The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-18
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THEATRES
RICHMOND

Twenty-Five feet from Siam to Mex |
leo! Such was the startling geograph- |
ical jump accomplished by players in |
Fools Paradise Cecil B. De Miles /
newest Paramount picture. which is /
playing at the. Richmond theatre.
For on the same stage at Paramount |
studio one found the interior of 81 I
amese temple with a yawning pit in |
which reptiles awaited the sacrifice |
while but step away there was
colorful cantina of an oil town on the
border between Mexico and the United |
States.
The hero is young ex-soldier who |
loses his all in the oil fields Capt. |
waited by a famous French dancer. he
is blinded at one of her performances
by an explosive cigar, the gift of a can
tina girl. Filled with remorse the girl
nurses-and comes to love the man
and he is happy believing her the
dancer whom she mimics. Sight re-
stored, he is angered at the trick and
fees in search of his first love. Find
ing her in Siam, a series of dramatic
incidents prove her shallow character
and brings him back to the woman
who loved him in his misfortune
To interpret this story. written by
Reulah Marie Dix and Sada Cowan,
suggested by Leonard Merrick's THE
I4aurels and the Lady" Mr.. De Mile
secured such excellent players as Dor
othy Dalton, Mildred Harris, Conrad
Nagel, Theodore Kosloff, John David
son and Julia Faye The production is
in every respect magnificent.
gk MURRAY
William Christy Cabanne's THE
Barricade," distributed by re Pictures
corporation, will be screened at the
Murray theatre for three days, begin
ming Monday. 1t is based upon the
story of the same title from the facile
pen of Dr. Daniel Carson Goodman,
who has taken for his theme the theory
that genuine love and human sympathy
do more to beget happiness in the
world than the false pride and preju-
dice. THE Barricade,' however, is at
no time preachy. 1t contains lesson,
TO be sure, but Mr.. Cabanne, with a
perfect understanding of his subject,
has developed his theme into delight
full entertainment. "A well rounded
east was assembled, including Kenneth
Harlan. Katherine Spencer, Dorothy
Richards, William A. Strauss, Eugene
Borden, James Harrison and John
0Connor.
MURRETTE
For nearly fourteen centuries, his
torians have disagreed as to just
whether or not the great Empress
Theodore was a wicked woman. All
agree that even though she was a
bad bad woman. she was very good
company. In the great Italian screen
spectacle, Theodore" which Goldwyn
presents at the Murrette theatre start
ing Sunday, the famous dramatist Vic
Nl--p
who is very much of a lady. True, the
early scenes of the screen drama show
her as daughter of pleasure on the
Island of Cyprus. flirting with the
young prince who afterwards becomes
the emperor of the Roman empire
but the best historical authorities
agree that after Theodore became a
wife and an empress, she cut out the
wild follies of her early youth and ex-
cept for one unfortunate love affair
which forms the basis of the big
screen drama which Goldwyn presents,
she was an irreproachable wife and
empress.
According to Gibbon. the famous au-
thor of THE Decline and Fall of the
Roman Empire" Theodore was rather
wild person. Mr. Gibbon declares
that she was born in Constantinople
Tor Byzantium at is was then called
in the early years of the sixth century
and died in the year SAT. She was
the daughter of a lion tanner in the Am
phitheatre in Constantinople, and
while a child was sent on the stage
to earn her own living in the perform
ances called Mines. She had no gift
for either music or dancing, but made
herself notorious by the spirit and i'm
pudence of her acting in the rough
farces. as one may call them. which
delighted the crowd of the capital
MURRAY VAUDEVILLE.
Indian Reyelries," with a pictu
rescue stage setting. featuring Chic
Oskomon and Mile. Marion, in native
and Characteristic songs and dances
will top the new bill at the Murray
opening Monday matinee, for the frs
half. This offering is said to be de
cidedly out of the ordinary, and /:
credited with being an exceptionally
entertaining feature. They have jus
closed tour of the Orpheum circuit
and are filling in few dates on theil
way east, as they are booked to az
pear shortly at the Palace. New Yori
City.
Frank and AIilt Britain in Say |
With Music" are also on the bill
1utSS DOsS were d UlS Ill I'LL &c eeLti
ago. and now they return to regal
us with all the latest New York hits
Willie Missem and company also wal
be seen on this bill We can no
say If Willie will miss 'em or not
but we do know he is real comedian
and that he will make you laugh
Fair1nan and Patrick complete tn
bill with "A Wee Bit of Irish Wi
and Song 1t is an act that vii
carry weight as an entertaining We
hicle for it has much that is enioyabl
and amusing.
Opening Thursday, the bill will b
topped by a comedy sketch from tn
pen OF Paul Gerard Smith, entitle
"One on the Aisle" built especial
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