The Washington times., 1922-12-04
mH0usesP Presenting
Good VARIETY
Four Leading Houses All o.
fering First-Run Produc-
tons for Current Week in
Capital.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
drama. at opposite ends of the
poles so far as the emotions are
concerned. find complimentary
association in "A Tailor Made
Man" featuring Charles Ray
which had itS premier pre-.
sentation In Washington at the
Metropolitan yesterday.
As John Paul Bart. a presser
in u tailor's establishment whose
ideals and ambitions were not
eclipsed by his humble surround.
ings, Mr.. Ray finds opportunity to
put his truly likeable personality
.u.o tnis role. HIS characteristic
interpretations are forceful and
yet frought with humor.
Believing that Clothes created
an impression and that 1t was UP
to the individual to make this i'm
preston real," John Paul Bart
proceeded OF put his theory into
practice. In a suit loaned" him
for the occasion by one Of his
employers customers, he attend
ed a social function given in one
of the most exclusive society
circles. In extricating himself
from some Of the novel situa-
tions in which he found himself
placed. Bart proved himself a
genius. Fortune seemed to favor
him and soon he rose to a place
of prominence and Importance,
sought by both financial and
social leaders.
The forceful moral Of the pic
ture Is to be noted, q moral
which the audience Ia made 10
feel rather than swallow" 1t
furnishes food for thought, leaves
one In q pleasant frame Of mind
and hopefully convinced that
where there's a will. there's a
way"
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PALACE-A delicious bit of
drollery Is Wallace Reds latest
starring vehicle. Clarence" from
the equally-enjoyable legitimate
production Of the same name by
Booth Harrington, which had it's
Washington premiere at Loew's
Palace yesterday. William DeMille,
the director. has lost none Of the
deft comedy touches that marked
the original production In his
cinema version. and this. coupled
with the clever work of Reid
himself and the splendid support.
ing cast that was afforded him,
fa.d In nh Iax
OF the entertaining sort.
To review a picture like "Clar-
ence' means to interpolate a
query that the present writer
has asked more than once: Why
are we given so few light-comedy.
farce-comedy treats that leave the
spectator exhilarated by laughter,
and SO fed up with sobby senti.
mentalistic sawdust "drah.mas"
that do anything but leave
pleasant aftertaste? One picture
like "Clarence"-or like win
Rogers Doubling for Romeo" or
raymond Hatton's His Back
Against the Wall" or Vitagraph's
Strictly Business"-is worth
many tawdry tearjerkers.
The story Of Clarence" IL too
whimsically surprising. has too
many clever twists, to divulge to
the prospective screengoer with
out taking away some of the pic.
lures piquancy. But II Is safe to
mention the names Of those who
contribute toward the general eff
feet: Kathlyn Williams, Agnes
Ayres. May MacAvoy, Adolphe
Menjou-and Of especial mention,
Robert Agnew. who does the best
precocious STRIPPING seen on the
silversheet In many a moon. OF
course the character given Reid
is the outstanding one of the
play-and he makes the fascinnt
Ing most OF II.
There are added attractions.