The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-06
MuRRETTE

The Murrette theatre promises Its
patrons an attraction next week that
can be listed as an event inasmuch
as 1t occurs so rarely these days. 1t
is a new Charles Chaplin comedy.
PAY Day is the title of its latest,
described as a galaxy of fun with
new gags and novelties to add hilari-
Gus mirth to the stars inimitable
work Although 1t is in two reels,
it is said to pack houseful of laughs
from the opening title to the final
closeup.
Chaplin appears in one Of his IN
Irritable laborer roles, looking for
ward to pay day with the same
anxious face with which an expec-
tant parent waits for the doctor to
say: TITS a boy" His comedy car
ries the story at a swift pace from
a huge construction plant where a
skyscraper is being erected and
finally to the haunts of the tender
loin where the workers hang out on
pay day, and finally home to the
wife. From each set the star obtains
a maximum of fun at minimum of
apparent effort.
Miriam Cooper, feminine star Of
r. A. Walsh's .colorful photoplay of
Spanish life, "Serenade," a First Ma
tional attraction to be shown at the
Murrette theatre Sunday, has given
up her New York home and here
after will live in Los Angeles. Miss
Cooper prefers the Sunny Southland
city to all others-and she has seen
most of them. Producer Walsh, who
in real life is Miriam Cooper's hus-
band, likes Los Angeles better than
New York for a different reason.
That is because in California he has
plenty of room to make his pictures.
RICHMOND
Betty Compson, star of "The Law
and the Woman which comes to
the Richmond theatre Sunday is fond
of the water and has a home at Playa
Del Ray, California, where she and
her mother spend the Summer and
Fall week ends.
There's nothing l enjoy more" she
declares, than an opportunity to put
on my bathing suit and forget that
am a motion picture actress for TWEEN
ty-four hours. With my sport fish, /
spend hours in the surf, enjoying ev.
cry minute of the time. / have to be
careful of sunburn, however, for 1t
shows through makeup.
I'm the evening we build a fire in
our big fireplace (for it gets cold al
night and sit around talking and
telling stories. Generally some
friends come in. Then. / read a lot
I'm fond of Stephen Leacock's works
and similar things, though / do read
some heavy literature as well.'
THE Law and the Woman" is by
Clyde Fitch. A. S. Levine adapted II
for Paramount Pictures and Penrhyn
StanIaws directed William T. Carl
ton is leading man. Miss Compson
plays the part of the faithful wife
who saves her husband from punish
ment for a crime Of which he was in
nocent, by making friends with the
woman who is guilty and inducing
her to confess.
MURRAY
Johnnie Walker, who will open a.
the Murray theatre next Sunday witt
Edna Murphy, his co-star in the Fo1
production "Play Square," made hi:
start in life as a lawyers clerk. Be
ing anxious to CLEAN as much knowl
edge of the law as possible he fire
nuented court rooms whenever h
could He tells the following story
One day in police court, wher
a drunk had been brought in,
was necessary to suspend sentenc
until the prisoner recover from al
attack of tremens that occurred a
the moment.
Donovan" shouted the judge t
the officer who made the ares
take this fellow out and buy hiI
a drink" the judge handing Donova
a quarter. The officer led the pri
oner toward the exit, when suddenl
another drunk" who had bee
brought in developed another case {
tremens.
: "Wait a minute, Donovan" Gale
the Judge, take this fellow out, TOT
and make it two for quarter"