The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-29
Historical Drul1g1S Are
COMING in Films

Dexter. Hobart Bosworth, Bryant
Washburn, Miss Du Pont, Doris
May, Harry Myers. Wally Van,
Phyllis Haver and Dagmar Co
dowslxy, daughter OF the famous
Russian concert artist, are the
stars Of the cast assembled by
Myron Selznick to appear in inc
principal roles Of George Archain-
baud's perturbation OF Robert w.
Chambers romance OF the New
York studios, "The Common
Law, to be presented as CHEZ
feature of next weeks superla-
tive bin at Crardall's MetrOpoli-
tan Theater. The production is.
Of such magnitude as to Justify
so distinguished cast.
Bobby Vernon will supply the
4 comedy subject in "A Perfect sc"
and the bill will be completed by
music conducted by Daniel Bree-
skin.
COLUMBIA oIa Negri in her
latest picture, "The Spanish
Dancer" Is scheduled to follow
Jackie Coogan. the screens baby
Barrymore, in the superb picturiza-
ton of Mary Roberts Rinehart's
famous novel, Long Live the
King, which is attracting capacity
attendance to loves Columbia
this week and may hold over next
week.
IN this picture the dimfnutive
Jackie drops the ragged raiment
Of The KID and "Oliver Twist
for the royal purple OF crown
prince and boy king In Mrs. Rine-
harris romantic melOdrama OF an
obscure Balkan kingdom, where
the struggles Of lad to rule
wisely and well are constantly IN
conflict with his desire to be
mere boy.
have cost over 5000, 900 to produce,
and concerns the conflict between
natural love that prompts certain
alliances In the court circle and
demands Of statecraft that frOWn
on such marriages. The story Is
vivid with action.
vs. CENTRAL House Peters and
Rubye be Remer are tho stars
OF the cast pictured IN Don't
Marry for Money th9 hand
somely mounted domestic drama
which begins q weeks run at
Crandall'S Central Theater next
Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Others Of note are Cyril Chad
wick, Hank Mann, Christine
Mayo, George Nichols, AiIeen
Pringle, Lydia Knott and Charles
Wellesley. The story concerns
the experiences OF small town
beauty who seeks her fortune In
New York and finds II BY cleverlv
marrying the richest bachelor IN
the metropolis. The bin win be
completed by subsidiary films. in
GLIDING Ben Turpin in ssPitfalIs
Of q Great City"
PALACE william s. Hart re-.
turns to the screen after an ah
sence Of two years ii wild Bill
Hfckok, q dramatization or the
career Of the famous frontiers
man Of that name, which opens q
weeks run at Loew's Palace next
Sunday. .
Wild Bill HiclolS'. is the first
OF g new series Of nine pictures
Mr.. Hart has agreed to produce
for Paramount interpreting the
West Of generation ago. The
story was scnearized by j. g.
Hawks and directed by Clifford s..
Smith. a.
The cast which Mr.. Hart and
Director Smith have brought to-
gether includes Ethel Grey Terry
as leading woman: kathleen
O'Connor, James Farley, Jack
Gardner. Carl Gerard, William
Dyer, Bert Sprotts, Leo wills.
Nadia Carrie, HerscheI MayalI and
Harris famous pinto pony.
The story Is Of a rugged, beau
tiful Western girls love for the
famous gun-fighter. wild Bill, =
who, however, is hopelessly in
love with a woman already mated.
The play Of sentiment thus en-
gendered is worked out against q
thrilling background OF conflict
between wild BILL" ais the repre-
sentative OF law and order, and
the desepradoes OF the range.
CRANDALL'S - Bertha M.
Clay's welI-known novel, wife