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Evening star., 1923-05-14
ADJUSTMENTS

| poIitan Theater. The crowded house
veritably rocked with laughter and
applause of an absorbed audience
that viewed Harold :Lioyd's newest
and longest comedy, Safety Last"
There have been many thrilling
| pictures since the beginning of the
motion picture industry; there have
also been many funny pictures; but
never before in the history of the
industry, perhaps. has there been a
| picture made that so successfully
combined the highest degree Of thrills
ana laughter and hold those two ele-
ments at a continuous pitch Of tense
interest for so long period of time
no slap-stick ideas for its fun and
upon no fake tricks for its thrills. II
Is its very genuineness and spon-
| tanelty that make it a veritable su-
| per-comedy
Harold Lloyd has been generally
| recognized as one of the few really ar
tistlc comedians of the screen. He
| rarely employs exaggeration for his fun.
put ratner emphasizes the trivial mis-
haps OF life to secure that brand Of
! nuinor tnat Is successful because 1t Is
SO human and familiar. In this latest
! picture Mr.. Lloyd has the part of an
| anDitious small town boy who goes to
1i. 1ne oig city to seek his fortune. I'm
me tne Aiger heroes. he does not fall
| IN lope with the daughter of the mana
| ger or the large department store where
ne gets clerkship at the meager salary
! OF $l5 a week. His sweetheart is a
| modest small-town girl, who is anxi-
| ousiy and confidently awaiting his Sc
| curing big position, so that she NAV
| come on and marry him.
| Rea!lzlnS her confidence, the boy"
| leeiS ne must pretend to make good
! until ne really can do so and denies
himself everything in order to send the
| Glrl' evidences of his apparent sue
cess. She, however, interprets the gifts
! TO mean that he is so prosperous that
| ne may be in danger and may need her
| Immediately, SO she surprises him and
unconsciously forces him to play the
| great American business game of bluff.
| AS result he is. required to substitute
for human fly and climb a twelve
| story department store. In this predica-
| ment lie the greatest thrills and the
! funniest situations Of the picture. The
| audience trembles in frightened suspense
| that grows at each floor which the hero
! successfully passes in his upward
climb. The climax evoked a storm of
| applause.
Mildred Davis Lloyd is sweet and
| conhd1nS S the Girl" and the other
| members of the cast are realistic and
| DO not burlesque their parts. 1t is
| indeed the funniest and most thrilling
| comedy seen in Washington for. a
long. long time.
The auxiliary features include a
! news real, clever animal comedy,
The Watchdog; Lyman Howe's
Speed Demons" and an international
Interpretation of "Old Folks at Home
by the orchestra under N. Mirskey.
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COLUMBIA-"Soul of the Beast

All the world loves an elephant.
When the circus comes to town 1t Is
the elephant which draws the grown
ups as we'll as the kiddies to the big
tent At the zoo all the animals get
their share of admiration from the
public, but "Where's the elephant
house?" is the question oftenest
heard.
Now comes a screen drama, with
Oscar. a circus elephant. as the hero.
THE Soul of the Beast" featured at
Loew's Columbia this week. Is the
story of two kinds Of people. those
of the circus mad those OF the cana
dian north woods; Ruth. in the
have escaped from the tyrant circus
master and found refuge in the north
woods After a period of comparative
happiness as sole companions 10 eacn
other, the girl and the elephant ma
a boy, who, in an effort to run away
from a beastly cruel trapper. has be-
come ensnared in a bear trap. The
boys only possessions are violin
and pet rabbit, Napoleon. oscar
Immediately becomes jealous or Ma
poleon, and wanders off into the
woods. In her search for her pre-
tector, Ruth falls into the hands OF
the trapper from whom the boy IS
trying to escape, and eventually botl
the girl and the boy are brought
back 10 Il tTdpperS camp ohu Pi
in the hands of woman, VINO turns
the girl into a drudge.
The wanderings of Oscar in search
of his mistress are beautiful in story
as well as in photography. The Cana
dian north woods lend an entrancing
background to the picture, showing
many hills and streams of beauty. Os-
cars devotion to his mistress and his
untiring efforts to locate her are fnal-
ly rewarded-and in circumstances
that make his appearance an occasion
Continued on Twenty-second Page)
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BELASCO-"The Bad Man" j"

Thanks to George Marshall, Wash
ington last night had it's first glimpse
Of Porter Emerson Brownies The
Bad Man." billed as 1.-The greatest of
all American comedies" and rated by
those who ought to know as one of
the best twelve dramatic offerings of
the year. Save for a slight wavering
IN the memory of it's lines. it was
fairly well presented and thoroughly
entertained a firSt-floor audience at
the Shubert-Belasco.
1t Is lurid melodrama. with lots Of
laughing and laughable interpretations
by grabbed, disgruntled old invalid.
who has sunk $4,000 in losing
ranch venture and seems disposed to
take the world into his confidence.
There are two villains in the play;
one the personitication of wicked
benignity, the other capitalist hus-
band. with a malicious contempt for
charming wife, who is happily
laid low by the shot .of, the benign
aid. The hero is doughboy hero
who had foolishly deserted his sweet
heart. through pride, because he was
broke; wicked money-grabbing man
sort of nondescript who is ready
to fall In love with the latest conner
and who, by the way. was far too
modernly pretty and dressed up for
her role last night.
The play spri ings into life with the
arrival of the bandit, whose life had
been saved during the war by the
hero, just in time to interfere with
the triumph of one of the villains.
] t is then that the bright and biting
lines of satire and sarcasm appear,
in which the law and the conven-
tionalities are roughly handled by the
bandit, who quickly decides TO hold
the rich men for ransom and to take
the wife of the Wall street gentle
man to cheer his own. Here. too, the
new York twist appears when gives
some of the public what 1t wants.
The joys of a life of Mexican free
dom are painted in glowing colorS.
There are thrills. surprises and ac-
ton aplenty in the play. but the e!e-
ment of suspense, so vital IN melo-
drama, soon disappears, so that those
who haven't a night-key might easily
leave after the second act AND guess
the remainder. Yet, withal, the play
! is likely to prove popular. 1t is good
entertainment.
The outstanding member of the
cast is Frank COnroy. who gives an
attractive impersenation of Pancho
Lopez. the Mexican bandit, a char
acter. said to be fashioned after the, the
seems true to the life in action. in
accent and in demeanor. Next, per
haps is John DAILY Murphy, as the
loquacious old uncle. while II. Dudley
blooded and consummate villain, and
Fred Raymond pretty GOOD sor'
of a hero. :.
Miss Juliette Crosby, In the difficult
role of the scorned wife of the. rich
man and the still loving sweetheart
| of the doughboy. who married the
other fellow, Notwithstanding ano
nevertheless, was at all times charm,
| ing, with alternating moments OF
| emotional force and retiring tlmldlty
Her scene with the husband when ne
| is about to mar her beauty with a
| boot-spur was, perhaps, her strongest
There is little doubt that she has
fine talent and that Washington Will
| like her. perhaps even better in a
different type of role. The remainder
of the cast meets all the require
ments, especially Walter Gordon as
Alverada, the cook.
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Is overemployed to begin with. and
Bill is not needed or wanted. But
Skinner has a daughter-and she is
another reason why Bill refuses to
be fired.
A peculiar twist OF character in
"Cappy" which makes him put a man
to a test Of almost superhuman en-
durance. brings all the threads Of the
story to several climaxes Of thrills.
and then when everybody is sorry
for everybody else the little god Of
happiness steps in and sets every
thing straight.
William Morris makes a typical
"Cappy" Kicks and T. Roy Barnes
is the self-confident "Go-Getter" Bill
Peck. Others in the cast are Tom
Lewis as Charles Skinner. and Seena
owen as Mary. his daughter. with
Frank Currier as Hugh McNair and
Frederick Santley as Jack Wallace.
A Pathe comedy OF unusual clever
ness, featuring feathered and haired
creatures, proves a delightful piece
OF acting. by our four-footed and
winged friends. This picture displays
creature folk entirely, no human be-
ing appearing at any time. The music
and news numbers complete the pro-
gram.
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PALACE-"The Go-Getter."

"Cappy Ricks," Of Peter By kyne
fame. becomes a real person in a film
story called THE Go-Getter." exhibit
ed this week at Loew's Palace Theater
William Peck-better known as Bill
has just been released from vocational
hospital as cured of serious disabilities
received during the great war. Having
been lumber salesman before entering
, the service, Bill decides to return to
that trade on his release from the hos
pital, and he selects the Kicks firm, of
which "Cappy' is the head, as the one
which he will permit to employ him.
Bill theory in life is that of the typical
American who believes in going after
the thing he wantS-and getting 1t. With
lightning speed he acquires "A dog, the
job he wants. and a prospective bride.
On the same day he secures the job
he wants he is fired for selling lumber
to the one man in the world to whom
"Cappy" does not want to sell. RefuS-
ing to admit that he has been dis
charged Bill promptly makes another
big sale Of lumber to prove to his boss
that he cannot afford to do without him.
whereupon "Cappy' changes his mind
and decides that Bill is just the man to
send to China TO put over a big deal.
Charles Skinner, bald. fat and
grouchy, has lost all patience with
"Cappy" and his propensity for en-
ployinS former service men Skinner
is general manager for the Kicks
plant and he insists that the place
Evening star., 1923-05-14
GARRICK-Tom Wise, in
"Grumpy."

Tom Wise. who delighted Washing
| ton audiences last summer in The
| Gentleman from Mississippi' and
"Cappy Kicks" again won the admir-
| ing interest of u large audience at the
Garrick Theater last night with his
! Interpretation of the crotchety old
Britisher, in Grumpy" the typically
English comedy by Horace Hodges
and Wigney Percyval. This role was
9riginalk played by Sri Cyril iss Maudei f,5ad faG
the role with his portly self In a
manner that suggested quaint com
bination Of Sherlock Holmes and MT.
Pickwick. in spite of few American
and joy rides. The part OF Grumpy
is full of odd little mannerisms
familiar to every one as typical OF olo
people Of stubborn dispositions. / ne
role combines with these semi -cnlldisii
mannerisms a mentality of a once
famous criminal detective, making OF
the whole a character exceedingly IN
tereSting to follow.
Gerald Oliver Smith, another IA
vorite comedian who was with the
Garrick Players last season for a
short period, also was warmly wei.
coined last night. Mr.. Smith Is cast
in the role of Ernest, the comicai
but sincere hero of the play. He Is a
refreshing exception to the usuai
superhuman hero who is always on
top and noble in the eyes of his
lady fair. Eileen Wilson. as the
rather simple but sweet young girl or
the play, is very pretty. Her role Is
far from the wideawake f1apper type
in the rather obtuse attitude tne
character assumes toward every Situ-
alton in the play. Dorothy Leeds. In
the role of Susan the maid. is partic-
.ularly attractive and shows consider
able acting ability. Louis Haines s
makes the character Of Ruddock,
(;rumpy's man servant, almost as de-
lightfuI to watch as Grumpy him
self, and the others in the cast are
ADEQUATE. With IA little more polish
ing, Grumpy" should be one of the
most charming, if leisurely comedies
presented by a repertoire company in
" a ShingtOn.
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lr hazards of the popular

most spectacular hazards Of the popular
movie thriller"
The big climax comes when a young
minister holds an infuriated mob OF
miners at bay, and proves to them the
power Of faith when a young girl of
the community dumb from childhood,
suddenly finds her voice and speaks to
them. Pauline Starke in this role
achieves a height of acting that seems
inspired, and the audience that packed
the theater sat in breathless suspense
as she tried to move her lips, clutch
ing her throat with one hand.
Another gripping scene discloses a
mife rescue party digging its way. inch
that imprisons handful of men. They
pass the slabs of coal back from man
to man, one at time, and when. after
an entire night of labor. they make a
small opening through to the gas-f1lled
tunnel, they drag each senseless man
through. passing him from one to the
other In the same manner.
AT intervals the action shifts to the
crowd of wives, mothers and children
waiting at the threshold of the mine,
despair written in their anxious faces.
Every individual, from the smallest
child, seems an accomplished actor,
and the scene is remarkable in it's
! reality
The cast of principals is practically
all-star. including Claire Windsor,
Kenneth Harlan. Hobart Bosworth,
Walter Long, Alec Francis and Win
ter Hall, SO that every element con-
tr1buting to masterpiece of the
silver sheet is present. The Little
Church Around the Corner" Is one Of
the finest productions seen in WASH
ington this year
An exceptionally varied musical
program supplements the feature. The
Rialto orchestra interprets Lucia"
and Elias Breeskin. concert violinist,
plays Dvorak's "Humoresque" and
Drigo's "Valse Bluette." Mr.. Bree-
skin has a feathery touch and depth
of expression which combined to
bring forth all the plaintive beauty
of the first melody and the light,
tripping tempo of the second. Yes
| terday's audience was reluctant to
let him go even after he had respond
/ ed with an encore. but lowered ligh IS
and the beginning of the film finally
succeeded in halting the applause.
The Rialto Melody Boys furnish
fdealized jazz during the run of the
supplemental attractions. Fox News,
Snub Pollard comedy. and unusual
scenic film, "Moonblind."
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pRESIDENT-'The Gold Diggers.

"The Gold Diggers," which won It's
fame as a Belasco production. with
Ina Claire in the leading role, be-
gan it's third week at the President
Theater last evening. Its continuing
performance has served to polish the
performance and to make 1t quite as
ENJOYABLE as the play is fascinating.
Miss Kay Hammond is winning
friends in the Ina Claire role. while
David Herblin presents an acceptable
performance in the Bruce McRae role.
The cast remains practically the same
and furnishes adequate support. There
will IL. no performance of Gold Dig
6 - Tuesday evening, owing to the
,pearance of the Stafford Pember-
ton Dancers, with Anna Ludmila of
the Chicago Grand Opera Company,
in a terpSichorean presentation.
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RALT0-"The Little Church
Around the Corner"

The Warner brothers. producers OF
Brass" have equaled, if not surpassed,
that film in their newest photoplay,
"The Little Church Around the Corner"
shown for the first time at the Rialto
yesterday. 1t teaches a vital lesson in
such gripping manner that several
people left the theater saying. THAT
was better than going to church" The
struggle OF love and faith against greed
and selfshness gives the keynote n
the story. and some of the scenes are
more tense and spellbinding than. the
Evening star., 1923-05-14
Stop Itching Eczema
Penetrating, Antiseptic Zemo
W;u Helm You

Never mind how often you have
tried and failed, you can stop burn
ing, itching Eczema quickly by ap-
plying Zemo furnished by any drug
gist for 3Sc. Extra large bottle. $1.00.
Healing begins the moment Zemo Is
applied. In a short time usually
every trace of Eczema, Tetter, Pim-
pies, Rash, Blackheads and similar
skin diseases will be removed.
For clearing the skin and making
II vigorously healthy, always use
Zemo, the penetrating, antiseptic
liquid. When others fail it is the
one dependable treatment for skin
troubles Of all kinds.
Evening star., 1923-05-14
Photoplays.
METROP0LITAN-Harold Lloyd,
in "Safety Last"

Yesterday afternoon and evening
old ladies moaned and shut their eyes,
small boys squirmed upon the edges
Of their chairs in excited fascination,
and q goodly number Of grown folks
emitted shrieks, now of laughter and
now amazement. At CrandalIs Metro
Evening star., 1923-08-12
Fair to Excellent Highways
about National Capital No,p
Motor Club Report Says Recently
Smoothed Dirt Highways, Ho'Ueper,
Need Inquiry Before Test.

crete to Upper Marlboro. Balance is
gravel acadam, rough in stretches.
The connection north from Annapolis
to Baltimore Is excellent macadam
and concrete.
Washington to Baltimore. via Olney.
During Sundays this road is par
ticularly recommended so as to AVOID
the Washington boulevard congestion.
1t is ten miles longer than the main
route but in excellent condition
throu g'hout. and far more picturesque
than the Bladensburg road.
Western Road Reports.
National pike is III good condition.
y few small stretches are being oiled,
but cause no great inconvenience.
Pittsburgh can be reached best by
National pike by continuing straight
west TO Washington. Pa, thence
northeast through Carnegie.
Lincoln HiEhwaY.-Good through
out. One or two very small detours
thoroughly marked. causing no incon-
venience. One or two small stretches
being oiled.
Washington to Pittsburgh.-.Fo Follow
Gettysburg connection as cited above,
thence direct west on Lincoln high
way. Excellent road conditions.
Southern Reports.
connection is Via Alexandria. t'reder-
icksburg and Bowling Green. The
conventional route via Spotsylvania
will he under construction for the
next three months. necessltatmg de-
tour. This route is in excellent
condition but subject to weather con-
ditiQnS i'll many sections.
Washington to Norfoik-Nia Fred
erick kshurE Yorktown Ferry and
Newport News. This road is reported
in fair shape, but is subject. however
to weather conditions. \ shorter
route by crossing additional ferries
can be taken via LeonardtoWn, cross
ferry to McGuireS. thence direct
southwest crossing the RappahannoCk
river at Wexford to Wares, thence 10
Gloucester Point. crossing ferry &c
Yorht thence following concrete
road into Newport News and croSSin G
ferry across Hampton roads into
Norfolk
Winchester to Roanoke-The con.
ventional route for reaching the Shen.
audoah valley is via Frederick and
Harpers Ferry. The Shenandoah val
ley is in excellent condition. The
detour still exists between Stockton
and Fairfield, nineteen miles of which
is fair to good maCadam and ter
miles of dirt Toad, via Mtddlebroob
and Brownsville. as shown on the
National Motorists Association map
Another detour is south of Lexington
leaving the pike at Troutdale, going
Evening star., 1923-08-12
TIRE FLAP ADDS
MILES TO SERVICE
Prevents Pinching of Tube and De-
terioration Due to Rust
From Rim.

Did you ever stop to consider how
important is the role played by the
automobile tire flap? AS a protector
between the rim and the tube, IT Is
very vital to the long life of the tube.
1t prevents deterioration from the
rust that invariably gathers on the
rim. 1t also prevents the tube from
pinching between the edges OF the
tire on the rim.
Three or four plies of fabric ordt-
narily compose the flap. 1t is con-
structed to conform to the shape OF
the tire and should lay perfectly
straight between the tube and rim
without buckling.
The long notch at the end of the
rim, In order to prevent the TUBE
creeping up and being pinched IN the
long groove. The end with the round
hole should lie next to the tube: IL
the tube is triiie too short, IL Is
economy to purchase new flap rather
than to risk Sitting the holes to
lengthen il. according TO Miller tire
men. The cut. however. must never
be 80 long that the edges OF the nap
do not come together.
Ii the hap Is TOO snort, IL otteh
times works down to the side wall OF
the casing Here it cuts the fabric
like knife. When il is corroded
from rim rust and the edge gets
ragged from wear, there is danger OF
pinching the tube and thus running it.
The motorist should examine the
condition of the flap at each tire
change If he fails to take care of
this necessary accessory. he has only
himself to blame when he has tube
trouble as result. The price OF
new flap often will save several tubes.
4 moor flap is not only a source of
constant annoyance. but also source
of considerable needless expense.
Evening star., 1923-08-12
Motorist Rates
Speed Leading
Quality in Auto

When asked to choose the car
quality which he would consider
first in buying a car-appearance,
speed or economy-a motorist re-
piled that speed was the main
conside ration. for the reason that
it includes economy, performance
and reliability The car that can
do sixty easily, he added, can
usually be relied on to do thirty
with comparative ease.
Real economy" he said. by
way of explanation, sis not in gas
mileage. but in the cost per mile
considered over the entire life of
the car; and a car that Is never
forced to It's limit always has
enough reserve endurance to
minimize this cost"
There is something for you
motor fans to ponder over as you
loll in the hammock these warm
evenings and contemplate the old
boat at rest across the yard.
Evening star., 1923-08-12
MARKET FOR CARS
ON INCREASE HERE
Dealer Points Out Only One in
Eleven Owns Auto in
Washington.

Unbelievable as it may seem to the
motorist who already marvels at the
number Of cars in service. the number
of people who have never owned even
a first car represents a great field for
the automobile seller In every Sec
tion Of the country. according to
oscar Coolican, local dealer.
Even in Washington" he says,
where there is car for every eleven
persons. as compared to a ratio of
about one to five in most other large
cities. the number of potential pros
poets is surprising. Thousands Of
and Immediately become prospects.
The desire for automobiles is univer-
sal wherever there are roads, and 1t
is only a question of waiting until
the younger generation are financial
ly able to motor before the field
practically doubles"
According to Mr. Coolican. his files
list in addition large number OF
persons who have not motored be
cause they could not drive and did
not care to stand the expense of a
chauffeur. The great improvements
in cars. particularly the simplicity Of
control, are encouraging such people
to take the wheel.
The Improvement in housing con-
ditions. he points out which carries
with 1t an equal Improvement in
garage accommodations, has already
Converted number of names" into
car customers. and has added thou
sands Of newcomers to the motor
ranks.
"The files of every automobile
dealer" says Mr.. Coolican, include
the names of many persons who. re
siding in hotels and apartments close
to the business center, have never
felt real need of owning their own
cars. The development Of suburban
apartments is converting such people
into the livest sort Of prospects.
The deferred payment plan is en-
couraging more and more car sales
There are still many persons listed
as prospects for cars who do not feel
that they can afford to motor until
they have saved their money. 1t is
a nuestion Of educating them to the