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GARRICK-Thurston.

Thurston. the magician. proved
again his right to fame won through
his clever methods of entertaining
people with his new program before
a packed house at the Garrick Thea
ter last night.
The program was little tardy in
opening and vigorous applause. such
as greets the circus in the spring of
the year. echoed through the theater
several times before the first act was
ready. The house was filled with
children. Those who were grown-up
took distinct pleasure in trying to
solve each clever trick. and those
who were still of the precious tribe
that believe in fairies sat with wide
eyes and expressions of blissful won
derment on their faces.
Mr. Thurston has added quite a
number of new tricks to his roper
toire. and he has even given an o.
Henry twist to the lady sawed in
half" act. He does not use two girls
ment. and 1t is very cleverly done.
The younger children in the extreme
ly cosmopolitan audience were en-
crossed in the acts which included
birds and small animals in their per-
sonnel. Probably the most popular
Of these was the one which shows the
apparent funeral of a very rebellious
snortl1g like a wheezy automobile
engine. much to :he delight of the lit
tie folks.
In the first act the big scene was
1.-The Leviathan of the Princess Kar-
mac" subtitled "the great hypnotic
scene" The setting and the lightning
effects aid in creating the illusion. and
when much-rattled boy. who came up
with others to the stage at Mr.. Thurs
tons request. was asked what he
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thought caused the leviathan. he replied,
"Rheumatism.'' This puzzled the audi
! ence. till some one thought Of sug-
gesting to the little boy that he meant
"hypnotism," which he admitted was
the case. Another particularly clever
trick In the first section of the pro-
gram was called 1.-The Vampire"
In the second part there was quick
change. The little dramatic sketch
was effective, and the spiritual mate
riaiization scene was carefully done;
was snappily put through. Mr.. Thurs
ton displayed comic possibilities Of the
Chaplin variety in his music masters
interpretations He disguised himself
more or less. as Verdi, Strauss and
Gounod.
Some Of the girls who are with
the company had various opportunities
to dance during the entertainment. and
a pleasing bit was the Dancers of
Madrid' number in the third part of
| the program. 1.-THE Triple Mystery
| attempted. Is another feature Of this
part Of the program. and the finale.
the water fountain scene. Is the most
beautiful Of the settings and gives an
impression delightful to remember.
There are in all thirty separate
features on the long program. There
Is no tagging in the smooth dispatch
with which they are all put through.
| and the decided enthusiasm II the
entire audience last night was ex 'essed
vocally almost as frequently as b. clap
| ping. 1t is show that intrignes the
cleverest wits and entertains those who
do not care to attempt to fathom the
! why's and wherefores of the many
startling effects.
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Burton Holmes.
Burton Holmes. in response to ,

Burton Holmes. in response to trav-
elogue tourists. presented at the Ma
-ional Theater. yesterday afternoon.
Il lecture not listed in his official
series: Sights East of Suez."
his journey to the other side of
the Ten Commandments" began with
a .oyage over the biblical waters of
the Red sea and across the Arabian
sea to Bombay. where a stay was
mad long enough to give realistic
conception of the metropolis of the
rast dominated by military Britain.
Original pictures, with entertaining
blends of history. anecdote and epi-
gram. gave the Zest of novelty for
those who had made the tour of the
far east with lecturers gone before.
lnterspersed with passing glimpses
of strange lypes and customs. back
grounded by scene beauties, were
motion pictures of such supreme in
terest of the journey as the strange
ceremonies of the bathing CHATS of
Benares." the burning of the dead
along the shore of the River Ganges.
a jaunt 10 Calcutta and southwark
to Ceylon. then an upward tangent
to glimpse the transcendent Splendor
of nature in her most gracious mood.
and away to kipling's Road to Man
dalay." with its cheroot-smok ing
beauties and a temple, that sounded
From this point The journey struck
new country where the tin comes
from" with motion tails of the work
ing of a vast open-cut tin mine. I'm
pressionS of Siam" show Bangkok the
royal city. with Siamese soldiers at
work and on parade: contrasting views
of the home life of the people and an
extraordinary exhibition of the classic
dancers of the king. For a final ex-
perience there was trip to the Teak
forests. where logging with the royal
ton as to the expensiveness of that
wood by the time it reaches the Wash
ington market The lecturer closed his
tour at a wonder-place where the east
becomes the far east" a world of strange
people, and customs, set against jungies
of palm-greenery, which justified the
lecturers garb of ''tropic togs.''
In "Lafcadio Hearn's Unfamiliar
Japan" the subject OF las. nights lee
the country that inspired the American
writer to give his best to literature. and
that induced him to become a Japanese
subject to marry a native and to hand
down an oriental name TO his son.
Hearn's work as lecturer at the Inn
perial University OF Toxic. his home life,
mis- widow and son, his library of strange
literature, his memorial shrine and his
soul NAME" were toIched upon in a
manner to convey sympathy and some
thing of understanding of personality
whose genius. born of Greek and Irish
parentage, trained in Europe, and only
self-made citizen of this country, is
not to be gauged by conventional rule.
Mrs. Hearn is shown autographing the
$50 pages of de luxe edition of Laf-
cadio Hearn's works and the pictures
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manager-it chances both men work
for the same concern-whose wife
Dorothy leads the same kind of life as
Millie, only the scale is tremendously
more costly.
The play reveals tho straits to
which both men are finally driven by
their wives and the fortuitous cir
cumstances that finally bring them
, both to dominate their homes, throw
ing off the weakness that has Kept
them grinding away with no hope eeof
ever making ends meet financially
$4,000 fur coats and the wife of the
other goes to the delicatessen shop
for all the meals and purchases lamps
and clocks and other ornamental but
not necessary paraphernalia.
THE Tyranny of Tears" or Sisters
Under the Skim might have been an
even more satisfactory selection as
! n title for the play. SO like are the
two women and the treatment they
| accord their husbands. The parts arc
| admirably taken by a cast which In
cludesN Helen Chadwick and Claire
Windsor. who play the wives; Pat
O'Malley and Norman Kerry. the hus-
bands, and Mae Busch. the "vamp."
who proves a thorn in tho flesh of the
entirely innocent Newton Craddock.
While both wives are away from
home-bored or disgusted with life
Craddock, the clerk husband, under
unusual circumstances, goes to the
home of Kirkland. the general man
ager. and there. by the aid of strong
liqrrsr and a peep into the life of his
boss, the metamorphosis occurs. kirt-
land. by cave man tactics, humbles
his wife and turns her into a loving
woman instead of a petulant doll. and
Cradock staggers home for a similar
domestic scene.
The story Is SO keen, SO true to life,
judging from the reports of the d.
vorce courts. that it may well be cen
sidered more than a mere comedy.
Interesting minor films complete
the bill.
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METROP0LITAN-"My Friend
the Devil"

"Dr. Rameau," the novel by Georges
Ohnet. French editor. dramatist and
novelist Of the late nineteenth CEN
tury, was a famous work. And critics
of his period stated that "the SUCCESS
OF his works is due to the nicely and
simplicity with which the author.
presents his subject and develops it;
a unity of action, an honesty of pur-
pose and certain phlloSophlc car
riage." This same story scenariorized
as a Fox production, and renamed
My Friend, the Devil had q most
unusual effect upon the large audi
ence. which saw its first presentation
| at CrandalpS Metropolitan Theater
yesterday afternoon.
The story is saturated with drama
| in its heaviest sense. yet in the most
dramatic of the scenes. any one who
| had Just entered the theater would
be under the impression that slap
stick comedy was being shown on the
the audience. Undoubtedly there was
! a large group of college cakc-eaters
responsible for some of the many
| laughing comments at one of the
performances. but this group formea
only the nucleus Of the amused
| throngs, who laughed heartily in all
! the wrong places-accord!ng to the
| theme of the story. Married couples
made good-natured but distinctly au-
dible and caustic remarks and there
!
was strongly suggestive Of the de-
| lighted exuberance of small boys
Watching western 'thrillers" in the
small moving picture houses of a
decade ago.
ically enough at the very beginning
| when the hero is small boy whose
faith in the omnipotent ruler of the
universe Is destroyed because his
mother Is struck by lightning ana
killed. The action then takes up his
love affair, marriage and the infatua-
tion of a young artist for his wife.
The story reaches its climax with the
death of the artist Immediately fol-
lowed by the herofne's death The
hero, however, goes on and gets
brings up his daughter, and on the
night before her marriage-day he
finds papers that disclose additionally
distressing facts about his wifes
affair with the artist. Later. through
an unusual agency. the hero's faith
is much relieved to find that it is not
required to sit through yet another
phase of this unhappy mans life.
The actors, as individuals. did every
thing to lift the story to the dignifed
level which the theme would ordi-
George Dryden, the much harassed
hero, worked very hard and with his
usual excellence of artistic crafts
manship Barbara Castleton as the
unhappy wife also gave an intense
Interpretation Of her role. The set
storms pictured are realistic This
rather old-fashioned picture-that is
old-fashioned in its stilted lines and
trite postures-demonstra perhops
more than anything else the degree
to which the American public as a
xryhA M Cf 90 foS he
yond the stage Of gaping wonder over
lurid drama.
The usual short reels complete the
program.
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Photoplays.
COLUMBIA-Laurette Taylor,
"Peg O. NV Heart"

Peg O. My Heart" has long been a
favorite with the theater-goirg pub
lie, and the audiences which wilt
messed its initial presentation as a
photoplay at LoeW's Columbia yes
terday seemed convinced that tn
new version would be as popular as
the original. For Laurette Taylor
was the ''raison d'etre" of Hartley
Manners play, and she is The same
adorable syrishtIy Peg In shado"
lights.
tDs IS primarily play of Irish
VIII where the clever sponen lines
and the amusing characters are
everything, and for that reason IL
might not have been thought suitable
for filming, but happily the spirit OF
the piece has been preserved by sub
titl,s from the original text. and Miss
Taylor SO lives her part that the
spectator forgetS to miss her voice,
and almost .magines he hears her
spta ing the lines. She is whimsical
and vivacious, and sometimes bit
pathetic, out she always brigh.ens
up, with "a bit of the dlvlf' shining
from her bright eyes.
Then, too. there is Michael, the
precious dog. who has p.ayed his role
as long as Miss Taylor mas been peg.
" hen the piece opened he vas a
young rolIicking pup, but years as a
successful actor" have changed him
into a tat, compiacent and rather lazy
animal who fails to register mucn
action except when his mistress
bathes him at the fountain in the
Chichester gardens.
OF course, the film offers greater
scenic scope than the spoken version,
and SO the introduction diScioses Peg
and her lather rowing about ireland in
a covered van so that he may speak to
the poor country folk about freedom
from English rue. The Photography of
these rural SCENES and OF reg humble
dwelling Is exceptionally fine and would
, raise tie production above the average
/, even II there We're no Lauretle Tay,or
and no Hartley Manners script to make
1t famous
Then after Pegs adventures while be-
ing educated IN the Chichester house
hold have been faithfully depicted there
IS an tpilogue which SHOWS her being
presented at court, for sne mas married
Sir GeIaid Adalr and become an Eng
llsh Iady. The enthroned Eng,lsn rulers
look SO authentic that if tatne Weekly
films We're taken OF court receptions it
might be suspected that the Scene had
been cut from one of them. Miss
Taylor looks like fairy princess in
her velvet gown and flowing veil. And
SO the picture ends, and they lived
happily ever after.
a short comedy, and a news film form
the customary subsidiary attractions.
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STRAND-Mme. Du Barry.

Taken as a whole, tho bill offered
this week at the Strand Theater is
exceptionally good. Five numbers In
the vaudeville program are headed
by Great Moments From Grand
OPERA" presented by Nine. Du Barry
and company, with a mixed sextet.
which is easily topliner. The selections
are artistica'ly presented and the work
Of the singers won generous approval
from u large and critical audience
last night. The scenic and lighting
effects disclose real beauties of stage
art.
Nat Burns. dancing monologist. is
entertaining and won his share of
applause. A musical comedy, under
the title "Hokum A La Carte" Is
made up of bright lines and songs
by Fred Eckhoff and Anna Gordon.
It is close competitor for first
honors on the bill. The Australian
Delsos present thrilling aerial work,
and Adrian. the comedian. with two
competent assistants. kept the au-
dience in the best of humor with his
quaint fun. Last night they won re-
peated demands for encores.
The picture feature is The Cave
Girl" an Interesting scr en- drama
based upon a theme of the Yosemite
country, in which Teddie Gerard and
Charles Meredith are featured.
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PRESIDENT -"Abie's Irish Rose. y

The remarkable popularity OF "Ab.e's
Irish Rose" Anna Nichols quaint COM
edy. was emphasized again last night
when the play entered its fourth week
At the Pre- sident Theater. Not within
the memory of the Oldest inhab!tant
can be rcca''ed such record for
took production. although. it Is be-
:eved, the management prefers to call
t repertoire production
Whatever b. the nature of the produc-
ton. one fact at least, has bten thor
oush'y established and that is that tn.
PRESIDENT Payers have given a most
EXCELLENT account of their ability in the
presentation of the little comedy that
nas kept Washington laughing for near
y month. L,o Hoyt. as Solomon Levy
and Robert Lowe. as Patrick Murphy,
have contributed much to the success
of the performance. but little less has
been the portion of Graham Velsey, as
Able. Miss Eileen Wilson. as Rosemary
Murphy. ''the rose" and others Of the
excellent cast.
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CRANDALL'S-"The Kid

Charlie Chaplin's masterpiece, 1.-THE
Kid" started a weeks revival Of pho
toplays which have made their mark
In the halls of reel fame at Crandalrs 9
Theater last night.
Every film enthusiast knows ''The
Kid" Eminent critics have placed it
on the highest plane. In 1t Chaplin
took his work seriously. presenting a
skllful admixture of pathos and come
dy, which walks right into the heart
of tho average patron of the movies
and takes full possession. Possibly the
fact that Jackie Coogan plays the role
opposite Charlie Chaplin accounts for
the fact that the film has become uni
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RIALT0-'Brothers Under the
Skin"

An extravagant wife is an extrava-
CANT wife, whether she be the spouse
Of a $4,000 year general manager
or Of q $50 week shipping clerk, and
q loving husband who lets his wife
get away with 1t" is the Same kind
Of man whether he be the general
in brief. Is the theme Of Brothers
Under the Skin." delightfully."- anus
ing screen adaptation Of the story of
tho Same title, written by Peter B.
Kyne, which opened for the week at
Moore's Rialto Theater yesterday.
clerk. and his wife Millie lets" her
husband do the dishwashing while
ahe takes her beauty sleep or en-
cages in the thrilling experience of
buying on the installment plan any,
thing that her fancy chances to light
upon. Tom Kirkland is the general
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versally popular. but the proportionate
balance Of the responsibility did not
stagger Jackie at all. He came through
with flying colors and lent the superb
support necessary to raise "The Kid
to the status of truly great picture.
"Jewels of the River a two-reel
drama, was the supporting presentation
yesterday.
Mas murray will be at CrandalPs to-
day in "On With the Dance" The pro-
gram tomorrow is headed by Cecille
B. De Miles creation, Don't Change
Your Husband" with Gloria Swanson
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PALACE-Marion Davies, "Th
Young Diana"

Marie Corelli's story. The Young
DIANA" a Paramount screen produc-
tion. opened four-day showing at
Loew's Palace Theater yesterday
afternoon, with Marion Davies in the
title role. This pretty GIRL who scored
so tremendous a success i'll When
Knighthood Was in Flower" adds
more laurcls to her stardom as Diana
Nav in the present picture, for here
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visioning the home life Of the writer
are SO perfect in accuracy and SO ar
tistic, as to art value as to give assur-
ance that the illustrations will be by
Burton Holmes.
The lecture will be repeated this after
noon at 1 40 o'clock.
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and Elliott Dexter. while RodnIph Val
| entlno and Agnes Ayres bring bacl
"The Sheik" Wednesday.
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After the Trial.
From the Kansas City Journal.

From the Kansas City Journal.
Did the Judge fine that man yol
arrested for going forty miles an hours
+ mo"
"Why not"
Didn't believe my story, i reckon
The judge has the same mako Of carr
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Chicago, Jan. 31.-OBy A. PD-An
unusually severe carthpuakc was rc
corded on tho sriSmocraph at the Uni-
ycrSlty of Chicago this morning. The
first wave was recorded at 7:23 A. NJ.
and 1t was followed BY another ut I 80
\. VI. The distance was approximately
1870 miles from Chicago.
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Arms Conference
Ends in Success
Continued from PAGE One


supremacy in the Pacific are given up
under the status quo agreement. japan
Is left in an nasSailable position ms
virtual master of the Western Pacific.
Only combination of Great Britain
and the United States against her
could seriously threaten her home.
But for the United States to build
for this supremacy meant sooner or later
a clash in the East. The country in
dlCated in the last session of Congress
that 1t was firmly against career Of
naval expansion 80 that what the United
States has sacrificed is something which
the people would never have authorized
except after long and dangerous cdu-
cation in militarstiC ambition. Tho
conferees have paid price to end the
suspicion and hostility of great nations
and the country is likely to hold what
has been accomplished worth tho price,
The Far Eastern settlement produces
no such conclusive results as does the
naval conference. Immediate accom-
plishmcnts have been few. the weakness
ot China being responsible. But the
Conference furnishes an earnest of what
may be expected in that quarter Of the
world.
The Shantung settlement has been
the test 1t is n compromise. China has
got better terms than seemed possible
~ any time since 1t was decided at
Paris to leave Japan free to return
Shantung to her as she saw fit.
Japan steadily yielded. as she thresh-
ed out the issue under the eyes OF
the United States and Great britain.
II is impossible TO estimate here the
Importance of the hold she retains unon
The railway through japanese operating
Chcials and through the somewhat in
,Gehhitc conditions of payment for the
,lne by China. But whatever it is. It is
tain. w. ''''''''
The Shantung settlement gives the
cue to IN" future. Japan will have to
carry on her relations with China under
me eyes OF Western Powers whose
friendship shc greatly desires to retain.
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AGREE ON SHANTUNC:
HARDING PLEASED

washington, Jan. 21.-(By \. PD--
Much qualification tsat the Shnntung
rohlrovefSy had been settled was cx-
mesSed today at the White House.
tmnere officials said President Harding
thnt the agreement reached was one
" WIne Ine important accomplishments Of the
"ashlngton negotiations.
me white House comment was the
II mnS ofhclal expression confirming for
aN mat the japanese and Chinese
"aH reached a complete accord, although
mad been generally indicated that they
were virtually in agreement.
administration officials would not
Ipl'lhent upon the part Mr.. Harding
mnllhself had taken in the final stages of
p iae negotIation, saying merely that tic
teslaent was much gratiticd and felt
ou st inc country in general and every
nv T connected with the Washington
IsVnlerShr" Is. would be equally glad to
b,nn baTn that the long standing controycrsy
"dn been settled.
r ~ was indicated that Mr.. Harding
Gvu'u NOT issue a formal statement ON
mia, subject at the present time. but
mssT rt IeRvc any definite expression to
wbo boJrs n, or the American delegation
.JsnosSIso SIso mad been working to bring the
FhnesS and Chinese together.
Nsd following communique was Is.
Janarater utter the morning session Of the
%TT"se %THn and Chinese delegates:
neso me thirty fifth meeung OF the Chi
the b,e SLd ana japanese delegates relative 70
Pan onantung question was held In thp
oclocnI, american Union Building nt 10
has hSot TINS morning. An agreement
In reoen n reached on all essential points
lao. .Ts,nmlo f. TO the question of the Using
other s,mnntu nntu Hallway and on certain
meet sgain "GiS''onS; The delegates will
for tbe san " at o'clock this afternoon
Inv nd, nurpoSe OF drafting The meet.
'u'ourned at IL o'clock. -
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MOVIE CRASH ENDS
ROMANCE OF PHILA.

WASHINGTON. Jan. %1.--Thc collapse
OF 'hr Kuirkcrborkcr Theatre roof car.
ricd in its heavy human toll the lifc of
Julian G. McKcnny. Thirty. formerly
OF Richmond. Va. and blight"d ro-
Inaurr that sprang up IN Philadelphia
huuthS ago, and that was soon to re-
suit IN Wedding.
Today Mr.. McKcnncy'S lianccp, Miss
Catherine Connolly. daughter Of Mrs.
Archie VI. Hamilton, II IL Pine stree,
West Philndelnha. accompanied by
Mr. aud Mrs. Hamilton. with Carlton
Mc<rnncy. Il brother of the dead man,
his funeral in Richmcud.
Mr.. Mckcuncv. who WAS employed hv
lhr United States Shipping Board. lived
within half block of the Knirkor-
hrckcr. But hc had never been there
until Saturday night. He had nDwnvs
gone to another theatre in tho down.
town district. and only the heavy wind
md snow caused Him to drop in Mt the
NnickCrhoCkcr.