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Evening star., 1922-07-09
PALACE-Thomas Meighan
"Our Leading Citizen"

Thomas Meighan, the brilliant star
of THE Miracle Man" The Bachelor
Daddy" and other screen successes.
brings his greatest story to the
screen of the Palace Theater for the
week beginning this afternoon. when
he appears in the central role OF
Our Leading Citizen" his latest pro-
duction. and one which was specially
written for Mr.. Meighan by George
AIDE.
Mr.. Ade. in writing this story
for Mr. Meighan. was not content
with the mere production of the idea.
but assisted Waldemar Young In the
preparation of the scenario. The cast
includes the beautiful Lois Wilson.
Theodore Roberts. William p. Garlic
ton and Sylvia Ashton.
"Our Leading Citizen brings Mr..
Meighan to the screen in the role
of a talented. but prodigiously lazy
small lawyer, who would rather
ast than win a case. The war breaks
out and in France he meets home
town girl and love comes to both.
She writes home incredible letters
of his energy and prowess. but, after
the armistice. he returns and drops
hack into the Old habits. Only the
energy of the girl brings him to
run for Congress. but when he wins
his debts appear to make acceptance
impossible. but again the girl clears
away the obstacles to a career.
The management of the Palace. ap-
preciatiye of the literary Importance
of a screen story by George Ade, have
supplemented the picture with an
attractive array of short-length pho
toplay and musical selections. in
Guiding the overture. THE Village
Orchestra.
Evening star., 1922-07-09
Hope Hampton in Novel Film

TN her next Associated Firs: National
picture Miss Hope Hampton is to
be presented as Galahad's bride IN
many-towered Camelot Her new
vehicle, THE Light in the Dark" by
William Dudley Pelley. is a modern
drama with a thousand-foot cut-in of
Arthurian romance. This part of the
picture. having been completed in
colors by the Eastman process, was
privately shown by Jules E. Brula-
tour in New York the other day. AL
though the new Eastman color proc
ess has been previously shown. the
making of the Sir Gafahad insert is
the first time that it has been used in
the filming of story
The most costly of all the color
techniques-about a dollar foot per
individual print-it is believed to Jus
tify that cost in the nicely of results
and is thus especially available for
the high points of stories. scenes of
gorgeous investiture. tAe boldest i'm
agery and most cunning combinations
of color harmopies-in brief, it
should enable the artistic film di-
rector to achieve many of the effects
heretofore limited to the medium Of
paint, oil and canvas.
Evening star., 1922-07-09
Has 81 Suits of Clothes.

MOTION pictures stars are not the
only people who have extensive
wardrobes. Consider the leading man
He has to have enough clothes to
stock small haberdashery store.
David Powell, who Is playing op-
posite Alice Brady. in missing Mil
lions" has fifty-seven different suits
Of clothes. to say nothing of shirts
cravats and shoes to match.
Not that I wear all these suits in
one picture" Powell explained, "but
I have to have enough to change to
whatever mode Is reuired by my part
Il don't believe in a man changing
clothes too often in a picture. for II
he is continually coming into q scene
with different suit of clothes more
attention is called to his dress than
to the scene. All a man needs in pic
lures is to be well and correctly
dressed for the part he is playing.
However, one cannot wear the same
suit in all pictures he appears In.
He not only gets tired of the clothes
himself, but the audience also no.
tices the sameness.
II have clothes in my trunks that ]
haven't worn for q year. but one can
never tell when he will be called upon
to wear them. Dressing part in
pictures correctly y Just - essentiai
a. acting Il wall
Evening star., 1922-07-09
Heard in the L0bbies

Saturday matinees at the Apollo
Theater hereafter will begin at pm.
instead of 2:30. to conform to a new
Saturday schedule of performances
devised by John B. Upperman. the
manager.
Nelson b. Bell. in charge of adver-
tising and publicity for all of the
Crandall theaters. returned to Wash.
ington Tuesday from a business trip
to New York in the interest of the
Crandall enterprises.
N Mirsky. conductor of the SYM
phony orchestra at the Metropolitan
Theater. returned yesterday from
weeks outing along the Jersey coast
and in New York. During his vaca-
tion the orchestra was under the ca
pabie direction of Alexander Podnos,
assistant conductor.
Harry f. Lohmeyer. manager of the
Avenue Grand Theater, has so far re-
ton that he is able to be up and
about and in the course of week
will resume his duties
Director Beatus of Loews Wash
ington theaters, has returned to
Washington from his vacation at At
lantic City. during which time he
held extensive conferences with
Loew officials in New York. He will
shortly announce the new attrac-
Loew's Palace and Columbia theaters.
Mark Gates. manager of the Co
| lumbia Theater, is enjoying a vaca =
| ton with Mrs. Gates at Syracuse, n.
Y. that will extend to the middle of
July. Charles Wuerz OF the Loew
executive offices in Newt York. is
filling the managerial post at the CO.
l1mbia
Evening star., 1922-07-09
25 Years Ago in Movies.

tIN INTERNATIONAL has contributed a
unique addition to moving picture
releases in a reel entitled The Mir
! ror." 1t will be released by Uni
versal. Almost every newspaper has
! a department devoted TO what hap
pened twenty-five years ago today"
or fifty years. The same idea is con-
,, tanned in this new International reel.
Great expense and worldwide re-
search were necessary TO collect from
private libraries and from defunct
moving picture companies every NOV
ing picture of historical nature
which was in any condition to repro
duce. Unfortunately. many such
events have not been preserved. AL
most every movie antique which was
known to be in existence, however.
has been requisitioned for The
MirrorS'
The first issue, which will be re-
leased by Universal some time in the
early fall, shows the inauguration OF
President Mckinley on March 4. 1897.
just a little over twenty-five years
ago. No automobiles were in this
parade and the costumes, clothing
and uniforms would lead one to be-
! Iieve that he was looking at a cos
tune play. Furthermore, the art OF
T; camera work had not been speeded
up to it's present efficiency. principal
ly because the camera could not reg
lister properly its normal speed of
one-sixteenth Of a second. The in
, augural procession moves along
posing speed Of a caterpillar. The
guns in the parade might have serv-
I! ed in the civil war, but wouldn't have
been worth the powder to blow them
up in the world war. The ubiqui-
| tous closeup had not been invented.
The campraman "shOt" Mckinley max
| ing his speech at the instant he
I! could see the whites of his eyes. The
contrast between the Mckinley and
! the Harding inaugural of 1921. as
shown in the first issue of The Mir
ror," is positively amazing. Twenty
| five years had elapsed.
| Each succeeding Mirror will deal
with similsrl historical event
snatched from the cradle Of the iE-
FAINT industry.
Evening star., 1922-07-09
Mary Pickford's Helping
Hand.

LEW stars have given as many pos
SCISSORS of histrionic talent as
many opportunities to ascend to
screen stardom as has Mary Pickford.
The late Harold Lockwood became a
star overnight as a result of serving
as Miss Pickford's leading man in
the first filming of Tess of the
Storm Country" nine years ago, and
now in the elaborated new version of
this history-making picture Lloyd
Hughes bids fair to emerge from the
enacting of this same character
full -fiedged star in his own right:
, There is also strong possibility Of
Gloria Hope, who is in this same
cast, achieving like stellar purpose:
She Is playing the important part OF
Teola Graves opposite Mary's char
acterization Of the heroine, Tessibie
skinner, and it is said Miss Hopes
opportunities for winning high honors
are numerous. Both Mr.. Hughes and
Miss Hope have been featured play
ers in several successful pnotopiays
in the last several months. and each
Is due for a rise to the top runS OF
the cinema ladder.
Among the dozen or more present.
day luminaries of the silver sneet
who owe their present exalted status
to Mary Pickford more than any other
single element Is wesley
Barry. who got his first chance to
show what he could do in Daddy
Long-Legs." John Bowers earned his
place in the front ranks as a result
Of the opportunity Miss Pickford gave
him in "Hulda From Holland" Mar
shall Neilan started the most impor-
tant phase of his career as leading
man for Miss Pickford in several OF
her earlier productions. and she rec
ognized his greatest ability to be In
the directorial line. Therefore she
promoted him to the directors chair,
where he used successfully the mega
phone in the making of three OF her
pictures. and this gave him the pres
tiRe which has eventuated in his be-
coming one Of the foremost pro-
ducers.
Miss Pickford is most generous In
her dividing Of opportunitiest to prom
ising members OF her company.
Evening star., 1922-07-09
ODOLPH VALENTINO has
written the following letter
denying certain statements
- regarding his struggle for a

living after arriving in America:
There have appeared in the news
papers recently several stories which
than to discredit me. In the short
time have been in this country-and
let me say that i hope to live here
and work here for the rest of my life
Il have learned that one may ask
and receive fair play.
The first of these stories announced
that l was the son of Italian peas
ants, and that 1 had come here In
the steerage as farmer who called
himself an "agriculturist." The truth
| is that was born in Castellaneta,
Italy, and that my father was DR..
Giovanni Guglielmi, formerly a cap
| tain in the Royal italian Cavalry, and
later a student of bacteriology. More
over. my father is well known in
European scientific circles for his dis
coveries ! came to this country as
a first-cabin passenger, and l was
J admitted as an agriculturist because
that was my profession. l have
college diploma to prove the fact.
Another story has it that / support
| ed myself by dishwashing, cutting
hair and serving as an omnibus boy
in Broadway restaurants.
/ The truth is that for six months.
during which time spent almost all
my savings, l could not find any sort
of work. Ny first job was at Jericho.
IL. l., where Cornelius Bliss, jr, en-
gagged me to plan and supervise the
laying out of an Italian garden. I'm
fortunately, his wife returned from
into a golf course instead of a garden.
| Knowing nothing about golf courses.
| / lost my job. More months went by
before / got another job, this time as
a dancer.
| assure you that the situation of a
/ foreigner who has never done manual
labor and who is stranded in New
, York city is not pleasant. BY the
! time l was nearing the end of the
; money l received from Mr.. Bliss l
would have been much relieved to
know that l was sure of good.
steady Job as a barber. II had
! known how to do a good job of hair
cutting I would have asked for it,
. but 1 did not know how to cut hair.
! and ] am afraid the patrons might
! have been enraged II had tried IT on
F. them. / do not mind admitting that
! bus boy" with assurance OF three
meals day. would have had its con-
/! ISOLATION. Food was of vastly greater
| importance than my career as a land
scape gardener.
! It is not snobbishness which makes
me object to the statement that l
worked at humble jobs. l object to
! it because it is untrue. and. moreover,
I I object to 1t because the statement
| is made In such way as to appear
degrading. 1 will leave 1t to any de-
cent American whether 1t would have
been more DEGRADING for me to have
worked as an omnibus boy or to have
| borrowed money.
! ANOTHER story has appeared to the
| effect that I am the SON of Everett
McGinnis of Danville. KY. 1t, at
least, provided me with a laugh at a
time when had SO many troubles
| that laughing was dffiicult.
| Last of all. certain writer's have
made the fact that / changed my
l name from Guglieimi to Valentino
appear to my discredit. ! would Hike
to hear those same writer's try to
pronounce GuglIeImi.- That would be
Evening star., 1922-07-09
KEITH'S-Wahletka and Eva
Shirley.

Two co-stars will shine this week
atop the Keith Theater bill. beginning
tomorrow matinee. They are the
Princess Wahletka, the American In
dian psychic. recently returned from
London. where her occult powers
were considered remarkable. Even
Sir Conan Doyle is said to have de-
clared her manifestations genuine. 1t
work of the other famous American
mediums of the past three decades.
At any rate Flo Ziegfeld. always
seeking sensational features for in
terpolation in his New York offerings,
secured Wahletka for his Midnight
Frolic," and she drew immense audi
ences Of curious and interested peo-
pie.
!. The other co-star will be the popu-
lar siren of syncopation. Eva Shirley.
with Oscar Adlo:'s Orchestra and Al
Roth, the danceur. in Songs Of the
Moment from Grand Opera to Jazz"
Another attractive act will be Frank
Kellam and Patricia ODare. in their
favorite occupation, Chasing the
Blues" an assemblage of all the
sparkling elements of song. dance and
nonsense. Then there's "Blackface''
Eddie Ross, who will bring his African
harp, and between its grotesque notes
and his jabber, il is predicted, the
audience will &c kept in a constant
laughter. The Robbins family are in
cluded in the first division offerings
Others are Maurice Diamond and COM
pany. in Snapshots of 1922; Ann
Gray. the harpist and vocalist. and
Evening star., 1922-07-09
Glen Echo Park,

The Rocking Piggie,"' "Piggly and
wiggly." installed in the Midway at
Glen Echo Park. have proved such
a delight to old and young alike that
the management has added another
device, for riding and amusement
purposes. in the form of 4 Maud He
Haw,'' a revolving mule that may, or
may not be ridden, according to the
skill of the rider. Since installed,
Maude has made a great hit and vies
with the "Piggies" in popularity.
Boating and canoeing may also be
enjoyed on the canal that traverses
Glen Echo. as the water depth is sat
isfactory for all purposes The big
coaster. dip and the roller coaster are
neck and neck these days as far a
popularity is concerned. The Old
Mill. carousal. whip and many
smaller amusements continue to at
tract throngs. Dancing in the ball
room. with music by the Glen Echo
Orchestra , is pleasant recreation
also. every night from $50 until
l 40
Evening star., 1922-07-09
CoR1NNE
GRIFFITH Riolto
Sennett Skaters Tradition.
80 famous has Mack sennett beco

co famous has Mack Sennett become
as silent dramas foremost i'm
presario of the slapstick comedy and
the bathing beauty that it is ex-
tremely difficult when he produces a
six-reel legitimate comedy y-melodrama
to convince the theater-going public
that he isn't always fooling. 1t is
one of the axioms Of the theater that
player who burlesques successfully
must also be able to perform seri-
ousy the straight part travestied
Weber and Fields were both. actors
more than perhaps any other were
also the greatest hurlesque artists
the American stage has produced.
The list could be heightened indefi-
nitely. The fact affords a potent
argument wherewith to rout those
comes serious in his ,productional
activities, for it permits one to identi-
fy the talents and analyze the gifts
of an exceptional cast filmed in his
latest full feature-length special pro-
duction, THE Crossroads of New
premiere today. after an overwhelm-
ing New York and Los Angeles sue
cess.
THE Crossroads of New York" may
be identified as something distinctly
out of the. usual Sennett manner by
the presence in the cast of Noah
Beery. Robert Cain. George O'Hara.
Ethel Grey Terry and Herbert Stand
ing. None of these names ever has
appeared in the roster Of principals
announced for pie throwing con-
test Not half SO surprising their
presence. as the fact that also assign
ed to important roles in the develop
ment of a story that embraces much
humor but is in no sense farcical are
a number of actors who have never
been seen upon the screen in any
thing but the most exaggerated bur-
lesque types of. character. When
William Bevan appears as a theatri-
cal press agent he will scarcely be
recognized as the Billy Eevan of "Oh.
Daddy" and other two-reel riots. The
same is true of Charlie Murray and
Jimmy Finlayson. dignified to Charles
and James in their more important
posts, cast as judge and attorney in
a trial scene that is played straight
and affords one of the story's most
telling climaxes. Mildred June, in
steady of being the leading woman,
as in the shorter subjects, Is incon-
spicuously assigned to the role of
waitress, while Raymond Griffith, the
Tony the Wop of Fools First" is
unusually effective as young stock
broker.
And so on through the list tradi-
tion is shattered.
Evening star., 1922-07-09
Empire.

Today and tomorrow. Lon CLANCY
and ali-star cast. in THE Trap" also
Harold Lloyd. in THE Next Aisle
over; Tuesday. Seena Owen, in Law
ender and Old Lace" also comedy.
Speed EN- Up: Wednesday. all-star
cast, in 1.-The Light in the Clearing
also comedy, "A Powder Romance;
Thursday, Ivy Ducke. in THE Bigam-
ist," also Fox News and comedy: Fri
day, Hoot Gibson, in "Step On It," also
comedy. Squirrels Food; Saturday.
Doris May, In Gay and Devilish." also
Empires great surprise night, at 7:45
D m. only.
Evening star., 1922-07-09
Interesting Transformation.

TN one of the scenes of divorce
Coupons" which will be the fea-
tured attraction at Moore's Rialto Thea
ter all week. beginning today. there is
a beautiful mahogany door with heavy
carving around the panel and a beauti-
full grain in the panel.
This door was made from a massive
bedstead which belonged to one of the
early New York families. 1t was
brought over from France by one Of the
settlers Of New York when that city
was known as New Amsterdam, and has
been in possession Of the family for
generations.
Recently the last of long line died
and the furniture was sold at auction.
Vitagraph's representative, who is
present at all auctions with the hope
Of picking up antiques and rare bits
of furniture, bought the bedstead.
When it was moved to the Studio the
carpenter was so impressed with the
magnificent piece of wood carving that
he proposed making 1t over into a mas
sive door which would be useful in sets
depicting exclusive homes.
The officials of the company agreed,
and the bedstead was made into door.
which is shown in the home Of the
heroine in New York. +
Evening star., 1922-07-09
CRANDALL'S-"Out of the Silent
Ncrth." With Frank Mayo.

A story OF the open with love and
possession of fabulously rich gold
mine as its motivating influences
comes to the screen at CrandalIs S
Theater this afternoon for three
day premiere engagement in out OF
the Silent NORTH production In
which Frank Mayo is the pictured
star Mack Sennett's "Oh. Daddy
also will be shown Wednesday and
Thursday Agnes Ayres will be shown
in THE Ordeal" in which she is sup
ported by Conrad Nagel. The story
is one of domestic clashes and ro-
mantle aftermaths. The added COM
edy will be Danger" on the last two
days of the week will be shown
Fools First" played by cast led
by Raymond Griffith. Richard DIX;
claire Windsor. George Siegmann and
Claude Gillingwater. "Oh. Promise
Me" is the title of the supplementary
comedy Offering
Evening star., 1922-07-09
COLUMBIA-0wen Moore in 'Re.
ported Missing"

Owen Moore. brings what is pro-
nounced the greatest starring pro-
to the screen of the Columbia, where
he will appear in the central role
of Henry Lehman's production Of his
own story. Reported Missing"
Reported Missing" Is described as
a melodramatic comedy that whirls
with action, rush. vigor. vim and
energy. 1t is threaded throughout
with strong vein of romance and
its appeal Is based on dramatic ele-
ments that are almost universal in
their allure. The story concerns q
rich young idler-the part enacted
by Mr.. Moore-who holds an option
on certain ships desired by Jap
anese shipping magnate.
Although Indifferent as, to whether
he gets the ships or not. the young
man ID inspired by girl he loves
to save the vessels for America and
the war IL on with the Jap. In the
course Of this struggle the young
man and the girl are Kidnapped. taken
to sea, stranded, rescued by battle
ship and he 10 eventually forced 70
Evening star., 1922-07-09
Colonial Beach.

A large number CT Washingtonians
will leave today to sncnd the week end
at Colonial Beach. On account of the
increase in week end patronage, spe-
cial arrangements have been made
to take care of the crowds. The steam
er 81 johns will leave the i'm street
wharf at 9 o'clock this morning. The
main attraction Is the salt water
tathing. and the long sand beach with
the refreshing salt water breakers makes
this a delightful sport There are nc
dangerous currents. Fishing, crab
bing and boating are the other water
sports. The large dance hall provides
entertainment for those who enjoy
dancing.
Forty-mile moonlight trips are made
each evening down the Potomac by the
st. Johns, as far as Indian Head. Dane
ing on the decks to music of Solokov s
orchestra is the feature OF these trips.
The boat leaves at 7:15 pm.
Evening star., 1922-07-09
Marshall Hall.

A river trip brings Marshal Hall to
the front as one of the most popular
amusement places about Washington.
Situated in a cool grove of trees on
the shady banks of the Potomac, this
resort offers many modern amuse-
ments. gravity railway. the whip,
a carousal, pew and enlarged dane
Ing. pavilion. picnic groves. boating
and fishing are among the many at
fractions. The steamer Charles Mac
alester makes three trips every day.
leaving at 10 am. 2:30 pm. and Z
pm., stopping at Mount Vernon on
the first two trips. Every day but
Sunday. here visitors have an oppor-
tunity to visit the home and grounds
of the first President. On Sunday the
steamer Manchester leaves a half hour
later on the morning trip. departing
Washington at 1880 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1922-07-09
GARRICK-"Charley's Aunt

Beginning tomorrow night, the Gar
rick Players will present Brandon
Thomas farce, 'Charley's Aunt" as
the attraction. In the realm of COM
edy only Shakespeare's plays exceed
this farce in the number of times 1t
has been produced. 1t has some
times been called the worlds great
est farce. and has been translated
and played in twelve different Ian
guages 1t is now rounding out a
month continuous engagement in
London.
Dennis King. VINO played in the
production of the farce when pre-
sented by the Birmingham Repertoire
Company, in England. will have the
lead in this mirth provoking play.
Dennis King has a sense of comedy
values which. it is predicted. will
find full opportunity for expression
in this typically summer play. Ada
Meade, who has won recognized
following in Washington through the
merit of her work with tn. Garrick
Players, carries through the droll
comedy theme that runs through the
piece. Dorothy Megrew, Edward
Trusheim. Sara A. Farrar. and the
other .favorites have all been fitted
to congenial roles. A notable acqui-
sition to the cast is Miss Imogen Tay-
lor. engaged especially for this pro-
duction. The usual matinees will be
given Thursday and Saturday.