The Washington times., 1922-10-06
marion DAVIES
FILM CREATES
RECORD
"Knighthood Was In Flower"
Drawing Nobility to Eng
Iish Theater.
by Universal Service.

record audiences at the Scala Thea.
ter. With the Prince CO Wales
gracing the theater with his pres
ence at the opening performance,
no other playhouse in London Is
able to equal the Scala S illustrious
and distinguished clientele which Is
applauding the great picture OF
King Henry the Eighths time.
The check for one thousand
pounds, signed by Miss Marion
Davies. for the box for the General
Hospitals fund. was presented to
the Prince before the camera. He
derful acting and good looks, also
about the wonderful photography
, and correctness of the detail, The
| Prince bowed from his box to the
audience in the intermission.
The streets were thronged and the
| house was packed.
Pictures Of Prince.
At a luncheon Mr.. Potter. repre-.
sentative of the Cosmopolitan Pro.
duCtions, made a speech to the news.
paper men. Moving pictures were
taken of the prince entering the the.
ater. Potter said:
THE prince told me that this IS
the first time he has ever made an
official appearance at a moving pic
turc performance.
Lyn Harding was presented to the
prince.
The London Times. the morning
after the presentation. said:
"knighthood received signal hon.
ors. for the prince had already seen
a private exhibition OF it at York
| House.
In it's reveiew OF the play the Lon.
don Daily Telegraph calls It "one
| of the most beautiful specimens OF
the film producers art the world ha $
ever seen" and one which does in.
finite credit to the producer. II says:
AT the first public exhibition YES.
tcrday at the Scala Theater, which
was Graced by the presence OF the
Prince of Wales. the large audience
| sat entranCed as scene after scene,
| each almost perfect in it's way. un.
rolled before it. Now we were wit.
| Messing high revefry at the Court OF
England: anon we crossed the chan.
mel and were in the Court of France.
Like Old Tapestry.
Here was lovely wooded scene.
| its subdued tones resembling an
| ancient tar estry. followed by the
magnifiCe nj royal progress through
| Paris that put to shame almost any.
| thing Of a similar kind vet accom-.
| nliShed.
'It is as II we were witnessing a
! series of moving reproductions OF
| pictures apr0pos OF some OF the
| greatest masters OF historical paint.
lngs of the nineteenth century.
! Many of them might have been Cli.
! rectly inspired by. il not actually
! conied from. pictures OF Jean Paul
Laurens and others on the walls Of
he Paris Hotel de Villa OF the
! Pantheon.
When Knighthood Was ir
Flower. is, in fact, a film that max g
its appeal almost exclusively TO the
eye. The costumes of the early SIX.
t"enth century. graceful as they are
for both sexes, are alone worth a
visit to the Scala
Henry Is In Legend.
Henry VIII. as played by Lyn
lIa"linS. who went TO America spe.
ClhllN for the purpose. is the phySi.
CallN legendary figure we all know sO
we'll. though he appears somewhat
mature compared to his little sister.
Mary Tudor. of whom Marion Davies
gives very charming impersona.
ton.
1T is to he feared. however. that
grave historians will have to be
prepared to give her sheer approval
for all the little changes she in.
| trOduCed.
THE Prince OF Wales. who wit
! messed the film from a box. was
enthusiastically received by a large
crowd outside the theater. During
the interval he repeatedly acknowl.
edged the plaudits OF the audience.
who rose Clapping and cheering.
Among other interested specta-
tors were Grand Duke Michae',
Countess Torhy, Marquis Rlandford,
Major and Lady Zia Wernher. Hon.
orable Lionel Tcnnyson, and Mrs.
Tennyson.
THE presentation Of the film was
preceded by a luncheon at the Cafe
! Royal where number Of people
connected with the cinema industry
were guests OF Captain Potter and
directors of Cosmopolitan ProduC.
tions. Sir Alan Anderson. chair.
man of the organizing committee OF
| the Combined Hospitals Appeal. pre-.
sided He expressed gratitude to
the owners of the film for their
generous gift to his committee Of
the whole Of the first weeks pro.
Ceeds.