The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-07
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WASHINGTON STOCK

WASHINGTON STOCK
The Jack Bessey Stock company is
playing In Old Kentucky" all this
week at the Washington theatre. 1t
is one OF the biggest productions the
company has presented, and Is ex-
pected to draw large audiences every
night. The settings are elaborate, es-
peclally the first act, where the SUI
spens1on bridge scene is located.
There are plenty of thrills,-the first
when Miss Redd, as the mountaineer
heroine, swings over the gulf, after
the bridge has been destroyed.
IN the second act, group of negroes
shoot craps and play "Dixies." High
school boys form the pickaninny band,
with Frank Morris as old colored
Uncle Neo. There are five scenes,
al lof which are spectacular.
Nell Redd makes a wonderful little
packwoods girl, and is charming when
she rides Queen Bess" to victory.
Frank Morris is the blackface coined
ian, and carries it off well. Andrew
Steng plays the lead splendidly, with
Herbert Duffy as the Kentucky moon
sinner. Mr.. Duffy was especially
good. Jay Collins is the bewhiskered
william, Miss Husting is his daughter.
while Arthur Olmi plays opposite Miss
Ellis as Col. Sandusky Doolittle.
Both Miss Ellis and Mr. Olmi are
THEM fact, they always are accord
ing 10 those who have seen every bill
the company has played. The review
would not be complete without adding
note about Queen Bess" herself
who supported Miss Redd with true
histronic art.
Inc entire performance Is proof of
the amount of work and time spent
upon it. Because of the size of the
production, Manager Gruenwald is
showing the same bill all week. Next
week, Experience" will run the entire
week, for the same reason. Taken all
IN all, I'm Old Kentucky" is fine en-
tertalnment, and deserves its long run
both on the stage and the screen.
NICK.
RICHMOND
The elite of New York was recruit
ed. for the big Paramount picture. 'Ex-
perlence,' now showing at the Rich
mond theatre. Wives of the most
prominent business men of that city,
put aside their social duties for dav
10 appear in the gorgeous cabaret
scene, which is an important feature
of the picture.
AS the habitues of cabarets along
the Great White Way are. in a great
number society folk, George Fitz-
maurice. the director. induced the So
clal lights of the city to come to the
paramount studio on Long Island and
appear before the screen as extras"
me response was most generous.
Never before, perhaps, in the his
been such showing of brilliant cos
tunes and glitter of jewels, as was
apparent among the distinguished
extras" in this scene in "Experience
MURRETTE
With Mae Murray in the stellar role
of Peacock Alley" which is showing
at the Murrette theatre motion picture
fans will have the opportunity to see
this beautiful star of stage and screen
IN one OF the most elaborate of pro-
auctions.
Peacock Alley" presented by Rob-
ert q. Leonard, is by Edmund Gould
Ing based on story by Ouida Ber-
Gere and Is released by Metro Pictures
corporation for Tiffany Productions.
Inc. Tne story of Partisan dancer
VINO falls in love with a small town
american youth and finds her hus.
bands people scanialized when she
goes back to his home, resulting in
the couple seeking their fortunes in
New York, is one which gives Miss
Murray unusual opportunity to appear
IN many gorgeous and artistic cos
tunes among elaborate settings.
Among the notable cast which aids
MISS Murray in interpreting this ro-
nance of two countries is Monte Blue
in the leading male role. Edmund
Lowe, w. j. Ferguson, Anders Ran
doll William Tooker, Howard Land
William Frederick, NJ. Durant and
Jeffrys Lewis. Robert z. Leonard di
rected 1t. Oliver T. Marsh was the
photographer.
MURRAY
The Embodiment" is now showing
at the Murray theatre 1t is a George
hern Production for Associated Elk.
hibitors, and brings back to the
screen, beautiful and gifted Florence
lawrence, supported by a splendid
cast which includes, among others.
barbara Bedford, William Conklin,
Charles K. French, Lydia Knott and
Murdoch MacQuarrie.
AS Katherine Nevin, Miss Lawrence
portrays a woman of refinement and
culture who is suddenly thrust into
tne atmosphere of newspaper office
Where she comes in contact with life
IN the raw. About her she finds peo-
pie whose good points are entirely
overshadowed by their bad points. The
newspapers owner, supreme egotist,
Is CRATER; the city editor is a brute
and a bully; his brother, crippled of
BODY and embittered of mind, is an
atheist. And these people cast an I'M
wholesome influence over others.
Katherine believed that if she couId
show these people to themselves in
-the light in which others saw them.
tney would be inspired to higher
= Ideals There came to her an oppor
tunlty to do this through the medium