The New York herald., 1922-01-22
'The Grim Comedian by Rita
Weiman and Saturday Night
Other New Pictures.

ten and presented by John
- - Emerson and Anita Loos
will be the feature of the Criterion
program to-day when that theater
opens again with n policy OF continu-
Gus performances and with prices re-
duced to a popular figure. To-day
TIE performances Will begin at $3.50
in the afternoon. but after that will
run daily and Sunday from noon
to II.
The principal parts are played by
Basil Sydney. Edward Connolly. Miss
Mae Collins. Roy Atwell, Tom Wilson,
Miss Lillian Leighton, Henry War
wick, Frank Lalor, Carl Stockdale.
Miss Olive Valerie and Snitz Edwards.
Victor Fleming directed.
Those who have watched the recent
developments in so-called special film
productions are expected to be amused
especially by RED Hot Romance"
The producers say their sets rival
anything that has come from across
the ocean, that they. too, lave big
armies in such uniforms as have
never been seen on land or sea-and
that for luxury the court of Bunkonia
surpasses anything that any director
ever dreamed of for the home Of an
American. other film features will
include "Pageantry in india" short
picture showing the rich princes OF
the Orient Will. their magnificent ele-
phants in procession; "a Winters
Tale" Mutt and JEFF in THE Bull
fight and the Criterion Magazine. A
Spanish Jazz dance will be given as a
prologue to the feature picture.
"Turn 10 the Right" comes TO Broad
way a second time tomorrow, when
Rex Ingrams motion picture production
of the John Golden play opens at the
I,yric Theater. II is to be presented by
Marcus Loew and John Golden. Metro
Pictures Corporation releases II. The
scenario of the play by Winchell Smith
and John r. Hazard was written by
June Mathis and Mary OHara of the
Metro scenario staff. Production was
done at the Metro studios In Hollywood.
John r. Seitz, photographer of The
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" was
in charge of camera work for Turn to
the Right" Miss Alice Terry heads the
&C st.
George Arliss will appear at the
Strand in his third film production, "The
Ruling Passion an adaptation from
Earl Derr Biggers's story called idle
Hands, In this comedy Arliss plays a
dual role He will be seen as James
Alden, retired wealthy man, TO be found
in his country home. In evening dress
and surrounded by every luxury money
can provide. BY day he is plain John
Grant. quite independent for n poor man.
exceedingly proud and clad in overalls
and Jumper.
A drama Of the human beings back Of
the giittering portals Of the stage is
"The Grim Comedian" the first original
screen story by Rita Weiman and pro-
duced by Goldwyn. which constitutes the
principal film attraction at the Capitol
The author has told the story OF an
actress who gave up the luxury Of a
rich roues favor that her child might not
be contaminated by the unwhoiesome at
mosphere In which she lived. Frank
Lloyd, the director. has worked with
Phoebe Hunt. Gloria Hope. Jack Holt
and John Harron. THE Ranger" and
THE Wilderness made by the Sunset
Burrud polychrome process offer some
views of the natural beauties of the
Western country. Hy Mayors newest
Travelaugh. "Such Is Life in Monte
Carlo" takes the cartoonist-traveler TO
the Riviera.
Cecil 3. De Miles Saturday Night"
will be shown at both the Rivoll and
Rlalto. The story was written espe-
oally for the screen by Jeanie Mac
pherson. author OF practically ali the
big he Mile successes. In the large
cast are Miss Beatrice JOY, Conrad Ma
gel. Miss Edith Roberts, Jack Mower.
Miss Julia Faye. Miss Edythe Chapman,
Theodore Roberts. Miss Sylvia Ashton.