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Excellent Orchestra
Kept In Trim

NJ MiRskEf will return as con.
ductor of the orchestra, al
Crandall's Metropolitan Theater upon
the reopening of the F street house
this week. Mr.. Mirskey in the shor,
space Of few months developed the
Metropolitan orchestra into one OF
the finest permanent theater orches.
tras in the country and won favorable
comment in the foremost musical
publications upon the excellence OF
Iris organization and the skill with
which 1t interprets the scene pictured
upon the screen.
Having no mind whatever to sac
rif1cc all tina: had been gained during
t'1e period Of enforced inactivity al
the Metz opolitsn, owing to the temp
Try closirg Of the thcater BY the
Distric: Commits sioners. Mr. Mirskey
l'as ke,t his orchestra intact and has
required the members to report for
daily rehearEals throughout the -four
weeks the house has been dark. Dur
ing that period not a member of the
organization failed to report without
first having secured Mr.. Mirskey's
permission to be excused for ADEQUATE
reason. The result is that when the
Metropolitan reopens the orchestra
will betray no diminution of esprit
de corps, finish or individual and en-
semble proficiency.
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CrandaH;s Metropolitan.
Why 1t Was Closed and What Has Been Done
to Insure Its Safety.

HARRY NJ. CRANDALL has made
I public statement of exactly
what has transpired during the period
of darkness of Crandall's Metropoli-
tan Theater.
1t is declared that no theater has
ever been subjected to a more rigid
series of examinations than the Met
ropolitan has successfully undergone.
1t has been checked and rechecked
by District, Army. Navy and civilian
engineers; every steel stress has been
computed; every dead and live load
borne by any part of the structure
carefully figured; every truss and
beam bearing has been uncovered: !:
every bolt has had a wrench on it,
every rivet a hammer Nothing, in
short, has been left undone that
could in any way have even a remote
bearing upon the safety Of the build
ing.
On February 13. the statement sets
forth, the Metropolitan was inspected
by the committee of five appointed by
the Commissioners. February IS the
house, with six others. was ordered
closed. The reports of the investigat
ing committee made no recommended
ton in regard TO the Metropolitan
Theater beyond the ACCESSIBILITY Of a
complete and thorough computation
Of the steel stresses and dead loads.
This work, at the time. was practical
~ nnished by the engineers who ten
days before had been employed by Mr.
Crandall for that express purpose
The results of Mr.. Crandalls private
survey were at once communicated to
the authorities, who made known
their wish to have the findings cor
roborated by another committee rep
resenting the District
tuesday. February 81. the second
District committee spent some time
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VIII Reissue Old Favorites

IN order to comply with many re-
quests for the return of some of
the best pictures of two and three
years ago Paramount Pictures will
release seven pictures as a unit for
one weeks program-"The Miracle
Man." DR. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde,'' "old
Wives for New" "On With the
Dance" Don't Change Your Hus-
band" Behold MY Wife" and Male
and Female"
Many people have complained that
after a good picture is shown it is
shelved and becomes dead. In order
to give the movie patrons Of today a
chance to see what were considered
the successes Of yesterday Para
mount is making this experiment.
The seven pictures will be shown In
the Rivoli Theater, in New York, drst,
and then will be released throughout
the country as q unit.
Three of the pictures-"Old Wives
for New" Don't Change Your Hus-
band" and male and Female"-are
Cecil B. De Mile productions ''The
Miracle Man" was made by the late
George Loane Tucker; George Fits
maurice produced ION With the
Dance; "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde"
was directed by John s. Robertson.
with John Barrymore in the dual
role, and Behold Ny Wife. was q
George Melford production.
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FoUow wRen1brundt;S Footsteps.

XIIHEN Rembrandt and Titan paint
w cd their immortal masterpieces
they little dreamed they were to play
an important part in the development
of another great art which was to
arise hundreds Of years later.
Nevertheless. the old masters of the
brush and palette have exerted and
are constantly exerting a powerful in
fluence on the art of the motion pic
ture. Progressive producers, recog-
MIXING true artistic values. are turn
ing to the painters Of the past for
lessons in composition, grouping and
lighting OF screen scenes. One OF the
pioneers in this field is Cecil B. De
Mile, who introduced to the screen
what has come to be known as Rem
brandt lighting" and who is con-
stantly making use of the works Of
famous painters in matters of group
ing and composition.
At the time when De Mile began
experimenting with lighting, with
the assistance of Alvin Wyckof, his
chief cinematographer. motion pic
ture photography was fiat; every cor
ner of the picture was flooded with
the same degree Of light.
Following in the footsteps of the
famous Dutch painter, De Mile and
wyckon attempted to high light one
other side remained in deep shadow.
Critics of that day prophesied that
their efforts would result in failure.
Eut they succeeded in spite of ad-
versecriticism. Today Rembrandt
lighting" is feature of all Cecil B.
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Ways of Being Mean.

CO1LING the villain. thus registering
1 a triumph of virtue over mean
ness, has long been a principal
feature of drama, both on the stage
and screen.
Naturally, in order to present new
ways TO be "foiled," the villain must
invent new ways to be mean.
AS an expert in being mean
Clarence Burton, in Paramount pic.
tures. is said to have but few rivals
In eleven years he has "villained'' In
as7 different pictures. His latest job
h.s heen in 1.-THE Ordeal" an Agnes
Avres picture. in which he makes
miserable the life of his wife. is un-
nleasant to her crippled sister and
throws her brother out OF the house
n,osaic ways to be mean. This re-
sourceful individual has locked 'enl
in aafes. tied the hero on railway
track. foreclosed the mortgage, tied
the haroine on the front of q speeding
locomotive, stolen pennies from the
baby's bank. put soap IN the soup
hung 'em by their thumbs killed his
as.orted stunts calculated to irritafe
and anger the hero OF the motion
pictures concerned.
=, How df f'ns The tne oeposits players ap.
pears in contrast to the meanness OF
the yilIain!' says Burton. II have
received scores of letters asking. for
instance. il I really killed the canary y
in Forbidden Fruit Everybody has
instincts Of kindness and tenderness
within them, dormant, perhaps, but
brought out quickly when the op-
I've sat in audiences and grfnned
with delight at hearing the young
Evening star., 1922-03-19

EoR the first time in the history Of
the critical bulletin published by
the committee on exceptional photo
plays Of the national board of review
of motion pictures, a scenic film of
one-reel length has been submitted to
the board which, it is said, contains
exceptional elements and has gained
special review.
This picture is the first of Robert
Bruce's new series. evidences
Tales" and is called And Women
Must Weep" released by the Educa-
tional Film Corporation.
And Women Must Weep" Is found
ed principally on Charles kingsley's
Three Fishers Went Sailing Out into
the West" coupled with a shorter
lyric, and may be called an attempt
to transfer the images and the emo
ton of a poem to the motion picture
screen.
"In this attempt" says the review.
this little one-reel film is at mo-.
ments decidedly successful. 1t
presents one of the very few instances
where actual transference of written
poetry has been made to the screen
in terms of movement in pictures.
This is the shot from the top of the
cl1ff, where one looks down at q long
shadowy line of swe!ls moving slowly
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brilliants which served to set off the
coiffure CT bobbins brown curls to
especial advantage.
Miss Marion Saki. Il plquant little
dancer in the same play, appeared in
the frock shown at the right of the
accompanying sketch. II was model
as piuuant and da shing as the wearsr.
of red taffeta combined with silver
lace and white chiffon. Silver ribbons
fastened the trim Peter Pan collar Of
silver lace at the front. and other
ribbons tied around the hips to give
a low waist-line effect. Little silver
! bows also appeared at the top Of each
dfminutive lace sleeve which pro-
truded from the straps of the red silk
jumper. The panel at the front had a
foundation of silver lace. over which
hung founces of white chiffon picot ID
in silver threads. Miss SakTs small
hat was of red taffeta. with tiny
pompons dotted around the brim, and
a bow of silver ribbon was added at
the back as the only trimming.
Miss Florence Reed appeared al
keith's during the week ill an
amusing tabloid comedy of French
court life Of the reign of Louis XIV.
Her costume. therefore. possesses all
the elegance of that period. There is
a tightly fitting bodice of shimmering g
| silver-green cloth. scalloped at the
| lower edge, and a voiuminous crino-
| line of pink chiffon with panels of
| silver lace. Silver rose garlands ap-
| add an effective trimming for the
| skirt. while a single pink rose is
/ placed on the corsage. Miss Reed
| wears with the costume large white
wig. elaborately enhanced by high
comb and waving white plume.
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Experts to Film Blood and Sand. "

rector Fred Niblo for the purpose:
Miss Mathis, it will be recalled.
adapted Senior Ibanez's 1.-The Four
Horsemen of the Apocalypse" Four
months she worked with the noted
continental author and is considered
as knowing more than probably any
other living person as to his indiVid-
ual thoughts and psychology.
Fred Nibio, chosen to direct the pic
turc. received the assignment because
for a large portion Of one year he
lived and Travelled in every section of
modern Spain. later delivering lee
lures on his findings. Even before his
choice to handle Blood and Sand
Mr. Niblo was in demand as tech
nicaI expert for all pictures requir-
ing Spanish atmosphere.
Alvin Wykohf. cinematographer.
photographed Cecil Il. De Miles ver-
sion of the great Spanish story. Car
men, picture which at its time was
considered to mark a new epoch in
lavish and accurate photo presenta-
tion. Mr.. Wyckoff is considered to ex-
eel in his minute knowledge of how
to light and photograph massive
Spanish sets in order to preserve to
the full the wonderfully colorfui at
mosphere of that strange country of
Moorish castles and bull fights.
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in the building, bu. made no definite
recommendations. Friday, February
"a. eleven days after the first exam
ination of the building. Commando
George A. Mckay. United states NAVY
engineer. made an investigation on
behalf of the District, and Thereafter
devoted his time to such compute
tions as the Commissioners desired.
At the suggestion of Commander
Mckay. and under the personal su-
pervision of Thomas Lamb, leading
theater architect, the suspension Of
the ceiling of the theater was trans
ferred from the concrete roof slab to
the steel structure of the roof. TIL.
steer framing at the same time was
reinforced to bear the added load
with a maintained safety factor Oi
four-that is. sufficient strength was
| insured to bear four times the actual
load without reaching the breaking
| point.
1t was further suggested that the
balcony be strengthened to bear a
load of 1,6oO pounds per seat instead
! OF the l,2OO pounds it was original,
designed to carry. This was done, a.
Mr.. Crandall's order. to make assur-
ance doubly sure. although il nece>-
STATED the erection OF columns in ih..
| back OF the main auditorium, whcre
the symmetry of the structure had not
previously been impaired.
| The completion of the work neces-
sarilS entailed the need of replast.r-
ing, redecoration and other contribu-
tory tasks, such as complete renoya-
ton, the laying of new floor cover
/ ings. etc, all of which required TIM.
and the continued closing of tn,
| house.
Although the Metropolitan has bee.
closed four weeks, ii is claimed, had
the desirable improvements been mad.
known TO Mr.. Crandall at once, all
; pleted within comparatiy.ly f.,,-
dayS
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Show American Technique.
TN The Loves of Pharaoh" Erne.

IN THE Loves of Pharaoh" Ernest
4 Lubitsch, the European director.
whose Passion and Deception
country. and who recently visited the
United States. shows his first reaction
to American methods of picture-mak-
ng.
"This Paramount picture shows the
best elements of American technique
direction that Lubitsch has ever dis
played" writes Randolph Bartlett.
who titled the picture. in a letter to
the New York Times. "As a result, I
was able to. cover eight reels with
only 100 titles. which is far less than
are usually required in an American
five-reeler. You will also be inter
ested in knowing that of these titles.
fewer. / take no special credit for
this. because the picture lent itself
to rapid storytelling"
1t. is also interesting to note the
new Development in the handling OF
lights by the Europeans. TIL. past
tendency has been either to use too
little light for subdued scenes, or 10
light the entire scene with fiat
spray of illumination. In "The Loves
Of Pharaoh" we begin to see the first
development of light manipulation.
There Is one scene, for instance,
where there is a very large crowd
assembled in q great throneroom. and
Mr.. Lubitsch, instead of flooding the
crowd with light to prove to the
audience that he was employing a
vast number of people. leaves the
crowd in the shadow, casts his high
light one-half way up the side of the
Of the action away in the distance It
is a perfect marvel of applied optics.
There are various other instances of
the same nature which indicate that
the European producers are swiftly
sssimtlating whatever is best in our
Evening star., 1922-03-19

THE collaboration of an interesting
group of experts. covering three
separate phases of the story. is an
nounced in connection with the forth
coming production of BLOOD and
Sand the Spanish novel by Vicente
Biasco IbaneZ. which will be the ini-
lial Rudolph Valentino starring We
hicle
The individuals are June Mathis
Fred Niblo and Alvin Wyckuff. a per-
Inanent member of Cecil Z. De Miles
company, who has been lent to Di-
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Dorothy Dalton.
noRoTHY DALTON was born

noRoTHY DALTON was born in
Chicago. Ill.,, September 90. 1898
She was educated in the Sacred
Heart Academy, Chicago. and upon
graduation began her stage career in
support of Virginia Harmed in a
stock company. later playing ingenue
roles, with Hart Conway and Wright
Huntington. Later, she spent two
seasons in vaudeville
Then she Joined the Thomas H. Ince
Picture Company. THE Price Mark
and Love Letters" were among the
pictures she made for Ince.
In December. 1919. she signed a con-
tract with the Famous Players-Lasky
Corporation, her first picture being
James NJ. Barrie's Half an Hour"
Evening star., 1922-03-19

"A by which Moore's Ria!to Theater
obtains the big u. W. Griffith picture,
Orphans of the Storm for exclusive
first run time during the week be-
ginning Sunday. March 70. in ali
probability.
Orphans of the storm is declared
the latest triumph of the genius VINO
produced '"The Birth. OF Nation.
Intolerance" Broken Blossoms and
Way Down East" The picture is
booked as strictly big time propo-
sition. The reception given it in Bos-
ton. Chicago. Cleveland. Detroit,
Pittsburgh and other large cities. II
is said. was an echo of the praise
given it in New York.
1t is based on the stirring melo-
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Olympic.

To-day and tomorrow, Pearl White.
in "A Virgin Paradise" Matinee. 3
pm. Tuesday, Alice Brady and
George Faweett. in Hush Money;
Hal Roach's Zero Hour" and Kineto
review; Wednesday. Clara Kimball
Young. in what No Man knows; /;
Thursday, silent Years." with Rose
Dione, Pauline Starke and Tuliy
Marshall; Annette kellsrman. In Art
of High Diving" and an educational
film. "Bees-How They Live and
Work.: Friday. Agnes Ayres. in 1.-THE
Lane That Had No Turning; Bobby
Vernon. in Fresh From the Farm; :;
Saturday. Max Linder, in BE My
Wife.
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sTRAND-L. Wolfe Gilbert.

Next week at the Strand Theater
three headline acts will feature the
song composer l.. Wolfe Gilbert land
company, 1.-The Author of Thou
sand Song Hits" in person. with X.
Riley at the piano. and assisted by
Fritzic Leyton; Ethel Gilmore and
company in Dance Originalitiss.
with a sextet of charming dancers,
and Marie Russell and Sambo. In AT
the Cabin Door," by Blanche Merrill.
Others will include VIII and Blondy.
eccentric athletics. and Brown and
Elaine in a comedy, song and dance
number. THE Fatal Wedding Day
Shown for the first time in Wash
ing. POla Negri in THE Red Pea
cock" will be the phOtOplay feature.
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Master Film forLocal Debut

drama, ..The Two Orphans that had a
half century Of success. The Griffith
Aim is said to utilize every bit of dra :
matte action in the play and displays
il against a titanid barkground-the
French revolution.
For the first time since the birth
of A Nation" the two GiSh sisters ap-
near in one film. as the two orphans.
Other players include the magnetic
Joseph Schildkraut. star of "Liliom'
Monte Blue. Frank Losee. Sheldon
Lewis. Creighton Hale. Kate Bruce
and other Grifiith selections.
The big feature of the production,
outsoide the heart interest, is the
tremendous scope of the reign Of ter
ror o1trayal. The last half Of the
film is described as "a soul-rousing
whirl of acute suspense.
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NATI0NAL-"The Geld Diggers.' ;

David Belasco's latest production of
THE Gold Diggers," a comedy by
Avery Hopwood, will be presented at
the National Theater next week, open
ing Monday night March -. follow
ing it's engagement of two years at
the Lyceum Theater, New York. The
Gold Diggers" has been declared a
worthy successor to the BelaSco COM
edy triumph, 1.-The Boomerang, POL
ly with a Past 'Daddies" and Call
the Doctor Among the players in
The cast are Bruce McRae. H. Reeves
Smith. Gertrude Vanderbilt. Jobyna
Howland. Beverly West. Theodore
Babcoek. Ruth Terry and Cora Will
liamS.
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York.

To-day. Nazimova and Rudolph VAL
entino. in Camille; tomorrow. De
Miles Saturday Night; Tuesday.
silent Years. and Harry Pollard. in
The Bow Vows; Wednesday. Dan
gerous Lies" and Mack Sennett's
THE Duck Hunter; Thursday. Agnes
Ayres. in The Lane That Had No
Turning: Friday, Wanda Hawiey. in
Too Much Wife," and Jimmy Aubrey,
in THE Applicant: Saturday, Will
liam Desmond, in Fighting Mad"
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GAYETY-"Garden Frolics."

To the Gayety next week, starting
Sunday. March 26, Irons and Clamage
bring an elaborately staged and COS.
tuned production. Garden Frolics
Heading the cast is Danny Murphy,
comedian, who is supported by the
serpentine dancer. Pearl Hamilton,
and a chorus of beauty. An added
attraction will be Ed Holders trick
mule, who defies all riders. A fea-
ture picture, vaudeville and short
subject releases will be other attrac-
finuS
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Coming Attractions

Yates in Between Dances Abbot
and White in songs and piano selec-
tions. Van and Vernon in "a Peach
ard Stew and the Four Bonisettis
in sensational athletics.
The added matinee feature Will
picture Gladys Walton in THE Wise
Kid Il tirst-run Universal picture.
and the film laughmaker will be
supplied by Al St. John in Studio
Rube,' a Fox production.
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COSMOS-"Cave Man Love-"

Richard Bartlett and a talented
company of six will bring to the
Cosmos Theater next week a musical
novelty in five scenes called by the
sensational name. Gave Man Love-"
which nevertheless is an enjoyable
and thoroughly harmless production
in the following episodes: .'The Pres
ent." "In Medieval Times" In
Ancient Egypt" '.Pre- Historic Times
and THE Awakening" 1t is replete
with entertaining comedy and is
beautifully presented.
Others will include Seymour and
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An Exceptional hotoplay

in to the shore and experiences thd
exact sensation to be received from
reading the lines, And the harbor
bar be moaning The gloomy Shots
Of the mist appearing on the dark sea
are likewise an effective pictorial rcr-
dering Of And the night rack came
rolling up ragged and brown
But where the picture attempts to
tell the story of the poem throug II
the action of the characters it ceases
to be unique. although always far su-
perior to the average story scenic.
Here Is no longer the translation Of
one medium in terms of another. and
becomes simple Illustration I"
But that one image of the moar-
ing bar, with its movement like
sound, is tremendously suggestive Of
what may yet be done in literal ard
spiritual rendering of written poctN
on the screen. For IL alone the pie
ture was worth doing"
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New.

Today and tomorrow. William Des-
mond In Fighting Mad" and Harold
Lloyd in "Pinched": Tuesday. Marie
Provost in THE Partisan Scandal;
Wednesday, Johnnie Walker In THE
Jolt: Thursday. Buck Jones in Bar
Nothing: Friday. CorinDe Grfffith in
Single TRACK" and Saturday. all
comedy night.
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In the Spotlight.

Marion Morgan's Dancers arc
booked for Keiths the week of
April 5.
Gladys Bryant has just returned
home for a short visit after a sue
cessful season. with the "Margie
show.
"The Rose of STEAMBOAT" it is said.
has scored such uig success in New
York for the Shuberts that they are
organizing a second company for the
road.
Georgia O'Ramey, the we'll known
comedienne. has been signed by Ar
thur Hammerstein tosa five-year con-
tract 4 new and original play, yet
unnamed, has been secured for her
to star in.
Word comes from Chicago, where
Bobby, Clark has been cavorting in
''Chuckles of 1921" that he has been
ing Berlin for the next revue at the
Music Box. New York. Clark re-
Gently was at the Belasco
Grace Kingsley of the Los Angeles
Times is authority for the story that
Marguerite Marsh is to appear in
will Morrissey's musical farce. BE
Yourself" soon to be produced on the
coast. Miss Marsh has been appear
ing in Fox pictures.
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Truxton.

Today and tomorrow, Florence
Reed. In The Black Panthers Cub"
and surprise tonight: Tuesday. Alma
Reubens. in "The Firefy of Tough
Luck: also Joe Martin in The
Monkey Schoolmaster': Wednesday,
Marie Provost. in Don't Get Per-
sonar": also comedy: Thursday.
Maurice Flynn. in "Smiles Are
Trumps': extra, amateurs tOnight:
Friday and Saturday, all comedy. and
Adventures Of Tarzan. NJ. - matt
nee at 2:3O pm.
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Princess.

Today and tomorrow. Charles Ray,
in "R. S. ". P."; Tuesday, 10y De Kay.
in Sins of the World'y Wednesday.
Edyth Sterling, in "A Daughter of
the West: Thursday. Marion Davies,
in "Enchantment"; Friday, Pauline
Starke. in "Silent Years." and Satur-
day. Anita Stewart, in "Playthings Of
Destiny"
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B. F. KEITH's-Daphne Pollard.

Next week at B. +. keith's Theater
the bill will comprise Daphne Pollard
the London comedienne: Doc. Baker
in Flashes, Vaughn Comfort. the
American tenor; Elsa Ryan in Peg
for Short" the Hedegus sisters: the
Runaway Four; Bronson and Ed
wards, and the Clown Seal.
Evening star., 1922-03-19

sters hiss me with unrestrained
hatred. Because l realized that If
they hated the bad man portrayed
they'd never do anything to put them
in that category
Evening star., 1922-03-19

Felix Krembs. who is featured IN
Lawful Larceny" now running IN
New York. has written two yaude-
vile sketches and had them accepted
for early presentation They are
Booze" and .The End OF the Pas
sage" Both playlcts have alrcaly
gone into rehearsal.
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Savoy,

Today and tomorrow. william s.
Hart. in "Avhite Oak" and Harry
Pollard. in THE Bow Vows; Tues
day and Wednesday. Betty Compson
in 1.-The Law and the Woman;
Thursday. Pola ,Negri, In "The Last
Payment" and Mack Sennetts 1.-The
Duck Hunter: Friday. Sessue Ha-
yakawa, in Five Days to Live" and
Gaylord Lloyd. in Dodge Your
Debts: Saturday, Viola Dana, in 1.-THE
Fourteenth Lover" and Jimmy Au-
brey. in The MESSENGER"
Evening star., 1922-03-19
Photo Plays
This WeM
CONTINUED from Third PaEe)

and will. no doubt, please lovers of
thrill serials