davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-13
MAGAZINE


understand? You didn't hate Woronz this
evening, after dinner, just before we were
interrupted did your"
She shuddered but she looked at him
under her lashes, and her mouth grew ten
der.
'Im afraid my besetting sin is the desire
for conquest" he admitted, shamefacedly.
II felt it would be such score for me
if could make-make you love that con-
founded waiter"
"He was always you-from the very
first?" she whispered.
"From the very first. My first sight
of you was upon that morning when you
swan with Ra to the island. 1 was hiding
there, and heard you chipping one another
heard you laugh, saw you smile-saw you
run like ATLANTA along the sand!
"And I said to myself, ooh, 1 shall never
bring this off! Life with that girl would be
too like heaven! The whole IDEAS absurd!'
"Then you understand all we said to each
other that afternoon when we had tea at
the hotel? l knew you did. Somehow I
could feel it,
eyes; and it was all l could do, several
times, to refrain from chuckling. Oh I've
had some steep bits to climb! But got on
all right until Theobald started his cursed
love-making. 1t was that which sent me
wild. Well, then, you know, that morning
in Tuich's Cove, l had you to myself at
last, and thought l would give you hint.
But, my world You did drive it in, up to
the hilt! Well, even if l have teased you
bit this evening, l can't have hurt you
anything like to the extent to which I suf-
fered them
"Ah, but you don't know half! You
don't know how much l had to make me
suspicious, to make me fear you! Do you
realize that when my hand caught yours in
the dark-or you caught mine-you were
presumably cropping for the box which held
my private papers?" Forgetting her ner-
yousness of him, her half articulate sense
OF resentment, she poured out Cne SCory u
her doubts and apprehensions, mentioning
the various things which had led Var4ey and
herself to the conviction of his being spy
and their enemy.
"And it would have been so easy for
you," she cried in conclusion, "to set all
that at rest, in one line, in one world" She
produced the letter from him which Varley
had handed her that afternoon upon her
arrival. "That was what finally convinced
me that had made hdeous mistake" said
she reproachfully. ooh, Leonha1dt, you
cannot pretend that you did not withhold
the truth on purpose-just to punish me, l
suppose, for being so dense"
He rose from his knees, seated himself at
her SIDE and took the letter in question
from her hand. "Now, my lady love-" said
he, twill it please your majesty of her
royal clemency to deign to cast an eye upon
the date at the top of this precious docu-
ment?"
She did So 1t was dated two days before
his midnight entry of the bungalow.
"A-a-ahv cried she. "Why didn't l
notice that? Oh, what it would have
spared me! I, who spent miserable hour
this very evening, trying to write my con-
fession to you! To you! A pretty con-
fessor you make, sire!"
i
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-13

that they show themselves to the people.
The whole of the valley had turned out, and
the torchlight made the summer night al
most as bright as day.
There was wooden balcony outside their
open window and very soon the mighty
roar ascending from the threats of the
mountaineers testified that the royal pair
had become visible.
Varley and Beruna slipped out together
in the crowd, and looked up at them along
with the rest. The glimpse they had salts
fled them completely. There was no doubt
at all of the understanding, the sympathy
between those two who stood there, hand
clasped in hand, before their people.
Once more there clashed out in Hum
phrey's ears the strains of the Pannonian
national anthem, henceforward to be asso-
The Washington times., 1923-12-24
RioItO Xmas Spirit.

There is a treat in store for
young and old at Moore's Rialto
Theater this week, with a full
need Of pleasure for eye and ear,
but especially the former, which
will be greeted Immediately upon
ones entrance to the theater with
q view OF one of the most spec
tacular and gorgeously Illuminated
Christmas trees that ever Santa
conceived, at the foot of which
enuggles one of the most COM
plete and interesting toy villages
to be found in these United States.
The Rialto Christmas tree has
come to be an annual institution
insofar as this popular theater is
concerned and is looked forward
to expectantly by it's patrons.
Towering thirty or more feet in
the spacious lobby, the glittering
mass of green pine and rainbow
colors attracts great crowds all
during the holiday period.
The Washington times., 1923-12-24
Runs No Novelty.

II. B. Warner, who is no
stranger to long runs, believes that
his present engagement in "You
and l." which, after a full season
in New York, ran three months in
Chicago, and is destined for an
other extended engagement to close
the season in Boston, will win an
other long run recorb for him.
Mr.. Warner began his stage ca
reer in play which scored one of
the longest runs on record. Charles
Warner, father OF II. b., set up a
record of 5000 performances az
Drink" in England The play
had been adapted by Augustin DAILY
and tried at his theater in New
York without success. Mr.. War
ner had a new adaptation and he
played it for four years in Eng.
land. 1t was in this play that ".
3 began his career, and he re-
manned with 1t for two seasons.
The Washington times., 1923-12-24
METROPOLITAN
HAS YULE
TREAT

What could be more appropriate
for a holiday program than one
whose major feature is Boy Of
Nine" a crisp, pleasing chapter
from the Juvenile book OF life cal
culated to delight the hearts of
the kids, and, we venture. that
even the veil of the years will roll
back for the grown folks and
carry them once more into that
never-to be forgotten age. Such Is
the picture which opened at the
Metropolitan yesterday to we'll
filled house, and 1t wasn't all
Christmas spirit that sent 'em
away with one Of those hope-you-
liked-it smiles.
Simplicity seems to have been
the keynote of all who had a part
in the adaptation Of this Tarking-
ton story. We do not mean that
boy of Mine" is one of these
tinseled screen efforts. No-far
be it from that We wish that
every Dad in Washington could
have seen this picture with US
yesterday We feel sure that
Santa would have received an
eIeventh-hour stimulus that would
have been far reaching.
OF the many commendable fea-
lures Of this celluloid yarn, ana
this includes excellent photogra-
ply and direction, the cast Is
probably the most noteworthy. 1t
is small, very small, but each
character fits into his or her role
like a new-bought glove. Henry
b. Walthall plays the preoccupied
and misunderstanding father; Irene
Rich, the American wife, lives the
role of the mother; Rocklif Eel
loves comes in for a small part,
and last but by no means least
Ben Alexander. Just Ben, that's
enough.
We feel that no one of your
holiday evenings will be more
profitably spent than the one de-
voted to this realistic and human
picture Short minor features and
a novelty musical program tell the
story. w. s.. p, Jr.
The Washington times., 1923-12-24
AMBASSADOR
''BOy of Nine"

boy of Nine" a new Booth
Harrington story, was shown yes
terday and will be continued
through today at Crandall's Am
bassador Theater. A complete re-
view of the subject appears else
where on this page in connection
with the metropolitan Theater.
The comedy is ''No Loafing," with
goodies" Hanneford in the stellar
role. A new issue of the pic
turized world events also is shown
and the Ambassador Symphony,
under the conductorship Of Bailey
F. Alart, contributes n lively over
ture comprised of selections from
Poppy"
On tomorrow and Wednesday,
Kenneth Harlan and Florence
Vidor will occupy the Ambassador
screen as co-stars Of 1.-THE Virgin
IAN" The added comedy will be
Hal Roach's new Dippy- Doo-Dad
release, "Iovey Dewey" Jackie
Coogan, In Long Live the King"
will appear on Friday and Satur-
day. On Saturday only. Buster
Keaton, supported by his entire
family, will be seen in his latest
six-reel laughmaker, Our Hos
pitality"
The Washington times., 1923-12-24
DENIED 100000 CLAIM
AGAINST FATHERS ESTATE

PITTSBURGH, Dec. pa claim
for 100000 made by Lillian Kauf-
man against the estate Of her
father, Isaac Kaufman, one of the
founders Of the Kaufman depart
mont store, who died in July, 1921,
has been disallowed in an opinion
handed down in orphans court. LII
liam Kaufman claimed the 81 ,O0O,-
900 represented a gift made by her
father to her during his lifetime.
1t was testified by the daughter
that Isaac Kaufman sold an in
terest in the store he owned to her
husband, Edgar J. Kaufman, for
$1,000,0 900, and in payment the son.
in-law gave promissory notes and
pledged $4,000 shares of the com
mon stock Of the Kaufman De-
partment Stores, Inc, as collateral
security for payment OF the notes.
The daughter asserted that her
father turned over these notes to her
as q gift.
The Washington times., 1923-12-24
NATIONAL
Burton Holmes.

Switzerland, in all of it's glory,
was brought to an enthusiastic au-
dience yesterday afternoon and
last night by Burton Holmes, clos
ing his season of travelogues at
the National Theater. Probably
no loVelier set of stills and motion
pictures were ever shown to an Az
dience than these depicting the
beauties of this little playground
of Europe.
The sheer ruggedness Of it's bar
rem rocks, the seemingly bottom
less gorges, the quaint rustic
homes of hardy people, and their
dexterity in scaling unbelievable
SUBMITS, snow-capped and frozen
heights that glisten in the sun
light like diadems galore, thrill
the audience to repeated bursts of
applause.
Winter sports, ski jumping, a
hazardous boat trip down the tu-
multous river Limmat, snow
avalanche and ride up the aerial
railway causes one almost to cling
to his seat
Customs of the quaint people,
their skill in lace making and
wood carving are shown on col
ored slides and films that fill one
with a longing desire to visit that
land of the Matterhorn and see
first handed these marvellous
sights. H. L. G.
The Washington times., 1923-12-24

By JACK CUNNINGHAM.
Adapter Of ''The Covered Wagon"
Now at Polls Theater.
If a boy really wants to play
the flute, nothing in the world
will stop him from eventually pos
sessing and playing upon that
sweet-toned and much maligned
instrument. If he wants to play
the flute above everything else in
life, he probably will become
flutist of some virtuosity.
If another boy gets the I'M
heard Of longing to write motion
pictures, he will some day, some
where, be found at a typewriter
pounding out Scene 246. Close
up Of Imogene looking at Percy"
No one will tell him, by word
of mouth, correspondence school
or any other way, how to get
there. He'll hardly be able to
tell you how he got there himself
The first step toward doing a
thing is to want to do (which
is a bromide, but a true enough
saying.
In foregoing articles, we have
seen how large number Of
newspaper people either sought.
or by chance. came upon this new
art-the telling Of a story by
means of the motion picture.
That will continue to be one pro-
life source of supply for filling
vacancies in the scenario depart
ments of the future. But it will
not be the only one.
AS many of the greatest jour-
nalists of the past have come
out Of the practical composing
rooms of newspaper plants and
print shops of every sort, 80 will
many of the best-equipped see.
narists of the future come out Of
the composing room" Of the
studio-out of the technical de-
partment, the laboratory, the cut
ting rooms, the camera depart
ment, the property department,
and so forth.
Some red-headed cameraman's
assistant or a solemn youth out
of the property department, where
they boil them young and for a
long time, who has an itch to
make a motion picture story just
the way he would like to see 1t
on the screen, will dish up a plot
some day and join the gang.
The rewards to be had from
writing motion pictures will in
the future be just as great COM
paratively as they are today.
They are as great today as those
The Washington times., 1923-12-24
Marion DQpies' Gift.

The receipts of the Cosmopoli-
tan Ball, at the Hotel Plaza in
New York, for the benefit Of the
Marion Davies Christmas Fund
for Disabled Veterans of the
World War, amounted to $751;
108.99. This sum will be turned
over to the disabled veterans now
in New York hospitals and at
Saranac, under the direction of
General Frank T. Hines, head of
the United States Veteran Bu-
reau.
The ball has been called the
most successful of it's kind ever
held in New York, not only in
the amount Of money taken in,
but for the distinguished list of
people of the amusement world,
army and navy and society pres
ent.
Miss Davies, who was chair
man of the affair, personally de-
frayed the expenses of the-ball
in order that all the money taken
in for the sale of tickets could
be applied to the fund for the
disabled veterans.
The Washington times., 1923-12-24

The tragedy of disappointed am
bition, or the price of love, or
most any of the stock phrases
that reflect the pathos of artistic
careers that are slowly and most
surely stifled by the quiet 'despera-
ton of marriage, might be called
into action to report the tale OF
"You and l." in which H. B. War
ner and Lucille Watson do such
excellent work at the Belasco this
week.
1t is not exactly new, this story
of the whole worlds gardeners
who know they should have been
carpenters, and yet as presented
in You and l." 1t cannot fail to
touch the lyricist who must write
department store advertising to
buy shoes for the baby or the
press agent turned from his first
love by the lure OF gold.
Dialogue that stands up all the
way helps the playgoer to forget
the obviousness of the story itself.
Philip Barry, listed among the
prodigies of the Baker class at
Harvard, has delivered an excel
lent evenings entertainment, a
gentle prod to ambitions Slapped
by marriage, but it is hardly
great play.
The Washington times., 1923-12-24
CRANDALL'S-
Harold Lloyd.

Continuing today through to-
morrow. at Crandall's, one of the
! most notable photoplay bills is
being shown in Harold Lloyd's
Screamingly funny and refreshing
1y original six-reel comedy riot.
why Worry" in which as a
perfectly well young hypochon-
driac he is cured of all his
imaginary ills by becoming in
volved in a South American revo-
luton.
In Captain Kleinschmidt's Ad-
ventures in the Far North" are
revealed a series of the most
beautiful natural studies of the
Arctics ever caught by the
camera. In addition to the scenic
charm of this subject. it affords
many glmD~es of wild bird and
animal life in a part of the con-
tinent that is little known to
Inhabitants of the temperate
zone.
The Washington times., 1923-12-24
ACT
TOPPING AT
STRAND

The seasons spirit prevails. at
the Strand Theater this week,
where the management Of that
house offers a bag chucked full
OF cheer and surprises on its
very good bill of vaudeville and
photoplays.
Charles T. Aldrich, direct from
tour of the Continent, heads the
vaudeville portion of the pro-
gram, and he justly deserves the
right to his place. He is THE
Man With Thousand Faces"
and his makeup and characterize
tons are unusually we'll done. At
times the speed at which he works
is astounding. But Jean Mccoy
and Ralph Walton, presenting
Moments with Ouija," almost
stopped the show. They are both
really funny, do bit of dancing
and singing and on the whole
earn the hearty applause which
they receive.
Ruge and Rose, the Versatile
Aerial Humorists," open the bill.
Their humor is rather ordinary,
but their feats on the trapeze
are unusual. Chris Chisholm and
Viola Breen offer Happy Hol-
low" a comedy playlet by Ubert
Carlton. The act is we'll staged
and the lines clever. Cortez and
Ryan, in Musical Tunes and
Artistic Impressions" are hkeable
entertainers. The woman sings
and patters and the man plays
the harp and violin, and the
combination works well.
The photoplay is an adaptation
of John Greenleaf Whittiers
poem, 1.-THE Barefoot Boy" 1t
is the story of a great love of
years ago and today filled with
human interest. The boy grows
up, to return to the small town
which was unkind to him when a
child. And when about to realize
his determination for revenge, he
is taught a lesson by the girl
who has always believed in him.
A large cast of familiar players,
including John Bowers, Marjorie
Daw- Sylvia Dreamer, Raymond
Hatton, Tullv Marshall, frankie
Lee and Gertie Messenger, tells
the story. The photography and
direction are a Hal Roache comedy
and orchestra music complete the
bill. f, L. =.
The Washington times., 1923-12-24
AS
"ROSITA" AT
PALACE

For the picturegoer as well as
the professional reviewer to COM
pare Mary Pickford's ''Rosita,' at
the Palace this week, to Pola
Negri's THE Spanish Dancer,
seen at the Columbia the week
previous, would be entirely unfair
and unjustified even at the IN
stigation of a case such as this
wherein both films were adapted
from the same source.
The two productions are as un-
like as roast beef and angel food.
THE Spanish Dancer" presented
mature and capable woman of a
certain definite type in a role she
seemed to be nodded in; a story
that was, rich and juicy meat all
the way through, with little of
farce to leaven it. "Rosita, on
the other hand, is mostly froth,
albeit froth of a type that adj
mirers of Mary Pickford will
travel miles to see.
One can trace the similarity Of
stories, although "Rosita" DIVORCES
more from the path of the original
novel than did 1.-The Spanish
Dancer" Neither film, for that
matter, can boast a better adapta-
ton than a version made by VIII
liam Fox several years ago, star
ring William Farnum and titled
Mariana" It is to be regretted
that Miss Pickford,1n choosing
her support, was unfortunately
advised with regard to her juve-
nile lead-for there are some few
thousand better actors on the
screen today than George Walsh.
To more than compensate for this
defect is the superlatiVe work of
HOlbroOk Blinn as the king. Be
side Blinn, Wallace Berry looks
like the ice man. Here is playful
royalty personified. 1t is one Of
the outstanding Characterization
OF the cinema season. Mary Pick
ford, however, is most of Rosita.
We have her in a half-Pickford,
half Bara part, with little oppor-
tunity to display her full wares in
either direction. She is be-
wildering series of changes-now
kittenish, now tigerish. But
through it all she is always Mary
Pickford. And the fans gobble
her up and cry for more.
Ernst Lubitsch directed. His fine
Teutonic hand can be seen in the
massive settings, the artistic light
ing and the manner with which
the mob scenes have been handled.
All told, "Rosita" is a film we'll
worth going to see. but by no
means one Of the seven wonders
of the world.
A screamingly funny Aesop
Fable, an unusually interesting
edition of Pathe News in which
world events of the past ten years
are reviewed. and the customary
overture round out the program
r. L. b.
The Washington times., 1923-12-24
SCENIC PUNCH
in RIALTO
FILM

An aid Of expectancy prevailed
MoOre's Rialto yesterday long be-
fore the appointed hour for :he
holiday program to begin. Under
the spell cast by the giant Christ
mas tree whose branches sheltered
a toy village capable Of making
even groWn-ups wriggle their to9s
In delight, q large audience
seemed waiting for old Santa him
self to appear.
With the advent Of "Lucretia
Lombard" screen adaptation Of
kathleen Norris best seller"
however, a slight boredom set in.
1t remained more or less prevalent
until most realistic forest fire.
with its attendant dangers, made
pulses race with excitement that
almost lifted the audience AS
whole from it's seat.
In the first scenes of the pic
ture, oVer-acting on the part OF
Irene Rich, as Lucretia Lombard,
deprives her of the full measure
of sympathy that as a beautiful
woman she would receive when
wretched. even though that
wretchedness be the natural re-
suit Of a loveless marriage. She
redeems herself, however, during
the depletion of a love tangle
which follows the convenient de-
mise of the decrepit husband.
Fate, with the help of the
scenario writer and the director,
prepares the way for a happy
ending.
Though well-cast and staged.
for the most part well-directed
and acted, extreme sentimentalism,
same changes from the original
and several vapid sub-titles
weaken an otherwise interesting
story.
The interpretive score arranged
by George Wild was very pleas
ing, as were the violin solos OF
Arsino Ralon. A special Christ
mas offering-"A Little Friend to
All the World"-Fox News, and
Hal Roach's latest Spat Family
comedy completes the program.
M. M.
The Washington times., 1923-12-24

, which come to any class Of work
ers who assume about the same
amount Of responsibility and whose
efforts demand about the same
amount Of brain power.
The comparison does not al
ways hold good, but 1t does in a
great many instances. A scenario
writer who Is kept reasonably
busy will draw up the plans for
the expenditure Of from $500 900
to 100000 year. An architect
who does that much business in a
year would make more money
than a scenario writer.
Take the profession so many
Of us left-newspaper work.
When I went into pictures"
some ten years ago, I urged a
friend to join me. He refused
and stuck to his desk on a New
York newspaper. Lately 1 found
that his annual income is sub
stantially the same as mine.
1t is all matter of individual
effort. Probably there are scenario
writers who make $4,000 a year
There are some who don't average
more than 50, 500. Incomes Of the
great body of screen writer's
range between those figures with
a greater percentage gravitating
to the $4,000 mark than soaring
toward $4,000.
All men are limited by their
qualities. So the scenario writer,
If he writes good continuities, he
will be sough after the same as a
man who can build q bridge bet
ter than some one else.
So, the rewards that at least
one battle-scarred scenario writer
has found are these:
A comfortable living in one of
the most delightful communities
in the world-the community of
motion picture making.
A satisfaction from being a
pioneer in the newest and most
powerful medium of expression
the world has ever known.
A certain pride in seeing he
has thought Of all by himself
delight or thrill an audience,
and.
A realization that he is engaged
In a phase of human activity
that cannot get in a rut or grow
dull and featureless.
The Washington times., 1923-12-24
M @ R ALI Y
THEME AT
COLUMBIA

1t seems quite appropriate that
at this season of the year, when
the world is reverently making it's
pilgrimage back to the Manger,
We should have presented to us a
picture founded upon the theme,
Except the Lord build the house,
they labor in vain that build it,"
This is part Of the offering to
washington for the holiday week
at rLoew's Columbia. The rest is
q pictured survey of the big hap
penings OF the year and an excel
lent musical offering by the Co.
Iumbia Orchestra.
The picture is a drama Of the
pitfalls Of the rich, and it gives
as one pitfall the deplorable pace
or the youth of today It embla-
IONS the old saying that Money
- the root of all evil and cries
TO parents and grandparents who
condemn the children of today,
AS We sow-so shall We reap"
Besides this theme, which alone
ls absorbing to the public at this
time. there is a superb cast, con-
s1sting of Bebe Daniels, in the
stellar role; Mary Eaton, a Wash
ington girl; Dorothy Mackail, seen
Q short time ago in 1.-THE Fighting
Blade" James Rennie, George
Fawcett, Hale Hamilton, Mahlon
Hamilton, H. Cooper Cliffe and
Laurence D'Orsay.
The story is of a lovable old
man, who ammasses wealth and
proceeds to indulge his children
and grandchildren unstintedly, not
seeing the harm he is doing until
q wonderful climax brings home
the futility of the whole thing.
There are some magnificent
scenes showing night life in New
FORK. NJ K.