The Washington times., 1923-03-25
Wide Appeal Seen in Bookings
for Present Week at Capt.
taI's. Leading Film Houses.

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foo Crandall's Metropolitan Thea
ter. The foremost feature be.
ginning this afternoon at. 8, IL
First Nationals release Of 1.-THE
: Light In the Dark q photo
drama OF unique conception in
which the stellar roles are played
by Lon CLANCY. Hope Hampton
and e. X. Lincoln. The outstand-
ing laughnal1er for the week
will. be Mermald's hilarious bur-
,lesque OF Mary Piclkford's most
famous vehicle, with Louise Fa.
zenda as pest Of the Storm
Country" A new issue Of the
specially complied Metropolitan
World Survey, a distinctive scenic
novelty accompanied by the full
orchestra and concert overture
and ir1terpretative score for the
pictured subjects by the Metro
politan Symphony, ~. Mirslxey
conducting, win round out the en-.
tertainment.
1.-THE Light In the Dark Ii q
picture that affords It's featured
bIayers fine opportunities to re-.
veal those abilities upon which
their fame rests. Lon CLANCY
is cast as Tony Pantslli. char
acter Of the West Side Sums in
New York, who practices his
light:fingered profession In order
to supply the necessities pf life
for Bessie MacGregOr. q fugitive
from the sinister attentions Of
the rich brother Of q society
dowager. into whose home she
was temporarily adopted follow
ing a motor car accident. Miss
Hampton, Of course. appears as
the beautiful young outcast and
Mr.. Lincoln as the predatory
man-about-town.
PALACE Charles Ray who has
given the screen such a splendid
array OF dramatic and romatic
comedy conceptions. both as an In
dependent producer Ind under the
direction OF Thomas H. Ince. re-
turns to the true Ray METER
forceful drama--in 1.-THE Girl
Loved" which will form the at
traction Of featured Importance at
Loew's Palace Theater beginning
this afternoon.
1.-THE Girl Loved is Charles
Rays adaptation and elaboration
of the famous poem by James
Whitcomb Riley, that world-fanous
Hoosier poet and the theme Of the
story Ia said to represent an In
terlude In the romatic affairs Of
the poet himself.
TO the support of the star, there
Is highly talented cast that in
cIudes: Patsy Ruth Miller. Ram
sey wallace. Edythe Chapman,
william Cartwright, Charlotte
Woods and others.
The program will be supple
mented by Screen Snapshots, show
ing the stars at works and at play:
,Aesop's Fables. the Pathe news
pictures, Topics Of the Day and q
delightful overture by the Palace
Symphony Orchestra
RIALTO-Picture fans who nc.
cept the theory Of love at first
sight viii have something more to
think about when they see "Thorns
and Orange Blossoms, Preferred
Pictures adaptation OF Bertha NJ.
Gays celebrated novel. which will
be the major attraction at Meore's
Rialto Theater all week beginning
today.
When the hero Of the piece, as
played by Kenneth Harlan. goes
to Spain to transact business for
his firm he sits down to the piano
in his apartment one evening to
play La Paloma." A golden voice
takes up the song and he falls in
love with Rosita Mendez, the prima
donna Of Madrid, before he has as
much as laid eyes on her. But let
it be known that the creature in
the flesh is by no means q dis
appointment, for Rosita is enacted
blythe beautiful Estelle Taylor. who
personifies all the fascination Of
the popular conception Of a dashing
senorita.
Edith Roberts plays opposite
Miss Taylor, with Evelyn Selbie,
Arthur Hull, John Cossar and Carl
Stockdale appearing in a cast that
is far above the average. From
the pictorial viewpoint the produc-
ton Is said to be veritable treat,
and one that has been rarely
equaled.
The program Of subsidiary fea-
lures includes Pop Tuttle's Pole
cat Plot;| an exclusive showing Of
recent world events as caught by
the Fox News cameraman; and
r@ppy articles in Fun From the
Press"
Orchestral selections as arranged
by Director George Wild will in
clude as overture excerpts from
Victor Herbert's latest opera sue
cess, "Orange Blossoms, The