The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-02
WASHINGTON

WASHING ON
The verandah of the Cafe Ritz in !
Paris affords one of the many intense
ly interesting scenes in Beyond the
Rocks" the Paramount perturbation
of Elinor Glyn's famous novel, in
which Gloria Swanson is starred and
which is. screening next week at the
Washington theatre. Here at the Gus
tomary tables are grouped exactly the
types that one would find in this ex-
elusive establishment for satisfying
the inner man and also pleasing the
eye and ear.
At one table is seated a couple of
the bourgeoisie, as is plainly discern
ible by their appearance and dress
and parvenu is stamped in every thing
their expensive attire, over elabo-
rate; their way of eating and talking.
But between them sits the daughter
of the house-and the excuse for their
presence in the Ritz select confines
for she is lovely and refined and
sweet as a rare flower.
At another is a typical continental
womar in perfect taste, with a gentle
man apparently of some foreign court;
at another table sits an elderly man
starting whiskers who laughs and in
dulges in repartee with his vis-a-vis.
Over there is Rodolph Valentino
looking his part of the young English
baronet with Spanish ancestry. He
rises as Alec Francis, playing the
father of Theodore, enters accompan-
led by Gloria Swanson, who has the
stella role of the last named charae-
ter They meet and Valentino takes
them to his table. 1t is all correct, all
in perfect taste-and extreme care
was exhibited in this as in every
phase of the story, Nine. Glyn being
present to care for every bit of detail,
and assist Sam Wood the director, in
matters which her long association
with people of the types herein des-
cribed has rendered second nature to
her.
The story is one of love, fervent,
enduring, romantic. 1t is the tale of
a mismating, of the undeniable de-
mands of real love for a hearing and
the call of youth to youth. 1t is Elinor
Glyn at her best and it points, withal,
to moral that is strong and forceful
that none may scott at love and es-
cape unScathed.
MURRAY
Basil Sidney, the noted English
stage favorite. plays the part of
Roland Stone in Red Hot Romance"
an Associated First National attrac-
ton produced by John Emerson and
Anita Loos, which is coming to the
Murray theatre on Sunday for an en-
gagement of four days. The story of
Red Hot Romance" was written by
John Emerson and Anita Loos, who
have satirized the romantic type of
fiction in which the American youth
foils the royal suitors of princess in
some mythical European kingdom, and
wins the hand of the girl himself
May Collins is cast as Anna Mae
Byrd, the daughter of the American
consul to the kingdom of Bunkonia-
Another important member of the
cast is Tom Wilson, who Is known
far and wide as black face comedian
He portrays the role of Thomas Snow
the negro valet of Roland who stands
between that impecunious youth and
his creditors, and who is forced tC
carry various articles OF furniture te
the pawnship when the creditors press
their claims too strenuously.
MURRETTE
Dorothy Phillips, one of the popular
stars of the motion picture screen
whose attainments as an emotiona
actress have been previously revealed
in Allen Holubar's productions from
Hearts of Humanity" to "Man-Wom
an-Marriage,' comes to the Murrettt
theatre on Sunday as star of Mr.. Hol
ubar's latest First National release
Hurricanes Gal" The production
has been personally directed by MI
Holubar, who also adapted the stor.
from a narrative by Harvey Gates.
Miss Phillips has the role of
wild, untamed girl of the sea, VIII
inherited from her Irish father a spiri
of hate and lawlessness and from he
mother the warm, romantic blood @
the Spanish. AS mistress of her lat
fathers opium smuggling ship, sh
roams the seas with a rag doll,
monkey and a goat as her principe
companions and rules the vessel wit
a ferocity that is usually balanced
abundant good humor. Captain DaI
nv. who had been first mate to tn
girls father; a Chinese cook and
rough uncouth Swede mate are tn
principal figures of her life on til
ship.
In the hold of the vessel is STOW
away. He falls in love with the cir
Revenue officers capture the shil
The girl escapes with the cook an
the Swede mate Later. the paths {
the girl and the man who first game
her love and admiration and whom ST
believes to have treacherously d
ceiyed her cross again. From tn
point the story progresses throug
most absorbing sequences which IL
ally terminate the conflict betwee
love and hate which has been raglr
in the girls soul and after pursu
across the Pacific reunite her and tt
man who first aroused her love.