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The Washington times., 1922-05-11
BIG-TOWN
TOPICS
Relayed From
GOtham's RialtO
BY Alan Dale

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE first
act of THE Red Geranium," at the
Princess Theater. dealt with spa
ghetti, and the last act with suicide.
However, / do not intend to suggest
that the one was the cause Of the
other. though think that such a
sequence would be intensely interest
ing. Those who tackle spaghetti are
fit for treason, stratagems and all
the rest of II. The spaghetti eaters
were denizens of Greenwich Village,
and presume that "The Red
Geranium" was meant to illustrate
the alleged perfidies Of that absurd
region.
am bound to suggest that
should have preferred the suicide In
act one, rather than act four, and
spaghetti as a finale. But / didn't
write the play. Ruth NJ. Woodward
did it-brave gell. 1t seemed to me
to be a sort Of goulash of free love.
sex, spaghetti and bobbed hair. One
of the girls had her hair bobbed right
on the stage and then-went to
perdition. Never was the tragedy Of
the bobbed ones more poignantly pic
tured. After seeing The Red Gera-
num-" bobbed ladies would hail the
Seven Northerland sisters as
rescuers.
After three acts of Greenwich
Village atmosphere" with a dope in
the offing, the betrayed maiden was
perceived in a hospital where she
had repaired in order to recover her
strength. She had carefully avoided
maternity-and there she was! How.
ever, in this ultimate act, there was
not lacking an element Of strength,
There was a scene between the all
ing maiden and her mother that was
pathetic enough, and a dash OF senti.
ment that, in a better play, would
have meant a good deal. But THE
Red Geranium" was but a potted
plant and by the time the last act
had been reached It was too late.
Just the same, there was one mem.
ber Of the caste who distinguished ed
herself. This was Florence Ritten
house, who gave an exceedingly in
teresting performance, and in the
last act displayed emotional ability
that was quite out Of the ordinary
In fact, Miss Rittenhouse, of whom
/ do not recollect ever having heard
before, might effectively be looked
up by those who are anxious fol-
talent. Nina Gleason also emerged
from the morass Of bad acting that
the piece included. William s
Rainey was the gay Lothario and @
burlesque could not have selected q
funnier Interpreter thereof, though
Mr.. Rainey is by no means a bad
actor.
The exact Raison d'Etre Of 9TH,
Red Geranium" was unable to dis
cover. Why, wherefore and whence
Is 1t spaghetti contest? Is tn,
object to see which member of tn,
cast can survive that dreadful
ordeal? l am asking for information
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"Repue'' on Stage,
Shirley Mason on
Screen at Strand

MK ANAGER SPARROW an.
.M nounces the Mabel Blondell
Revue. a pretentious mus
ical and dance extravaganza
featuring a quintette OF excep-
tional artists as the headline
number at the Strand Theater
next week. Others appearing will
include the Theodore Trio. spectac-
ular aerialists In comedy frolics;
Messrs. Fletcher and Pasquale,
Two Sons of Jazz. Percy Chap
man and Elsie Ring In their
comedy originality THE Hired
Man." and Roy La Pearl, vaude.
ville's foremost aerial gymnast
In q unique oddity.
The photoplay program will be
marked by the showing of Shirley
Mason In her, latest William Fox
production VERY Truly Yours"
said to be one Of the most delight
full offerings In which this talented
and popular little star has ever
been seen. Short films and
special orchestral numbers ar
ranged by Arthur J. Maxwell will
complete the bill.
The Washington times., 1922-05-11
.Rialto May Hold
Gloria Swanson
For Second Week

VIZ HILE definite announce
" ment has not yet been
made, 1t is probable that
the current attraction at Moore's
Rialto Theater. Paramount Pic
lures representation of Elinor Glyn's
widely-read novel, Beyond the
Rocks" with Gloria Swanson and
Rodolph Valentino seen in the
stellar roles, will be continued for
q second weeks showing.
- The offering has proved one of
=, the most popular seen at this
house in months. with the result
that the Rialto management has
found II impossible to accommo-
date the crowds demanding ad.
mission at every performance.
With the noted stars appearing
and the popularity Of the author,
the picture Is worthy of the sup
port accorded 1t. 1t is lavishly
staged and costumed and is a fine
piece of Photographic art.
Edythe Chapman, June Elvidge,
Alec B. Francis, Gertrude Astor.
Mabel Van Buren and others Of
note appear in the supporting cast.
Gustav Hinrichs. noted composer
director. appears as guest con-
ductor, Of the Rialto orchestra.
The Washington times., 1922-05-11
Glen Echo Season
Opens Saturday

~ EXT Saturday, Glen Echo.
~ washington's big amuse-
~ ment park. opens for the
1929 season. after several months
Of intensive preparation which in
cluded cleaning, painting, and the
installation of many new fun-
makers.
The chief attraction will be the
big coaster Dip" which fur
nishes 1000 feet Of thrills. A
new $4,000 organ has been added
to the carrousel, where pre-war
prices viii prevail for the chill
dren.
At the big midway a new stunt
has been added. consisting Of
rocking pigs, and a ride on them
will prove a novelty to young and
old. The whip. derby racer, and
many of the smaller amusements
have been greatly improved.
The Glen Echo Orchestra will
render music for the ballroom
again this year. under the direc-
tion of A. L. Oehmann. Dancing
will be from $50 to 11:30 on
week nights. Manager Schloss
announces that the new daylight
saving plan will not effect Glen
Echo.
The Washington times., 1922-05-11
Poetry May Be
Good Thing For
Busters Soul

BUSTER KEAToN. who
- has just recently fin
ished his latest mirthquake
for Joseph .Schenck, "The
Blacksmith" is now en-
crossed in the depths of
poetry. The sad-faced come
dian is now persuing Long
fellow and all his efforts.
This strange action Of Bus
ter's is due to the fact that
in scenes of "The Black
smith," his latest fun-film,
brought back memories Of
school days and when every
schoolboy must know "The
Village Smithy." 1t was
this picture that caused him
to again study the great
American poet.
The Washington times., 1922-05-11

Just as II took Isaac Newton to
discover gravity and Bob Fitz-
simmons the solar plexus punch,
SO It took Richard M. Page,
psychologist. to- discover that mo-
,tion picture players not only have
brains but more brains than the
average. That is, Page is the first
person, so far as available records
show. who went among the mo-
ton picture actors and actresses,
measured off their intelligenccs,
and announced his findings to the
world at large. So, II looks as II
he would have 20 go humping
down over the well-worn Boule-
ward OF Time as the Christopher
Columbus OF the movie intellect.
Page. with a set OF army in
telligence tests as the best sort
Of mental yard stick for his pur-
pose. picked the Goldwyn Studio.
in Culver City, Cal, for his ex.
pertinent. Those whom he meas
ured were Helen Chadwick, Col
leen Moore, Jacqueline Logan.
Patsy Ruth Miller, Helen Fergu-
son. Richard Dix. Cullen lands.
Bryant Washburn, and James
Rennie. He said every one Of
them received a grade OF "a" ex.
cept one, this player receiving a
mark OF "B." This ranking. &c
cording to Page. Is the same that
rendered candidates eligible for the
ranks OF colonel and major in the
United States army.
Patsy Ruth Miller. a recent
Goldwyn find" who is just seven.
teen years old. topped the list.
which should be some indication
that big motion picture producers
have been meaning what they
have asserted that intelligence Is
one Of the first requisites of q
screen career.
The Washington times., 1922-05-11
LOEW'S PALACE
Elaine Hammerstein.

THE production offered at Loew's
Palace for the first four days
OF next week is why Announce
Your Marriage?" starring beauti-
full Elaine Hammerstein, while the
attraction for the last three days
will be Woman. Wake Up," In
which Florence Vidor, Louis Cal
hern, and Charles Meredith nave
the roles Of chief Importance.
why Announce Your Mar
riage?" is Alan Crosland's produc-
ton Of the story by himself and
Lewis Allen Browne, in which
Miss Hammerstein has been sur.
rounded by a cast that includes
Niles Welch, Frank Currier, Ar
thur Housman, James Harrison.
and Florence Billings. 1t is a
laughable, romantic story of two
young lovers who wanted to be
married, but who attempted to
evade the monotony Of matrimony
by keeping secret their wedding.
The attraction at Loew's Palace
today and the balance OF the week
is Alice Lake, in Maxwell Karger's
Metro perturbation Of June
Mathis story, THE Golden Gift"
THE little boy who played in
THE Jack Knife Man" was
Bobby Kelso. He has not been
seen in a picture since that one.
Richard Hesdrick was the little
boy in THE Child Thou Gavest
Me-"
The Washington times., 1922-05-11
BELASCO-
mile MOdiste."
THE Washingtonia

THE Washingtonians are sing
ing their way merrily through
the week, to swelling crowds in
Victor Herbert's finest musical
comedy, Mile Modiste," at the
Shubert Belasco, under the aus
pices Of Almas Temple Legion Of
Honor. This well established,
high-caliber organization has never
produced a light opera that con-
tanned more genuinely beautiful
song numbers mingled with spicy
comedy. and with a cast, chorus
and ballet so generally capable as
this one has proven, Il is not un-
likely the Shrlners will round out a
big week, which will add to their
chances Of bringing their national
convention TO Washington next
year.
The Washington times., 1922-05-11

by Jane Cowl 10 pointed IN It's ap'
peal and heightened in, its effect
iveness by the musical embeliish.
ments with which II is sur
rounded. Introduced by a hand
somely staged interpretative pro-
logue sung by Fred East, baritone.
and Josephine Houston soprano,
II pursues its course through cpl
sodes of humor romance and dra-
matte power TO the accompaniment
OF a fine musical setting arranged
and conducted by n. Mirskey.
The augmented symphony orches-
ira at the Metropolitan dlstin-
guishes itself by the excellence OF
its rendition OF Wagner's Tam
hauser" overture.
The Washington times., 1922-05-11
GARRCK PLAYERS TO PRESENT WEDDING BELLS" ALLNEXTV
Marriage Problem
Theme of Play at
LOeW'S Columbia

T oEw'S COLUMBIA THEA
Ia TER announces. for tbs
week beginning Sunday aft
ernoon, James Cruces picturizl-
ton OF "Is Matrimony a Failure:"
adapted by Walter Woods from the
famous stage play. The Open
Door" In which Leo Ditrichstein
appeared. The cast includes T..
Roy Barnes. Lila Lee. Lois Wilson,
Walter HERS, ZaSu Pitts, Tully
Marshall, Lillian Leighton. Adolph
Menjou and Sylvia Ashton.
The story concerns the matri.
monial situation in Galesburg.
where the attempted elopement OF
a daughter of the towns social die
tator calls into question the legal.
ity OF "a marriage license issued
during the absence Of the license
clerk. The raising OF this question
casts doubt, not only on the legal.
ity. of the marriage of the elopins
couple, but on half the marriages
in the town.
The men inyplved, believing
themselves freed, quarter them.
selves In the hotel. but soon begin
to yearn for the comf"rts of home
and gradually slip back into the
fold. The legal question finally In
cleared up. and all hands are found
to be legally wed. While the ques-
ton Of matrimpny's success or fail
ure as an institution is left un.
solved, the effort to cast light upon
Il makes a laughable picture.
The Washington times., 1922-05-11
Pet MuStache Is
Sacrifice TO Art
THEoDoRE ROBERTS has said
a fearful farewell to his
moustache.

"vNh1OOOthc isoDiSls - hoS o'ie
fearful farewell to his
moustache.
For a good many months he has
been permitted to retain the hir-
Btute adornment and has appeared
in Paramount pictures with his up
per lip fringed with 1t.
But Uncle Joshua Whitcornb
wore no moustache. To present
him with one would be to defy
tradition. 1.-The Old Homestead"
with Uncle Josh wearing a nous
tache would be like Uncle Tom"
with the title role played by q
mulatto.
So off came the moustache.
Never mind" said Mr.. Roberts.
81 am always willing to make ssc-
rifices to art. And after ALL can
soon grow another"
There are indeed two things in
which Mr.. Roberts excels; the use
OF a cigar to put over expression
and the ability to grow whiskers
that will suit any part seemingly
almost overnight.
James. Cruze is to direct the Par
amount production Of Denman
Thompson's classic. While Theo-
dore Roberts sacrificed his NOUS
tache, T. Roy Barnes had to grow
one and a beard to boot for the part
of Happy Jack. FRITZ Ridgeway
will be Rickety Ann.
The Washington times., 1922-05-11

dramalet, Campbell Of the
Mounted"
Tomorrow and Saturday Helene
Chadwick and Richard DIX Will
be seen as co-stars OF "The
Glorious Fool" a sparkling COM
edy OF young folks, written by
Mary Roberts Rinehart. Walter
HERS, in Soft Soap" will be the
added comedy.
For the first three days Of next
week at CrandaIrs, Charlie Chap
lin will be screened in Pay
Day" supplemented by Miss Du
Pont in The Wonderful Wife"
Wednesday and Thursday Alma
Rubens will he seen in Find the
Woman" with Bobby Vernon In
Fresh From the Farm" the
added attraction. For the last
two days of the week, William
Desmond. in Women Men Love" I"
will be featured.
The Washington times., 1922-05-11
Famous Matador
Coaches Rodolph

n R EMBER Of a famous bull.
|" fighting family. himself the
conqueror OF two score "tC-
ros." Rafael Palomar was chosen
as trainer OF Rodolph Valen-
- tino- for the toreador scenes re.
quired OF the Paramount star in
Blood and Sand" which Director
Fred Nibio has made from the
notable Vicente Blasco IbaneZ
story.
That blood and Sand" might
be correct in every respect Palo-
mar not only supervised the dress
ing Of Valentino in toreador cos
tune but taught him every step Of
the Intricate evolutions which
mark the graceful sword and cape
play Of a matador. Although Val.
entino Is a trained dancer he found
even more difficult than tango or
maxixe the complicated steps EalO-
mar, taught him for two solid
months. SAAnd accuracy was decid.
edly essential-for with a bun in
frort--therG's only one mistake to
be made! ~
Rafael Palomar won the training
assignment because Of his twelve
years as a bull-fightter in Madrid.
b Seville, Cadiz, Mexico City, Guada-
lajara and other Spanish and Span
ish-American cities. He is the
brother OF Jose and Francisco
Palomar. equally famous as favor
ties of Spanish bull ring audiences.
NORMA TALMADGE was born
~ at NIAGARA Falls, N. Y, md IN
private life she is Mrs. Joseph
Schenck.
The Washington times., 1922-05-11

tractive young
thing" whom
he does n OF
love, in order
to forget the
former W ife
whom he wor-
shipped, but who
divorced him.
finds himself
face to fac Q
with the ex-
wife. She an.
nounces { h a t
9TH ere amt
gcin' to be no
wedding 'thout
me-" and the
rt suit is an
The Washington times., 1922-05-11

seats continues
as pressing as
has been Indi-
Gated during
the early days
OF the current
week Il may
be necessary
TO hold No:nuL
Talnadgc in
" s m ! l n ;
Through" over
for a second
week to satisfy
public demand.
T he film
version Of the
stage success
made famous
The Washington times., 1922-05-11

evenings entertainment extraod-
mary.
The comedy is an ideal vehicle
for the Garrick Players, as 1t teens
with refreshing laughter and has
q love theme certain 10 interest ell
who still retain the spark OF ro.
nance. Wanda Lyon will make ar
alluring bride, and Earle Foxe, the
new leading man, will be seen as,
Reggie" Ada Meade, Gerald OIL
yer Smith. John Kline, Mrs.
Charles 3. Hanford, Edward Tru-
sheim, Frank DuFranc and other
favorites all find Iongenial roles.
The Thursday matinee will be in
honor OF honeymooners, when new
lyweds who call at the box office
will be admitted as the guests of
the management.
The Washington times., 1922-05-11

"HiCH sHc IL
filmed in the
role OF a
young woman
unable to con-
troll the die.
tates of her
heart. j a C X
Mulhall, E d :
ward Martin
del and VIII
liam c ou t.
leigh appear
in roles of i'm
portance. As
a companion
feature will he
shown Irving
G u m m 1 ng's
fnnan nhAtA
The Washington times., 1922-05-11
SHUBERT-GARRICK-
'Wedding Bells"

SALISBURY FIELDS comedy,
Wedding Bells" which er-
joyed a full year on Broadway. will
be the next production of the Gar
rick Players, opening Sunday
night.
The plot deals with the trials and
tribulations OF Reggie Carter. who,
on the verge of marrying an at
The Washington times., 1922-05-11
Van and Schenk
HeadlinerS For
Next Keith Bill

IVAN AND SCHENCK, stars OF
" Of the Ziegfeld 'Follies."
will be the headliners OF the
b. r. Keith Theater bill beginning
at the matinee Monday next. Mr.
and Mrs. Jimmy Barrie will be the
extra added attraction in their hap
piest hit, 1.-The Rube." ...-.-.
Aileen Stanley, ''The Phono-
graph Girl" will be another spe-
cial. wilfred Clarke, assisted by
Grace Menken and company, viii
offer. their comedy success, Now
what?" Dillon and Parker VIII
present mic Macs OF Now Davis
and Darnell will give "Birdseed."
Russell and Dewitt, "The Acrome-
dams" and the regular house addi-
tions will complete the program.
Next Sunday. at 3 and S:l5, this
weeks bill with Belle Baker, the
Watson Sisters ana Josephine and
Henning emphasized, will be given
its last performances.
UMY COUNTRY" will be the
uA next of Robert c. Bruce's
Wilderness Tales released by Edu.
cational. 1t 10 an appreciation OF
the Pacific Northwest, and has
been styled by critics who have
seen 1t at private showings the
most beautiful scenic ever made in
this country"
DUDOLPH VALENTINO was q
~ professional dancer before his
entry into motion pictures.
The Washington times., 1922-05-11
METROPOLITAN
- "Smilin' Through"

MO definite announcement has
yet been made OF next weeks
attraction at the Metropolitan.
The management has expressed
the belief that II the demand for
The Washington times., 1922-05-11
Scientist Says Movie !.
Folk Are Intelligent as
Army Men, So There

VIZ HLE far as known has made the formal
w charge brains of motion picture folk generally
turned by concrete mixer. the impression to
have been prevalent that their mental
equipment them better suited for tete atee with
nurse maid than Professor Einstein. ..,. -,
The Washington times., 1922-05-11
CRANDALL'S-
Midnight"

CONSTANCE BINNEY is the
star today at Crandalrs The.
ater in Midnight" a new Real
art release, in which she Is
The Washington times., 1922-05-11
Screen Gossip.
LOS ANGELES May 10.

Los ANGELES May ~.
w J. FERG SON. veteran
stage and screen player
who recently appeared in support
OF Wallace Reid in THE Worlds
Champion" has been engaged for
the cast OF ITO Have and To
Hold" which George FItzmaurice
is soon to start at the L.asky
studio.
JEWELS. apparently worth a
kings ransom, appear in Her
Gilded Cage" Gloria Swanson's
forthcoming Paramount picture,
But that's only the half OF II.
The press agent admits they are
Of the ten-cent store variety. II
p. T. Barnum knew that press
agents had turned to the truth he
probably would turn over in his
grave.
A REMARKABLE group Of IN.
nous screen children are
appearing in "Borderland."
Frankie Lee. the pathetic Grip
pie boy" OF THE Miracle Man."
leads the list while the others
include Mary Jane Irving of TOP
of New York" and THE Cradle"
May Giracci of The Faith
Healer" and Miss Lulu Bett"
and three-year-old Muriel Nc
Cormac OF The Green Tempta-
,tion" and "Penrod" Director
Paul Powell says the kids are
going to be a great feature of
this story, providing the ice
cream cones hold out.
The Washington times., 1922-05-11
.artssD"s. %., :$%sus y SOC H4is EsS"'

Ariinhton, Side Trip. .. .IOo Additisna
P.nn.yiv.nis Ave- n. W. W. on % Il.
hour and half hour-t o. m. 20
t;te D. m.
Running Time, 80 Minutes.
wAshINGTON-vIR HALLWAY
COMPANY.
rhons Main SeI.
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Is Some Musician,
But Self-Taught

wv HEN Wallace Reid was =
" little lad his parents de-
cided that he had In him
the soul OF a musical genius. So
they turned him over to a teacher
of the pianoforte and had the pro-
fessor do his worst with the boy.
After three lessons II was discov-
cred that young Wallace was prac-
ticing ten minutes. showing the
clock ahead fifty, then reporting
to his mother that his daily at
tack on the ivories was o'er and
departing for the baseball field.
One day father Reid stayed home
from toll. He discovered Wallie's
subterfuse, and the music lessons
were abruptly stopped.
Today Wallace can't play music
the way II is written. But oh,
boy! he can certainly jazz 1t off
by the ear. as anybody who has
ever heard him on the piano. saxo-
phone, violin or organ can testify.
While making Across the Con-
tlnent," his latest picture for Para
mount, Reid kept the troup in high
spirits on all location trips with
his musical genius. His parents
were right about the musical strain
in the boy but they didn't figure
on the manner In which II would
manifest itself.
HARRISON FORD plays a dual
role in "Smilin' Through"
He has been Norma Talmadge's
leading man for all Of her recent
pictures. However, for her latest
picture, The Eternal Flame"
Courtenay Foote plays opposite
Miss Talmadge. The picture Is an
adaptation Of one OF Balzac's
novels.
The Washington times., 1922-05-11
AS You Like 1t"
To Be Presented
For VaSsar Fund
ALHE LAkE

IN HE SALE Of seats for the two
perfor OF Edith
Wynne Mattison in Shake
spesre's las You Like II" on the
afternoons OF May IS and 10 at
the Woman's National Foundation
opens today at the office Of John
l.. Edwards Company l416 II street
northwest.
Edith Wynne Mattison has in
terpreted Shapespeare in every
kind of setting: including the
sumptuous simplicities of the mod
ernistic school, with apron stage
and obliterated prosCenium: and
the earlier ampler decorative
scheme of Irving. She has played
him EliZabethanwise, in curtains
and in model of the old Globe Thea
ter; she has played him on an
empty platform; she has played
him pastoral on the greensward;
and in schools, in colleges, in
churches. And like Ellen Terry,
she was born in the Bard's own
Warwickshire.
The entire production of 'As
You Like 1t" was made by Charles
Ram Kennedy for open air per
formances by Miss Matthison who
will be assisted by a specially Sc
lected cast. 1t will be presented
here under the management of
Washington committee of the
Nassar Endowment Fund.
"RUCKING BROADWAY" is
the latest Christie Comedy
delivered to Educational for re-
lease. II marks the return of
Vera Steadman, one Of the latest
additions to the vast ranks OF
screen mothers, and shows her as
the star Of a Broadway musical
comedy show. She plays opposite
Neal Burns.
RETTY BLYTHE will next be
seen in Fair Lady" Rex
Beach picture. The scene Is laid
in Sicily.
The Washington times., 1922-05-11

RETTY BLYTHE will next be
seen in Fair Lady" a Rex
Beach picture. The scene Is laid
in Sicily.
The Washington times., 1922-05-11

pUDOLPH VALENTINO was q
~ professional dancer before his
entry into motion pictures.
The Washington times., 1922-05-11

NORMA TALMADGE was born
A> at Niagara Falls, N. Y, md in
private life she is Mrs. Joseph
Hchenck.