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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-15
RIALTO-John Barrymore
Sherlock Holmes"

john Barrymore. recognized as one
Of Americas leading actors. whose
screen appearances have been marked
''y quality rather than quantity, is to
he seen at Moore's Rialto Theater
this week. beginning today, in a char
acterization which he has declared to
be the most interesting he has ever
made. that of fiction's great detective,
sherlock Holmes" in a Goldwyn
Perturbation of the famous romantic
detective story, founded on Sir Conan
Doyle's stories. adapted from Will
liam Gil1ette's stage play and directed
by Albert Parker.
Aside from the thrilling story and
its distinguished star. the supporting
cast commands attention. 1t includes
Carol Dempster (by courtesy of D. w.
Grifhth), Hedda Hooper. Peggy Bay
field, Margaret Kemp. Roland Young
Anders Randolf, William II. Powell
Robert Schable, rercival knight,
Reginald Denny David Terrence. AL
bert Bruning. Robert Fischer. Lums-
den Hare. Louis Wolheim. Jerry De-
vine. John Willard and Gustave Won
Seyffertitz.
Scenicly and from the standpoint
of locale the production is claimed to
be perfect in every detail.
Due to the great length of the major
attraction, the subsidiary offerings.
necessarily curtailed, will include a
Starland Review. Topics of the Day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-15
COLUMBIA-Mae Murray
Broadway Rose

Loew's Columbia Theater this week.
beginning this afternoon, will offer
photoplay enthusiasts the first
glimpse Of Broadway Rose" the
latest and, it is claimed, the most
magnificent starring production that
Mae Murray. the screen butterfly, has
ever brought to the silversheet.
Edmund Goulding, who wrote
Peacock Alley" and Fascination"
for Miss Murray. is also tho author
Of broadway Rose" which has been
given a lavish production by Robert
2. Leonard. The supporting cast in
cludes the noted Monte Blue. Alma
Tell and Ray Bloomer.
broadway Rose" tells the story Of
a country girl, who. by her mastery
of her art, amazes and fascinates
Broadway with her dancing. captures
the heart of n scion of wealth and,
believing herself on the road to hap
piness. marries him only to find that
she is ignored first by his social
circle and later is ill-treated by the
man himself.
PALACE-sPink Gods"
The photoplay attraction at Loew's
(Continued on Fourth PaGe.1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-15
':SherIOck Holmes.

THE first stage presentation Of the
play, Sherlock Holmes" took
place just twenty-three years ago. the
evening of November 6. 1899. at the
Garrick Theater in New York, with Will
liam Gillette in the role now assumed
by Mr.. Barrymore IN the cinema produc.
ton.
The stage adaptation. taken chiefly
from that one Of the Holmes yarns
called "A Scandal in Bohemia but
made UP to a great extent Of wholly
new material. was made by Mr.. Gillette
himself in collaboration with Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle. creator Of this famous
fiction character.
The occasion was a momentous one
in theatrical circles. 1t has been widely
discussed beforehand, not only because
Of Mr.. Gillette's connection as both play
wright and star. but also because of the
universal popularity which Sherlock
Holmes had already attained among the
reading public. His was a fascinating
character and his name had already
become almost a household word. Here
at last he was undertaking. into flesh
and blood, in the person Of William
Gillette.
The play was received with tremen-
dous enthusiasm by critics and public
alike. In support Of Mr.. Gillette in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-15
JOHN BARRYMORE
Rialto
Society Extras"

COME society people in San Fran
cisco know just what 1t is like
to be a motion picture extra" and
gone are their cherished ILLUSIONS OF
the ease and abundant leisure sup
posed to be enjoyed by the players.
Hearing that Director Sam Wood
was about to film scenes in the Clio
ria Swanson Paramount picture The
Impossible Mrs. Bellew" at q fash
ionable San Francisco country club,
thirty of the members volunteered to
act as extras"
1T will be hard work. have sew
eral big scenes" warned Director
Wood.
That's all right with u.s." was the
airy answer of the group.
The next morning fog came in-and
it was nearly noon before Mr.. Wood
had finished his sea scenes and found
1t possible to use the society players.
From then until o'clock the So
ciety thirty moved htther and th!ther
at the directors commands. They
waited while lights were being fixed;
they got up and sat down; they
danced; they strolled on the porch
they did all the other things he asked
them to do.
The forty-five minutes they had an
ticipated developed into five hours.
Never again." was the chorus OF
some of them.
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Conway Tear1e
To Be a She;;k

1T TRY very hard to md here in
= America one very great lover
for the screen only. you understand"
Thus spake the dazzling Pola Negri.
And just two weeks were required for
the Polish emotional actress, assisted
by the folks at Paramount. to find
her heavy lover-for the screen only,
you understand
Conway Tearle will have the lead
ing male role. in Bella Donna" ac-
cording to an announcement made by
Robert H. Kane. production manager
for the Famous Players-Lasky Cor
poration. Mr.. Tearle already has been
wired to start for California. where
George Fitzmaurice is to produce the
picture from the desert play. by
Robert Kitchens.
Conway Tearle, what a lover" ex-
claimed Miss Negri. ''Over in Europe
before I ever work In pictures used
to go into raptureB about how he
made love to Mary Pickford and Mar
guerite Clark, and now that he Is to
be my Arab. in Bella Donna my Joy
in America increases once again."
Miss Negri, as befits an interna-
tional vampire. will have two other
men at her feet in Bella Donna
Claude King in the role Of her physi-
. cian-friend, and Conrad Nagel, as her
husband, who loses out to the DASH
ing lover. played by Mr.. Tearle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-15
NORMA IALMADGE and
CONWAY IEARLE
metropolitan
D;sc7oses a Ne,u Talent

Turing the making of scenes of the
"Yale-Harvard" boat race for the
THE Young Rajah" Rodolph Valen-
tino surprised the coach OF the Uni
versity of California with his skill as
a member Of the crew. The other
oarsmen were star athletes of the
university who volunteered their
services. Valentino, it is said, was
able to hold his own with them.
After the race they asked him many
questions as to how he acquired his
skill, and he explained that about
fifteen years ago he belonged to
sport club at Tarento. Italy. called
'.Taras." the Greek word for Tarento.
81 was a member of the crew and
competed with many others in
matches" explained Valentino. "Of
course, needed practice. but i had
the advantage OF knowing the stroke
and Of having the muscles used in
rowing fairly well developed. I was
sore afterward, but missed my
stroke only twice during the contest"
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West Warmly Greets Pola.

I IFE has been just one interview
after another for Pola Negri since
she arrived In New York recently. but
her trip westward to Los. Angeles
turned into a kind OF triumphal pro.
cession.
During the Neutrality-suspicious. stop
in Chicago Miss Negri was inter-
viewed by writer's on practically
every Chicago newspaper. and 'front.'
page stories. with large photographs,
appeared in most OF them.
At the Los. Angeles railroad station
Miss Negri was met by a,large bat.
terry of motion picture and still
cameras, as well as a large number
of screen celebrities. She was the
guest of honor at a luncheon ct the
Hotel Ambassador in Los Angeles.
Short speeches Of welcome were made
by Jesse l. Lasky. first vice prest-
dent in charge Of production Of
Famous Players-Lasky, and George
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-15

Fitzmaurice, who is to direct Miss
Negri in her first American picture
for Paramount. Bella Donna"
1t has been announced that, in addi-
ton to Conrad Nagel, who will be
leading man, Conway Tearle and
Claude King will have important
parts in this production. MIR Tearlc
will have the picturesque role Of Ba-
roudi, the Arab. with whom Bella
Donna becomes so infatuated that she
attempts to kill her husband by slow
poisoning, while MIR. King will por-
tray the physician friend. who dis
covers the plot and convinces the
husband of his wife's pcrIdy.
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Like Ton, Mcclellan.

4 GNES, F1orrie, Mary and Jim Nc
Cormack. brothers and sisters Of
John Mccormack. the Irish tenor, all
living in Dublin, are said to be the
warmest Meisilan fans and never miss
Meighan picture when 1t comes to
the Irish capital. When D. F. Nc
Sweeney, Mccormack manager: was
commissioned by the Mccormack fam
lily to get autographed photographs
Of Tom Meighan for every one Of them
as the first thing he did when he re-
turned to the United States. Nc.
Sweeney wrote Meighan. and Tom
won't to q 9Th avenue photographer
and had some pictures taken eepe-
cfally for the McCormacks.
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Waltz a Real Hero.
WALLACE REID proved recent

WALLACE REID proved recently
w that the GOODNESS ana presence
of mind he exhibits on the screen are
genuine when he extingu!shed a
blazing automobile which began to
burn during a scene for Clarence"
The insulation on the big machine
which is used by Reid in the picture
burned away and suddenly the en-
CINE burst into flame. Wally sprang
down and with handfuls Of sand the
extinguisher succeeded in -quelling
the blaze before it had done much
damage
The scene doesn't appear on the
screen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-15
Jn9hee PaOTOPLK

in ilvleo about
the high of the and folks will
~ do 1t general public sigh
for he good old times before quite
denied Indeed long before
the wacres who like medium
and know everything then speak of % old times
and that those times produced things
the present But there is a reason for everything.
HARRY NJ CRNDALI who heads chain Washington
will stand close popular
traetlve those phoopy theae This
eiay true of the bills provided for what
borhood houses
cial district and less the
inspection of the less eaters
randall of them from the the
the leading picture houses these thea will
attractlven with the best houses where
they not have the Symphony thirty
an excellent made for the musical
ana some OF th notably the Apollo OF which
made last Sunday have superb the
discount the socaied thear symphony orchestra
the screen also rule the have been big
thea week perhaps them
SO materially lower than that charged by the big houses
worth waiting tor, weeks
% folks who to their big
- leased like those who the early vegetables the
snow; have melted must for them and much
me reason hes the cost OF the pictures First
nns PRICES they OF the Cranda
SAID that Monte 600 show Metropolitan Yet
WITHIN TWO weeks the patrons of the Avenue Grand
probably of
OF IT'S type The exhibitor has buy exhibition
ana ne has to well for them But after being
true OF the randa equally
mouse: the As they furnishing exceptionally
TOO that elevation OF the motion quality
-.S, - So9t w. H. l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-15

Fools Errant." the play by Louis
Evan Shipman, with special east.
including Cyril Keightley, Aiexandra
Carlisle. Lucille Watson. Vincent Ser
rano. William Roselle and Robert
Cummings, has been sent on a tour
Of the principal cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-15

Preferred Pictures production,
Shadows" adapted from the prize
story Ching. Ching, Chtnaman;" BY
Wilbur Daniel Steele
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-15
Photoplays This Week
AT PHoToPLAY HOUSES THIS WEEK

hdALIO-John Barrymore. Sherlock Holmes" Shown this
49,"
IoLlMBlA-Mac Murray, in broadway Shown this
PALACE-"Pink Gods" Shown this afternoon
MEiROPOLlIAN-Norma Tamadge in "The Flame"
Shown this afternoon. ~ '
CRANDALLS-ane Novak in "The Trail" Shown this
afternoon ~ wac
LEADER-Jacke Coogan, Trouble" Shown this afternoon
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Palace.

Paramount's perturbation Of the
American stage classic, The Old
Homestead" In which Theodore Rob-
erts makes his first appearance as
photoplay star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-15
Rfalto,

House Peters and Claire Windsor. in
':Rich Mems Wives"
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RoDo1PH VALENTINO
Criterion
NEXT WEEKS PH0T0PLAYs
Columbia.

The Cosmopolitan production,
when knighthood Was in Flower
starring Marion Davies and adapted
from the fiction classic by Charles
Major
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-15
METROPOLITAN.
Crandall's,

Richard Barthelmess, in 'The Bon,
Boy"
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and the Fox News. with an interpre-
tative orchestra score
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-14
TWO SHOT DURING
AURORA GUN BATTLE

Aurora, Ill.,, April a. Gun men
camped on the Fox river near Ba-
tayia, Ill, last night night invaded
a tent Of fishermen nearby and be.
ing ousted later returned and hogan
to shoot, One Of the fishermen was
shot three times as he lay in bed,
but one of The gunmcn was Slain by
his companions in mistake in the
dark. The fishermen were uuarmed.
The dead man is supposed to be
James Grow. 30 Coalyillo, Mass.
The wounded fisherman, john Moran.
30, Chicago.
Grow and two companions first
came to the tent which Moran and
John Arlington occupied at $50
O'Clock. They demanded admission.
but We're driven away. About two
hours later, according to the Batavia
police, they returned and, opening
the front flap OF the tent. began firing
Moran was shot three times. but his
tent mate Arlington, rolled of his cot
and CraWled out OF the back of the
tent, escaping the machine gun like
spray OF bullets
The Batavia police believe that the
2unmen are for the most part Chi
cagO criminals who have been in hid
ing. Crow, they first thought might
be Tommy O'Conuor, under sentence
Of death for murder He escaped Jail
recently on the eve Of his execution.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-14
C0NPL PLETE CANVASS
FOR COMMITTENEN
IN MAJOR PARTIES
PRECINCT BOSSES" ARE AN
NOuNCEO TODAY FOLLOWING
FiCIAL CHECK OF TALLY
SHEETS IN COUNTY CLERKS
OFFICE.

,r1
me othcIaI canvass Of votes dis.
closed many now names on the LISTS
nf 2rrui.i,c..,, .,,,t I,,,,,,,,.,.,i, ,,,,,,,+,.
precinct committeeman In y major.
ltv Of the precincts throughout ,ho
county contests vera W9gad for conn
mittecmcn. Some Of thr winners Ia /
as high or four or five contestants
vrbiln ctb,.- l,ad ''.,,,I,Ii.,,. ~, I.l
home base wfthont = einqIo contest
The list of both the RepubIican and
Democratic committeeman chosen At
TUESDAYS election is as Follows.
Republican.
hdams-Tcss anderson
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-14
CLAIMS CANVASS
REVEALS errors
MADE by JUDGES

Discovery by the county canvassing board of
irregularities IN the return by election judges of
tally sheets promised today to add serious compl-
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-14
Marriage Licenses S

Marriage Licenses.
Joe Massa, Benld, 2l; Phyllis
Benld IS
Oliver Tabler, Ninooha legal:
Martha Iialkyard, Morris, legal.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-14
REFUGEE MOTHERS GIVE
BIRTH TO BABIES
IN TENTS
D|KES OVERLOOKED


Bcardstown, H., April li.--Bcliof
workers Of the Salvation Army and
the Rcd Cross were working among
flood refugees this morning, admins
tering particularly TO little Dot
LOCKER and another new arrival,
Beardstown's two food babies born
in army tents. Little "DOt' was born
yesterday half an hour after his father
and mother had pitched their tent
after joining the increasing colony OF
homeless, which now numbers 5ne.
The other food baby reached Beard
town little earlier.
Groccrs in the center Of town are
standing in two feet of water selling
merchandise, Needy persons were
cheercd by the gilt OF 1000 pounds
Of fresh fish distributed by the Saliva
tion Army.
Double house boats, which have
never left the river before, are float
ing about the streets, as the water
within the city is higher than the
river itself, due to the fact that all
leyecs except one are OyortloWcd and
the water is seeking is level.
Refugees Flock to Cairo.
Du.lo' 49, ,,p!'' H, ~, - 1t.,.i.',
north of tho city. where rising sCep
- '"o ~" ",'''s wv
peal was made today to the Red Cross
at Springfield, to send tents to shel-
ter the refugees,
The river has remained above the
ss.,i ,',,' ,'.'''''i,r' ''"o'
niy ioo' ''"e, 'o' ''',''''n ''' -,
"'l'O' oNoo'u' p''' ,ou' '''",, ,2 anu
S'op va, '''' ir@'" ~. a." ",'P'''
uenI',' he'S"t' / "' u''''''I - pro-
.oc'eu pS "'NtS''"ot ''''' "'.''u - .
III Il" "anEc' VI "'''"'''S' co"'''''7S'"'.
e'5 "ecial",
AT East cape Glrardeau the IcVe' +
was sun hoIaIhS ioUaE ana 1t was f
believed ny engineers that 1t had /
stand the crest OF the Mississippi .
Hood, which is not expected to cA-
coed 36.5 feet, Captain w Creamy
commander OF Company i, Illinois
national guard, went to East Cape
Girardeau this morning under orders
from Adiut0ut General Black to in
vcstigatc the situation Trains are
compelled to plough through water a
foot deep which has covered the rail
road tracks on the level at Cape Gil
rardeau. Mo. Business houses on the
leyee have been flooded bv high wa
ter. Five thousand sand bags have
hecn piled on the lnvpe to prevent
the rising water from reaching and
damaging the new railroad dcpot
Mcclure m AnriI 1.-THE 1ogpe
when the Rir Nnddv enters thc Mis-.
sisgipni siytv miles north Of bcrp
gave wav shortly berore noon TODAY
and 75 OoO acrne cf Iand aro throat.
oncd accordinp to reno,te received
horc
c,o,.s Uo.eo ,,a uoree
Roardetown m Nnrn IA ~Wators
nf the ulinoic river continued rising
tnday ond tbroo.fonrtb, or no nonr,
1atio, of ME cit,- or 9 -No had hnn,,
driynn fron, tboir homo ~, ,yoro 70.
,,idi,,a l., t,o;,. aonord et,,,, roo,,s
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-14
FLAPPER PROMISED
GOOD WEATHER EASTER

Washington, April li.-The much
criticised napper found a friend to-
day in the weather bureau which in
dicated that she might 20 forth on
Easter wearing her bright COlOred
tweed suit and periwinkic hat without
fear OF rain.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-14
WEATHER

Unsettled tonight and
Saturday with ram to-
Colder.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-14
NORFOLK SUBURB
HAS S750.000 FIRE

Norfolk, Va, April 1i.-Thrce hun
dred homes, two negro churches. two
river steamers and a factory we're
destroyed in $75O0Oo fire which
swept the negro belt of Berklev. a
suburb of Norfolk, late yesterday.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-05-26

BIDDLE. May 20.-Mrs. John Scofield
has gone tc Michigan to spend the
summer.
N. A. Burkey and M. T. Wiley from
the county seat spent Friday here.
c. U. Cook made a business trip to
Broadus Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Haning OF
Ranch creek spent Friday on Little
Powder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Mace Of Ranch
creek were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
p. B. Higgins Wednesday and Thurs.
day.
Hugh Reilly passed through here
en- route to Olmnstead Saturday.
Miss Lily Gross visited Miss Georgia
Clarity Saturday and Sunday.
Tex Martin of the Parks ranch pass
ed through Saturday on his way to
Bowers creek.
Dick Joslin was in our vicinity on
Thursday night.
Bob Eccles has been awarded the
mail contract between Biddle and
Broadus.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-05-26

OLIVE. May 22.-Quite a shower of
rain fell Saturday and the ground
was also white with hail but did NO
damage. there being little wind with
the storm.
Carl Emmons expects to start work
at the sawmill al soon a. he gets his
crop in on the hcme ranch.
Fred Titus and Ben Hammer were
callers at Mrs. X. severovic's Sunday
of last week.
During the storm quite a number
of cattle were lost in this vicinity, to-
gether with some horses.
K. J. Stanley has his new two-row
lister at work and is getting his corn
planted in fine shape. He expects to
list some corn for Forrest Gates al
soon as he finishes at home.
Arley DUNCAN was a caller at the
Hammer home Sunday Of this week.
Mrs. Hammer and family expect to
go tc Hot Springs, 8. D.. as soon az
possible.
Mrs. Fred Titus is in Miles City for
the time being, leaving Fred to a
bachelors life.
Arley DUNCAN has finished his we'll
at 80 feet with fair supply of water
and Is now ready to begin farming
with the permission Of the weather
Geo. d. Grooms is listing ccrn at
home and expects to go to work on
the L. Emry place the middle Of this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Bishop left for
Wisconsin Sunday CT last week and
luckily missed the storm.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-05-26
FEDERAL CHARGE
AGAINST SETTLER

A homesteader by name Of Cunning
ham was taken into custody Saturday
of last week by U. G. Sathre, United
States deputy marshal from Helena,
upon federal charge Of perjury in
connection with an alleged fraudulent
transaction over public land. Cum
ningham was arrested near the O W
ranch in southeastern Rosebud county
and taken through Broadus by the
official in a car driven by Geo. Stroud.
According to information obtainable
here, Cunningham is said to have
either filed upon two homesteads con.
trary to law, in one of them using an
assumed name. according to reports. or
that he forged a REIMBURSEMENT in his
own favor.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-05-26
MRS. ALLEN q. DAY SUES FOR
SALARY AS SCHOOL TEACHER

Mrs. Allen G. Day (formerly Miss
Eula F.. Foree) has caused to be filed
in the district court Of Custer county
a complaint against School District
No. a. lying Jointly in Custer and
Powder River counties, charging that
the school in that district which she
taught was closed by action of the
school board Of trustees several weeks
earlier than planned. thus shortening
the term of school. and termina ting
the position held by Mrs. Day.
Mrs. Day charges that an agreement
was entered into by the school beard
on July 16, 1921. with her to reach
the school for the full term. The beard
met on April /, 1922. and passed res.
olution at that time ordering the i'm.
mediate close Of the school six weeks
before. the term would have expired
Mrs. Day asks the sum Of 5000 Will
interest at Her cent together Will
the costs of the suit.