Artists corpo-
ration much interest is sxpressed
On his nrst picture for distributiea
through the new channel. He WIN
not begin on the productiony before
May, and it viii be one Of greater
magnitude than any he has made
heretofore. II win follow several
which he has finished under an old
contract
This % q terrible stage season.
the producers are unanimous in
agreeing. Failures have come thick
and fast, but certainly they have
been no more frequent than during
January and February ten years
ago. In 1919 Bought and Paid
For was turning EN- away
phrase used in the dark ages OF
theatricai endeavor - but other
S-1lrfa- ia.
one reads In the New York Tribune
The outright failures produced
during January and February. 1912,
included: Making Good" by Owen
Davis: The Fstted Calf" By Arthur
Hopkins; The Grain Of Dust"
founded on David Graham PhillipS
novel; "Just 60 Get Married" Mod
est Suzanne" The Truth wagon"
by Hayden Talbot: The Return
from Jerusalem" with Arnold DAILY:
white Magic" another piece done
from . Phillips novel; Lydia GILL;
more. . forgotten thing by Henry
Arthur Jones; The Trail Of the
Lonesome Pine" Eugene walters
drsmatization Of the John FoI
novel. and others. IT'S . sad, sac
list. Three OF the pieces,l The
Grain Of Dust" ~Just 20 Get Mar
ried" and Modest Suzanne ex-
ploded after twenty nights.
There were one or two hits
rOmcer ssS." with wallace Ed
dinger; -oliver Twist" with Marie
Doro in the name part and Nat
Goodwin giving his memorable per
Torrance ~ Fagin. and The BIRD
Of Paradise"
This piecs. with L.ur.tts Taylor
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zCRANDALDS.

.cameroH Of the Rovci WoVated."
cameron Of the Royal Mounted %
H6dlinsoh's superb nlmization Of
the story of the same name. rby
Ralph connor. author OF The Sky
PiRtT and many other Fascinating
stRiss OF the great Northwest, viii
bekthe chief feature of the bill ar
rarged for presentation the FIRST
thEss daks Of this week, beginning
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Three New Films Await
!. Presentations Here Today
>olumbia, Rialto and CrandalPs Announce
Novel Camera Subjects Four Horse
men" Remains at the Palace.

n YTlH of five downtown photoplsy thess
EII operation full expected within another week.
Nv programs offered this afternoon combine both
variety and appeal Cecil B. DeMlles new production.
pos Columbia offering while the Rialto
perturbation Of Zane Gses novel, THE Last Trail Crandar
Mounted" while t"The
emen" will held for days the Palace The
ograms in detail follow:
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Mary's Next Picture.

when Mary Pickford dims TIES,
Of the Storm Country" her nexi
production for United Artists, she
viii play the most grown-up hero
Inc she has played for several sea-
sons, not counting her Dearest
In Little Lord Fagntleroy."
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Too Much Stage Profanity,
Declares Young Producer
Guthrie McClintic, of "Dover Road" Fame,
Thinks More Forcible Words Are Ere
quently Sacrificed by Actors. N

immobfls face and q solemn voice
boyr He then took another stick
OF gum II was q big sfternoon-
Don't DO DISTURBED about the
opinion the average New York
preacher has concerning the stage.
In the words OF q large red-fsced
minister who ssid he hadn't had a
legitimate excuse for EoInE into
the Great White way for many a
moon. 81 had no idea there were
such perfectly delightful things go
ing on In the theaters. Shows like
this VIII never harm q man. A girl
couldn't be bad and appear In such
. play"
There are several damns in Mar
tolaine." The eisrgymen reacted
TO them In exactly the proper spirit
-as IL they hadn't heard them.
There are not a few high Kicks on
the part OF Peggy Wood. Miss Hay
and others. Each OF these was re-
eeived out front with applause.
And the drollsry OF the rotund
and white-haired Lennon PawIe
was simply too much for the ssri-
ous-faced ones in the orchestra cir
cie' who raped the floor with their
canes and caekled with q ven
7 won't tell you what INV nam.
replied one OF the preachers on
tne way out after the performance.
tut I've had enough fun this after
noon 20 do me for siT months Al
the end Of that time I'm going 20
20 back and see another musjn,I
comedy. why. ! haven't even be-
gun 70 he ghocked ~ -, w..
seen" "
And when the dainty chorus cam.
out singing q song OF satire on the
prevailing trend 20 suppress and
censor entitled, Don't! Don't
DON'T there was an enthusiastic
@eeting not outdone by the audi
ence Of q shubert nrst nirht:
Seemingly all had a good time.
Marie Nordstrom. who appears AZ
the Belasco this week. was educst-
ed At Georgetown Convent and
made her nrst professional appear-
ance In Washington in-a small role
with the company OF Henry e,
Dixey. Later she was his leading
woman.
Alice Lloyd. the English sInFing
NSA'~1Aehue NuO ~ CO-uLarTeC on
the Beiasco program this week.
comes from q family Of eight chill
dren, every one OF whom. Is I'm
vaudeville In England. In addition
her husband, Tom McNauRhton, Is
one Of England's favorite com
edians. and has frequently an
peared In American musical com
edIes.
Singers Midgets have met Presi-
dent Harding and are delighted
with the. reception they received AT
the white House. They were greet
cd by Rudolph Foster, executive
clerk OF .he white House, and were
entertained In his once until the
pressure Of oficial duties on ~.
President had relaxed suficiehsiy
to permit him TO meet them.
Marceile D'Arvlile, an expert
delineator Of the French type. has
been engaged for "Bibi Of the
Boulevards" for which Rudolf Friml
has written some tngrstiating
munlAEE 1922 ss-.rr n ,.
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Marceile D'Arviile. an expert
delineator Of the French type. has
been engaged for ~Bibi Of the
Boulsvards" Tor which Rudolf Friml
has written some inErstistlnE
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ZIEGFELD'S REPUTE
IN MUSICAL FIELD
SAFE FROM WHITE

costiHEsd from. Paos one.
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Marie Nordstrom. who appears at
the Belasco this week. was educst-
ed AZ Georgetown Convent and
made her nrst professional appear
ance In Washington ina small role
With the company OF Henry E.
Dixey. Later she was his leading
woman.
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The enterprise Of D. W. Grimth