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The Washington times., 1922-12-17

a N examination Of long-run
~ records in the Washington
theater as applied to stage
attractions reveals the fact that
"Abie's Irish Rose" the Anne
Nichols comedy hit at the Presi-
dent. carries off the palm this
week by inapsuratins tonight the
fourth consecutive weeks engage
ment of a stage play In the Cap
ital Of the Nation,
washington is, primarily. a one
week town. II is comparatively
rare that q play ever lasts longer
than a week In this city though
once in q while. some particularly
splendid attraction, like big mu-
sical extravaganza. will play two
weeks. In the entire modern an
nails of the local theater. however.
one finds only three instances OF
plays having run three weeks and
only one instance Of a play last
ing for four.
That four.week play, Of course.
is "Abie's Irish Rose" while
two playa that run for three
weeks were Avery Hopwood's two
farces. Ladies' Night" and Get
ting Gertie's Garter" Searching
The Washington times., 1922-12-17
THE YOUNG DIANA
ALSO HAS ITS
THRILLS
Marion Davies Demonstrates In
Intrepid Manner That She
Has Adventurous, As Well
As Histrionic, Nature.

NNE of the most daring and
adventurous feats that Ma
rion Davies has ever per-
formed for the screen will be
seen in her latest picture. "The
Young DIANA" a Marie Corelli
story, which opens four-day en-.
gagemen tat Loew's Palace today.
Miss Davies lies suspended twen-
ty feet In the air on a frail glass
platform vibrating over a large
revolving sphere of brilliant light.
The situation is one Of the most
thrilling ever screened. This
scene IL In q weird laboratory
where Miss Davies. in her char.
acter of Diana May. submits her
self to a hazardous experiment
for the restoration of lost youth
and beauty. Diana May has be-
come prernaturely aged and fad
ed. She hears of DIR. Feodor
Dimitrius who seeks a brave wo-
man to undergo a process that
will either make her dazzlingly
beautiful or result in her death.
DR.. Dimitrius' delving into alb
struse sciences and his uncanny
doings In his laboratory have
made him feared by the natives
In the little Swiss community in
which he lives.
This laboratory is striking in its
construction. The rigorousness of
Its lines lends quiet and digni-
fled atmosphere in which one
could well imagine that expert.
ments to revolutionize all Of hu-
'man society might easily and
readily be accomplished,
There Is a large steel furnace
on one side OF the domed and
gloomy chamber. This furnace is
lifted with all kinds Of queer dials,
1wheeis and valves. An eerie
light issues from it. The labo-
ratory has one sliding window
In the dome like that Of an as
Economical observatory. The
daylight is filtered through a
queer. many-faceted crystal prism.
Cleaning tubes. shedding greenish
rays. add to the creepy effect.
Suddenly a wicked electric spark
darts halfway across the scene.
From a trapdoor, when 1t is
time for the momentous expert
ment. there slowly glides the
lighted sphere. Diana. on her
glass platform. is lowered into the
trap. A few moments later she
is raised, lifted from the board
and is revealed as a stunning
blonde. The transformation is
completeI &c.
''The Young DIANA" directed
by Albert Capeliani and Robert
q. vignola IL a Cosmopolitan
production for Paramount, and
like all pictures bearing the brand
Of Cosmopolitan Is endowed with
q splendid cast. Forrest Stanley
is Miss Davies leading man. Pc
dro de Cordoba plays the part of
DIR. Dimitrius. Maclyn Arbuckle
and Gypsy O'Brien have impor-
tant roles.
The Washington times., 1922-12-17
MISS LANR ENCE
!. HAS HOBBY FOR
OLD PLAYS
Star Of New Play, Secrets"
atNational Tomorrow, Has
One Of Finest Manuscript
Collections In Existence.

~ ERHAP6 one of the busiest
actresses on the American
stage is Margaret Lawrence,
who il being starred by sam H.
Harris in the new play, Secrets"
at the National Theater. beginning,
tomorrow. As an illustration.
Miss Lawrence. who Is socially
prominent, also esrves on the ad-
visory boards Of many charitable
organizations. In private life Miss
Lawrence IL Mrs. Orson d. Mum.
She is the mother Of two beautiful
children.
Yet she finds time for hobbies.
Her most precious hobby is collect.
ing old plays. She Is said to have
one OF the most complete libraries
of this kind in New York.
Energy il like love in one re-
spect," says Miss Lawrence. "The'
more one gives the more one has
to give. I believe in many activi.
ties. They round out a life; they
keep 1t from falling in a groove.
I don't like people who live one
life as II were. I have no patience
either with many people who COM
plain that they haven't time for
this or that. A few haven't. Of
course. because OF the circumstenc-
es of their lives. but there 10 inf.
mite time for everything for most
of us. Enthusiasm finds time; in
difference loses IT,"
Miss Lawrence believes that
woman's place IL the place her
brains and energy make for her.
1t may be the home. IT may be the
stage, II may be both. Ability.
like money. makes many places for
itself. Strangely enough. or per-
haps not strangely at all, Miss
Lawrence comes from q Quaker
home where tradition Of domes-
ticity for women was strongly in
trenched. Her husband, however.
shares her conviction that talent
was meant to be used in the proper
direction. Certainly Miss Law.
rence's career demonstrates that
woman may shine in many spheres.
The Washington times., 1922-12-17

go from there? Coney Island!
Edward Cantor. star Of make It
snappy," which comes to Polls
Theater next Sunday night. De-
cember II, became a singing
waiter! Eddie himself estimates
he had served scarcely twelve
darks and six lights when two gen.
tlemen walked into the cafe In the
same mysterious manner that Mr..
Cantor walked into the first para
graph of this story.
The gentlemen In question were
Messrs. Bedini and Arthur. of the
Hammerstein vaudeville circuit.
who 10 that gink?" one asked.
And Eddie was forthwith sum-
moned to Join the vaudeville team
of Bedini and Arthur.
As Cantor one day steered his
check suit around the corner of
Forty-second street he bumped
into tall man who presented his
card. Can you imagine Eddle's
astonishment when he read the
name of Flo Ziegfeld7
Well. Cantor was invited to ap-
pear on the Ziegfeid roof for one
night, just to show what he could
do. Eddie came and conquered.
Then one day. hearing that the
doings downstairs In the New
Amsterdam Theater were even
better, he ran down and again
lapsed into q state Of complete
hypnosis. which lasted for three
seasons in the Zeigfeld "Follies."
Our hero is now famous. and
there IL little to record. For
seventy-five weeks he toured the
country under the management
of the Messrs. Shubert to the
biggest business ever recorded by
q new road star.
What did the Shuberts do to
reward 90 profitable q servitorf
They made Eddie q full-fledged
star, the duties Of which he 10
now performing in the New York
Winter Garden extravaganza,
called Make It Snappy." which
comes to Polls Theater tonight.
The Washington times., 1922-12-17
20 Years Ago in +.
Theater8 Here

NATIONAL@Charles Froh-.
~ man presents Charles
Richman and Margaret An
glin in "The Wilderness"
LAFAYETTE LAWN a
Shannon in Beyond Pardon"
COLUMBIA-Klaw & Err
langer present Martin Har-
vey in "The Only Way"
ACADEMY David Hart
ford in "A Montana Outlaw
CHASE'S-Clay Clement &
Co., in "The Baron's Love
Story" Others.
KERNANS - The Briga-s
der Burlesquers in "An Ex-
ira Session" and "A Night
in Paris"
EMPIRE - Barnes Dainty
Paree Burlesquers.
The Washington times., 1922-12-17
Rams Head Plays
Begin This Week

The opening production Of the
Rams Head Players will take
place on Wednesday, December
"a, and will include three plays
of widely different type. with
scenes laid in Spain. In Italy,
and in Ireland. and with settings
and costumes designed by James
Reynolds.
Robert Bell. James Reynolds
and walter Beck will each direct
one OF the plays which go to
make up the first bill Of the first
season of the Rams Head Play
ers, and the guest star OF the
occasion il to be Helen Robbins.
20 well known because Of her
recent success both with Jack
Barrymore in Richard III. and
with Lionel Barrymore in Mac
beth.
.The Jewel Merchants" by
James Branch Cabell; Three
Nuns and q Lady" by James
Reynolds, and I'm the Shadow
Of the Glen." by ]. M. synge'
offer, splendid opportunity to test
the strength OF this little COM
pany Of players who are thus
making their bow for the first
time in washington's newest and
tiniest theater.
The Washington times., 1922-12-17
Has a Soft Spot
For Mr.. BIuebeard

~ HOULD married men beat
- their wives? Was Blue
beard right? and should
Fatima have obeyed himf
Claire Windsor. who is playing
in Brothers Under the Skin."
Goldwyn picture. which comes to
the Rialto today for q week. says
that the most famous Of all mar
ried men-Bluebeard. not Adam
has never had his side Of the
case presented. Furthermore. she
doesn't believe that married mer
should beat their wives, but sht
wonders II some wives don't de
serve the stick mo thicker thar
the thumb" which English com
mon law prescribed as good medi
cine in the hands Of q husband
Take the role am playing in
this story by Peter Kyne." says
The Washington times., 1922-12-17
Waiter ScurrieS
When ThuTStOn
Grows Playful
FEW nights ago a serious

A FEW nights ago a serious
~ looking young man took a
seat at one of Georges
tables in the main dining room Of
the Auditorium Hotel in Chicago.
George, by the way, is the old
est and best.known colored waiter
at that famous hostelry. The
guest might have been taken for
a doctor or lawyer. or, with
a collar Of a slightly different
cut, for a clergyman. The smil-
ing old negro approached him
and put down glass of water
, and then turned to get the neces-
sary table ware.
"T say waiter" called the diner,
do you usually serve fish in
the drinking water?"
To Georges amazement two
tiny gold fish were swimming
about in the tumbler he had just
placed on the table.
IT suttinly don know how dat
happened. boss" said the aston
ished negro. ''I'n take 'em right
away"
With trembling hands he re-
moved the glass Aith the fish to
the pantry and brought another
one. making sure this time that
there were no fish in 1t. He sat
It down before the young man
and started to move away again.
when he was recalled by a sharp
note of reproach.
waiter. 1 did not order wine.
Take this away at once. never
drink wine. 1t is bad for my
nerves."
with bulging eyes the waiter
stared at the glassful Of wine.
He was sure he had put 1t there
filled with water only a second
ago. Where could the wine have
come from?
II wish you would take it
away" continued the diner calmly
hut firmly. .'It makes me see
things that do not exist; for in
stance. that pigeon in your back
pocket"
"As he spoke he reached out
and apparently took a very ac-
f. tive white pigeon out Of Georges
hip pocket. which he attempted
to hand to the badly scared
Ethiopian.
With 4 screech Of terror old
George fled to Manager John
Calyey. declaring. de ole debbil
hisself Is in de- dining roomy' His
fright was 80 real that the man.
ager decided to investigate the
cause Of his fears. He took just
one look and began to laugh
heartily.
"It's only Thurston, the magj.
clan. working up an appetite for
his dinner" he explained to the
curious crowd that had gathered.
The Washington times., 1922-12-17
Noted RepipaIs
On at CrandaWs

Temporarily abandoning its
fixed policy Of presenting extend.
ed photoplay runs. Crandalrs
Theater this week will offer
daily change Of program that win
embrace the revival of seven Of
the notable film plays of the
year.
Today's foremost feature will
be First Nationals release Of
"The Kid" starring Charles Chap.
lin and Jackie Coogan. This 10
recognized as -,the finest achieve
ment of the screens supreme
comedian .".The Kid" q afill.
feature-lensth production. will be
supplemented by Irving Cum
mings Jewels Of the River"
tense, tabloid drama.
Tomorrow will be shown Mae
Nurray's ION With the Dance"
The Washington times., 1922-12-17
THE
RAPID RISE OF
Mr.. CANTOR
Famous Blaokfacs Comic Got
His Start az Amateur on
One Of Those Nights at Min
er's 6owsry Thsatsr.

~ NE dark night. some ten or
III sixteen years ago. Q young
man might have been OBJ
served walking hurriedly westward
along Grand street, New York
city.
As he turned into the Bowery a
voice hailed him with: 81,
Where are you going. Eddle?"
TITS amateur night at Miners"
retorted our hero. and hurried on.
He was Edward Cantor. Esq. talk.
ing the step that was to give the
stage one of its most gifted come.
dians.
Eddie won the prize at Miners
that night. and from an amateur
The Washington times., 1922-12-17
Pegs or Clothes
Still Doing Duty
nHEArERooERs who rec,

THEATERGOERS who recall
with pleasure the stage sue
cess of Laurette Taylor In
Peg o. My Heart" win doubtless
be interested to know that In
bringing the great story to the
screen. Miss Taylor wears the
same quaint dresses, hats and
shoes that became almost as fa-
nous as Chaplin's ragamuffin
makeup, during Miss Taylor's
engagement in Peg" on the
stage.
Peg o. My Heart" incidentally,
was first produced in Los An
geles. the Western city that sees
the debut Of so many OF our later
stage Successes. and when Peg
o. MY Heart" had finished its
Western engagement, Miss Tay-
lor had whole new outfit made
so she could put away as a keep.
sake the costume she had worn
in Los Angeles.
Later on. when Miss Taylor
arranged to do Peg" for the
screen, she found that the Sec
end stage costume was missing,
and rather than have a third
outfit made. she dragged forth
. - :. 80
from the mothballs the costume
she had put away as . remem.
brance. One Of these dresses IL
of blue serge, very shabby and
terrible fit. The hat is plain.
old-fashioned affair. trimmed with
few flowers. But. IKE Chap.
Inns famous run-over shoes, the
very shabbiness OF Miss Tayior's
costume is the thing that makes
2 II historic.
The. picture will be presented
to Washington for the first time
this afternoon, at Loew's Colum.
bia. with Miss Taylor in the
same role she played on the
stage. =
Patsy Ruth Miller win play
Esmeralda In the "Hunchback Of
Notre Dame" for Universal.
The Washington times., 1922-12-17
Film People Liked.

Salem. Mass. Is enthusiastic
about the production Of motion
pictures in it's environs. During
a three-week stay there George
Melford's company making the
Paramount picture. Java Head"
kept most Of the towns carpen-
ters and painters busy. gave
work to a flock Of sailors and
packed the motion picture houseS
nearly every night.
When 1t was all over Roscoe
II. Goddard, secretary Of the
chamber Of commerce, made the
statement that the town had
never had a more stimulating
influence" =
The Washington times., 1922-12-17

though she were q responsible
woman. instead OF q toy. Doesn't
a person feel q mental beating
as much as physical onef
"No. I'm not defending Blue
beard and his methods. but isn't
1t true that the only report Of
his case was made by the rela.
tives Of his surviving wife? How
do we know that many of his
unfortunate spouses didn't ask
him to surrender everything for
the sake Of their pleasures.
seriously. Brothers Under the
Skin Is a most interesting pic
ture to have worked in because
It touches on universal prob.
lem. Here we see wives In the
monied and unmonied spheres Of
life, and in each case we see
women who take advantage Of
the natural chivalry Of the Ameri.
can husband"
The Washington times., 1922-12-17
Shooting ''Go-Getter." !"

e. II. Griffith. director FOR Cos
mopolitAn Productions. believes
that he is fully qualified now to
serve az an expert on rivers and
harbors. For the past week he
has been up and down the New
England coast in search Of .
water front location suitable to
the making OF particdiar scene
in "The -Getter." a picturisa.
tion of q Peter b. Kyns- story
which he Ia directing.
After travelling up past Boston.
looking the ground over around
New Bedford and Fan River.
circling the New York harbor
front from Coney Island to the
East and North rivers and ex-
plorins the Jersey coast. Griffith
finally got the desired location
down near Baltimore. where this
scene win e shot"
The Washington times., 1922-12-17

an extra trav-
eIogue to be
given by. Bur
ton H o m e .
this afternoon
at 4 o'clock,
the subject Of
which will be
Great Sights
East Of Suez."
w hile there
will be q large
n u m b er of
beautifully col
ored lantern
The Washington times., 1922-12-17
s He's Promoted

william Vernon Broyles. formerly
assistant manager Of CrandalFs
Metropolitan Theater, last week
was promoted to the managership
Of crandall's Central Theater'
Ninth street. between ID and e,
Mr.. Broyles has already assumed
his new duties and is directing the
work 1t the Central under the
supervision Of Joseph p. Morgan.
general manager Of the crandail
enterprises.
David Powell will play the role
OF Nick Lansing" In Allan
Dwan's production of The Gimp
see Of the Moon" now being made
at the Lonk Island studio. He
win play opposite Bebe Daniels
end Nita Naidi.
The Washington times., 1922-12-17

Rodolph Valentino and Agnes
Ayres vii: take possession Of the
screen on Wednesday in "The
sheik." supplemented by a car
toon comedy. i"Fresh Fish"
''Tol'able David" will be Thurs.
days feature. with Richard
Barthelmess. A"Judge Rummy"
cartoon. Help Wanted" win
sound out the program.
Norma Talmadse in "smuin'
Through" win charm Fridays
audiences. A new Aesop Fable,
"The Elephants Trunk" viii b
added.
On Saturday Jackie Cooean
win be pictured in my Boy"
with Lloyd Hamilton in The
7afn5paksr" the added comedy.
The Washington times., 1922-12-17

BURTON NOlNeS
slides the majority Of the Illus
trations will be motion pictures
made by Mr.. Holmes In India,
Burma. CeyIon. Siam. the Malay
states and other colorful coun-
tries of the radient East. =
( This evening at $50 Mr.. Holmes
will give his already announced
Travelogue, "Lafcadio Hearn's
Unfamiliar Japan" which will be
repeated tomorrow afternoon at
4:4O.
The Washington times., 1922-12-17
Young Foy Sues.

Gallagher q Shean are named
defendants In q suit for $4,000
brought against them by Bryan
Fitzgerald. also known AZ Bryan
Foy." AZ the complaint puts It.
who is a son of Eddie Foy.
comedian. Foy alleges he was to
receive -one-third of the receipts
from publication and mechanical
reproduction Of his song. Mr..
Gallagher and Mr.. shean." writ.
ten under an agreement with the
Defendants. and that the latter
received $4,000 in royalties. bat
failed to pay him his due,
The Washington times., 1922-12-17

at Miners he
scared into the
clear ether Of
burlesque. join
ing a troupe
allied THE
Indian Maid
ems" e d die
remained with
"The Indian
Maidens'' for
three weeks.
after which he
suddenly with
drew. B u (
where did he
The Washington times., 1922-12-17

The auxiliary
comedy viii be
"The Non. Skid
Kid" -e
T uesday
brings Cecil b.
De Miles pro.
duction. Don't
Change Your
HI u Q b a n d."
with Gloria
Swanson and
Elliott Dexter,
and the laugh
able comedy.
1T he Fast
Mail"
The Washington times., 1922-12-17
"The Monster" Coming.

Joseph M. Gaites will present
at the shubert ,Garrick Theater
for one week, beginning Monday.
December Is, his latest and most
successful comedy drama, The
Monster" by. Crane Wilbur, the
author and actor. The Monster"
In . sensational mystery play in
which q superscientist IL ready
to sacrifice lives, honor, money
everything to prove his theories.
Some people say there IL nothing
new under the sun, but here is
reported to be the exception.
The cast Includes Crane Wilbur.
Frank MCCORMACK. Mile Suzanne
Caubet. Ralph J. Locke. Walter
James and Michel Martin.
The Washington times., 1922-12-17
Popular Themes.

Stories OF married life, Biblical
themes. historical subjects and
anecdotes which relate to mod
.ern' business predominate In TIN
Cecil B. DeMille scenario idea
contest which came to an end
November /. Tales Of crook life
and Of young love. which for
merry furnished the themes for
q great majority Of motion pic
lures were scarcely In evidence.
Mr.. DeMille has three readers
sorting sthe thousands Of ideas
submitted and hopes to be able
to find one suitable for his next
production. The results have al
ready been worth while. he be-
lieves. because they show the
trend of public taste. First prize
will be $1,000. second 500 and
third and fourth $50 each.
The Washington times., 1922-12-17

Miss Windsor.
"that Of Q
modern wife
witho ut .
thought for
anything but
her clothes .
a n d luxuries.
She ally
finds her soul.
but h o W +?
When her 'hus-
band develops
thA nnsrvo ~ 40
treotJ her as
The Washington times., 1922-12-17
THO Trapelogues
on Program Today

TN view Of the unusual sue
cess which attended the.
matinee given at the Ma
tional Theater last Sunday after
noon. w. H. Rapiey announces
The Washington times., 1922-12-17
One Of the Best.

when Knighthood Was in
Flower" the Cosmopolitan pic
ture starring Marion Davies. has
been named by VIII Hays as one
of the best of recent films. In
an address made before the
Philadelphia Forum the chief Of
the motion picture industry
placed when Knishthood Was in
Flower" at the head Of his list
OF recommended films.
Bryant Washburn has ended.
his short vaudeville career and
viii return to the screen a.
Fits von Tarlenheim in Rupert
OF Hentxau.", Bert Lytell ana
Elaine Hammerstein win also play
in the costume picture which will
be directed by Victor Herman.
Edward Montague wrote tlss
scenario.
with the temporary Injunction
restraining Rodolf Valentino filed
by the Appellate Division no fur.
ther developments are anticipated
IN the case until the trial takes
place. In about three nTnths.
The Washington times., 1922-12-17


n mopoIan Knight
in
the first half of the
beginning
The Washington times., 1922-12-17
Castor Glass, Poet.

Z Cable advices from Paris indf-
cate that CASTOR Glass, the popu-
lar romantic actor Of the screen.
is likely to gain recognition as
one, OF Frances leading modern
poets. Some time ago he entered
a book Of his poems in q notable
literary contest being conducted
by a prominent Paris publisher
and now It is announced that his
entry stands an excellent chance
of winning first prize In which
case his Interpretations Of the in.
spirations OF the muse will be
issued in a de luxe volume. The
divulging of the contents of this
rkcent cablegram constituted the
first intimation that Actor Glass
was In any way poetic. although
he has long been recognized by
the most .erudite critics as "a
truly Inspired exponent Of the
drama"
6igrid . Holmquist. instead of
Claire Windsor. as previously an.
nounced. has been chosen for the
role Of Patricia in support of
Poia Negri in Bella Donna"
George Fitxmaurice's current prs.
duction y Paramount.
The Washington times., 1922-12-17

IRENE BORDONPS nea0est comedy "The French
Doll" soth Irene herself, s0iu be of the bright
clusters the holiday Christmas tree for Capital play
patrons The sho0 opens at the National Christmas Day.
The Washington times., 1922-12-17

Patsy Ruth Miller will play
Esmeralda In the "Hunchback Of
Notre Dame." for Universal.