The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-28
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RICHMOND

Seldom has a personality with more
outstanding characteristics been asso-
ciated with art and letters than Nine.
Eiinor Glyn, whose original Paramount
photoplav. The Great Moment" has
been made with Gloria Swanson as
star, as feature of more than ordi-
nary interest. II will be shown at the
Richmond theatre a week. starting
Sunday. 1t was directed by Sam Wood
scenarized by Monte NJ. Katterjohn,
and is the first picture in which Miss
Swanson appears as a star in her own
right.
Nine. Glyn is a striking woman,
keenly intelligent. highly intellectual
. and possessed of a magnetic quality
that is hard to define. She speaks in
epiqrams. Hardly a word escapes her
that does not indicate an original trend
of thought and expression.
Gloria Swanson found her charming
TO a degree and everyone associated
in the production of The Great Mo
ment' voices similar sentiments re-
garding the distinguished author of
such notable novels such as Three
Weeks and others of equal fame. The
example set by Nine. Glyn was an in
spring one and has assuredly resulted
in the production Of photodrama that
will prove one of the seasons most
successful offerings. Milton Stills is
p leading man in the picture.
PALACE
Adventures of Tarzan starring the
mighty Elmo Lincoln. is the latest and
greatest Tarzan story to be shown on
the silver screen. Picturized from the
concluding chapters of the novel, THE
Return of Tarzan,' which has brought
the famous author, Edgar Rice Bur
foughs, six millions of new readers
throughout the world Adventures of
Tarzan" is the last word in wild ami
NAL stories. Elmo Lincoln. the orig
inal and perfect TarZan, the ape man.
in those two wonderful pictures Tar
zan of the Apes" and THE Romance
OF Tarzan," outdoes himself in "Ad-
ventures of Tarzan" In this story
he returns to his first love- the track
less jungle, where he uses his super
mans strength and marvellous agility
to outwit his enemies in human form.
Meeting and fighting bare handed the
proving and man eating wild beasts
of the jungle, Lincoln braves death
hundred times in mortal combat with
lions leopards, crocodiles, etc. Incl
IDENTIFY We see unwound the perplexing
pretty daughter Of Professor Porter,
naturalist and employer Louise Lor-
raine in the role of Jane Porter, makes
most captivating girl of the jungle
and stamps herself as the most daring
serial heroine the screen has yet pro-
duced. The struggle between Rokoff
and TarZan for the possession If the
parchment which contains written in
invisible ink the death warrant of Tar
zans enemies, the ceremonies of the
sun worshippers, who sacrifice human
beings to their strange god, the ter
rife jungle fire which envelopes Tar
IAN and Jane on all sides, the awe
inspiring desert sand storm, the count
less struggles on land and water be-
tween the ape man and the beasts of
the iungle-these and numerous other
thrills are packed in Adventures of
TarZan"
WASHINGTON STOCK
When "The Sign on the Door" the
brilliant melo-drama by the interna-
tionally famous playwright and critic,
Claiming Pollock, was presented or
Broadway with Marjorie Rambeau in
the role of the woman in the case, it
was hailed as one of the greatest
dramas ever put onto the American
stage. The long New York run that
the play enjoyed proved that the opin-
ion of the critics was correct.
Manager Gruenwald, hearing that
this big A. H. Woods hit had been
released for stock, wired New York,
where he secured the play from the
Century Play Company. Inc its
agents in stock, and the Jack Bessey
players will appear in it at the Wash
ington theatre all next week.
The Sign on the Door is one Cf
those big, driving dramas, with ire.
sistible comedy that holds you in your
seat breathless. Through it all runs
a cleverly constructed suspense that
is not relieved until the very end Of
the play, in which virtue triumphs
and the man who deserves it receives
his Just punishment.
MURRAY VAUDEVILLE
The following briefly describes the
Maxwell Quintet which opens Monday
matinee at the Murray for the frs
half:
The great success attained by rep
utable male singing quartets in vaude
vile was the incentive for a coterit
of well known managers to importunt
the booking office to try and secure {
quintette of good singers, harmOnist!
and comedians. The bookers non
plussed at such a rather unusual re
quest. selected William II. Maxwell, ;
splendid singer and producer of novel
ties and gave him discretionary powe
TO secure four other as capable artist!
as himself and construct and produce
q comedy singing offering that would
fully meet the requirements of thu
managers and the public.
Rose and Thorn-A good lOokin:
couple OF young folks are Rose ant
Thorn. They are of the very desir
able modern school of entertainers
In vulgar parlance, they look thu
part" The Offering presented. "Th,
Yale Boy and the Swede Girl" is
refreshing interchange of crisp dia
lCgue and timely song numbers.
Harry Watkins in Ten Minutes o
COUGHING AND GETTING THIN
Mrs. r & Nhittipr pf Concord " II