The Washington times., 1922-03-19
ThE OLD AND New
IN IRISH Life
IN ONE PLAY

Combined skIlKuIly Al o.
Ancient Glamour and Modsrr
Romance N BRIDGE Play
\ II WEDDING = something that
~ never fails TO strike . ~
sponsive chord IN every one
from the most casual oniooker to
/. the best man and bridesmaids. Il
Doesn't one always turn = look
several times at a wedding party
getting into its carriages or It .
bridal couple hailed onto the train
BY merry friends or IT couple
arriving At . hotel With suspi-
ciously new bassass and Register,
ing with great sclat - man and.
wife?
(. a kindly. smile follows an we'd
ding festivities wherever they are
and whoever are the participants.
That II one Of the immediate
! points Of interest Of .'Ths Brides
Play" the new Cosmopolitan pro-
duction starring Marion Davies.
which win be shown Il Moore's
Rialto Theater. this week. besin-
aing this afternoon.
1t 10 about . bride and: unlike
those stories that depend for.
their big climax on the we'd
ding itself. (which everybody can
pee a. BON az the cast IL nam
~, this story admits from the
first that there b to be . mar
riags. Thus 1t leaves thescertainty
that the wedding 10 going TO be Of
unusual interest else II would not
- disclosed.
And in spite Of the aforesaid
response that sven the most hard
ensd feel toward any nuptiais it'
n m indubitabls fact that tho
F. ceremony itself seldom admits Of
anything extraordinary. 1t 10 the
same old thing. the same old bridal
bouquet. the same old Lohsngrin,
the Same old tears Of the same old
parents. the Same old gifts. the
Same old journey and the same
old settling in the new home with
the gifts displayed when the donor
= expected.
'''i"The Brides Play" from the
story Of tie Same name by Dom
Byrne. offers some novel and un-
expected Developments In . wed
ding. s.
It IL an aristocratic wedding,
which unites the noble and patient
Sir Fergus Candy with Aileen
Barrett. the charming daughter Of
one Of his late neighbors and life
long friends.
& (, Sir Fergus and Aileen decide to
revive the brides play" an old
custom In the house Of Sir Fer
gus. These two ere deeply inter
estsd In the lore Of their native
land. The play" means that
after the ceremony IL performed
the men guests form . circle while
the bride approaches each with the
question. Are you the one love
the bestf" Naturally each shakes
his head. no matter how much he
would prefer to answer otherwise.
BUT-there's almost q hitch,
for bursting into the circle comes
one dashing cavalier in a black
cloak who win not say Nor It
was like the proverbial drop Of
the pin. Everybody looked and
listened with all his might. And
the bride3 That remains to b.
seen. Was she so easily taken
off her feet7 Did she welcome the
intruder. though he had once
meant great deal to herr IL she
made unhappy IL there q quar-
rei7 We will 90 no further. but
needless to say this 10 . wedding
that win not be soon forgotten.
Joseph Urban II responsible In
ssThe Brides Play" for some Of
the most beautiful scenic effects
ever secured on the screen. He
brings you back to the most en-
chanting spots in the Ireland Of
500 years ago and over to the Ire
land OF today-to the Wishing
wells and the witches rendezvous.
In support Of Misc Davies In this
picture are: Wyndham Standing.
Jack O'Brien, Frank Shannon,
Richard Cummings. Eleanor Mid.
dleton, Carlton Miller and others.
Tho Brides Play" was directed
by George Terwiliiser. The Soc
mario ives written By Mildred
Considine.
The program Of subsidiary offer
-Angs viii be featured by q multiple
reel Christie Comedy entitled
--oh. Promise Me-" starring Neal
.Burnes. The comedy, which IL said
to be one continuous laugh from
start to finish, was made with the
cooperation of the American Ls-
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